The general's wife knows medicine

Chapter 122 The Queen

Princess Qinghe smiled and said, "Really? It's just right. I haven't seen the queen for a long time, and I miss her so much." After saying that, she ignored the palace maid named Aunt Qin and pulled Tang Peipei towards Fengxiang Palace where the queen was.

Aunt Qin had no choice but to swallow her words and followed Princess Qinghe and the other person.

A palace maid went to the queen to pass on the message first.

Princess Qinghe was not in a hurry. She took Tang Peipei to appreciate the scenery along the way and introduced it to Tang Peipei one by one.

Seeing that both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law looked unhurried, Aunt Qin behind them couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Princess Qinghe suddenly asked, "Aunt Qin, is there anything going on? If so, go ahead and do it. I will take Peipei to the Queen Mother's place later."

When Aunt Qin came, she received the Queen's oral order to take the person to Fengxiang Palace in person, so naturally she did not dare to leave alone.

She smiled and responded, "I'm fine. I'll just follow the princess and the lady."

Princess Qinghe said to Tang Peipei: "The weather is getting hotter and hotter. It's easy to get heatstroke if you walk under the sun."

Tang Peipei didn't know what Princess Qinghe meant, so she had to follow Princess Qinghe's lead and said, "It's like this, mother, why don't we find a shady place to rest for a while?"

After saying that, he reached out and held Princess Qinghe's arm. Princess Qinghe pointed to the pavilion in front and said, "Let's go there."

Tang Peipei helped Princess Qinghe to the pavilion and said to Aunt Qin, "Aunt, is there any tea for me to drink?"

Aunt Qin was very depressed, but in order to avoid any trouble, she nodded and said, "Princess and Madam Mu, please wait here. I will be back soon."

After saying this, he went towards the Yangxin Palace.

The Hall of Mental Cultivation is not far from this pavilion. I think Aunt Qin must have gone to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to find water.

After Aunt Qin left, the little palace maids did not dare to get too close to Princess Qinghe and could only watch from afar.

Princess Qinghe pulled Tang Peipei over and said, "Don't be afraid, mother is here for you."

Tang Peipei was touched and nodded, "Don't worry, mother, I know everything."

Princess Qinghe nodded.

Aunt Qin came back with a tray with two cups and a pot of tea on it.

Tang Peipei took it, poured a glass for Princess Qinghe first, and then poured a glass for herself.

After they finished drinking, they walked towards Fengxiang Store under the leadership of Princess Qinghe. This time they did not delay any further as the weather was really hot.

When they arrived at Fengxiang Palace, Aunt Qin asked Princess Qinghe and Tang Peipei to wait outside the palace gate for a while while she went in to report.

Tang Peipei was still wondering whether this queen would be like those queens on TV, deliberately making her and Princess Qinghe stand outside the palace gate and wait for a long time before letting them in.

It turned out that Tang Peipei was overthinking. After a while, an old maid came out with a smile and said to the two of them, "This old servant greets Princess Qinghe and her wife."

Princess Qinghe was obviously more polite than she was to Aunt Qin, so she smiled and said, "Madam, please don't be polite."

The old nanny led Princess Qinghe and Tang Peipei into Fengxiang Palace.

As they walked, Tang Peipei was amazed to find that the queen's bedroom was almost as big as a three-courtyard house outside.

It took a full quarter of an hour to walk from the palace gate to Jingfang Pavilion where the queen received guests.

The queen sat on a high seat, looking down at Tang Peipei. Her eyes were like a sharp blade, and Tang Peipei felt uncomfortable all over.

But after a moment, the queen smiled and said, "She is indeed a beauty. No wonder Jintang would rather give up so many ladies from wealthy families to marry her."

It's hard to tell whether this statement is a compliment or an insult.

But Tang Peipei took it as a compliment, and felt at ease thinking that the queen was praising her, and said with a smile: "Thank you for the compliment, Queen."

