Harem Seizure

Chapter 55

Shao Yunyan counted the days quietly that day, it has been many days since the Fuzixiang was given to Concubine Lian, probably nearly a month.The medicinal effect of that thing has probably already appeared.

"Ma'am, there's news over there." Zhao Yuzhu walked in, nodded to Shao Yunyan, and said with a smile.

Shao Yunyan looked around at the waiters, smiled softly, narrowed her eyes and said, "Look at this greedy Bengong, he actually wants to eat hibiscus cake, go and make some for Bengong."

The servants also understood that it was the empress who wanted to dismiss them, so they lowered their heads and said, "Your maidservant will leave."

Seeing the servants evacuating one after another, Shao Yunyan laughed, looked at Zhao Yuzhu and said, "What's going on? What's the news?" Shao Yunyan looked at Zhao Yuzhu quietly, and the corners of her mouth slowly curled up.Since it was Zhao Yuzhu who came to find her in person, it was natural that Jianfu Palace had news, and she was very clear about this.

"Ma'am, that one is pregnant. One month." Zhao Yuzhu lowered his head and said in a low voice.He is Shao Yunyan's servant, and he didn't dare to look at Shao Yunyan's face, so he could only lower his head and tell his mother what he had heard.

After hearing this, Shao Yunyan narrowed her eyes immediately, with a deep smile in her moist eyes, she couldn't help but said, "This is a good thing. Zhao Yuzhu, how did you hear about this?"

"Returning to the empress, the emperor stayed at Bai Jieyu's place yesterday, but at night, the concubine Lian started to have a fever, and the imperial doctor didn't find out until the doctor came. The concubine Lian had a fever because she was cold. Moreover, the imperial physician found out that Concubine Lian was pregnant during the pulse check." Zhao Yuzhu said in a low voice.

"Well, do everyone in the harem know about this?" Shao Yunyan looked at Zhao Yuzhu and asked.

"How can the emperor not check the empress's records for such a major event? After checking the records, you will know that the only time that the concubine lotus served her bed was a month ago, when the empress was ill. "Zhao Yuzhu said with his head down, although his mother's temper is very gentle, it is very good to treat them like servants.But who would know if this empress would suddenly get angry after knowing that the emperor favored another woman once and had a dragon son.

"Eunuch Zhao, do you think this Concubine Lian has a good life? She actually planted jade in the blue field at one time." Shao Yunyan smiled with a strong smile in her eyes.

Eunuch Zhao wiped the sweat all over his forehead, and said hesitantly: "This... I don't know. It's just that Concubine Lian is lucky. It's true that Lantian has planted jade."

"That's true." Shao Yunyan smiled, her eyes filled with smiles.I didn't expect that this medicine was really good, and I actually had a child.And thinking about Concubine Lian being so favored and pregnant, she had to admire the power of this medicine.

Seeing the smile on Shao Yunyan's mouth, Eunuch Zhao couldn't help being surprised.Is this empress stupid because of anger?Why are you still laughing?
Seeing Zhao Yuzhu's nervous look, Shao Yunyan couldn't help feeling amused, and suddenly raised the corner of her mouth and asked, "Eunuch Zhao, you seem to be very nervous? Is this palace scary?"

"Your Majesty is not... Your Majesty is fine... yes, your Majesty is very good." Hearing Shao Yunyan's gentle voice, Zhao Yuzhu suddenly felt a little trembling in his body, took a few breaths before calmly said: "There is another piece of news..."

"What? Tell me." Shao Yunyan looked at Zhao Yuzhu who had regained her composure, and also breathed a sigh of relief, and asked with a smile.

"The Empress Dowager heard that Concubine Lian is pregnant, and she has already said that she is coming back." Zhao Yuzhu replied with his head down.

The Queen Mother is coming back?These six words suddenly flashed in Shao Yunyan's mind.Queen Mother!Queen Mother, you actually came back at this time?Is it because you are worried that your precious niece will be wronged in this harem?This aunt is no different from my own mother.This is the eagerness of the nurse.It doesn't matter if you don't come back in time for this year's banquet, even the Shangyuan Festival didn't come back.As soon as your niece became pregnant, you hurried back to support your niece?
Thinking of this, Shao Yunyan snorted softly, looked at Zhao Yuzhu with a smile and said, "Eunuch Zhao, you also know that I entered the palace with Sister Concubine Lian. Now that she is pregnant, I should have sat with her. It's just that she should have a good rest now, go to our warehouse and find some things to send to her. Remember, don't send those easy-to-handle things. "

Zhao Yuzhu bowed his head and answered yes, and was about to leave when Shao Yunyan suddenly stopped him.

"Hey, wait a minute. I'm also looking for the medicinal materials I remembered and sent them to Bai Jieyu. It is also very hard for Bai Jieyu to help Concubine Lian and assist her in the palace's accounting."

"Your Majesty is thinking very well. This servant will go down and get ready." Zhao Yuzhu walked down with his head down.

