Destroyed outside, gold and jade inside

Chapter 248

The butler was taken aback for a moment, then covered up the reluctance on his face, bent over to approach Yu Tai, and listened to him.Yu Tai had obviously been scrubbed clean, and the bed had been replaced with clean quilts, but he always felt that there was a stronger stench permeating the bed as he approached it, "Master, tell me, little man, listen up."

"Yu Miao... come back... come back!" Yu Tai struggled to spit out a few words.

The butler held his breath, nodded repeatedly, straightened up hastily and said: "Master said, let the general come back."

Yu Tai closed his eyes slightly, expressing his agreement.

The people from the palace immediately cupped their hands, "Understood, this subordinate will enter the palace and report to the empress."

The wives who had stood outside the gate of the Empress Dowager's Palace for a day but could not see each other made an appointment with each other when they left at dusk, and they would come back the next day.

Even Mrs. Li, who was the oldest, said, "I'm going to come anyway. If you can't bear it and don't want to come, then don't force it. Since you are doing your best, there is no reason to give up halfway. But if you don't come, you don't want to come." No one will say that you are just trying to save face, after all, you have been waiting for a day!"

That being said, there is no one who does not come the next day.However, with previous experience, on the second day, everyone was fully equipped by coincidence.Thick cloaks and cloaks, exquisite hand stoves, and some food hidden in their soft sedan chairs, but they couldn't see them. They used excuses to find a clean room or something, and they could always eat a couple of bites to warm their stomachs.

Seeing that Princess Qi didn't seem to be prepared for anything, everyone couldn't help sympathizing with her. Mrs. Li, who took her hand stove yesterday, quietly said to her, "You follow me later, I'm ready for everything!"

Shen Xinniang nodded her head in thanks.

But they didn't expect that as soon as the crowd arrived at the gate of the Empress Dowager's Palace, the maids guarding the palace gate immediately invited everyone into the palace.

"Hey, let me see you today? Are you going to stop me?" A lady asked sarcastically.

The palace maid squatted down and saluted, "Your Majesty got up this morning, feeling better. I heard that the ladies waited at the gate of the palace for a whole day yesterday. Go in, Wanmo will trouble the wives again."

When the maid spoke, her tone was polite and her attitude was extremely sincere.Compared with the previous day, it was a complete contrast.

All the wives showed surprise expressions on their faces, and some people looked up at the sun in the sky, did it come out from the west today?
Everyone was invited into the main hall, and the maids rushed up to serve tea and fruit.The fragrance of tea curls up, and the color of the fruit is oily and bright.The faces of the maids are even more respectful smiles.

After not keeping everyone waiting for long, the Empress Dowager came slowly, supported by others.

She walked fairly calmly, but her complexion was a little pale, revealing a sickness.But there is also the sharp-eyed lady, looking at the complexion on her collar, secretly guessing, how thick is the powder on her face?

"I have met the empress dowager, I wish you good health and a thousand years." Everyone hurriedly got up and saluted.

"Everyone, let's all be at peace." Yu said softly, showing some weakness for no reason, "Yesterday I was out of energy and fell asleep all day long. I heard that you came to greet me yesterday, but I told you to freeze outside. One day, it’s the family’s fault!”

"Your Majesty is polite. I heard that your Majesty's phoenix body is uneasy. I waited for you to attend to your illness, but let your Majesty worry about it. I was reckless." Shen Xinniang was the first to reply as she was at the head of all the ladies.

Yu's eyes fell on Shen Xiniang, but her face was pretending to be weak, and the female officer at the side reminded her frequently, but she still couldn't hide the jealousy and anger in her eyes.

Shen Xinniang just bowed her head respectfully, and put her hands on her knees naturally, she didn't feel angry in the slightest, and it was hard to find fault.

Yu snorted softly, looked away from her, and then regained some sense, remembering her important mission today, she took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, raised her hand to touch the corner of her eye, and said in a choked voice : "The late emperor is gone long ago, and Ai's family is meaningless to live. If the late emperor has gone early, he will not be alone in the world, lonely and caring."

"Empress Dowager, don't be sad. Your Majesty is still young, so you should be strong." Immediately, a lady comforted her, "Seeing that your complexion is bad, but your breath is not hurt when you speak, and your body is still in good condition. Don't let me hurt you." Just think about it."

Yu Shi nodded, with a weak and reluctant smile on his face.

"Yes, although your mother is ill, from the perspective of my concubine, it's not a serious illness. Don't worry about it on weekdays, and take care of it. It can be as short as a few days or as long as half a month, and you will definitely recover," Mrs. Cai said, "Shaanxi The journey to the north is long, more than a thousand miles, and it takes time to go back and forth. Besides, the general is in danger on the frontier, so it is better not to ask him to worry about things in Beijing!"

Mrs. Yu looked sideways at Madam Cai, the words were indeed waiting for her here, didn't she just want her brother to come back?Since he dared to see it, he had already thought of a countermeasure.Yu Shi didn't rush to defend, she didn't speak tears first, she squeezed the handkerchief, and choked up, as if she was so choked up that she couldn't speak.

Mrs. Cai's face was a little embarrassing, "Your Majesty, don't be sad. Although there is no late emperor, the Holy One is also a pure and filial person. If you feel lonely, the courtiers and concubines can understand it. If you don't mind it, often call the ministers The concubine is waiting to enter the palace to talk with you, just to relieve boredom!"

