On the twenty-second day of the first month of the eighth year of Yong'an, Xiyue came to the Tongxin Hall again. In addition to bringing the body-replenishing herbs to Lingxi, she also brought Lingxi's greetings from Concubine Ying, plus the news that the fifth prince was doing well with the concubine.

Lingxi was happy to hear the news of the fifth prince, but she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, and said to Xiyue, who was honest and scheming on the surface, "Go back for me and ask your mother, what she wants." ”

Xiyue didn't say a word after hearing this, and the blessed body retired.

Lotus leaves brought in a bowl of chicken soup that had been simmered all morning from outside the hall, handed it to Lingxi and said, "Niangniang, are you in a hurry?" ”

Lingxi took a blue and white spoon to scoop up the thick chicken soup, blow it cold, and drank it, "It's a little anxious, but we can't let Concubine Ying lead the nose." Even if you cooperate with her, you have to get half of the initiative. Otherwise...... the spoon in Lingxi's hand paused, "Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be a hard work, but in the end it will be a wedding dress for her." Lotus leaves, I can't afford to lose, I don't want to spend my life in the cold palace like Granny Bai. ”

Lotus Ye comforted, "Niangniang, you will definitely be able to go out." ”

"I'm going to be able to get out." Lingxi's eyes showed seven points of firmness and three points of viciousness, and he drank the chicken soup in the bowl in one gulp, "I haven't asked for everything that others owe me one by one, how can I be in the cold palace but still alive." ”

Lotus Ye looked at the strong spirit rhino like this, and her heart twitched and ached.

Lingxi has not shed a single tear since the second day of the slippery tire, and he just held on like that. As long as it was something brought by the lotus leaf, she swallowed it all. At first, she had no appetite, and she forced herself to eat.

Every now and then, lotus leaves will have distressed red circles.

Lingxi felt the eyes of Lotus Ye staring at him, raised his eyes and asked, "Lotus Leaf, what are you looking at?" ”

"Niangniang," Lotus Ye choked suddenly, tears flowed down from the corners of her eyes, "Niangniang, why don't you cry, cry and feel comfortable......"

Lingxi put down the soup bowl, raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of the lotus leaf's eyes, pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled, "Silly girl, what is there to cry about?" I've cried all my tears in my life, and it's time to see others cry. ”

Lotus Ye squatted on the ground with her mouth deflated, and her nose was sour. She sobbed and said, "Niangniang, you have no tears, you can't cry, the slave and the maid cry for you, the slave and the maid cry for you......"

After speaking, she covered her face and cried, tears running down her red, swollen and cracked fingers.

Lingxi sat down on the low kang again, picked up the spoon and drank the chicken soup one by one, as if he could not hear or see what he was doing to the lotus leaf. It's just that the originally delicious soup has a hint of bitterness in it.

On the twenty-fifth day of the first month of the eighth year of Yong'an, King Ning, who had avoided Lingxi for a long time and did not show up, finally asked Shen Feng to bring a letter to Lingxi.

There is only one word in the letter, etc.

Lingxi looked at the word 'waiting' on the rice paper, and his expression was a little dazed. She remembered that ten years ago, the eldest prince who passed on the book with her Hongyan wrote in cursive with a flowing hand.

At a young age, although the power of the pen is insufficient, he can still write a little bit of that kind of free and easy. But now, that bit of freedom is completely gone......

Burning the one-word letter in a brazier lit with silver charcoal, Lingxi fell into deep thought again.

Wait, how long will you have to wait?

Waiting for a day is waiting, and waiting for a year is also waiting.

She knew that she needed an opportunity to turn over by herself, but if she waited like this, Lingxi was afraid that she would go crazy.

Lingxi's fingers lightly tapped the silent rhythm on the dwarf kang, frowned and asked the lotus leaf standing aside, "Lotus leaf, do you think there are a few ...... these people who are smoking and jade now?"

Lotus Ye understood what Lingxi was talking about, frowned and thought for a while before saying, "Niangniang, Xiao Dezi doesn't need to say it. As long as he still has a breath left, he will not betray you. Qiaozhu's appearance, I don't know if it's good or not, if it's good, it doesn't need to be said. Hanyan and Xiao Wuzi are eighty percent sure, as for Xiao Erzi and Hanyu...... The slave maid thinks that Hanyu is more credible than Xiao Renzi......"

"It's about the same as I thought." Lingxi nodded slightly, "I don't have a prominent family background in the outer court, and I don't have a reliable friend in the palace. The only thing I can believe is those of you who follow me on a daily basis. I don't want to wait for King Ning or Concubine Ying to pull me, I want to save myself. ”

"Self-help?" Lotus Ye was puzzled, "How do you want to save yourself?" ”

Lingxi ignored the lotus leaf's question, but muttered to herself, "Now that I am not even as good as an ant in the eyes of the queen, she will not waste much thought about me, but this does not guarantee that there will be no one from her in the new palace maid in the cold palace this time." The only thing that can be used by me now is Xiyue. But Xiyue is Concubine Ying's person, and I wonder how to make Xiyue, a scheming girl, spread the word without knowing it, so that one of these people knows what I mean......"

"Niangniang," Lotus Ye suddenly interrupted Lingxi's words and asked, "Can't you use Lord Shen Feng Shen to help deliver a message?" That's a lot simpler. ”

Lingxi Mei's eyes swept towards the lotus leaf, and after looking at it for a long time, she said calmly, "Lord Shen's loyal person is King Ning, since King Ning asked me to wait, it is impossible for me to act rashly." Although I don't point to King Ning for helping me, I don't want to annoy him in this situation and make my situation more difficult......