Looking at the back of Zhao Yuzhu leaving, Shao Yunyan slightly raised the corners of her mouth.Now the queen is pregnant, the imperial concubine is pregnant, Meng Hanying is pregnant, and concubine Lian is pregnant. There are already four of them.Emperor Li will definitely be extremely happy.And after a while, the new beauties from the Jade Dragon Kingdom will arrive. At that time, in order to stabilize the Jade Dragon Kingdom, Emperor Li will favor the beauties from the Jade Dragon Kingdom a lot.Gently touching her lower abdomen, the corners of Shao Yunyan's mouth curled up more and more.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's wife is here." Nanny Fang walked into the palace and whispered to Shao Yunyan.

"Come in, please." When Shao Yunyan heard her mother come in, she naturally smiled so that her brows and eyes turned into lovely crescents.Since entering the palace, she hasn't seen her mother for a long time.

Mother Fang looked at Shao Yunyan, lowered her head, and went out to lead Mrs. Shao in.Then retreated.The prime minister's wife was wearing a plain blue long-sleeved dress and a thick brocade cape. "The minister's wife gave the Concubine Xian a concubine..."

"Mother, get up, we don't talk about this between mother and daughter." Shao Yunyan saw her mother bowing to her, she immediately stood up, walked down and helped her up, looked at the servants on the left and right, and only stayed behind. Mi'er, Nanny Huang, and the rest were all pushed back.

"Your Majesty, etiquette is indisputable..." Mrs. Shao said so, and with the support of her daughter, she sat on the chair she had prepared.

Shao Yunyan laughed softly, blinked her eyes at Mrs. Shao and said: "Mother, don't say that Daddy is a minister of the first rank, the Prime Minister of the current dynasty, you are the wife of the first rank. Although my daughter is now one of the four concubines, she is also It’s only the fourth concubine of the second rank. Even if she is a married woman, she doesn’t accept your courtesy, and you are the daughter’s mother, if she accepts your courtesy, wouldn’t the daughter be laughed at and have no rules?”

"Yan'er... You can still speak like this with your mouth." Mrs. Shao glanced at the smiling Shao Yunyan, and she also let go of a hanging heart.

Shao Yunyan is one of the four concubines, a concubine of the second rank can summon her family.But Shao Yunyan is now one of the four concubines of the second rank, but she has no right to summon her as the mother of the first rank.Knowing that Shao Yunyan missed her mother, Li Huangte issued an order to order Prime Minister Shao's wife to enter the palace.At first I thought Li Huang was just saying that, but seeing that my mother really came in, I was a little glad that she was still favored by Li Huang.Otherwise, if you want to see your family, it will be even more difficult.

"Yan'er, what's the matter? Are you feeling unwell? I heard that you fell ill during the twelfth lunar month, and I'm very worried for your mother and father." Mrs. Shao saw Shao Yunyan's slightly thinner appearance, and couldn't help feeling pain in her heart.Even though she had known for a long time that her daughter would definitely enter the palace as a concubine, Mrs. Shao was still reluctant.Seeing her daughter like this made her feel a little sad.

Shao Yunyan looked at her mother who was full of distressed eyes, just smiled lightly, stretched out her hand and gently held Mrs. Shao's hand and said: "Mother, my daughter knows that you care about her very much. Seeing her like this, you are full of heartache. Daughter The body is very good now, but years ago, my daughter was greedy for cold, so she suffered from the cold and fell ill. It is the daughter's fault that the tired parents are outside the palace and worry about the daughter."

"Yan'er, why did you catch the cold? Could it be that the servants didn't take care of you wholeheartedly." Mrs. Shao raised her eyebrows and glanced at Mi'er, her eyes were full of warning.

Listening to the strong care in Madam Shao's tone, Shao Yunyan also felt warm in her heart.He shook his head lightly and said: "The servants are very good at serving you. And the emperor also gave a new servant to your daughter, so you don't have to worry about her being wronged in the palace. It's just that my daughter always misses her father and mother. Body."

"Your mother is not a delicate young lady. Your mother was born in the general family, and her body is not bad. Your father is not a frail scholar, and his body is also extremely strong. It's just that your father cares about you very much, and he is also worried that you will be wronged or hurt. bullying." Mrs. Shao looked at Shao Yunyan and smiled softly.Knowing that her daughter cared so much about the two elders, Mrs. Shao was also very happy.

"It's good for father and mother to be in good health, so my daughter can rest assured. Father must be very busy recently." Shao Yunyan picked up the teacup, smiled, and said this sentence lightly between her lips and teeth.

Mrs. Shao heard Shao Yunyan's words, her eyes flashed suddenly, and she laughed and said, "Your father is the prime minister, and you have the trust of the emperor. Naturally, you want to be loyal to the emperor. It's normal to be busy." Mrs. Shao pursed her lips and smiled smiled.She naturally understood the meaning of her daughter's words, and also understood that this was asking her how her father was doing in court.

Mrs. Shao's answer was very tactful, and Shao Yunyan pursed her lips when she heard that, and smiled as she looked at the red-faced mother's eyes with a deeper smile, "That's good. How is brother? But I found a good match. My younger sister has already entered the palace as a concubine. Could it be that he still hasn't found a relative?"

