==Chapter 153==

The crown princess just woke up from a sleep and found that the sky had changed.

She was actually grounded, but Emperor Chengyuan personally spoke.

After learning what happened, the crown princess was full of panic, and at the same time she couldn't help but be a little resentful. In the middle of the night, the prince suddenly fainted, and no one came to inform her, how could she know! It was for this little thing that she was grounded by her father and slapped in the face in public, how will she gain a foothold in front of others in the future? !

The crown princess cried a lot, complained about the people around her, and complained that Emperor Chengyuan was too ruthless. It's just that it's too late to say anything now, Emperor Chengyuan personally ordered it, who dares to question it?!

On the other side, it wasn't until dawn that the prince woke up. Although Imperial Physician Hu said that the prince was fine, he didn't wake up, and everyone in the East Palace was worried.

The prince woke up, but he was extremely weak, and the imperial doctors who were guarding the East Palace came to consult again, saying that the prince needed to recuperate, relax, and not think too much.

After the next dynasty, Emperor Chengyuan came to visit the prince in person, and the father and son only said a few words, and the prince fell asleep again because of the sleeping effect of the decoction he was taking.

Emperor Chengyuan saw that Ruan Ling'er was undressed and kept watch in front of the prince's couch all night, and felt that this woman still had merit, praised her, and told her to take good care of the prince.

What happened in the East Palace has never been a trivial matter, and it has always been the focus of attention. Before noon, the news that the prince suddenly fell ill was known to everyone who should know.

The Wang family knew more, and after the crown princess knew that she was grounded, she ordered someone to go back to her mother's house for help.

The Wang family is naturally in a big mess again, Mrs. Wang's tears are about to dry up, something like this happened to her daughter, and the Wang family, who is also a family, doesn't help it, so she actually fell into the well and said a lot of cool things. Fortunately, her mother, Princess Changping, came in a hurry, which can be regarded as letting Mrs. Wang find some backbone.

"Confused, you're so confused! At this time, I still don't understand why Yan'er was grounded? Do you think that His Majesty really because the prince was sick and Yan'er did not fulfill her duties as a wife, so he was angry and banned her feet? I said earlier, don't get involved in this matter, why don't you just listen? ”

Princess Changping sat on the first gum, looking at her daughter, her eyes full of disappointment.

Mrs. Wang will be a lot older next year, and at this time, she is sitting on the crescent stool in front of Princess Changping, tearing the handkerchief in her hand like a child, which is enough to show how anxious and uneasy she is at this time, and at the same time, there is obvious shame on her face.

Ah Jia said that this opportunity was too good to be missed. If you can really pass a step-son and record it in Yan'er's name, even if the prince dies in the future, with His Majesty's attention to the prince, there is also a power to compete. ”

"What the old woman said, it shouldn't be a few other rooms, right? What about Wang Hu? Wang Hu, he's a fool, he didn't stop him? ”

Mrs. Wang snorted: "My husband also agrees." ”

Princess Changping sneered and looked her daughter up and down, "Now that you have grown up, you are a grandmother, your wings are stiff, and you will hide everything from your mother." In that case, why did you come to me again? ”

Mrs. Wang was both anxious and weak-hearted, and hurriedly explained: "My daughter didn't want to hide it from A-Niang, she just thought that A-Niang had been in a bad mood recently, and she didn't want you to be too tired, so she would tell you when she wanted to get things done, and then she would make you happy and happy, who knows, who ......knows, who knows."

"Who knew that it would be like this, stealing chickens and rice would not make it a disaster, but it would cause Yan'er to be grounded." Princess Changping sarcastically. She naturally didn't believe her daughter's words, to put it bluntly, it wasn't the Wang family or her son-in-law who wanted to guard against her.

"A-Niang-"

Princess Changping sighed deeply, her face cloudy: "What do you want me to say about you?" didn't even figure out the secret, and dared to be reckless and let Yan'er go and talk to the prince about this kind of thing. Do you think a succession is a trivial matter? What the prince thinks, what His Majesty thinks, you know? ”

"But ...... outside"

"Which outside? What's outside? You dare to believe it! Even if the prince really moved this thought, it would not be Yan'er's turn to say this. Yan'er took the initiative to mention it, what will others think, what will His Majesty think? People will think that the prince is not doing much now, and the princess is busy looking for a way back, which is obviously cursing the prince to die...... Do you think that His Majesty is just a decoration there, and you think that Yan'er's position as the crown princess is really as stable as Mount Tai? His Majesty has long been dissatisfied with Yan'er, if it weren't for the face of the palace, your daughter's position as the crown princess would have been unstable for a long time......"

