Chapter 18. provoke
For three days in a row, it was Zhen Huan who was sleeping, which caused a lot of discussion in the palace, but Zhen Huan rushed into it, and she didn't feel anything.
Every time she looked at Zhen Huan's face full of happy smiles, An Lingrong couldn't open her mouth to pour cold water on her, so she had to give up. However, in the past few days, she has also been busy taking care of other things, and she has no time to take care of Zhen Huan.
"Little master, the slave and maid quietly saw that the flower spike secretly took the lid of the medicine jar and put it in boiling water to boil, and added something to the water." Cardamom ran over and said to An Lingrong, "It's not the medicine from last time, it's changed to another one." ”
After the last time the medicine jar was over, An Lingrong found an excuse and asked people to go to the Internal Affairs Office to get two new medicine jars, and the old one was taken and smashed. The person behind the action is estimated to have gotten the news, and he hasn't moved again for a long time, but recently it was probably because Zhen Huan accepted the favor and An Lingrong defected to the queen, so the person started thinking again.
It's just that this time I'm much more cautious than last time, and I only moved my hands and feet on the lid of the medicine jar, and the amount of each time is extremely light, but the cardamom still smells it as soon as I smell it.
An Lingrong stopped the medicine, and only said to the outside world that he was in good health, and in the past few days, Hua Sui only fried Zhen Huan's medicine for recuperation.
"You pay more attention to Hua Sui these days, and by the way, find out who Yu Guan Woman has met with recently, only Hua Sui can't do this alone, there must be someone who meets her." An Lingrong thought for a while, and said to Cardamom, "Quietly, don't be discovered." ”
"Yes, the slave knows." Cardamom nodded vigorously.
An Lingrong turned to look at Dill: "You find an opportunity to talk to Zhu Liu, and let Sister Guan say that you should pay attention to the movements of the Yuguan woman." ”
"Yes." Dill replied.
This poisonous nail should be pulled out as soon as possible.
An Lingrong took a sip of tea, exhaled a long breath, and washed up and fell asleep early.
The next day, An Lingrong came to the queen to ask for peace, and everyone in the palace came neatly, and today Concubine Hua seemed to be particularly interested, sitting in the east of Jingren Palace and chatting with the queen.
Seeing that the sun was getting higher and higher, Zhen Huan took Huanbi to come late, and as soon as she entered the hall, she knelt down and saluted: "The concubine asks the queen for peace." She gasped slightly, "The concubine is late, and she asks the mother to forgive her sins." ”
In order to show her generosity, the queen naturally couldn't blame her: "It's not too late, you will inevitably snooze when you are young." ”
Zhen Huan breathed a sigh of relief, and knew that she was at a loss, so she didn't get up, and asked the other concubines for peace.
Concubine Hua rolled her eyes lazily, Concubine Qi pursed her lips and turned her head to the other side, no one paid attention to it, and finally the queen broke the siege, raised her hand to let her get up, and comforted her a few words, relieving her embarrassment.
"The swastika Fushou quilt is covered and sleeping, you can get a prince as soon as possible and extend the heirs for the royal family." The queen smiled brightly, seemingly relieving Zhen Huan, but in fact she pushed her to the forefront.
Concubine Hua followed and provoked trouble: "Yes, if the prince is born in the future," her gaze slowly fell on the opposite side, raising her lips and smiling, "You can catch up with Concubine Qi." ”
This was said with bad intentions, and Concubine Qi's face suddenly froze.
She has been in the palace since the emperor was still a prince, and she has aged very much after giving birth to the third elder brother, although she is about the same age as Concubine Hua, she looks ten years older than Concubine Hua. Without beauty to rely on, and without Concubine Hua's family background, Concubine Qi's only hope in the palace is the third elder brother, and the third elder brother is the only elder brother raised in the palace, and he is the eldest son, and his status is even more unusual.
Concubine Li also chuckled and helped: "Concubine Qi is blessed, don't be as unblessed as the fourth elder brother and his mother, it's too late to look at the fourth elder brother......"
Concubine Hua snorted softly.
I really can't speak, but it's okay, I didn't hit seven inches, and it's good to hit a snake's tail.
The queen rarely turned cold, and interrupted Concubine Li's words: "How can you mention the fourth elder brother again, and the prince can also talk about it casually?" Just say this in Jingren Palace, if it is spread to the emperor, the emperor will be angry. ”
Everyone bowed their heads, only Concubine Hua laughed and teased: "Concubine Li, the biological mother of the fourth elder brother is not blessed, so why bother to talk about people who are not blessed?" ”
"Okay, you guys have also come to peace, let's all disperse." The queen's expression was faint and asked everyone to kneel down, "The palace is going to ask the queen mother for peace." ”
A group of people congratulated the queen together.
