It was the hottest time of the day, the sun was swaying with enthusiasm in the air, and the sound of cicadas was a little weak.

In the Funing Palace in the imperial city, the palace maids on duty outside the palace were all a little absent-minded, and looked at the main hall from time to time with a heart-rending coughing sound from time to time.

"Mother, drink some water." The female officer in the blue dress helped up Concubine Wei, who was lying on the bed, and carefully fed two mouthfuls of water in the cup.

Concubine Wei waved her hand, "No need." ”

The female officer looked at Concubine Wei's hands that were now green and thin, and couldn't hide her sadness, so she put the person down lightly, tucked the corners of the quilt, and then retreated to the side and stood aside.

The old lady and the eldest lady of the Wei family were sitting on a chair not far from the bed, looking at Concubine Wei with concern, and the old lady Wei sighed heavily: "Third sister, this is fate, don't worry about getting angry, taking care of your body is the most important thing." ”

The thin lips of the eldest lady of the Wei family were almost pursed into a straight line, and the sweat-soaked powder makeup made her look a little wolf, and the slightly sharp eyes that were the same as her daughter Wei Liuniang showed a fierce light, which made people feel frightened.

"Ahh Mrs. Wei called out in a hoarse voice.

Old Madam Wei glared at her eldest daughter-in-law, "Now that the matter is a foregone conclusion, what's the use of you being angry?" Speaking of which, it was Liuniang who couldn't tell the weight of the child and tossed the child away.

Concubine Wei closed her eyes for a long time before she spoke: "Banniang's child must be saved!" She opened her eyes and stared at the eldest lady of the Wei family tightly, her gaze was gloomy, "I don't allow you to do anything to that child." ”

The eldest lady of the Wei family could barely suppress her temper, stood up suddenly, and rushed out with an ugly face: "Why! "If it weren't for that who didn't know the integrity and seduced King Zhao, why would her daughter have lost her child.

Concubine Wei spit out a sentence expressionlessly: "There is no reason, just do what I say." ”

Mrs. Wei closed her eyes unwillingly, and when she opened them again, there was no wave in the ancient well.

She is like this, Concubine Wei is a little frightened, but now that the first emperor is not here, the family has to rely on her, so naturally everything is obeyed. Now, half of her life in the palace needs to rely on her family. As the eldest lady of the current head of the Wei family, her words are far less useful than before.

"How is Wu Niang preparing?" Concubine Wei asked with concern. Liu Niang and Eight Niang, at present, it seems that they are about to become wastes, only the unmarried Wu Niang still has hope.

Wei Wuniang! Mrs. Wei almost sneered, her daughter was suffering in the Zhao Palace, why could these cheap people who were not as good as their daughters live better than their daughters, and they wanted to enter the East Palace and be favored by the prince? Oh, I will fulfill you. She lowered her eyes, "Wu Niang has been working hard lately. "A fake, when the original product is still alive, can only be abolished, and it is naïve to expect her to be favored.

"I don't need to come over recently, let's go to Xishan with you." Concubine Wei looked at the palace that was still tightly surrounded in the hot summer, and her thin face showed a wry smile, if Wu Niang really entered the East Palace, the sage would never allow her to live again. It's okay, anyway, everything that should be taught is taught. If she dies, the saint can rest assured, but also pity Wu Niang and Er. Sometimes I think about it, she lived for the family all her life, and died for the family, alas......

Concubine Wei looked at Mrs. Wei and had the heart to tell her sister-in-law to go home and persuade her brother to hand over the military power in the northwest to the saint. But the words came to his lips, turned back and forth a few times, and finally did not speak.

If there is no military power in the northwest, I am afraid that in a few years, the family will completely decline.

Old Madam Wei moved her lips, and it took a long time before she hesitated to speak: "Niangniang, I heard that the crown princess is very loved by His Royal Highness the prince, and Wu Niang entered the East Palace...... "Can you really be favored by the prince and give birth to the emperor's grandson?" Old Madam Wei was particularly uncertain now.

Concubine Wei didn't say anything, just stared at the top of the tent, and after a long time, she said tiredly: "Sister-in-law and niece and daughter-in-law go back, I'm tired." "Under the serious illness, she has to make every effort to arrange the future life, which has exhausted her efforts.