"Don't worry about him. You have to hear about his marriage from the emperor first. If the emperor has no intention of finding a marriage for your brother, then parents will look for your brother." Mrs. Shao lowered her head and said with a forced smile in her eyes.

Seeing her mother like this, Shao Yunyan just smiled bitterly and didn't say anything.She understood what mother was thinking.His elder brother is also an outstanding talent at any rate, and his literary and military talents are extremely prosperous.Obstacle to where Prime Minister Shao's official position is, her brother did not join the army as a soldier, but took a position in the Ministry of Punishment.

Although my elder brother is a talented person, he still can't decide to marry without authorization.It's not right to marry a commoner's woman.If you find an official woman, you have to worry about being reported, saying that you are forming a party for personal gain.Shao Yunyan sighed softly, there was actually no way to do this, as her father was already enough to attract attention.Not to mention the status of the grand tutor, just sitting on the position of one of the four concubines for a few months now is enough to make daddy also become a young bird.

Muxiu is bound to be destroyed by forest wind, Shao Yunyan still understands this truth.He knocked on the table with his hand, suddenly laughed, narrowed his eyes and said: "Mother, my daughter remembers those things when I was a child."

"What?" Mrs. Shao raised her eyebrows, she didn't understand the meaning of Shao Yunyan's words.

"I remember when I was young, my daughter loved to eat that sweet-scented osmanthus candy. You didn't allow my daughter to eat more, and my daughter often thought about that candy and tried everything to get it from the kitchen. I remember that my father also scolded and beat me. However, I couldn’t stop my daughter from stealing crispy candies from the kitchen. In the end, my father had no choice but to send someone to find all kinds of pastries and fruits for my daughter. Compared with the various kinds of fruits, this crispy candy It’s not enough to satisfy my daughter. Although I still didn’t put down the candy, I didn’t try my best to steal it.” Shao Yunyan narrowed her eyes and smiled, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Mrs. Shao was still very puzzled when she heard Shao Yunyan say this, but after seeing Shao Yunyan like this, she thought for a while before she suddenly realized: "You were so naughty when you were young. , and snacks are never lacking for you. Why do you prefer to steal that crispy candy, but your tired father is useless to discipline you. Instead, every time he punishes you, you look like you don’t care, but your father is the one who loves you. "

"I don't know why my daughter was so obsessed with that candy at that time. Thinking about it, she was a fool at that time. She was punished so many times for some crisp candy." Shao Yunyan sighed faintly, with a gleam in her eyes With inexplicable sadness.

Mrs. Shao patted her hand lightly and said: "You have to thank your father. If your father hadn't punished you like that, would you have the baby teeth you have now? In fact, you loved that one back then, Naturally, I tried every means to get it. Later, your father found other delicacies, and you have eaten them, so naturally you won't pay much attention to the crispy candies."

"That's exactly what mother said." Shao Yunyan saw that Mrs. Shao had understood what she meant, so she stopped bringing up the topic, and instead pointed to the cup and said, "Mi'er, look at what mother and I are only talking about. The tea is cold. Go get another cup for your mother."

Mi'er nodded, and quickly served another cup of strong Pu'er tea, and handed it to Mrs. Shao.At this moment, the tea is hot, so Mrs. Shao can't drink it naturally.Shao Yunyan looked at her mother with a smile and said: "Mother, try this Pu'er tea from Yulong Kingdom. It tastes really good! Compared with our tea, this tea is more fragrant and rich. Don't feel bad about it either."

Mrs. Shao touched the tea to warm it up, and also smiled, looking at Shao Yunyan's smiling face.She couldn't help but shook her head and said, "Why are you so impatient, girl? This tea is still so hot, how should mother drink it? It will cool down after a while, mother will naturally want to taste the taste of tea from another country."

"What mother said is that my daughter is a little impatient. I just want my mother to be eager to try this new thing." Shao Yunyan finished speaking quietly and looked at Mrs. Shao's face.

Mrs. Shao touched the lid of the teacup, and seeing that it was not so hot, she slowly picked up the teacup.It seems that there are handwritings written with honey on the teacup and tureen.He suddenly smiled and glanced at Shao Yunyan with a slight blame in his eyes.He took a few sips of tea and said: "Although the taste is good, mother still doesn't like it. It's still our tea, with a clear and fragrant taste."

"If mother doesn't like it, let it be. My daughter thinks, if mother likes it, I want mother to take some back." Shao Yunyan smiled, knowing that her mother must have seen the writing on the cup lid.Also put down the heart.

Mrs. Shao shook her head and said, "I'm really not used to drinking the tea from Yulong Kingdom. It's getting late, and my mother won't stay in the palace any longer, so as not to give someone else's excuses."

"Then mother, go slowly, Zhao Yuzhu. Send mother out." Shao Yunyan got up and called the servants to come in, and told the servants to send her mother out safely.

Looking at her mother going away, Shao Yunyan gently swept over the cup of tea with her sleeve without any trace.

(End of this chapter)