Chapter 93: Rongqing is pregnant
Chinese After perceiving Xiao Mo's abnormality to the jade plate, intuitively, Su Liuying felt that the jade card given to her by Lou Yue was unusual, so she was afraid of losing it, so she tied the jade plate with a red rope and hung it on her chest.
There will be battle reports coming from the border gates every day. Su Liuying wanted to know the battle situation, and was even more worried about Lou Yue, just when she was thinking of a way to know the news of Lou Yue, Emperor Huicheng took the initiative to summon her into Chengqian Palace.
It turned out that since the incident in the Yunmengtai wing, Lou Yue had lost the last trust in Queen Lou, and he didn't believe that she would really let Su Liuying go.
In order to protect Su Liuying's safety, Lou Yue thought about it, and only asked Emperor Huicheng for a favor, so that he could take care of her more on the day he left Beijing to go on the expedition.
And in the harem, I am afraid that only Emperor Huicheng can protect Su Liuying under the power of Queen Lou. Therefore, Emperor Huicheng would call Su Liuying to Chengqian Palace every other day for questioning, and by the way, let her tell her some news about Lou Yue to reassure her.
As a result, the people in the entire harem began to look at this little palace maid with admiration, knowing that she was close to the emperor, and no one dared to bully her anymore, and even some low-ranking concubines had to scold her.
These were all coldly looked at by Queen Lou, but in her heart, she was more convinced of the previous speculation, and recognized that Emperor Huicheng had affection for Su Liuying, and hated it in her heart, but on the other hand, she tried her best to pierce this layer of paper and send Su Liuying to the dragon bed, completely breaking the relationship between Su Liuying and Lou Yue.
And after Lin Yan's incident, Concubine Ning really realized the insidious interests of Queen Lou, in that case, she could turn defeat into victory, and she would take her own army.
Therefore, Concubine Ning decided to follow Su Liuying's advice, no longer be a head-on enemy with her, and the best strategy is to recuperate and consolidate the holy grace!
In this way, Concubine Ning, who was already top-notch among the concubines in the harem, after spending a lot of thought, began to favor the harem again and was promoted from the concubine to Zhaoyi.
But the gossip about Ning Zhaoyi's return to favor is spread all over the world. I don't know when, it was rumored in the palace that Ning Zhaoyi's return to favor was due to her palace maid Su Liuying.
Such news not only spread everywhere in the harem, but even in the morning when asking for peace, in the queen's Yongkun Palace, all the concubines talked about it with relish.
When he saw Ning Zhaoyi leading Fei'er Su Liuying in, he stepped forward to congratulate Ning Zhaoyi on her promotion, but on the other hand, she looked at Su Liuying behind Ning Zhaoyi with undisguised eyes, and when she saw her alluring appearance, she even recognized the credibility of the rumors.
Suddenly, they all smiled meaningfully, but the disdain in their eyes fell on the master and servant.
Ning Zhaoyi is smart, and the whole palace has found that Emperor Huicheng is unusual to Su Liuying, she is Su Liuying's master, how could she not know?
! But she knew the relationship between Su Liuying and Lou Yue, and she also knew that Emperor Huicheng was entrusted by Lou Yue to do this, so she didn't care about it at all.
During Ning Zhaoyi's grounding, the Wu nobles in the harem belonging to Zhilan Palace were the most favored, but now that they have been robbed of their favor, the young and vigorous Wu nobles can't hold their breath.
It wasn't pleasing to the eye, and when I saw Ning Zhaoyi leading Su Liuying in, I was even more uncomfortable! It happened that the palace maid next to her brought her hot tea in early summer, and the fingers of the noble man like green onions had not touched the teacup, and she pushed it away in disgust, and said viciously
"It's so hot, do you want to burn me?" Queen Lou hadn't come out of the back before she could make up, and she made a loud noise, and instantly gathered the eyes of all the concubines.
Chu Xia was so frightened by her that he quickly knelt down and admitted his mistake and begged for mercy. The Wu nobleman was really angry that it was early summer, so his eyes glanced coldly at Ning Zhaoyi's direction, and he hated it more and more
"You are a, even if you are clumsy, you still look so ugly...... Other palace maids can help their masters compete for favor and eliminate worries, but you are embarrassed in front of me...... "Wu Guiren pointed to Sang and scolded Huai, and everyone could hear that he was talking about Ning Zhaoyi and Su Liuying.
