Du Wenhao knew that the emperor usually went to Chen Meiren's Tianyan Palace at night, and Chen Meiren was very idle during the day, and she couldn't spare time at all. Besides, she had just shown her loyalty to Chen Meiren before, and now Chen Meiren had said that she couldn't leave, so she couldn't agree, otherwise she would refute her face, and she could only think of other ways, so Du Wenhao smiled apologetically at Lin Jieyu and didn't say anything.

Du Wenhao could see that Lin Yue's drunkard was not meant to drink, and of course Chen Meiren could see it, and said with a smile: "My sister is so anxious to invite Lord Du to enjoy the flowers and drink, is there something else?" ”

Lin Yue hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "It's not a secret, asking Mr. Du to drink and enjoy the flowers is just one thing, and there is another thing, my adoptive mother is very sick, so I want to ask Mr. Du to take a look." ”

Chen Meiren smiled faintly: "I said, on weekdays, you wouldn't come to my Tianyan Palace." Although your adoptive mother is the widow of the first emperor, her title is only 'Shiping Junjun', Lord Du is ordered to serve the doctor in the harem, only the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother and the concubines, the prince and the princess can directly summon Lord Du to serve the doctor, and the rest of the people are not good, they can only find other doctors in the hospital to see the disease. As for me, it stands to reason that I can't go directly to Lord Du to serve the doctor, hehe, that's why the emperor feels sorry for me, so he ordered a special order. Therefore, you have to find Lord Du to treat your adoptive mother, even if Lord Du is free, you have to agree with the emperor. ”

What Chen Meiren said is indeed true, but Du Wenhao doesn't feel good when he listens to it, the so-called doctor's parents' heart, people ask for it, and they have nothing to do, why can't they go to see the disease.

Lin Jieyu's heart sank to the bottom, the emperor had almost forgotten that there was still a self in Yueqing Palace, the last time the emperor came to enjoy the plums, he was lukewarm, and he didn't go to please the emperor, he missed this opportunity, and if he wanted to see the emperor again, it was really difficult.

Thinking of this, Lin Yue got up gloomily and bowed slightly: "That is the case, Lin Yue is disturbed." Leave! ”

Du Wenhao hurriedly got up and said, "Mother, slow down!" ”

Lin Jieyu stood still and looked back at him.

Du Wenhao said: "If Ling Ci can leave the palace at night and come to my Wuwei Hall, I can treat Ling Ci." ”

The women of the palace cannot leave the palace easily, especially the concubines with titles. So Lin Yue smiled gratefully and said, "I'm afraid not, more gentlemen have some kindness." ”

Every second counts for treatment, and once the time is delayed, I am afraid that there will be a fear of life. But according to the rules, the doctors in his harem only treat the concubines above the concubine, and the beauties of other levels cannot directly call themselves to diagnose the disease, and Chen Meiren will not let herself go. Du Wenhao didn't dare to openly disobey Chen Meiren, otherwise, the pillow would blow in the wind, but it would be terrible.

As soon as he turned his head, he had already thought of a way, and arched his hand and said: "Jieyu Niangniang, I don't know if Concubine De Niangniang is in good health?" She has always had coughing and wheezing, but she can't catch a cold, I've been serving the doctor here these days, and I haven't had time to greet her. If Concubine De is unwell, she can summon Weichen to go for treatment. ”

Du Wenhao's words were obvious, he asked Lin Yue to go to Concubine De for help, and Concubine De called herself to go because she was sick, and then let Lin Yue's mother wait at Concubine De, so she could help her see a doctor. Lin Yue Bingxue was smart, how could she not hear the meaning of his words, she was very grateful, her eyes flashed with joy, and she nodded: "More gentlemen!" I'll bring that to you. ”

After that, he gave a blessing and left.

Chen Meiren stared at Du Wenhao coldly, saw that his hair was straight, and after a while, he snorted: "What do you mean?" I want to go around the bend to see her adoptive mother, right? Come less! I'll leave it here, even if her concubine summons you to serve the doctor, you won't be allowed to go!" ”

"This ......, Concubine De is to blame, and Weichen can't afford to be guilty!"

"What are you afraid of! There I am! You are specially ordered by the emperor to treat me alone, and before I think that I am not well, you can't go anywhere, and no one will see you! It's the rule! Got it? ”

Du Wenhao bowed down with a bitter face and said, "Otherwise, I'll go and see her illness, and soon, I'll come back with a prescription." Won't delay ......"

