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Chapter 348: Using Pregnancy to Invite Favor
Xie Run smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, okay, since I have no conscience, then I'll let that little conscienceless person at home accompany you."
emperor:"?"
Turning around, Xie Run had Taotao brought over.
She complained confidently: "The emperor just said that I was so anxious that I tried to pick food out of his mouth, but he thought I was trying to feed him, so he opened his mouth and bit me."
Xie Run raised his hand to show the emperor.
There was a distinct tooth mark on it.
The emperor smiled and said, "Are you still arguing with a greedy child?"
Xie Run also smiled and said innocently, "I didn't have any grudge against him. I just made a small complaint to let the emperor have a grudge against him."
The emperor laughed helplessly and pinched Taotao's nose, "Naughty!"
That night, the emperor stayed at Showa Palace.
No one mentioned what happened at today's banquet.
Early the next morning, the emperor took a rest.
When Xie Run got up, he saw the emperor practicing sword in the yard and was stunned for a long time.
Only then did she realize that last night was the Queen's birthday and the Emperor should have stayed overnight in Fengyi Palace.
The emperor did not go to the queen's palace, so it is likely that something happened in Fengyi Palace again.
Before Xie Run sent anyone to inquire, someone with quick spies had already relayed the news to her: "Your Majesty, the Empress felt unwell last night and retired early. Someone was sent for the imperial physician early this morning."
There was a hint of sadness in Xie Run's eyes.
How long can the Queen's body last?
After serving the emperor breakfast, Xie Run left Taotao with the emperor and went to pay his respects.
Halfway through the journey, they met a palace maid from Fengyi Palace who was delivering news.
"The Empress is not feeling well today, so please excuse us from paying respects to the six palaces. I'm sorry to trouble Concubine Zhaode to make this extra trip."
Xie Run sat in the sedan chair and said gently, "Since we are already halfway there, let's go see the Empress together."
When Xie Run arrived at Fengyi Palace, he found that many people had already come there.
Concubine Wen, Concubine Jing, and Concubine Xian Zhaoyuan were all there, and the younger concubines below were also sitting quietly.
The only ones missing were Concubine Li who had just been poisoned and Hua Zhaoyuan who was pregnant.
Seeing Xie Run, everyone bowed and said, "Greetings to Concubine Zhaode."
Xie Run: "Excuse me, how is the Queen?"
At this moment, Ting He opened the curtain and came out. Seeing Xie Run, there was a hint of surprise in her eyes. She bowed and said, "Greetings, Madam Zhaode."
Xie Run asked again.
Ting He said calmly, "The Queen just has a headache. She is fine now. She will not see you anymore."
When the others heard this, they stood up and prepared to leave.
Concubine Jing chuckled softly, "I've never heard that the Empress suffered from headaches before, but now she has this problem..."
This is because they suspect that the Queen deliberately found an excuse not to see them.
Xie Run glanced at her and said, "It was very windy yesterday. Perhaps the Queen was blown away by the wind."
Concubine Jing stopped talking.
Yesterday, not only was the wind strong, the waves were even bigger.
Even if she was still obsessed with it, she knew that what happened yesterday was not simple and she didn't dare to discuss it casually.
Xie Run originally wanted to go and see the queen, but was stopped by Tinghe.
Ting He looked at her with bitterness and smiled with great difficulty.
Xie Run knew that the queen was really ill, but she was afraid that her condition was not very good.
As soon as I returned to Showa Palace, I met two unfamiliar palace maids.
Xie Run casually asked, "Which palace is this from?"
The leading maid bowed her head and saluted, her voice full of charm and tenderness: "Your Majesty, I am from Fanghua Palace."
Xie Run paused, "Hua Zhaorong's people?"
The little palace maid said: "Yes. My queen is feeling unwell. She heard that the emperor is in the Zhaohe Palace, so she asked me to come and see him."
Xie Run had a faint smile on his face.
It seems that Huayu is in favor and is starting to get cocky again.
Everyone was nervous about the direction of the wind in the palace, except Hua Yu, who was still foolishly playing the game of competing for favor.
Do you really think that everyone who goes to Fengyi Palace today respects the Queen?
Xie Run glanced at the little palace maid: "Dan Tao, did you hear that?"
"Hua Zhaorong is unwell. Take these two people to see the imperial physician. Make sure Hua Zhaorong is alright, and then come back to report."
When the little palace maid heard this, she was slightly surprised.
She was about to say something when Xie Run turned around and led his men into Showa Palace.
Dan Tao smiled gently: "Since Hua Zhaorong is not feeling well, we should hurry up and call the imperial physician."
The little palace maid said, "Sister Dantao, my queen doesn't need a doctor, she just wants to see the emperor. Does Concubine Zhaode not allow it?"
The smile on Dan Tao's lips deepened, but she spoke without a trace of politeness, "You are so bold to slander the reputation of the Empress."
She glanced at the young palace maid and said, "Could it be that you are relying on Hua Zhaorong's influence to be so arrogant?!"
The little palace maid was about to say something, but the palace maid who came with her immediately pulled her back.
Dan Tao continued, "No matter how big the matter is, it is not as important as the imperial heir in Hua Zhaorong's belly."
Seeing the little palace maid about to get complacent again, Dan Tao changed her tone and became sharp: "Why don't you two quickly go and ask the imperial physician to diagnose Hua Zhaorong, but are you still here talking nonsense? Are you really tired of living?!"
"I don't think Hua Zhaorong will tolerate you doing this. It would be better for Showa Palace to punish you on Hua Zhaorong's behalf first, so as not to implicate Hua Zhaorong."
Dan Tao waved her hand, and a young eunuch came up and held the two men down.
She also specially took people to invite the imperial physician and went to Fanghua Palace to visit Hua Zhaorong in person.
There had been a lot of friction between Hua Yu and Xie Run. Even though she was in favor now, she was still a little afraid of Xie Run.
He could only frown and let the imperial physician brought by Dan Tao take his pulse.
By the time Dan Tao was sent away, the sun had already set.
She could only vent her anger by scolding the two palace maids in disgust.
Xie Run sent his men away and entered Showa Palace right after, where he met the emperor who was practicing sword with Taotao.
The emperor found a small wooden sword for Taotao from somewhere, and he himself held a big one, and the two of them were playing around.
Taotao was having a lot of fun and focusing on the game, swinging the little wooden sword randomly.
Xie Run took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, walked slowly over, and wiped the sweat off Taotao's face.
"Why didn't the emperor go to the imperial study today?"
"I finally have a day off, and I'm going to listen to those old guys quarreling?" The emperor said with a hint of disdain: "I'm not in the habit of asking for trouble."
Xie Run smiled and said, "If the emperor doesn't leave Showa Palace, someone will come to Showa Palace to look for him."
The emperor casually asked, "Who is here to see me?"
"Hua Zhaorong of Fanghua Palace said she was feeling unwell and wanted to ask the Emperor to come and see her, but I sent her away."
The emperor had been listening with no expression at first, but upon hearing Xie Run's words, he suddenly became curious: "Why did my beloved concubine send him away?"
Xie Run's peach blossom eyes were narrow and smiling as he looked at the emperor. "Hua Zhaorong is pregnant with the emperor's heir. If she feels unwell, she should go to the imperial physician."
"I am worried about the prince in her belly, and considering my responsibility to assist in managing the six palaces, I am afraid I cannot ignore her."
The emperor laughed out loud and never mentioned the matter again.
Obviously, he didn't want to see Hua Yu either.
After lunch, the emperor and Xie Run were strolling in the small garden of the Showa Palace when he finally asked, "Don't you have anything to say about what happened yesterday?"