Chapter 21: Liu Qingshu

Liu Qingshu looked at a delicately dressed woman standing on the other side of the road from a distance, but she didn't look like a concubine in the palace.

"Who is that man?" Liu Qingshu asked the maid beside her.

"Hui Niangniang, that is the side concubine that the third prince just married yesterday. I should have come to the palace today to say goodbye. "The maid had long heard her sister make fun of the fact that the third prince and the side concubine came to ask for peace after lunch.

"Oh. It's her. Liu Qingshu didn't take it to heart and laughed mockingly. She quickened her pace and walked directly in the direction of Chu Lanxi.

Chu Lanxi watched Liu Qingshu walk towards him, and was busy saluting.

Liu Qingshu saw it and hurriedly greeted her: "Sister doesn't have to be polite. And he pulled her to sit down on a stone bench next to the osmanthus tree.

Chu Lanxi looked at Liu Qingshu's attitude towards her and was quite kind, and she wanted to have a good relationship with her, after all, she was now the most favored concubine in the palace, if she could blow the wind in her ears by the emperor's pillow, it would be no better than their painstaking calculations.

"Concubine Shu is the elder of Lanxi, and this ceremony still has to be done." As he spoke, he stood up from the stone bench and slowly curtfell to his knees.

Liu Qingshu didn't stop her movements this time, but she didn't let her stand up in time, but shook the fan leisurely and said unhurriedly: "The elders can't hold it." Liujiamiao is small, and it can't accommodate the juniors who climb into a man's bed before they get married. ”

When the maids and eunuchs next to them heard this, they all covered their mouths and secretly laughed.

Chu Lanxi looked at the proud Liu Qingshu, and didn't salute anymore, pulling the maid and just wanted to leave, but was stopped by Liu Qingshu.

"Yo, isn't it when this palace is an elder? The elders teach the younger generations, is this the attitude of the younger generations? Liu Qingshu didn't look at Chu Lanxi, and poured herself a cup of tea.

The anger in Chu Lanxi's heart couldn't help it, she turned around and just wanted to get angry, when she raised her eyes and saw Xiao Qiming walking towards this side, her eyes instantly turned red, and the tears of grievance couldn't stop falling.

Xiao Qiming saw Chu Lanxi and Liu Qingshu together from a distance, and thought they were talking. As soon as he walked to where they were, Chu Lanxi walked towards him while crying.

"What's going on?" Xiao Qiming hurriedly wiped the tears on Chu Lanxi's face and asked softly. Only then did the queen mother teach herself not to bully Chu Lanxi, if the queen mother knew that she was crying, she might not know how to scold him.

"Your Royal Highness, I am an elder when I am Concubine Shu, and I respect her. But Concubine Shu ridiculed Lanxi indiscriminately. Lan Xi really couldn't stand Concubine Shu's words so she cried. Chu Lanxi looked at Xiao Qiming aggrievedly.

Xiao Qiming put down the action of helping Chu Lanxi wipe away his tears, walked in front of Liu Qingshu, and arched his hand slightly: "Concubine Shu, I don't know what Lanxi collided with you, it's just that Lanxi has always been gentle and graceful, and I also asked Niangniang to look at the face of the queen and be polite to Lanxi." ”

After speaking, he didn't look at Liu Qingshu's reaction, and left the imperial garden directly with Chu Lanxi.

Liu Qingshu looked at the two who left and sneered: "Queen Mother? That's big enough face. It's just Chu Lanxi, you still have to weigh whether you can bear this face. Return to the palace. ”

The personal eunuch beside her was busy helping her.

After Liu Qingshu returned to the palace, he instructed: "Clean up the kitchen, prepare the ingredients, and cook in the palace." The maid hurriedly went down to do it.

Liu Qingshu specially cooked pastries and ginseng soup herself, and after the maid loaded them, she took them to Cui Guiji.

"My sister hasn't come to my sister for a long time." Cui Guifei looked at Liu Qingshu and slowly spoke.

"Isn't that coming?" Liu Qingshu smiled slightly and took the pastry ginseng soup out of the food cage.

"Let's all get out. Help Hongu close the door. Cui Guifei instructed the attendants.

