Chapter 4, Section 14 The Suspicious Case of Changing Babies in the East Palace

At this time, the two midwives had changed their faces greatly, and they shrank into the corner one by one.

I know what they're worried about, the court, when this happens, it's usually going to kill the midwife.

I smiled weakly at them. My original intention was to comfort them, but the more I laughed, the more panicked they became, and finally they knelt down in front of the bed and kowtowed, saying, "Your Royal Highness the Concubine, today's matter, the slave and maid must be tight-lipped and will never leak half a word, so please ask Her Royal Highness the Concubine to let the slave and maid have a way out." After the slave and maid went back, they burned high incense to Her Royal Highness the concubine, and blessed the concubine's mother and daughter ......", one immediately slapped the other, and the other immediately changed her words and said, "The slave and maid should die, the slave and maid said wrong, it is to bless the concubine's mother to be safe and secure, and enjoy eternal longevity." ”

I laughed and said, "You're thinking too much." Thanks to you just now, I wouldn't have been born so smoothly. Xiao Cui, give the two grandmothers a reward. ”

Xiaocui gave them a big red envelope, and I said, "I've worked hard for you today, so I'm going back to rest." ”

The two grandmothers got up from the ground in disbelief, and when they saw that Xiaocui had really opened the door of the dormitory for them, they knelt down again with a grateful face and kowtowed a few times, and then walked away quickly.

I shook my head. Look at this Zuo Ying's trouble, scaring the two midwives into a fart, as if there were ghosts chasing after them. Zuo Ying originally wanted to stop Xiao Cui from opening the door, but Xiao Cui forked her away with one hand, almost throwing her on her head. She had to turn back to me and say, "Concubine, you shouldn't let these two midwives go, it would be bad if they went out and talked nonsense." ”

I asked her, "What do you think Zuo Liangren should do with them?" ”

"This ...... The concubines didn't think about what to do with them for a while, but they just felt that they shouldn't let them go so easily. ”

I bet you wouldn't dare to blatantly propose that I kill someone, even though that's what you mean.

Zuo Ying said again: "The concubine will retire now." Bring the gift that the concubine prepared for the concubine's baby. ”

I nodded and said, "Okay, go ahead, be careful." ”

"The concubine understands."

After she left. Xiao Cui and Shan Wan came over with worried faces and asked, "Is this good?" It's not a trivial matter if this matter gets out, and it's a big sin to confuse the royal bloodline. You must think twice. This Zuo Ying didn't know what kind of heart An's heart was. ”

I smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's okay." He said to Xiaocui, "You also hurry up and go to Qiu Lanxuan, when Zuo Ying comes out with the child, he will definitely bring out the people from our family, most of them are Xia Xiang." You brought her here quietly. Let her wait outside in the basement. ”

Then explain to Shanwan and say, "You go to the queen to inform now, don't say that I was born, the update is the fastest."

The two took the order and left, and after a while, Zuo Ying walked in with a basket, put it at the head of my bed and said, "This is the clothes, shoes and socks prepared by the concubine for the child, the concubine and the female worker are rough, please don't laugh at the concubine." ”

I smiled wearily and said, "Thank you for bothering." ”

Zuo Ying hurriedly turned around and said to the palace people, "The concubine is tired, you all go out." I won't bother either. You have a good rest. ”

Soon, people were walking quietly.

I pulled the string at the head of the bed, and Xiao Cui walked in with Xia Xiang. I handed the basket to Natsuka and said, "What a well-behaved little guy." I don't cry when I mention it. Xia Xiang said, "Yes, I was afraid when I entered the palace gate." I'm afraid he'll cry. Who knew he slept like a pig all the way. ”

I touched the child's hair and said, "That's how it is for newborn children." My meow was born and slept quietly for several hours before she began to cry and look for milk. ”

"Could it be that the child was also tired when he was born? It took so long to come down, so I had to sleep well for a few hours before I had the strength to eat and drink Lazar. Xiao Cui speculated on the side.

I took the opportunity to joke to her, "Isn't that the case, when you have a baby in the future, won't you know?" ”

Xiaocui's face turned red as soon as the word was written, I estimate that most of this girl is also pregnant, and when I am rested, I will interrogate her properly.

After looking at the red sleeping face in the basket again, I said to Xia Xiang, "Take him back quickly, the family must be looking forward to it." Such a sweet-hearted baby was taken out of the house just after birth, and they are afraid that they are all dying now. Alas, it's all my fault, and I'll make amends with them when I go back after the full moon. ”

Xia Xiang said, "Miss, don't say that, the family just hates not being able to share the worries of Miss." As long as you can do it, you don't do your best. ”

I glanced at Xiaocui with my eyes, and said to her with my eyes, look at Xia Xiang, you can talk a lot, and you can talk to people so comfortably. Who is like you, your mouth is like jumping broad beans all day long, and you don't have a soft and nice word.

Xiao Cui pursed her lips and went out with Xia Xiang.

I looked back out the window, the sun had completely set, it was almost dusk, and it was almost time for the queen to arrive.

