Hailan stroked the panting in her chest, took a sip of red date soup and said, "I don't know who wants to harm me, in short, it is good to solve my sister's predicament." The Imperial Doctor has already seen it, and everything is fine. She lowered her head and stroked her lower abdomen and said, "If you can't even withstand this bit of wind and frost, then you are not a child who can be raised in the palace, and you can't be our child." ”

Ruyi was slightly taken aback: "Our child? ”

Hailan smiled: "Isn't it? Concubine Chun is now raising the eldest brother and the third elder brother, and she is in the limelight, and the fourth elder brother of Jia Concubine is loved by the emperor, and she has to go to see it a few times if she has nothing to do. Looking at the current situation, Concubine Chun raised the eldest brother very well, and she will definitely not return it to her sister to raise. So sister, how can you not have children of your own? ”

Ruyi's heart was agitated, and the purple duck flowers on the side of her hair were round and thin, and the white jade pendants were delicately hitting her cheeks, a little cold. She has never had a child of her own, so she naturally understood the deep meaning of Hailan's language, and she was excited: "Really? ”

"You and my sisters, it's just a layer of blood difference, is there anything else to divide from each other?" Hailan lowered her eyes slightly and sighed, "Is it convenient for my sister?" I'll show my sister something. She looked at Ye Xin and Green Marks who were standing outside with their hands down, and didn't plan to let them come in to help, so she took Ruyi's hand and entered the dormitory.

Ruyi didn't know what she was going to do, and it was inconvenient to call people for a while, so I saw her untie her wind hair scarf, take off her coat and middle coat layer by layer, and untie the last layer of small clothes, revealing a light cyan embroidered green peony flower belly. Ruyi was just unknown at first, but when she saw the skin on her back and abdomen, she was stunned for a while, and subconsciously covered her mouth.

Hailan's original skin was very fair, and she had been raised in the deep palace for many years, and she used the fragrance powder extracted from flower juice every day to apply it to her body, and her skin was as white as jade, and her tentacles were greasy. But now, when I look at it, it is covered with deep and light pink or purple wavy patterns, just like a watermelon with white skin and red lines, which is terrifying and shocking.

Ruyi exclaimed: "How can this be? How did your body become like this? ”

Hailan silently shed tears, but her expression was calm: "Since the fifth month began to grow, the imperial doctor doesn't know why I will gain weight so quickly, and always say that it is good for children to have a better appetite." I always eat too much when I'm hungry, and when people get fat quickly, these lines grow on my body. ”

Ruyi tried her best to suppress herself and calmed down and said: "It's okay, we have Imperial Doctor Jiang, and the Tai Hospital has good medicine, ask him if he has any methods or what body ointment he uses, and he will definitely be able to cure these lines." ”

Hailan shook her head sadly and covered her body with her small clothes: "It's too late." Sister, I've already asked the grandmother who specializes in serving childbirth, and it can't be cured. Even after giving birth to a child in the future, there will always be white lines. If he sleeps every day, will the emperor feel disgusted when he sees such cracks on my body? ”

Ruyi dressed her one by one and said, "No, no." When you give birth to a child, we will definitely have another way. ”

Hailan quickly regained her composure, buttoned the buttons one by one, and said quietly: "In this palace, there are only people in Israel, so from that moment on, I already know that the grace of my life is over." I have a low position, and my child may not be able to be raised by my side when I am born. If it is sent to Brother's Institute, it is better to be raised by my sister's side, which is equivalent to watching him grow up. ”

Ruyi stroked her hand and comforted: "If you can rest assured that the child is by my side, I will treat it as my own." ”

Hailan took her hand and went out: "Sister, don't worry about me, Zuo is just my own sake, just let the child be safe." It's my sister'......" She looked around and lowered her voice: "Those arsenic, didn't leave any residual poison for my sister, right?" ”

Ruyi said with a smile: "With you and Imperial Doctor Jiang in control, peace of mind is it." If it is really poisonous, how can I stand before you? ”

A calm and determined smile flashed in Hailan's eyes: "Sometimes in order to survive, in order to fight back, you can only take dangerous moves." As long as my sister is okay, that's fine. ”

Ruyi sent her back, and although she was smiling, she couldn't help but worry in her heart. In the entire harem, only Hailan is sincere to her, which is the love that has been seen for a long time. But Hailan, although she has the honor of being pregnant, it is really unknown what the future will be. All she can do is do her best to raise the child for her.

Thinking like this, it was also dinner time, Ruyi and Yixin had been in the cold palace for a long time, and suddenly saw more than a dozen dishes on the table one by one, and they couldn't help but feel a little angry. She recovered from a serious illness, and her appetite was not very good, so she tasted a little bit of each dish, and then gave it to her subordinates, and then left the three treasures and instructed her heart: "Look carefully at the people below, and you must not have a second Ah Ji." ”

Sanbao said solemnly: "They have all been carefully checked, and the people personally selected by Father-in-law Li Yu are already careful." But the minions will still keep an eye on it. ”

Yi Xin also said: "I have suffered such a loss in the past, we will be ten thousand careful." ”

Ruyi bowed slightly, paced into the courtyard, looked at the dew and frost, stared at the moonlight and golden eaves, and looked at the undulating palaces and pavilions. Such a familiar breath, the delicate fat powder gas with the sweet fragrance mixed with various spices, which is the unique breath in the palace, a wisp of it penetrates into her heart and spleen, she took a few deep breaths, slowly penetrated the cold air into her heart, reminding herself to always maintain such sobriety. Ruyi stared for a moment and ordered: "Heart, change my clothes for me." ”

Ruyi changed her simple and light outfit, wearing a cloud-purple Ruyi dark pattern brocade shirt, and the beads between her hair buns were also dominated by silver jewelry, which had the meaning of washing away the prosperity of simplicity. She put on a dark green elastic flower algae pattern cloak that traveled at night, and walked alone with her hearty hand until she reached the gate of Cining Palace.

