Long Harem Road

Chapter 28

Baozhu held Huanxi's arm and walked slowly in the drizzle. The autumn wind blew and the coolness suddenly picked up. The yellow leaves rustled in the rain. She sighed softly and said leisurely, "I'm afraid this harem will not be peaceful. .”

Huanxi saw that Baozhu felt lost, and comforted her, "Master, you don't have to be sad, the reason why you want to come to the emperor is because you are busy, and you will come to our Cuiluxuan soon, and you will have a little master soon!"

Baozhu knew that Huanxi had misunderstood her, so she smiled and nodded her forehead, "You still need to grow up, it's for my own good that the emperor doesn't come to Cuiluxuan, but he will come soon , let's go, let's go back first!"

Back at Cuiluxuan, Baozhu took a cup of hot tea made by Joyful, and took a sip. The heat dispelled the coolness in her body, but her thoughts became more and more chaotic.

"Happy, restrain everyone in the hall, and don't go out if there is nothing to do, this palace is going to be chaotic."

"Yes, master, what is this?" Huanxi seldom saw Baozhu upset, so she couldn't help but ask.

"It's okay, it's just that two concubines in this palace are pregnant at the same time, and one has a miscarriage. The water is deep. It's not as harmonious as it seems on the surface. Let's be more careful, and don't be used as a gunman!"

Baozhu has been in this world for 16 years, and she is used to everything being under control. Only then did she realize that she is just a newcomer in the palace, a woman without foundation, and her eyes are smeared in this palace.

Wang Jieyu's fall from fame, Ma Cairen's miscarriage, and her promotion...everything happened without warning.Think about it, if she becomes the target of public criticism in this harem, she is really hard to guard against, and if she is not careful, she will be doomed forever.

Baozhu closed her eyes tiredly, thinking of her loving parents and brothers who doted on her, no, nothing must happen, her purpose is not to make her family better, not to make them worry about her.

"Master, are you worried that it will affect us?"

"Yeah, Joy, in this harem, if people don't offend me and I don't offend others, it's impossible to get through. So many things happened during this period, and we didn't get any news. This is a big taboo!"

"It's the servant who is incompetent!" Joy and Joy bowed their heads in shame and knelt down.

"Get up, let's go!" Baozhu waved his hand weakly, lying on the soft couch. At this time, the harem is full of wind and clouds, and the dark tide is surging. If you are not careful, you may be involved in it. Be careful when watching a play, but you must not Become the man in this game.

Zhao Zhen returned to Qianqing Palace after the morning court.

He leaned tiredly on the dragon chair, closed his eyes and rested his mind. Thinking of the quarrels of the ministers in the early morning, his brain hurts. This small country in the south is too restless, dare to provoke, is it testing my attitude?
Zhao Zhen sneered with a "hum", if you dare to stir up trouble in such a small place, let's let you play around for a few more days.

Zhao Zhen opened his eyes, his eyes flashed brightly, "Li Mingzhong, General Xuanfu will come to see you tomorrow!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Mingzhong looked at the slightly tired face of the Emperor, and hesitated to speak.

"What's the matter, let's talk." Zhao Zhen glanced at Li Mingzhong and said coldly.

"Yes, back to the emperor, the empress sent someone to report that something happened in the harem this morning, and I came here to report to the emperor, please make a decision!" Li Mingzhong carefully raised his eyes to look at the emperor, and passed a cup of tea and said.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Zhen picked up the glazed tea cup and took a sip, rubbed his fingers over the fine patterns, and frowned. The queen is not an ignorant person, so something really happened?
"Today, Concubine Wei's chariot fell down when she was going to pay her respects, and happened to fall on the body of Ma Cairen who was following the sedan chair. As a result, Ma Cairen had a miscarriage, and Concubine Wei also fainted. More than a month pregnant." Li Mingzhong finished speaking in one breath, slightly out of breath.

Zhao Zhen frowned, and when Li Mingzhong finished speaking, his face was so dark that ink dripped out, his body exuded air-conditioning, his hand holding the teacup paused in the air, and hit the imperial case with a "bang".

Due to excessive force, the teacup trembled and fell over again. The tea slowly flowed out along the slanted mouth of the cup, forming a pool of small puddles on the golden nanmu imperial case. wet memorial.

Li Mingzhong hurriedly lowered his head, took out a handkerchief from his wide sleeve, wiped it clean, breathing lightly and lightly, fearing that it would arouse the emperor's disgust.

Zhao Zhen turned a deaf ear, his white and slender fingers tapped on the table unconsciously, the empty imperial study room was solemn and solemn, only the knocking sound of "Dangdang" was left, the emperor was puzzled, and murmured, "Ma Cairen?"

"Returning to the emperor, Ma Baolin who entered the palace four months ago and lived in the side hall of Roufu Palace, was just promoted to be a talented person." Li Mingzhong wiped off his cold sweat, secretly thankful that he had inquired about Ma Cairen in advance.

Although there are not many women in this harem, there are more than 20 of them. The emperor doesn't care much about women, and this talented man is a little transparent and is not favored. He doesn't see the emperor once a month. No wonder the emperor has no impression.

