Lu Baolin was diagnosed as pregnant on the sixteenth day of the first month.

"Really pregnant?" The queen held the pulse case in her hand, and her mood was extremely complicated, "Is it right to take the Tong book to check?" ”

"Mother, I've already checked." After the concubines and concubines go to bed, they must be recorded on the Tong book, and once they are pregnant, they must be checked immediately, so as not to cuckold the emperor - although this possibility is very small, but if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if, it is always good to have a book to check.

The date is naturally right. Although the emperor did not summon Lu Baolin to sleep, he really summoned him once more than two months ago, and it was clearly recorded in the record, and there was no doubt.

"Niangniang, if this child is a prince, you don't have to worry." The palace people saw that the queen's face turned blue and red, as if something was wrong, and immediately reminded, "With Lu Baolin's identity, she can't raise it herself." ”

In the palace, at least Jieyu is qualified to raise children by herself, and even some unfavored Jieyu can't get this child reward. Lu Baolin is still one talent away from Jieyu, no matter how much the emperor promotes her when she is pregnant, she can't be promoted to Jieyu. This child is simply equivalent to being conceived for the queen.

"What did the emperor say?" The queen did not immediately pick up the topic, but asked rhetorically.

"The emperor asked the palace secretary to add 30% to Lu Baolin's share, and rewarded some clothes and jewelry." Compared with the good things that Concubine Yuan Shufei had a pregnancy reward a few days ago, it can't be compared.

The queen's face was gloomy: "The emperor saw that slut in his eyes!" "Also, Lu Baolin's background is too low, her mother's family is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, even if she gives birth to a prince, it is far less valuable than Yuan's status, let alone shaken to her status as a queen, the emperor naturally doesn't care too much, just like he didn't care much about Jiang Meihua's children before.

"Niangniang, it's good that the emperor doesn't value it. At this time, the mother took care of Lu Baolin, and took the child over to raise her in the future, she didn't want to be grateful to the mother! ”

The queen frowned slightly: "In the past, the Lu family also had a little favor from the emperor...... "When she first entered the palace, the emperor summoned the Lu family more than the other concubines who entered the palace at the same time, and the appearance of the Lu family was also the kind that the emperor liked, and the queen always felt unhappy about this.

The palace people didn't know what to say: "Niangniang, since Lu Baolin moved out of the Qunxiang Palace, the emperor has treated her lightly." ”

The queen snorted: "That's because he saw that slut of the Jiang family!" "Didn't the Jiang family just enter the palace to diagnose the Lu family's pulse, so that the emperor noticed it?

"Niangniang, that's the princess of Anjun...... "I married another woman, and the queen is still thinking about it?" What's more, the princess of the county is a grade of the first grade, and she is the younger sister of the queen, so it is really inappropriate to be a slut who keeps talking.

The queen snorted heavily: "So what! The emperor opened the seal on the New Year, and the first thing was to mention her, and I knew ......" finally swallowed the last half of the sentence, and did not say it recklessly.

The confidant palace people understood very well what she didn't say, didn't it mean that the emperor was still thinking about the Jiang family? But the matter in the northwest was so sensational, how could the emperor ignore it?

"Your Majesty probably ...... I thought of the eldest princess...... "At the age of the eldest princess, it is also the time when I am afraid of smallpox."

"The Lu family still has a friendship with the Jiang family...... the queen's brows furrowed even tighter, "What if the Jiang family frequently enters the palace because of this in the future?" ”

The confidant palace people wanted to kneel: "Niangniang, if the emperor had this intention, he would have promoted Lu Baolin a long time ago." "Besides, the Jiang family is now the princess of the county, can't she enter the palace without Lu Baolin? It's just going to be easier and more frequent than it used to be, okay?

The words "this is also ......" made the queen a little happy.

Seeing that she was loose, the confidant palace people hurriedly said: "Niangniang, I think, no matter what, if Concubine Yuan Shu is misconceived, the emperor will definitely not like it." If Lu Baolin's belly can be kept, outsiders will have nothing to say. ”

"That's it......" The queen was silent for a long time, and finally said abruptly, "Who said that this palace does not have this blessing, if they can give birth, where can they be expected!" You go, according to the example of rewarding Jiang Chongyuan, reward Lu Baolin. ”

Jiang Meihua was a talented person when she was pregnant at that time, and rewarding Lu Baolin according to this example was already an exception. The confidant palace man hurriedly received the order, and whispered: "According to the slave's shallow opinion, the mother might as well promise Lu Baolin a word, and give her a talented position in the future." ”

The queen thought for a moment and happily said, "You just go and say it." "If you really give birth to a prince, then you must be promoted, and now making this promise is simply in vain, why not do it?

