Resourceful beauty

Chapter 217

In the next two days, the East Palace was full of turmoil. Although the other places were still safe, several people had already been cleared out of Xuanyi Hall.

So far, Fang Ruxuan's original intention has been achieved.

In the huge Eastern Palace, it is obviously impossible to clean up the eyeliner installed/inserted/into the outside at once, but it is not difficult to clean the inside and outside of Xuanyi Hall.

As long as the Hall of Xuanyi is safe, then Chu Yuan can feel at ease talking here. It will be difficult for outsiders to inquire about Fang Ruxuan's own affairs. As for the rest of the East Palace, we can only talk about it in the future. After all, there are too many people.

Fang Ruxuan still understands the truth that when the water is clear, there will be no fish.

And after that day, Concubine Han Shu didn't come to the house again, and most of the visits to Fang Ruxuan were left to the people who were close to her. Fang Ruxuan knew that her guess might have come true, and she used her hands to deal with Xiaohui and Cui Nanny Concubine Han Shu saw through the matter of Mammy.

At this time, Fang Ruxuan felt that she was really pretending to be smart.

Concubine Han Shu, who has been immersed in the inner palace for so many years, has climbed to her current position step by step. Her heart is probably already a delicate heart. In her eyes, her little cleverness will only make her feel Ridiculous, or, angry.

After thinking it over, Fang Ruxuan didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and immediately took Ding Xiang to Changle Palace.

After the maid sent the message, Fang Ruxuan walked in, turned her head and frowned at Ding Xiang before waiting for a response, and then turned her head to see Concubine Han Shu came out with a resentful face.

"The weather has changed in the past few days, and it's about to rain. What are you doing here again? What's the trick this time? Bitter tricks?"

Concubine Han Shu scolded softly.

Speaking of this time, Fang Ruxuan knew that Concubine Han Shu had seen through the trick of killing people with a knife.

Faced with embarrassment, Fang Ruxuan walked behind Concubine Han Shu into the main hall, and said in a low voice as she walked, "Ruxuan is here to take the blame, and I ask the concubine mother to forgive Ruxuan this time for His Highness's sake."

Concubine Han Shu said with a smile: "It's okay to forgive you, but it's not for the sake of the prince, but for the face of the child in your belly."

While speaking, the two had already entered the inner hall.

In the inner hall, several maidservants who usually served Concubine Han Shu up close hurriedly removed all the incense and flower arrangements, and opened a few windows at the same time.

Fang Ruxuan was moved in her heart, and when she thought about what happened that day, she felt even more embarrassed.

Concubine Han Shu saw it, smiled and patted her hand, "I didn't mean to blame you, don't think too much. It's just that you and the crown prince don't think of me as a concubine from the bottom of your heart."

Fang Ruxuan didn't know how to respond to these words.

If Concubine Ning was still there, Chu Yuan would have asked Concubine Ning to take good care of Fang Ruxuan during his absence, but Chu Yuan did not do so.

If Concubine Ning was still there, Fang Ruxuan would naturally ask Concubine Ning to come to her, knowing that her foundation in the palace was too weak to deal with those people, instead of directing and acting the scene by herself like that day, letting Concubine Han Shu do it for her. She came out.

Although she knew Fang Ruxuan's difficulties, Concubine Han Shu still felt a little lost in her heart.

It's as if you treat others with enthusiasm, but that person always holds a skeptical attitude towards you, and the response seems so alienated, making people feel that everything they do is self-indulgent.

"Mother Concubine, don't blame me and Your Highness, it will be fine in the future, it will be fine..."

Fang Ruxuan muttered.

In fact, Concubine Han Shu knew that perhaps she forced it. Anyway, Chu Yuan was not conceived by her in October. What's more, the mother and child status of the two is also an alliance driven by interests, and she injected her emotional essence in this way. It's a unilateral matter, how can you ask the other party to repay you in the same way?
After listening to Fang Ruxuan's words, Concubine Han Shu nodded gently.

The two talked for a while, and sure enough, the sky outside was dark and dark clouds came in waves, and after a while, it began to rain with a tick.

Concubine Han Shu looked at Fang Ruxuan resentfully, "Then stay and have dinner, and go back when the rain stops."

Before Fang Ruxuan could nod her head, Concubine Han Shu called Gu Yu and asked her to instruct the small kitchen that the dishes for dinner must be light and warm, and all of them should be suitable for pregnant women.

When we returned to Xuanyi Hall, it was already time to hold the lanterns.

In the main hall, Xin Lan and Lu Wu were sitting there drinking tea, and they didn't know how long they had been here. When Fang Ruxuan came in, they got up and saluted together.

Fang Ruxuan was exempted from Fengming Palace's daily morning and evening meditation. Fang Ruxuan returned to the East Palace to follow suit, and also avoided Xinlan and Luwu's daily greetings. Let them come here every five days, after all. Chu Yuan was not there, and they came here so diligently, it only added to Fang Ruxuan's burden.

Without outsiders around, Fang Ruxuan can dress casually and comfortably. She wants to lie down, sit and sit, but if they come to say hello every morning and evening, Fang Ruxuan has to dress up carefully, and muster her energy to deal with it. What's more, Fang Ruxuan really didn't want to chat with strangers, especially two concubines with low status.

