Chapter 21: Waves
The harem was originally a pool of calm and turbulent autumn water.
The occasional stirring is just a few inconspicuous fluctuations in the surface of the pool, which are fleeting.
But at this moment.
After the concubines asked the queen for peace, they were gossiping.
Su Qin lowered his eyes shyly, his cheeks were dyed a layer of crimson, he covered his lips, and he wanted to vomit but did not vomit, which made everyone vigilant with a little disgust.
Concubine Wen sat opposite Su Qin, stretched out her hand to look at the three-inch-long gold-inlaid jade Dongzhu armor on her little finger, and said to Su Qin with a smile: "Yo, what's wrong, but I have a bad stomach?" After that, I will eat less, I am so out of shape in front of the queen, according to the rules, I have to send it to the Zongren Mansion to study hard. ”
When Su Qin heard this, his face was pale, and he hurriedly whispered: "There is no concubine, it's just that the concubine has been ...... for a few days."
Before Su Qin finished speaking, he lowered his head again, and even his neck turned red now.
Concubine Wen snorted coldly, turned her head, picked up the oranges in the tall tray and peeled them.
The queen sat upright, already seeing Su Qin's demeanor in her eyes. Her eyes moved, landed on her flat belly, and asked her softly, "Did you eat a bad stomach?" Have you asked a doctor to see it? ”
Su Qin nodded, the roots of his ears were red, and he replied truthfully: "I have seen it, the imperial doctor said that the concubine is pregnant for a month." ”
Su Qin's words were like a boulder, thrown into the calm and waveless lake, instantly stirring up countless waves to surge.
Several concubines who had made friends looked at each other, and they all looked at Su Qin.
Su Qin's lowered eyes were full of pride.
What about the first one to get a favor? In the harem, the heirs are the most important.
Only when there are children can there be reliance.
The queen, as usual, was just a little surprised, and glanced at Nie Hongzhao, who bowed her head and was silent.
In this harem, she has the most favor, and in January, Murong Shu turned over her brand five times, even if it was the concubine who was once favored, it was only three times.
Why hasn't my body moved?
Su Qin?
She flipped through the Tong book, Murong Shu saw that she was the new palace concubine, and flipped over her brand once, but she didn't expect to be pregnant.
I really don't know if it's a blessing or a misfortune.
"This is a good thing, can you tell the emperor?" The queen asked Su Qin with concern.
Su Qin shook his head: "The concubine wants to come and tell the queen mother first." ”
Su Qin's words have a deep meaning.
After she finished speaking, she gave the queen a deep look.
The queen's eyebrows moved, and an ambiguous smile appeared on her soft cheeks, looking at Su Qin with an approving chin of approval.
Nie Hongzhao watched all this silently, lowered his head and did not speak, and there was no expression on his face, only sneering in his heart.
is really a smart person, he knows how to judge the situation so quickly, and knows that in this harem, if there is no one to support him, he is afraid that it will be difficult to speak alone.
Good birds naturally choose trees to perch.
It's just that Su Qin's vision is not good, so he chose an empty wood that had already festered in his heart.
The big tree may not be easy to enjoy the shade, and there may be many dirty means behind the shade.
The queen's smile became stronger and stronger, and she immediately ordered Zhao Antai to go to Jianzhang Palace to inform Murong Shu.
Everyone didn't have the heart to listen to the high-sounding words again, so they retired one after another.
In the afternoon, the news of Su Qin's promotion spread throughout the harem.
Although only one promotion, Xiaoyi.
But among the new palace concubines, she was the first to be pregnant and the first to be promoted, so she naturally looked different.
Murong Shu and the queen have rewarded a lot of things into Qixiang Palace, and specially sent the Tai Hospital to judge Gu Chun to personally serve Su Qin's fetus, which shows that Murong Shu attaches great importance to this fetus.
Since Lin Zhaoyi slipped the fetus, this is the first time in three years that the news of pregnancy in the harem has come out.
Of course, Murong Shu was very happy.
thought of the life in Su Xiaoyi's womb.
He suddenly wanted to see Lin Zhaoyi again.
I saw the concubine with cold eyebrows and full of arrogance.
It seemed like he hadn't seen her in two years.
At night, Murong Shu drank a lot of wine, he didn't know if it was because he was happy or what, he was bored in the Qin'an Hall alone, and he didn't eat, he just kept drinking.
When he was drunk and hazy, the eunuch of the Internal Affairs Office came in, holding a vermilion lacquer tray in his hand, on which the bright yellow brocade silk was placed, and dozens of gilded green cards with ruyi moire were quietly placed in the tray.
Although Murong Shu was drunk, his mind was very clear.
His slender fingers ran over each of the intricately carved green trumpets, over and over again, as if searching for something.
Liu Fushou quietly raised his eyes to look at Chang Jingzhong.
Chang Jingzhong bowed to Murong Shu and said, "Your Majesty, you ......"
"Why don't you have a Jinru brand?" Murong Shu suddenly asked Liu Fushou.
Liu Fushou was stunned for a moment, and then he knew who Murong Shu was talking about.
Jinru is Lin Zhaoyi's maiden name, since Lin Zhaoyi slipped three years ago, her body has become more and more sluggish, and she often closes the door and does not see anyone, even if Murong Shu goes, she has never seen her, and every time.
Finally once, Murong Su was annoyed and ashamed, and finally lifted the green head card, and scolded the eunuchs of the Internal Affairs Office for not allowing Lin Zhaoyi's green head card to be put in in the future.
Since then, Lin Zhaoyi's green head card has been removed.
It's been two years now.
