On August 11 of the seventh year of Yong'an, Empress Zhu punished Cao Guifei for being grounded in the Changxia Palace for three months, and fined her for three months.

The reason is that Cao Guifei spoke obscenities in the Changxia Palace, cursing the Lingxi and the five princes who were pregnant with the dragon heir, if such a fierce woman and jealous woman were not severely punished, it would be difficult to calm the bad atmosphere in the harem.

Cao Guifei has been in the Changxia Palace since she had a slippery tire, and she has never gone out, and she could have used the child who was born to win some sympathy from Emperor Yong'an. As soon as Empress Zhu forbade Cao Guifei's feet, Emperor Yong'an, who rarely went to the Changxia Palace, did not go.

Concubine Cao has always been a high-spirited person, and when she was favored, she gave other concubines a lot of face. Now that she has landed in such a field, some concubines can't help but feel secretly happy in their hearts.

For example, Concubine Ling and Concubine Xin are used to being ridiculed by Cao Guifei openly and secretly, they are not as powerful as Yu Concubine, nor are they as favored as Lingxi, they can only bear the word in their hearts when they treat Cao Guifei on weekdays, and only they know how much dark qi they have eaten.

So when I learned that Cao Guifei was grounded by Queen Zhu, I couldn't help but feel very happy in my heart.

It's a pity that their happiness has not yet reached the bottom of their hearts, and Wen Baolin was named a five-grade Wen talent by Emperor Yong'an again.

Cao Guifei and Wen Cairen are sisters-in-law, which is known to everyone in the harem. Empress Zhu just punished Cao Guifei with her front foot, and Emperor Yong'an lifted Wen Cairen up with her back foot, which inevitably made the concubines with insufficient brains wonder which one Emperor Yong'an and Empress Zhu were singing.

Wen Cairen is a wise person, since the last time he was unreasonable with Emperor Yong'an and was demoted by Emperor Yong'an, he has really stabilized a lot. did things before and after, and also responded to her gentle and virtuous title.

For a time, Wen Cairen became the second most favored concubine in the position of talents.

In the inner hall of the Lingyan Hall of Yongle Palace, Lingxi once again hugged the clean spittoon and vomited wildly, and when she raised her head when she vomited enough, there was no trace of blood on her face.

Lotus Ye let Hanyu take down the spittoon that had vomited into a few mouthfuls of sour water, and frowned and said, "Niangniang, how can you vomit so badly?" The slave remembers that when you were pregnant with the Five Princes, it was far from like this time. ”

Lingxi closed his eyes and leaned on the bamboo couch, trying to calm his dizziness, and said unsteadily, "Hurry up to full term, I'd rather die like that once than ...... like this"

Before he finished speaking, there was another churn in his stomach, and Lingxi immediately got up and vomited again.

Qiaozhu patted Lingxi's back, "Niangniang, why don't you let Imperial Doctor Shi prescribe a side medicine, it's too hard." ”

Lingxi shook his head slightly, put down the spittoon, took the teacup and rinsed his mouth, and said to Qiaozhu with a pale face, "No, it will be fine in a few days." My reaction this time is so big, it may be that my body has not recovered after giving birth to the Five Princes. ”

"Mother, then you can sleep again." Lotus Ye put the kang pillow flat and said to Lingxi, "You won't feel uncomfortable when you sleep." ”

Lingxi is now awake ten out of twelve hours a day, and her severe lack of sleep has left her eyes all black. In addition, I eat less and vomit a lot every day, and my body is even weaker.

Lingxi carefully found a comfortable position on the bamboo couch, opened his eyes and said to the lotus leaf, "Where can I sleep?" Lie down like this, and talk to me. As he spoke, he asked Qiaozhu again, "Qiaozhu, what kind of incense is being smoked in our hall now?" ”

"It's lily." Qiaozhu took a fan and gently fanned Lingxi, and said, "Doctor Shi said that Lily is concentrating, Niangniang is pregnant now, and it is appropriate to burn this incense." ”

"Not good." Lingxi said in a very small voice, "I smelled a bad headache, so I changed it to another incense." ”

Lotus Ye hurriedly said, "The slave is going to change, what kind of incense does the mother want to use?" ”

Lingxi frowned, she only felt that the fragrance in the temple was depressing in her chest, but if she asked her what incense she wanted to use, she couldn't say.