The confidant palace man sighed secretly, hurriedly got up and went to the warehouse to pick up some things, and took someone to Tingyuju.

Listening to Yucuri, it was still the same, although Lu Baolin was diagnosed as pregnant, he didn't see much excitement, but the palace people who were waiting for him had more smiles on their faces, and they walked lightly.

The queen's henchman palace talent entered the Yuju, and saw the big palace maid cherry beside Lu Baolin come out, and when she saw the people she brought took these many things, there was a look of surprise on her face. When I entered the house, I saw that there were some clothes and jewelry on the table, all of which were unremarkable, as if they had been casually taken out of the storeroom, and the color of the silk was not very fashionable, but there were a few pieces of Songjiang cloth that were good, but unfortunately they were only used as middle clothes, and could not be worn outside.

The henchmen swept their eyes, and they were secretly happy in their hearts. The more the emperor looked down on Lu Baolin, the easier it was for the queen to woo people when she showed favor here. Sure enough, she read the things she was rewarded one by one, and Lu Baolin also showed a surprised expression: "This, this-there are too many things that Niangniang rewarded......"

The confidant palace man smiled slightly, and handed the list to Cherry: "The emperor cares about Concubine Yuan Shu, and the queen mother cares more about Baolin, which is also as it should be." ”

"I, I have to go and thank my mother." Lu Baolin was about to get up in fear, but was held down by his henchmen: "Baolin, this is too much to see." You are less than three months pregnant, and it is the time to give birth and recuperate, and it is not too late to say goodbye to your mother when the fetal gas is stable. After that, he lowered his voice and said, "Niangniang said, Baolin doesn't have to worry about the position, even if the emperor doesn't care, Niangniang will never forget it." ”

"No, no, no—" Lu Baolin looked even more panicked, "I don't dare to be delusional......"

The confidant shook her hand with a smile: "Niangniang knows Baolin's duty, but the more she is responsible, the more she can't be treated badly, otherwise who will be willing to live her life in the future?" Pauline rested, and the slave and maid did not bother, so he retired. ”

Cherry sends people out, and when they come back, they open everything one by one and examine it carefully. Lu Ying watched her busy work and waved her hand: "You don't understand this, let's wait for the imperial doctor to come and take a look." ”

"Pauling is right." Cherry took all those things to the side room, leaving only the things sent by the emperor, picked up the jewelry and looked at it, "This amount is real, and the gems are not small. ”

"I don't need that sinking stuff right now." Lu Yingmo held the horses of Songjiang cloth, "That's it." "She is a native of Jiangnan, and she is used to wearing a good Songjiang cloth in the middle clothes, and after entering the palace, the things she gets are exquisite, but in fact, she is really not as comfortable as this. This time, the emperor rewarded four horses in one go, which was enough to wear for a while.

Cherry looked at the expression on Lu Ying's face and hesitated, "Baolin is still worried?" The emperor will naturally protect Baolin. ”

Lu Ying sighed softly: "If the emperor is really very sure, why ......" Why is he so cold, he doesn't even dare to come to see her, and even the things he rewards strive not to be eye-catching.

Cherry was also worried by her, put down the jewelry in her hand and sighed: "This palace is really ......" I thought that my own girl was reluctant to enter the palace, and after entering the palace, she was slightly summoned by the emperor a few more times, and was diagnosed with tuberculosis by the imperial doctors. Strange ways say that a companion is like a tiger, even if this gentleman is not a tiger, there are tigers around you.

Lu Ying shook her head: "Don't say this." The emperor is already doing his best to protect me, rather than being married to the eldest uncle who doesn't know which family to marry, it is better to enter the palace to serve the emperor. Now that she is in the palace, the brother who succeeded her in the room is much more honest and respectful to her mother. If she could give birth to another son and half a daughter, her mother's life would be better.

Cherry actually thinks the same way: "If you let the eldest master be the master, I'm afraid I won't pick any good people......"