Murong Shu also seemed to think of this past, and he didn't say anything, but only said to Chang Jingzhong: "Go to Guangyang Palace today." ”
Liu Fushou understood and quietly retreated.
Murong Shu said that he was going to Guangyang Palace, so naturally he didn't need the eunuchs of the Internal Affairs Office to arrange the affairs of going back to the palace.
Chang Jingzhong dusted off the dust in his hand and said, "The emperor is driving Guangyang Palace." ”
A thick layer of fallen leaves has accumulated in front of the gate of Guangyang Palace.
The big red lantern hanging under the palace gate was also not lit.
At the end of the long and silent street.
If there is no cold moonlight sprinkled on the plaque of Guangyang Palace, those who don't know will think that it is another cold palace.
When Murong Shu got out of the sedan chair, he looked at the copper buckle that had fallen green paint on the door of the vermilion palace, and was a little stunned.
remembered the last time I saw Lin Jinru.
The eyes are facing each other, and the face is red and the ears are red.
Her hatred for him was released, and every word she said was like a knife, beating him.
She hated him.
Not at all hidden.
He wondered if she would actually stab her if she had a dagger in her hand.
After thinking about it like this, Murong Shu's pursed lips suddenly curved.
She will.
This answer, he can answer for her without even thinking about it.
Lin Jinru hated him, and he really had a bit of a red demeanor.
It's just that Hong Zhao's hatred is buried in her heart, maybe it will blossom and bear fruit, but until then, she will hide it deeply and won't let anyone know.
Murong Shu motioned to Chang Jingzhong to lock the palace door.
The one who opened the door was a small and timid little palace maid, she saw Chang Jingzhong, she didn't know him, she thought he was an ordinary eunuch, so she asked him, "Who are you?" ”
Such boldness is something Chang Jingzhong did not realize.
Chang Jingzhong was also stunned, but quickly eased his mind and said to the palace maid with a pleasant face: "You go and tell your mother, the emperor is here." ”
"Your Majesty?" The palace maid's voice murmured slightly, and after a while, a light suddenly appeared in her eyes, looked at Chang Jingzhong, and shouted: "The emperor is here?" The slave and maid will go and report it. ”
After speaking, the palace door was half open, and the palace maid disappeared.
Murong Shu was a little stunned, looking at the back of the little palace maid, and suddenly remembered someone.
Maybe it's because of drunkenness.
His eyes were clear and blurry.
The cold wind of the long street kept passing by him.
Chang Jingzhong had already put a cloak on him, but he still couldn't feel warm.
The little palace maid soon came back again, looked at Murong Shu and kowtowed, "Back to the emperor, my mother has already fallen asleep." ”
Sleeping?
It's just over now, do you fall asleep so soon?
Murong Shu looked at the little palace maid, trying his best to avoid his eyes, he raised his feet, stepped directly over the threshold, and entered Guangyang Palace.
Everything in Guangyang Palace is the same as before, but it is much less crowded.
In the past, when he often came, Guangyang Palace was the most lively, and the palace maids and eunuchs came and went, making flowers and grass, and cleaning the courtyard.
Today, the fallen leaves have not yet been cleared.
The little palace maid hurriedly ran in, followed Murong Shu's side, and glanced at Chang Jingzhong again, her black eyes kept rolling.
Murong Shu entered the main hall.
Lin Jinru was sitting in a circle chair, holding a book in her hand and reading.
"Didn't you sleep?" Murong Shu's voice suddenly remembered, and Lin Jinru was so shocked that she almost couldn't hold the book in her hand.
She glanced at Murong Shu.
There was no wave in his eyes, just like looking at a stranger, and his body didn't even make the movement to get up and salute, he just sat there with an indifferent expression.
"Slaves deserve to die." The little palace maid immediately knelt at Murong Shu's feet and kowtowed to confess.
Lin Jinru listened to the words of the little palace maid, and finally had a look in her eyes, and she said to the little palace maid: "Ping'er, you get up." ”
Murong Shu had long been accustomed to Lin Jinru's appearance of ignoring him, and it was because of her appearance that he hated it so much that he hadn't stepped into Guangyang Palace for two years.
If it weren't for today's concubines, they would be pregnant.
He suddenly remembered that night, she was lying in his arms, those hateful eyes, and the scarlet blood flowing from the hem of her skirt.
All these years, she should hate herself.
Ping'er was timid, not daring not to listen to Lin Jinru's words, but she didn't dare to get up privately, and she was in a dilemma for a while.
"How are you all these years?" Murong Shu opened his mouth and asked Lin Jinru with concern.
Lin Jinru didn't look at him, but said indifferently: "Everything is as the emperor wishes, there is nothing good or bad." ”
Everything is as he wants?
Heh, what she knows best is to sarcastically mock him.
Because of that unborn child, he has suffered countless cold words from her.
He wanted to talk to her well.
But when her mouth opens, it's a knife.
Word by word, cut off all the previous feelings.
However, whenever this moment, Murong Shu would also think.
Hong Zhao, who also lost his child, would he hate him like this?
Thinking of Hong Zhao, Murong Shu's cold eyes were suddenly filled with sadness.
He didn't speak again, turned around and brushed his sleeves away, his back as cold and desolate as two years ago.
Walking out of Guangyang Palace, Murong Shu turned back and glanced at the palace gate.
At this time, the palace maid named Ping'er trotted out all the way and kowtowed to Murong Shu: "Please forgive the emperor, my mother-in-law didn't mean it, my mother-in-law hasn't been in shape recently, and she is a little confused when she speaks." ”
Murong Shu looked at Ping'er, and suddenly, the footsteps of leaving turned back.
He bowed down to look at her, "Your name is Ping'er?" ”