Taohua's entanglement lasted until she returned to Jiang's house, and Mint asked worriedly while untying her hair: "Girl, is it to sue the prince or not?" ”

Taohua thought for a long time and said, "Either the next time I see the prince, I will pretend to talk and say that I have seen Miss Cui there - no, it is the maid who has seen Miss Cui, and other than that, we haven't seen anything." "If Shen Shu wants to check, there should always be a way. Anyway, she has to go back to Wuxi as soon as possible anyway, hey, I don't know how Lu Ying is now.

Taohua didn't know that in the listening rain house where Lu Ying lived, a guest came at this time: "Sister Lu." ”

After drinking the medicine for a few days, Lu Ying felt that the cough had calmed down a lot, although there was still some itching in her throat, but she couldn't stop coughing, and she could sit up on the bed and read a book, and looked up when she heard the words: "Sister Wu?" ”

The person who came was Wu Baolin, and when he saw Lu Ying, he burst into tears: "Why did my sister lose weight like this." I wanted to see you a few days ago, but Zhao Chongyi has a lot of rules and detains me every day. When I said I wanted to visit you, she scolded me for trying to bring my illness back to her, and I couldn't move a single step because she detained me......."

Lu Ying hurriedly said: "Sister, don't cry, I'm much better." ”

Wu Baolin looked at her face from behind the handkerchief, and then Ying Ying walked to the bed and reached out to take Lu Ying's hand: "It's much better to say this, look at you are so thin that you are about to fall out of shape." ”

"I don't cough much now." Lu Ying smiled, "Sister sit, cherry tea." ”

Wu Baolin glanced at the tea served, the tea was clear and blue, and the silver quills on the tea leaves were clearly visible, which was obviously this year's new tea. She quietly took the tea and looked around: "I heard that Yuju is so remote, my sister is really wronged." It's no wonder that these imperial doctors have no ability, so they dragged it out for a long time, and thank God, in the end, this recipe finally worked. ”

Lu Ying's words were already in his mouth, and he swallowed them back, and only said: "Maybe the recipe in front of me has also worked, in short, it is good now." ”

"yes, it's good now." Wu Baolin's eyes rolled, "It's also my sister's blessing." When I heard that my sister was suffering from tuberculosis, I was almost scared to death, and I begged the Bodhisattva every day to bless my sister to get better soon, which shows that my sister is blessed in life, and even the Bodhisattva is willing to bless her. ”

Cherry listened a little uncomfortable beside her, and brought a plate of snacks up: "Baolin eat a piece of dim sum, it was just made by the slave maid, the craftsmanship is mediocre, Baolin don't dislike it." ”

Wu Baolin picked up a piece and held it in his hand, but he didn't put it in his mouth, just praised: "Sister, this girl is really skillful, this snack is like a peach blossom." It's so fresh. ”

Lu Ying also took a piece of it and ate it, and said with a smile: "Cherries are not good, but the dim sum is good." ”

Wu Baolin entered the house for a long time, but he didn't hear Lu Ying cough, and saw that her face was indeed no different from a good person, so he took a small bite of dim sum and was slightly surprised: "How is this peach blossom crisp salty?" "Usually this kind of snack is always sweet.

Lu Ying hurriedly said: "I don't have a throat problem and don't eat sweets, the cherries are salty, I don't want to meet my sister's taste, go and make another plate of cherries." ”

Wu Baolin stopped: "This is not necessary. I'm here to visit you, why do you want the girl to make me a pen fun pavilion alone www.biquge.info heart. Then he asked tentatively, "You just said that it is not advisable to eat sweets for throat diseases?" ”

"Exactly. Throat disease is the most afraid of sweetness, and sweet is phlegm. Even if it is spicy, not sweet. Lu Ying replied casually, and said, "I don't like to eat salty snacks at home, but I feel like I'm getting used to it these days." ”

Wu Baolin asked, "Did the imperial doctor say it?" It's funny, I've never heard of it before. ”

Lu Ying was stunned for a moment, only to realize that she had missed her mouth. Of course, these words were what Taohua told her, and they applied to her pharyngitis, not tuberculosis or something.

