Chunman Palace

Chapter 114 Love and Erosion (Part [-])
In a blink of an eye, the fifth prince Shaorong's full moon ceremony came. Xuan Yin attached great importance to holding the full moon banquet. Everyone in Te Xiaoyu's six palaces had to attend. He ordered the musicians, dining room, and people in the inner court to prepare seven days in advance, and sent people to find the banquet. I got a piece of good Hetian jade, and I plan to give it to the fifth prince that day, to make fun of the jade.

The palace hadn't held a banquet for a long time, and now people from all palaces gathered together, and it looked very lively. Mu Pingting was dressed in auspicious clothes, and the jewels on her head were extremely complicated, especially a ostrich and singing hairpin were extremely dazzling, and she wore a The ruby ​​gold collar she wears is even more elegant and luxurious, resembling the figure of Concubine Min back then.

After all the palaces were seated, Xuan Yin ordered people to play music and presented the gifts prepared earlier.

Mu Pingting happily thanked Shao Rong for the reward. She glanced at the reward, and praised the piece of Hetian jade: "This jade is dense and smooth, and the color is crystal clear, warm and elegant. The piece of Hetian that the emperor rewarded Yu, it's really good."

Xuan Yin smiled lightly and said: "Shao Rong's gift for getting jade, I naturally want to give the best."

The queen nodded and said: "Green water bears green jade, and white waves produce white jade. This piece of jade is indeed a high-quality Hetian jade. It seems that the emperor attaches great importance to Concubine Jin and the fifth prince." : "Present the gift prepared by the palace."

Shuxiang led the order to withdraw, and soon presented a silver lock head, which was exquisite in style, engraved with the words "Sailing Sui Sui", and below it was a bead pendant made of green jade, which was quite eye-catching .

The queen smiled and said: "This silver lock is meant to keep you safe and relieve pain from disasters. I heard that the fifth prince has been in poor health since he was born, and even developed a rash and cried every night, so I thought of this thing. I hope the Fifth Prince can grow up safely and healthily."

Mu Pingting said: "My concubine would like to thank the empress, with this silver lock, Shao Rong will be safe and sound."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head to look at Lin Qingyu, and asked proactively: "I heard that the younger sister Concubine Concubine has been preparing for Shaorong's ceremony for the past few days. I don't know what kind of gift my sister has prepared? I'm a little curious."

Lin Qingyu smiled lightly, asked Mo'er to present the prepared gift, and said: "Sister thought about it, and felt that the things outside always lacked a bit of warmth, so she personally sewed two aprons for the fifth prince. Don't dislike my sister's shallow stitches."

"How could it be?" Mu Pingting picked up a bellyband pretending to be pleasantly surprised, stroked the pattern on it with her fingers, raised her lips and said, "My sister's embroidery is getting better and better! This one is embroidered with five blessings and auspiciousness." pattern?"

Lin Qingyu replied: "Sister has good eyesight, this apron is made of moxa, it has the effect of warding off evil spirits, and it can also warm the body and remove the cold."

Mu Pingting handed the bellyband to Lingqiao, and said to Xuan Yin: "Your Majesty, my concubine's sister's embroidery skills are really good! I'm afraid that even the best embroiderers in this palace can't compare to them! The emperor simply resigned those women." Xiu Niang, let the concubine and younger sister stand on top alone."

Lin Qingyu knew that her words meant to humiliate herself, so she was not annoyed, so she just replied lightly: "When it comes to embroidery, my sister is just a trivial skill, it is not as good as the pattern of phoenix wearing peony that my sister embroidered a few days ago, it is even more gorgeous. .”

Xuan Yin took the apron from Lingqiao's hand and looked at it, and said: "The embroidery is really good." He suddenly heard Lin Qingyu talking about the pattern of phoenix wearing peonies, and frowned slightly: "What pattern do you think Concubine Jin embroidered in the palace? ?”

Mu Pingting was startled suddenly, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, my concubine has never embroidered a pattern of phoenix wearing peonies. You must know that the phoenix and peony are only used by empresses, so how dare I embroider them."

Lin Qingyu smiled and said: "Yes, only the empresses can use the phoenix and peony flowers. Even if Sister Jin embroidered, she wouldn't dare to use such patterns."

Concubine Lan Gui took a sip of wine and said, "Concubine Concubine Concubine Jin, are you slandering Concubine Jin?"

Lin Qingyu smiled and shook her head: "I dare not, my sister just vaguely remembers the pattern of Concubine Jin embroidering the pattern of phoenix wearing peonies, that's all, that's all, sister Quan is joking."

Concubine Lan looked sideways, and followed her sharply: "Concubine Concubine's joke is a bit too much."

Xuan Yin coughed lightly at this moment, and said: "Okay, since it's just a joke, don't worry about it too much."

The queen also glanced at the bellyband, and said: "The embroidery of this bellyband is very good, but if the emperor wants to get rid of the embroiderers in the embroidery yard, the concubine concubine might not be able to take care of the embroidery work in the palace alone."

