Chapter 33: The Noble Lady Returns
Previously, the Empress Dowager Liang was suspected of harming the son of Pan Guifei's womb, so she issued an order for the Empress Dowager Li that she was not allowed to step out of the Jingci Palace before Pan's birth. Not long after the incident, a palace member of Jingci Palace came forward to admit the charge of hiding saffron. Empress Dowager Liang was lifted.
"The slave maid heard Sister Xianyu say early in the morning that since the Empress Dowager Liang lifted the ban, there have been several 'accidents' in the harem, all of which went to Concubine Pan Guifei. It's just that Pan Guifei was really lucky, and she escaped safely! ”
Qingchen replied to Pei Yaowei one by one about the news he inquired about.
"It is said that the most serious one, Pan Guifei slipped near the Xiancui Palace and fell, and when the imperial doctor arrived, everyone saw red, but Rao is like this, in the end, Pan Guifei is strong, and the child is still preserved-" Speaking of this, Qingchen couldn't help but stop, paying attention to the master's reaction, and whispered: "Speaking of which, that time, if Pan Guifei's child is really not saved, then Concubine Xian's mother, I'm afraid there is a suspicion to be involved......
Isn't it? But if Pan Ruohui has the slightest incompetence, she can't keep her own child...... That is the daughter of the Pan family who lost her son, and the daughter of the Xiang family is suspected. Pei Yaowei slowly suppressed a sneer, thinking about it, such a good way to kill two birds with one stone, most of the time, only the wise Emperor His Majesty could make this ruthless heart and make it out.
If there is a mother, there must be a son.
She took a deep breath and asked lightly, "After this incident, Pan Guifei's fetus is stable?" ”
Qingchen nodded, thought about it, and shook his head again.
She explained: "Not long after this happened, a nursery rhyme was gradually sung in Beijing, and the slave and maid counted the days, and after this nursery rhyme was sung, there was no bad letter from Pan Guifei!" ”
"Nursery rhymes?" She wondered, "What nursery rhyme?" ”
Qingchen recalled the tune that Shicai heard outside, and after a while, he sang with her.
When she heard the sentence 'The rich and noble girl in front of the old hall came back on September 15', Pei Yaowei understood everything.
She couldn't help it, and suddenly she couldn't help but shake her head and sigh.
"Niangniang, what are you laughing at?" Qingchen asked, "Is this nursery rhyme funny?" ”
Nursery rhymes aren't funny. It's funny, it's me. Pei Yao thought to herself.
She stroked the pattern on her dress and whispered: "It's June, Concubine Pan is pregnant in July, and the delivery date is not exactly in September......"
Qingchen thought about her words, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "Ah! Niangniang, you are saying that this nursery rhyme refers to the birth of Pan Guifei...... Will it be a noblewoman? ”
"The daughter of the noble concubine is naturally a noble daughter." Pei Yao said, smiling at her mysteriously and asking, "The old noble girl has returned." You know so much, you won't know whose birthday it is on September 15, right? ”
Qingchen was slightly surprised, and suddenly, the whole person was startled.
"Mother, do you mean ......?"
Pei Yao smiled.
"Concubine Pan is very smart." She said, "Poor Queen Renyi before and after her death, she hated and pressed the gold thread every year and made wedding clothes for others. ”
Chenghui Palace.
It was raining at night, and it was still dripping. Cui Sui came in with the fetal pills, and when she saw that the window was wide open, Pan Ruohui was standing under the window, looking at the dark sky outside, she couldn't help frowning worriedly.
"Mother, it's windy late, and it's still raining outside, why are you standing here! Beware of the cold! She put down the fetal pill and was about to close the window, but was stopped by Pan Ruohui.
No, Cui Xuan had to go and get the cloak and put it on her.
"It's not early, Niangniang drank the fetal pills, let's settle it early!"
Pan Ruohui held her waist and gently stroked her abdomen, and the sound of rain outside made the night deeper and quieter, making her inexplicably feel a trace of fear.
"Where is Your Majesty staying tonight?"
Hearing this, Cui Xuan's face was embarrassed, and she whispered after a while: "The holy car is already in the Xiancui Palace." ”
When the words landed, Pan Ruohui's eyes lit up slightly.
Cui Xuan hurriedly relieved: "Don't be angry, Niangniang, you are now pregnant with a dragon fetus, where can the virtuous concubine compare?" When the next day is safely born, the status will become more and more precious, and it is not worth worrying about those of them! ”
"Giving birth to the emperor's heir ...... peace," Pan Ruohui repeated these words in a low voice, and suddenly smiled, "Speaking of this, this palace really wants to thank the first queen for her life......
Since she was sent to the palace by Mrs. Wen that year, she started from the second grade Shuyuan, step by step, cautious, after Liang Guifei was abolished, she replaced her, and after Pei Yao's death, she began to take the six palace affairs again. Over the years since entering the palace, Pan Ruohui has already figured out Xiao Zhu's temperament. There were so many children in the palace before, but they were not born safely, and she was clear about the reasons for this.