Taohua came to see her this time, not only Taohua told her not to say it, but even the little chamberlain sent by Du's father-in-law also hinted at the cherry vaguely. Lu Ying herself also understands that there must be someone behind this so-called misdiagnosis. It's just that she really can't lie, although there are no flaws in what she said before, but she unconsciously missed it later.

Fortunately, Cherry quickly answered: "It's not the imperial doctor, it's the slave maid who listened to the aunts in the palace and said that if you cough, you should eat less sweets, otherwise it will not be easy to get better." The slave maid thought that the aunts were experienced in the palace for a long time, and it was always good to listen to it, so they changed to salty snacks. ”

Wu Baolin sighed, eating a small bite of snacks, and looked out, only to see a palace maid dressed quite exquisitely, who was taking scissors to prune the withered banana leaves in the garden, with an unhappy face.

This palace maid Wu Baolin recognized that it was the dowry maid that Lu Ying brought into the palace, named Loquat.

Because he rented the same house with the Lu family when he entered Beijing, and they were together again during the draft, with Wu Baolin's shrewdness, he knew many things well. This loquat was not a person from Lu Ying's side, but it was forced in by the eldest wife of the Lu family when he was selected to enter the palace, but it is conceivable that Lu Ying did not like it.

This loquat consciously gave birth well, although he didn't dare to be too out of line, but he was always dressed up extraordinarily, different from ordinary palace maids, what his purpose was, it couldn't be more obvious.

Lu Ying was moved to Tingyuju because of tuberculosis, and people outside said that she was equivalent to entering the cold palace, even if she was lucky enough not to die in Tingyuju, she would never think about returning to favor from now on. But Wu Baolin just came in and found that although the furnishings of Tingyuju were simple, they were very comfortable, where was the desolation of the cold palace? Not to mention that it was actually this year's new tea.

And this loquat is also very suspicious. If this tea may have been given to Lu Ying by the emperor in the past, then wouldn't it be useless for loquat to dress up like this in the cold palace? Unless she thinks there is still a possibility of being favored by the emperor, that is, she at least has a chance to meet the emperor.

At this moment, Wu Baolin had already turned countless thoughts in his heart, but on the surface, he only smiled and asked the palace maid to take things out: "My sister knows, Zhao Chongyi is harsh, and I really can't take out any good things, only this ginseng was brought in from outside to replenish my sister's body." ”

Lu Ying and her met outside the palace, and knew that she also came to the draft because her stepmother at home did not allow it, and her married sister still managed to buy this ginseng for her to use, where is she willing to accept it: "I still have ginseng available, not to mention that I am not suitable for ginseng for this disease, my sister should keep it." If I want to use it in the future, I'll ask my sister for it. ”

The two gave in for a while, and Wu Baolin got up and said goodbye: "I don't dare to sit more, I'm afraid that Zhao Chongyi will trouble me again, and I'll come to see my sister another day." If I can't come, let Luqi come. ”

Out of the door of Tingyuju, Wu Baolin said to the palace maid beside him: "You have come over a few more times in the past few days, have you seen the girl cutting flowers in the courtyard?" Ask her more, has the emperor come over these days, has he also invited other imperial doctors to diagnose Lu Baolin's pulse? ”

Lu Qi is the palace maid for Wu Baolin in the palace. Of course, Wu Baolin also had a maid by her side when she ran for the election, but it was her stepmother's eyeliner, and she didn't bring anyone with her when she simply entered the palace. Although Lu Qi was assigned by the palace, she only did chores in the past, and she had not been able to serve the concubines of any palace, but when she arrived at Wu Baolin, she came out.

In this palace, the master who serves has a good life, and the slave and maid can have face, as the so-called glory and loss are lost, so Lu Qi, who has no backing, is very loyal to Wu Baolin, even far better than the maid she used at home. Wu Baolin regarded her as a confidant, and naturally he had nothing to say.