"Yeah, in a few years, the sage will be older, and he will be surrounded by caring people. The harem will be bustling, and the empress dowager will be even more busy. How can she be free?" The lady next to her also smiled. Said.

Yu Shi cried more and more sadly.

"Your Majesty, don't cry anymore. All the ladies are reasonable people. Your Majesty can just tell the ladies about the pain in your heart. The ladies must be able to understand and understand your Majesty." The female officer beside Yu said with red eyes.

As soon as these words came out, the hall fell silent instantly.

All the ladies looked at me and you, and were a little surprised for a while, why?Is there anything else they don't know about it?

Shen Xinniang lowered her eyes, her eyes fell on the clear tea soup in the tea bowl, her face was indifferent, and she couldn't see any happiness or anger.

"Aijia is sick, but the person who is seriously ill and needs to be visited is not Aijia..." Yu's voice is hoarse, her eyes are red from crying, and there are teardrops hanging on her long eyelashes. The pear blossoms are raining, which is very pitiful , "Elder brother is seriously ill, maybe... maybe... the time is coming! My brother doesn't want to call the general to run around in his name, but the Ai family can't bear to see that there is no caring person around the elder brother, so the Ai family In the name of recalling the general."

The Yu family was crying pitifully. Uncle Yu's identity meant that he was seriously ill, so naturally there was no reason to recall the generals stationed at the frontier.No matter how powerful he is, his status is not as good as that of the empress dowager.But Mrs. Yu cried so pitifully that all the wives couldn't refute for a while.

"My aunt passed away early in the morning. My father has always been in poor health and left early. My elder brother is like a father to me. Now that my elder brother is not in good condition, I feel extremely guilty for not being able to do my best by my elder brother's side. Elder brother What I miss most is my younger brother who is far away in the frontier. If I leave, I won’t even be able to see my younger brother for the last time. I’m afraid Ai’s family will not be able to forgive herself in the future.” Yu said while crying, “All of you have elder brothers too. Those of you, you must be able to understand the distress in Aijia's heart, and Aijia knows that his behavior is inappropriate, so he apologizes to everyone."

As she said that, she got up and turned to the wives who were sitting down.

Frightened, all the wives got up in a hurry and saluted, "Your Majesty, don't..."

The wives who were acting in a bitter scene couldn’t say anything, Yi’s decree had already been issued, and now they confessed that their elder brother was dying, and they wanted to see the little brother who was the most distressed and cared about for the last time, so they stopped him from seeing him ?It seems a little unreasonable.

Everyone looked at each other, and they all spoke to comfort the empress dowager.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Uncle Yu will definitely recover. Your Majesty's phoenix body is important, and the Holy One is still young, so you still need your Majesty's care. Don't worry too much, Your Majesty."

"Yes, Uncle Yu Guo will definitely get better."

……

No one said anything about not letting the Northwest General back, and the atmosphere was exceptionally harmonious.

Yu Shi wiped away her tears, raised her eyes to look at Shen Xinniang, and asked in a choked and hoarse voice: "What does Princess Qi think?"

Shen Xinniang raised her eyes, and the two looked at each other. Yu's eyes were slightly red, and tears were still sticking to her eyelashes. Shen Xinniang's eyes were black and white, and she was cold, "What is the empress dowager asking?"

Yu Shi pursed her cold lips, "Princess Qi thinks, can my brother recover from his illness?"

Shen Xinniang was silent for a moment, she just looked at the Queen Mother quietly, and didn't answer. The wife next to her gently tugged at the corner of her clothes, and reminded in a low voice: "Princess, please say something comforting, even if you are private on weekdays. Disagreements, absolutely cannot be put on the face."

Her voice was very low, but she was very close to Shen Xinniang, so Shen Xinniang could hear clearly.

Yu's gaze fell on Shen Xinniang's fair and flawless face for a moment, "Princess Qi?"

"The concubine is not a doctor, how do you think it is really important? The empress wants to hear words of comfort?" Shen Xinniang paused for a while, "These words of comfort are not enough now? Or does the empress think that the words of consolation from the concubine will be more important than the words of consolation?" Are the ladies more sincere?"

When the wives heard the words, their faces changed slightly, and they became a little embarrassed when they spoke.Upon hearing this, Mrs. Yu glared at Shen Xiniang even more, "Princess Qi's words are really chilling, even if the prince and my elder brother have different political views, you and my wife should not carry the prejudices of the previous dynasty? Why do you have such an attitude?"

When Shen Xiniang heard the words, her expression was stunned and surprised, she looked aside, she was not big or small, but in the quiet hall, everyone could hear her and asked: "In the previous dynasty, did my prince and Uncle Yu disagree with each other in politics? Is there such a thing? The concubine stays in the house all day, really don't know? The prince always said that the concubine has long hair and short knowledge, and never mentions the affairs of the court. It is really called the empress dowager, and all the wives I laughed."

The wives shook their heads and waved their hands quickly when they heard the words, "Where is that, I don't know very well. At home, we all only know about the affairs of the inner house. How can we understand the affairs of the court?"

Everyone scrambled to clear up.

The Yu family who mentioned this topic did not look very good-looking. Does this imply that she cares about the previous court and interferes in the court affairs?This Shen Xinniang is indeed at odds with her, no matter what time it is, she is always so annoying.Look at the ignorant look on her face!Yu Shi clenched her hands in her sleeves tightly. If it wasn't for everyone watching, she really wanted to go forward and grab Shen Xinniang's almost perfect face!

(End of this chapter)