123. Panting

and the previous bustle, the current Yong'an Palace is indeed much more deserted. The scene of entering and leaving the palace at dawn is no longer seen, and of course there is no scene of the little man rushing to deliver breakfast. Seeing that it was half an hour of dawn, it was time for breakfast, and the old middle school of Qingning Palace carried the food box and swayed to the end of the road.

Around Yong'an Palace, there are now shifts guarding for twelve hours, and seeing that it was the old man who delivered the meal, the powerful young lieutenant got out of the way, took out the key, and opened the big iron lock on the door of Yong'an Palace.

With a squeak, the side door was opened, and Lao Zhong slowly entered the courtyard with a few subordinates around him. Hong'er and Lan'er were already waiting in the courtyard, took the food box and flashed into the house, and the old lieutenant stood in the courtyard, holding his hands and looking at the handymen he brought to clean the courtyard and deliver night incense...... After a while, all the work was done, and he walked out of the courtyard with a slow reflex.

With the sound of choking iron locks, Yong'an Palace returned to its former silence. Hong'er and Lan'er's hands paused slightly, Hong'er forced a smile to herself, and asked Xu Xundao, "Niangniang, it's better to heat up the dishes, and you can eat two bites." ”

Although it was a seal of the palace to be punished, Xu Xun's words were very deadly, and she asked to seal the palace, and the queen made it clear that she was sympathetic to Xu Xun, so her treatment was different from that of ordinary concubines, that is, the standard treatment of normal concubines in wartime. The Queen Mother also spoke, and for a while, Xu Xun's rice Qingning Palace was opened, which was even more reassuring.

It's just that Qingning Palace is far away, and when the food is delivered, it is often cold, Hong'er and Lan'er usually only serve Xu Xun's daily life, how can they ever do such a job as making a fire and boiling water? Now they have all become small kitchen masters, and the stove in the small pantry can be reheated with a liter.

"Let's eat it hot." Although it was a crime, Xu Xun was not unkempt, he had already washed up and put on homely clothes - but there was no decoration on his head, and there was no decoration to see in this deep palace. "It's just the same as before."

Hong'er and Lan'er glanced at each other, Hong'er opened her mouth to say something, but Lan'er gently pulled the hem of her clothes and shook her head.

Since the closure of the palace, Xu Xun generally only eats boiled eggs with white steamed buns sent every morning, and eats a few bites of vegetarian dishes, and never eats soup, and does not even drink tea, only with white water. The good dishes cooked by the chef of Qingning Palace are more than half cheaper than two maids.

Mama Qian and other aunts, who spoke with the Queen Mother, have all been moved out to live. Hong'er and Lan'er were originally Yong'an Palace's temperament of only doing things and never inquiring. It is because they can serve Xu Xun's food, clothing, and daily life properly, and they are all eyes and ears, so that Xu Xun can stay by his side for so long. Therefore, although they are by the master's side, what is going on in the turmoil in Yong'an Palace this time, the two maids are still confused, and they don't tell them a standard answer.

But this is not to say that the two palace maids are fools - if they are really fools, Hong'er will not swell Zhao Zhaorong's face with Hua'er with a word. I didn't tell them the inside story, but they would guess.

The matter of the sapphire phoenix hairpin, the mother around the mother knows the most details, at that time the mother lived with the emperor, when the two houses were looking for the phoenix hairpin, Hong'er and Lan'er could serve on the side. The loss and recovery of this phoenix hairpin alone can't actually stir up such a storm at all. With Niangniang's current status, even if she discarded it, she couldn't say anything. What's more, in the final analysis, this is the emperor's own absurdity, and it has nothing to do with the mother.

The point is, the timing of this incident is so coincidental that it's hard to believe it's just a coincidence.

Whose heart is so vicious? I found trouble for Niangniang again, and added trouble between Kunning Palace and Yong'an Palace. - If it weren't for the queen's mother's discernment, after this time, Kunning Palace and Yong'an Palace would have to be born without giving birth. said that something, the queen mother just went to her heart, and from then on, she couldn't say anything no. After all, she was pregnant, and it was the most important and sensitive period.

In this palace, if you want to say that you have a little trouble with someone, it is with Zhao Zhaorong. That's also because Zhao Zhaorong, a jackal by nature, is an unfamiliar wild dog. In addition, up to the concubines of the Confucian Temple, down to the eunuchs of all sizes, who doesn't value the mother? This is a kind way that can't even tolerate crimes outside the palace, and in the palace, although he is favored, he never shows his majesty. Concubine He Hui of Xianyang Palace was unhappy, and casually dropped her hair out of the palace. But have never done such a thing, and up and down Yong'an Palace, there will never be any desire to harm her.

As for the other palace, there is even less to say. Although the mother is favored, she has no children, and she is not jealous of the bully. The key is meaningless, unless the queen mother kills the mother on the spot, otherwise when the emperor comes back, she will be able to turn the tables immediately, how miserable the mother is now, and the emperor will only compensate more when he comes back in the future. And how much does the Queen Mother like Niangniang? I won't give death......

