Chapter 40: There is joy

"How did you make yourself like this?" ”

Not only did the colleagues in the Qiande Palace cast surprised eyes, but even Lian Zhu, who met by chance a few days later, almost didn't recognize her, but Zhiwei took the initiative to intercept her.

Although Lianzhu is mediocre, she is a smart woman, and she immediately thinks of something.

"But the queen is looking for you again?"

Zhi Wei shook her head, it was hard to say how King Xin and the emperor were, so she could only use the excuse of prevarication just in case.

Lian Zhu was skeptical, and soon lowered his voice and told her another thing.

"You are waiting in front of the emperor, and the news is better than ours. You say, is it true that the queen's side is ......?"

"What's going on with that?"

Zhi Wei smiled and didn't answer: "I remember, you didn't love gossip so much before. ”

Lian Zhu pouted: "This is not a matter of gossip, if it is true, the sky will change in this palace." A pawn like us may also be unlucky, who can understand the mind of the master above? If you want me to say, everything remains the same, and it is best if the wife is as peaceful as it is now. ”

"What did you hear?"

Lian Zhu's face was serious, but his tone was mysterious and told her a gossip.

“…… This is what I heard outside Jingren Palace before, saying that Qin Guozhang won the battle, and before it was time to return to Beijing to report on his work, His Majesty summoned people to return to the court, and now he refuses to release people, as if he wants to cut the military power of the Qin family! ”

Zhi Wei's eyebrows jumped: "Jingren Palace? He Zhaorong? ”

Lian Zhu nodded: "There are only a few people in the palace who are so well-informed." Most of them heard it from Concubine Shu, after all, He Zhaorong has no favor and no children, and he can't see his family a few times a year, but Concubine Shu, because of her precious status now, doesn't His Majesty allow her to see her family once a month? ”

"Many people in the palace said that the queen was about to lose power, and they were betting on whether she would be a virtuous concubine or a concubine in the future. Oh, there are still people who bet on He Jieyu, but I feel hanging. ”

"These days, there are a lot of little concubines who go to Yongle Palace and Shangyang Palace to offer their hospitality, but in the Middle Palace, there are already some people who are not very dedicated~"

Zhi Wei lowered her eyes, avoided the serious, and said lightly: "The Queen Mother refuses to ask someone to serve the sick, they want to express their hearts, and they can only go to the person who is expected to see the Queen Mother." ”

There are no impermeable walls.

A few days ago, this wind had blown into the queen's ears through Madame Qin's mouth.

At that time, she still analyzed with her mother with reasonable evidence, now that the military generals in the DPRK and China are not in charge, and her father is in the prime of life, His Majesty will not "release the military power with a glass of wine" at this time.

But even Green Peach could hear such words from the palace mouth below, and the queen finally panicked.

If it weren't for Aunt Lin's own assertion last time, she would still be confident in her own analysis and remain unmoved in these rumors. However, His Majesty's attitude over the past month or so can't help but wake her up!

She thought that His Majesty just wanted to teach herself a lesson, and the transfer of palace affairs to Concubine Xian and not to Concubine Shu was a way out for herself, and it would only take three months at most, and her "illness" would be cured......

What if she guessed wrong?

His Majesty chose Concubine Xian, perhaps just because he took pity on Concubine Shu's heavy body and was not suitable for hard work, and it was not a reasonable reason for her to guess that "there should be no thoughts for the Xiao family".

The queen stood up dizzily and said, "Wait for the palace to change clothes", and her eyes went dark.

She barely stabilized her body, and Lu Tao said worriedly: "Niangniang's face doesn't look very good, but do you want to ask a doctor to come and take a look?" ”

The queen gritted her teeth: "If you invite the imperial doctor, won't this palace only have to be 'really sick'?" Go, prepare, this palace is going to the Qiande Palace to ask to see Your Majesty. ”

Green Peach's eyes lit up: "Niangniang finally figured it out!" Great, slave and maid will give orders! ”

Looking at the cheerful appearance of the unsuspecting green peach, the queen showed a strange smile.

Yes, she can only "figure it out" now.

Zhi Wei finished the work of wandering around (searching for information) every day, and when she returned to Qiande Palace, she saw a red-topped sedan chair embroidered with a golden phoenix.

Walking further inside, I saw the big palace maid Green Peach next to the queen, guarding the closed door with an anxious look, and there was an expressionless manager Zhao standing next to her, and the two formed a sharp contrast.

Zhi Wei walked to the shadows and poked Wang Dexi, who was in a daze.

She asked knowingly: "Princess, which noble person is here?" Why don't we go in and wait? ”

Wang Dexi glanced at her: "Don't talk to me!" If you don't have any eyesight, don't say it's us going out here, shame! ”

Zhi Wei smirked: "Ahem, I'm not thinking, I have been here all these times, and the mother has not been here once, it just so happened that the queen mother was sick again this time, how can I ......"

Wang Dexi still kept his mouth closed tightly, and hid even farther away, as if looking at her would remember the painful experience of being whipped in the dust.

"I always feel that every time I am found by her, the master always has an excuse to discipline me afterwards. It's really evil, so it's better to avoid it in the future. ”

Thinking of Lianzhu's words, and then thinking of the queen's sudden visit today, Zhi Wei couldn't help but be a little worried.

It's not that as Lian Zhu said, he is worried that the changes in the palace will affect their small pool of fish, but if the emperor really has a convulsion and takes the queen down in order to make room for his concubine, what will happen to the Qin family?

In order to prevent the Qin family from moving, the Qin family's military power must be removed before the abolition, but will this not affect the northern frontier?

If the emperor didn't have this foresight, maybe General Qin would have rebelled in a fit of anger for the sake of his daughter, which is not impossible.

