Please be happy on this day, the queen has not yet dressed up, and everyone is waiting outside, discussing gossip while enjoying the flowers, and the most eye-catching gossip now is not the food that just came out a few days ago?

Concubine Jin didn't know that she had been abandoned by the queen, and she was talking to Kang Chang in full swing: "Concubine Xi is a shame this time, she is Cui Jinxi's master, Cui Jinxi is her minion, the master and servant are angry, get along day and night, naturally even the temperament is very different." ”

"My sister is right, what kind of master there is, what kind of slave there is." Kang Changzai hurriedly agreed.

"This matter is making a lot of noise, I'll see how Concubine Xi can take back this face." Concubine Jin snorted coldly, her face was full of sarcasm, she was born in a family, and what she looked down on the most was this kind of woman who relied on foxy means to ascend to the throne, not to mention, Zhen Huan was still a person hated by the queen, so she naturally spared no effort to slander her.

As soon as Concubine Jin's words landed, the voice of the noble Qi came with a gloating that could not be hidden: "How can I clean up my face, I will lose it all over the palace, if I were her, the master and servant would hide together, and then go out of the gate of Yongshou Palace." ”

After everyone saw the salute, Concubine Jin hurriedly picked up the conversation: "Cui Jinxi is her confidant, maybe she used this thing to seduce the emperor herself, but the people below kept it for her." ”

Qi Guiren sneered, the white eyes of the Xin Guiren on the side were about to turn to the sky, and he pulled Shun Guiren away a little, for fear of being touched by the bad luck of these three people, the Yu Guiren in the corner was silent, as if he hadn't heard anything, Sun promised to be in front of Xiao Transparent as always, and today, except for the Duan Concubine who has always been sick and the Hui Concubine who raised the fetus did not come, Ning Guiren was arrogant and did not come to ask for peace, and Concubine Jing actually took a leave of absence.

When Zhen Huan and An Lingrong arrived, they saw this scene of clear factions.

"Concubine Jin has been meditating for three months, why is this palace still full of ominous breath? Why don't you go back and retreat for a while? An Lingrong sneered and opened his mouth to interrupt the discussion of the concubines, "Qi Guiren is too, it was not easy to be released from the Jiaolu Pavilion, why don't you remember the lesson?" ”

Concubine Jin's face suddenly froze.

She had only been favored for two days with her singing voice, and then she was ordered by the emperor to close the palace for half a year on the grounds that the celestial phenomena were unknown, and it was the queen who interceded for her to reluctantly reduce it to three months, and now she has only been released for a few days. The queen was angry that she ruined the plan on her own initiative, and scolded her fiercely, she didn't dare to come out now, and was so little by An Lingrong, she suddenly shrank up like a quail: "Guifei Niangniang Jin'an, Concubine Xi Niangniang Jin'an." ”

Everyone saluted and greeted each other, and An Lingrong and Zhen Huan walked to the front step by step.

"Presumably, the noble Qi must have been stuffy when he was grounded, and as soon as he came out, he stuck into the pile." Zhen Huan's eyes swept sharply over the faces of Concubine Jin, Qi Guiren, and Kang Changzai.

Qi Guiren smiled disapprerovingly, looked at Zhen Huan, turned his eyes around and didn't see Cui Jinxi, and suddenly became even more proud: "Who is who is not a mirror in the mother's heart, why point to the deer as a horse, reverse black and white?" ”

"The queen was gracious, for the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion in August, she specially begged the emperor to release the Qi nobles, thinking that the Qi nobles had learned a lesson, and they didn't want to be so frizzy. It was really in vain. Zhen Huan secretly sneered.

Qi Guiren really couldn't help the agitation, and suddenly sank his face, and said angrily: "What's wrong with the concubine, it's just her own no, it's not as shameless as the people around the mother, but I don't know if the upper beam is crooked and the lower beam is crooked?" ”

Zhen Huan looked at her with cold eyes, and was about to speak, when suddenly someone put on a cloak behind her, when she got up in the morning, Cui Jinxi's voice sounded immediately: "The slave was sick two days ago and couldn't get up, but now that she is better, she rushed to serve Niangniang, and Liuzhu is too, it's cold when you get up early, why don't you know to bring a shawl to Niangniang?" ”

