Concubine Qi was confused when she heard this, and was about to stop her to ask, but Shen Nianzhen had already left.

"What does it mean that Concubine Na will provoke right and wrong for Chen'er?" Concubine Qi immediately turned her head to look at the palace maid mandarin duck on the side.

"Back to Niangniang's words, what the second princess said was too profound, and the slave maid couldn't understand it." The mandarin duck replied: "However, the slave maid can see from her expression, as if to say that the second highness is not in good health, and should not have so much energy to deal with many side concubines, Niangniang, if you force Your Highness to choose a side concubine, I am afraid it will backfire......

"Ridiculous! I'm as strong as an ox! Even if it is to admit more than a dozen side concubines, it is not a problem! Concubine Qi was furious and said, "This Shen Nianzhen is obviously cursing my son!" It's really infuriating! ”

After saying this, she changed her tone again, "Wait......" Concubine Qi asked worriedly: "She and Chen'er are husband and wife, and they know Chen'er the best now, should she really be hit by her, Chen'er is really not good at that aspect, right?" ”

The mandarin duck was extremely embarrassed when he heard this.

She's just a fourteen-year-old palace maid! I don't know anything! Why ask her!

However, the people who often stay in the palace, even if they have not experienced the affairs of these men and women, know a lot, the mandarin duck took a deep breath and replied: "This, the slave maid thinks, you may ask the Second Highness in person, it will be clear." ”

"Yes! Just ask Chen'er in this palace! ”

When Concubine Qi heard this, she suddenly brightened, as if she had figured out something important, and immediately became happy again, nodding again and again, and said hatefully: "This palace will go and ask Chen'er, if he denies it, then it proves that Shen Nianzhen is lying, and this palace will definitely not spare her!" “

The expression of hatred and hatred was as if Shen Nian was really a heinous person.

The mandarin duck sighed slightly on the side.

From her point of view, this second princess is good enough, the single-minded second pair of His Royal Highness is good, and she has stepped forward several times to save him, if it weren't for the second princess, Her Royal Highness would have been stripped of her title at this moment and thrown out of Beijing.

Concubine Qi didn't miss her well at all, and now that she had just gotten married, she was forced to have a child, and she didn't look at the second princess and concubine?

Sure enough, no matter how good this daughter-in-law is, her mother-in-law is picky!

This Concubine Qi looks soft and weak, looking like a gentle white lotus, but in fact, she is very hard-hearted, and rarely remembers the good of others, the two mothers-in-law and daughter-in-law, some of them will run in in the future.

I hope the second princess didn't lie this time.

Otherwise, how long will it be calm in this Langhuan Palace? It's going to be a storm again.

Not long after Shen Nianzhen came out of Langhuan Palace, she ran into Rong Chen, who came to pick her up.

Rong Chen's expression was very pleasant, and as soon as they met, he said, "Nian Zhen, my father has agreed!" Tomorrow we can set off for the hot spring villa in the suburbs of Beijing! Are you high or not? ”

This is really a thing to be happy about, the trace of unhappiness in Shen Nian's heart because of Concubine Qi disappeared in an instant, nodded immediately, and said, "Your Highness, you haven't seen your mother yet, have you?" Go meet her, I'll be waiting for you here. ：”

"What's wrong?" Rong Chen is such a smart person, as soon as he heard this, his face changed suddenly.

"It's nothing, it's just that the mother knows that we don't want children for the time being." Shen Nianzhen smiled bitterly and said, "The concubine probably wants to take a concubine for you, you can go." ”

With that, tilt your head to the side.

"Concubine Na?" Rong Chen's face became solemn in an instant, and he didn't think about it at the moment: "I'll go to see my mother and tell her that this is absolutely impossible!" Hongu will never stuff a bunch of women in his yard, don't even think about it! ”

"Wait!"

Shen Nianzhen saw that he was about to question Concubine Qi angrily, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand and grabbed it, lowered his head and whispered a few words in his ear.

"You really say that?" Rong Chen's face suddenly became strange.

It seems that there is still some speechlessness.

"Well, I can't help it." Shen Nian replied confidently: "Not only will you not offend your mother, but you can also make her quietly dispel her thoughts, there is only one way, how to do it, Your Highness decides for yourself." ”

Rong Chen: "......"

