Chapter 61: The Adulterer and the Adulteress
"Lingnan?" Ying Baolin frowned slightly, "Didn't I hear that there have been rogues in Lingnan recently, and Mu Gaoxian, the chief soldier of Lingnan, sent people to encircle and suppress it, such a dangerous place, what did Concubine Xi send you to do there?"
Although the Lingnan general soldier Mu Gaoxian is also surnamed Mu, but he is not a royal person, although his grandmother is the county lord of the Dashun royal family, and if you calculate it carefully, the royal family also has a little relationship, but the county lord is a person who married out, Mu Gaoxian's surname Mu is the ancestor who followed the emperor with merit, was given the surname Mu, and has been guarding in Yunnan and Lingnan, the three generations of the Mu family are loyal, not to mention, the annual tribute is the most generous. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
The Yuan family has always wanted to recruit Mu Gaoxian, although Mu Gaoxian did not refuse, but he was also left and right, so that Yuan Zishan never understood Mu Gaoxian's attitude, in the final analysis, this is for smart people.
Qiu Shi listened to Ying Baolin's question, and did not answer immediately, but just said in a sympathetic manner: "Now it is really different, in the past, Mu Gaoxian was called Mu Zongbing, and he didn't pay attention to these court things, but now that he is Baolin, he can call him the name of the general soldier, and this vision is also bigger." β
Ying Baolin smiled when he heard this: "Just you are going to make fun of me, I am not thinking about you and my child?" Ying Baolin touched the flat lower abdomen, Ying Baolin is slender and does not show pregnancy, if it is not diagnosed by the imperial doctor, it is impossible to see the signs of pregnancy, and it is no wonder that Concubine Xi has been unaware.
It's just that this sentence about you and my child greatly stimulated Qiu Shi's nerves, and he put his arm around Ying Baolin's soft waist and said, "Okay, I just want to watch our child become the emperor." β
"You owe it. Ying Baolin was busy blocking his mouth with his little hand, "How can this be said casually." β
The fragrance on Ying Baolin's hands is as enchanting as a poppy, Qiu Shi only felt a burst of heat in his lower abdomen, and the flushing on his face was also urging Ying Baolin's inner lust, Qiu Shi wanted to make a move, but Ying Baolin pushed him away stiffly, and the two of them were ruddy, the so-called little bie is better than the newlywed, but that's it.
Ying Baolin stroked his chest and gasped slightly: "You bastard, do you remember why I fainted at the banquet a month ago, it's not all you who can't bear it, I said no the night before, you want to do that kind of thing, fortunately it was Concubine Xi's pillow that smashed over, otherwise, if the emperor blames it, I don't know what to say." β
Qiu Shi has not married a wife, let alone seen a woman pregnant, speaking of this, he is also annoyed in his heart, in fact, he was also lustful that night, angry at the heart, but he was angry at the time.
Before he and Ying Baolin, who was still a palace maid, were working under Concubine Xi, the two began to intersect from half a year ago, half a year ago, he saw Huanqing hiding alone in the maid's room to drink, knowing that she had something unhappy, that is, she crossed the rules and coaxed her a few words, in fact, he has always liked Huanqing in his heart, Huanqing was born beautiful, and his temper is good, but he is often bullied by Concubine Xi, that day Huanqing was drunk, and he was also urged by the wine to know why, this is the first time.
On the second day, seeing Huanqing hugging the quilt and crying for a long time, Qiu Shi saw the unfolded red flower on this mattress, and knew that he had done something that was not sober, so he persuaded and persuaded him, coaxed and coaxed, and then pressed Huanqing's grievances, but the palace was extremely lonely, and the two had this first time, and gradually, there was a second and third time.
Until a month ago, Huanqing told him that she was pregnant, and his brain was buzzing and confused, but Huanqing continued, this child, the emperor thought it was his, he knew what Huanqing did while he was running outside the palace all the year round, he was anxious and angry, and his raised hand couldn't be beaten down for a long time, these days, he didn't know what Huanqing's heart was for him, but he treated Huanqing with sincerity, and he also felt sorry for the child in Huanqing's womb.
Huanqing asked him to think clearly, if it was his, then this child and both of them would not die well, but if it was said that it was the emperor, this child could be born safely, not to mention, Huanqing could no longer be bullied by Concubine Xi, in the future, this child will grow up, it is better than being a cheap slave, although he can't get on the dragon chair, but at the very least, it is always possible to seal a marquis, as long as he can endure it, then Huanqing can follow the child to live in the fiefdom outside the palace, once out of the palace, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, Qiu Shi and Huanqing, naturally they can be a belated fairy couple.
Huanqing's description of the future to Qiu Shi is really too beautiful, Qiu Shi has been doing internal response for Concubine Xi outside the palace all the year round, and his head is pinned to the waistband of his trousers, in order not to be the hot kang head of his wife and children in the future, even if he can't stay with Huanqing in the future, but his own child can be the prince, what an honor it is, even if he can't recognize this child for the rest of his life, it can be seen that this child is good, it is his good.
So Qiu Shi endured it, he watched Huanqing change from a palace maid to Ying Baolin, from a palace maid who was bullied by Concubine Xi to the emperor's new favorite, he felt uncomfortable, but he could only endure it, he took the risk of sneaking here today, it was this lovesick thought, and he couldn't bear it anymore.