Old Madam Wei saw that Concubine Wei closed her eyes, as if she was asleep, so she could only take her daughter-in-law and slowly retreat. She took out a handkerchief and wiped her face, and with the support of her daughter-in-law, she slowly walked towards the palace gate, and did not forget to whisper: "After I go back, I must tell Wu Niang, do not go to the front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to make peace, and it is the right thing to please the princess." ”

Mrs. Wei replied in a low voice, and her lowered eyes blocked the fierce color in her eyes.

Compared with the sultry and indescribable capital, Changle Palace, located in Xishan, is exceptionally refreshing and pleasant. Every year after the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor will move the entire imperial court from the city to Xishan, so most of the ministers in the court have a house in Xishan, the difference is only the size.

Before the prince's marriage, he has been living with the emperor in Changle Palace, since two years ago after his family affairs were decided, the old emperor built a lot of construction, next to Changle Palace, specially built Jiuqu Palace for his son, in order to prepare for the prince's wedding, and the princess's residence in Xishan.

The prince knew that Su Yan grew up in Wu County, and specially recruited craftsmen from Wu County to build the palace, so he made the Jiuqu Palace, which has the style of Wu County garden.

Because the Xishan Palace has always been a place to escape the summer, in the Jiuqu Palace, the long pine cultivates bamboo, the thick green covers the sun, and the craftsmen skillfully lead the water of the mountain stream, gather into a pool, and then dig out the waterway to form a water network, and connect the buildings of the Jiuqu Palace with a water network. Above the water, there are all kinds of bridges, strolling on them, or looking down at the sky and clouds, or appreciating the sun, wind and lotus, or counting the fish swimming in the pond, it is appropriate to have fun.

Since Su Yan moved to Jiuqu Palace, his favorite thing to do is to take people and walk around the palace. Her favorite place to go is located in the west hidden in the bamboo forest in the depths of the Cuihan Hall, there is a small "step bridge" in front of the hall, the shape is beautiful, the side façade is a soft arc, like a crescent moon, very charming and lovely.

Under the bridge, there is a crystal clear stream, and fish often frolic in the water. Su Yan often stood on the bridge, broke off a bamboo branch casually, and teased the fish swimming in the water.

"Lady, you are so greedy that you are here again." Female Master Lu, who had already been the boudoir of the East Palace, was very helpless to catch Su Yan in Cuihantang, and stopped her hand stretching out to the stream in time, "The mountain stream is too cold, your little day is in these two days, you can't touch the cold." ”

Su Yan, who was caught again, had a look of ridicule on his face, and pouted, "I know." ”

"Lady, don't stand by the water for a long time." It's best to don't even come to Cui Hantang, Lu Siwei swallowed back the last sentence. It may be that it is almost a special day, and the princess has been a little unenergetic in the past two days, and she has eaten less.

Lu Si helped Su Yan back to Cuihan Hall and sat down, only then did she take the two invitation stickers from the palace maid behind her and put them on the case in front of her, "Three days later, it is Princess Pingyang's birthday, can the lady go over?" ”

Princess Pingyang Xingqi, born with the same mother as King Zhao, married last year, her husband is her own fancy, a former detective Hualang, beautiful and high. The emperor still loves his daughter more, and as soon as Princess Pingyang said it, he agreed.

"What about the other one?" Su Yan asked lazily.

"Princess Huyang's Qinghe Garden has just been renovated, please invite the lady to visit the garden."

For the eldest sister-in-law of Princess Huyang, Su Yan has limited favorability, and is basically in a state of respecting her. She picked up two stickers and flipped through them, Princess Pingyang's letter was written on peach blossom paper, with a faint fragrance of peach blossoms. Princess Huyang's paper is covered with gold dust, revealing a luxurious atmosphere. "I don't really want to go." Su Yan wrinkled his little nose.

"Lady's ......" Lu Siwei just wanted to persuade a few words, but she heard footsteps at the door.

"Qingqing." The prince happily took a small jade bowl and walked in quickly, "Come and eat ice cheese, it was made just now." Uh......" Seeing Lu Si Boudoir standing next to his wife with a very strict face, the prince slowly stopped, put his fist to his lips, and coughed lightly: "Lu Si Boudoir is in trouble?" ”

Lu Si Boudoir first gave the crown prince a salute, and then stretched out his hand with a straight face, "Your Highness." ”

"What, it's a lonely one." The prince said weakly.

