Chunman Palace

Chapter 112 Love and Erosion (Part [-])
In Xuanji Palace, Mu Pingting and Concubine Shen drank tea and chatted as usual. Seeing that the fifth prince's full moon ceremony was coming soon, Concubine Shen brought the tiger-toed shoes she made by herself. Mu Pingting was also happy to see her. Since the last time she After losing his son, he never saw this thing again.

I didn't see it before, and I'm afraid it hurt the scene. After many years, looking at the lifelike tiger head embroidered on the shoes, she felt a sense of comfort in her heart.

Seeing that Mu Pingting suddenly felt sad, Concubine Shen asked, "It's okay, what's wrong?"

Mu Pingting shook her head and smiled while holding the pair of tiger-head shoes: "It's nothing, just seeing the tiger's head so lifelike, I'm a little fascinated."

Concubine Shen went in without knowing, and said with a light smile: "What is there to look forward to?"

Mu Pingting sadly said: "These two little tigers can run freely on the grassland without any worries, but we can only stay in this deep palace, busy endlessly, and can't come up with a single piece of money." Idle, Sister Shen, tell me, are we more pitiful than these two tiger-toed shoes?"

"Well, why did you think of these things?" Concubine Shen stepped forward and touched Mu Pingting's forehead, and said to herself, "It's not like you've got a cold and burned your head, so why are you talking nonsense?"

Mu Pingting smiled palely: "Sister Shen, I really feel a little tired."

"Well, I know." Concubine Shen sighed, and squeezed Mu Pingting's hand tightly: "But do you think we still have a way out now? Now that we're in this deep palace, we can't say we're tired, and we can't let others feel that You are tired. Otherwise it will lead to disaster."

Mu Pingting mourned, "If I lived outside, I might be able to steal a few days of peace and leisure, but in this palace, I have to live in fear every minute and every second, and I can't relax even for a moment. ... Such a day is really boring."

Concubine Shen smiled and shook her head: "How can I not know what you think? It's just that everyone in the world is different, each has his own way, and each suffers in his own way. Those people outside the palace who can't eat enough to eat can't wait for a moment every day." Only by not slacking off can we get enough food and clothing, we are being supported by people in this palace, so we have to work hard, don't we?"

She stretched out her finger to tease the tip of the fifth prince's nose, and said: "You have the fifth prince by your side, sister, you can rest assured, all the blessings and fortunes are waiting for you."

Mu Pingting smiled: "Then I'll borrow my sister's blessing." She took a sip of the tea cup and asked, "I wonder how the eldest princess is doing now? Has she grown taller?"

"Yeah, after all these years, I've grown up and have my own temper." Concubine Shen lowered her eyes and said in a dull tone, "I don't know what happened to such a well-behaved and obedient child in the past. I don’t like talking to me much anymore, and…”

The words she wanted to utter were not uttered after all, but turned into a long and mournful sigh.

Mu Pingting saw that something was wrong, and asked softly, "What's wrong with the eldest princess? Didn't she like being with her sister very much before? What happened?"

Chuntao, who was beside Concubine Shen, saw that her master was not easy to speak, so she said quickly: "Go back to Concubine Jin, the eldest princess heard something outside the palace a few days ago, and once she returned to the palace, she asked whether our lady has been lying to her, even though we The empress tried her best to argue against Qingming, but in the end they broke up unhappy, and the eldest princess has also become estranged from our empress."

Concubine Shen immediately reprimanded: "Chuntao! I want you to talk too much!"

Mu Pingting shook her head again and again: "Why didn't my sister come and tell me about such a big thing? It must be those servants outside who are talking nonsense, making the princess listen to something! My sister can't let them go easily!"

Chun Tao also said: "Yeah, it's been good all these years, and I haven't seen those palace people talking nonsense, why are they digging up those things now... It just so happens that the eldest princess heard it."

Mu Pingting said: "This matter is obvious. Before Lin Qingyu returned to the palace, everyone lived in peace. After she returned to the palace, she was involved in so many things! If it is said that this matter has nothing to do with her, I will definitely not believe it. "

Concubine Shen's eyes were full of hatred: "I knew she would have a plan when she returned to the palace, but now my title is gone, if there is no more princess... If this is really what she did... I will definitely not let it go." pass her!"

Mu Pingting was about to say a few words of persuasion, but suddenly there was a burst of bright laughter from outside the house. This laughter seemed very noisy and made people feel hot.

She immediately said to Lingqiao: "What are the chattering outside, call them all in!"

"Yes." Lingqiao went out immediately, and came in with two terrified maids.

The two maids immediately knelt down: "I don't know what mistake I made, please forgive me!"

