Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2412 Seven Volumes 115 Sixteen (Complete)

"Prescription for safe pregnancy?" Concubine Xin squinted her eyes, but slowly lowered her eyes, and smoothed her cuffs calmly, "You mean, is it the prescription that Imperial Concubine Chunhui used back then? "

Lu Chang carefully scrutinized Concubine Xin's expression, but he was a little surprised, "...So it turns out that Concubine Xin already knew about it?"

Concubine Xin raised her eyes quietly, staring at Lu Chang, shrugged her shoulders lightly, "I am surprised. It's no wonder, after all, you are young and late in entering the palace, so you only know about it. But we are in the palace. How many years have you been an old man, those old sesame seeds and rotten millet in the palace, you already know what you should know."

As Concubine Xin spoke, her eyes flickered, looking up and down Lu Changzai.

"But although you are young and entered the palace late, it has been two years since you entered the palace. Besides, Concubine Qing is the elder sister of your family, so naturally she should mention all the things in the palace to you early, but It’s been two years since you’ve been in the seal.” Concubine Xin let out a laugh, “…so old, but you’re treating it as something new.”

Lu Changzai was a little embarrassed, he pursed the corners of his lips tightly, unable to speak.

Concubine Xin raised her eyes to look at her, then smiled instead, stretched out her hand to grab Lu Changzai's hand, "Oh, look why you are getting reserved again. What I said just now was about your sister Concubine Qing, but it has nothing to do with you at all." .”

Concubine Xin patted Lu Changzai's hand comfortingly, "I'm here to hold the injustice for you, and I feel sorry for you."

Lu Changzai gasped, and looked up at Concubine Xin, the circles of his eyes were already red.

"My sister didn't tell me, because she was afraid that I would try to get the prescription! I have won the favor of the emperor, and the emperor also likes me. If my sister is willing to push me a little bit, then I will naturally not be the person I am today. It's a pity that my elder sister turned her elbows outward, and she was not happy when I entered the palace; after I was favored and sealed, she alienated me even more. "

"After all, she is my elder sister, and she is also in the concubine position. Now she is raising the fifteen elder brothers of Concubine Ling. The emperor has to value her... Just because of her face, the emperor has become closer to me. Far."

Lu Chang was so wronged that he finally shed tears again, "After all, there are always newcomers in the palace, and the emperor put me down as soon as he left. Anyway, another newcomer will come up later. Now the emperor has appointed Xinchang to go , and took Xin Changzai to Qiuxi...the emperor himself completely forgot about me."

Concubine Xin listened quietly, listening to every word that Lu Changzai said.After hearing this, he sighed softly, "In this harem, being favored and falling out of favor is like spring flowers falling in autumn. It is inevitable for everyone to have such a day. It's just...you are too young, if you fall out of favor now, the future will be long How will you spend your time?"

"You were lucky in the first place. After all, there is an older sister in the palace. Even if you don't have favors and children, you can still be sisters. It's a pity that your older sister is such a person..."

Concubine Xin paused, and the corners of her lips curled up with contempt, "I see, your sister is on guard against you, not because she is worried that you will steal her favor. After all, she is 39, and she has never There is nothing to say, the emperor has not stopped promoting her, but he does not necessarily love her much... Therefore, your sister is actually for the imperial concubine."

"Concubine Ling is in the harem now, and her heirs are as prosperous as anyone. Everyone is watching, waiting for someone to surpass her. But your sister has relied on Concubine Ling to become what she is today, Therefore, she naturally cannot allow someone around her to steal the favor of Concubine Ling, let alone you, her own sister."

Lu Changzai's tears were still wet, but the look in his eyes became more determined.

"...I understand. That's why I wanted to secretly get that prescription! I want to be favored, I want to have a child!——I'm still young, as long as I have a child, the emperor will definitely come back to me For this, even if I broke up with my sister, it was worth it!"

As Lu Chang was talking, the tears had already dried up, and the sorrow in his eyes gradually turned into hatred.

Concubine Xin watched the whole process carefully.

