Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2383 Seven Volumes 85

Hearing what Nala said, E Changzai's heart ached.

Nala glanced at E Changzai's expression, lowered his eyelids, and smiled leisurely, "After all, there are only two old people who are in power at this moment, you and Bai Changzai. It is always inconvenient for me to have both of you." The emperor made the premise, otherwise wouldn’t there be only Lu Changzai left in terms of Chang’s position?”

"That's Concubine Qing's sister after all, and it's also called Concubine Qing that she doesn't look good, doesn't she?"

"So, after all, whether to mention you in front of the emperor or to mention Bai Chang is really difficult for me. After all, you two are old people who have entered the palace to serve for so many years, and the promotion is long overdue It's a matter; but for the sake of Concubine Qing's sister, I can only mention one person... Oh, what should I do?"
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E Chang left Kuayuan'er in a complicated manner in his heart, and that night, while listening to the play, he met E Ning in private.

"...I didn't see Yingyuan coming, but she's about to give birth?" E Changzai asked while holding E Ning's arm when they met each other.

E Ning bowed her head sadly, "Yes. Grandma Shouyue said that it's only been two months."

E Changzai couldn't help but sneered, "Sister, do you just want to watch Yingyuan give birth to a child just like that?"

When E Ning heard this, her face was full of sadness.She turned her back.

"Then what else can I do? Elder brother has entrusted Yingyuan and her child to me since he left with his driver, and there are warnings in the words. If I don't call Yingyuan a safe child When I was born, Elder Brother will inevitably think that I did something to Yingyuan, mother and child during those three months."

"Besides... elder brother has been unhappy since he came back. He put most of his heart on this child Yingyuan. If this child can't be born again, elder brother may not know how to blame me even more. go."

E Changzai sighed a little angrily, "What I said to you last time, just a few days later, could it be that you changed your mind again and went back softly? Competing for favor, this man's There is no favor without dispute; look at your good-looking prince Fu Jin, who was forced into this by a prince's maid... If you still don't fight, you will wait for that Yingyuan to climb on top of you sooner or later, and they insist Chuo Luo's family will become the Yue family that the fifth elder brother really cares about!"

E Ning also burst into tears for a moment, unwilling and helpless, she had to look at E Changzai tearfully, "Sister...what do you think I should do?"

E Changzai lowered his eyes, "If we talk about competing for favor at this moment, with your current appearance and the current situation of our E family in front of the emperor, we can't compete with Yingyuan."

"However, the way to fight for favor in this world is not limited to head-on fight... Even if you don't have to fight her head-on, there are ways to make her give up her favor and make her feel cold towards the fifth elder brother .”

E Ning's eyes lit up, "Is there another way? But this is the time when Yingyuan is about to give birth, and she and elder brother are as good as one person... What do I have at this moment?" Ways to make her feel cold towards elder brother?"

E Chang sighed softly, and shook E Ning's hand, "It depends on whether you have the courage, so let's go all out this time."
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In December, the empress dowager's [-]th birthday celebration was still warm, and the emperor had decreed that he would set off on a southern tour on the twelfth day of the first lunar month next year. Therefore, this December will be spent in a doubly festive and busy manner.

In order to restore the matter of Mulan before, Yongqi also worked very hard this month, but wherever she can do her part, she will definitely do her best.

Being so busy, many things that Zhaoxiang was doing have been left behind; everything is up to E Ning.

Yingyuan's stomach is already getting heavier, and she has been staying behind closed doors this month, only carefully waiting for the day of delivery.

This is Zhaoxiang's office, as long as Hu Borong himself goes to pay respects to Si Fujin E Ning every morning and evening.

Zhaoxiang's residence was originally small, and the prince's back residence lived in the same courtyard. Di Fujin E Ning lived in the main room, Yingyuan lived in the east wing, and Hu Borong lived in the west wing.It stands to reason that in such a cramped back house, even going out to greet you is just a matter of going out this door and entering that door, and it is only a few steps. But because Yingyuan was careful, she stopped coming to say hello early on. Sooner or later, there are quite a few women in the main room who are muttering about being unclean.

