In this harem of Great Qi, except for the emperor and Su Zhaoyi, no one wants Shen Yunzhen's child to land safely. In addition, Xu Chongyi took refuge in Su Zhaoyi and touched a nail at Su Zhaoyi, and at this moment, when she mentioned Su Shen and the others, she hated it so much.

Although Xu Chongyi and Shen Yunzhen don't have much intersection, when she thinks that the daughter of a criminal minister is about to give birth to an imperial heir, her heart is like a stone, and that awkward energy can't be hidden.

She was slightly self-conscious, and smiled fakely: "The concubine is just a small concubine, and she is a good concubine on top." How dare the concubine have any ideas? ”

"Come on, don't pretend." Concubine Xian sighed: "The emperor asked you to hint at the palace for him, but what about yourself, that jealousy heart is about to jump out of the cavity." ”

She said it too bluntly, so straightforward that she didn't save half of Xu Chongyi's face, Xu Chongyi snorted slightly, and coughed embarrassedly.

Concubine Xian walked up to her and looked her up and down. Xu Chongyi has been accompanying the emperor recently, no one dares to perfunctory her, she eats well these days, dresses brightly, is in a smooth mood, and the temperament of the whole person is different from before.

"I look at my sister, but it's much brighter than when I first saw you." Concubine Xian gently stroked her shoulder: "How is it, I heard that the emperor still likes you?" ”

Although the emperor favors whoever is most favored in his heart, everyone has a scale in their hearts, but there is only one emperor, who wants to admit that the emperor favors others?

Xu Chongyi heard Concubine Xian's question, and felt that she had a lot of face, so she smiled and said: "Fortunately, the emperor is only staying with his concubines these days, but the emperor is busy with government affairs, and the concubines can't accompany him all the time." Seeing that the emperor was so tired, the concubines were really distressed, so they had to do their best, lest they would not take good care of them. ”

Concubine Xian lowered her eyes slightly, feeling a little unhappy, this is just a casual question, who called her Rory, so much?

"Did the emperor tell you when Luan will return to Beijing?" She asked.

Xu Chongyi thought about it for a while, and then said: "The emperor said that he would drive back after the first day, and the concubine's delivery date is approaching, so he can't rest assured." ”

Concubine Xian sneered: "What about my sister, when will my sister go back?" ”

Xu Chongyi's face twitched, and she looked at Concubine Xian in surprise. Because she didn't understand what she meant, Xu Chongyi couldn't get angry. just glanced at her hatefully: "What does my sister mean by this?" ”

Concubine Xian heard some annoyance in Xu Chongyi's voice, so she smiled and said, "Sister misunderstood, sister, I definitely didn't mean to drive you away." ”

"What does that mean?" Xu Chongyi looked at her angrily.

Concubine Xian took her hand and led Xu Chongyi to walk around the courtyard, where the flowers in the courtyard were withered by the cold wind and only dead branches remained.

A corner of the Yulin Pavilion is planted with a cold plum, the aroma is cold and sweet, and the inhalation of the nasal cavity is refreshing. She always felt that the appearance of this plum blossom was not very beautiful, but once she put pen to paper and painted it, the ink plum was red but beautiful.

She stopped, and climbed a dense branch, and then a small twig, on which grew a few red plums that were in full bloom or half-open.

Concubine Xian raised her hand and inserted this flower branch in Xu Chongyi's hair: "My sister's appearance, if compared with my sister, it must be surpassed, but if I want to compare with that good concubine Shen, it is difficult to compare." ”

Seeing that Xu Chongyi was a little displeased, Concubine Xian laughed at herself again: "Sister, don't be angry first, listen to my sister's words!" As the saying goes, beauty misleads the country, but she is the daughter of a criminal minister. If such a person stays in the palace, he will only do endless harm. In ancient times, all the beauties have brought disaster to the country and the people, or mediocre people like us are the most reassuring, and they will definitely not be able to set off any big waves. ”

Xu Chongyi frowned and pondered for a long time. Although she and Concubine Xian are also jealous and do not have too deep friendships, Concubine Xian is still a skin problem after all.

She made up her mind and said, "I understand, what does my sister mean to get rid of the Shen family before Luan drives back to the palace?" ”

Seeing that she understood, Concubine Xian nodded.

It is inconvenient for Concubine Xian to come forward in this matter, the relationship between the Jiang family and the emperor is when the tension is tense, although the emperor does not often come to see her, but his eyes are no longer fixed on Concubine Xian for a moment.

Xu Chongyi pondered for a moment and made up her mind: "What does my sister want me to do?" ”

……

The car drove along the gallop road into the nine-fold palace forbidden, and the vermilion gate neatly arranged with gilt door nails slowly opened, extending the already wide and flat gallop road indefinitely. The palace was silent, and no one came to greet her. Just like the day Xu Chongyi left, no one cared about sending her away.

The cold plums in the palace are clustered early open, there was a light snow last night, the first day of the sun shines, the snow is half melted, blown by the cold wind, forming thin and brittle ice crystals, facing the sun to shine dazzlingly.

She lifted the sedan curtain and looked high, the golden tassels hanging from the big red palace lamp on the Qixiang Gate were being blown slightly by the cold wind, like tiny flags, waving in one direction.