After the queen left, Concubine Qi reprimanded Concubine Li lightly, and was scolded back by Concubine Hua.
Before leaving, Concubine Hua glanced back at An Lingrong, and a touch of pride crossed her eyes, as if to tell her: Look, the queen just has the name of a queen in front of this palace, you took refuge in the queen, you really saw the wrong eye, and you regretted it!
An Lingrong's face was calm, and he stood behind Xin Chang with his head down.
Concubine Hua snorted coldly and walked out of Jingren Palace with Concubine Li.
Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang walked hand in hand, and An Lingrong returned to Broken Yuxuan by the way, so he naturally walked with them all the way. So, Zhen Huan pulled Shen Meizhuang with her left hand, followed An Lingrong on her right, and the three of them walked out of Jingren Palace side by side, looking at it from a distance, it was indeed intimate.
"Who is the fourth elder brother? Who is his biological mother? Zhen Huan was a little confused, "How can people like the queen be so kind when they mention them?" ”
Kind?
An Lingrong couldn't help but sneer in her heart, the queen's mask was really tight, didn't she think the queen was pure and amiable at the beginning in her previous life?
"I don't know, but I've vaguely heard people mention that the fourth elder brother's biological mother is humble and ugly, and the emperor doesn't like it very much, and he doesn't even like the fourth elder brother, so he has been kept in the palace of the Old Summer Palace and is not allowed to enter the palace." Shen Meizhuang only knows a rough idea.
"Since the biological mother of the fourth elder brother is humble and ugly, how can the emperor be pampered?"
As soon as Zhen Huan asked, she was stopped by Shen Meizhuang, pulled aside and whispered: "It seems that when the emperor was still a prince, he was drunk and misbehaved, and he was greatly reprimanded by the emperor because of this matter." She lowered her voice again, "At that time, the nine kings seized the heir, and there was a lot of danger, no wonder the emperor was angry with the fourth elder brother." This is a big taboo in the palace, you just don't know. ”
An Lingrong didn't follow, and watched the two of them whisper a few steps away, but even if she didn't listen, she still knew.
The fourth elder brother's biological mother, Li Jingui, was originally a rough palace maid in the Rehe Palace, when the emperor was still the king of the county, and the eighth prince had a dispute, and he was frustrated and drank too much wine, and he spoiled her in a daze, who knew that there was a fourth elder brother on this night, and this matter was told to the first emperor by the eighth prince, and the emperor was reprimanded for misconduct, and almost lost the name of the county king.
You must know that the emperor is the most self-cultivation, and if he can't keep this matter, he has been set a trap, and Li Jingui is ugly and low-born, so the emperor is more and more disgusted with her.
Therefore, even if the fourth elder brother is smart and has no illness or disaster, the emperor is unwilling to look at him more.
But who would have thought that such a fourth elder brother would become Zhen Huan's son in the future.
"The relationship between Guan nobles and Shen nobles is really good, how can Shan Luorong often stand alone in the tuyere?" Concubine Hua's voice sounded behind the three of them, and she slowly stepped forward with Concubine Li, "Really, this friendship since childhood is different, halfway to the road, even if you drive eight horses, you can't catch up." ”
An Lingrong suddenly seemed to not understand her voice, and bowed half-squatting and saluting thoughtfully: "See Concubine Hua, see Concubine Li." ”
Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang on the other side also bowed down.
"The nobles of Dongguan greet the queen's mother, they always get up early, why are they late today, it's really rare." Concubine Li took the lead and asked knowingly.
When it comes to the bed, Zhen Huan is naturally not easy to speak, and only said: "The sisters are diligent, but the younger sisters are lazy." ”
Concubine Li chuckled: "I don't dare to say that you are lazy, you are tired, you are inevitably tired of serving the holy driver, how can you be like us, very idle." ”
Concubine Hua frowned fiercely on the side, and said in her heart that if Cao Guiren was not there, she was a little powerless, why did this Li Concubine not speak like this.
Zhen Huan is young, in the end, she is thin-skinned, and she doesn't know how to reply when she is told by Li Concubine, but she can't let her say, with a three-point temperament: "Li Concubine Niangniang has served the Holy Driver for a long time, and she must know the four words of incivility." My sister is young, and I hope that my mother will give me more advice. ”
Concubine Li looked at Concubine Hua, her eyes full of doubts.
There was not a drop of ink in her stomach, and Zhen Huan suddenly said a word, but she didn't understand.
