Chunman Palace

Chapter 78
The long-lost tranquility of Guanju Palace was broken again.

The imperial doctor said that Concubine Min was four months pregnant, and Xuan Yin immediately restored her as Concubine Min when she found out, and even gave Concubine Min the right to assist the sixth palace.Although Concubine Lan wanted to remonstrate a few words in it, but the emperor's heir is the most important thing, Xuan Yin never listened to it, and insisted on respecting Concubine Min.

When Li Guo heard that Concubine Min was pregnant, he immediately sent envoys to present a lot of jewels and precious medicines, especially a white jade Guanyin statue with exquisite workmanship, clean and free of variegated colors, the most pure white and flawless, very eye-catching.

Lin Qingyu learned about Concubine Min's pregnancy from the Queen Mother. From this, it can be seen that the emperor attaches great importance to the matter of the emperor's heir.

She couldn't care much about these things. Since Mu Pingting regained favor, Xuan Yin still flipped through Mu Pingting's signboard. Concubine Min rarely went to Guanju Palace even though she was pregnant with the emperor's heir. The emperor only cared about the emperor's heir. It's all about Concubine Min's stomach.

If we talk about the love and affection in the past, I'm afraid it's gone.

Concubine Min was favored in the past, but now her crimes are obvious, and it is unacceptable to heaven. She is restored only by the heir in her womb. The emperor's eyes and mood have changed a long time ago. It will become her limbo again.

In any case, she was hopeless.

Lin Qingyu sat opposite the queen mother, picking Buddha beans quietly, the sweet spring hall was soaked in the fresh and refreshing smell of citron, and there was an inexplicable sense of comfort and security that lingered in her heart and gave birth to warmth.

The Empress Dowager flipped through the "Lotus Sutra" in her hand, suddenly felt her fingers were sore, she put down the scripture book and looked at her: "I see that you have lost weight recently, is it because you have a bad appetite?"

Lin Qingyu replied gently: "Back to the Empress Dowager, my concubine eats less meat, fishy and greasy food recently, and only eats some cold vegetables and mushrooms."

"No wonder, people are getting more and more emaciated after eating so bland." The queen mother took a sip of tea slowly and said earnestly: "If you don't eat minced meat, it's also good to use some wild ginseng and black chicken soup. The taste is light and easy to drink. Much better than eating unnutritious vegetable leaves."

Lin Qingyu replied casually: "My concubine made a note, thank you Queen Mother for your concern."

"You have to keep in mind what the Ai family said, so that you can spread the branches and leaves for the royal family!" After finishing speaking, the queen mother shook her head and sighed: "Actually, the Ai family doesn't like Concubine Min, but she is pregnant with the emperor now." Si, the emperor cares so much, the Ai family can't say anything, but the fear of foreigners cannot be ignored."

Lin Qingyu nodded and said nothing.

The queen mother looked at her indifferent look, smiled, and said: "Okay, Aijia sees you don't pick these Buddha beans, talk to Aijia, I haven't seen you these days, and the Ganquan Hall is strangely deserted of."

"Yes." Lin Qingyu told the empress dowager some interesting things that had been going on for a few months. The empress dowager closed her eyes and listened to a book for a while, nodding occasionally, showing no expression on her face.

Finally, the queen mother interrupted: "You have been serving the emperor for so long, why didn't you even conceive an emperor's heir."

"Ah...?" Lin Qingyu panicked, thinking that the queen mother was blaming herself, so she got up and knelt down, "It's the concubine who has no skills."

The queen mother lowered her eyes to look at her, and said helplessly: "Get up, when did the Ai family blame you?"

"Yes." Lin Qingyu stood up awkwardly, feeling terrified.

"It's not that I am sorry for you. It's important to be favored. It's even more important to give birth to a prince for the emperor. Those vegetarian vegetables and mushrooms you usually eat can repair your body, but they are not suitable for childbearing." The queen mother opened a book casually. Book, asked: "Do you know Feiyan Hede?"

Feiyan Hede is the concubine of Emperor Cheng of Han Dynasty. It is said that Zhao Feiyan is slender and can perform palm dance. Zhao Hede is Zhao Feiyan's younger sister. The two of them took Xiji pills for a slim figure. But it makes it difficult to conceive for life.

Of course she knew this, she read it in the study at home when she was a child, and she was beaten by Father Lin for it.

Lin Qingyu replied respectfully: "The concubine knows the Queen Mother's wishes, so she will have a good meal in the future."

The Empress Dowager wrinkled and said with a smile: "My good boy, Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede thought that they would not have to pay a price for taking shortcuts, but after cooking all the world's flowers, they would lose their color. You should not step into this irreparable situation."

"The concubine always remembers the teachings of the empress dowager."

After the two of them finished speaking, the eldest princess came in with her maid to pay her respects.

The queen mother nodded her head and said: "Have you thought about it these days? If you continue to make troubles, the Ai family will ignore you."