Lu Siwei ignored the pitiful Baba who looked at her crown princess, and said mercilessly: "Then please come back after Your Highness finishes using it." ”

The prince casually stuffed the jade bowl with ice cheese into the hand of Mu Lan who was standing on the side, "I've rewarded you." He just felt that his beloved wife had been looked down on too strictly recently, and he was not even allowed to use the iced perfume on a hot day, and he looked really pitiful, so he wanted to smuggle a small bowl over. Originally, the jade bowl was not big, and he didn't let people fill it, but he didn't expect to be caught.

The prince went over, grabbed Su Yan, showed a helpless expression to her, stroked her back with his big hand, and whispered: "I asked someone to cut a watermelon soaked in ice water and give it to you to eat in a while." ”

Su Yan snuggled up to her husband and flattened her mouth, "I want to eat ice cheese." Originally, she didn't have much preference for this. But people are like this, the more they are not allowed to eat, the more they want to eat.

"This ......" The prince glanced at Lu Sibou, who was standing not far away with a straight face, "When Lu Sibou leaves, I'll let someone get it for you." ”

Lu Si glanced at it, snuggled together, whispering to the little couple, and sighed helplessly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really spoiled the Crown Princess. It's only been a few days, and I forgot that the princess was greedy for cold, ate more ice cheese, and had a stomachache in the middle of the night, which scared him out of the six gods. On that day, the princess swore that she would not allow the princess to use ice again, and even almost cut the cook who made ice cheese, and the princess muttered twice in the past two days, so she took the initiative to secretly take it for her.

Su Yan lay in her husband's arms without much energy, feeling a little swollen pain in her chest. The prince sat on the soft couch, hugged his beloved wife, opened the folding fan in his hand, and gently fanned her. In the past two days, his wife has been a little wilted, which made the prince feel very distressed, and he asked softly, "What do you want to eat at noon?" ”

Su Yan tilted his head and thought about it, and said lazily: "Whatever." "She doesn't have much appetite these days, and she can't remember anything to eat. No, I just thought of the same, but you are not allowed to eat it.

The prince's eyebrows tightened, and he asked worriedly: "I Guan Qingqing has been having a hard time having a hard time recently, but I want to recruit the imperial doctor to take a look." ”

"Don't." Su Yan's little head shook and shook, and he refused neatly, "I'm just a little bitter summer, it's okay to pass the summer." ”

As soon as his wife mentioned that the imperial doctor was so childish, the prince was amused, so he could only coax her slowly: "Just take a look, don't prescribe a prescription." ”

Su Yanhu looked up at him suspiciously, "Just looking?" ”

"Hmm." The prince leaned over to kiss her little face, and said gently, "Let the imperial doctor take a look, so that I can rest assured." ”

"Okay." Su Yan nodded in embarrassment. She also felt that she had not done much in the past two days, she was not energetic and did not speak, and she did not even sleep well at night.

When the prince saw that she agreed, he shouted happily: "Li An." ”

"Your Highness." Li An came in with low eyebrows.

"Go and ask Fu Zhangyuan and He Zhangyuan to come over." Caring for his wife's body, the prince recruited the two directors of the hospital in one go.

Fu and He both knew that the prince attached great importance to the princess, and they both took out the ability to take care of the house, and solemnly consulted, and then the two glanced at each other, and they both saw relief in each other's eyes.

Fu Zhangyuan is more qualified, and he spoke on his behalf, "Your Highness, the crown princess is not a big problem. ”

"However, Yan Yan has not been able to eat lately."

"Summer is coming." Fu Zhangyuan has served the royal family for many years, and when he saw more palace concubines who lost their appetite in the summer, "The minister prescribes a prescription and lets the princess drink for three days." ”

Su Yan's little face wrinkled suddenly, and he looked at the prince's gaze, which was full of accusations: What if you don't open a prescription?

The prince patted her gently and asked gently, "Is there a way to use medicine?" "On a hot day, I can't even eat, let alone take bitter medicine.

