Resourceful beauty

Chapter 224 The Eldest Princess' Kindness
"I heard that the concubine's womb looks very good."

Allowing the maidservants around her to dye her nails with the juice of impatiens, Queen Zhou raised her hand to look at it from time to time, while chatting and asking Luwu who was kneeling in front of her.

Thinking of Queen Zhou's hint last time, Lu Wu felt a little apprehensive.

"The two nuns sent by Concubine Shu are able to take care of it. Now, they are in charge of the small kitchen in Xuanyi Hall, and the imperial physician is taking care of it carefully. Therefore, the fetal image of the Crown Princess is indeed normal. "

Luwu's tongue was numb and whispered back.

"is it?"

Staring at Yin Hong's nails, Queen Zhou smiled and said, "The princess's fetus looks good, so she will be in a good mood. Your days in the East Palace will be very comfortable, right?"

"Slaves dare not..."

Knowing that what Queen Zhou said was ironic, Lu Wu kowtowed her head and said, "This slave girl has received a lot of favors from my mother, and she has cultivated her so carefully for so many years. The life of this slave girl belongs to my mother, so I dare not be greedy for pleasure and throw away my mother's orders. back of the head."

As he spoke, he looked up at Queen Zhou and saw that she was seriously looking at his hands. Luwu continued: "The palace of Xuanyi is very heavily guarded, and the servants have no way to get close. Therefore, we can only find another way. Now, it has been successful. This made the Wanfu Palace come into the sight of the Crown Princess, and a few days ago, the Crown Princess also found Chun Nier, who had served in the Wanfu Palace in the past, thinking about it, now she has something to worry about."

Seeing that Queen Zhou didn't speak, she knew that her solution was probably right. Luwu continued: "Pregnant women should not worry too much, and the mysteries of the Wanfu Palace are enough for the Crown Princess to think about day and night. When the time comes, what the empress arranged The chess piece will gradually surface as the princess discovers it day by day. At that time, the princess will fall into it like a demon without the need for the servant to make a move. "

Queen Zhou looked at Luwu with a smile, leaned down and asked, "My wish has been fulfilled? Tell me, what wish does this palace have, and you need to fulfill it for me?"

Knowing that she had said something wrong, Luwu shook her head again and again, "Your Majesty, forgive me, it's a slip of the tongue. It's her fault, it's her own fault."

Queen Zhou nodded in satisfaction.

"What about Xinlan? After arriving at the East Palace, will you be safe?"

Queen Zhou turned to ask Xinlan.

Thinking of what the Empress Dowager Lou did that day, she did herself a favor and let herself send Lu Wu to the side of Donggong Chuyuan in a logical manner, Queen Zhou felt a little complacent.

Thinking of Xinlan, Lu Wu smiled contemptuously, "I don't know why the Empress Dowager is interested in that Xinlan. She looks ordinary and has an ordinary body, and even she is very timid and timid. Like an embroiderer, she only knows how to make summer shirts, shoes and socks all day long to please the princess, and usually stays in her own room and doesn't go out much, but she keeps her peace of mind."

Queen Zhou glanced at Lvwu, "It is said that Jiang is still old and spicy. How can the people trained by the Queen Mother be so bad? Be careful yourself, don't get too close to her, and be careful that you will be treated as a slut by her." You don’t even know you’re on a raft.”

"Yes, this servant will follow your mother's instructions."

Luwu lowered her head and answered in a low voice, but in her heart, she was quite disapproving.

Outside the hall came the voice of the servant girl, and the eldest princess had arrived.

Queen Zhou waved her hand, and Luwu got up and retreated to the side. When Chu Xiu came in, Luwu followed the maidservants and saluted, and then exited the inner hall.

"Queen, I heard that Princess Yong's birth is a daughter?"

After taking her seat, Chu Xiu asked straight to the point.

Hearing this, Queen Zhou frowned and sighed, "Isn't it? I don't know which god this King Yong has offended. There are so many wives and concubines in the mansion, and now there are only two girls from concubines. The fetus is actually a daughter, and I don't know when I will give birth to a son."

"Mother, are you sure? Concubine Yong is only five or six months pregnant now, what if the imperial doctor makes a mistake? Do you want my daughter to find a few more people from Shangyang City to take a closer look?"

Chu Xiu gave birth to a son and a daughter, so she naturally knew that it was not that simple, besides, she also hoped that Prince Yong's mansion would have blood, so she expressed her opinion immediately.

Queen Zhou hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Alright."

Immediately, thinking that she had heard that there was a way to change the sex of the fetus in the womb, Queen Zhou told Chu Xiu: "The unimaginable yin and yang transformations that you told me before, you can try it now. If Princess Yong's womb If the second child is really a daughter, you can tell her about the transfer, whether to transfer or stay, it's up to her."

Queen Zhou believed that if Princess Yong knew that she was pregnant with a daughter and knew that it could be converted into a boy, she would definitely be tempted.

Chu Xiu nodded clearly.

After a while, Chu Xiu said with some anxiety: "Mother, the theory of Yin-Yang transformation is just a legend after all. Whether it is true or not, there are no real cases to follow. On King Yong's side, we have done everything we can, but the Crown Prince Here..."

Fang Ruxuan's pregnancy was only three months younger than Concubine Yong's. If both of them gave birth to a boy or a girl, that would be fine. However, if Concubine Yong gave birth to a girl, and Fang Ruxuan gave birth to a prince , that's what's more worrying.

