Chunman Palace

Chapter 124
The cold wind came quietly, and the branches were covered with a thick layer of frost and snow. In the blink of an eye, winter came, and the fetus in Lin Qingyu's womb was already seven months old.

But there were rumors in the palace, saying that her seven-month-old stomach was much smaller than that of ordinary women when they were pregnant. Some said it was because the fetus was not nourished enough, and some said that the mother was weak and could not keep up with the nutrition of the growing fetus. .

Seeing the rumours, Lin Qingyu also secretly speculated in his heart, thinking about how to suppress the rumors.

After all, the rumors are still small now, if more ugly words spread, I am afraid that Xuan Yin will also have suspicions.

So she called Mo'er to dress herself up and went to Yeting.

Seeing Lin Qingyu coming, the steward of Yeting greeted him respectfully, and said with a smile on his face: "My concubine is here, do you have any orders?"

Lin Qingyu kept silent and only glanced at Mo'er lightly.

Mo'er stepped forward, took out an ingot of silver and handed it to Su Li, and said: "Grandpa Su, our mother's food has not been very delicious these few months, and I wondered if the food made by the dining room was not to my taste, so I thought Pick a few good cooks and go back, and change a few tricks for our mother."

Su Li took the ingot of silver and fell into deep thought: "Good cooking... hiss..." Suddenly, he slapped his thigh, and suddenly thought of something and said: "Yes, there is a lady named Keqin who used to serve Xia Concubine. , just cooking in the small kitchen, it’s delicious with all the flavors and aromas.”

Mo'er frowned and said: "Then how did she get into this court? Don't be guilty of something dirty."

Su Li waved her hands again and again: "This can't, this can't, the really black servants under his hands don't dare to introduce it to the concubine concubine! But since the empress came to Yeting to find this skillful hand, she must be tolerant of small evils. ? This is a bit unlucky even though he is a good cook. "

When Mo'er heard this, she couldn't help frowning and said, "What's unlucky, Eunuch Su has to make it clear, if someone who is a kefu is sent to Yanxi Palace, we will not agree."

Su Li stepped forward mysteriously, lowered his voice and said: "This Keqin was given to the prince as a counter meal by the concubine Xia before, but within half a year, the prince died of heartache."

Mo'er said impatiently: "I thought it was a big deal. That's enough, let's call someone out, let us first have a look."

Su Li nodded, and then led a slightly older aunt out.

I just heard the aunt slowly say: "Your servant can Qin, I have seen my concubine."

Lin Qingyu asked: "When did you serve Concubine Xia? How old are you now?"

Keqin replied respectfully: "This slave has served Concubine Xia for three whole years, and now she is twenty-seven."

Mo'er wondered: "Isn't the maid going out of the palace at the age of 25? Why is Keqin still working in Yeting?"

Su Li smiled and said: "Miss Mo'er doesn't know something, this Yeting is a place for criminals to stay, even if the palace maids are over 25 years old, they have to stay in Yeting to be punished and cannot leave the palace."

Lin Qingyu looked at Keqin and asked, "What dishes do you know?"

When Keqin heard that he wanted to ask about the dishes he could cook, he immediately eloquently said: "Three delicacies fat chicken, duck strips with bird's nest, pigeon eggs with silk, fried carp, longevity alfalfa cake, eight immortals soup and shredded chicken noodles, these In the city, as well as ordinary dishes in common people's homes, they can also cook.

Lin Qingyu nodded slightly and smiled: "That's right, let's go with Bengong."

When Keqin heard this, tears welled up in the two lines, and he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Lin Qingyu's back to thank him. It wasn't until Su Li reminded him that he hurriedly got up from the ground and followed with his pack.

In fact, Lin Qingyu came to Ye Ting specifically to look for a court lady who is good at cooking not because she couldn't eat, but just to spread the news of her lack of appetite by taking advantage of the crowds in Ye Ting.

With the novel dishes that Keqin made daily, Lin Qingyu did eat a lot more, and her stomach gradually grew bigger.

When a woman is pregnant in October, it is a matter of life and death.

She made up her mind, put on a cloak and disguised herself, and went to Jinhan Palace late at night.

From a distance, she saw Ze Chu who was on duty at the door. He was wearing clothes that were worse than the usual guards. He had a thin face, but his eyes were still sharp and bright, and he quickly noticed where she was.

Lin Qingyu showed guilt, and said in a low tone, "How are you doing these days?"

Zeyu's eyes jumped slightly, and his voice restrained his emotions, "Thanks to my concubine for your care, everything will be fine for you."