Concubine Xin finally smiled with satisfaction, but grabbed Lu Changzai's hand again, and shook her head with a smile, "Silly sister, you have such ambition, but you want to make such a useless prescription what?"
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Concubine Xin's words caused Lu Changzai to freeze in place in shock.

"... What did Empress Xin say? A useless prescription?"

Concubine Xin lowered her head and sneered, "Yes, it's useless."

Lu Changzai was in a hurry, and he held Concubine Xin tightly with both hands, "How could it be useless? That prescription was used by the imperial concubine Chunhui back then, and in the early years of the emperor's accession to the throne, the most concubine in the palace was the imperial concubine Chunhui. .It was only after Emperor Chunhui gave birth to the four princesses with 'Buddha's hands' that the emperor's favor for Emperor Chunhui faded."

"The next step is Concubine Ling. She has been in the palace for so many years and has never come out, but since the 21st year of Qianlong, she has given birth to so many children... If it is not for the magical power of Fangzi, what else could be the reason? "

Concubine Xin didn't want to say it at first, but seeing that Lu Chang was in such a hurry, she also bowed her head and smiled triumphantly.

"Then I won't hide it from you, and I won't make you anxious. This prescription was passed down in the palace in the early years. Another reason is Concubine Yu. Concubine Yu originally had the lowest status and was the least favored, but Later, she actually had a child, and she was a prince all her life, and she was even a prince valued by the emperor."

Lu Changzai nodded his head vigorously, "Exactly. Then why did Empress Xin say that this house is useless?"

The corners of Concubine Xin's lips curled up proudly, "...Because I know something about Concubine Yu's background. Back then, she always said that she could get a prince because it was all on the prescription of Concubine Chunhui. This is to block the prying eyes of the people in the harem."

Lu Chang stared blankly, "Miss Concubine Xin, does it mean that Concubine Yu was able to give birth to the prince back then, and it was not because of that prescription?"

When Concubine Xin said this, she couldn't help covering her mouth with her sleeves, and giggled, "Anyone who believed was deceived by Concubine Yu back then. Concubine Yu had the lowest status and was the least favored. Naturally, she didn't want to show her wrists and be known by others. She was still pretending to be a good person at that moment, only in that way can she give birth to the child safely and bring it up."

"It wasn't until the fifth elder brother gradually became an adult and became more and more valued by the emperor that she gradually showed her edge."

Lu Chang looked at Concubine Xin in astonishment, and was a little bit tongue-tied, "But, if it wasn't for that prescription, how, how could Concubine Yu have a child? She, if she has other ways, then, why? There is only one child, fifth elder brother, and there will be no more children after that?"

Concubine Xin snorted contemptuously, "That's an older story. Concubine Yu took advantage of the relationship between Empress Xiaoxian and Imperial Concubine Chunhui back then... She didn't use some prescription for conceiving, she It takes advantage of people's hearts."

"As for the imperial concubine Chunhui, she is like a mirror in her heart, but she has Empress Xiaoxian under her control, and Concubine Yu was a noble person in her palace back then, even having a child would not harm her... She is so The dumb ones just eat coptis."
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Lu Changzai was dumbfounded when he heard this, and tears fell silently one by one.

After listening to Concubine Xin's words, she was still speechless for a long time, she just shook her head, shaking her head in disbelief.

Concubine Xin fixedly looked at Lu Chang, so she also sighed, "Silly girl, I know you think that prescription is the only way. I can't bear to wake you up, but how can I helplessly watch you?" Are you going to do this useless stupid thing?"

Lu Chang was wiping his tears vigorously with his sleeves up, but he still couldn't help being unwilling, "...but Mrs. Xin, how can I explain that the concubine has had so many children in succession over the years? Concubine Yu didn't use this formula to get it My child, how can you say that Imperial Concubine Ling didn't use this method?"

Concubine Xin was also questioned by Lu Chang for a while, she couldn't help frowning, "Concubine Ling is the most tactful! She must have used other methods!"

Lu Chang finally calmed down at this moment, his eyes were still red, but he stared straight at Concubine Xin's eyes.

