Aijia Kefu: Your Majesty, please avoid

Chapter 104 Aiming at the Queen's Seat

When I woke up, I saw that the window was full of white, but it didn't look like sunlight, and I couldn't tell what time it was.

Lu Li walked over, covered Su Qingyuan's eyes with a veil soaked in hot water, and ordered softly, "Lie down for a while. Your eyes are swollen. If you don't apply them properly, they may hurt for a few days. "

Su Qingyuan raised the corners of her lips and asked hoarsely, "Aren't you going to court?"

Lu Li held her hand and sat down beside the bed: "Nothing happened these few days, and the snow has been falling heavily. The Ministry of Rites sent people to meet Beiyan's envoys outside the city, so I just took a break and told them scattered."

"It's snowing?" Su Qingyuan raised her head, planning to get up.

Lu Li hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold her down: "The snow hasn't stopped yet, don't worry. When it stops, I'll take you out to play."

Su Qingyuan laughed with a "chi": "Are you treating me like a child again?"

Lu Li smiled and teased, "I've coaxed you all night, slapped your back, wiped your tears, and sang ditties... It's so easy to coax you to sleep, and when you wake up, you won't admit that you are a child? Whose adults have you seen crying all night?"

Su Qingyuan was so angry that she pinched his palm with her nails, and kept shaking his hand.

Lu Li smiled happily.

Su Qingyuan suddenly raised the corners of her lips, and elongated her voice: "Speaking of which——your little song is pretty good, and I will leave the job of putting the child to sleep to you in the future, which can save the money of raising a nun. "

Lu Li's face turned red.Thinking that Su Qingyuan couldn't see, he was relieved again, and asked with a calm smile: "Even this money is saved? Are we so poor?"

Su Qingyuan nodded, with a serious look: "Success is due to diligence and frugality, failure is due to extravagance, and saving a little is a little."

Lu Li stretched out his voice, "Oh—" and said, "So, in the future, you can feed the baby yourself, and you can save money for the nurse."

Su Qingyuan flattened her mouth aggrievedly.

Lu Li suddenly let out a long sigh: "Forget it, I can't bear it."

"What?" Su Qingyuan didn't understand.

Lu Li leaned close to her ear and laughed hoarsely, "Don't let that little guy snatch my things from me."

Su Qingyuan thought for a while before she came to her senses, she was so angry that she tore off the veil covering her eyes with a "huh", and sat up: "Do you want to be ashamed?"

Lu Li smiled softly, with a deep meaning.

Su Qingyuan hurriedly pulled the quilt to cover her body again, and gave him a vicious look.

It's a pity that the eyes that are swollen like peaches are really not deterrent, they just look funny.

Lu Li wiped the corners of her eyes for her, and sighed, "I'm afraid I won't be able to go out today. People will laugh when they see this appearance."

Su Qingyuan got up and walked to the dressing table, seeing her funny appearance in the mirror, she couldn't help laughing.

Lu Li quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and hugged her from behind: "Of course, it's okay to take a walk in your own yard. I just saw that the plum trees on the porch are in full bloom, and the snow pavilion in the back has a beautiful scenery. Let's go later sit there?"

"You really want to stay here with me, are you not busy with business?" Su Qingyuan was a little puzzled.

Lu Li nodded and smiled: "For a while now, it's time for others to get busy."

Su Qingyuan felt that his words had a lot of meaning, but she didn't intend to ask more.

So hastily combed her hair into a bun, wrapped a few thick clothes indiscriminately, ate a few snacks, and went to the snow pavilion.

This pavilion is called "Snow", and it really is a good place to enjoy the snow.As far as the eye can see, the flowers and trees of the pavilions are as light as ink, which is a world of glass and ice and snow.

But Su Qingyuan is not an elegant scholar who likes to appreciate snow.

She was eager to come out to play, and the picture was a scene of excitement.

The jade-like white snow on the plum branches was shaken off by her mercilessly, and it was grabbed together with the ones on the railing, forming a small snowball, which hit Lu Li's head with a bang. back.

Lu Li was taken aback, turned around and saw that smug smiling face, he had no choice but to admit that he was unlucky.

Su Qingyuan clapped her hands and said with a smile: "What's so interesting about the two of us playing? We should call out all the girls and have a lively snowball fight!"