The queen was stunned and couldn't help thinking that Tang Peipei was a bit of an idiot.

Princess Qinghe took over Tang Peipei's words and said to the queen with a smile: "Don't blame me, your majesty. This girl is a straightforward person and doesn't have so many twists and turns."

The queen could only smile and say, "How can you say that? I like you so much, how can I blame you?"

Tang Peipei didn't care about that. She just listened to her.

The queen wanted to embarrass Tang Peipei, but she was choked before she even started, so she had to adjust her mood again.

Asked: "Can Madam Mu read?"

Tang Peipei smiled and replied, "To answer the Queen, I have scholars in my family, and I will recognize some of them."

When the Queen heard this, she was sure that Tang Peipei was just a family member who studied and must not know many words, so she smiled and said, "Then Peipei, can you help me read this book?"

After saying this, he gestured to Aunt Qin, who stepped back and took out a book.

This is a Buddhist scripture.

Tang Peipei took it and looked at it. Wow, it seems quite familiar. Isn’t this the Heart Sutra that Tang Sanzang brought back from the West?

Tang Peipei opened it and read: "When Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva practiced the profound Prajna Paramita, he saw that the five aggregates were empty and transcended all suffering. Shariputra, form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form. Form is emptiness, emptiness is form. The same is true of feeling, thought, action and consciousness..."

The more Tang Peipei read, the more the queen found it unbelievable. She didn't expect that Tang Peipei actually knew so many words!

The queen quickly stopped him and said, "I didn't expect Peipei knows so many words." Then she looked pleased and nodded with satisfaction.

Tang Peipei returned the book to Aunt Qin, lowered her head and said shyly: "This is all I know."

The queen no longer believed Tang Peipei's words, but she thought to herself, so what if he knows a few words? He is still a country bumpkin.

But he smiled and said, "It's pretty good. After all, I came from the village, so it's pretty good."

Tang Peipei felt very uncomfortable after listening to the Queen's words and still didn't like communicating with people like this.

The two of them sat in the Queen's Palace for a while, then left and returned to the General's Mansion.

After Tang Peipei and the other two left, the nanny beside the queen asked, "Why did you let her go so easily today?"

It's obvious who she is referring to.

The Queen chuckled and said, "I asked her to come here today just to test the waters. The Emperor needs Mu Jintang right now, so I naturally can't make things difficult for her. I just need to wait for a while, and then it won't be too late to deal with her properly."

Madam said: "Your Highness is wise!"

On the way back, Tang Peipei felt somewhat puzzled by the queen's gentle letting go.

Today, the Queen seemed to be trying to make things difficult for her, but she resolved the problem. However, Tang Peipei felt that this difficulty was not really a difficulty at all.

Seeing Tang Peipei's puzzled expression, Princess Qinghe explained, "Now is the time when the emperor needs Jintang, so the queen naturally doesn't dare to make trouble at this juncture."

Tang Peipei nodded in understanding: "So that's how it is."

When they arrived at the gate of the mansion, Tang Peipei asked Princess Qinghe hesitantly, "Mother, can I go to the store to take a look?"

Princess Qinghe knew that Jinxiu Manor was Tang Peipei's hard work, and she could understand her feelings.

But she still said earnestly: "Pei Pei, now that you have married into the general's mansion, your mother will not restrict you in some behaviors, but today is the second day since you got married, I think it is better for you to wait until the third day to return home before going to the store."

Tang Peipei also knew what Princess Qinghe meant. She had learned about it before. The custom here is that the third day after marriage is the day to return to your parents' home. If you return to your parents' home during this period, it will be unlucky because others will think that you are returning home because your marriage is not going well.

Tang Peipei had no choice but to nod and say, "I'm sorry! Mother, I shouldn't have had this thought."

Princess Qinghe comforted him, "I know that Jintang is not at home, and you will be bored staying at home. If you think it's okay, why not manage the General's Mansion in the next two days? It's a matter of time anyway."

Tang Peipei thought about it and nodded in agreement.