Because he heard the news that his second aunt's condition had worsened, Yu Zhu packed some medicinal materials and gifts early that morning and went to Pingyuan Hou Mansion.

As soon as I got off the car at the Chuihua Gate, I saw a beautiful and slim beauty in purple waiting by the door. I took a closer look and saw that it was Cui Anhong's wife Ji.

Yu Zhu and she had only met a few times and were not very familiar with each other. They greeted each other with a smile and walked in side by side.

"The old lady said, let's go directly to the second aunt's house, and then go to her yard after seeing it." Mrs. Ji led the way for Yu Zhu and explained: "The old lady is also considerate... In a while, the second aunt will

It’s time to drink medicine and go to sleep, but I’m still awake at the moment.”

Mrs. Yang had always been very considerate of her daughter-in-law, who was always weak and had no legitimate son.

Yuzhu responded with a smile, while asking Mr. Ji about his second aunt Xia's condition.

Soon we arrived at the second wife Xia's house.

"Second Aunt, look, who is here to see you..." Mrs. Ji smiled.

Yu Zhu quickly took a few steps forward, came to Xia's side, and said with a smile, "Second aunt, it's me."

Xia's face was withered and yellow, and she wore a brown fur-edged forehead bandana on her forehead. Her cheeks were so thin that they were sunken. The maid had already put a thick pillow behind her, and she was leaning on the bedside, panting slightly.

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"You...you..." Seeing Yu Zhu, Xia suddenly became excited and tremblingly tried to grab Yu Zhu's hand, "Speak more clearly...finish the book."

Yu Zhu hurriedly stretched out his hand for her to hold, and looked at Ji next to him as if asking for help. What did this mean?

Mrs.

, Second Auntie didn’t hear enough.”

Looking at Xia's withered face, Yu Zhu felt sour in her heart. She nodded hurriedly, without taking her hand away, and started talking in great detail from the moment Kang Concubine came out, from her expression to her movements and even her standing position.

Don’t dare to leave anything out…

Mrs. Ji shook her head slightly, her eyes showing pity, and then she softly called a maid to bring an embroidered pillar for Yu Zhu to sit on, while she quietly withdrew.

After asking the maid waiting outside the house to cheer up and serve her carefully, she turned out of the door, walked through a wide north-south road, and returned to her yard.

Cui Anhong was wearing a homely indigo Chu brocade plain robe. He was standing at the table thinking about something. When he saw Mr. Ji coming in, he asked, "Take cousin Zhu with you?"

"We are talking this time. I will go after they have agreed... After all, she is aunt. It is not good for a junior like me to see her losing her composure."

"Very true." Cui Anhong nodded in agreement and asked the maid to come over and pinch Ji's legs.

Ji smiled and pushed it, and said with a smile: "It's just a few steps, I'm not tired."

Cui Anhong didn't insist. He picked a chair and sat down. After a long time, he sighed: "God bless, Yue Yu can always be as good as she is now."

"Why did my husband forget again? Now the tenth sister is the concubine of Kang. She can no longer call her by her previous name." Mrs. Ji laughed and comforted her softly: "Everyone has his own blessings. As soon as the concubine entered the palace, she became a concubine.

If you are in a position of honor and are favored by the emperor, I think you will have great fortunes in the future."

Just as he was talking, a little maid hurried in and said, "Grandma, grandma... Mrs. Cheng Er wants to go back, but the old lady has already passed."

"What's going on? Tell me clearly." Cui Anhong stood up immediately, and his original relaxed look disappeared in an instant.

"Yes... the Cheng family sent someone here, saying that the Queen Mother ordered Mrs. Cheng to take Master Xi into the palace. The maids in the second lady's courtyard couldn't resist and watched helplessly as the young master was taken away..."

Yu Zhu was almost going crazy with anxiety. The words "Master Xi was carried into the palace" were like a sharp blade, gouging out a piece of her heart. Fear, anxiety, anger... came in waves.

It took hold of my heart and finally raged into a raging flame.

If she had a knife in her hand now and the Queen Mother was standing in front of her, she would stab the knife into her heart without hesitation.

"Zhu Ya'er, let go quickly..."

At some point, she had been pushed down and sat on the soft cotton and pine bed. The old and compassionate voice rang in her ears one after another, slowly calming her down with a soothing power.

The clenched hands were gently opened, and the eight bright red crescents on the palms were already oozing with blood.

Grandmother Yang gasped in distress and murmured: "You kid, it's easy to beat and scold others when you're angry, what are you doing to waste yourself... Look, what's happened to these hands. Shuangyan, go call Li

The doctor is here."

Yu Zhu held Yang's hand with his backhand and tried to calm his trembling voice, "...I want to go into the palace, I want to go into the palace. Brother Xi will be scared if he wakes up and can't see me."

"Don't be confused. How can you enter the palace without being summoned by the palace and without handing over the sign?" Yang said anxiously. Seeing Yuzhu stunned for a moment, he continued: "Besides, the Queen Mother is still yours.

Auntie, you will only like Brother Xi when you see her, and you will never lose a single bit... We will see you at night at most. If you want children, just be patient and obedient."