Lu Ying sneered: "What 'I'm afraid', the eldest uncle will only pick up the most beneficial for him." ”

Cherry looked at Lu Ying's inconspicuous waist and abdomen, and sighed: "It would be nice if Miss Jiang, the princess of the county, was here." "We will be able to ensure the smooth production of Lu Ying.

Lu Ying touched her lower abdomen and smiled slightly: "Taohua, she is doing earth-shattering things in the northwest." She has what it takes and shouldn't be confined to this kind of place. "Four high walls, a small piece of sky, this is not the place where Taohua should stay.

Cherry said in a low voice: "The slave maid thinks, let's send a letter to the princess of the county." "If Miss Jiang knew that Baolin was pregnant, she would probably come back.

"Silly girl." Lu Ying smiled, "The news of my pregnancy has spread, how could Taohua not know?" If she can come back, she will. Hey, I heard that the northwest side has not been peaceful recently, and I don't know how she is. ”

"Then why didn't Baolin ask the emperor?"

"Military affairs, where can I ask casually." Lu Ying sighed. Although the emperor loves her a lot, she can't be unscrupulous just like that, "If only I could ask someone to go to Jiang Yaoshi's mansion to ask." This is a bit of a circle, but in this way, she only cares about her old friends in the boudoir, and there is no suspicion of inquiring about the court.

Cherry hesitated a little: "Let's go out of the palace now, it's not easy to ......" Lu Ying is just a treasure forest, listening to Yuxuan doesn't even have a token to leave the palace, and her palace attendants are not qualified to enter and leave the palace gate.

"That's it, I'm just saying." Lu Ying also understood in her heart, "If there is something, the emperor will definitely tell me, there is no bad news now, it is excellent." ”

Of course, it's not just Lu Ying who cares about Taohua, but also the one who cares about the northwest the most, except for Jiang Xi, who doesn't think about it as a second person.

"I see you haven't even been thinking about reading lately." Mrs. Jiang moved to Jiang Xi's house after the Shangyuan Festival, naturally just to see those lonely books, "What's there to worry about?" Sister Tao has done this big thing, and you can't finish being happy if you change others, and you are worried. ”

Jiang Xi pushed the book away with a little irritability: "I'm naturally happy, but this matter is too big, didn't my uncle hear some news?" If this is done in the northwest, it will have to be carried out elsewhere, and there are many ways to do it here. I've heard someone say that Sister Tao is hiding her secrets, and she didn't mention it when she was in the capital, and she went to the northwest to say it. also said that Sister Tao couldn't cure the anthrax, so she made the smallpox pox to hide people's eyes. ”

Old lady Jiang snorted: "These people are just jealous. If they were afraid of them in the past, now that Sister Tao is the princess of the county, they can only say sour things. It's just that the anthrax can't be cured, and the matter of the epidemic has not been handed over to Sister Tao, how can I find her? You can rest assured, Sister Tao is more thoughtful than you. ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Xi also agreed: "Fortunately, the emperor did not order Sister Tao to go at that time." But now she is working very hard in the northwest, and the northwest has not been safe recently......"

Old lady Jiang sighed: "As parents, they are always worried...... But it's useless for me to worry about you, but in your family, since Sister Tao left, it's a little messy. ”

"Cao's-" Jiang Xi looked at the tea leaves in front of Old Lady Jiang a little ashamedly, "It's really bad in these things." "Mrs. Jiang likes to drink green tea, but Cao's preparation is jasmine tea. Although this flower tea was originally made by Taohua in Wuxi, she never served flower tea to Mrs. Jiang.

Old lady Jiang pondered for a while: "You should take one in the room, at least help you sort out your family affairs, it's not okay to be so messy." Do you still want to go around the world, just like this, can you go out with confidence? ”

Jiang Xi sighed: "Now that Brother Bai is here, I really can't get out." In the past, he was relieved to go out because he had Taohua at home, and he didn't have to worry about it at all, whether it was dealing with family affairs or teaching his young son. Now that his daughter is out, other things will be done, only his son can never be handed over to the Cao family, and he must teach himself to rest assured.

