Resourceful beauty

Chapter 238
After waking up early, she found out that Xinlan and Luwu both left the East Palace in the chaos the night before, one went to Shouchang Palace and the other went to Fengming Palace. After all, they are His Highness's concubines, and they are considered half masters in the East Palace, so they must not be allowed in and out. It is good for people to pay special attention to their whereabouts."

Ding Xiang nodded to show that she knew, and said in a flash: "Xiaoranxuan came to pass a message, saying that the green grass is cold and catching the wind and cold. I am afraid that I will not be able to come to pay my respects to the princess in the near future, and I will take a leave of absence."

Fang Ruxuan pursed her lips and snickered, "I don't know how to find another excuse."

It doesn't matter if she really caught the wind and cold, or if she is too embarrassed to pretend to be sick to find an excuse, although contracting the wind and cold is a common excuse, but Luwu was thrown out of the Donghua Palace by wearing an inch of silk, but she looked for it again. The excuse of catching a cold and getting sick, people started talking about it later, didn't the events of that day be revealed again?

Ding Xiang smiled and said: "I guess, she has also reacted now."

While talking, Xinlan came to pay her respects.

After talking with Fang Ruxuan for a few words, Xin Lan politely resigned. Looking at her leaving back and thinking of her docile performance these days, Fang Ruxuan turned her head and asked Ding Xiang: "Do you think she is a person with a happy destiny?" ?"

Ding Xiang pursed her lips and shook her head, "My servant thinks that a biting dog doesn't bark, and this one is much smarter than Luwu. This servant should give them some good advice."

The implication is to keep an eye on Xinlan.

Fang Ruxuan stood up and walked out, saying softly: "We don't know how many people like Xin Lan have been trained by the Queen Mother, but since Xin Lan can stand out from the crowd and be selected by the Queen Mother to be sent to Her Highness, it must be She has her advantages. However, she has been in the East Palace for so long, except for that time when she was reprimanded by His Highness, she has never done anything out of line, and has been quiet all the time. , can do it, why send her?"

Even if he accepted Ding Xiang's words, what's more, Lu Wu's performance these few times was really too hasty. Fang Ruxuan even suspected that there was Xin Lan provoking behind it.

It is said that man cannot be greedy, so when God created man, he would not create a perfect man.Just like women, those who are smart are often not stunningly beautiful, while those who are beautiful, like Lu Wu, are not smart enough. Therefore, the only thing Lu Wu can use is her own beauty. However, Chu Yuan is not the kind of woman who takes the lead people.

After walking for a while, someone from Shouchang Palace came to pass the message that the queen mother asked the prince and concubine to go over and have a talk. Fang Ruxuan was suspicious in her heart, but with a gentle smile on her face, she said that she would go there when the prince came back.

Before lunch, when Chu Yuan came back and heard it, he smiled and shook his head, "It's sure nothing good will happen."

As for Fang Ruxuan, she probably knew in her heart that she and Xinlan had been to Shouchang Palace the night before, so they couldn't escape.

Looking at Chu Yuan playfully, Fang Ruxuan blinked, "Xinlan and Luwu have been in the East Palace for nearly half a year, but they don't even have the chance to serve you up close. If the Queen Mother asks..."

Chu Yuan frowned slightly, "Since it's given to me, how I treat them is my business. Does the queen mother still want to interfere with my bed and bed affairs? It's too old and disrespectful. Will not."

Seeing that he was so sure about what he said, Fang Ruxuan didn't ask any more questions, but became more and more suspicious in her heart, what was the purpose of the Empress Dowager Lou calling the two of them over.

After lunch, they took a walk under the eaves for a while, Chu Yuan led Fang Ruxuan in to take a nap, got up, and then made a soft sedan chair and headed for Shouchang Palace.

Pregnant women are afraid of heat, not to mention that Fang Ruxuan is not heat-resistant. When she got off the soft sedan, Fang Ruxuan was already sweating. Chu Yuan saw that when she walked forward, her complexion became more and more unhappy.

Entering the main hall, a gust of cool and cold air rushed towards the face, which made people feel refreshed, but Chu Yuan turned back to look at Fang Ruxuan with some worry, for fear that she would be aroused by such a cold and heat, causing some kind of illness.

When Empress Dowager Lou came out of the inner hall with the help of Su Momo, she saw Chu Yuan ordering the maid to move the ice basin closest to Fang Ruxuan in the corner of the main hall away, and there was a disdainful smile on her lips, but the words said "The princess is pregnant, so remove the two ice basins."

Immediately, the maid quickly removed two of them.

"The Empress Dowager summoned Gu and the Crown Princess, what orders do you have?"

On such a hot day, even if Chu Yuan walked all the way, he would inevitably drink a bowl of herbal tea when he came in, but Fang Ruxuan couldn't do it, thinking that he could go back earlier, and Fang Ruxuan would suffer less. After the Empress Dowager Lou took her seat, Chu Yuan asked bluntly.

"It's nothing serious. I haven't seen you for a long time, and the princess is pregnant with the great-grandson of Ai's family. Naturally, I have to take a look at it myself to be relieved."

Speaking lightly, the Empress Dowager Lou sighed softly and said: "I mourn my family's old age and frailty, and I want to go to see it in person, but I really can't do it. The imperial doctor was announced, and he always said that the crown princess's fetus is stable and there is no serious problem. How come the Ai family has to see it with their own eyes, so they can feel at ease, right?"

