Lu Concubine led the palace people to the Changchun Palace in a sedan chair, and only then did she reach the screen door, and then she cried. The queen was in the back room to watch the spring order in and out, and when she heard the gentle advice, she hurriedly greeted her. Concubine Lu wiped away her tears, Ying Ying knelt down, and the queen personally stepped forward to support her, frowning and asking, "What's the matter?" Concubine Lu choked up, almost unable to speak, and the girl Yi Xiangyu said: "Back to the queen's mother, just now the people from the Internal Affairs Office sent two boxes of satin to Zhong Cui Palace, and Master Lu saw the bright color, so he wanted to cut two sets of spring shirts and jackets." Unexpectedly, the slaves and maids shook off the satin, and their noses were full of musty smell. ”

The queen took Concubine Lu to the back room to talk, both of them sat down, and the queen asked: "It's all spring forging from Jiangning weaving Xingong, how can it smell musty?" Yixiang said eloquently: "Originally, there was a little musty smell and it was nothing, and it was the same after it was sunburned and washed, Master Lu was generous and benevolent, thinking that it would be rewarded to the people below, and he was too lazy to find the affairs of the Internal Affairs Office." But I don't want to..."She wanted to speak and stopped, as if there was a great hidden feeling, and the queen couldn't help but say: "If you have something to say, just say it." ”

Concubine Lu still had sorrow in her tone, and whimpered: "Master Queen, you are the most sensible and reasonable person. I'm not afraid of your jokes, the concubine hasn't slept for more than half a year - even so, the concubine is also the concubine of the emperor's family, and those dog minions have nothing to say when they see the wind, but she's a pure concubine, she..."

A trace of light flashed under the queen's eyes, and asked, "What does it have to do with the pure noble concubine?" ”

Concubine Lu said: "Yixiang felt that the concubine was angry, so she carried the moldy material back to the Internal Affairs Office, and she didn't know if she didn't ask, but she was really angry when she asked the concubine." Wang Jinbao actually used the materials that had been piled up in the treasury by pure noble concubines for several years and had been moldy to send to the concubines. Concubines... Concubine...", she couldn't go on anymore, sobbing and sobbing.

Yi Xiang continued: "According to the slave maid's knowledge, there are also Qing masters, E masters, and martial masters who have obtained pure noble concubine materials, they dare not speak out, so they can only swallow their anger..." Then he said to the queen: "Yixiang is thinking about the concubines wholeheartedly, and she has lost her sense of proportion, so please forgive the queen's master." ”

The two of them sang and harmonized, and the queen was relieved, but her face was kind: "It's a loyal girl, how can I blame it." Then he said to Shanju: "Go, let Wang Jinbao come and speak." Shanrou agreed, but after a while, Wang Jinbao walked in with a bow in his clothes, boots, and hat. He snorted, knelt down on his knees, and said, "Wanfu for the queen's master, Wanfu for the Lu's master." ”

Wang Jinbao is a cunning and treacherous person, seeing that Lu Concubine has already guessed seven or eight points, he does not dare to offend Qingcheng, looking at the queen's posture, he took all the things by himself, and said: "The pure master is used to saving, rarely makes new clothes, always wears those two pieces every year, and the emperor rewards a lot, so the remaining materials are ordered to be carried back to the Internal Affairs Office, saying that it is to supplement the palace use." Last year, there was a lot of rain in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the satin of Jiangning weaving tribute was less than in previous years, and the slaves had been worried that it was not enough, and it happened that the pure master sent a few boxes, and the slaves originally wanted to send them to the palace people below, but after taking a closer look at those satins, they were all tribute satin, and the texture was excellent, and it was a little overstepping for the palace people to use, so they picked a box decorated with gold wire and sent it to the master Lu. ”

When the queen heard him finish speaking, she seemed to be very angry, and said, "You have done something bad, and you are still reasonable!" ”

Wang Jinbao kowtowed and said, "The queen's master is Mingjian, what the slave said is the truth. Spring forging is already less, and then there is Master Jia and Master Yu are going to give birth again, Long Live Lord has already given a reward for Princess Brother, a total of a few boxes, in addition to Shoukang Palace and Changchun Palace, and then there are high masters, Xian masters, and Shun masters can be rewarded according to the examples, and all the materials left over from previous years are all the materials left over from previous years - speaking of which, it is not as good as those given by the pure master! ”

He was bitter and tearful, and Concubine Lu was stunned, gritted his teeth and said, "In this way, it hurts you." ”

Wang Jinbao said: "Slaves don't dare to say bitterness, it's just their duty." "The queen understands it, according to Wang Jinbao's meaning, she has nothing to do with the pure concubines, and it is all a helpless move by the Internal Affairs Office.

