Phoenix Fight: The First Concubine

Chapter 135
"The prince forbids the slave to tell the princess." Madam Zheng said guiltily: "Originally, the slave wanted to tell the princess after finding out about this, but Eunuch Su De said... The prince asked us to keep it a secret, and the slave dared not I disobeyed the prince's order, and I didn't want to see the princess sad, I just wanted to find a chance to see if I could get rid of Aichun. I didn't expect this little hoof to be pregnant!"

"My lord won't let you talk." Murong Wei said angrily, "Are you his slaves or mine?"

Lu'er waved her hand and slapped herself on the face, and cried: "At that time, the slaves didn't know about it. When Madam Zheng first knew, the princess was still recuperating. She was afraid to tell you that you were emotionally unstable. I dare not say."

Mother Zheng went on to say: "Eunuch Su said that the prince didn't really take Aichun seriously. It was this bitch who took advantage of the fact that the princess was recuperating at that time, and then the prince was drunk, so she made up her mind to hook up with the master. Climbed onto the master's bed. The slave girl didn't look at the prince's intention to give her a title, thinking that this lowly servant girl will find a chance to dismiss it in the future. Master, your relationship with the prince will not be affected, so ..."

"So you all hide it from me together."

Murong Wei sneered: "Pretending to be smart."

All the servants lowered their heads together.

Madam Zheng did not take Aichun seriously before, she just thought that men are not cheating. Although the prince is kind to the concubine, she does not think that the prince will not touch other women because of this.

Besides, Aichun is just a maid, even if the prince plays with her, it's nothing more than a maid.

How can I say that the concubine is sick and cannot serve the prince, so it is not impossible to pick a housemate.

Better than getting those concubines.

Besides, Xiao Mingrui didn't show any liking for Aichun, he still doted on the princess as usual, so Madam Zheng planned to find a chance to send Aichun away.

Who would have thought that this woman would be so lucky to be pregnant.

Now Mother Zheng is also resentful in her heart. What she resents is not because she didn't tell Murong Wei earlier, but because she didn't get medicine for Aichun earlier so that she couldn't get pregnant.

Originally, Mother Zheng thought that the prince would definitely not let people conceive a child before the concubine, but she didn't expect to let this damn girl do it earlier.

Isn't this slapping the princess in the face?
Now Madam Zheng regrets it in her heart, but now that things have become like this, it doesn't help.

Yuegu suddenly knelt beside Murong Wei, beat her chest and stamped her feet: "It's all my servant's fault, if it wasn't for this servant's illness that made Miss sick, why would that lowly servant climb onto the master's bed while the prince was drunk? It's the servant's fault..."

Murong Wei's eyes turned red, and her heart was already icy cold.

"I don't blame you, Aunt Yue."

She looked ahead with a hollow expression, "Do you think I'll be fine if I'm not sick? It will always come when it should come. Aichun wants to get close to the prince. Do you think she can get close without the prince's consent?"

Being drunk is no excuse.

Xiao Mingrui has always been surrounded by eunuchs, even if there are maids in the palace, the eunuchs cannot withdraw.

If Xiao Mingrui was so drunk, then of course he couldn't do anything. With all the eunuchs around him, Aichun would not be able to do seductive things in full view, let alone offend the prince.

If he wasn't drunk, if he didn't agree, could Aichun get close?

Can I sleep in?

She laughed self-deprecatingly, "The geese have been pecked at by geese all day long."

By this time, there was no anger in her heart, but more sadness and heartache.

Didn't that man still swear to her about love and grow old?

Did he want to pretend it didn't happen or something?

No wonder he was so guilty before, always hesitating to talk to her.

He knew it, what was the last thing she wanted to see!
Now it was a pregnant woman who appeared in front of her, and this woman was still her maid.

What does this make her feel?
What love, forever and ever.

Now it looks like it's all a fucking joke!

"Miss!" Yuegu hugged Murong Wei and cried: "Miss, if you are sad, you can cry, my poor lady, why did you encounter such a thing..."

"Why are you crying?" She pushed Yuegu away, staggering a little, Xiangtao hurriedly stepped forward to support her, and suddenly exclaimed: "Princess, your hand!"

It was only then that Lu'er discovered that Murong Wei's fingers were dripping with blood. It turned out that she was holding the armrest of the armchair in a rage just now, and her nails were broken. The slender and beautiful nails on her well-maintained green fingers were also broken, and there was even more blood. Dripping, the scene is appalling.

