When Taohua arrived at Tingyuju, the people in the palace had already arrived, and the queen was shouting outside, shouting to find out who was secretly doing the trick and startling Lu Cairen's womb.

The rest of the concubines sat silently, exchanging glances with each other, but none of them answered. Jiang Meihua's lips moved slightly, and she muttered: "How can anyone do it, I'm afraid that she just got promoted to a higher position, so she moved the fetal gas." ”

That's right. The queen dragged her feet, and it wasn't until a few days ago that Lu Ying was promoted from Baolin to a talented person, Lu Ying was holding her stomach to thank her, although she had been having a stable fetus, but after such a toss, it was reasonable to move the fetus.

It's just that although the words are correct, the words are sour, and the new concubine next to her immediately echoed in a low voice: "No, I'm afraid I can't bear this blessing." "I was born prematurely just after I was promoted, isn't it that I can't bear this blessing?

Wang Chongrong sat on the side and glanced at Jiang Meihua out of the corner of his eye. She was the palace maid who served the emperor when he was the eldest prince, and although she was not favored later, she was also smoothly promoted to the ninth concubine, and her life was stable, so she had more time and energy to observe others.

When Jiang Meihua first entered the palace, Wang Chongrong had seen it a few more times. At that time, she was just a talented person, and she seemed to be as her name suggested, and she did have some plum blossom arrogance, but in the palace for a few years, this lofty arrogance has been polished away, and she has also become a vulgar fan, even more bitter than others. I don't know if it's because people have changed, or if it's just like that, it's just a layer of camouflage stripped away.

Wang Chongrong moved slightly, and glanced at Jiang Meihua again without a trace. I don't know if Jiang Meihua knew that what the emperor liked at the beginning was the pride in her, if it weren't for her attachment to the queen, the emperor might be able to be a little more favored.

It's just that later, since Jiang Meihua had a miscarriage, she got her mother's sister to enter the palace to invite her to pet, and the emperor gradually alienated her, so that she was no different from others, and she was no longer the clear stream she was at the beginning. It's ridiculous that Jiang Meihua thought it was because of the decline of her appearance, but she didn't know that Chengen was never in appearance, and she cared about the heart of the superior.

Thinking of this, Wang Chongrong couldn't help but glance at Jiang Xinghua who was sitting under him with his hands lowered and his eyebrows lowered. This one was also born delicate and lovely, but this cowardly temperament is what the emperor dislikes the most, if Jiang Meihua points to this sister to help, it will be a lifetime. But fortunately, this cowardice, even if she has some delusions in her heart, she will retract after a little suppression, and it is not difficult to let her live a lifetime in the palace.

"Princess Anjun has arrived!" There was a little surprise in the voice of the palace people, and Du Neijian immediately came out of it: "The emperor asked the princess of the county to enter as soon as she arrives!" ”

Taohua hurriedly greeted the queen mother and the queen, and followed the palace people into the inner hall. Wang Chongrong looked at the silver-red clothes rolling in front of him like a flowing glow, and couldn't help but sigh softly. This one is indeed a little similar to that one, but it is more like the feeling of being at ease.

No, not like that. Wang Chongrong watched the tall back enter the inner hall and shook his head secretly. The one was at ease, but he didn't have the ability to protect himself, and in the end he was still worried and fell ill. If she hadn't been sick, maybe those people wouldn't have had the opportunity to kill her so silently, and this illness would have become a handle handed over to others.

What if you change to this one? Wang Chongrong thought back to what happened to the princess of Anjun, and shook his head silently. At the beginning, the queen sent her to the Lantian epidemic area - that is a place that ordinary imperial doctors dare not go to - but so what? Princess Anjun not only came back alive, but also cured the epidemic in the two counties, and won several ancestral halls and great fame. Since then, this reputation has grown step by step, and to this day, it can make her stand still.

If that person had such a mind, maybe the situation would be very different now? At least, she's still alive. No wonder the emperor is particularly partial to Princess Anjun, but this mood is quite complicated when you think about it.

