Harem for a living

Chapter 129

"Empress, my concubine has seen that the eldest princess has become more and more beautiful recently, and she has received your true biography, empress. She is very dignified and magnificent. In the future, I don't know which brat will be able to get it." Wang Xiuyi smiled and looked at the sitting The eldest princess next to the queen covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said.

The eldest princess blushed, she just lowered her head and said nothing, the queen frowned slightly: "The eldest princess is still young, can you say these words in front of the princess? Let's forget it this time, don't bother." There is a next time."

Wang Xiuyi hurriedly saluted: "I know my mistake, and I ask the empress to forgive me. The eldest princess has a lot, so let me spare this time."

The eldest princess smiled and raised her hand: "Wang Xiuyi is being polite, I know you have no intentions, but you can say what you can and can't say, Wang Xiuyi should be more careful next time, not everyone is as easy-talking as Ben Gong of."

Wang Xiuyi quickly nodded in response: "The eldest princess is merciful, and has always been kind to others. All the siblings below have always liked to get along with the eldest princess. It is the fourth princess who was crying and wanting to come to the eldest princess yesterday."

Concubine Yang laughed from the side: "The fourth princess can talk? That's really amazing. She can talk before she is a year old. The palace is full, but you can't find a child as smart as the fourth princess." .”

"Madam Yang Guifei doesn't know that Sister Wang has always asked the fourth princess's nanny to teach the fourth princess to call her eldest sister." Li Xiuhua said with a smile on the side, and Wang Xiuyi's face stiffened.

It would be really disrespectful if this word got out.It is normal for children in the palace to call mother or concubine mother first when they are learning to speak.Such is the nature, no one can find out why, but if the empress dowager is there, if you ask a child to learn to call her big sister first, then it will be a bit out of order.

"Sister Li, I have to provide some evidence for what I said. When did I ask the nanny to teach the fourth princess to call her big sister first? The eldest princess has a good temper and good looks, and she is very popular with children. The princess just likes it, and she is willing to get close to the eldest princess, so I have to prevent their sisters from meeting?"

Wang Xiuyi changed the subject, and immediately put a big hat on Li Xiuhua, Li Xiuhua snorted coldly: "I didn't say that, you have to understand it yourself, it shows that you are guilty."

The empress was impatient to hear their two verbal lawsuits, she turned her head and asked Cheng Zhaoyi: "How is the Fifth Prince's condition?"

"Thank you, Empress, for your concern. The fifth prince is almost healed today, but after all, he is sickly, so I dare not bring him to pay his respects." Slowly become softer.On weekdays, I stopped talking to others, and my temper became quieter.

The queen nodded, and said with concern: "Although the weather is hot, it's just that children have weak spleen and stomach. You should pay more attention to it on weekdays. You don't need to put too much ice in the room, and don't let the fifth prince eat some cold water." Cold food. I still have some medicinal materials here, you can bring them back to the fifth prince when you go back later."

"Thank you, empress, for your reminder. I understand." Cheng Zhaoyi hurriedly got up to salute, and Chen Manrou covered her mouth with a smile: "The empress is really biased, a lot of good medicinal materials are only given to the fifth prince, no, empress You have to reward the third and fourth princes with something."

The queen smiled and nodded at her: "You are a person with shallow eyelids. What good is this medicinal material? That's all, Xiaosi has always been a cute and cute person. Although I don't want to talk to you, look at Xiaosi. The face is also to be rewarded. Wuyao, when Concubine Chen Guifei leaves, send the Eighteen Bronze Man Formation in the Palace to the Fourth Prince. A few days ago, the Japanese Palace heard that Xiao Si said that he likes this. There are three more On the side of the prince, send over the Duan inkstone that the emperor rewarded the eldest prince some time ago."

Wuyao responded, and Chen Manrou got up and saluted: "Thank you, Empress, Empress is really the most charitable person in the world. I must let Xiaosi think carefully about what else he likes when I go back."

The eldest princess who was talking about laughed at the side, and the queen couldn't hold it anymore, and said with a smile: "You can just ask for it with such vigor, and when I feel that there are few things, I will deduct your share." go."

"The empress has always been lenient to my concubine, so I dare to beg for things like this." Chen Manrou said with a smile, and then turned to look at the eldest princess: "Okay, okay, seeing that the empress loves my things, there is no shortage of concubines." My son's blood is used to make up for it. Eldest princess, I embroidered a screen some time ago, and someone sent it to you later, if you don't like it, don't let me know."

The queen was even more happy, and the eldest princess also pretended to be serious, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Concubine Chen, even if I don't like it, I will definitely not show it. Just let people put it in the warehouse."

Concubine Hui watched from the side, blinked and smiled: "I know, it must be that Concubine Chen's embroidery is not good, right? As for this embroidery worker, I have seen Sister Chang Concubine, that's a good one." , At that time, I embroidered a pattern of a hundred flowers in full bloom, and it actually attracted bees."

Concubine Chang glanced at Concubine Hui, stood up and saluted: "Sister Hui Concubine is exaggerating, and my concubine's embroidery skills are only average, not comparable to that of Concubine Fu."

