The finches jumped back and forth on the branches that were gradually sprouting, and the breath of spring gradually appeared, and some withered yellow trees, grasses, and flowers showed signs of life. Changchun Palace is different from other palaces, a concubine who lived in Changchun Palace before was named Xiangfei, because there was always the smell of flowers on her body, the former emperor planted thirty or forty different kinds of flowers and trees inside and outside Changchun Palace, which is really worthy of the name Changchun. The personal palace maid next to Qingluan, named Ming Ya, prunes flowers and plants outside in the early morning. Hearing that there was movement in the bedroom, I went in to find that Qingluan had woken up, squinting and leaning on the side of the bed in a daze.

"Niangniang got up a lot later than before these days."

"I don't know why, I always feel a little tired, and I don't have much strength, and I don't like to eat very much from time to time."

"You must be the reason for the spring sleepiness, Mingya will send someone to the small kitchen to make some refreshing cool flavors for you to taste."

"This palace wants to eat sour jujube cake, is there anything in the palace?"

"Jujube cake? Isn't Niangniang the most sour food on weekdays? Wait, wait! , you won't be? Mingya's face suddenly swelled with a surprised expression, and Qingluan was also stunned, and then looked at his stomach in disbelief. Although she understands some pharmacology, she can't be 100% sure.

"Slave maid go and ask the imperial doctor to come and take a look at you!"

"Don't startle the snake first, when I go to the hospital, I say that I am not feeling well, otherwise it will be a shame to go out of the oolong."

"Yes, Mingya knows. Mingya immediately went to the Tai Hospital. Ming Ya turned around and ran out of the dormitory with a smile, and after a while, a middle-aged man wearing the clothes of a doctor from the hospital walked in, holding a small doctor box and said. Niangniang Wan'an, Weichen came to take the pulse for Niangniang, just now Mingya girl and Weichen said that Niangniang was unwell, I don't know what kind of discomfort it is? ”

"Bengong has been sleepy lately, and I don't like to eat some greasy food too much, I always eat some sour apricots, jujube cakes, plum soup or something that I have never eaten, and it is inevitable that I will have some difficulty when walking and squatting."

"Okay, please lie down, and Weichen will take the pulse of Niangniang." Hearing this, the imperial doctor seemed to have understood, took out a thin silk scarf from the small box and covered her wrist, and then raised his hand to take the pulse. After a few seconds, the imperial doctor's brows moved, and he quickly knelt down and saluted. "Congratulations to Niangniang, congratulations to Niangniang, Niangniang has been pregnant for more than a month."

"Really?" Mingya and Qingluan looked at each other, and their expressions were also surprised.

"Yes, Niangniang, although the pulse is unstable, but the happy pulse is right, Rong Weichen can go to the Tai Hospital to prescribe some prescriptions for you to maintain the fetus."

"Okay, go ahead, you're bothered."

"Don't bother."

Waiting for the imperial doctor to go away, Ming Ya immediately said, "Niangniang, the slave maid will immediately go to the Heart Cultivation Hall to invite the emperor and tell the emperor that the mother is there!" ”

Walking to the door, Qingluan suddenly shouted. "Wait!"

"What's wrong, sis?"

"Don't tell Your Majesty yet, you go to the Seven Princes' Mansion first, and invite the Seven Princesses to come to Changchun Palace for a gathering."

"Mother?"

"Listen to what Hongu says."

"Yes." Mingya didn't understand, but still took the token and ran out of the house.

"Hongu, please?" In the main hall, Xiao Liangyun was sitting at the table studying pharmacology and selecting herbs, and raised his head when he heard Ming Ya say. Liu frowned, "This palace has never had a relationship with your mother, why did your mother invite me to the palace for a gathering?" ”

"Niangniang said, in order to thank the princess Niangniang for breaking the siege that day, I want to invite Niangniang to the palace to drink a cup of tea and eat some snacks, our Niangniang makes the best pastries, I believe you will like it, Princess."

"Okay, you wait for the main palace, hibiscus, you can follow the main palace." Putting down the medicinal herbs, Xiao Liangyu motioned to Qiluo to divide the remaining medicinal herbs, and then said to Mu Hibiscus. Hibiscus nodded and helped her to her feet.

The three of them entered the palace like this, because the Queen Mother had greeted the guards of the Xuanwu Gate, signaling that Xiao Liangyu did not need to be notified when she entered the palace, and the guards bowed directly when they saw her coming in. "Is there something wrong with your mother?"

"I'm sorry princess Niangniang, the slave doesn't know what Niangniang wants to say, the slave and maid are just instructed by Niangniang to come and invite you to Changchun Palace, and the rest of the slaves and maids really don't know."

"Okay." She smiled helplessly, it was also a coincidence that she could get closer to this woman.

Changchun Palace is not far from the Xuanwu Gate, through a stone road to arrive, into the palace gate, and then to the main hall, Qingluan has changed into a warm yellow concubine palace robe, saw Xiao Liangyu come in and hurriedly walked over. motioned for Mingya to close the door, and then she pulled Xiao Liangyu to the back room.

Passing through the screen is a large square table carved in pear blossom wood, on which many side dishes and sweets are arranged.

