After wearing the book, the Buddhist imperial concubine has spoiled again

Chapter 140 Jiang Meiren looks like a good child, the secret of the Seventh Prince

The woman's soft and warm breath sprayed beside her ears, making Pei Xuanling's ears itch, and even his ears itch.

Pei Xuanling looked at the Sixth and Seventh Princes, "You two go out first, because you have something to discuss with Jiang Meiren."

The sixth prince went out very readily.

The seventh prince was reluctant, but he followed the sixth prince out.

It's not good when Jiang Meiren and the emperor are tired, they have to be tired at this critical moment, really
After only Jiang Shishi and the crown prince were left in the room, the Seventh Prince might have heard it from outside. Pei Xuanling put his elbows on the armrest, leaned closer to the woman, and whispered in her ear.

"If you cooperate with Lao Qi in business, it won't affect Gu, but if you cooperate with him just to win him over, then you don't have to."

Although the woman didn't make it very clear, he knew what she meant.

She wanted to take advantage of the cooperation to win the Seventh Prince under his command.

In Pei Xuanling's view, business and fighting for reserves are two different things and should not be mixed together.

Moreover, women's affairs are women's affairs, and men's affairs are men's affairs, let alone confuse them.

However, Roubaozi will think of him when doing things, which makes him feel good, and it seems that her love is not in vain.

"Not exactly." Jiang Shishi turned her head and whispered to the prince instead.

"The concubine is also interested in doing business. It is a matter of incidental to win over the Seventh Prince, but if His Highness doesn't like it, the concubine is purely cooperating with the Seventh Prince."

His gaze fell on the woman's snow-white earlobe, and Pei Xuanling's thin lips parted slightly, "Well, just do what you want and like to do, and you don't have to think about anything else."

"Okay, I know what to do."

After the two discussed it, Pei Xuanling called the sixth and seventh princes in.

Jiang Shishi signed her name on the deed, neatly marked it, and handed over the four cookbooks to the Seventh Prince.

And stood up and said: "His Royal Highness, the Sixth Prince, the Seventh Prince, since I have settled with the Seventh Prince, I will go back to Shiyue Pavilion and won't disturb you all."

After finally signing the contract, the Seventh Prince put the four cookbooks firmly under his arm, and got up to leave.

Before leaving, he did not forget to tell everyone: "By the way, Jiang Meiren, Brother Huang, and Sixth Brother, remember to keep the matter of my cooperation with Jiang Meiren a secret."

Jiang Shishi nodded in agreement.

The first thing she thought of was commercial secrets. Could it be that the Seventh Prince was afraid that someone would find out that she had a recipe in his hand and wanted to poach her?
But the Seventh Prince said: "I don't want people to think that I rely on women to run the restaurant!"

Jiang Shishi: "."

Pei Xuanling and the Sixth Prince smiled at each other, they both knew that the Seventh Prince was not afraid of others saying that he relied on women.

It's because they are afraid that Kang Wang and others will doubt Lao Qi's position after they find out.

In this regard, the two also nodded.

After leaving the front yard of the East Palace, Jiang Shishi returned to Shiyue Pavilion.

As for the Seventh Prince, as soon as he left the gate of the East Palace, he ran into King Kang and the Ninth Prince.

The Seventh Prince held the menu and greeted him, "Second Brother, Ninth Brother, where are you going?"

"We just greeted our mother and concubine, and we are about to leave the palace." The Ninth Prince asked strangely, "It's Brother Seven, how did you come out of the East Palace?"

"Isn't it just the eunuch who opened a rouge shop in central Beijing, and recently started selling all kinds of rouge, so I asked the prince to help me find that old eunuch in the palace." The Seventh Prince made up a lie at will.

Ninth Prince: "You let the prince check it out for you, it's better to let my concubine mother check it out for you."

Seventh Prince: "Concubine Lian is a concubine in the harem, and there are limited places to check. The crown prince is the heir apparent, and there is almost nothing in the palace that he cannot check."

"Since you said so much about the prince, did he find out for you?" Kang Wang asked in an unhappy tone.