Although Wu Guiren is just a small nobleman, she is the distant niece and granddaughter of Queen Lou's mother and Mrs. Lou, so relying on this relationship, she thinks that she is close to Queen Lou, and she is a Chen camp with Queen Lou, relying on Queen Lou's backer, she naturally does not take Ning Zhaoyi in her eyes.
But she forgot that Ning Zhaoyi has always been arrogant and domineering in this harem, even if she was grounded because of Concubine Chen, it was too far behind before compared to before, but it didn't mean that she could be bullied by a little nobleman.
Therefore, the other concubines who knew Ning Zhaoyi's temperament were silent one by one, but their eyes couldn't help but look at Ning Zhaoyi excitedly, to see how she would clean up this noble woman who didn't know the height of the sky.
In the past, Ning Zhaoyi didn't peel off the skin of the nobles, but after so many conspiracy twists and turns, these few cynical words were nothing.
What's more, she has just regained her favor, so she won't be stupid enough to make trouble because of an insignificant nobleman.
Perhaps, this noble person was sent by Queen Lou to stir up trouble. Therefore, Ning Zhaoyi didn't seem to hear the words of the nobleman, and drank his tea slowly.
In this way, it impressed the concubines in a room. Yingluo quietly stood behind the screen and saw everything that happened outside, and returned to the inner room to Queen Lou.
Queen Lou had already dressed up everything, but she didn't go out for a long time, just to watch Ning Zhaoyi quarrel in her Yongkun Palace, but she didn't expect that when she heard Yingluo, she actually took the nonsense of those concubines as a deaf ear, and even turned a blind eye to the direct provocation of the nobles.
Yingluo Road
"Niangniang, that Ning Zhaoyi is very different from before...... It seems to be more difficult to deal with than before! Queen Lou quietly drank the blood swallow porridge in the bowl and said coolly
"What? You're scared! Yingluo's whole body trembled! Queen Lou took the handkerchief and gently pressed the corner of her mouth, and sneered
"Let's go, since there is no excitement to see, it's time for the palace to meet her in person." Queen Lou appeared, waited for everyone to say goodbye, and did not hesitate to make the matter of selecting palace maids to wait for the emperor public.
"The emperor took the truth of this year's draft. Therefore, the palace decided to select outstanding people among the palace maids in the harem to serve the emperor and fill the harem. Ladies and gentlemen...... Are there any palace people who are optimistic about recommending? As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar!
Queen Lou didn't ask everyone what they thought, but directly asked everyone who they wanted to recommend, which shows that Queen Lou's determination to choose a palace maid to fill the harem has been decided.
For a while, everyone gathered their minds and secretly started their own thoughts. It stands to reason that the palace maids fill the harem, and the concubines have more opponents to compete for favor, but when you think about it, if this palace maid is her own cronies, isn't it like Ning Zhaoyi, who reinforces favor and favor through the palace people around her?
Besides, compared with those show girls with backs selected from the high families of the family, these palace maids from low backgrounds are also easier to control.
Therefore, after a while, everyone's thoughts turned to one place, and they all recommended their cronies in the palace to Queen Lou.
Seeing this scene, Su Liuying, who had been standing silently behind Ning Zhaoyi, tightened her whole body, and couldn't help but panic in her heart.
There is almost no doubt that Queen Lou's move was aimed at her. The eyes couldn't help but look at Queen Lou, but the latter looked at her coldly through the crowd, with the usual gentle smile on her face, but the smile did not reach the bottom of her eyes, and a cold light flashed in her eyes.
Su Liuying's heart was cold, and Ning Zhaoyi turned around and looked at her with a worried face. The intention of Queen Lou's move was also clear to Ning Zhaoyi in her heart.
knew that Queen Lou was trying to deal with herself and Su Liuying, and she made another ruthless move. If she recommended Su Liuying, Su Liuying would definitely not agree, and she would probably hate her.
And if she didn't recommend Su Liuying, she would have a reputation of jealousy, saying that she deliberately didn't give her this opportunity to soar because she was jealous of Su Liuying's beauty.
After all, in the eyes of others, it is a dream to become a palace concubine from a palace maid flying up a branch.
Seeing the panic and embarrassment in Ning Zhaoyi's eyes, Su Liuying quietly leaned over, stretched out her hand and wrote lightly on her back...... When she finished writing, the anxiety on Ning Zhaoyi's face disappeared, but she was replaced by a relieved and relaxed look.
