Rou Concubine sat in the yard pruning branches for a potted plant, bent over a long time and a little tired, straightened up and looked up at the sky surrounded by all directions, blue and cloudless, occasionally flying birds swept over and stopped on the tiles at the corner of the eaves, pecked a few feathers and spread their wings far away, free and unentangled, Rou Concubine looked at her face unconsciously brought out a little smile.

The personal maid persuaded: "Niangniang is tired, how can such rough work be done by Niangniang, let the slaves and maids come." ”

Concubine Rou did not answer or raise her head, but went to observe the shape of the potted plant again, and the maid knew that this was a refusal, and stood quietly aside without saying more.

Concubine Rou cut off a dead branch and leaf hidden in the dark, and the hand holding the scissors paused. This kind of rough work, this kind of rough work? She was just a second-class maid by the queen's side back then, not to mention the heavy ones that were carried and lifted, and there was still no less work to wipe the small food boxes, and she was no different from the maids who served her now.

The second prince walked in lightly without passing the communication, and the concubine didn't raise her head and said in a defensive voice: "What a big person, it's still so unruly." ”

The second prince bowed and replied with a smile: "The mother concubine forgives the sin, and the son will remember it next time." ”

Concubine Rou looked up at him: "What's the matter, I'm so happy today." ”

The second prince came out to visit his biological mother, which had a layer of merit, and the concubine immediately said: "The father ordered the son to assist the prince in supervising the country. ”

The smile on Concubine Rou's face froze for a moment, and she moved her lips and finally just said: "This is a good thing, you should be careful when you help His Highness on an errand." ”

If it were a normal day, the second prince would be able to detect the change in the love of the concubine, but he was still immersed in the sudden ecstasy at this time, his mind was slightly hot, and he couldn't care about the side, so he directly ignored the second half of the sentence and continued: "It is a good thing, and the son will definitely live up to his father's high expectations." ”

Concubine Rou smiled and stopped saying anything and continued to move in her hands, the second prince was a little sneering, and wanted to take a hand but was afraid that the concubine would not like it, so she asked: "When does the concubine like to serve these things, just let the palace people come." The mud is still wet, and it's not worth it if you stain your clothes. ”

"The master has recently fallen in love with these waiters, and this pot is sent to Yanwang Palace."

With just this sentence, the smile on the face of the second prince was all gone. Because the queen likes it, so the mother also likes it, whether in the past or now, their mother and son always live dependent on the queen.

After a moment of silence, the second prince squatted in front of him and made a gesture to take the scissors: "Mother concubine, don't be tired, son, come." ”

Concubine Rou dodged for a moment: "I know that you are filial, this is mud and water, don't get your hands dirty." As he spoke, he instructed the maid to lead the second prince to the side hall and serve some refreshments that he loved to eat when he was a child.

The maid almost answered the order, but the second prince couldn't afford it, and looked at the concubine Rou and said word by word: "Since you will get your hands dirty, if your son doesn't do it, don't do it for your mother." ”

Concubine Rou's face sank like water, and her expression did not move: "Your Majesty praised you in the Yunguang Palace today, are you very happy?" ”

The second prince nodded.

"Yesterday was auspicious, today is to assist His Highness in supervising the country, what do you want to do?"

The mother's opposition was not unexpected by the second prince: "The son's idea is very simple, but he doesn't want to be subordinate to others all the time." ”

Concubine Shu was silent for a moment before she said: "Also, because of the relationship between your biological mother, you were born a dwarf, how can you not be aggrieved in the past ten years?" ”

These words are heart-wrenching, and the second prince should squat and kneel, silently resisting.

Concubine Rou sighed lightly, put down the scissors, took the silk cloth from the maid's hand and wiped her hands, stood up and put her hand on the second prince's shoulder: "Rong'er, do you know why the concubine chose this name for you in the first place." ”

The second prince hung his head.

"The concubine is not from a high background, she has never read any books, but she knows that this word has a good meaning, and sometimes it is compatible with harmony and is not a shame to be unashamed."

The second prince did not accept the mother's persuasion, and the long-term resentment in his heart increased a little, if it weren't for the fact that the emperor and queen didn't pay attention to the prince's background, how could it be the turn of an unfavored palace concubine to choose a name from the jade plate.

Concubine Rou looked at her son's cold and hard face, knowing that she couldn't persuade her, she had never been a tough person, even if she was facing her own son, she couldn't bring anything to a strict mother's frame, all she could do was to persuade at the right time, as for whether she could listen to it or not, her children and grandchildren would have their own children and grandchildren.

The second prince's face froze for a moment, his filial piety prevailed, and he raised his face and smiled: "The mother concubine is right, and the son has written it down." ”

When he sits in that seat, the mother concubine will not say anything anymore, but will be proud of him, the mother concubine has only stayed in this position for a long time, and she has been less courageous.

