Second-hand wife: Wang Ye's cute pet

Chapter 80
Shen Xinlan's lips raised slightly, and she tapped on the railing with her hand: "I think the relationship between Concubine Ning and the prince is not that simple."

Xia Jingyan looked at Shen Xinlan's face, and said as if she understood something: "Concubine Lan refers to the fact that the prince volunteered to rescue Concubine Ning?"

"Exactly." Shen Xinlan nodded lightly, the smile on her lips deepened, her eyes fixed on Xuan Muchen's body, "Now Concubine Ning is pregnant, once she gives birth to a baby The prince is here, I am afraid that the position of the empress must belong to him."

"The position of empress?" Xia Jingyan patted Shen Xinlan's shoulder lightly: "Actually, Concubine Ning was originally a crown princess, but now the emperor only gave her the position of concubine Ning, presumably the emperor must be against Ning The concubine has some scruples."

"Concubine Ning's family background is prominent. When she is the prime minister's favorite, if one day she ascends to the position of empress, then it will be extremely honorable to settle down in this court." Shen Xinlan raised her head and looked into the distance, with the corners of her mouth raised With a sarcastic smile, she turned her head to look at Xia Jingyan, and said lightly: "In terms of family background, we are absolutely inferior to Concubine Ning. Now if we want to compete with her for the position of queen, we have to go through other ways."

"Concubine Lan wants to compete with Concubine Ning for the position of queen?" Xia Jingyan asked tentatively, with a sharp light flashing between her brows and eyes, as if she was thinking about some serious problem.

"Don't you think so too?" Shen Xinlan turned her head and glanced at Xia Jingyan, with a little contempt in her tone.

Xia Jingyan covered her lips and laughed softly, as if she heard something funny, she said, "Stop teasing me, Concubine Lan. What is my background, how dare I compete with sister Concubine Lan."

"Good sister, once my sister ascends to the position of queen, she will never treat you badly." Shen Xinlan held Xia Jingyan's hand and patted it lightly, with a deep smile in her voice.

"Then what is Sister Lan Concubine going to do?" Xia Jingyan looked up at Shen Xinlan suspiciously, and asked curiously.

"What should I do?" Shen Xinlan shook her head lightly, with a slightly sad expression on her face, and a venomous gleam in her eyes: "I don't have any clues yet, but we must get rid of Concubine Ning before she gives birth to the prince."

An Liuyan was wearing a thick fox fur, sitting on the steps in the porch, squinting his eyes slightly.

Liu Xueyao was sweeping the dust in the yard, when she raised her eyes, she saw Xuan Muqing's half-smile face, she was so frightened that she stayed where she was, and even forgot to salute.

Xuan Muqing cleared her throat before Que'er came to her senses, "Good luck, Your Majesty."

Mu Zichen nodded, and went straight to An Liuyan's direction.

An Liuyan seemed to be asleep, her long eyelashes cast light gray reflections under her eyelids, and her breathing was very calm.Her lower abdomen protruded slightly, and Xuan Muqing's face glowed with gentleness.

"Ning..." Liu Xueyao was about to wake An Liuyan up, but Xuan Muqing waved her hand to signal him to back down.

He sat quietly by her side, brushing off a stray hair on An Liuyan's forehead.Looking sideways at An Liuyan's sleeping posture, a faint smile traced his lips gently.

It seems that I haven't seen her for a long time, and I don't know if she has suffered anything these days?

A moment later, a faint smile floated on the corner of his mouth, and there was a gentleness in that smile that he didn't even notice.

The wind gradually picked up, and Xuan Muqing felt a slight chill. He looked at An Liuyan who was still sleeping, and shook his head helplessly.

He lightly carried An Liuyan, who was already asleep, back into the room, then turned his head and said to Liu Xueyao in a cold voice: "Don't let Concubine Ning rest outside, she is pregnant now, in case she falls asleep It’s not good if it’s cold.”

"Yes, the slaves obey the order."

Xuan Muqing was sitting in the imperial study, carefully looking through a large stack of memorials in front of him, his brows were deeply furrowed, and one hand was lightly pressing on his temple, as if he had encountered some serious problem generally.

"Your Majesty, why don't you rest at this late hour?" Xuan Muchen's smiling voice came in from afar.

Xuan Muqing walked to the window sill, and looked at Xuan Muchen, who was half lying in the middle of the tree branch, he shook his head helplessly, and sneered lightly: "The prince really can't get rid of this bad habit of climbing the wall in the middle of the night. .”

Xuan Muchen poured a sip of wine into his mouth, then turned over and jumped down from under the tree: "This king just sees that the emperor has something to worry about, and wants to share his worries and solve problems for the emperor."

"Solving worries and solving problems?" Xuan Muqing's lips raised slightly, he picked up and turned around, picked up a memorial from the desk and threw it in the direction where Xuan Muchen was: "You should see how you can help me share my worries." Solve the problem."

Xuan Muchen raised his head and looked at Xuan Muqing with an unbelievable look: "Impeach the prime minister?"

"Exactly." Xuan Muqing scratched her hair irritably, with an extremely tired expression on her face: "I have just ascended the throne, if I don't follow their wishes, I'm afraid I won't be able to sit in the position of emperor for much longer safe."

"So the emperor means conferring her as Concubine Ning?" Xuan Muchen's brows twitched slightly, and the doubts in his heart were immediately answered.

"Hehe." Xuan Muqing chuckled a few times, rubbing her temples wearily: "If you have time, you can think about how to solve this troublesome matter for me."