"Queen, I know I'm wrong! How long has it been spring, let me go to the imperial garden today." The eldest princess caught a glimpse of Lin Qingyu next to her, and immediately changed her tone: "Yo, nobleman Qing is here too? I haven't seen you for a long time, how is the Qing nobleman doing?"

Lin Qingyu said: "Thank you, Eldest Princess, for your concern, everything is fine with my concubine."

The eldest princess looked at him playfully, and jokingly said: "Well, I heard that you have been a pet for three months, which is very powerful, but in the end, Jinjin pulled the emperor back so quickly, that's all you have. ah?"

The eldest princess's words were all ridicule. If it were before, Lin Qingyu would have suffered silently and dared not defend herself, but the people in the palace are swordsmen, and she has seen too much about me for fish and meat, and now she doesn't want to bear it anymore.

"No matter how talented a concubine is, she can't control the emperor's mind. The emperor can go wherever he wants. As a concubine, the concubine can only obey." Lin Qingyu gave the eldest princess a meaningful look, then smiled with lowered eyes : "Unlike the eldest princess, as the emperor's younger sister, she is more comfortable in her actions."

The eldest princess was stunned for a moment, she thought Lin Qingyu didn't dare to say anything more, but she didn't expect that this little nobleman would dare to teach her a lesson now?In the past, she was the one who pulled this nobleman back from Concubine Min's palace. At that time, Lin Qingyu didn't dare to be rude to Concubine Min, but now she sneered at her for coming, which is really a great irony.

The queen mother was also a little surprised, she only knew that Lin Qingyu was weak-tempered, and worried that she would be offended, but now she was a different person from before, with a rare arrogance.

The eldest princess raised her eyebrows and shouted angrily: "How dare you satirize me?!"

The Queen Mother took a deep look at the person, patted the table and said: "Okay! After staying in the Ganquan Palace for so long, you still haven't been imprisoned? You are so unruly, please apologize to the Qing nobleman."

"Let the son apologize to her?" The eldest princess opened her eyes and smiled in disbelief, and said unconvinced: "Mother, you are confused, it is clear that she is mocking the son. Humble! It’s nothing more than the imperial brother’s concubine.”

Lin Qingyu immediately saluted the eldest princess respectfully after hearing this: "I have no intention of offending the eldest princess, please forgive me."

The eldest princess raised her head proudly, with a deep smile, she raised her lips and said, "I still understand the rules."

"Presumptuous!" The queen mother frowned and stared at the eldest princess, and said sullenly: "If you hadn't spoken rudely first, would the Qing nobles have retaliated against you? Now you want others to apologize to you, it is really domineering! Apologize to Qing nobles."

The eldest princess snorted coldly, curled her lips and said: "Why should I apologize to her! Empress, you are really favoring outsiders more and more!"

"You!" The queen mother was trembling with anger, unable to speak for a long time.

Lin Qingyu hurriedly comforted: "The empress dowager, please calm down." Then he turned to the eldest princess with a gentle smile and said, "Eldest princess, calm down, the concubine was rude just now, please forgive the concubine this time."

The eldest princess ignored Lin Qingyu, turned around and left.

The queen mother sighed again and again: "Look! Look! The Ai family can't control her anymore! Such a temper will cause trouble sooner or later."

Yu Dai served tea and comforted him, "Don't get angry and hurt your body, Queen Mother, drink some tea to clear your anger. The imperial doctor said that your liver is very angry these days, so you can't get angry."

The Empress Dowager stared at the cup of tea, slammed it on the ground, and said angrily: "How can Aijia not be angry!"

Lin Qingyu saluted and said: "The empress dowager needs to take care of her health. This matter is all the concubine's fault. The concubine should not talk too much... The princess taught me a lesson, and the concubine should accept it. The concubine asks the empress dowager to punish her."

The queen mother frowned and looked at her: "What's wrong with you? This matter has nothing to do with you, it's cold on the ground, get up quickly."

"Yes." Lin Qingyu raised her eyes, got up and poured another cup of loquat leaf tea for the Queen Mother, and offered it respectfully, "The Queen Mother, please calm down with tea."

"Hey! If Hui Rui had half your temper, Ai Jia wouldn't be so worried!" The queen mother shook her head helplessly, and took the tea.

"The eldest princess has a straightforward personality. It is actually very good to say what you want. Maybe someone else will like the character of the eldest princess." Lin Qingyu took the teacup with a smile, her voice soft.

The queen mother snorted and said with a smile: "Who can appreciate her temperament? A martial artist? Or a general? If it is true, the Ai family will burn incense and worship God, thank God!"

Lin Qingyu pursed her lips, and said in a soft voice: "I think... the eldest princess will definitely find Ruyi's son-in-law."

"Hmm." The Queen Mother closed her eyes and meditated, and the Ganquan Hall was immersed in this tranquility for a long time.

