Kunning Palace, the emperor is dining with the queen.

"Your Majesty, this summer is hotter than usual, and I'm afraid that the ice in the palace is a little tight."

Seeing that it was the end of June, there was not a single cloud in the sky that could block the sun, and the earth was hot and the sun was upset.

The queen thoughtfully prepared his favorite dishes for the emperor, and said wisely.

The emperor raised his chopsticks as if he was not in a state: "Then let's set off to Qingliangyuan in a few days to escape the heat, add more ice for example, and the people in the palace will also add more food to dissipate heat and relieve heat, so as not to do their best for the master." ”

The queen immediately worried: "This cost will inevitably increase a lot......"

"The queen is virtuous, but there are things that are indispensable expenses, so you don't have to care about the silver, last year the people were healthy and smooth, and the treasury was a little rich, so it didn't look like a timid."

The queen's eyes darkened, and then she smiled: "The emperor's lesson is that I don't know how to draw up the list of summer vacations in Qingliangyuan this time, like the noble people and the concubines who are not in good health, do they still want to go?"

Only then did the emperor come back to his senses: "Noble Ying is pregnant with the emperor's heir, and he wants to go to escape the summer." As for the noble spirit, she has been unhappy recently, if she doesn't go, she just doesn't want to be tired and hurt her spirits. After that, there is a way: "The queen also went to watch her more, don't let the doctor slack off, and step up the healing." ”

Lingguiren has lost his soul since Jingjing's matter, as if he has lost his soul, and somehow he doesn't like to go out, and the doctor said that it was because of his weak body, and he hasn't seen her again in the past few days.

The queen secretly said in her heart, the noble Ying had to go to the cool garden to escape the summer while she was pregnant, why couldn't she go if she was sick, and it was also the Linggui who was favored by the emperor to be like this, if she was replaced by other concubines, she would have been left behind, just like the Qianguiren.

Thinking of the matter of the noble Qian, a few days ago she cried and called her mother to ask to see the fourth elder brother, she was really annoyed and had no edge to allow the noble Qian to meet, the third elder brother is more than a year old and is a toddler, but she can't let the crazy woman be disturbed.

"The concubines know, they must arrange this summer vacation to relieve the emperor's worries." In the blink of an eye, the queen showed a decent smile again: "The emperor has been late late, but you have to take care of yourself, the concubines are a little thin when they look at you." ”

The emperor also knew that what he just said would make the queen uncomfortable, so he patted her hand: "Where, I have eaten a lot of food recently, don't believe it and ask Li Quan." ”

Li Quan was suddenly nominated, and he hurriedly smiled: "No, the emperor has been incense recently." ”

"That's naturally excellent, the emperor wants to go and see the third elder brother? The third elder brother has been in better spirits recently, and he always wants to start up, and he has taken two steps before. ”

The emperor thought that he hadn't seen his third son for a long time, nodded and put down the gold-wrapped chopsticks.

However, a few days later, Hua Ying and the others arrived at Qingliang Garden, and the carriage was bumpy on the road, Hua Ying didn't feel anything, but was very nervous all the way, for fear that Hua Ying would bump into it, but this way, it was indeed a little sore back pain, and Imperial Doctor Jia accompanied him to see it and said it was normal.

"The queen said that the little masters have worked hard after a long journey, and if the little masters pack up, they can go to the Meditation Garden for a gathering." The queen's father-in-law came to say the queen's message, and Hua Ying asked Xiaofuzi to send it out.

"I called all the sisters to come together today, mainly because I haven't seen the sisters for a long time, and I'm afraid that everyone will be unfamiliar with each other." The queen smiled lightly and let people serve tea and pastries: "This is sour plum soup, the summer heat, the most relieving the heat, the good plums specially picked up by the kitchen, sweet and sour, and the noble people are afraid to like it." ”

"Queen Xie is compassionate, but the concubine doesn't dare to drink more, after all, it is a cold thing, and this sour plum soup can only be tasted." What Hua Ying said was not false, and the queen just nodded and didn't talk to her.

"Queen Mother, why is there a lot less light gauze brocade this year, the concubines have relied on this material for the summer in previous years, and they are in charge of things." Qu Guiren, who hadn't spoken for a long time, spoke.

Concubine Ling took a sip of sour plum soup and threw it aside: "Qu Guiren has little reward, and he lives with a horse of material." ”

"I don't know, I think that Concubine Ling, how much face do you have, look down on this light gauze brocade, every year you only have to pay tribute to thirty horses from a small country, and now there are more than twenty concubines in the palace, and even the palace is happy to get three horses this year." Concubine Jiang scoffed, but only helped Qu Guiren by the way.

