When the scorching sun was over, how could the pampered women withstand such a punishment, the emperor walked outside the gate of Yanxi Palace, and there was news that Concubine Shu was carried away by the heatstroke, and because she fell, the queen mother relented and dismissed everyone. Since the establishment of Hongli's harem, it was the first time that it was so ugly, and he didn't want to get close to Ningshou Palace to see the situation there, so he ordered Chief Manager Wu to send the imperial doctor to Zhongcui Palace, and he didn't ask again.

Hongyan's side, the wound has been bandaged, she sat cross-legged under the window and drank mung bean soup, with two large jars of ice on the side, the room was very refreshing, the emperor suddenly broke in, Hongyan was picking up the bowl and drinking the last mouthful of mung bean soup. Because one arm was hanging around his neck and his movements were very clumsy, Hongli was very unhappy when he saw it, and blamed the cherry on the side: "Her hand is inconvenient, so you can't wait?" ”

Hongyan is not a scholarly or noble lady, although she now has the dignity of the imperial concubine, and her words and deeds are gentle and generous, she still seeks to be comfortable in private. For example, in other palaces, in the summer, the palace maids and eunuchs are fluttering on the side with fans to drive away the heat for the master, but Hongyan can't see such a thing, and it will be cool when he shakes it a few times, and he looks upset when he looks at the pestle in front of him. Drinking the sweet and cold mung bean soup here, the whole body is comfortable, but it ushers in such a person who is full of anger.

Hongli frowned, stared at Hongyan's tied arms, and asked angrily: "Why did you get involved again, you wouldn't hide far away?" ”

Hongyan blinked, slowly got up and went to the ground, and when the emperor saw that she was going to salute, he said angrily: "Stay honest." ”

"Your Majesty, the few people who were not involved were all punished by the Queen Mother for kneeling." Hongyan whispered, "The concubines were sent back because they came forward to persuade them, and those who stood and couldn't move were all punished for kneeling, and if the concubines hid from afar, the emperor might have to go to the gate of Ningshou Palace to lose his temper at this time." ”

Hongli glared at her fiercely, but seeing that Hongyan was not frightened, nor was he aggrieved because of his injury, he only looked at him with a smile and a good temper, and his heart softened for a while, and asked: "Does it hurt, does it hurt your bones, why do you hang like this." ”

Hongyan said: "Knock on the steps, the wound is not small, the doctor said that it is important to stop the bleeding first, if you don't tie it up and shake it inadvertently, it is easy to tear open the wound, so you don't need to hang it first and wait for no more bleeding." In the summer, I was afraid of sweat, and the wound refused to heal, so it was dismantled in a few days. ”

She said so calmly, what to stop bleeding and bleeding, Hongli was distressed, wanted to see the wound and was afraid of hurting her, in short, she was uncomfortable, and the cherry was disciplined a few times, the little girl finally learned to be smart and simply did not serve in front of her, Hongyan continued to persuade the emperor to calm down, but the more she didn't care, the more annoyed Hongli became, and it took a long time to make people happy, Hongyan sighed: "I thought the emperor was here to comfort the concubines, but it turned out that the concubines were saying good things." ”

Naturally, the emperor was not only angry because of Hongyan's injury, but also did not need to hide his joy and anger too much here, so he vented it unreservedly, from the time Chen Guiren and Shu Concubine were entangled in the matter, he was unhappy, but he wanted to take this opportunity to rectify the trend of corruption, so he did not bother to investigate their faults. Today, the Queen Mother came forward to warn the Sixth Palace, which was a good thing, but it turned out to be like this, in the final analysis, it was his woman, making jokes, losing his face, and going back to Ningshou Palace, he had to explain to his mother, and he was naturally in a bad mood.

"The queen mother has gone to visit the concubine, if the emperor is free, it would be good to go and take a look." Hongyan can't see that the concubine is so pitiful, this time the matter is not Chen Guiren and Concubine Chun, and Concubine Shu is also innocently implicated, so she will be angry and not hesitate to quarrel with Concubine Jia, and the concubine really didn't do anything, she was really timid, and the Queen Mother was too tight.

But Concubine Shouqi once said to Hongyan that the queen mother was in charge of the concubine like that, not because she really hated the concubine herself, but because she had to put pressure on the previous dynasty, so that the people of the Gao family were jealous, and she must not go to the emperor to produce a second year. The concubine is indeed pitiful, but it is better than something that happens to be hateful, the Forbidden City is such a realistic and ruthless place, that is the life of the concubine.

