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Chapter 199 People coming at night
Qiao Waner's words not only relieved her mother-in-law's worries but also praised Princess Jin's sister-in-law. Both mother and daughter were very happy to hear it.

"Sister-in-law is still as charming and good at talking."

The mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and sister-in-law were sitting around drinking tea and talking about home affairs. Soon they were waiting for Lord Qiu, the Minister of Finance.

Qiao Waner chatted with her sister-in-law for a long time. Seeing that it was already getting late, her sister-in-law didn't say anything about returning home. She expected that she had something to discuss with her father-in-law, so she walked out of her mother-in-law's main courtyard with a wink.

Qiao Waner walked to the garden verandah of Qiu Mansion with her servants, whispered a few instructions to the maids beside her, and then returned to her yard with the others.

Princess Jin found the opportunity to quietly tell her father the news about waiting for Prince Jin tonight, bid farewell to her parents and took the children back to the palace.

"Master, is there something wrong with my daughter when she comes back?"

Although Princess Mu was born high and has been pampered to this day, her daughter eagerly waited for her husband to come back before returning to the palace. She was not stupid and knew that she had trouble with her husband.

As a mother, Princess Mu naturally wants her daughter not to hide anything from her and let her do her best.

"It's not Chan'er's business, it's something that King Jin has to discuss. Madam, remember to keep it confidential."

As soon as Princess Mu heard about her son-in-law, Prince Jin, she knew she couldn't help, so she simply said nothing more.

Master Qiu changed out of his court clothes and went straight to the study. He didn't even share the dinner with Princess Mu in the main courtyard.

On the tenth day after Emperor Ling was unconscious, the fight between the two factions in the court and China became more and more serious. From the courtroom's verbal and physical actions to now, even meeting on the street might lead to a fatal battle.

In Kyoto today, very few shops are open for business, people are traveling less and less, and every house is closed and cautious.

In the third-room courtyard of Yongninghou Mansion, Tang Bingxuan and Jiang Shunian were talking privately in the inner room.

"Did the imperial doctor mention when the Holy One would wake up?"

Today's Kyoto is not at all as prosperous and bustling as it used to be. It is full of chaos and chaos.

"No, the imperial doctors couldn't find a reason for His Majesty's unconsciousness. They only said that he might wake up one day if he takes good care of himself."

Nowadays, the situation in Kyoto is becoming increasingly difficult to control. Fortunately, Rong and Di were defeated in the war and were seriously injured. Otherwise, internal and external troubles would have destroyed Ling's country.

Tang Bingxuan roughly understood Tang Sanye's strength from Jiang Shunian, "What's going on with my third uncle?"

Jiang Shunian has also been watching Tang Sanye's movements. On the surface, Tang Sanye will still come out to have fun and enjoy himself from time to time, but the frequency is significantly reduced;

Jiang Shunian was originally Tang Sanye's subordinate and knew most of Tang Sanye's private movements.

On the second day after Emperor Ling fell into coma, Mr. Tang Sanye disguised himself and entered the palace once, but did not make any move after that;

The reason why Jiang Shunian advised the prince not to act impulsively was mainly based on this.

Tang Bingxuan glanced at Jiang Shunian and said, "Although my master Du Xian'er is good at poisoning, he came from a medical family in his early years..."

The two looked at each other for a moment to understand each other's meaning.

"Madam, please rest first and go out for your husband."

At this time, going out at night was more worrying than during the day. Tang Bingxuan endured her uneasiness and nodded. On the night of the twelfth day after Emperor Ling was unconscious, someone knocked on the door of Yongninghou Mansion.

The leader was a palace servant, followed by five or six strong guards holding torches.

These people came to the palace to convey the Queen Mother's decree, inviting the families of the mistresses of various palaces in Kyoto to enter the palace for three days to chant sutras and pray for Emperor Ling, who had been in coma for many days.

At this time, there were many crises, so he came to the Marquis Mansion late at night to convey the order. It was still such an unconvincing order, and the Marquis Yongning, who was always kind and timid, did not accept the order immediately.

Taking advantage of the time when the ladies were changing their clothes, several male hosts of the Yongning Marquis Mansion considered the matter and ordered the youngest son of the family to be quietly brought into the secret room of the ancestral hall, and the female family members followed the visitor into the palace.

If he resists the visitor at this time, the Yongning Marquis Mansion will have to bear the charge of resisting the decree and disrespecting the emperor. Once a conflict occurs, it will be unclear whether the whole family can survive.

It can be said that the comfortable life has been too long, and the Yongning Marquis Mansion is gradually moving away from the center of power, so the prevention of crises is not enough.

Jiang Shunian and Tang Bingxuan knew that this time there should be no danger, so they comforted Zhixia who had promised to take good care of the children. Tang Bingxuan followed her mother-in-law Qiao and her sisters-in-law Xiao and Mei to the palace to pray for blessings.

The journey into the palace was uneventful. Tang Bingxuan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law followed the visitor obediently into the high palace wall.

When several people arrived at the Queen Mother's palace, there were dozens of people gathered inside, including Mrs. Liu of the Duke of Rong, Mrs. Zheng of the Duke of Qi, several county princesses, the old lady of the pavilion, the general's wife, the wives of the uncle's house and the marquis' house.

Tang Bingxuan made a special observation and found that there were no grandmothers, Mrs. Shao, Crown Princess Pingyu and their family members. She felt much more at ease. She looked at her mother Liu and meekly followed her mother-in-law Qiao to wait quietly.

Everyone exchanged short messages in a low voice, and Tang Bingxuan learned that regardless of the order of their female relatives, the Queen Mother had never shown up.

The chamberlain in the main hall saw that the family members of each house were basically present, and he commanded all the ladies to sit on the floor in the hall, chanting sutras and praying.

Although it was not autumn yet, the ground was cold, and the women had grown up pampered, so their bodies would definitely not be able to bear sitting for a long time.

The virtuous and respectable old lady asked the chamberlain for a cushion. Although the chamberlain's nostrils were turned upward, she knew that these people were of great use, so naturally she did not dare to hurt her.

Soon, the cushions requested from the clothing bureau were distributed to the ladies one by one. Those who were older or weak would use thicker cushions, while ladies with good physical fitness would automatically choose the thinner ones.

Not long after, Concubine Cai and her daughter-in-law, Concubine Jin, came with a large group of chamberlains and maids. They were plainly dressed and with almost no makeup on their faces. They took the lead and sat in front of the ladies, reciting scriptures seriously.

Ladies in the main hall, those who like to worship Buddha can recite silently without the use of scriptures. Ladies who are not familiar with scriptures can read each other with a book.

At a glance, those who knew it thought everyone was chanting sutras to pray for Emperor Ling, while those who didn't know thought it was morning reading in a women's school.

Concubine Cai accompanied the ladies in reciting for a quarter of an hour and then left quietly. No one looked at her and did not ask any questions, and no one asked why Empress Qin and the Crown Princess did not come.

It was already after dinner when dozens of people entered the palace. After reading for an hour, Princess Jin ordered people to go to the side hall to rest.

The palaces on both sides of the Queen Mother's bedroom were empty, but they could not accommodate dozens of people. Most of the ladies were arranged to stay in several nearby palaces.

Tang Bingxuan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law lived in a palace together with several ladies from the Duke's Mansion, so that the two parties had time to exchange information.

Only the Duke's wife Liu, the second wife Zhang and the third wife Xiao Shao came to the Duke's residence.

"Mom, is grandma okay?"