The news that the crown princess is pregnant has made the palace a little more happy, except for one place.

Chunhua Palace was the most lively in the past, with people coming and going, each with a ghost.

But now that the five princes have lost power, the concubines have fallen out of favor, and Chunhua Palace has been deserted in one day.

Even the people who reported the good news yesterday bypassed here.

However, the concubine is a concubine in the end, she has already managed her own network in the palace for so many years, and she is sitting in the palace with people, and she is still clear about the movements outside.

"The lipstick doesn't need to be so red, it's better to be plain."

The concubine picked up a hosta and looked at it, found a good position and inserted it on her head.

Pearl helped her put on her earrings and asked worriedly: "Niangniang is too plain like this, will it not be bright enough?" ”

The concubine chuckled and got up with Yingluo's hand, "This palace washes its face with tears every day, and it is bright, can you still see the sadness of this palace?" ”

Pearl suddenly realized, "It's the slave who is stupid." ”

The concubine shook her head slightly, her eyes were far away, she crossed the threshold and landed outside, and said in a low voice: "You will never abandon the palace, where are you stupid?" ”

"Those people always think that the palace can't get up if it loses its position, and they rush to tie up with the queen, jokes, how can the queen's son who can't support the wall in the mud be able to sit firmly in the unification?"

She gently stroked her cuffs and said to Yingluo, "Go and get the pipa from the palace." ”

"Yes."

Yingluo hurriedly came back with the pipa, and the concubine took it and said, "You stay, Pearl will go with the palace." ”

"Let's show them what it means not to be too happy."

*

The concubine went to the imperial garden with the pipa all the way, found a place to sit down on the road that Emperor Hui'an went most often, moved her hand with the pipa, and slowly played it.

Emperor Hui'an was tired of commenting, so he just came out for a walk, and the people around him said: "Your Majesty wants to go to the Imperial Garden?" I heard that the plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden are blooming at this time. ”

With nothing to do, Emperor Hui'an pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's go." ”

After walking for a while, a melodious pipa sound came from afar, not so real, but enough to provoke people's hearts.

Emperor Hui'an raised his eyebrows, stopped to listen for a moment, and asked, "Cheng Jin, who is playing the pipa?" ”

Cheng Jin was stunned for a moment and said in a low voice: "The slave doesn't know." ”

He gave the little eunuch beside him a look and said, "Go, go up to the front and see, who dares to disturb the holy driver." ”

"Yes." The little eunuch was about to go, when Emperor Hui'an suddenly raised his hand and said, "No need, I will go in person." ”

He stepped forward quickly, and after turning the corner, his eyes suddenly opened up, and the red plum was better than blood, which was particularly bright in the miserable gray, which made people's eyes shine.

And in the red plum forest sat a beauty dressed in plain white palace clothes, with her hair hanging down, only a few hostas inserted, and her makeup was plain, not as gorgeous and delicate as before, but a little more fragile beauty.

Emperor Hui An couldn't help but stop and looked at her in a daze.

She closed her eyes, as if she didn't know that someone was approaching, and with a flick of her jade fingers, the pipa clanged, like crying.

Cheng Jin and the others glanced at each other, didn't make a sound, and stood quietly to the side and waited.

The little apprentice whispered in Cheng Jin's ear: "Master, this is ...... concubine."

Cheng Jin said in a breathy voice: "This is the rotation of feng shui." ”

At the end of the song, the concubine slowly opened her eyes and saw Emperor Hui'an standing in front of her, first stunned, then happy, and finally her eyes dimmed a little bit.

She stood up with the pipa in her arms and saluted, "The concubine has seen Your Majesty." ”

"How is Your Majesty doing?"

This sentence has exhausted countless sadness.

Emperor Hui'an looked at her a few steps away, nodded for a while, and said, "It's okay, but I always feel that there is a lack of someone around me." ”

The concubine smiled, "Your Majesty's harem is fat and thin, and the beauties are like clouds, how can there be a shortage of people?" ”

Emperor Hui'an also smiled, "But no matter how many beauties there are, they are not the ones in my heart after all." ”

The concubine couldn't laugh anymore, she looked at Emperor Hui'an with red circles under her eyes, half true and half false, all the affection was in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.

In the end, they are partners who have gone through ups and downs together for so many years, and Emperor Hui'an's friendship with the concubines is far deeper than that of the new concubines who have entered the palace, plus they still have children, so it is not so easy to let go.

The punishment is punished, and the matter should be turned over.

Emperor Hui'an stepped forward, took the initiative to hold the concubine's hand, and said to the palace: "How can you let the concubine hold the pipa if you have no eyes?" ”

Cheng Jin immediately stepped forward and said with a smile: "Guifei Niangniang, give it to the slave." ”

The concubine handed him the pipa and said softly: "Thank you, father-in-law, this pipa was given to the palace by His Majesty back then, father-in-law be careful." ”

Emperor Hui'an took a closer look at the pipa when he heard this, no wonder he felt a little familiar, "This pipa is some years old, right?" Why did you take it out again? ”

The concubine held Emperor Hui'an's hand and said, "If you can't see Your Majesty's people, the concubines can only see things and think about people." ”

Emperor Hui'an's heart moved, and he sighed softly, "At the beginning of spring now, the imperial garden is still a little cold, if you want to play the pipa in the future, look for me, don't play here, what should I do if my body is frozen?" ”

The concubine smiled without saying a word, and let Emperor Hui'an lead her back.

Cheng Jin asked a lot, "Does Your Majesty want to go back to the palace or ......?"

Emperor Hui'an glanced at him, "Swing and go to Chunhua Palace." ”

Cheng Jin bowed his head: "Yes." ”

*

The news that the concubine and Emperor Hui'an returned to Chunhua Palace in a sedan chair soon spread, and the wind direction of the harem changed again.

The queen laughed when she learned the news, but she didn't take it to heart, and Aunt Zhu asked, "Isn't Niangniang worried?" ”

The queen said with relief: "What's the use of worrying? Like, you've been with this palace for so many years, haven't you understood it? ”

Zhu Wanruo didn't speak, picked up the teapot and added tea to her.

"Your Majesty is a person who misses the old feelings, if he hadn't really committed some heinous crime, he would have lost his anger after a while, and it would be fine." The queen warmed her hands with a teacup, and said softly: "What's more, he does have affection for the concubine, as long as the concubine is willing to put down his body and coax him, he will naturally be happy, and the return of favor is just a thought." ”

Zhu Wanruo naturally knew this truth, but she was still a little uncomfortable in her heart.

"But as soon as the crown princess became pregnant, His Majesty returned to favor the concubine, this ...... Isn't this a slap in the face? ”

"Wrong." The queen shook her head and sighed, "This is the Imperial Power Technique. ”

She put down the teacup, picked up the needle and thread on one side and continued to embroider, and said slowly: "Lao Qi was in the limelight before the disaster relief, and he gained a firm foothold in the court, many people are interested in following, Lao Qi and the prince are both from the palace, and Lao Qi is also a big prince, and now that the princess is pregnant, there are only a lot more people in the court who support the prince, and the one-sided situation is what His Majesty does not want to see, so no matter what the reason, the concubine's return to favor is inevitable." ”

"Look at it, the fifth child is about to cheer up."

*

After Shen Lansui gave the crown princess two injections, the princess really felt a lot more comfortable, all the tiredness was swept away, and her stomach was warm.

She shook Shen Lansui's hand in surprise and said, "Mrs. Lu, how is my child?" ”