foxy charmer

When Melo entered the Compassion Palace, the Empress Dowager was having a meal, she was very surprised when she saw Melo, "Why are you here, where is that Qiu family?"

Melo told the whole story, "Please don't blame the queen mother on her."

"How can the Ai family not blame you. You have been married for only three days and she has seduced the prince to accept her into the mansion. I heard that the prince has stayed in her room every day for a month, and he never even came to see you when you were seriously ill." Queen Mother Frowning, looking at the pale Melo in front of her, he finally swallowed his bad words in front of her.

"Sit down quickly and drink some water. Come here at noon to warm you up."

Melo thanked her, and sat beside the Queen Mother according to her words.

"I don't blame you. Anyone who encounters this will get angry." The queen mother touched her hand, "Why, the hands are so cold in this weather? I think you look bad, didn't the third child mean you Are you well?"

In order to avoid causing gossip, Wei Chili told the palace half a month ago that the concubine's illness has recovered and there is no need to call the imperial physician.

Melo pursed her lips, "It's too hot, it's just a little repetitive, Grandma Huang, don't worry."

"How can the Ai family not be worried." The queen mother shook her head and said regretfully, "I knew you would suffer such anger at the Three Princes' Mansion, and the Ai family should have promised you to the sixth child. No one would hurt someone like this."

"I was the one who insisted on marrying the Third Prince at the beginning, and now I don't feel any regrets." Melo said, "Grandma Huang loves me so much that she doesn't see anything wrong with me. It's not the prince's fault that he fell ill."

The queen mother put down the jade rosary in her hand and sighed, not knowing what to say.

"Let's eat, it's almost past lunch time, let's eat something first, we don't necessarily have to wait for Qiu's arrival on an empty stomach."

"Yes." She smiled and ate with the Queen Mother.

The yellow silk table is full of delicacies, and there is a bowl of celadon lily and black chicken soup in the middle.

"This soup tastes really good." Merlot took a sip and served a bowl for the queen mother. "Is there a new cook in the imperial dining room?"

"Yes, here comes a cook named Bizhu." The Queen Mother tasted it and nodded, "It's really good."

She glanced at Melo, "It's hot in summer, I'm afraid you don't have a good appetite, Aijia asked Bi Zhu to serve in your house in two days, so as not to lose weight and lose her human figure."

Melo smiled lightly, "Grandma Huang used to make fun of Luo Er." She didn't refuse.

The two of them had finished their lunch and had some fruits and desserts, only to see Eunuch Zhou come in to announce, "I want to report to the Empress Dowager, Mrs. Qiu has arrived and is waiting at the door."

The Empress Dowager put down the teacup and snorted, "If it's later, the gate of the palace will be closed." She deliberately raised her voice so that Qiu Baishao outside could hear, "The daughter of a small family doesn't understand the rules at all. New When the daughter-in-law comes back to see the elders, let her kneel outside and wait."

"Yes."

Melo looked outside the door. The late sun was so poisonous that even the cicadas' singing heated up. She pleaded, "Qiu doesn't know the rules. It's the concubine who didn't teach her well. She entered the palace for the first time. Grandma Huang will forgive her for once."

The queen mother wondered, "Why are you accommodating her like this?"

"It's not that the concubine accommodates her, it's that the concubine doesn't want the prince to be sad." Melo lowered her head and smiled, looking at the teacup on her lap with distracted eyes, and said something that made her not know how she was feeling, "The prince finally got a teacup after so many years. Lovely person, if the lord comes back from work and sees that she has fallen ill due to heat stroke, it would be great if there is no one around to take care of her."

"I'm not a rich lady at all, she's so delicate, she'll fall in the sun." The queen mother said, her tone softened, "Forget it, since you're begging for her, let her come in."

Qiu Baishao heard the queen mother's order for her to kneel outside, but before she could kneel down, someone called her in again.She took a deep breath and guessed who was pleading for her.

Seeing the current Empress Dowager for the first time, Qiu Baishao felt nervous and uneasy, she is just the concubine daughter of a medicine shop owner, she can still hold up an airs in the royal palace, but it is unavoidable to show timidity in the majestic and majestic palace.

Besides, she more or less guessed the reason why the queen mother summoned her - it was not a good thing after all.

Entering the hall, there was a gust of cool air blowing in, there was an ice basin all over the place in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and the Empress Dowager was leaning on the kang bed, sipping tea one after another.Seeing the Empress Dowager's expression, Qiu Baishao's mood instantly fell to the bottom.

I'm afraid I will suffer some crimes today.

But she looked away, and saw Melo on the other side of the bed smiling at her, for some reason, perhaps because Melo helped her a lot today, after seeing this smile, Qiu Baishao gained some confidence for no reason.

She knew that Mello would help her.

"My concubine is from the Qiu family, and I have met the queen mother." Qiu Baishao raised her skirt and knelt down on the ground neatly.

She can play tricks in front of some people, but not in front of others.Qiu Baishao may not be wise, but she has at least self-knowledge.

The Empress Dowager acted as if she had never heard of it, she half-knocked her eyes to look at the tea in her hand, lifted the tea cover with her well-maintained hand, and slowly went to float the tea, "The Ai family knows that you like black tea, are you still used to this Yunnan Dianhong?"

Merlot replied, "It's mellow and warm, with a strong fruity aroma in the aftertaste. The Queen Mother's tea is all good tea."