Before Xuan Muqing finished speaking, a palm wind flew towards Xuan Muqing's chest, and Xuan Muchen quickly stepped forward to block Xuan Muqing.

"Pfft." Xuan Muchen spit out a mouthful of bright red blood and sprayed it on the face of the man in black. There was a surprised light in the eyes of the man in black. He turned around and wanted to leave, but was held back by Xuan Muchen. Hold the wrist.

"Who sent you here?" Xuan Muchen clasped his wrist tightly, with a hint of poisonous purple on his face.

"Come here." Xuan Muqing roared loudly, and a large number of guards stepped forward to arrest the man in black, and Xuan Muchen's body collapsed limply on the ground.

Xuan Muqing strode forward, lifted the fainted Xuan Muchen, and shouted loudly at the surrounding guards: "Tell the imperial physician."

Xuan Muqing sat on the stool with a dark face, looked at the man in black in front of him, and asked angrily: "Say, who asked you to assassinate me?"

"Bah." The man in black spat vigorously at Xuan Muqing, then turned his head away fiercely: "You can't be humiliated, since I dare to assassinate you today, I have no intention of going back alive."

"You really are a man." Xuan Muqing's eyes showed a gleam of appreciation, he walked down slowly, pinched the man in black's chin, and pierced the man in black's heart with sharp eyes , making the man in black tremble uncontrollably.

"Uh." The man in black's eyes widened, and thick blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Your Majesty, he committed suicide by biting his tongue." Nie Long reminded him from the side.

"Damn it." Xuan Muqing forcefully pushed the man in black to the ground, his face was full of gloomy light, he flicked his sleeve vigorously, and asked coldly: "How is the prince's situation now? "

"Report to the emperor, the prince is poisonous, and the imperial physician is trying to find a solution." Nie Long replied calmly, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

Xuan Muqing raised her head, and said thoughtfully: "If it's not the prince, I'm afraid the one who is poisoned now is me."

Nie Long stood aside with his head down, without saying a word.

"I'll tell you, I must find a way to cure the prince's poison." Xuan Muqing closed her eyes tiredly, and pressed her forehead gently with one hand.

"Yes, this subordinate obeys." Nie Long replied with cupped hands. He lowered his head and glanced at the corpse on the ground, and said, "Do you need to continue to investigate this person's identity?"

"Him?" Xuan Muqing glanced at the corpse on the ground with disgust: "No need, I already know who sent it."

After being canonized as Concubine Ning, the Queen Mother's order also arrived: Concubine Xuan Ning will have an audience.

According to the rules, An Liuyan had to dress up the next morning and go to the empress dowager's bedroom.

The next day, An Liuyan got up early.

Wash and change clothes under the service of Liu Xueyao.

"Your Majesty." Liu Xueyao carefully combed An Liuyan's jet-black hair, "I have an audience with the Empress Dowager today, what do you want to do with your hair?"

"Just a low bun."

"Your Majesty." A maid respectfully held up several sets of palace attires in front of Xiyan.

"Hmm." Xiyan glanced at the clothes in front of her, and frowned slightly.

Liu Xueyao noticed An Liuyan's expression, and said, "Your Majesty always likes simple and plain clothes, so it's better to choose a light-colored one."

"Today is meeting the queen, so don't be too plain. Just wear the light purple suit, it's more solemn."

Liu Xueyao deftly pulled up a simple low bun, inserted an emerald green jade hairpin obliquely, and dotted a few round pearls between her hair.

After all, it is the first time to meet the Queen Mother, so you must not lose your courtesy.

When An Liuyan arrived at the gate of Lanhe Hall, a father-in-law was already waiting at the gate.

The whole palace is paved with white marble, with bright red veils, giving people a noble feeling.The outside of the temple is full of unknown white fragrant flowers.The aroma in the air makes people almost forget that it is the middle of winter.

With an unnoticeable wry smile on the corner of his mouth, An Liuyan held up the corner of his skirt and walked slowly into the Lanhe Hall under the leadership of the little eunuch.

The Empress Dowager was already sitting high on the phoenix chair, and she was dressed in a red palace dress, making the Empress Dowager look as gorgeous as a peach or plum.The wide cuffs exposed a section of white lotus root arm, the dragon and phoenix bracelet on the wrist was shining golden, her jet-black hair was tied up in a high bun, and the phoenix hairpin inlaid with rubies fully revealed the queen's majesty.The entire phoenix chair is carved from high-quality golden nanmu, and the handle of the chair is carved into a delicate phoenix pattern.

There are six wide chairs on the left and right sides of the front of the hall, which are used by concubines who come to pay their respects.

"The queen mother is auspicious." An Liuyan tugged at the corner of her skirt, respectfully greeting the queen mother on a high platform.

"Get up." The Queen Mother said softly, "Give me your seat."

"Thank you, ma'am." An Liuyan stepped aside and sat down on a wide chair, while a maid offered a cup of fragrant tea.

The Empress Dowager looked at An Liuyan's slightly protruding belly, with a slight smile on her lips: "Concubine Ning is pregnant, if you want to eat something, you can tell the imperial dining room to make it."

"Yes." An Liuyan answered obediently with lowered eyebrows.

"Oh." The queen mother sighed faintly, her eyes swept over An Liuyan, and she seemed to think of something and said: "The Ai family also knows that you are wronged, and it is reasonable to say that you are the official wife of the emperor's matchmaker. , should ascend to the throne of the emperor, but now?"

(End of this chapter)