Chapter Eighty-Three: One Corpse, Two Lives
In the blink of an eye, I saw a cluster of flowers, dressed in graceful and gorgeous costumes and ladies entered the courtyard from the main entrance, and there were at least four eunuchs and palace maids who served by each lady and nobleman, standing in a row and standing in a neat row.
Qin Yunuan squatted down and saluted with all the ladies, and it was naturally Queen Chen who walked at the forefront, still dignified, still amiable, Concubine Yun had already seen it, and the noble people had already heard of it, the first beauty Wei Xian sent by Dong Qin.
The other two are Duan Concubine Niangniang, since the fourth prince Sima Han's biological mother died in childbirth, as his sister-in-law Duan Concubine Niangniang was directly promoted from the concubine to the concubine position, responsible for taking care of Sima Han, who was a little dull by nature, Duan Concubine is kind-hearted, has been extremely protective of the short, and is even more fond of the flesh and blood left by her sister, even to the extent of doting, which also makes Sima Han, who is only eighteen years old, already have seven or eight personal palace maids around him, in the final analysis, that is, the few bed companions that Duan Concubine chose for Sima Han.
And the jade concubine, just looking at her slightly bulging lower abdomen and slightly blessed figure, you know that this belly is pregnant with another dragon heir, the current emperor's heirs are thin, only four sons, the youngest of which is the seventh prince has been raised in the imperial mausoleum, looking at the various shh
The pregnant Yu Concubine has always had a good appetite, and as soon as Fang sat down, she picked up the white soft cloud cake and chewed it one by one.
Qin Yunuan sat near the end of the banquet, and could clearly see the expressions and actions of everyone at the banquet.
Looking at the greedy appearance of the jade concubine, Yun Guifei smiled: "I am really envious of seeing the good appetite of the jade concubine's sister, I think that when I was pregnant with Ruo'er, I didn't think about tea and food all day long, for fear that something would happen to this child, and the emperor would also be scared, every time I went down to the morning court, I would send someone to ask if I had eaten and how much I ate." ”
In the end, Concubine Yun is still showing off.
The jade concubine shrank her hand embarrassedly when she heard this, but Queen Chen smiled and relieved the siege: "The concubine's sister is from a famous family, and her body is naturally very expensive, even if she is not pregnant, does the emperor still take little care of you?" ”
Concubine Yun became more and more proud: "Sister doesn't know, this is really different from being pregnant and not being pregnant," suddenly, she covered her veil and made a look of saying the wrong thing, "Oh, I forgot, my sister has never been pregnant with a child, alas, I really shouldn't, I always poke my sister's sadness." ”
What an obvious show-off, Qin Yunuan took a sip of fruit wine lightly, she knew that in fact, a person like Yun Guifei with a knife and a gun was the most unflattering in the palace, but fortunately, she still had the emperor's continuous favor, if it was broken one day, or the Meng family army lost power, her good days would come to an end.
Several princes were already seated at the bottom of the table, and Empress Chen was obviously unhappy when she heard Concubine Yun's secret sarcasm, but just for a moment, she smiled extremely gently, looked at Sima Rui who was sitting at the bottom seat, and said with a smile: "Although the sky failed to give the palace a child of its own, it brought such a sensible and promising son as Rui'er to the palace, and the palace is already very content." ”
Sima Rui smiled shallowly, and looked like a mother and a son with Queen Chen, and even echoed his words: "It is also a blessing for a son to have such a kind mother who treats her son as her own. ”
Sima Ruo, the eldest prince on the side, seemed to have been very accustomed to such a play, his body was unswerving, he raised his hand and put a white jade-like phoenix claw into Concubine Yun's bowl, bowed his head and said lightly: "Mother, your favorite food." ”
Concubine Yun glanced at Empress Chen triumphantly, and asked the personal maid beside her to pick out the bones of the phoenix claws and the tendons that could not be bitten, and then slowly and carefully took a small bite.
This is the first time Qin Yunuan has seen this legendary prince Sima Ruo, Qin Zhen has been accompanying Sima Ruo on his southern tour before, and after he came back, he mentioned from time to time that the eldest son of the emperor was also good words, saying that he was filial piety and honesty, and had the decisiveness and calmness that a politician should have, although he was not born by the queen, but his mother was quite favored, and he was the eldest son of the emperor, and he was very powerful in terms of competing for the crown prince.
But the Sima Ruo that Qin Yunuan saw today was so elegant that he wanted to enter the painting, his eyes were as clear as the clear water in the ice pool on the top of the Tianshan Mountains, and his gestures were all with a fairy-like bearing.
said that he was a politician, but what seeped out of his bones was clearly the vast lightness and boundless casualness, except for the delicate eyebrows and eyes that were very similar to Concubine Yun, he didn't seem to have any signs of struggle on his body.
remembers that Leng Changxi once mentioned him, he helped Leng Changxi, even though Sima Ruo's uncle Menghua and Leng Changxi's current relationship is so delicate that the weight of a single hair will lead to earth-shaking changes.
Qin Yunuan was slightly stunned, thinking about why most of the people she was paying attention to now were related to Leng Changxi, it seemed to be subconscious, and it was not within her control at all.
