The Concubine Strikes Back: The Marquis Insists on Me to Be His Wife

"Are we leaving now?"

"Are you busy? If so, go ahead and do it. We can come another day."

"No, let's go together. The sooner we can get better, the sooner we can know the cause of the disease."

"Okay, Dongju, go get the car ready. We need to go into the palace. Let's go, Xiaoqing."

"Princess, do you know what happened in the palace?"

"Why do you ask?"

"The Emperor urgently summoned you to the palace last night, but you haven't returned yet. I think something must have happened!"

"Then there must be something wrong, otherwise outsiders cannot stay in the palace!"

Soon, the carriage arrived at the palace gate.

Su Qing and the princess got off the carriage and walked straight to the Queen Mother's bedroom.

When the Queen Mother learned that the princess had brought Su Qing with her, she quickly asked her personal maid, Madam Hu, to go out to greet them.

"Your son pays homage to the Queen Mother. May your Majesty be blessed with good health." Princess Shaohua first bowed to the Queen Mother.

"Come on, sit next to the Queen Mother~"

"Your humble servant pays respect to the Queen Mother. May the Queen Mother live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

"Hurry up and stand up! Shaohua told me that you are pregnant now, so you don't have to kneel down."

"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty."

"Give me a seat."

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

"Mother, let's not be polite here. Su Qing is not an outsider. Let her take my pulse directly?"

"Look at how impatient you are. You should at least let Madam Hou drink some tea, right? She is in a heavy body now, and cannot compare to you. You will know when you have children in the future."

"Yes, yes, yes~ I was a little anxious and forgot that Su Qing was still pregnant!"

"Come here, serve the tea. Madam Xiaohou, please have a taste. This is the Pu'er tea that was newly delivered as tribute yesterday."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Su Qing actually didn't like drinking tea, but after traveling through time to this ancient time, everyone drank tea, so Su Qing had no choice but to take a sip.

"But the tea tastes bad? I see you just took a sip."

"Your Majesty, you don't know that I have been very tired taking care of this child recently. I haven't slept well for several nights. The Emperor urgently summoned the Marquis to the palace yesterday. I was so worried that I didn't sleep all night, so I didn't dare to drink too much tea. But I just tasted it and it is indeed good tea."

"I haven't heard what happened? Madam Hu, go and ask in person."

"Yes, if the Queen Mother has anything to say, just tell Aunt Gui directly. I will be back soon."

"Queen, let me take your pulse!"

The Queen Mother nodded, and Su Qing stepped forward to take her pulse.

But when I put my hand on the Queen Mother's wrist, something went wrong. The Queen Mother was not seriously ill, was she? She just had some chest tightness and shortness of breath! Why did they say that only the Ice Soul Snow Lotus could cure it? Was there some hidden secret?

The Queen Mother looked at Su Qing’s furrowed brows, thinking that something must be wrong.

"Just tell me what you have to say, don't hide anything. I am content to live to this age."

"Mother, please don't talk nonsense. Bah bah bah... May mother live a long life!"

"Your Majesty, I have felt your pulse and found no incurable disease. You are just feeling a little chest tightness and shortness of breath!"

"Is this true?"

"I dare not lie to the Queen Mother. I don't know which doctor diagnosed the Queen Mother..."

"Forget it, let's not talk about the old things. I am glad that I am fine."

After hearing what the Queen Mother said, Su Qing was thoughtful. Could it be that the Queen Mother really had a disease but she didn't realize it?

"Your Majesty, could you tell me about your condition when you were ill?"

"There's nothing to say. Let's not talk about it. By the way, Shaohua, go to the kitchen and see if there's any roasted pigeon that I like to eat today?"

"Your son will go right away." Shaohua thought that maybe he was here, so his mother couldn't tell him.