"The slave maid heard that Jiang Jieyu from Yuhui Pavilion came once, but no one came over to the hospital." Lu Qi said suspiciously, "Baolin, are you saying that the emperor invited another imperial doctor for Lu Baolin?" ”

"Otherwise, how could Lu Baolin's illness suddenly get better?" Wu Baolin said with certainty, "That's tuberculosis!" How many tuberculosis have you seen that have been cured well? ”

There are still people in the palace who have tuberculosis, and Lu Qi naturally heard that he could only cough to death if he had tuberculosis, so he nodded unconsciously: "Yes, definitely." However, it is very difficult for the imperial doctor to enter the palace, and the queen must know...... "Who doesn't know that the queen moved Lu Baolin to the palace just to kill her, where is she willing to let the emperor invite the imperial doctor to treat her again?"

Although Wu Baolin was in charge of her stepmother when she was at home, she was smart by nature and could always try to find out what was going on outside, and she still had to know more than Lu Qi in the palace: "It's not necessarily a doctor, it may be Lang Zhong who was invited from outside-by the way, didn't Jiang Jieyu's grandfather be a doctor?" ”

Lu Qi thought for a while: "The slave maid has also heard that the Jiang family originally had two imperial doctors in the palace, and they have good medical skills. ”

"Then you go to the loquat to inquire about it, and tell her that if she can help me, if I am favored in the future, I can help her show her face in front of the emperor." After Wu Baolin finished speaking, he hurriedly added, "Lu Qi, don't be as stupid as this girl, the famous concubine in the palace, how can the queen have to scruple one or two, but if the palace maid and the emperor - the queen grabs the throne before the emperor gives the position, she will be killed." After so many years, which palace maid have you seen sit in a high position at the end? That is, something like loquat that doesn't know the depth can be so confused. If the palace maid wants to get a name, she must have someone who can be relied on, at least like Yu Zhaorong and Zhao Chongyi, who are among the nine concubines, in order to protect the people around her. ”

Lu Qi didn't have this kind of thought. Her appearance is mediocre, especially compared with Wu Baolin's weak willow demeanor, she also knows that it is not the material, and she is busy saying: "The slave maid doesn't have those thoughts, she just wants to serve Baolin well, and in the future, Baolin will be favored by the emperor, and the slave and maid will naturally have a face." ”

Wu Baolin smiled: "This is nature. I only have you to trust in the palace, and if I can gain power in the future, I will naturally arrange a future for you. ”

Lu Qi whispered: "The slave doesn't want anything else, I just want to wait until I am thirty years old and leave the palace, so that I can have a few more money in my hand, so as not to be out of the palace." "According to the rules of this dynasty, palace maids can leave the palace at the age of thirty, but at that time, the youth has passed, and the family is not tolerant, if there is no money in hand, the second half of the life is only afraid of misery.

"What is money?" Wu Baolin's eyes lit up, "If I am favored, how much money can't be given to you, even if you buy a house and land, it's not impossible." ”

The master and servant looked forward to a better future, and the topic turned back to the right path: "The slave and maid thought, Jiang Jieyu herself is also sick, if there is a good man, why don't you treat her first?" ”

Wu Baolin understood this, and sneered lightly: "She is not a disease, and she can't be cured." "After giving birth, her body is out of shape, her father's concubine is like this, no matter what method is used, she can't lose weight back," seeing her like that, I'm afraid it will be difficult to be favored anymore, so I want to please the emperor. ”

Lu Qi didn't understand again: "Even if the slave and maid inquire about it, what's the use?" ”

"Silly girl." Wu Baolin patted her gently, "Think about it, if you can cure tuberculosis, this person's medical skills must be very good." Now the Queen Mother's illness is not even the envoy of the Queen Mother's Hospital, if I can recommend someone to cure the Queen Mother's illness, I will naturally get face in front of the Queen Mother. ”

Lu Qi was still stunned: "But that person was invited in by Jiang Jieyu......"

"But Jiang Jieyu didn't recommend anyone to the Queen Mother." Wu Baolin smiled and said no more. Although Lu Qi is loyal, there are some things that don't need to be said too thoroughly. For example, if she can only show a little in front of the Queen Mother, then the queen will definitely remember that Jiang Jieyu invited someone to treat Lu Baolin, and the Queen Mother will also remember that Jiang Jieyu only invited someone to treat Lu Baolin, but she never thought about treating her illness.

