Chapter 30: The Seed of Iniquity
The Autumn Sun Palace, the dormitory of the four princesses, was quiet at this time. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Mu Chengyao's personal palace maid Ruyi was guarding in front of the dormitory, behind which was the uncertain light, and occasionally there was a slight slap in it, every time this slap sounded, Ruyi's shoulders trembled unconsciously, and there was a little palace maid who was going to change shifts at night, and she saw it from a distance and went down the steps to stop her: "I don't need you two to be on duty today, I'll come, the princess is not feeling well today, and she needs me to serve closely." ”
The two little palace maids looked at each other and were about to retreat, but suddenly heard the sound of the tea cup breaking from the dormitory, and they were startled, and said sharply: "What are you still standing for? Didn't you see that the princess was uncomfortable and broke the tea cup? Why don't you go to the Tai Hospital to ask Song Kui and Song Tai Doctor." ”
The two little palace maids hurriedly retreated, and stared at the dormitory for a long time, with anxious looks in their eyes, princess, princess, this is the last slave maid can help you, I don't know if Concubine Xi's anger will disappear after this Song Imperial Doctor comes.
In the dormitory, Mu Chengyao's situation was even more unbearable, she was lying on the edge of the bed with her hair disheveled, the white silk robe on her body was a little messy, she buried her face under the hair knotted by sweat and tears, and in the face of Concubine Xi's accusations, she had no choice but to remain silent and well-behaved.
Concubine Xi's shawl was half oblique, she held her sore waist with her hand, and her four-month pregnancy made her want to try to restrain her emotions, but when she thought of what her daughter had done behind her back, she just couldn't eat her flesh and bones, she stepped forward and pinched Mu Chengyao's chin, and saw that Mu Chengyao's face still had clear five finger prints, and her throat rolled, Mu Chengyao had always been obedient, and she was also obedient to her, for a while, she was still a little unbearable after all, but she just put Mu Chengyao's face away fiercely, gritted her teeth and said: " Do you know how shameful it is for a woman to be pregnant out of wedlock, you are the princess of Dashun, your father's favorite second-grade princess of Zhenshun, not to mention, what you are carrying in your belly is actually the seed of the prince of Wei Wuhou, this is a kind of evil seed! Do you understand? If it weren't for Song Kui's diagnosis for you, and if you changed to any of the imperial doctors in the Tai Hospital, you and I would have died without a place to be buried. ”
Since Mu Chengyao fainted in the invigilation room of Guozi in the morning, Concubine Xi was very worried, and the imperial doctor Song Kui came in time to relax her tense nerves a little, but the results of Song Kui's diagnosis for Mu Chengyao made her heart feel as uncomfortable as roasting on the fire, fortunately, Song Kui has always been Concubine Xi's own person, at that time in the examination room, Song Kui diagnosed that Mu Chengyao was pregnant, but she concealed it, and reported to the emperor that the fourth princess had been tired from studying recently, and her heart was haggard, and said that there is no need to worry about this make-up exam, and when Mu Chengyao recovers his body, he has no doubt at all that he, the fourth princess, is actually secretly married to the son of a criminal minister.
Mu Chengyao weakly leaned on the edge of the bed and said slowly: "My daughter has already arranged everything, before my daughter went to the examination room, I asked Jixiang to invite Imperial Doctor Song to wait near the Guozijian in advance, and told him that when his daughter fainted, Imperial Doctor Song would arrive immediately to cover up for his daughter." ”
Concubine Xi's eyebrows tightened: "Did you know that you would faint? Or did you do it on purpose?"
Mu Chengyao raised her head, two lines of tears were left on both sides of her nose, and her tone was slightly desolate: " Mother concubine, daughter can't do it, these days daughter even if she doesn't sleep to read, she can't be like the eldest princess at all, daughter usually learns the four homework that women are familiar with is already exhausted, this time Dr. Tao and the father also let the daughter participate in the two homework of the man, the daughter really can't do it, if the daughter takes the exam, she will fall into the laughing stock, tongue, let the mother be ashamed, the father is angry, forgive the daughter for being stupid, forgive the daughter for being unfilial, and forgive the daughter for not being able to complete the expectations in the mother's heart. ”
"How come?" Concubine Xi was a little impatient, "Didn't the concubine bring you all the books related to the exam questions for you? How could you not do it? What the eldest princess can do, what a slut like the concubine can do, how can you not do it?" Concubine Xi has always had very high expectations for this daughter, even if Mu Chengyao is not the prince, she wants Mu Chengyao to become the best one among the princesses, the one most favored by the emperor, if she can find a powerful and wealthy husband in the future, it will be a great help for her and the Yuan family.
