roccoschili Chapter 214 Self-mockery
Chapter 214 Self-mockery
Xiuchun and Aunt Sun have been gone for many days.
Looking back now, it was a very sudden thing for Aunt Sun to leave the palace. After she proposed it, she was extremely eager and did not accept Jiang Wanyue's suggestion to arrange for waiting. After the decision was made, she took Xiuchun away directly.
He didn't even stay at Sun's house for a few more days. He simply packed his luggage and set off the next day.
Now that I think about it carefully, I'm afraid Aunt Sun had expected something like this to happen.
Although she didn't know whether Wei Fuxue gave birth to a boy or a girl, she must have discovered something abnormal when she was giving her acupuncture treatment, so she left in a hurry.
Most of what she said at the time were excuses, and she didn't say a word about the real reason.
Jiang Wanyue shook her head somewhat self-deprecatingly.
"If you don't treat me as your godmother, don't blame me for not opening my heart to you."
She perked up immediately.
When Wei Fuxue gave birth, neither Aunt Sun nor Xiuchun were present, so it is unlikely that Li Ce would kill them both to silence them.
Even the palace maids who helped in Liufang Palace at that time are still alive.
There is also the imperial physician who treated Wei Fuxue at the time... I don’t know how Li Ce will deal with him.
Jiang Wanyue's thoughts turned, and she suddenly smiled helplessly.
Forget it.
Since Xiuchun and Aunt Sun would be fine, she didn't have the energy to worry about the others.
She patted Xu'er gently, and when she saw that Xu'er had stopped making noise, she put him on the soft couch covered with thick cushions and teased him to roll over.
The little guy can already roll over and sit up on his own, but he can't crawl yet.
It's still too early for him to speak, but he can already make some vague sounds, such as shouting "ah ah" when he sees his mother.
Jiang Wanyue looked at her chubby son and felt that raising a child was a job that required great patience.
It has been more than half a year, and the child has only grown this little. He can't crawl, walk, or even talk.
According to the wet nurse, a child cannot speak clearly until he is three years old.
Jiang Wanyue felt a headache when she thought that it would take another two years.
If it were an ordinary person, he could learn a lot in two years.
She felt that she didn't have the patience to teach, so she would have to hire a few more teachers in the future.
It had been a busy day, and only now did Jiang Wanyue have a moment of peace.
The same thing happened in the following days.
Li Ce was completely focused on what happened to Empress Wu in the past. He had no time to linger in the harem and had less time to visit Jiang Wanyue and Xu'er.
Jiang Wanyue thought about it and decided to move back to Fenglai Palace with her son.
Although the Liangyi Hall is large and has many people, there is no private space and it is not convenient enough.
When she was in Liangyi Palace, she was always worried that there might be an inner guard hiding somewhere.
Fenglai Palace does not have this problem.
No matter how elusive the inner guards are, they cannot sneak into Fenglai Palace and eavesdrop.
Judging from the several inner guards that Jiang Wanyue had seen, they should all be men. Li Ce would not let them enter and leave the harem at will.
After that, Jiang Wanyue's life became exceptionally comfortable.
After finishing the palace affairs every day, he would go to see Xu'er, or Ye'er, Yu'er and the others. If there was nothing to do, he would call his mother and sister into the palace to chat.
The weather is getting hotter.
Jiang Wanyue sent people to the Jiang family to deliver ice twice.
The third time, the old man politely declined.
Thinking of her grandfather's temperament, Jiang Wanyue had no choice but to give up, but she still wrote a letter to her grandfather.
But what she didn't expect was that the person who sent her a reply the next day would be someone she had never expected!
Embroider spring!
Although Xiuchun disguised her face and changed her appearance, Jiang Wanyue still recognized her at a glance!
Xiuchun grew up with her, and the two of them are familiar with each other even more than their parents, siblings, and brothers and sisters.
Jiang Wanyue looked at Xiuchun who was kneeling below and almost couldn't help but screaming.
But she caught herself in time.
Xiuchun entered the palace with this appearance, obviously not wanting to be recognized by others.
Jiang Wanyue grabbed the handrail, tightened it, and quickly let go.
She spoke in a calm and easygoing tone.
"How is things at home? Grandfather asked you to deliver a letter, is there anything else you want to say?"
As she spoke, she waved to the other people in the hall as if she had just remembered.
"I'm going to talk to this girl, all of you go out!"
The palace maids did not suspect anything, bowed their heads, and retreated one by one.
Jiang Wanyue winked at Xiuchun and took her into the inner room.
The sound insulation effect of the interior room is the best.