"What did I tell you at the beginning, let you not act rashly, wait and see, we are not in a hurry. Well, I think this palace is harming your Wang family, so I did it without telling this palace. Now that I know that I am in a hurry, what's the use of being in a hurry? Why do you think His Majesty grounded Yan'er? That's not just anger, but also a warning to you that the Wang family's hand should not stretch too far! ”

After listening to Princess Changping's words, Mrs. Wang was even more panicked.

"Then what should we do now? Even if you don't look at the face of the Wang family, for the sake of your daughter and Yan'er, can you go into the palace and beg your uncle......"

"Stop!" Princess Changping raised her hand to interrupt Mrs. Wang's next words, "Don't say this, this palace can't help, and it can't help." Feeling that her tone was too hard, Princess Changping softened her tone, "Don't worry, since His Majesty has forbidden Yan'er's feet, it means that he is not to blame for this matter." ”

In terms of understanding Emperor Chengyuan, no one can get out of the right of Princess Changping.

With Emperor Chengyuan's temperament, if he beats you, it means that he is not to blame in the past, and the most terrible thing is to ignore you and ignore you, which means that you will end up worrying.

Just like her, Emperor Chengyuan did not reprimand her or punish her, but just looked indifferent. This kind of behavior made Princess Changping's heart cold, because when she didn't know, her own brother had a knot in her heart, and she couldn't explain it, and she couldn't explain it, so she could only pretend not to know.

Thinking of this, the corners of Princess Changping's mouth tightened, and the deep nasolabial folds were engraved there, making her more and more ruthless.

"You let the Wang family be honest recently, Yan'er is just grounded, after staying for a while, His Majesty will naturally let her out."

"......"

"Don't be, there is still something to do in this palace, so I won't stay long."

Princess Changping came in a hurry, hurried away, like a gust of wind, blew over the Wang's house, and rolled out again.

On the carriage back home, Princess Changping had a solemn face.

After this incident, she can also see that Emperor Chengyuan is completely dead to the crown princess. Why did Emperor Chengyuan give Wang Yan'er to the crown prince as a concubine, Princess Changping understood the meaning very well. But it's only been a few years, first Wang Yan'er was useless, and then she lost her holy grace, and now Emperor Chengyuan doesn't even want to save face.

What she said to Mrs. Wang just now is that Emperor Chengyuan is warning the Wang family, but in fact, he is not warning her.

Probably the royal brother thinks that she is actually intervening in the middle, Princess Changping really feels wronged, but it is useless to be wronged, who let her have this relationship with the Wang family.

Princess Changping smiled bitterly.

Earlier, she pinned all her hopes on the crown princess, but now it seems that it will not be possible, and she has to find another way back. Fortunately, the relationship with King Zhao Chengwang has not been broken, and it can be regarded as leaving a way back for himself.

Since they were suspicious of the imperial brother because of what happened back then, it was not so easy for them to get rid of her!

Princess Changping's eyes flashed with a fierce color, and she whispered something in the ear of the personal maid, and the maid pushed the car out and poked her head out, and the carriage quickly diverted.

*

After receiving the news that the prince was sick, King Zhao Chengwang and others entered the palace to visit.

Because the crown prince is still weak and not suitable to see people, they just went to the East Palace to express their concern, presented some good medicinal materials and left. In fact, it is just a show, it doesn't matter if the prince sees them or not, as long as Emperor Chengyuan knows, others know. As long as the prince does not die for a day, he is a big Buddha on their heads, and they can only be respected.

Jiuniang and the king of Chu also came to the East Palace to visit the prince, and unlike King Cheng of Zhao and others, they met the prince.

The prince is very weak now, and this time he seems to have hurt his vitality and can't even get off the bed. The hall was full of pungent medicinal smells, the people on the bed seemed to be so sick that they only had one breath left, and the people serving on the side were also described as haggard.

The king of Chu stayed to talk to the prince, and Jiu Niang went to the side hall with Ruan Ling'er.

"Ling'er, are you okay? Even if you have to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you should pay attention to your body. Jiuniang looked at Ruan Ling'er with a haggard face with some concern, and frowned.

Ruan Ling'er forced a smile, and there was still a worried look between her eyebrows: "I'm fine, but I've been a little tired in the past two days." Don't worry, Jiuniang, I will pay attention to my body. ”

"That's good, it is said that the crown princess is grounded?" Jiu Niang asked curiously.

Ruan Ling'er nodded.