If people who don't know hear it, they must feel that the Empress Dowager Lou, the great emperor's grandmother, is extremely kind and considerate to the younger generation.

But Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan knew that it was not that simple.

Sure enough, the next moment, the Empress Dowager Lou turned to Fang Ruxuan and asked, "Now, are you six months pregnant?"

"If you go back to the queen mother, it will take more than five months, almost six months."

Fang Ruxuan replied with a smile.

Nodding her head, the Empress Dowager Lou asked again, "After five months, the sex of the fetus will be known. Has the Crown Princess asked the imperial physician from the imperial hospital to see it?"

Ever since she had a child, Fang Ruxuan has never deliberately thought about whether the child will be a boy or a girl. To her, whether it is a little prince or a little princess, they are all the flesh that fell from her October pregnancy. , they all love the same, is it possible that, after giving birth to a daughter, you will love her less than your son?

Chu Yuan was also like this, and he even told Fang Ruxuan privately that he hoped this child would be a daughter.

The daughter is the caring little padded jacket of the parents. After having a daughter, there will be children in the future. This daughter will be the big sister who can help Fang Ruxuan take care of the younger siblings.

Chu Yuan said so.

Chu Yuan couldn't help frowning at the Queen Mother Lou's question, and before Fang Ruxuan could answer, Chu Yuan raised his voice and said, "Whether it's a boy or a girl, they are all orphans' own flesh and blood. It won't favor anyone. So, it doesn't matter whether it's a man or a woman, and I have some expectations in my heart, isn't it better to know it earlier?"

After finishing speaking, Chu Yuan looked up at the Empress Dowager Lou and said, "The Empress Dowager Lao is bothering you..."

The last sentence seemed a bit reproachful, as if the Empress Dowager Lou was unnecessary.

Normally, Empress Dowager Lou would be angry, but today's purpose is not here, Empress Dowager Lou laughed off Chu Yuan's words.

The hall was quiet. The Empress Dowager Lou took the tea from Madam Su and drank it. At the bottom, Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan, who were sitting next to each other, were both sitting upright and looking at the blanket under their feet, as if they wanted to see the flowers on it. flowers come.

His gaze passed over Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan, and when he remembered that when King Rui was here, there was always laughter and laughter in the hall. Empress Dowager Lou had a comparison in her heart, and suddenly felt that the moment was even more deserted and lonely.

Sure enough, the dragon gave birth to nine sons, each of which is different, although they are all grandsons of the emperor, King Rui will be more likely to please him.Involuntarily, she liked King Rui a little more, and Empress Dowager Lou hated Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan who were always estranged.

When she spoke again, the Empress Dowager Lou's attitude was not as kind as before, and she was a little bit more taught by the elders to the younger generation, "The prince is the prince of the country, so naturally he must assist the king in managing the government and be diligent when he is away. However, Internally, we must also ensure that the house is stable. You must know that since ancient times, the heirs have always been the eldest, and the meaning of mourning the family, does the crown prince understand?"

Fang Ruxuan curled her lips inwardly: Sure enough, she still asked about this matter. It seems that Chu Yuan guessed wrong.

Looking up, I saw Chu Yuan replied with a smile: "Of course I understand, but I believe that I have done a good job both externally and internally, so the Queen Mother should take good care of her for the rest of her life. Is the house full?"

"But in the East Palace, only the Crown Princess is pregnant now."

Seeing Chu Yuan practicing Tai Chi, the Empress Dowager Lou lost her temper immediately, and her words were filled with resentment.

Chu Yuan looked innocently at the Empress Dowager Lou, "Yes, the Crown Princess is pregnant now, isn't this something to be cheered on? Could it be that the Empress Dowager is not happy?"

The Empress Dowager Lou only felt that the twitching on both sides of her forehead made her feel a little uncontrollable and about to get angry.

However, if the words of Chu Yuan just spread out, people would really think that he doesn't like the princess, so he doesn't like the child in her womb either. ? Just thinking, it’s not that there are no other concubines in the Eastern Palace, the crown prince should be exposed to the rain and dew, so that the Eastern Palace can bloom earlier and the offspring will flourish.”

Finally, the Empress Dowager Lou said what she wanted to say, but she made such a big circle.

Chu Yuan's smile became even warmer, "Gu is still the same sentence, don't bother the Queen Mother."

Fang Ruxuan vaguely saw that the back of the Empress Dowager Lou's hand clutching the Buddha string was full of veins, as if she was about to lose her composure and growl in the next moment.

But Chu Yuan's words were not finished yet.

Looking back at the Empress Dowager Lou, Chu Yuan said slowly: "Before there is no son-in-law, the other concubines in the East Palace will not be pregnant."

"The crown prince doesn't know, doesn't the crown princess also know? This is what a crown princess should do if she only loves a single room? Doesn't the crown princess know that there is a saying about avoiding Zitang?"

Not saying anything about Chu Yuan, the Empress Dowager Lou turned her finger on Fang Ruxuan.

Fang Ruxuan couldn't refute the title of being a single-family pet. Hearing this, she hurriedly got up and knelt down to apologize, but as soon as she moved, Chu Yuan grabbed her hand and pulled her back to sit down, clapping her hands comfortingly.

"I feel that what the Empress Dowager did back then was very appropriate. Therefore, I am imitating the Empress Dowager. Can the Empress Dowager still remember that the former king came to her side, that Concubine Hua?"

With Chu Yuan's words, the Empress Dowager Lou's hands were clenched tightly into fists. If the Buddha string was a soft object, it would have been pinched and deformed.

(End of this chapter)