Chapter 31: Sigh

Sun Wen sighed deeply in his heart: "Maybe you should go to Yongxiang earlier." ”

Yongxiang ...... Calamus lowered her head and gently stroked her stomach: "Yes, maybe there is room for me." ”

"Don't,!" Ping'er knelt down beside her, crying and shouting, "Niangniang shouldn't go to Yongxiang for the sake of the child in her belly!" ”

"Ping'er, it's okay, I'm constantly thinking about finding out the people who use Baihuasan. But I'm too weak to get her out. Maybe it's only in Yongxiang that I don't feel wronged," she watched Sun Wen: "If nothing else, the concubine will spend the rest of her life in Yongxiang." ”

"Unless you give birth to a healthy child."

"The emperor already has Yan'er, and there will be other children in the future, so there is no need for concubines to open up branches and leaves for the royal family." She is completely dead, like duckweed in the palace to survive on thin ice, this kind of day is too tired and tormenting.

"No, it's not because Yan'er or because of other children, but you haven't forgotten Sun Qi."

As soon as Sun Qi was mentioned, Calamus felt that her whole heart was pulled up, and Ling was in the air to show the public, every time she was like this, and she couldn't hide.

Sun Wen instructed: "Fu Rongbao, you personally take someone to send her to Yongxiang." ”

Fu Rongbao looked at him in a daze, sobbing and not knowing what to say.

Calamus motioned to him: "I'm tired of my father-in-law." ”

She left, followed by only Ping'er, a maid. The wind blows up the catkins all over the ground, and on this bright spring day, it is extremely sad.

The distance grew farther and farther until they could no longer see each other's backs, and he remained motionless. And the tears of the iris have also been dried by the wind, and the slightly tired face reveals a bit of weakness and absoluteness.

The road to Yongxiang was very long, and Calamus was heavy, and her forehead began to sweat, and she stopped to catch her breath. Ping'er hurriedly supported her, crying: "Niangniang, you go slowly, let's not be in a hurry." ”

Calamus smiled palely: "Yes, let's not be in a hurry, there will be no one to rob us when we go to Yongxiang, and no one will harm us." ”

Fu Rongbao bent over and said, "If Niangniang is not like today, the emperor will not be willing to let you go to Yongxiang." You mentioned Prince Qi in front of him, how could the emperor stand it? ”

Calamus laughed at herself: "When he treated me like that in front of Prince Qi, he could stand it?" ”

"You only have Prince Qi in your heart, when will you be able to see the emperor's heart?"

Calamus frowned slightly: "What does Gonggong Fu mean by this?" ”

Fu Rongbao raised his head, looked at her weak face, and sighed slightly: "Even if it is for the child in the belly, the mother should bear it at this time." ”

Speaking of the child, Calamus couldn't help but subconsciously stroke her bulging belly, tears welled up in her eyelashes: "I don't want to endure it, for this child, I can obey the emperor's order to return to the palace from Gusu, and I am willing to be placed under house arrest in the East Palace. ”

"The slave knew that Niangniang was wronged, in fact, the emperor also knew, but he couldn't ......help it" Fu Rongbao didn't know what to say, Sun Wen was a strong Ninety-Five Honor, but the king also had a situation where he was controlled by others. For example, he has just ascended the throne, although he has eliminated the Turks, the strength of several princes is still not to be underestimated, and at this time, it is necessary to encircle the power of the queen Su Ruyuan's family to stabilize the situation.

There are various reasons behind this, and he can't explain it as a minion.

Calamus said: "He has no way...... I understand. So I'm going to Yongxiang now. She looked up at the sky, and her heart was unexpectedly calm, "Father-in-law Fu, you don't have to call me Niangniang, from now on I will no longer be Concubine An." ”

In the quiet and simple palace of filial piety, the queen mother poured tea for Sun Wen and said, "What wind blew the emperor here? ”

Sun Wen smelled the fragrance of tea and reached out to take the tea bowl: "I miss my aunt's tea, come to beg for tea." ”

Calling the queen mother "aunt" is not what Sun Wen meant, but she insisted on doing so, when she succeeded to the throne, she said to Sun Wen: "You only have one queen mother, that is, the queen mother of Mingchun who has passed away, except for her, you can no longer call anyone the queen mother, you know?" "It's been a habit for years.

