Fourth Master's Pearl

Chapter 52

People in the palace only heard that the master was recuperating in the Old Summer Palace, so he entered the palace half a year later than the other masters.The maids and eunuchs of Jingren Palace are specially selected by Yinzhen, who are strict-mouthed and high-quality, so outsiders don't know what happened to Chuqing after she moved in.But the masses always have their abilities.

Crowd [-]: I heard that Concubine Xi was very popular with the emperor before, but she was not allowed to enter the palace until she quarreled with the emperor.

Crowd [-]: It must be because of the face of the fourth elder brother, right?

Crowd [-]: I heard that no one got any news on the day Concubine Xi entered the palace, and the emperor went to pick her up in person.Eunuch Gao went with Lord Safatu Guard.So it seems that the emperor has been thinking about Concubine Xi in his heart.

Crowd [-]: You are all wrong.It is said that this empress is the younger sister of the former Niu Gulu family. The emperor wanted to marry her before but married her elder sister by mistake. Now that the elder sister is seriously ill, he begged the emperor to let his younger sister go to the palace to enjoy the blessings instead of him.

Crowd [-]: No wonder Concubine Xi looks so young.However, is this also possible?

People [-]: The whole world belongs to the emperor, what's wrong with that?The emperor is willing, and the empress is also willing, so it will be done.

The student, Chu Qing, who was involved, after hearing various versions of speculation, reacted, er, imagination makes life better.

In other words, gods and horses are all floating clouds, what else is not floating clouds?Things have come to this, it is enough to stay by Yinzhen's side more conveniently.

Chuqing used to be the daughter of the abolished prince. She did not participate in the life of the royal family for many years, and her activities were limited to Prince Yong's mansion, so she has gradually withdrawn from people's sight after she grew up. .At the beginning, Niu Gulu's status was extremely low, her appearance rate was also low, and her family background was not complicated. It was very convenient and neat to use her identity.Among the men who got close, the thirteenth master and the seventeenth master belonged to the fourth master's party, and they were confidantes who knew Yinzhen from the bottom up, so it didn't take much trouble.

The first thing Chuqing had to face was the women in the original palace.However, it was not as difficult and tricky as Chu Qing thought.

The first meeting after entering the palace was in the bedroom of the Empress Ulanara.That day, Chuqing met the old people for the first time as Concubine Xi.I haven't seen each other for more than three years, and when we meet, it's this kind of relationship positioning, and everyone is a little uncomfortable.But they were all tacit.They could only keep their mouths shut about the real relationship between the emperor and this Concubine Xi.

Because they are women attached to the emperor.It was before, it is now, and it will be in the future.What is bad for the emperor is bad for themselves.In the final analysis, the emperor knew that they would not speak out and would not have inappropriate words or deeds, so there was such a seemingly dangerous and unreasonable move.

What they can't do, the emperor knows very well.At most, they could only feel unhappy, and they had to control it within a certain range, so as not to cause trouble to Concubine Xi, otherwise the emperor would definitely not let it go.As women, they knew what it meant for the emperor to do this for a woman.

Although the empress is worthy of the reputation of being the mother of the world, she also couldn't sleep all night after receiving his oral instructions from the emperor, and accepted Chu Qing's visit the next day with deep dark circles under her eyes.

Chuqing wore palace clothes according to the grade, and she wore extremely gorgeous jewelry and clothes. She had a beautiful and generous face, and she did not avoid the Queen's gaze. There was a smile on the corner of her mouth, and her eyes were shining, full of thoughts, and she was like a quiet girl. The water is so deep that people can't figure it out.

Ulanara's hand rested on the edge of the teacup and forgot to move.Past events come to mind.What a familiar look.When did you see those eyes?when is itIt seems like a long time ago.

By the way, it was the first time I saw Chuqing!At that time, she felt that Chuqing's eyes didn't look like a child's at all.Unexpectedly, the person who made the emperor do such an outrageous thing was such a child.Unexpectedly, all unintentional is intentional.

It turned out that everything that followed was doomed from the very beginning.Many things were quickly connected and explained.

Ulanara was in a daze, and fell into infinite sighs.

"Empress..." Lan Yan, who entered the palace as an attendant, reminded softly behind the seat.

Only then did Wulanara come back to her senses, remembering that Chuqing hadn't gotten up after saluting tea, she hurriedly said with a smile, "Get up quickly. Give me a seat, watch tea, and serve some snacks."

"Thank you, empress." Chu Qing stepped back and sat on Qi Concubine Li's right hand.

"Concubine Xi's health is recovering?" The empress has a task to complete, and that is to make Chu Qing behave in the palace.She wants to help the emperor lie.

Chu Qing understood, and smiled gratefully: "Thank you, Empress, for your concern. It's okay. I haven't been able to visit you. I heard that your health has not been good for the past few years, but you must live well. Don't worry about it." Don't worry about things, you should worry less about what you have to worry about, your body is the most important thing."

