Harem for a living

Chapter 73

When the emperor came out of Yongshou Palace, he didn't let Liu Cheng go to Zhongcui Palace to report, so he led the people and walked slowly by himself.Xiao Dingzi was standing guard at the gate of Zhongcui Palace. When he saw the emperor, he was shocked and hurried forward to salute. Then he was about to go in to announce, but the emperor waved his hand: "Okay, I will go in by myself, you don't need to announce."

Xiao Dingzi choked for a moment, and could only watch helplessly as the emperor led Liu Cheng into the Zhongcui Palace, while the other eunuchs dragged Xiao Chengzi and the others who were standing in the yard, and even Director Ming came out for a while. Li, and then went to the small kitchen without saying a word.

If I didn't report it today, the empress won't blame me tomorrow, right? Little Dingzi was uneasy, watching the emperor lead Liu Cheng forward in great strides.

Chen Manrou was reclining on the couch reading a book, next to him, Jinhuan and Xiangyue were gesticulating to cut clothes, preparing to prepare two winter clothes for Chen Manrou. Chen Manrou has grown taller recently, although not much, but she wears more in winter , if the jacket is shorter, it will be more obvious.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Chen Manrou only thought that the cup stopped or the wine brought soup in, without raising her head, she said directly: "The cup stops, go and get the ledger for me, I pick a few things, you will give them to me tomorrow." Send it to Concubine Hu."

"My beloved concubine wants to send something to Concubine Hu." As soon as Chen Manrou finished speaking, she heard a familiar voice. When she raised her head, she saw the emperor standing at the door with a smile on her face.

When the emperor yelled, Chen Manrou came over and touched the back of the emperor's hand, and said with a bit of distress: "Why is the emperor coming here now and still wearing such thin clothes? What if I catch a cold? The concubine can't..."

Then, he suddenly covered his mouth, and said in a disguised way: "If you are sick, everyone in the world will have to worry about it that day. Also, at this moment, why don't you bring a few more people around you? It's dark on the road , you have to bring at least a few lamp holders with you."

The emperor obviously cared about Chen Manrou so much that it was very useful, so he pulled Chen Manrou to sit beside him: "My concubine is overwhelmed, I am not wearing thin clothes, and Liu Cheng is still holding a cape. Besides, along the way, all palaces There are lanterns hanging at the door, and I don’t need too many people to hold the lanterns. Concubine Ai just said to send something to Concubine Hu.”

"Well, although Concubine Hu has wronged my concubine today, I think she was too worried about the child when she came here, and she was angry and worried, so she didn't speak freely." Chen Manrou said with a smile: "The matter has passed , the concubine was thinking, send a few things to Concubine Hu, so as to comfort her, and also to calm the child in her belly."

The emperor nodded, and stretched his arms around Chen Manrou's waist: "My concubine is very thoughtful, so I am going to give you something."

"The emperor will help my concubine take a look." Chen Manrou's eyes lit up, and she said flatteringly, "I'm worried about jewelry or something. I'm afraid that Concubine Hu will feel uncomfortable when I see it, so I want to pick some fabrics and the like. Yes, my concubine's vision is definitely not as good as that of the emperor, so please help me."

This kind of acting like a baby is quite useful to the emperor. He grabbed Chen Manrou's hand shaking his arm, and the emperor nodded repeatedly: "Okay, then I will help you to see, and you bring all your things here."

Duiyue and Jinhuan hurried out, and moved out some ornaments from the warehouse.

When Chen Manrou entered the palace, some of the things in the warehouse were left by the original Zhongcui Palace, which were a bit old and not suitable for giving away.There are also some that she brought into the palace by herself, she is absolutely reluctant to part with them, even if they are worthless, they are still her own things, and it is better to think about them than to give them to Baiyanlang.

Jinhuan and Duiyue knew Chen Manrou's thoughts very well, so those who moved in were either rewarded by the queen or the emperor, or the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent new things every season or every other time.