Wang Chongrong sighed softly, collected his thoughts, and looked at the door of the inner hall again. With Princess Anjun, if you want to come to Lu Cairen to give birth smoothly, I hope that it is a prince, and the emperor should also have an heir.

Momoka was out of breath along the way, but when she arrived, she found that the situation was much better than she expected. Lu Ying was not born prematurely, but because she was pregnant with her first child, it was possible to give birth early and late, she was in a normal situation, but she was frightened by the palace people who were making a fuss, and her emotions were a little wrong.

"Okay, okay, it's okay at all." Taohua sat on the edge of the bed and held Lu Ying's hand. Summer production is this kind of sin - the house is stuffy and impermeable, and they dare not use ice, everyone is sweating profusely, and Lu Ying's face is even more like washed water, wet I don't know if it is sweat or tears.

The two midwives assigned by the palace were also relieved when they saw Taohua say this. In fact, according to their experience, they also felt that Lu Cairen was ripe, but the queen outside kept saying that someone had done a black hand, and as a result, they were also panicked and didn't dare to say anything.

"Am I alright?" Lu Ying was very scared when she gave birth for the first time, but now that she saw Taohua, she felt a little relieved.

Taohua gave her a pulse: "Don't worry, it's okay." "Lu Ying has been following her instructions during pregnancy, moderate activity, moderate diet, the fetus is not very big, although it is the first child, it should be delivered smoothly.

As soon as she said this, Lu Ying really relaxed a lot: "It's so painful......"

This Taohua is also helpless, every pregnant woman can't escape labor pain, just look at Lu Ying's luck: "Relax, if the pain is not bad, eat something, always save up your strength to live." ”

Lu Ying has actually just started the pain, and it is not so bad, but half of it is because she is too nervous, so she is extremely sensitive to pain, and now that Taohua is by her side, her tense emotions have relaxed, and she only feels that the pain seems to be not so bad: "I'm not hungry......"

"Eat a little if you're not hungry. Brown sugar eggs or something is fine. "Add a little calorie.

The midwife is experienced, and she has already asked someone to prepare it, so she hurriedly brought it up at this time. Although this was made in the small kitchen of Tingyuju, Taohua still tasted it first and made sure that there was nothing added to it, so Lu Ying ate it, and waited for the pain to intensify.

The inner hall is orderly, but the queen of the outer hall can't sit still for a moment, and the queen mother can't help but have a headache when she sees her constantly glancing at Yuan Shufei from the corner of her eye: "What are you anxious about, just start, and it will take a while to survive." ”

"The emperor hasn't come over at this time......"

"I said that it will take a while to give birth to a child, what's the use of the emperor coming over at this time?" The Queen Mother knew what she was worried about, but it was hard to say.

The queen had to wait patiently, only to listen to the gradual noise in the inner hall, the voice of the midwife was high and low, and I don't know how long it took, suddenly there was a cry, and suddenly the outer hall was in chaos, and the concubines all raised their heads and looked at the inner hall. After a while, a palace man rushed out: "Annunciation to the Queen Mother, good news to the Empress Dowager, Lu Cairen gave birth to a little prince!" ”

"Prince!" Queen Huo Di stood up, "Quick, quickly take it out and give it to the palace!" After thinking about it, he added, "Bring it to the palace and take a look!" ”

Concubine Yuan Shufei coughed lightly: "Don't worry, Niangniang, this child who has just landed can't see the wind, how can he take it out." ”

The Queen Mother also stood up: "Concubine Shu is right. It's not easy to take the child out, Queen, you come in with me to take a look. The queen was so anxious that she didn't say anything and took the child directly to Fengyi Palace.

The queen glanced at Concubine Yuan Shu coldly and held the queen mother's hand. Think she won't be able to hold her hand if she doesn't hold the child out? Yuan Shi didn't want to fight with her for this child!

The two of them raised their feet and were just about to walk towards the inner hall, when they heard the sound of footsteps outside, and someone from the palace rushed in, with a frightened look on their faces. The queen was not angry, and recognized at a glance that this was the palace person of her Fengyi Palace, and immediately lowered her face: "What are you doing in a panic?" Carefully shocked the prince! ”

The palace people hurriedly knelt down: "Niangniang, in the palace, there is water in the palace......"