The news that she was going back to the palace had already been sent to Su Zhaoyi, but she was in a low position, and Su Zhaoyi felt that she couldn't use any honor guard for her alone, so she just asked a few decent eunuchs to wait at the palace gate.

Xu Chongyi also knew that Su Zhaoyi was deliberately giving her face, but she was really humble and couldn't open her mouth if she wanted to recuperate, so she had to slam the curtain down and stop looking at it.

In the Shuyu Hall in the backyard of Lantai Palace, Su Zhaoyi covered her mouth and sneezed lightly, she wiped her lips with a handkerchief, and smiled at Shen Yunzhen a little shyly: "Let my sister see you smile." ”

Shen Yun really reclined on the ramp ladder in the soup pool, half of his body soaked in the boiling bath soup, and closed his eyes a little lazily.

"Did you catch a cold?" She turned her head and glanced at Su Zhaoyi: "You really don't want to come down and soak?" ”

Su Zhaoyi wrapped the thin quilt tightly, and shook her head: "It's warm here, and it's so fragrant, so I won't move." ”

Su Zhaoyi especially likes the steaming chair in the Shuyu Palace, this steaming chair is only the size of an arhat bed, and it will be able to lie down. The bed board is hollowed out, and two brass cages are worn under the bed, which can be pulled out. The little palace maid brought a wooden barrel, which contained the herbs that had just been boiled, and the rich soup and herbs were poured into the cage under the steaming chair.

A hot breath rose from the hollow crack of the steaming chair and pounced on her.

Su Zhaoyi stretched out a hand from the brocade quilt, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and said, "You will still enjoy it, I can't think of these tricky things." ”

All the curtains in the jade hall are moon white, and the lamps and candles used for lighting are all newly cast brass lamp stands, imitating the appearance of fifteen copper lamps in the Warring States Period. In the corner of the wall are a few yellow and clear Changxin Palace lamps, the posture of the palace people kneeling is lifelike, the face is peaceful, and the long eyes are particularly exquisite.

She was dressed in a jade-colored robe, with a gold-trimmed neckline on the sleeves, and two rows of pipa buckles at the neckline.

This dress is extremely thin, she only wears it when bathing, and the mulberry silk is also different from ordinary silk, the silkworms are the thinnest insects, only the silk spit out by such insects will be more slender than ordinary silk, and it will be softer and more comfortable to wear on the body.

Half of her body is soaked in the water, and the surface of the water will be submerged in her abdomen, and the soft silkworm robe will be suspended in the water, floating quietly, like a flowing cloud in the sky.

Shen Yunzhen held her bulging belly and smiled lightly.

"Sister Su is doing big things, where will she put her mind on these Raushs?"

This is the truth, since Su Zhaoyi managed the affairs of the harem, every day before dawn, the directors of the various divisions knelt in her palace and waited, she often had to wash while listening to the reports of the directors.

Sometimes she was only halfway through the meal, and there was a backlog of things there, so she had to stop and go about those things first. But in this palace, small things are also big things, and all parties are involved, and they are afraid of hurting the interests of this party and damaging the face of the family. It's easy to come up with a foolproof plan, and when I look up again, it's already waning.

Seeing that Su Zhaoyi didn't speak, Shen Yunzhen turned her head and glanced at her: "Xu Chongyi returned to the palace today, why didn't my sister go to take a look?" ”

Su Zhaoyi smiled disappreciatively: "She's just a Chongyi, and she'll come back when she comes back, what else are you going to see?" Now that she has settled down, she will also come to greet us, and it will not be too late to see you at that time. ”

The splash of water gently slapped on Shen Yunzhen's lower abdomen, which will relieve the fatigue on her body. Maybe it's because she's a month old, but lately she's always felt very weak. The fetal movements are also becoming more frequent, and they are often restless at night. Sometimes she was awakened by fetal movements, and she could no longer sleep, and she lay down until dawn, when sleepiness struck and fell into a deep sleep.

Su Zhaoyi said that she slept upside down, and she was not allowed to sleep again, so she was dragged to the apse to bathe.

Shen Yun really sat for a long time and felt a little backache, she put one hand under her waist and gently comforted the fetus in her womb with the other.

"I heard that Xu Chongyi always accompanies the emperor these days?" She asked.

Su Zhaoyi snorted and laughed: "Concubine Xian is pregnant, but the emperor is by Xu Chongyi's side every day, can she feel better?" Now that Xu Chongyi is sent back, he just wants to dominate the emperor alone. ”

The child in the womb twisted his body faintly, and kicked hard for a while, Shen Yunzhen couldn't help but snort, and frequently stroked his stomach to soothe.

The sound of water in the hall was bursting, like a delicate soft whisper, the light and shadow were swaying, shaking people like a dream, Su Zhaoyi closed her eyes and recuperated, a little drowsy.

"Master." Zhixia called her softly.

Su Zhaoyi slowly opened her eyes: "What's the matter?" ”

"Xu Chongyi is here, waiting in our palace." Zhixia whispered.

Su Zhaoyi snorted lightly, and didn't want to pay attention to her.

"Tell her to wait." She said, closing her eyes again. The medicinal gas is steaming up, and the faint medicinal fragrance is refreshing, and when you take a deep breath, you feel a lot looser.

"Comfortable." She softly spat out two words.