Fu Zhangyuan twisted his beard and was happy, "Nachen will open a tea recipe and use black plum, tangerine peel and sand kernel instead of tea." Ume can relieve fever, suppress vomiting and promote appetite; Tangerine peel regulates qi and strengthens the spleen, aids digestion; Sand kernel dissolves dampness and qi, warms the spleen, appetizes and stops diarrhea. After drinking it for a few days, it should be effective. ”

Su Yan asked softly, "Can I put rock candy?" "It's great to be able to take bitter medicine.

"Yes."

His beloved wife was in good health, and the prince was also relieved, rewarded the two masters, and ordered Li An to send people out.

Su Yan originally thought that according to the prescription of the imperial doctor, he would get better after drinking Wumei tangerine peel tea for a few days, but who would have thought that the symptoms would become more and more serious.

Due to the frequent heavy rains in the south of the Yangtze River, the emperor and courtiers were worried about the river embankment, and the crown prince was even more busy with his feet on the ground. Su Yan didn't say much, anyway, she just couldn't eat much, she had it before, and it would be fine after summer.

In the blink of an eye, it was Princess Pingyang's birthday banquet. Got up early in the morning, it was rare that the prince hadn't left today, but he had already finished dressing, seeing her wake up, he took a few steps, sat on the edge of the bed, reached out and hugged the person into his arms, and kissed her with ruddy pink cheeks, "There are not many things today, I'll go to the Seventh Sister's Mansion to pick you up." ”

"Okay."

"Your Highness, it's not too early." Li An stiffened, and reminded at the door with the prince's cold eyes.

The prince glared at him hatefully, rubbing Su Yan's little face reluctantly, before getting up and saying, "I'm leaving." ”

Su Yan watched her husband leave, only half-leaned on the head of the bed, covered her lips with her hand and yawned.

Mu Lan asked worriedly: "Lady, did you sleep well last night?" ”

Su Yan rubbed the corners of his forehead, which was a little throbbing, and said weakly: "It's okay." "I slept when I fell asleep, but I slept very lightly, and I always dreamed, and I was more tired when I slept than when I didn't sleep.

"Otherwise, on Princess Pingyang's birthday, the lady won't go." Bai Su looked at the listless crown princess, and the worried Jian Yiyi. "Seeing that your spirit seems to be worse, please ask the Imperial Doctor to take a look."

Mu Lan and Bai Su, the personal palace maids, all felt that Jiuqu Palace seemed to be incompatible with the crown princess, and since she moved here, the princess's body has been in trouble.

Su Yan couldn't help but yawn again, "It's okay, don't look at it." "If she recruits the imperial doctor, the prince will know, and then he will definitely drink bitter medicine.

After changing clothes and washing, the palace people put breakfast on the table. Because she has lost her appetite recently, the cooks have tried their best, and the meals are not the same, but Rao is so, she still can't eat much.

Today's breakfast is a bowl of vegan wontons with balsamic vinegar and sesame oil, plus two plates of vinegar-sweet side dishes. Su Yan only scooped four or five wontons and ate them, then pushed away the small bowl and refused to eat them again.

When Lady Jiang came in, she happened to see the breakfast that the palace maids had withdrawn, and she frowned when she saw the breakfast that hadn't moved much, "Lady, I'll give you a pulse." ”

When Bai Su saw Lady Jiang, he was relieved, and his face was also happy: "You can come back." "The nephew of the female official Jiang has taken leave of absence from his marriage and will return today.

Su Yan obediently stretched out her hand, and Lady Jiang carefully examined her left and right hands, her eyebrows tightened, "Look at your body, it's fine, and it doesn't look like you've been poisoned." ”

Su Yanle said, "I'm just a little bitter summer." ”

"No, I'll have to think about it." Lady Jiang got up and walked around in Su Yan's house, carefully inspecting every place, so that the hearts of the entire dormitory people rose with her movements.

Su Yan shook his head and said, "I have always sat and slept together with Qilang, who would take such a big risk to poison him?" ”

Mu Lan hurriedly said: "Lady, let the female teacher take a look, we are also at ease." ”

Lady Jiang also said: "Isn't the lady going to Princess Pingyang's mansion?" When you come back, I'll be done here. ”

Su Yan looked at the leakage, the time was almost up, so he got up and changed his clothes for going out, and left with people.