"Based on the friendship between my sister and Concubine Ling, Concubine Ling will hide who in the harem, but she will not hide it from my sister. And I am my sister's sister anyway, and it is my sister who guards against me. But everyone in Jingren Palace still takes my identity into consideration, so they are willing to tell me some things..."

Concubine Xin's heart skipped a beat, and she also stared firmly into Lu Changzai's eyes.

"You... Could it be that you heard something?"

Lu Changzai's tears were slowly collected, he lowered his eyes slightly, and nodded.

"Miss Concubine Xin knows that my Lu family is also from Suzhou, right?"
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Concubine Xin narrowed her eyes, "People from Suzhou, what's the matter?"

Lu Changzai sighed softly in satisfaction, "I heard from the official woman under my sister's position that the mother's family of the imperial concubine Chunhui also lived in Suzhou. Her prescription is a famous doctor from her mother's family in Suzhou. What the aristocratic family got, sent to the palace for her."

Lu Chang was talking slowly, looking up at Concubine Xin, "Ms. Concubine Xin knows that there are dialects everywhere. The prescriptions of famous doctors and families are passed down from generation to generation and never revealed. Therefore, there are many dialects in that prescription. The name of the medicinal material written in the local dialect of Suzhou is used..."

Concubine Xin is also a smart person, so she understood, "You mean, this prescription was originally open and dark! The imperial concubine Chunhui was under pressure from Empress Xiaoxian back then, so she had no choice but to show the prescription to Concubine Yu. In fact, the imperial concubine Chunhui is actually holding back, even if she is sure that Concubine Yu is a Mongolian, even if she reads the prescription, she may not be able to understand anything."

"In other words, if Concubine Yu honestly recuperates her body according to the prescription, it may backfire because of the wrong medicine!"

Concubine Xin slowly sneered, "But Concubine Yu is not a vegetarian, and she didn't use that prescription at all, but used other methods to get a child... So from the perspective of this prescription itself, it was not a vegetarian at all. Noble Concubine Chunhui and Concubine Yu, neither of them lost."

Lu Changzai nodded, "I also heard that the prescription of Imperial Concubine Chunhui was given to Concubine Ling a long time ago, and Concubine Ling was also suspicious, so she didn't use it, otherwise it wouldn't be so late have kids……"

When Lu Chang said this, his eyes slowly shone.

"It's also good for the life of the noble concubine. There is a Suzhou native like my sister by my side. Therefore, my sister can understand the secret language in the prescription of the imperial concubine Chunhui. It is my sister who doesn't know much about medicine, but But she can also help Concubine Ling understand all these through her mother's family and the imperial physician from Suzhou in the imperial hospital."
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Concubine Xin's eyes twitched, "...Really?"

Lu Chang sighed softly, "Or why does Ling Guifei have no children for so many years, but then she suddenly broke the seal and went?"

Concubine Xin was also stymied.

That's right, why is Ling Guifei so blessed?Concubine Xin couldn't figure out the reason for this. Naturally, she absolutely did not want to believe that it was caused by the emperor's unchanging true feelings for many years. She would rather believe that the imperial concubine had other means, so she could only think of such a concubine. Fang Zi went up.

Concubine Xin stared at Lu Changzai closely, and became even more speechless.

Lu Changzai slowly raised the corners of his lips, "...my sister is the person that Concubine Ling trusts the most. This is because the two have lived together for many years, but it is not because my sister has done such a great favor to Concubine Ling! So Concubine Ling The two princes of the two princes are handed over to my sister to be raised; even Concubine Ying and the others are also on good terms with Concubine Ling, but Concubine Ling still entrusts the prince to my sister."

"If there is news from other people's palace, it may be false, or it may be rumored; but the news from my sister's palace must be true!"

The light in Lu Chang's eyes is even brighter.

"...I must try to take that prescription!"
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From the very beginning, Lu Changzai cried secretly by himself, and at the end he resigned with a firm gaze and a smile, making Concubine Xin look at Lu Changzai's back, and couldn't help but envy Lu Changzai's youth.