I reached out and stroked the little face of my daughter who was sleeping next to me, and said to her softly, "Baby, how can my mother take you for someone else's land?" You are a mother's sweethearted baby, you and your sister meow meow, I won't change the entire Jin Kingdom for me! I will make you the happiest child in the world, the most precious princess. ”

At this time, the sound of messy footsteps could already be heard in the vestibule.

Soon, a large group of people walked in, including the queen, a concubine and female officials in the harem, of course, there were also Zuo Guiconcubines in it, but only Zuo Ying was not seen. I hurriedly beckoned the queen and the ladies to sit down.

The queen did not come to see the child, nor did she say a word of condolence, but sat with a strange face and a solemn expression, and did not speak for a long time. None of the other concubines spoke, and there was a depressing atmosphere in the entire dormitory.

After a while, the queen cleared her throat before she spoke, "Concubine, I have always been very optimistic about you, but how can you do such a thing?" How can you tell me to protect you? Even if I have 11,000,000 hearts to protect you, I can't keep it. The emperor won't follow. ”

What is going to come will come eventually," the Queen Mother. Erchen didn't understand what you were talking about. ”

Zuo Guifei said with pity, "Concubine, she is also a woman in the harem." Actually, we all know your feelings. As a concubine, not being able to give birth to children is indeed a fatal flaw. But human affection is human affection, and national law is national law, do you know it, confusing blood. Deceiving the Holy One is a great crime of raiding the family and destroying the land? ”

The other concubines also expressed their regrets: "I see that you are usually very smart, why did you make such a fool today?" ”

I asked the queen with a puzzled face, "Queen Mother, can you make it clear?" What did the sons do to violate the law of the country, when they said this, they really confused me. ”

The queen was furious: "You are still quibbling until now!" Do you think what you do is confidential and no one knows? How old are you, you are so bold, if you really make you a queen in the future. That's not to turn the entire Jin Kingdom over. ”

Zuo Guifei hurriedly persuaded, "Niangniang, don't be angry, you haven't been in good health lately, so you can't be angry anymore." The concubine is still young. It is inevitable that mistakes will be made, and who of us did not come from a young age? Just ask the queen to give the concubine another chance. As for the children. Just change it back. ”

The concubines also chimed in and pleaded with the queen for me.

The queen frowned and said, "You think I am not willing to forgive her? But the emperor has to agree. The emperor was originally dissatisfied with this family affair, but I tried my best to marry her. Now it's all right. A good daughter-in-law I picked myself! The emperor doesn't know what to say yet. ”

At this time, there was a noise outside the palace, which was actually mixed with Zuo Ying's shouting and Xia Xiang's angry reprimand. Then came the cry of a baby.

The queen smiled bitterly and said, "Now that the human and material evidence is complete, I see how you can quibble." ”

Xia Xiang was pushed in, she picked up the child in the basket and knelt down in front of the queen and said, "Queen Mother, please let the slave take the child back, this child is hungry and needs to be fed." ”

I said, "Bring it over and let me nurse him." "Who knows, at this time, the daughter next to me also cried.

Xiao Cui had already rushed a bowl of cheese and walked in, and slowly fed it into the child's mouth with a small spoon, it really worked, and she didn't cry at once, only the sound of swallowing milk quickly.

My daughter cried even more, because I probably didn't get a break, as if I didn't have milk. Zuo Ying, and your so-called talented aunt, I will never let you go!

Shan Wan also hurriedly rushed over with a bowl of cheese, and said while feeding, "Open your mouth, yes, that's it, it's good to drink, our little princess is the smartest." ”

Little princess?

The queen, Zuo Guifei, Zuo Ying, and all the concubines all showed expressions of disbelief.

I said funny, "Yes, I was born a daughter, of course I am a little princess." ”

The queen pointed to Xia Xiang and hugged the child in her hand and said, "Then what's going on?" ”

Xia Xiang hurriedly knelt down and said, "It was this Zuo nobleman who suddenly ran to the Taiwei Mansion and said that the concubine wanted to see the fourth lady's child." And the slave and maid came with her in their arms. When she came, she took me to her own house, and said that no outsiders were allowed to enter the concubine's dormitory, and that she could only show the child to the concubine, and let the slave wait in her house. The slave and maid were not at ease and followed in. The concubine gave the child to the slave maid and asked the slave to take the child home quickly. Who knew that when he walked to the gate of the palace, he was stopped by this noble man Zuo, who was stunned and refused to leave the palace, and forcibly dragged the slave back with a group of people. ”

Zuo Ying shouted angrily, "You are lying, it is obvious that the concubine heard that her sister gave birth to a boy, so she asked me to pick it up, so that she could replace her own daughter."

He pointed to the child in Xia Xiang's hand and said, "Don't be deceived by them, this must be a daughter, and the one in the concubine's hand is the child!" They deliberately called them princesses, intending to fool them around. ”

I sneered and asked, "Are you sure this must be in my hand?" ”

She hesitated, but said, "I'm sure!" ”

I said, "Well, we'll make a decision today in front of the queen." If this child is really a child, I will get out of the East Palace; If it's a daughter, you get out of the East Palace. ”

At this time, a voice came from the door of the dormitory and said, "I don't want you to get out of the East Palace, you are my concubine, naturally you want to be with me forever, where I am, you are." ”