Lu Li didn't speak, but narrowed his eyes and stared at her stomach.

Su Qingyuan knew what he meant, so she went to the pavilion and sat down resentfully: "It's not fun at all!"

Lu Li had no choice but to sit down with her, and asked with a smile, "Why don't you send another theater troupe into the palace another day to relieve your boredom?"

Su Qingyuan shook her head sullenly: "Forget it, there are still things to do..."

While talking, a pair of magpies suddenly appeared on the flower branch next to them, chirping cheerfully.

Su Qingyuan immediately stood up.

Lu Li smiled and took her hand: "I'm happy with Meishao, it's a good omen."

Su Qingyuan stood on tiptoe, leaned close to his ear and asked in a low voice: "Can you find a way to catch them both and give them to me?"

"What are you going to do?" Lu Li was a little nervous.

Su Qingyuan's eyebrows and eyes crooked with a smile: "Eat roasted magpies!"

Lu Li immediately darkened his face: "Can magpies be eaten too?"

Su Qingyuan nodded seriously: "Of course you can eat it! It's especially chewy!"

Luoxia brought a few young eunuchs over to deliver the stove, and when she heard this, her feet slipped and she almost dropped the tea tray in her hand.

Lu Li forced Su Qingyuan's hand to drag her back into the pavilion, then turned to tell the little eunuch, "Bring two pheasants here—they will have their feathers pulled out and their internal organs taken out."

Su Qingyuan sullenly leaned against the stove to warm up the fire: "What are you doing with the pheasant?"

Lu Li gave her a blank look: "Pheasant is better than magpies, right?"

Su Qingyuan also admitted this, but she was still aggrieved: "Then why did you pull out the hair and guts?"

Lu Li poked his head down in front of her, and asked with a smile, "Do you still remember the beggar chicken you invited us to eat last winter?"

Su Qingyuan's face slowly darkened.

Of course she remembered, didn't she just forget to take out the internal organs...

Why remember that?It's embarrassing, okay?

Besides, didn't she just fail once?The usual grilled grasshoppers are quite delicious!

Lu Li is a heartless person who, after eating so much delicious food from her, laughs at her cooking skills in the end, he can't bear it!

Su Qingyuan was very angry, she shook off Lu Li's hand and was about to go out.

Lu Li hurriedly dragged her to apologize, but the corners of his lips couldn't help smiling.

When Princess Jingmin rushed in, she saw such a strange scene.

Seeing this unexpected visitor, Su Qingyuan's darkened face became even uglier.

The smile on Lu Li's face froze slightly.

Afterwards, as if nothing had happened, he led Su Qingyuan back to the stove and sat down, casually greeted Princess Jingmin and said, "Why are you here?"

Princess Jingmin took her seat by herself, and smiled: "It's boring to be alone in this weather! I guess you are probably here, and you are missing someone to have a snowball fight with you? I didn't wait for anyone to invite me, so I came by myself. Are you not welcome?"

"To be honest, it's really not welcome." Su Qingyuan replied in her heart.

Lu Li turned his face to look at the stove, and said calmly, "If you want to have a snowball fight, you may have to go elsewhere."

Princess Jingmin pursed her lips, and soon laughed again: "If you don't want to fight, then don't fight, and enjoying the snow is also good! I finally came here, the queen mother will not drive me away, will she?"

"That depends on whether you are good or not." Su Qingyuan forced herself to cheer up and smiled.

Princess Jingmin straightened up suddenly and stretched out her hand: "What's wrong with your eyes? They are so swollen!"

Su Qingyuan hurriedly leaned back to avoid her "claw": "The wind is too strong, it blows too hard, that's it."

Princess Jingmin obviously didn't believe it.

Su Qingyuan didn't expect her to believe it either.Just at this time, the little eunuch brought two pheasants and walked in quickly.

Princess Jingmin's eyes lit up immediately: "Do you want roast chicken?"

"Not for you." Su Qingyuan glanced at her and twisted her neck.

"Hi! I'm a guest!" Princess Jingmin was not happy.

Lu Li was sitting beside him, with a big head.

Knowing that Jingmin likes snow, the more snowy it is, the more he likes to run around, burying himself in crowds of people everywhere - he should be on guard against this!

What should we do now?
Lu Li suddenly wanted to run away.

