A life of ups and downs is pure joy

The guard at the gate of the villa saw the palace maid getting off the carriage holding the Queen's personal token, and then took her into the inner courtyard of the villa, where the sounds of stringed instruments and orchestras continued.

Qiye, the golden-sword guard at the door, felt that the palace maid looked familiar. When he got closer, he found that it was He Ye, so he stepped forward.

"Why is Aunt He Ye here?"

Aunt Wanyi accompanied the Queen out of the palace today.

"Master Qiye, something happened in Hehuan Palace."

Seeing this, He Ye whispered to Qi Ye about Zhuang Ge'er falling into the water. Upon hearing this, Qi Ye hurried into the house and then walked to Gong Heyu and whispered to him.

Wei Lan also looked at her maid He Ye in surprise.

"What? Go back to the palace."

Upon hearing this, Gong Heyu quickly placed the wine glass on the table, completely ignoring the current situation, and immediately stood up.

"Where are you going in such a hurry, Your Majesty?"

Gong Zheshan asked, looking at Gong Heyu who had a panicked expression.

Gong Kou Shi, who was clinking glasses with Ning Si Jue, also put down her cup and looked at her royal brother in surprise.

"I have important matters to attend to and will return to the palace immediately. Today's banquet ends here. Sixth Prince, I will see you another day."

Gong Heyu did not answer Gong Zheshan, but just spoke to Ning Sijue, then stood up and left quickly with Qiye.

Seeing this, Gong Kou Shi hurriedly said.

"Royal brother, you go on your own. I will take care of the rest of the reception."

Empress Wei Lan also stood up and bowed to Gong Zheshan, then let He Ye and Wan Yi support her and followed Gong Heyu out of the villa in the south of the city.

Gong Heyu and Qiye had already hurried back to the palace, and Weilan got on the following carriage.

"Why did you fall into the water?"

Wei Lan asked curiously.

"Wan Dong said that it was pitch dark and he could only see the back of a figure. He had no idea who it was, but he was surprisingly strong."

Lotus Leaf replied.

"Some people are really anxious and want to take action so quickly."

Queen Wei Lan smiled coldly, then looked at Lotus Leaf again.

"You are quite bold, daring to leave the palace without permission with my token."

Hearing this, He Ye quickly knelt down and said.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I simply felt that if the Lord returned quickly, he would definitely have your good intentions in mind, so I made my own decision."

Wei Lan looked at her for a long time, shook her head and said.

"Who came up with this idea for you?"

Wei Lan looked at He Ye and asked, this maid grew up with her and was not a person with her own ideas.

Wan Yi, who was standing by, saw that the Queen was not angry, so he also spoke.

"Tell the Empress everything that happened, and we will be more careful and remember who this clever man is."

He Ye glanced at Wan Yi and then spoke.

"It's the maid that was brought from the young prince's mansion, Wan Dong."

He Ye told Wei Lan about Wan Dong's suggestion.

"The young prince is very fond of her and gave her such a capable girl."

Wei Lan muttered to herself.

"Your Majesty, are we going to the Hehuan Palace or the Chaoyang Palace?"

He Ye stood up and continued to kneel beside Wei Lan and asked.

Wan Yi looked at the lotus leaf helplessly, then continued talking to the queen.

"My queen, you fell into the water and the cold air entered your body. The uterus-warming pills we brought from the foreign land will definitely come in handy now."

Wei Lan nodded and looked at the lotus leaf again.

"Since we have become good people, let's send the Buddha to the West."

The imperial physician was still waiting in the courtyard of Hehuan Palace, neither knowing whether to go in or leave. Then he saw the emperor hurriedly walking in, and a group of people hurried forward to pay their respects.

"Go get the herbs here and prepare them."

Qi Ye stepped forward and handed the prescription in his hand to the shivering old doctors. Gong Heyu entered the inner room as fast as a gust of wind, leaving only a gust of wind blowing the messy hair on the old doctors' foreheads.

