The light rain in spring has been falling for half a month, and the things in the harem have been in trouble for half a month.

On the second day of Lan Jieyu's death, the sky was clear. The scorching sun hung above the pink palace wall, as if to do everything in its power to illuminate all the filth in this harem.

Lingxi was wearing a moon-white wide-waisted palace robe, with a long palace bun on his head, and only a few white hostas between the buns. Standing on the corridor outside the Lingyan Palace, carefully avoiding the scorching sun after the rain, I watched the rough palace maids and eunuchs move pots for a few camellia plants in the courtyard—from the cultivated enamel pots to the moist land in the small courtyard.

Lotus Ye took a light blue cloak and draped it on Lingxi's shoulder, and whispered, "Niangniang, I've been out for a while, let's go back." ”

Lingxi took a deep breath of fresh air, a faint smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth, and said, "I've been stuffy in the house for more than half a month, and I want to stand here for a while." ”

Lotus Ye smiled, "Niangniang used to be a stuffy character, but now it must be the little prince's temperament that has come up, clamoring to go out to play." ”

Lingxi replied and pulled the lotus leaf's small nose and chuckled, "As far as you know the temperament of your little prince, even if you know, let me go back?" You're up to his temperament to let me stay out for a while. ”

Before Lotus Ye could reply, he saw Qiaozhu come out.

Qiaozhu blessed Lingxi, and then said, "Niangniang, the slaves and maids in the inner hall have prepared warm plum soup, as well as the sweet and sour plum that was drowned, and the small pastries that you ordered, chopped with sour plums and made in the noodles, can you go in and use some?" ”

Every time Qiaozhu said the same, Lingxi's water mouth was overflowing, and when Qiaozhu's last sentence came out, Lingxi had already held the hand of the lotus leaf, and said with a smile, "You know that I am a glutton, and I used such a trick to coax me into the temple." ”

Lotus Ye also smiled, "The slave and maid on the left and right are stupid, and it will be up to Qiaozhu to do things like inviting the mother back to the palace in the future." ”

Qiaozhu smiled mischievously, held Lingxi's other hand, and said, "Niangniang, I often hear the old grandmother in the palace talk about sour and hot girls." Niangniang really responded to this sentence, since she was pregnant with the dragon heir, she has no sour or unhappy. ”

Without waiting for Lingxi to speak, Lotus Ye already laughed unceremoniously, and said, "Phew, I don't know how to pretend to understand." When you're pregnant, you like to eat sour, whether you're pregnant with a boy or a girl. ”

Qiaozhu looked puzzled, raised his head and asked Lingxi, "Niangniang, is that so?" ”

Ling Xi Nuan smiled and nodded, looked at his upright stomach gently, and said, "What Lotus Ye said is right, as long as there is such a small thing in the stomach, you only want to eat sour, whether it is a boy or a girl." ”

Qiaozhu let out a long oh sound, as if he understood.

After sitting on the warm kang in the inner hall, Lingxi held his huge belly, and his breath was a little uneven, "It's really tired of me, but let's get to full term soon, and hold it in my arms after giving birth, it will definitely save effort than now." ”

Lotus Ye took a soft handkerchief and wiped the sweat of Lingxi, and the small eyebrows were pimpled.

Qiaozhu served a tea cup with a suitable temperature, handed it to Lingxi, and said, "Niangniang, if it's boring, you will recruit Xiao Dezi to play chess with you?" ”

Xiao Dezi's chess skills are not good, but Lingxi's is not much better. Therefore, sometimes two stinky chess pieces can also play for half a day, throwing all kinds of rules and having fun.

Lingxi shook his head with a smile and said, "I don't play with him, I cheat, he is more good at tricking than me." ”

Lotus Leaf and Qiaozhu all laughed.

was smiling, Hanyu came in to report and said, "Niangniang, Miss Xiang'er from Deyang Hall is here." ”

Although Lingxi still had a smile on his face, his heart was cold. After muttering for a moment, he squinted and smiled, "It must be a noble concubine who has something to do, please invite her in." ”

The lotus leaf is the first-class palace maid of the Yong'an Emperor, and its grade is higher than that of Xiang'er, so Qiaozhu went out to pick up Xiang'er after a blessing.

After Xiang Er came in, he first blessed the spirit rhino, and then saluted the lotus leaf, and then got up and said, "Ying Concubine Niangniang, Xian Niangniang's noble concubine has not felt a little unwell for a few days, so I will see Ying Concubine Niangniang in the future." Today, the body of the noble concubine is very good, but the Ying Concubine is still inconvenient, so she sent the slave to see the Ying Concubine Niangniang. ”

Lingxi took a piece of pastry with sour plum foam and put it in her mouth, and its sweetness and sourness immediately made her mouth sour and her appetite wider. When he swallowed the pastry in his mouth, Xiang Er's long sentence was finished at a moderate speed.

Lingxi took another bite of the warm plum soup, and then raised his head and said, "Concubine Xian is not in good health, but please ask the imperial doctor to take a look?" What did the Imperial Physician say? Are the three princes okay these days? It's spring, let Mama be careful, don't freeze. ”

Xiang Erfu said behind him, "If you go back to Concubine Ying's mother, I have already asked the imperial doctor to see it." The imperial doctor said that it was raining these days, and the noble concubine was just infected with the cold, and it was good to take a few doses of medicine. The third prince is very good, his steps are more steady, and he can already call his mother concubine. ”

Lingxi nodded and smiled at Xiang Er, "Go back and tell Xian Gui Concubine that this palace is very good." Let her not worry about the palace, and take good care of her body in the Deyang Palace. Then he added with a smile, "You talk to Xian Guifei again, this palace and her ask for the baby's belly pocket." It must be finely embroidered, otherwise this palace will not depend on her ......"