It's okay for the official women, after all, they are all appointed by the palace to serve; on the contrary, those women from the family who accompanied E Ning to marry into the palace are the ones who protect their own girls the most, and speak seriously and harshly.

Yingyuan had just finished drinking a bowl of milk tea that day, and her stomach was warm and comfortable, when suddenly she heard a movement from outside.

"... She thinks she is who she is, and she really thinks she is dignified! Even if she is the child of the elder brother's master, she is still a 'prince's maid', let alone not being a Fujin, just 'please side' Don't even think about it!"

"Handmaiden, when it comes to root, she is still a slave. Why do you think you dare to sit on an equal footing with Fujin? How many days are left to give birth, and you even dare to violate the rules of asking for peace. It sounds nice. , What kind of sympathy from elder brother, I can see that it is the grace she begged from elder brother for flirting with elder brother herself!"

"Besides, it's only a few steps away. If it doesn't work, it won't work. I don't know if I'm pregnant with a child, or if I'm suffering from scoliosis all over my body!"

The two official women beside Yingyuan, Huang Liu and Zi Wan, couldn't listen anymore, and raised their hands to cover their ears.

Yingyuan is sitting on the edge of the Kang, which is the window.Even in winter, the window sash is tightly sealed, but outside the window is the eaves, the echoes from all around rush in, and there is no time to dodge.

"Master, this slave is going to scold you back!" Zi Wan felt sorry for her master, so she hurried forward to ask for instructions.

Yingyuan lowered her eyes sadly, "You are official girls, they are all just daughters of the family, your status is higher than them, and they can only suffer if you scold them... But, after all, they are all married into by Fujin When the palace comes, the daughter of the family will be brought in."

"Even if it's just a daughter of the family, it still has something to do with Fujin's face. If you scold him back, then it's Fujin who scolded you. If there's something I can't see later, Fujin will take advantage of you, wouldn't it? Instead, it was me who harmed you."

Yingyuan carefully supported her stomach, "Forget it, after all, they have been scolding for more than three or five days, and I have long been numb. How can I not understand why they are so peaceful? They wish I would be angry , Moved the fetal gas. I, I have to take it to my heart, so as not to make them happy."

Hearing what the master said, Huang Liu and Zi Wan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Yingyuan glanced out the window.At this time, the windows were already frozen tightly, even though there were small pieces of glass on the window sills, they were all covered with ice flakes, and the outside could not be seen.

Although she couldn't see with her eyes, Yingyuan's heart could understand. "I asked Elder Brother for advice this month, and I will not go to pay her a visit anymore, because I know she must have evil intentions in her heart. I would rather give her this excuse and tell them to go to Tian'er's finger and scold Huai, Don't go out, don't go see her."

"At this moment, I only need to protect my child to be serious. When the child is born, the future will gradually come into our hands. If you want to settle accounts, there will naturally be opportunities in the future to sit down and take your time." Take your time."
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The girls from E Ning's family outside had scolded enough, seeing that there was still no movement in Yingyuan's room, they were both proud and a little disappointed.

They said it happily, but they also understood that the girl told them to scold them harder this month, what was actually on her mind.

But there was no movement over there, so it was possible that she was pissed off, or swallowed her anger; but no matter what, the girl's wish could not be fulfilled after all, right?

When the two girls entered the house, they pleaded guilty to E Ning, "Girl, it's useless to be slaves, and the room became stuffy again..."

E Ning wrapped her fingers around the tassels hanging from the hand pillow, and E Chang's previous words floated in her heart.

She patted the pillow in her hand, stood up with a bang, stepped on the flag shoes and walked outside the door. Standing on the platform facing the cold December wind, she couldn't help smiling coolly. Women, those who are noble or not are only pampered by elder brother or not. If there is elder brother's favor, even the daughter of the Baoyi family will dare to forget her own origin. Have a noble dream."

