Resourceful beauty

Chapter 222 Fang Concubine
After sending Chun Nier away, it was already dark, and Fang Ruxuan felt that she was hungry and tired after talking all afternoon, and the old things involved were too exhausting.

After ordering Ding Xiang to serve meals early, Fang Ruxuan took the soft pillow behind her and lay down on the beauty couch to sleep. Just as she closed her eyes, she heard the voices of Xin Lan and Lu Wu from under the eaves. The two came to say hello up.

"These two really know how to choose the time..."

Said angrily, Ding Xiang helped Fang Ruxuan who was about to get up.

Fang Ruxuan sighed lightly, "Fortunately, there's nothing else to do, I'll get rid of it earlier, so I can rest earlier."

After sitting down in the main hall, Xin Lan and Lu Wu came in, and after paying their respects, they sat down on Fang Ruxuan's head, one on the left and the other on the right.

"How are you feeling?"

Fang Ruxuan looked at Xinlan and asked.

Xinlan got up and saluted again, "Thank you for your concern, the concubine, I'm already well. If I'm not afraid that I won't be well, I'll give you the sickness, and I will come to pay you a few days before I die."

Fang Ruxuan nodded, Xin Lan got up and sat back in her original seat, and handed the small bundle to Ding Xiang, "These are shoes made by the maidservant for the princess, if they are not made well, don't dislike them."

As she said that, she seemed to be afraid that Fang Ruxuan would let people put it away without even looking at it. Xin Lan specially introduced: "These are different from ordinary soft shoes. They have their own way. The servants also used to serve in Shouchang Palace. I learned from those old mothers. The slaves even made a pair for the queen mother and the king, and the queen mother wears them every day when she doesn’t see guests.”

The words aroused Fang Ruxuan's interest, Ding Xiang saw Fang Ruxuan glanced at herself, took the burden and placed it on the table beside Fang Ruxuan.

When opened, it was a pair of thick-soled shoes with big red uppers and embroidered lotus flowers.

Apart from the exquisite workmanship, I can't see any difference.

Xin Lan said in a timely manner: "Princess Princess, you will know after a while. The soles of the feet are the place with the most acupuncture points in the whole body. The soles of this pair of shoes are not as flat as the soles we wear every day. They are slightly raised. It just happens to massage the acupuncture points on the soles of the feet to achieve the effects of relaxing muscles and activating collaterals, and promoting sleep.”

Fang Ruxuan reached out and touched the side of the shoe that was next to the sole of the foot, and sure enough, there were some tiny bumps.

Old people often say that when people get old, their feet fade first, and their roots dry up first.What Xinlan said coincided with Fang Ruxuan's effect of soaking her feet in hot water in the past, so, looking at the pair of shoes again, Fang Ruxuan smiled and said, "You have a heart."

Xin Lan said with a gentle smile: "The princess is pregnant, and I can't serve by my side, so I can only find other ways to show my heart, as long as you don't dislike it."

As she said, she seemed to think of something, Xin Lan reminded her and said: "These shoes are not suitable for wearing for a long time, otherwise, it will make people more tired. If the princess has the habit of bathing her feet, why don't she wash her feet every day?" Afterwards, if you wear these shoes and walk in the inner hall for half an hour, the effect will definitely be better."

Fang Ruxuan nodded, signaling Ding Xiang to put away the burden.

On the side, Lu Wu said with a blushing face: "Sister Xinlan is like this, it seems that the concubine is extremely vulgar. However, the concubine has embroidered a set of summer curtains for the crown princess and His Highness, and there are still a few days left." Then I can call it a day, and when the time comes, please don't dislike the princess."

Fang Ruxuan nodded with a smile, and after a while, she carefully warned: "From now on, you don't need to make things for this palace. What you know is that you have intentions, and you didn't know it. You thought that the Queen Mother and Queen Mother rewarded you to go to the East Palace. But the palace treats you like embroiderers."

They said they don't need to do it for her, but they didn't say that they couldn't do it for the prince. Xinlan and Luwu knew it in their hearts, and promised on the surface, but in their hearts, they had their own little calculations.

After Xinlan and Luwu left, Fang Ruxuan went into the inner hall again, and saw Ding Xiang playing with the shoes, and sniffed them from time to time, as if there was something wrong with the shoes.

Fang Ruxuan smiled and said, "If you wanted to harm someone, would you do it?"

Ding Xiang was stunned for a moment, and immediately came to her senses, but she still said plausibly: "In short, it's always right to be on the safe side."

Although there are many insidious methods in the palace, most of them are obtained without trace, making it difficult for people to grasp.If Xinlan tampered with the shoes, there would be problems in the future, as long as the shoes were made by her, and as long as the shoes were still in Fang Ruxuan's hands, then Xinlan would not be able to escape this disaster.

"Take it for me to try and see if it's really as amazing as she said..."

Since Xin Lan said that Queen Mother Lou and King Yao both wore such shoes, then her words must not be false, Fang Ruxuan waved to Ding Xiang.

There was still a while before left and right to leave the meal, and she was still idle, Ding Xiang came over and squatted down, helping Fang Ruxuan put on Xinlan's pair of platform shoes.

Sure enough, as soon as I stepped on the ground, I felt uncomfortable. When I stood up and took a few steps, I felt sore on the soles of my feet that I didn't even want to walk.

Fang Ruxuan gave up after walking a few steps, "Put it away first."

After dinner, Fang Ruxuan went for a walk in the yard accompanied by Ding Xiang. Fang Ruxuan went back to the inner hall, leaned on the soft couch, and read the letter from Chu Yuan over and over for several times. all over.