This time it was her turn, in order to keep herself and his child, she specially arranged the nursery rhyme, let it be sung in the market, and used the nursery rhyme prophecy to make Xiao Zhu believe that what she was pregnant with was the reincarnation of Pei Yao. Sure enough, Xiao Zhuxin finally stopped bothering to create an 'accident' and acquiesced to giving birth to the child.
Pan Ruohui originally thought that she knew what kind of person Xiao Zhu was early on, and she was by his side, carefully planning step by step, and calculating the kindness in her hands - these were the paths she chose by herself, and now she should be happy if she got her wish.
But right now, this happy taste is not so happy.
"There is a fold of the invitation to establish the Changqiu Palace, and it has been handed over for a few days, but Your Majesty has not replied......" She asked in a daze: "Cui Xuan, you say, will Your Majesty set up this palace as the queen?" ”
"Yes! Definitely! Cui Xuan said, "Niangniang poured out her heart and lungs, and devoted herself to Your Majesty, people are not plants and trees, how can Your Majesty be willing to treat Niangniang badly?" ”
"Then you say, if he really made me queen, what is it for?" Pan Ruohui asked in a trance: "Is it for this child, for my credit for helping him balance his mother's family, or for ...... Mutual affection? ”
Will he be affectionate when he treats himself?
Pan Ruohui was a little unsure.
In the past, she always believed that as long as she proved her worth, as long as she could make Xiao Chai believe, only she could help him dominate the world and sit firmly in the country, so that Xiao Chai would accept herself from the bottom of her heart and completely regard herself as his wife.
Now, everything she wants to do seems to be about to be done, but in her heart, she is getting more and more panicked.
What if she helped him calculate the Pan family, but he still didn't believe in himself?
If, after promising the position of the middle palace, he still only thinks about Pei Yao, what should he do?
If, from beginning to end, all she gets is imaginary affection, and it is all the tricks of the ruthless person, all fake, then what should she do?
Cui Xuan saw that her expression was a little wrong, and hurriedly held her hand, "Think about it in pregnancy, you are so dignified, don't you dare to think about it!" If you hurt your child, won't the gain outweigh the loss? ”
She closed the window, helped Pan Ruohui back to the inner hall, and guarded her to drink fetal pills.
"Mother, go to bed early! The election is a big event, you are getting older in the month now, Your Majesty has no news, maybe, but I am worried that your current body can not stand the hard work of the ceremony, so I think that after you give birth, double happiness is coming? ”
Pan Ruohui nodded stupidly, almost convinced.
"That's not right!" She suddenly said, "If I was a concubine when I gave birth to this child, even if I succeeded to the throne in the future, the identity of this child would be shorter than that of the authentic concubine - just like the old thing when Yin Shang was the heir of the king and the son of Wei could not be established." Let's just say that when the first emperor was in the dynasty, if it wasn't for the fact that the king of Chu was born as a son-in-law, then the crown prince would definitely not be so smooth! ”
She grabbed Cui Xuan's hand, her eyes filled with panic: "What if...... If the concubines have a son in the future, then even if my baby is a boy, there will not be much advantage in competing for the position with the powerful concubine of the maternal family...... Cui Xuan, if it is really as you say, Your Majesty has the mind of the gentleman after he is re-established...... So is he fighting this idea, and he has decided that he doesn't want my child to be superior and inherit his unification? ”
"Mother's ......"
Cui Xuan was also a little panicked by what she said, and secretly hated herself for talking too much, so she couldn't mention such a sentence. She was thinking about how to comfort Pan Ruohui, but when she saw her stand up suddenly, her whole person was full of determination.
"No, the matter of the future must not be delayed!" Pan Ruohui's eyes narrowed slightly, his right hand clenched his fist, and held it in front of him, "This palace must let His Majesty loosen his mouth as soon as possible, no matter what, I must also fight for my child's identity!" ”
Chu Wangfu.
At noon, Pei Yao had nothing to do, so she took the maids to the back garden to pick some flowers, planning to come back to make some cakes and snacks. At this time, I was sorting out and screening under the corridor, and I just happened to see Yu Xu beating in front of me, so I called her over.
"What do you command?"
Pei Yaowei didn't care about the people in front of her, so she said to her: "You go and help me prepare a sacrifice, and I will use it in two days." ”
Cult?
When Qingchen heard this, he looked up at her, but he was afraid that he would be speechless, so he didn't dare to ask more questions for a while.
Yu Xu is a safe person who doesn't talk much, and when she heard the words, she only blessed herself and received her life, "Yes, the slave will prepare." ”
Pei Yaowei nodded, turned around and continued to fiddle with the little thing in his hand, but when he saw that Yu Xu had not left for a long time, he said, "What, is there anything else?" ”
Yu Xu showed a slight embarrassment on her face, and said after a while: "When the slave maid was sorting out the affairs of the house a few days ago, she found that the birth date of the side concubine Jiang was in July, and now it is the end of June. ”
Pei Yao was stunned.
In Xiao Di's early years, he dismissed two concubines, and before marrying himself, there was only one side concubine Jiang left in the house, who was Jiang Yi's own sister.
Speaking of it at this time, it should be to help her take care of the identity of the housemother, Concubine Jiang's birthday is imminent, and she must always give a gift to meet the number of gifts. It's just that I never thought that I mentioned the ritual first, and putting this red and white together is a bit of a collision.