Murong Wei didn't feel the piercing pain until now, her fingers were connected to her heart, but the pain at this moment made her feel a deep heartache.

Aunt Yue hurried to find the doctor.

Murong Wei refused, isn't that embarrassing enough, she doesn't want to see anyone now.

With tears streaming down her cheeks and choking with sobs, Lu'er took the best Yunnan Baiyao to Murong Wei, first cleaned the wound, then applied the medicine, and then carefully bandaged it up.

Murong Wei just leaned on the big ginger pillow on the kang, closed her eyes and rested her mind. For a moment, the radiant and radiant woman, like a flower in full bloom, was suddenly hit by the wind and rain, wilted and withered, and became dim.

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Su De came and asked to see him at the door.

"Let him arrange Aichun's affairs, my concubine is not feeling well, and I don't want to see him."

Madam Zheng went back to talk.

Su De smiled bitterly and said: "Princess... the old slave is also following orders. You persuade Wangfei, the prince still has his heart towards Wangfei."

Madam Zheng's face was not very good. He didn't tell her before that the prince didn't let Aichun drink the contraceptive soup afterwards.

If she had known earlier, how could Madam Zheng tolerate the existence of Aichun!

If a boy is born, wouldn't it be the eldest son, wouldn't it threaten the status of the princess!
"You should tell the concubine about this." Madam Zheng said with a smile on her face: "The concubine is already annoyed with me and doesn't want to talk to me. As for what the prince thinks, let the prince tell the concubine. We are slaves, ah, we can’t control it!”

Su De choked for a moment, and saw Madam Zheng turn around and go in.

Su De thought for a while, and was really distressed.

It is of course a good thing for the prince to have an heir, but what about the princess now?

Su De immediately asked someone to send a letter to Yongding River, be sure to let the prince know the news as soon as possible.

He felt that this time might be very bad.

In the room, Murong Wei kept her eyes closed and did not speak.

After applying the medicine, her fingers still throbbed and hurt, reminding her of the insult and betrayal she had suffered.

And all the things that have happened over the years.

One by one, each pile was clearly played back in her mind.

When they met for the first time, when they fell in love, and when they got married, the final frame was fixed on the towering mountain figure in the cold wind and rain when he knelt down for her in the imperial temple.

Why did everything become like this?

These years have been ups and downs between them, but their relationship has never changed. Why would he do this?

She didn't believe that Xiao Mingrui would betray her at all.

But even have children.

The light outside seemed to be gradually dimming.

As the setting sun fell, the world fell into darkness.

Murong Wei was covered with a quilt, as if she was asleep or in a daze.

Yue Gu stayed with Murong Wei all the time, full of worries, she burst into tears after a while.

Afraid that she would hear it, he covered his mouth and cried, not daring to make a sound.

Madam Zheng asked someone to prepare dinner.

Murong Wei suddenly opened her eyes, and suddenly asked: "Madam Zheng, let me ask you, has anything happened outside the palace recently concerning the prince and me?"

Madam Zheng said: "After the princess fell ill, some people outside have been spreading rumors... Some say that the princess is jealous and favored, which is a disaster, and they are afraid of repeating what happened in the last emperor's last year. Some people say that the prince has never had an heir because the prince can't." Birth...the rumors are raging in the capital."

Murong Wei raised her eyebrows thoughtfully.

"What happened in the late emperor's last year?"

If it's like what Mother Zheng said, this matter might be unusual.

It's just that she didn't know about it before, so why would there be such rumors outside?

It is a commonplace to say that she is jealous.

But when did someone actually hear that Xiao Mingrui was infertile?
Murong Wei's thoughts changed, and she felt that this matter might have something to do with King Qi.

This method is very vicious, and there is no good way to clarify such a nonsense.

Naturally, this kind of thing is not easy to discuss in public. The only way to think about it is to prove it immediately.

how to prove?

Naturally, it makes people pregnant.

If it doesn't prove it, it will make people talk about it, but if it is proved, it is she, Murong Wei, who has to spoil her. Such intentions are really hateful!

Madam Zheng consciously made a slip of the tongue, "This was originally an event in the last years of the late emperor... It is very taboo today, so people in the world rarely talk about it, but only the royal family knows the inside story. Because the slaves used to be maids in the palace, so Know something."

Murong Wei really hadn't heard anything about what happened in the late emperor's last years.

