green bamboo dream

After hearing the news that her second aunt's condition had worsened, Yu Zhu packed up herbal gifts early in the morning and went to Pingyuanhou's mansion.

As soon as he got off the car at the Chuihua Gate, he saw a beautiful woman in purple clothes waiting by the gate, and when he took a closer look, it was Cui Anhong's wife, Ji Shi.

Yuzhu and her had only met a few times, and they were not very familiar with each other. They greeted each other with a smile and walked in together side by side.

"The old lady said, let's go directly to the second aunt's room, and then go to her yard after we have seen it." Ji led Yuzhu the way, and explained: "It is also the old lady who is sympathetic... After a while, the second aunt It's time to drink medicine and fall asleep, and now I'm still awake."

For this daughter-in-law who has always been weak and has no legitimate son under her knees, Yang has always been very considerate.

Yu Zhu answered with a smile, asking Ji about the condition of his second aunt Xia.

Soon arrived at the second wife Xia's house.

"Second Aunt, look, who has come to see you..." Ji said with a smile.

Yu Zhu hurried forward a few steps, moved closer to Xia's side, and said with a smile, "Second Aunt, it's me."

Xia's face is withered and yellow, on his forehead is a brown hair-trimmed forehead handkerchief with longevity pattern, and his cheeks are so thin that they are sunken.The maid had already taken a thick pillow and put it behind her, she was leaning against the head of the bed panting slightly.

"You...you..." Seeing Yuzhu, Xia Shi became excited all of a sudden, trembling to grab Yuzhu's hand, "Speak clearly... finish the book"

Yu Zhu hurriedly stretched out his hand for her to hold, and looked at Ji Shi beside him as if asking for help, what does this mean?

Mrs. Xing sighed, lowered her voice and said to Yuzhu: "...I want you to explain in detail the situation when you entered the palace last time and saw the tenth sister... Concubine Kang. What you sent someone to tell you last time , Second Aunt didn’t hear enough.”

Looking at Xia's haggard face, Yu Zhu felt sore in her heart. She nodded hurriedly without pulling her hand back, and described in detail the moment Concubine Kang came out, from her expression to her movements, and even her standing position. Don't dare to miss it...

Ji shook her head slightly, showing pity in her eyes, then called a little servant girl softly, went to bring an embroidered pier for Yu Zhu to sit down, and quietly retreated by herself.

Let the maid serving outside the house cheer up and serve carefully, then she turned out the door, walked through a north-south wide road, and returned to her yard.

Cui Anhong was wearing a plain indigo-colored Chu brocade gown, and was standing by the table thinking about something, when he saw Mrs. Ji coming in, he asked, "Take cousin Zhu?"

"I'm talking this time. I'll go after they've agreed... After all, she's my aunt. It's not good for a junior like me to see her lose her composure."

"Exactly." Cui Anhong nodded in agreement, and ordered the servant girl to come over and pinch Ji's legs.

Ji pushed it with a smile, and said with a smile: "It's just a few steps, I won't be tired."

Cui Anhong didn't insist, picked a chair and sat down, and sighed after a long time: "God bless, Yueyu can always be as good as it is now."

"Why did my husband forget again? Now the tenth younger sister is the concubine of Kang, and she can no longer be called by her previous boudoir name." Ji smiled angrily, and then comforted in a soft voice: "Everyone has personal blessings, and your concubine will be a concubine as soon as she enters the palace. Being in the position, and being favored by the emperor, it will be a great blessing in the future."

Just as she was talking, a little servant girl hurried in and said, "Grandma, grandma... Second Madam Cheng is going back, the old lady has already passed."

"What's going on, tell me clearly." Cui Anhong stood up all of a sudden, and his relaxed look disappeared instantly.

"Yes... The Cheng family sent someone here, saying that the Queen Mother ordered Mrs. Cheng Tai to take Master Xi into the palace. The maids in the second lady's courtyard couldn't resist, and watched the young master being carried away..."

Here, Yuzhu was about to go crazy. The words "Master Xi was carried into the palace" were like a sharp knife, cutting out a piece of her heart, fear, anxiety, anger... wave after wave. In the end, it raged into a monstrous flame of anger.

If she had a knife in her hand now, and the Queen Mother was standing in front of her, she would definitely stab the knife into her heart without hesitation

"Zhuya, let go quickly..."

At some point, she had already been pressed down and sat on the soft cotton pine bed, and the old and compassionate voice rang in her ears, with soothing power, slowly calming her down.

The tightly clenched hands were gently pushed apart, and the eight bright red crescents on the palms were already oozing blood.

Grandmother Yang gasped in distress, nagging: "You child, it is cheap to beat and scold others when you are angry, what do you do to ruin yourself...Look, what happened to this hand. Shuangyan, go call Li The doctor is here."

Yu Zhu held Yang Shi's hand behind her back, trying to calm down her trembling voice, "...I want to go to the palace, I want to go to the palace, Brother Xi will be afraid if he wakes up and doesn't see me."

"Don't be confused, how can you enter the palace without being summoned by the palace, and you haven't handed over the sign?" Yang asked anxiously, seeing Yuzhu froze for a moment, and continued: "Besides, the empress dowager is still yours." Auntie, when you see Brother Xi, you only like him, and you won’t lose even one iota... At most, you can see him at night, if you want to have a child, just bear with it. Be obedient, ah.”

