Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 261: Asking Taoist Priests to Exorcise Evil Spirits Outside the Palace

Kunning Palace.

Today is the fifth day of the first lunar month, the day when the concubines pay their respects to the Empress Dowager. The Emperor rested in Kunning Palace last night, so the Empress did not go to serve the Empress Dowager, which made the Empress's complexion look a little better.

To be honest, every day when he came to pay respects, Huang Ye was worried about the queen, seeing that she was becoming more and more haggard. Didn't he just want to kick her out of Ning Yuxuan? Was there any need to pretend for so long?

The queen also felt that it had been a bit long. She hated the old woman in her heart, thinking that she was deliberately torturing her by making her serve her every night. She thought that the empress dowager had been laying the groundwork for so many days and it was time for her to break out today.

"Come with me and pay your respects to the Cining Palace." The queen stood up and led the way out.

The others followed the Queen according to their positions. Huang Ye was sensitive enough to notice that Xu Rou would look at her from time to time, her eyes full of smugness and determination, which made her nervous. She almost got slapped in the face the last time she came. This time, without the help of Prince Fu and the Third Prince, the Emperor would not come unless someone called him. If the Queen Mother was determined to punish her...

Since the Queen Mother is pretending to be sick, she shouldn't cause any trouble today. Anyway, she won't let the Queen Mother succeed, Huang Ye thought secretly and followed everyone into the Cining Palace.

Just as Huang Ye expected, the Queen Mother did not come out. It was said that she was seriously ill and confused. All the doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau had come, but they could not find out the cause of her illness.

"Aunt." Xu Rou's exclamation came from the inner room: "You useless slaves, Aunt is clearly possessed by evil spirits. Why don't you go out and find someone to exorcise the evil spirits? Instead, you give her these useless bitter medicines to drink..."

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother doesn't want to cause trouble..." Huang Ye recognized that it was the voice of Nanny Yingchun.

"Is my aunt's health unimportant?" Xu Rou shouted angrily, "You are just going to watch her die. Go find the queen. She is in charge of all the affairs of the harem. Let's see what she says."

Matron Yingchun came out in embarrassment: "Empress, the Empress Dowager's illness, the doctors in the Imperial Hospital are all helpless, this..." She suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Empress, please save the Empress Dowager... Please, Empress..."

The Queen looked at Madam Yingchun in embarrassment and said, "It's not that I don't want to save the Queen Mother. This person from outside the palace has to inform the Emperor when he enters the palace... Otherwise, the Emperor should be leaving the morning court by now. Why don't you go to the Imperial Study and see what the Emperor says?"

The Queen has been feeling very anxious these days. She knew that Concubine Huang had used food to win over several men in the palace. She had originally wanted to move this matter forward. If she drove Concubine Huang out of Ningyuxuan in advance, it would be difficult for her to win people's hearts by using this trick again.

Unfortunately, the Empress Dowager is a fool. Seeing her come to serve her every night, she actually became addicted to acting. She had to wait until all the concubines came to the Cining Palace to pay their respects before she started acting. However, the fool Concubine Xu also acted very hard. As long as the Emperor still had a little bit of filial piety, he would not reject Nanny Yingchun's request.

In fact, the queen was not wrong in her guess. Not long after Nanny Yingchun went to the Yangxin Palace, she came back and said that the emperor agreed to their request to find a Taoist priest outside the palace to come in and exorcise evil spirits. Now, it was just a matter of where to ask him.

"Everyone, tell me, before you entered the palace, did you hear about where there were powerful Taoist priests to hire?" The queen's voice was relaxed, and it was obvious that she agreed with this matter. After all, no one could stand the empress dowager's torment every day and night.

Everyone in the palace started talking, but Huang Ye didn't say anything. She just watched them perform quietly.

"Concubine Huang, where do you think we should go to invite someone?" Seeing that Huang Ye didn't say anything, the queen called out her name directly. Although Concubine Huang was young, the dignified way she sat made people feel the majesty of a superior for no reason. This made her feel like there were needles pricking her heart, making her breathless, so she asked without thinking.

"Your concubine..." Huang Ye didn't expect the queen to suddenly ask her. Everyone in the harem knew that she, Huang Ye, the queen mother and Xu Rou were sworn enemies. How should she answer now? If what she said was not to their liking, would they accuse her of trying to murder the queen mother?

Huang Ye felt that as a subordinate of the Empress Dowager, cooperating with her was her minimum responsibility: "Replying to the Empress Dowager, I left the capital when I was young. It was only in the past few years that I heard that the largest Taoist temple in the capital is the Baiyun Temple. The Empress Dowager has an imperial aura, and those who can get close to her are not ordinary people."

Seeing everyone looking at him in agreement, Huang Ye felt that what he said was correct: "I heard that Taoist Xuan Chengzi, the abbot of Baiyun Temple, has boundless magical powers. Perhaps only by inviting him over can we resolve the calamity facing the Queen Mother."

Look, how cooperative she is. Huang Ye gave himself a thumbs up in his heart. Prince has been flying out every night these days, but it is not in vain. Huang Ye knows a lot of things that others know or don’t know.

The Queen did not expect Huang Concubine to be so understanding. Even Xu Rou, who had always been at odds with Huang Concubine, praised her: "Although Huang Concubine usually speaks incoherently, she spoke the truth today. I also agree to invite Taoist Master Xuan Chengzi from Baiyun Temple."

Huang Ye, who usually speaks in a nonsensical way, added: "My concubine and Xu Concubine have the same idea, which shows that Xu Concubine is not very serious either. Let's not laugh at each other..." Huang Ye would not indulge her. Bickering is good for physical and mental health. Besides, life in the harem is so boring, it is good to liven up the atmosphere.

"Well, the Queen Mother's health is like this, you still have the time to bicker here." The Queen glared at Xu Rou who was about to retort: ​​"I will listen to Huangpin's opinion on this matter. Let's just settle it. I will send someone to invite him into the palace as soon as possible. The Queen Mother's health can't be delayed any longer."

Xupin, this idiot, doesn't she know the saying that if you delay, something bad will happen? Huangpin took the initiative to ask this person to come to the palace. If there is any problem, she has to bear it herself.

"The Empress is wise and powerful. I and other concubines really admire her." Huang Ye flattered the Empress with all her strength. She wanted to plot against her, right? But she was waiting for them to make a move with confidence. She was just afraid that they would not reach out. If anyone stretched their claws too long, she would not mind chopping off their claws.

"Let's all go." The queen felt annoyed when she saw Huang Ye. She didn't enjoy her flattery but found it irritating. She stood up and led the way out.

Among those who were most sensitive and understood the queen the best, it would be Concubine Lin, who had a very sharp mind. She slowly fell behind a few steps and winked at Huang Ye who was walking behind her. Huang Ye understood and also slowed down his pace. The two of them fell far behind the crowd.