"No way!" Chen Meiren's pretty face was as cold as ice, "It's not that there are no doctors in the hospital, why doesn't she go to find other doctors, it's hard to find that you are really the only one in this world, Du Wenhao, who can cure her adoptive mother's illness?" I don't believe it! - They can find others but don't look for them, and seeing you help me diagnose the disease, they change their tricks and deliberately want to snatch you away from me, which is deliberately blocking me! Deliberately find fault with me! Hmph, you want to fight me? I'm with you! ”

Du Wenhao's head is big, and how to see a doctor is such a simple matter, and it has become a battlefield for these harem women to fight openly and secretly. This Chen beauty is too pampered and coquettish. But she was favored by the emperor first, and no one paid attention to her, so naturally no one could provoke her, including Du Wenhao.

In Concubine De's Shengrui Palace, Concubine De was talking to Jieyu Lin Yue.

Concubine De heard what happened, and her teeth itched with hatred: "This fox is too domineering!" Good! Just do it according to Lord Du's advice! Just say that I am sick, and immediately send someone to call Master Du! ”

"Wait! Sister. Lin Jieyu hurriedly stopped, "I'm afraid this won't work!" ”

"Why?"

When I left, I saw her sneering slightly, and it seemed that she had guessed the intention of Lord Du's words, but I was afraid that she would use the holy decree as a shield and not let Master Du go. said that she was not well yet, and she couldn't leave Master Du. Master Du is not in a rut. ”

"How do you know if you don't try?"

"Can't try! If she tries to find an excuse to shirk it, if she openly refuses, then the contradiction between the two of you will be made public. My sister finally got the emperor's favor, if my sister fell out of favor again because of my little sister, then I can't afford it. ”

Concubine De suddenly sat down on the chair like a deflated ball, indeed, although the emperor now favors himself again, the degree of favor still cannot be compared with Chen Meiren. Once Chen Meiren talked about this matter, she went to the emperor to complain, saying that she deliberately made trouble, did not let Du Wenhao treat her, and let the emperor investigate, after all, she was ordered by the emperor's holy decree to Du Wenhao to serve the doctor, even if the emperor did not believe her words, as long as he sent someone to investigate, he knew that he was not sick at all, and deliberately called Du Wenhao away under the pretext of illness, which affected Chen Meiren's medical treatment. At that time, it was probably not impossible for me to fall back into favor.

Concubine De muttered: That...... What do you say? ”

Lin Jieyu said miserably: "Everything is fate......

Concubine De stood up with a sigh: "What is not fatal, come less!" I don't believe that a living person can suffocate urine! There's always something to figure out! Don't interrupt, let me think! ”

Lin Jieyu had tears in her eyes, nodded, and looked at her silently.

Concubine De walked back and forth a few times in the room with her hands behind her back and her head down, and finally stopped, gently biting her silver teeth, and said, "Didn't she say that she wanted to ask Lord Du to treat your adoptive mother, and she had to get the emperor's will?" Then let's ask the emperor to go up! Tell the emperor about your mother's illness, ask the emperor to be gracious, and let Master Du come to her old man's house to see her! ”

"Huh?" Lin Jieyu was stunned for a moment, "This ......, without being summoned, came to see the emperor, and he wanted to ask for guilt." ”

"What are you afraid of, it's not that you are asked to break into the Jinluan Palace to find the emperor, just wait for me! Previously, the father-in-law of the imperial study had already passed the word, saying that the emperor was coming to my Shengrui Palace tonight. When the time comes, I will tell the emperor first, if it is the best, if it doesn't work, you will come out and ask the emperor! What's the matter, you are also the mother of the emperor's two princes, you just ask for treatment, not murder and arson, what other big crime can you cure?! ”

Lin Jieyu listened to it and nodded: "Well, my sister is right, my adoptive mother treats me like a mountain, even if I am punished for her, I am willing!" ”

Concubine De's face softened, and she took Lin Jieyu's hand and said: "Sister, to put it mildly, your temper really has to be changed, you can be cold to others, and you can ignore the emperor, this is not good, according to the common people, he is your man, your husband, the husband is a husband within one zhang, and within this zhang, you have to fulfill the duty of a wife." I'm not advising you to compete with others for favor, but to let you be easy-going, and it's easy to do whatever you encounter. The emperor actually feels very sorry for you. ”

Lin Jieyu was stunned for a long time and nodded slightly.

Sure enough, as Lin Jieyu guessed, after she left, Chen Meiren instructed the gatekeeper, whether it was Concubine De or Lin Jieyu to come again, saying that she was not feeling well, she had fallen asleep, and it was inconvenient to report.

