Chaos in the Chu Palace

Chapter 82 Seeing Big Red (1)
After the empress became pregnant, all the previous greetings were waived, and she didn't like to let the concubine in the palace visit her.It is only said that it is not appropriate to disturb the child, all the concubines in the palace disdain it in their hearts, and they all say that the queen is only pregnant, is it worth being so precious?All of them were talking secretly behind their backs.

Ouyang Ruo just closed the palace door to rest.Zhao Qingling saw that she was almost recovered, so she didn't come here anymore, but when she said goodbye that day, she sighed worriedly: "My minister persuaded the queen, but unfortunately she didn't listen, in case in the future... I hope Rou Fangyi can comfort you a lot. Don't act rashly, queen."

Ouyang Ruo turned her face away and said in a low voice: "Mr. Zhao looks at the queen like that. If I say something that doesn't suit the queen, I am afraid that I will lose my life."

Zhao Qingling let out a long sigh: "I really don't know what women think in their hearts. They would rather give up their lives for the sake of their children."

After saying that, Zhao Qingling cupped her hands and went out.Ouyang Ruo stroked her stomach.In this harem, the child is everything, so naturally he would even sacrifice his life for him.

Chu Huotian stayed in the Queen's Palace for several days, and only came to see Ouyang Ruo on the third day.Ouyang Ruo saw that his expression was unkind, and said with a smile: "What's wrong with the emperor? It should be overjoyed."

Chu Huotian shook her hand and sighed: "I advise the queen to destroy the child before it is fully formed. Zhao Qingling said that the queen cannot conceive again. The bigger the child, the greater the risk. But..." He sighed.

Ouyang Ruo's heart skipped a beat: "But what? The queen..."

Chu Huotian smiled wryly and said: "She? Of course she refused, and had a big fight with me again. I was afraid that I would get angry with her, so I came out."

Ouyang Ruo sighed softly in her heart after hearing this, the man is indeed a man, after the quarrel he doesn't know how to coax him, just tell the truth, but he doesn't know that this action makes the woman even more angry.The queen was probably going crazy with anger at this time, she was finally pregnant, and Chu Huotian said such words again, so she didn't know how to coax her.

Her heart turned a thousand times, and she suddenly leaned into Chu Huotian's arms and said: "Your Majesty, if the concubine is like the queen, do you want to make the concubine pregnant?"

Chu Huotian was stunned, raised her face and said slightly annoyed: "What are you talking about! Don't talk nonsense!" His eyes were as deep as stars, and he looked at her beautiful face with a hint of deep worry.

But Ouyang Ruo didn't know where the stubbornness came from, she just held his hand tightly and said, "Your Majesty, just talk about it." There was a hint of coquettishness in her words.

Chu Huotian didn't even think about it, and blurted out: "Of course you can't let your body be hurt because of pregnancy. If the time comes, you hate me and don't care. How can you let you be willful. The queen is crazy, you are not allowed to learn from her."

Ouyang Ruo felt warm after hearing this, and asked in a low voice: "Then what if the concubine has no children and the evening scene is bleak?" Chu Huotian frowned: "Why? I will spoil you forever."

With tears in his eyes, Ouyang Ruo bowed his head and said, "Then what should the emperor do if he doesn't like his concubines?"

Chu Huotian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and lifted her face buried in his arms: "What's wrong with you today? There are so many what-ifs. You were fine, but you said such nonsense for no reason."

Ouyang Ruo wiped the tears from his eyes, smiled and threw himself into his arms, is this nonsense?But she just wanted to listen to him talking about pampering her and loving her for the rest of her life, as if she could get an incomparable guarantee in this way, and would no longer have to panic day and night.

After the quarrel between the queen and Chu Huotian, after a few days, she said that she would go to the summer resort on the outskirts of Beijing to raise her baby.Chu Huotian had no choice but to follow her wishes and sent a large number of guards to accompany her and sent the Royal Forest Army to guard along the way.

Before leaving the palace, Qin Zhi finally got a chance to meet Ouyang Ruo.Ouyang Ruo asked: "Is it very dangerous for the queen to be pregnant?"

