Where was the honest nobleman willing to be angry, and he slapped back with a backhand. This is okay, the Shun nobles don't care about the thirty-seven twenty-one, like the sisters and slaves who bullied the same clan when they were children, twisting the bun on the forehead of the honest nobles and beating them indiscriminately. Cheng Guiren was really frightened, except for covering his face with his hands, he was panicked for a while. Concubine Shu was arrogant, and she had no idea at this time, so she hurriedly shouted to the eunuchs: "Hurry, hurry, pull them away." Concubine Xian and Concubine Shun heard the sound in the palace, and helped the palace maid to walk quickly, but before they reached the door, Concubine Xian shouted: "Stop!" Everyone asked for peace, and the noble Shun was afraid of Concubine Xian, so he stopped.

Concubine Xian said: "As a concubine, when you are a shrew, how can you be like a shrew in the market, regardless of the royal face!" ”

Cheng Guiren's hair was loose, and the beads on her temples fell to the ground, and she cried in a mournful voice: "Shun Guiren is at the same level as me, but he received my courtesy, I was so reminded of it, but she slapped me plainly." Even the queen mother and the emperor have never beaten and scolded the concubines... But she cried out loud as she spoke. The noble man was calm, with a smile on the corner of his lips, and he dared to look directly at Concubine Xian.

Concubine Xian stared at the two of them coldly, her mind turned back and forth, and after a long pause, Fang Chaocheng said: "Shun noble people don't follow the rules, you can tell me, or Queen Yuming, this is common sense!" Shall you teach you some lessons? In my opinion, both of you are at fault. In short, she made up her mind in three or two sentences, and then looked at Concubine Shun on the side, and said: "You remember, the punishment of Shun nobles and honest nobles for three months is closed, and after ten days of thinking behind closed doors, let people watch carefully." ”

Concubine Shun hesitated for a moment and said respectfully: "Yes." ”

Cheng Guiren still wanted to argue, but Concubine Xian didn't give her a chance to speak, helped Luo Qing to turn around, and said, "I'm tired today, let's disperse." Shun Guiren knew that Concubine Xian was protecting herself, so she was very proud, and glared at Cheng Guiren fiercely, and said: "Be strong in front of me, and don't look at how many catties and taels you weigh." After that, he helped the sideburns with silk flowers and went with the palace people.

The concubines saw that the situation was unfavorable, and the honest nobles were not very popular, and there were many onlookers, but no one stepped forward to comfort them. It was Luo Qing who sent the palace people over to lead the Cheng nobles into the side hall to wash. Cheng Guiren couldn't wait to rush out with a knife and shave a stinky face of Shun Guiren, but he didn't dare in the end, so he had to hate and hate this grudge in his heart and report it another day.

Concubine Shun stood under the kang and looked at the palace people sorting the rare melons and fruits of the new tribute of the Internal Affairs Office according to their ranks, and Concubine Xian said: "There are not many fruits, not enough, and I want to invite them to taste them together, but I don't want to make a show." Concubine Shun smiled gently: "Your kindness is kindness, but they are not blessed." He picked up the orange on the kang table casually, took it to the tip of his nose and smelled it, and said casually: "I estimate that the matter of the right talent, I am only afraid that the fault of the noble person will be bigger, and you will be punished so innocently, and the future will be unpredictable." ”

Concubine Xian rested on the vermilion lacquer kang table with one hand, and the jade tortoiseshell armor was gently buckled, making a slight sound of "oh". She said: "Shun nobles are domineering, honest nobles are arrogant, I have long wanted to teach them a lesson, today's incident is just a reason." Besides, Shun noble, after all, she is the queen mother's reward, if I pick and punish her, isn't it a slap in the face of the queen mother? ”

Concubine Shun groaned, and then smiled: "You are still thoughtful." ”

Within half an hour of incense, this matter spread in the palace. Er Qi went out of Yikun Palace, came back to learn from the model, and told Hai'an as a joke, and sighed: "It's really worthless for Cheng Guiren, he suffered a loss and was beaten, and he had to be punished..." The Shun nobles were rewarded by the queen mother to the emperor, so they naturally had to save three more points of face. In the future, you are not allowed to talk nonsense in Yikun Palace about these things, trouble comes from the mouth, and trouble comes from the mouth, and it is only right for us to live our little life in a proper manner. ”

She straightened her face and said to Erqi: "If you always don't know how to restrain yourself, you will not be allowed to serve in the house." ”

Er Qi kowtowed again and again, and said: "The slave and maid are guilty, please forgive the master, the slave and maid... The slave didn't dare anymore. ”

Qingcheng was generous, and when she saw that her little face was so pale that she was bluffing, she eased her tone and said, "You have to keep it in mind, don't be so good for two or three days and get carried away again." After a pause, he said, "Okay, go to the kitchen and bring the milk crisp cheese, and follow me to see the third elder brother." Erqi hurriedly answered "yes" and bowed down.