The queen mother herself also took a sip of tea with a tea bowl: "I know that you are afraid of disturbing the mourning family and have not been embarrassed to come, and...... Isn't the person who makes the tea there with you? ”

She looked at Sun Wen with a kind and witty gaze.

"I don't know if it's right or wrong to keep her."

Seeing Sun Wen so helpless for the first time, the Queen Mother couldn't help asking: "Did something happen?" ”

Sun Wen held the tea bowl with a deep look in his eyes: "She went to Yongxiang." ”

"This ......" The Queen Mother suddenly changed color when she heard the word Yongxiang, "Why did you let her go to Yongxiang?" ”

"I think it's good for everyone for her to go to Yongxiang, and she thinks so herself." Sun Wen looked up at the Queen Mother, a little at a loss, "Auntie, I have worked hard, but she still doesn't love me." ”

The Queen Mother reached out to shake his hand: "How lucky a person must be to find someone he likes, after so many years, your heart for that girl has not changed." Seeing that the emperor was so affectionate to a woman, the mourning family was grateful. After a pause, she said, "But you can't force her to love you just because you like her, you used to take the mourning family to see the child quietly, and the mourning family said at first glance that she was a persistent and tenacious woman, how can such a person easily change his mind to love you?" ”

"I've done a lot and given her time, maybe God doesn't mean she won't fall in love with me."

"Not necessarily, it must be that you haven't done enough. Your Majesty, you have to make her feel your heart and know that you love her. ”

"Now that the court is turbulent, I can't treat her without hesitation, that will only hurt her."

The Queen Mother also looked solemn: "Political affairs are important, and only by stabilizing the situation can you, the emperor, be able to grow in love with your children." ”

"Sun Qi, Sun An, and Sun Zheng are not fuel-efficient lamps."

The Queen Mother was a little worried: "Did they catch you with any tricks?" ”

"What can I do?" Sun Wen didn't care, "I'm afraid that several of their forces will gather. ”

"Oh," the Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief, and said silently in her heart, no one knows about that incident, and it shouldn't have any impact on Sun Wen. She turned to Sun Wen and said, "They don't respect you, you can be ruthless." ”

The fact that the iris was demoted to Yongxiang caused a lot of turmoil in the harem again.

Ruorong reported the matter to Su Ruyuan as soon as possible, and when she was promoted to the maid of the inner chamberlain, she even changed her clothes and hair bun, and now the spring breeze is proud: "I heard that she and the emperor quarreled when they left the inner chamberlain, and the emperor punished her to Yongxiang in anger." ”

Su Ruyuan tried not to show the dew: "Why are you arguing?" ”

Ruorong looked around and lowered his voice: "I haven't heard about it, Niangniang also knows that the people around the emperor are tight-lipped and refuse to reveal it, so I heard that there was a lot of trouble at that time." ”

"According to the palace, eighty percent is for your business."

"Slave?" Ruorong was surprised, "Niangniang means that Concubine An is angry with the emperor because of the matter of the maid in the house?" ”

Su Ruyuan inadvertently hooked the corners of her lips: "Because at the most critical juncture, the emperor favored the palace, and her plans were all in vain." ”

"Hmph." Ruorong joked, "Who does she think she is?" How can it be compared to the queen mother? ”

Su Ruyuan contemplated: "No, even the palace itself feels strange about this matter. ”

Ruo Rong tempted: "Do you want the slave to go and investigate?" ”

Su Ruyuan glanced at her: "You have just been promoted to an inner maid official, so it's better not to startle the snake." This matter is the palace's own opinion. ”

Ruo Rong will retire here.

After she left, Su Ruyuan said, "Anqing." ”

An Qing walked out from behind the curtain on the side: "What does the queen mother command?" ”

"Prepare some things, let's go to Yongxiang."

Hearing this, An Qing looked up at her suspiciously: "This ......"

"What? Are you weird? ”

"Isn't Niangniang bent on eradicating gladiolus? Now that she has gone to Yongxiang, why did Niangniang go to see her? ”

Su Ruyuan smiled very gracefully and luxuriously: "It's nothing that she went to Yongxiang, and this palace wants her to never come out of Yongxiang again!" ”

Her eyes were cold and gloomy.