Du Wenhao couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he couldn't think of a better way.

It wasn't until the evening that the palace gate was about to be closed, so Chen Meiren asked Du Wenhao to take the personal palace maid named Li'er and send a carriage to send them out of the palace and go back.

Du Wenhao and Li'er were in the carriage, Du Wenhao asked her about the basic situation, and learned that she was sixteen years old this year, and she was originally the maid of Chen Mei's family.

Back at Gomido, it was already completely dark.

At the main entrance of Sweetwater Lane, Pang Yuqin and others were waiting eagerly. These days, Du Wenhao goes out early every morning and comes back after dark at night, saying that he is treating a favorite beauty of the emperor. This time he came back after dark, and everyone didn't pay much attention to it, but Du Wenhao didn't come back in a sedan chair this time, but in a carriage, a luxurious carriage!

Lifting the curtain, a twenty-eight-year-old fair lady stepped down from the pedal of the carriage, shining by the lantern in front of the door, her white and tender face was flushed with pink, carrying a small package in her hand, and followed behind Du Wenhao with her head down.

Xue Fei'er had the fastest mouth, and hurriedly asked, "Brother!" Who is this girl? ”

Without waiting for Du Wenhao to answer, Li'er had already lifted her dress and knelt down: "Grandma, my name is Li'er, I was originally the maid of Chen Meiren's mother, and today my mother gave Li'er to the master as a concubine." Li'er visits her aunt and grandmother. ”

After that, there were three knocks on the head.

Xue Fei'er and the others were stunned, Pang Yuqin's face changed color slightly, and Du Wenhao didn't speak. Lin Qingdai's smile was also a little bitter, and she didn't speak. Yingzi was born as a maid, and she had some sympathy for this poor child, and she had the heart to step forward to help, but she didn't dare to call the shots, and looked at Du Wenhao with her eyes.

Without the permission of the master, Li'er knelt on the ground and did not dare to get up.

Du Wenhao originally wanted to introduce the identity of Li'er as a maid, but he didn't expect that this little girl Bingxue was smart, and he had already seen that Du Wenhao didn't want to take a concubine, maybe he wanted to make himself a maid, and his first sentence decided his status in this family for the rest of his life, anyway, with the backing of his mother's golden words, he rushed to say it first, once the identity was clear, it would be easy to do things in the future.

Du Wenhao shook his head lightly with a wry smile, and said to Pang Yuqin: "Lady, this ...... is all the kindness of Chen Meiren's mother, she forced me to take a concubine, and gave her to me, so that I could be taken into the room immediately, otherwise I will be punished." I didn't dare to push either, so ......"

Pang Yuqin could see that Du Wenhao's frustration was real, and smiled: "Xianggong, do you remember?" My father and grandmother all said that Yuqin married into the Du family, which is a member of the Du family, and Yuqin is not only familiar with the three and four virtues, but also never dares to disobey it. You have the final say on the matter of taking concubines, and Yuqin won't say anything. ”

Du Wenhao gratefully shook her hand: "Lady, I ......, I really have no choice, but I won't ...... with her."

Hearing this, Li'er's body trembled slightly, and she slowly lowered her head.

Pang Yuqin smiled bitterly: "Xianggong's words can make it difficult for his wife, and he said that the girl is a concubine gifted by her mother, and the king's order cannot be violated, even if she is an ordinary girl, how can she go back on her word when she says that she is a concubine?" The girl is a royal gift, and this gift of literary appointment is like a little bit. Yingzi, you find a gentleman to calculate the day, see if tonight is suitable, there is nothing wrong, let's round the house tonight. ”

Li'er was overjoyed, knelt down and turned around and kowtowed to Pang Yuqin three more times: "Li'er, thank you, Madame, for your kindness." Tell the lady! ”

"That's it, get up, it's all your own family in the future, just serve your master well."

"Madame's words, Li'er keep it in mind, and she must serve the master well!" Knock knock a few more times, then kneel up.

Pang Yuqin introduced the identities of Lin Qingdai, Yingzi and others, and Li'er greeted each other separately.

Yingzi asked for Du Wenhao and Li'er's eight characters, and quickly found a fortune teller to calculate, this day is actually an auspicious day, after today, I have to wait for more than ten days to have an auspicious day. Pang Yuqin immediately made the decision and immediately handled the concubine.

Although the concubine does not need to have six rites and does not need to worship heaven and earth, it is still necessary to make a gift of literary appointment, although it is too late to do a big job, but the appearance still has to be there.