The letter was sent by Chu Yuan several days after he settled down in Tongzhou. He talked about the climate, board and lodging in Tongzhou, and then mentioned the seriousness of corruption in the officialdom. I only heard the indignation and forbearance in Chu Yuan’s words when he talked about it. Fang Ruxuan could imagine that the matter must be much more serious than what was reported in the daily newspaper.

Xu was afraid that Fang Ruxuan would be worried. These official matters only accounted for a small part of the content of the letter, and most of the space was filled with interesting things that Chu Yuan had heard and seen after talking about Tongzhou.

Chu Yuan also brought up the matter of not being able to accompany Fang Ruxuan to enjoy the peach blossoms with apology, and at the same time, he promised to fulfill his promise in the coming year.

The last page is a small painting with scribbles.

In a scorching peach grove, a man and a woman are walking side by side arm in arm. The backs of each other are more attractive than the blooming peach blossoms on both sides.

Fang Ruxuan knew that this was a scene that Chu Yuan had imagined when they enjoyed the peach blossoms together.

A smile couldn't help but floated on her lips. Fang Ruxuan stretched out her fingers to caress the figures of the two people in the painting, and her eyes fell on the lower abdomen, and she became even more happy: When Chu Yuan comes back, I will find out when we enjoy the peach blossoms together next year. , when there are not two people, but three people, you will be happier, right?
She was in a good mood, and fell asleep very smoothly. Fang Ruxuan almost had no dreams until dawn.

After breakfast, Fang Ruxuan sat behind the desk and began to write.

This is almost Fang Ruxuan's daily habit. When there is something to do, she writes it in the letter, and when there is nothing to do, she just chats like a family. When she received the letter from Chu Yuan, Fang Ruxuan's desk was already thick After writing the reply letter, Fang Ruxuan sent all the diary-like letterheads to Chu Yuan.

In this way, even if he is not in the palace or by Fang Ruxuan's side, he can still know what she has done, so he won't always worry that he will be in danger like a sheep in the mouth of a tiger in this unfamiliar inner palace.

After taking a nap and getting up, Fang Ruxuan took mulberry and mulberry leaves and went out of the palace to the imperial garden.

After walking a few steps, I met Concubine Fang who was strolling in the courtyard with her belly full.

"Crown Princess Wanan..."

Concubine Fang, who was seven months pregnant, had a big belly now. She put one hand on the maidservant beside her, and put the other lightly on her abdomen to protect her. When she saw Fang Ruxuan, Concubine Fang's movements remained unchanged, only slightly Even if you bow your knees, you have seen him in salute.

Fang Ruxuan didn't care either, she nodded her head in greeting, and wanted to pass by, but unexpectedly, Concubine Fang stopped Fang Ruxuan's way with a smile, "If the princess is not in a hurry, how about we talk together?"

In this way, today's meeting is not considered a chance encounter.

"It's not impossible."

Fang Ruxuan nodded in response.

The two walked forward together, and when Concubine Fang spoke again, she lost her gentleness just now, "I heard that the Crown Princess summoned Chun Ni'er yesterday, does this concubine know what's going on?"

Yesterday was Chun Nier's rest day. It stands to reason that she didn't need to report to her master where she went and who she met. The concubine has made a big deal out of a molehill.

"It's just an old story, Concubine Fang really wants to know?"

Avoiding answering, Fang Ruxuan looked back at Concubine Fang and asked.

Although there was a smile on her face, there was no trace of warmth in her eyes. Facing Ruxuan's gaze above, Concubine Fang was taken aback for a moment, but did not reply for a moment.

Naturally, the less one knows about affairs in the palace, the safer one is, and Fang Ruxuan has already said that it is an old matter, how old it is, and how old it is, whether it will implicate herself, Fang Concubine quickly turned in her heart back and forth.

When she opened her mouth again, Concubine Fang didn't ask any further questions, her eyes slid across Fang Ruxuan's still flat belly, and said with a smile: "With a body, the first three months are the most important thing, the princess should be more careful, otherwise, If something happens, it will be too late to regret.”

Speaking of meeting, since Fang Ruxuan entered the palace, in the first few months, she could see Concubine Fang once a day in Fengming Palace.

But to be honest, this is the first time.

Fang Ruxuan couldn't help but lamented again that what the old man said was true: It really is that you know people, you know your face, but you don't know your heart.

Just looking at the surface, the noble lady who respectfully paid respects to the Fengming Palace every day in the past, was so weak and humble that people couldn't help but feel pity, but who would have thought that this kind of her would cheat on King Yong. , and just because she has a body, dare to get serious with Fang Ruxuan, the crown princess?
If it was in the past, Fang Ruxuan would mostly ignore it. After all, there is no need for many people to waste their time reasoning with them.

But when it came to the child in her womb, Fang Ruxuan suddenly became angry.

"Thank you, Concubine Fang, for your concern..."

Talking with a smile, Fang Ruxuan took a look at Concubine Fang's belly, then looked straight at Concubine Fang with lustful eyes and said, "Concubine Fang is six months pregnant right now? However, this belly is so big, it seems It's like seven or eight months."

Sure enough, when Fang Ruxuan finished speaking, Concubine Fang's expression changed immediately.

At the imperial physician's place, King Yong had already taken care of it, so when he returned to King Yao and Queen Zhou, Concubine Fang was only six months pregnant.

But in fact, Concubine Fang is now more than seven months pregnant. It stands to reason that the difference between six months and seven months is only one month, but for pregnant women, one month is already a big difference. big.

After all, it was a guilty conscience. Hearing what Fang Ruxuan said, Concubine Fang became flustered. After all, there are many things that people think they do secretly, but there is no impenetrable wall, and there is no paper that can wrap the fire. There will always be a day when something happens.

Immediately, Concubine Fang protected her stomach and took a step back, "What do you want to do?"

(End of this chapter)