Qin Zhi nodded, and said quietly: "Yes, I see, I can't touch it more than three times..." He made a three-character comparison.Ouyang Ruo's heart thumped.

She squeezed the handkerchief in her hand, and asked tightly: "If this happens, will Imperial Physician Qin be implicated?" Qin Zhi looked up at her gratefully when he heard this, and said, "My minister has already put everything together before and after. I have told the empress about everything that might happen, but she insists on getting pregnant, so I can't do it. I have already asked the empress to write a decree. If something happens, it has nothing to do with me. I should be able to get away with it .”

Only then did Ouyang Ruo feel relieved, and said to him, "So I feel relieved. Mingying is relying on you...how is she recently?"

Qin Zhi blushed, and said: "She is very nice, she also asked Wei Chen to bring a message to the empress, saying that she prayed day and night, hoping that the empress is safe and well."

Ouyang Ruo nodded with tears in her eyes.Qin Zhi couldn't stay longer, so he hurried out again.

In this way, the queen took a large number of palace people out of the palace in a mighty way.Ouyang Ruo saw that her face was full of pride, and the phoenix crown on her head was shining brightly, as if declaring that her identity as the mother of the world could not be shaken.Feng Jia lifted up, the golden canopy was like a cloud, and Ouyang Ruo was supported by others and knelt down to send it off respectfully.She looked at Mrs. Liu Guo next to her, and saw resentment flashing in her eyes, which seemed to be filled with great unwillingness.Ouyang Ruo sighed in his heart, the queen's move was really quick to cut through the mess, instead of facing this harem's unpredictable tricks, it's better to go out of the palace to seek peace.

"It's better to go out, so as not to obstruct some people's eyes." Xu stood up, looked at Mrs. Liu Guo and said softly.

Mrs. Liu Guo didn't know if she really heard it, she turned her head and gave her a look, and suddenly said with a sneer: "Sister Xu has always wanted to conceive again, and now the Empress is a role model. Conceive another one?"

Mrs. Xu was extremely angry, but managed to bear it down, with a look of "I don't care about you".Ouyang Ruo looked at the two with a wry smile.I had no choice but to go back to the palace alone, leaving the two of them staring at each other.

After the empress left the palace, the entire harem was much calmer.Chu Huo Tian ordered Mrs. Liu Guo to take charge of the harem temporarily. Without the suppression of the queen, Mrs. Liu Guo is even more comfortable.The entire harem is in her hands, and she is getting more and more beautiful day by day.Ouyang Ruo saw it, but didn't pay attention to it, and just recuperated in Yunxiang Palace every day.

Mrs. Liu Guo and Mrs. Xu have always been at odds, so given this opportunity, they naturally did a lot of tricks in secret.Mrs. Xu often came over to complain to Ouyang Ruo with an angry face, saying how Mrs. Liu Guo had withheld her palace status with excuses.

Ouyang Ruo comforted her with a smile: "Sister Xu doesn't have to target her in everything, just be soft to her. Mrs. Liu Guo will not treat you like this. After all, you have no conflict with her."

Mrs. Xu nodded, and said bitterly: "Recently I've been impatient. Bengong sees that woman as a smiley face. I don't know what she will do when the queen is gone. Forget it and bear with her. In case she hurts Bengong The little Empress Dowager is not worth it."

Ouyang Ruo chatted with her again.This sent her out.Wanhui followed Mingjuan after she came in. With a look of displeasure on her face, she said to Ouyang Ruo, "My lady, this month is also short. Mingjuan, tell me how much is short?"

Ming Juan took the booklet and said softly to Ouyang Ruo: "Go back to your mother, the silver is short by 120 taels. Three bolts of various cloths are also missing, and there are also several custom-made pearl hairpins missing."

Ouyang Ruo frowned lightly and asked, "Does every palace have less? Or is it just our palace?"

Xiang Ye on the one side spoke quickly, and rushed to say: "Hui Niangniang, there are fewer, and the other palaces are even less. I went to Mrs. Liu Guo to ask, but said that the emperor likes to be frugal, so this time there are fewer. It is said that Mrs. Liu Guo took the lead in reducing her share. The empresses of other palaces are secretly scolding, saying that Mrs. Liu Guo swallowed it privately."