For two or three days in a row, Qingcheng felt that her body was not very refreshing, and she had said that the period of the monthly letter had been more than half a month, and she had doubts, so she announced that Xia Shenyi came to diagnose the pulse. As expected, Xia Shenyi knelt down and smiled: "Congratulations to the master, the master is pregnant." Qingcheng was very happy when he heard it, and asked carefully: "I remember that when I was pregnant with Yongzhang, I not only couldn't eat, but also had back pain, but this time I had no symptoms, it can't be that there is something wrong with the baby, right?" "Ever since she had a miscarriage outside the palace during her last cruise, she has been having lingering palpitations.

Xia Shenyi said with relief: "It's okay, people's physique will change, and it is not necessarily nauseated when they are pregnant, go to bed early and get up late, make up for their bodies, and pay attention to recuperation." He added: "Yesterday, I received an urgent report, saying that Master Jian will arrive in Beijing tomorrow." There is a pure master around, and it really gets twice the result with half the effort. Qingcheng became more and more happy, thinking of Jian Yuheng's illness, and worried, and asked, "I wonder if he is well?" Xia Shenyi said: "Now that he has returned to Beijing, he must be cured of his humble position, and his mother can rest assured." ”

Qingcheng was a little relieved, thought about it, and advised: "I am pregnant, please don't talk to others, after all, wait for three months, and wait for the fetal pulse to stabilize, and it will not be too late." The harem disputes are sinister, Xia Shenyi knows it, and he doesn't ask much, and responds in a low voice: "Niangniang, don't worry." ”

The emperor went down to the court, went to Shoukang Palace to ask for peace, and drove straight to Yikun Palace. The guards of honor were all waiting in the courtyard, and the emperor entered alone, and when he saw that there was no one in the inner and outer rooms, he went to the study. A few windows are clear, the last few rays of light in front of the palm lamp are faintly reflected on Qingcheng's body, she holds the pen and swayes, focused and determined, but it is not the first time he saw her, it was comfortable and peaceful, and now it is calm.

However, either way, it can make him leave all the distractions outside and calm his mind.

He walked slowly over and wrapped his arms around her from behind. She already knew that he was coming, and she was not surprised, and said gently: "Are you tired?" The Emperor let out a low "um", squinted his eyes and rubbed his chin against her neck, shaking his body gently. Qingcheng put down the pen and held the palm he put on his waist, the two stood quietly for a while, and Qingcheng whispered: "Late dim sum cooked mutton noodle soup, as well as three fresh dumplings, all of which you love to eat." ”

The emperor pursed his lips and said, "If there is no meat, how can it be called mutton noodle soup." ”

Qingcheng smiled and said, "Okay, for your sake, for the sake of your work for state affairs, I will ask Erqi to prepare another plate of sauce mutton for you later." The emperor nodded contentedly and said, "Very good." Qingcheng twisted in his arms, wanting to go out and command, but the emperor did not let go, and still hugged her tightly. He said, "Don't move, just stay like this for a while, just a while." ”

After a late snack, the grandmothers hugged the third elder brother to say goodbye, and the two teased for a long time, and then rested at the end of the day. Because the earth dragon was burned in the house, and several pots of silver charcoal fire, Qingcheng only wore a tulle and mint green wide robe and bedclothes, with loose straps, sometimes shaved shoulders and slightly exposed, sometimes with beautiful breasts, and walked around on thick blankets with bare feet, muttering something in his mouth, and the emperor did not want to hear it at all.

