"Sister Jiang's gift is quite meaningful, especially the two dolls next to the pomegranate, which are festive when you look at them." Concubine Ruan said with a smile.

In the eyes of everyone, Jiang Liangdi gave the prince a pair of pomegranate ornaments, which is a very meaningful gift.

Because the East Palace has everything, and the prince lacks nothing, only when to add a son and a half daughter.

This is already what everyone in the East Palace wants to see.

Outsiders only see the external meaning of this pair of ornaments, but only Jiang Shishi and the prince see the inner meaning of this pair of ornaments.

Jiang Shishi only sent a pair of such ornaments to the prince, just to remind the man whether he remembered what he said at the beginning and to test the man's reaction.

But the man's eyes only stayed on the pair of ornaments for a short time, and then waved his hand to ask Huang Dechang to close the gift box.

The man also said to Jiang Shishi detached and politely: "You have a heart." ”

And then... And then there is no more......

Seeing this, everyone present had different expressions.

For a while during the day, everyone still couldn't see any clues.

At this family banquet in the evening, anyone could see that Jiang Liangdi had fallen out of favor.

After Jiang Shishi finished giving the gift, she sat down as usual.

After her, Lu Meiren, who was wearing a mint-colored jacket and skirt, got up and smiled at the prince: "Your Highness, the concubine is the same as Sister Xue, and the needlework is acceptable, so I made a pair of winter boots for you." ”

After finishing speaking, the palace maid beside Lu Meiren held a pair of ink-colored boots and handed them to Huang Dechang.

Jiang Shishi glanced at Lu Meiren, and then at the pair of boots that Lu Meiren gave her, and her willow eyebrows couldn't help but raise slightly.

Compared with the calm Jiang Shishi, Chunxing, who was standing behind her, was full of anger when she saw this Lu Meiren.

I haven't seen her for a few months, and this Lu Meiren must have secretly learned from the little master to exercise, and her original round figure was actually practiced like the little master.

There is also a mint-colored jacket and skirt worn by Lu Meiren, from color to style, it is a little master who imitates.

Even the pair of winter boots given to His Highness now are very similar to the pair of winter boots that the little lord once gave to His Highness.

The inky upper has a simple topstitch design without any complicated patterns.

Ahh It's disgusting!

"Lone was about to change into new winter boots, so you and Xue Liangdi each gave a pair." The prince smiled and asked the servant to put away the winter boots.

"Your Highness likes it." Seeing that the prince was quite satisfied, Lu Meiren breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, she was surprised that the prince actually gave her a smile.

Seeing this scene, the concubines present were also a little surprised.

Previously, Lu Meiren's father, Lu Darong, took the credit of Jiang Liangdi's brother and was severely punished by the emperor.

Not long after, Lu Meiren of the East Palace was also fined by the prince and grounded for three months.

At that time, it was rumored in the East Palace that it was the prince who was fighting for Jiang Liangdi and deliberately targeted Lu Meiren.

At that time, they thought that Lu Meiren was going to be disgusted by the prince because of this, but they didn't expect that the prince seemed to have forgotten about that matter.

On the contrary, Jiang Liangdi, who was favored at the beginning, is now rejected by the prince, and it is really feng shui in turn!

In the eyes of everyone, a woman like Jiang Liangdi has no connotation, so she can't afford to get along with the prince for a long time.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to accompany the prince out of the palace for a few months, and the relationship between him and the prince not only did not heat up, but was disgusted by the prince.

After the concubines finished giving gifts, they began to show their powers and invite pets.

Jiang Shishi gave the gift and went through the motions, then sat quietly on the side and drank tea, watching the prince and the concubines laugh.

At this family banquet, the man was still the same as during the day, and he didn't give her a look during the whole process.

After about a stick of incense, the prince shook the corners of his robe, raised his feet and entered the inner room, and the family banquet was dispersed.

That night, the prince stayed in Lu Meiren's dormitory.

Moreover, he also stayed at Lu Meiren's for three days in a row.

**

Soon after the crown prince returned to Beijing, Emperor Jianyuan finished handling some political affairs and fell into a coma for several days.

It wasn't until the beginning of November that Emperor Jianyuan gradually woke up.

Taking advantage of this time, the prince asked the officials under him to play the matter of King Mu and his party taking the lives of officials.

Just when Emperor Jianyuan asked people to verify the matter, the Mu Wang Party temporarily stopped.

It was the ninth prince, who was killed by the Mu Wang Party several capable generals one after another, and he was so angry that he was red-eyed, and he also killed several officials of the Mu Wang Party.

After Emperor Jianyuan knew about this matter, he simply took the Nine Princes directly and imprisoned the Nine Princes to the Zongren Mansion to set an example!

