[Chapter 6, Volume 6]

Section 196 Chapter 189 Heirs

The Imperial Study.

"If you go back to the emperor, the imperial concubine has already decided on the female doctor to accompany her." The old eunuch who replied at the bottom was Gonggong Zhang, who was ordered by the emperor to go to the Lin Mansion to summon Lan Yucheng and Lin Mengyu into the palace.

In the battle for the throne five years ago, the old people who had served around the former emperor were found by Lan Shikang to find a reason to be sent out of the palace or killed directly. In the entire palace, only Gonggong Zhang did not fall off the horse. There is also a lot of speculation from the outside world, but I can't hold whether this old eunuch was the person arranged by Lan Shikang to be by the emperor's side from the beginning, or is it that he has been rolling in the palace for so many years and has learned a set of principles to survive in this troubled world?

"Who is it?" Lan Shikang didn't raise his eyebrows and asked in a low voice.

Although it was late at night, Lan Shikang was still reviewing the recital in front of the desk. In this respect, he is still a competent emperor.

"An orphan girl with an innocent background. There is a brother of the opposite sex who opened a medicine hall in Kyoto Miaoyi Hutong, and he is praised by the people. The simple reply did contain what Lan Shikang wanted to hear the most. Perhaps it was also because of efficiency that Gonggong Zhang was able to be left by Lan Shikang.

Lan Shikang paused, glanced at Father-in-law Zhang, who was bent underneath, and said, "Orphan girl? ”

"Yes."

"You go to the imperial concubine a lot to walk around, you know, she has this child, and there is no room for loss!" The last four words resounded in a low voice throughout the imperial study.

"Yes!" Father-in-law Zhang's waist bent lower, but he didn't dare to raise his body for a long time.

"Alright, let's go down." Lan Shikang finished reading the recital in his hand, and made a big cross on it with a wolf pen stained with cinnabar before he spoke again.

It was only at this time that Gonggong Zhang dared to breathe a sigh of relief, and after agreeing, he slowly retreated towards the gate.

Everyone said that he was powerful, he was the right-hand man of the former emperor, and now he is a red man in front of the new emperor, but no one knows that this red man is like walking on the blade, and he is terrified every day. He also thought about retiring, and he also thought about going out of the palace with the money he had saved over the years to live a comfortable life.

But is it possible? The longer he spent in the inner courtyard of the palace, the more filth and squalor he saw, and the secret affairs of those who were in high positions and powers, he naturally watched or directly participated in them. No matter who succeeds to the throne, he will not be allowed to leave easily. Even though he swore a curse never to speak, for the emperor, they only believed that the dead would not speak.

In order to live, he had no other way than to continue under the nose of the new emperor.

Fengchao Palace.

The Feng Dynasty Palace, which takes the righteousness of the Ten Thousand Phoenix Dynasty, is the place where each generation of queens lives, that is, five years ago, Jiang Ruyue lived here as she wished, and the most noble place among the women. From the very beginning when she knew that she was going to marry Lan Shikang, she knew that she would have such a day. This is not hubris, but absolute self-confidence.

The makeup is elegant and the bearing is luxurious. Although Jiang Ruyue sat crookedly on the collapse, her mother's demeanor and momentum that could not be ignored were still the same as before.

Three palace maids waited around Jiang Ruyue, one palace maid kneaded her shoulders, and the other two held beauty hammers in their hands, tapping them with moderate strength.

"The female doctor that the emperor found for that girl has been decided?" Jiang Ruyue closed her eyes, squinted slightly, looked at the old lady kneeling on the ground in front of her and said.

The old lady raised her head slightly, if Xiao Ruo was here at this time, she would find that this old mother was the one who took her to see Xie Danniang during the day.

"If you go back to the queen's mother, the candidate has been decided. An orphan girl. When facing Jiang Ruyue, compared with facing Xie Danniang, Mama Jiao is not only more cautious, but also has a kind of respect from the heart. Perhaps, this is the difference between a true and a false master.

"Orphan girl?" The same self-talk as Lan Shikang, but Jiang Ruyue suddenly laughed and asked, "Could it be that that girl has also started to learn to be smart, and she knows that if she finds a dumb person, she doesn't have anything to worry about when she does things?" ”

"Back to the queen's mother, the slave maid thinks that the imperial concubine may not think like this." Mama Jiao lowered her eyebrows and replied smoothly.