Chen Manrou looked at the emerald cabbage, it was about the size of a fist, it was clear and shiny, she was very reluctant: "This was given to my concubine by the emperor, I don't want it, so please take it back." Jinhuan hugged it back.

Look at Ruyi Ruyi again, it is moist and shiny, it looks very auspicious, but I still can't bear it: "This was given to my concubine by the empress, and I like it very much. Go back." Jin Huan came over again, holding Hongyu Ruyi and putting it back into the brocade box.

"This is a reward from the emperor..." Three or four things were taken back by Chen Manrou. When the fifth one came, Chen Manrou opened his mouth, and the emperor was a little dumbfounded: "Okay, okay, isn't it just a few things? You will These few..."

The emperor reached out and nodded, and then said: "Send it to Concubine Hu, and I will give you something better than these someday."

"The concubine is not for the sake of better ones." Chen Manrou pouted, and happily asked Duiyue to put away the few things the emperor pointed out, and prepared to give them to Concubine Hu tomorrow.Then she leaned close to the emperor and pinched the emperor's legs like a dog: "The concubine is just reluctant to part with the things the emperor bestows on the concubine."

"I know you are reluctant." The emperor reached out and touched Chen Man's smooth and smooth face: "However, you don't resent Concubine Hu for framing you like that."

"Of course I don't like her anymore." Chen Manrou opened her eyes round, put away the smile on her face, curled her lips, and said with some reluctance: "But, she is pregnant with the emperor's heir, she treats the emperor well , I won’t be angry, I will be angry if she treats the emperor badly. She wronged me for the sake of the child in her womb, I understand her, so I don’t care about her.”

The point is, she is pregnant with the emperor's child.

Sure enough, the emperor's face became better again, he squeezed Chen Manrou's hand with a smile and said, "You have been wronged, don't worry, I will not let you be wronged for nothing."

"I have not been wronged." Chen Manrou smiled again, and was about to say something, when she sat up suddenly: "By the way, Your Majesty, I have someone cook mutton soup, you can drink some of this big night, drink a little The bowl will be warm."

"Okay." The emperor nodded, and Chen Manrou happily went to serve the soup herself.

After the emperor used the soup, Chen Manrou personally served the emperor to wash his feet, which probably brought back the memory of the emperor's last time. After washing, the two rolled on the bed.

The next day, the emperor went to court refreshed, and Chen Manrou supported the sore waist to greet the queen.The queen was very kind. She asked about Chen Manrou's physical condition, and asked if there was anything she needed or requested, and if she was wronged, she must remember to say something. Chen Manrou was flattered.

Since Concubine Hu is not suitable for walking around, she does not use this time to pay her respects.Chen Manrou didn't need to look at Concubine Hu's disgusting face, and returned to the queen with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, the emperor and the queen are very kind to the concubine, and the concubine has not suffered any grievances."

"That's good. I see that you are young. If you don't take care of it carefully, if something goes wrong, you will suffer in vain." The queen said with a smile, seeing that everyone was here, she got up: "Time It's getting late, let's go to greet the Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Ci Ning still looked like her clothes were neither yin nor yang, she looked at the queen and said: "How did the Ai family hear yesterday that Concubine Hui was going to kill Concubine Hu and let Concubine Hu fall into the water and almost lost her child Queen, how do you take care of the harem? How important the heir is, I don’t need Aijia to tell you.”

"Empress Dowager, this matter has nothing to do with Concubine Hui." The Empress has always been gentle, as if Empress Dowager Ci Ning was not reprimanding herself, and said slowly: "It's a maid in Concubine Shu's palace. Playing tricks inside, lured Concubine Hu to the Hall of Worship, then Concubine Hu accidentally fell into the water, my concubine has already punished Concubine Shu, and sent the maid to the Punishment Department."