"Well, it's really a coincidence." Zhao Zhen smiled playfully with a black face, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, but Li Mingzhong, who was standing beside him, felt a chill penetrating his bones for no reason.

"Who is the imperial doctor who usually treats Concubine Wei to Ping'an?" Zhao Zhen continued to ask.

"Back to the emperor, it's Imperial Physician Lin!"

"Doctor Lin, but the Lin family who are family friends with the Wei family?" Zhao Zhen stared at Li Mingzhong closely, and his tone became more and more hostile.

"Yes!"

"Hmph, go announce the decree, Imperial Physician Lin is solely responsible for Concubine Wei's birth, if there is any accident to the fetus, he doesn't have to be an imperial physician.

In addition, Concubine Wei Gui was ordered to confine her to the Changle Palace for two months to raise her fetus, and to copy the "Rebirth Sutra" a hundred times, which can be regarded as a salvation for Ma Cairen's lost fetus. "

"As for Ma Cairen?" Zhao Zhen frowned. He didn't like women who were not interested in him and couldn't protect his children.

"After all, it was innocent who lost her child and her body was damaged, so she was promoted to be a fifth-rank beauty. She bestowed upon Concubine Wei the Changle Palace, and Imperial Physician Lin took care of her body."

"Yes, this servant is here to announce the decree!" Li Mingzhong lowered his eyebrows and pleasing to the eye, suppressing the shock in his heart, the holy will is unpredictable.

"Wait a minute, leave this matter to the empress, investigate it within seven days, and inform the empress that I will go to Kunning Palace tonight, let's go!" Zhao Zhen waved his hand impatiently, and picked up the memorial on the case , immersed in the complicated state affairs.

"Yes, the slave obeys the order!" Li Mingzhong stepped back cautiously, but his heart was full of waves. The emperor was more ruthless and cruel than the previous emperor, and he didn't even care about his own prince. As a slave, he had to be more careful cautious
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After lunch, the rain that had been pouring down for a long time finally stopped, the wind was clear, and the sun finally emerged from behind the clouds, sprinkled on the ground covered with golden leaves, puddles of rain glistened in the sun light.

Baozhu watched the people in the pavilion busy cleaning up the leaves and puddles, felt the warm sunshine after the rain, and the haze and anxiety in her heart were blown away by the wind.

The sun always comes after the storm. Now that the clouds are thick and you are in a weak position, you should avoid the edge and accumulate strength.

"Master, there is news." He happily entered the palace, and carefully said the emperor's will, "In addition, the queen empress has also spared the greetings for the past few days, and asks all masters to restrain the servants and not to go out at will and pass on news .”

"Well, tell me to go down!" Baozhu nodded, trying to get rid of the doubts in her heart, what does the emperor mean?

In the gloomy palace, a woman in Chinese clothes was sitting beside the desk, stroking the teacup with her fingers, when a gloomy voice came, "Is everything cleaned up?"

"Returning to the master, there is no evidence left behind. Even if they had doubts, they would never have imagined that the thing would disappear by itself." A court lady kneeling on the ground replied.

"Well, well done, your brother will be fine, go back!"

"Thank you, master, this servant will leave!"

The queen in the Kunning Palace stroked the delicate nail covers on her fingers, and frowned, "Mama, what do you mean by this? Is it to flatter Wei Furong and help her have a baby?
However, the emperor promoted Ma Cairen again and placed him in Changle Palace. It was a little unreasonable for the two to take care of their bodies together. "

"Your Majesty, this old slave can't figure out what the Emperor is thinking, but the Emperor did not go to visit Concubine Wei, even when Wang Jieyu's accident happened, the Emperor did.

Besides, Ma Cairen just lost a child because of Concubine Wei, and the two of them were put together, watching others take care of the baby, who knows what she will do? "Mommy's eyes were dim, and she gloated a little.

"Well, today's incident is indeed weird, but what can we do for review? Who is it? An accident in front of the Kunning Palace can add trouble to the palace and get rid of the pregnant concubine. It's a good plan." The queen Squinting his eyes, he said bitterly.

"Returning to your empress, the eunuch who slipped insisted that he stepped on a slippery object before he fell, but nothing was found at the scene, neither on the road nor on the soles of the eunuch's shoes.

Maybe it was a rainy day and the road was slippery, just an accident?Or was the eunuch talking nonsense to shirk responsibility? "Mammy was also puzzled and tentatively said.

"Mommy, how can there be any accidents in this harem, how could it happen to two pregnant women.

And how could this talented man come together with Concubine Wei by coincidence for no reason, and follow Concubine Wei's sedan chair like a court lady? "

Thinking of Ma Cairen, the queen felt unreasonably irritable, like a kitten that she never paid attention to, but just put there for food, suddenly spoke one day, making people have to pay attention, and annoyed by the previous neglect.

"It is said that it was a coincidence. Ma Cairen has not been favored since he entered the palace. Recently, he seems to have a good relationship with Zhu Cairen who has just lifted the ban."

"Continue to investigate, but she is just a little beauty. She is still needed now. It doesn't matter if they move into Changle Palace, let them interact with each other. Maybe one day it will be of great use." The queen smiled. , but the eyes are indescribably cold.

(End of this chapter)