"Oh?" Jiang Ruyue seemed to be interested, waved her hand, and motioned to the palace maid who was kneading her shoulders

stepped aside, looked at Mama Jiao and asked, "Then what does she think?" ”

"Back to the queen's mother, there is nothing special about this orphan girl's background, but if you want to describe her appearance, I am afraid that if you sink into the fish and swallow, the shy flowers in the closed moon will make people feel that they have defiled that face." Mama Jiao remembered that when Xiao Ruo smiled lightly, her innocent and charming appearance at the same time, she really didn't know what words to use to describe her.

"A beauty?" Jiang Ruyue once again waved away the two palace maids at her feet, stood up, and walked to Mama Jiao's side.

Mama Jiao immediately got up, bent over, lowered her head and reached out to support Jiang Ruyue.

Jiang Ruyue stood at the gate, looked at the stars in the sky, and said, "Mama Jiao, what you said is a bit exaggerated. Don't forget, this is the Imperial Palace, a place where the world's beauties gather. It's like the bright stars in the sky, each one brighter than the other. If Xie Danniang's girl wants to use a beauty to help her involve the emperor during the time when she can't serve the emperor, it will be a little too whimsical. ”

"Back to the queen's words, Xu is a slave is stupid and can't say it clearly. When the mother saw the man, she would naturally know that what the slave said was true. Mama Jiao didn't know what to say, so she could only propose that Jiang Ruyue see her in person.

"Heh, if Xie Danniang's girl knew that I had met the people around her, I was afraid that she would think that I wanted to murder the fetus in her womb." Jiang Ruyue sneered and said.

The queen laughed. You have no children under your knees now, and no matter which concubine gives birth to a prince, you should be placed by the queen's side to raise you. How could the queen mother harm her own child. Mama Jiao naturally understood in her heart that if Jiang Ruyue didn't have a son, she would be the one who wanted to kill the fetus in Xie Danniang's womb the most!

"I think back then, if I hadn't given them Xie Fu guidance, would they have been able to abandon the darkness and turn to the light? I'm afraid that Xie Mansion will be like Lin Mansion, a place of selfless burial! Now, you're worried that I'm trying to murder her son? Hmph, it's just enough to give birth to a son. Can't give birth? Could it be that she still thinks that the position of the imperial concubine is so easy to do?! Thinking of Xie Danniang's various wariness of her, Jiang Ruyue felt ridiculous.

At that time, she was like Xie Danniang now, in the prime of her cardamom years. At that time, she obeyed her father's orders and married Lan Shikang. There was no relationship between them from the beginning, just because their father needed to choose a person among the many princes who could ensure the glory and wealth of the mighty and martial marquis. Then, my father chose Lan Shikang. Because of his courage and good fighting, because of his strong martial arts, he fell in love with his father, who was still a mighty marquis at the time.

became his wife, so he naturally began to worry about all the things he was worried about. One glory and one loss, this is the eight-character mantra that her father confessed when she got married. She has always been in mind.

And after spending so many years in Prince Cheng's backyard, and now in the palace for nearly six years, she has seen too many ups and downs of women. She knew that the man sleeping next to her pillow was a person who didn't know what love was, and in his whole heart, there was only Lan Chao Jiangshan. So, she never allowed herself to fall in love with such a person. For so many years, they have always lived in harmony.

Xie Danniang, a woman who is nearly a generation younger than her, she doesn't bother to fight with her at all. When I spoke with Xie Danniang's aunt and the former emperor's concubine, it was only because of the emperor's request.

He said it, and she did it.

The emperor's heirs are weak, which is also the most uncomfortable thing for him. He wanted a child, a prince who would be able to inherit his throne. He didn't care whose belly the child came from, or who raised the child. He just wants everyone in the world to know that he Lan Shikang has people who can entrust the country to block the mouths of the people above the court.

All this, she Jiang Ruyue knew, so she would never do anything to the child in Xie Danniang's womb, even if she didn't care about another life in her hands.

(I'm sorry, I'm late, I just arrived home in March~ Hey, I should be free at the beginning, and I already owe a chapter to add more, and I will definitely find time to make up for it!) ）