Another half cup of tea passed, and Chang Duoshou, who was waiting at the door to listen to the announcement, brightened his eyes and happily went to greet him: "Master, why did you come here in person?"

Wu Shilu waved his hand breathlessly, "Stop talking nonsense." He lifted the corner of his robe and hurried into the hall. As he moved, the red robe embroidered with a gold python shone with light, so bright that it was dazzling.

As soon as he entered the compartment, he suddenly put on a smiling face and bowed politely: "Master Ning, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time."

Ning'er was holding half a piece of Green Honey Thousand Silk Cake in her mouth. When she suddenly saw him coming in, she subconsciously swallowed it and was about to speak. Wu Shilu quickly picked up the tea bowl and handed it to her mouth, saying hurriedly: "Oh, take your time, be careful not to choke, there is no rush."

Ning Er took several sips of tea from his hand, and then she calmed down and said with a smile, "Thank you, eunuch."

Wu Shilu still stood there holding the teacup, and said with a smile, "I dare not, I dare not."

At this moment, he seemed to have just noticed Lou Xiao sitting next to him, and greeted him with a smile: "Hello, Young Master Lou."

Lou Xiao just recovered from his shock and hurriedly returned the greeting: "Thank you, butler. Are you okay?"

Wu Shilu smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern. I am fine. When I came here just now, I seemed to see the princess's procession going to Ciqing Palace."

Lou Xiao said: "That's right, my mother heard that the Queen Mother was ill and was very worried, so she came to the palace to ask for an audience."

Wu Shilu nodded, and said to Ning'er earnestly, "His Majesty asked me to tell you that the news from outside the palace said that an old minister from the previous emperor's dynasty had suddenly disappeared, and it would take some time to deal with it. His Majesty told you not to wait for him. If you feel bored, just go to the school with Brother Lou. You don't have to rush to enroll today, just go and get familiar with the environment first."

Ning Er listened with a smile while drinking tea: "Okay, I understand. Please also tell His Majesty not to worry and to focus on handling state affairs."

Lou Xiao was surprised when he heard this, and when Young Master Ning finished his reply, he was so shocked that he was almost stunned. No matter how much Lord Lou warned him before, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he couldn't imagine that the relationship between His Majesty and Young Master Ning was so casual and relaxed.

No wonder Wu Shilu treated him so attentively. Lou Xiao realized it belatedly and felt scared... Fortunately, fortunately, he had never been perfunctory or neglectful to him because of his unknown background.

"Brother Lou, Brother Lou?"

Lou Xiao suddenly came back to his senses and realized that Ning Chao had stood up. He smiled and asked himself: "Then let's not wait for him and go over to take a look first?"

"Oh, okay." After stepping out of the side hall, he suddenly realized, wait... this "he", could it be referring to the emperor?

He panicked and said, "Brother Ning, aren't we waiting for His Majesty?"

Four palace maids in green robes and black hats led the way in front, while Jinxin and Chang Duoshou served closely on their left and right.

Ning Er looked up at the emerald green glazed tile roof in front of the palace and said with a smile, "What else? Didn't His Majesty say that we don't have to wait for him? The morning light waits for no one. If we delay any further, won't we be late for the meeting?"

Lou Xiao hesitated and said, "But..." Isn't this too disrespectful?

"What's the problem? Let's go. His Majesty won't blame you."

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At this time, in Ciqing Palace.

Princess Linping took the medicine from the medicine nanny and carefully brought it to the Queen Mother's bed: "Mother, I heard from Aunt Lezhu that you didn't use it for breakfast. How can this be? Please use some."

The Queen Mother wore a headband with a phoenix and peony beads, and her eyes were dark blue. She said lazily, "Put it aside for now. I don't have much appetite right now."

Lin Ping sat down sideways and advised with a smile: "How can you be healthy if you always refuse to eat? For the sake of your daughter, please do me a favor and eat some."

The Queen Mother leaned on the large pillow by the window, glanced at her own daughter, and sneered, "If you can take this bitter and sweet medicine soup and get well, there will be no diseases in the world."

Having said that, Linping handed the medicinal food to her mouth. The empress dowager frowned, but still reluctantly took two bites.

Le Zhu smiled and flattered, "Amitabha, it seems that your highness has to take action. We, the slaves, have worn out our lips, but we can't persuade the old lady at all."

Lin Ping ordered the tableware to be cleared away, and then said with a smile, "That won't do. Most serious symptoms are caused by improper diet. Even if you have no appetite, you still have to eat on time for the sake of your health."

"If your mother is tired of the imperial meals in the palace, I have just hired a few chefs from the south. They are very skilled and will send them to you someday."

The Queen Mother shook her head and sighed slowly: "Forget it, why bother with all this effort? I know what's wrong with me, it's not about medicine or food."

"My mother's illness is a heart disease."

The eldest princess's expression froze slightly. She nodded at Le Zhu, motioning her to take the maids serving in the palace out. Then she pretended to smile and asked, "Mother, please tell me, where do you get this from? In terms of honor, no one in the world can surpass you. In terms of happiness and longevity, even if your daughter is unfilial and cannot serve you, there is still His Majesty..."

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes slightly and snorted with a smile: "Others don't know, but Lin Ping doesn't know? It is said that daughters love their mothers, but now that you are a mother, you only have your own children in your eyes, and you don't see an old woman like me."

Lin Ping's face turned pale. She pretended to be scared and leaned on the Queen Mother's knees, saying coquettishly: "Mother, I told you not to say that. If it gets out, I will have no place to live!"

The Queen Mother reached out her hand, casually patted the eldest princess on the back, and said with a smile: "It's just a private conversation between us. This is Ciqing Palace, who dares to spread the message? But you, who will be a grandmother in a few years, are still so unbecoming when you act like a spoiled child."

Princess Linping refused to stand up, and smiled with her hands covering her lips, "After all, we are in the Empress Dowager's Ciqing Palace, so how can we be so rude? No one else can see us. Speaking of which, when Xiao'er entered the palace today, he was worried about the Empress Dowager's illness, and repeatedly asked me to comfort the Empress Dowager on his behalf."

The Queen Mother stroked her daughter's black hair and smiled, "Xiao'er is a good child. Since she has followed you into the palace, why don't you invite her in?"

Lin Ping stood up hesitantly: "This... Xiao'er came in this time for another errand."

"Mission?" The Queen Mother asked in surprise, "How old is Xiao'er? What kind of mission can be assigned to him?"

Lin Ping's thoughts turned around, but he said, "When the emperor came to Fuyuan in the past, he met Xiao'er and was attracted by his youth and liveliness, and his intelligence. So he summoned him to the palace and made him a companion."

The Queen Mother curled her lips and said calmly, "Study companion? I wonder who he is that can ask my own grandson, the eldest son of Princess Linping, to accompany him?"

She raised her eyelids, and her dark eyes turned to her daughter, not knowing whether it was a reminder or a warning: "Linping, you now have a son and a daughter, but don't forget your brother, who is still single."

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