Concubine Yun and Empress Chen rested for a while, but Concubine Duan on the other side was busy, and Sima Han, the fourth prince who was already eighteen years old, was like an eight-year-old child, noisily shouting on the side, pouting and frowning, if it weren't for the seven-foot body and handsome face, he would look like an unenlightened child.
"I want to eat snails, I want to eat snails, why don't I have snails in the jade concubine, mother, I want to eat it." Sima Han pulled Concubine Duan's sleeves like a child, the fine silk material was ravaged into a crumpled look in Sima Han's hands, Concubine Duan looked a little embarrassed, plus today's poetry meeting was originally for several princes to choose the princess and concubine in advance, Sima Han's appearance undoubtedly gave her two slaps fiercely.
Concubine Yu listened to Sima Han's noise and looked a little embarrassed. Concubine Duan coaxed Sima Han to sit down, and comforted: "Okay, okay, when we go back, the mother concubine will let you go to Poyang Lake to buy the freshest snails for you, okay?" Each one is the biggest and the most delicious. ”
Sima Han was in a hurry, stood up straight, and strode towards the jade concubine, the embroidered robe was shaking, just blocking Qin Yunuan's sight.
"Stop him, don't stop him quickly, how can he be injured where he hits." Concubine Duan hurriedly ordered.
In this case, Concubine Duan is not worried about the pregnant Yu Concubine, but is worried about a big man Sima Han, who really loves this sister-in-law's widow very much, everyone thinks like this, but Qin Yunuan doesn't think so.
Sure enough, the rough Sima Han was just about to reach out directly to grab the snails in the jade concubine's tray, but with a flick of his sleeve robe, he directly threw the entire tray to the ground, and the snail meat wrapped in thick soup and chili peppers flipped to the ground, and the steaming soup flowed to the ground.
Sima Han's wrist was scalded back by the hot soup, and he was about to fall on Qin Yunuan's desk.
"Your Highness." Qin Yunuan hurriedly got up and supported Sima Han, so that he could hold him steady, but he heard the palace maids around Yu Concubine shouting.
"It's over, it's over, the mother is red!"
Qin Yunuan subconsciously went to look at Sima Han, he was the closest person to the jade concubine just now, but Sima Han, who attracted everyone's attention, still looked innocent, covered his reddened wrist and muttered, "Oh, my hands are red." As if the noise on the other side had nothing to do with him.
"Your Highness." Qin Yunuan couldn't help shouting, maybe Sima Han and Qin Yuzhao have been despised and neglected by everyone since they were children, and Qin Yunuan has been more or less affectionate towards Qin Yuzhao's stupid sister since these two lives, and at this time, looking at the gaze of Concubine Duan's mother to this side, there was a trace of violence in it, and she couldn't help but want to remind Sima Han.
Alas, what is she thinking, Sima Han is a fool, just like for Qin Yuzhao, even if she told her that the people who gave her rotten leaves to eat were playing tricks on her, the next time she met her, she would not hesitate to eat it.
The jade concubine has already made a mess, this fetus was originally very stable, but she didn't expect it to suddenly fall red, the jade concubine fell crookedly on the seat, she was already sweating profusely, covering her bulging abdomen and shouting "pain", the grandmothers and palace maids around her were also experienced, and immediately invited the imperial doctor to come over.
Empress Chen arranged various matters without panic, first asking people to send the jade concubine to the nearest Yongshou Palace, and then asking the palace people to invite this group of Yingying Yanyan's ladies to the side hall of Yongshou Palace to rest, and Concubine Duan hurriedly called Sima Han over.
Concubine Yun smiled at the corner of her mouth, and took Sima Ruo to wait honestly in the matching hall.
Qin Yunuan leaned on the window lattice of the side hall, and it seemed that she could still hear the hysterical shouts of the jade concubine, like the cries of the most poignant ghosts in the night, with heart-wrenching forbearance.
In and out are the imperial doctor and the palace maid with hot water, less than a stick of incense, the emperor Zhaoxuan Emperor Sima Xiu, who had just left the early dynasty, also came, a court dress has not had time to take off, and there is a mark left by the crown on his head, and he strode into the palace gate of Yongshou Palace.
"Where's the jade concubine?" Sima Xiu asked.
Empress Chen hurriedly stepped forward, and Sima Xiu, the tea served by the waiter, had no intention of drinking it, listening to the shouts of falling and rising inside, her brows were tightened, and her heart was even more up.
"Your Majesty," Empress Chen said in the most acceptable tone, "Doctor Fang has come to see it, and I'm afraid the child in my sister's womb won't be able to save it." ”
Before the words fell, the grandmother who assisted the imperial doctor in diagnosing and treating suddenly ran out sweating, and when she saw that Sima Xiu was actually there, she knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Niangniang has shed a lot of blood, and she has been shouting in her mouth that if the child can't be saved, she won't be alive." ”
The bad news came one after another, the palace people ran around, and the young ladies in Jingzhong, who had been obediently staying in the side hall, were all a little uncomfortable, and they saw the fat lady next to the queen mother coming over from a distance, and they all hugged up to ask about the situation, who expected that the fat lady opened everyone with a cold face: "Are the three girls of the Qin family here?" The queen is invited. ”