"But then again, it's not only elder brother who has the final say on whether elder brother loves you or not. Even elder brother has told her that some things are only told to her; then It may not be that it is Elder Brother's only favorite, maybe it is just what Elder Brother said so casually when we were together."

"When elder brother gets tired of it, he will tell others about it when he turns around. Or even, elder brother has already told others before telling her. Fortunately, she still thinks that Being spoiled by Elder Brother alone! Seriously, it makes people want to laugh and pity her if they don’t stay~”
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These words hit Yingyuan's ears, and Yingyuan was finally taken aback.

She looked back at Huang Liu and Zi Wan, "...Listen, what is she talking about? Is there something that I thought my elder brother only told me, but in fact, everyone outside knows it? You guys Did you hear anything outside?"

Huang Liu and Zi Wan looked at each other, both embarrassed and unwilling to make a sound.

"Say it!" Yingyuan became anxious and slapped the table.

Both Huang Liu and Zi Wan were shocked, they didn't dare to hide it, and knelt down in front of Ying Yuan.

"Back to the master, there are rumors outside that the reason why our elder brother came back from Mulan was not happy, because the elder brother once saw an official woman with the eighth elder brother at the gate of the elder brother's office before the eighth elder brother got married. Interacting with each other... It is because of this matter that the new marriage between Ba Fujin and Ba Fujin is at odds, and the official woman is ruthless and even wants to monopolize Ba Fujin, so she wants to take this opportunity to kill Ba Fujin... ..."

Yingyuan screamed in both ears, "What? You mean, many people outside already know this?"

Huang Liu and Zi Wan hurriedly stepped forward to support Ying Yuan, "Master, you must not get angry..."

"Speak!" Yingyuan pressed her stomach tightly, "Since you have said it, please explain it clearly to me, and don't let me be kept in the dark again!"

"Master thinks...if it wasn't for these words, why did our elder brother suffer so much anger in Mulan, and when he returned to Beijing, he still couldn't feel happy? Everyone said it was the eighth elder brother. The secret of being an outsider, but our elder brother told us all about it. They said that our elder brother deliberately caused the eighth elder brother and his wife to estrange."

Yingyuan felt cold all over her body.

This matter not only personally implicated Elder Brother alone, but also implicated the official daughter under her sister's position!If this matter really gets serious, it will not only damage the prestige of Elder Brother alone, but also her mother's family... Ruo Cui's incident was given a name, and it was said that it was instigated by Mr. Rui , then how can her mother's family, which is thriving, not be implicated?
"Master, what's wrong with you, master?" Huang Liu and Zi Wan hurried up, hugging Ying Yuan one by one.

Only then did Yingyuan feel that she was trembling all over, so cold that she was already swaying.

She reluctantly said, "I'm cold, I'm so cold...you help me to the warm kang, and give me two extra thick quilts. I'm so sleepy, I want to have a good sleep."
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Because of the preparations for the New Year and the preparations for the southern tour on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, the entire Yongshou Palace was too busy to hit the back of its head when it entered December.

It's easy to take care of the things outside of her body, so Yurui and others will take care of them, and the things that Wanxi can't let go of are naturally a few children.

That is Jiangnan, not Rehe, and the children are too young to take them with them.As long as Wanxi has some free time, she will stay with the children.

I just want to ignore foreign affairs, and this month I will be with my mother and son, but on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, I still knocked on the door and broke in.

She didn't come to look for Wanxi, but came to look for Mr. Rui in a panic.It turned out to be Yingyuan's mother and Yurui's aunt.

Seeing Yurui, Fujin who was watching Bao burst into tears, "The servant came to the palace to accompany Yingyuan. It was better a few days ago, but as the days got closer, the movement in my stomach disappeared! Now Ah Grandpa is busy, he leaves early and returns late, and all the big and small affairs in Zhaoxiang's house are decided by Di Fujin..."

"But the servant is worried, that Fujin doesn't take it very seriously, and the servant is afraid that Yingyuan and the child will be delayed, so he has no choice but to ask Master Rui."