When you are young, you have courage, and there are too many possibilities to go.

But she herself, although she is still young, at least ten years younger than Concubine Ling; but she has been in the palace for ten years after all.In ten years, she was no longer fresh in the eyes of the emperor.

Le Rong looked at the master carefully, and she also saw light in the master's eyes.That light was somewhat similar to what Lu Chang saw in his eyes.

Le Rong then understood that the master might have lost his mind.

Le Rong couldn't help but asked softly, "Lu Changzai is Concubine Qing's sister after all, master...can you believe her words?"

Concubine Xin lowered her head and thought for a while, then slowly raised her eyes, "...If it wasn't for that prescription, then why do you say that Ling Guifei had no children for many years when she was young, but she suddenly died at the age of 30? How about going to the twister?"

Le Rong was also tongue-tied.This question is almost the hardest mystery in the harem to solve.Whoever can solve this mystery can grasp the secret of the most favored in the harem just like the imperial concubine Ling...

Seeing that Le Rong was speechless, Concubine Xin finally raised her head slowly.

"Although Lu Changzai is Concubine Qing's sister, we have all seen with our own eyes these years. Concubine Qing is not only not close to this girl, but is always on guard against her. Concubine Qing is dissatisfied with Lu Chang's entering the palace, so she even sent Jiang Lu Chang to her. Ying Lian, who came to the palace, got bored with it."

"In the end, Yinglian rose up step by step in the former court and the Ministry of Internal Affairs because of the constant presence of Lu Chang. The emperor not only gave him the title of Minister of Internal Affairs in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but also asked him to replace him in the previous court. Ji Qing went, and became the left servant of the household department... Concubine Qing's bond with Lu Changzai has deepened."

"That's why, although this Lu Changzai is also surnamed Lu, I like to hear her words even more."

Concubine Xin took a deep breath, and looked at Gao Tian, ​​who was especially cold in the winter, "If she can really steal that prescription, then I might as well take a look."

After all, now that An Ning has come to such an ending, she has no other way out.Maybe there are some reasons for this prescription, she just read it for a while, maybe it is really useful.
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Lu Chang hurried out of Concubine Xin's sight along the way, and finally turned around the corner of the palace wall. Although it was already a winter day in November, her palms were still full of sweat.

cold sweat.

Lu Changzai didn't dare to stay, and hurried all the way back to Jingren Palace.

Qingguang had already been waiting near the palace gate, and when he saw Lu Changzai coming back, he looked around the palace wall to make sure there was no one there, and then hurriedly accompanied Lu Changzai into the Yuqin Palace.

Yuqin was already in the dormitory, and walked away without knowing how many circles, finally seeing Lu Changzai coming in, Yuqin hurriedly raised her head to look at Lu Changzai's face.

It wasn't until Lu Changzai nodded quickly that Yuqin covered her face with joy, and then hurried forward to hug Yuse.

She said softly, "Elder sister is right. Concubine Xin is really not easy to deal with. She is suspicious and smart, and she knows all the anecdotes of the harem all these years. If I say a wrong word, or there is an omission in the expression , that probably made Concubine Xin suspicious..."

Yuqin also nodded, "Thanks to Bai Chang's going. If she hadn't been thinking about every word for you these days, teaching you how to dress up every look and look, it would have been really difficult for you to go today."

Yuse relaxed now, and then tilted her head and smiled, "Bai Changzai just stayed with Concubine Yi in those years, and he was so impressed by his ears and eyes. I really wondered what happened to Concubine Yi when she was still alive. Then what kind of eroticism and art..."

Yuqin sighed softly, and stretched out her hand to help Yuse caress the frozen red cheeks, "No matter how talented you are, you can't control your own life on the stage of the harem. If you don't have both skills, Maybe the heart can be calmer; but because of the combination of sex and art, there will always be unwillingness in my heart, and I can't help but fight, but instead I end up in the same field."

"In this harem, it's sometimes not a good thing to have both sex and art skills; on the contrary, it's those who are quiet and cherish blessings, who will get a good start and a good end."