Hongli gradually calmed down, if he was elsewhere, he would definitely hold the stability of the emperor, and he would never scold people and give his face like this, and Hongyan could always resolve his anger, and never showed half of his grievances, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty, remembering that Cherry was scolded in vain, and called her in and said: "What do you want, I rewarded you, I was scolded in vain, and I wronged you." ”

Hongyan smiled on the side and said: "The emperor said this, but he will spoil her." ”

Cherry didn't care in the first place, anyway, the emperor didn't come for her, and she didn't lack anything, her eyes rolled slowly, and she smiled smartly: "The emperor might as well be more painful for my family, our Yanxi Palace is decent, and the slaves and maids have a bright face outside." ”

The emperor smiled: "I know that the name of the cherry is reported out, and everywhere is diligent." ”

I didn't expect the emperor to say this, but he called Cherry shy, and waved his hand again and again to say that he didn't dare, and Hongyan smiled and said: "Yes, her tail is going to the sky, and the palace maids in charge of the palaces went to learn the rules, and the emperor didn't see her proud." ”

Hongli said: "Cherry has grown up and can protect you now, I don't know how relieved I am, she can do a lot of things for you in the future and save a lot of trouble, you have to treat her well." ”

Cherry was very proud, and gave the emperor a big salute and said, "Long live Lord Shengming." ”

Hongli was in a better mood, he should go to Ningshou Palace to explain to his mother whether it was to compensate, and Hongyan's hand was injured, and he must not be able to sleep these days, he had to endure it, and said a few words, called the imperial doctor to ask, and left for Ningshou Palace, Hongyan was not allowed to go out, and watched the emperor go away under the window, and the cherry said leisurely behind him: "Sister, are you considered a blessing in disguise, the emperor really feels sorry for you." ”

Hongyan shook his head and said, "I'd rather my wife be peaceful, if something like this happens, he is upset." And instructed Cherry, "Go to Jingyang Palace to see if Concubine Yu Niangniang has returned, that slap is really afraid that her ears will be deafened, Concubine Jia is really crazy and ruthless." A person like her has a posture that is not afraid of heaven and earth, but the concubine Niangniang is so timid, walking on thin ice all day long. ”

In Chuxiu Palace, the fainting concubine woke up slowly, opened her eyes and Ruizhu was in front of her, and whispered: "Master, the queen has been waiting for a long time, and the slave maid is going to invite in." ”

The concubine's expression tightened, her confused head also cleared, and she said with difficulty: "Help me up." ”

Not long after the queen was invited into the inner hall, she was very patient here to wait for the concubine to wake up, and even lunch was not taboo to come to the Chuxiu Palace, at this time when she entered the door, she saw the concubine leaning weakly on the head of the bed, and even wanted to go to the ground, and couldn't help but say: "If you are so dedicated to yourself, why is this, don't you not salute, I still have to worry about you." ”

The concubine's eyes were hot, and she shook her head and said: "Niangniang doesn't know, it is this gift that can make the concubine remember that she is still the emperor's concubine, otherwise she doesn't know what she is living for." ”

The queen felt sad and sighed: "You have always been, why bother." ”

When the concubine is healthy, her face is beautiful and her temperament is gentle, and she may not be as stunning as her red face, but Hongli also fell in love at first sight, and she was busy and pampered by her side for a while. And the concubine's life is good, the father and brother of the family have emerged in the court, she was personally decreed by the first emperor to be named the side blessing, and the sparrow turned into a phoenix overnight, but it seems that her fate is not good, but it turned out to be like this.

And when the queen looks at the concubine, she will also think of herself, she was born rich and noble, she is the daughter-in-law of the emperor's family, and now she is a mother in the world, she is a figure that can be counted through the ages, isn't this kind of life good? But there are many heirs, the first daughter died before she was young, Yonglian is so old and said that she is gone, does this prove that her life is not good? Or is it that she is a queen, her life is too hard, and she has restrained her own children?

The queen sighed secretly in her heart, people, only by looking at what they have can they feel content and happiness, and staring at those who have lost or never owned, they will only feel that the world owes them too much.

"I don't want to repeat what I should say, come and see if you feel sorry for you." The queen said, "You have always been the emperor's concubine, our sister, you have to talk about the status, you can't finish it for a lifetime, just look at everyone for more than ten years, from the time he was still the fourth elder brother, this is the years that later people can never imagine." Your life is your own, you can't see it, no one can see it for you. ”

But the concubine burst into tears, shook her head and said: "I'm afraid that the concubine can see it, and this body is not complete, it is better to live than to die, it is better to go early, and it can be clean." ”

When the queen heard these words, she knew that there was no point in saying anything, so she only said, "Think about it yourself." ”

Leaving Chuxiu Palace, the shoulder stopped on the palace road, the queen glanced at the location of Xianfu Palace, frowned slightly and then handed a look to Wang Gui who accompanied him, Wang Gui immediately understood what Niangniang meant, he would send someone to keep an eye on Xianfu Palace.

Although this incident was ugly, the queen's pressure did not let people spread it, and Ruyin entered the palace two days later and saw Hongyan hanging her arms, only then did she know that such a thing had happened. Concubine Shu was still suffering from heat stroke due to punishment and kneeling, and the Taiyi Medicine continued to see her well, so Ruyin had to go to Zhongcui Palace to visit her cousin, who was not lightly ill, so she couldn't count her sourly words like she did on weekdays.

When Ruyin was waiting beside the sickbed, Concubine Yu learned that she was coming, and came to Zhongcui Palace to meet her, the slap marks on her face had disappeared, and Ruyin said: "Sister, she is sick like this, if you can, please ask Mrs. to enter the palace to take a look, this will make her feel uncomfortable, and she will definitely want to see her mother." ”

Ruyin shook her head and said: "Niangniang doesn't know, if she invites her aunt here, I am afraid that Concubine Shu's illness will be more serious, and the last thing she wants to see in her heart is her family." ”