Concubine Hua sighed, and saw that Concubine Li couldn't get to the point, so she could only come by herself: "Recently, the nobles of Guan are busy serving the holy driver, and the nobles of Shen are also idle, I wonder if there is time to transcribe a volume of female discourses for the palace?" It's also good to remind the people in the harem from time to time to abide by the female model and be cautious in words and deeds. ”
Zhen Huan's heart jumped.
"Niangniang ordered, how could the concubine not obey." Shen Meizhuang agreed with an unharmed face, "It's just that I don't know when Niangniang will want it." ”
Seeing that Shen Meizhuang's face was not obvious, Concubine Hua was a little surprised: "Don't worry, you copy it slowly, and when the palace wants it, I will order someone to pick it up." After thinking about it, she took a few steps forward, stood still in front of Zhen Huan, first looked at Shen Meizhuang, then at Zhen Huan, and then at An Lingrong, "Shen Guiren seems to have cleared a little, but the emperor didn't summon you recently, right?" The nobles of Dongguan are so generous, why don't they remember to give a piece of the pie to their sisters? And Rong Chang is here, pitiful, since I went to Broken Yuxuan, the emperor hasn't remembered you for almost half a year, why don't you remind the emperor? It's good to live in Broken Yuxuan together, and you can meet after walking two steps, and only when you meet can you have three points of love. ”
Zhen Huan took a deep breath and did not speak.
However, An Lingrong opened his mouth and said: "The concubine's body is not yet well, and the emperor explained to Father-in-law Su to tell the concubine to take care of it well, and the concubine should obey the emperor's will." After all, only when you have a good body, can you accompany you, right? She smiled lightly, and the tone of her words was as ingenious and obedient as before in front of Concubine Hua, but there was a slight sharpness between the lines.
Concubine Hua raised her eyebrows in surprise, and couldn't believe that An Lingrong would provoke her in front of her.
Just as he was about to speak, Shen Meizhuang also reacted, and said softly with strength: "Let Niangniang see and laugh, the concubine has lost a little bit because the weather has been hot and humid recently, and she has no appetite." Niangniang asked the concubine to transcribe the female Analects, in order to instruct the female relatives of the six palaces, how could the concubines not know that jealousy and resentment are a great loss for women's virtue, although the concubines are not talented and dull, but they dare not have a loss in virtue. ”
"Although you have no loss in virtue, it is difficult to guarantee that others will not be like this." Concubine Hua looked at An Lingrong with a smile, "This palace has been in the palace for many years, and people's hearts are cold, and there are many capricious things. ”
An Lingrong's face was indifferent, he smiled slightly, and replied: "Thank you Niangniang for mentioning it." The concubines thought that since they had entered this harem, as long as they had good rules and did not overstep their duties, they would naturally rely on their abilities to share the favor of the emperor. Sister Guan is favored by the emperor, and she has her own advantages, and the concubine knows it very well in her heart. ”
After saying that, Concubine Hua looked at her differently, compared to the weak flattery before, such a sharp confrontation seemed to be more in line with her mind, but she didn't know that An Lingrong was originally this temper, Concubine Hua squinted her eyes slightly, but she was a little reluctant to give her to the queen.
But An Lingrong's words were sharp when she heard Concubine Li's ears, she raised her eyebrows, and raised her hand to slap An Lingrong's face: "Little cheap hoof, what nonsense!" How's this palace, when will it be your turn to point fingers?! ”
"Concubine Li!" Zhen Huan exclaimed.
An Ling tolerated the pain and leaned over to plead guilty: "The concubine didn't mean to accuse Concubine Li. ”
"Concubine Li," Concubine Hua said to her coldly, "I've lost my sense of proportion." ”
Concubine Li's brain suddenly sobered up, and her face suddenly turned red. Yes, An Lingrong didn't name her name, what was she doing in a hurry! For a moment, Nene was speechless.
"I said hello to the queen early in the morning, and I said this again, I'm really tired, go back." Concubine Hua lost interest, glared at Concubine Li, and left with Song Zhi's hand.
Concubine Li was so angry that her whole body was shaking, she stared at An Lingrong who was kneeling on the ground, bit her lip and left.
When everyone left, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang stepped forward together to pull An Lingrong up, this was a big look, An Lingrong's right face was red and swollen. Zhen Huan was taken aback, and she didn't care about arguing with Shen Meizhuang at the moment, so she was about to return to Broken Yuxuan.
Shen Meizhuang was naturally flustered, and hurriedly asked Caiyue to go to Tai Hospital to get some ointment to reduce swelling.
The three of them hurriedly walked towards Shattered Yuxuan.