The little daughter-in-law of the palace

Chapter 444 You Are By My Side (1)
In the early morning light, Concubine Hui led the four-year-old princess Qingqing to the Chongzheng Palace, and Concubine Li went to rest.

"Why did my sister come so early?" Concubine Li asked in surprise when she saw the two of them after washing.

Concubine Hui looked down at her daughter, and said with a wry smile: "Qingqing wanted to have breakfast with Emperor Father, so I brought her here."

Concubine Li glanced at the pink and jade-like little girl next to Concubine Hui, remembering that the emperor loved this jewel in his palm more than the few princes, she snorted in her heart, turned around and said goodbye to Emperor Mingde, and then took the Followed the maid and left.

After she left, Qingqing no longer restrained herself, let go of her concubine's hand and ran to the dragon couch, and stood by the side talking to Emperor Mingde, "Father, I'm here to accompany you to dinner, and I'll feed you medicine in a while." .”

She was short, Concubine Hui carried her daughter to the couch, Emperor Ming De's eyeballs were tilted, and when he saw his good daughter, tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes.

"Father, don't cry!" Qingqing immediately took out her small handkerchief, and knelt there to help her father wipe away tears. Emperor Mingde couldn't speak or move, and hated his mother and son in his heart. Now he can't read big characters. Several daughters are so filial, comparing the two, more and more old tears.

Concubine Hui wept, and took out a white silk handkerchief from her sleeve to wipe her tears.

Jixiang, the eldest maid who the queen mother stayed here, stood numbly not far away, she had long been accustomed to such a situation and turned a blind eye to it.

A family of three, one lying down and two sitting, ate the meal with a strong face and a smile. After the meal, Concubine Hui touched her daughter's head and asked her to go back to the palace with the nurse first. Qingqing was very obedient, bowed her head and kissed her father. I came to see him again in the next day, and obediently followed the wet nurse.

Not long after, the Empress Dowager Shou Wang Rui Wang and others came once, and left soon. The huge bedroom fell silent. Concubine Hui picked up the needle and thread she had brought and embroidered a skirt for her daughter while talking to her husband in a gentle voice, "Your Majesty , our Qingqing has grown taller again, and the autumn clothes I made last year can no longer be worn. I will sew a new one for her, and it will be finished in a while. Let me show you first. You two have the same eyes. If you say it looks good, Qingqing must I like it too."

Emperor Mingde lay quietly, looking at his concubine who spoke softly.

"Oh, my neck is sore. I'll rest for a while." About a quarter of an hour later, Concubine Hui put down her things, lay on her side on the couch, propped her head on her left hand, watched Emperor Mingde chat with him, laughed while talking, Whisper in Emperor Mingde's ear.At this time, Jixiang would listen attentively, but all he heard were private conversations between husband and wife, and Jixiang would lose interest if the frequency increased.

Concubine Hui kept an eye on her all the time, seized the opportunity, and whispered in her husband's ear: "Your majesty, there is something wrong with your medicine. Chu Qing wants to save you and needs the emperor's handprint. If you agree, close your eyes. If you don't agree, I won't care about that, and I will stay with you wholeheartedly, and will not interfere with anything."

After speaking, he deliberately laughed out loud, and kissed Emperor Ming De.

Emperor Mingde looked at her, and closed his eyes after a while.If he doesn't even believe Chu Qing, he can only wait to die.He is not afraid of death, but death will make the unfilial son happy, so he will not die with peace in his eyes.

Concubine Hui understood, she lay quietly on her husband's shoulder for a while, continued to chat with him about daily life, and talked about cutting her daughter's nails, Concubine Hui suddenly smiled, sat up, and pulled Emperor Mingde up Looking at it with his hand, he said in surprise: "The emperor's nails are so long, shall I cut them for you?"

Emperor Mingde responded with a whimper.

There were scissors in the sewing basket, Concubine Hui moved to the embroidery stool in front of the couch, sat down, and carefully helped him cut.

This is a matter of patience, Jixiang stopped paying attention after a second glance, anyway, Concubine Hui never had the guts to assassinate the emperor.

Concubine Hui was very nervous, but she had lived in the palace for so many years, and her heart was stronger than that of ordinary boudoir women. When she bowed her head to blow nails for Emperor Mingde, she pierced the pulp of her index finger with the embroidery needle she had hidden long ago. Then quietly wiped the blood on Emperor Mingde's fingertips, with a quiet smile on his face from the beginning to the end, without frowning.

After wiping it off, Concubine Hui quietly pulled out a corner of the white silk handkerchief, pressed it against Emperor Mingde's fingertips, and firmly pressed a handprint.Ji Xiang looked over suddenly, Concubine Hui quickly put away the veil, held Emperor Ming De's hand and wrapped his blood-stained fingers with smiling eyes.Seeing Jixiang, she secretly scolded the vixen in her heart, she still has the heart to seduce the emperor like this, she might be so lowly at ordinary times, no wonder Concubine Li can't compete with her.

After wiping her hands and hiding the handkerchief, Concubine Hui heaved a sigh of relief, and continued to help Emperor Mingde tidy up, cutting off her toenails together.

At dusk, Concubine Hui finished feeding Emperor Mingde the medicine, and said to Ji Xiang: "I'll go and see the princess, I'll be back later, you take good care of the emperor."

She had left because of this before, and Jixiang didn't think much about it.

Concubine Hui returned to her bedroom, took out the handkerchief to have a look, hid it in the place she had agreed with Night Breeze last night, and then went back with her daughter.

As night fell, before the Empress Dowager fell asleep, she called the maid to ask what Concubine Hui had done in Chongzheng Palace today, and she sighed faintly when she learned that Concubine Hui had cut her son's nails.Such a beautiful and gentle woman, no wonder his son likes her and dotes on her. On the other hand, her niece Li Fei is always thinking about competing for favor and benefit.

Thinking wildly, the Queen Mother gradually fell asleep.

At this time, Cheng Yu finally arrived outside the Yunyang Hou's Mansion. He was not in the capital, and Chu Qing would definitely pick them up, so he didn't have to go back to the palace to look for it again.

Cheng Yu missed his wife and children too much. Before he entered the city, he learned from Chen Shuo that Chu Qing didn't know the truth yet, so he wanted to go to the lotus courtyard to see them first. go into the house.Seeing those guards carrying lanterns relentlessly walking back and forth, Cheng Yu was relieved and heavy after a short period of disappointment. The relief was that the Hou Mansion was impenetrable and she was safe inside. The heavy thing was that he would go in tonight. If I think about it, I'm afraid I'll be so sad.

(End of this chapter)