Concubine Shu approached the hairpin and smelled it, and sure enough, there was still the smell of acacia flower head oil, and she was about to throw it on the ground in disgust, but after thinking about it, she handed it to Hongyan: "Take a closer look, can you see which one has worn it?" ”

But Hongyan didn't want to touch it, she didn't tell Concubine Shu, and the letter sent back by Ruyin mentioned that the emperor was looking for flowers outside to ask about willows. Along the way, the queen only admired the mountains and rivers by herself, and Concubine Jia made a fuss once, but the queen mother didn't care at all with one eye closed. Everywhere the holy car went, there were local officials who offered beautiful women to the emperor, and even wanted Fu Heng to be involved, and people in many places said behind their backs that Fucha Fujin was a dominatrix, and he was very fierce. Ruyin said in the letter that let Hongyan be prepared in her heart, maybe the emperor will bring back one or two wild flowers.

Concubine Shu has a big belly, Hongyan doesn't want her to be angry, there are really some wild flowers, and it will be like that when the time comes. I didn't expect that there would be such a mess mixed into the objects rewarded by the emperor, if it was the things of the palace concubines, if it was the women who were sent to the emperor's couch and didn't know where they came from, it was really disgusting.

"What the emperor gave us, with or without care, there should be no mistakes." Concubine Shu put the hairpin in her hand and turned it upside down, it was really not a valuable commodity, and the lowest-ranking official women in the palace might not use it, she had an extra heart and said, "Someone should have put it in and deliberately disgusted us." ”

"Deliberately?" The red face is displeased.

"Either it's a wild woman wearing this hairpin, or it's someone who feels uncomfortable and can't see us quiet here, so he wants us to get up before he comes back." Concubine Shu snorted, took out a handkerchief to wrap the hairpin, and said to Hongyan, "It's rare that the emperor has such a handle in my hands, I won't let it go to you, you have the right to don't know, okay?" I naturally have something to say to the emperor, I want to use this hairpin to change the future for me and the child in my belly. ”

Hongyan hurriedly said: "You are not disgusting, what kind of child do you want, can the emperor not follow it?" Why bother to get this thing in exchange, you give it to me, and it's clean when you lose it. ”

Concubine Shu put her hands behind her back and smiled slyly: "Have you forgotten the little thing about him and Ruyin?" Our lord, everything seeks decency, if this kind of thing happens, he will be doubly good to us in the future, and we didn't force him to look for flowers and willows, and we didn't put this hairpin in. If someone wants to see us sad or foreign-looking, then don't dream, but we can't be cheap, the emperor. ”

"What are you going to do, in case he's annoyed." Hongyan said, "Don't calculate, in the end, the gains outweigh the losses." ”

Concubine Shu straightened her stomach and said proudly: "I'm pregnant with his child, besides, when did our lord go out and come back, wasn't he hungry for food in the imperial dining room?" No matter how delicious there is outside, it is not as good as a stable meal at home, and there are no new tricks in the imperial meal on weekdays, so you will know how good your home is when you go out for a walk. The women outside are acting on the spot, and it's better for us to come back. What is there that he is willing to even want from you? ”

"Nonsense." Although Hongyan was so disgusted, she didn't stop it, and Concubine Shu held her stomach, and she couldn't go up and grab it, so she could only rely on her.

In the blink of an eye, it is late spring, and the holy driving party is already on the way back to Beijing, going to an infinite spring, and coming back with a hundred flowers, stop and stop all the way, not waiting for the emperor to arrive in the capital, Concubine Shu is about to give birth.

There is only one elder in the garden, Concubine Wen Hui, the concubine has worked tirelessly to visit the spring of the Tiandi family, although Hongyan herself has never experienced childbirth, but before Concubine Jia gave birth, she helped to cook twice, and she is familiar with these things, except for Concubine Shu's pain, everything is in order, she can't bear to wait here in her old age, and in the end she sent the old man back to Pinghu Qiuyue.

In the evening of this day, Concubine Shu gave birth to a little brother successfully, and when the exhausted woman woke up, Hongyan was sitting beside her with swaddling clothes, Concubine Shu thought that she had a child who died before she saw the light of day, and for a while tears rained down, she reached out and touched the child's arm and said, "Hongyan, we have something to rely on in the future." ”

Hongyan knows that Concubine Shu is kind, but she really doesn't want to rely on other people's children, no matter what, she still has Buddha, although Fo'er and Fulongan's baby kiss is still a joke, but in the future, she will try her best to promote Buddha'er to stay in the capital, one is not worried that the child will marry far away, and the other will be relied on in the future.

When the good news reached the way back to Beijing, the emperor was naturally very happy to learn that he had another son, and it was also this news that made him realize that this was the way home, and it was time to pay attention. After that, the journey was fast, and it was no longer as carefree as before, and none of the women who had been around this time had been brought back, they were just acting on the spot, and the emperor didn't care at all about what they did after that.

After the Duanyang Festival, the holy car returned to the capital smoothly, from the queen mother, the queen to the palace concubines, Hongyan sent someone to clean up their respective residences early, and there were a lot of things needed for the season, everyone could sleep with peace of mind when they came back, and everyone was tired, after the etiquette and rules that should be there, the garden was quiet after a while of excitement.