Empress Dowager Ci Ning snorted: "A maid of honor has such a great ability, Empress, the harem you manage is becoming more and more loose, and everyone and ghosts can come to make trouble. If you don't care, let the virtuous as soon as possible! "

"The empress dowager forgives the sin. I have already realized my mistake. Although this matter has been dealt with, after all, it is the concubine who did not manage the harem well. Therefore, the concubine punishes herself and confines herself for a month. I come here today to pay my respects. It is to apologize to you, the queen mother , In the next month, the concubine will not be able to come over to pay her respects, and ask the Queen Mother to forgive me."

The empress had already achieved success, she got up and saluted the empress dowager in a dignified way, which made empress dowager Ci Ning choke so hard that she couldn't speak.In the end, he could only snort, waved his hands and said, "Since you have already punished yourself, then Aijia will not punish you, so hurry up, Ci'an is still waiting for you."

"The concubine will leave first." The queen saluted again, then turned around and led the concubines out.Now that she is pregnant, only the doctor Lu who took her pulse before, and the emperor know, and the rest of the people don't know.

She was preventing Empress Dowager Ci'an from seizing power, and Concubine Yang Gui and others doing bad things.And the emperor was guarding against Empress Dowager Ci Ning, and also guarding against villains, so the husband and wife had the same ambition and tried their best to hide this matter, so that no one else would know about it.

And what she did today just saved the next month's greetings, so she doesn't have to worry about being harmed, and can raise the baby quietly. After a month, the child will be nearly three It's the end of the month, and the dangerous period will have passed by then, and it happens to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, so if it breaks out, it will be a good fortune, and it will kill three birds with one stone.

The empress thought to herself, when she entered Ci'an Palace, she walked carefully step by step, she could neither twist her body, nor let the old hag of Empress Dowager Ci'an see that she was pregnant, and greeted her with a smile as soon as she entered the door. Next: "Daughter-in-law pay respects to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is in good health these few days"

"Don't be angry with me once, and I will be in better health." The Empress Dowager Ci'an snorted coldly, and handed the small porcelain bowl in her hand to the maid next to her. The maid took the bowl and went down, and the Empress Dowager Ci'an took the bird The little golden stick on the cage is going to tease the little bird.

The queen knelt down in fear and fear, and she had to be careful not to move too violently: "Where did the queen mother come from? If the queen mother has been wronged, this concubine deserves death. Please tell the queen mother, where did the concubine do it?" No, it must be changed immediately."

"You've done everything well, even the little golden grandson of the Ai family doesn't take it seriously!" The Empress Dowager Ci'an said with a smile, her face full of sarcasm: "What happened yesterday, I still have to use the Ai family to give it to you again." say it again?"

"Empress Dowager, what happened yesterday was indeed my concubine's negligence. I never thought that the maid in Concubine Shu's Palace, who has been in the palace for so many years, still doesn't understand the rules at all, and dares to frame and murder my concubine! Concubine asked The emperor's intention is to send it to the Punishment Department."

The queen quickly said, indicating that the result of all these disposals was asked the emperor, and the emperor agreed. If you have any objections, you can go to the emperor.

"Concubine Hui has been wronged, and my concubine will send some rewards later. There is also Concubine Hu, and my concubine will never treat you poorly." By the way, I want to express my thoughts, the queen is very proficient in doing this, and Du's kindness Empress Dowager An had nothing to say, and in the end she just threw the little golden stick in her hand angrily: "You can figure it out, but I am sorry to say again that the emperor's heir is the most important thing. If there is another murder of the emperor's heir in the future, you, the queen Hurry up and give the phoenix seal to someone else!"

After speaking, he helped the maid's hand and went inside.The queen didn't even dare to sigh, she helped Wangxiang's hand to stand up, looked at Concubine Yang and the others who were still kneeling on the ground, and said: "The queen mother's words are quite clear, and you will all pay attention in the future, if there is another murder There is no need for this palace to deal with you when the matter of the emperor's heir arises, you can pack up your things and go to Yeting Palace."

Regardless of Concubine Yang Guifei's reaction, the queen turned around and left after finishing speaking.Chen Manrou silently counted the number of pillars around her, and when Concubine Yang got up to leave, she slowly got up and left.Hey, menopausal old women can't be messed with.

(End of this chapter)