The queen then thought of the mountain treasures that Chu Qing had sent over in the past few years.The child did have respect for her.No matter what kind of mentality and identity you start from.She didn't lose her proportions in front of her.

"I remember it. It's just that the emperor is now the new emperor, and he has a lot of things to do, so he has no time. Naturally, this palace has to take care of the trivial matters in the harem to share the worries of the emperor. How can he not worry about it?" The queen felt relieved. Smile lightly.

Concubine Nian said with a sarcastic smile: "I'm already worried about the matter of Concubine Xi right now, and I said don't worry about it."

Chu Qing smiled and said: "Then it's enough for the concubine Lao Gui to help me more. As long as I stay here, it will save trouble for the empress. This is very easy to handle. I'm afraid that other people are not as comfortable as I am. points."

"You... who are you insinuating?" Concubine Nian was furious.I didn't expect this girl to dare to blatantly retort.She didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth in the palace before, but now that she has the support of the emperor, she has become Concubine Xi again, which is even more outrageous.

"Everyone knows me and I know it well. The imperial concubine, empress, do good deeds every day to benefit future generations." Chu Qing replied lukewarmly.

None of Nian's previous children survived, and now there is only one eighth elder brother, Fuhui. She was worried about this, but when she heard Chuqing say this, her chest was tight and depressed, and she felt that her qi and blood were confused. She suddenly clutched her stomach and said: "It hurts! It hurts!"

Chu Qing didn't expect what she said, she stood aside and watched in a daze as the queen was busy giving instructions, while the maids and eunuchs in the room were bustling back and forth.

It was night, the Nian imperial concubine had a miscarriage, and the child was not kept.Chuqing got the news in Jingren Palace, her expression was hard to discern.

Chunhua thought that the master was blaming herself, and persuaded her gently: "Master, this is not your fault. The imperial concubine's constitution is weak, and it is not easy to keep the child. Her thoughts are heavy, and she can't think about it. The fetus is not healthy. Although you It's not a small blow, but it's really, really none of your business."

Chunhua's eloquence is not consoling.

Chuqing forced a smile helplessly, and held Chunhua's hand, "You, it's because I'm your master that you say that. If Xiaohong, she might want to peel my skin, eat my flesh, and gnaw on me right now." and drink my blood. Isn't that enough?"

Chu Qing looked at the sparse stars, wondering if there was a star falling for this child who died young?
"Ah, Your Majesty! This slave and maidservant greets His Majesty, Long live His Majesty, Long live, Long live, Long live, Long live, Long live, Long live."

Chunhua saluted Yinzhen who walked quietly under the palace lantern.He had just come out of Concubine Nian's bedroom, and he escaped after guarding Concubine Nian when she fell asleep.At this moment, Xiu Jun's brows were stained with fatigue, and his eyes were full of worry.

"Kneel down." Yinzhen said calmly.

Chunhua obeyed.

Chu Qing sat on the celadon embroidered pier without moving.

Yinzhen hugged her from behind without saying a word.

Chu Qing said softly, "I didn't do anything."

Yinzhen said: "I know. Don't explain."

Chu Qing said again: "She must hate me very much."

Yinzhen sighed and said, "The person she should hate is me."

Chuqing lowered her head and said, "I know you like children."

Yinzhen tightened his arms and said softly: "There will be children in the future. Our two children."

Chuqing turned around and hugged Yinzhen, buried him in his waist, and said, "Hongli is our child, isn't he? I am now the Empress Xi."

Yinzhen looked at Chuqing vigilantly: "Chu'er, you don't want to have a child that really belongs to us?"

Chuqing raised her face, shook her head calmly and said, "Sisi, I don't want anything else but you. You will definitely love our child infinitely. If it's a boy, I'm afraid he will be envied by others and calculated by others. I’m afraid that he won’t be satisfied and can’t enjoy peace and joy. If it’s a girl, I’m afraid that she will marry into Mongolia as a tool for reconciliation. She will be alone and die in a foreign land like Wanyi. I will worry too much. The time in the future is so precious, I don’t want to use it to worry about gains and losses.”

Yinzhen embraced Chuqing again, and after a long time, promised: "Okay, I promise you. As long as it is what you want, I will do it for you no matter how much I don't want to. I can't do it except let you go again. To. Anything else, I will promise you."

"Sweet talk is unreliable." Chu Qing said with a smile, "However, I'll just believe what you said."

Yinzhen said: "As the king of a country, I speak my word."

Chu Qing smiled and said, "You are not joking. Do you still remember this allusion between us on April [-]?"

Yinzhen smiled lightly and said, "I don't remember."

Chu Qing glanced at him and said, "Hmph, you have completely forgotten about bullying me."

"It will be you who bullies me from now on, okay?" Yinzhen said softly.

Chu Qing smiled and said, "Then I will bully you as hard as I can."

(End of this chapter)