Forced to die for his loyalty, he was reborn in the arms of the cold and cruel regent!

Shen Mengyao heard the conversation, walked in quickly, and bowed cautiously and politely: "Your servant greets the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother coughed a few times while covering her handkerchief, then raised her head and smiled weakly, "You're here?" Then she looked at Fu Qing with a hint of reproach in her eyes, "It's just a minor illness, why bother mobilizing so many people?"

Fu Qing smiled and replied, "You, the Queen Mother, don't want to take the medicine, so you are afraid of the princess coming."

This sentence made the atmosphere happy again. Shen Mengyao understood and sat on the bedside, persuading the empress dowager: "Empress Dowager, although this medicine tastes bitter, it is good for the disease. When I first entered the palace, I heard that the emperor was very worried about the empress dowager's illness and even had no time to deal with the government. If you don't take the medicine, you will make the emperor worry again."

After hearing this, the Queen Mother's expression relaxed a little, and she waved her hand: "Shaohua, hurry up, bring the medicine over."

Upon hearing this, the *** brought the medicine over and said in a tone of reproach, "Grandmother, you are biased. I have been trying to persuade you for a long time, but you were unmoved. But you drank it immediately after the princess persuaded you. It's true that you raised the princess yourself, so you listen to her so much."

"The princess' words enlightened me. It doesn't matter if I was willful for a while, but it would be bad if I frightened your father. In recent autumn, Chaozhou has been busy collecting taxes, and your father is also overwhelmed. If my health makes your father worried, wouldn't it be my fault?"

*** pouted and handed the medicine over: "Grandmother, the temperature of my medicine is just right, please drink it quickly. When you feel better, I will find something fun for you."

"Ladies in the deep palace, what is there to have fun? Now all the flowers have fallen, but the chrysanthemums are blooming well. When the time comes, find a sunny day, Mengyao, bring Raoliang into the palace and play two pieces of music for me. Maybe my illness can get better faster." The queen mother said cheerfully.

Shen Mengyao immediately lowered her head: "Yes, Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother grabbed her hand, placed it in her palm, and patted it gently, her face full of love: "Child, you are really becoming more and more distant. I watched you grow up, just like Shaohua, just call me the Imperial Grandmother."

Shen Mengyao felt a little sour in her nose. In fact, she had called the Empress Dowager the Grandmother since she was a child, just like other princes and princesses. In those years, because of the matter of marrying Li Junfeng, their relationship became a little strained. She clearly remembered that the Empress Dowager said to her with a look of disappointment: "If I had known you were like this, I would not have taken you in."

That look was still vivid in her mind even after she had experienced two lifetimes, and she couldn't forget it even if she wanted to.

At this moment, she was deeply moved and almost in tears: "Mengyao is just afraid that the Royal Grandmother will never forgive me."

"How could that be? You, child, have become more sensible now. I am very pleased. In the course of life, everyone has taken detours. As long as you can turn back in time, you are still a good child." The Queen Mother patted her hands.

***'s face was filled with uncontrollable jealousy. She deliberately pushed Shen Mengyao away and handed the medicine over: "Grandmother, stop talking. I'll serve you the medicine."

The Queen Mother smiled and nodded, then drank the bitter medicine mouthful by mouthful, and took a sip of candied fruit, and then she felt better. After drinking the medicine, she gradually became sleepy, yawned and said, "You guys go away first, I need to rest for a while."

The two of them bowed and left.

Having said that, the Empress Dowager's condition seemed very serious. Shen Mengyao was a little worried, so she told Fu Qing that she wanted to stay in Xingqing Palace today to take care of the Empress Dowager.

*** happened to pass by behind and sneered coldly: "The Royal Grandmother allowed you to call her the Royal Grandmother, do you really think you can be on an equal footing with us? The Royal Grandmother's illness has nothing to do with you, so don't try to please her."

Shen Mengyao said calmly, "I grew up in Xingqing Palace, and my grandmother has always taken care of me. Now that she is ill, how can I not come to serve her? Do you want to use your status to intimidate me into leaving the palace?"

"You put this hat on my head, and I can't take it." *** raised her chin, looking proud and complacent: "But even if you scheme hard, you may not get anything. Don't try to be clever with your little tricks."

Fu Qing always knew the temper of the empress, but she didn't expect that she seemed to have some problems with Shen Mengyao. However, these questions were not something she, a palace maid, should ask, so she stepped forward and bowed with a smile: "It's getting late, empress, are you going to leave the palace? I'll ask the palace maid to accompany you and light the lamp for you."

***'s eyes fell on Shen Mengyao, with a bit of suspicion: "This woman has bad intentions. Since she stays in Xingqing Palace, I will also stay to take care of the Royal Grandmother. Aunt Fuqing, you won't disagree, right?"

Fu Qing was shocked to see such a big hat being put on her, but after all, she was an old lady in the palace, so she was able to remain calm and said with a smile, "Xiao Yang, what are you talking about? How dare I deny your filial piety? The Empress Dowager will be happy and her pain will disappear when she sees you two working so hard."

*** did not embarrass her too much, but yawned softly: "Since the Royal Grandmother is asleep, I will not disturb her. I will also go to rest for a while. When the Royal Grandmother wakes up, remember to send a palace maid to call me."

Fuqing nodded and watched her go away.

After everyone had gone far away, she turned around and said with a worried look, "Princess, between you and ***..."

Thinking of all the frictions they had, Shen Mengyao really wanted to speak out, just to pray for peace. But she also remembered that the empress dowager was now lying on the hospital bed, so she had no mood to pay attention to some trivial quarrels. Fuqing was the empress dowager's personal maid and had been with her for so many years. If she said anything, there was no guarantee that it would not reach the ears of the empress dowager.

At this point, she changed the subject and smiled faintly: "We have only met a few times outside the palace. Maybe our personalities are not compatible. Aunt Fuqing, you don't have to worry about me. I can handle these things."

Fu Qing looked at her with great satisfaction: "The princess has really become more mature and generous in her conduct. I feel relieved with your words. In that case, I will go back to accompany the Empress Dowager. You should take good care of yourself."

"Okay." Shen Mengyao nodded and turned back to her room.

It was still early and she couldn't sleep, so she lit a lamp and sat under it reading.

Only an hour later, there was a sudden noise outside, followed by footsteps and the sound of palace maids walking around.

Shen Mengyao lifted the door curtain and asked the palace maid, "What's wrong?"