Chapter 208: Narrowly Missed
Liu Xuan's face turned red all of a sudden, and she stared at her eyes with shame and anger: "You, you still ask Gong Yuanshou about such a thing!" ”
Li Che also seemed a little embarrassed, he coughed lightly and said, "Zhou Gong's gift is a common relationship between husband and wife, how can I not ask?" ”
"No way!" Liu Xuan blushed and said, "Even if the head of Gong Yuan said it's okay...... Yes, but you'll have to wait a little longer. ”
Hearing this, Li Che seemed to be a little depressed: "How long will I have to wait?" ”
Liu Xuan stretched out three fingers, Li Che shook his head, Liu Xuan had no choice but to re-compare two fingers, Li Che still shook his head.
Liu Xuan was annoyed: "Wait another month, you can't be less." ”
Li Che smiled when he heard this, and dropped a kiss on her cheek: "January is January, I still have to wait." ”
After saying that, he took out the hand that had been stretched into her, pecked her lips lightly, and put her on his shoulder: "Sleep, don't let me change my mind." ”
Liu Xuan didn't dare to mess with him more, so she immediately closed her eyes and fell asleep when she heard this.
On the second day, Liu Xuan asked people to inform Liu's mother to enter the palace to see her, but this palace was not to be available in the morning and afternoon, and it was necessary to wait for a day.
The moment she received the message, Liu's mother couldn't help but be overjoyed, she hurriedly ordered to prepare a car and go to Tianxiang Temple to ask for a fetal safety charm for Liu Xuan.
Tianxiang Temple is a national temple, that is, the place where Liu Xuan met Cao Fei, Tianxiang Temple is full of incense, the abbot in the temple is a monk who has obtained Taoism, and many officials and nobles in Beijing go here.
Liu Mu got out of the carriage and went straight to the Guanyin Niangniang Temple, perhaps because she often came, and many monks in the temple knew her.
As soon as you enter the Kannon Hall. A monk greeted him: "Amitabha, Mrs. Liu is here to ask for a talisman for the concubine." ”
Liu Xuan's pregnancy has long been known to the world, and Liu's mother, as Liu Xuan's mother-in-law, it is common for her to come to the temple to ask for a safe fetus, and it is normal for monks to expect it.
Liu Mu immediately nodded: "Exactly, it's hard work." ”
Because Liu's mother is a distinguished guest, the monk personally led Liu's mother all the way to kneel and worship the incense, and when Liu's mother asked for a charm, the monk cautiously took an elegant wooden box: "The abbot expected that Mrs. Liu would come to the temple one day to marry a safe fetal talisman, and specially prepared an incense talisman with his own hands to open the light and bless." ”
Mrs. Liu took the wooden box and opened it to take a look. I saw that the incense note was very exquisite. The fragrance is also pleasant, she smiled and said: "I thanked the abbot for his kindness, but I don't know what the spice in this incense note is?" Smelling so pleasant? ”
The monk explained, "The spices in this talisman were arranged by the abbot himself. It has the effect of calming the nerves and soothing the fetus. ”
Liu Mu sniffed again. Sure enough, as the monk said, it can calm people's minds. At that moment, he thanked him again, covered the wooden box and solemnly put it away, and then left.
Back to Fuchu. Mother Liu asked the maid to prepare some gifts, mostly after hearing that Liu Xuan was pregnant, the baby's clothes and tights, etc., Mother Liu counted her life, and the child was born in the spring, so she prepared some thin clothes in spring.
When falling asleep at night, Liu's mother deliberately put the incense charm at the head of the bed, the fragrance of the incense note is light, the smell is not only pleasant, but also can make people calm and relax, Liu Mu smelled the fragrance for a while and had sleepiness, so she was relieved to put the incense charm and prepare to give it to Liu Xuan on the second day.
Early the next morning, Liu's mother entered the palace.
There is a popular saying among the people, if you don't raise a child, you don't know the kindness of your parents, Liu Xuan has gradually realized what it means to be a mother and child since she was pregnant, although she was not born to Liu's mother, but she has a mother-child relationship with Liu's mother, and she often thinks of Liu's mother since she was pregnant.
Therefore, today she deliberately got up early and waited for the arrival of Mother Liu in the palace.
Mother Liu only brought a maid into the palace, and when she saw Liu Xuan, she wanted to salute.