The little eunuch skewered the cleaned pheasant, and Su Qingyuan took it and gave one to Lu Li: "Watch it carefully, don't burn it!"

"I want it too!" Princess Jingmin stretched out her hand cheekily.

Lu Li hesitated for a moment, then handed the one in his hand to her.

Su Qingyuan suddenly felt bored, and casually threw the one in her hand into the stove: "I'm too lazy to eat it! It's better to roast a magpie!"

Lu Li hurriedly picked it up, looked at Su Qingyuan's face and felt something was wrong, and handed it to Jingmin: "You take it."

Princess Jingmin was confused.

Lu Li leaned closer to Su Qingyuan, and said in a low voice, "Jing Min has the same temper as you, you were willing to let her go before, why are you acting like a child now?"

Su Qingyuan remained silent, but Princess Jingmin raised her head: "Hey, who asked her to let go?"

Lu Li hurriedly reminded her with a smile, "The roast chicken is mushy."

Princess Jingmin threw the stick into the stove heavily, and stood up: "Isn't it okay to let the servants bake it? I'm not here to be a coolie!"

"You guys play, I'm tired." Su Qingyuan stood up, opened the door and walked out.

Lu Li quickly stood up and chased him out the door.

Princess Jingmin didn't leave even an inch, and ran out after her.

Lu Li clearly felt his head grow a few times, and he was at a loss for what to do.

One is enough for him to coax, and another one would be fatal!
Su Qingyuan didn't care about the others, walked quickly along the long corridor back to the room, and closed the door heavily.

If Princess Jingmin wasn't around, Lu Li could stalk and fight hard, and there was always a way to get in.

But at this moment, he still has to save face!

Lu Li was depressed.

Princess Jingmin chased after him and took his hand: "She said she was tired, so let her rest! Let's go to have a snowball fight, shall we?"

Lu Li stood at the door for a while, and said in a muffled voice, "I still have some things to do, I need to go to the Imperial Study Room—you can go and play with Concubine Xian and the others."

"No, Concubine Xian will only persuade me to study more..." Princess Jingmin pursed her lips aggrievedly.

Lu Li ignored her, turned around and left.

Princess Jingmin was not convinced, and took a big step to catch up: "It's not like I haven't been to the imperial study, why can't I take me this time?"

Su Qingyuan heard the footsteps walking away from the corridor, so she climbed into the bed sullenly.

Luoxia waited beside her, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh.

Su Qingyuan raised her head and gave her a sideways glance: "What do you want to say?"

Luoxia opened the door and called the little eunuch to bring over two plates of barbecue, and said with a smile: "The imperial concubine is still a child at heart, and the emperor doesn't mean that much to her, why should the empress be angry with her?"

When Su Qingyuan saw the food, she immediately jumped up: "When did I get angry with her? Didn't I just watch her come, and I was afraid that the roast chicken would not be enough to eat!"

Luoxia poured ginger tea for her, seeing that her appetite was fine, and guessing that she was probably in a good mood, she felt relieved.

In a blink of an eye, Danyue rushed in again: "I just heard people outside saying that the envoys from Xiliang and Beiyan came to Beijing at the same time, and they almost started a fight over the matter of the post!"

"What happened?" Su Qingyuan asked casually.

Danyue seemed to be a bit disappointed: "The prince from Beiyan is a little bit reluctant, but the sixth prince from Xiliang has been backing down, obedient. Originally, the two parties had already agreed to exchange posthouses, but Beiyan's side He suddenly changed his mind, and now he has already moved in."

"That's interesting." Luoxia pursed her lips and smiled.

Su Qingyuan gnawed at the meat while smiling and said: "It's not interesting if there is no fight. Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with us in South Vietnam, and it doesn't matter where they live--see the princess in Xiliang Yet?"

Danyue frowned: "I didn't see it. I heard that she was very beautiful. Xi Liang said that she was aiming at the seat of the Queen of Nanyue. Beiyan happened to bring a princess with her, which is amazing. It's lively! Our emperor is very popular!"

Su Qingyuan smiled vaguely as she gnawed on the meat, "That's nothing to do. The princesses and princes in South Vietnam died 16 years ago, and the population was dying. At the critical moment, Lu Li even had a brother and sister to share the pressure." If you can’t take it out, don’t you have to fight in person?”