He took a deep breath, stretched out his hand and patted Shen Nianzhen's shoulder gently, and then said, "You wait here, this palace will go to see the concubine." ”

After speaking, he raised his feet and walked towards Langhuan Palace.

Shen Nianzhen stood where he was, waiting for him.

In Langhuan's palace, Concubine Qi was overjoyed when she saw Rong Chen coming, and hurriedly greeted him: "Chen'er! There you are! Sit down, sit down, mandarin ducks, go to tea. ”

Mandarin Duck knew that Concubine Qi was trying to push her down, so she immediately responded obediently.

When there was no one else in the hall, Rong Chen said: "Mother, the sons will never take concubines, you should stop thinking about it." ”

As soon as Concubine Qi heard this, she immediately became furious and snorted coldly, "You just saw Nian, didn't you?" She told you this? The two of you have discussed a way to deal with Hongu? ”、

"Mother, no one wants to deal with you." Rong Chen said helplessly: "Everyone just wants to live their lives peacefully, it's the mother concubine who has nothing to do all day long, and stretched out your hand to Erchen's backyard, and Erchen can't help it." “

"Are you blaming the mother for being troublesome?" Concubine Qi's face was very ugly: "Look at the prince, now the child is about to be born!" Look at the six princes, they will get married at the end of the year! Whose family doesn't marry a daughter-in-law to have children? Why is your daughter-in-law so expensive, she can't be scolded, and now she doesn't even have children! In that case, then Hongu will choose a new person who is willing to give birth to a child for you! What's wrong with that! ”

"Mother, you're right."

Rong Chen said helplessly: "It's Erchen who is wrong, because Erchen doesn't want children now." You've said so many examples, why don't you say Big Brother? He still has no marriage and no children......"

"You don't compare yourself to the good! Why compare with the boss! ”

Concubine Qi said quickly: "The boss is now crippled in both legs, how can he give birth to a child?" I don't have that ability at all! ”

"Once Erchen's legs were as crippled as his eldest brother, and he didn't have that ability." Rong Chen looked at her and said meaningfully: "If it weren't for Nian Zhen and Doctor Ge, Erchen's future would be the same as that of the eldest brother, and now that Erchen has just recovered, you forced me to have a child, are you my own mother?" ”

There was a gleam of injury in his pupils.

Concubine Qi was taken aback, and only then did she realize that she had said the wrong thing.

Immediately hurriedly remedied: "Chen'er! That's not what the mother meant......"

"Mother, no matter whether Erchen looks like an ordinary person now, Erchen is always a patient." Rong Chen looked at her solemnly, and said word by word: "Erchen is still young, I will talk about the child's affairs later, if you continue to persecute like this, it is really very likely that Erchen will not be able to stand it first......"

"Okay, well, the mother concubine won't force you to have a child!" Concubine Qi was startled, regretted it, and quickly changed her words: "Chen'er, you must ...... well"

Rong Chen nodded slowly.

Then he looked at Concubine Qi and said: "So, concubine, don't force Nian Zhen anymore, she has no problem, the person who really has a problem is Erchen, if you really want to force Erchen to accept the concubine, it will only be us who will lose face at that time, and it may also cause the emperor's disappointment in Erchen......"

When Concubine Qi heard this, her heart suddenly sank.

Of course, she knew that a prince who had lost her fertility was like an abandoned child in this royal family.

"The mother knows what to do." Concubine Qi nodded solemnly and said, "Now we have the same tone to the outside world, let's just say that Nian Zhen is not yet in time, he is too young, and he wants to have another child in a few years, okay?" ”

There is even some pleading in saying this.

Concubine Qi knew that Rong Chen was reluctant to suffer the slightest grievance from Shen Nianzhen.

"Okay." Rong Chen frowned and thought for a long time when he heard this, and then said: "Erchen will go back and talk to Nianzhen well, mother, don't always ask her to come to the palace during this time, there are so many things in the palace." ”

"Humph! You know to protect your daughter-in-law! Concubine Qi snorted when she heard this, but in the end she didn't say anything, only sighed slightly, and said: "Okay, this is a matter for the two of you, how you decide, the mother will never interfere in the future." ”

"Thank you, concubine."