The emperor was dressed in a bright yellow satin bed, leaned sideways on the bed, propped his head and asked, "When will you go to bed?" I've been looking at you for half an hour. Qingcheng sat down at the dresser and asked reflexively, "Didn't you hear me?" Although there are many rooms in Daode Hall, the place is smaller, and I would like to dig two places in the back garden and build a small courtyard. The emperor said: "The fortifications of Qingyunzhai are not finished yet, even if you want to build it, you have to wait until the second half of next year." ”

Qingcheng got up and climbed onto the bed, sat down beside the emperor, and said, "Then it's too late." She had just washed the fragrant soup, her body was soft and warm, and her cheeks were dizzy, which was really unbearable. The Emperor stretched out his long hand, took her into his arms, rolled over, and opened his mouth to take her earlobe. Qingcheng is still immersed in the thought of building a temple for the baby in the womb, and when he comes back to his senses, the emperor has invaded the city, and he has only to attack. Qingcheng trembled with fright, and pushed him with both hands and feet.

The emperor stood up, gasping for breath and said, "What's the matter? ”

Qingcheng took the opportunity to slip away and said, "Not today." The emperor thought that she had come to menstruation, and he was suddenly interested, and a little sullen, gritted his teeth and said: "The people in the worship room don't know what to do, it seems that Li Yu is impatient." Qingcheng heard him resentful and complaining, couldn't help but sneer, turned his face, and said, "I didn't have a menstrual affair, I just..."

The emperor hurriedly said: "Just what? ”

Qingcheng raised his head to his ear and whispered a few words. The smile on the emperor's face gradually bloomed, and then he was ecstatic, and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Qingcheng said: "I want to be open and honest after three months." ”

The emperor knew what she was worried about, and said, "Okay, I will listen to you." He added: "In this way, the Daode Hall is indeed too small, don't worry about this in your arms." I asked someone to draw the drawings first, and when the New Year was over, and the baby was three months old, I asked someone to build it. Qingcheng nodded, and the two talked for a while, snuggling and falling asleep.

Cheng Guiren was grounded for ten days, and the first thing he did when he went out was to go to Zhongcui Palace to say goodbye to Concubine Yu. Yu Concubine is far more than the city on the surface, she treats the honest nobles as affectionate as before, and says: "If I am here that day, I will never let you be wronged in vain." Cheng Guiren felt that she treated each other sincerely, and couldn't help but be moved, and even her eyes were red. She said: "Actually, I also know that the emperor's mind is not with me, but after all, I am also a nobleman, and I am the little master of the palace, why should I let her trample on it?" I thought about it, but I couldn't swallow it. ”

The winter sun is cold, the temple is burning with a dragon, and there are two pots of silver charcoal at the bottom, which are red and glamorous. Concubine Yu leaned on the stool, raised her face, and motioned for the palace people to retreat. She sneered: "The rules are cruel and strict, and there is no emotion between people, which can not only hold you to the sky, but also trample on you unscrupulously, this is the Forbidden City." Everyone knows that the Shun nobles have the support of the Queen Mother, as well as the entire Niu Co Lu clan, what are you and me, hum, only the fate of being angry. ”

Cheng Guiren picked up the iron hook, fiddled in the charcoal basin for a while, and said: "Although I can't touch her foundation, I don't want her to have a good time!" Sister Yu has been in the palace for a long time, and she is not below the master of the court, can you give me one or two. Concubine Yu's eyes flashed slightly, and she shirked: "I can't talk about advice, but I heard that the glass house of Qixiang Palace has not yet been built, and all the strange flowers and plants that Shun nobles moved into the palace from their homes are left in the backyard, if it is..."

Before he finished speaking, he stopped his mouth and looked at Cheng Guiren with a smile.

At sunset, the north wind was bleak, and a bright yellow palace lamp walked into the Qixiang Palace. Shun nobles are in the main hall, facing the mirror to remove makeup. The palace maid lifted the curtain and entered the house, blessed her body, and said softly: "Master, Concubine Yu is here." "Shun Guiren rarely interacts with Concubine Yu, knowing that she relied on the fifth elder brother to sit on the concubine seat, and now she is visiting at night, which is unpredictable.

After entering the house, Concubine Yu didn't even take off her windbreaker, and said straightly: "I'll leave after I say a few words." Shun noble man blessed the blessed body, and said politely: "What is the matter with Master Yu?" Concubine Yu muttered in her ear for a while, and then stepped to leave. Shun Guiren sent her to the corridor room, and said proudly: "You are knowledgeable about current affairs, and I will not treat you badly, and if you find the opportunity, it will definitely be beneficial." ”

Concubine Yu smiled: "What is good or not, as long as the master can say a few words to me in front of the queen mother, it will be a great kindness." With that, he helped Zhiyan to go into the twilight. The next day, Concubine Yu went to Yikun Palace to ask for peace, Qingcheng announced that she met in the warm pavilion, and the two talked with each other, chatting casually.