"Academician Zhang, come with me to get the medicine. Stop standing there."

Qiye reminded the imperial doctors who were still a little dazed, and then pulled them out of the Hehuan Palace.

Gong Heyu looked at the woman lying on the bed with a burning forehead. The palace maid beside her was also trying frantically to cool her down. Seeing Jun Shang coming, she seemed both scared and relieved.

"Go down."

After Gong Heyu dismissed his attendants, he took the woman's wrist out of the quilt and listened carefully, frowning and relaxing at times.

Then he took out his nine-point silver needle and started acupuncture.

When Wei Lan brought the Nuan Gong Pills to Hehuan Palace, Qi Ye had already retrieved the medicine and was waiting in the front hall with Academician Zhang.

After several people saluted Wei Lan.

"How's it going inside?"

Wei Lan asked.

Late Winter shook his head.

"Your Majesty is still inside, and I don't know what's happening to him."

"You useless thing, you can't even protect your master. What's the point of me raising you for so many years?"

Before Wei Lan could speak, Gong Kou Shi's cursing voice was heard from outside.

Wan Dong looked up and saw Gong Kou Shi walking in with big strides. He was so scared that he fell to his knees.

"Tell me what strange things happened today."

Gong Kou Shi walked straight to the upper left seat in the inner hall and sat down. Wei Lan, who was standing next to him, just glanced at him and also sat down on his right.

Wandong glanced at the two distinguished guests sitting in the upper seats, then raised his head and recounted in detail the whole process from admiring the flowers in the afternoon to being punished to kneel and fall into the water.

"Princess He, the younger sister of General He Kun, is truly a brainless thorn. She is very familiar with all the rules and regulations that should and shouldn't be learned in the palace of Madam Zhou."

Gong Kou Shi muttered halfway and then turned to look at Wei Lan who was sitting on her right.

"If I remember correctly, this head etiquette nanny should be the one in charge of the emperor's sister-in-law's affairs. How come this old woman is living with Concubine Xian in the palace and receiving the imperial salary?"

"Your Highness is right. I was indeed in charge of the Palace of Rites and Music. However, Concubine Xian is well-educated and well-mannered, so the people below her are closer to her."

Wei Lan felt a sense of humiliation in his heart. Although he was the master of the harem in these years, the slaves below were very sharp-eyed and knew that the master of the harem was nominally the Chaoyang Palace, but in reality it was the Yunguang Palace.

"Hmph, the Emperor's sister-in-law is truly virtuous. If it was your biological sister who came to Dayan, I wonder if the servants in the harem are still close to the one from Yunguang Palace?"

Gong Kou Shi spoke sharply, and a hint of embarrassment flashed across Wei Lan's face.

The foreign land of Shenzhou has always been at peace in that corner of the country because it is affiliated with the militarily powerful Dayan. Therefore, although Wei Lan is the queen of Dayan, she dare not put on airs with Gong Zheshan's youngest son Gong Kou Shi, but instead treats him with great respect.

At that time, the foreign land Shenzhou and Dayan formed an alliance for marriage, and the choice was made between Wei Lan and her biological sister Wei Qing. The royal family finally decided that Wei Lan would be the queen first and then the queen of Dayan, and the remaining one of the royal bloodline would inherit the throne of the foreign land queen.

When the queen reaches the age of forty, she will abdicate and become the next queen, and the succession is also rotated between the two legitimate daughters.

However, the successor queen must be a virgin before she abdicates.

So for Yu Weilan and her sister Weiqing, the latter is a victim of the royal family.

Just like the previous empress Wei Lan’s aunt Wei Wei, who was trapped on the supreme throne all her life.

Until the new emperor of Dayan, Gong Heyu, ascended the throne.

"Since Madam Zhou isn't the steward appointed by the Empress, then just take her away and kill her."

After Gong Kou Shi finished speaking, the maids and servants kneeling on the ground below turned pale and began to tremble. They glanced at Wan Dong and then went out with He Ye to pass on the message.