That night, Cui Guifei and Liu Qingshu talked alone in the palace for a long time, and when Liu Qingshu opened the palace door and returned to her palace, it was already dark, and the palace was lit with lanterns that illuminated the night road.

When she returned to the palace, there was already a maid serving her favorite dinner. Liu Qingshu took off the cloak she wore at night to protect herself from the cold, sat down and ate a few bites casually.

Liu Qingshu had just had dinner, and the maid had just cleaned up the table, and Emperor Liang Wen came. Liu Qingshu immediately retreated, and before she could react, she was directly pulled into the arms of Emperor Liang Wendi.

Emperor Liang Wen looked at the enchanting Liu Qingshu in his arms, hugged her thin and soft waist, and was about to make love, but Liu Qingshu suddenly had tears in her eyes.

"Aifei, what's wrong? Who bullied you, I helped you bully back. Emperor Liang Wendi couldn't see the woman in his arms crying, and as soon as Liu Qingshu cried, he was powerless.

When Liu Qingshu saw that the goal was achieved, she immediately cried even more aggrieved. She hugged Emperor Liang Wendi's neck, lay on his shoulder, and whispered: "The concubine saw the newly married side concubine of the Third Highness in the Imperial Garden today, and she has a good temper for the eldest lady." ”

"Oh? Did she run into you? Emperor Liang asked.

The side concubine said that she respected the concubine as an elder, and the concubine was also happy in her heart. I heard that she had been staying overnight in a foreign man's house before she got married, and the concubine thought that since she was an elder when the concubine was an elder, the concubine would teach her the virtues of women. But who knew that before the concubine could say a word, the side concubine cried. ”

"And then?" Emperor Liang Wendi straightened Liu Qingshu's body and looked at her face to face.

Liu Qingshu's mood that finally calmed down began to fluctuate again: "Then the Third Highness came down to look for the side concubine, and when she saw her crying, the side concubine cried to the Third Highness and complained to the concubine to reprimand her, and the Third Highness came to find the concubine to theorize." also used the queen's mother to pressure the concubines, saying that the concubines taught the side concubines not to give the queen face. After speaking, Liu Qingshu cried aggrievedly again.

Emperor Wen Liang was already dissatisfied with Xiao Qiming and Chu Lanxi's disgraceful family affair, but today he listened to Liu Qingshu's cry, and his heart was even more displeased.

"Don't cry for the concubine. I know that you have been wronged, and I have taken this breath for you. Emperor Liang Wen caressed Liu Qingshu's beautiful face lovingly.

Liu Qingshu took the initiative to kiss Emperor Liang Wendi, and Emperor Liang Wendi responded enthusiastically while reaching out to tear off the bed tent.

The candle flame has been blown out by the wind, the night is still long, and the beautiful scenery of the night is still strong.

Only the round moon outside the window shyly closed its eyes.

When the queen received the news that the emperor was staying in Liu Qingshu's palace again, she was so angry that she threw several new teacups. A room of maids and eunuchs knelt on the ground, and they were overwhelmed.

Since Liu Qingshu was favored, Emperor Wen Liang has never been to the queen. Today was supposed to be the day when the emperor and queen shared the bed, but I didn't expect Emperor Liang Wen to still go to Liu Qingshu today, how could the queen endure it?

Moreover, today, Liu Qingshu's mockery of Chu Lanxi in the imperial garden has already reached the ears of the queen. Chu Lanxi is her niece, and even more so her daughter-in-law, anyone will be a little jealous, isn't this Liu Qingshu mocking Chu Lanxi in public just mocking her?

The queen still couldn't bear it after dropping the cup, thought for a while, and called her henchman Abi: "Follow me." ”

Ah Bi followed the queen to the inner room, and then the queen took out a box: "Ah Bi, I can only trust you." You have to find a way to put the contents of this box into Liu Qingshu's slut's palace. ”

Abi looked at the box and understood what was inside. She carefully hid the box: "Queen Mother, Abi will find a way to do it." ”

After the Hundred Flowers Banquet, Zhao Lingshu was idle at home for several days. In the past few days, Xiao Qiming and Chu Lanxi are newlywed Yan'er, and it is too late to fall in love, and they have no intention of designing to frame her. Besides, Chu Lanxi has married Xiao Qiming, and his wish has been fulfilled. So Zhao Lingshu enjoyed this hard-won peace of mind.