After watching this farce, Lin Qingyu didn't have the heart to stay in Ganquan Hall any longer, and found an excuse to say goodbye.

On the way, Mo'er suddenly said: "My servant sees that the Empress Dowager thinks highly of the young master, and actually argued with the Eldest Princess on the spot because of you. The Empress Dowager treats people kindly. I have never seen the Empress Dowager so angry before."

Lin Qingyu smiled and said: "Really? I see that the Queen Mother is always facing the Eldest Princess."

Mo'er was puzzled: "How did the young master see it? This servant didn't think so."

Lin Qingyu smiled slightly, and said: "The eldest princess acts ostentatiously, and thinks it doesn't matter if she offends anyone. Her status is noble and no one dares to touch her, but if it is hidden and the empress dowager can't protect her, what do you think will happen?"

Mo'er hesitated: "But... she is the eldest princess, who dares to touch her?"

Lin Qingyu smiled without saying a word, and went to listen to the new bamboo shoots in Zhuxuan.

It just rained in spring, and the dust on the ground was stained with moisture, exuding a strong earthy smell, and the dewdrops mixed between the flowers and leaves were crystal clear. Branches squeak and cry.

The imperial garden is picturesque. When the eldest princess was admiring the scenery, she heard a familiar voice of greetings.

"The concubine sends greetings to the eldest princess, and the eldest princess is blessed and golden."

The eldest princess glanced up, and it was Chang Xiuru who came, and then she raised her lips and smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, Concubine Chang is still as handsome as ever." She stretched out her hand and broke off a begonia branch, feeling bad, and threw it on the ground casually .

Chang Xiuru stood up and complimented her: "It's not as good as the Eldest Princess, and she is graceful and graceful."

The eldest princess snorted coldly. She couldn't go out for these three months, and she didn't have the energy to plan for Chang Xiuru's affairs. She thought that the in-laws should have sent Chang's father back to Yizhou. Annoyed for no reason.

"Okay, I'm bored to death being trapped in Ganquan Palace these days, so don't talk nonsense." The eldest princess got straight to the point, and said, "I heard that Concubine Min is four months pregnant? Is it true? Is this the case?"

Chang Xiuru hesitated and said, "It's absolutely true, but right now I really can't touch Concubine Min."

"When did I say I was going to touch her? Why are you so nervous." The eldest princess gave her a white look, and ruthlessly tore off a blooming begonia.

Now that Concubine Min is pregnant with the emperor's heir, Xuan Yin pays more attention to Concubine Min, thinking that Chang Xiuru would not put all her heart and soul into doing things for her, of course she knew it well, so she would not touch this one.

Now she hates someone else, and it is very easy to attack, Chang Xiuru has no reason to refuse.

Chang Xiuru lowered her voice a bit and said, "Then what is the princess's plan this time?"

The eldest princess said in a calm voice: "Plan? I don't have time to take care of Concubine Min right now, but that noble lady is very annoying. Running to the Ganquan Hall spoils my interest!"

"Did the eldest princess mean Lin Qingyu?"

There was a smile on the corner of the eldest princess's mouth: "Who else would it be if it wasn't her? Why, do you have any festivals with her?"

"Not really, it's just that Lin Qingyu's despicable background is really not worthy of serving the emperor anymore." Chang Xiuru's eyes were covered with coldness, and her words were full of disdain. She said viciously: "Such a lowly person is still here After staying in the palace for so long, I have had enough."

The eldest princess looked at her in surprise, and said with a smile: "It seems that you are cruel to her? Well, I will leave this matter to you." She helped the coral hairpin on her forehead, and said: " It can be said that the Lin family has attained enlightenment by themselves recently, chickens and dogs have ascended to heaven, and I want them to climb high and fall heavily, so that they will be smashed to pieces."

There was a smile on the corner of Chang Xiuru's mouth: "A small Lin family, who was born as a county magistrate, is nothing to be afraid of! The eldest princess, please feel free to hand it over to my concubine."

The eldest princess snorted and said, "It seems that you are sure to deal with them?"

Chang Xiuru nodded and said: "Yes, but the eldest princess, please allow me to ask for help in this matter, and deal with the Lin family together."

"Oh? It seems that I don't need to take action. Concubine Chang has already found someone who will work together? Well, I will let Daier follow you. She is proficient in the art of medicine and incense. With her help, I can get twice the result with half the effort." After the princess finished speaking, she called Dai Er.

Chang Xiuru smiled and said: "Then I would like to thank the eldest princess, the concubine will definitely live up to her expectations."

"Go, do things more cleanly, and don't drag your feet." The eldest princess sighed and looked at people lazily.

She is like a poisonous snake that just woke up from hibernation, dormant in the wet grass, sinister and terrifying.

Chang Xiuru didn't know why, but her heart trembled, but she still calmly saluted and left.

(End of this chapter)