In Yongxiang, it seems to be extremely clammy and cold.

After a night, Calamus really calmed down, sitting in the simple courtyard, feeling the feeling of the sun bathing in her body, she knew that she had escaped from Sun Wen, out of the harem of right and wrong, and now she and the child in her belly were safe.

Seeing Ping'er busy inside and out, Calamus said: "Ping'er, don't worry about these things, sit down and rest first, there will be people coming later." ”

As soon as she heard that someone was coming, Ping'er was immediately pleasantly surprised: "Is it the emperor?" ”

Calamus pursed her lips: "If it's not the emperor, he won't come." ”

Ping'er stood next to her: "Niangniang, who will come then?" ”

"I don't know who it will be." Calamus said lightly, "But I know that someone will come." ”

A figure flashed in from outside: "It seems that you have calculated that this palace will come." ”

The person who came was Su Ruyuan.

The sun shone on Su Ruyuan and Calamus, and it was a little hot.

Su Ruyuan looked at Calamus's tall belly: "Are you still used to living in Yongxiang?" ”

"The queen doesn't have to go around in circles, there is no one else here, there is nothing to say but it doesn't hurt."

Seeing her so cold, Su Ruyuan sat down next to her instead, and took her hand: "This palace is to cherish my sister living in Yongxiang with a big belly, and specially sent some daily clothes, how can my sister think that this palace has ulterior motives?" ”

Calamus was not in a hurry to withdraw her hand, and smiled: "In this way, the concubine really has to thank the queen mother." ”

Su Ruyuan slowly stared at the smile: "Tang Calamus, this palace said that what let you go is that you went back on your word and came back, and now everything is your own fault." ”

"With the queen's means, if you want to stop the emperor from looking for a concubine, it must not be difficult, right?"

"Do you know that he went to great lengths to find you......"

Calamus slowly raised her head: "Scheming? ”

Su Ruyuan stared at her and said word by word: "Yes, try your best." ”

Calamus thought, it seems that Sun Wen is really reluctant to fly away for his piece of meat.

"As long as you are here, this palace will never be at peace." Su Ruyuan's hand of my iris secretly clenched, and he turned at her viciously, "Do you know why this palace wants you to come to Yongxiang?" Because you occupy the land where the son of the palace should live, and the evil seed you are carrying is Yan'er's biggest threat! ”

Calamus slowly withdrew her hand: "The concubine's child has been scattered, and now he has been relegated to Yongxiang, Niangniang's purpose has been achieved, and it should be ...... No worries......"

"Do you think that's enough?"

"What else do you want?"

Su Ruyuan stood up suddenly, and pushed all the things in An Qing's hand to the ground: "This palace came to Yongxiang to visit Concubine An, but she and the maid spoke ill of each other, and her maid Ping'er also beat An Qing. As she spoke, she personally scraped a few red marks on An Qing's face, and ordered, "Come on, scold Ping'er, a cheap maid, with a cane thirty strokes." ”

"Stop!" Calamus shouted, "Does the queen have to be so ruthless? ”

"For you, the ruthlessness is still to come." Su Ruyuan gestured with his hand, "Begin." ”

Ping'er was pushed to the ground, and then there was the sound of a cane and her cry for help: "Help! Help me! ”

Su Ruyuan had already turned around: "Concubine An counts it herself, thirty times is not too much, and it is not less." ”

Calamus said behind her: "Do you want the concubine to never turn over again?" ”

"Your Majesty! The emperor is in charge of the concubines! Su Ruyuan walked into the main hall of Chengqian Palace from the outside in a panic, and Sun Wen raised his head when he heard the voice, "What's going on?" ”

Su Ruyuan knelt in front of the imperial case with a "poof": "The concubine deserves death, and I hope the emperor will forgive the crime." ”

Sun Wen couldn't help but laugh: "Your Majesty, you will want me to make the decision for you for a while, and you will forgive your sins for a while, what happened?" ”

"Concubine ......" Su Ruyuan was very hesitant, "The concubine doesn't know what to say......"

