Emperor Sheng Yuan said: "Concubine Shu has a heart. Reward. ”

Cheng Hou also said: "Sister Shufei is kind, but my sister is disrespectful." ”

Mrs. Xie sneered: "What is it to copy a few scriptures?" If you really have the heart to pray for the queen and the little prince, why don't you exchange the valuable shawl on your body for a few cents of silver to help Jiangnan? ”

When Concubine Shu heard this, she smiled and said: "Sister doesn't say it, my sister has already allocated money to help Jiangnan, but I'm afraid that Lord Xie Xiang has already received the silver from the concubine's father." As for this shawl, the concubine is reluctant, the concubine can't wear the clothes embroidered by other embroiderers, she can only wear the clothes embroidered by Xu Zhaoyi's own hands, if you want to sell it, you can't do it. ”

Mrs. Xie snorted, turned her head and looked down on the audience, wanting to find Xu Zhaoyi, but there were many people, so she said, "It's a pair of skillful hands." Xu Zhaoyi, can you embroider such a delicate shawl for the sister of the concubine, but also embroider a small quilt for the beloved raccoon slave of the palace? ”

Xu Zhaoyi trembled and stood up and saluted: "The mother has an order, and the concubine does not dare to disobey." ”

Mrs. Xie turned her head with satisfaction, Gu Qingping looked at Xu Zhaoyi distressedly, and when she turned her head, she received Gu Qingshuang's contemptuous gaze, she endured it and turned her face sideways.

Cheng Hou said at this time: "It's just a shawl, it's nothing, since my sister wants to embroider a small quilt for her pet, there is just an idle cloud satin here in the palace, so give it to my sister." ”

Mrs. Xie sat down, just talking, and didn't get up: "Then thank you for your kindness." However, the plum blossoms in the plum garden of the mother and the princess are blooming beautifully, and the concubines in the palace are not as good as half of them, why not give some to the concubines. ”

"My sister likes it, just send someone to get it." Cheng Hou said.

Emperor Sheng Yuan played with a string of jade beads, and when he heard this, he said, "Madame likes plum blossoms? It just so happened that I had a few exotic plum blossoms, so let's send them with the queen. ”

The queen turned her head sideways: "Yes." ”

Mrs. Xie said lazily: "This is what Your Majesty said. The concubine is not welcome. When she said this, her posture was casual, and she did not show the respect for the emperor at all. His Majesty was not angry, only smiled. Others could only sigh that His Majesty's exclusive favor for his wife was indeed not groundless, but Gu Qingping only felt weird.

If it is said that His Majesty loves Madame, but since he took the seat, he has only played with the jade beads in his hand, as if the charm of the string of jade beads is greater than the charm of all the concubines present, and the same is true of Madame Xie, from beginning to end, she has rarely seen her look at the emperor, and even the few glances she has are just casually swept by.

Even when she looked at the plum blossoms on the table, she was more eager than the emperor.

Maybe it was because she was pregnant, Cheng Hou only sat for a few moments, and she was already tired, she really couldn't hold on, so she got up and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty forgive me, the concubine is heavy and tired, please allow the concubine to be absent for the time being." ”

Emperor Sheng Yuan looked back at his chin: "Go ahead." Your body is important, so go back to the palace to rest first. ”

Cheng Hou saluted, holding Lin'an's hand and slowly exited the Taiji Hall. The banquet was still going on, and Concubine Song Qingchan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I recently learned a little song and want to play it to Your Majesty." ”

As she spoke, she pushed out a little boy in brocade clothes, and the little boy was not in a hurry, he saluted Emperor Sheng Yuan first, and said in a milky voice: "The son of the minister to meet his father." ”

Emperor Sheng Yuan lowered his eyes and looked at this milk doll and said, "Xiaoba is still young, why do you want to learn any tunes and learn that foxy style?" ”

Concubine De's smile cracked slightly, and she stood up: "It's the fault of the concubine, Your Majesty forgives you." ”

Emperor Sheng Yuan raised his hand to summon Gu Jing to him, touched the top of his hair, and handed him the jade bead in his hand, and then said, "Go ahead." ”

Considering the situation, the milk voice replied angrily: "Thank you, father!" ”

He ran to Concubine De with the jade bead in his hand, and Concubine De put on a proper smile on her face again, looking at her son dotingly.

