The Blessing of Traveling to Pregnancy

Chapter 80

"Qingmei?" The person in his arms didn't respond, Xie Yunzhao looked at her wonderingly, "Are you asleep?" He took the opportunity to pinch her face, but there was still no movement.Xie Yunzhao couldn't help but smiled slightly, let's talk about the child another day.

On a silent moonlit night, the clear light shines through the wooden window and sprinkles the floor.

Qingmei slowly opened her eyes, how long can the ostrich policy last?She couldn't help but reach out and stroke the contour of the person's cheek, why did he always throw her one problem after another that she had never encountered before...

"Princess, what else would you like to hear?"

After a while, Qingmei still held her chin in a daze, not knowing where to look.

Rong'er said again: "Princess?"

"Ah..." Qingmei rubbed the bridge of her nose, and immediately withdrew her thoughts, "Whatever."

Rong'er plucked the strings and said with a smile: "Princess, you always say it's casual. If the slave's singing is not good, the concubine will say it bluntly. The word casual...is too embarrassing."

"Presumptuous!" Liang Feng yelled violently.This songstress really put her nose on the face, didn't you see the princess, she was in a bad mood.

Rong'er is not afraid of her: "Sister Liangfeng is serious. Rong'er sees the sad face on the princess's face. Even if the Nine Heavens Fairy comes to sing, the princess won't listen to it."

"You just have to sing your own song, how come there are so many words!"

Rong'er smiled, stopped arguing with the cool wind, plucked the strings, and sang to herself: "... I will wait for the dawn when I am in a hurry, and the light will come back when the pavilion is desolate. The concubine is secretly sad. Don't dare to forget."

Qing Mei lightly tapped on the wooden table: "Why did you sing "Ode to Nagato"?"

"My concubine allowed me to sing whatever I want. This "Nagato Ode" is a new song I learned the day before yesterday. I haven't memorized the lyrics yet. I don't know how my family sang just now?"

"Very good." Qingmei glanced at her: "You seem to have something to say to me."

Rong'er pursed her lips lightly, as if hesitating, and after a long while, she finally said: "I dare to ask, is Wang Hao's heart full of thoughts related to Prince Xuan?"

As soon as the words were spoken, Liang Feng suddenly reprimanded: "Bold!"

Qingmei waved her hand, signaling her to be calm.Liangfeng glared at Rong'er, and stepped back temporarily.Qingmei asked with great interest: "Why do you think so?"

Rong'er took a deep breath and said quietly: "Princess, you have a noble status, the only person who can make you look so sad is the prince."

"go on."

"The day before yesterday the Eldest Princess hosted a banquet with the son-in-law. When the villain went to play during the banquet, I heard the Eldest Princess say...she said..."

Qingmei looked at her and didn't rush her.Rong'er glanced at her quickly, lowered her head again, and kept her mouth shut.

Liangfeng almost died of anxiety for the two of them, and said directly: "What did the eldest princess say?"

Rong'er lowered her head: "I dare not say anything."

"Speak, forgive you. I won't tell the eldest princess."

"Princess, is this true?"

Qingmei nodded: "Yeah."

Seeing that Qingmei was not joking, Rong'er said: "At that time, the eldest princess and the son-in-law were talking, and the voice was very low. Because I was sitting not far behind them, I could vaguely hear it. It is... the princess, will you marry me?" It has been more than half a year since the prince has not sent a letter, and the empress dowager in the palace seems to be moved to accept... the concubine for the prince..."

"You're presumptuous!" Liang Feng couldn't bear it anymore, and rushed over, waving his hand to give her a slap in the face.

Qingmei scolded: "Stop!"

"But……"

"return!"

Liangfeng gritted his teeth, gradually clenched his hands into fists, trembling with anger, and finally walked back reluctantly.

Rong'er was so frightened that she knelt down a long time ago, tears dripping down her line: "My lord concubine, everything I said is true, there is not a single lie."

Qing Mei looked at her with a complicated expression: "Why did you tell me this? You said, I may not be grateful. On the contrary, if I told the princess what you said, and eavesdropped on the master, what would happen to you? knew."