Qingcheng is pregnant, and often feels irritable, and someone comes to relieve the boredom, and she is also very happy. Hai'an took the best daughter Biluochun, and carefully boiled a pot of fragrant tea with the dew collected in the morning. Concubine Yu smiled: "It's also in Yikun Palace that you can drink such a good tea soup." She savored it for a long time, and then said quietly: "Look, you are also idle, why don't you go to Jingren Palace with me and talk to Concubine Xian Niangniang." Qingcheng usually went to the Queen Mother and the Queen to say goodbye, and almost didn't leave Yikun Palace, so he said: "I'm tired and don't want to move." ”

Yu Concubine said: "I heard that the Hubei Sericulture Bureau has paid a few boxes of gold satin, and the emperor has made a decree to make new robes for several elder brothers and princesses to wear during the Spring Festival. I'll go and see, and I'll save a worry. Qingcheng didn't mind if he had new clothes, but the third elder brother was eager to leave all the good things to him, so he got up and said, "I'll go with you to take a look." Haian also helped beside him, and said with a smile: "The weather is cold, but it is better for the master to go out for a walk than to stay in the room and not go out." The slave and maid went to prepare, and the master waited. ”

When he arrived at Jingren Palace, he knew that there was a big battle inside. When I entered the hall, I saw two eunuchs kneeling at the bottom, and the Shun nobles and Cheng nobles stood on both sides to confront each other. Concubine Xian smiled and said, "It's rare for a pure master to come to visit the door, and I'm really embarrassed to encounter such a pickled thing." Another palace maid moved a sandalwood square stool and asked Qingcheng to sit down.

Shun Guiren glared angrily and said: "Cheng Guiren has always hated me, and sent people to the backyard of Qixiang Palace in the middle of the night yesterday to destroy my flowers and plants, but fortunately I found it in time, so that the tragedy did not happen." The master is so bold and arrogant, if he is not punished, how can he rectify the harmony of the six palaces! ”

Cheng Guiren quibbled: "Don't spew blood, and instruct people to slander me!" The words are so, but there is no confidence in the words. Shun Guiren's eyes showed a fierce light, snorted coldly, and pressed step by step: "Slander? They are all people in your palace, and they are going to slander you? The two kneeling eunuchs kowtowed again and again, saying, "Sincere master help, honest master help." ”

The plan failed, and the honest nobleman was weak on his feet and sat down on the ground.

The truth was clear, Concubine Xian stroked the red gold silk moire bracelet on her wrist and asked, "What do you want to do with it?" Shun Guiren glanced at Cheng Guiren and said: "Punishment and confinement are too light for her, it is better to be punished with a cane for twenty." ”

Concubine Xian pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked Qingcheng, "What does Concubine Chun think?" ”

Qingcheng didn't know what Concubine Xian thought, and she didn't bother to figure it out, so she just said: "Just do what you want, everything will be handled according to the rules of the palace." After a pause, he said: "But outside of the law, it is nothing more than human affection, and the damage is only some flowers and plants, and the punishment of 20 canes is too heavy."

Shun Guiren said angrily: "Just some flowers and plants? All of them were found by my father from all over the world, and the emperor's decree was moved from the outer mansion to the palace with great effort, and then I spent thousands of days carefully watering it, and the effort was immeasurable, how can I say "just some flowers and plants"? Fortunately, she didn't succeed, if there are three long and two short, I can't let her live! ”

Concubine Xian slammed the kang table and reprimanded: "Presumptuous! ”

Qingcheng said slowly: "Since you refuse to forgive, how about the Queen Mother?" Lafayette is the wisest and most benevolent, and the edict is the most impartial and selfless, and you can also be discouraged. He instructed Hai'an again, saying, "You go and inform Mama first, and when the Queen Mother is free, let's go and ask for peace." Although the noble people wanted to establish their prestige, they really didn't dare to make trouble in front of the queen mother, so they had a trace of hesitation.

Concubine Xian didn't want the Queen Mother to feel that she was incompetent, so she made the harem chickens and dogs jump, so she smiled and said: "The weather is cold, Lafayette has rheumatic pain, how can she be annoyed by such trivial matters." She glanced at the Shun nobles, and said: "Punish the honest nobles for half a year to show their example, and the Shun nobles can no longer be held accountable." ”

Cheng Guiren thought that Qingcheng was invited by Concubine Yu to help him, so he glanced at her gratefully, then knelt down and kowtowed: "Master Xie Xian forgives." The Shun nobleman had no choice, so he bent his knees and said, "The matter has come to this, the concubine has nothing to say, so she will retire first." On the side of the sincere nobleman, he said fiercely: "We'll see." ”

The words were sharp, bluffing the honest nobles and couldn't help but shudder.