Wei Lan glanced at Wan Yi, and the senior palace maid came forward with the medicine box in her hand and gave it to Imperial Physician Zhang and others.

"This is the miraculous medicine Nuan Gong Wan from an exotic land."

After Aunt Wan Yi finished speaking, several imperial doctors took it, studied it carefully, and nodded to each other.

"Useless servant, why don't you take it in and ask the emperor to see if it can be used."

Gong Kou Shi looked at Wan Dong who was still kneeling, glared at her and said.

"No, this medicine won't do anything for her."

Gong Heyu's voice came from behind the screen in the inner room, and after a while he was seen coming out.

Gong Kou Shi and Wei Lan stood up and led everyone in saluting.

Gong Heyu waved his hand casually, signaling everyone to stand up.

"Queen, you are kind-hearted, but this medicine will not work on her."

After sitting down, Gong Heyu spoke to Wei Lan, and then looked at the imperial doctors.

"My dear ministers, please go down."

The imperial doctors looked at each other, wiped the sweat from their foreheads, bowed and left.

"How's Xiaoge?"

Gong Kou Shi asked.

"Shi'er, the Sixth Prince?"

Only then did Gong Heyu realize that his imperial sister was also joining in the fun.

"He went to live in the Tailai Villa, saying that he felt comfortable living in a familiar place. The Eighth Princess and Lord Xiao lived in the mansion."

After Gong Kou Shi finished speaking, she asked anxiously again.

"How's Xiaoge?"

"She hasn't woken up yet. Fortunately, she didn't drink much water. It should be..."

Before Gong Heyu finished speaking, he looked at Wandong who was still kneeling on the ground.

"You should have been protecting her."

"It is all due to my carelessness that my master has suffered. I will not hesitate to die."

Wan Dong said quickly.

"Get up and go in and serve."

Gong Heyu looked at the loyal maid and then said.

Bu Ci, who was standing next to Gong Kou Shi, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his little disciple being acquitted.

"Empress, Shi'er and I will go to the Imperial Library. Everyone else will stay here."

After Gong Heyu finished speaking, he stood up and walked out, and everyone bowed to see him off.

After they left the Hehuan Palace, Buci and Wanyi looked at each other, not knowing what was going on, and could only stay here for the time being.

In the Yunguang Palace, Nanny Zhou was dragged out crying. Fang Duoduo was also frightened and stood at the door of the palace holding the door frame. Concubine He, who rushed over after hearing the news, also saw with her own eyes that Nanny Zhou was dragged away by the people from the Xinggui Palace after she asked for help from her.

"This is too much... I just knelt for a few hours, and I was dragged away and killed."

Concubine He walked towards the Yunguang Palace angrily, speaking indignantly as she walked.

"My lady, it's more than that."

Taohua then whispered to Concubine He about the incident of falling into the water.

"Who did it?"

He Bin stopped and asked with a frown.

Taohua shook her head, but her eyes were looking towards the Yunguang Palace not far away.

Concubine He also looked up at the Yunguang Palace which was about to arrive, then thought for a moment and turned back.

"Go to Hehuan Palace."

Taohua chased forward and continued to ask.

"Aren't you going to look for Empress Xian?"

"Madame Zhou has been taken away and killed. What's the point of me looking for her now?"

"It was me who made her kneel down this afternoon, not me who pushed her into the water. Don't even think of asking me to take the blame for this."

"So what are we going to do in Hehuan Palace now?"

Taohua asked in confusion.

"Kneel back down!"

Concubine He rolled her eyes at Taohua in annoyance, then quickened her pace towards the Hehuan Palace. She knew that although the emperor did not favor her, he was a kind and sensible person. If she admitted her mistake as soon as possible, she could save her life.

In the Imperial Library, Wei Lan looked at Gong Heyu and Gong Kou Shi with confusion, wondering why he called her here instead of staying in the Hehuan Palace.

"Queen, I need your help with something."