"Princess, please be seated."

"Concubine Niangniang, this palace knows that there is no free lunch in the world, and this palace doesn't know what you mean by coming over today, but this palace generally likes to listen to things first and then think about whether this matter can be solved."

"Niangniang is really smart, the concubine invited Niangniang over today, not for anything else, but to be able to get Niangniang's blessing."

"Where does this come from?" looked Qingluan up and down, and when she looked carefully, she felt that she was not so much like Queen Fu Min. Pulling Xiao Liangyun to sit down, she said slowly. "I won't tell you the truth, the concubine just found out that she was pregnant."

"Pregnant? Isn't that a great thing? Niangniang, don't you go and report to Your Majesty, what do you call this palace to do? ”

With a deep sigh, Qingluan was silent for a while, then raised his head and said slowly. "Presumably, the princess also knows that in this deep palace, concubines and concubines are all involuntary people, and pregnancy is not a good thing for concubines, and even more serious is death."

"So, you called Hongu to protect your child?" Xiao Liangyu finally understood her intentions, but then asked deliberately, "But, Niangniang herself knows that this palace is just an ordinary princess, in terms of age and qualifications, she is not as old as Niangniang, what can this palace do for Niangniang?" ”

"The princess is humble, the concubine knew the princess's superiority early, and from that day the princess rescued the concubine, the concubine wanted to ask for help."

"Yes, but what's the reason for asking me for help?"

Pressing step by step, Xiao Liangyun obviously saw Qingluan's discomfort and nervousness, and even said that she was too nervous, so she deliberately spoke tightly to let her show her feet. Sure enough, cold sweat broke out on her forehead, her eyes wandered back and forth without listening, and then she confessed, "Princess Niangniang, the concubine herself is a medical girl, she has no family background, and she has no status, because of the love of a certain sister, she was accidentally elected as a concubine by the queen mother, and the concubine knew that she was not worthy of the position, and she didn't want to fight for any queen, concubine, she just wanted to live a peaceful and stable life." It's just that if the news of my pregnancy spreads, there will be no one in the other palaces who will want to harm me, I have experienced these things some time ago, and I know how dark the rules in this harem are. ”

"So, are you worried that she will jeopardize her position because you are pregnant, or are you worried that someone else will want to harm your child because you are pregnant, right?"

"Yes, the concubine is not only afraid that her children will be in danger, but also that she will die."

"But, I'll help you, what good will you give me?"

"Qingluan, but by the mother's orders!"

"I want a list."

"What list?"

"More than ten years ago, everyone involved in the case of Empress Fu's rebellion, as well as everyone involved in the case of General Liu's extermination."

"Okay."

"You yourself are a medical woman, if those people want to harm you, you should know about some of your basic slippery pills, and I don't need to say more. Over there in the Tai Hospital, I will arrange someone to stabilize your fetus, and the people of Changchun Palace, you can see that familiar people are serving, if there are new people coming, you have to see if the foundation is clean, just in case, even if it is clean, don't let them get close to you. Also, these things are for you. Xiao Liangyun took out a green bottle from his cuff, "This is fake fetal powder, if you are framed, or someone wants to harm you, you have to take the first step before they hurt you, otherwise you will be at a loss for words." ”

Taking the medicine bottle, Qingluan nodded solemnly, "Thank you, princess." ”

"No thanks, since you are a poor person, you are on the same road as this palace, but I am not your friend, if you bite me back, I will definitely cut the grass and eradicate the roots."

"The concubine knows."

Xiao Liangyun stared at her face carefully from beginning to end, and found that there were small pinhole marks next to her temples, and although her nose, eyes, and mouth looked the same, she always felt that something was wrong, and she seemed to have a crooked feeling.

After staring at Xiao Liangyun and leaving, she was relieved. "Mingya."

"The slave is here."

"You can now go and inform the emperor."

Immediately, a quarter of an hour later, most of the harem knew.

"She's a good fate, and she got pregnant all of a sudden." Concubine Yan was strolling in the imperial garden, and while shopping, she said to the palace maid who spoke for her that she looked indifferent to what she did on weekdays, and now she was finally a little emotionally turbulent. "Mother, do we want it?"

"Don't worry, isn't she just more than a month pregnant, just go to the palace treasury and pick up a few good Ruyi packages and send them over, first, pretend to be in front of Your Majesty, and second, someone will always do something for us first."

The figure of Concubine Yu flashed in her mind in an instant, and then she snorted coldly, "Don't worry, this person definitely doesn't have the patience to wait for her to show her pregnancy, I'm afraid that she will have to make a move in a few days." ”

Sure enough, Concubine Yu, who was easily angry, threw things in the palace early, what vases, saucers, and treasures were all broken, and the subordinates on the side knelt in a row and bowed their heads, for fear of being scolded by her.

"You idiots! Why don't you speak one by one today? ”

"Niangniang is angry, the slaves and maids have always been in Changchun Palace to install people and wait for opportunities, but the concubines are really too cautious, and they don't give us the slightest loophole."

"You're all stupid! A sucker! Concubine Yu didn't listen to what others said, she still blindly threw things, and her face was red with anger.