Liu Xuan hurriedly got up and helped her up, and pouted, "Isn't my stepmother tormenting me?" Could it be that now my stepmother plans to deny me as a righteous daughter? ”
Liu Mu smiled and patted her hand: "How can I not recognize you, but now that you are a concubine, the so-called etiquette cannot be abolished." ”
Liu Xuan helped her to sit with her, and then said: "I don't have so many rules here, and my stepmother doesn't have to talk about etiquette there." ”
Liu Xuan can still be so close to her now, Liu's mother is naturally happy, she smiled and nodded: "Okay, it's all up to you." ”
After speaking, she called the maid to hand over the prepared things, and then said: "There is a custom among the people, if the married daughter is pregnant, the clothes after the birth of the baby are prepared by the mother's family, although there is nothing lacking in the palace, and Your Majesty pampers you well, but this custom is good, so I have prepared some clothes, do you still like it?" ”
Liu Xuan took the small clothes one by one, the more she looked at it, the more happy she was, she had no concept of the fetus in her womb, but when she saw these small clothes, the fetus in her womb seemed to be in front of her, she nodded gratefully: "My stepmother bothered, I love it very much." ”
"If you like it, it's fine." Liu Mu smiled and took out a delicate small wooden box from her body, handed it to her, and said: "This is the talisman I went to Tianxiang Temple yesterday to ask for, the spices in this talisman have the effect of calming the fetus, I tried it last night, and the effect is very good." ”
Liu Xuan opened the wooden box, took out the incense talisman and smelled it, and suddenly a touch of fragrance overflowed, she smiled and put the incense talisman away, and handed it to Dongmei on the side so that she could take it alive.
After receiving the gift, Liu Xuan pulled Liu's mother to speak, mostly about first-time motherhood, Liu's mother smiled and said one by one, especially the things to pay attention to in the confinement, she said in great detail.
Unconsciously, a morning passed, Liu Xuan wanted to keep Liu's mother for dinner, although Liu's mother wanted to spend a while with her, but she quit because of the disagreement.
After Liu's mother left, Liu Xuan took out those small clothes and looked at them again, the more she looked at them, the more happy she became, and she reluctantly put them down after watching them for a long time.
Thinking of the incense charm given by Liu's mother, she was ready to let Dongmei take it and hang it at the head of the bed.
During this time, Li Che was free, and he came to the Ganlu Hall to have dinner with Liu Xuan, because it was almost time to eat, Dongmei went to pass the meal, and the matter of taking the incense charm naturally fell on the body of Huaying.
Huaying went to get the wooden box, opened the wooden box and was about to hang the incense charm at the head of the bed, but as soon as he took out the incense charm, he smelled the fragrance, but frowned suspiciously. She took the incense charm and sniffed it on the tip of her nose, but finally her brow became more and more furrowed.
After determining what she was thinking, she hurriedly put the sachet back into the wooden box, rushed to Liu Xuan with the wooden box, and said in a deep voice: "Niangniang, there is something wrong with this incense talisman!" ”
Huaying is good at medicine and understands medical etiquette, and Liu Xuan naturally believes her words.
Liu Xuan suddenly frowned and asked, "What's the problem?" ”
Hua Ying whispered: "Although most of this spice is a tranquil incense, it is mixed with fine musk, and in order to cover up the smell of musk, the person who put the spice deliberately put a spice that can cover the musk flavor. Even if you are a medical person. If you don't smell it, you can't smell it. ”
"Musk?" Liu Xuan's heart was cold, she naturally knew what the musk was for, if there was no flower shadow around her, this incense charm would hang on the bedside and smell it every day. In less than half a month, she will have a miscarriage!
Liu Xuan was furious. Never been so angry. Mother Liu naturally won't harm her, there must be someone else who harms her!
She thought of Cao Fei's abnormality these days, and thought that this matter would definitely be inseparable from Cao Fei. It's just that now she has no evidence, and the incense charm is a gift from Liu's mother, and if she makes a big move, it will definitely damage Liu's mother's reputation.
Moreover, this incense talisman was asked by Liu's mother, and if she knew that there was musk in this incense talisman, she would definitely blame herself.
Thinking of this, Liu Xuan's heart was even more angry, she stroked the tea cup on the table, and said coldly: "Okay, very good!" ”
Huaying had never seen Liu Xuan look so angry, so she hurriedly knelt down and said repeatedly: "Niangniang is angry." ”
As soon as her voice fell, Cui Laifu's announcement came from outside: "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”
When Hua Ying heard this announcement, her heart was suddenly relieved.
Li Che entered the Ganlu Palace, and saw the mess on the ground at a glance, he frowned and looked at Liu Xuan, only to see Liu Xuan's eyes full of anger and not looking at him.
He took two steps forward to her side and asked softly, "What's wrong?" Why are you so angry? ”
Liu Xuan snorted coldly, turned around and ignored him at all.
Li Che immediately looked at the kneeling flower shadow on the ground, and said coldly, "What happened?" Why is the mother so angry? Don't you know that a mother cannot be angry? ”
Flower Shadow kowtowed, and then explained the matter in detail.
