After Liu Ying left, Xu Meiren asked Mo Sheng to help her up from the couch.

"Niangniang, after pregnancy, you have to rest more, and Niangniang still wants to go out to play in the snow." It just so happened that An Su entered the house at this time, and hurriedly went to help Mo Shang persuade Xu Meiren together.

"You two don't worry, this palace doesn't want to go out to play, but just lie down during the day, after all, I still don't feel good, so I get up and sit down." Xu Meiren couldn't help but touch her stomach, as if she could already feel the child's heartbeat.

"Niangniang's first pregnancy is only two months old, and the slave maid asked the imperial doctor, saying that it is the most important thing before three months, and Niangniang has to be careful." An Su and Mo Sheng sat on the edge of the bed to accompany Xu Meiren, and the three of them were still occupied by joy after all.

The emperor instructed that the news of Xu Meiren's pregnancy should not only be hidden from the queen mother, but also from the entire harem. The palace people of Huanning Hall are always vigilant, and those who are afraid of saying the wrong thing rarely go out, and they only say that Xu Meiren has a poor appetite in her illness recently, and everyone is busy cooking food for her, so she has no time to come out.

Speaking of eating, Xu Meiren has not had a good appetite since she was pregnant, and she can't eat the pork rib soup and favorite chestnut cake that she was clamoring to eat before. Sometimes the food you want to eat has just been made, and you can't swallow it when you look at it, and you just can't eat it.

This day is the same again, Xu Meiren's morning sickness is very bad, and she vomits several times in the morning, and An Su and Mo Sheng are very worried about it. I was finally persuaded to eat some, but in a blink of an eye I vomited it again.

"Niangniang, this is the chestnut porridge just delivered from the imperial dining room in the morning, and the chestnut cake you used to love to eat uses the same ingredients, but it is more palatable, you can try this!" Outside, a little palace maid hurriedly broke in, still holding a bowl of steaming porridge in her hand.

Xu Meiren just vomited, and at this time, smelling the smell of this porridge, she had some appetite. She beckoned to the little palace maid: "You can take it, this palace needs to use some." ”

"Wait a minute." An Su saw that Xu Meiren was about to enter the entrance after taking it, and hurriedly stopped, "Niangniang, the things sent by the imperial dining room have been handled by someone outside, so it's better to check them a priori." ”

An Su took the porridge and glanced at the eunuch next to him, and a silver needle came forward and stirred it in the porridge bowl. The silver needle did not change color, and An Su was relieved and brought the chestnut porridge to Xu Meiren.

Today, this porridge is the right appetite, and Xu Meiren actually ate a whole bowl. An Su saw that she had finally found a kind of food that was not rejected during pregnancy, so she wanted to find the imperial dining room to get the recipe and cook it herself in the small kitchen of Huanning Palace, which was much more convenient and safer.

"Which chef made this porridge?" An Su asked the little palace maid.

She shook her head: "The slave maid doesn't know, it's just that the slave maid went to the imperial dining room this morning to pick up the regular dishes, and a face-to-face eunuch recognized the slave maid as a person from Huanning Palace, so he brought the porridge back to the slave maid, saying that it was specially made for our mother." ”

An Su's heart tightened when he heard this, and he always felt that something was wrong: "The eunuch who was born? Do you know who sent it? ”

"The eunuch said that it was the Queen Mother who knew that our mother had a loss of appetite during pregnancy, so she specially asked people to cook this porridge, saying that the mother would definitely like it."

As soon as the little palace maid's words fell, the spoon in Xu Meiren's hand slipped to the ground, and she almost threw herself on the table, sweeping away a large piece of the dishes in front of her.

"The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother knows, this porridge ......" Xu Meiren covered her stomach and looked at the empty porridge bowl with frightened eyes, "Will there be a problem with this porridge?" ”

An Su hurriedly glanced at Mo Shang, and she retreated from the rest of the hall, and only closed the door of the hall when only the three of them were left.

"Mother, how are you?" An Su squatted beside Xu Meiren, nervously observing her expression.

Xu Meiren looked tired, but shook her head: "It's okay for the time being, it's just that the Queen Mother already knows, even if she doesn't make a move this time, there will be a next time, next time." ”

"The Queen Mother sent chestnut porridge around the bend this time, I'm afraid she just wanted to give a warning." An Su thought for a while and analyzed, "Chestnuts are the homonym of ions, I'm afraid the queen mother means that she wants her mother to get rid of this fetus by herself." ”

"What?" Xu Meiren was shocked, "How can this palace get rid of its own child?" ”

An Su patted her hand for comfort, and after her mood stabilized, she continued, "This is just the slave's speculation, the Queen Mother has never done useless things, since this bowl of porridge did not take away the child, it naturally has other intentions." ”

"So you mean, if the palace doesn't get rid of the child in the womb on its own, then the queen mother will take action?" Xu Meiren's voice trembled a little.

