The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 104 We're not leaving, we're waiting for food

Queen Mother Yu put down the clothes in her hands, sighed and said, "I'm not used to it. I've never been a queen before, and I haven't even been a concubine. I suddenly became a queen mother, and I'm really not used to it."

Congwen quickly advised: "Your Majesty, you must get used to it even if you are not used to it. It's fine if we talk in our own room, but if we say it outside one day, we will be criticized. Now that the emperor has not yet taken power, there are so many eyes watching us, and so many people are making all kinds of plans. We must be careful everywhere and never let anyone talk about us."

Queen Mother Yu sighed again, "It's a pity that Cheng'er has to be a puppet at such a young age. Neither the Emperor's uncle, the Regent, nor Queen Mother Li are easy to get along with. He is young and naive, how can he fight against them?" She picked up the inner garment that she had put down earlier and looked at it again and again, "When Cheng'er gets married in the future, I, as a mother, won't have to worry about embroidering the inner garment. I don't know which girl he will fall in love with in the future, whether she has a good personality, and whether they can live together."

Congwen also sighed, "How can a royal marriage be decided by oneself? It's just a matter of weighing the pros and cons. In the future, Your Majesty will still have to make the decision for the Emperor and select the most suitable queen."

Queen Mother Yu smiled bitterly, "You are a palace maid, but you can see things more clearly than me, who has been in the palace for decades."

Congwen shook her head. "It's not that I see things more clearly, but there are some things that you know in your heart, but you just don't want to think about it, let alone admit it. I am here to serve you, and it is my duty to remind you of these things at all times. I have been taught this since the day I entered the palace. Do you remember what the old lady said when we were at the Yu family?"

Congwen was Yu Pinluo's maidservant who came with her as a bride. She had been serving Yu Pinluo in the Yu Mansion since she was six years old. Speaking of the Yu family, it was a common memory for the two of them, and also the happiest memory in this life.

"The old lady said that after a woman enters the palace, she has no self. Everything revolves around her husband and the royal family. Everything you do and say not only affects your own fate, but also the fate of the entire Yu family. But the old lady and the old master are unwilling to put such a heavy burden of the entire Yu family on you alone, so the old lady also said that even if you lose your self on the surface, you must not lose your self in your bones, otherwise it will bring shame to the Yu family and bring disgrace to our ancestors."

Queen Mother Yu couldn't help but laugh when she thought of the past. "Yes, my mother has always taught me the best. I should respect my husband but also think for myself. Even a maid like you was trained by her for many years before she let me bring you into the palace."

"Yes." Congwen nodded and said, "The old lady said that I came to the palace not only to serve you. You are the emperor's woman, and there are many people around you who can serve you. My responsibility is to follow you, the queen, and share the glory and disgrace. I want to wake you up in time when you are confused occasionally. This is a qualified dowry maid."

"You have done a great job," said Queen Mother Yu. "Thanks to you, I have been able to survive in this cannibalistic harem all these years. But you said that you want me to choose a queen for Cheng'er in the future. That is not something I can decide."

"Not necessarily." Congwen said, "When a young emperor ascends the throne, his biological mother always chooses the queen and concubines at the wedding. Even if the other empress dowager has the right to ask, she has no right to interfere too much. As for the emperor's uncle, the regent, his obligation as regent will soon come to an end when the emperor chooses his queen. As long as he is not stupid or has no intention of usurping the throne, he will not go against the emperor and his biological mother, the empress dowager, at that time. After all, he still hopes to spend his old age under the emperor's nose in the future!"

After hearing what Wen said, Queen Mother Yu also felt that this was feasible. So she thought about it seriously, and soon she put forward her own idea: "I see that Cheng'er is very close to the Fourth Miss Ye. Whenever he comes to pay his respects to me, as long as he talks a lot, he will always mention her. Every time he mentions the Fourth Miss Ye, he calls her "sister". How come this child is the elder sister when she is obviously one year younger than him?"

After pondering over these words for a while, Cong Wen felt a little worried again, "What does the queen mean?" "I was thinking that if he is really interested in that Fourth Miss Ye, it is not impossible for him to follow his heart. Although Old General Ye is gone, the prestige of the First-Rank General's Mansion is still there, and the old generals and the generals' former subordinates are still there. That Fourth Miss Ye was the old general's most beloved granddaughter during his lifetime, and those former subordinates will give her some favors. In addition, she also has the skill of a miraculous doctor. Such a person is a suitable match for our city." The more Empress Dowager Yu thought about it, the better she felt, and nodded repeatedly.

Congwen felt that it was inappropriate, but Empress Dowager Yu was still intoxicated: "In addition to the words of the Emperor, the Fourth Miss was the main contributor to Cheng'er becoming the emperor that night. When I saw her on the second day of the twelfth lunar month, I felt that the girl was neither humble nor arrogant, and was calm and composed. She was indeed a daughter raised by a big family. From her looks to her demeanor, she was outstanding. I always thought that I could only feel at ease if I handed Cheng'er over to her."

Congwen had to speak up: "Your Majesty, please give up this idea. Don't even think about it from now on."