The queen asked, "Why didn't you tell me about it?" ”

Wang Jinbao replied: "The tribute satin is carried directly from the Heart Cultivation Palace to the Internal Affairs Office, long live the Lord has an edict, the slave is in a hurry to do it, and he is trying to finish it, and after two or three days to sort it out, and then show it to the queen's master." ”

Since the emperor's will, the queen is not easy to interfere, so she restrained her look, shook Concubine Lu's hand, and said with a smile: "If you are not at home, you don't know the difficulties of being in charge!" She waved her hand back from everyone, and said: "The pure noble concubine is now receiving the holy favor, and the emperor has led her to put it in her heart, and she has been wronged, so we can only endure it." ”

Concubine Lu's arrogance had already been extinguished, and she said: "It's just a matter of the concubine, you are the queen's mother, the lord of the six palaces, she is just a Han girl..." After a pause, he shouted again: "Shanrou, go to the treasury and take the "Fushou Changmian" satin that just arrived yesterday and wrap it for Master Lu. Shanrou belched outside, and walked with gentle steps.

Coincidentally, Qingcheng went to Changchun Palace to ask for peace, and bumped into the queen and Lu Concubine at the weeping flower gate. Qingcheng was busy saluting and saying goodbye, but Concubine Lu never saluted Qingcheng, so she had no choice but to bend her knees in front of the queen today. Qingcheng said with a smile: "I heard Hai'an say that the queen's master has a bad appetite recently, so come and take a look." ”

The queen smiled kindly: "Maybe the weather is getting hotter, and there are many things, so I feel bored with anything to eat." Qingcheng said: "Look, concubine, your complexion is not bad, and your face is much ruddy." The queen touched her face unconsciously, and said with a smile: "Really? I said the same thing this morning when Shanrou combed her hair, and I thought it was her flattery. Concubine Lu winked her eyes and snorted coldly for no reason. Qingcheng only talked to the queen, ignored her, and said with a smile: "If the mother is not free, the concubines will not dare to disturb, so she will retire first." ”

Concubine Lu pinched her voice and said, "Since I came to visit the queen's master, I naturally have to say hello before leaving." is in such a hurry, it can be seen that he is not sincere, but he is just seeking a good reputation on the surface. ”

Qingcheng took out the shelf of the noble concubine and said: "The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and the friendship between villains is as sweet as honey." I sincerely want the queen's master to be in good health, and I don't care about greeting etiquette, isn't it enough to see her well? I don't know what Master Lu thinks, how can it not be regarded as a "good reputation on the surface"? ”

Concubine Lu didn't read much, and she couldn't talk about reason, and she became more and more depressed, and scolded fiercely: "Don't be arrogant, relying on the emperor's favor, you will speak disrespectfully!" Qingcheng felt funny, and said slowly: "I have always been kind to others, and I feel polite to others, Master Lu don't lose his identity!" Concubine Lu was so angry that her face turned purple, and she was about to open her mouth to scold, only to hear the queen reprimand fiercely: "Okay! One of you is a concubine, the other is a noble concubine, you are noisy and noisy on the palace street, what kind of system! ”

Qingcheng lowered his eyebrows and lowered his face, and said, "The queen has taught her a lesson." Her eyes and teeth are bright, she combs a flat bun, and her temples are pressed with pearl tassels inlaid with blue and gold handles, reflecting her face like white jade, which makes Concubine Lu feel ashamed of herself.

The queen accentuated her tone and said to Concubine Lu: "Although the pure noble concubine used to be a constant presence in your palace, her current position is above you, and you must not exceed the rules." As soon as she said this, Concubine Lu became more and more disgusted and her teeth chattered, but she couldn't have a seizure, so she had to tremble and say, "Yes." The queen was angry, suddenly dizzy, her face suddenly became pale, Qingcheng saw it, and hurriedly held her up, and said, "The queen mother, but is she sick?" ”

Concubine Lu exhaled angrily: "You actually cursed the queen master? ”

The situation was urgent, the queen was so painful that she couldn't speak, Qingcheng couldn't help but reprimand Lu Concubine, saying: "It's really nonsense, arrogant and unreasonable!" He shouted again: "Shanrou, come and help the queen's master, Hai'an, you go to Xuan Imperial Doctor..." Lu Concubine's eyes were red with anger, everything around her was invisible and inaudible, she grabbed the Zhu Hai on her sideburns, and swiped it on Qingcheng's face.

