Queen Pei seemed to have not heard of it and still stared quietly outside the window.

A tall crabapple tree was planted outside the window.

It was early spring, and the branches of the crabapple tree were green.

There is a bird's nest on the tree. There are a few young birds in the nest, stretching their necks and chirping. A pair of female and male birds each hold insects in their mouths and feed them into the mouths of the chicks. The chicks' chirping not only did not stop, but were even more noisy.

Empress Pei looked at this scene, raised the corner of her mouth and smiled slightly. A trace of water flashed in her eyes.

"Empress," the abominable voice clamored in my ears again: "It's time to pass the meal."

Queen Pei didn't reply: "I have no appetite, so there is no need to spread dinner."

The gentle voice was filled with lifeless tiredness.

Qingdai frowned and said softly: "The Empress was sick last year when winter was coming, and she will recover for several months. Please take care of the phoenix body."

He paused, and then slightly emphasized his tone: "Even if the Empress does not think about herself, she should think about the two high men and the princess. In and outside the palace, it is up to the Empress to be able to be stable!"

Queen Pei's body trembled slightly and finally turned her head.

Empress Pei, who has been sick all year round, has a sick face, and her beautiful face looks a little pale. Her eyes are silent, like a dry well.

Only when you hear the word "outside the palace" can this dry well feel a little fresh and vivid.

"I remember Miss Pei Wu is about to get married!" Empress Pei suddenly asked.

Songlan, who was standing beside him, replied with a smile: "The Empress is really a memory. Miss Pei Wu will have two months to go to the ward. Miss Cheng's ward ceremony will be earlier, and there will be about half a month."

"The Empress is intended to give me a reward, so I will pass on the empress's oral orders to prepare hairpins and hairpins."

The two female officials in charge of the Jiaofang Palace were both Empress Pei’s personal maids when she was young, and were loyal to Empress Pei.

Empress Pei left the house at the age of 16, and Qingdai Sanglan married into the Yan Prince's Mansion. For nearly twenty years, Empress Pei was in charge of the central palace, and Qingdai Sanglan also became the female official in charge of the Jiaofang Hall.

Empress Pei is recuperating all year round and is rarely seen. All the affairs in the Jiaofang Hall are handed over to Qing Daisonglan.

Qingdai is the same age as Empress Pei, and is thirty-five years old this year. She is beautiful and smart and capable. She is in charge of all the palace servants in the Jiaofang Hall.

Songlan is slightly two years older and has a gentler temperament than Qingdai. She is in charge of Queen Pei's private warehouse and deals with external contacts.

What Sanglan said was obviously quite consistent with Empress Pei's wishes.

Queen Pei finally had a smile on her face: "Okay."

After pausing for a moment, he said, "Let someone pass on the meal!"

Songlan smiled and said, and ordered the orders to go down in an orderly manner. Two of the several palace maids waiting beside him received the order and retreated. The other palace maids were still standing with their hands.

As the Empress of the Central Palace, no matter when, the palace servants are always around him. Qingdai and Songlan are guarding Empress Pei day and night. Empress Pei is not used to others serving each other in close proximity. At night, they are also the two of them taking turns to serve each other.

...

According to the palace rules, Empress Pei's dinner was very rich, frying, steaming and cooking, and various pastries were filled with soups, and it was filled with more than twenty local dishes, and a full table.

Queen Pei drank half a bowl of rice porridge and half a steamed bun. The dishes on the table were filled with only a few chopsticks.

Even so, I have eaten more than usual.

Qingdai and Songlan looked at each other and each breathed a sigh of relief.

Empress Pei can be sick and weak, not compete for favors, or even ignore people, but she must not worry about her life.

The owner of this Jiaofang Hall was Empress Pei one day, and the second prince's position as the legitimate descendant was unshakable. No one could take away the position of crown prince!

The glory and wealth of the Yong'an Marquis Mansion are all dependent on Empress Pei and the Second Prince. Nothing can be done wrong.

Over the past thirteen years, the two of them have been "guarding" by Empress Pei day and night, without any mistakes. I don't know how much effort they have spent.

In the Jiaofang Hall, there were more than 40 palace servants serving. Almost all of them had been secretly bribed. Empress Pei's every move was under their control.

"Qi Bi Empress,"

A palace maid walked in quietly and reported softly: "The Yuqing Palace sent a message, saying that His Highness the Sixth Prince blew the wind while riding a horse today, and he felt a little uncomfortable. After the Imperial Hospital received the news, the Imperial Doctor Chang had already visited the hospital."

Empress Pei's right hand trembled, her expression was a little complicated, and she said after a while: "I understand."

Then, the following is gone.

Empress Pei has two sons and one daughter. Because Empress Pei has been recuperating all year round, she is not very close to her children. Speaking of which, Empress Pei is better to the second prince and Princess Shouning, but is particularly cold to the sixth prince.

He almost never asks about food, clothing, daily life. Even if the Sixth Prince is sick, he never visits him.

The palace maids got used to this reaction, so they stepped out after reporting.

Songlan whispered: "The Empress is weak and it is not convenient to go to Yuqing Palace in person. I dare to go to Yuqing Palace on behalf of the Empress to visit His Highness."

Queen Pei nodded.

...

After Songlan left, Qingdai ordered people to prepare hot water, wait for Queen Pei to take a shower and change clothes, and take a break early.

The layers of curtains were put down, covering all the overlooked gazes around you.

During this day, only at this time can Empress Pei become her true self.

She looked inside and stared at the gauze tent in a daze. Two lines of tears slid down to the corners of her eyes and quietly dripped on the pillow.

Thirteen years have passed!

Thirteen years!

She changed from Pei Wanru to Princess Pei Wanqing, and then to Queen Pei. This Jiaofang Hall, which symbolizes the supreme status of the harem, was just a gorgeous and cold cage for her, trapping her in it and unable to move.

If you make a mistake, you will be wrong every step.

Back then, she was stunned by the so-called brother-sister relationship. She took her two-year-old daughter back to the capital. Her husband Cheng Wang was invited to Luoyang for medical treatment, and she stepped into the Pei family's door with her daughter alone.

My brother Pei Qin was very kind to her, and my eldest sister-in-law was also very friendly to her. I heard that my eldest sister Pei Wanqing, who had not seen her for many years, went to visit her. Her daughter Jinrong gave her to her sister-in-law to take care of her.

When she stood in front of Pei Wanqing, she was startled.

The Pei family has many illegitimate daughters, but she was sent to the old house in Lin'an at the age of eight. After that, she never returned to Beijing for several years. The reason was that the Pei family knew not many.

She has been similar to her elder sister since she was a child. As she grew older, her appearance became more and more similar. If it weren't for the difference between four years, she and Pei Wanqing would almost look the same as each other at first sight, and even more delicate and beautiful than Pei Wanqing.

The twelve-year-old Pei Wanqing is already a famous beauty in the capital. She is virtuous and gentle on the surface, but in fact she is narrow-minded and jealous, and she cannot tolerate her, a concubine.

So, at the age of eight, she was sent to the old house in Lin'an to grow up. Until she got married, she could not return to the Pei family.

After several years, Pei Wanqing, who was beautiful, dignified and outstanding in temperament, became a terminally ill woman. At first sight, she was shocked and sad.

Everyone is almost dead, and there is no need to mention the old grudges between sisters. She is kind and sad for the elder sister who is exhausted.
Chapter completed!