Seventh Prince: "That eunuch is hiding too deeply, and we haven't found it yet."

Kang Wang snorted and became even more displeased.

Seeing that King Kang was displeased, the Seventh Prince said tactfully: "At first I thought about asking Concubine Lian to help me find it, but I was afraid that the old eunuch would have too much power. If Concubine Lian offended him, he would be the eunuch in charge again." At that time, it would be bad for Concubine Lian to wear small shoes."

"The crown prince is different. He is the crown prince. No one in the palace would dare to do anything to him except his father. Even if the palace servants trip the crown prince in private, it's none of my business. Don't you think so?"

Hearing this, the dissatisfaction on Kang Wang's face eased.

He squinted at the few books that the Seventh Prince held under his arm, "What kind of books are these?"

During the questioning, Kang Wang had already pulled out those books.

Ninth Prince went to King Kang to look at the cover of the book, and read out in a low voice, "East people's diet recipes, southern people's diet recipes."

The two also flipped through the contents of the book, all of which taught people how to cook.

Reading it was boring, Kang Wang returned the book to the Seventh Prince, "Where did you get these cookbooks?"

"These are some new cookbooks I got. I plan to follow the local customs and update all my restaurant recipes across the country." The Seventh Prince continued to tuck the books under his arm.

Kang Wang: "Let me ask you, where did this book come from?"

"I had it before I came to the East Palace. This is a treasure I bought at a high price from the folks recently." The Seventh Prince looked around, saw that there were no palace people around, and changed the subject in a low voice.

"By the way, second brother, didn't you say that you could handle the fire in the Gongyuan last time? Why did the prince escape the danger by luck?"

Speaking of this, Kang Wang looked regretful, "It would be great if the prince was in the yard at that time."

Seventh Prince: "How many people have you told about this strategy?"

Kang Wang: "This time, it's just the three of us, and two candidates in the Tribute Academy. They are responsible for leading the candidates suffering from hysteria to the Prince's Courtyard. It stands to reason that this matter should not be revealed."

"It must be those two examinees." Maybe it was because of the closeness with the East Palace, the Seventh Prince felt a little guilty for no reason.

Only by shifting the responsibility to others can he appear innocent.

But this matter obviously has nothing to do with him, why is he so guilty?
**
At the same time, Tang's side concubine greeted the queen in Fengluan Palace, and was left by the queen for lunch.

Before it was time for lunch, the aunt and nephew sat in the hall drinking tea and gossiping.

The queen wore a black-gold palace attire, shed her former dignity, and asked with concern: "You have been in the palace for two years, why haven't you been able to conceive an emperor's heir?"

"The prince is busy with work, and rarely stops in the harem. The concubines don't see him a few times a month. Even if he goes to my place, he usually just sits there for a while, or leaves after eating. He hardly spends the night at my place. "

The side concubine Tang complained, "Auntie, how can I conceive the emperor's heir under such circumstances?"

Queen: "." The prince has never been a womanizer, and almost all the concubines in the Eastern Palace are chosen by her and the emperor to help the prince.

For those concubines, under the pressure of him and the emperor, the prince usually just perfunctory and did superficial work.

This also gave her quite a headache.

Although the prince is not her own son, she has no son or daughter under her knees, and she raised the prince alone.

She has always hoped that the prince can ascend the throne smoothly, but the prince has always been childless, and she is afraid that someone will use this to cause trouble.

Throughout the ages, the succession of the throne depends not only on the prince, but also on the grandson of the emperor.

At the prince's place, there is not even a grandson of the emperor. It is impossible for the country to be broken at the prince's place.

Concubine Tang: "Especially these days, the crown prince only loves Miss Jiang alone. Not only does he spend the most nights with Miss Jiang, but he also likes to have Miss Jiang accompany him when he is out of the palace, and he often calls her over in broad daylight."

Today, when the queen came, she saw Huang Dechang calling Jiang Meiren to the front yard.

Shameless vixen, who knows if she is hooking up with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to prostitute herself day in and day out?

Therefore, the main purpose of her coming here today is to give Jiang Meiren eye drops!