Although the Mu Wang Party also killed officials, there were not a few adult princes left under Emperor Jianyuan, and it was impossible for them all to be imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion.

In addition, the only prince who can compete with the crown prince in the court is King Mu.

And Emperor Jianyuan just suppressed the Mu Wang Party a while ago, if he punished the Mu Wang Party next, no one would be able to compete with the prince in the court.

After imprisoning the nine princes in the Zongren Mansion, Emperor Jianyuan also called the princes to the bedside to give a lecture, and strictly forbade the princes to kill the lives of officials in order to form gangs.

If there is another incident, let them go to the Zongren Mansion to accompany the Nine Princes.

As early as when the prince returned to Beijing, the Mu Wang Party was much more restrained.

Now that he was warned by Emperor Jianyuan, he didn't dare to act rashly.

The previous dynasty was turbulent, and in the backyard of the East Palace, the pigments that the prince bought for Concubine Ruan were transported back to the capital from Chu.

"Concubine Ruan, this is the paint that His Royal Highness specially bought for you from Chudi." Xiao Quanzi took two boxes of paints and handed them to the palace maid beside Concubine Ruan, "In addition, His Royal Highness also said that when he is busy with political affairs, he will come over at night to watch you paint." ”

Concubine Ruan smiled and asked the palace maid to accept the paint, and asked Xiao Quanzi to reward money.

After Xiao Quanzi left, Concubine Ruan opened the box containing the paint, opened a few boxes of paint, and looked at it.

Each box of pigments is not only powdery and delicate, but also brightly colored.

After checking the paint, Concubine Ruan looked at the darkening sky outside, "It's not too early, and I don't know if His Highness will eat here, you can ask people to go to the imperial dining room to prepare a few more dishes, and in addition, prepare water for me to bathe." ”

"Yes." After the palace maid should go down, she arranged them one by one.

About a stick of incense, Concubine Ruan was bathing in the ear room.

The maid of the personal palace bent down and stood aside and served her to bathe.

Concubine Ruan lazily sat on the edge of the bathtub, her red lips opened lightly, and murmured: "I have been in the palace for many years, and as a side concubine, I have been here a lot of times since my Royal Highness, but I have not been able to conceive for many years, and the imperial doctor has no problem with it, so what is the problem...... ”

"The slave has been wondering about this." The palace maid dipped a towel in warm water and poured it from Concubine Ruan's snow-white shoulders, "Not only you, but so many concubines in the East Palace are also sleeping in the dormitory, why can't they conceive one by one, is it really as rumored?" ”

Concubine Ruan said coldly: "How many times have I told you, the rumors can't be believed." ”

The prince is very brave every time he pampers her, not at all as rumored, he has the good of Longyang, and there is no hidden disease.

"The slave knows." The palace maid didn't dare to mention the rumors again, but changed the subject, "That... Could it be that His Royal Highness doesn't want the imperial heir for the time being, so what measures have been taken? ”

"Every time His Royal Highness comes to me, or he is fortunate to me, I don't see him take any measures, and besides, the imperial heir is conducive to stabilizing the position of the prince, and His Royal Highness has no reason not to want the imperial heir." However, Concubine Ruan listened to the palace maid's words.

She frowned and asked the palace maid, "Every time Your Highness pampered me, did you find anything wrong?" Or what are some of the things he has to do every time? ”

"......" The palace maid thought for a while before she said: "Every time Your Highness comes back to us, he respects you like a guest, and the slave and maid don't see anything wrong. ”

"Moreover, every time Your Highness pampers you, the slave and maid are guarding the door, if you say what Your Highness must do every time he pampers you, you must know better than the slave."

"You little girl, you dare to tease me, don't you?" Concubine Ruan glanced at the palace maid with disgust.

"Wronged... The slave is just telling the truth...... You just borrow a hundred guts from slaves and maids, and slaves and maids don't dare to tease you. The palace maid hid behind and helped Concubine Ruan rub her back.

After such a reminder from the palace maid, Concubine Ruan seriously recalled the situation every time the prince favored her.

Then, she really found a clue.

"When you say that, I think of it, every time His Royal Highness comes to me, or when he is lucky to me, Huang Dechang will pour me tea or serve me candied fruit, and even sometimes... Your Highness will personally bring me something to eat. ”

If Huang Dechang pours tea or serves her snacks, in order to maintain her slim figure, she will not eat snacks at night, and drink some tea at most.

But sometimes she was worried that she wouldn't be able to sleep if she drank too much tea at night, so she didn't even drink tea.

In this case, the prince will personally bring her something to taste, and it is impossible for her not to give the prince face.

Now that I think about it... I can't help but think about it and be terrified......