"You bear the name of this pharmacist, and those who are staring at Sister Tao will naturally stare at you as well." always doesn't go out, I'm afraid some people will say that the emperor has sealed him as a pharmacist for nothing, "Actually, if Bai Ge'er is a little older, it's good to take him out for a walk." Old Lady Jiang sighed slightly, "You see that now that Brother Song has gone outside, he has not grown a lot." Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, the statements of the predecessors always make sense. ”

Jiang Xi saw that Old Lady Jiang looked a little haggard, and he also wanted him to be happy, so he said, "I also see that Brother Song is cheerful now." He was originally serious about studying, but the eldest brother was too anxious, and in time, he would have a future. ”

"Your eldest brother...... Old Lady Jiang said lightly, "he can't change it." In short, Brother Song, I tried my best to send it out, Brother Yu'er, he protected him tightly, and I couldn't control it, so let him go. ”

Jiang Xi remembered going to Jiang's Mansion during the Chinese New Year and seeing the appearance of Jiang Songhua and Jiang Yuhua's brothers, he couldn't help frowning. In the past, Jiang Songhua was always a little wooden, Jiang Yuhua was a little clever, but now the two brothers seem to be upside down, Jiang Songhua looks much more lively, and speaks more than before, but Jiang Yuhua is always wilting, and he doesn't know where to go before when he was smart.

Old lady Jiang snorted: "That's it, he can't care about Brother Yu for long." As soon as the news of the pox came back, he wondered how to intervene here. Oh yes, and your good son-in-law seems to be playing with this idea too. ”

As soon as Liu Zhijing was mentioned, Jiang Xi's brows furrowed even tighter: "Sister Tao wrote to say that he was afraid of himself to make a shocking thing." "The Cao family was really blind, so he chose such a son-in-law.

"It's luck to only break his leg." Old Lady Jiang sneered, "It's not a trivial matter to be surprised, if you don't get it right, you will even lose your life." "It's really ignorant and fearless, and they don't know medical skills at all, so they dare to tease the horse casually, and they don't know that if they are kicked and their organs are broken, they will be difficult to save the gods.

"I really want to retire this family affair......" Jiang Xi said in annoyance, "Sister Yan is confused......

"Let her go." Old lady Jiang said lightly, "Her surname is Chen, you are also benevolent to her, even if she is willing, you don't have to care too much, she may not accept your affection." ”

Jiang Xi remembered that Taohua had advised the Cao family to be cautious before, but was misunderstood by Jiang Yanhua, and he also felt discouraged: "What Uncle said is true. Anyway, I have already told Cao's meaning, if she is willing, I will do my best, if she is unwilling, I have to go with her. "The changes see people's hearts, when the days were calm in the past, Jiang Yanhua was also a filial daughter, as if she was really the daughter of the Jiang family, but when it came to her own marriage, she immediately showed her true appearance, which really disappointed him.

At this moment, Jiang Yanhua was in Cao's house, holding a letter sent by Liu Zhijing in his hand. Liu Zhijing returned to Beijing on Chinese New Year's Eve, she didn't know at all, or before the Shangyuan Festival, the Cao family asked someone to send rice balls to her in-laws, and the next person brought back the news of Liu Zhijing's return with injuries.

At this moment, Cao was taken aback. If this is lame, what will happen to my daughter in the future? I didn't care about anything else, so I sent people to see it again and again. The Liu family was quite cold at first, but finally gradually became warmer, and the affairs in the northwest were also a little more transparent.

"What does the letter say?" Cao Shi frowned worriedly, since she started to talk about Jiang Yanhua's family business, her eyebrows have not been loosened much, and a clear Sichuan character pattern appeared in the center of her eyebrows, which is obviously several years older than when she was in Wuxi.

"Zhijing said that he injured his leg this time, and there was no news from above." Jiang Yanhua pinched the letter, his eyes were a little red with excitement, "Anyway, he has worked hard all the way, why was he kicked out of the northwest after hurting his leg, and he didn't have any credit?" ”

Cao didn't know what to do, he was anxious, and slipped out a sentence: "Your father said that he made this broken leg by himself......"

"How can Dad say that!" Jiang Yanhua's eyes were full of tears, "Who is willing to break his leg in a good manner, if he falls into any illness, will he have a future future?" This, this must be what my sister said! ”

"It's not her, how could your father know about the northwest...... Cao sighed, "This thing - maybe it's ......" Listening to Jiang Xi, Liu Zhijing only knew that there was no cure for anthrax when he arrived in the northwest, and he heard that smallpox had been found in the northwest, so he was afraid.