Ouyang Ruo thought about it carefully, and shook a double-sided embroidered lady fluttering butterfly fan in his hand, then said: "If this is the case, forget it. Pass on the word, and the less money will be deducted from the regulations of the palace. Everyone must Once you get it, you can share any hairpins and bracelets, the ones that are too precious can’t be divided, and the rest will be divided. I have a lot of things in this palace, so it’s not a problem.”

Wan Hui frowned after hearing this and said: "Why is your empress so talkative? If you don't talk to the emperor, this can't be done like this. She made the decision without discussing with the empresses of the palaces beforehand. The good reputation was given to her, so she was left alone Show cuteness in front of the emperor."

Ouyang Ruo reached out and tapped the booklet in Mingjuan's hand and said with a smile: "Whatever you are afraid of, remember it. When she comes to beg us, she will make up for it. Besides, my aunt also knows that she just wants to please the emperor. Since she has done it What good will we get if we file a complaint again? The emperor was kept in the dark by her, and he didn't know that he still treated us as a small belly, caressing about these silver taels. It's a bad reputation for nothing. If you pass on the message to the palace, don't be behind your back If you talk about Mrs. Liu Guo again, if this palace hears it, you will slap your mouth!"

Only then did Wan Hui take the maid down.Ouyang Ruo slapped the fan, took a sip of the lily and fungus soup, and looked at the scorching summer outside the house. This summer in Chu Palace is indeed unbearably hot.

I don't know if it's the summer heat or something, Lin's five-month-old second prince has been spitting up milk recently, or has diarrhea, so anxious that Lin's burning incense and worshiping Buddha is useless.Ouyang Ruo went to see it a few times, only to see that the little prince who was originally white and fat has lost a lot of weight now.Lin also had a haggard face, only watching her child weep silently.

Ouyang Ruo comforted her and said, "Sister Lin, it's normal for this child to spit up milk, and the weather is hot, so maybe he has diarrhea after getting cold at night."

Lin touched the second prince's little hand and cried: "But such a small child, how can he stand up like this? It's almost tearing my heart out."

Seeing her uncomfortable, Ouyang Ruo also felt bored.Suddenly the second prince woke up, crying for a nurse, and Mrs. Lin hurriedly called the nurse in.The three wet nurses came in, and Lin chose one. Ouyang Ruo watched her go by, and suddenly smelled a strange smell in her nose. She thought it must be human milk, and the hot weather mixed with sweat, naturally It smells bad.The wet nurse hugged the second prince and nursed her.

Seeing that the second prince was eating well, Mrs. Lin showed a smile on his face.After a while, the second prince was full and turned around with his eyes wide open.Ouyang Ruo saw that he was cute, but she didn't dare to hug him carelessly, she just watched Lin holding him.

The two teased him for a long time, and suddenly the second prince burst into tears, as if he was extremely uncomfortable.Lin was so frightened that she hurried to ask the imperial physician again.Seeing her flustered for a while, Ouyang Ruo couldn't go any further, so she had to wait aside.After the imperial doctor finished it, it was natural that the spleen and stomach were weak again, and so on, he prescribed a prescription and ordered the palace people to boil it.

The prince is young, how can he take medicine, he vomited up after taking half of it, and tossed for a long time.Ouyang Ruo saw that Mrs. Lin was about to cry in anxiety, and felt emotional in her heart. She helped Wan Hui and was about to go out when she suddenly saw someone passing by the door.Ouyang Ruo waited to look again, but it was vaguely the wet nurse just now.She was puzzled, and only whispered a few words in De Xuan's ear.Dexuan took the order and left.Lin was flustered inside, and Ouyang Ruo couldn't bear to look at her increasingly haggard face.She turned around and whispered something to Mrs. Lin.

Lin was so shocked that she almost jumped up, she just grabbed her tightly and said, "Is that true? Who is so vicious to use this method!"