The water in the palace is a big deal, and even the Queen Mother was startled: "Where is the water?" What's going on? ”

"It's the water in Fengyi Palace." The palace people lowered their heads and didn't dare to look at the queen at all, "The incense and candles in the small Buddha hall in the side hall fell somehow, leading to the Buddhist scriptures that were offered......"

The concubines in the palace are bored for a long time, and some of them chant scriptures and worship the Buddha, as if they can cultivate themselves and show their good hearts. The queen is naturally no exception, although she rarely recites scriptures and worships the Buddha, but she also built a small Buddha hall in the side hall, and often asks the palace people to copy some Buddhist scriptures to worship in front of the Buddha.

This time Lu Ying was pregnant, and the queen copied some scriptures in order for her to give birth to a prince. Who knew that the prince here had just landed, and the small Buddha hall over there was on fire, but it was still the Buddhist scriptures dedicated to the son, which was really not a good sign.

The queen's face was as black as the bottom of the pot: "Whoever is on duty in the small Buddha hall today, pull it out and kill it immediately!" ”

"It's a good day, how can the queen fight and kill again......" The emperor's voice came from outside the hall, with a hint of dissatisfaction in peace, "The prince has just been born, and he should accumulate some merit." ”

A group of concubines got up and saluted, and the emperor walked through the crowd and stretched out his hand to help Concubine Yuan Shu. Although it is just a false support, it is conspicuous enough. The queen saw that her eyes were about to be on fire, and she reluctantly suppressed: "The concubine body is also because she burned the scriptures to punish these careless slaves and maids - the scriptures were copied to bless the little prince, and it is bad luck to burn them." ”

The emperor waved his hand as if he didn't care too much, and said to the palace man: "Take the prince out and show it to me." ”

The queen hurriedly stopped: "Your Majesty, the prince has just landed, this--it is not appropriate to take it out to be exposed to the wind." ”

"How can you be so delicate." The emperor frowned, "There is a person who gives birth in the moon, and the child is also to be taken out for others to see, not to mention that this is the middle of summer, will it still be cold?" ”

At this time, there is indeed no wind in the palace of Listening to Yuju, not only is there no wind, not even an iceberg, only a few pots of crushed ice are placed in the corner of the hall, and the concubines are so hot that they are sweating, and the fat powder is going to be pasted.

The midwives are very experienced people, and they washed the child in advance, and when they heard that they were going to be carried out, they wrapped it carefully in red silk swaddling clothes, revealing only a small face that was still a little wrinkled, and carefully went out with their own hands and presented it to the emperor.

The emperor only glanced at it, and then frowned: "Why do you look like this?" ”

The newborn child has wrinkled skin, red color, and closed eyes, which is really not good-looking. The queen also felt ugly at a glance, but when she heard the emperor say this, she hurriedly said: "The children who have just landed are like this, and they will naturally look good when they grow up in a few days." ”

The Queen Mother nodded beside her and said, "The emperor forgot, and the eldest princess was the same at that time." The redder the child is when he is born, the whiter and tenderer his skin will be. This kid must be cute when he grows up. ”

The emperor looked at it again with some disgust, it was his own child, his eyes softened slightly, and said: "Lu Cairen is young, and he doesn't know how to raise children-"

The queen pricked up her ears and waited for this sentence, and when she heard the words, she didn't wait for the emperor to finish speaking, and hurriedly said: "The emperor is right, it is better to let the concubine take it to Fengyi Palace to raise it, and also add some identity to this child, after all, he is the eldest prince." ”

As soon as the last sentence came out, the queen mother secretly said that it was bad, and sure enough, the emperor's face suddenly became a little ugly, and he said lightly: "This child just landed, and the queen's palace went to water, and even the Buddhist scriptures for the child were burned, so it can be seen that he was in conflict with this child." ”

The Queen Mother sighed secretly. The emperor was the eldest prince back then, but he came from a humble background, and his mother was just a palace member in the middle palace, and he was still raised under the knees of the queen mother to inherit the throne. Everyone said that this was the luck of the eldest prince, but this statement also confirmed the misfortune of his background.