After entering the inner room and closing the door of the floor-standing hood, Jiang Wanyue let out a breath, grabbed Xiuchun and asked anxiously.
"Why did you come back so suddenly? What happened? Didn't your godmother come back with you? Did you run into trouble on the way?"
She asked several questions in a row, her tone was urgent but full of concern.
A smile appeared on Xiuchun's slightly dark face.
"Don't worry, Miss, Godmother is fine. Godmother and I had a smooth journey and didn't encounter any troubles. However, this time I came to the palace to find you for something, not for me or Godmother, but for Godmother's master."
Jiang Wanyue opened her eyes slightly.
"Godmother's master?"
Xiuchun nodded.
"After my godmother took me away from Beijing, she didn't go directly to my hometown, but went to another place. It was only after I arrived there that I realized that my godmother was taking me to see my master."
Jiang Wanyue pulled her to sit down.
"Godmother is really good to you! By the way, isn't that master also Dr. Zeng's master? Who is he?"
Even Jiang Wanyue would sometimes feel curious.
Unexpectedly, Xiuchun's expression looked a little strange.
"She has a bit of a... naughty personality. She doesn't allow me to call her Grandmother or Old Lady, and insists that I call her Aunt. However, she is not really old. She looks to be in her early fifties. Her hair has some silver, but her face looks very young, almost like the First Madam."
The eldest lady is Jiang Wanyue’s great aunt.
Xiuchun then went on to add some details and then sighed.
"My godmother told me about some things that happened in the palace. She was worried that I would be held accountable for knowing the palace's secrets. She also said that she was worried that I would do something immoral for you, young lady, and that I would lose my life. Only then did I realize my godmother's good intentions."
Jiang Wanyue patted her hands.
"Godmother treats you really well."
These words, spoken again, have no other meaning but true feelings.
Jiang Wanyue asked Xiuchun about what she had seen and heard on the road. After Xiuchun briefly talked about it, she turned the topic back.
"Originally, my godmother planned to take me with her to travel around with the Grandmother to treat people and practice her medical skills. But one day, the Grandmother heard about the Fairy Ling and was very surprised. She asked a lot of questions. That day, she didn't sleep all night, and the next morning she said she wanted to go to Beijing to save people."
When Jiang Wanyue heard this, her eyebrows slightly frowned.
"The person she wants to save is Ling Lan?"
Xiuchun nodded, looked at Jiang Wanyue's face cautiously, and explained.
"Grandma said that Ling Lan grew up under her care, and she couldn't watch her die in vain. Ling Lan did everything for a reason."
Jiang Wanyue raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows.
Unexpectedly, Ling Lan’s matter would even involve his godmother and Dr. Zeng’s master.
She suddenly remembered the magic trick she had seen Ling Lan perform. Doctor Zeng had said that his master had also used a similar method.
Sure enough...what Doctor Zeng said at the beginning was not a coincidence.
The tricks that Ling Lan knew were learned from that master.
But it was obvious that she was a half-baked person who had only learned a few things and didn't even know basic medical skills.
Jiang Wanyue put aside all her messy thoughts and looked at Xiuchun intently.
"Do you know Ling Lan's true background?"
Xiuchun pursed her lips and nodded.
"I know. The Grandmother said it all. I used to dislike her, but after hearing about her life story, I couldn't help but feel sorry for her. There are so many people in the Wu family, but now, she is the only one left. Sigh..."
Jiang Wanyue's expression was vague.
"Now it's not because of her background, but because of the Wu family... The emperor has already known her identity and is eager to execute her; the emperor wants to find out the real cause of Empress Wu's death, and he will not let her go. Now, I don't have the final say. I'm afraid I can only disappoint the ancestor grandmother."
In fact, even for Jiang Wanyue's own selfish reasons, she didn't want to let Wu Linglan go just like that.
Xiuchun bit her lip, emotions flashing in her eyes.
"The cause of Empress Wu's death... I think Grandmother Ancestor should know."
Jiang Wanyue narrowed her eyes.
"How do you know? She said it?"
Xiuchun shook her head, "No, I guessed it. The ancestor said that the Wu family was first imprisoned, and the charge seemed to be forming a clique for personal gain, but there was no real evidence, so everyone thought it was a false accusation and they would be released soon. So the Wu family's relatives and old friends rushed to each other, but they didn't expect that the news of Empress Wu's sudden death would spread right after that."
At this point, she paused.
"When she said this, the Grandmother sighed and said: As expected, she still couldn't escape this ending."
"So I think she should know the inside story."