Qingcheng instinctively stretched out his hand to block it, and the tearing pain spread like a fire, and suddenly blood soaked his hands. But she didn't care about this, the queen was crooked in her arms, and her legs and feet were weak. Qingcheng shouted: "Come on, tie up Concubine Lu!" The guard of honor behind didn't know what was going on, and when they reacted, they came over in a crowd. Qingcheng said: "Don't surround you, but let the queen master breathe." ”

The queen's abdominal pain was unbearable, as if there was a warm current gushing out, and the pain was throbbing, this feeling reminded her of the miscarriage a year ago. She was frightened and cold in her heart, Shanrou came to help her, but she didn't dare to move, just crooked on Qingcheng. Qingcheng saw that the clothes under the queen's body seemed to have blood stains, and suddenly understood something, and hurriedly said: "The queen can't go, quickly carry the rattan chair." ”

Shanrou also panicked, Qingcheng was the master after all, she didn't dare to disobey, and for the good of the queen, she hurriedly asked someone to move the rattan chair and carry the queen into the palace. Qingcheng has been born and raised, and without waiting for the imperial doctor to come, he sent someone to boil warm water first, and asked if there were any medicinal materials in the Shanrou Palace to protect the fetus, so that people could fry it first with the previous recipe.

There is rarely a half-pillar of incense, and the imperial doctor arrives. After checking the pulse, sure enough, the queen was about two months pregnant, she had always had a messy menstrual experience, and she didn't come last month, so she didn't think much about it. Fortunately, it was just overwork, although there was bleeding, but it was not a miscarriage, and moreover, when the imperial doctor came, the tocolytic medicine had been boiled for most of it, and he took the prescription to the imperial doctor, and after confirming that it was okay, he immediately let the queen eat it, so that fortunately, there was no danger.

Such a big event happened in Changchun Palace, and in a moment, it has spread all over the harem. The emperor listened to the government in the previous court, and when he heard it suddenly, he was shocked, and without waiting for the courtiers to kneel down, he went straight out of the door of nourishing his heart.

The palace people surrounded the emperor and walked to Changchun Palace, Qingcheng greeted her, and the emperor flicked his hand, signaling that she didn't have to salute. To the dormitory, the queen was half-lying on the bed, her face was slightly pale, but her lips were ruddy and rosy, which was quite delicate. Her eyes were full of tears, and she said movingly: "Your Majesty..." She wanted to get up to say goodbye, but the emperor hurriedly stopped her, sat down next to her couch, and said gently: "I know everything, you just lie down." After a pause, he held her hand tightly and said happily, "I am very happy." ”

Shanrou presented the ginseng soup and said happily: "Master, let the slave feed you the soup." Seeing that the emperor stretched out his arm, he was taken aback, and the emperor smiled and said, "Give it to me." He took the white-glazed pastel porcelain bowl, which contained yellow and clear soup, scooped a spoonful, blew it gently, and handed it to the queen's lips. The queen got this grace for the first time, and she was happy to have a son, she couldn't help but cry on her cheeks, drank tears, and said: "Thank you, the emperor." The emperor said: "You and I are husband and wife, there is no need to be so unfamiliar." ”

Hearing the word "husband and wife", Qingcheng couldn't help but be sour. She quietly withdrew from the dormitory, and stood behind the curtain, silent. There seemed to be a big stone in his chest, and he felt tired and panicked when he took a breath. There was a palace wall towering outside the window, and Qingcheng looked at the spring sun slowly falling, until the dark red light and shadow gradually disappeared, and then she turned around.

The emperor froze, then smiled and said, "What are you looking at, seeing it like this?" ”

Qingcheng looked lonely, shook his head, and said with a forced smile: "Just take a look." She blessed her body, bowed her head and said, "It's getting late, I should go back to the palace." She avoided his inquiring gaze, not daring to look directly. The emperor held her face and forced her to raise her head, and when he saw her weeping, he was surprised: "What's wrong with you?" He didn't ask, but when he asked, tears couldn't help but flow. But what could she say? Say it's sad because the queen is pregnant? Said that he just told the queen about "husband and wife", so he shed tears?