Yurui was also in a bit of a dilemma. After all, the inner court and Zhaoxiang's house were two different places. As a nobleman, she wanted to go out of the inner court to Zhaoxiang's house, but she couldn't make the decision.

It was Wanxi who heard the movement and asked clearly, so she specially called Yuchan to invite Fujin, who was watching Bao, to sit down.

Fujin, who was watching Bao, was very anxious, and he couldn't take care of too much at this moment. When he saw Wanxi knelt down and saluted, he burst into tears and poured out his words.

"The slave begged the concubine and master to show mercy, and allowed the noble master to visit Yingyuan. When Yingyuan was sleepy and drowsy, she could still say 'I want to see my sister'..."

Wanxi nodded, and hurriedly told Liu Zhu'er, "Go and take out the palace's pair of cards." She also told Yuchan to find nourishing medicinal materials from her small warehouse in the palace to bring to Yurui.

Wanxi grabbed Yurui's hand and told, "Go now. You don't need to worry about anything here, and Yuchan and the others are enough."
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On December [-]th, news came from Zhaoxiang that Yingyuan gave birth.

However, the news of the birth was not released for a long time. By the evening of this day, all the palaces knew that Yingyuan might have a difficult delivery.

Concubine Xin got the report, she lowered her eyes and nodded lightly, "Poor thing, this is the second child. The first child was born within three days, and died on the third day; this second child is difficult to deliver... ... Tsk tsk, they are all mothers, so I can't bear to hear it."

Concubine Xin paused for a while, and suddenly a cold light flashed in her eyes, "If you want to blame, blame her for being the daughter of the Suo Chuo Luo family! Her cousin who slept with her had long ago recognized Concubine Ling as her master; and her cousin Debao , are you also wholeheartedly working for the noble concubine Ling?"

Le Rong said with a low smile, "The master ordered the servants to spread the words of fifth elder brother, and it really worked. It wasn't fifth elder brother who spread it by himself, but if Yingyuan Gege heard it, it was also true." It can only be passed on by Fifth Brother himself."

"As soon as this matter breaks out, let's wait for the Yongshou Palace to have a big commotion! Yin Jishan will definitely not let it go for his daughter. Even Yin Jishan can't do anything to the eighth elder brother, but it's still better to deal with an official woman under the noble position. Can it be done?"

Concubine Xin snorted dispiritedly, "What does the life and death of that official girl actually have to do with me? I just did it to distract Yin Jishan from this matter, and I didn't care about keeping an eye on everything in Jiangnan. My brother-in-law is going."

"As long as the emperor tours Luan in the south this time, and when he arrives in Jiangsu and asks me to return to his local favor, then these things will be irrelevant."

Le Yi also smiled and said, "This time it's all thanks to the master, and the slaves can follow me to the south of the Yangtze River again."

Concubine Xin snorted, "I will tell my brother-in-law about the strength you two put in. With my brother-in-law's actions, I will definitely not wrong you two."

"It's just that I have fallen out of favor in the past few years, and I don't have a lot of money, so I haven't given you any good things. When the time comes, my brother-in-law will definitely make up for you all at once."

Both Le Rong and Le Yi couldn't help looking at each other and smiling.

How could the two of them not know about the prosperity and prosperity in the south of the Yangtze River?

"Let's not talk about others, Ji Qing, who used to be the Lianghuai salt administration for several times, has a huge family fortune. In the past, many ministers impeached him for corruption, but the emperor suppressed them all; but the emperor still found him this time. If hands and feet are not clean, not only will you be dismissed from office, but you will be sentenced to behead the prison marquis and be executed after autumn..."

"Even though Noble Concubine Ling hasn't seen any movement yet, it's not difficult to guess that she must be feeling extremely uncomfortable."

Both Le Rong and Le Yi saluted Concubine Xin with smiles, "...Master's good day has come."