Rong Chen bent down and made a big salute to Concubine Qi.

Concubine Qi's face suddenly turned complicated.

She didn't say anything more, and after watching Rong Chen finish saluting, she turned around and left.

……

The March wind carries the fragrance of gardenias, which is sweet and smells very good.

Shen Nianzhen changed out of a thick winter coat and cloak, and wore a very suitable soft yellow embroidered magnolia placket, with a coupled-colored pleated skirt underneath, which made her waist extraordinarily slender, and led Shen Nianzhu and the two of them to feed the koi in the back garden of the palace.

As soon as the fish food fell on the surface of the water, it was devoured by a group of colorful koi fish, Shen Nianzhen watched the fish shake their heads and tails, scrambling, and couldn't help giggling, and the sound was as crisp as a copper bell.

The sun shines on the water, shining on the golden scales.

Shen Nianzhu stretched out her head to look at it, and also smiled: "Sister, are you still feeding?" ”

Shen Nianzhen looked down and saw that the fish food bowl in his hand was empty, so he immediately handed it over to the maid's hand, clapped his hands and motioned Shen Nianzhu to go to the pavilion next to her to sit: "No, you finally came to see me today, how can the two of us only feed the fish?" You should also drink tea, dress and scenery. ”

"Sister, you just came back from the hot spring Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing, and my sister came to bother, I'm afraid that you will say that I have no eyes."

Shen Nianzhu smiled slightly and said, "Grandmother misses you too, so I asked you to take the time to go back and see her." ”

"That's for sure." Shen Nianzhen nodded when he heard this, and said, "I'll go tomorrow." ”

"It's not in a hurry, you're just going back to Beijing, you're tired of traveling, have a good rest for two days, and when the visitors are gone, it's not too late to go back."

It is also strange to say that Rong Chen took Shen Nianzhen and the two of them to live in the hot spring villa on the outskirts of Beijing before the New Year, and he didn't even come back for the New Year, saying that the old disease had recurred, and he had to take care of it for a while, but the emperor was in a hurry, and he sent the imperial doctor to visit the hot spring villa every day, and sent good things and supplements to the past, which led to many ministers who originally thought that the prince had won the victory, and silently moved their minds.

Therefore, as soon as Shen Nianzhen and Rong Chen returned to Shangjing, there was an endless stream of people who came to visit and visit, almost breaking through the threshold of the palace.

Rong Chen used his three months of absence from Beijing to win the emperor's heart.

But is that really the case?

Shen Nianzhen slowly hooked the corners of his mouth, revealing a sarcastic smile: "It's just a group of people who are flattering, even if they don't see it, it's nothing." ”

Shen Nianzhu didn't know what to say when she heard this, she saw that Shen Nianzhen seemed to be angry, so she didn't say any more.

There are some things that shouldn't be asked, don't ask, this is what Ding told her before she went out.

"Sister." Shen Nianzhu suddenly wanted to speak and stopped: "My mother, she...... It seems to be ......"

"What's wrong with your mother?" Shen Nianzhen looked at it curiously when he heard this.

And stretched out his hand to push a plate of lotus cakes on the table: "Try it, the new pastry is delicious." ”

Shen Nianzhu thanked him, lowered his head and picked up a piece of exquisite pastry, put it to his mouth and took a bite, and ate it tastelessly.

"What the hell is going on?" Shen Nianzhen looked at her like this, and her expression gradually became solemn.

I didn't know what to think of, so I immediately asked in disbelief: "Your mother...... Could it be that she is pregnant again? ”

"Big sister! And so you did...... Knowing everything. Shen Nianzhu nodded, and her expression suddenly showed a hint of gloom: "Xiao Yue'er is just one year old, and it is when she needs her mother, but my mother is pregnant again, and now she throws her sister to the nurse every day to take care of her, the doctor said that her body is not good, and it is not certain whether this child can be saved, but my mother insists on giving birth to this child...... What if this is another sister, what should she do? ”

The tone was full of worry.

Shen Nianzhen: "......"

She didn't know what to say anymore.

