"The princess, the little daughter Yuan Zhitong, my mother is the cousin of the Empress Dowager. My father is Yuan Youjie, the governor of Qingzhou. Last month, my father returned to Beijing to report his duties, so I came to the capital with my father and always wanted to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."

While speaking, Yuan Zhitong smiled at Chu Qianchen, and her beautiful melon-shaped face was full of expectations.

In no mood--

"Not good." Chu Qianchen only gave these two words, concise and to the point.

"..." Yuan Zhitong widened her eyes and was a little panicked.

She quickly calmed down and bent her knees to Chu Qianchen to bless her, "Princess, forgive me for being abrupt, but my mother once told me that I had the opportunity to come to the capital and that I must pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."

"I have a rare trip to the capital, so I take the liberty..."

Chu Qianchen was not moved at all, and his expression did not change at all. He calmly repeated: "No."

The same two words, the average tone and the average volume.

After the words were finished, the hall became quieter and the needles could be heard.

The queen and others didn't say anything. The princesses present, the destiny wives, were drinking tea, looked at each other silently, or played with the veil in their hands...

Chu Qianchen smiled and after blessing the queen, he left alone, leaving only a trace of fragrance that seemed to fall in the snow and cold plum blossoms in the air.

Yuan Zhitong looked at her slender back and stood there helplessly, twisting a lilac veil on her fingers.

After Chu Qianchen stepped out the high threshold, the queen said: "I have the century-old Pu'er tea that the envoy of Hao Kingdom just sent, so everyone will come and taste it."

The other women said polite words, "The wife is attracted by the Queen's Eunuch" and "I have always heard that Pu'er is more expensive than gold, and there is no price in the market." Miss Yuan also said a few words and sat down again.

The hall returned to its original liveliness.

Chu Qianchen, who left Fengluan Palace, went directly to Shouning Palace.

Empress Yin had known that Chu Qianchen had received the post from the queen, so she had been waiting for her in Shouning Palace early this morning.

Madam Yan tactfully sent all the idle people in the hall back, leaving them to guard the gate.

"Mother, don't worry, the prince is in good condition." Chu Qianchen knew that the person Empress Yin was most concerned about was Gu Jue, and this was what the first sentence of the Queen Mother asked for peace.

Today is different from the past. Now Empress Dowager Yin is a little suspicious in the palace. She also heard about Gu Jue returning to Beijing. But she didn't see anyone with her own eyes and was always worried. Until she heard Chu Qianchen say it in person, she was relieved.

Madam He chanted "Amitabha" in her heart. She thought that the prince escorted Prince Nanhao back to Hao was a simple task, but she didn't expect that many things would happen in less than two months. Fortunately, the prince came back safely.

Empress Dowager Yin held Chu Qianchen's hand and asked with concern: "A Jue, this person, always doesn't know how to take care of himself. Has he lost weight again?"

"I've lost weight!" Chu Qianchen nodded affirmatively, without any intention of hiding Gu Jue, but instead made Empress Yin laugh.

Empress Dowager Yin looked at Chu Qianchen with kind and gentle eyes. With this little girl helping her look at Gu Jue, she could feel at ease even if she was in this cage.

Chu Qianchen said enthusiastically that she had already set up the menu for Gu Jue for the next half month. It not only included three meals a day, but also snacks, medicinal meals and midnight snacks. She promised that she would definitely make him fat within half a month.

She was responsible for saying that Empress Dowager Yin was responsible for listening.

When Empress Dowager Yin saw the little girl talking about Gu Jue, she looked so furious. Anyone could see that she was devoted to Gu Jue, and her eyebrows and eyes softened three times.

Empress Dowager Yin joked: "If he doesn't listen to you, just tell the Ai family."

She smiled and encouraged Chu Qianchen to come to her to complain to Gu Jue.

Chu Qianchen nodded seriously and said, "The prince is always disobedient."

Empress Dowager Yin was amused again, and her happy smile made her look several years younger.

Madam He looked at Empress Dowager Yin with a smile and sighed: Every time the princess comes to see the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother will feel better and smile more, which is more effective than any magic pill.

Chu Qianchen accompanied Queen Mother Yin for a while and then seized the time to diagnose her pulse as usual.

Although she had only a few times to enter the palace, many things have become much more convenient after conquering Madam Jin from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. For example, the pills needed by Empress Dowager Yin can be handed smoothly to the Shouning Palace without disturbing the emperor and empress.

After taking the medicine for several months, the remaining poison in Queen Mother Yin's body had been almost removed.

Chu Qianchen stretched his eyebrows and lit his pulse for a while more than usual.

Judging from the current pulse of Queen Mother Yin, it would be no problem for her to have another twenty or thirty years of life.

The early death of Empress Dowager Yin in the last life shouldn’t have happened, right?

Chu Qianchen told himself in his heart, but there was always a little uneasy in a corner deep in his heart.

If the Empress Dowager is in the Palace of Prince Chen, she can protect the Empress Dowager at all, but the Empress Dowager is in the deep palace and they are beyond the reach of...

She showed no sign of her face and gave Empress Dowager Yin a comforting smile, "My mother, I will make another recipe for you. If you take it for another month, your phoenix body will be completely recovered."

Empress Dowager Yin had a deep understanding of how powerful Chu Qianchen's medical skills were, and smiled and said, "Don't worry, the Ai family must be more obedient than Ajue."

Chu Qianchen smiled happily and decided to go back and learn for the prince.