Rong'er lowered her head and sobbed softly: "Because, because the princess is a good person."

"Oh?" Qingmei looked at her slightly confused.

"The shopkeeper told me already, Wangfei, you told him to take care of me." As a singer, although she was a performer but not her own body, it was inevitable that she would be hugged by those guests.Even if he is raped, he can only swallow the bitterness back into his stomach.She is the singer in the princess mansion, a plaything that the eldest princess brings out to make people laugh. Qing Mei's words imply that this singer is the person Princess Xuan likes, and if she likes it, she will bring it back to Prince Xuan's mansion. The guests who invited Rong'er to sing would treat her more or less well.At least the elders have to show some face to women, right? They also have to show face to Prince Xuan's Mansion.

Qingmei naturally thought of this, and felt a little relieved in her heart: "So you are repaying me?"

Rong'er said: "The slave family is very light-hearted and can't do anything for the princess. I can only tell you the news and make preparations in advance."

"Well, I have to thank you."

"Don't dare, as long as you live a good life, Wangfei, it is the greatest gift to my family." Rong'er knelt down again.

Liangfeng had already put an ingot of gold on the table, and before walking to Ronger's side, he said in a low voice, "Forget everything that was said in this room today."

"The slaves understand."

Leaving the teahouse, Liangfeng sighed helplessly: "Princess, is what Rong'er said true? You don't really believe it, do you?"

"Think about it, are these words good for her? Why did she take the risk to tell me? If it is true, I will definitely be angry; if it is false, I have no impression of it at all."

"Then what do you mean... what she said is true? Your lord, he, he..." Do you really want to accept the side concubine?This is too fast!Liangfeng couldn't believe it, and didn't want to believe it.

After walking for a while, I found that something was wrong with the road, "Where are we going?"

"Liu Mansion."

"Ah?!" Liang Feng cried out in shock.

Qingmei frowned: "Is it strange?"

Liang Feng stared at her dumbfounded: "What are you doing at Liu Xiangfu at this time? Could it be... Could it be because of the fifth princess?"

Seeing Qingmei nod her head, Liangfeng was so shocked that she couldn't sit still: "Our own house is too busy, and you still want to be a matchmaker for the fifth princess?! Princess!" Looking around vigilantly, Reining in to Qingmei's side, "I shouldn't have said something, everything should be consensual, and the fifth princess is completely hot now. If Lang has a concubine and is interested, you can help pull the red thread." Now, in this situation, you see Liu Xiang is still Liu Zhuangyuan's uncle, and he doesn't want to go into the muddy water, so you don't want to join in blindly."

"Well, what you said makes sense."

"Then you're still going?!"

Qingmei said leisurely: "Who told you that I went to help the fifth princess to find out the situation?" Seeing that Liangfeng was confused, Qingmei smiled, "As a junior sister, can I go visit my senior brother?"

Cool breeze: =mouth=
Fake can no longer be fake!
Before he recovered, the Jade Lion had already rushed to Liu Mansion first.

Liu Yan did not go to court today, saying that she was ill.When Qingmei left, the door order also said: "Liu Xiang is sick, Wangfei, if you come back tomorrow, I will make you sick."

Qing Mei stopped him aside with a wave of her hand: "I'm sick, I happen to know some prescriptions, it's fine."

"Princess Xuan, Concubine Xuan... Wang..."

Seeing that the gatekeeper couldn't stop him, he immediately recruited a fast-footed young man and told him to run to the backyard to report.Liu Yan was watering the flowers and cutting the leaves in the flower room in the backyard, when she saw the boy coming, she thought the emperor was coming to make a surprise attack again, so she quickly took off her clothes and went into the house, covered her with a quilt and said "ouch".

Ome came all the way, unimpeded.Almost at the back room, the young servant came up boldly and said, "My master is lying in there, Wangfei, look..." Although there is a big age difference between you two, you should avoid suspicion.

Through several curtains, Qingmei did see a figure lying inside, and called out: "Senior brother, I heard you are sick?"

"Cough, cough, cough..." Before he could speak, there was a violent cough, and Liu Yan said out of breath, "Thanks to the concern of the princess, this old man's body is becoming more and more useless."