Could it be that ... Did the prince really put some kind of medicine in her diet to make her unable to conceive?

"Since you think something is wrong, wait for His Highness to come down at night, let's leave the tea and snacks served by Huang Dechang or His Highness, and then find someone to check it, won't we know what's going on?" The palace maid proposed.

Concubine Ruan nodded, agreeing with the palace maid's statement.

That night, the prince was not in a hurry to go to Concubine Ruan's, nor did he dine at Concubine Ruan's.

Instead, after eating in the front yard, he reviewed the official documents for a while, and then went to Concubine Ruan's bedroom.

When he got there, Huang Dechang screamed, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!" ”

The next moment, Concubine Ruan came to the door with a group of minions to greet her, "Concubine to greet Your Highness." ”

"I said I wanted to see you paint." Pei Xuanling helped Concubine Ruan up.

"......" After Concubine Ruan got up, she raised her eyes and glanced at the man, and then entered the courtyard with the prince, "When Xiao Quanzi sent the paint today, the concubine opened the box and took a look, it was much better than the paint that the concubine bought blindly." ”

Pei Xuanling: "If you like it, you can do it." ”

While the two were talking, they went directly to the study.

Concubine Ruan instructed the minions to prepare the paper and paint, and when everything was ready, Huang Dechang dismissed all the minions.

For a while, only Huang Dechang was left in the house to serve Concubine Ruan and the crown prince.

Concubine Ruan stood in front of the bookcase, staring at the painting tools on a table, "Your Highness, since this paint belongs to Chu Land, the concubine will make a painting about Chu Land, right?" ”

"You can do it." Pei Xuanling walked to the bookcase with his hand.

"I heard that the scenery of East Lake in Chudi is unique, and it is a good place for poetry and painting, and it just so happened that His Royal Highness also inspected East Lake this time, and the concubine drew a picture of the East Lake landscape." While speaking, Concubine Ruan began to adjust the paint, "It's just that the concubine has never been to East Lake, so I need His Royal Highness to explain the local scenery to me." ”

Pei Xuanling nodded slightly, "um".

Next, the prince described the scenery of the East Lake, and Concubine Ruan painted according to the scenery described by the prince, which was a good boudoir fun.

During this period, Huang Dechang took a cup of tea and put it aside.

He first brought a cup of tea to the crown prince, "Your Highness, you have described the scenery for so long, drink a cup of tea to quench your thirst." ”

Pei Xuanling took the tea handed by Huang Dechang and took a sip meaningfully.

Then, Huang Dechang stood aside, waiting for Concubine Ruan to pause for a moment before handing over the tea.

Concubine Ruan was wearing a lotus-colored skirt, her dress was more elegant than other concubines, and the whole person looked as gentle as water as her character.

Especially when she paints, her demeanor is dignified and elegant, and she has a quiet and elegant charm.

When Concubine Ruan stopped, Huang Dechang found the right time to hand Concubine Ruan a cup of tea, "Please drink tea." ”

"......" Concubine Ruan lowered her eyes and looked at the seemingly ordinary cup of tea, "I'm not thirsty for the time being, you can put it aside." ”

"......" Huang Dechang responded with a smile "Okay", "When you want to drink, tell the minion, and the minion will pour it for you." ”

Concubine Ruan was busy painting and did not respond to Huang Dechang.

About an hour or so, Concubine Ruan finished painting the landscape painting of East Lake, "Your Highness, the concubine's body is painted." ”

At first, the prince was helping Concubine Ruan describe the scenery of East Lake, and then he found a book in the bookcase and sat aside to read it.

Now that he heard that Concubine Ruan had finished painting, the man put down the book in his hand, raised his feet to the bookcase, and admired the painting made by Concubine Ruan.

Looking at the painting carefully, Pei Xuanling said "um" affirmatively, "In the painting, the willows are still clinging, the cruise ship is slow, the waves are blooming, the blue waves are rippling, the winding arch bridge, and the embankment in the distance, coupled with the tired birds on the horizon, this painting makes people feel immersive." ”

"The scenery at sunset is the most beautiful, with a graceful and elegant atmosphere in the atmosphere, a good picture of the landscape of East Lake!"

"Your Highness." Concubine Ruan said humbly: "The main thing is that the paint sent by His Royal Highness is good." ”

After commenting on the painting made by Concubine Ruan, Pei Xuanling's eyes fell on the tea that Huang Dechang poured for Concubine Ruan not long ago.

This is the third time that Huang Dechang has handed tea to Concubine Ruan tonight, but because Concubine Ruan is busy painting, he asks Huang Dechang to put it aside every time.