"Your Majesty doesn't look like a fool! You can't do this kind of foolish thing, right? ”

The little palace maid, who was worried about the country, was soon frightened.

The door of the study creaked open, but what came out was not the queen she imagined, but His Majesty the Emperor with an anxious face.

"Come on, pass on the imperial doctor!"

Everyone was startled, Green Peach rushed in directly regardless of etiquette, Wang Dexi ran out as soon as he let go of his legs, Zhao Jiufu also gave Zhiwei a flying look, and the latter quickly got a hot cloth and followed in.

The queen closed her eyes and lay limply on the long collapse beside her, her face was not very pale thanks to the fat powder applied to her face.

Green Peach choked up and said, "Niangniang has been restless these days, can't sleep at night, eats very little, and is still a little dizzy before going out...... It's all slaves and maids who are not good, and they should persuade the mother to put her body first...... But the mother said......"

She didn't follow up for a long time, she only took the handkerchief handed by Zhi Wei, and wiped the queen's head and face with the gentlest movements.

Huo Yanzhi glared at her impatiently, but he didn't mean to ask.

Green Peach bit her lip, but still walked over on her knees, and said with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, forgive the slave and maid for being too mouthful!" Niangniang and His Majesty are married husband and wife, even if there is a mistake, they will not be reduced to the point of being insulted and tortured by those villains in the palace. Our mother is stubborn and doesn't like to complain in front of His Majesty, but the slave can't help but share her worries for her mother. Your Majesty is good, go around the mother this time! ”

Huo Yanzhi sighed and gradually calmed down.

"What is wrong with you forgiving your mother?"

Zhao Jiufu and Zhi Wei hung their heads almost at the same time, pretending not to hear anything.

Green Peach's face turned pale, and she said weakly: "Your Majesty is wise, Niangniang really shouldn't be ...... pretending to be sick, the mother was also angry for a while, so she was confused. If Your Majesty wants to blame, blame the slave for not persuading the mother, the slave is willing to be punished! ”

For the first time, Huo Yanzhi carefully looked at the most face-saving palace maid beside the queen, his heart was flustered, and a trace of struggle flashed on his face from time to time, but there was no weakness in his eyes as he thought.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Doctor has arrived." Wang Dexi gasped and reported the news.

Huo Yanzhi waved his hand, and the sweaty imperial doctor went over to perform his duties with a wooden face, not daring to think about why the queen suddenly fell into a coma here, what happened between the most noble couple, and whether there was any political and political significance behind this.

When the imperial doctor said with a surprised face, "Congratulations to Your Majesty, the queen mother is happy", Huo Yanzhi didn't react for a while.

Corresponding to the ecstasy of the green peach was Huo Yanzhi's shock.

His first words were: "Diagnosis is correct? ”

The imperial doctor glanced at him strangely, and immediately put away the smile on his face: "Your Majesty, it is indeed a slippery pulse, and the dragon fetus in the womb of the queen mother should be more than a month." As for Fang Cai's coma, it is also a common symptom in the first trimester, and only a few doses of fetal pills are needed, so Your Majesty does not have to worry. ”

More than a month?

Huo Yanzhi pinched his fingers, and his face distorted.

In other words, this child was "calculated" by the queen last time?

Although Empress Fang Cai solemnly pleaded guilty to him, she confessed that this was the result of Aunt Lin's own assertion. In order to put an end to future troubles, she has taken Aunt Lin out of the palace and put her in the Qin Mansion for strict supervision. It's a pity, I don't know if Aunt Lin is really so stupid, or Aunt Lin and the mastermind behind the scenes are too smart, these days, except for a sum of gold and silver from an unknown source and a not very large amount, they have not been able to catch her.

When she first came, the queen's attitude was still as proud as ever, but when she talked about Aunt Lin, she became a little low-voiced. According to Huo Yanzhi's experience as a husband and wife in the past few years, this seems to be a manifestation of her guilt for not doing something well.

The queen's explanation, Huo Yanzhi could only be said to be half-convinced, but his attitude angered the queen and stimulated her suppressed arrogance again.

So, a relatively restrained quarrel broke out in the study just now.

The queen accused him of spoiling his concubine and killing his wife, and he wanted to ignore the court situation for the sake of a favored concubine. Huo Yanzhi felt wronged, and in turn accused the queen of being jealous and unworthy of the position of the mother of the country, and even took Sun Cainu's death as an example.

So, the queen was fainted by him.

At this moment, looking at the queen who woke up leisurely under the cry of surprise from the green peach, Huo Yanzhi really didn't know what to say.

For a long time, the queen had a really bad impression on him, and such prejudice could not be reversed in a day or two. Even now, he even had some doubts that the queen had already known that she was pregnant, so she had the confidence to take the initiative to come to Qiande Palace to "confront" him!

"Now that the queen is awake, let me escort her back to rest. In the next few months, don't hear any more rumors and come to me for verification! The queen just doesn't value herself anymore, and she has to take care of my prince and princess! Huo Yanzhi still couldn't hold back the yin and yang weirdness.

The queen stared at him blankly, as if she was not fully conscious.

"Your Majesty, what did you say? Where did the prince come from? ”

Green Peach had already received the decree happily, and while helping the queen up, she bit her ear and said that there was something happy.

"What do you say? Is there really a shrine? ”

The queen's eyes suddenly lit up amazingly, and she turned her head to stare at the imperial doctor standing below.

After the imperial doctor gave a positive answer, the queen laughed stunned, didn't look at Huo Yanzhi, touched her stomach, and actually fainted again.

In the Qiande Palace, it was inevitable that there would be another person turning on their backs, and when the queen who woke up again returned to Kunxu Palace an hour later, the harem had already caused a major earthquake.