What's more, he hated and hated Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan to the extreme, whether it was Queen Zhou or Chu Xiu, he didn't want them to give birth to a son-in-law prematurely.

Queen Zhou smiled, "Which of the women in this palace has tried their best to give birth to a child, but how many of them can get what they want? In the first three months, it's important to worry about it. This hurdle, I have to say something else..."

Knowing that there must be a reason for her mother to say this, Chu Xiu also laughed, and her expression was somewhat reminiscent of Queen Zhou when she was young.

After a while, Chu Xiu thought of something, turned her head and asked: "After my daughter has finished dealing with Princess Yong's affairs, my daughter will come to the palace to stay for a few days to accompany my mother, okay?"

Knowing daughter Mo Ruomu, Queen Zhou understood Chu Xiu's plan after a short thought.

Thinking that this daughter has always been sensible, Queen Zhou nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, then come, and bring the two children with you. There is only one, and no matter what you do, remember to pluck yourself clean."

At the last sentence, Queen Zhou's face became somewhat solemn, and Chu Xiu nodded with a smile, but the calculation in her eyes made her look a bit sinister.

On April [-]th, the eldest princess brought a pair of children into the palace and lived in the East Side Hall of Fengming Palace.

When she heard the news, Fang Ruxuan was in the courtyard of Xuanyi Palace watching the palace servants weeding the nursery.

Seeing Sangsan standing beside her when she turned her head, Fang Ruxuan asked aloud, "Does the eldest princess often come to live in the palace?"

Mulberry nodded, "The eldest princess has always been loved by the king and queen, so she will come to the palace every few months to stay for a few days."

Seeing that there was a precedent, Fang Ruxuan felt relieved.

When I went to Fengming Palace to pay my respects the next day, when I saw Chu Xiu again, I saw Chu Xiu brimming with a smile and said: "I have invited Concubine Jing and the others to play leaf cards, and the princess is also one of them, how about it?"

Fang Ruxuan shook her head with a smile, "I disappointed the eldest princess, Ruxuan doesn't know how to play leaf cards."

In ordinary families, it is common for the daughter-in-law and granddaughter to play leaf cards with the elders to pass the time, but there are no old people in Prince Qi's mansion. After her mother Su Xin left, Fang Ruxuan only did her own thing. After marrying into Prince Qi's mansion, she played a few games with the young lady who was visiting in other people's mansion.

Although Fang Ruxuan was good at fighting, firstly she was not very skilled, and secondly, Fang Ruxuan always upheld the principle of the eldest princess Chu Xiu, and did not want to have anything to do with her.

Seemingly in disbelief, Chu Xiu was a little displeased, "Could it be that the Crown Princess doesn't bother playing cards with me?"

"The eldest princess is serious..."

Fang Ruxuan said with a smile: "There is no old man in the family, and my father is usually in the military camp. From childhood to adulthood, no one taught Ruxuan how to play the leaf card, so it's not that Ruxuan is deliberately trying to shirk."

It seems that Fang Ruxuan's family has been investigated for a long time. Chu Xiu put away her suspicious expression and smiled more accommodatingly. Even if the East Palace is closed, you can join a table to relieve boredom and have fun. How can you do it if you don’t know how to play leaf cards? It just so happens that Ben Gong is in the palace these few days, so let Ben Gong teach you. The Crown Princess wouldn't be so unappreciative of my favor, would she?"

Having reached this point, if I evade it, it would really seem that I am not sensible, Fang Ruxuan reluctantly nodded in response.

In the afternoon, just as Fang Ruxuan got up from her nap, she heard Ding Xiang reply, saying that the eldest princess had sent someone to invite her twice.

Sighing a few times inwardly, Fang Ruxuan got up and washed up, then took mulberry and mulberry leaves to Fengming Palace.

In the east side hall, a card table had already been set up, and the eldest princess Chu Xiu, Concubine Jing, and two other concubines sat on each side, looking at the gold and silver nudes in front of the four of them, obviously they had been playing for a long time.

Fang Ruxuan came in, and several people saluted each other. Chu Xiu enthusiastically waved to Fang Ruxuan, "Crown princess, come and sit beside me..."

At the beginning, Chu Xiu introduced the cards one by one, how to play the cards, and how to guess what cards the opponent wanted.

Seeing that Fang Ruxuan listened seriously, Chu Xiu happily praised: "I learned it in three or five days after reading it that day. A smart person like the Crown Princess will definitely not be worse than me. When you learn it , when the time comes when you have nothing to do, you can also have fun."

Three or five days...

Fang Ruxuan felt melancholy at the thought of suffering for three to five days.

After that, Chu Xiu told Fang Ruxuan to watch more and think more, so she concentrated on playing.

Smelling the rich incense on Chu Xiu's body, and looking at the wafting fragrance burning in the copper stove in the corner, Fang Ruxuan felt dizzy and couldn't breathe.

Although the symptoms of nausea have been relieved a lot, they haven't passed the first few months of early pregnancy. Fang Ruxuan was really worried that she would throw up unpreparedly in the next moment, so she could only hold the chrysanthemum tea in front of her and sip it in small sips. Gradually it got a little worse.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Fang Ruxuan's forbearance, and Chu Xiu smiled even more.

(End of this chapter)