After a long time, Lingxi said, "I want to smell the fragrance after the rain, so that my brain can be clearer." ”

Fragrance after rain......

Qiaozhu and lotus leaves are in trouble, where to find the fragrance after the rain?

Han Yuzheng came back with a clean spittoon, and after listening to Lingxi's words, he said, "Niangniang, the fragrance after the rain should be that kind of cold incense." When the slave and maid were waiting for the game, they heard the mother who taught incense say that although the cold incense smells good, it is easy to get cold after smelling it for a long time. If it is okay on weekdays, now that Niangniang is pregnant, you can't use cold incense. ”

Lingxi frowned, and retreated, "Then let there be no incense in this hall, and I won't smell this lily incense." My brain jumped and jumped, and I was disgusted......"

So, the lotus leaf carefully guarded the Lingxi, and Qiaozhu took the smoke and jade to move out all the small incense burners burning in the Lingyan Palace, and opened the window widely, so that the remaining fragrance in the hall was dispersed.

Lingxi listened to the palace maids walking carefully in the Lingyan Palace, and every step seemed to be walking in her mind, which made her heart even more troubled. There were a few times when she wanted to lose her temper and pull out those palace maids who disturbed her peace and beat them to death.

But when I opened my eyes and saw the anxious little face of the lotus leaf, this thought was suppressed again.

How innocent the palace maids are, they serve themselves wholeheartedly, is there anything wrong?

Xiao Dezi saw the palace maid tossing back and forth, and he also felt sorry for the suffering of Lingxi. Lingxi wants to smell the fragrance after the rain, but it hasn't rained for even half a month, how can there be a fragrance after the rain.

Xia Qing walked out of the side hall, followed by Granny Li, who hugged the fifth prince. Xia Tong held the toys that the five princes liked in his arms, and the group was wandering in the corridor.

Xia Qing walked in front of Xiao Dezi and bowed, and then said, "Father-in-law De, is Niangniang still asleep?" ”

Xiao Dezi shook his head, and then said, "Although Niangniang is not asleep, she is uncomfortable......"

After listening to Xiao Dezi's words, Xia Qing turned around and said to Grandma Li, "Let's take the five princes back to play, don't make a noise." ”

Xia Tong handed over all the toys in his hand to the little palace maid, and said to Xia Qing, "You guys go in first, now the lotus flowers are blooming just right, I'll pick them for the five princes to play with." ”

Xiao Dezi said to Xia Tong, "How can you do this kind of thing, let Xiao Renzi go." ”

Saying that, he called Xiao Renzi and asked Xiao Renzi to go down to the lotus pond and pick a lotus flower for Xia Tong.

"It's so hot," Xiao Renzi fanned the air with his hand while watching Xia Tong leave, "I just climbed up from the water, and the clothes on my body are dry." ”

The wind of Xiao Renzi's fan drifted into Xiao Wuzi's nostrils, which shocked Xiao Wuzi's spirit - this faint fragrance, with a little earth, pond water, and lotus fragrance, isn't it the fragrance after the rain?

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When Emperor Yong'an went to the Lingyan Hall to see the Lingxi, what he saw was a group of palace maids holding huge lotus leaves stained with water, standing outside the window of the inner hall of the Lingyan Hall and gently fanning the wind in the hall.

The gentle movements, the serious expression, and even the breathing are cautious......

Qiaozhu saw Emperor Yong'an from a distance, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute him. What I was afraid of was that Gonggong Feng sang loudly, startling the Lingxi who had just fallen asleep.