It's auspicious, so many years in Jiangnan's salt administration, nothing has been found out, but after returning to Beijing, when he was acting as an agent at the Hukou Customs, because his subordinates undertook the project, more than [-] taels of silver were lost.The emperor was furious, and blamed Jiqing for not being able to interrogate him. According to the law of guarding and stealing, he was dismissed, sentenced to behead the prison marquis, and executed after autumn.

Concubine Xin was delighted to hear this, and said with a smile, "Who said it wasn't? All of this happened just before the southern tour. The emperor really showed no mercy to Na Jiqing. Hou, execute after autumn..."

"Even if Concubine Lin Gui is the elder brother of the five clothes, at least they are the ones with the highest official positions in the Wei family and are most useful at this time. Just ask the emperor to be beheaded like this, and where is the face of the concubine Ling? It's no wonder Since December, she has closed the gate of the palace tightly again, and she has not come out to meet people, so it turns out that she has no face to meet."
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Three days later, on December [-], after three days of torture, Yingyuan finally gave birth to a son.

It is also Yingyuan who is strong herself, and it is also because of the pain of the premature death of her first child. She suffered from dystocia this time, and she still woke up at the last moment and tried her best to ensure that the child was delivered.

Another little elder brother, the whole Zhaoxiang Institute finally ushered in joy again!
Concubine Yu also didn't care about her status, so she came to guard herself, holding Yingyuan's hand so happy that she almost shed tears, she kept saying, "Yingyuan, good boy, you gave Yongqili again It’s a great achievement! Say, whatever you want, as long as Yongqi and I can do it, I’ll buy it for you.”

Yingyuan struggled back from the life and death line, re-examined the world in front of her, and calmed down instead.

She raised her finger and pointed at E Ning, "Master Huiyu Concubine, this slave had a hard time giving birth, and Di Fujin had never given birth before. I am afraid that Di Fujin will see this, and my heart will be dark again in the future. The slave dared I beg Concubine Yu, master, so there is no need for Di Fujin to come to the slave?"

Concubine Yu did not understand the relationship between E Ning and Yingyuan.Since she had already made such a big deal with Yingyuan before, it was embarrassing to talk to E Ning.

E Ning's complexion changed slightly, "Mother Concubine! Listen, what is she talking about? The daughter-in-law is the prince's concubine Fujin after all, and she is the prince's maid. When I come to her, it's Gu Gu. Brother; she picked up Joe instead!"

Concubine Yu bowed her head lightly, and said coldly, "E Ning, of course I will not forget that you are Yongqi's Fujin. But then again, Yongqi not only needs Fujin, but also heirs. Yongqi Qi has already lost two sons before, and since this one is a boy again, there can be no more mistakes."

"E Ning, I don't want to speak too clearly, but as smart as you, you should be able to understand, right?"

E Ning's heart skipped a beat, and she raised her eyes to stare at Concubine Yu, but was speechless.

Concubine Yu sighed softly, "Don't say I'm partial to Yingyuan, the person I'm partial to is actually you. After all, you are Yongqi's concubine Fujin, and if your reputation is even slightly flawed, it is also Yongqi's fault. Therefore This time, you should also listen to the concubine mother."

E Ning bit her lips tightly, with unwilling tears in her eyes, she had to bow deeply, "...Daughter-in-law, follow the order of mother and concubine."
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In the fifth elder brother's Zhaoxiang institute, Yingyuan was tortured for three days, but she still gave birth to the younger elder brother tenaciously. The news that both mother and child were safe spread southward into Xiefang Hall.

After several months of recuperation, Qing Zao Luoma's trauma is no longer serious.

It's just that she was still sitting under the window blankly, like a flower that has withered before it has time to bloom.

She sighed, "I'm really appreciative of that brave Ge Ge Jie. It's really human for a weak woman to become so brave and fearless at the moment of giving birth. The most glorious moment of my life."

Qing Zao raised her eyes to look at her daughter Daiyun, she still shed tears, "It's a pity, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to appreciate it like this in my whole life."

(End of this chapter)