Liang Feng glared at the young servant beside him, and said in a low voice, "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you show the princess a seat!"

"Ah?!" The boy moved a chair helplessly with a bitter face.

Qingmei sat down, holding a heater, and chatted with Liu Yanru like an old friend: "Since Ru Yun got married, your house has become much deserted."

After a few curtains, there was another cough, and after a long while, behind the curtain, he said quietly: "Isn't it, daughters are the heart and soul of parents."

Qingmei knew that when chatting with Liu Yan, you have to put yourself on a high level, so she cared as a peer: "Senior brother, you should also marry a lady like you. Look at your sick side now There is no one to wait on her, so Ru Yun may be worried about it."

Liangfeng stood aside silently—why is the atmosphere in this room so strange, who did her princess learn her old-fashioned tone from?

In the palace, Zhang's mother, who was slacking off drinking hot tea, suddenly sneezed—tsk!Who scolded me this is!
"Princess Xie is concerned, it's just that I'm used to living alone. It's strange that there is one more person out of the blue." After speaking, she seemed to be out of breath, coughing as if she wanted to cough up her lungs.The maids and servants in the room hurried in and out, and the steward came over and said, "Princess, my master is really not in good health today, why don't you come back in a few days? Look at the busy place here, in case you have something to do." I'm not thoughtful, and I may decide how to scold the villain when the master is well."

Qingmei is not a beggar, she said to the people behind the curtain: "Brother, then you should take good care of your illness. I just remember, your hometown is in the Jiangzhou area in the south of the Yangtze River. King Wu of Jiangzhou is also in poor health. Not good, I heard that the court meeting after the beginning of spring this year will not come."

After finishing speaking, he left with a cool breeze.

The person behind the curtain stopped coughing, and the steward walked over cautiously: "Master, what does the princess mean by that?"

Liu Yan didn't answer, lifted the quilt and yelled, "I almost asked you to smother me to death just now! Next time, if someone comes to visit suddenly, don't panic, don't worry, understand?! Hey, if you're not sick, you will be smothered." Get sick!"

"Yes, sir, now you..."

"I haven't finished watering the flowers yet!"

"Yes, yes, yes." The steward hurriedly waited on him to get dressed, and went back to the greenhouse to water the flowers with a small pot.

At this time, it was almost noon, and the early morning had already passed.Xie Yunzhao was slipped away by his brother to work overtime in the Imperial Study Room, but fortunately, he was in charge of meals here.I just ate half full and I was about to start work.

The emperor has always been in favor of the principle of holding meetings for nothing, small meetings for major events, and no meetings for decisions.Now that spring has just begun, several memorials have been received.

"At the beginning of last year, Liu Yan suggested to me to move the refugees and some people from Huainan, Jiangnan, and Jiangdong to the frontier fortress. Now that the spring begins, the officials in Huainan told me that because of the edict issued by the imperial court last year, the spring will begin this year. There is no one to cultivate the good land. Moreover, the people who moved to the frontier have left their homes, and the water and soil are not acclimatized. In short, there are complaints from the people."

Zhong Shuling is also an old minister who has assisted the kings of the two dynasties. At this time, he squinted his eyes and said leisurely: "The implication of Liu Xiang's move last year is to strengthen the border defense. The Huainan and Jiangnan areas are very rich and crowded. Pick people from here to go to the frontier fortress." It also makes sense. It's just that Liu Xiang's methods are a little more violent, and everyone has a feeling of homeland."

"Hmph, what love for homeland!" General Habayashi Wei said: "It's nothing more than King Wu and the others took the opportunity to make trouble! Liu Yan moved their strong men to the frontier fortress, which is equivalent to weakening their combat effectiveness, and they have to be killed alive His skin!"

"Oh, that's right." The emperor interjected, "I will meet you this spring, King Wu said that he will not be sick anymore."

Everyone looked at the emperor in shock. Xie Yunzhao had read this part of the mansion newspaper a long time ago, and immediately explained: "King Wu broke his leg while riding a horse in winter, so he can't come here."

The general was straight-tempered, and immediately became angry: "Fuck! The king of Wu will never forget the rules, even if he only has one breath, he must first meet His Majesty before swallowing it!"