Yuse also understood the meaning of Yuqin's words, so she also lowered her eyes.

"...I understand. Today's matter went smoothly, but it's not finished yet. What's more difficult is the next step, which is to pass the prescription to Concubine Xin, so that she won't be suspicious."

"Sister, don't worry, I will be more cautious in the next step."

Yuqin also breathed a sigh of relief, "After you finish what you have said today, there is no need to rush her too much, and keep her cold for a while, so don't let her think this is a good idea. The next step is the Empress Dowager St. Shouhe New Year, after the New Year is Yuanzi vaccination, you don't have to be busy for a while, just arrange it around the beginning of spring next year."
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November 25th, the birthday of the Empress Dowager.

The emperor personally led the harem to the Shoukang Palace to celebrate, the ministers of the king saluted outside the Cining Gate, and all the officials saluted outside the Meridian Gate.

After saluting, the emperor personally sent the empress dowager to Shou'an Palace to serve the banquet in person.

Before the celebration of the Empress Dowager's birthday was over, Wanxi gave birth to the sixteenth son of the Emperor on November [-].

The date of the birth of the sixteenth son of the emperor was so close to the empress dowager's birthday, the empress dowager was so happy from ear to ear, she came to Chuxiu palace from Shoukang Palace to visit Wanxi's mother and son.

Although the Empress Dowager is a grandmother, most of the days of the year are spent in the Changchun Garden, and the harem concubines give birth, whether in the palace or in the Yuanmingyuan, because they are not with the Empress Dowager. One place, so it is very rare for the empress dowager to come to see it in person.

Only Xiaoliu, who happened to be born on the day of the Empress Dowager's birthday and was in the palace with the Empress Dowager, won such an honor.

The empress dowager sat on the edge of the kang in person, wiped the sweat from Wanxi's forehead with a handkerchief, and comforted her with a smile, "This is a bloody incident in our woman's house. The emperor should not come in to see you, so I should come naturally."

"You have done a lot of hard work. Little Shiwu just turned two years old, and you gave birth to another elder brother for the emperor, making this palace even more lively. From now on, I won't have to hold Xiaoshiwu alone. I can hold another Little Sixteen!"

In this case, isn't it the first time Wanxi heard it from the empress dowager?This is how much pain and exhaustion in childbirth is worth it.

Wanxi also smiled weakly, "It's all due to the empress dowager's great kindness, which benefits the concubine and the little sixteen. It must be that the little sixteen heard the celebration outside, so she was born in a hurry to kowtow to the emperor's grandmother for her birthday. "

Wanxi's baby was born on September [-]th by her confinement grandmother and doctor. Counting the days, she was born on November [-]th, and Xiao Shiliu went a few days earlier.

The empress dowager nodded with a smile, "Okay, okay! When he turns one year old next year, he will celebrate my birthday with me. I will take whatever he wants to kowtow to me then!"

The empress dowager was like this, and she asked Nala, who was standing by the side to serve, how many jealous jars were overturned in her heart.She couldn't say anything, she could only stare bitterly at Wan Xi who was weak but had a gratifying smile on her face.

The situation in front of her is what Nala is most reluctant to accept. Wanxi just gave birth to a little fifteen, and she gave birth to another prince!

Originally, in the spring of next year, Little Fifteen would be vaccinated, and his life and death were still uncertain, so Nala still had some hope in his heart; but at this time, it was good, but for the time being, regardless of whether Little Fifteen’s vaccination went well, Wanxi also had another prince. Come to the bottom!

After finally getting out of Chuxiu Palace, Nala endured her dissatisfaction and sent the Empress Dowager back to Shoukang Palace. After leaving the Shoukang Gate, she couldn't help cursing angrily, "The Empress Dowager is an old fool! After 70 years old It's like a whole new person! A little fifteen made her like that, and now a little sixteen makes her like this again!"

Nala's anger was too hasty to vent, she didn't notice that Anshou who sent her to the gate of the palace hadn't gone far.

(End of this chapter)