Mu Pingting also recovered her expression, and said: "The concubine was just joking, it would be a pity if my sister with such a stately appearance is sent to the embroidery courtyard to be an embroidery lady." After finishing speaking, she softly called out: "Since this bellyband is the concubine's sister's wish, Lingqiao, you can put it on for the Fifth Prince."

"Yes." Lingqiao replied softly, stepped forward and hugged the Fifth Prince in her arms, and carefully put on the bellyband.

Huayue said from the side: "Your Majesty, look quickly, how festive and beautiful the Fifth Prince is wearing this apron."

Mu Pingting gently picked up the fifth prince, hung the silver lock on the fifth prince, and said, "Yes, this bellyband is really pretty. Look, Your Majesty, the fifth prince is smiling."

Xuan Yin said happily: "Very good, it seems that the fifth prince likes this bellyband very much."

At this time, Yu Chang stood up and said: "My concubine Jin, the concubine also prepared a gift for the fifth prince, and I want to give it to the fifth prince."

Mu Pingting asked suspiciously: "Oh? Didn't the gifts from the rest of the palace be sent to Xuanji Palace early in the morning? Yuchang is here?"

"The concubine has been thinking about the best gift for the fifth prince these days, but she couldn't make up her mind in the end, so she delayed the time..." Yu Chang timidly took out a wooden carving from his sleeve, and said: " Hope Concubine Jin can accept it."

Mu Pingting gestured to Lingqiao, took the gift from Yuchang in her hand, looked at it from a distance, and said, "What is this?"

Yu Chang smiled slightly, his brows eased, and he said in a low voice: "This is the salicur wood brought by my concubine from my hometown, and I carved it into the shape of a wild animal with my own hands, and it was only completed today..."

The queen said happily: "This brave is something to ward off evil spirits, and Yuchang has a heart." She frowned and looked at Yuchang's hidden fingers, and said, "Why are Yuchang's hands hurt so much? Yes. Did you get hurt while carving this Pixiu?"

Yuchang pursed his lips and shook his head: "It's okay, the concubine just accidentally stuck the file into her finger while carving this brave, it's okay."

The queen smiled and sighed: "You are a sincere person, and you gave the gift with all your heart."

Mu Pingting was a little displeased when she received this gift.

The silver lock given by the empress just now is to ward off evil spirits, and the moxa bellyband and patterns that Lin Qingyu sent to them are also to ward off evil spirits. eliminate?
"Yuchang has a heart." She smiled lightly and gestured to Lingqiao. When Fang was about to touch the wood carving, Lingqiao let go of her hand, and the wood carving fell firmly to the ground, torn apart.

Mu Pingting took advantage of the situation and reprimanded: "Lingqiao, how did you do it? You broke Yu Changzai's love for me!"

Lingqiao knelt down and pleaded guilty: "This servant didn't break Yu Changzai's woodcarving on purpose, it's just that I didn't have a good rest to prepare for the Fifth Prince's full moon banquet a few days ago, so I suddenly felt a little dizzy, that's why I didn't connect the woodcarving properly."

Mu Pingting pretended to reprimand: "You still dare to find excuses, go and ask Yu Changzai for punishment!"

Lingqiao picked up the wood carving in response, her eyes narrowed, and she suddenly said: "Your Majesty, it's not that the slaves are careless, this wood carving seems to be eaten by moths..."

Yu Changzai hurriedly said: "No, the concubine's piece of salicur wood was carefully selected by someone outside the palace. How could it have wormholes? The concubine would never dare to shoddy it as a good one. Give the woodcarving to the Fifth Prince."

Mu Pingting said: "Of course, Yu Changzai is aware of Bengong's intentions. I'm afraid that the girl Lingqiao is trying to offend her, or she's just talking nonsense." She amplified her voice, and said to Lingqiao : "You girl is getting better at lying, why don't you slap your mouth ten times!"

Yu Changzai knew that his status was low, so how could he be angry with Concubine Jin's maidservants, so he hurriedly said: "Msg Concubine Jin, don't be angry, maybe Lingqiao also made a mistake for a while, it was purely an unintentional mistake. It's not worth much to be so troubled."

The queen also persuaded and said: "Concubine Jin, today is the fifth prince's full moon ceremony. If you are so angry and hurt your body, the fifth prince will also be sad. Why don't you make big things into small things?"

Xuan Yin nodded: "Today is the fifth prince's full moon ceremony, and it should be complete, so don't worry about such trivial matters."

Seeing this, Mu Pingting was naturally happy, she reprimanded Lingqiao a few more words, wrapped up the wooden carving, and hid it under the banquet table.

She smiled again, and said to Yu Changzai: "Yu Changzai, you already know what you think about me and the fifth prince, and what happened today was all planned by Lingqiao, a rough girl. With all my heart." She raised her cup and said: "No matter what, I will thank my sister today." After speaking, she covered her face with her sleeve and poured the tea in the cup on the ground.