The more people who are in high positions, the more different their attitudes towards their origins are. Some people advocate that "heroes regardless of their origins", and it is just a place of self-satisfaction to live in arbors from basil. Others are obsessed with their humble origins, but some people show it, and even fake their family trees under the guise of their predecessors, while others do not reveal it, but they always remember it in their hearts, and they become a piece of reverse scale.

For the emperor's thoughts, the queen mother is not very accurate. The Emperor never spoke of his biological mother in front of her, but the Empress Dowager was sure that he remembered her biological mother. Only now it seems that the emperor is unhappy with his origin, but this displeasure is reflected in his unwillingness to admit that he is from a humble background. Now that Lu Ying gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, his situation is quite similar, what does the queen say about raising her identity in her palace, it is almost saying that the emperor's status was low, this is just touching the scales, how can the emperor be happy?

The queen naturally expected a lot of information, and she didn't expect that there would be water in her palace today, and when the emperor said this, she was suddenly dumbfounded. However, she was not stupid after all, and her mind suddenly thought of a possibility, and suddenly her face was angry. When the Queen Mother saw her like this, she was afraid that she would argue with the emperor on the spot, so she hurriedly said: "In this case, it is better to take it to Shouxian Palace, where I worship the Bodhisattva all year round, I am afraid that there will be a little bit of blessing." ”

Although it is not as good as carrying it to Fengyi Palace, it is not much worse, and the queen immediately nodded and said: "The queen mother is blessed with a deep fate, so she can naturally protect this child safely." ”

The emperor still shook his head and said: "The queen mother is naturally blessed, but she is old, and now she is a little unwell. The son can't share the pain of the queen mother's illness, but takes a child to add labor to the queen mother, is this the way of filial piety? ”

The Queen Mother said slowly: "This child has his own nurse palace people to serve, I just take care of it a little, so there is no labor." "If the queen's worries were still a bit chasing after the wind before, then now it can be determined that the emperor does not want to give this child to the queen to raise at all! Even if it is not placed in the name of the queen, it will not be placed in the Shouxian Palace!

The emperor just shook his head: "If you take care of the child, you don't have to work hard, not to mention that the child cries day and night, won't it disturb the queen mother's rest?" Never. ”

The queen couldn't hold back any longer, and her two eyebrows were about to be raised: "According to the emperor, who is the best child to raise?" It's not possible—"

The Queen Mother coughed vigorously, interrupting the queen's unfinished words. As soon as the empress's anger came up, she made stupid recklessly, how could the emperor say who was chosen now? Once the emperor said the candidate, if she and the queen refuted, it would really be a quarrel.

The Son of Heaven said that his words must be done. If the emperor says Concubine Yuan Shu's name, will you force him to change it? If it is forced, can it be forced? Therefore, for the sake of today, it is to never let the emperor have the opportunity to bring Concubine Yuan Shu forward, so that no matter what, he will still save this face, and he will be able to get along well in the future. The queen is a fool, if she really turns her face with the emperor and spares her as the master of the middle palace, it will be difficult to deal with herself.

"Actually, it's better for the child to be with his mother...... "The Queen Mother felt a little dizzy in front of her, held Qingyu's hand and barely stood still, and said slowly, "Although Lu Cai is young, there are many experienced people in the palace. ”

The emperor still shook his head: "Lu Cai's position is low, and now he can raise children by himself?" There are already rules in the palace, and talented people can't even master a palace, let alone raise children. ”

Since the emperor is against it, the queen Taiban has to support it, not to mention that the child is raised in Lu Ying's place and raised in Yuan Shufei's place, the lesser of two evils, the queen said without thinking: "What the queen mother said is true." If the emperor thinks that Lu Cai's position is low, he will promote her to the position again. ”

The emperor looked at her as if he was looking at something: "How could the empress say such unruly words?" The Lu family was promoted from Baolin to a talented person, how to be promoted? What's more, the promotion must also be in accordance with the rules, and those who have merit will be rewarded and punished. Where does this put the palace rules? ”

The queen was so angry by the emperor that she secretly thought that when you were promoted to the Jiang sisters, why didn't you say that the meritorious ones were rewarded? The meritorious one is the princess of Anjun outside, you can't promote her grade, so you turn your head and promote her sister, where are the palace rules at that time?

