happy event

Chapter 174 Sudden Arrival
"Then why didn't you come to report earlier." Princess Liu still loves her niece very much. After hearing this, she temporarily put aside her previous hesitation, stood up and scolded, "Lead the way ahead, I'll go and have a look."

"Yes, yes!" Hongyu quickly wiped away her tears with gratitude, and walked ahead quickly.

Concubine Liu brought a large number of maids and women, and even before reaching the gate of the courtyard, Liu Xiaozhen heard movement.She immediately lay down on the bed, her eyes were red and swollen after being wiped with a special sachet, and her complexion was even paler. With her disheveled hair and crumpled clothes, she was as haggard as she wanted. haggard.

Sure enough, when Princess Liu entered the room and saw her niece looking like this, she quickly hugged her and asked, "Zhen'er, what's wrong with you? Did you feel wronged somewhere? Why did you torture yourself like this?" ?”

Liu Xiaozhen seemed to have been abducted and trafficked for many years, and finally saw her mother's child, crying in her aunt's arms until her liver trembled.

"Auntie, woo woo, I don't want to live anymore. Cousin... my cousin scolded me for being shameless, I was just scared by a mouse, I asked him to help me, and he just..."

"Okay, okay, don't cry." For her son with extremely hard wings, Princess Liu really couldn't force him to take a concubine, but she couldn't let her infatuated niece look for life and death.Originally, she was still a little hesitant, after all, she had to gamble with her own body, but now that tough methods are not working, she can only choose to pretend to be pitiful.She didn't believe that in the face of a seriously ill mother, there would still be a son who would not accept softness and compromise?

Thinking in this way, she covered her niece with a thin quilt, and comforted her, "Don't worry Zhen'er, my aunt will definitely let your cousin marry you in."

Liu Xiaozhen seemed to be in disbelief, her red and swollen eyes were filled with hope, and she cautiously pleaded, "Auntie is telling the truth? Cousin, will he agree? He..."

"Don't worry, my aunt is responsible for everything." Concubine Liu made a promise, and finally teased her niece, "Hurry up and eat and wash up, don't spoil yourself like a crazy woman. Soon, you should change your name and call me Mother and concubine."

Liu Xiaozhen blushed immediately when she heard the words, hugged her aunt's arm and said coquettishly, "Auntie..."

The aunt and nephew chatted and laughed, and Concubine Liu took people back to the main courtyard. As soon as she sat down, she asked the old mother, "Has the prince returned from the palace?"

"Just came back." The old mother smiled and offered a bowl of warm tea, flattering her, "The emperor treats the prince very dearly, I heard that the Dali Kingdom just paid tribute to some fine jades, if not, hurry up and call the prince to pick it out today gone."

If usual Princess Liu heard this, she would definitely agree with her.But today he became strangely silent, and after a while he ordered again, "Let the cook bring a bowl of lotus seed soup."

The old mama was puzzled, but she didn't dare to say anything, so she hurried to the kitchen yard herself, and brought back a bowl of the most soft and sweet lotus seed soup.Concubine Liu stared at the blue and white porcelain bowl for a long time, and finally waved everyone out.

The old mother always felt that the master's behavior was a bit strange today, so she didn't dare to go far, and quietly stood behind the pillar at the door, waiting for the master to call at an uncertain time.

There was a sharp-eyed and clever little maid who brought a small stool and a pot of tea with a smile.The old mama was sipping tea while thinking about some trivial matters, but her tea was not half finished when she heard a crisp cracking sound from the room...

Sitting on the soft couch by the window, Dong Rong was eating snacks while watching Zizhu and Yiba packing boxes in the yard, occasionally exhorting loudly, "Be careful not to break those two dioramas and the satin outside Wrap it with a layer of sackcloth, so as not to get wet in the middle of the rain."

Zizhu and Yiba were sweating profusely from their busy schedules, but when they thought of going home, they were so happy that they didn't feel tired at all.Yiba responded loudly, "Madam, don't worry. Keep it safe, and send it to Yang's family when the time comes, so that their big teeth will be shocked!"

"Nonsense!" Dong Rong scolded with a smile, "From now on, the Yang family will be our serious in-laws, so you must not lose your courtesy."

"Yes, ma'am." Yiba stuck out his tongue, turned around and was slapped by Zizhu again.She wasn't annoyed either, and continued to jump up and down to make trouble for Zi Zhu under the banner of helping.

Murong Huaide was holding a book of travel notes in his hand, half leaning on the soft couch, reading it slowly.Occasionally, I turned my head and saw my beloved wife half lying on the window, squeezing her huge belly under her body.He hurriedly stepped forward to help her sit up, and complained, "It's just some chores, let Zi Zhu and the others figure it out by themselves, why do you bother?"

Dong Rong patted her belly to appease her son, who suddenly became active, and responded with wide eyes, "That's my brother's bride price, how can I do it if I'm not careful? It will be fine after he gets married, and a daughter-in-law will take care of him." With basic necessities of life, I will be free.”

Murong Huaide joked, "It is said that elder sisters are like mothers, don't you, eldest sister, prepare a blow to your younger sister-in-law?"