"It can't be!" Jiang Yanhua's face was swollen and red. This was unacceptable to her, at the beginning, but she wrote a letter to quietly reveal to Liu Zhijing that Taohua went to the northwest to treat the epidemic, and at that time she also felt that Taohua would definitely be able to cure the plague. If what the Cao family said was true, not to mention that Liu Zhijing was afraid of battle, even if she couldn't benefit from it, wouldn't the Liu family think that she sent fake news?

Could it be that Liu Zhijing returned to Beijing but didn't tell her, just because he resented her and deceived him to the northwest? Jiang Yanhua shuddered inexplicably, and hurriedly looked at the letter in his hand. In the past few days, she and Liu Zhijing have had a few exchanges, and Liu Zhijing is still quite enthusiastic in the letter - no, she must have thought too much! At that time, Liu Zhijing's leg was still injured, and he came back from the northwest thousands of miles, so he was naturally extremely tired. What's more, it was already Chinese New Year's Eve at that time, and it was the New Year, and the Jiang family was also busy celebrating the New Year, so what if they came to tell her?

"Sister Yan'er......" Cao hesitated for a long time, but still said in a hurry, "I listen to your father, I don't want to do this family business...... Of course, Jiang Xi did not explicitly propose to withdraw from the family, but there was a lot of dissatisfaction with Liu Zhijing in his words, and he also mentioned that the Cao family privately gave Jiang Yanhua's Geng post out at that time. Although Cao Shi is usually confused, this time he rarely heard what Jiang Xi meant, and said it after hesitation.

"How can this work?" Jiang Yanhua almost jumped up. Retirement? What good relatives can a woman who has withdrawn from her family find?

"Your father said-" Cao Shi was stared at by his daughter's eyes and lost his courage, and he was in a hurry to tell the truth, "Mother is also afraid that he will not be able to raise his legs well...... "Isn't it possible to let her daughter go with a cripple?"

Jiang Yanhua's face changed greatly, and she sat down with weak feet. Cao Shi peeked at her face and whispered: "I listened to your father's meaning, quit this family business, let's go back to Wuxi, and pick a good family business for you over there......"

"No!" Jiang Yanhua's mind that had just been shaken seemed to be poured with cold water head-on. Quitting this family business and returning to Wuxi? What good family can Wuxi have? How dedicated she was to Jiang Xihui, it turned out that she was just asking her to go back to Wuxi to marry a person from the market. Could it be that she can only marry a merchant or a farmer, and watch Taohua from afar in the future to be the princess of the county with infinite scenery, and enjoy the glory and wealth?

"That, but-" Cao Shi has always been a cluebreaker, when Jiang Xi said it, she also felt that Liu Zhijing was not good, and now seeing Jiang Yanhua like this, she doesn't know what to do.

Jiang Yanhua wiped a handful of tears vigorously: "Mother, family affairs can't be returned!" If you really quit your relatives and others know, what good people are willing to ask for marriage? Besides, at this time, I will quit my relatives if he hurts his leg, and the reputation is good? ”

"Reputation is not good, but after all, you will matter in the future......"

"It's just a broken leg, and if it's cured, it'll be fine." Jiang Yanhua said this not only about the Cao family, but also for himself, "Besides, if I can help him at this time, I will also have merit in entering his house in the future." "The icing on the cake, how can it be like charcoal in the snow?

"How can I help?" Cao's like a grass on the wall was moved again, and fell to his daughter's side.

Jiang Yanhua shook the letter in his hand: "Zhijing said, in fact, he also heard some news about that kind of pox, and it is not difficult to get it." It's just that my sister just refuses to let him interfere, because she must be afraid that he will share the credit. ”

"Hey-" Cao sighed, "This is also her brother-in-law, why is Sister Tao ......?"

"Now the northwest is my sister's world, we can't help it, but in the future, this matter will be implemented in the world, and my sister can't cover the sky with one hand." Jiang Yanhua clenched the letter in his hand, "Zhijing wants to work with the eldest uncle to promote this matter elsewhere first." ”

"Your uncle?" Cao's eyes lit up, "Yes, yes, yes, then, let's go find your uncle!" ”