Xiang Er listened to them one by one, said a few more words, and was sent out by Qiaozhu.

When Qiaozhu returned, Lingxi had already eaten the five small pastries and was drinking plum soup.

"What did Xiang Er ask you?" Lingxi didn't look up, only asked lightly.

Qiaozhu replied, "Xiang'er asked about the mother's stomach pain a few days ago. The slave maid told her that the doctor said that the mother had a congenital deficiency disease, but it was very light and not in the way. ”

Lingxi put the bowl down and took the soft handkerchief that was set aside to test his mouth. Meimu turned around a few times and said to Lotus Ye, "Call Xiao Dezi in, I have something to say to him." ”

The lotus leaf blessing went down after the ceremony.

At the beginning of April of the sixth year of Yong'an, rumors of Concubine Ying's congenital deficiency spread in the harem. Many concubines discussed in private, saying that the concubine was unblessed. Although he was deeply favored by Emperor Yong'an, because of his congenital deficiencies, he was afraid that even the dragon heir in his womb would not be born safely.

On the other hand, Concubine Ren, that is really a blessed person. As Princess Otsuki, her blood is noble, not to mention, even if she falls into other people's calculations, she can survive the difficulties.

The imperial doctor also said that the child in Concubine Ren's womb must be the prince. When the prince is born, Concubine Ren's future is limitless.

On the fifth day of the fourth month of the sixth year of Yong'an, Concubine Ying had unbearable abdominal pain again. The candle flame in the Lingyan Hall was held all night, and the palace maids and grandmothers were all like great enemies. Even Emperor Yong'an sat in the outer hall of the Lingyan Hall and kept watch all night.

In this way, the rumors in the harem are more implemented. Ying Concubine Niangniang, there is indeed a deficiency disease......

Weiyang Palace, Weiyang Palace

Rougui Concubine sat in the inner hall of Weiyang, and ate tea steadily on the small table next to the low kang.

He was wearing a beige pink waist-cinching tight-fitting palace dress, with a hibiscus bun on his head, a large beaded flower made of pure gold on it, and a green gemstone on its left side. The small ingots had two pairs of dripping earrings made of crystal green jade of the same style and size on the ears.

Moving slightly, its steps echo the earrings.

After a mouthful of fragrant tea slid down her throat, Rougui Concubine opened her mouth softly and said, "Sister, do you say she is pretending or is it real?" ”

Queen Zhu was wearing a red embroidered gold lily placket palace dress, with green silk tied into a simple side bun, and a hairpin with oblique sideburns and phoenix hairpins. There is a small night pearl in its phoenix mouth, which looks plain in the daytime, but it shines brightly every night, illuminating Queen Zhu's full of pearls.

This phoenix hairpin is newly acquired by Queen Zhu, and she loves it very much. And the person who sent this phoenix hairpin was the concubine Ren who was pregnant with a dragon heir and lived in the Jiyue Hall of the Cloud Palace.

Empress Zhu leaned on the kang pillow behind her, her willow eyebrows furrowed slightly, "The palace has already sent Imperial Doctor Liu and others to ask." When the warbler concubine is frightened, her pulse meets and comes and goes. Although Imperial Physician Liu has never seen this disease, it can be guessed that Concubine Ying is a congenital deficiency of the heart. ”

"What Imperial Doctor Liu said, is it credible?" Concubine Rou said suspiciously, "Don't let Concubine Ying buy it." ”

Empress Zhu opened her eyes, her eyes showed a hint of fierceness, and her tone was a little stiff, "There are already seven imperial doctors in the Tai Hospital who have gone to treat her, even if she can buy Imperial Doctor Liu, can she still buy all these imperial doctors?" ”

Concubine Rou just wanted to say why she couldn't, but when she saw Queen Zhu's impatient eyes, she said again, "That must be impossible." Then there was a hint of joy in his eyes, "That is to say, the body of the concubine is not good, and I am afraid that this baby will not be born?" ”

"It's not that I can't give birth." The corners of Empress Zhu's mouth provoked a smile, "Concubine Ying is just afraid of being scared, she is well raised in her palace, don't be surprised, there is still a little ......possibility of giving birth to a dragon heir" Queen Zhu straightened up, closed her eyes with her hands together and prayed, "My Buddha is merciful, Concubine Ying is my concubine Dashun, and I must let her give birth to a dragon heir safely." ”

Rou Guifei chuckled, "With my sister so mindful, the dragon heir in the belly of the concubine will definitely be born safely." ”

Empress Zhu opened her eyes, picked up the teacup with her fair right hand, and held the emerald phoenix hairpin on her hair bun with her left hand, and smiled lightly, "In the end, Concubine Ren is blessed." After suffering such calculations and drinking those saffrons, his dragon heir was still saved. ”

After Rou Guifei heard this, she couldn't eat tea anymore, and the roots of her teeth creaked.

Empress Zhu glanced at the expression of the noble concubine, and said lightly, "When the Empress Dowager is still here, her favorite thing is to cultivate flowers. She said that this flower repair hand should be neat, not muddy and watery. Cut down one scissor after another, remove the rotten leaves, and leave the essence ......"

"Which ones are rotten leaves, and which ones are essences?"

"What is pleasing to the eye is the essence, and what is not pleasing to the eye is rotten leaves......"

Rou Guifei nodded thoughtfully, the green jade earrings drew a hint of coldness on the side of her face, and said with a soft smile, "When the concubine didn't enter the palace, she liked cats." That little fluffy thing, it's really distressing......"