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Chapter 58 Interrogation
Section 058 Interrogation

The old lady's wing room and Mrs. Shizi's live only separated by a courtyard wall, and it is only a few steps away.

Mrs. Shi Zi's heart was secretly tense. Looking at Dong Yuan's appearance when she came back, her forehead was almost pierced. I'm afraid she suffered a big loss. Will she reveal this matter in front of the old lady?

It was because of Emperor Yuanchang that Xue Dongyuan was named the princess, and married to the eldest son of the Sheng family, the old lady was always unhappy.To Emperor Yuanchang and the Empress Dowager, the old lady dared not speak out.

If the old lady knew that Emperor Yuanchang took the risk of delaying the court affairs and came to see Xue Dongyuan, she would be even more angry.

He will also vent his anger on Mrs. Shizi.

But thinking of Xue Dongyuan tidying up her embarrassment, telling the maids that she was sweating because of being tired, and was chilled by the night wind, Mrs. Shizi's heart settled down again: Sister Yuan probably wouldn't say it.

Xue Dongyuan's marriage to the Sheng family was the intention of the emperor and the queen mother, and the Sheng family was not willing to marry him. She needs the support of her natal family more than anyone else.The old lady and the old marquis will always grow old and cannot protect her forever; her biological father hates her, and her stepmother is mean and ignorant of world affairs.

The natal family she can rely on is probably the eldest son, the future Zhenxianhou.

Now that she has already suffered a loss and cannot make up for it, based on what Mrs. Shizi has known about Xue Dongyuan over the years, she will not foolishly expose this matter in front of the old lady to offend Mrs. Shizi and make her situation even more difficult.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Shizi breathed a sigh of relief slowly, and her steps became lighter.

The old lady entered the inner room and saw that Qiangwei, Hua Ren and Rong's mother were all waiting on her side, she pressed two brocade quilts for Dong Yuan, she nodded slightly: after drinking the ginger soup, she should press a few more quilts to sweat.

Sweat out, and the wind and cold will be cured.

These people took care of her sister Yuan with all their heart.

When Qiangwei and others saw the old lady, they hurriedly bowed their knees to salute, and called the old lady in a low voice.

Originally, Dong Yuan was just dozing off to think about things, Qiangwei, Hua Ren and Rong's mother greeted them in low voices, she heard them and opened her eyes.

Seeing that it was the old lady who came over in person, she struggled to get up.

The old lady stepped forward and pressed her shoulder: "Lie down, lie down!"

Dong Yuan had no choice but to lie down obediently, letting the old lady sit beside her bed, and called out to her grandmother in a low voice.

The old lady touched her cheek, and couldn't help sweeping her hand to her forehead, trying to see if she had a fever.Pushing away the broken hair in front of her forehead, she saw a large piece of purple bruise, and the old lady's face darkened suddenly.

Dong Yuan could see clearly, he became anxious and wanted to explain, but the old lady quickly calmed down, and asked her kindly: "Your aunt said you had a bit of cold. After drinking the ginger soup, is there any discomfort? "

Dong Yuan hurriedly said: "Just sneezing, drinking ginger soup, my stomach is warm, and I'll be fine immediately. It's also warm under the quilt, I'm fine, grandma."

Her body used to be very naughty, not like a lady, she climbed up and down like a monkey, and she developed a good physique.After Dong Yuan came here, although she didn't do strenuous exercise, she also paid attention to her daily health regimen. Compared with her sisters at home, her physique was considered good. If there was a little cold, she would be dispersed with ginger soup.

She doesn't look energetic, but she has something on her mind.

With a reassuring expression on her face, the old lady smiled and said, "It's fine, it's fine!"

Then he smiled and said to Qiangwei, Hua Nin and Rong's mother, "You guys go to rest, I will go back after watching Yuan sister fall asleep, and leave your wife here."

Qiangwei and the others did not dare to disobey the old lady, they immediately responded respectfully and withdrew.

The old lady said to Zhan's mother again: "I'm just afraid of the cold weather on the mountain. The sisters don't know how to take care of themselves when they go out. When they get cold, they specially bring a bottle of deer antler health pills. You go and get two pills, and wait until sister Yuan goes to bed. Take it."

Deer antler health pills...can cure wind and cold?
Mrs. Shizi knew in her heart that the old lady had something to say to her and Dong Yuan alone.

Mother Zhan has served the old lady since she was a child, and she knows better than Mrs. Shizi, so she immediately said yes and left the wing room.

The old lady's kind face instantly sank, she fixedly looked at Shizi's wife, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Yu, daughter-in-law, come here."

Mrs. Shizi didn't dare to delay, so she hurried over.