Jiuniang sighed, didn't ask any more, and the two talked about some other things. After a short time, the king of Chu came out of the inner hall, and Jiu Niang stood up to say goodbye to Ruan Ling'er, and said that she would come to see her when she was free.

The two got into the carriage out of the palace, and Jiuniang curiously asked how the prince's body was now.

The matter of the prince's health has always been a mystery. Emperor Chengyuan guarded too tightly, and the imperial doctors who treated the prince were all tight-lipped, and there were rumors in the early years that the prince would not live to be twenty, but the prince not only lived past twenty, but also lived for so long. He will always look sick and weak before and after others, but after so many years, no one dares to assert that he will die soon, only that he will not live long.

But how long will it be? Nobody knows.

This is the first time that the prince has been so seriously ill, and everyone can't help but have a thought in their hearts-

Is the prince really going to die?

King Chu understood Jiu Niang's thoughts, shook his head, and said, "The prince is indeed a little bad, but he is not as strict as you think." Over the years, I wish he had died too many people, but the royal brother is still alive and well. You must know that there are so many top doctors in the palace, and all kinds of rare medicinal materials are used sparingly, how can they die so lightly. ”

King Chu said meaningfully, and Jiu Niang nodded understandingly.

"So what are we going to do in the future? Like King Zhao and them? ”

King Zhao Chengwang has been very attentive these days, and from time to time he collects some good medicinal materials and sends them to the East Palace. Everyone knows that they are just pretending, and maybe pretending to be a kind of skill is also a kind of ability.

"You can do what you have to do, you don't have to be too deliberate, but you still have to do what you have to do."

Does that mean they're going to be with you? However, Jiu Niang also wanted to do her best, after all, the prince helped them too much, although she told her sensibly, the death of the prince was a good thing for everyone, but she selfishly hoped that good people would be rewarded.

The king of Chu is probably as entangled with her, otherwise he would not have been frowning since he knew that the prince was sick.

"Don't think about it, just let it be."

*

On this day, the king of Chu entered the palace to visit the prince, and just as he was about to leave the palace, he was summoned by Emperor Chengyuan.

Neither of them is a person who can chat and laugh, and Emperor Chengyuan is used to being arbitrary, so he quickly went straight to the point: "The prince is sick now, and he doesn't have much time to pass the time, and I see that the East Palace has been full of gloom recently, and I also need some laughter to improve the atmosphere." The prince loves Sheng'er, so you let your daughter-in-law take Sheng'er to show the prince, maybe when he is happy, the disease will be cured. ”

Emperor Chengyuan said it meaningfully, and the King of Chu couldn't help but raise his head and look over.

The eyes of father and son met in the air.

One has a clear eye, but it is as black as a ball of ink. One eye was cloudy, faintly bloodshot, but it seemed meaningful.

The king of Chu lowered his head and replied, "Yes." ”

After the king of Chu returned home, he hesitated again and again, but still informed Jiuniang of the matter.

Jiu Niang was stunned at first, and then her face showed a sad color, and her voice was a little excited: "What does he want to do?" ”

King Chu pursed his lips tightly and persuaded: "Since my father has given an order, you can go and see the situation first." ”

"But ......" Jiu Niang paused, and finally nodded, "I know." ”

The King of Chu sighed, took her into his arms, and said softly: "Don't worry, this king will definitely not let that happen." ”

The next day, there was a carriage in the palace to pick up Jiuniang.

When Jiuniang heard the report from the people below, she was stunned at first, and then asked Lianzhi and others to serve her to change her clothes and make up with an expressionless face, and then ordered the nurse to bring Xiao Mumu over, and changed him into clothes that he could wear when he went out, and asked the nurse and Xiaocui to prepare the things that Mu Mu would use when he went out, such as diapers and clothes, and then prepared to take his son out.

Jiuniang wrapped the small wooden wood with a lake silk cloak, the weather slowly became cooler, and today is a cloudy day, so as not to let the child catch a cold. She first took her son to the gate in a soft sedan chair, and then changed the carriage in the palace.

Today, Jiuniang entered the palace not only with Xiaocui, but also with a nurse and Xiaocan lotus branches.

Since Emperor Chengyuan said that she should take more children to the East Palace to relieve the prince's boredom, it is definitely not possible to come back in a while, the nurse is in case of emergency, and the three of Xiao Cuilianzhi are to be optimistic about their son.

The East Palace is no better than other places, even if Jiu Niang knows that the prince is a good one, but who knows if anyone else will take the opportunity to attack Mu Mu, especially at such a sensitive time. has been such a heart-warming baby for two lifetimes, Jiuniang has to guard against it.

