Glory all the way

Chapter 269
When Du Xuan came back in the evening, Bai Yingluo mentioned the words Mrs. Ning Bo had said during the day.

Du Xuan thought for a while, and said somewhat incomprehensibly: "Even in Tian's family, they are also close relatives. It's really chilling to be on guard against calculations like this."

After hearing this, Bai Yingluo knew that Du Xuan thought of Bai Yi who had never heard from her again, and comforted her softly: "So, everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door and don't care about the frost on others' roofs. Let's just take care of ourselves. .”

Nodding affirmatively, Du Xuan suddenly smiled, leaned into Bai Yingluo's ear and said, "In July, envoys from foreign nations came to Beijing to pay homage, and everyone in Honglu Temple began to get busy. There are still some etiquette matters, sir. Tell me everything, and let me be careful, so I can stay at home next month, just in time to accompany you to wait for the birth."

When he was in the Hanlin Academy, Du Xuan would wake up in the morning and return home at dusk every day. Apart from the normal rest, he could only rest for a day and a half during festivals.

Now that she was transferred to Honglu Temple, Emperor Jiayuan thought it was an adjustment for the future foreign envoys to go to Beijing. Bai Yingluo was very happy to have such an unexpected joy.

"Don't you have to go to Honglu Temple for a whole month?"

Bai Yingluo looked at Du Xuan in surprise and joy.

Hehe laughed, Du Xuan replied: "Look at the progress of my compilation and compilation of materials. I may go to them every few days to discuss the details, but most of the time I am at home."

Bai Yingluo showed a happy smile.

Seeing Bai Yingluo happy, Du Xuan also became happy, and then he remembered another thing.

"Today, I received a post from the prince's servant, inviting me to the other courtyard for a while. I don't know what it is. I may come back later tonight. You can eat by yourself, don't wait for me, huh?"

Du Xuan instructed softly.

As early as when Du Xuan was still studying at Qingsong Academy, the prince was very kind to him. Until he entered the Hanlin Academy after high school, the prince always had a good eye for Du Xuan. When he was free, he would invite Du Xuan to other courtyards for tea and chat He treated Du Xuan much more kindly than others.

Bai Yingluo nodded in response.

In the afternoon, Du Xuan went to be on duty at Honglu Temple, and Bai Yingluo asked Liusu and the little maids to carry the soft couch out, and lay down on the veranda basking in the sun for a while.

This month, she hardly slept through the night and lay on her left side. After a while, the child began to move around with fists and kicks, as if the left-lying position made him very uncomfortable.Lying on the right side, it will be the same situation again after a while.

But if she was lying on her back, without the child's resistance, Bai Yingluo would almost be overwhelmed.

In the end, Bai Yingluo had no choice but to get up and pace the room, talking softly while coaxing the baby in her stomach to calm down earlier, so that she could go to bed and sleep for a while.

Du Xuan watched from the side with distressed face, and one night, he even said with some regret: "Otherwise, we will only have one child..."

Bai Yingluo knew that he felt sorry for her, and Du Xuan didn't lie down suspiciously until he described her happiness after pregnancy. But from then on, when Bai Yingluo tossed and turned again, he would reach out and gently touch Bai Yingluo's body. Stomach, talk to the child so that Bai Yingluo can sleep for a while.

After all, they are related by blood, the child in his belly seems to understand Du Xuan's gentle voice, and it is not as noisy as before.

In the evening, the sky suddenly became gloomy, and gusts of wind swept by, and the tender green leaves on the trees were rolled down a lot.

Chen Xiang ordered the little maids to close the windows, while she said with a puzzled face: "It's not yet June, why did the weather change? Could it be that something is going to happen?"

After finishing speaking, Chen Xiang felt a slip of the tongue, secretly "bah" three times.

On the second day, Chen Xiang's words came true.

Word came out from the palace that the Empress Dowager fell ill, and the Empress Dowager ordered that foreign wives of the second rank or above should enter the palace to serve the sick.

Mrs. Xue came out from the palace, and came to Zhuangyuan Mansion to see Bai Yingluo, and asked Mrs. Wen about everything. Knowing that the delivery date is about mid-May, she hurriedly told Chen Xiang and others to be vigilant when on duty at night. In case of any situation, immediately send someone back to the Hou Mansion to report.

Speaking of the Queen Mother's condition, Xue shook her head repeatedly, "In the past few years, the Queen Mother's health has become worse and worse. In previous years, she only fell ill when late autumn turned into winter. Now that the weather is so good, she also has an attack. It is really worrying. ah."

Bai Yingluo also became sad.

In the past, Bai Yingluo didn't care about the health of the Queen Mother, but now, she very much hopes that the Queen Mother can be healthy. After all, judging from the current situation, the Queen Mother is the only person who can restrain Princess Qingcheng.

If the Empress Dowager is seriously ill, or the worst happens, and the Empress Dowager passes away, at that time, with Emperor Jiayuan's partiality and love for Princess Qingcheng, without the Empress Dowager to stop her, she may get whatever she wants in this capital, and when she arrives, Bai Yingluo didn't dare to think about what would happen at that time.

"Then do you know what the imperial physicians say?"

Bai Yingluo asked with some apprehension.

Xue sighed softly: "It's just a cliché, it's nothing more than an old disease, and it's better to rest and rest."

Nodding resentfully, Bai Yingluo turned to ask: "Then, Princess Qingcheng wants to enter the palace to serve the sick?"

Startled for a moment, Mrs. Xue shook her head and said she didn't know, then guessed: "There are rumors in the palace that the Queen Mother's illness is also related to her. If she goes to serve the sick, the Queen Mother doesn't like her in the first place, but she is not sick. See Seeing her dangling in front of my eyes, I'm afraid I'm going to get sick too."

