Chapter Twenty-Four: Late Morning Rain

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Concubine Hui came here, holding a light and gold-sprinkled bone fan in her hand and shaking it gently, slanting at Qingling who had just gotten up, this bone fan was still the emperor's favorite object a few days ago, and now it has become Concubine Hui's favorite object, which shows that the holy favor is rich.

Mo Yu's generally moist and smart eyes were full of disdain, and the corners of his mouth twitched, "If this palace is the sister of the virtuous concubine, it will not be jealous, and the beauty born on other people's faces will only make this palace disgusted." ”

Qingling knew that today Baohua Hall prayed for blessings, and all the concubines gathered, and they inevitably had to meet Concubine Hui.

She knelt on the ground and bowed respectfully, and made up her mind that as long as she didn't fight back, Concubine Lianghui couldn't do anything to her.

Concubine Xian was calm and calm, and made a flat salute, her voice was still not slow, as light as jade ink, "Concubine Hui's sister Wan'an, my sister is glamorous, my sister is also envious, my sister knows that her appearance is rough, she can't get into her sister's eyes, so it's good not to dislike her sister." ”

Concubine Hui didn't look at Qingling who was kneeling on the ground out of the corner of her eyes, she looked at Concubine Xian's high bulging belly, and the corners of her mouth twitched, "Sister, don't just look at other people's foxes, you still have to be on guard against the evil intentions of these foxes, and think more about how to take care of your own fetus, but don't be like this palace, the good dragon fetus is gone." ”

Concubine Xian involuntarily put her hand on her stomach and touched it, she knew how important this child was to her, if she gave birth to a prince, she would be one step closer to the position she dreamed of, nearly eight months of peace and sound, and she didn't dare to let her have the slightest slack, her body also involuntarily moved two steps, and it was a lot farther away from the position of Qingling kneeling.

My heart was tight, but there was still a dignified and soft smile on my face, "What did Sister Concubine Hui say, my sister's child is the child of the sisters in the palace, is it possible that there will be someone who expects that my sister's child will not be born!" ”

Concubine Hui glanced sideways at Qingling, and said with disdain and indifference, "This palace can't be said well, don't underestimate those foxes, on the surface, they blindly bow down and pretend to be pitiful, and they don't know what they are thinking in their hearts?" If the palace is a virtuous concubine, she will stay in Yanxi Palace and not come out, otherwise it will not be good to meet some ominous person who will make the dragon fetus be impacted. Well, the palace is also lacking, so I won't talk to Concubine Xian. ”

Concubine Hui twisted her waist and walked two steps, stopped and turned her head back, and saw that there were already several concubines standing aside as an audience, she snorted, "Get up, be quiet, don't kneel there and pretend to be pitiful, and let the Queen Mother see it later, thinking that the palace is narrow-minded and can't accommodate newcomers." ”

Qingling let her be sarcastic and ridiculed in every way, but she didn't say a word, and when she heard Concubine Hui's cold snort, she lowered her head and replied, "Concubine Xie Concubine Huiniang." ”

When she stood up, Concubine Xian had already avoided from afar, Qingling inadvertently saw Concubine Xian entering the Baohua Palace, and when she looked back, her bright eyes like Yuehua were frightened and afraid, compared with the calm and demure just now, they were like two people. As if she really wanted to harm the dragon fetus in Concubine Xian's womb, the other concubines also walked away around her as if they were hiding from the plague.

Especially the Yu Guiren who came from behind, he was holding his stomach, as if Qingling was some kind of fierce god who had come to murder her dragon fetus, and he glanced at Qingling in horror when he took a step, and he must have been silently praying in his heart that God would quickly accept this demon girl with a face like a peach blossom and a femme fatale.

Qingling gritted his teeth to prevent tears from falling, but tears poured out of his eyes like disobedient children, and his face flowed.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?" But yesterday she was with her to seal the permanent Wanxin, she lived far away from the Yueyue Pavilion, and when she arrived, she saw Jing Chang crying silently.

Thinking that she had suffered a lot of grievances when she first met with the concubines, Wanxin's life should not be easy, she couldn't worry about Wanxin, the only one in the palace who regarded her as a sister, because she was a little idle for herself, raised her eyes to look at the dazzling sun, forced her tears back, inadvertently turned around to wipe the tears off her face, shook her head and smiled, "Where am I crying, it is clear that your flower and moon appearance are too dazzling, and my sister is surrounded by flowers." After speaking, I was worried that Wan Xin was left alone by the Queen Mother yesterday, and I didn't know what kind of admonition I received, so I asked with concern, "Is my sister okay?" ”

A hint of pleasure flashed in Wan Xin's smart eyes, she took Qingling's hand and whispered, "Sister, don't worry about your sister, just beat it as usual, my sister is fine." I heard that the emperor and King Jing enjoyed poems and paintings last night, and did not summon concubines to sleep. We're just here to stay before we sleep, and no one will be embarrassed by it. ”

"Now that you are always there, you are the emperor's person, you should take good care of your hands, my sister got a box of hand care and skin rejuvenation ointment yesterday, and I will ask someone to send you to invite the Moon Pavilion later." Holding Wanxin's hand tightly, Qingling remembered that Concubine Hui was bitter and mean, and asked with concern, "Concubine Hui didn't embarrass you, right?" ”