As for whether this person can heal the Queen Mother, it doesn't really matter. If the doctor is cured, it is she Wu Yuelan who is worried about the Queen Mother, and if the doctor is not good, it will be that the person Jiang Jieyu found is useless. In short, there is nothing wrong with her Wu Yuelan anyway.

The more Wu Baolin thought about it, the more secure he felt this method was. Although it has only been three or four months since she entered the palace, she consciously has seen the shape clearly: no matter the former dynasty and the harem, it is the Yu clan that has gained power, so the queen mother and queen are the biggest backers. Otherwise, why are the eunuchs around the three of them guilty of corruption, but the eunuchs of Fengyi Palace and Shouxian Palace are all immovable, and only the two big eunuchs around the emperor are dead? Not to mention anything else, Wu Baolin has heard that the Huang Gonggong in Shouxian Palace, his life and guilt are all borne by the eunuchs around the emperor.

Wu Baolin's best thing is to deduce the shape from some news. In the past, when she was at home, although her stepmother was very powerful, she was still able to deal with her with the words of her subordinates, and now that she is in the palace, she feels that she can still use this method to make herself invincible.

Of course, like all new concubines entering the palace, Wu Baolin's initial thought was to gain the emperor's favor and gain a firm foothold in the harem. However, she soon discovered that the emperor did not pay much attention to women, and did not seem to like her lotus-like type.

Looking around the Six Palaces, Wu Baolin soon found that the emperor seemed to prefer women with slightly round faces and cheerful temperaments. For example, Yu Zhaorong, the only one who has given birth to the emperor's flesh and blood so far, such as Concubine Yuan Shu, who favored the sixth palace, and Lu Baolin, who was newly favored. Even Jiang Jieyu, who is now out of shape, has a dignified goose egg face. And concubines like her with pointed melon seed faces are basically rare for the emperor to take care of, the only exception is the queen of the middle palace.

Temperament can change, cheerful is a good thing to disguise, as long as you have a smile on your face and say a few more words. Wu Baolin thought that she could be more innocent and sweeter than Lu Baolin, but it was a pity that she couldn't knead her face into a circle, let alone poke out a pair of dimples plainly.

In this case, it is extremely unrealistic to think about the emperor's favor, just like thinking that your stepmother can choose an affordable family business for her when she is in her mother's house. Wu Baolin quickly shifted her target, she wanted to curry favor with the queen and the queen mother, because only these two were the ones who really controlled the harem.

You don't see that Concubine Yuan Shu, although she is favored by the emperor, she has not yet given birth to a son and a half daughter. Now that she is twenty-seven, she will grow old in a few years, what will be left in the second half of her life? The concubines in the palace - no, all women in the world are the same, they all have to have a child to rely on.

Of course, Wu Baolin will never learn from Jiang Jieyu. According to the analysis of the news she inquired, Jiang Jieyu also took the route of the queen mother when she first entered the palace, but she was once favored, and she actually wanted to give birth to a son in the queen's head, and the result - now everyone has seen it, right? So if you want to have a son, you can, but you must have the queen's approval.

But when will the queen be willing to let other concubines give birth to princes? That had to happen when she really couldn't give birth herself, and she really needed a son to stabilize the harem. Wu Baolin smiled softly, even if her mother's wife is powerful, she can't let her husband die. Now that the queen is not yet thirty years old, she naturally did not give up hope, but in a few years, if she has not given birth to a son, she must let other concubines give birth.

So, what kind of concubine is the queen willing to let give birth to a son? Is it Yuan Shufei, who was originally favored by the emperor, or Jiang Jieyu, who is disobedient, or Zhao Zhaorong, who also has a powerful mother's family?

The answer is: no!

The queen is never willing to find a powerful enemy for herself, even if the Zhao family and the Yu family are in-laws. In contrast, Yu Zhaorong may still be possible, after all, she is her own sister. But Wu Baolin felt that the queen should be willing to find a concubine who was not high in status and not very favored, and had to rely on her to survive in the harem, because it was easier to control, and of course, she had to find someone who was young and could give birth.

Wu Baolin felt that he was very suitable for this condition, but he had to wait patiently for a few more years. Of course, the queen is very difficult to please, Wu Baolin feels that this woman is so stupid that she is not qualified to be a queen, she has no reason at all. But it doesn't matter, the queen is not rational, but the queen mother does, so what she has to do now is to get closer to the queen mother and the queen a little bit, and then wait for the opportunity.