Sun Wen went over to help her up and patted her hand: "Then I'll tell me when I'm ready." ”

She subconsciously grabbed Sun Wen's hand: "Your Majesty...... The concubine went to Yongxiang to see Concubine An. ”

Sun Wen immediately frowned: "Go to Yongxiang?" No one is allowed to surprise Yongxiang without permission, don't you, as the queen, know the rules of the palace? ”

Su Ruyuan's tears have rippled: "The concubine knows the rules, but Concubine An is pregnant now, and now she is demoted to Yongxiang, and the concubine is afraid that she will suffer, so she will give her something." ”

Sun Wen remained silent: "And then?" ”

"Then ......" Su Ruyuan wiped her tears with a handkerchief before she finished speaking, "Concubine An is calm and generous on weekdays, but now I don't know what's going on, and when I saw the concubine going, I began to sneer and be snarful, and her maid Ping'er even beat the concubine's maid." ”

Fu Rongbao, who was on the side, couldn't help but step forward when he heard it: "Queen Mother, Concubine An and Ping'er will not be so rude for no reason......"

Su Ruyuan ignored him, and only said to Sun Wen: "If the emperor doesn't believe it, you can go to Yongxiang to ask about it." ”

Sun Wen was silent.

"The Emperor's ......"

"Is she really like this?"

Su Ruyuan choked: "The concubine knows that the emperor is the most special to Concubine An, you may not believe what she said, it is the concubine who is abrupt, and she specially bothered the emperor for this matter." ”

As she spoke, she owed a debt and wanted to retreat.

"Queen, what are you talking about?" Sun Wen smiled and said, "If I am special to her, I can't belittle her to go to Yongxiang, you are the mother of a country, and you can't be jealous for this matter." ”

Su Ruyuan feigned anger: "The concubine is not jealous. ”

Sun Wen stared at her in a low voice: "Still say no?" ”

"The emperor's ......" is soft and crispy.

Sun Wen said: "I know about this matter, you can't worry about her in Yongxiang now, just don't go in the future." ”

Su Ruyuan nodded: "The concubine retired first." As soon as she turned around, she turned around again, "By the way, Yan'er will call Daddy now." ”

Sun Wen smiled: "Really? He called my father? ”

"I want to teach him to call his father, he's too young, he can only learn to call his father."

"Well, it's worthy of being my eldest son, and he will be able to call people in only seven or eight months, and he will definitely succeed in the future."

Su Ruyuan owes himself: "Inherit the emperor's auspicious words." ”

After she left, Fu Rongbao stepped forward: "Your Majesty, Concubine An will never be so rude to the queen." ”

"I know."

"That'...... Do you want someone to go to Yongxiang to see the situation? ”

Sun Wen looked down at the words in front of him, and was ruthless: "No need." ”

He didn't want to mind too much about a woman who didn't love him, and from now on, he had to learn to be giving.

For a long time afterward, he thought that he might be able to really let go of her.

"Ping'er...... Ping'er ...... "Looking at the unconscious Ping'er's usually cold calamus, she also cried, "You must not have anything to do." ”

Ping'er's back was full of scars, she lay on the hard and cold kang head, and opened her eyes with difficulty: "Don't worry, the slave and maid will be fine." ”

Calamus choked up while carefully cutting the clothes on her back: "There is no one here, there is no medicine, I am afraid that you will ......"

Seeing the master crying for himself, Ping'er liked to respect the calamus in her heart: "The slave and maid will not die, and the slave and maid want to be as strong and alive as the mother." ”

"Silly Ping'er." Calamus touched her head, "I'll go get some water to wipe your wounds." ”

"Mother, how can this work?"

"Why not?"

"You are a mother, and you should be served by a slave."

Calamus smiled slightly: "In Yongxiang, I am not a master, and you are not a slave." ”

Ping'er was anxious: "But you're still pregnant." ”

"It's fine."

It was in the dead of night, Fu Rongbao quietly came to Yongxiang to see them, and happened to see the shy calamus struggling to fetch water from the well.

He hurriedly ran over to help.

Seeing him coming, Calamus was first surprised, and then immediately sank her face: "Why is Grandpa Fu here?" ”

"The slave came to see Niangniang and Ping'er?"

"You came here sneaking in?"

Fu Rongbao was silent.