Yu Chang raised his cup in a hurry, and said: "Where is this, the concubine Jin has betrayed the concubine." She drank the wine in the glass and said: "The concubine Jin is willing to drink this glass of wine with the concubine. The concubine is very moved, but the empress should take care of her health, it is not advisable for a woman to drink too much after giving birth, it is best not to drink alcohol."

Mu Pingting smiled, "Thank you sister for reminding me that I used tea instead of wine just now."

Yuchang was slightly startled, then smiled with difficulty, and said in a very weak voice, "That's good."

Mu Pingting is disdainful towards people in her heart, this Yu Chang has not been favored in the palace for many years, and she is also a person who used to be close to Concubine Min, she used to blindly curry favor with Concubine Min, but now she is pretending to use bitter tricks Well, she can't accept this kind of cheap affection.

At this moment, Huayue suddenly screamed.

Mu Pingting immediately reprimanded: "The palace rules are strict, why are you making such a noise!"

Huayue hurriedly said: "Damn it, it's just that the fifth prince has a lot of red spots on his body..."

"What red spots!" Mu Pingting's face changed drastically, and she looked at the fifth prince. Sure enough, there were many large red spots on the places where there were red spots before, but the fifth prince didn't cry or make a fuss. appearance.

"Your Majesty! Shaorong, he..."

Xuan Yin got up and went over to check, his eyes were fixed and he said in a deep voice: "Chuan Tai Physician. Go!"

Lin Qingyu ordered: "Go and invite the new Imperial Physician Fang, I heard that his medical skills are very good."

Mu Pingting cried so tenderly that her face trembled: "Your Majesty, Shao Rong was not in good health before, but now he has this red spot for some reason, I am so afraid, Your Majesty, will Shao Rong..."

Xuan Yin comforted in a slow voice: "No, with me here, Shao Rong will be safe and sound!"

"But before Shaorong woke up with a rash all over his body, the imperial physician had treated him with mild medicine for the past few days, and now he has seen improvement. Why... If something happens to Shaorong, the concubine will also... woo... woo..." Mu Ping The sadness Ting said made her throw herself into Xuan Yin's arms and weep in a low voice, which made Xuan Yin feel even more compassionate and distressed.

The queen saw the person carrying the medicine box from outside the hall from a distance, and said, "Your Majesty, the imperial doctor is here."

Imperial Physician Fang was about to salute, but was interrupted by Xuan Yin: "What's the point of saluting at this time, quickly show the fifth prince what's wrong."

"Yes." Imperial Physician Fang stepped forward to examine it carefully, stretched his fingers towards the fifth prince's wrist, suddenly moved his nose, and said: "Your Majesty, the fifth prince has got nettles, and he has not recovered from his illness, and has taken wine by mistake As a result. The child drank alcohol and was blown by the wind, which made the disease appear on the body surface."

Xuan Yin asked: "Is the fifth prince's life in danger?"

Physician Fang replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the erythema will subside after one month after I prescribe a few prescriptions for the Fifth Prince."

Mu Pingting broke down in tears: "It takes a full month of decoction to get better? The fifth prince is only full moon now, how can he drink the decoction? Besides, the fifth prince had a rash before, and the nurse had to drink the medicine beforehand. , let the Fifth Prince drink the milk with medicinal properties."

Physician Fang thought for a moment, and said: "It's okay, but in this way, the medicinal properties must be weakened."

"Your Majesty, Shao Rong has to suffer so much at such a young age, my concubine is really distressed...!" Mu Pingting's voice was like weeping blood, and every word pierced her heart. She tightly grasped Xuan Yin's lapel, and said: " By the way, the imperial doctor said that Shao Rong had drunk wine by mistake, who, who wanted to harm our mother and son! Your Majesty! You must make the decision for your concubine and Shao Rong!"

Xuan Yin hugged him tightly, and comforted him: "Don't worry, I will definitely make the decision for you and Shao Rong!" He turned and said sternly: "Who was taking care of the fifth prince before!"

Huayue immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince has been held by the servant since the banquet, but the servant has never fed the Fifth Prince anything, let alone wine."

"If it wasn't you, then who would it be! When the banquet started, who did the Fifth Prince meet?" Xuan Yin swept his eyes away and landed on Lingqiao: "You, the clothes that the Fifth Prince wore before, are they right? "

Lingqiao was so frightened that her face was ashes, and she knelt on the ground immediately: "Your Majesty! Even if you give this servant ten courage, this servant would not dare to murder the fifth prince! Just now, this servant really only put the fifth prince on a bellyband and a silver lock It's just the head."

Doctor Fang sniffed, touched the silver lock in front of the fifth prince's neck, put his finger under his nose and sniffed lightly, "Your Majesty, the jade pendant on the silver lock smells of alcohol, I'm afraid the fifth prince grabbed the jade lock." Pendant, the wine was eaten only after it was contained in the mouth."

(End of this chapter)