The banquet was quickly prepared, since it was done according to Chen Meiren's requirements, it was good to be full of appearance, and sent people to the Tai Hospital overnight to invite a few leaders and good doctors, of course, there was no money, and some good friends were invited, the street where the pharmacy was located, and the neighborhoods left and right. Some court officials who got the letter knew that Du Wenhao was a big celebrity of the Empress Dowager, and although they did not receive the invitation, they all brought gifts to congratulate them. As a result, more than a dozen tables were set up for the banquet

Zheng Gu, the envoy of the Tai Hospital, arrived with the nine imperial doctors, but Fu He didn't come, and after receiving the thirty whips last time, he still can't get out of bed.

In order to show Chen Meiren Niangniang, the specifications of the wedding are all made according to the wife, except for the procedure of worshipping heaven and earth.

Li'er was dressed in a phoenix crown, Du Wenhao and Pang Yuqin also changed into festive robes, and under the auspices of the master of ceremonies, Li'er gave tea to the master Du Wenhao and his wife Pang Yuqin, and wrote a document from the bookkeeper. It can be regarded as officially accepting a child as a concubine. Everyone congratulated together.

After the banquet, Du Wenhao and Li'er were sent to the newly decorated new house, and everyone drank for a while, and then they dispersed.

This new house is the bedroom prepared by Pang Yuqin for Li'er, three suites, after all, it is a concubine room given by the emperor, it can't be used as a maid, and it is not even better than an ordinary concubine room, so it is not only equipped with a suite, but also specially equipped with a maid and an old mother to serve.

Li'er didn't treat herself as a noblewoman, as soon as she entered the house, she took the phoenix crown and the veil, knelt at Du Wenhao's feet to help him take off his shoes, and said in a sweet voice: "Master, Li'er serves you in the bath." ”

Now that the wood has been completed, the lady also agreed, Du Wenhao didn't want to pretend to be high, so he agreed.

Li'er helped him undress and enter the big wooden barrel, and carefully helped him bathe and knead. This Li'er is worthy of being Chen Meiren's personal maid, and this massage technique is still very skillful.

After taking a bath, she served Du Wenhao and went to bed, and Li'er herself went to bed after taking a bath, although this was her first acceptance, she was energetic, carried out eighteen kinds of martial arts, and served Du Wenhao several times to soar into the sky.

His wife Pang Yuqin is gentle and quiet, dignified and virtuous, and has received a strict feudal ideological education of three obedience and four virtues, male superiority and female inferiority, strictly abiding by the way of female virtues, in the matter of bed, she will always be obedient, unless Du Wenhao asks, she will never dare to take the initiative to cooperate, and she will not even dare to make a pleasant voice, so as not to give people shame and lewdness. So the intercourse is a little dull.

And this Li'er's identity is a concubine, and the concubine is to let her husband enjoy the greatest pleasure. Li'er has received special training in the palace in the house, with the aim of being favored by the emperor one day and being able to please the emperor. Of course, for one of the three thousand palace maids, this probability is almost equal to zero. However, such training will not be omitted, because the slightest chance may become a reality, and such cases are not uncommon in the past and modern times, so such training is very necessary.

Du Wenhao was very satisfied, and after a few times, his body was also very tired, lying on the bed, holding Li'er in his arms, and patting her fragrant shoulder: "Very good!" ”

Li'er shyly snuggled into Du Wenhao's arms: "Thank you, master, for the compliment." In the future, Li'er will do better. ”

"Well, let me ask you a question. - Did Chen Meiren Niangniang ask you to spy on me? ”

Gentle Township suddenly asked this question, Lian'er shook her delicate body, turned over, knelt on the bed, kowtowed: "Master, the concubine doesn't dare!" ”

"Do you dare to say no?" Du Wenhao's words were as cold as a knife, and he turned his face to stare at her and asked.

Li'er hesitated for a moment, kowtowed, and said: "Master, a few days ago, Niang Niang did explain to Li'er like this, but Li'er also has an abacus in her heart, since the master accepted Li'er as a concubine, Li'er is the master's person in life and death, and she will naturally be dedicated to protecting the master." Therefore, the concubine will never betray the master, and she will never dare to say that any master is not. ”

"Really?"

"If the concubine has half a lie, there will be five thunderstorms in the sky!" Li'er kowtowed.

"Then she wants to ask you, what are you going to do?"

"What to say and what not to say, the concubine understands in her heart."

Du Wenhao stared at her for a moment, and then asked, "Then are you willing to tell me about Chen Niangniang?" ”