Lin Qingyu took a few steps forward, intending to wipe off the fallen leaves on someone's forehead, but thinking of the difference in their identities, she silently withdrew her hand and said sadly: "So I'm sorry for you, you have a bright future, Now it's for me."

Ze's eyes were lonely, "Everything that Ze's did was done out of his heart and willingly."

Lin Qingyu's eyebrows and eyes were filled with sorrow, and his tone trembled: "Now you have fallen into this situation for me, do you have any regrets?"

Zezu slightly curled his lips into a smile, and said in a gentle voice, "Although I have some regrets, I have no regrets."

"Actually, there is something I want to tell you today." While Lin Qingyu was speaking, she quietly moved her hand to her swollen abdomen. The smooth and soft touch made her smile, and she knew that a life was being conceived inside.

"Actually, this child does not belong to the emperor."

After Lin Qingyu finished saying this, Zeyu almost froze. His voice trembled slightly, and he laughed involuntarily. Then he lowered his head and looked at Lin Qingyu's round belly with some excitement.

Zeyu said with some uncertainty: "Then, this child..."

Lin Qingyu lightly held Zeyou's hand, and affirmed: "This child is the connection between the two of us. I used the method to raise the month on the pulse for a month, so I was able to hide it from the emperor."

Zeyu paused with a smile, and suddenly said gloomyly: "But if you use this method, it is tantamount to taking risks..."

Lin Qingyu shook his head, held Zeyi's palm even tighter, and said softly: "You gave up everything for me, why can't I sacrifice once for you? Zeyi, in fact, I still have something to say when I come here this time." Tell you."

Hearing the words, Zezi set his sights on Lin Qingyu.

Lin Qingyu said sadly: "It is said that a woman is pregnant in October, and the time of giving birth is like walking through the gate of hell... I am very afraid. If I don't see you now, we will have no chance to meet again in the future. I want to beg you, if If something happens to me, no matter what happens, our child will be safe."

Ze Zong stroked the broken hair on her forehead, and said gently: "What are you talking about? You and the child will be fine."

Lin Qingyu smiled and said: "I'm not afraid of [-], just in case. This is my first childbirth, so you should just give me a talisman."

Zeyi nodded as if compromising, "Okay, I promise you...but I will never let anything happen to you."

The cold wind was harsh, and all the flowers in the imperial garden withered, only a few honeysuckle leaves turned greener, which added a bit of vitality to the imperial garden of Nuoda.

Concubine Sui walked through the imperial garden boredly, and walked straight to the plum garden, when she heard a sound of laughter, she stopped for a while.

A palace maid said with a smile: "Do you think that the emperor's new Concubine Sui is very similar to the former Concubine Chang in terms of appearance and temperament? I heard that Concubine Sui is also from the Chang Mansion."

Another court lady said: "I heard that she has the same temper as Concubine Chang in the past, and she is not a master of trivial matters. Tell me, if Concubine Chang is still here now, what will happen if she meets Concubine Sui?"

"The two fires burning together can only turn into a bigger fire. Do you expect them to lose both? What's more, Concubine Sui came from the Chang Mansion, so it stands to reason that she should be on good terms with Concubine Chang."

"Speaking of fire, I think Concubine Chang died by self-immolation... Sigh, people are all burnt to ashes. The way of death is as fiery as the temper, which is embarrassing."

"A concubine committing suicide is disrespectful to the emperor. The leader of the Chang Xie has worked so hard, otherwise, how could the emperor have promoted her as a concubine? This kind of person is selfish in his heart, and he doesn't even care about his family in the future."

"Yeah, she's gone for a hundred years, and I don't know who will leave this mess to clean up. You said, Concubine Sui is also from the Chang Mansion. Will the Emperor feel disgusted when he sees Concubine Sui?"

"I will definitely! Concubine Sui's identity and temperament are exactly the same as Concubine Chang's before committing suicide, maybe..."

Concubine Sui couldn't listen any longer, she pushed aside the branches and ran up angrily, only to see two maids holding brooms clinging to them and talking, seeing someone coming, she immediately knelt down in fright.

Concubine Sui scolded angrily: "What were you two sluts talking about just now?"

The two maids immediately said cowardly: "The servant didn't say anything, the servant just thinks that the favor of the concubine Sui is not fading, and the concubine promotion is just around the corner!"

"Yes, that's what the servants were talking about just now."