"Since the sisters mentioned it, the palace also said that this year's thirty horses of material have been tried to be distributed to the sisters, especially the fourth elder brother in the Jing concubine, and the noble Ying is pregnant with a dragon fetus, so she will take care of it more, and the palace does not want that material, and the sisters who do not have it will be wronged this year."

Qu Guiren shook his handkerchief: "Yes, what the queen said is right, how can we have a family with a rich body, but in the end there is no one to come out." ”

"Qu Guiren's words are not right, isn't Concubine Ling Niangniang also having no heirs and being respected by other concubines in a high position." Hua Ying said in her heart that she really couldn't speak, anyway, the two had never gotten along, so she opened her mouth and went back.

"You!" Qu Guiren knew that she was at a loss, so she closed her mouth, not wanting Concubine Ling to look at her coldly over there, which made her shiver on a hot day.

Xuan Guiren glanced at her and whispered: "It's really useless, and I only know how to play tricks." ”

It is said that Xuan Guiren was in the limelight some time ago, and there was no news later, I heard that the emperor was unhappy, Hua Ying carefully looked at her soft face, but her bones were strong, and the emperor probably wanted to taste the feeling of a cold beauty, but he couldn't pull it off.

Hua Ying knew that a few days ago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented two horses as if she was holding a treasure, saying that it was a special reward for the queen's mother, and she rewarded and received a lot, but she didn't take it seriously, but she didn't expect it to be a treasure in the eyes of others.

Concubine Ji and Concubine Xiu also chatted, chatting with each other about their big and second grids, although they are not the same place, they have something in common.

"What do you say about taking care of the concubines who have children, why doesn't my big Gege have clothes made of light gauze brocade, and she is also afraid of heat."

"Xu thinks it's too big, and Concubine Jing's second dog is more delicate."

Concubine Jing had a child, she was really afraid of falling and holding it in her mouth for fear of melting, she was so careful that she didn't even want to come to escape the summer, for fear that something would happen to the child on the road, the emperor saw that she loved her son, so he allowed her to accompany the second elder brother in the palace.

"How is Da Gege not delicate? Since childhood, the body bones are not good, the original three days and two heads of the sick, or I stayed in front of the bed day and night to take care of her, now look at the health of the health, where like the inner brother, every day to the nurse to take care of, will definitely not be close to her in the future. ”

Saying that, alluding to the queen, Concubine Xiu hurriedly motioned to her not to go on: "Da Gege is lucky, with a good mother like you, this thing is not something that everyone can get." ”

Later, Concubine Xiu and Hua Ying mentioned this matter, and Hua Ying also sighed for their mother and daughter, who were pinched to death by Concubine Ling, Da Gege was a little more timid, and it was natural that he was not taken seriously.

"Lan Yan, you go and give our light gauze brocade to Concubine Ji." Hua Ying commanded.

"Little Master...... This material is not common, and now the weather is just right. Lan Yu pouted.

"Okay, Lan Yu, our little master is not short of this good thing, let's go." Hui Xin saw that she was reluctant to comfort her.

Seeing this, Concubine Xiu smiled and said: "You are a kind-hearted person, and you don't have a good relationship with Concubine Ji, and you gave her the light gauze brocade." ”

"They are all concubines in the harem, Concubine Ji has always talked little, in the final analysis, although she is a person from Concubine Ling's faction, she is a stable person, and she also loves her daughter, give it to her, and make a good fate."

"Just don't wronged yourself and the one in your belly." Concubine Xiu pointed to Hua Ying's bulging lower abdomen: "You child, like a boy." ”

"When Concubine Jiang saw me a few days ago, she thought I was a girl."

"She is envious, jealous and hateful, you don't know Concubine Jiang, on the surface, she is the only woman with an elder brother among the three, but in fact she is no less than the queen and Concubine Ling." Concubine Xiu seemed to know Concubine Jiang very well, she looked around, and saw that there was no one else before she continued: "Otherwise, how could you use such dirty methods in order to have another child." ”

Hua Ying's pupils dilated slightly, and she was extremely surprised: "What? Could it be that the emperor was drugged at that time, and it was Concubine Jiang......"

"I'm just speculating, you know, I'm just an ordinary palace maid, I was on an errand in the garment bureau at the time, and on the evening of the same day, I was going to Changxin Palace to deliver clothes to the palace maids, who expected the emperor to suddenly appear on the palace road behind the palace maids......"