After Emperor Yong'an asked Qiaozhu to get up, he pointed to the row of palace maids holding lotus leaves and fans, and asked, "What are you doing?" ”

Qiaozhu replied in a low voice, "Niangniang has vomited a lot these days, and when she smells the lily incense smoked on weekdays, she feels an unbearable headache." Today, they said that they wanted to smell the fragrance after the rain, so the minions thought of such a method. ”

"How better is that now?"

Qiaozhu nodded with a smile on her face, "Niangniang is much better this time, and she is asleep." ”

"I'm going to see her."

As soon as Emperor Yong'an walked into the inner hall, he felt the cool breeze fanning in from outside the hall, and when he smelled it carefully, it was really like a fragrance after the rain.

Lotus Ye saw Emperor Yong'an come in, and hurriedly blessed Emperor Yong'an.

Emperor Yong'an approached Lingxi and saw Lingxi lying on the bamboo couch and sleeping peacefully. It's a small face that is very white, and you can vaguely see the blue blood vessels under the skin.

Seeing that Emperor Yong'an was sitting next to Lingxi, the palace maids who were fanning outside the hall stopped fanning the wind, turned around to avoid suspicion, and then went down the corridor in an orderly manner.

As soon as the wind stopped, the fragrance disappeared. Lingxi, who had been sleeping peacefully, frowned slightly, and the uncomfortable expression was on his face.

Emperor Yong'an hurriedly ordered the lotus leaves to go out, so that those palace people who were holding water lotus leaves and fanning them did not stop.

The breeze rose again, and Lingxi's frowning brow relaxed.

Emperor Yong'an looked at the Lingxi who was sleeping again, and wanted to hug the Lingxi, but there was a row of palace maids standing outside the window. So he just sat and watched greedily for a while, then got up and went out, and when he walked to the outer hall, he said to the lotus leaf, "What does your mother want to eat and use, even if you send someone to the imperial dining room and the palace bureau to ask for it, don't let her wronged herself." ”

Lotus leaf hurriedly said yes.

Emperor Yong'an did not leave, but turned around and went to the side hall. In the side hall, the five princes were hugging the lotus and having fun, and when they saw that Emperor Yong'an was coming, they hurriedly threw away the lotus and quarreled for Emperor Yong'an to hug it.

Emperor Yong'an took the soft body of the five princes into his arms, and said to the five princes with satisfaction, "Yi'er, the child in your mother's womb is not well-behaved, as a brother, you must set an example for him after he is born." ”

The fifth prince didn't understand what Emperor Yong'an was saying, but he knew that Emperor Yong'an was mentioning Lingxi, so he only slapped his fat little hand and laughed, "Mother, mother......"

By the time Lingxi woke up, it was already time for dinner. Because she slept well, her head didn't hurt anymore and her spirit was much better.

After listening to Lotus Ye talk about the method that Xiao Dezi came up with, Lingxi smiled, "It's really hard for them." Lotus leaves, you let Qiaozhu reward them later. ”

"Niangniang, the emperor has already given a reward." Lotus Ye replied with a smile, "The emperor rewarded all the minions of the Lingyan Hall for three months, and now those little palace maids are happy, and they all say that it is a rare beauty to be on an errand in the Niangniang's palace." Niangniang doesn't punish the minions, but she can get more rewards from time to time, and even when she goes out, she is a head higher than the minions in other palaces. ”

"When did you learn to be as poor as Qiaozhu?" The corners of Lingxi's mouth involuntarily raised, and he asked with a smile, "When did the emperor come and when did he leave?" ”

Lotus Ye replied, "The emperor came before two o'clock, and he left at two o'clock." ”

"I didn't even know about it." Lingxi was surprised by his snooze, and asked, "What has the emperor done after staying for so long?" ”

"I sat here for a while, and then played with the five princes. The five princes were sleepy, so the emperor and the five princes took a break in the side hall. Later, someone came to look for him in the Weiyang Palace, and the emperor left. As if he knew what Lingxi was going to ask, Lotus Ye said again, "The slave maid didn't hear what the little eunuch said, but the emperor's face was a little bad......"