"No way, you think I am the same as Elder Sister Cao. The young couple naturally have their own way of life, as long as they are happy, what should I do with it?" Dong Rong said, thinking of Elder Sister Cao whom he had not seen for a long time, so He asked again, "Did you send Eldest Sister Cao and Old Second Chen away? Now that the matter has been settled, let them go back to the village when they can go home. Although Cao's parents didn't say anything about it, in the end They are my own children, I am afraid that I am also thinking about them."

Murong Huaide nodded indifferently, and replied, "Okay, they are working in the backyard of the shop in the county seat, and they haven't suffered much. After returning, I will let them go back to the village."

Dong Rong couldn't help laughing when she thought of the noisy days before.Just when she was about to speak again, a little maid suddenly stumbled in at the gate of the courtyard. She probably didn't see the master in the window, she grabbed the surprised Zizhu and Yiba and shouted, "Call the prince, the old concubine!" It looks like I'm going to die!"

"What?" Dong Rong sat up straight in shock, Murong Huaide jumped out of the window, and disappeared at the gate of the courtyard after a few ups and downs.

Dong Rong finally came back to her senses, bent over to get his shoes but felt that this was not the time to care about such trivial matters.

Zizhu and Yiba ran in to help the master, and asked in a low voice, "Madam, the old concubine was fine before, why is she dying suddenly? Is she pretending to be sick, or is she playing some other trick?"

"Everything at this time is guesswork. Let me go and have a look first, remember to watch more and talk less." Dong Rong barely suppressed her heartbeat, holding her big belly in her hands, and rushed to the main courtyard like a wind blowing under her feet.

Although Concubine Liu was not strict with her servants, she was by no means generous, so the servants serving in the palace were all cautious in their actions and seldom dared to violate the rules.However, at this moment, the gate of the main courtyard is full of people, more than a dozen maids, women, and even young servants are lying on the door frame, stretching their necks desperately to look inside, and occasionally discussing a few words together in a low voice. .

Dong Rong approached, frowned and shouted loudly when seeing this, "What are you doing?"

Everyone was startled, and when they turned around, they saw that it was the new concubine, and hurriedly retreated to the side.One of the older women, Xu, has a face on weekdays, but felt that the new princess had no foundation, so she squeezed a smile and stepped forward to fool her and said, "Your Majesty, you are here. Everyone is also thinking about the old princess. Forgot the rules. Niang Niang, you should go in quickly, Miss Liu has already arrived first."

Dong Rong glanced at her and said with a sneer, "Why, do I still have to be instructed by you as a master?"

"Don't dare, this old slave doesn't dare." The old woman begged for mercy, but the corners of her eyes and brows were full of disapproval.

Dong Rong's eyes flashed sharply, and she ordered Yi to say, "Slap your mouth ten times!"

"Yes, ma'am." Yiba had long hated the old lady for being disrespectful to her master, and would hesitate to hear the order, so she raised her hand and slapped her ten times.The old woman was stunned by the beating, and when she came back to her senses, her cheeks were swollen like steamed buns.

She immediately cried out, "Why does your mother beat this old slave? Even though this old slave is a slave, there are rules in this palace..."

Dong Rong didn't seem to hear what she said, and lightly ordered Yiba, "Twenty more palms!"

"Okay!" Yiba rolled up his sleeves, and this time he struck both sides, louder and crisper.The old mammy was beaten so badly that she rolled around on the ground and shouted, "I beat you to death, my mother beat you to death!"

Yi Bayi was hugged by his wife for a while, and in annoyance, he slashed the back of her neck with a knife, and the world finally became peaceful.

Dong Rong looked coldly at the servants who turned pale with fright, and said sternly, "You are doing well, and if anyone spy on the main courtyard privately, you will be punished with a staff of thirty. sell away."

Everyone hurriedly bowed in response, "Your Majesty is merciful, but servants dare not."

"Well, pass on my order to close the gate of the palace. No one is allowed to go out privately. Everyone should keep their duties. When the old concubine recovers, the prince will reward the whole palace."

"Yes, empress, the servant girls are leaving." The maidservants lowered their waists by three points again, and quickly backed away and ran away.Occasionally, a bold servant girl ran and turned her head to look at the gate of the courtyard. When she saw that the new princess was still staring at them coldly, she immediately wished she could bury her head in her chest.He secretly muttered in his heart, no matter what his background, the master is the master, and he must be more careful in the future.

It was rare for Dong Rong to show her power to suppress a group of servants, and then she stepped into the gate of the courtyard.Except for Jiayi, the rest of the Jiazi group stood with their hands down under the eaves, while three or five maids and women walked down the steps with fearful faces.

Seeing this, Dong Rong raised her heart again, nodded to the members of the Jiazi team, and quickly walked into the inner room.

Concubine Liu was lying on her back on the bed, her face was like gold paper, and her breath was like gossamer.Murong Huaide stood aside, pressing Qingfeng with an extremely ugly expression, "What's going on?"

Qingfeng barely managed to stabilize his mind and finished his pulse, stood up hesitantly and said in a low voice, "Master, the old concubine seems to have been poisoned by... arsenic poison! But unless arsenic is consumed in excess, it will not be so serious? I'm not so sure. ..."

"Arsenic!" Everyone in the house gasped in unison. Arsenic is a poison, and a small amount of medicine can treat many diseases. Almost every pharmacy sells it.But in large quantities it can be fatal, and there is no antidote.Fortunately, the poison of arsenic is very easy to distinguish, and a silver chopstick can detect it.

(End of this chapter)