Mu Pingting lowered her voice and reprimanded: "What are you two talking about outside just now? Don't you know that noise and noise are not allowed in Xuanji Palace? If you wake up the Fifth Prince, you won't be able to keep your heads!"

"My servant knows my mistake! My servant knows my mistake! Just now when the servants passed through the court, they heard a few gossips from the palace servants inside, so...the servants didn't really want to disturb the empress, please forgive me!"

Mu Pingting frowned and said, "What did you hear?"

The two maids were a little confused: "This... this..."

Mu Pingting stared sharply: "Quickly say it!"

"The slaves have heard that the Eldest Princess has a good relationship with the emperor's guards, and the queen mother intends to marry the two of them..." After the maid finished speaking, she raised her head and looked at Mu Pingting cautiously. At this time, Mu Pingting His face was ashen, and his eyes were wide open.

Concubine Shen said angrily: "You just listen to this kind of rumor, and you still talk nonsense in front of the master? Don't you know what it means to talk too much without losing it!"

The two maids knelt down on the ground: "I know my mistake! I beg your mother to spare your life!"

Concubine Shen looked at Mu Pingting, and thought that this was in Xuanji Palace, and it would be better for her to deal with it, but seeing Mu Pingting was in a daze, she could only say coldly: "Since you know your mistake, you should be punished, drag it on, everyone Fifty palms."

The two maids were frightened, and they shouted indiscriminately: "The servants are just telling the truth, and it's not the rumors passed down by the servants. I don't know what mistakes the servants have made!!!"

Hearing the commotion, the Fifth Prince woke up startled and began to cry loudly.

And Mu Pingting just stood there blankly, as if she lost her soul.

"Why are you so noisy." Following a majestic man's voice, the palace maid who was pulling the maid out also stopped.

Concubine Shen lightly touched Mu Pingting, and brought the others together to salute, "My concubine pays my respects to the emperor."

Xuan Yin nodded, and asked softly: "What's wrong with Yue'er?"

Concubine Shen said: "The emperor came just in time, these two maids chewed their tongues, woke up the Fifth Prince and even quibbled, Sister Jin Concubine is feeling sad for the Fifth Prince..."

Xuan Yin showed suspicion: "Sad...? What happened to Shao Rong?"

Concubine Shen said sadly: "Your majesty doesn't know something. The fifth prince was born with a weak body. He suffered from a strange disease of rash when exposed to heat and wind. Poor fifth prince's little child, itching and pain all over his body, but he couldn't understand it. He cried every night and couldn't sleep. Concubine Jin's eyes are all red. Fortunately, after being taken care of by Imperial Physician Liu, she finally got better and was able to fall asleep, but was woken up by these two slaves again. These two scumbags."

Xuan Yin attached the most importance to this child, and now that Concubine Shen said such a sad thing, the expression on his face became colder, showing a faint murderous intent.

He glanced down: "Is that the two of them?"

The two maids immediately argued: "Your Majesty, there is no servant! The servant really didn't wake up the Fifth Prince!"

Xuan Yin was too lazy to talk to others, so he just said briefly: "Drag down and die." Then he walked straight towards Mu Pingting, the cries of the two maids behind him were heard far and far away.

Lingqiao saluted slightly: "My maidservant, go and rub the ointment prepared by Imperial Physician Liu on the Fifth Prince." Then she hurriedly went to the back room to search for the medicine box, and after a while, she came back with a box of emerald green porcelain, and carefully gave it to the fifth prince. The fifth prince wiped it up.

Mu Pingting looked at Xuan Yin sadly: "Your Majesty, my concubine..."

Xuan Yin pulled Mu Pingting's hand, his eyes moved slightly: "Yue'er don't worry, I'm here, I will make decisions for you."

Mu Pingting only felt the excessive warmth on the back of her hand, giving rise to some sticky discomfort, she just gently withdrew her hand, and forced a somewhat fake smile: "The emperor can come to see my concubine and Shaorong. Satisfied... Your Majesty loves Sister Qingyu so much these days, why do you have the time to come to Xuanji Palace today?"

Xuan Yin smiled, and took her hand back again: "I haven't seen you for a few days, and I'm getting more petty. Qingyu, no, how can concubine concubine compare with you?"

Concubine Shen saw that the two were very affectionate, and it was not good to stay here for a long time, so she just said softly: "The concubine remembers that there are still some things in the palace, so I will go back first, sister, please stay here with the emperor well."

Mu Pingting raised her eyes and glanced at Concubine Shen, "Sister is leaving now? Your Majesty, hurry up and try to persuade Concubine Shen to stay."