No, the Queen Mother didn't like Brother Xi so she was brought into the palace... Yu Zhu smiled bitterly and shook her head. She knew that Princess Zhuyi told her husband about the incident and was taking measures.

In other words, taking Brother Xi away is a warning...

But these words cannot be told to Yang.

Yu Zhu took a deep breath, forced a smile, nodded to show that he understood, and said: "Don't be surprised, brother Xi has not been in front of me for a day since he landed. This sudden move by the Queen Mother is really a bit strange.

If you are caught off guard, just take it slow, just take it slow."

Only then did Yang laugh, and asked the doctor surnamed Li to bandage the pinch marks on Yu Zhu's hands, muttering: "You are a mother, you can't have such a straightforward temper."

Yu Zhu was so worried that as soon as the doctor wrapped it up, he hurriedly left and returned to the Duke's Mansion.

Sitting on the carriage, Yu Zhu couldn't help but hate herself. Why did she choose this day to go out?

Knowing that the Queen Mother was going to take action, why didn't she expect that she would take action on Brother Xi, the most precious person in the Duke's mansion?

Although I told myself rationally that bringing the child into the palace was just a shock, let the husband think about how to keep the secret, and don't tell the emperor or spread it out.

But emotionally, how could she not be worried when her young, tender, beloved son was brought into such a shameful place?

I heard that some palace maids are repressed to the point of perversion. Is there such a person in the Queen Mother's Palace? Will she secretly abuse Brother Xi?

Those palace people haven't seen a child in many years. Do you know that when Brother Xi is crying and looking around, he wants to be fed? When he cries softly, he wants someone to hold him to sleep? When he screams, he wants someone to hold him to sleep.

Play with him...

Will the Queen Mother hug him with sharp and hard armored hands? What if she drops him?

In the midst of all kinds of random thoughts, the Duke's Mansion arrived.

The person sent to the outskirts of Beijing to notify Cheng Xunxun had not returned yet. The old man was anxiously wandering around the main room. When he saw Yuzhu coming in, he was a little chatty, so he immediately asked the maid to help her back to the room to rest.

It was late autumn, and the wind was soaked with coolness. Yu Zhu held Hua Ruo's hand and walked on the bluestone road covered with dead leaves. She felt the coldness clearly coming from her body and pursed her lips...

After receiving the news, Cheng Xunxun immediately put down everything in his hands and rode back to the Duke's Mansion.

"...When was he taken away?"

"People from the palace came at the beginning of the month."

"Who is here? What did you say?"

"He is a chamberlain under Eunuch Zhou. He didn't say anything except that he was allowed to enter the palace."

…

Cheng Xunxun asked, and Yu Zhu answered, and soon explained all the details of the matter clearly. The maid who was standing aside and preparing to reply opened her mouth, but finally closed it.

The man's thick eyebrows wrinkled, then slowly relaxed after a moment.

Yu Zhu sat quietly next to Cheng Xunxun, pulled his sleeves, and said softly: "...When can I pick Xi'er back?"

Looking at Yu Zhu's calm face with some worry, Cheng Xunxun couldn't help but touched her head: "It's okay..."

"Second Master, tell me when?"

She can endure it, but she doesn't know how long she can endure it... At least she should be mentally prepared.

When Cheng Xunxun saw that she was neither crying nor making trouble, he sighed, held the petite body in his arms, and stroked Yu Zhu's soft back, "It's easy to guess the Queen Mother's intention..."

Lowering his head and stroking Yuzhu's hair, Cheng Xunxun whispered: "The worst-case scenario for the news to leak is that the emperor sends someone to verify it - all he needs to do is to check out the lipstick used in each palace in the harem and ask the imperial doctor to identify it. Queen

He is fighting openly and secretly with Concubine Rong, doing everything to please the Queen Mother, and even giving up most of the palace affairs. The Emperor also knows this... There is no doubt that it is the Queen Mother's handiwork, and it is not his fault."

"The Queen Mother took Xi'er away to prevent this... As long as the Ministry of Internal Affairs issues lipstick next time, it is easy to make up an excuse to take away the problematic lipstick and replace it with clean and harmless ones. In this way, it will be used again in the future.

I can’t find anything on her.”

According to the rules, the Ministry of Internal Affairs pays expenses once a month, and it is always at the end of the month... which means that it will have to wait for at least half a month.

Yu Zhu put her head on the man's chest, feeling her heart beat faster than before under her face, and felt calm.

After talking for a while, the old man sent someone to look for him, and Cheng Xunxun got up and went out.

In the morning garden, Yin Lian and Qin Si opened the curtain and came in. They knelt down in front of Yu Zhu without saying a word, with deep guilt on their faces.

They also vaguely knew something about the Queen Mother, and knew they could not let the young master be taken away, but...

"Everyone, get up. I can't blame you for this."

Yu Zhu took a sip of tea and said calmly.

Although she was terribly upset, she was not ready to express her anger - how could a little maid disobey the Queen Mother's order?

Even if they were determined not to let Brother Xi be taken away, and even had a conflict with someone from the palace, it would be an additional crime... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and give rewards.
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