Chapter Seventy-Five: And Let the Bee Butterfly Be the Precursor
Wang Jinbao walked in, followed by Gao Xiang. It is also strange to say that the expressions of the two are happy and sad, which is very different.
Li Yu stood beside the emperor and reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty." ”
Hongli sighed, put down the bowl in his hand, and motioned for Wang Jinbao to speak.
"Your Majesty, Lord Zhang Yanyu has something to ask to see, and he is already waiting in the south study." Wang Jinbao's refreshed appearance seemed to be some good news, but because the harem ladies were all there, he didn't announce it.
"You go and let me know first, and I'll be there soon." Hongli said to Lan Xin with a smile: "I wanted to talk a little more, but it seems that I can't be idle." Seeing that Gao Xiang was still detained, Hongli asked again: "Is the Queen Mother an order?" ”
Lan Xin always felt that this was a strange question, could it be that the Queen Mother couldn't let people come over without instructions? After thinking about it carefully, she felt that she was too sensitive, and she knew the emperor's heart disease, so she would associate it with this bad place. If it is replaced by Hui Guifei and Xian Concubine, they may not be able to listen to the birth.
So, she inadvertently took a deep breath, relieved herself, but there was a faint worry between her eyebrows, and listened intently.
Gao Xiang's face was gloomy, his voice was slightly hoarse, and he replied very uncomfortably: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother had a nightmare last night and seemed to be frightened. The slave wanted to pass on the imperial doctor, but the queen mother did not allow it. Saying that such a day really shouldn't add bad luck. I told the servants to go to the imperial pharmacy to get some medicine. Gao Xiang lowered his head and became more worried: "But after the Queen Mother took the medicine, instead of relieving the pain, she ...... It's getting worse and worse. The slave really had no choice, so he took the initiative to ask to see the emperor, and begged the emperor to go up and persuade the queen mother! ”
"Confused." Hongli frowned and looked angrily: "Li Yu, you quickly go to the imperial doctor." ”
Gao Xiang shrank and didn't move, as if he was waiting for the emperor's next will.
Lan Xin weighed it for a while, and said with a smile: "The concubine knows that the emperor is worried about the queen mother's health and well-being, and she will want to visit." It's just that the concubines have the courage to speculate about the queen mother's intentions, and they must hope that the emperor will put state affairs first. What's more, if Lord Zhang Tingyu asks to see, there must be important matters to discuss. Why don't you let the concubines take Concubine Hui and Concubine Xian to serve in Cining Palace, and wait for the emperor to handle political affairs, and then come to say hello! ”
Hongli bowed his head calmly: "The queen's intention is very appropriate, and after I finish the political affairs, I will go to Cining Palace to ask for peace." ”
"The concubine sends the emperor." Lan Xin got up when he heard the sound, and he was light and light. The palace concubines also got up immediately, smiled and said respectfully: "The concubines and others send the emperor off." ”
Hongli dusted up and turned away, as if he had seen all the concubines and concubines, but he seemed to only see the blurred five-colored colors. Spring is really here, and it's the most beautiful time of year in the Forbidden City.
Zhilan watched Hongli leave, and a trace of excitement suddenly appeared in the depths of her heart. "Queen Mother, slave maid ......" was buried in her heart, and her voice was difficult and hoarse: "Slave maid...... Occasionally, I felt the wind and cold, and I was afraid of colliding with the queen mother's phoenix body. ”
Lan Xin smiled inconspicuously, and said compassionately: "The voice is hoarse like this, how can this palace let you follow and serve." Let Jinlan go to Cining Palace with the main palace. ”
"Thank you, mother." Zhilan's eyes flashed with gratitude, and then she lowered her head very carefully, not letting others notice her thoughts.
"Mother, the chariot is ready." Jinlan stepped forward obediently and held the queen's hand smartly. Gao Lingxi and Panyu followed left and right, and no one showed too much emotion.
Jin Peizi watched coldly, always feeling that something was wrong. After thinking about it carefully, I realized that it was the Queen Mother who made people unable to understand. In the past, when she was Concubine Xi, she took pictures of the six palaces, and her body was tough. Why did she become the queen mother, it was not good from time to time, not only did she not allow the concubines and concubines of the palace to ask for peace, but she also hugged her one after another, could it be that there was something strange about this?
Thinking about it a little fascinated, the people in the hall left one after another, and Jin Peizi was still stunned and stood still in place.
However, Su Wanrong, Xiu Guiren and Zhang Changzai, who lived in Zhong Cui Palace, were not in a hurry to leave. Seeing that Jin Peizi was suddenly like a dream, Su Wanrong couldn't help but glance at her a few more times, and only smiled after a while: "Sister Peizi, what are you thinking, why are you so engrossed, everyone is scattered?" ”
"Pure concubine." Jin Peizi came back to her senses and couldn't help laughing: "Doesn't Niangniang still know the concubine's intentions?" It's just reluctant...... Hey, in fact, it's always like this, and the concubines have long been used to it. ”
Su Wanrong said to Zhang Changzai: "This palace will talk to the Jin nobles for a while, and Sister Lao will accompany the Xiu nobles to go back to the palace first." ”
Seeing that the two of them were blessed, Zhang Changzai helped the pregnant Xiu Guiren to slowly move out of the hall, and Su Wanrong hooked her lips and smiled: "Isn't my sister and I the same." Although there is Yongzhang, he has been in the elder brother all the time, and I am still alone in the huge palace. Fortunately, I have a few younger sisters around me, otherwise I don't know what it would be like. Your Majesty, it's rare to see each other, and when you do, you don't know what to say. ”
"Isn't it?" Jin Peizi was in a mood and was in poor spirits, so she said: "It's time for Niangniang to go back to the palace, why don't you take a walk with your concubine." ”
Su Wanrong nodded and looked out the window with interest: "It's okay to take a walk, it's the most refreshing time at this time." ”
The two talked and laughed, and went to Zhongcui Palace along the Qin'an Palace, along the way nothing more than saying something that was not there, regardless of the rights and wrongs of the harem, let alone grace, this kind of getting along made both of them feel extremely light.