Xie Yunzhao turned his head quickly—fortunately, he blocked it with his sleeve first, and was almost sprayed with saliva all over his face.

The emperor smiled understandingly and said: "It's okay. The emperor is getting old, and I can't bear to watch his old man travel around. Ladies and gentlemen, let's talk about the beginning of spring this year."

The general sat down angrily: "What are you talking about, your majesty is clearly asking you to deal with Liu Yan! Liu Yan is also a coward, and she was scared sick just because of this."

Everyone is silent...

There are still people who think that Liu Yan is really sick...

Xie Yunzhao said: "Since they said that there is no one to cultivate the good land, it is better to take it back to the central government. If you can't plant it, then let His Majesty send someone to plant it again, how about it?"

The emperor's eyes lit up, but Zhong Shuling said: "No, this will irritate the King of Wu even more! Your Majesty, you have to think twice. Now that there is Chi Le on the frontier, if the King of Wu and the others turn against us now, we will be quite passive! "

There was a stalemate in the house.

The next day, the emperor issued a new edict, just asking the officials in the south of the Yangtze River and Huainan area to speed up the spring planting. If there is a shortage of people, they can go to the nearby state capital to borrow people, and the court will subsidize one coin per person.

It can be regarded as temporarily saving Liu Yan's life with money.

"Tell me, do you want to protect Liu Yan?"

In the imperial garden, the maids burn incense and make tea, and the flowers in spring are really pleasing to the eye.But the two people who drank tea had no intention of admiring the scenery.

Xie Yunzhao pondered for a while, and said: "Since Liu Yan married Liu Ruyun back to the Jiangnan gentry, he has been keeping a low profile in the court and won the Liu family's approval for him again. The gentry in the Jiangnan area also spoke highly of him. , if you do him at this time, it will chill the hearts of Jiangnan students."

At this time, the emperor also realized how great Liu Yan's move was to marry a girl, and this girl was so worth it!

"But if you don't deal with him, the kings in the south of the Yangtze River will definitely not give up. Now more than half of the imperial court's troops are suppressed in the frontier fortress. If the uncles headed by King Wu make some moves at this time, it is only because we stay in the imperial court The strength of the army is a bit difficult."

Deadlock, deadlock...

How long will this situation last? !
The emperor lost sleep all night because of this, the emperor had no intention of picking up girls because of this, and the emperor felt that his life was miserable.When a person is unlucky, he always likes to drag someone to be unlucky with him. As his younger brother, Xie Yunzhao is duty-bound, so the emperor immediately said: "The empress dowager told the queen that there is no word about your family's future nephew. Xiner, should I give you a side concubine or something?"

"Pfft..." A mouthful of tea was sprayed out.

Thank you, my lord, it's a sin to lose your dignity in front of the imperial court!

"What's the matter, is the Empress Dowager too busy recently? Why don't I invite some opera troupes for her old man?"

Yo, I can't tell that my younger brother is still a love interest!
The emperor looked at him with great interest, it was rare for this cool boy who always had an iceberg face to be so flustered.The emperor admired enough, and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him: "Don't worry, the empress dowager said that, and the queen will persuade you. But you have to hurry up, I have prepared a gift for my future nephew. There's nowhere to send gifts."

"Many... Thank you, Brother Huang." Xie Yunzhao really didn't know what expression to face.

After returning to the mansion, Wu Chong was summoned immediately: "I asked you to investigate, have you done it?"

Wu Chong said: "Returning to the prince, the princess likes to go to the Pinxiang Tea House to listen to music these days."

"Listen to music?"

"Yes!" Wu Chong paused, and said in a low voice, "It's all about listening to a singer named Rong'er."

"Rong'er?" Xie Yunzhao frowned, he couldn't remember such a person.

Seeing his doubts, Wu Chong immediately said, "It's the singer from the eldest princess's mansion, from Jiangdong."

"The princess often communicates with her?"

"Yes!" Wu Chong walked a few steps and said, "My lord, why don't you go and have a look?"

It's nothing to know about my wife's hobbies, Xie Yunzhao nodded, indicating that this is okay.

(End of this chapter)