Xu Zhaoyi couldn't help but look back at Gu Qingping, and also touched her hair, Gu Qingping raised a smile and rubbed her palm.

Mrs. Xie suddenly let out an "oops", then rubbed the corners of her forehead delicately, and said in a coquettish voice: "Your Majesty, the concubine is not strong enough to drink, can you miss the company for a while?" ”

Emperor Sheng Yuan stared at her for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "Mrs. Ling is tired, but I am not." Since Madame is not strong enough to drink, let's go back and rest early. ”

Mrs. Xie took Liuyu's hand gracefully and left the scene, and not long after she left, a blue-clothed maid hurriedly broke in and knelt down under His Highness: "Your Majesty! Queen Mother...... The queen mother fell into the water! ”

……

Fengqi Palace.

The wind and snow were still howling, but they couldn't hide the screams of the women coming from the hall, which was the voice of the queen.

The concubines all stood under the corridor, silent, Emperor Sheng Yuan stood in front of the palace, Yan Hui held an umbrella for him, his face was hidden in the shadows, so that people could not see it really.

Basins of blood and water came out of the hall one after another, and the queen's voice was terrible, as if even the ice and snow were about to be shattered, which showed her pain at the moment.

Lin'an knelt at the feet of Emperor Sheng Yuan, trembling and said: "When Niangniang returned to the palace, she suddenly wanted to see the few plum trees by the Taiye Pool, and the slaves and maids couldn't persuade her, but who knew that the shore was slippery, and Niangniang was careless, and she fell into the water when she stepped on it......"

Emperor Sheng Yuan's expression was unknown, only his voice was as cold as ice: "Lin'an is not good to serve, and the rod is fifty years old." ”

The queen's voice gradually weakened, and several imperial doctors rolled out of the hall with blood on their hands, and knelt at the feet of Emperor Sheng Yuan: "Back to Your Majesty!" Since the mother was conceived, the fetus was unstable, and there was a lack of exercise, the fetus was too large, and it was difficult to give birth smoothly because of the cold, Your Majesty ......"

Everyone held their breath for a long time, and listened to Emperor Sheng Yuan's long sigh: "The queen is the mother of the country, and she works hard, and everything is important to the queen's safety." In addition, the matter is subject to a thorough investigation by the Penal Division. ”

Gu Qingping watched silently, he couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, he only felt a little unspeakable, and he didn't know how long it took for the imperial doctor to walk out with a tired face, Emperor Sheng Yuan flicked his sleeves inside, and the concubines were all called into the palace to serve the queen. The rest of the princes and princesses stayed in the side hall.

Gu Qingping had always been unfamiliar with the other brothers and sisters, so she stood aside alone, and she listened to the crying from the hall, a little distracted.

Suddenly, someone hooked her little finger, she looked down, a very small girl stood beside her timidly, wearing a half-worn cotton robe, the Zhu Wen on the robe was a little faded, and it looked thin, almost unable to keep out the cold, the girl's cheeks were thin, her eyes shrunk, and she looked at her timidly.

This is the emperor's youngest princess, the ninth princess Gu Weiyue, her biological mother Jiang Zhaoyi died in childbirth when she gave birth to her, and now she was raised by Jiang Zhaoyi's palace maid before her death, and she can barely get by, she is five years old, and she may not even have seen the face of Emperor Sheng Yuan.

Gu Weiyue said timidly: "Sister Huang,...... I'm afraid. ”

Gu Qingping's heart was soft, and he held her cold hand: "Don't be afraid." ”