Therefore, Jiu Niang's order to Xiaocui and the others is to be optimistic about Mumu, stay vigilant, and don't eat anything that wants to be eaten. In particular, Mu Mu and Nanny are the key protection objects.

The carriage passed all the way, and soon arrived in front of the gate of the East Palace.

Early on, there was a guide waiting in front of the gate of the East Palace, Jiu Niang didn't know him, but he reported that his family was serving in the Zichen Palace.

Jiuniang realized in her heart that the carriage that took her into the palace was sent by Emperor Chengyuan, and the attendant who led the way was served by Zichen Palace, so it means that the whole thing is Emperor Chengyuan's own passion?

In fact, it can't be said that he is self-inflicted, as the honor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, if Emperor Chengyuan makes any decision, no one dares to question it. And now Jiu Niang only hopes that the prince will not have that kind of thought, leaving them some room to turn around.

Jiu Niang really hoped that all the qiē in front of her was a dream, and as soon as she opened her eyes, the dream woke up. Because this feeling of powerlessness is just too bad.

Without thinking too much, a group of people were led to the Haoran Palace.

Along the way, the leading chamberlain spoke vaguely, but there was a lot of wit in and out of his words. The general meaning is to let Jiu Niang's eyes brighten, not to make the prince angry, not to attract the prince's suspicion, and not to reveal that this trip is the meaning of Emperor Chengyuan. Isn't Concubine Ruan a friend of Jiu Niang? It's like a visiting friend.

Jiu Niang stopped and looked at the attendant fixedly.

This waiter could still have a hypocritical smile at first, but soon he couldn't maintain it, he just wanted to warn Jiu Niang with his eyes, but who knew that Jiu Niang looked at him coldly, turned his head and left.

He cursed secretly in his heart, and quickly caught up with Jiu Niang, until he was about to reach the Haoran Palace, and he shifted his steps. It turned out that there were several attendants waiting for him not far ahead, holding a few brocade boxes in their hands, and after he went over to meet with people, he hurried to the Haoran Palace.

They flattered Emperor Yuan's order and sent medicinal herbs to the East Palace.

Jiuniang thought coldly, what a good arrangement, a good design, a good Chengyuan Emperor!

"Princess......" Xiao Cui said worriedly.

Jiu Niang shook her head at her, and soon several people were welcomed in.

Ruan Ling'er was very surprised by Jiu Niang's sudden visit, but she was also very happy in her heart.

The prince's illness has not healed, she waits by the side every day, although there are people in the palace to do everything on her behalf, and it will not make her tired, but looking at the prince's sick and weak appearance all day long still makes her both worried and anxious. Especially the sluggish atmosphere in the entire Haoran Palace, which made her feel breathless, and the appearance of Jiu Niang was undoubtedly a light for her.

"Why did you want to come to see me today?"

Jiuniang smiled, "Actually, it's not just to come to see you, His Royal Highness said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is bored all day long, and it must be very boring, so I asked my son to visit His Royal Highness the Prince." She stretched out her finger and teased the son in her arms, "Xiao Mumu, let's go and see if Uncle Prince, do you want to go?" ”

At this time, children can understand the words of adults, but Xiao Mumu also knew that A-Niang was playing with him, and giggled to grab Jiu Niang's fingers.

Ruan Ling'er saw such a lovely baby, her heart melted, and the sorrow between her eyebrows also faded a lot.

"Your Highness is just awake, and I will lead you in."

The prince was asking Futai suspiciously, where was the child's laughter, and saw his side concubine leading the princess of Chu in. Seeing the white and tender baby with a smile on her face in Jiu Niang's arms, the prince couldn't help but have his eyes lit up, and a soft smile appeared on his face.

Fu Tai propped the prince up and stuffed two more fluffy pillows behind his back.

"Fifth brother and sister, you are here, you don't need to salute, sit."

Jiu Niang blessed the prince and sat down on the crescent stool in front of the couch.

"Why did you bring Sheng'er today? Sheng'er seems to have gained some weight again. ”

Jiuniang replied: "The baby in the swaddling clothes sees the wind rising, and this stinky boy is getting more and more solid now." The concubine was originally going to come to visit Concubine Ruan, but His Royal Highness said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be very bored when you are bored all day long, so I asked me to bring Sheng'er with me, saying that it was to relieve your boredom. ”

The prince smiled: "It makes the fifth brother worry about Lone's body, and Lone is not a big deal." ”

Fu Tai asked jokingly on the side: "Your Highness, do you want to bring the little emperor and grandson to take a look, you see how happy he is smiling." ”

The prince smiled between his eyebrows and nodded.