Ding's is really for a son, in order to fight for a breath, let it go, be persevering, and be indestructible! Such a person is indeed very admirable, but - it is really stupid.

Do you have to have a son?

It's a good thing to have two girls! When Shen Nianyue was born before, Ding had already injured his body, why didn't he learn a lesson!

This time, even though she finally gave birth to that child after a lot of hard work, if she wanted to be a daughter again, would Ding be able to withstand this blow?

In other words, even if her dream came true and she really gave birth to a boy, would she be able to change her status in Old Lady Shen's heart?

Impossible!

Mrs. Shen has not liked her for more than ten years, and it is absolutely impossible for her to change her opinion of the Ding family just because of a grandson.

Is it worth it for Ding to risk his life to have a child?

Anyway, if it was Shen Nianzhen, she would definitely not embarrass herself so much.

If you can't give birth to a son, you don't want it if it's a big deal!

"I can't help it." Shen Nianzhen sighed, looked at her and said, "Your mother is already pregnant with that child, you can't have an abortion at will, that will hurt your body more, what I can do is to ask my master to go and give your mother a look, and let him prescribe some prescriptions for your mother to make up for it." ”

"Thank you, big sister! That's enough! Shen Nianzhu was overjoyed when she heard this.

Shen Nianzhen saw her happy appearance, and felt a little emotional, this child was really worried about her mother, and also believed in Doctor Ge's medical skills, thinking about Concubine Qi in the palace...... I feel more and more that Shen Nianzhu is precious.

The two sisters talked about something else, and when they saw that it was time for lunch, the porter reported that Liu Chunniang was here.

"Please let her in."

Shen Nianzhen hadn't seen Liu Chunniang for three months, and he didn't know what happened to her and the scholar, so he immediately called to invite him in.

Shen Nianzhu got up a little embarrassed and said, "Big sister, I'll go back first." ”

"What are you in a hurry, stay here and have lunch with me." Shen Nianzhen couldn't help but sit down with her: "Chun Niang is not an outsider. ”

After speaking, he got up and went to greet Liu Chunniang outside the door.

Shen Nianzhu also got up and followed.

I haven't seen her for three months, and when Shen Nianzhen saw Liu Chunniang again, she was taken aback again - Chunniang had lost a lot of weight compared to before, and the whole person had lost that bright and bright color, and she looked a little haggard.

"What's going on? What happened? Shen Nianzhen asked in surprise.

"Princess." Liu Chunniang blessed her body, and said with a wry smile: "As soon as you returned to Beijing, I came to the door to disturb you, the princess won't blame, right?"

"Why, I've been bored in Zhuangzi for three months, and now it's so easy to come back, it's rare for someone to come to visit me, come in."

Shen Nianzhen smiled, holding Liu Chunniang's hand and leading her into the house.

"I've seen Miss Liu." Shen Nianzhu stood by the door and nodded at Liu Chunniang.

"Miss Rosary, too." When Liu Chunniang saw Shen Nianzhu, she was taken aback, and then she was relieved: "I just saw a carriage at the door, and I guessed that the princess had guests, but I didn't expect it to be Sister Nianzhu." ”

"We're all friends, so you're welcome." Shen Nianzhen smiled and beckoned the two of them to sit down, and then instructed the kitchen to prepare lunch.

When Liu Chunniang heard this, she suddenly seemed a little uneasy: "Nian Zhen, I ......"

Shen Nianzhen immediately stretched out his hand and grabbed her, and comforted her softly: "No matter what happens, with me, you just open your heart, don't think about anything, just eat well, understand?" ”

When Liu Chunniang heard this, she silently swallowed the words that came to her mouth.

In fact, she hadn't eaten much for a day or night. It's not that I don't want to eat, but I can't eat it.

Obviously, there was one more person in the room, but the atmosphere was even more awkward.

In order to break the embarrassment, Shen Nianzhen smiled and asked Ru Hua to take some special products and gifts that she specially brought back from Zhuangzi: "Come on, come on, come and take a look......"

Soon, the table was full of all kinds of food, as well as all kinds of exquisite handicrafts, unique and novel hairpin ring jewelry, and some jade and jade, all of which were good things.