Ouyang Ruo patted her hand to silence her, and said to her in a low voice: "Sister Lin, let's take a look for a few days. If you don't use her, naturally try not to use her. If the prince's situation improves, let's discuss it slowly, the top priority It is to raise the prince well."

After hearing this, Mrs. Lin thanked her thousands of times, wiped her tears, and hated her eyes: "If I find out who is trying to harm my child, I will definitely not be at odds with her!"

Ouyang Ruo made up his mind, resigned her and went back to the palace.Lin sent her outside the palace, and Yiyi said goodbye.

Ouyang Ruo returned to the palace, sighed softly, and lay on the couch shaking a round fan. Chu Huo came to see her after dealing with state affairs.He didn't order anyone to tell him when he came in, he just came in quietly, stepped into the inner hall, and saw Ouyang Ruo lying on the beauty couch by the window, his jade arms were like snow, his cloud-like temple hair was slightly scattered to one side, and his jade face contained a faint gleam. Sad shadow.Ouyang Ruo's profile is extremely beautiful, with a three-point ethereal and elegant look, which is not reduced by half because of pregnancy.Chu Huotian stood in front of the door with his hands behind his back. Although he saw her almost every day, he was dumbfounded.Li Jingcai covered his mouth with a low smile and retreated, and hurriedly brought away a group of irrelevant people.

Ouyang Ruo lay down for a long time, sighed, and was about to shake the fan again, when Xu Shi let go of the fan and fell to the ground.Ouyang Ruo frowned, and wanted to bend down to pick it up, but her stomach was a little big after five months, and she couldn't reach it anyway.Ouyang Ruo turned sideways several times, but couldn't find it, and was still hot and sweaty.She was slightly annoyed, snorted, and raised her head to call for someone.Suddenly, he saw Chu Huotian standing at the door, looking like he wanted to laugh but held back.

Ouyang Ruo's face turned red all of a sudden.Turning around, he said angrily, "Why didn't the emperor call someone when he came here? Stand aside for no reason and watch the concubine's jokes."

Chu Huotian laughed, bent down and picked up the round fan and handed it to her.Ouyang Ruo snorted and slapped it away: "I don't want my concubine, I hate it!"

Seeing her childish outburst, Chu Huotian's heart twitched when she saw her childish appearance, and a delicate and innocent look appeared on her clear and beautiful face.So he sat beside her and gently hugged her and kissed her.Ouyang Ruo was embarrassed by his kiss, so she could only lean into his arms with a blushing face.Chu Huotian touched her soft body, Ouyang Ruo became much plumper after pregnancy, and the slender hands in the past are now one by one, as round as jade shoots.

Ouyang Ruo saw that his expression was relaxed, and his handsome face was no longer as cold as before, so he just stared at her hand.Can't help laughing: "The emperor is very happy today?"

Chu Huotian is in a very good mood today. He heard reports from various states and counties that the grain harvest in the first season of this year has already been bumper, and because of his policy of supporting the people with light corvees and low taxes, all regions have gradually recovered from the heavy wars of the previous dynasty. Come here, you can already see signs of prosperity.The children from poor backgrounds he promoted are also up-to-date, whether they are sent to the localities or are officials in Beijing, they are all trembling and dare not slack off in government affairs.It was only then that Chu Huotian was slightly freed from the treading on thin ice at the beginning of the previous dynasty, and was able to steal a moment of leisure.

He was still deep in thought.Seeing that he didn't answer and didn't ask any more questions, Ouyang Ruo just drew circles on his hand.His hands were not delicate, and there were tiny knife wounds on the palms, as well as a hard callus on the tiger's mouth that was strangled by the reins.He is the man who rushed out of the knife.Ouyang Ruo's heart suddenly tightened, and he couldn't help but think of several small and small sword wounds on his body.

Suddenly Chu Huotian asked: "I just came in, why are you sighing? But what's the problem?"

Ouyang Ruo was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly remembered Lin's haggard face, and felt sour in his heart: "This morning, I went to see Sister Wanfei. The second prince seems to have been ill recently."