"Aren't you worried?" Dan Yue's brows were frowned.

Su Qingyuan smiled and said: "What are you worried about? What should come will always come—by the way, I sent you out of the palace to run an errand, why did you come back so soon? Have you found out anything?"

Danyue paused for a moment, with a troubled look on her face: "I asked, but I just don't know whether I should say it or not."

Su Qingyuan put down the meat in her hand and raised her head.

Danyue hesitated: "I didn't go into the General's Mansion, but I found the old lady of the family who lived in the back alley of the General's Mansion for more than 30 years—you know, after the wife passed away, most of the people serving in the General's Mansion have been dismissed." Now that I'm gone, I'm afraid there won't be any old people in the mansion right now."

Su Qingyuan nodded.

Danyue continued: "What the old lady said was very strange. She said that Madam is... a very scary person who knows magic tricks!"

"Is there any more?" Su Qingyuan asked calmly.

Danyue was a little surprised, and hurriedly explained: "The old lady's son stopped her from speaking again. I felt that what a crazy woman said could not be true, so I didn't ask any more. If I couldn't find out from others, I went to the post office. There was a lot of fun at the museum, and then I came back."

Su Qingyuan nodded, picked up the ginger tea and drank it down, stretched out her hand to let Luoxia wipe it clean for her, got up and went back to the bed.

"Your Majesty, don't take this nonsense..." Luo Xia followed her and persuaded her worriedly.

Su Qingyuan raised her head, and squeezed the corners of her lips into a smile: "I'm afraid it may not be nonsense."

Luoxia didn't dare to ask any more, so Su Qingyuan maintained the smile on her lips and sighed lowly.

witchcraft.

Isn't the secret art of the witch clan just a sorcery in the eyes of ordinary people?

In this way, it can also explain why Su Yi dismissed all the old people in the mansion 15 years ago.

How could it be possible for a lady whose identity and whereabouts are a mystery not to become a taboo in the mansion?
Nine out of ten what Aunt Nian said was actually true!

That's her mother.

A mother who did not hesitate to turn her own daughter into a puppet for so-called "revenge"!

Su Qingyuan rubbed those books, she couldn't make any other expressions except for a wry smile.

"Luoxia, accompany me to Yanxi Palace." Su Qingyuan stood up and ordered in a deep voice.

Luoxia bowed her head to agree, but Danyue stretched out her hand to stop her, and said anxiously: "It's fine, what are you doing in the wolf's den?"

Su Qingyuan smiled and patted her on the shoulder: "Don't be too nervous. Even if Qingluan belongs to the white-eyed wolf, she is just a sick wolf now! I will come as soon as I go, it doesn't matter."

Danyue could not stop her, so she simply ran ahead of Luoxia to get a cloak to put on Su Qingyuan, and whispered: "I want to go too."

Su Qingyuan patted her hand and acquiesced.

The Yanxi Palace was cold and deserted, and it was even more lonely in this snowy weather.

Because the main hall had been burned down, Su Qingluan temporarily lived in the west side hall, which was even worse.

When Su Qingyuan walked in, she saw Su Qingluan leaning against the stove, coughing continuously.

"Sister..." Seeing Su Qingyuan enter the door, Su Qingluan's tears immediately came down.

Su Qingyuan frowned: "Why are you sick again?"

Su Qingluan raised her head and said with difficulty: "Maybe it's because I got some cold the day before yesterday, so it's okay... Don't come here, sister, you'll be fine if you get sick."

Su Qingyuan hesitated for a moment, then she stood still at the door and stopped going inside.

Xiu Niang hurriedly moved a chair, and thoughtfully prepared a hand stove for Su Qingyuan, and even replaced the cushions on the chair with new ones.

"This girl is really careful." Su Qingyuan praised with a smile.

Su Qingluan looked sad, and nodded after a long time: "Yes."

Su Qingyuan kicked all the girls out, thought for a long time, and finally sighed: "It's really outrageous to treat you like this. You are a concubine Shu, these slaves..."

Su Qingluan coughed for a while on the edge of the bed, raised her head and said with a smile: "It's okay. I can bear this bit of suffering... As long as my sister can be loved by the emperor, I have hope."