The first emperor Shizong Guangwu was a man of great talent and boldness. When the world was in turmoil, he raised troops to help the Qin Dynasty, which did not lead to the collapse of the country.

"In the last years of the late emperor, he once loved a concubine Li Shu. The servants and servants in the palace once saw this lady. She was the most beautiful woman in the six palaces. She was good at music, poetry, and dancing. It can be said that she is unparalleled in this world. The late emperor He is very fond of him, which means that the king will not come to court early. Later, Concubine Li Shu gave birth to a son, and the first emperor was crowned king just after he was born, and he was named Mingji, so he was honored and favored."

Murong Wei was a little surprised, she didn't know that there was such a public case back then.

It is indeed amazing that such a thing happened in the last years of Guangwu.

This sounds like Tang Minghuang Yang Guifei.

What's more, the name Mingji, Ji, is the pillar, and the pillar of the country is the prince, so it can be seen that the young son is valued.

The first emperor had a son in his old age, so he must have loved him very much.

But what does this have to do with her?

Mother Zheng continued: "Because the late emperor loved Concubine Li Shu, the harem was wasted. Later, because someone in the palace plotted against Concubine Li Shu, the late Emperor was furious and executed a concubine. The relationship with the queen also became cold, and he moved to Xiyuan with Concubine Li Shu. Live. I don’t know what happened, but I heard someone mention that the late emperor had the idea of ​​abolishing the prince. When living in Xiyuan, one night, the late emperor fell ill, accompanied by concubine Li Shu, maid Cao E and several young eunuchs. He had the audacity to murder the emperor, and tried to strangle the late emperor with his belt, but was rescued by the inner guards. The late emperor was shocked, but when the time came, he found that Concubine Li Shu had been stabbed to death. People around said that it was Cao E who used the golden hairpin The first emperor was furious when he stabbed Concubine Li Shu to death, but he suspected that it was the empress who did it. He was so angry that he wanted to abolish the empress and the crown prince..."

Murong Wei was sometimes stunned and shocked when she heard this, this matter sounds really bizarre.

It's too nonsense that the two court ladies are so courageous that they want to murder the emperor.

But it just happened, and if it wasn't for the fact that the palace maid was too weak, but with a knife, maybe the emperor was really finished.

Moreover, Concubine Li Shu's death was really bizarre, and it cannot be ruled out that someone borrowed a knife to kill someone.

Because her existence has threatened many people.

Xiang Tao's eyes widened: "What happened later? What happened?"

"Of course the matter will be left alone. All the courtiers objected, but the late Emperor was inexplicably sad because of Concubine Li Shu's death. He was so sad that he followed the funeral."

Murong Wei's eyes flickered, and this was naturally what Madam Zheng took for granted.

The real situation is probably not that simple, is it?

It may be possible to say that the first emperor was sad and angry for Concubine Li Shu, but it is impossible to say that he died in grief for her.

How could a generation of heroes, who have gone through many winds and rains in their lives, die of grief because of this?

Murong Wei suddenly conspired to think of something not so good.

Emperor Guangwu favored Concubine Li Shu and wanted to abolish the queen and prince. This kind of practice is not tolerated by courtiers and is unpopular.

What's more, it is not convincing at all to abolish the old and establish the young.

Let the courtiers choose between a heroic adult prince and a child, and no one knows how to choose.

Now he was the crown prince back then, as long as his father died, he would be the legitimate heir.

In any case, there must be a lot of content in it.

But it can also be seen from this that Emperor Jianwu must have suffered a lot of fright and anxiety back then.

Therefore, probably he is also very dissatisfied with such a monopoly on the sixth house.

Or, to become fatuous for women?
No matter what the reason is, you can also know the mood of Emperor Jianwu from here, and know why he is so dissatisfied.

Murong Wei raised her eyebrows and said, "Where's the prince?"

"The first emperor was buried in heaven, and now he is on the throne. The little prince was handed over to the queen mother to raise him, but he died of an epidemic within two years and five years old."

Speaking of this, there is nothing to understand.

Emperor Jianwu obviously hated Concubine Li Shu deeply. Although that little brother could not pose a threat to him at all, he still killed him by some means.

So evident.

Murong Wei nodded, "Since that's the case, it's not surprising."

Madam Zheng persuaded: "I think the lord has no choice but to do so. Now it seems that it is also to eliminate the rumors outside."

Murong Wei lowered her eyelashes lightly and did not speak.