Seeing that Zhao Lingshu had been bored at home for a long time, Mrs. Zhao planned to take her to the nearby Cishan Temple to catch the incense festival. couldn't resist Mrs. Zhao, so Zhao Lingshu had to agree to accompany her.

On the day of the incense festival, Zhao Lingshu and Mrs. Zhao bumped on the carriage for a long time, and the mountain road was difficult to walk, not to mention that it had just rained last night, and the road was very muddy, and the carriage was shaky and slow.

Suddenly, the back of the carriage was hit hard, and Mrs. Yu in the carriage was careless and almost fell off her seat. Zhao Lingshu hurriedly picked up Mrs. Zhao and returned to her seat.

"Zhang Gui, what's going on outside?" Zhao Lingshu was driving a carriage outside.

"Madame, Miss, are you all right? A carriage crashed into us in the back. Zhang Gui, the coachman, grabbed the reins of the horse and replied loudly.

"A carriage crashed into us?" When Mrs. Zhao heard this, she looked at Zhao Lingshu worriedly, "Lingshu, go out and have a look, don't have any accidents." ”

"Okay, Grandma." Zhao Lingshu checked Mrs. Zhao's body and breathed a sigh of relief after making sure she was not injured.

When the carriage stopped, Zhao Lingshu lifted the curtain, and Yun'er, who came with her, hurriedly came over to help her.

Zhao Lingshu got out of the car and walked to the carriage behind, and the coachman on the opposite side also got out of the car.

"Dare to ask who is sitting in the carriage?" Zhao Lingshu saluted slightly to the coachman and asked.

"Back to this girl, the carriage is sitting the prince of Anling Wangfu." The coachman returned the salute and replied.

"Prince of Anling? Ann Zhilian? Zhao Lingshu remembered that this was the son-in-law of the king of Anling County, but he had no real power, he was a merry son, and he was prodigal and did not do his job.

"Since it is the carriage of the county lord of Anling, it is not an unreasonable person to think about it. Today it was your carriage that hit my carriage, and my old lady was frightened by this. So, can you ask Shizi to get out of the car and apologize to my old lady? "Zhao Lingshu is neither humble nor arrogant, and his attitude is indeed resolute.

An Zhilian, who was lying on the seat in the carriage, heard the voice, got up and curiously opened the curtain with the fan in his hand, only to see that the woman outside was outstanding, with a dignified temperament, and that slightly immature face was calm and unsuitable for her age, and she was afraid that she was also a lady of a high-ranking official and aristocratic family. Seeing that she asked her to get out of the car and apologize, An Zhihuan immediately became interested in Zhao Lingshu, and did not get out of the car, but only asked in the car: "Oh? Let this son apologize? ”

"Yes, I hope the prince will go and apologize to my old lady." Zhao Lingshu owed himself and asked again.

"What an unruly person, do you know that my son-in-law is the son-in-law of the lord of Anling County?" An Zhilian's attendant stood in front of Zhao Lingshu and reprimanded loudly.

"Stones, don't be rude." An Zhihuan waved his hand to let the attendant retreat, and opened the fan with a "swish", "Dare to ask the girl's name?" Whose family is it? ”

"Please apologize first." Zhao Lingshu avoided answering.

"Okay, since we hit someone, then admit our mistake. Here he apologized to the girl and the frightened lady in the car. An Zhilian put away the fan, "Can the girl answer my question now?" ”

But who knew that Zhao Lingshu just smiled, saluted, and turned around and boarded his own carriage.

"Shizi, this person is so rude!" An Zhilian's attendant Shi Shi was indignant when he saw that Zhao Lingshu left directly without answering the question.

"Stone, quietly go and find out what she's all about." An Zhilian turned on the fan again, "Okay, let's go." ”

Here Zhao Lingshu returned to the carriage, and Mrs. Zhao looked at her with a worried face: "That person didn't embarrass you, right?" ”

Zhao Lingshu smiled at Mrs. Zhao and squeezed her hand soothingly: "It's okay grandma, that's the sister-in-law of the county lord of Anling, not an unreasonable person." He apologized to us. ”

"That's good." Mrs. Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.