At this time, it was Ning Zhaoyi's turn to recommend his palace people. Everyone's eyes fell on Ning Zhaoyi's body, and everyone's expressions were the same, thinking that she would recommend Su Liuying, who was outstanding in appearance and was getting the 'Sacred Heart'.
Feeling the various eyes from the surroundings, Ning Zhaoyi didn't raise her head, she focused on holding the tea lid and scraping the tea foam, and after taking a sip unhurriedly, she looked up at Queen Lou and smiled charmingly, and said with a cool smile
"The palace maids in the concubine palace are all outstanding, and they will let the concubine recommend one for a while, but they are a little embarrassed......"
"Hmph, what's the embarrassment of that, it's just that I'm afraid that my palace maid will overshadow me and take away my favor!" Without waiting for Ning Zhaoyi to finish speaking, the noble Wu who didn't think anything was going to do it, but he rushed to speak and sneered
"On the one hand, let the palace maid compete for her favor, and on the other hand, she will not fight for others for such a good opportunity, heh......" Wu Guiren once again ** naked provocation, and then Ning Zhaoyi was still not angry.
She looked at the noble man with a red face coldly, and sneered charmingly
"Sister, don't be so indignant, Liuying is the palace maid of this palace, she is not in a hurry, why are you in a hurry? Besides, when does this palace speak, and you interject as a little nobleman!? It's been a year since the nobles entered the palace, but I didn't see you like this person who didn't know the etiquette, when did you forget all the palace rules that the palace taught you before? As soon as these words came out, not only the nobles changed their faces, but even Queen Lou lowered her face.
A clear-eyed person can hear the meaning of Ning Zhaoyi's words at a glance, that is, she is saying that Queen Lou is not good at controlling the palace, and she can't even discipline a little nobleman, and it is not as good as when she was in charge of the palace before.
Without waiting for everyone to come back to their senses, Ning Zhaoyi glanced at Queen Lou, whose face was cold, and sneered as if unintentionally
"This is in the Yongkun Palace of the Queen's mother, the mother is generous, and you are a little noble here, without respect and nonsense. Spread it outside, I don't know, I think you have the courage to give you this guts. Isn't it the face of the queen mother?! Queen Lou completely chilled her face and said coldly to the Wu nobles
"Get on your knees, slap your mouth!" Queen Lou gave an order, and the grandmother beside her immediately stepped forward and rushed to the front of the Wu noble, so frightened that her whole body trembled and softened on the ground.
"Smack! "......There was a dead silence in the whole hall, and only the slapping was heard endlessly. The concubines who had been talking with the Wu nobles before were so frightened that they didn't dare to come out, only Ning Zhaoyi drank fragrant tea leisurely, and didn't forget to praise
"The tea in the Niangniang Palace is good, good!" The long armor was pinched into the pillow at hand, and Queen Lou raised her hand to make Mama stop, and smiled kindly
"Since my sister likes it, my sister will give it to you!" After that, Diesheng instructed Yingluo to take the tea pot out and send it to Changxin Palace.
Wugui, who was slapped more than a dozen times, had a swollen face like a steamed bun, and he no longer had the face to stay in this hall, and was about to retreat from the early summer to return to the palace first, but was stopped by Ning Zhaoyi and smiled softly
"Sister Wu doesn't blame the palace for being unfair, it's better to stay and listen to it and see how the palace recommends palace maids for His Majesty!" Wu Guiren's face was hot and painful, the most important thing was that he was punished in public, and he was embarrassed and thrown home, and he suddenly hated Ning Zhaoyi who was smiling proudly in front of him, but he was scared again, and he didn't dare to say a word more, and he didn't dare to leave, so he stayed in embarrassment.
Turning around, Ning Zhaoyi smiled charmingly at Queen Lou
"Your Majesty has said that you will go to the palace of the concubine for lunch at noon, and at that time, the concubine will pull out all the palace maids of Changxin Palace, from the first-class palace maids to the burning pulp below to wash and clean the yard, and let His Majesty personally select them. Like a draft girl, let His Majesty personally choose what he likes,"
"Whoever Your Majesty likes, who you choose, no matter how many, the concubine is generous to Your Majesty. Anyway, the mother is generous, and she is bent on filling the harem to find more sisters for us, so that the harem will also be lively, so I won't care if I send a few more mothers to Your Majesty! ”
"So, does the noble Wu think it's fair for this palace to do this?!" After listening to Ning Zhaoyi's words, not only Queen Lou's face darkened, but the faces of the other concubines all turned black.