Xiangtao whispered on the side: "The servant knows that the princess is sad, but we can't hurt our body for others. Master, let's order something first?"

Xiangtao also hated, hated the ruthlessness of the prince, hated Aichun's shamelessness, seeing the sad look of the princess, her heart was filled with anger.

Murong Wei suddenly asked: "How did Aichun arrange it?"

Xiangtao was going crazy, "Wangfei don't care about her, she can't die! She's alive now."

At this point, why does the princess still care about that little hoof?
Let her die or live!

Isn't it time to scold the heartbroken man?
Madam Zheng said: "I heard that Eunuch Su didn't settle down very much. He just allocated a house near our yard and let her live there temporarily. There is no other arrangement."

Murong Wei said indifferently: "Let people settle her down properly, don't let people say that I am jealous and immoral."

Aunt Yue said angrily: "Who said my miss is jealous? That girl who loves spring is really hateful. She treats the princess like this. Fortunately, the princess wants to give her a good marriage. I didn't expect her to be so scheming and have a different ambition. "

"Everyone has their own aspirations." Murong Wei looked at the petals on the window thoughtfully, got up and said, "Get some food, I'm really hungry."

Seeing that Murong Weiken had eaten, Xiangtao was overjoyed, so she ran out, followed someone to bring in the food, and diligently spread the dishes aside.

Murong Wei's hand was injured, she just ate some porridge with a spoon and a few buns.

"Princess, please don't be too overwhelmed. No matter what you do, you can't hurt yourself. Seeing you like this, the servant feels distressed."

Aunt Yue muttered brokenly.

Murong Wei raised her hand and waved it in front of her eyes, said: "No, why hurt yourself, why don't you suffer? I was not stupid before, but now I realize that I was stupid sometimes."

At this point, it seemed to be relieved.

Only Lu'er looked at Murong Wei very worriedly, she knew very well that her master would never let it go so easily, but now she looks so indifferent, maybe she will do something shocking to the world, right?

When it was time to go to bed at night, Murong Wei called Aunt Yue to her side.

"Yuegu, isn't Shuisheng married yet?"

Yuegu is feeling sad for Murong Wei, I don't know why she mentioned this.

"Yes, this servant is also thinking of choosing a wife for him."

Murong Wei thought for a while and said, "Which of the maids in my room suits you?"

Yuegu thought for a while and said, "Shuisheng is also busy every day, so there is no chance to come. I think Lu'er and Xiangtao are both good, and they are about the same age."

"Let Shuisheng come to see you tomorrow."

Yuegu didn't know what she was planning, so she agreed.

Murong Wei's mind was full of thoughts, and she couldn't fall asleep for a long time after falling asleep.

At this moment, it was also the sun on the east mountain, the curtains were lowered, and the hazy lights outside were dizzy yellow.

Murong Wei recalled what happened today, and murmured: "My heart is a stone, and I can't change it...Xiao Mingrui, do you still remember this? Did I misread you, or is there some reason for this? I don't believe you are like this people."

How many days and nights they have been together, and their feelings have already turned into blood in their bones. In her heart, she doesn't believe that he will make her sad like this.

He once said that he would not betray her and have sex with other women, but now that Aichun is pregnant, what is the explanation?
If he really did something wrong to her with other women when she was seriously ill, how could she bear it?

If he was such a person, for whom could he kneel down in front of the ancestral temple on that stormy night?
Her intuition told her that something must have happened between Xiao Mingrui and Emperor Jianwu that day, which forced Xiao Mingrui to make such a decision.

But, no matter how helpless he is, he shouldn't hide it from her!
This feeling is too outrageous.

For what reason she didn't want to ask.

Betrayal is betrayal.

She will ask clearly in person, if he is really like this, it doesn't matter if he leaves!

Up to now, she has only a little persistence left.

If the answer he gave made her dissatisfied, she would not choose to be with him again.

Everyone thinks that she is extremely smart, but in fact, sometimes it is easy for a smart person to get into a dead end.

She is such a stubborn woman.

Xiao Mingrui was patrolling the Yongding River when he got the news.

Emperor Jianwu was discussing the issue of water control with the officials of the river yamen. He watched the water source control of the Yongding River.

Xiao Mingrui was discussing matters with someone, and the sun was already scorching people, Xiao Mingrui was wearing royal blue cocoon silk with dragon patterns and straight embellishment, and he was wearing powder-coated black boots, with a little sweat on his forehead.

