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Arriving at Changchun Palace, Xu Muhua bowed politely to the empress, who was as kind as ever.

The queen waved to her and asked her to come and sit down.

Xu Muhua walked over obediently and sat down on a stool nearby.

"I heard yesterday that the old lady was ill, so I had time to ask you to come over today. How is the old lady? Is she feeling better?" the queen asked with concern, her eyes flashing with genuine care.

"My Queen Mother, thanks to the Imperial Physician, Grandmother's condition has improved."

"Why did the old lady suddenly fall ill? As far as I know, the old lady has always been in good health. It's not autumn or winter now, so why did she fall ill?"

Xu Muhua couldn't help but sigh, "Grandmother is already old. She wasn't feeling well a while ago. She was said to have been craving for coolness at night, and the servants were careless, so she started coughing. I didn't expect it to get worse recently. The imperial physician said it was a hidden danger left over from when she was young."

The queen suddenly realized.

When the old lady was young, she followed the old Duke to the border and even to the battlefield, and she was injured a lot. It makes sense when you put it this way, and there is really nothing you can do about it.

"You don't need to worry too much. The old lady is blessed with good fortune and luck. She will definitely get better in the end. Her blessings are yet to come!" The queen comforted her.

Xu Muhua nodded heavily, "Yes, I also believe that grandma will recover in the end!"

The queen asked some more questions about the old lady's health. It was obvious from the questions she asked that she really cared about the patient and was not just pretending.

Xu Muhua still had a very good impression of the Queen and answered all the questions one by one.

Finally, the Queen changed the subject and asked about her life in the East Palace.

"It's been almost a month since you married into the East Palace. How are you adjusting?"

Xu Muhua nodded with a smile.

The queen looked at her expression carefully and saw that her face was rosy and her eyes were as clear as usual, without any sorrow, so she felt relieved.

"The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess have a good relationship, but the Crown Princess is the Crown Prince's first wife, so it is normal for him to favor her. This just proves that the Crown Prince is a responsible man. Moreover, you and the Crown Princess have always had a good relationship. I hope you don't think too much about it. Some things need to be done slowly. Do you understand?"

The Queen was worried that when she saw the Crown Prince favoring the Crown Princess in the East Palace, she would be sad and jealous and would do something to win his favor.

The key point is that there are only three women in the prince's backyard, and one of them has no sense of existence. In this situation, it is not a good thing for the prince to cause a fight for favor.

"Mother, I understand. Both the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are very kind to me. I am very grateful and will not do anything to compete with the Crown Princess for favor. I will assist the Crown Princess well!"

The queen smiled with satisfaction, "If this continues, I think good news will come out of the East Palace soon."

Of course the Queen knew whether the Crown Prince had visited the concubine's room in the East Palace. Because she knew this, she felt that good news would soon come out of the East Palace.

She also hoped that the crown prince's eldest son would come from the crown princess's womb, so that the crown prince would have an eldest son. If he was both the eldest son and the legitimate son, many unnecessary disputes could be avoided.

But there was no good news from the Crown Princess for a long time, so she had to place her hopes on the concubine.

Fortunately, Concubine Xu was of good family background, so if she gave birth to the prince's eldest son, there would be nothing to complain about.

Xu Muhua understood what the Queen said, and her heart couldn't help but tremble.

Hey, there is no way she can give birth to a child for the prince!

The prince's child can only be born to Arong!

She was complaining madly in her heart, but on the surface she looked shy, lowered her head slightly and said nothing. This made the Queen even happier, and she thought that Concubine Xu and the Crown Prince must have a pretty good relationship.

She was a little worried when the emperor arranged the marriage for her, but now it seems that the emperor's behavior is not unreasonable.

As for other things... the Queen decided not to think about them for the time being. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, she believes that he will treat Concubine Xu and Duke Cheng's Mansion well.

The Queen asked Xu Muhua to come over just to ask about the old lady's condition.

Xu Muhua guessed that half of the reason was that the Queen herself really cared, and the other part was probably because of the Emperor.

He did not ask directly, but through the queen's mouth.

Xu Muhua pretended to know nothing and answered whatever the Queen asked, looking innocent.

After sitting in Changchun Palace for half an hour, the Queen finished her questions, and Xu Muhua tactfully stood up and said goodbye.

Because of the matter of the old lady in the Chengguo Mansion, the Hu family took advantage and everyone's attention was diverted a lot.

Not only the people in Duke Chengguo's Mansion, but everyone thought of the same question.

That is, if the old lady of the Chengguo Mansion can't make it this time, wouldn't the Chengguo Duke have to mourn? It just happened to be in the capital, and the old lady's illness seemed to be at a bad time!

General Xu also understood that the emperor had taken action now, and it seemed that he could no longer tolerate it. Even if they escaped this time, the emperor would still think of other ways. There is only a thief who can steal for a thousand days, but there is no such thing as a thief who can guard against thieves for a thousand days.

So General Xu thought hard and had to make a decision.

He quickly submitted a petition, saying that he was old and had been guarding the border for many years, and his body could no longer withstand the high-intensity training in the military camp; secondly, as a son, he had never fulfilled his filial piety to his old mother, which was really unfilial. Now his mother was seriously ill, and he hoped to take care of her at her bedside to fulfill his filial piety.

As for him retiring, the Crown Prince would naturally take over. The Crown Prince was young and inexperienced, there were other veteran generals in the military camp, and the border had been quite peaceful in recent years, so there was no need to worry about the Crown Prince being unable to lead the troops to fight.

General Xu spoke eloquently, saying everything he should and shouldn't say, everything he should and shouldn't arrange, and he didn't give the emperor any chance to refuse or intervene.

His memorial shocked all the officials in the court.

When the emperor was in a dilemma at the morning court, the officials below stood up one after another. They said all kinds of things, but their ultimate goal was the same, which was to persuade the emperor to agree to the request of Duke Cheng.

As for the emperor's other ideas, the ministers turned a blind eye to them.

Although he is the emperor, he cannot go too far. Even the most honest person will bite if pushed too hard, not to mention that Duke Cheng has never been a docile rabbit.

After General Xu did this, many smart ministers began to doubt.

Is it true that the old lady of Duke Chengguo’s Mansion is simply sick?