The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

In Renshou Palace, the Queen Mother lay on a bamboo couch, her eyes slightly narrowed, as if in the underworld.

The weather outside was perfect, and the warm sunshine poured through the window onto the Queen Mother. From a distance, the Queen Mother seemed to be coated with a layer of golden light, looking calm and warm.

"Queen Mother," Madam Kong called softly, "It's time for you to take your medicine..."

The Queen Mother opened her eyes and saw Nanny Kong holding a bowl of brown medicine in her hand. Her watery eyes wrinkled.

She said calmly: "Bring it here..."

The Queen Mother took the white jade soup bowl and drank it mouthful by mouthful. After finally finishing the medicine, she muttered, "I am old now, it doesn't matter whether I drink it or not..."

Madam Kong smiled helplessly, but still consoled her: "Your Majesty, you have to take the medicine. It will be good for your health."

The Queen Mother glanced at Nanny Kong and continued to lie down.

After a long while, she asked, "Is there still no movement in the Ye Mansion?"

"Replying to the Queen Mother, there is no movement in the Ye Mansion, and no doctors have entered or left the Ye Mansion."

"Mu Jiu is a doctor, but she can't even cure herself, let alone other doctors whose medical skills are not as good as hers."

Madam Kong asked, "Queen Mother, do you really think Princess Ye is suffering from a strange disease?"

The Queen Mother stretched out her tone and said leisurely: "Yes or no, it doesn't matter..."

"I don't understand, please enlighten me, Your Majesty." Madam Kong lowered her head even more, her eyes confused.

The Queen Mother sighed silently, "Hearing the descriptions of many people at the palace banquet, it seems to me that her illness is not fake. If she really has a strange disease, I can't help her even if I want to."

Hearing the Queen Mother's sad tone, Madam Kong immediately regretted that she had said too much and caused the Queen Mother to be sad. She comforted her, "Princess Ye is still young, and good things will come to her naturally. Queen Mother, you don't have to worry too much. Your health is the most important thing, and the younger generations will take care of their own affairs."

The Queen Mother nodded calmly, paused, and then asked, "How has Duke Meng been doing these days? Has he left the palace?"

Madam Kong was startled for a moment, then she glanced around calmly. After seeing that no one was around, she replied, "Duke Meng is fine. He has not left the house since he visited Ye Mansion that day."

"Well," the Queen Mother raised her eyes and looked out the window, "It's been so many years since he returned to the capital. Now he is old, and I am too old to travel far."

Madam Kong looked at the Queen Mother's expression and asked tentatively, "Does the Queen Mother need Duke Xuan Meng and his family to come to the palace to meet you? You haven't seen each other for decades..."

The Queen Mother thought for a moment, but still shook her head: "No need. We will meet again when there is a chance."

I just don't know if she will have that opportunity again in her lifetime...

The Queen Mother recalled the day she saw Yun Mujiu dressed up and sighed. "I have seen the phoenix hairpin on Mujiu's head before, and I was deeply impressed..."

Madam Kong thought hard, but couldn't figure out whether she had seen the golden phoenix hairpin that Yun Mujiu wore before. She only vaguely remembered a glimpse of it at the palace banquet. The phoenix hairpin was very beautiful and extremely precious at first glance.

The Queen Mother continued, "I didn't expect Yun Mujiu to change so much, nor did I expect Duke Meng to return to Beijing early, and I didn't expect Duke Meng to reconnect with Yun Mujiu... There are so many things I didn't expect. Duke Meng must have valued his granddaughter so much that he even gave Yun Mujiu such a precious phoenix hairpin."

The Queen Mother withdrew her gaze from the window and said weakly, "I am tired. Let's take a rest."

Nanny Kong hurried forward and helped the empress dowager back to her bedroom to rest.

...

After the Ye Mansion announced the closure, Ye Chufeng went out of the palace more and more frequently. He was in a separate courtyard somewhere in the capital, practicing hard with the sword, not daring to relax at all.

As time went by, he not only did not slow down his pace, but instead moved faster, and the sword skills in his hand became more and more fierce.

In just a few days, he had almost cut down the trunk of a large tree in the yard.

The more Cang Feng watched, the more frightened he became. He deeply suspected that his Highness had become possessed by a demon and had become extremely crazy.

In the past, Ye Chufeng had practiced martial arts very hard, but his recent hard training was different from before, and he always felt that his fighting spirit was stronger.

Cang Feng couldn't help it, "Seventh Prince, you should take a rest."

Ye Chufeng was immersed in his own world, seemingly unable to hear Cang Feng's reminder. He continued to swing his sword, cutting off a lot of wood before stopping.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his peach blossom eyes deep.

"Cang Feng, how is my skill recently?"

"Your Highness's skills are improving, amazing!" Cang Feng replied decisively.

"It's not enough..." Ye Chufeng muttered to himself in a low voice.

"Hmm?" Cang Feng was confused. "What's enough?"

"Swish!" Ye Chufeng swung his sword and stabbed it straight into the middle of the tree stump. "I mean, my martial arts skills are not good enough."

Ye Chufeng put away his sword and returned to his room to wash and change his clothes.

Afterwards, Ye Chufeng and Cang Feng dressed up and walked onto the streets of Beijing.

He came to a teahouse and just sat down in the corner when he noticed two people nearby out of the corner of his eye.

A young man in a beige brocade robe and a girl in a dark red long skirt.

Ye Chufeng frowned and said to Cang Feng: "I have seen that young man. He is Yun Mujiu's cousin Meng Ninglang. He has appeared in Herb Hall several times. We also saw that woman at the palace banquet. Her name is Bai Yanshuang."

Cang Feng looked over quietly and recognized Meng Ninglang and Bai Yanshuang. "But do these two know each other? Why did they appear in the teahouse together?"

Ye Chufeng said, "I don't know." He poured tea for himself and Cang Feng, and no longer looked at Meng Ninglang.

Suddenly, several groups of guests came into the hall. They walked to the empty seat next to Ye Chufeng, and as soon as they sat down, they chatted enthusiastically about what happened in front of the Yun Mansion this morning.

Herb Hall returned the fake goods to the Yun family in public, once again slapping the Yun family in the face.

Ye Chufeng listened to the people's discussions calmly, and soon understood what happened at the gate of Yun Mansion. He was not a person who liked to isolate himself. He would often run out of the palace and stay in various places in the capital to learn about some things from different people.

Ye Chufeng curled his lips and smiled. So that's how it is. Now he knew what Yun Mujiu's move was, and he could guess Yun Mujiu's intention. It seemed that the Yun Mansion would soon face the next disaster...

Meng Ninglang was sharing his past life in the frontier with Bai Yanshuang when he was suddenly attracted by a noisy sound in the corner.

There was nothing to be done. The new guest was really speaking too loudly, and what he was talking about was the farce that Meng Ninglang and Bai Yanshuang had just experienced.

Meng Ninglang's gaze finally stopped at Ye Chufeng, and he felt that this person seemed to have a different temperament. Bai Yanshuang also looked at Ye Chufeng, stared at him for several times, and whispered to Meng Ninglang: "That young man seems to be the Seventh Prince..."

"What?" Meng Ninglang was slightly surprised, "What a coincidence..."

Meng Ninglang cast his inquiring eyes towards Ye Chufeng. He was close to Yun Mujiu and knew something about Ye Chufeng.

Ye Chufeng noticed the gaze, stood up and strode towards Meng Ninglang...