Tang side concubine thought that the queen would turn to her, but unexpectedly the queen showed a happy expression.

"Alright, this shows that the prince is enlightened." Then, the queen said bitterly: "Then Jiang Meiren has seen it before, she is round, and she is so fat that she can still be favored by the prince. We need to work harder."

"Besides, you are still the side concubine of the Eastern Palace. Could it be that a side concubine like you is not as good as a mere beauty?"

"." Tang Concubine hurriedly changed her words, "Jiang Meiren was favored a while ago, and the prince has not spoiled her so much recently."

"." Hearing that the crown prince doesn't favor Jiang Meiren anymore, the queen frowned, "I thought the crown prince really got the hang of it. Speaking of which, although Jiang Meiren is a bit fatter, she has a large lower body. She looks like a good-bred woman." .”

"You don't know that Jiang Meiren was originally the thinnest concubine in the Eastern Palace. After a serious illness last year, she almost died." The side concubine Tang continued to apply eye drops.

"Although her life is saved now, she has gained a few rounds of weight, and she still has to get sick from time to time. From the beginning of this spring until now, she has been sick for countless times. With her body, it is not easy to give birth. "

That being said, she couldn't be more jealous of Jiang Meiren in her heart.

Jiang Meiren is just a mere beauty. What if she is pregnant with the first son of the Eastern Palace before her side concubine?

But when she thought about it again, with Jiang Meiren's sick body, not to mention whether she could bear His Royal Highness's favor, whether she could conceive or not was a problem.

Even if she is pregnant, it is even more difficult to say whether she will be born safely.

After giving birth to the emperor's heir, whether the emperor's heir is healthy is another matter.
"Is Jiang Meiren really so weak and sick?" Hearing that Jiang Meiren is a sick child, the empress looked distressed.

"It's true, if you don't believe me, just go to the East Palace and ask about it." The concubine Tang also mentioned another matter, "Also, I heard that Song Cairen in the harem is Jiang Meiren's aunt .”

"Song Cairen has been in the palace for so many years without giving birth. It is likely that the women in their family have problems. All of them are weak and unable to bear children."

She knew that the emperor's harem and concubines hated Song Cairen, so she deliberately proposed Song Cairen at this time.

In this way, maybe the Empress would hate Jiang Meiren even more because of Song Cairen's relationship.

"Nonsense." The queen stopped Tang's concubine from talking nonsense.

As for why Song Cairen could not have children, she knew that it was because the emperor rewarded him with Bizitang.

However, that Jiang Meiren sounds like she is really not easy to give birth to.

Empress: "I thought Meiren Jiang was a good childbearing woman. Since she is weak and the East Palace has never had an heir, I will think of a way."

It sounds like the empress is not too satisfied with Jiang Meiren, and said she would find a way, so the concubine Tang can rest assured
**
In the days that followed, the prince was busy urging the household department to allocate funds to compensate the families of the examinees who were buried in the fire.

After all, it happened in the Gongyuan, and the imperial court should be responsible for it.

Then the tribute courtyard was burned, and he had to supervise the renovation of the tribute courtyard by the Ministry of Industry.

He was busy until the end of April, when the imperial examinations were about to be announced, he and the Minister of Rites had to prepare for the imperial examination.

On this day, Pei Xuanling returned to the East Palace from the Ministry of Rites.

Stretching his arms, there were court ladies and eunuchs swarming around him, waiting for him to change from court clothes, and then into ordinary clothes.

There were only a few palace maids and eunuchs who could get close to them in the front yard, and Pei Xuanling was a cautious person, so he soon spotted a strange court lady among the crowd.

The maid was wearing a light pink court lady's attire, about twenty or eight years old, with an oval face.

The complexion is moderate, the skin is red and looks healthy.

Discovering that a stranger had mixed in among the court ladies, Pei Xuanling asked unsmilingly, "Who are you?"

The court lady was changing shoes for the prince, when the prince asked him in a cold voice, she was so frightened that she immediately knelt down.

"The servant listens to Rong, it was the empress who sent the servant to serve His Highness."

(End of this chapter)