Although Ansu doesn't want to irritate her, this is a fact, and she must be told for her good. She patted Xu Meiren's hand: "But Niangniang doesn't have to worry too much, even if the Queen Mother wants to start, it won't be on the bright side." As long as we are more cautious in the future, we will definitely be able to escape. ”

"Yes, what Niangniang will eat in the future can only be our own things in Huanning Palace. Something sent by someone else, no matter how expensive it is, must never be touched. Mo Shang also chimed in.

"But if the Queen Mother insists, we won't be able to fight her after all, how can this be good?" Xu Meiren seems to be a little anxious recently, "Even if the child is born in the future, his life and death are in the hands of the Queen Mother." Children are naughty, and there are more opportunities to start, and the children of those concubines in the past, aren't there many who drowned in the river that is not waist-down? ”

"Don't think about it, you just need to rest well, raise the fetus with peace of mind, and leave these things to the slaves and maids to consider." An Su and Mo Sheng glanced at each other, "The slave will take care of everything, and will not let the Queen Mother hurt your child." ”

After this incident, the Huanning Hall was heavily guarded, and almost everything had to be tested. The news of Xu Meiren's pregnancy has been circulating intermittently until the time of five months. For this reason, the palace people only regard it as an after-dinner conversation, and what they really care about is those masters, especially those masters in high positions.

It has been nearly three months since the last time the Queen Mother sent chestnut porridge, but she has not received anything from Changle Palace since then. An Su always felt that with the character of the Queen Mother, she must have mixed the problematic things into the gifts of other palaces, but after taking the trouble to check and check, she never found the clue.

An Su no longer has any suspicions, just store all the things sent in the warehouse, and always stay as far away from Xu Meiren as possible. But the news that came out then surprised Ansu.

"Ansu, I know why the Queen Mother didn't attack our mother." On this day, An Su was fetching water and going to Xu Meiren's dormitory, when he suddenly heard Mo Shang running over in a hurry.

"What's going on?" Ansu turned around in surprise.

"Because the queen mother is also pregnant." Mo Shang said loudly with joy, "I also heard just now, the queen mother and our Xu Ji mother are pregnant at the same time, and I also want to wait for the fetal elephant to stabilize before saying it, and now it has been more than five months." ”

"You mean, because the queen mother is pregnant with her eldest son, she will no longer attack Xu Ji Niangniang?"

Mo Sheng nodded: "Yes, it must be because of this, otherwise why didn't the Queen Mother do it for a long time?" ”

"It's a strange thing." Mo Shang told An Su about this, and she became even more worried.

"What's wrong? What's so strange? Mo Sheng saw that her expression was wrong, and the joy on her face calmed down.

"Even if the queen mother is pregnant, it is impossible for the queen mother to know in advance whether it is a man or a woman, if she is just a princess, she still has no eldest son, then if Xu Ji Niangniang gives birth to a prince, it will occupy the name of the eldest son." An Su frowned tightly, "The Queen Mother has always been cautious and will never allow this kind of thing to happen." ”

"What you said also makes sense, so why hasn't the Queen Mother ever done anything to our mother? Is it because the queen is happy that she can't take care of us for a while? Mo Shang was puzzled.

An Su also shook his head: "I don't know, but it's better to be careful in this matter, I always feel that this is not a good sign." ”

The news of the queen's pregnancy has spread all over the harem, and as soon as An Su goes out a little, she can hear the palace people discussing this matter. She was very puzzled in her heart, and if she didn't figure out this matter, she was always uneasy in her heart. An Su thought about it and decided to go to Changle Palace.

Although An Su used to be an errand in Changle Palace, the time was not too long, and the eunuchs here had some impressions of her, but they didn't have any affection for her. This time, she went to Changle Palace after so long, and the road was smooth, so she always felt that it was arranged by the Queen Mother in advance.

"Slaves and maids see the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is extremely happy." An Su went in and saluted in a regular manner, but Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Princess Liu Le of Lu Yuan sitting on the side, so he turned to her again and said, "Slave and maid see princess." ”

"You only came now, and the mourning family thought that with your temperament, you should have come three months ago." The Queen Mother sat on the main seat and drank tea leisurely, looking very good, probably because of the queen's pregnancy.