When he returned to Yikun Palace, Qingcheng was so tired that he was out of breath, and Hai'an said while waiting for a change of clothes and washing: "The slave maid sees that something is wrong, and they are making trouble, so Master Yu will invite you to Jingren Palace, how can things be so coincidental." Besides, I obviously went to see the gold satin, but the satin didn't look at it, and it was just getting involved in the incident. ”

Er Qi brought the warm tea and presented it, Qingcheng drank half a bowl in one go, and said, "Whether it's a coincidence or not, things have already happened." That's fine, now I'm in a high position, but I rarely show up outside, and the concubines below still say that I'm weak. Weak is weak, and I don't care much. It's just that now that I have a child in my belly, I should also stand up for myself, so as not to be looked down upon. The people in the palace always treat the princess lightly..."She rubbed her lower abdomen with both hands, and said softly: "I have a hunch that she should be a princess." ”

As soon as the words fell, the emperor's sparse laughter came, and he said, "If it is a princess, I am even more happy!" Everyone in the room bowed their knees and quietly retreated as they watched the situation. Qingcheng wanted to salute, but the emperor held her up and said, "Did she make trouble with you today?" As he spoke, he pointed to Qingcheng's belly. Qingcheng Yanran said: "It's not even three months, and the trouble is a small fight, and it won't get in the way." ”

The emperor took a piece of Shuanglong white jade pendant from the jade belt, put it in Qingcheng's hand, and said: "This jade pendant is an object worn by the lama, which can ward off evil spirits and bring blessings and bless peace." I have been wearing it on my body for several years, and I will give it to you to wear it in the future, and I will definitely allow you to give birth to the emperor's heir in peace. "The jade is transparent, the tentacles are warm, and the fruit is extremely rare and high-grade white jade. Qingcheng thanked him and carefully tied it to the placket. She waited for the emperor to change her clothes, and the two of them gossiped crookedly on the kang.

The emperor flipped through the book casually and asked, "Do you have something to do with Jingren Palace?" ”

Qingcheng picked up the orange and carefully peeled it with a knife, and his fingers were full of orange fragrance. She concisely said the entanglement between the Shun nobles and the honest nobles, and the emperor did not have many twists and turns on his face, and said indifferently: "They are noisy, you don't have to accompany them to bother, the Shun nobles are the rank given by the Queen Mother, so you are not afraid that the Queen Mother will be angry?" Qingcheng said: "Anger is anger, everything has to be reasonable." Queen Mother Shengming, sooner or later she will figure it out. If one day, let the Queen Mother know that the Shun nobleman behaves perversely, not as supple as she sees, but I am afraid that she will be disgusted. ”

She said frankly, and couldn't help but look at the emperor. He was speechless for a while, as if he remembered something, and asked, "Speaking of noble people, you are also my favorite concubine, so you can't take care of my intentions?" He patted his head again as if he suddenly realized, playing with the taste: "You won't be jealous, just communiqué personal vendetta!" Speaking of jealousy, Qingcheng said lonely: "Communiqué personal vendetta? Is your favorite concubine more than a nobleman? There will be a triennial draft next fall, and I don't know how many newcomers will come by then, so what can I do if I'm jealous? Can you not be drafted next year? ”

The emperor was stunned, his face was slightly angry, and he shook his hand and said, "This is nonsense!" He didn't even eat the oranges, and the two parted happily. At night, he rested in the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, turning over the sign of the noble people.

By noon the next day, the emperor was still talking in Yikun Palace. Green oranges have a bad appetite and want to eat fresh sour plums, but in the cold winter, where will there be any "fresh plums"? Wu Shulai said: "Your Majesty, the servants heard that there are many ministers in the court, and there are also merchants who specialize in buying and selling fruits There are also ice warehouses in the mansions, maybe someone really has saved last year's plums." If it is spent with a lot of money, someone should pay tribute. ”

The emperor bowed his head and said, "This matter will be left to you, it doesn't matter how much money you spend." It's rare to want to eat something with orange eyes, I am the lord of the world, how can I not do such a trivial thing. ”

Wu Shu came to respond, turned around and went to do it immediately.