After taking their seats, Xinlan handed over a burden, and she said in a tactful way, "His Royal Highness was going on a long journey a few days ago, so I rushed to make a summer shirt for His Highness. This is for the Crown Princess and Empress. Yes, and please don't dislike my concubine's vulgar skills."

The embarrassment of that day, Xinlan resolved it so easily, and later on, someone mentioned that she was using this to invite favors that day, and I'm afraid she couldn't do it.

"You have a heart."

Fang Ruxuan smiled and motioned for Ding Xiang to accept it.

On the side, Lu Wu's face was reddish, a little embarrassed, seeing Fang Ruxuan's gentle gaze when she looked at Xin Lan, Lu Wu felt that the wound on her body seemed to be aching again.

What happened that day, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Lu Wu fell into Chu Yuan's arms on purpose.

After all, everyone in the palace knows that Chu Yuan has a gentle temper. Moreover, Xinlan and Luwu are also famous for being sent to the East Palace to serve Chu Yuan. If Luwu doesn't believe it, as a man, Chu Yuan can resist himself The temptation, especially when that woman belongs to him.

However, Luwu didn't expect that he was really wrong.

Even before leaving, he thought it was unnecessary to smoke rosemary, Chu Yuan didn't touch her, instead, he shamed her in public.

And the disgust in Chu Yuan's eyes made Lu Wu feel even more ashamed.

Although in the end Fang Ruxuan begged for mercy, the twenty lashes were reduced to ten lashes, plus five days of grounding, Lu Wu was still in bed for half a month before she could get up.

In less than half a month, Xinlan won Fang Ruxuan's understanding only by relying on a set of summer shirts that she didn't know if she made it herself, and she...

Luwu felt that she really shouldn't have come to pay her respects with Xinlan.

Fortunately, without allowing her to think too much, Fang Ruxuan said, "It's raining, the road outside is slippery, and it's getting dark again, so go back now and be careful on your way."

The two stood up and saluted, then turned and exited Xuanyi Hall.

Lu Wu secretly exhaled.

Walking out of the moon gate along the eaves of the corridor, looking at the dark night sky overhead because of the overcast sky, Lu Wu only felt that his road ahead was also dark.

After hesitating, Xinlan smiled and said, "Sister Luwu, what are you doing just looking at the sky? The road is slippery in rainy days, the most important thing is to pay attention to the road under your feet. If you turn around and sprain your ankle, it will be uncomfortable."

After spraining her ankle, she has to stay in the room to rest and recuperate for a few days. Is she mocking herself for being whipped a few days ago?
Her face couldn't stop getting hot, Lu Wu turned her head and glared at Xin Lan, saying, "You are sent by the queen mother, so I respect you and call you sister, but if you want to step on my head because of this If you bully me and insult me, I will tell you that I, Luwu, am not a vegetarian."

Xinlan smiled, stepped forward and took Luwu's arm affectionately, "Look, I just talked too much about you, and you're getting angry."

As she said that, Xinlan's eyes slid across Luwu's towering chest, and she said with an ambiguous smile: "Sister is such a stunner, even if I am a woman, my heart will be blown away, let alone His Highness who is so handsome." He is a young man, and in the future he will be pampered in bed, and I will never be able to compete with my younger sister."

Although she is self-effacing, Xin Lan is not wrong just based on her appearance and posture, not to mention that she is confident in herself, and her face is slightly relaxed.

Noticing that Luwu's expression had softened, Xinlan continued: "I saw clearly what happened that day from the sidelines. Not only did I not feel that my sister was frivolous and reckless, but I admired her courage. Give me ten courages, and I will not be afraid." Dare. So, in the future, if my younger sister is favored by His Highness, don’t forget to say something nice to me, and at least please His Highness take good care of me.”

Speaking kind words in front of the prince, such a thing, only the prince concubine Fang Ruxuan has this ability in the huge East Palace, right?
Luwu didn't think about it, but felt that she had such ability in Xinlan's eyes, and felt elated.

With a pale face, Lu Wu still said modestly: "Sister is too modest. You are a person close to the Queen Mother, even if you give the Queen Mother a little favor, His Highness will favor you, so why do you need my sister to support me?"

Hearing this, Xin Lan's complexion darkened slightly, "Everyone has their own destiny. With someone as eye-catching as jewels and jade like my younger sister in front of me, His Highness probably won't look down on someone as handsome as me."

Seemingly full of melancholy, Xinlan sighed softly, looked at Luwu expectantly and said, "I just hope that my sister will take care of you and me when we enter the East Palace on the same day, and she will support me a little bit after I get favored in the future."

Lu Wu smiled, but didn't answer.

Xin Lan only accepted Lu Wu's acquiescence, and immediately said with all her heart and soul: "My sister was very thoughtful about what happened that day, but she made a little mistake. Do my sister know where the mistake is?"

In retrospect, Luwu couldn't figure out what he did wrong.

Even if the crown prince saw that he did it on purpose, he wouldn't be so angry and lose face in front of everyone?Anyway, I was rewarded by Queen Zhou. As the saying goes, it depends on the owner to beat a dog.

Luwu stopped in her tracks, looked at Xinlan asking for advice, and said, "I also ask my sister to teach me."

(End of this chapter)