Other talents recommend a list in the first palace, and this list is handed to Emperor Huicheng, it is uncertain whether it can be selected or not, but Ning Zhaoyi is good, like a thorough selection, the palace maid of the first palace is pulled in front of Emperor Huicheng, isn't there a greater chance of selection?
In this way, Ning Zhaoyi's chances of winning are even greater! However, what she said made sense, but Queen Lou couldn't refute it!
The atmosphere in the hall was depressed, and the low-ranking concubines did not dare to speak, but the high-ranking concubines like Concubine Shu were unwilling.
even proposed to choose a palace maid for the emperor like Ning Zhaoyi. In the entire Dayong harem, there are thousands of palace maids in each palace and hall, if Ning Zhaoyi takes the lead, everyone is like this, and the entire harem will be chaotic.
Yes, Ning Zhaoyi and Su Liuying just want to mess up the entire harem in the hands of Queen Lou, so as to disrupt her conspiracy.
Queen Lou didn't understand their plans, she hated bleeding in her heart, but her dark face gritted her teeth and squeezed out a smile, and said with a smile
Ning Zhaoyi's words are true. It's just that His Majesty's Halloween is coming, and if you choose it like Sister Ning said, I'm afraid that the Year of the Monkey and the Horse Moon will not be over. ”
Therefore, it was submitted to the Holy God according to the list of the sisters of the people. If Sister Ning is embarrassed, it is better for this palace to call you the shots. Queen Lou said with a smile on her face
"These days, the emperor has not mentioned Su Liuying beside his sister in front of the palace, and the palace is in charge, and the Changxin Palace will recommend her." After that, without Ning Zhaoyi's consent, he had already ordered someone to add Su Liuying's name to the list.
Ning Zhaoyi's face turned pale, and the unfree man wanted to step forward to refute, but was pulled by a pair of hands. turned around in panic, but it was Su Liuying who shook her head almost inaudibly.
The next moment, Su Liuying walked up to Queen Lou in front of everyone and knelt down to thank her, looking at Queen Lou with an indifferent expression with an unusually calm face, and said word by word
"Slave maid...... Thank you Niangniang Longen! Back in Changxin Palace, without waiting for Ning Zhaoyi to speak, Fei'er had already pulled down her face and said to Su Liuying
"What do you mean, Niangniang finally came up with an idea to excuse you, but you didn't say anything and responded?!"
"Aren't you waiting for the prince to come back every day? How can you ......"
"Say no more!" Ning Zhaoyi interrupted Fei'er's words and said
"Liuying is not that kind of person, and the glory and wealth in the palace are not what she wants. And she also helped me come up with that idea, so it's just that the poisonous woman is too difficult to deal with. Su Liuying didn't expect Ning Zhaoyi to trust her so much, and her heart warmed, and she finally told Ning Zhaoyi that Lou Yue had told Emperor Huicheng when she left that she would come back from the expedition to marry her, and recently Emperor Huicheng's care for her was also the grace that Lou Yue requested.
“…… Therefore, the emperor will not choose a slave and maid, and no matter how much Queen Lou makes trouble, it will not be as she wishes! "Not only because Emperor Huicheng has promised to let Lou Yue marry Su Liuying, but also because of her mother, Su Liuying knows that no matter what, it is impossible for Emperor Huicheng to choose himself as his concubine.
Listening to her explanation, although Ning Zhaoyi's worries were put down, she remembered Queen Lou's viciousness, and said with hatred
"That poisonous woman tried her best to harm you, and so did the side room, if it doesn't work out this time, I'm afraid she won't give up." Su Liuying remembered that Lou Yue had told herself again and again before leaving, asking her not to clash with Queen Lou again, and couldn't help but say
"The soldiers are coming, the water is flooding, and there will be a month before the prince will come back, waiting for him to come back...... Everything is fine. Sure enough, as Su Liuying expected, after Queen Lou handed over the list, Emperor Huicheng did not pick Su Liuying.
Not only her, but Emperor Hui Cheng, the person on the list, didn't ask for any of them, and reprimanded Queen Lou.
Approaching Emperor Huicheng's longevity festival, although the trained Queen Lou was depressed, she still tried her best to handle many matters on Emperor Huicheng's birthday, and it happened that Princess Rongqing also returned to the palace to live, and Queen Lou's mood finally improved.