Facing Concubine Xi's questioning, Mu Chengyao seemed to have expected it a long time ago, she just shook her head: "Over the years, my daughter has really done her best." ”
Concubine Xi collapsed on the chair, and her abdomen trembled slightly due to her excessively violent movements, and Mu Chengyao immediately helped her up: "Mother, be careful of the imperial brother." ”
"Imperial brother?" Concubine Xi opened her mouth, her face full of mockery, " You and I both know what Dong Sanniang said when she came to see the fetus that day, now that the newcomer in the palace is in power, the pelican thing that day, I have already been sure to bite the surname Zhao's body, as a result, she backhanded the palace maid to coerce the palace maid next to Qi Cainu to confess, let Qi Cainu carry this black cauldron, if she is pregnant with a child, Cheng Yao, the situation of our mother and daughter, but it is no longer the same, in vain the mother concubine for so many years of hard work, racking her brains to win glory for you in front of your father, if as you said, with your qualifications, you can't take the exam of the six subjects at all, pretend to faint, you can hide for a while, what will you do if you take the make-up exam after two monthsI tried my best to ask for exam questions from Dr. Yuan, do you know that he has been ready to move on this matter recently, that old horseman, just for Tao Shiyu to sort out the exam papers, but recently the lion opened his mouth, saying that Tao Shiyan has suspected the leakage of the exam questions, if he doesn't give him 30,000 taels of hush money, he will shake out all these things, you are so bad now, all these years of hard work have been in vain!"
"It's not like that, the mother," Mu Chengyao was anxious to reveal her plan and plan, "Although the mother concubine can rest assured, her daughter is ready, and her daughter will make Yuan Xiao, the old horseman, pay the price, and she will also find a scapegoat." ”
Mu Chengyao's tone was firm, she only hoped that she could use this matter to make up for it, Concubine Xi's eyes were uncertain when she looked at her, she only hoped that Mu Chengyao could improve her studies and win glory for herself, these harem conspiracies and plots were just up to her, but it seems that Mu Chengyao also seems to have inherited her own temperament, and she can't study, this is scheming......
Concubine Xi turned her head: "You'd better not cause any trouble for me." Fu then fell on Mu Chengyao's still flat lower abdomen, the corners of his mouth twitched, and Ruyi suddenly said that it was Imperial Doctor Song who came.
Concubine Xi turned her head indifferently to look at Mu Chengyao and said, "In the middle of the night, why did Song Kui come?"
Mu Chengyao's lips were dry, and she listened to Ruyi outside and reported again, and naturally understood that Ruyi was afraid that something would happen to her, so she asked Imperial Doctor Song to come to the rescue, and she lowered her head and said softly with a submissive look: "My daughter knows that the fetus in her womb can't stay for a long time, so I thought about it, so I invited Imperial Doctor Song to come over and see ...... What's ...... What is the way to have an abortion? Speaking of the word abortion, Mu Chengyao's heart was a tingle, before in the Guozijian, she studied day and night, learning etiquette every day, compared with ordinary princesses, it was too precocious, without the innocence of a girl, her heart seemed to be covered with a thick layer of dust, she only felt that every day was not for herself, but for the glory of the mother concubine, the prosperity of the Yuan family.
But until, when she met that person, a freshly dressed white horse, a merry boy, she admitted that she couldn't help it, and the prince of Wei Wuhou stole the forbidden fruit, and had a child in the womb, she never regretted it, when the letter period did not come, vomiting and fatigue symptoms, she had some doubts, worried, occasionally there was a trace of joy in her heart, at this time, he was exiled to the northwest, she even left a child for him in Beijing, but then, the waves of reason instantly shattered the little joy of the girl in her heart, this child can not be kept, she knows from the bottom of her heart, rather than waiting for the mother to speak, it is better to take the initiative, Xu is the mother's view of herself, the resentment towards the child in this womb can be a little less.
"It's good that you know. Concubine Xi listened to Mu Chengyao's words, and said coldly, "It's just that Song Kui is not good at gynecology, if necessary, when Dong Sanniang enters the palace to ask for the pulse of the palace in the future, you can give the evil seed in your womb to the end." ”
When Mu Chengyao heard this, her body trembled slightly, but she still lowered her eyebrows and said, "It's all up to the concubine." ”
On the second day, the weather was still the same sunny, the yellow agate-like sun hung in the air, wantonly scorching the land of the capital, the minions waiting for the master's examination on the long street outside the Guozi Prison were resting in the corner, and kept wiping sweat with their sleeves, Baojuan wore a light blue palace dress and became dark blue as soon as it was stained with sweat, she didn't bring a handkerchief, and the cuffs were stained with sweat, Baojuan didn't look good, so she simply didn't wipe it, and let the beads of sweat roll down one by one.
When the parrot next to him saw it, he took out a newly embroidered handkerchief in his arms and handed it to Baojuan: "Sister Baojuan, use mine." ”
Baojuan glanced at it, knew that it was newly made, shook his head and said, "This is also the noon heat, it will pass soon, it's okay." ”
Seeing that Baojuan didn't want it, the parrot just slowly held the handkerchief in his hand and whispered: "Sister Baojuan stood up for me yesterday, and I haven't thanked Sister Baojuan in person." ”
Baojuan's heart was very big, and he waved his hand and said: "What is this, I can't get used to the style of the palace maid of Naxiao, even if she is now selected to be the envoy of the Shangyi Bureau, she can't change her dog-eyed and low-looking temperament." ”
It's also strange to say, after Baojuan and Xiao Gongnu had a dispute yesterday, Xiao Gongnu was asked to leave by Concubine Xi's people in the evening, and I heard before leaving the palace this morning that there was an extra envoy in this Shangyi Bureau, and she still went out from Jinglan Palace, so naturally this Xiao Palace Maid is right.
It seems that this Xiao palace maid really has some skills, but if she can be favored by Concubine Xi's people, if it is not for some use value, Concubine Xi will never waste this effort.
The parrot said again: "Actually, before this incident, I always thought that Sister Baojuan didn't like me. ”