Taohua didn't know that she had been targeted. She is very busy these days, and she first has to discuss with Old Lady Jiang and Jiang Xi the medicinal materials needed by the Northwest Army: Jinchuang Medicine has been completed, but the recipe for dispelling cold and paralysis must be determined again. Jiang Xi means to make plasters, so that it is easy to take and preserve, but correspondingly it costs more than purchasing raw materials. In addition, it is necessary to consider the question of where to make zuò.

The most well-informed people in the capital already knew that King Anjun handed over the purchase of medicinal materials to the Jiang family, claiming that this was the opportunity for the Jiang family's second room to "atone for their sins", and he had also saved the Jiang family's daughter in Xingjiao Temple.

Purchasing such a large amount of goods, there is often oil and water to be fished, but now that the Jiang family has received tens of thousands of silver, no one is envious. Everyone knows the festival between the Jiang family and the king of Anjun, the king of Anjun has already said that he wants both good and cheap ones, the Jiang family has practiced medicine for generations, and there must be channels for medicine, in short, if he is not satisfied at all, he only asks the Jiang family!

So Taohua is very busy, and when people are busy, they always don't like to be disturbed, for example, Jiang Xinghua.

"This is the clothes and pants I made for Bai Ge'er, and I don't know if they fit." Jiang Xinghua took out two sets of Xia Bu clothes.

You don't need to try Taohua to know that it fits, Jiang Xinghua's female red is even better than Jiang Yanhua, you can basically know the size with just your eyes, you don't have to measure the body at all, it's like an old-fashioned tailor.

"The fourth sister doesn't have to do everything for him, he still has clothes, they are all made by his wife and Yanhua." Cao's family has finally sobered up recently, and he greeted Jiang Xi as before, and he also remembered to make clothes and shoes for his son, which made Taohua quite satisfied.

"I'm idle and there's nothing to do." Jiang Xinghua smiled and said cautiously, "I heard that the third sister has been very busy recently?" ”

"If the fourth sister is not busy, let's make some needlework for my uncle and grandfather. Yanhua made a pair of shoes for her uncle and grandfather two days ago, and she wanted to make two more pairs of socks, but she didn't get busy. Taohua couldn't understand what Jiang Xinghua was thinking, even Jiang Yanhua, the daughter of the Chen family, knew how to make some needlework for Mrs. Jiang, why didn't Jiang Xinghua know to do it for her grandfather? What kind of hospitality did she offer to her cousin in the next room?

Jiang Xinghua's mind was not on this, and she didn't go to her heart after listening to Taohua's words, but said: "Last time, the third sister went to the palace to see the eldest sister, is she better?" When will the third sister go to see her again? "At this time in her previous life, Taohua had often entered the palace to make medicinal food, but now what's the matter, why don't you go again?

"Big sister is all right, I don't need to go again." Taohua is very annoyed to say anything about entering the palace now. She wondered if Jiang Xinghua also wanted to enter the palace, but her age was more embarrassing, she was not old enough in this year's draft, and she might have already decided that she would not be able to participate in the next draft, did she want to visit Jiang Meihua and take the opportunity to enter the palace?

There are such things happening naturally. The sisters of the concubines in the palace went to visit the palace and were met by the emperor, and then stayed. It's not quite in line, but no one would object.

Sure enough, Jiang Xinghua asked in the next sentence: "Did the third sister see the emperor last time?" ”

Taohua sank her face: "The emperor can see it." I heard that there are not many emperors in the harem, and the place where the eldest sister lives now is also remote, where can I see the emperor. "Jiang Meihua didn't please it, and Jiang Xinghua was probably even worse. Taohua really can't figure it out, it's so good to be a concubine in the palace?

As everyone knows, Jiang Xinghua can't figure it out, how can she listen to Taohua's meaning, and she doesn't yearn for the emperor at all? What's wrong?

The two sisters were staring at each other with big eyes, and Mint came in from outside, and said with a smile: "Girl, fourth girl, the third young master has passed the house and tried!" Everyone said hello to the eldest lady. ”