Hearing that Rongqing returned to the palace, Su Liuying, who didn't often go out of Changxin Palace, rarely walked around the palace, except for going to Chengqian Palace every once in a while to inquire about Lou Yue's expedition, but at other times, he didn't take a step in Changxin Palace, so as not to run into Rongqing.
On April 22, Emperor Huicheng's birthday arrived, coupled with the frequent good news from the border pass, the palace held a banquet, both happy and celebrated, and the whole harem was very lively.
Su Liuying also accompanied Ning Zhaoyi to the banquet and saw Rong Qing and Li Xiu sitting in the position of Queen Lou.
Rong Qing's face after being pregnant was ruddy, and her complexion was much better than before, coupled with a luxurious and unusual long skirt of dragging immortals, she snuggled up to the handsome and dusty Li Xiu, which attracted all the guests to praise Princess Yan and the concubine as a pair of beautiful people.
Listening to everyone's praise, Rong Qing became more and more shy and happy, while Li Xiu just drank his wine lightly, and occasionally helped Rong Qing reach out and hold a chopstick dish.
Seeing Rongqing's happy appearance now, although she had completely broken with herself before, Su Liuying still felt a trace of relief in her heart.
She was about to retract her gaze, but Li Xiu's gaze was looking straight at her, and her eyes were as clear as a spring.
Seeing him coming, Su Liuying hurriedly withdrew her eyes and lowered her head to prepare vegetables for Ning Zhaoyi. Ning Zhaoyi knew her embarrassing situation, after all, Li Xiu was her fiancé before, and Rong Qing was her best friend.
Ning Zhaoyi said
"I'll take care of Fei'er here, you can go back to the palace and rest first." Su Liuying was grateful to Ning Zhaoyi for her thoughtfulness, and was about to retreat from thanks, but Rong Qing actually came to Ning Zhaoyi's seat, her eyes swept over Su Liuying, who was standing on the side, and said to Ning Zhaoyi
"Congratulations to Ning Niangniang for regaining her holy grace!" Ning Zhaoyi didn't understand the real purpose of her coming here, stood up in front of Su Liuying, and sneered
"Congratulations to the princess on her pregnancy." Rong Qing smiled proudly, his eyes crossed over Ning Zhaoyi, and he looked at Su Liuying, who had a calm face, and sneered
"Hotaru, aren't you congratulating me?" On the day of the wedding, Li Xiu abandoned the fact that she wanted to marry Su Liuying, which has always been the biggest pain in Rongqing's heart, and it also made her never feel down-to-earth and recognized in her marriage with Li Xiu.
If it is pitiful today, it was actually made for her and Li Xiu to conceive a child on the only night in the cave room, and her inferiority complex finally gave birth to a trace of comfort.
What's more, after she became pregnant, Li Xiu's attitude towards her was no longer so cold, and he would tell her to take care of her body, and Rongqing's withered emotions were like dead trees coming back to life in heavy rain.
This sudden and inflated sense of happiness made Princess Rongqing very obsessed, and she couldn't help but show it off in front of Su Liuying.
Looking at Rong Qing with a happy face, Su Liuying smiled faintly and said
"Slave and maid, congratulations to the princess!" Rong Qing took two steps closer, looked at Su Liuying for a moment, and smiled proudly
"I'm the same age as you, as if you're half a month older than me. But now, I am married to a wishful husband and pregnant with a child, and everything is too satisfying. And you, you have nothing, you are the real old girl! ”
"I will be very happy with the colt, and I will definitely be happier than you......" Su Liuying silently listened to Rong Qing's ridicule, and the corners of her mouth kept a smile on her face, noncommittal.
After Princess Rongqing satirized Su Liuying, she was in a better mood and returned to her position with a smile on her face.
As soon as she left, without waiting for Ning Zhaoyi to speak, Fei'er said angrily
"It's still a princess, she doesn't have any bearing at all, and it's worth her to be happy to be like this when she is pregnant, it's really rare and weird. Royutaru, don't be sad! Su Liuying shook her head indifferently, and Ning Zhaoyi looked at Princess Rongqing's back and said coldly
"If everything is too profitable, it will be lost, and if it is not in the end, who knows who is the final winner!" After retreating from the banquet, Su Liuying walked to the small garden of Chengqian Palace, and a dark shadow flashed in front of her, but someone blocked her way in front of her...... Cat flutter Chinese