Zhangjia Jinzhi

Chapter 125 Cold Palace
Nanny Yu returned to the palace at noon, and went straight to the Empress's bedroom.

The Empress was sitting with Concubine Jin talking together, when she saw that Madam Yu's face was not looking well when she came back, she vaguely guessed something in her heart, her face darkened slightly.

Concubine Jin calmly glanced at the queen who was suddenly silent, and from the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of Nanny Yu coming in from outside, she understood, she found a reason to get up and leave.

The empress smiled again, and asked someone to send Concubine Jin out of the house in person, and Madam Yu dispatched the maidservant, and said with her in a low voice:

"What? The residence of Prince Rui was confiscated?"

Madam Yu's face was a little tense, she glanced at the queen worriedly, and nodded slightly:

"It was Xiangye who declined personally... said that Princess Chonghua was out of temper and was not the best choice for the crown princess, and said that he would come to the empress and His Majesty in person to apologize..."

The queen waved her hand at Nanny Yu, stopped the polite words behind her, and asked with frowned eyebrows:
"According to Mammy... what worries does Li Xiang have?"

His Majesty had long intended to hire Princess Chonghua as the Crown Princess, and he had hinted at Li Xiang many times in private, but Li Xiang always shied away on the grounds that Chonghua was young and was not in a hurry to get married...

But now the prince is eighteen!Li Taiwei will reach Jiji next year, this matter cannot be delayed any longer...

"Could it be that he looks down on Ming Hua?"

The queen was puzzled in her heart, it stands to reason that this crown princess is the most honored and favored concubine, how can she be worthy of Li Taiwei's status!
Madam Yu hurriedly said:
"What is your empress talking about? Li Xiangxiang has always praised His Highness the Crown Prince, how could he underestimate His Highness?"

The queen frowned:
"Then mother, tell me... what does Xiang Li think?"

"No matter how spoiled Chonghua's temper is, if he sacrifices his life to protect Changping's love, I will definitely not let her marry in and be wronged..."

"Furthermore, Hua is not a person who doesn't know the importance. He has been taught by Li Xiang since he was a child, not to mention his childhood sweetheart fate with Chonghua... Even for the sake of Li Xiang being his teacher, he can't help it. I will definitely neglect Chonghua..."

Nanny Yu sighed, with a somewhat puzzled look on her face:
"I'm afraid it's not what the empress thinks..."

The queen raised her eyes and said in surprise:

"What does Mammy say?"

Aunt Yu lowered her eyes:
"When the servant girl went to Prince Rui's mansion, Princess Zhaohe should have understood the purpose of the old slave's visit... But suddenly Lu Shizi came to visit, Princess Zhaohe still asked Princess Chonghua to meet the guest..."

The queen shivered, and the dangling tassels on her head shook:

"You mean...the residence of the Marquis of Changping?"

Madam Yu nodded:
"Princess Zhaohe was all smiles when she mentioned this prince Lu... When the maidservant left, I heard that prince Lu was still at the mansion!"

The queen took a deep breath, as if she couldn't believe it:
"This...isn't it possible? I have never heard that the two families intend to get married!"

"Besides, I heard that Chonghua had a quarrel with Lu Hou's family? With Chonghua's temperament... can she fall in love with Lu Xiao?"

Nanny Yu was also very puzzled, while she was talking, there was movement outside.

The servant came forward and kowtowed, respectfully said:

"Reporting to the Empress, Marquis Changping just entered the palace and begged His Majesty to marry Princess Chonghua. Your Majesty ordered the servants to come and ask your Majesty, will there be any reply from Prime Minister Li in the afternoon?"

The queen was stunned for a moment, so shocked that she didn't know what to say.

"You said that Marquis Changping personally entered the palace to ask for a marriage order?"

The servant bowed his head and said yes.

"You... Can you hear me clearly? Is it really begging for Princess Chonghua?"

The queen couldn't believe it, so she asked someone to test Li Xiang's intentions. So Lu Hou went to the palace to ask for an order?
The queen and Nanny Yu looked at each other, and said tightly:
"What did your majesty say? Can you agree?"

