Hongli's eyes were blurred and his expression was lazy, holding Hongyan's hand, sleepiness, alcohol and peace of mind hit him together, and he fell asleep not long after. The candles in the red room have not been extinguished, the cherries are blown out one by one, put down the tent for the master, and said softly: "The lights in the Chengqian Palace are still on, master, where is the concubine?" ”

Hongyan's hand was still firmly held in the palm of the emperor's palm, how could she really be willing to let her man go to sleep on someone else's couch, and said helplessly: "Let's do this first, you go to bed early, and you will serve the emperor tomorrow." ”

This night, Yanxi Palace was quiet, but it was Chengqian Palace, it seemed that because Concubine Xin did not turn off the lights for a long time and went to bed, the palace people could not rest, there was always some movement back and forth, and the little princess did not sleep steadily. The child, who had always been weak, had a fever again, but this time, because Concubine Xin stayed up all night waiting for the emperor to return, she also fell ill.

Early the next morning, the emperor drove to Qianqingmen to listen to the government, and the imperial doctor of the Tai Hospital came to Chengqian Palace, and the people of Yanxi Palace stood in front of the door and saw it really clearly. came back to tell the master, Hongyan looked nervous, there are big and small are sick, she can't go to the door when she is pregnant with a child, not to mention that even if she is not sick, she is not suitable to come to the door to explain, and she can't bear it if someone else pulls the emperor away from her in the middle of the night.

It's just that this concubine doesn't cry or make trouble, and she doesn't go to the queen mother to be wronged, she is sick, so pitiful and weak, and she is not right with a red face.

And the queen mother's side, it was hard to get a chance for Concubine Xin, but she was ruined by Yanxi Palace again, and Concubine Xin was sick again, even if the emperor had the heart to compensate, she couldn't go to Chengqian Palace for ten days and half a month. She was full of anger and asked Mama Hua: "You all say that she is a good person, is there such a good person?" This is not the first time, and I don't understand how she can hide this jealousy in front of you. ”

Hua Mama said: "Princess Fo'er's hand is burned, and the slave maid went over to see it in the morning, and the skin has burned off several layers, which is really scary." ”

The Queen Mother snorted: "Then she can't persuade the emperor to go back, she is pregnant with a child herself, does she still have ......?"

Before the queen mother finished speaking, she reported that the emperor had arrived, and Mama Hua secretly complained in her heart, the mother and son must quarrel again, but she never expected that the queen mother was so impetuous and angry with herself just now, turned to face the emperor, and said with a soft face: "Buddha's hand is fine, I want to go over and see her." ”

The emperor was also stunned, he didn't want the Queen Mother to go to Yanxi Palace, don't bluff the red face, and said busily: "Last night, I was trembling in pain, and the imperial doctor said that the hot poison gathered in the flesh and skin, and the ten fingers connected to the heart must be in severe pain, but it would be good to disperse." After applying ice and snow for a few hours, she fell asleep. I got up this morning and said that the pain can be endured now, let us not worry, it is so cold, the emperor does not have to go to visit, or let her come to greet you. ”

The Queen Mother said: "That's good, Concubine Ling is pregnant with a child, and the people in the house are busy, if I go over, I should scare them." She smiled gently, asked her son to sit down beside her, and said, "You love your daughter very much about last night, this is the responsibility of a father, I will help you persuade Concubine Xin to think about it." But she waited for you all night and didn't dare to sleep, it can be seen how much she was looking forward to it, the emperor just coaxed her to be happy, and went to Chengqian Palace to sit and say a few words in a few days, even if it wasn't for her or anything else, don't let Concubine Ling carry this grievance. You say, don't you? ”

Hongli has almost never seen the appearance of the queen mother, if his mother talked to him like this more than ten years ago, now he must still be able to joke and joke in front of his mother freely, where can the relationship between mother and son reach that point. Now the Queen Mother suddenly changed as if she were a person, he felt frizzy in his heart, turned around and saw Mama Hua's strange expression, obviously even Mama felt incredible, he made up his mind and said to the Queen Mother: "I still have to worry about this trivial matter, I am really guilty, E-Niang don't have to worry, I will definitely go to the concubine." ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "That's good, Concubine Ling will not be born until July, and the emperor can't be without someone who knows the warmth and cold, Concubine Xin has a good temperament, and is a quiet person, and when she is well, let her serve the emperor." ”

Hongli agreed to the first time, but he didn't say it, and he came to the province every morning and dusk to ask for peace, and he didn't even drink tea when he sat down, and the same is true today, after explaining this matter, the emperor will go back to deal with government affairs. Mama Hua sent the emperor to the door, the two looked at each other silently, but they both seemed to understand what the other party was thinking, Hongli smiled bitterly, it was good not to make noise or make trouble, as long as he knew what to do in his heart.

Because the concubine is sick and not suitable to face the king, Xin Concubine saw the emperor, it was also four or five days later, she was cold at night and contracted the cold, plus her heart was heavy and depressed, she didn't see her for four or five days, and the charming and charming little beauty was gone, Hongli couldn't bear to look at it more, just comforted: "Good maintenance, you are better, the little princess has someone to take care of." ”

The emperor said that he didn't feel the pain and left, and he didn't stay in Yanxi Palace in the following days, until February, it was Ying Concubine, Bai Guiren, Lin Guiren, and Yu Chang who took turns to serve in those few people, and their sisters were lively and very beautiful, but the magnificent Chengqian Palace was so deserted that no one cared about it.