The Queen Mother was merciful, remembering that Xu Ji Niangniang of Huanning Hall was pregnant, and specially gave chestnut porridge. It's just that there are many things in the mother's pregnancy these days, and the emperor also instructed her to give birth and recuperate, so she couldn't come to thank her in person, so the slave maid did it for her. An Su was thinking about what to say, and what she said about coming to Changle Palace was justified, and the Queen Mother gave her a wake-up call.

"How is Xu Ji doing?" The Queen Mother asked a rare question.

"Xu Ji Niangniang is doing well, the early morning sickness is a little obvious, and she has been much better recently." Ansu replied briefly.

"That's good, as long as Xu Ji can give birth to this child safely, the mourning family will be rewarded."

An Su felt that his words sounded strange, so he boldly asked: "Does the Queen Mother really wish that Xu Ji Niangniang's child can be born safely?" ”

"Of course, now that the queen and Xu Ji are pregnant at the same time, it is a great joy in the palace, and it must be taken care of. Huanning Hall is guarded by you, and the mourning family is very relieved. The Queen Mother said, and turned her eyes to Princess Lu Yuan on the side, "What's more coincidental is that Le'er is also pregnant, and it will be five months old." ”

An Su moved her gaze to Liu Le in shock, it was not uncommon for Princess Lu Yuan to come to Changle Palace, An Su didn't care, she didn't expect that she came to report the good news this time.

"Congratulations to the princess." An Suming said this on his face, but he felt strange in his heart. When she was in the princess's mansion before, she knew that the concubine and the princess were not in harmony, and the concubine went out day and night to find fun, and never got close to the princess. And it is said that Princess Lu Yuan damaged her body when she gave birth to her first child, so she couldn't have children in the future, why could she still be pregnant?

"Ansu, I was in the mansion before, I misunderstood you. Fortunately, thanks to what you said, the colt was much closer to me, and it was only then that I could have this child. Liu Le looked very sincere, "After you left the princess's mansion, I always regretted it, and I always wanted to take you out of the palace again, but I never found a suitable opportunity." Later, I heard that you went to Huanning Hall to serve, and Xu Meiren was also very good to you, so I broke off this thought. But I still miss you in my heart, and I always want to come and see you. ”

"Thank you princess for your concern, Xu Ji Niangniang is very good to the slave maid." An Su always felt that Liu Le's words were too heavy, and when he heard it, he knew that it was not sincere. Maybe in front of the Queen Mother, she needs to play the image of a benevolent princess, and An Su will not dismantle her stage, just cooperate a little.

"I'm relieved to hear that you've said it well." Liu Le looked at the Queen Mother again, "I always felt that I took you out of Changle Palace before, but I went to Yongxiang again, I'm really sorry for you!" ”

"Don't think like this, princess, no matter where you go, it is the slave's own creation, and it has nothing to do with the princess." Ansu replied in accordance with her meaning.

But Liu Le didn't seem to plan to end like this, she pretended to be aggrieved and said, "Ansu, when did we talk to each other become so rusty?" You're my savior! ”

"It's a small thing, it's not a big deal. The princess let the slave and maid enjoy the scenery of Chang'an City, which is already a great reward for the slave and maid. As for what life-saving grace, the princess really doesn't have to take it to heart. An Su didn't want to talk to Liu Le again, so he said to the Queen Mother again, "Queen Mother, the slave maid is here for Xu Ji Niangniang today." The queen mother and Xu Ji mother's pregnancy period are close, and the birth time is bound to be similar. In order to avoid the chaos of the hospital at that time, the slave maid wanted to ask the queen mother to appoint two imperial doctors to concentrate on taking care of Xu Ji Niangniang's fetus. ”

The Queen Mother frowned, but immediately nodded again: "What you said is right, the mourning family asked Hu Yu to pick two good imperial doctors, and they will be sent by Huanning Hall at any time." ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother." An Su paused, and continued, "Please also ask the Queen Mother to order, if Xu Ji Niangniang's fetus is lost by half a cent, it will be the dereliction of duty of these two imperial doctors." ”

"That's nature." The Queen Mother's face finally had a smile on her face, as if she had seen through An Su's thoughts.

"Thanks to the Queen Mother, the slave and maid will retire." An Su came out of Changle Palace, looked at the dim sky, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.