She cried like a child and whimpered, "It hurts." ”

The emperor frowned, and said hurriedly: "It hurts? Where does it hurt? The imperial doctor was here just now, why didn't you say it? Qingcheng stretched out the back of his hand to show him, and it was coated with a thick layer of ointment, wrapped in white gauze, like a rice dumpling. The emperor was stunned, Wu Shulai had already been injured, and the imperial doctor also said that it was no big deal, and now she was in tears, and he couldn't help but smile, gently held her hand, and jokingly said: "Hypocritical little things, you can still cry like this." He wiped her cheek with his big palm, and she wept more and more fiercely, and the tears overflowed from his fingers like a bottomless spring.

He was flustered by her crying, and said indecently: "It really hurts? Let me see... Don't cry... Something to say... It hurts like this, why don't you say it all the time... Okay, okay, I know, I know you're in pain..."She threw herself into his arms, her whole face rubbed against his nine-clawed dragon robe embroidered with gold and silver, and she shrugged her shoulders violently, but she was silently crying. The emperor couldn't guess why, but thought she had been wronged. He patted her back softly in the twilight, as if he were his own flesh and blood, and his heart was full of infinite pity and tolerance.

The palace people who were waiting inside had already tiptoed out, and the palace people who were holding the lamps outside didn't dare to come in when they saw the situation. Shanrou waited for the queen to rest, retreated with the used soup bowl, lifted the curtain, and met the emperor and Qingcheng hugging in the dark, frightened, hurriedly took two steps back, hid behind the door, and saw the two sitting hand in hand, so they dared to act generously.

Concubine Lu had been locked up in the side hall, and at this time she was summoned to face the saint, her hands and feet were weak, and she was almost unstable. When she arrived at the palace, she raised her head and stared at Qingcheng, with two clusters of fire in her eyes, as if she wanted to burn people up to relieve her hatred.

The emperor leaned on the stool with one hand, and with the other hand, he played with a few Ulan plants on the case, and said indifferently: "Say, I want to hear how much you have been wronged, so that you can be ruthless in this poisonous hand!" ”

Concubine Lu still refused to show weakness, and said: "Your Majesty, the pure noble concubine clearly wants to frame the queen's master for having a miscarriage, although the concubine doesn't know what method she uses, but the concubine can see it clearly, she only touched it, and the queen's master's lower body turned red." ”

The emperor smiled coldly and said, "The queen herself didn't know that she was pregnant, how could a pure noble concubine think of trying to harm her to have a miscarriage?" I still want to give you a chance to beg for mercy, but I never expected that you have become so ignorant! Disaster is coming, and he is full of nonsense to frame pure noble concubines, which is really hateful! ”

He folded a branch of orchid, pinched it in his hand and played with it, got up, and said coldly: "I don't want to see you again, you can do it yourself." Then he said to Qingcheng: "I will go to Jingren Palace, take a look at Concubine Xian, and Concubine Lu will be at your disposal!" ”

Qingcheng has never been in charge of the affairs of the Six Palaces, and after listening to the emperor's words, he couldn't help but be shocked, and chased to the bottom of the corridor and said: "I have never dealt with the affairs of the palace, so you should try it yourself." The emperor looked around, and the palace attendants consciously stepped back dozens of steps back, he stroked her tears with his thumb, and said in a low voice: "There will be a day when you want to raise the prince with the concubine Jin, even if you can't assist in the six palaces, you have to learn to deal with the affairs of the first palace." If you can't even control the concubine, how can you stand up in the future? His words were meaningful, and she was stunned for a while before turning back to the main hall.

When the emperor left, Concubine Lu became even more arrogant and said, "Don't think I'm going to beg you for mercy, do you know who my father is?" is a bachelor of the Kangxi and Yongzheng dynasties, and my sister is the concubine of the first emperor. If you dare to touch half of my cold hair, I will keep you..."

The words were still unfinished, but he heard Qingcheng's face as usual and said: "All the things in the harem, how dare you talk about it in the previous dynasty, I disposed of you today, it was the emperor's order, no matter how high your father's official position is, dare to say half a "no" word?" Besides, there is the Queen Mother Lafayette in Shoukang Palace, and the first emperor's concubine Niangniang is a serious master. After a pause, he slowed down his tone and said: "When I was in Zhongcui Palace, I was also taken care of by you, and looking at Su Ri's affection, I only cut off your concubine position for the crime of "committing the following crimes", and demoted to a nobleman, I hope you can know right and wrong in the future, and be gentle and obedient." ”

Concubine Lu was so angry that she trembled all over, as if her internal organs were burning, her eyes were red and she said bitterly: "You! Dare! Qingcheng Shi Shiran walked out and said, "Why don't I dare?" Ming'er is waiting to receive the will of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Concubine Lu sat on the ground, gritting her teeth with hatred, and couldn't stand up straight for a long time. Night has fallen, and the palace lights are burning to the end of the road. There are palace lights here every 100 meters on weekdays, but because Qingcheng wants to return to the palace, the Internal Affairs Office has specially burned dozens of more.

