20demayo Chapter 338 I entrust my mother and grandmother to you
Chapter 338 I entrust my mother and grandmother to you
Yun Duo hurried back to Funing Palace. A carriage with simple exterior decoration but luxurious and comfortable interior had already stopped at the palace gate, and Lai Fu was waiting respectfully on the side.
Jun Jingli carefully carried Cheng Shiyin onto the carriage, then gently placed her in the carriage without the seat, letting her lie on the soft cushion: "Shiyin, take good care of yourself and wait for me to pick you up."
Cheng Yuheng looked at Cheng Shiyin through the car window: "Mother, please forgive me for being unfilial. For now, I can only entrust you to Duo'er's care. Only in this way can I feel a little relieved. You may suffer some grievances in the next few days, but please believe that I will deal with the affairs of the court as soon as possible and take you back to the palace."
Cheng Shiyin stretched out her hands with a smile, and held the hands of Jun Jingli in the car and Jun Mingyu who was standing by the window respectively. Her eyes were full of love and trust: "Your Majesty, Yu'er, you don't have to worry about me. With Doctor Yun and Duo'er taking care of me, I will be fine. Besides, I know the importance of what you are doing. Yu'er, your mother is waiting in Xiangyun Village, waiting for you and your father to successfully resolve those difficult issues in the court, and then come to take your mother back." After that, she smiled gently at the father and son to show her comfort.
Jun Jingli carefully tucked the corner of the quilt for Cheng Shiyin. A hint of tenderness and concern appeared in his deep eyes, and then he gently stepped down from the carriage.
After standing still, Jun Jingli turned to look at Siqi, who had been waiting by the side and silently wiping her tears, and solemnly ordered: "You must take good care of the queen, and there must not be any negligence. If the queen makes any mistake, I will only hold you responsible!"
Siqi quickly bowed and saluted, and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will do my best to take good care of you."
Siqi is Cheng Shiyin's personal maid, who has been with her since she was a child, and the master and servant have a deep relationship. A fire broke out in Fengqi Palace, and the outside world rumored that the queen and the prince had unfortunately died in the fire, but in fact, only Siqi knew the truth - the queen was still alive.
After the fire, everyone else in Fengqi Palace died or was banished to a remote place. Only Siqi, who was the queen's personal attendant, was left behind to continue serving her.
However, due to the special circumstances, in order to avoid arousing suspicion from others, Siqi could only appear at a fixed time every day to wash, feed and change clothes for the queen. The rest of the time, she was confined to a room specially arranged for her and was not allowed to enter and leave at will.
After all, in the eyes of everyone, she had already died in the raging fire together with the queen.
Jun Jingli slowly turned his gaze to Yunhai and Yunduo beside him, his eyes revealing a hint of trust and entrustment: "Doctor Yun, Duoer, I leave the Queen to you." His voice was low and solemn, and this decision carried endless responsibilities and expectations.
Yun Hai nodded respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured! As long as our Xiangyun Village is here, we will do our best to protect the Queen and ensure that she is safe and sound."
Yun Duo beside him also nodded seriously: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will take good care of the Queen!"
"Father, I am sending Grandfather, Grandpa Yun and Mother out of the palace. Leave the outside of the palace to me and Grandfather. Father, I will leave the inside of the palace to you. You must be careful and put your safety first. Don't forget that Mother is still waiting for us to take her home!"
Jun Jingli listened to his son's caring words, and his heart warmed. He nodded slowly: "Don't worry! I still want to take your mother to travel around Dazhao. She won't die easily."
Jun Jingli patted his son's shoulder: "Let's go!"
A low-key carriage slowly drove away from the palace and headed towards the Cheng Mansion.
After the Changchun Palace closed its gates, the night deepened and everything around was quiet.
At that time, Aunt Xu clearly felt a sharp pain in her arm, as if a needle had pierced her. Recalling this, she couldn't help but take a breath and hurriedly raised her arm to check. She saw a small red dot on her forearm, which was almost imperceptible if she didn't look closely. This time, she didn't feel anything. If there was a red dot, she would think she was hallucinating.
Nanny Xu's heart tightened and she thought to herself: "Could it be that someone has secretly poisoned me?" Thinking of this, she did not dare to delay and immediately found an old nanny in Changchun Palace who had some knowledge of medicine.
The old nanny carefully felt his pulse. As time passed, Nanny Xu's heart tightened. However, after a while, the old nanny slowly loosened her hand, shook her head and said, "From the pulse, there is no sign of poisoning."
Hearing this, Aunt Xu's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down a little, and she felt relieved.
She decided to wait until tomorrow morning and then ask the imperial physician to come and take a closer look to make sure there were no mistakes.