Pei Xuanling picked up the tea cup that was placed aside and handed it to Concubine Ruan casually, "I have painted a painting for more than an hour, drink some tea to quench my thirst." ”

"......" Concubine Ruan stared at the brown tea in the tea cup and declined apologetically, "Your Highness, the concubine has not slept well recently, let alone at night, she doesn't dare to drink too much tea during the day, so as not to lose sleep at night." ”

She looked at the dark night outside, "Now that it's all over, the concubine will never dare to drink tea again, otherwise she will not be able to sleep all night." ”

If this is placed in normal times, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally serves her tea, which is a great honor for her, and she will take the tea cup and drink a few sips of everything.

But now it's different, she suspects that the prince has given her infertility medicine, so she has to be careful.

Anyway, she won't eat any food handed over by the prince and his servants!

When the prince leaves tomorrow, she will find the imperial doctor to come over and check to see if there is anything greasy in this tea.

Huang Dechang, who was standing on the side, was slightly shocked when he saw this scene.

In the past, he served tea to Concubine Ruan, and Concubine Ruan also had times when she didn't drink it.

But Concubine Ruan never refused the tea handed to her by the prince, but today she even refused the tea handed by the prince?

Pei Xuanling's eyes turned imperceptibly, but he didn't force Concubine Ruan, "That is the case, then don't drink this tea." ”

He put the teacup aside, "It's not too early, let's settle it!" ”

When he had finished speaking, the man lifted his feet and went to the inner room.

Seeing this, Concubine Ruan Fang breathed a sigh of relief, and called the palace maid as soon as possible, and instructed the palace maid to take the tea down and put it away, so that the imperial doctor could check whether there was any problem with the tea tomorrow.

instructed the palace maid, she followed the prince to the inner room and waited for the prince to change clothes and wash.

Huang Dechang lit the sleeping incense that the prince always loved to smell in the inner room.

His Royal Highness has been a light sleep since he was a child, and most of the time he has to light incense to fall asleep.

After a change of clothes and washing, the crown prince and Concubine Ruan both rested.

The minions also stepped back and closed the door.

Soon after Concubine Ruan lay down, the man's hot body hugged her into his arms.

And she, as shyly as usual, bears the favor of men......

In the early morning of the next day, Concubine Ruan got up tired and waited for the prince to change his clothes and go to court.

After sending off the crown prince, the concubines came one after another to greet Concubine Ruan.

On this morning, Concubine Ruan was absent-minded throughout the whole process.

In addition, he went to bed last night, and his spirit was not very good, so he dismissed everyone early.

As soon as the concubines left, Concubine Ruan said to the personal palace maid: "You go to the Tai Hospital, invite Imperial Doctor Wang, and say that I am unwell, and ask him to come over to help me ask for peace pulse." ”

The Ruan family is also a famous family in the capital and has a wide range of contacts.

In the past few years since Concubine Ruan entered the palace, if she encountered a headache and brain fever, she would be diagnosed and prescribed by Imperial Doctor Wang.

The palace maid replied "Yes", "You were tired last night, the slave and maid saw that you were not energetic, it will take at least half an hour to ask the imperial doctor to come and go this time, so you can sleep back." ”

Last night she was keeping vigil outside, and she heard the movement of the inner room until dawn.

Early this morning, the prince sympathized with his master and let him sleep until he woke up naturally.

But the master has always strictly followed the rules, still dragged his tired body to get up, waited for the prince to change clothes and wash, and dealt with the concubines who came to Chen Province.

Now seeing the tired look of her master, she is both happy for her master and distressed for her master.

"......" mentioned last night, Concubine Ruan's face flushed slightly, but she was really too sleepy, so she had to raise her feet and go to the inner room, "I'll rest for a while, and when Imperial Doctor Wang comes, you can directly ask her to come to the inner room to check my pulse." ”

Half an hour later, the palace maid invited Imperial Physician Wang to the inner room.

"Master, Imperial Doctor Wang is here." The palace maid lifted the corner of the bed tent and called Concubine Ruan softly.

However, Concubine Ruan was really sleeping too deeply, and the palace maid called several times before she opened her eyes in a daze, "Imperial Doctor Wang is here?" Then I should ask Imperial Doctor Wang to help me check the pulse of peace. ”

Imperial Physician Wang first saluted Concubine Ruan, and then sat on the edge of the bed, and put a silk handkerchief on Concubine Ruan's wrist across the bed tent to diagnose Concubine Ruan's pulse.

After checking the pulse as usual, Imperial Doctor Wang said: "Concubine Ruan, according to the old man's diagnosis, you are in good health except for not resting. ”

"Other than that, is there any sign of my pulse being drugged?" In the bed tent, Concubine Ruan asked out loud.

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