Hongyan went to Ningchun Hall to ask the Queen Mother for peace, and told Concubine Shu about giving birth, nothing happened in the garden in the past few months, and no one needs to worry about it when she comes back, and Concubine Shu's mother and son are safe, it is all the credit of Concubine Ling, no matter how much the Queen Mother doesn't like her, she can't go too far, not only saw her, but also gave Hongyan the things she brought back from Jiangnan as a reward. But when Hongyan retreated, the Queen Mother said coldly: "The emperor has worked hard all the way, come back and take care of it, you must be measured in your heart, don't make any jokes about being newlywed." ”

Hongyan knew what the Queen Mother meant, although the Queen Mother should have discouraged the emperor from restraining herself a long time ago, but what qualifications did she have to accuse the Queen Mother, since the Queen Mother wanted her to restrain herself, she just did it. And this Hongyan didn't have the heart to upside down with the emperor, he didn't know what kind of woman he slept with outside, others didn't care, Hongyan still hated it.

As soon as the emperor came back, he had government affairs, and after meeting Hongyan in a hurry, he didn't speak carefully for the time being, Hongyan went to Jiexiu Shanfang to see the queen, and then to Kyushu Qingyan to see Jia Guifei, and none of the things that should be done were left behind, and Jia Guifei also said to her unceremoniously: "You didn't go out with you this time, it's so smart, why do you say you are so smart, those of us who went out with us are like fools." What mountains and rivers, I only see the Han woman Yingying Yanyan, you Han women, why are you so shameless? ”

Hongyan saw that Concubine Jia overturned a boatload of people with a rod, and wanted to argue with her for a few words, but she couldn't speak for those who were really shameless, as for the women of good families, regardless of the Manchu and Han nationalities, they wouldn't care about Concubine Jia's few mean words, and what a few words could affect.

Hongyan withdrew from Kyushu Qingyan, and saw that several nobles often looked at her with their heads probed, and they did not come to salute generously, Cherry followed the master and said, "Why are they so strange, what are they looking at." ”

"Probably to see if I'm lovesick in the Old Summer Palace." Hongyan joked, motioned for Cherry to come closer, and said, "Go to Manager Wu to check for me, the emperor went all the way south to the palace to deliver things, who was preparing it, and which one or several concubines had been in contact with these things." ”

Cherry eyes will be realized in the blink of an eye, and after leaving Kyushu Qingyan, the master and servant parted halfway.

On this side, Hongyan was just one step slower, when she returned to the spring of the heaven and earth family, the emperor had just come to visit Concubine Shu, Hongyan bypassed the east hall and went straight back to her palace, Concubine Yu was waiting for her with the Buddha.

Here in the east hall, Concubine Shu was still in confinement, the emperor hugged the tenth elder brother and was full of joy, praising Concubine Shu for being brave and strong, only saying that she had suffered, Concubine Shu saw that the emperor liked it so much, and she was also happy in her heart, but she was happy, she still had something to wait for the emperor.

The baby is petite, Hongli is afraid of hurting the child, carefully put it back in the cradle, when he bends over, Concubine Shu motioned to Chunmei to let her take someone to retreat, and when the emperor returns to her bedside, Concubine Shu said: "The emperor toured all the way south, and sent good things to the concubines everywhere, and they couldn't put it in the cabinet. ”

Hongli said: "It's good if you like it, it's just a small object, I don't know if you like it or not, just send it." ”

Concubine Shu's predecessor: "It's all the emperor's heart, but there is one thing, the concubine wants to ask the emperor if it was given to the wrong person." ”

Hongli was puzzled, but when he saw Concubine Shu take out something wrapped in a handkerchief from under the pillow, the silk handkerchief slipped off to reveal a hairpin, and when the whole hairpin appeared in front of the emperor's eyes, Hongli immediately frowned, with a little annoyance: "How can you have this thing?" ”

He stretched out his hand to take it, Concubine Shu changed her hand and hid it inside, and asked the emperor with a smile: "It turns out that Long Live Lord really recognizes this thing." ”

Hongli was very embarrassed on his face, and pretended to be angry and said: "It shouldn't be what you took, hurry up and give it to me, don't mess around." ”

Concubine Shu asked: "But what the emperor put in the things that he rewarded his concubines and Concubine Ling's sister, why did he say that it was not for us?" However, when this hairpin was brought, there were still strands of women's hair on it, and the fragrance of hair oil, which was really fresh from the head, and it was brought hot. ”

Hongli was silent, knowing that Concubine Shu was deliberate, this was tantamount to challenging the majesty of an emperor, but if he really turned his face on Concubine Shu for this kind of thing, it was really not what a man and an emperor should do. Hearing Concubine Shu mention Hongyan again, the emperor asked nervously: "Hongyan also saw it?" ”

Concubine Shu pretended to be and said: "The concubine has a quick eye, and when she sees something wrong, she puts it away, and she never mentions it to her sister." But in the past few days, I don't know if she is nervous for the concubine to give birth, or to prepare for the Queen Mother and Long Live Lord to return to Luan, she is always worried, or maybe she pretends not to know when she sees it, but she can't get over it in her heart? ”

Hongli frowned deeply, and his heart was so uneasy.