Maybe it's because she can't figure it out that Niangniang is so cautious, she doesn't even dare to eat the food sent by Qingning Palace, she only wants to eat absolutely safe boiled eggs and steamed buns, and don't even drink water that tastes good - Niangniang is on guard in her heart.

It is precisely because of the vigilance that the current person cannot persuade more, and if he persuades too much, the master will be suspicious in his heart, and it will be a matter of one sentence to serve in the future. But for Hong'er and Lan'er, how worthwhile is that? Hong'er herself understands this truth, and when the dishes are hot in the pantry, she sighs when she is hot, "Now this is a serious rumor, and no one can rest assured." ”

The palace ladies who have years and status in the palace are all knowledgeable, this idiom is used well, Xu Xunxian, it is a bit of a rumor.

Who is going to kill her? She couldn't figure this out, what was there to hurt her?

She has also read history books, there are many ways to compete for favor in the harem, the most obvious is Feng Jieyu in the "Book of Han" to block the bear, sacrificed herself to save the emperor, and since then she has won the trust and love of Emperor Yuan, and Fu Zhaoyi, who is also a favorite concubine, also has a suspicion, and later Fu Zhaoyi, who will become the queen mother by fate, will provoke Feng Jieyu to die.

This is a very typical case of competition for favor, and she would not be surprised if Xu Xun was going to fall into this kind of favor dispute. But the problem is that the situation in the harem of the current dynasty is very different from Feng Jieyu's time, not to mention, and the suspicion buried in this competition for favor finally came to fruition after both became the queen mother and the queen mother. In other words, when competing for favor, Feng Jieyu and Fu Zhaoyi already have sons!

Let's take Concubine He Hui as an analogy, if she intends to compete for the emperor's favor and give birth to an heir, what she has to do is definitely to figure out his temperament, not to frame her favorite concubine. In the harem, what earth-shattering crimes can concubines be framed? What kind of small sins, such as disrespect, are usually forgiven as long as the emperor is favored? At that time, when Xu Xun was arguing with the emperor, the sins she committed were enough to be given to death a few times, and Zuihou was not a good haode pampered unabated? Now take a sapphire phoenix hairpin to block her, even if she is locked up in the cold palace now, what is the use? When the emperor returns, won't she be able to turn over?

Xu Xun couldn't figure out who wanted to harm her, she only understood one thing: if this really wanted to hurt her, then the sapphire phoenix hairpin was just the beginning, and the time she really wanted to start should be this time. After the palace was sealed, before the emperor returned.

When the palace was closed, no one could enter or leave, and the people sent by the Queen Mother to deliver food and clean were all confidants. Of course, it is impossible to directly take out a knife and stab Xu Xun to death such a dramatic thing, the only thing that can do it is to eat and drink.

Although it is a small family, but Mr. Xu's family is well-off, Xu Xun has never eaten such a cold and vegetarian dish, and she already wants to vomit after eating the boiled eggs for the third time, but when she can't bear it anymore, she only allows herself to eat a few light steamed vegetables with chopsticks, and she dares to eat it after washing it in white water.

- There is no colorless and tasteless poison in this world, and Qingning Palace is not anyone's back garden, even if it is poisoned, most of it is in some dishes with strong flavors and dark colors, Xu Xun doesn't know exactly which dish it will be, but it is always haode to be careful.

I really can't eat anymore, so I will be hungry for one meal, and I will naturally have an appetite for the second meal, and she will eat like this for a while, and the amount of food will be reduced compared to before, and of course she will lose weight.

I don't know if it's because the food is not good enough, or because of this closed environment, Xu Xun's mood has been very gloomy recently.

Before the closure of the palace, she didn't expect that the psychological changes could bring such a strong pressure. Xu Xun also had a day when he said that he was sick and couldn't leave Yong'an Palace, and he was in the palace for ten days and half a month, and he didn't even bother to get out of the door. But now, after only ten days of confinement, she can't stand the loneliness and loneliness. This gloom even affected her appetite, the more hungry she was, the more she didn't want to eat, and the more she didn't want to eat, the less strength she had...... Many times, she completely thought of the Tianqi that she hadn't come to yet, so she forced herself to eat at least half a steamed bun.

The moment he heard about the sapphire phoenix hairpin, Xu Xun completely dispelled the idea of asking for a doctor: at this time, if he helped her to get pregnant again, it would be a mess. Huang Ni fell into the crotch of his pants, not to mention the queen mother, I'm afraid that even the queen will mumble in her heart - this will change, it was okay before she was pregnant, but after she became pregnant, she was delusional, thinking that she must be pregnant with a boy, and wanted to open the way for her son, even Xu Xun didn't dare to pack a ticket and say that there was no one in the palace.

In fact, even in her heart, why didn't she have secret suspicions? Unlike the Inner Living Note, it is not taboo to record the booklet of concubines, and all concubines must go to register. The relationship between the monk and the dormitory bureau is easy to get a little bit of news. And Xu Xun still remembers the last time he was sent to report to Tianqi, and when he came back, Grandma Sun also said, mentioning that the Shang Sleep Bureau 'is short of hands, the original grandmothers have gone out, and now there is no one in charge, it is messy, and I don't know if I can write it down'.