"My sister is also afraid that Concubine Hui will find it, who would think that Concubine Hui Niangniang rewarded a lot of things yesterday, and sent someone to inquire, it turned out that it was the Queen Mother she asked for to seal her sister's permanent position. My sister always wondered if the sun was coming out of the west and going to set in the east. Before I had time to drink a cup of hot water to wake up in the morning, I arrived at the Baohua Hall and saw my sister. Wan Xin's mouth was like an open chatterbox, and she said a lot and wanted to continue, and when she saw the Queen Mother's Luan driving moving over from a distance, her eyes rolled and she said, "Sister, let's both kneel here to pick up the Queen Mother's holy driver." Following the Queen Mother's holy car, it also saves nonsense with other irrelevant people. ”

Qingling secretly sighed that Wanxin's mind was active, so she whispered, "Sister is stupid, I thought of this earlier, I should go to Renshou Palace and wait for the Queen Mother, and follow the Queen Mother Luan." ”

Wan Xin playfully stuck out her tongue in agreement.

"The concubines welcome the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is blessed with Jin'an!" The two bowed in unison.

The Queen Mother sat upright in formal clothes, and regained her dignified majesty after only one glance at the two of them.

Mama Ji's eyes floated over, and the two of them hurriedly got up, and followed Luan into the Baohua Palace.

Kneeling and praying all day long, Qingling's back and legs hurt. Especially after kneeling for a long time, the pain in the injured area was as hot as charcoal. Qingling's position is low, and at the end of the prayer, when the other concubines are gone, they slowly walked out of the Baohua Hall with the support of the falling snow.

Qingling habitually raised her head and looked at the sky, a layer of black clouds surged up at the setting sun, slowly swallowing the sky, there was a situation of black clouds pressing the top, I don't know why, she squinted her eyes and looked, and she had a bad premonition in her heart.

A gust of wind blew, only a snapping sound was heard, and a thunderclap exploded in the western sky, and Falling Snow and Mei Xin couldn't help but speed up their pace while holding Qingling.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the rumbling thunder seemed to be chasing the footsteps of several people, and in an instant, the wind was raging in the imperial garden, and the branches were flying wildly, and there were raindrops down.

When a few people escorted Qingling to Yujinxuan, it was already raining heavily in the sky, as if the blessing of the Baohua Hall was immediately fulfilled.

With earth-shattering thunder and breathtaking lightning, the rain became heavier and heavier.

At night, it was the snow and the alley on duty, the thunder was too scary, Qingling called the snow to sleep with her, and remembered the path in the corridor, the fan was thundering, presumably the road was not easy this night, so he told the road not to have a vigil, go back to his house to sleep.

Who knew that Xiao Luzi knelt on his knees, and said that he would stay and keep vigil for the night, "The slave is bold, and he is not afraid of thunder and lightning, and with the slave guarding outside, the master can sleep more peacefully." ”

Qingling saw that he was resolute, so he asked Luoxue to carry a mattress into the aisle, let the path be paved, and the bottom of his body was softer during the vigil.

Xiao Luzi has not been in the palace for a long time, on weekdays, the eunuchs either shout or scold him, no one has ever cared about him, care about his warmth and coldness, Xiao Luzi took the mattress, his eyes were a little moist.

The torrential rain fell in the middle of the night, sweeping away the heat for more than 20 days, and the queen mother was very happy and rewarded a lot of things. Qingling took Luoxue and Xiao Dongzi, Xiao Xiazi was recording and entering the warehouse, and Xiao Luzi hurriedly came in to report, "Master Jing, something happened to Yuxiu Palace." ”

"What, is Yu Guiren going to give birth?" Luoxue asked strangely.

"Count it up, Yu Guiren still has more than a month to give birth, who knows that this morning I got up with severe abdominal pain, I am afraid that I will give birth prematurely, the imperial concubine Niangniang has no idea for a while, and ordered the masters in the palace to go to Yuxiu Palace to wait, and help the imperial concubine Niangniang to get an idea at the critical moment." Xiao Luzi knew that there was nothing bigger than the imperial heir in the palace, and he was in a hurry to come back to report.

"Has the Imperial Doctor seen it?" Qingling asked.

"The imperial doctor has seen it, and said that Yu Guiren's dragon fetus was unstable and frightened, and the slave thought that it was lightning and thunder last night, which was quite scary, but how could the dragon fetus be frightened so easily?" Xiao Luzi guessed.

"Don't talk nonsense, especially don't talk nonsense outside, taking care of your mouth is the way to survive in the palace for a long time." Qingling froze a sentence, and after changing clothes, he was about to go out with Mei Xin, leaving the snow to record the reward of the Queen Mother, but when he saw the falling snow on the side, his face was very worried, and he wanted to stop talking.

"Luoxue, do you have something to say to me?"

Luoxue said, "Master Jing, the slave has something to say, but I don't know if I can say it?" ”

Qingling Wan'er, "Falling snow, I understand what you mean." There is an imperial concubine in the palace to take care of the affairs of the six palaces, even if there is something that cannot be decided, there is also the queen mother and her old man who are in charge. The imperial heir is a big deal, no matter what you see or what you find, you won't say much. You can rest assured. ”

"Master Jing is really exquisite, he knows how to protect himself, and there is no need to say anything about the slave." Luoxue knew what she wanted to remind, and Master Jing had already seen it and smiled.