Concubine Fu sat dignifiedly opposite Concubine Chang, hearing the words, she just curled her lips: "Sister Concubine Chang is being modest, who in Beijing didn't know that the daughter of the Chang family was a perfect talented woman? Not only in poetry, but also in poetry Bi, even the hand-embroidered work is amazing."

The queen took a sip from the teacup, and her eyes circled twice at Concubine Fu's stomach.In this palace, it is completely impossible for a woman to hide her pregnancy.It is absolutely impossible to falsify the normal safe pulse every three days. People in the imperial hospital can't be bought casually. Son, don't hide anything.

If you really want to hide it from the emperor and queen, it's because the imperial doctor doesn't want to live.

So Concubine Fu's pregnancy has naturally spread.Concubine Fu also reported it herself yesterday, and it happened that it was not too late. At the end of this year, there will be another promotion.

"Since Concubine Fu is pregnant, there is no need to come here to pay her respects in the future." Interrupting what Concubine Hui wanted to say, the Queen put down the teacup, and turned her gaze to Concubine De: "Why has there been no good news about Concubine De? What discomfort? Have you consulted the imperial doctor?"

Among the women in the palace, except for those below who the emperor seldom visited, those who entered the palace very early, except Concubine Liu, only Concubine De hadn't died yet.Concubine Hui and Concubine Fu are okay, after all, they have only entered the palace for three years.Concubine De entered the palace with Chen Manrou. The four princes are already four years old. Concubine De has never been pregnant.

Concubine De's face turned pale, she lowered her head and said nothing, the queen sighed: "I see that your Yonghe Palace is not small, let Wang Xiuyi bring the fourth princess to move in."

Concubine De quickly got up and bowed: "Yes, thank you, Empress, for your kindness." There is a folk saying that women often bring up children, so it is easy for them to conceive themselves. The queen first asked Concubine De's body, and then asked Wang Xiuyi brought the four princesses to move there, on the surface it was planned for Concubine De, and Concubine De had to thank her.

Yang Guifei's complexion changed, she lowered her head and said nothing.The queen seemed not to notice Concubine Yang's expression, and said a few words to Concubine Wei, asked her to take care of the third princess, and announced that the meeting was adjourned today.

Chen Manrou and Concubine Yang went out of the hall together. Concubine Yang just lowered her head and said nothing all the way. Chen Manrou pulled her with a smile: "Sister Yang, why are you so focused? There are pillars in front of you. Be careful."

"Thank you, sister Chen." Yang Guifei smiled, walked around the pillars, got on the chariot and walked on her own.Chen Manrou turned her head to look at Concubine Liu: "If Concubine Liu has nothing to do on weekdays, why don't you come and sit with me. I just made orchid tea some time ago, and it happens to be usable today."

Concubine Liu forced a smile, and saluted Chen Manrou: "The imperial concubine loves you, I will definitely go when I have time."

Chen Manrou nodded, turned around and left.Concubine Shu didn't come over today, she just said that she was not feeling well, and the morning meeting today was a bit deserted.

Less than half an hour after returning to Zhongcui Palace, Li Qiu came in in a hurry: "Your Majesty, Concubine Fu fell in the imperial garden, and she seems to be a little popular."

"Did you fall? Didn't she ask An to go back immediately?" Chen Manrou was startled first, and then a little surprised. Concubine Fu doesn't seem to be so ignorant, does she?After she suffered a setback three years ago, she was silent for a while, and then learned to keep a low profile.Now that she has a body, she should hide in her own palace and not come out, right?

"No, after Concubine Fu invited Ann, she originally planned to go back directly, but was stopped by Concubine Hui's maid. I don't know what the maid said, and then Concubine Fu followed her to the Imperial Garden, and then Just wrestled."

"Wait, wait, talk slowly, and tell me the whole process carefully." Chen Manrou listened in a daze, raised her hand to interrupt Li Qiu's words, and asked Li Qiu to start from the beginning.

Li Qiu lowered his head to organize his words, and then started to say again: "After Yongshou Palace greeted you, Concubine Yang Guifei left first, then you came back, Concubine Hui and Concubine De also left one by one, and finally Concubine Liu and Concubine Chang Concubine, and then Concubine Fu. Concubine Fu was about to leave when Concubine Hui's maid came over. This, because the distance is too far, and Concubine Fu is surrounded by confidantes, so the servants did not find out what they said for the time being. , Concubine Fu looked a little unhappy, and then followed the maid to the Imperial Garden."

"But there was no one else guarding the imperial garden. After waiting for a while, Concubine Fu said she had a stomachache and was going back. When she was going down the steps, she slipped and fell out. Fortunately The maids beside her moved quickly, one pulled her back, and the other two blocked it in time, just in time for Concubine Fu to fall on top of them. Concubine Fu held her stomach and complained of a stomachache, and then her lower body turned red. Concubine Fu has already been sent back at this moment, and the imperial doctor has already rushed over."

Li Qiu expanded the whole process, and Chen Manrou's first reaction was to think from her own side first, to see if there was anyone who could contact her, Zhong Zigong.It was Concubine Hui's maid who went to call Concubine Fu. While waiting, no one else showed up. She didn't fall when she went up, but she fell when she came down. Well, it seems that Zhong Cui Palace cannot be involved for the time being. coming.

Then, the next step is to analyze whether this matter is a conspiracy or an accident.

(End of this chapter)