At that time, she didn't take it seriously, the emperor didn't summon her in the days when she was in heaven, and of course she forgot about it. But what if I didn't remember it at the time?

It's been almost sixty days since the last Tianqi ended, and her Tianqi was more than twenty days late, which can also be said to be pregnant, or it may be because she has been busy with things recently. But if she didn't keep a record last time, don't look like she hasn't had a menstrual period for more than a hundred days.

It's been three months for more than a hundred days, and the queen's fetus is the kung fu of the front and back feet, and it may even be a little earlier than the time when the queen was pregnant. If both of them are sons, and the age is so close, it will always be taboo.

And this is not to say that there is no suspicion: if there is only the queen's child, even if it is a son, it is just a brother. In the harem of the national dynasty, the fetal mortality rate is not much different from that of the people, and it doesn't count if it doesn't go through smallpox. From childhood to adulthood, there are too many factors that make this child likely to die naturally......

But if there are two brothers in front of you, then the chances of wanting a mother to be more expensive than a child can be greatly reduced. …… Sun Guifei can't be said to be without suspicion.

Except for Concubine He Hui, who really has no chance of harming her, Xu Xunxian doesn't dare to believe it, and she can't believe the four 'sisters' who have their own thoughts - she can't believe their qualities, but the queen and Sun Guifei, who have been together like sisters for so many years, she really feels afraid and confused from the bottom of her heart...... was so puzzled that she only dared to eat boiled eggs and steamed buns, and when she touched a bite of food, she felt pressured in her heart.

These two, one grew up in front of Qingning Palace, and the other is now living in Qingning Palace......

Then again, Xu Xunxian kept thinking in his heart: Could it be them? Are they like that?

She didn't have an answer to this question, and she really couldn't find an answer.

Although it seems to be a harmful thing to do now, then again, if you think that Xu Xun is pregnant and wants to get rid of the child, you can only run out of the sapphire phoenix hairpin's chips at this time. Otherwise, as long as the emperor is in the capital, this chip is a waste. At this time, it cannot but be said that it is a suitable time.

But, what about motivation?

Could it be that Hu Shanxiang and Sun Yunu will be like this? For the possible male who has not yet been born, for the ethereal eldest son of the emperor, will he be counted to this point, will he fight to this point?

Xu Xun didn't want to believe it, but she couldn't find any other reason, no other excuse.

This matter can't be a complete coincidence, is there such a coincidence in the world?

It can't be that the King of Han is making the wind and rain, it's too late for the King of Han to fight now, even if there is no heir in the palace? The emperor's two younger brothers are in charge of the country! As long as he doesn't hit the city of Beijing, the throne still has nothing to do with him. When he hits the city of Beijing, does it matter if he has an heir or not? To be honest, after Xu Xun thought about it carefully, he actually didn't believe that Liu Bao was the king of Han.

King Han's internal should not be so boring, the role of assassinating the Queen Mother is greater than breaking into Kunning Palace at night, and it is also easier to succeed, anyway, he is a sweeping handyman of the palace eunuch, where can't he go? Hiding the sharp weapon body and taking the opportunity to burst out is a more realistic choice to climb over the palace wall of Kunning Palace.

After all the choices are ruled out, if it doesn't fall on these people in the palace, who should it fall on?

That's why Xu Xun has been in a bad mood lately, she has been completely messed up, and she doesn't even know that she is gloomy because of Weishenme.

Maybe it's because of the delay in getting pregnant—isn't it, there has to be a result?

Maybe it's because of the helplessness of being forced to close the palace, maybe it's because of the worry about the emperor's front line, maybe it's because of the worry about the situation in the palace, maybe it's because of the guilt of Hong'er and Lan'er - she doesn't want to watch out for them, but she can't help but watch out for them, whether it's her worry or analysis, Xu Xun can't confide in these two cronies, and she can't even tell them directly: The dish may be poisonous, and you need to be cautious when taking it.

Now that she couldn't trust them anymore, Xu Xun felt that she had lost all her trust.

And with it, all her enthusiasm for life passed. She felt that she was still panting...... But it's just gasping for air.

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After breakfast, Hong'er and Lan'er imitated Xu Xun's handwriting and copied the Buddhist scriptures - during the closure of the palace, Xu Xun didn't need them to serve much, and they also had to find something to do for themselves. As for Xu Xun himself, after copying a few strokes, he felt dizzy and couldn't concentrate. I simply put down the pen and closed my eyes and took a nap.

At noon, she had no appetite, and barely ate half of the steamed bun, choking on the boiled eggs, and choked on her stomach for a while. After eating, he lay down. The bed is going to take a long nap to pass the day, which seems to have no end in sight.

However, lunch was just delivered, and it stands to reason that it should be quiet until the door of dinner, but at this time, there was movement again, and Hong'er and Lan'er hurriedly put down their pens and went out. After a while, Lan'er ran in in surprise.

"!" For the first time in a few days, she said, she had a genuine smile on her face. "Master Liu is here!"