"Presumptuous, do you two think I'm deaf?!" Concubine Sui is not a fool. Seeing the two maids lying with their eyes open, she immediately became furious, her beautiful eyes widening and she said: "I will tolerate your affairs Two sluts talking about it? You two sluts like to gossip, okay, I will let you stop talking nonsense from now on!"

She said to Hongxiao: "These two lowly maidservants were talking nonsense, so I immediately dragged them down and cut their tongues."

The faces of the two palace maids turned pale with fright: "Miss Sui, please forgive me, I dare not!"

"What's the noise?" At this moment, a cold voice drifted over slowly, and a woman dressed in an indigo purple orchid floral dress and a green snake jade hairpin came in gracefully, with an elegant and noble face.

Concubine Sui heard the words and looked over, with a smirk on her face and said: "Who is this palace supposed to be, it turned out to be sister Yupin, I have dealt with a few servants here, and sister Yupin laughed at me."

Yu Concubine smiled slightly: "Sister Sui Concubine must have a reason to punish them. What did these two court ladies do wrong?"

"Talk about master behind his back, gossip!" Concubine Sui squinted at the two court ladies who were kneeling on the ground, and said angrily, "You two lowly maids think that you are hiding behind a playful smile and saying bad things about master, thinking that you can be ignorant , don't you know?"

"The servant did not speak ill of you, Mistress Sui, really not!"

"You still dare to quibble! Hung Hom, give Ben Gong a slap in the mouth!"

"Wait!" Yu Concubine immediately stopped her, walked up to the two maids at the same time, and asked softly, "You two really didn't speak ill of Sui Concubine? Or did you talk about something that was forbidden? "

"The servants are talking about the concubine Chang in the past, but the servants dare not joke, they just said that the concubine Chang has a hot temper, just like the concubine Sui now..."

Concubine Sui retorted: "Nonsense! Why did you talk about Bengong's background behind your back just now, thinking that Bengong didn't hear it?"

"No! The maidservants only mentioned that Sui Concubine was also from Changfu. If Chang Concubine is still here, Sui Concubine must be on good terms with Chang Concubine, that's all." fade out.

Concubine Sui sneered: "You still dare to argue? It seems that you are not ready to tell the truth without punishment, Hongxiao, what are you waiting for, do it!"

Concubine Yu slowly raised her hand, signaling the two maids to stand up, "Then what the two maids said is the truth? Or has it already come true?"

Concubine Sui immediately frowned and said, "Sister, are you going to intercede for these two lowly maidservants?"

The jade concubine said softly: "They are already very pitiful. They have to clean the imperial garden on weekdays, unlike us who can do what they want in the palace. They are already restrained by the harem, but what they say and think is ours. There is no way to interfere."

Concubine Sui just felt baffled, "Dare to ask Sister Yupin, should these two maids talk about their master behind their backs, should they be punished?"

Concubine Yu nodded: "Of course it should be punished, but it's just a mistake in words, it's fine if you said it verbally, sister, don't pursue it too much."

Seeing people like this, Concubine Sui felt very unhappy, and immediately started to sneer: "Sister Yu Concubine, you have just been promoted from the position of nobleman to concubine a few days ago, there are some things you may not be clear about, the palace rules are strict, and the master does not allow the slaves to discuss .”

Yubi said softly: "Then what if I want to intercede for them? Can my younger sister show my elder sister some face?"

Concubine Sui's anger was not yet smooth, so she was unwilling to let the two maids go, but she was also a concubine with Concubine Yu, so she couldn't help her, so she could only swallow her anger and said: "Since Sister Yu Concubine speaks, of course Younger Sister will give it to you." For your sake, you two can go."

"Thank you, Empress Yupin, and thank you, Empress Sui." The two maids thanked them again and again, and retreated.

Concubine Sui snorted coldly, then left.

At this moment, Bing'er, Yu Concubine's close maid, stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Madam, Sui Concubine is in the limelight now, why don't you start a conflict with her at this time."

Yu Concubine smiled and said: "I have my own sense of propriety. Today's matter is entrusted by my concubine sister, so I must put my heart into it, but I don't know why my concubine sister took the initiative to provoke Concubine Sui."

Bing'er said with a sad face: "Mother, I still think it's better for you to meddle in such things. Even though you are in the concubine with her, you can't stop her from plotting against you behind your back."

"Understood, the big deal is that I just need to put my heart into it." The jade concubine stretched out her hand to touch the emerald leaves of honeysuckle, which were delicate and smooth, "My concubine is also promoted by my concubine and concubine, this kindness must be repaid, let alone this is just a trivial matter, You don't have to say anything else."

(End of this chapter)