No, the Empress Dowager didn't like brother Xi so she was taken into the palace... Yu Zhu smiled wryly and shook her head, she knew that Princess Zhuyi had told the old man about it, and she was taking measures.

In other words, taking Brother Xi away is a warning...

However, these words cannot be told to Yang Shi.

Yu Zhu took a deep breath, forced a smile, nodded to show that she understood, and said, "Don't be surprised, brother Xi hasn't been with me for a day since he landed. Take it by surprise, just take it easy, take it easy."

Only then did Yang laugh, and asked the doctor surnamed Li to bandage the pinch marks on Yu Zhu's hands, muttering: "I'm a mother, it's impossible for her to be so straightforward."

Yu Zhu was very anxious, and just after the doctor woman finished wrapping her bag, she left in a hurry and went back to the Duke's mansion.

Sitting in the carriage, Yu Zhu couldn't help hating herself, why did she choose this day to go out?

Knowing that the queen mother is going to make a move, why didn't she expect that she would start with brother Xi, who is the most precious and valued in the Duke's mansion?

Although he rationally told himself that the child's being taken into the palace was just a deterrent, let the old man consider how to keep the secret, and don't be tempted to tell the emperor or spread it out.

But emotionally, how could she not worry about her young and immature son, who was put on the tip of her heart, being carried into such a shameful place?

I heard that there are some palace ladies who are repressed to the point of perversion. Is there such a person in the Empress Dowager's palace, and will they secretly abuse Brother Xi?

Those palace people haven't seen a child for many years. Do you know that Brother Xi looked around while crying to feed, and cried a few times to let someone hug him to sleep?Ahhh, when he yelled, he wanted someone to play with him...

Would the Empress hug him with her pointed, hard armored arms?What if he falls?

Amidst all kinds of wild thoughts, the Duke's Mansion arrived.

The person sent to the outskirts of Beijing to inform Cheng Xunxun has not returned yet, the old man was wandering around in the main room anxiously, when he saw Yuzhu coming in, he was embarrassed, so he immediately asked the maid to help her go back to the room to rest.

It was late autumn, the wind soaked in the coolness, Yu Zhu held Hua Ruo's hand, walked on the bluestone road covered with dead leaves, felt the chill clearly coming from her body, and pursed her lips...

Cheng Xunxun got the report, immediately put down the things in his hands, and rode back to the Duke's mansion.

"...When was it taken away?"

"The person who came from the palace in the early days of Sichu."

"Who is here? What did you say?"

"It's a servant of Eunuch Zhou's. He didn't say anything except to let him enter the palace."

……

Cheng Xunxun asked a question, Yu Zhu answered, and quickly explained the details of the matter clearly. The maid who was standing aside to answer opened her mouth, but finally closed it.

The man's bushy eyebrows furrowed, and then slowly relaxed after a while.

Yu Zhu sat quietly beside Cheng Xunxun, pulled his sleeves, and said softly: "...When will we bring Xi'er back?"

Looking at Yuzhu's calm face with some worry, Cheng Xunxun couldn't help but pat her on the head: "It's okay..."

"Second Master, tell me, when?"

She can bear it, but she doesn't know how long she can endure it... At least let her be mentally prepared.

Cheng Xunxun saw that she was neither crying nor fussing, so he sighed, hugged that petite body into his arms, and caressed Yuzhu's soft back, "It's easy to guess what the Queen Mother is doing..."

Bowing his head and rubbing Yuzhu's hair, Cheng Xunxun said in a low voice: "The worst case of news leaking is that the emperor sends someone to investigate - just copy the liposuction used in the harem and ask the imperial physician to identify it. The empress He is fighting openly and secretly with Concubine Rong, trying to curry favor with the Empress Dowager, even sending most of the palace affairs away, the Emperor knows about it... there is no doubt that it is the Empress Dowager's handwriting, don't think otherwise."

"The Empress Dowager took Xi'er away just to prevent this... As long as the next time the Ministry of Internal Affairs releases the lip balm, it is easy to make a statement to take back the problematic lip balm and replace it with a clean and harmless one. In this way, we will do it again in the future." Can't find her either."

According to the rules, the Ministry of Internal Affairs issues fees once a month, and it is at the end of the month... that means at least another half a month to wait

Yu Zhu put her head on the man's chest, feeling the heartbeat under her face much faster than before, and her heart settled down slightly.

After talking for a while, the old man sent someone to look for him, and Cheng Xunxun got up and went out.

Zaoyuan, Yinlian and Qinsi lifted the curtain and came in, knelt down in front of Yuzhu without saying a word, with deep guilt on their faces.

They also vaguely knew something about the Empress Dowager, and knew that the young master should not be taken away, but...

"Get up, it's not your fault."

Yu Zhu took a sip of tea and said lightly.

Although she was terribly annoyed, she still didn't want to vent her anger - how could a little maid be able to disobey the Queen Mother's order?

Even if they were determined not to let brother Xi be taken away, and even had a conflict with someone from the palace, it would be a crime... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and give a reward , your support is my biggest motivation.)