Su Qingyuan patted the armrest of the chair vigorously, and said in a deep voice: "That being said, how long can you last like this? If my sister is gone, what do I want those illusory good days for? Catch me tomorrow." Just tell Lu Li, tell him to come and see you more no matter what!"

Su Qingluan sat up anxiously: "Sister, don't! If you can't bear it, you will make a big conspiracy. Our competition for favor and obstinacy is just a means, and the ultimate goal...don't forget it!"

"The ultimate goal..." Su Qingyuan frowned in distress.

"What's wrong? Sister, did you really forget?" Su Qingluan jumped out of bed, as if she wanted to come over, and stood still by the stove again.

Su Qingyuan frowned tightly, as if hesitating for a long time, and finally made up her mind: "Qingluan, to tell you the truth, I always felt confused and forgot many things... I vaguely remember that it was I like Lu Li very much, but it doesn't seem that I like him because of the fight for favor. Now when I see Lu Li, I often feel angry in my heart, but I don't know why... I told Danyue and the others, they all said I was suspicious, but... ..."

Su Qingluan went back to the bed and sat down, with a surprised expression on her face: "So you really forgot, no wonder... But sister, it's all right, how could you forget?"

Su Qingyuan lowered her head to avoid her gaze, and after a long time sighed in a low voice: "Luoxia and the others don't allow me to tell outsiders, but... I don't even have anyone who can talk now, and the servants of Fanghua Palace secretly Call me a 'fool'! I got angry with them, and Lu Li also said that I made a big fuss... My life may not be much easier than yours."

Su Qingluan sighed carefully: "So, although my sister has forgotten many things, she is still clear in her heart. You told me before that the emperor treats you well not because he likes you, but because of you The child in your womb—how did you forget it yourself?"

"I haven't forgotten." Su Qingyuan sat up straight, her face turned cold.

Su Qingluan smiled.

Su Qingyuan let out a sneer, and said in a low voice: "The day the child is born is the day I die——I remember it all!"

"So, sister, do you remember our ultimate goal now?" Su Qingluan was a little worried, but seemed to be looking forward to it.

Su Qingyuan nodded emphatically: "Of course I remember! Some time ago, someone once said to me... Sigh, I'm afraid I'm going to risk my life, I'm afraid it will implicate you."

"You and I are close relatives, what do you mean 'involved' and not 'involved'? Does my sister treat me as an outsider?" Su Qingluan looked at Su Qingyuan calmly and smiled sincerely.

Su Qingyuan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved.

Su Qingluan finally came over and took Su Qingyuan's hand: "Tomorrow is the dust-cleaning banquet for the envoys from all over the world, and my sister will definitely go. This is an excellent time - my sister is always smart, and when the time comes Take advantage of the opportunity!"

Su Qingyuan thought for a long time, then nodded heavily: "I understand!"

Su Qingluan smiled, then turned around and coughed violently.

Su Qingyuan frowned and stood up: "I'll come to see you some other day."

Su Qingluan agreed, and hurriedly called Xiuniang to see the guests off.

Xiuniang accompanied Su Qingyuan to the corridor, lowered her voice and said: "Concubine Shu is very scheming, your empress must be careful. Laixi, the servant in the imperial dining room yesterday, is dead, but the people in Yanxi Palace may not be the same. One is reliable, so..."

Su Qingyuan looked her up and down, frowned and said: "You just need to serve Concubine Shu well, you don't have to treat her harshly on weekdays."

Xiu Niang agreed, and Su Qingyuan added: "Now that she has lifted her feet, she has more opportunities to go out. You don't have to stop her from seeing anyone, just remember to tell the emperor and me in time—" By the way, have you made Concubine Shu’s clothes for the festival? If not, remember to ask them to be careful. After all, it’s the Concubine Shu of Nanyue, so you can’t be perfunctory!”

"My maidservant is about to tell the empress," Xiuniang said anxiously, "When Concubine Shu asked the little girl to pack her clothes yesterday, she casually said that she was going to see General Su someday, so she couldn't dress too poorly..."

Su Qingyuan stopped and thought for a while, then said with a smile, "It's not surprising. We'll see each other at the dust-cleaning banquet tomorrow! The father and daughter haven't seen each other for a long time, so there's nothing wrong with being a daughter who pays more attention to it."

"But……"

Xiu Niang still felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out what was wrong.

(End of this chapter)