The servant did not raise his head, but still knelt and said:
"Go back to empress, Your Majesty asked Lu Hou to go back to the mansion first, and said that this matter should be discussed with Li Xiang before it's too late..."

The queen was relieved, but when Nanny Yu mentioned Prince Rui's residence's attitude towards Lu Xiao just now, her heart lifted again.

The queen pursed her lips and thought for a while before saying:

"Go and report to His Majesty, and say that the Li family refused."

"The slave obeys the order!"

The internal servant saluted again, bowed and retreated to the door before he dared to turn around and go out.

The queen rubbed her forehead, feeling extremely upset.

"Empress! It's not good! Her Royal Highness just got hot again, and she's talking nonsense..."

A Xiao Gong rushed into the inner hall with a mournful face, knelt down and kowtowed.

"what!"

The queen was shocked, she stood up abruptly, her expression changed:

"Didn't you just take the medicine? Why did you have a fever again? Is the imperial doctor here?"

The maidservant hurriedly said:
"Go back to your majesty, the imperial physician has just gone and is taking the pulse of Her Royal Highness!"

The queen lifted the corner of her skirt and went outside:
"Show me! I'll go and have a look!"

"Come on, go to the imperial hospital and invite two more imperial physicians..."

"This matter is under pressure for the time being, and it is absolutely forbidden to spread it... Otherwise, I will punish you severely!"

Qiwu Palace was turned upside down immediately, Madam Yu didn't dare to delay, she helped the queen and went to Chongxi Palace in Changping.

In the Chongxi Palace, Chang Ping was lying on the couch sickly, his face was pale, and he looked very weak.

"Changping—!"

The queen hurried over, with beads of sweat seeping on her forehead, she stepped forward and grabbed Chang Ping's hand, half-embracing her in her arms, and said worriedly:
"What's wrong with you, tell the queen mother quickly..."

Chang Ping leaned weakly on the queen's shoulder, and shook his head slightly:

"Mother..."

As long as Nuo Nuo called out, the Queen's heart ached, she shed tears immediately, she touched Chang Ping's forehead with her palm, it was really hot, her lips were dry and peeled off.

"The Imperial Physician!"

The queen turned her head and said anxiously:
"The princess has a high fever, why is that!"

Seeing that the queen was angry, the imperial physician knelt down and kowtowed in fright:

"Going back to the empress, the princess's evil wind entered her body, and then her illness relapsed, and the minister just changed the prescription for the princess..."

"The Empress!"

Before the imperial physician finished speaking, the servant outside ran in with a flustered expression, before he had time to kowtow and said:
"Empress Empress! It's not good! The Lingxiao Temple has just been flooded!"

"what!"

The queen said in surprise:

"When did you leave the water? Call the guards!"

The Lingxiao Pavilion is a cold palace that has been abandoned for many years in the palace. Few people go there. How could there be a fire for no reason?
The servant's face turned pale with fright, and he said in a trembling voice:
"Your Majesty has just sent the Qianhuo Army and Jin Wuwei to go together... But the fire in the Lingxiao Pavilion is too great... Your Majesty told the empress to vacate the adjacent palace quickly, so as not to hurt innocent people!"

The queen took a deep breath, cast down her eyes and took a deep look at Chang Ping, who was lying in her arms hot and fell asleep, gritted her teeth, and finally let go of her hand.

"Come here! Summon the maids and servants from all palaces, and follow me to Lingxiao Pavilion!"

"Pass down the order to clear the Qingyun Hall and Chaofeng Hall quickly!"

"Follow the imperial edict!"

"Follow the imperial edict!"

"Miss!"

Mother Yu suddenly remembered something, stepped forward and grabbed the Queen's hand, with a panicked face, leaned into her ear and whispered:
"Your Majesty... High Heaven Pavilion!"

"Ms. Jing Concubine... was wearing a purple shirt to go..."

(End of this chapter)