After a short rest, Nanny Xu hurried to Concubine Yu's bedroom. When she reached the palace, she stopped and reported in a low voice: "Madam, Pei Cheng has already left with his men."
Concubine Yu's gentle but dignified voice came from inside the room: "Mammy, send someone to keep an eye on Funing Palace. I feel that today's incident is a bit strange, and we must not take it lightly."
Nanny Xu bowed quickly and replied, "Yes, I'll arrange it right away." After that, she turned and left Concubine Yu's bedroom, and told Qiangwei who was standing beside her to guard the bedroom well.
Madam Xu quickened her pace, cursing inwardly as she walked: "Laifu, you are a eunuch who relies on the power of others! If you hadn't ordered others to beat Gao Huaizhou with a stick, causing him to be unable to get out of bed, why would I have to rush around and arrange personnel so late at night! Humph, when the queen succeeds, you, this evil slave, will be the first one to be executed!"
After Yu Pingting gave her instructions to Aunt Xu, she moved towards Wu Rige. Wu Rige pushed her away and said expressionlessly, "Ting'er, be good. You should focus on the overall situation. I will accompany you every day in the future."
After saying this, Wu Rige left without any reluctance.
At the Cheng residence, Old Lady Cheng hugged Cheng Shiyin and burst into tears, "My poor daughter! Mother thought she would never see my daughter again in this life."
"Mother, it's my fault. I have made you and father sad for ten years."
"Grandmother, the Queen just had surgery and is weak. It's not appropriate for her to be overly happy or sad."
Old Lady Cheng hurriedly wiped away her tears and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, it was mother who was confused. I should be happy to see Yin'er working for me. Look at me..."
Yun Duo stepped forward and said softly, "Grandmother, let the queen rest in the carriage for a while. You pack up and follow me back to Xiangyun Village. When we get there, you and the queen can reminisce about the past."
After Wu Ri Ge left, Imperial Concubine Yu sat restlessly in her bedroom. "Madame Xu, is there any news over there?" Imperial Concubine Yu asked with a frown. Madam Xu lowered her head and replied, "Your Majesty, the secret guards just reported that a carriage left Funing Palace and entered Cheng Mansion. The secret guards investigated and it seems that Doctor Yun left the palace overnight for some unknown reason."
Imperial Concubine Yu gritted her teeth and said, "Is the mother poison in Yu Ma's secret room suspicious?"
"My queen, Lord Wu checked today and found nothing abnormal with the mother Gu."
"Keep having people keep a close eye on Funing Palace. Yao'er has returned to the palace. The results from Lord Wu and my father will come out in the next two days. Mammy, I don't know why I have been feeling uneasy since Wu Ri was isolated."
"Your Majesty, you probably didn't get enough rest. I'll light some calming incense for you. Please take a rest!"
At the Cheng Mansion, Old Lady Cheng prepared the luggage and got on the carriage. Except for Cheng Zhiyuan and the housekeeper, everyone else in the mansion got two carriages each. Together with the queen's carriage, there were three carriages in total, all parked in the backyard of the Cheng Mansion.
Yun Duo asked everyone to get into the carriage, and she, Yun Teng and Yun Yu drove the carriage.
At first, Cheng Ping and Cheng An wanted to drive the carriage, but Yun Duo refused them on the pretext that they were afraid of being discovered as members of the Cheng family.
At this moment, everyone in the car except Yunhai fell asleep because of the incense that was lit in advance.
Jun Mingyu held Yun Duo's hand tightly, his eyes full of reluctance: "Duo'er, you are the person I trust the most. I entrust my mother and grandmother to you. Remember to protect yourself. Only when you are safe and sound can you have the ability to protect others."
After saying that, he hugged Yun Duo tightly, as if he wanted to merge her into his body. "Duo Duo, I'm really sorry. It's all because of my incompetence that I made you suffer as well." His voice trembled slightly, revealing his deep remorse and guilt.
However, Yun Duo interrupted him without hesitation and said angrily: "Cheng Yuheng, if you keep talking like this, I will be really angry! In my heart, you are already very outstanding. Look, you are so young and you have your own powerful forces. In my master's side, people of your age are still in college. Don't be so self-deprecating in the future. You will always be the most amazing existence in my heart, Yuheng. Remember, no matter what the final outcome is, your safety is the most important, understand?"
For some reason, even though she knew his name was actually Jun Mingyu, Yun Duo was still used to calling him Cheng Yuheng.
Afterwards, Yun Duo gently pushed Jun Mingyu away, turned around and put the carriage behind her into the space. Then, she took Yun Teng and Yun Yu out of the Cheng Mansion through the back door.