Here, the female official Jiang found Lu and Fu, took the palace maids, and began to investigate them one by one from the dormitory.

When Su Yan arrived at Princess Pingyang's mansion, the time was neither early nor late, and it happened to meet in front of Princess Wuyang's carriage.

"Second sister." Su Yan helped the palace maid's men get out of the car, and took the lead in greeting Princess Wuyang with a smile.

Princess Wuyang responded with a light smile: "Qi Niang." ”

The two greeted each other, and the chief of Princess Pingyang's mansion hurriedly greeted him, "I've seen the princess, I've seen the princess." ”

"Let's be flat." Princess Wuyang nodded casually, she took Su Yan's hand, and said with a smile: "Qi Niang, let's go in." ”

Su Yan wanted to nod, but suddenly heard a "plop" behind him, as if a heavy object fell to the ground, followed by the girl's scream. She turned to take a closer look, but it was a girl who had fallen, and it was the sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl who was still in the car screaming.

"Third sister, you didn't fall in pain, did you." The girl's face was full of worry, but when she got out of the car, she held the maid's hand, and her movements were light and graceful, without the slightest panic.

In front of the princess's mansion, cars came and went, and the girl who fell blushed, got up from the ground with her hands and feet, and comforted her sister: "Second sister, it's okay, it's okay, I'm not in pain." Su Yan saw that the girl quietly rubbed her waist and legs with her hands, obviously her words were not true.

"It doesn't hurt." The girl in the white dress and blue dress smiled lightly, and carefully helped her sister cut her hair, "Be careful next time, don't be in a hurry, wait for the car to stop before getting off." ”

The girl who fell down seemed to have something to say, but the girl in the white dress and blue dress held her hand and said with a smile: "Third sister, let's go in quickly, don't get in the way of others." ”

The girl who fell opened her mouth and said in a muffled voice, "Okay." ”

Princess Wuyang chuckled beside her, "These two sisters are so interesting. ”

Su Yan raised his eyebrows, but didn't say much, "Second sister, let's go in." ”

"Okay." Princess Wuyang nodded, walking side by side with Su Yan, she said in a low voice, "Qi Niang doesn't recognize those sisters, right?" ”

Su Yan has indeed rarely appeared at various banquets in the past two years, and she doesn't recognize most of the little ladies who have joined the circle of nobles in the past two years. However, what can be mentioned by Princess Wuyang should not be bad if she wants to come to her family background. She asked, "Where are they?" ”

Princess Wuyang said: "Shen Shizhong's granddaughter, Shen Xuan's cousin." She deliberately said the last sentence slowly, which was quite meaningful.

Su Yan thought of her friend who had a difficult birth, and then looked at Princess Wuyang's expression, it was difficult not to make associations.

Princess Wuyang then gossiped: "The girl who fell down is a concubine." The one who got out of the car was her sister-in-law. Their father was the new crown prince's guest. ”

"Master Mi." Su Yan nodded understandingly, and as soon as Princess Wuyang said this, she was right. As a newly transferred Mi Bachelor to the East Palace, Miss Su only has a rough understanding. She heard the prince mention it, and Gu said that he was a romantic person.

"Second Sister and Qi Niang are so slow, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Outside the main hall of Princess Pingyang's Mansion, Princess Changle smiled arbitrarily. Not far behind her, Princess Pingyang stood with a smile, and behind her were the wives and girls who arrived first, and they all greeted each other in front of the palace when they heard the arrival of the crown princess.

"I've seen the crown princess." Dozens of people greeted together.

Su Yan said with a smile: "Let's be flat." ”

Princess Pingyang smiled and took her hand, "Seventh sister-in-law, come in." ”

Princess Changle was half a step behind and walked side by side with Princess Wuyang, "I didn't expect the second sister to come too." ”

Princess Wuyang glanced at her, and Princess Changle covered her lips with her hands, "I won't say anything." ”

Princess Wuyang said in a low voice: "You have stopped recently, those monks and Taoist priests, you should get rid of them, don't make your house full of smoke every day, be careful that your father is angry." ”

Princess Changle said disappreciatively: "My father won't scold me." It's really not good, and Qilang and Qiniang plead for me. She curled the corners of her lips and lowered her voice softly, "Second sister, who are those kabuki and dancers in your house for?" ”