"Is the queen mother mad at Princess Qingcheng?"

Hearing that the Empress Dowager's illness was related to Princess Qingcheng, Bai Yingluo couldn't help becoming curious.

Mrs. Xue naturally knew what Bai Yingluo was planning, so she smiled and said, "The Queen Mother said that Princess Qingcheng has lost face to the Royal Princess, and insisted on ordering the Emperor to dismiss all the messy people in the Princess Mansion, and then recruit another The son-in-law has a good life, but the emperor seems to have promised Princess Qingcheng something before, but he didn't agree. It may be unpleasant to say, but the queen mother got angry, so she committed an old disease."

Although Princess Qingcheng did not show up, she is closely related to her. If the Queen Mother's illness does not show signs of improvement in a short period of time, or if there are other problems, Princess Qingcheng will not be able to escape.

Thinking about it this way, the Empress Dowager's illness didn't seem so bad this time.

Bai Yingluo secretly slandered.

After sitting for a while, Mrs. Xue planned to go back, and before leaving, she mentioned that the Empress Dowager specifically told her that if Old Madam Bai was in good health, she would be invited into the palace to talk.

"Is grandma going?"

Sending Xue Shi away, Bai Yingluo asked with concern.

"That depends on what the old lady means..."

Xue said with a smile: "I will pass on the Queen Mother's intention. As for whether to go or not, it depends on what the old lady said. If you want to go, just pass the sign and enter the palace."

Bai Yingluo was slightly happy in her heart.

For the sake of Bai Yingluo, the old lady Bai specially handed a sign into the palace to greet the Queen Mother. What she said is unknown, but it probably has something to do with Princess Qingcheng.

This time, the Empress Dowager was mad at Princess Qingcheng, if anyone said anything at this time, the Empress Dowager would definitely take action.

She thought to herself, although she was not very sure, but Bai Yingluo had roughly guessed that even if it wasn't to please the sick, the grandmother would also come to the palace.

After seeing Mrs. Xue off, Bai Yingluo went back to Yixin Garden, looked at the still gloomy sky, and said to herself, "It's a good weather when the wind blows and it rains."

After the words were finished, a gust of wind really blew outside, rustling the leaves.

In the inner hall of Shoukang Palace, the heavy curtains were slightly swaying because of the gusts of wind blowing in from the window. On the bed, the empress dowager with a sick face was leaning back on the soft gold silk pillow, indescribably tired.

Footsteps sounded, and Nanny Lu walked in with two maidservants.

Serving the warm bird's nest porridge from the tray held by the palace maid, Madam Lu sat on the side of the bed and said softly: "Queen Mother, this servant will feed you a few bites, don't burn yourself out."

The sick queen mother, without the majesty of the past, nodded slowly. She went straight to the bowl and started to eat slowly.

After only a few mouthfuls, the Queen Mother frowned and put down the bowl.

"Is it all arranged?"

The queen mother raised her eyes and said to Nanny Lu.

"Don't worry, the servant gave orders to go down."

Nanny Lu responded softly, took the tea bowl and waited for the Queen Mother to rinse her mouth.

Just as he was about to persuade the queen mother to lie down and rest for a while, a palace servant came in outside to spread the word that Princess Qingcheng had come to pay her respects to the queen mother.

"She came quickly."

With a sneer, the Empress Dowager snorted, "I'm here to see if Ai's family is dying, right?"

"Queen, you will live a long life."

After Mother Lu persuaded her, the Queen Mother waved her hand impatiently, "Let her come in, and you all go down too."

Knowing that the Empress Dowager had made up her mind, Nanny Lu personally invited Princess Qingcheng to come in. After serving tea, she retreated with all the maids in the palace.

Today's Princess Qingcheng is still wearing her favorite plain white dress, slim and graceful, like a girl.

Greeted, but after a long time did not hear the Queen Mother calling, Princess Qingcheng got up straight and sat on the soft stool beside the brocade table.

The Empress Dowager seemed not to be surprised, and said with a sneer: "Sure enough, you are just like your unruly mother and concubine, what kind of life is really what kind of species."

The Empress Dowager insulted the deceased Concubine Rou, Rao Princess Qingcheng was always indifferent, and her expression changed instantly.

But thinking that she came here to ask for something, she finally endured it.

After being silent for a while, Princess Qingcheng said in a cold voice: "You don't like me, and I hate you too. If that's the case, why did you pretend to call me back? Let me live and die in Mobei, isn't it more according to your wishes? ?”

"Presumptuous, is this the way you talk to Aijia?"

She knew in her heart that Princess Qingcheng regarded herself as an enemy who killed her mother, but she still offended the majesty of the Queen Mother by saying this, and the Queen Mother looked at Princess Qingcheng angrily and shouted.

"Presumptuous? Haha..."

Letting go and laughing, Princess Qingcheng stood up and walked to the bed, looked down at the queen mother and said: "If the emperor is still here, would you dare to talk like this? You gave to death the woman he loves the most, and tortured the woman he loves the most. Daughter, who is presumptuous?"

"You... get out of Shoukang Palace for the Ai family, the Ai family does not need you to come and ask for your health."

Pointing in the direction outside the hall, the queen mother roared angrily.

"The Queen Mother calms down."

Suddenly a smiling face appeared, and Princess Qingcheng persuaded softly: "Your anger hurts your health. The queen mother is sick, so it's better not to get angry, otherwise, if something goes wrong, I can't bear it."

Seeing her cryptic insinuation that she didn't have much time, the queen mother became more and more angry, and then raised her eyes to see Princess Qingcheng's face that was exactly the same as Concubine Rou's, the raised arm of the queen mother trembled uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)