Chu Huotian sighed: "Yes, I've heard about it too. I wonder if it's because I'm too young to get sick easily." There was a trace of sadness in his handsome eyebrows, although it was very faint, Ouyang Ruo could also see it.

She hesitated to speak, and wanted to express her doubts, but in the end she simply said: "How about the emperor go and have a look? Sister Wanfei might be looking forward to the emperor's visit." There was a slight sourness.

Chu Huotian frowned twice, and said lightly: "Go and see tomorrow. It turns out that you are worried about this." After he finished speaking, he laughed at himself.It was a failure for him to be the emperor's father, so he was not as caring as Ouyang Ruo, a concubine who had no blood relationship.

Ouyang Ruo also suppressed his guess.The two lay down for a while before Li Jing approached the door and asked, "Is the Emperor going to have lunch?"

After hearing this, Ouyang Ruo got up quickly, waited for him to change his clothes, and ordered the palace servants outside to come in to serve him.Chu Huotian comforted her with kind words: "Mr. Lin is timid, you should spend more time with her when you have time."

Ouyang Ruo took the order and had lunch with him before sending him out of the palace respectfully.

Dexuan went out for half a day, then came back and said: "Go back to your mother, I didn't see anything unusual about that wet nurse. Maybe I just stared at it for a while."

Ouyang Ruo heard the words: "Can she join everyone when she eats?"

Dexuan turned back and asked again: "I heard that she has a bad appetite recently. She seldom eats with other palace people, and always eats in her own room. Could it be that the empress is suspicious of her?"

Ouyang Ruo nodded, and said with a hint of coldness: "That's natural, if it weren't for her expression, I wouldn't have suspected her."

Dexuan nodded, Ouyang Ruo told him to keep watching, and told him to go down.

Wan Hui came in and brought a fruit plate served on a silver plate. Seeing Ouyang Ruo concentrating on her thoughts, she couldn't help complaining: "Your Majesty is too worried. If there is nothing else, people will say that your Majesty is meddling in other things."

Ouyang Ruo looked at Wan Hui's worried face, and said with a smile: "Anything can happen in the palace, don't underestimate it, aunt, it will kill people. The second prince is so young."

Wan Hui sighed, used a silver fork to fork a piece of fruit pulp and handed it to her, shook her head, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is really worrying, the emperor doesn't even have your Majesty to worry about it."

Ouyang Ruo laughed, so he didn't say much.

Three or four days later, the Lin family sent someone to invite Ouyang Ruo again.Ouyang Ruo chose an early morning when the weather was not hot, and rode a shoulder chariot to go there.When I arrived at Huanbi Palace, I saw the palace door was tightly closed, Wan Hui stepped forward and knocked on the door, only then did the palace staff open the door nervously.Before Ouyang Ruo reached the outer hall, she heard Lin's low voice cursing.With a sudden heartbeat, she took Wanhui's arm and went in.I saw the wet nurse whom Ouyang Ruo suspected was kneeling in the hall, and a servant with a stick stood beside her.

Ouyang Ruo took a closer look, and found that the servant holding the stick was not from the Criminal Division.Lin was actually using torture privately? !

Seeing her coming, Mrs. Lin said angrily to the nurse who was kneeling on the ground: "When I find the evidence, I will ask you to make excuses!" After finishing speaking, Mrs. Lin dragged Ouyang Ruo into the inner room.

Seeing that the second prince was sleeping peacefully inside, Ouyang Ruo smiled and said, "What's wrong with Sister Lin? Did you see her showing off?" Mrs. Lin snorted, and said to Ouyang Ruo with a changed expression of gratitude: "If it wasn't for my sister, I would I don't know how much pain I will have to suffer. These days, the Japanese Palace listened to my sister's words and kept her away from my child. Sure enough, the second prince didn't spit up milk or have diarrhea. Could it be that she did something secretly? "

Ouyang Ruo listened and nodded: "That's fine, just beat her up and say she wasn't well taken care of and drive her out of the palace. The more involved, the more likely it will be."

Mrs. Lin refused, and still had an angry face: "I should know who is so vicious. In my opinion, beating her to death is not enough. Let alone the person behind the scenes!"

(End of this chapter)