Resourceful beauty

Chapter 202 Coping
Xu Shi was upset that such a disturbing incident happened early in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and when Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan arrived at Shouchang Palace, there was already a large group of concubines standing outside the palace gate.

Even Concubine Han Shu and other first-rank concubines stood there respectfully, not to mention those with low status.

When Queen Zhou arrived late, the palace door opened, and Mother Su who was beside the Queen Mother Lou came out and said apologetically, "The Queen Mother came back from the cold last night, and she woke up this morning with a splitting headache, so today's Please forgive me. In addition..."

Focusing on Queen Zhou's face, Madam Su said in a deep voice: "The queen mother also said that the blood of the Wang family is extremely precious. Since the queen is in charge of the harem, such things should be strictly guarded against and put an end to it. The nobleman Fang has been there for two months. The queen didn't even know about her pregnancy, and almost let the traitor get it, such a thing must never happen again."

The purpose of making everyone stand in front of the Shouchang Palace for so long was to reprimand Queen Zhou for her words. This move by Queen Mother Lou was undoubtedly an insult to Queen Zhou in public.

In an instant, all the concubines standing behind Queen Zhou lowered their heads, wishing they could block their ears so they didn't hear what they just said.

Queen Zhou leaned over to salute with a smile on her face, "Your concubine remembers that. The queen mother is old, and it's time for her to take a good rest. These matters are the duties of the concubine, and the concubine will definitely take care of them. Don't read it, Queen Mother."

After all, the Queen of Zhou got up gracefully, and asked Madam Su to take good care of the Queen Mother Lou, and if there was anything missing, just send someone to Fengming Palace to talk to her, then turned and left.

The concubines looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally kowtowed to the palace door in proper manner, and followed Concubine Han Shu and the others out of Shouchang Palace.

Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan were naturally no exception.

In the inner hall, the Empress Dowager Lou's face was ashen, "Age is already high? Why, do you think Aijia is old and should not meddle in the affairs of the harem? She doesn't think about it, if she manages the harem in an orderly manner, Aijia Why bother to say such a thing?"

"Empress Dowager, please calm down. For those who celebrate the New Year, there is no need to use other people's faults to make yourself unhappy."

Gently persuading, Su Mama brought warm bird's nest from the kang table, and fed it to the Empress Dowager Lou for a few sips.

Waiting until she was breathing evenly, the Empress Dowager Lou looked at the maid who was kneeling by the footrest, and said to the maid who had been silent like air, "Get up, go back and serve your master, since you are pregnant, you should be careful." Be on guard, this palace is not as colorful as she saw, everyone is wearing a mask."

"Yes, the servant kowtowed to the queen mother on behalf of the master. I wish the queen mother a long life in Nanshan and good luck."

Kowtowing respectfully, the palace maid left Shouchang Palace, picked up a remote and uninhabited path through the back door, and returned to Suiyu Pavilion.

In the inner hall of Suiyu Pavilion, nobleman Fang was reclining on the bed, holding a bowl of bird's nest in his hand, and poking the spoon in his right hand, with no intention of drinking at all.

When the palace maid came back, Mrs. Fang handed the bowl in her hand to the waiter beside her, sat up straight and asked, "What did the Empress Dowager say?"

"Master, you didn't see it. The queen mother didn't even see the queen's face. She shamed the queen in front of all the concubines in the palace. Let her carefully watch the dragon fetus in your belly. The queen mother said, let you Take care of yourself."

Saying that, the palace servant raised her face and smiled and said, "With the blessing of the empress dowager, the master will definitely give birth to a white and fat little prince."

The lower abdomen was still flat, but Mrs. Fang put her hands on it full of expectation, her face was full of tenderness.

After a while, she turned her head to the servant girl standing beside her and said, "Go, give Qing'er my butterfly red gold hairpin."

"Thank you, master, for the reward."

Qing'er leaned over and kowtowed, her face full of joy.

Mrs. Fang said with some emotion: "If you hadn't discovered that eunuch's behavior was sneaky, how would I have known that the porridge was poisonous? Since you are dedicated to me, I will naturally treat you well. From now on, you can come and serve me."

"Slave and maid thank you for your appreciation, thank you for your appreciation..."

She was originally a maid serving tea on the kitchen stove, but now she is transferred to the master's side. She doesn't have to do those rough jobs in the future, and she is waiting to be reused by the master. What could be more gratifying than this?
Qing'er kowtowed her head gratefully, raised her eyes and glanced at Fang Guiren's face, seeing that she had nothing to say, she got up and went out the door lightly.

When Qing'er went out, Mrs. Fang looked back at the servant girl who had been standing beside her and asked, "Liu Shang, tell me, who does she belong to?"

This flowing cup is naturally the servant of Fang Guiren's trust.

Liu Shang thought about it for a while, then shook his head and said: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent twelve maidservants that day, and Qing'er was selected by the master. If others want to insert her into our Broken Jade Pavilion, it would be too risky to do so. , Therefore, the servant thinks that we have to look again to find out."

Feeling that what Liu Shang said was quite reasonable, Mrs. Fang nodded and said softly: "No matter who sent her to save my life and the life of the child in my womb, then I will believe her for the time being." Put her by my side, so you can stare at her and take a closer look in private. If she can be used by me, I will have a reliable and trustworthy person by my side. If not, then I will deal with it earlier, so as not to raise her Tigers are infested."

At this moment, nobleman Fang, with a ferocious expression on his face and harsh words, how could he still be cautious when he greeted Queen Zhou of Fengming Palace?

In Fengming Palace, Queen Zhou looked indifferent, as if nothing happened in front of Shouchang Palace just now.However, when she arrived, she insinuated that the Empress Dowager Lou was old and weak, and should not interfere in the affairs of the harem, and even got up and left after paying the salute. Fang Ruxuan was a little bit stunned by such arrogance.

