Chapter 139 The Death of the Empress Dowager
After Xia Zhi gave Qilang a needle, Qilang slowly woke up. He only felt that the blurred vision in front of him seemed to be Su Ying. Qilang suddenly opened his eyes and saw that it was really Su Ying, and sat up in surprise. However, Qilang didn't know what he thought of and slowly restrained his smile and slowly turned into a businesslike.
Looking at Qilang like this, Su Ying sighed silently in her heart. From the beginning, I wanted to be a friend who could trust each other with Qilang. I don't know why it became like this. After all, I still hurt Qilang, and I don't know if Qilang can let go of his heart in the future.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not good, Xia Zhi coughed and said, "What do you think of Qilang? Do you remember what happened just now?"
Speaking of just now, Qilang sighed and said, "I'm ashamed to say that I'm on their way. I just found Xia Yu in the Empress Dowager's backyard. Although I was puzzled, I still went over to push Xia Yu. I didn't want to touch it like this. I didn't know what it was. I just felt that it was a small black bug and jumped up and bit me.
Xia Zhi frowned and said faintly, "I'm afraid they have been ready for you to go there. Princess An and I also sent many people to look for it. If Xia Yu had been found in the Empress Dowager's backyard, she would have been found long ago. What are they trying to do? If you just want to threaten us with you and Xia Yu, you can't be put back so easily.
"I can only blame myself for being too careless. After being bitten by the bug, I only felt numb all over. Once I used internal force, I felt pain all over, but then I fainted."
Su Ying shook her head and said, "How can this be your fault? I always thought you were good at martial arts. Even if you can't bring Xia Yu back, you can be safe. It's just my fault that I was careless. If I had secretly sent someone to pick you up just now, we wouldn't have said anything about them.
Xia Zhi said thoughtfully: "Qilang is good at martial arts. After all, he is inexperienced in the world. Even if I have been in the harem for many years, I also learned the eunuch's way that day. Biting Qilang is also rare. It's more powerful than the powder I had that day. It's not like the medicine we used.
Su Ying seemed to think of something and suddenly stood up and walked to the pavilion next to the side hall of Chang'an Palace. There was a man in purple standing in the pavilion. With the breeze blowing on her sleeves, Su Ying only felt that the man in front of her had merged into the moon shadow, as if she was about to disappear. The rare man in the world is not the king of the Qing or anyone.
Seeing Su Ying coming, the king of Qing walked to Su Ying and said, "This place is really good. Compared with other places in Chang'an Palace, it is very elegant. No wonder the princess likes it here."
Su Ying did not take the words of the king of Qing and said lightly, "The king of Lao Qing has also been waiting for so long. Sha Ying and the tiger have always been by the Empress Dowager's side. In order to avoid the pain of ten thousand ants, they naturally have to be obedient. But it was not disclosed to us this time. I think the people behind them already look down on them.
Qingya's appearance showed a worried look and said, "It's a pity that they even failed, and the Empress Dowager will not believe them too much. I received the news that someone has come from South Vietnam, but even the people around them don't know who they are. Now even Qilang is in his hands, and there is no one to protect the princess. Although the princess stabilized the emperor today and did not let them succeed, she just didn't know what they were going to do next.
Su Ying said resolutely: "When King An goes to South Vietnam, even for his mother, he will inevitably be involved in the struggle of the royal family of South Vietnam. It is reasonable for them to take action against our An Palace. Tomorrow is the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. No matter what they want to do, we must protect the safety of our sister and the children in her belly.
After Su Ying finished talking with the king of Qing, she returned to the side hall, and Xia Yu also woke up. Fortunately, Xia Yu was only frightened. After resting for a while, she was fine. She hugged Su Ying and cried for a while and then fell asleep. Su Ying was relieved to see that she was in good spirits. Although Qilang could not use internal force now, there was nothing serious, so he had to go back to Anwang's mansion to make plans.
Su Ying cleaned up and lay down to rest, but she didn't sleep soundly all night. After that, she simply sat up and carefully went through all the past few days. I must have missed something. My opponent has opened the net to me, and I must not sit back and wait for death. It's not just your own life and death. If you are not careful, An Wangfu and the queen will be unlucky with you.
Did you walk into a dead end? You have no clue at all. Su Ying got up and sat at the table in some frustration. As soon as she poured herself a glass of water, Xia Yu had already walked in and put a cloak on Su Ying.
Su Ying saw Xia Yu and smiled and said, "You girl just saw that you slept soundly. Why did you get up?"
Xia Yu smiled bitterly and said, "The maidservant did sleep soundly, but she was suddenly woken up, saying that the young lady must not sleep well today, and asked the maidservant to come to accompany the young lady. The maidservant didn't want to come, but she just saw Qilang's sincerity and had to get up to see the young lady.
Su Ying was slightly distracted and naturally knew who Xia Yu was talking about. Looking at the beautiful girl in front of her, Su Ying raised her face and said, "It seems that you can't stay. I'd better send you out of the house and follow Lin Run to live a good life. With your nature, you don't have to stay with me anymore.
