23. Restless chickens and dogs
"Zao'er, come, let me watch for a while, you go to the yard to cool off." Luo'er stepped forward to get Zao'er's fan, but who expected Zao'er to not follow.
"Luo'er, don't fight with me, in the palace of Concubine Lan, I was also a good hand at decoction, and now I decoct the concubine Niangniang, which is also a blessing for the slave." Zao'er raised her head, wiped her sweat, and said with a smile.
"This pregnancy in this palace has made you have a lot of things." Xia Li stepped forward and wiped the sweat for Zao'er in person, which moved Zao'er for a while.
"Don't get close to this fire, it's very hot, and if you can't sleep well at night, the slave and maid will be too guilty." After that, he hurriedly asked Luo'er to help Xia Li back to the dormitory.
Xia Li turned her head, looked at Zao'er and looked at the fetal pills on the stove seriously, and said to Luo'er in a low voice, "Zao'er is really attentive." ”
"Yes, when Niangniang was asleep in the evening, Zao'er also told the slave maid that this time it was thanks to Niangniang, otherwise she would have really been kicked out of the palace." Luo'er waited, glanced out the window, and continued, "God also feels sorry for Niangniang, it is raining lightly at this time, and it will be cooler at night." ”
Xia Li nodded and said, "This rain, I'm afraid it won't stop for a few days, and it can finally be cool for a few days." ”
You Luo'er fell asleep after serving, and the sound of cicadas outside the window gradually quieted down, Xia Li had a rare good night's sleep.
The next day, as soon as I woke up, I saw a pure white porcelain bowl brought up by Zao'er over there, Xia Li thought it was a fetal medicine that the imperial doctor asked him to drink, and it must be bitter and unpleasant, so Xiu Mei wrinkled tightly, and his face was embarrassed.
Seeing this, Zao'er covered her mouth and smiled, and said, "Niangniang is really a child, and she won't be happy when she sees the medicinal juice." ”
"It must be bitter, and this palace doesn't want to drink it." Xia Li pursed her red lips and shook her head again and again.
"Don't be afraid, this is specially prepared by the slave maid for Niangniang, with licorice and jasmine, but there is a faint bitter taste, and it is more sweet. Zao'er handed the bowl of medicinal juice to Xia Li, only to see that although the medicinal juice was black, there were two jasmine flowers floating, and there was a fragrance when asked, Xia Li tasted it tentatively, and felt that it tasted good, so she drank it all.
Luo'er on the side saw it, laughed, and said, "Niangniang hated this medicine in the house before entering the palace, and thanks to Sister Zao'er, Niangniang can drink it so happily." ”
"The slave maid also learned from Lan Guifei Niangniang, and this was taught to the slave by Lan Guifei Niangniang." When Zao'er mentioned Lan Guifei, she remembered Xia Li's attitude when she mentioned Lan Guifei yesterday, although she didn't know why this lady was so interested in Lan Guifei, but, looking at the similar faces of Xia Li and Lan Guifei, Zao'er always felt that this lady had some special secrets.
After drinking the medicine, he went to the queen's Fengyue Hall to ask for peace, as soon as he arrived, the queen's mother ordered Ruolan to help Xia Li sit down, and said with a smile, "The emperor said that in the future, my sister's salute can be waived, and the prince in the belly is the most important." ”
Xia Li could only sit down, looked at the queen's smiling face, and hurriedly thanked her, "Concubine, thank you to the queen." ”
"You are now the nobles of our harem, everyone is waiting to ask the emperor for your birth, you have to give birth to a good body, and this palace will be the first to please the head of the lottery at that time." The queen smiled as she ordered someone to take out two trays from the apse, and continued, "This is the silk that Jiangnan pays tribute to, it is much thinner than the silk on weekdays, and it is just given to you at this time, and it is cooler in the summer, so don't be wronged by the prince in the stomach." ”
Xia Li was just about to get up and say thank you, but was stopped by the queen again, "Hey, don't move, be careful of the prince!" ”
Xia Li smiled apologetically and said, "The concubine has a body, but she has caused trouble to the queen for no reason." ”
"The queen is happy, didn't I see her give this Jiangnan silkworm to the concubine, she is really happy." Concubine Mei walked in from outside the hall, saluted the queen mother, and walked to Xia Li, looked at the cold silk, and said with envy, "This is a rare good thing, it is said that it is as cool as thin ice on the body, mosquitoes do not bite, and the rain does not fall through!" ”
When Xia Li heard this, such a precious thing, her face was embarrassed, but the queen smiled and waved her hand and said, "Concubine Shu, don't think that Jin Gui is abnormal, when this slippery head was pregnant, it was in winter, and she didn't need these at that time, she didn't have a shortage of rewards at that time, listen to her flamboyant tongue, don't take it seriously!" ”
Concubine Mei took Xia Li's hand, smiled softly, and said, "Sister Shufei, don't laugh at your sister, my sister is also happy for you to conceive a dragon, so I just made a joke with you." ”
Xia Li also hurriedly smiled, "My sister knows, thank you for my sister's kindness." ”
"The emperor also specially instructed the palace to let the internal affairs office send more ice cubes to Concubine Shu, saying that my sister is afraid of heat, no, even the palace is full of ice cubes in the Fengyue Palace, for fear that Concubine Shu is hot, the emperor's heart, even the palace looks a little jealous!" The queen joked over there, and the concubines in the palace laughed in a word.
When the sun was full at noon, there was some drizzle outside, and when she came back from the queen, Xia Li had been sitting on the couch and reading the book, wearing an emerald green gown, her long hair was scattered, and she only pulled up half of it at will.
Xia Li slept peacefully, and when she woke up, it was almost evening, and she vaguely heard the people in the courtyard saying this, as if it was Xiao Mingzi and Zao'er, the window was ajar, Xia Li leaned out, and heard clearly.
"In the future, I'm afraid that there will be restless chickens and dogs in this palace." I only heard Zao'er sigh.
Xiao Mingzi lowered his voice and said, "It's not, who knew that Fang Zhaoyi was just gone, and it was fine yesterday." ”
"Luo'er!" When Xia Li heard this, her heart tightened, and she hurriedly shouted Luo'er.
Zao'er and Xiao Mingzi in the courtyard also heard Xia Li's voice, hurriedly put down the work in their hands, and followed into the hall, knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy, "The slave and maid are loud in the courtyard, and they have disturbed the mother, please punish the mother." ”
"It's okay, you two get up and talk." Xia Li was supported by Luo'er, got up, and asked, "You mentioned Fang Zhaoyi just now?" But something happened in this palace? ”
"Niangniang is pregnant, you two are still chewing your tongue here, begging carefully." Luo'er was about to get angry over there, but Xia Li hurriedly stopped him.
"Say, what the hell is going on?" Xia Li frowned and asked.
At this time, there were only four people in the hall, the windows were open, a cool breeze was blowing, and Xia Li's hair was messy, I saw that her face was anxious, and Xiao Mingzi didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly told the story.
"When Niangniang was asleep, something happened in the palace, it was Fang Zhaoyi, she..."
"What's wrong with her?" Xia Li asked, although Fang Zhaoyi looks like a pungent person, her mother's family also has some identity in the previous dynasty, how can she have an accident in the harem? Looking at the three of them, it must not be a good thing.