Fortunately, Lady Fang is safe and well, and the child in her womb was not harmed, which is a blessing in misfortune, and her pregnancy is undoubtedly a good thing for King Yao, so Queen Zhou ordered her servants to bring a large Heaps of rewards and supplements were sent to Suiyu Pavilion.

After a cup of tea, King Yao arrived.

"Although what the queen mother did was inappropriate, she was also doing it for my own good."

Shouted, and when Queen Zhou got up and sat next to her, King Yao said with an uneasy expression, Queen Zhou knew that King Yao had just come from Shouchang Palace, and Queen Mother Lou had already sued herself in front of the king. .

Queen Zhou nodded in response.

Turning his head to see that Queen Zhou's makeup is exquisite, but there are dark spots under her eye sockets that cannot be hidden. King Yao suddenly thought that Queen Zhou had been tossing in the Suiyu Pavilion for several hours, and she might not have returned from the banquet at the Hall of Yiyuan. When she had time to rest, she suddenly felt apologetic, patted her hand comfortingly and said: "You are the queen, the burden of this palace will naturally fall on you, thank you for your hard work."

As he said that, King Yao turned his head to the servant beside him and said, "Bring the soothing pillow that I often use and give it to the queen."

The first is to blame, but the words are not obvious, and the reward later is still a common thing of King Yao himself, so it is extraordinarily precious. The face that Queen Zhou lost in front of Queen Mother Lou is so easy to get back.

Joyfully got up and thanked her, Queen Zhou followed Yao Wang's hand and sat back to her original position.

King Yao continued: "Mr. Fang is pregnant, so it's time for her to advance."

Thinking of the woman who Jiao Didi paid her respects to herself, she became pregnant just a few times after serving her bed, Queen Zhou felt very uncomfortable, and thinking of last night in the Broken Jade Pavilion, she leaned on the head of the bed covering her handkerchief and weeping, Queen Zhou felt even more sorry At this moment, King Yao's words were pretentious. Although Queen Zhou was full of joy on her face, she couldn't help but hesitated, "The concubine also has the intention to do so, but in the end... it is still a bit unreasonable. Concubines are pregnant. The rewards are given after the birth of the offspring, not to mention, the father of Noble Fang..."

Before she finished speaking, Queen Zhou carefully sneaked a glance at King Yao from the corner of her eyes.

Although it is said that the harem is not allowed to do politics, and marrying into the palace is a woman of the royal family, and the affairs of the previous dynasty have nothing to do with it, but in the end, Noble Fang has her father's blood flowing on her body.

King Yao was silent for a moment, then sighed, as if he was about to compromise, he opened his mouth to speak, when he heard a rumor from outside: "Master Fang came to greet the king and the queen."

After the words were finished, the curtain was lifted, and a noble lady in pink palace attire walked in gracefully.

With a body like a willow, and light steps, coupled with a trace of panic after a little pale face, at this moment, Mrs. Fang, there is only one feeling in one's heart at first glance: I feel pity.

Sure enough, Mrs. Fang leaned over to pay her respects. Just as she bent her knees, King Yao had already spoken in front of her, "You are pregnant, so all these gifts will be waived. Give me your seat."

Unexpectedness flashed across Queen Zhou's face, and then she repeatedly ordered the servant girl to bring a soft pillow and put it behind Fang Guiren's back, with a virtuous and virtuous attitude.

"If it weren't for the blessing of the king and the queen, I would have died at this moment. From then on, I would rest in peace and recuperate day and night to pray for the king and the queen, and then pray to the Buddha to bless me to give birth to a child safely." , to reproduce for the king.”

Said softly, nobleman Fang got up and kowtowed three times to King Yao and Queen Zhou.

Standing up and sitting down again, although she no longer cried, the teardrops hanging on her cheeks became more and more charming.

King Yao waved his hand, "It's fine to chant scriptures and pray for blessings, you have a body, so you can take care of it."

As he said that, King Yao looked back at Queen Zhou and said: "Although there are old rules, she is hurt by others, and I feel uneasy. Even if it is for the sake of her children, she should consider it as appropriate. Let's make her a concubine, and the title will remain the same. "

King Yao's words had already been uttered, but Queen Zhou had a hundred unwillingness in her heart and was helpless, so she had to accept the order. On the side, nobleman Fang stood up again in surprise to thank her.

Stepping forward and kneeling in front of King Yao, nobleman Fang said softly: "I still have a merciless request, and I hope the king will allow it."

"you say……"

King Yao is over fifty years old, and now he has heirs, which proves that he is still healthy. At this moment, seeing that the delicate and noble Fang has a request, King Yao will naturally respond to his request.

Fang nobleman raised his head and said softly: "The concubine is ranked among the ninth concubines, and she still cannot raise the child by herself. Therefore, the concubine thinks that in the future, this child will be raised by the queen. It is also for the safe birth of the child. Concubine The concubine thinks that it would be the best if she could get the protection of the queen and empress."

Queen Zhou blurted out "No", which made King Yao suspicious. Queen Zhou explained with a smile: "All the children in the whole palace should be called "mother queen". Since the concubine is their aunt , Therefore, even if they are not from concubines, concubines should take good care of them both emotionally and rationally, and there is no need to raise them personally, not to mention that concubines may not have the energy to take care of the affairs of the Six Palaces."

Thinking about what Queen Zhou said was right, King Yao didn't force it anymore, but thought for a while and said: "Since I have been promoted to the concubine's position, there is nothing wrong with relocating Concubine Fang's palace. Lanyue Pavilion is away from Fengming. The palace is the closest, let Concubine Fang move there."

"The concubine thanks the king for his grace."

The nobleman wept and kowtowed.

(End of this chapter)