Qiu Shi looked at Huanqing, couldn't help but stretch out his big hand to caress Huanqing's lower abdomen, and couldn't help but have a smile on his face, Huanqing was right, there are Liukou everywhere in Lingnan, he crawled back from under Liukou's knife, and almost died on the road, but when he thought of Huanqing and the child, he seemed to have infinite motivation, he was immersed in the joy of family and couldn't extricate himself, but Ying Baolin couldn't help but ask again: "You haven't answered me yet, what did Concubine Xi send you to Lingnan for?"
Qiu Shi's eyes widened, and he wanted to stop talking, after all, Concubine Xi was his master, and Ying Baolin seemed to have some disagreements with Concubine Xi recently, Ying Baolin saw him hesitate, and pouted: "That's it, forget that you are the most loyal, didn't Concubine Xi praise you before?" β
"What did you say?"
Ying Baolin snorted coldly and said: "Isn't it? Concubine Xi asked you to go east, you didn't dare to go west, let you enter the palace and pretend to be a eunuch, you obediently shaved your beard, pinched your throat and did the same, Concubine Xi is the biggest in your heart, how can you care about the life and death of me and the child?"
"I don't care. Qiu Shi's words were half persuasive, and half showed his intentions, "You and the child in my womb will always be the most important thing to me." β
Ying Baolin glared at him, as if waiting for his words, Qiu Shi sighed softly and said: "Concubine Xi asked me to find a grandmother surnamed Lu, this Grandma Lu was the personal grandmother of Concubine Ru before, fourteen years ago, the fifth princess was seriously ill, and it was this Grandma Lu who carried her out of the palace to find a miracle doctor, but later, the fifth princess came back after a serious illness, but Grandma Lu was nowhere to be found." When Qiu Shi said this, he was not ready to say any more.
However, Ying Baolin is a smart person, not to mention, she has been following Concubine Xi for so long, and naturally she also knows how to figure out Concubine Xi's thoughts, and Concubine Xi will definitely not go to great lengths to find someone for no reason.
She also heard a thing or two about what happened back then, and she also knew what Concubine Xi was suspicious.
"And then?" said Ying Baolin, frowning.
Qiu Shijian talked about this, and could only say: " This Mama Lu has rarely appeared, at first I thought that the person was no longer alive, but a while ago, a good sister of Mama Lu in the palace died of illness in Beijing, she suddenly appeared in the capital to clean up the ashes for the good sisters, has been temporarily living in an alley, originally we all surrounded the alley without leakage, the next day when I was ready to go in to arrest people, to find that the person had long been empty, Niangniang knew that Mama Lu's good sister's hometown was in Lingnan, Mama Lu took the ashes, naturally the ashes of the good sister were most likely to be sent back to her hometown, so she sent me all the way south, but I squatted in the poor countryside for many days, but never found Mama Lu's figureγ β
"I'm not asking you this," Ying Baolin said a little impatiently, "Who cares how you arrest people, how to surround them, just look at your appearance and know that you haven't caught it, I'm just asking, how sure is Concubine Xi about this matter?"
"What is it?" Qiu Shi really didn't understand Ying Baolin's words this time.
Ying Baolin pursed his lips and said, "It's just a matter of suspecting that the fifth princess is not a real princess." β
Qiu Shi's heart sank suddenly, firstly, he didn't expect Ying Baolin to say this royal secret so indifferently, and secondly, Ying Baolin's expression was clearly a kind of drilling and inquiry, he hugged Ying Baolin, and his tone was a little stunned: "Today is the day when you and I are finally reunited, and you can't ask more about me?"
Ying Baolin didn't push him away, but the tenderness in her tone had subsided a lot, she persuaded a few words, and pulled the topic back, Qiu Shi was obviously unhappy, Ying Baolin took out his trump card, just touched his lower abdomen and said: "Don't you think it's for the sake of the child in your belly?" You know what a sinister character Concubine Xi is, if she knew about the relationship between you and me, she would definitely put you to death, we were bound together early, and now if you don't help me, won't you push me into the fire pit?"
Qiu Shi is most afraid of this sentence, he often feels that if it weren't for his own sake, Huanqing would not be pregnant, let alone become the emperor's concubine in order to save his life and keep the child, in his mind, Huanqing will always be a simple and kind girl who hides and cries that night, even if she does something bad, it is also to protect herself, Qiu Shi hesitated slightly, but suddenly the eunuch's singing report came from outside: "The emperor has arrived." β
Qiu Shi and Ying Baolin only glanced at each other, and Qiu Shi ran out of the back door like a gust of wind, and no one was seen.
Not long after, Mu Yuanan entered the house, and saw Ying Baolin sleepily getting up from the bed to salute and hold on, but he caught a glimpse of Fang Cai Ying Baolin holding a handkerchief to wipe sweat for Qiu Shi, the sweat stains on his head had not yet dried, and there was a strong smell of sweat, Mu Yuanan said softly: "I really sweated a lot, I know that you are most afraid of heat, so I brought you a cold mung bean soup, plateau, and presented it." β