Fu Jia, who went to pass the word, was not half surprised, as if she expected her to come, but only blessed to the end, and said, "Little master, please." The Queen Mother has prepared tea waiting for you. ”

If Yi Pianran entered, I haven't seen it for several years, and the layout in Cining Palace has become more and more elegant, and it seems that they are all very simple things, but they are carefully identified one by one, and each one is a treasure of a famous family, and it is the luxury after refinement. That is the real wealth of the heavenly family, others always say that the white jade is the hall of gold as a horse, and the gold pile of jade is splendid, but they don't know that the real luxury and richness is the faint and faded golden sand, and it is never the jewels that are exposed on the surface. It can also be seen that the queen mother has stabilized the harem over the years and has not had a good life.

Ruyi was deeply blessed and said: "I haven't asked the Queen Mother for a long time, the Queen Mother is blessed and prosperous, and her life is prolonged." She raised her head and saw the Queen Mother smiling, so she said: "The Queen Mother has always liked to burn sandalwood, why don't you burn it today?" ”

The Queen Mother smiled slightly: "I left the best tea for you, if you use sandalwood, it will wash the good smell of tea." Sit down. ”

Ruyi smiled and sat on the edge of the couch: "The queen mother knows that the concubine will definitely come tonight?" ”

The Queen Mother raised her hand and picked up the Dingyao teacup placed next to the table, skimmed off the tea leaves with a covered bowl, took a sip of tea, and the sleeve fell, revealing a wrist, and a sapphire bracelet on the wrist was as blue as a deep bottomless sea water. She pushed one to Ruyi: "It's a good Xiaolong group, it was originally a tea boutique of the Song Dynasty, and now it's rare." You taste it. Her eyes were firm and gentle: "If you don't come, won't you live up to the good tea of the mourning family?" ”

Ruyi took a sip lightly and said respectfully: "The concubine doesn't dare to live up to it." ”

The Queen Mother sat cross-legged, and a tassel of glazed green fell on her chest, winding down quietly. That kind of color always makes people feel calm. After a while, the Queen Mother laughed: "The emperor didn't feel sorry for you in vain, and the mourning family didn't feel sorry for you in vain." You've made it out after all. ”

Ruyi bowed her head and said: "With the queen mother's concern, the concubines don't dare to give up on themselves." ”

The Queen Mother nodded and said: "You are also obedient, knowing that a fire will burn you so much that you can't stay in the cold palace, so you will take risks and use yourself as a raft." Now the palace is full of emperors who suspect that it was the arsenic given to you by Concubine Hui or Shen Guiren, and even the queen can't escape the suspicion, but the mourning family wants to know, if he didn't poison himself, where could he save his life and wait for others to save him? ”

Ruyi's heart sank, only to feel that the vest was cold, and she couldn't help but kneel: "The queen mother is wise, and the concubines don't dare to deceive the queen mother." ”

The Queen Mother glanced at her: "You are honest." ”

Ruyi bowed her head and lowered her eyebrows: "The concubines dare to deceive everyone, and they dare not deceive the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother smiled kindly and stretched out her hand to help her: "Okay, if you are recovering from a serious illness, don't kneel without moving." It's hard for the emperor to be suspicious of them, because they have done it, and they have repeatedly refused to let you go, otherwise the emperor will not force you to release you from the cold palace immediately. It's just that since it's out, what are your plans in the future? ”

The sound of leakage in the hall is clear, and the tea smoke in the cup is cold. Ruyi stood beside the Queen Mother, listening to the sound of the cold wind blowing pine and bamboo outside the paper window, as if she had become a swaying bamboo leaf in the cold wind and winter night: "The concubine has nothing to rely on, and she can only survive in the palace with the mercy of the Queen Mother." In the future, please have mercy on the Queen Mother. ”

The Queen Mother bowed slightly: "Since you are sensible, you are naturally good." Empress Fucha was born in the Manchu family and was supported by the old minister Zhang Tingyu. Hui Guifei's father, Gao Bin, was relied on by the emperor in the court and was the best among the Hanchens; Concubine Hui has always been attached to the queen, and the two cite each other. The mourning family doesn't like that there is only a puff of flowers in the palace that blooms brightly, and the blooming flowers are the real three spring scenery. If you understand this, you can survive. ”

In fact, Ruyi also had a moment of doubt, the Queen Mother was already in a high position, why did she care so much? The moment her thoughts turned, she suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly bent her knees and said: "The eldest princess Duanshu from the queen mother has promised to marry Mongolia, and now only the eldest princess Roushu is left to be raised in Prince Zhuang's mansion, and the concubines are incompetent. ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, she seemed to touch her heart, and her expression softened a lot: "Since you understand, the mourning family will accept your filial piety." ”

When Ruyi heard this, she was also relieved a lot, so she got up and said goodbye.

Back in the palace, Ruyi also rested. On the first night of Duyikun Palace, the person she dreamed of was her deceased aunt. She was dressed in a queen's crown, her sideburns were gray but her demeanor was undiminished, and she just smiled at her. In her memory, it should have been the first time she had received her aunt's approved smile, even though she had always been afraid of her aunt and aunt, but at this moment, she also felt that her smile was so kind, with the pride unique to the Ulanala clan, and her attitude was clear.

Perhaps such a proud and calm smile is also what she is deliberately pursuing in the second half of her life.