The emperor's uncle dotes on the little princess alone

Chapter 302 The Empress Dowager's Secret

"Xuan'er, who is this little girl next to you?" The Queen Mother naturally noticed Xiao Yuge at this time. She stayed in the Buddhist hall all year round and had no contact with the outside world. Naturally, she didn't know the relationship between Qian Tingxuan and Xiao Yuge. matter.

"Mother, this is Ge'er that I mentioned to you last time!" Qian Tingxuan looked at Ge'er with a smile.

"She is indeed a beauty." The Queen Mother looked at Xiao Yuge from a distance.

I don’t know if Xiao Yuge is overthinking it, but she always feels that something is wrong with the way the Queen Mother looks at her.

Sure enough, just after the banquet, the Queen Mother sent someone to send a message, saying that Xiao Yuge should go to Shoukang Palace. She said that the Queen Mother wanted to see her alone, and even Qian Ting was blocked from the door.

"Why did the Queen Mother summon me alone?" Xiao Yuge pulled Qian Tingxuan beside him as if to help.

"Don't be afraid. Mother will not make things difficult for you. I will be waiting for you here." Qian Tingxuan gently stroked her hand and comforted her in a low voice.

"Miss Xiao, please." Aunt Qin made a gesture of invitation towards Xiao Yuge. After all, Xiao Yuge was the one the prince liked, so she didn't dare to be rude.

Xiao Yuge followed Aunt Qin into Shoukang Palace. She thought that the Queen Mother would sit high in the middle of the palace and look down at her, but she never thought that the Queen Mother would actually summon her in the garden.

"Daughter of the common people, please give your regards to the Queen Mother!" Xiao Yuge grew up in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Although he was willful, he still did not mess with the etiquette he learned.

The Queen Mother raised her eyes and looked at her. After looking her up and down, she hummed and nodded: "Yes, she is indeed a stunning beauty. No wonder Xuan'er is so obsessed with you."

Xiao Yuge raised her eyes for a moment, then quickly lowered her head, not daring to answer the words randomly. The key point was that she didn't know how to answer the words.

The Queen Mother waved her hand and signaled the maids on the side to retreat until only the three of them and Aunt Qin were left.

I don’t know whether the Queen Mother did it intentionally or not, but she suddenly fell on Xiao Yuge after taking two steps!

"Queen Mother!" Xiao Yuge supported her with quick eyes and hands. The moment she held the Queen Mother's wrist, she was a little stunned: How could it be so cold, as if...
"Queen Mother!"

When she was lost in thought, Aunt An on the side also came to her senses and quickly came up to help the Queen Mother sit aside.

"Miss Xiao?" After the Queen Mother sat down, she coughed for a long time before she calmed down, but she didn't seem to remember Xiao Yuge's first and last name.

"Yes!" Xiao Yuge lowered his head respectfully.

"Your appearance does match Xuan'er very well, but apart from this, none of your family background or your identity is worthy of Xuan'er. You have to think clearly, maybe Xuan'er is just obsessed with your beauty now. You look at You are very smart and should know some truth. Do you think Xuan'er can still love you after your appearance is gone?" "So, what do you mean, Queen Mother?"

Before coming here, Xiao Yuge had already thought of various versions in her mind, so when it came to this moment, she was not so nervous anymore. They were all cliche plots in story books, and it was just that she was not worthy of Xiaoyao. She didn't think about trying to outdo anyone with words like "Wang", so she didn't care what she said.

"Xuan'er once knelt down and begged the Ai family to help you. The Ai family didn't want to be a mandarin duck. They thought that even if you were not a noble girl, you should be a daughter of an innocent family. But now, you don't even know your own life experience. How can such an unclear person be compatible with Xuan'er? So, if you really love Xuan'er, then leave him!"

It seems that the Queen Mother has investigated her in advance, which is just right, and she doesn't have to waste her breath. Although she has no objection to leaving Qian Tingxuan, she is really a little unconvinced when she says this. If she really loves Qian Tingxuan, with such a tough attitude, doesn’t the Queen Mother want to beat the couple?
"Queen Mother, you are right. A civilian girl has no identity or status. She doesn't even know who she is or where she comes from. She is indeed not suitable for the prince. However, Queen Mother, do you really think that a civilian girl will leave the prince? Will the prince really be happy? Do you know what he wants?"

The original respect for the Queen Mother also began to dissipate. As the prince's mother, she has not seen the prince for many years, does not ask whether he is good or bad, and wants to break up his marriage as soon as he leaves the temple. Is this really love?

"Presumptuous!" The Queen Mother did not expect that she would contradict her like this. She slammed the table in anger: "How dare you be so presumptuous in front of the Ai family. It seems that you are relying on Xuan'er's favor and are lawless!" This time, she was determined to break them up.

"Queen Mother, you don't need to be angry. What the daughter of the people said is true. Over the years, you have never asked about the life and death of the prince. As soon as you appeared, you wanted to separate him and me. Have you ever asked him why he is so persistent? Want to be with me? That's because he only has less than three years to live, and he just wants to be with the person he likes in the remaining time. Even if you find him a well-matched noble girl, he will If you don’t like it, you won’t be happy. Do you want him to leave with regrets?”

"You, what are you talking about? Xuan'er only has less than three years to live." The Queen Mother's face suddenly turned pale, and her thin body trembled uncontrollably.

"Presumptuous! You actually dare to talk nonsense here and frighten the Queen Mother. How can you afford it?" Aunt Qin on the side scolded Xiao Yuge angrily.

"Whether I'm talking nonsense or not, Queen Mother, please send any imperial doctor to come and ask." Xiao Yuge secretly watched the Queen Mother's expression, and seemed to be more sure of her guess. As long as a mother cares a little about her son, You won't know these things.

The Queen Mother suddenly seemed to have been stimulated by something, and she kept coughing all the time. Her already thin body, under the loose clothes, was shaking like a dead leaf in the wind!
"The Queen Mother!" Aunt Qin on the side quickly supported the Queen Mother, and then shouted outside: "Quick! Go and call the imperial doctor!"

"No! Don't tell the imperial doctor!" However, the Queen Mother was very resistant to the imperial doctor and forcibly stopped it.

Xiao Yuge secretly frowned. She had also heard Qian Tingxuan say that in all the years she had been in the Buddhist hall, the Queen Mother had never asked an imperial doctor to come over. When she was ill, Aunt Qin, who had some knowledge of pharmacology, was always there to take care of her. Could it be that What secret is hidden here?
The Queen Mother finally stopped coughing. She raised her gray eyes and looked at Xiao Yuge again. After a long time, she asked: "Your name is Xiao Yuge, right?"

"Yes." Now he remembered her full name.

"Do you really like Xuan'er?" The Queen Mother hugged her closely.

Xiao Yuge pursed her lips. She didn't know how to answer. She couldn't talk about loving Qian Tingxuan, but at least she didn't hate him. She liked him a little bit, so she nodded.

"If the Xuan'er you mentioned only has less than three years to live, are you willing to marry him and be widowed in three years? You must have just gotten your haircut. You are still so young and your life is still very long. You really Have you thought about it?" The Queen Mother wanted to make sure that the girl in front of her was not coveting the identity of Princess Xiaoyao.

(End of this chapter)