The old lady sat by Dong Yuan's bed, but turned her eyes to Mrs. Shi Zi, with a three-pointed coldness: "Brother Yu, daughter-in-law, why is sister Yuan suffering from the cold?"

Mrs. Shizi knows the old lady's temper.She already suspected that the set of rhetoric just now can no longer be used, knowing the mistake and not correcting it is to add to the mistake, I am afraid that the mother-in-law will not have good face for her in the future.Although she has been in charge of the family for more than ten years, Mrs. Shizi still respects and fears the old lady. She dare not play tricks in front of the old lady.

"Mother..." Mrs. Shizi lowered her head, not knowing how to speak.

"Then tell me first, how did this come about?" The old lady's voice became more and more gloomy, which made people feel chills.After she finished speaking, she lifted the broken hair on Dong Yuan's forehead with her warm hands, and showed the purple and blue bruise for Mrs. Shizi to see.

Mrs. Shizi looked at the bruise and knew she couldn't hide it.

Dong Yuan was the first to say: "Grandmother, I just saw Your Majesty."

Mrs. Rong looked at Dong Yuan in astonishment.She was surprised, she thought Dong Yuan would help her cover it up, and her thoughts were in line with Dong Yuan's character and logical, so she didn't expect that Dong Yuan would shake out all of a sudden.

Mrs. Shizi originally wanted to lay the groundwork slowly and explain it to the old lady, but Dong Yuan's sudden suddenness caught her by surprise.

The old lady looked back in shock, glanced at Dong Yuan, and instantly understood what was going on, and then turned to look at Mrs. Shizi.Compared with the harshness just now, the old lady's face was five points darker.

"Didn't you take Sister Yuan to pack the luggage? Why did she meet the emperor? Why did she break her forehead!" The old lady wrote sharply, looking at Mrs. Shizi, her tone filled with rage.

She thought of the worst possible outcome.

Mrs. Shizi had a thousand words to say, but she was forced to mess up the rules by the old lady's anger. Instead, she didn't know which sentence to start, and she didn't know how to start her mouth after a while.

Dong Yuan immediately sat up halfway, took the old lady's hand, and said, "Grandmother, don't blame my aunt. The Holy Majesty wants to see me, but if my aunt doesn't help him arrange it, he will find someone else to arrange it. Besides, the Holy Majesty is a king, and my aunt is a minister. , how dare she defy the emperor's orders?"

After listening to Mrs. Shizi's words, the chaos in her heart was reduced by half, and she also sorted out a few thoughts.She said: "Mother, Concubine Sheng is pregnant with a dragon seed again. I only found out not long ago. I have been afraid to tell you about the many things at home recently. I met Mrs. Sheng today, and you have heard about it, daughter-in-law." I dare not lie to you again. The second prince is liked by the empress dowager, and the third prince is liked by the emperor. You also know that. If the empress Sheng Guifei gives birth to a dragon son and a dragon daughter, she will be compared to us. Mother, Empress Xiao has no children Losing morality, it is a matter of time before another queen is established. The emperor likes the third prince, so he naturally favors the mother of the third prince, Sheng Guifei; It's hopeless."

Listening to these words, Dong Yuan understood what conditions Emperor Yuanchang used to make Mrs. Shizi willingly do this for him, and the resentment in her heart eased a little.

It turned out that the person she had just met was from the Shengchanghou family.

Concubine Sheng is pregnant with a dragon child again, so Mrs. Sheng Changhou took the whole family up the mountain to pray for Concubine Sheng?
So what is the purpose of the emperor's trip?
If only Xue's family went up the mountain, Dong Yuan believed that Emperor Yuanchang just returned the jade pendant to her to meet her before she got married.

But the Sheng family also went up the mountain.

Dong Yuan suddenly had doubts about Emperor Yuanchang's true intentions!He chose to meet Dong Yuan's small courtyard, which happened to be close to the southwest wing where the eldest son of the Sheng family lived.

Is it a coincidence?
No, it's more like a deliberate arrangement!
The purpose of Emperor Yuanchang going up the mountain was not just to see Xue Dongyuan to comfort the suffering of lovesickness, right?Is his main purpose to beat Dong Yuan's future husband, the eldest son of the Sheng family?

Thinking of these, Dong Yuan felt a sudden chill in his heart.

She didn't change her mind, when she heard Mrs. Shizi continue: "...the emperor has been thinking about sister Yuan all the time, and he has lost weight recently. There is still a month before sister Yuan will leave the cabinet, and he will see sister Yuan alone in the future. I'm afraid it won't be possible. The emperor promised our noble concubine that as long as he can see Sister Yuan, he will let our noble concubine also conceive a dragon seed..."

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