If she said that she was familiar with the palace rules, she still remembered them even in her anger, and replied casually: "The concubine is not to let the emperor rise to the throne indiscriminately. The Lu family was originally Baolin, and he was promoted to a talented person because he was pregnant, and now he gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, which is an extra effort, and it is also possible to promote it to another level. did this to Jieyu, although she couldn't control the big palace hall, it was okay to set aside a small palace to live alone. ”

Seeing that the emperor's lips moved slightly and wanted to refute, the queen immediately said: "When Jiang Chongyuan was still Jieyu, didn't she live alone in Yuhui Pavilion?" Thinking that there is a precedent, the Lu family has lived in Tingyu these days, and he has also made a palace for her. ”

After the queen said this, she saw that the emperor was slightly angry, but she didn't know how to refute it for a while, and her heart suddenly became proud, and she hurriedly pointed to the midwife holding the child and said: "Why don't you take the little prince back quickly, take the wind carefully, and see which of you I can spare you!" ”

When the midwife saw the emperor and queen arguing, she was so frightened that she trembled, for fear that she would accidentally become the fish in the pond that had suffered.

The emperor's face was gloomy, and he glanced at the queen and said, "The queen will be generous." If it is said that Lu is pregnant and should be promoted, how can he delay it until a few days ago? ”

The queen opened her eyes and said nonsense: "It's not that the concubine is delaying, it's that there are too many things in the capital these days, and just a princess of Anjun is presiding over the pox is a few turmoil." The concubine is the master of the middle palace, and the people of the world are also the children of the concubine, so it is inevitable that there will be some distractions......"

This is really high-sounding, but the queen mother is the world, and it is not impossible to say that the people of the world are the children of the queen, although it is indeed - a little tooth-sour, and the queen has probably never taken the people in her eyes, and now it is a bit ashamed to say this.

However, since she said it, the emperor couldn't refute it, so he only stared at her coldly for a while, and then said stupidly: "Since the queen is so virtuous and has clear rewards and punishments, then she will be promoted to the position of the Lu clan!" ”

The word virtuous is really sarcastic, but the queen can't care about anything else at this time, as long as this prince doesn't fall into the hands of Concubine Yuan Shu, she immediately used her brain to go through the idle palace in her heart, and immediately said: "The concubine remembers that the Qiuliang Hall is still empty, although it has not been inhabited for a few years, but it was renovated last year, and now as long as you clean it up, you can move in when Lu Jieyu is out of confinement." And the place is cool, and the weather is still hot, and the prince will not be guilty of living in it. ”

She chattered a lot, and the emperor only sneered when she heard it: "The queen is really thoughtful. ”

The more he praised, the more the queen felt that she was depressed, and her heart was really happy, she felt more comfortable than eating a bowl of ice on dog days, and the smile on her face became more comfortable and sweet: "Since the concubine is the lord of the six palaces, she has to worry more." The emperor can rest assured, Lu Jieyu has a concubine here, and the emperor only cares about the affairs of the previous dynasty, and there is no need to worry about the harem. ”

The queen kept talking about Lu Jieyu, and the emperor sneered when she heard it, and when she finished speaking, she didn't even enter the inner hall, and she didn't ask how Lu Ying was, so she turned around and left. When he walked past Concubine Yuan Shu, he glanced at her and said, "I will go to your palace for dinner tonight." Immediately attracted a series of envious eyes.

The queen also saw that her eyes were hot, she gritted her teeth and turned her eyes away, and said loudly: "Go, immediately call the people of the palace to clean up the Qiuliang Palace, and just go to the library to get what you should add, and arrange it according to Jieyu's regulations." The emperor has been promoted to the position of Lu Cairen Jieyu, and he will salute when she is out of confinement! ”