At the beginning of February, there was a heavy snowfall, the snow in winter can prevent frost and kill insects, but a snow in the spring when everything recovers, it is a disaster in the eyes of the farmer, related to the harvest of the whole year, the emperor is busy checking whether the various places are affected by the frost, fortunately, outside the capital, the snow is not yet a disaster, but for some reason in the capital, it has been snowing for three days, and only a point of spring is covered by snow, so that people can't remember what season it is.

Hongyan's fetus is becoming more and more stable, her belly is gradually changing, and she feels more and more obviously that the little life is growing in the body, she is looking forward to seeing the child in July, and she is less and less concerned about other things. Originally, I was worried about Concubine Xin's affairs for a few days, but then Concubine Ying and Bai Guiren shared the emperor's favor, so Hongyan didn't need to bear so much guilt.

On this day, Concubine Xin came to Ningshou Palace as always to ask for peace, and the emperor had just come to greet the Queen Mother, they took a look in front of the palace gate, but the emperor waited to see a few ministers, and left in a hurry, it seemed that he only regarded her as an ordinary concubine or even a palace maid, and he didn't take a second look at it, but even if he really saw that it was Xin Concubine, in his eyes it was just an ordinary concubine. Concubine Xin stood in front of the door in frustration, thinking that the Queen Mother should ask her if she had spoken to the emperor for a while, but she felt that her head was swollen, and the good wind and cold were about to make a comeback, so she turned around and left Ningshou Palace.

Huiyun followed the master and asked what was wrong, and Concubine Xin said weakly: "I don't want to see the Queen Mother, let's talk about it tomorrow." She raised her eyes to look at the red walls and golden roofs in the snow, and sighed, "I want to go shopping and blow the cold wind." ”

Concubine Xin sent the other palace maids and eunuchs back to Chengqian Palace, and only took Huiyun to walk aimlessly along the palace road, bypassing Jingyang Palace and bypassing Zhongcui Palace, these two palaces have not produced prominent concubines since the Qing Dynasty, and the decoration is not as magnificent as Chengqian Palace.

Walking and walking, he was already near the Imperial Garden, and he wanted to turn into the garden to go shopping, but he could hear the voice of a eunuch talking in front of him, but he saw that the sixth elder brother was forced to be in the corner, and two or three eunuchs were beside him, and one said: "Little ancestor, the slave begs you, let's go back to the study to study, what discomfort do you have, and the slaves should be punished from above." The minions are dedicated to serving you, but if you have a headache and brain fever, they are not all minions. Last time, we were all beaten by the wind and cold for you, little ancestor, you can give you a way to live. ”

Concubine Xin frowned slightly, but seeing that the sixth elder brother was determined to move forward, the eunuchs seemed to be angry, and they grabbed the sixth elder brother's arm to take him back, Xin Concubine couldn't stand it, and stepped forward and scolded: "What are you doing, do you want to have your head left, and do you want to do something to the prince?" ”

The eunuchs were so frightened that they let go of their hands, and the sixth elder brother stubbornly shook them off and kicked one of them on the shoulder: "You just kneel in the snow, and when I come back, get up again, and next time I do it to me, I will let Huang Ama cut off your head." ”

"But Sixth Elder Brother, if you don't go to the study, the emperor ...... him"

"Shut up!" The sixth elder brother grabbed a handful of snow casually, stuffed it into the eunuch's mouth, turned around and ran to the imperial garden, Xin Concubine was stunned, afraid that something would happen to the child, and she also followed.

They ran in one after another, but there were other people in the garden, the little palace maid under the cherry hand came to fold the spring flower branches for the master and went back to raise them in the bottle, she saw this situation, so she held the flower branches and quickly withdrew, and saw a few eunuchs kneeling in the snow not far away, and I couldn't see who it was, the little palace maid immediately went back to Yanxi Palace, afraid that she would cause trouble.

Here Xin Concubine caught up with the sixth elder brother, just saw that the child lost his temper at a small tree, and the snow was so flying that people couldn't open their eyes, and finally it was blown away by the wind, and then she saw the sixth elder brother crying, Xin Concubine stepped forward, he pushed it away and said: "Why are you here again, you like to see me unlucky so much, I am an unlucky person, no one wants to get close to me." ”

Concubine Xin smiled bitterly: "That's really a coincidence, no one wants to get close to me, I haven't even had a friend in the palace all these years." ”

The sixth elder brother was stunned, turned around and sat down on the stone, Xin Concubine stepped forward and dragged him, took off her sleeve and put it on the stone, and said gently: "This way it won't be cold, the body is your own, but you have to take care." ”

"Why are you always good to me?" The sixth elder brother asked.

"It's not always, it's just that if you meet, everyone is unsatisfactory, and it's fate." Concubine Xin smiled bitterly, took out a handkerchief and handed it to him, asking him to wipe away his tears.

The sixth elder brother looked her up and down, looked behind him again, and saw that the garden was empty, pursed his lips and seemed to hesitate about something, and finally said: "Concubine Xin, can you do me a favor, take the wind for me, I'll go to see my mother, and when I come back, if someone asks you, just say that I am in the garden to enjoy the snow and recite poetry, don't let people know that I am going to see my mother." ”