The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 526: Many Traps (16)
Qingchen was leaning on the warm couch and flipping through the music scores leisurely, and suddenly remembered that Xin Chang was here, so he asked: "Is it okay that Xin Chang is here in the cold palace? In this cold day, she is pregnant, but she must not Something went wrong."

Yun Lan straightened the silk thread in her hand and said in a warm voice: "Don't worry, ma'am, Xiao Yinzi has been secretly protecting her, and the charcoal fire clothes are not short of her, and Xin Changzai doesn't have to do those needlework anymore, with Madam's words in mind." Now, Mother Zhao doesn't dare to make things difficult for her, everything is going well, so you don't have to worry about it."

"That's good." Qingchen tucked the wool blanket covering her legs, and said with a comfortable smile: "Leng Zhaoyi tried her best to prove that Lianqing was lying at the palace banquet that day, although I also know that the person she is going to help is not Me, but I still accept her favor."

Yun Lan nodded lightly, "Your Majesty said yes, and this servant also thinks that this Leng Zhaoyi probably has friendship with His Royal Highness, otherwise he would not take such a big risk to come out and testify for him."

Qingchen asked Yunlan to pick some silk thread to help Xin Changzai's children make some small clothes. Now that it was almost reasonable, he took the needle and thread basket on the side and helped her wind up all the silk thread, "The son was born in the capital since he was a child. Growing up, these children of princes and noble families must have known a lot. It is normal for people to take care of each other in the palace. Besides, Xiao Jue looks loose, but in fact he is a very friendly person. Such a person, If there is any difficulty, I am afraid that everyone is willing to help him."

Yun Lan was about to speak when she saw Jin Xin rushing in with air-conditioning all over her body, she rubbed her hands and said, "It's really freezing to death outside, just now when the slaves heard that Xiao Ronghua was going to give birth, the emperor and queen rushed to her palace, The imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital are also guarding there, I heard that the pain has lasted for almost two hours and the child still cannot give birth, so don’t let it be a dystocia.”

Yun Lan lightly pursed her lips, and said to Qing Chen: "The empress has taken care of her for so long, and now she has finally fulfilled her merits."

"That's right, if Xiao Ronghua can safely give birth to the emperor's heir, the empress will be doing a great job." Seeing Jin Xin's face flushed from the cold, squatting beside the brazier rubbing her hands and roasting her feet, Qingchen couldn't help asking with a smile : "Can't you just stay in the house in such a cold day? It's snowing so much outside, why are you running like crazy?"

Jin Xin said unconvinced: "If the slaves don't go out, how do you know what's going on outside? This is the eldest son of the emperor. Even the queen mother was alarmed. I wanted to come and guard it in person, but the emperor asked Fuquan to pass the word, saying that he was there That's good, the queen mother is not feeling well, so there is no need to go there in person."

Jin Xin chuckled, and gloated and said: "Concubine Li is still kneeling in the Empress Dowager's Palace. I thought that if she kneels in this weather, the emperor will feel sorry for her, but now that Xiao Ronghua's delivery is not going well, the emperor is in a hurry. How can I take care of her?"

Qingchen asked again: "Is Gu Yunfeng over there too?"

Jin Xin was almost warmed up, got up and poured a cup of tea and handed it to her, "Gu Yunfeng is not there, they are the two imperial physicians trusted by the queen, Cao Ningjie and Wang Bai have been guarding there. The empress also knows, these palace doctors The master has a doctor he trusts. Unless the emperor appoints him, no one wants to be troublesome. What's more, they don't necessarily trust them. If something goes wrong, the first thing that comes to mind is whether the doctor is playing tricks On weekdays, Imperial Physician Gu is the closest to us, and the queen may not trust him, so it's fine not to go."

Yun Lan said with a smile: "Your Majesty always treats you like a child, but now that you see it, you understand more and more."

Jin Xin curled her lips and said, "Even the cats raised in this palace have a few more eyes than those outside the palace, let alone people."

Qingchen remained silent, Jin Xin's words sounded funny, but when she thought about it carefully, there was an indescribable heaviness and helplessness.

She got up and told Yun Lan, "Bring me that fox armpit fur cape, I'm going out for a while."

Jinxin asked puzzledly: "Where is the lady going in such a snowy day? But are you worried about Xiao Ronghua? Actually, why is the lady doing this? She is still sick, and she can't help if she goes there. It's not worth it."

Qingchen tied the ribbon on the collar, and said as he walked out: "You are right, I am powerless about Xiao Ronghua's matter, and I really can't help, and it's not because of her that I want to go out. Didn't you say that Concubine Li is still there?" Is the empress dowager kneeling in the palace? Since the emperor doesn't care about her right now, someone will come forward to intercede. I can't let her hurt others. You two should dress warmly, and be careful to catch the cold when you come back."

Yun Lan and Jin Xin each wore a crane cloak in a water-red feather gauze and sable fur. Yun Lan roughly guessed what she was going to do, so she didn't persuade her deeply, and just took a bright yellow oiled paper umbrella to be careful. Protect her from the wind and snow.

In the snowy sky, the red clothes of the three were particularly conspicuous. Qingchen stood on the path leading to Shou'an Palace and waited silently, hoping not to miss Xiao Jue.

Sure enough, she was right. After waiting for a while, she saw Xiao Luzi walking towards Xiao Jue with a yellow silk umbrella.

Xiao Jue saw a few people standing in front of him from a distance, but he couldn't see clearly because of the dense snowflakes, and when he got closer, he recognized her, and asked in surprise, "Chen...Concubine Rong Gui? I heard you caught a cold You are recuperating, what are you doing standing here when the wind is blowing and the snow is blowing?"

Qingchen took a step forward, pointed to the pavilion at the side and said, "May I take a step to speak, Your Highness?"

Xiao Jue took the umbrella from Yun Lan's hand, supported her with one hand and shielded her from the wind and snow with the other, and said carefully: "Be careful of the slippery road."

Putting the umbrella aside, Xiao Jue dusted off the snowflakes on his body and asked, "Whose palace are you going to, or are you waiting for me on a special trip?"

Qingchen thought for a while and said: "Xiao Ronghua is going to give birth, I want to go to her palace to have a look, I never thought I would run into His Highness here, since I did, I want to advise His Highness a few words, I hope His Highness will not Think I'm meddling in my own business."

"Oh? Really?" Xiao Jue smiled meaningfully, "With such heavy snow, people can't be seen clearly from a few steps away. I only recognized you when I got closer, but you are far away You can see clearly that I am standing here waiting, what a good eye."

Qingchen said indifferently: "It's not that I have good eyesight, but that I recognized the cloak on His Highness. The Emperor will definitely not appear here at this time, so who else can it be besides His Highness?"

Xiao Jue looked down at the apricot-yellow fox fur cloak with silk dragon pattern on her body, with an unexplained smile still on the corner of her lips, and asked: "Then your concubine met me here, what do you want?" What do you want to tell me?"

Qingchen turned his face away, and after a moment of silence, he said softly: "I know where Your Highness is going in the wind and snow, but I don't think it's a wise move for Your Highness. She has the Emperor's protection and has already provoked the Queen Mother." Dissatisfied, if you are added as your highness, I am afraid it will make the queen mother feel more uncomfortable. Your highness seems to be helping her, but it may not be really beneficial to her. Besides, she is now the emperor's concubine, your highness should at least avoid suspicion .”

(End of this chapter)