Chapter Eighty-Five: Seon Lost His Horse, Knowing Blessings and Misfortunes
The emperor looked at Wen Xiuxiu, "Concubine, you're the only one left, if you're afraid, go directly to Anhua Palace, right?" The emperor couldn't help but laugh and cast a radical spell on Wen Xiuxiu.
"Who said that if the concubine is afraid, don't you guess the lantern riddle? It's not a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, what's so terrible? Wen Xiuxiu got up and replied without showing weakness.
"Since Sister Qianfei is not afraid, then hurry up and choose a lantern riddle! We're all waiting for you! After you guessed, we will also swim in the Lantern River with the emperor! Concubine Xiang didn't forget to add fuel to the fire, so that she usually had no one in her eyes, and didn't let her show her foreign appearance, she was afraid that she had long forgotten that she was from a village girl!
Wen Xiuxiu didn't pay much attention to Concubine Xiang, glanced at her viciously, walked alone under the lantern with lantern riddles, and hesitated back and forth for a long time.
Gonggong Chen waited there with a pole, watching Wen Xiuxiu just spin back and forth, and his head was almost stunned by her.
"That's it!" She was too embarrassed to hesitate any longer, and pointed at one casually with her eyes closed.
Gonggong Chen skillfully picked off the lantern and took out the lantern riddle, "This lantern riddle is from the Xiang Concubine of Changchun Palace, Concubine Qian, you can listen well, solve the three autumn leaves, can bloom February flowers, cross the river thousand layer waves, and enter the bamboo ten thousand poles." ”
"Can Grandpa Chen read it again? Hongu didn't hear clearly. She didn't have the ability to never forget, so she forgot the next sentence after listening to the previous sentence, so she had to let Gonggong Chen say it again.
"Untie the three autumn leaves, can bloom February flowers, cross the river and thousands of waves, and enter the bamboo ten thousand poles."
"Can Grandpa Chen read it again?" Wen Xiuxiu still didn't remember it clearly.
"Untie the three autumn leaves, can bloom February flowers, cross the river and thousands of waves, and enter the bamboo ten thousand poles."
Gonggong Chen read it again, and this time everyone couldn't hold back anymore, and they all let out a sneering laugh.
"It's a peach blossom?" Wen Xiuxiu looked at Gonggong Chen, Gonggong Chen shook his head, and she asked tentatively, "Is it a chrysanthemum?" Gonggong Chen shook his head again, "It's a lotus?" Gonggong Chen shook his head regretfully.
"Concubine Qian! If you can't guess, don't be reluctant, praying for the Qing Dynasty in the Anhua Hall is also a good thing! Concubine Xiang said to Wen Xiuxiu in a mocking tone.
"O Concubine Qian! You can't guess it, if you can't guess it, I'll let Gonggong Chen announce the riddle. The emperor couldn't help but ask when he saw her guessing.
Wen Xiuxiu shook her head aggrievedly.
At the request of the emperor, Gonggong Chen announced the answer, "It's the wind!" ”
Wen Xiuxiu heard it, why is it so unfair, why are their riddles all flowers, but hers is the wind, and even God doesn't care about her.
"It's not too early for the emperor, it's time to get on the ship." Orange Creek reminds the unfinished emperor.
"Yes, yes, Chen Yu, I'll leave it to you here, those who can guess the lantern riddle will be rewarded, and if you can't guess, you can accompany Concubine Qian to Anhua Hall to pray for blessings!" The emperor got up as he spoke, and prepared to go to the moat.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty's ......" Concubine Qian called out to the Emperor who walked past her, wanting to be coquettish and let the Emperor exempt her from the punishment of her vigil.
"Concubine Qian, don't say much, go to Anhua Hall to pray for blessings, remember to copy poems carefully, there is no ink in your belly, in case you have an heir, how can you supervise the heir to study." The emperor said with a serious face, Wen Xiuxiu looked at his expression and didn't dare to plead again.
The emperor and his entourage came to the moat in a mighty way, the dragon boat prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was already waiting on the bank, and all kinds of lanterns were hung on both sides of the river, and the whole river was illuminated by the lights, revealing a bit of mystery.
There is also a small boat parked in front of the dragon boat, and the dancers on the boat are dancing, like fairies against the backdrop of this light.
Everyone followed the emperor and boarded the dragon boat one after another, with delicious food and wine, singing and dancing, and only in this palace did there be such a luxurious life.
"Wow! Your Majesty, today's concubines are considered to have long knowledge, they really seem to be in a fairyland, they are so beautiful. Concubine Xiang saw the arrangement on both sides of the river, and couldn't help but praise the emperor.
"What Concubine Xiang said is very true, this time the Internal Affairs Office has put in its heart, and I will have to reward it tomorrow." The emperor drank happily, and the mood was very good.
Several palace maids knelt outside the Anhua Palace, all complaining there, "I knew that I wouldn't be so greedy, guess what lantern riddles!" For the Chinese New Year, I still have to kneel here, and my legs are about to break. ”
"Isn't there another master kneeling inside? I didn't listen to her complain anything, with her by our side, what else do we have to complain about. The other maid said sarcastically.
How could Wen Xiuxiu not complain, she was just trying to save face, and she didn't want to lose her identity in front of these slaves, so she could only mutter there in a low voice. "Everyone is bullying this palace, and their legs are about to break."
"O Lord! If you are tired, you will sit and lean for a while, and the slave and maid will go to the door to guard, anyway, no one else will dare to come in without you speaking. Yun Mei reminded Wen Xiuxiu.