Concubine Rou also smiled gently, pulled him up, the maid dared to appear with a tea cup and fruit plate, and led the second prince in, Concubine Rou fell behind and looked at the sky again, it was still the same color, but at this time, it was narrow and surrounded by all angles, how to look at it.

gave birth to the only three princes in the palace, and she couldn't even mix up with the lord of the first palace, living in this remote and narrow side palace, her life would no longer have to fight for anything.

Xu Lian has been in pain lately.

There are two sources of suffering. First, the life of waiting for childbirth is very boring, and the medical cognition at this time believes that pregnant women can move around appropriately to facilitate future production, of course, this appropriateness is limited to steamed buns or spring peach holding her arm and Cixi like a daily dangle in the East Palace after dinner, in addition, she has to dare to think that one is one, such as the swing with the most accidents in the palace fight (even if she wants to play with the children's chair, and said that she will let people go up and try to sit for a while), Mama Liu will also look like "the sky is falling", and the words of long persuasion begin with a sentence" Oh my, this can't be helped. ”

In fact, Xu Lian especially wanted to reply to her, I found the wrong place, hey, your mother is not here in Yanwang Palace.

There is no way, for this kind of airborne faction, or the airborne faction hand-picked by the queen from Yanwang Palace, in a very vulgar sentence, don't say Xu Lian, the prince also has to pay tribute to three points. In addition, Xu Lian's temperament is a bit soft and not hard, if she is a cold and hard-hearted person like Mama Han, she is basically helpless against Mama Liu's "Oh my mother" faction.

The second is that you can't do any sports when you eat, sleep, and sleep, and you can't do anything about prenatal education, and you can't do anything that is not conducive to prenatal education, such as playing horses and hanging leaves.

Although she didn't expect to give birth to any geniuses, she always hoped that the child would be healthy and smart, if the first thing the baby said after birth was not his parents, but touching or exploding, it would really be a sin.

The people from the garment department came over to tailor the clothes for Xu Lian, not to mention the change in body shape after showing her pregnancy, even after the production, the clothes are also made by a few feet, Xu Lian heard that Nima wanted to measure the measurements, and she didn't want to go out.

"Chun Tao, you have been in the palace for a few years, and you always have some connections, go and get close to the sisters of the garment department, borrow the tools, let's measure them ourselves behind closed doors."

Chun Tao was a little embarrassed: "The master forgives the sin, the slave and maid in the Shanggong Juju learn to cook meals, and they don't have much friendship with the garment department." ”

are all classmates, and you can't go to the door if you have nothing to do. Xu Lian was very nervous, thinking that they must not have any community organizations in Shanggongju to allow them to exchange feelings, so she asked helplessly: "Then who is from the garment department?" ”

Chun Tao is even more difficult: "Originally, Xia He learned embroidery and clothing. ”

Xu Lian: "Okay, it's better not to ask."

As if worried that Xu Lian would not give up, Chun Tao added: "Although the morning dew is quite good at needlework, it is self-taught. ”

In other words, this is a halfway monk, and it has nothing to do with the garment division.

Xu Lian really gave up now

, When the people from the garment department came in to get started, she really wanted to cry uncontrollably.

Thanks to the various nourishing meals during this period and her uncontrolled overeating on weekdays, she really gained more than a little bit of weight.

I don't know if it's her delusion, when the little palace maid put the tape measure around her thigh, she always felt that the girl looked up at her with a sympathy in her eyes.

When this silent torture finally ended, Xu Lian took a self-portrait in the mirror, and suddenly remembered a statement that she had heard in her previous life that she didn't know if it was credible.

The intellectual rearing of the fetus depends on the amount of fat in the mother's belly and thighs.

Xu Lian smiled and looked at herself, if this was true, maybe she could really give birth to an Einstein.

Coincidentally, the disaster is not alone, after a few days of silence because of her disfigured figure, Xu Lian was hit by another thing.

The baby in her belly was less than four months old, and she began to have spots on her face. Although it was only a few grains in the corner of her eyes, she couldn't see it from a distance, but she also said that she was looking at it from a distance, can the distance between her and the prince be described from a distance?

Although it's not good, to put it bluntly, she is also an Israeli servant, if she can, she still hopes that her appearance will grow in a normal direction.

The result of the contrary was that Xu Lian began to avoid the prince, not wanting him to see his face, and the two of the prince, who went out early and returned late because of acting as an agent for state affairs, really had no chance to meet, so Xu Lian really became an ostrich for a few days.

Until one night, the prince came back early, and there was still about half an hour before Xu Lian rested on weekdays, and the prince felt a little guilty in his heart, he was busy with affairs recently and couldn't accompany Xu Lian for a moment or two, so he made some amends tonight and talked more with her.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he got closer, he saw the candles in the front yard being extinguished one by one, and after a while, Chun Tao, who had a stiff face, stepped forward and gave a blessing: "I have seen Your Highness, Niangniang has fallen asleep." ”

Prince: You're a liar.

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