The queen has four sons and six daughters, and she can call the wind and rain

In Xiaohe Palace, Empress Dowager Xiaoyan was playing chess with Empress Dowager Xiaohe. Empress Dowager Xiaohe was no match for Empress Dowager Xiaoyan, so she kept stealing and regretting her moves, which made Empress Dowager Xiaoyan very angry.

"Jiang Ling, if you continue like this, don't come to play chess with me anymore."

"Ming Guipin is just as fond of stealing and regretting moves as you are. From now on, the two of you will be companions. I want to see who is better, you or Ming Guipin, who is more capable of making trouble?"

As he was speaking, the palace maid came in.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu requests to see you."

Concubine Shu?

The two of them quickly put aside their past grudges and looked at each other.

"Why would Concubine Shu come to Xiaohe Palace for no reason?"

Empress Dowager Xiaoci frowned.

"Is she going to complain again?"

Empress Dowager Xiaoyan quickly captured the key words.

"Again, you're here to complain?"

"Yes!"

Empress Dowager Xiaoci scratched her head and said helplessly.

"Shufei is good in every way, except that she likes to be in charge of things. Moreover, she doesn't care about other people's affairs, but only the emperor's."

"When did the emperor get up every morning? What color clothes did he wear after court? What breakfast did he have? How many memorials did he review in the morning? How much tea did he drink? How many snacks did he eat? How much did he eat for lunch? Did he take a nap? How long did he take? Which singing girl did he summon? Which concubine did he meet? Did he send the servants out to be alone? What did he have for dinner? How much did he eat? What time did he go to bed at night? How long did he sleep? Did he dream? What kind of dream did he have? And so on."

"If there is anything that does not meet the health standards, she will persuade the emperor to correct it. If the emperor does not listen, she will come to me and ask me to help persuade the emperor. After I come, she will find fault with me in various ways."

"If not, she would have been ranked the Third Lady long ago. Would she have to squeeze in with Consort Xian and Consort Hui to be ranked as the Fourth Main Lady?"

"Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"

When she met the sharp gaze of Empress Dowager Xiaoyan, Empress Dowager Xiaoci felt a little guilty.

"You are so busy on weekdays, why would I bother you with something like this?"

"Since you know everything, you should behave yourself and not cause me any more trouble."

"understood."

The palace maid was still waiting by the side. Empress Dowager Xiaoyan waved her hand and asked her to call Concubine Shu in.

Soon, Concubine Shu came in.

"I send my regards to the Queen Mother. May the Queen Mother be blessed with peace and happiness."

"Without courtesy, I will give you a seat."

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

Concubine Shu sat down and the palace maid quickly brought tea and snacks.

After staring at her while she took a sip of tea and ate a piece of cake, Queen Dowager Xiaoyan spoke.

"How come you have time to come to Xiaohe Palace today?"

Concubine Shu smiled.

"The beauty pageant is about to begin. The Queen can't handle it all by herself. The elder sisters are ill in bed and those who take care of the children need to take care of the children. You can only ask me to help with some chores."

"I happened to have nothing to do today. I remembered that I hadn't come to pay my respects to the two Empress Dowagers for a while, so I found some small things from my private storehouse and sent them to entertain the Empress Dowagers."

"You do have a heart."

Seeing that Empress Dowager Xiaoyan had no objection, Concubine Shu quickly asked someone to bring the things up.

Empress Dowager Xiaoyan picked out a few items and gave the rest to Empress Dowager Xiaoci, who accepted all the items and asked people to put them all away and take them out to play with later.

Receiving the look from Empress Dowager Xiaoyan, Empress Dowager Xiaoci immediately covered her mouth and yawned.

"Is the Queen Mother feeling unwell?"

Empress Dowager Xiaoci waved her hands, looking dazed.

"As I get older, I have less energy and feel sleepy from time to time."

"If you are alright, please go back first. I am a little tired and want to rest for a while."

As soon as these words were spoken, Concubine Shu's brows instantly frowned.

"Dinner will be served in one hour. Your Majesty, please hold on for a while and go to bed after dinner. Otherwise, you will be late for dinner and it will affect your health."

When Empress Dowager Xiaoci was young, she was bullied by Concubine Li and had to suppress her temper. She waited until her own son ascended the throne and she could finally let herself go. But then a Concubine Shu came and kept an eye on her. Of course she was unhappy.

"Shufei, who gave you the courage to interfere with my daily life?"

Concubine Shu immediately slid down to her knees and apologized.

But the attitude has not changed.

"I am only concerned about the health of the Empress Dowager. I have no intention of interfering with her diet and daily life. Please forgive me."

"you,……"

Empress Dowager Xiaoci was very angry, but although Shufei's behavior was inappropriate, it was ultimately for her health. Even if the matter got out, people outside would only say that she was too willful and would not say a word against Shufei.

This is the dilemma faced by Empress Dowager Xiaoci.

Because of this, she also disliked Concubine Shu.

He is indeed a good person, but what he did is really unpleasant.

There was no way to do anything to her, so I could only avoid her.

"elder sister,……"

Ever since Qi Yejing ascended the throne, Empress Dowager Xiaoyan seldom heard Empress Dowager Xiaoci call her sister. But every time she heard her call her sister, Empress Dowager Xiaoyan would think of the hardships and mutual help during those years, and she couldn't bear to see her at a loss.

"Shufei, you are concerned about the health of Empress Dowager Xiaoci with good intentions, but if you interfere too much, it will cause her great trouble."

"So does His Majesty."

"He is the ruler of a country, and he has a heavy responsibility. He is not like you, who can travel around and have meals and rest on time. If you care about him, you can cook some food and soup for him from time to time, and don't interfere with the rest."

"Otherwise, if this goes on for a long time, the emperor will definitely get tired of it, and then you won't be able to keep your position as concubine."

"I have analyzed the pros and cons with you. I hope you can listen to me and don't do anything that will disappoint me."

Concubine Shu held the handkerchief tighter and could hardly maintain the smile on her face.

"Thank you for your teachings, Queen Mother. I understand now."

"That's good. I still have some things to take care of. You can go back first."

Concubine Shu slowly stood up and bowed.

"I came here today not only to visit the two Empress Dowagers, but also to report something to them."

Okay, let’s finally get to the point.

Empress Dowager Xiaoyan sneered in her heart, but the smile on her face did not diminish in the slightest.

"what's up?"

"After lunch yesterday, I heard that the emperor had lost his appetite and had lost a lot of weight, so I prepared some dishes and sent them to the imperial study. However, the emperor did not eat the vegetarian dishes I prepared, but the greasy and meaty dishes prepared by Concubine Ming."

"I wanted to give some advice, but the emperor drove me out."

"Not only that, the emperor also kept Concubine Ming in the imperial study until this afternoon. During this time, Dong Ling and others were waiting outside and did not dare to go in and disturb them."

Empress Dowager Xiaoyan and Empress Dowager Xiaoci were both experienced people, so they naturally knew what this meant.

Empress Dowager Xiaoci's face fell instantly.

"Shu Fei, is what you said true?"

"It is absolutely true. If the Queen Mother does not believe it, you can send someone to ask Dongling. If I have lied in any way, I will die a miserable death."

Empress Dowager Xiaoci threw everything on the table to the ground, and was furious.

"In broad daylight, in the open, the Yun family actually dared to do such a thing!"

"Sister, come with me to Qingning Palace. I will definitely teach this Yun a lesson and let her know what to do and what not to do."

Empress Dowager Xiaoyan said nothing, but just nodded.

Concubine Shu slowly lowered her head and hid the smile on her lips.

Yun Zhining, you are dead this time!