After Li Che heard this, his handsome face suddenly became angry: "How can this be true!" Even my emperor dared to murder him, they really ate the leopard's gall! ”
At this time, Liu Xuan snorted mockingly: "Fortunately, Huaying smelled something wrong, if the fetus in the womb is really in trouble, I will see how you can repay me!" ”
Li Che was slightly stunned when he heard this: "What does this matter have to do with me?" ”
As soon as he finished asking, he saw Liu Xuan's resentful look, and immediately understood, he sighed deeply, and his voice softened: "I have never underestimated the fight between women, even my mother and concubine died under the fight of women, so I have sent someone to take care of your food and clothing, and I have also ordered those people not to be allowed to visit, but I never thought that such a thing would still happen." ”
Liu Xuan knew that she was angry before, and her expression eased a little now: "I don't blame you, but this matter is related to my stepmother and the fetus in my womb, and it needs to be dealt with well." ”
Li Che nodded when he heard this, he took her hand and said softly: "I will definitely send someone to investigate this matter strictly, and before the matter is revealed, we must not startle the snake, otherwise it will be inappropriate if Mrs. Liu is affected." ”
"You have a point, and I know it's powerful." Liu Xuan sighed: "But I want to handle this matter myself." ”
Li Che didn't agree: "Now that you are pregnant, you shouldn't work too hard, and besides, this matter is my fault, and you leave it to me." ”
Liu Xuan saw that he had made up his mind, so he had to go with him.
When something like this happened, the two of them were not in a good mood, and the atmosphere was a lot dull during the meal.
Seeing Li Che's angry face, the anger in Liu Xuan's heart faded a lot, and even had a hint of schadenfreude, hum, he deserved it, who let him have nothing to do to cause so many things.
Li Che left in a hurry after eating, and took the incense note with him when he left.
Watching him leave the back, Liu Xuan hummed again, rested for a while, and went to take a nap.
When she was lying on the bed, she was still thinking about the incense talisman in her mind, the incense talisman was begged by Liu's mother from Tianxiang Temple, and Cao Fei had only seen Mrs. Cao Er these days, so it was not difficult to guess that such a thing must have been sent by Mrs. Cao.
This matter is very simple to say, it is nothing more than that Mrs. Cao Er bought off the people of Tianxiang Temple and deliberately sent the incense talisman to Liu's mother.
It is easy to say, but it is not easy to check, the second lady of Cao will definitely not come forward by herself, secondly, it is not easy to connect the incense talisman with the Cao family, and furthermore, it is not easy to find the person who handed the incense talisman to Liu's mother.
Even if these problems are solved, it is not easy to convict Second Mrs. Cao or even Cao Fei.
After all, the sachet was sent in by Liu's mother, and if you dig deeper, the first one who can't get rid of it is Liumu.
Thinking of this, Liu Xuan's teeth itched with hatred, if she was a stupid person, even if she knew that the incense charm was inappropriate, she would have a gap with Liu's mother.
Liu Xuan thought about it, this matter can't be hidden from Mother Liu, firstly, it is to prevent Mother Liu's from being used again, and secondly, Mother Liu is the key person after all, and the person who gave her the sachet still needs her to identify it.
Thinking of this, Liu Xuan called Qiu Ju and Xiaozhuzi and instructed: "There are two things I need the two of you to do separately, the first thing is to inform the stepmother that the incense talisman is different, so that she can think about the appearance of the person who handed the incense talisman to her, and the second thing, go to Yipinxiang to inform Qian Tong and let him prepare to expand the horse farm, the bigger the better." ”
Naturally, Dongmei went to do the matter of looking for money, and Xiaozhu went to Liufu to inform Liu Mu of the incense talisman.
The matter went on, and Liu Xuan was slightly relieved and waited for the result of Li Checha's investigation.
Because of the incense charm, Liu Xuan's diet and daily life, including supplies, etc., need to go through checkpoints before they can be delivered to Liu Xuan, not only that, but the entire Ganlu Hall has also been completely renovated, and even the trees that were originally planted have been dug up and replanted.
As soon as such a thing came out, Cao Fei couldn't sit still, and when she asked the Empress Dowager Cao to say goodbye on the second day, she deliberately stayed.
In the past, after asking for peace, Cao Ying always had to stay for a while, but today she looked at Cao Fei's unrelenting appearance, and she had some understanding in her heart, and she had also heard about Liu Xuan's side, so she sighed and left Qiankun Palace early.
As the daughter of the Cao family, what can she do? I can only hide and dodge, as if I don't know.
The people around retreated, and only Mama Song, Empress Dowager Cao, and Cao Fei were left in the main hall, Cao Fei was a little flustered, and she hurriedly said: "Auntie, the Ganlu Hall is so heavily guarded and aggressive, the matter has obviously been revealed, will Your Majesty already know that I did it?" ”
Empress Dowager Cao glanced at her lightly and snorted lightly: "What's the panic?!" Even if Your Majesty knows that you did it, but he has no evidence, and you are the daughter of the Cao family, how can he tolerate you? Moreover, the incense talisman was sent to the palace by Mrs. Liu, what does it have to do with you. (To be continued.) )
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