Hai'an saw that Qingcheng was depressed, and said with relief: "The emperor may come over later, don't be discouraged, master." "From a distance, the black majesty of the palace walls and palaces stands under the starlight, revealing a faint cold and desolate.

Qingcheng smiled lightly and said, "The emperor went to Jingren Palace, it makes sense, he won't come over today." Hai'an was puzzled and asked, "How does the master know?" Qingcheng said: "You don't need to know this, it will add trouble." And he said, "I'm a little hungry, and I don't know what is in the kitchen." ”

Speaking of eating, Hai'an was also interested, and said with a smile: "Er Qi has already asked someone to spread the word, saying that he has prepared the rose dew from the Jiangning Mansion, the jujube paste glutinous rice balls kneaded with yellow sticky rice flour, and the Jianlian red jujube soup. Qingcheng smiled: "Erqi is more and more concerned about eating, the rose dew eats the skin is ruddy, the glutinous rice balls kneaded with yellow sticky rice flour are easier to digest than glutinous rice, and Jianlian is more noble than Xianglian, and has the effect of reassuring the mind and nourishing the mind, strengthening the spleen and kidneys, I have an appetite when I listen to it." ”

Hai An smiled ambiguously: "She wants to leave the palace in two years and be a "royal chef" at home to cook food for her husband. Qingcheng nodded with a smile and said, "The idea is excellent." ”

After a late snack, the emperor did not read, and the palace people served warm water soaked in medicinal herbs. Concubine Xian sat on the small table, rolled up her sleeves, revealed her snow-white arms, and stretched out into the water to wait for the emperor to bathe his feet. The emperor sat lazily and said with a smile: "Your skill in rubbing your feet is not inferior to that year." "The so-called back then, naturally, was the few years when Concubine Xian first entered the submersible mansion and was extremely favored.

Concubine Xian said gently: "As long as the emperor likes it, the concubines are willing to serve like this every day." She spread her hair in a bun, green silk on her shoulders, exuding a faint fragrance, the emperor smelled comfortable, stretched out his hand to caress her head softly, strands of hair along the strands, there was some sudden thought. He settled down and said, "You must have heard about the matter of Changchun Palace. Concubine Xian said softly, and the emperor continued: "The queen worked too hard for the things of the six palaces and almost had a miscarriage. The Queen Mother values you, and so do I. He paused slightly, and suddenly felt a trace of heat surging in the dantian, which made him unbearable.

The more he spoke, the faster he spoke, and he just wanted to finish as soon as possible and carry her to the bed. He said: "I intend to let the queen raise the baby with peace of mind, and I don't want to lose the heir because of the harem." You have assisted in the six palaces, and you have done things properly, and during the time when the queen is pregnant, you have to take care of all the affairs of the harem. Concubine Xian lowered her head, the emperor couldn't see her expression clearly, couldn't help but hook her chin, and said, "What do you think?" Concubine Xian's cheeks were slightly red, the corners of her lips rose slightly, and she said with a smile: "It's all up to the emperor." "I didn't think anything in the past, but now it sounds like a heavenly sound.

The emperor suddenly raised his feet, and another palace man knelt down with a clean towel to wipe it. Concubine Xian said: "Because the queen ate the snacks sent by the concubines in the past, which led to a miscarriage, the queen was wary of the concubines. The concubines were only afraid, and the queen was not happy. The emperor took her in his arms, and the palace people who were waiting hurriedly retreated.

The emperor said, "I just want to give you a chance to prove that you are innocent." ”

He couldn't wait...... Exhaling a hot breath, he said: "I not only want to hand over the power of the six palaces to you, but also hand over the queen's fetal affairs to you with full authority, and when the queen gives birth to the prince smoothly, she will naturally know your innocence." She was pounced on by him...... She looked at the carved jade roof, and her thoughts were tumbling in her heart, and they were mixed like thousands of complexes.