She sat down on the ground and rubbed her knees, "Why didn't Bengong think that Yunmei was still smarter than you." ”
Yun Mei smiled and opened the door and guarded the door. Seeing Yun Mei standing at the door, the punished palace maids and eunuchs didn't dare to talk to each other, they were sneaking and playing tricks, and they all knelt there in a proper manner.
When the rooster crowed, Wen Xiuxiu couldn't wait to go out, and the kneeling people outside saluted her. She was already cold with cold hands and feet, so she asked Yunmei to help her back to the palace quickly. As soon as she returned to Chuxiu Palace, she hurriedly got into the quilt and asked Yunmei to add two more quilts for her.
Concubine Yu was already weak and weak, and after a night of tossing, she became even more unwell, and fainted several times. Xiangyun hurriedly went to the Tai Hospital to pass the medical leave, and the emperor also rushed to get the letter.
After such a long time of tossing, the medical leave finally came out of Yu Lan's affair and slowly began to accept reality. He carefully checked the pulse of the concubine, and the emperor waited anxiously beside him.
When the emperor saw his hand retracted from the concubine's wrist, he hurriedly asked, "How is the concubine?" ”
The doctor bowed down and replied, "Back to the emperor, Lord Yu is a little anemia, and he may have been too tired yesterday, so he fainted, and it is not in the way." ”
"That's good, is the concubine Gege or the elder brother in the womb?" The emperor's curiosity came up, and he couldn't help but ask the doctor to leave, he was already a thin heir, so many years, but the harem did not give birth to an heir, plus the four Gege of the concubine under the knees of Emperor Yi, the emperor hoped for the arrival of the child even more.
"Back to the emperor, nine times out of ten he is a character." The doctor said without hesitation, because he was convinced that his medical skills were excellent, and this little thing would not be wrong.
The emperor hugged his head excitedly, and he only had one daughter left, so how could he be unhappy when he heard that the doctor was in his womb? "Gege is good, Gege is good, you all have to take good care of the concubine, so that she can give birth to Gege smoothly."
"Yes!" The crowd returned in unison.
At this time, the concubine also woke up from the coma, and when she saw the emperor, she wanted to get up and salute. The emperor hurriedly pressed her back to the bed and stroked her belly, "You are pregnant, so you don't have to get up and salute, protect my little Gege." ”
"Gege?"
"Yes! The doctor said, you are a Gege in the womb. ”
Concubine Yu was very puzzled in her heart, "Since it is Gege, the emperor is still so happy?" Didn't they all say that the emperor likes Brother? ”
"She's kicking me! Haha, who said that? As long as it's my child, I like it, and now I especially like Gege. The child kicked the emperor gently, and the emperor was as excited as a child.
Seeing that the emperor loved the child in her belly so much, she felt very happy. Lying on the bed, he looked at the emperor's smile with affection.
It's really a loss of horse, and I don't know the blessing or the curse. Originally, it was not easy for a harem woman to be happy, and once she was happy, who didn't want to give birth to an elder brother, and it was good for a mother to rely on her son. But Concubine Yu didn't expect that the emperor loved her Gege so much.
This word quickly reached Concubine Xiang's ears, and after thinking about it again, Concubine Xiang decided to give up on Concubine Yu again, and Concubine Xiang bowed her head and pondered there.
"Master, master, master......" Xiaobi called out to Concubine Xiang, who wanted to be in a trance, "What should I do next?" ”
"Do? Do what? Is it necessary to do it for a girl? Let her go! Concubine Xiang looked relaxed, got up and sang Kunqu Opera in the house, in a good mood!
Concubine Xiang sang very well, and even Xiaobi, who was waiting beside her, couldn't help but hum along.
There is no stunt in this harem, it is really difficult to be favored, and Kunqu Opera is the stunt of Concubine Xiang to capture the sacred heart. "It turns out that the purple and red are all over the place, and they are all paid with broken wells and ruins, and the beautiful scenery of the good day is not the day, and the courtyard is ...... happy."
"Master, you sing so beautifully." Xiaobi kept praising beside her.
"Does it sound good?"
Xiaobi nodded vigorously.
"Since it sounds good, let's go! The emperor hasn't listened to the palace for a long time. Concubine Xiang sang quietly as she twisted her body and walked towards the door.
Yun Ling was reluctant to dress for Hongye, and the news that Concubine Yu was pregnant with Gege in her belly, she had heard a little bit about it, but whether it was true or not, she didn't hear it with her own ears and saw it with her own eyes. She wanted to confirm it herself, if it was really as rumored, then she didn't need to do it, after all, it was also the queen's own sister, and the blood in her belly was also the blood of the Wu family!
"Oh my God! You can give your concubine a daughter! She prayed silently in her heart. Little brother, you obediently have breakfast, and the slave is going to serve the concubine and the maid for breakfast. ”
Hongye nodded obediently, sat down at the table, and began to eat by himself.
Yun Ling took out the concubine's meal from the small kitchen and walked towards the concubine's room. She put everything on the table, "Lord Yu, you can eat." ”
Xiangyun helped Concubine Yu over, during which Yun Ling specially sandwiched some sour food for Concubine Yu, "Lord Yu, you try this sauerkraut fish, it's very fresh." Yun Ling said tentatively to Concubine Yu.
Concubine Yu sniffed it, gently covered her mouth and shook her head, pushed the fish aside, and ate stir-fried beef with relish.
"It's said that sour and spicy girls, Lord Yu, you should eat more sour, so that you can add a brother to the emperor!" Yun Ling deliberately pretended to be confused.
"I said Aunt Yunling! Don't worry about it, don't you know that our master has a little Gege in his stomach? Xiangyun said impatiently to Yun Ling.
When Yun Ling heard this, although her expression was a little depressed, she was happy in her heart, at least she didn't have to do anything against her conscience.