She was frank and generous, but she left those people speechless: "Qi Gui is a palace concubine, should Fang Cai's words be said to Concubine Xi?" The so-called upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, then, Concubine Xi is a concubine, and the little master is just a nobleman, so she should always know the difference between dignity and inferiority, right? Besides, the little lord treated the palace people harshly that day, is it also because Concubine Xi is not right? The little master is inevitably a little too strong. ”

Qi Guiren choked: "It's you Cui Jinxi who is the one who makes the strong words, and it's obviously you who are filthy and messy in the palace." ”

Cui Jinxi smiled calmly, and gave a salute to the Qi nobles according to the rules, but his words were sharp and sharp: "The slave and the maid are good friends with Su Peisheng, but so what, even if the little master doesn't like it, the person who forgives the slave and the maid for leaving the Prudent Punishment Division is the emperor, so the slave and maid can't afford the four words of the palace and the palace." If the little master insists that the slaves and maids are filthy and chaotic palaces, doesn't that imply that the emperor shielded the slaves and maids and connived at the chaos in the palace? ”

With such a big hat pressed down, Qi Guiren had nothing to say, and his face turned red.

Jian Qiu appeared just right to interrupt the conversation: "The queen mother has already risen, please go in." ”

Only then did everyone rest their minds and rush in.

After taking a seat, the queen really ordered Cui Jinxi to speak, but in the end, the emperor refuted her face, and her face was still a little unhappy at this time: "Jinxi, you are an old man in the palace, you should be extra attentive to serving Concubine Xi in the future, don't cause any trouble and make Concubine Xi annoyed." ”

"Yes, thank you for your advice." Cui Jinxi leaned over, neither humble nor arrogant.

The queen turned over the matter, looked at everyone, and said: "The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, I heard that King Guojun will return to Beijing soon, and Concubine Xi's delivery is approaching, and Concubine Hui is also pregnant, the emperor means to handle it well." ”

"But with the mother in charge, the concubines can't wait for joy."

"The queen, the concubine doesn't like to attend the banquet, so she asks the mother for a leave." An Lingrong took a sip of tea slowly with the teacup, and did not get up with everyone to echo, his smile was slightly cold.

Since An Kang went, An Lingrong has never attended major banquets, and the emperor connived, and the queen naturally acquiesced to this.

"Empress Fangcai mentioned King Guojun, and her sister's expression changed suddenly, if she was seen at the banquet...... My sister still has to restrain her emotions. Back at Yongshou Palace, An Lingrong saw that Zhen Huan's face was not good, so he hurriedly asked people to ask for a doctor, but Zhen Huan raised his hand to stop him.

"It's okay, maybe it's because the delivery is imminent, and I often have a pain in my stomach recently, and I've spent some time on it today, and I'm a little tired." Zhen Huan's face turned slightly pale, and she took a sip of hot water to ease up, "I heard that he went to Shengjing, and there has been no news since then, but now I suddenly heard his news, and I was a little excited." ”

"My sister is now Concubine Xi, the emperor's favorite concubine, and she has nothing to do with him anymore." An Lingrong said in a low voice.

"I know." Zhen Huan's eyes were full of sadness, "I am in front of him, I am only ashamed." ”

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is like water, everyone gathers at the night banquet in Chonghua Palace, and the king of Guojun is still late.

"I've long been accustomed to you arriving late and leaving early at banquets." During this time, the harem of the previous dynasty was full of happy events, and the emperor was in a good mood, so he naturally didn't care much, but had more spare time to care about King Guojun's body, "At the beginning, you insisted on going to Shengjing, but now people are a little haggard." ”

"When I arrived in Shengjing, I unfortunately contracted a cold and was sick for a while, but it was not because of the wind and dust." King Guojun replied in a hoarse voice.

"Why didn't anyone report me?" The emperor frowned slightly, and suddenly found that his control over King Guojun had weakened a lot, "What are the people who follow around you do?" ”

"It's my brother who didn't let them say it, it's just a minor illness, and now it's all better." King Guojun explained lightly.

"You lack someone to take care of your daily life, do you have someone you like now?" The emperor teased.

"If there is someone you like, the younger brother will not come alone, maybe all the younger brother wants in his life is just Zhuang Shengxiaomeng." King Guojun no longer has the vigor of the past, and his speech is mostly negative, and he caught a glimpse of Zhen Huan in gorgeous clothes out of the corner of his eye, and his heart ached suddenly. He was once so close to happiness, but now he is so far away.