She smiled for a while, remembered the queen's words, and asked, "My mother, are you going to see the show? The queen said just now that she wanted to invite you to enjoy the flowers and watch the show."

In fact, Chu Qianchen felt that Empress Dowager Yin was prone to being bored and sick all day long when staying in Shouning Palace. It was good to go out to watch the show, and it was good for both physical and mental health. However, today the queen invited many guests and many people in the place where there were many things. Perhaps Empress Dowager Yin would be impatient with social engagements.

Empress Yin: “…”

A rare surprise appeared on Empress Dowager Yin's face.

Since the emperor ascended the throne, she moved from Fengluan Palace to the desolate Shouning Palace. Everyone in the palace knew that she was just a decoration, just to show the emperor's filial piety and to grasp Gu Jue.

In a year, she had to be sick for at least eight months, and she spent most of her days on the couch, and was unconscious.

Now the queen is going to invite her to the show?! Is the sun coming out from the west?

Queen Mother Yin is not an inner resident woman who knows nothing. After thinking about it for a moment, she immediately tasted a little.

"Qianchen, what happened to the prince?" asked Empress Dowager Yin.

The only ones in this palace who can make the queen bow their backs are the emperor and the prince.

The emperor naturally could not let the queen please him. After excluding the emperor, the only source that Empress Dowager Yin could think of was Crown Prince Gu Nanjin.

Chu Qianchen said about the dispute between the emperor and Gu Nanjin a while ago: "...The prince knelt in the Taimiao for three days and is still in the Eastern Palace."

The Crown Princess is taking care of the Crown Prince, and Chu Qianchen probably won't show up today.

Empress Dowager Yin listened quietly, her old but not turbid eyes were as deep as ink.

Although she has some eyes and ears in the palace now, she is mostly used to inquire about Gu Jue and doesn't care about anything else. Moreover, Shouning Palace is wandering outside the six palaces and has never had any sense of existence. Empress Dowager Yin doesn't want to attract the emperor's attention, so naturally she won't do those extra things.

So, it was not until now that Empress Dowager Yin heard about the prince from Chu Qianchen.

After pausing for a while, Chu Qianchen added: "A few days ago, the emperor asked the second prince to entertain the envoy of Hao State."

Empress Dowager Yin understood and a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of her lips.

The matter of entertaining envoys of Hao Kingdom is not big or small, especially the new Emperor Hao Uhaduluo has just ascended the throne and sent an envoy to visit for the first time. For example, it is better to be entertained by the prince.

However, this time the emperor passed over the crown prince and chose the second prince to take on this job. What would he think in the eyes of the ministers?

Queen Yin said lightly: "The Queen is anxious."

Since the late emperor appointed Gu Nanjin as the grandson, Gu Nanjin has always had a stable position and was naturally promoted from the grandson to the prince. The queen has lived a peaceful life in the past twenty years and never had to worry about anything.

It is precisely because of this that there is a little problem now that the queen is confused by herself and somewhat confused.

Chu Qianchen coaxed Empress Dowager Yin with a smile and said, "It's still the mother who can see through it, hitting the nail on the head."

Empress Dowager Yin was laughed at again.

The queen has always been accustomed to being arrogant. She claims to be from a famous family and has a high opinion of herself. She looks down on her stepmother-in-law, and Empress Yin is not interested in it. Anyway, the queen is not her daughter-in-law.

She didn't expect that the queen would bow her head to her one day.

Empress Dowager Yin took a sip of hot tea, elegantly put down the pastel enamel teacup, and said, "Since that's the case, of course we have to go and see the show."

Empress Dowager Yin looked graceful and calm, as if she was talking about an irrelevant person.

After the two of them talked for a while, Chu Qianchen personally helped Empress Dowager Yin to the direction of Changyin Pavilion.

Empress Dowager Yin is actually less than forty years. However, since the death of the last emperor, she has been sick for several years, so she looks a little haggard. After these months, under Chu Qianchen's conditioning, her complexion has been much better than before.

When the Empress Dowager was traveling, the people from Shouning Palace followed him. A group of nannies, eunuchs and palace maids followed behind Empress Dowager Yin and Chu Qianchen, and brought out a mighty aura.

The queen arrived at Changyin Pavilion earlier and received the news immediately. She personally brought several princesses and a group of women to welcome the Queen Mother Yin.

"See Mother Queen."

"See the Emperor's Grandmother."

"See the Queen Mother."

The shouts of women overlapped.

The gate of Changyin Pavilion was suddenly filled with people. At first glance, everyone surrounded Queen Yin and the Queen.

Before today, who would have thought that the queen would be so respectful and attentive to the queen mother?

"My mother, you are here at the right time. My daughter-in-law is about to send someone to Shouning Palace to invite you over." The queen said with a smile, and she looked at Chu Qianchen next to her again, "The ninth brother and sister are so filial, I have invited you over in person."

The other Princess Li and others also said a few words intriguingly, and everyone was laughing and laughing.

At this moment, Yuan Zhitong took two steps forward and bowed to Empress Dowager Yin, "My daughter pays homage to the Empress Dowager. My father Yuan Youjie, I don't know the Empress..."

"Are you Ji Lan's daughter?" Empress Dowager Yin interrupted Yuan Zhitong's words, with a hint of sigh and nostalgia on her face.

Dong Jilan is the daughter of her fourth aunt. When she was young, she also went to the Yin family to live in a young age and was with Empress Dowager Yin, who was at the time of her name.
To be continued...