Lotus Ye lowered her head with a sigh, and secretly blamed herself in her heart for not thinking of the stakes in this regard.

Lingxi looked at the face of the lotus leaf buried in his chest, thought for a while and asked, "Lotus leaf, what do you want to say to me?" ”

Lotus Ye looked stunned, and hurriedly raised her head and said, "Niangniang, the slave has nothing to say to you." ”

Lingxi let out a long sigh, stretched out his arm and said, "I'm tired, help me in and rest for a while......"

"Yes" Lotus Ye stepped forward and helped Lingxi's outstretched hand.

Lingxi put his slightly cool hand on the rough palm of the lotus leaf, and felt a trace of sweat.

On the twenty-ninth day of the first month of the eighth year of Yong'an, Fang Meiren, who lived in Mengzhuxuan, the Palace of Forgetting Worries, was diagnosed by the imperial doctor and was pregnant for more than three months.

Emperor Yong'an was overjoyed when he found out, although he did not enter the position of a beautiful woman, all kinds of rewards continued to move into Mengzhuxuan.

The concubines in the harem attach great importance to themselves, just because this beautiful woman is not only the concubine of Emperor Yong'an, but also the representative of power in the harem - the niece of Empress Zhu.

As the first concubine, Concubine Ying prepared a jade Ruyi half the size of a palm, and a red gold peony buckle bracelet as a congratulatory gift.

Concubine Ren did not fall behind, and followed Concubine Ying to release the gift list. She gave Fang Meiren a thousand-year-old ginseng that was a specialty of the Great Moon Country, and a string of agate bracelets.

Needless to say, there are many agate bracelets in the harem. That thousand-year-old ginseng is a real priceless treasure, and there are not many branches in the entire Tai Hospital.

Although Concubine Rou was in the midst of the confinement, she also ordered the little palace maid beside her to give a jewelry box carved into the shape of a lotus flower with a century-old peach wood and inlaid with gold, silver and jade.

The jewelry box is made exquisitely and beautifully, and the beauty can't put it down at first sight, and the palace maid next to her is placed in a conspicuous place on the dresser.

The concubine gave a string of pearl necklaces, plus a green jade bracelet of good color.

Cao Guifei gave a set of two branches of mutton fat jade hairpin.

Cao Guifei's life is getting worse and worse now, as a noble concubine, although she has a lot of silver, but she was confiscated by Queen Zhu's left and right once. And since Wen Meiren favored the Sixth Palace, the Cao family no longer secretly helped Cao Guifei and left her to fend for herself.

Under Cao Guifei, Concubine Yu, Concubine Ling, and Concubine Xin doubled their congratulatory gifts according to their positions. is still the thinnest of Xin Concubine, and it can only be said that it is up to the point.

The rest of Jieyu's beauties are better to send, and the left and right are just those things that women in the palace can hold in their hands.

After the congratulatory gifts of all the concubines went to Mengzhuxuan, the objects rewarded by Queen Zhu were belated.

It's actually the most ordinary pair of brocade pillows!

Although the object is not brilliant, no one on the right dares to say anything. Not only can't it be said, but the concubines also have to lose Queen Zhu one by one. said that she really felt sorry for Fang Meiren, and knew that Fang Mei was tired during pregnancy, so she specially prepared a pair of brocade pillows with exquisite work and exquisite embroidery for sleep.

Empress Zhu sneered at the flattery of the concubines and concubines.

This is the benefit of being in a high position, because whatever you do is right, what is right is right, and what is wrong is right.

On the night of receiving Empress Zhu's reward, Fang Meiren went to Weiyang Palace to thank Empress Zhu.

In the Weiyang Palace of Weiyang Palace, Ziwan had already prepared two fragrant teas, just waiting for the arrival of Fang Meiren.

Fang Meiren held the hand of the palace maid beside her, walked to Queen Zhu's face and knelt down on her skirt, and performed the most solemn gift that a harem concubine did when she met the queen.

Queen Zhu was wearing a red embroidered gold phoenix palace dress, with a high bun on her head and a colorful phoenix hairpin with seven tails. She sat there until Fang Meiren finished the big ceremony, and then asked Ziwan to help Fang Meiren up and give her a seat.

Fang Meiren carefully protected her abdomen, sat down on the carved round table and said to Queen Zhu shyly, "Concubine, thank you for the queen's seat." ”

Empress Zhu smiled at the corner of her mouth, and the jade earrings on her ears sparkled in the candlelight.

Fang Meiren stood up again, blessed Queen Zhu again, and said softly, "The concubine once again bows to the queen and the concubine for protecting the concubine." ”

"Alright, get up." Empress Zhu gave Zi Wan who was standing on the side a look, and Zi Wan immediately stepped forward to help Fang Meiren up.

After Fang Meiren sat down again, Empress Zhu sighed and said, "If it weren't for the fear that the emperor would blame you in the future, this palace really wants to wait for you to give birth before announcing this matter, so as to save you from being calculated by others." ”

Fang Meiren turned to the side slightly and said with a smile, "It is a blessing for the concubine to have the queen mother bothered to be such a concubine." ”

"You are indeed a blessed one, otherwise you would not have conceived a dragon heir." Empress Zhu lowered her watery eyes, smiled and only focused on the green jade bracelet she was wearing on her wrist. After a moment's silence, Empress Zhu raised her eyebrows and asked, "Do you know what the purpose of the palace gave you that pair of brocade pillows?" "One more Feng~~