"Black tea is resistant to brewing. Unlike green tea, you have to pour it after drinking it three or two times." The queen mother raised the cup and took a sip of the tea, "You are the third prince's concubine and his wife. Is there any difference?"

"The concubines don't know, but listen to the Queen Mother's teachings."

"No matter how good the concubine is, it's just like green tea. It will refresh you once you drink it, but it will be weak and tasteless after two times." The queen mother looked at her with deep eyes, "But the wife is different. The wife can bear it. Yes, it is rich and mellow, and will not lose its taste after several brews."

Qiu Baishao, who was kneeling on the ground, listened and understood what the Empress Dowager meant.

"The empress dowager's words, my concubine will remember it." Melo said, looking at Qiu Baishao on the ground, the empress dowager ignored her and continued to chat with her.

She could only remind her in a low voice, "Queen Dowager, the side concubine is still kneeling..."

"Why, can't you kneel?"

Qiu Baishao immediately bowed her head, "I dare not."

The old man continued to talk to Melo as if he had never heard of it.The two chatted for an hour and a half, and Qiu Baishao also knelt for an hour and a half, until the sun slanted, and the queen mother asked someone to help her up, "Okay, after talking about my son so much, the family is tired, you I'm tired too, let's go back and rest."

"Yes, the concubine is leaving." Melo bowed, and when the Queen Mother entered the back room, he hurriedly helped Qiu Baishao on the ground.

An hour and a half later, Qiu Baishao's knees were as cold and hard as the marble floor in the temple, she lost consciousness and did not listen to her commands at all.As soon as he got up, he staggered and fell into Melo's arms.

"Sister..." Melo helped her, and turned to call Qiushi, "Come here, help the side concubine, she may not be able to walk by herself now."

"Yes." Qiu Shi was concerned on the surface, but he was very happy in his heart, seeing Qiu Baishao's pale face, let alone how happy he was.

"Many, thank you, sister." Qiu Baishao gritted her teeth, feeling ashamed, but her calf was paralyzed, she really couldn't walk by herself at this time, she had to rely on the strength of others.

Melo helped her and slowly moved out, "Where's your girl, why didn't you follow?" she asked.

"After she hired the imperial doctor, I left her at home to serve my mother." When mentioning this, Qiu Baishao looked at Melo complicatedly, and then said in a low voice, "I really don't know what to do about my mother. How can I thank my sister."

There were mixed feelings in her heart, filled with deep self-ashamedness.It was obvious that she made things difficult for Melo, but she never annoyed herself from the beginning to the end, helping her to read the accounts, helping her to find a doctor, and even dragging this sick and disabled body to the palace for her.

Qiu Baishao saw Melo's pale face, and knew that she might not be feeling better than herself at this time, but even the reason for her illness was also because of herself.

But it's still doubtful whether she doesn't hate Melo at all.The more magnanimous Melo is, the more he ignores past suspicions, the more it will make her feel small. If it were the past, she would not accept this kind of favor, and would only hate Melo even more.

But mother is different.

She has spared no effort to save their mother and daughter today, and Qiu Baishao will never be ungrateful for this.

If this is the temperament of the main room, then she is indeed not as good as Melo.

On the one hand, there is guilt and gratitude, and on the other hand, there is a hurdle in her heart that cannot be overcome. The two are intertwined, which makes Qiu Baishao feel restless, and does not know how to treat Melo.She still needs to clear her mind.

On the carriage back, Melo was really exhausted. She closed her eyes and forced a smile at Qiu Baishao, "I'm a little dizzy. Let's rest for a while. When it's over, my sister remembers to call me."

"Princess, sleep peacefully, I will call you when I arrive."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw that the woman's hand on her lap loosened, and her wrist turned sideways.Already asleep.

After running around for a whole day, Qiu Baishao was also a little sleepy, feeling anxious all the time.She supported her chin with one hand, and leaned against the occasional floating car window to refresh herself, when suddenly a heavy weight was placed on her shoulder, and someone leaned against her.

Looking back, she saw the woman frowning uncomfortably, cold sweat dripping on her forehead, and her temples were wet.Even wearing a luxurious golden step and putting on makeup, it still couldn't block her sickness, like a dying white fox, beautiful and weak.

Being approached by an unfamiliar woman for the first time, Qiu Baishao was not used to it, but looking at Melo's painful morbid state, she suddenly became suspicious:

Does the queen mother really like this third princess?Even she could see that the princess was not feeling well. Even if the queen mother wanted to suppress her, she didn't have to bring a third princess in. She could have let her go back to the mansion to rest first. Why did Melo stay in the palace for so long with his sick body?

There is no solution to the twists and turns. Melo's situation is very bad at the moment. Qiu Baishao heard her breathing heavily. The soft and beautiful face was still green and white, but now it is flushed, eyelashes Underneath even with powder, you can faintly see the cyan color.

She stretched out her hand to touch it, thinking it was bad.

I'm afraid I've got heatstroke.

"Sister..." During the turbulence, Qiu Baishao's hand was suddenly held by someone, and that hand was scorching hot, which even made her heart tremble.The woman murmured and whispered anxiously, "Sister, sister..."

Qiu Baishao was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Melo probably missed her sister at home.

Seeing the woman's unbearable pain, she hesitated for a while, but finally held her hand and replied softly, "Sister, I'm here."

She owed it to her after all.