Fu Tai stepped forward and smiled at Jiu Niang, who glanced at him, straightened his son's clothes, and touched the diaper before handing the child to him. Futai took the child over and went to the stranger's arms, Xiao Mumu was a little uncomfortable, but he still didn't cry, just looked at Jiuniang with a little eye.

Jiuniang looked at her son's eyes, her nose was sore, and her tears almost didn't fall. She forced a smile to talk to Ruan Ling'er, but the corner of her eye never relaxed.

At first, the prince didn't dare to touch Xiao Mumu, because he smelled of medicine all over his body, for fear of smoking the child. Seeing that Xiao Mumu didn't have any discomfort, he reached out and touched the child's white, tender and fat little face.

Fu Tai was a clever man, knowing that the prince did not have the strength to hold the child, so he asked the little chamberlain on the side to bring a few pillows, put them around the edge of the couch, and then put the small wooden wood on the bed between the prince and the pillow.

Mu Mu is more than five months old and can sit up by relying on foreign objects, he sits firmly on the pillow, and Fu Tai is watching over him, so he forms such a picture-

The prince was lying on the couch, Mu Mu was sitting in front of him, and Fu Tai ordered someone to find two small toys for the little babies to play with and handed them to him. Mumu, who looked a little dull because he was away from his mother, suddenly became happy again, waving the toys in his hand, and laughed very happily.

Futai came to Jiu Niang's side silently, and said respectfully: "Otherwise, the side concubine Niangniang will accompany the princess of Chu to sit in the side hall, princess Niangniang, you can rest assured, the slave will help you take care of the little emperor and grandson." ”

Jiuniang looked at his eyes, then looked away, and said, "I'll leave the maid and the nurse here, don't look at this kid laughing happily at this moment, no one can coax him to cry." And after all, Fu Nei has never taken care of children, so leaving someone can help you. ”

After speaking, she beckoned, and Xiaocui and the nurse stepped forward and saluted Fu Tai respectfully.

"This is just right, if the little emperor and grandson cry or pee, no one in our Haoran Palace really knows what to do." Futai said with a smile.

Jiuniang and Ruan Ling'er went to the side hall and gave Xiaocui a vague look when they left.

……

Jiu Niang didn't stay in the side hall for too long, almost half an hour, and Fu Tai ordered someone to invite her.

The prince had already rested because of lack of energy, and Xiao Mumu also fell asleep in the nurse's arms.

When Jiuniang and Ruan Linger said goodbye, Ruan Linger was still a little reluctant.

In this East Palace, except for the crown prince, she has almost no one to talk to, and after chatting with Jiu Niang for a while today, she seems to have returned to the time when she was in the country.

"Jiu Niang, if you are free, remember to come and see me." After a pause, she seemed to realize that this request was a bit rude, and said a little embarrassed: "If you don't have time, forget it." ”

Jiu Niang nodded, "Don't worry, I'll come to see you when I'm free." ”

How could it be that there was no time? If you don't have time, you have to be free.

Ruan Ling'er sent Jiuniang and her party to the gate of the East Palace, and then reluctantly went back.

……

After that, two days later, Jiuniang came again.

Ruan Ling'er was very happy, just like last time, Jiu Niang left Mu Mu to accompany the prince, and she went to the side hall with Ruan Ling'er to talk.

This time he stayed in the East Palace for nearly an hour, and after Jiuniang and the others left, the prince took Ruan Ling'er away, leaving Futai alone.

"Tell me, what the hell is going on?"

Compared with the crown prince, who was laughing a lot, his face was extremely bad at this time.

has been a prince for decades, even if he is sick in bed at this time, describing it as withered, the momentum of his whole body is also very intimidating. It's just that the crown prince rarely behaves like this, and most of the time he is gentle.

Futai was stunned, lowered his head, and did not speak.

"What? Even you have to hide it from Lonely? ”

Futai hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the slave and maid don't have it, it's just ......"

"Just what?"

Futai knew that he couldn't hide it from the prince, gritted his teeth, and said: "Actually, the slave and maid don't know what's going on, it's just that there is someone over there to explain the slave and maid, and let the slave and maid arrange more for the little emperor and your Royal Highness." He glanced at the prince hesitantly and persuaded: "Your Highness, don't think too much, in fact, Your Majesty has no other meaning, just think that you are bored all day long, just find someone to relieve your boredom......"

"Everywhere...... Nothing else......" the prince muttered.

After a long time, he waved his hand tiredly and closed his eyes.