Xuan Yin smiled faintly: "Since your sister Concubine Shen is jealous, it's your sister who should persuade you."

Mu Pingting smiled, stood up and hugged the fifth prince whose crying was fading: "The emperor is always evasive, you don't know how anxious my concubine is when she finds out that the fifth prince has a rash, if it wasn't for Concubine Shen who often came to Xuanji Palace came to help take care of it, and the concubine really didn't know what to do."

Concubine Lan immediately understood Mu Pingting's intentions, she stopped and said, "Concubine Chen and Concubine Jin's younger sister have known each other since childhood, and they are the closest in this palace. hang your teeth."

Xuan Yin said in a deep voice: "It is very difficult to have this kind of friendship." After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and called Li Qiao: "Prepare the etiquette of the imperial concubine."

Mu Pingting showed joy on her face: "Your Majesty, this is..."

Xuan Yin pondered for a moment, and said: "There are not many people in the palace who can care about the harem like the queen. Yuyan's status should also be promoted, so she can still be crowned with the title of "Lan", okay?"

Concubine Shen was happy in her heart, but on the face she shied away with some embarrassment: "But the concubine's qualifications are still young, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to take the position of noble concubine."

Xuan Yin said lightly: "I said you can do it." He twisted the bead string in his hand and said: "Your seniority in the palace is only second to that of the empress. Suspect."

Concubine Shen said happily: "Then, my concubine will thank the emperor a lot!"

Xuan Yin waved his hand: "Well, let's go."

After Concubine Shen left, Mu Pingting felt wronged again: "The emperor hasn't come for a long time, and now I finally think of my concubine and Shao Rong. The emperor doesn't know how severe the rash on Shao Rong was a few days ago, my concubine listens. Shaorong was crying, feeling uncomfortable in his heart, wishing he could suffer this for him."

Xuan Yin looked lovingly at the fifth prince in Mu Pingting's arms, and sighed softly: "It's my fault, it hurts Shao Rong, and it hurts Yue'er." He stroked Mu Pingting's hair and comforted her. Said: "Now I'm here, with me, your mother and child will be fine."

He called Lingqiao to ask: "What did the imperial physician say about the Fifth Prince's illness?"

Lingqiao recounted to Xuan Yin what Imperial Physician Liu had said about the fifth prince in the previous nights.

After hearing this, Xuan Yin was a little surprised and remorseful, and said for a long time: "It's my fault... Don't worry, Yue'er, I will order the people from the Imperial Hospital to work together to treat Shaorong today, and there will always be a solution. "

Mu Pingting sniffed, then raised her crystal eyes pitifully, and said tentatively: "Your Majesty, I used to feel uncomfortable when I was pregnant with Shaorong, but thanks to the secret method given by the priest of Linxian Palace, I can let you go." Qingyu and Zeyu's bodyguards have healed the concubine... Now that Shaorong is suffering so much, can this method be used?"

Xuan Yin's face showed embarrassment: "Yue'er, there is one thing I have to tell you."

Mu Pingting thought that Xuan Yin had changed his mind and didn't want to hurt Lin Qingyu anymore, so she said worriedly, "What?"

Xuan Yin said in a deep voice: "A few days ago, the queen came to me and said that the priests of Linxian Temple accepted bribes and found a lot of property in the residence of the priests of Linxian Temple. Now this matter has been handed over to me. Send down the priest."

Mu Pingting was stunned at first, and murmured: "How can this happen?" Then she immediately excused others: "But the method given by the priest is indeed effective, the emperor should see the merits of the priest, and punish him lightly. "

Xuan Yin wondered: "Of course I know that the priests saved you and Shao Rong, but now the evidence is convincing, the property is worth tens of thousands of taels, at least, and the court has also advised me to deal with the priests of Linxian Palace. The wind. I have to be severely punished."

Hearing this, Mu Pingting understood that the empress had planned to kill the priests of Linxian Temple, otherwise why would people search for evidence quietly.

Mu Pingting said: "The emperor, can't you ask the priest to give you a way to save Shaorong and deal with it later?"

Xuan Yin sighed again and again: "If Yue'er had told me this earlier, maybe I would have left him to heal Shao Rong, but now that the priest is dead, it's too late to ask any more questions.

Mu Pingting frowned and said: "Since the emperor has already made a decision, why should he tell his concubine again?"

Xuan Yin and Yan comforted: "Yue'er, don't worry, this priest's misbehavior has already been punished, but a fellow disciple of his is far away in Nanling, I have sent someone to invite him, I believe there will be a result within half a month."

Mu Pingting burst into tears: "The concubine is not out of annoyance, but anxious for Shao Rong... I don't know how to spend this half month."

(End of this chapter)