Chapter 40: Snow in front of the hall
The exchange of gifts was legitimate, but at this moment, Su Wanqing was still a little distant in the end, and Yuan Xingying could not refuse, so she could only thank her again and again. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info She knew that it was not easy to repair the broken friendship, and she couldn't rush it, so she chatted for a while and left.
Su Wanqing knew Yuan Xingying's intentions very well, but after what happened last time, she didn't dare to completely believe it, so she still had a heart.
Seeing that the sun was falling, the afterglow of the autumn sun was gone, and the noisy court was silent during the day, Su Wanqing invited Minji to have dinner together, and the two of them were sitting under the south window embroidering together, Rong Ning suddenly stumbled in.
Su Wanqing glared at him unhappily and said, "You are the head of the internal supervisor, why don't you understand etiquette like this, don't you see that Sister Min is still sitting here?" ”
Min Ji tugged at her sleeve, "Sister Jia, don't be angry, Gonggong Rong must be in a hurry." ”
Su Wan glanced coldly at Rong Ning, who was kneeling on the ground, "Say, what is the burning of your eyebrows worthy of this." ”
Rong Ning straightened up and arched his hand, "Little master, it's amazing, the slave listened to the good buddies in front of the Qianqing Palace, and the emperor was thunderous and angry in the second half of today, it was for the case of Tongzhou enclosure, and it seemed that the people of Tongzhou jointly made trouble with the government." However, the Zhengzhou government handed over the locust plague relief fold, checked the grain hoarding records, and found something unexpected! ”
"What was unexpected?" Minji asked curiously.
"The Zhengzhou government office, the household department and the local grain merchants secretly manipulated the harvest year to hoard grain, secretly hid the grain handed over by these people, and then hung up the sign of private grain in the disaster year, raised the price, and made huge profits!"
Su Wanqing was shocked, gritted his teeth and said, "The collusion between officials and businessmen and the collusion is just bitter to the people!" ”
Rong Ning continued, "The emperor was furious, and immediately ordered the internal guards to arrest Liu Jing, the secretary of the household department, and raid Liu's mansion. But..."
Su Wanqing had already expected what he was going to say next, so he continued, "But the emperor has issued a strict order not to enter the harem, especially not to let Concubine De know. ”
Min Ji held her cheeks and sighed, "At this moment, I must take care of the child in Concubine De's womb, she will give birth in less than a month." ”
Su Wanqing suddenly remembered something, and asked again and again, "Is Hui Chongyi sleeping tonight?" ”
Huaqin, who was standing on the side, said angrily, "Back to the little master, it is exactly, this is the third consecutive day that the emperor has summoned Xinghui Chongyi." ”
Su Wanqing's attention was not on Song Xintong's favor, she suddenly remembered that if Hui Chongyi went to bed, only Concubine De and Concubine Li would be left in Xianfu Palace!
"It's not good, I'm going to Xianfu Palace!"
She jumped up suddenly, startling everyone. Before Min Ji could react, she was about to ask why, but she saw another little palace maid roll up the curtain and come in to reply, "Little master, Concubine Ligui is here." ”
"It's just in time, please come in!"
A palace beauty walked in at the rhombic wooden door, and her hair at the sideburns was a little messy by the wind. Concubine Li's expression was calm, not anxious, but her eyes were a little evasive.
"Sister Min and Sister Jia have a really good relationship, which makes me so envious."
Su Wanqing took the hand of the noble concubine again and again and said eagerly, "Sister Gui Concubine came just in time, and it is estimated that a good show will be staged tonight." ”
Min Ji and Concubine Li were both confused, and Su Wanqing patiently explained, "The emperor doesn't want Concubine De to know that the Liu Mansion has fallen, but it doesn't mean that this secret can really be hidden. Hui Chongyi is sleeping in the Qianqing Palace, if Concubine De knows the news, do you think the emperor will think who told her? ”
Concubine Li reacted, sat down in the circle chair, trembling all over, "The emperor has always hated people who disobey the holy will, if he thinks that I told Concubine De, I am afraid that I will..."
Su Wanqing took out the orchid yarn and wiped the sweat on her forehead for her, "They have forced the noble concubine to such a point, why do you hesitate so much?" Not to mention fighting hard, at least you have to protect yourself! ”
Concubine Li was panting roughly, she was already afraid in her heart, she had never fought or grabbed in the harem, and she had no desires, but in the end she became a pawn in the hands of others. She gritted her teeth and said, "What should I do?" ”
Su Wanqing smiled with satisfaction, turned her face to Min Ji and said, "It's going to be hard for Sister Min Ji to go to the Imperial Pharmacy." Your concubine Niangniang accidentally slipped on the bluestone steps of the imperial garden this morning, and happened to be seen by me to give medicine to the wound, and the concubine Niangniang came to Chengqian Palace to thank me. But I never thought that I was overworked today and fainted here. ”
Min Ji's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but sigh that Su Wanqing was quick to think, and she responded happily, "Sister Gui Concubine can spend the night in Chengqian Palace with peace of mind!" I'll let a lot of people know that you've fainted! ”
With that, she happily took the palace people to the imperial pharmacy.
Concubine Li was helped onto the couch by Su Wanqing and Huaqin, Su Wanqing was about to leave, but Concubine Li grabbed her wrist with one hand.
"What Sister Jia said before, does it still count?"
Su Wanqing said leisurely, "Naturally, it counts, but this night has changed dramatically, and it is unknown if Concubine De has fallen, and your concubine may not have to make a deal with the concubine anymore." ”
Concubine Li sneered self-deprecatingly, "Can't Sister Jia see it?" Hui Chongyi is by no means an idle person, and her mind is far better than that of Concubine De. Even if my position is still higher than her at this moment, the emperor will not be promoted again for a while, but it is difficult to guarantee his future, I can still be above her. ”
Concubine Li said it well, and it happened to hit her heart. She glanced at the painting qin, and the painting qin retreated, and the bedroom was silent for an instant, and only the sound of the two of them could be heard breathing evenly.
"I'll tell you everything I know, and you help me stay away from harem strife." Concubine Li was firm at the moment.
Su Wanqing was silent for a long time, and his eyes were shining, which made people wonder through. She walked to the glass window, and the moonlight was refracted through the stone crystal glass, casting it behind the wooden porcelain, forming a dark circle.
"A good show is about to begin..."
The palace finally became "lively", Concubine De was frightened, gave birth ahead of schedule, and almost mobilized all the imperial doctors and medical women in the Imperial Hospital and the Imperial Pharmacy. Concubine Xian was about to go to bed, and when she heard the news, she could only hurriedly change her clothes and go to Xianfu Palace.
The exclamations in the Xianfu Palace came and went, and the main hall was particularly messy, with porcelain fragments scattered all over the ground, as if a battle had just been fought.
"Concubine Yuxian, the fetal position of the imperial heir is not correct, and it was born prematurely at this time, the strength of the master is weak, and Weichen is only afraid that it is..."
"Imperial Doctor Wu, tell you the truth, what is Concubine De's current condition!"
The Tai Doctor, who was over the age of six, trembled, "If everything is normal during the production period, there is still room for turnaround." But Niangniang seemed to be frightened before giving birth, and she was angry, and she was twenty days earlier than the expected delivery date. ”