It's just that when passing by the imperial garden, Su Wanrong suddenly saw Zhilan and a sneaky slave beside the queen, and there seemed to be some disputes between them. Let's say that the slave is not blind, it is Chen Jinzhong who is serving in front of the emperor. Su Wanrong was puzzled, and couldn't understand what this Zhilan was doing, so she quietly pulled Jin Peizi to hide behind a rockery not far away and peeked.
Jin Peizi also felt strange, watching Zhilan shoehorn something she didn't know what it was into Chen Jinzhong's arms. But the other party refused to ask for anything, crying and shirking with a sad face. Several times back and forth, Zhilan almost knelt down in front of Chen Jinzhong, so he reluctantly accepted it. But the look on his face was still heavy, as if he was going to do something to lose his head.
I couldn't stand it anymore, and Jin Peizi wanted to ask for an understanding. After all, Zhilan is the person next to the queen, and if there is any mistake, I am afraid that the queen will be involved. After all, she is not a favorite concubine now, and she lives by the majesty of the queen, so she has to think about the queen all the time.
"Sister." Su Wanrong saw that Jin Peizi was about to rush out, so she hurriedly grabbed her sleeve. "Don't startle a snake. Let's see. ”
Jin Peizi couldn't refute her face, so she had to dispel the idea of stepping forward. Seeing that Zhilan was grateful to Chen Jinzhong and left happily, he was even more surprised in his heart. "What favor can a father-in-law give her?" Jin Peizi didn't want to blurt it out, but she was really shocked. "Pure concubine Niangniang, then Chen Jinzhong is the emperor's errand with the emperor, do you say it will ......?"
"Needless to say?" Su Wanrong gasped, extremely uneasy: "Those gossips in the house, it's not that my sister hasn't heard of them." This Zhilan girl, but in the past, Concubine Xi gave the fourth elder brother a warm bed. At this time, it was already the first year of Qianlong, and the fourth elder brother was not only not the prince, but also became the son of heaven. Usually, Zhilan's heart is high, and my sister guessed that it was not bad at all. ”
Jin Peizi gritted her teeth and said indignantly: "No, the concubine has to go and tell the queen, she must not be cheaper than this inferior girl." ”
Su Wanrong stretched out her hand to block in front of Jin Peizi, solemnly said "No", and sighed for a long time, before she said euphemistically: "Didn't I say it just now, the gossip in the house is wanton, and the spitting star is about to drown this girl, but isn't the queen still by her side!" ”
"Stay around?" Jin Peizi and Su Wanrong were very close to each other, and they could clearly see the light in her eyes. It was also the first time that Jin Peizi felt Su Wanrong's meticulousness, which was an ice-sharp arrow hidden deep in the softness, perhaps flying out and shooting you to death at the same time, with a sweet and obsessive smile. "Stayed...... Niangniang is right, the concubine understands. ”
Perhaps Su Wanrong realized that she was scheming, so she lowered her head a little embarrassed, and said in a whispered defense: "We don't have any evidence, we just saw Zhilan talking to Chen Jinzhong." Zhilan is from the harem, it is not unusual to know Chen Jinzhong, and it is common to talk about it, and it is justified by their various reasons. If she was rash and reckless, wouldn't she be worried in vain. In case our estimation is wrong, isn't it in vain? ”
The implication is that the queen may not believe their words, but she does not believe the people around her. Besides, it is very likely that the queen wants to keep such a person to be used, if the emperor really has affection for Zhilan, he must still give the queen some favors to thank the queen for taking care of her.
"The concubine is reckless and presumptuous, so that you can laugh." Jin Peizi smiled humbly, but she still couldn't suppress the apprehension in her heart: "It's just that this Zhilan girl, because of her love for growing up with the emperor, was arrogant and arrogant in the house, if she really saw the right time, then we wouldn't be on an equal footing with her." The concubine couldn't swallow this breath in her heart. ”
These words really made Su Wanrong sad, she looked at her slender waist and willow swing figure in the sun, and remembered that she had changed from a handmaiden to a high master, and her eyes were gloomy: "No, God wants you and I to bump into this matter today, it must be to guide us to be on guard early." I'll find it all out. If we are villains and misunderstand Zhilan, it's okay. But if that's the case, when I have the evidence, it's not too late to ask the queen to decide. However, I also have another thought in my heart. ”
Jin Peizi's eyes lit up, and she asked tightly: "What is it?" Mother, please say. ”
"The emperor may not like Zhilan, otherwise he would never give her a name after so many years. She couldn't climb to the top in the past, and I'm afraid that she will be delusional in the future. It's twenty-five, wouldn't it be enough to find a reason to drive out of the palace! Su Wanrong stroked her tender face and smiled brightly.