Seeing this, Xiao Luzi wanted to wipe Xiao Mingrui's sweat with a handkerchief, but he refused.

After inspecting the river course and returning to the camp where he was stationed, Emperor Jianwu called his courtiers to discuss matters.

Although the weather is not the hottest, it is also very uncomfortable.

Emperor Jianwu made people serve watermelon and sour plum juice, and all the courtiers thanked them, and they went to cool off while discussing matters.

At this time, someone outside came to announce the good news.

When Emperor Jianwu heard about it, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Is there any happy event, let someone report it."

The personal guard presented the notebook, and when Emperor Jianwu finished reading it, he looked at Xiao Mingrui meaningfully, and said with a smile: "It really is a happy event, Mingrui, the concubine Wei in your mansion is pregnant."

Xiao Mingrui was stunned for a while, but didn't react for a while.

It took him a long time to remember who the Wei family is. Aichun's original surname is Wei, and the Wei family is her.

Is Aichun pregnant?
He didn't expect that this woman would be pregnant by such a coincidence, and the news was really sudden!
All the ministers in the room were busy laughing and congratulating Xiao Mingrui, the sound of congratulations was endless.

Some people thought to themselves, how can there be rumors outside that King Luo is a pet and infertile?
Now the rumors are naturally self-defeating, after all, they even have children!
Looking at the situation, I'm afraid that the granddaughter of Mr. Murong Ge will fall out of favor!

Some people think that King Luo's move is aimed at the rumors, no matter what, as long as he has an heir, at least he will not be swayed by people in the court.

In any case, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Xiao Mingrui was terrified in his heart, thinking that his wife must have known about this at this moment, he was fidgeting, wishing he could spread his wings and fly back immediately!
The servant of the Ministry of Industry saw that Xiao Mingrui's face was not happy, but worried, so he was very surprised, and asked in surprise: "Your Highness is worried too much?"

Emperor Jianwu also looked at his son, playing with a piece of jade Ruyi in his hand, his eyes were full of energy.

Xiao Mingrui suppressed his ups and downs, and reluctantly said: "This is the first time I've heard about this matter, I'm a little confused, I don't know what to do, so I lost my composure, please forgive me."

Emperor Jianwu laughed and said, "You boy, it's not your fault. After all, it's the first time. You'll get used to it in the future. Well, I see that you're also restless. Let's go back and rest first."

Xiao Mingrui really didn't want to stay any longer, so he declined.

As soon as he came out, he sullenly asked Xiao Luzi where the messenger was.

Xiao Luzi hurriedly said: "Master sent Zhang De to deliver the letter, and this servant asked him to wait at your residence."

Xiao Mingrui strode back to the courtyard where he lived temporarily, feeling anxious and angry.

He didn't know why, but he felt panicked. He didn't expect that Ai Chun would expose this matter when he left the capital!

Now that he is not here and no one explains, what will Wei Er think?
She must have misunderstood, or leave him alone!

Thinking of this, Xiao Mingrui's heart was torn apart, and there was a terrifying premonition in his heart that he was about to lose his cherished person.

After returning to the room, I saw Zhang De waiting here.

After seeing the ceremony, he immediately asked: "Where is the princess, how is the princess?"

Zhang De was dumbfounded, thinking that the prince wanted to ask Aichun.

Xiao Luzi hurriedly said: "Zhang De, tell me quickly, how is the princess now?"

Zhang De hurriedly said: "The slave girl was sent here by Eunuch Su when she got the news yesterday. She rushed all the way and finally arrived here today. When I came, the princess was still behind closed doors. I just asked Eunuch Su to arrange Aichun, no, Mrs. Wei daily life."

The corner of Xiao Mingrui's eyes twitched, and he thought in horror: "Too bad, Wei'er must hate me deeply."

If she was furious, even if she beat Ai Chun, or beat and scolded Su De, he would not object or be surprised.

However, with such a quiet appearance, he closed the door and only asked people to arrange Aichun's daily life. Obviously, he resented his behavior, was disheartened, and never wanted to see him again.

This is still yesterday, isn't it going to go back to her mother's house today?
Xiao Mingrui's heart was about to burst, he grabbed Zhang De and asked sharply, "Tell me, what happened that day?"

Zhang De saw that the prince was furious, his eyes were red, and his face was as terrifying as a Shura Yaksha, he was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)