Queen Mother Yu was puzzled, "Why?"

"Alas." Congwen stamped his feet. "To be honest with you, Madam Majesty, I have thought about this before, and I also think that Fourth Miss Ye is very good. But you have heard about what happened in the Plum Garden today, right? All the flowers in the Plum Garden were moved away from Yanhua Palace. Everyone thought that the Emperor wanted to enjoy the flowers, but I have asked Eunuch Wu, and it was not the Emperor who wanted to enjoy the flowers, but because Fourth Miss Ye was temporarily staying in Yanhua Palace, and those plum trees were moved there for Fourth Miss Ye to look at and play with."

Empress Dowager Yu was a little confused. "Miss Ye Si is staying in Yanhua Palace temporarily? Why is she staying in Yanhua Palace temporarily?" Apart from the palace maids like Lian Shi who serve in Yanhua Palace, and the government offices directly under the jurisdiction of Yanhua Palace, are there any mortals who can be related to the Emperor? The late emperor had never seen the Emperor many times in his life, so how could Miss Ye Si live there directly?

Congwen said: "I don't know the details, I just heard that the fourth young lady had some unpleasantness with the second master's family in the general's mansion, and the emperor took her here to relax. Eunuch Wu hurriedly left these few words, but think about it, your majesty, that night the fourth young lady had a quarrel with her family, why did she go to Yanhua Palace when there were other places to go? What is Yanhua Palace? Can you just go there whenever you want?" "What you mean is..."

"I dare not think too much, but anyway, Fourth Miss Ye and the Emperor must be familiar with each other. Even if we think it is impossible, the fact is there. Your Majesty, think about it again. On the night of the late emperor's death, why did the Emperor personally choose Fourth Miss Ye to treat our emperor's injuries? How did the Emperor know that Fourth Miss Ye knew medical skills? In short, your Majesty, please don't have any ideas about Fourth Miss Ye again. Our emperor can't afford such a person, even if he takes power in the future."

Congwen's words made Empress Dowager Yu very disappointed, but no matter how disappointed she was, she didn't intend to dwell on this matter any longer.

After all, this concerns the Emperor, so no one is allowed to covet or provoke him.

She sighed, "Forget it, if that's the case, then I won't think about it anymore. It's good that Cheng'er can call her sister. If this sister can protect him, I think the road ahead will be easier. By the way, where is Cheng'er? It's almost time for dinner. Didn't you say yesterday that you would come to have dinner with me tonight?"

Congwen finally smiled, "The Emperor also went to Yanhua Palace, saying he was going to help Fourth Miss Ye plant trees."

Empress Dowager Yu also laughed, "This child, he is already the emperor, but he is still planting trees. Well, no matter what he is going to do, he is still going to Yanhua Palace. The previous emperor did not go to Yanhua Palace when he was this age. Our city is blessed."

"Yes, our emperor is very lucky. Although he has not yet taken charge of the government, if he could go to Yanhua Palace more often, I'm sure the regent would think twice. It's about the matter of personally inviting Empress Dowager Li last night... Oh, your majesty, let me tell you what happened last night!"

Empress Dowager Yu lived in seclusion and rarely asked about the outside world, so she didn't know a lot of things. For example, Empress Dowager Li was called to the Yanhua Palace to kneel, and for example, the fire in Prince Su's Mansion last night.

Over at Changxin Palace, Congwen was discussing these things with Queen Mother Yu, while at this moment over at Yanhua Palace, people were having a heated discussion about where they should have dinner tonight.

But no matter how they discussed it, no matter how heated the discussion was, these people all had one thing in common, which was that they all stayed in Yanhua Palace and refused to leave. Even if they just sat at the entrance of Yanhua Palace, none of them would leave.

Ye Wenyan was originally eating fruit in the main hall. After eating for a while, he felt something was wrong, so he walked outside the hall, looked around, and asked with a frown: "Why are you still here? The trees have been planted, what are you still doing here?"

Quan Qingcheng cleared his throat twice, "Um... Sister, you see we have worked all day, and as the master of Yanhua Palace, shouldn't we show some appreciation?"

She was puzzled. "What do you want to express?"

Quan Qingcheng said again: "I have heard before that hired laborers have to be paid silver for their work. If they are not paid silver, they can be provided with food. You see, we have worked hard for a whole day. If we don't need silver, can we provide a meal?"

Wu Fei, as the chief eunuch beside Quan Qingcheng, naturally had to speak for Quan Qingcheng, so he added: "I haven't had lunch yet, I've been hungry!" Ye Wenyan understood, "Waiting for food? What a joke, there is no food for you in Yanhua Palace! If you want to eat, go to the imperial kitchen. Are you afraid of not having food when you follow the emperor? Even if he is not in power, he still has the power to invite a table of wine and banquet."

Quan Qingcheng pleaded with a bitter face, "Sister, don't be so stingy, just let us stay here and eat for once! Besides, hasn't the Emperor gone to cook? I heard that the Emperor has to prepare 16 dishes for you. How can you finish so many? Let us help you eat together?"