One day when Su Ying said this, Xia Yu quickly knelt down and said, "I know it's wrong!" The maidservant is just a pity for Qilang's heart for the young lady, and she will never dare to do it again. Please don't drive the maidservant away. Whether the maidservant marries or not, keep her by her side.
Xia Yu kowtowed hard as he spoke. Su Ying couldn't bear to pull Xia Yu up and said, "You only know that Qilang is pitiful, and you know that if you continue to talk like this, not only Qilang is pitiful, but I will also be very pitiful. King An does believe me, but what will the people who follow me think of me? As long as I get through this difficult time, I plan to let Qilang leave. If you continue to talk nonsense like this and let others hear it, even if you won't do anything to me, you will inevitably deal with Qilang. I am the head mother of An Wangfu, and this will never change.
Su Ying is very pleasant to Xia Yu. It is rare to speak so fiercely. Xia Yu also knows that she is powerful. It is also beneficial to listen to what Su Ying said. She nodded quickly to ensure that she would never dare to do it again.
Su Ying was a little tired after making such a scene. The autumn was so deep that Su Ying did not let Xia Yu go out, but directly pulled Qiu Yu to sleep beside him. Only feeling confused, Su Ying kept dreaming of all kinds of dreams, either in her previous life, or dreaming of Concubine Li and the Empress Dowager. Seeing a piece of blood on their skirts, Su Ying covered her eyes with some fear, but was pulled by a pair of small hands.
"Mom, don't be afraid, I'll be back to you soon." The child said, but led Su Ying.
Although she couldn't see clearly, Su Ying had already believed that it was her own child. Just as she wanted to hug the child, the child dissipated like a fog.
Su Ying was so shocked that she sat up and looked at her environment. She knew that what had just happened was just a dream, but she really couldn't forget it. Su Ying couldn't help touching her palm and thinking about the scene in her dream, but Su Ying was not depressed at the beginning, and she could even say that she breathed a long sigh of relief.
My child is still waiting for me. No matter how difficult it is, I have to arrange it for him. When this place stabilizes, he will definitely come back to me.
"Miss, you got up. You didn't sleep well yesterday. Do you want to sleep for a while?" Xia Yu has come in with a snack, and Qiu Xue next to him brought a wash of face water.
"No, I disturbed you yesterday." Su Ying got up and put on her clothes. Hearing the music outside, she asked, "Has the banquet started? Has your sister got up?"
Qiu Xue said respectfully: "At noon, only a few women in the palace celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday, and the other wives outside the palace will come to the banquet in the evening. Just now, I saw that the princess was still resting, so I didn't wake up the princess. The queen has gone to the Empress Dowager's Ci'an Palace. Wait for the princess to wake up and ask the princess to go there.
Su Ying only felt that her eyelids jumped twice and asked quietly, "Where is the emperor? Did you go with your sister?"
Seeing Su Ying's sudden change of face, Qiu Xue said in surprise, "The emperor originally said he was going to go with the queen, but I don't know why he went to Chaoyi early in the morning. During this period, the imperial concubine was helping to prepare, but today the empress dowager said that she was not feeling well, and the imperial concubine said that she would take care of the empress dowager, so the queen had to take more care of her today.
Su Ying's face changed slightly, touched the jasper hairpin on her head, and said coldly, "Dress up quickly. As long as it's fast, I'm going to find my sister right away."
Xia Yu and Qiu Xue were busy helping Su Ying dress up. Su Ying had no use taking a bite of breakfast. She only took a sip of water and walked to Ci'an Palace. Su Ying didn't say a word all the way. The ice cooling made Xia Yu, who followed him, dare not speak.
When she walked into Ci'an Palace, Su Ying felt relieved when she saw the queen sitting steadily. Looking at the woman in this room, except that the Empress Dowager and Princess Li are both Chu Chenyang's women and the smell of fragrant powder, Su Ying only felt a headache. Chu Chenyang is also a blessing. All of them here are unique women, but there are times when so many women around her are upset.
As soon as Su Ying came in, there was no movement in the originally lively hall. Su Ying also walked forward calmly to the Empress Dowager, and the queen bowed her knees.
The Empress Dowager was in the right position, and the Empress Dowager Li and the Queen sat on the left and right sides of the Empress Dowager. Below the queen are the noble concubine and the jade concubine. Next to them are the eldest prince and the eldest princess. Chu Chenyang has been struggling to have children, and now there are only two children, the eldest prince and the eldest princess. After Li Nan plotted against him, Chu Chenyang did not condemn the noble concubine, mainly for the sake of the eldest prince.
After last night's toss, the Empress Dowager's face was extremely pale, and she felt much older than yesterday. Seeing that the Empress Dowager was silent, Princess Li smiled and let Su Ying get up.
Su Ying also didn't care. After the imperial concubine shouted, she got up and sat next to the jade concubine. Compared with other concubines present, Su Ying's status is indeed much higher. She sits next to the jade concubine, and others can't say anything.
When the Empress Dowager saw Su Ying's calm face, she almost gritted her teeth and said sarcastically, "Princess An is really a big air. The harem concubines in a room are waiting for you. No wonder you are rampant. With the Su family and the queen as your backer and the protection of King An, you are naturally fearless.