This palace comes back in this life, only to be Nian Shilan

Chapter 342 Mother and Child Separation

Thinking of her sister, the queen instructed Huichun to take out her sister's belongings stored in the warehouse and dry them in the sun in a few days when the sun was good so that they would not get moldy.

As An Lingrong walked out of Jingren Palace, she turned around and saw Jianqiu smiling at her with her shoe-horn-shaped hairpin tilted. Behind her was a little palace maid holding an ebony tray with a box on it.

"My Lady An, this is the ginseng that our queen gave to you and Noble Lady Fucha. After all, Lady Fucha is pregnant with the heir to the throne, and our queen couldn't bear it, so she wanted to help Lady Fucha. However, the queen is in charge of the six palaces, so she has to put the overall situation first, and it's not good to be too obvious. Please help us, my lady An."

An Lingrong followed Jianqiu's gaze to the box at the back, then motioned for Baojuan to take it, said lightly "I understand" and turned to leave.

On the way back, Baojuan said, "My lady, we must go back and make some ginseng chicken soup for Lady Fucha. After all, it was the Queen's gift."

"Just stew it as you said. Remember to pick a fat old hen and stew one for me too. I've been so tired these past few days." An Lingrong felt dizzy now and just wanted to catch up on some sleep.

Baojuan happily agreed and started to work when she returned to the Yanx Palace. As for An Lingrong, she dived into the bed and took a good nap.

No matter what the hint is, she will get enough sleep first.

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In Changchun Palace, Concubine Qi was bored and played dice by herself in the yard.

The palace maids and eunuchs of Changchun Palace were supposed to sweep the courtyard and do whatever they were supposed to do.

Xin Changzai took the palace maids to tidy up the flowers and plants in the yard and trimmed those that needed trimming.

The sun was shining brightly and there was still some time before the two children got home from school.

Concubine Qi often said recently that it was thanks to Linglong that she could often see the Third Prince in her palace recently. Linglong was young, and the Third Prince often brought Linglong back after school. When it was almost noon, he would stay in Changchun Palace for lunch.

In one palace, two women brought their children and had a home-cooked meal with Lele, which was a rare opportunity in the harem.

Concubine Qi and Xin Chang have become accustomed to this daily routine.

Judging from the time, it will take some time.

But unexpectedly, Xiao Linglong came back running, sweating profusely.

"Oh no, oh no, my third brother has been punished by the Emperor."

Hearing Linglong's movement, Concubine Qi stood up from the stool in an instant, and Concubine Xin put down the scissors, wiped the sweat off Linglong with a handkerchief, letting her take a breath and speak slowly.

"Today, the Emperor suddenly came to the study to check our homework, and then... then... my third brother didn't recite the Six Kingdoms Theory, so the Emperor was very angry. My third brother was very anxious, so he stood up from the stool and wanted to apologize to the Emperor, but then..."

"What's the result?" Concubine Qi was so anxious that she jumped up and down.

Linglong took a deep breath and continued, "As a result, when the third brother stood up, the books on the table suddenly scattered all over the floor, and the leaf cards that Empress Qi was playing with fell out of the books."

"The emperor got even angrier when he saw this, so he used a ruler to hit the third brother's hand, and ordered him to go back to the prince's residence to study hard, and not to enter the harem again."

Linglong finally finished speaking.

"Oh my! What's going on?" Concubine Qi's hands were shaking with anxiety. Although Hongshi reads slowly, he is not a playful person. She hasn't taken out her cards for a long time, so how could they be in Hongshi's book?

Chang Xin was calmer than Concubine Qi. She had never seen Concubine Qi play mahjong since she and she became good friends.

The Third Prince usually only had his meals in Changchun Palace and then returned to the Prince's Residence. He did not have many opportunities to touch the leaf cards. Besides, they usually ate together. How could the Third Prince touch the leaf cards under the eyes of the adults?

Xin Chang thought for a moment, then said to Cuiguo, "Cuiguo, go see if Sister Qi Fei's leaf cards are still there."

After hearing the instructions, Cui went into the main hall, took out a box from a treasure cabinet, opened the lid, and found it was empty.

Cuiguo was also a little flustered. She was Concubine Qi's chief maid and was usually in charge of all of Concubine Qi's belongings. How could something go missing?

Cuiguo came out holding the empty box and said, "Madam, you haven't touched the leaf cards for a long time. I don't know how they disappeared."

When Concubine Qi saw the empty box, she became even more anxious and blamed herself for having implicated the child.

He hurried to the Yangxin Palace to plead with the emperor.

"Sister Qi Fei, the emperor is very angry right now. If you go over and can't explain clearly, wouldn't it just add fuel to the fire?"

Xin Changzai grabbed Concubine Qi's hand and tried to stop her.

"Then I won't go. Hongshi is a simple-minded child. He would never secretly put the cards in the book." Concubine Qi wanted to go out stubbornly, pushed away Concubine Xin's hand, and left Changchun Palace.

Concubine Xin couldn't stop her and could only let Concubine Qi leave.

Concubine Qi and Cuiguo rushed to the Yangxin Palace in a hurry. Cuiguo reminded Concubine Qi along the way not to defend the Third Prince when she met the Emperor, and that only by admitting her mistakes could the Emperor calm down.

Concubine Qi readily agreed, "I know," "I know."

When they arrived at the Yangxin Palace, Xiao Xiazi reported the matter and Concubine Qi entered the Palace, where she saw the Queen was also there.

"Concubine Qi, you're here." The Queen smiled at Concubine Qi while sitting on the chair next to her.

No matter how anxious Concubine Qi was, she did not dare to make any movements after entering the Palace of Tranquil Longevity. She glanced at the Queen and bowed politely.

"Good luck to the Emperor, and good luck to the Empress."

The emperor just kept looking at the memorial and didn't even look up at Concubine Qi.

"Get up."

"I think you have heard that Hongshi lost his ambition due to playing with things. I punished him to study hard in the prince's residence. He can come out when he has memorized the books well. During this period of time, you should not go to the prince's residence to see him."

"Your Majesty..." Concubine Qi knelt down and was about to speak a few words to defend her son, but the emperor spoke again: "I heard that you were bored in the palace and often played cards with the servants to amuse yourself. Hongshi was influenced by you and didn't focus on his studies."

"During this period of time, let the Queen take care of the Third Prince."

The words were clear, and the result had already been decided. Concubine Qi couldn't find a way out for a moment: "Your Majesty, are you going to separate us mother and son?"

Concubine Qi spoke with a tearful tone and was extremely sad.

"I am only letting you both calm down for the time being. You are a concubine, but you have no ambition to make progress. You have also led my son astray. If I continue to indulge you, how can he become a talent in the future!"

The emperor became angrier and angrier as he spoke. When he thought of the Third Prince's panic in the study, unable to recite the book and unable to hide his true colors, his anger rose to his head.

For a moment, Concubine Qi didn't know what to say in her defense.