Calamus snatched the bucket from him: "You go back immediately." ”

Fu Rongbao refused to let her carry water: "Niangniang's body is heavy, let the slave come." ”

"I have been relegated to Yongxiang, and I am no longer a concubine, so I don't have to worry so much about Gonggong Fu." Calamus didn't want to drag him down, "In case the emperor blames you, your position as the head of the internal supervision is not secure." ”

Fu Rongbao smiled: "That's a big deal, the slave will accompany Niangniang and Ping'er to live in Yongxiang." ”

Calamus was stunned: "Why? Father-in-law Fu? ”

She couldn't figure out why Fu Rongbao protected herself several times.

Fu Rongbao walked into the house after her while carrying water, and said, "Actually, the slave is good to you, that is, to the emperor." ”

As soon as he walked to the door, Calamus stopped, turned to stare at Fu Rongbao: "That's ...... I don't understand. ”

Fu Rongbao tilted his head and frowned: "Hasn't Niangniang ever found out about the emperor's heart for you?" ”

"Mind? What mind? Calamus said this, but her heart jumped inexplicably.

"The nightgown embroidered with honeysuckle patterns, the gladiolus in the garden in the East Palace, I went to Gusu to find you after a lot of hard work...... All this that the emperor did, did the mother pretend to turn a blind eye? ”

Calamus's heart tightened: "No, he did this just because I was his captive......"

Fu Rongbao bowed his head, and his words were very solemn: "That's because Niangniang has always been unwilling to admit the emperor, who would take such pains to treat the captives like that?" Except for love. ”

Calamus staggered against the door frame: "That's not the case, Gonggong Fu, you are wrong......

Fu Rongbao slowly raised his head and looked at her with a solemn expression: "Does Niangniang know what kind of flowers are planted behind the East Palace?" ”

"Gladiolus."

"Niangniang, do you know what another name is for gladiolus?"

Calamus frowned at him: "Another name?" ”

"It's called gladiolus."

Her expression changed suddenly.

Fu Rongbao sighed: "Because he has the same name as Niangniang, the emperor planted so many gladiolus." He has good intentions for Niangniang, but he has never said it, especially when he sees Niangniang's deep affection for Qi Wangye, it is even more difficult to speak. He laughed, "Actually, these things shouldn't be said by the slave, but the slave said these things when he saw that the emperor and Niangniang had been unable to solve the knot." ”

Calamus bit her lip secretly: "You go in and take a look at Ping'er." ”

Fu Rongbao belched and walked in with water.

Ping'er's sobbing voice came from inside: "Uncle......"

Fu Rongbao saw his voice and said, "What is the noise, you know how to shout loudly when you see me?" In a blink of an eye, his voice changed again, "My back is full of wounds, does it hurt?" ”

"Painful ......"

"Don't worry, uncle, I brought medicine to rub it for you."

Seeing their uncle and nephew so close, Calamus was already in tears. She gently wiped away her tears with her hand, turned and walked away.

Her mind was full of what Fu Rongbao had just said, she had always regarded Sun Wen as an enemy and an opponent, but she never thought of the deep meaning of what he did. Could it be that he really planted so many gladiolus for himself as Fu Rongbao said?

"Child," tears welled up in her eyes, "what do you say a mother should do?" ”

A pair of hands hugged her from behind: "Of course, the child hopes that there are parents by his side to love him and love him." ”

She was shocked, and tears flowed again.

Sun Wen whispered in her ear, "I'm sorry, I always don't know how to treat you well." ”

His wide and warm hand was tightly attached to his stomach, and there was a sudden movement inside, and Calamus subconsciously covered the back of his hand: "The emperor is here......"

He must have come early in the morning, but he did not appear.

Sun Wen secretly hugged her tightly: "I want to learn to forget you and let you go, but I regretted it when I had such a thought." ”

"Those words were said by the emperor to Fu Rongbao?"

"I'm afraid I'll be rejected by you."

Calamus leaned on his shoulder: "The emperor will also be afraid of rejection?" ”

"I'm afraid of being rejected by you." said that he went to kiss her black hair, "Because I am afraid of rejection, I have been difficult to speak." ”

She couldn't forget Sun Qi, in her most difficult and tormenting days, only Sun Qi really loved herself, and her heart was once only filled with him.