The emperor just thought that he was just talking about a joke as before, and he just laughed twice.

During the banquet, the queen mentioned that Yunxi was also old enough to marry, and he shirked to marry his beloved like King Guojun, and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and said: "You see, the big ones are not good to teach the bad ones, and the small ones don't dare to marry a wife." ”

"As long as there are royal brothers in the Qing Dynasty, it is good that the courtiers are secretly idle." King Guojun pursed his lips, said with a smile, took a seat, his eyes fell on the opposite side, Ning Guiren was looking at him with a bright smile, and hurriedly diverted his gaze to Shen Meizhuang, "Concubine Hui is fine, I haven't said hello to Concubine Hui yet." ”

Shen Meizhuang politely got up and saluted back: "Thank you, Lord Wang." ”

King Guojun turned to the upper seat, and then dared to look at Zhen Huan, who was sitting beside the emperor, and bowed: "Concubine Xi is well." ”

Zhen Huan didn't look at him with her eyes down from beginning to end, but her heart had already started beating violently the moment she heard his voice, and there was a thunderous heartbeat in her ears. She took Liuzhu's hand and slowly got up, and replied with a half-salute: "The prince is safe." ”

"Niangniang is about to give birth, can her body still be healthy?" King Guojun couldn't hold back and asked more.

Zhen Huan's palms were sweating, and she tried her best to calm down: "Lord Lao is worried, everything is fine." ”

Liu Zhu noticed Zhen Huan's slightly trembling hand, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it's time for Niangniang to drink fetal medicine, and the new prescription prescribed by Imperial Doctor Wen has specially explained that she should take it on time." ”

"Okay, let's go." The emperor nodded, waved his big hand and let the people go.

Zhen Huan left the Chonghua Hall with a sigh of relief, and waited until there was no one outside, before she dared to relax a little.

In Weiyang Palace, An Lingrong is arranging everything in an orderly manner, striving to be foolproof.

"Imperial Physician Wen and Imperial Physician Zhou have deliberately changed their shifts, and they are both on duty at the Tai Hospital tonight, and they will be able to arrive immediately when someone is sent to call." Dill walked in and said back and forth, "Wen Po has arranged it early in the morning, she has delivered the seventh elder brother for her mother, and the hot water is also boiling enough, and the scissors and other users have all been scalded in boiling water, and the rest of the utensils are also ready, as for the distribution of the palace people, Aunt Jinxi has already arranged it." She approached An Lingrong and said in a low voice, "As for the pebbles on the road back to Yongshou Palace, Cardamom has already gone to arrange them, and Concubine Xi will start production on the pretext of falling off the sedan chair." ”

"Okay." An Lingrong let out a long sigh of relief and looked at the full moon hanging in the night sky, "The moon is round again." ”

The singing and dancing of Chonghua Palace gradually subsided, and a cat meow came from nowhere, and then it was connected left and right, making people's scalps numb, An Lingrong waited for the door, and couldn't help but feel a little creepy: "Isn't it forbidden to raise cats in the palace for a long time?" Where did so many cats come from tonight? ”

"Ning Guiren loves to raise cats, and since she entered the palace, the number of cats in the palace has gradually increased." Dill is also a little strange, "It's just that I don't usually see so many, and it's not spring, what are these cats called?" ”

The gate of Weiyang Palace is facing the back door of Yongshou Palace, at this time the door was pushed open suddenly, Liu Zhu ran out in a panic, and hit An Lingrong and Dill with his eyes, and hurriedly said: "Guifei Niangniang, my little master was pounced by a cat on the way back, and now I am afraid that I am going to give birth." ”

"Pounced on by a cat?" An Lingrong was taken aback, and walked into the Yongshou Palace quickly, "Go to the Tai Hospital to ask for a doctor." ”

An Lingrong hurriedly walked straight to the dormitory, Zhen Huan had already been helped to the bed, her face was very bad, maybe because of the severe pain, or maybe because of the unexpected fright, her face was full of exhaustion and weakness.

An Lingrong took Zhen Huan's hand and shouted several times, before she struggled to utter two words in a half-conscious state: "Rong'er ......"