"The little master's hand is so skillful, the bird embroidered on this swaddling cloth is like the real thing. Mingyue accompanied Lu Xiangran, watching Lu Xiangran holding a needle and thread in her hand, embroidering swaddling clothes for the child in her belly, so she complimented her.

"You have been with the little master for a short time, so naturally you haven't seen it, and the little master's embroiderer even praises the best embroiderer in Beijing. Cai Wei listened to Mingyue's words and said very proudly.

Mingyue wanted to say something more, but heard a song outside the hall:

"Concubine De has arrived-"

When Lu Xiangran heard the word "Concubine De", her heart tightened, and the needle in her hand involuntarily went to the wrong position, pierced her hand, and suddenly oozed a trace of red blood from her fingertips.

"Little Lord ......" Mingyue looked at Lu Xiangran worriedly, as if she wanted to speak, but saw that Shen Bihuan had already walked in with Nana, followed by Cuizhu and Aunt Fang.

"Concubines, see Concubine De. Lu Xiangran saluted Shen Bihuan with the support of Cai Wei.

"Okay, you are a person with a body, the emperor has already exempted you from the number of courtesies, you are like this, others will think that I disobey the holy order. Shen Bihuan glanced at Lu Xiangran's belly and spoke again, "The emperor instructed the palace to take care of you, no, the palace specially asked the kitchen to make some tonic soup today, bring it to you, drink it while it's hot." ”

After speaking, he glanced at Cuizhu and asked her to serve the soup cup in her hand.

"The concubine thanks the mother for her care, but the concubine just saw that the pastries made in the imperial dining room today are good, and she ate more when she was greedy. Lu Xiangran smiled and spoke.

"The palace is doing things according to the emperor's orders, and the soup has been sent to you, and it is your business whether to drink it or not. Needlework hurts the eyes and hurts the body, and it is better for the concubine to be leisurely. Shen Bihuan didn't care so much, said a few words in Shuhexuan, and then turned to leave, ignoring Lu Xiangran's inexplicable expression behind him.

After Shen Bihuan walked away, Lu Xiangran sat back on the chair, looked at the half-embroidered swaddling clothes on the table, and said quietly:

"What do you mean, you say? The day before yesterday, she sent cloth to make new clothes for the children, yesterday she said that she was afraid that I would be bored, so she gave some playthings, and today she actually sent some soup for Lao Shizi herself......

"Concubine De Niangniang Xu is kind intentions, knowing that the emperor cares about the little master, so she came to make friends with the little master. Mingyue put the soup in her hand on the table and said.

"You are really new to the palace, and your knowledge is shallow. How could she be so kind and want to be friends with our little master?" Cai Wei said, "According to the slave maid, she is beating the idea of the child in our little master's belly. ”

"Cai Wei, you mean that she wants my child's life?" Lu Xiangran asked.

"Little master, it's not impossible, Concubine De is the most advanced palace except for the first queen, but her stomach has not moved, how can she allow Mr. Little Lord to give birth to the prince?" Cai Wei said, "Also, with the current position of the little master, if you give birth to a princess, it is okay to give birth to a prince, and you can't raise it yourself, maybe Concubine De also wants to rob the little master's child......"

"If she really gives birth to a prince, although I have a low position and can't be raised by my side, there are still Concubine Shu and Concubine An above, it may not be her Shen Bihuan!" Lu Xiangran said.

When the slave maid heard Sister Caiwei's words, she understood that it was precisely because the little lord had a choice between Concubine Shu and Concubine An, that Concubine De would show favor to the little master, hoping that the little master would stand with her. Mingyue nodded and said.

"You take a look at the soup first to see if it's poisonous. Lu Xiangran said to Mingyue.

Mingyue held the soup cup and examined it carefully, thought for a moment, and then put down the soup cup and spoke: "Little master, there is no poison in the soup, but it is ......"

"But what?" Lu Xiangran originally heard that it was non-toxic, and her heart was a little relieved, but when she heard the word "but", her heart that had been put down suddenly mentioned again.

"Just like the last time at the palace banquet, there is an ingredient in this soup that is compatible with the meal that the little master usually uses, although there is no major problem, but it will also cause abdominal pain, causing the little main body to be ......," Mingyue replied.

"Hmph, I knew that she really did it at the palace banquet last time...... Lu Xiangran muttered, "Mingyue, what do you say I should do? If I accept her overtures, this child will definitely be taken away by her, she has the support of the queen mother, even if I am promoted to a position in the future, the child is afraid that she will not come back; but if I don't accept it, I will have to prevent her from poisoning the child in my womb every day......

"Little master, the slave has a plan, but I don't know whether to talk about it or not. Mingyue thought for a moment and finally spoke.

"When has this been? Is there anything else you shouldn't say? Lu Xiangran said.

"The slave maid once heard that there are masters in the people, and they can know whether the child in the womb is male or female through the diagnosis of the pulse, and the little master is afraid to invite the master into the palace to have a look. At this point, Mingyue stopped talking.

"Yes, if it is the prince, he is naturally my greatest hope, I must find a good shelter for him, if it is a princess ......" Lu Xiangran's eyes flashed with a fierce color, "Then you can't blame me, it's all Shen Bihuan who forced me!"

"Little master, what about this so-called master......" Cai Wei asked casually.

"You have been in the palace for a long time, and you know what to do about some things, so you ask someone to go out of the palace to find it, and quietly bring it into the palace, so that no one can see it. ”

"Yes, the slave will arrange it. Cai Wei nodded and retreated.

Mingyue stood quietly aside, looking at the complicated look on Lu Xiangran's face, and sighed in her heart, and was about to say a few words to comfort this little master who was neither high nor low, but was on the cusp, but saw Lu Xiangran pick up the scissors and twist all the half-embroidered swaddling clothes.

"Little Lord, you are ......" Mingyue was surprised.

"No matter whether the child in my womb is male or female, I can't keep it after all, why am I embroidering these things?

When the news reached Mu Qingchen's hands, it was almost noon, and she watched Jinyan and Aunt Qiu learn embroidery with great interest, and she didn't know if it was a whim or a calculation, but she heard her say to Jinyan and Aunt Qiu:

"You tinker with this embroidery every day, there has been a while, it is not interesting to embroider these handkerchiefs, it is better to embroider a close-fitting gown for the child in the belly of Xiang Gui Concubine? Count the days, Xiang Gui Concubine should be born in May next year, the weather is warmer, I see that the cloud pattern Shu brocade in the warehouse is good, light and moderate, the material is also soft, the most suitable for children. ”

"It's still the princess who is thoughtful, and it's still half a year before she is already thinking about giving gifts. Aunt Qiu smiled.

During the time she spent with Mu Qingchen, she always felt that Mu Qingchen was unpredictable and very difficult to guess, but Rao was cautious and careful, but she had not found anything wrong with Mu Qingchen so far.

"That's natural, it's in the belly of the concubine, but it's the emperor's first child. Qingchen's tone was light, and his expression was still the same.

Yes, the first child.

In the past, after she and Xiao Ling got married, Xiao Ling always asked her not to get pregnant on the grounds that the world was undecided, so even if she and Xiao Ling had been married for three years, they still had no heirs.

"The gift to Concubine Xiang is naturally cautious, Aunt Qiu, why don't we start preparing from now on? Not only a small gown, but also a small pants, small shoes, and a small hat, I want to embroider one, and give it away, let's go to the warehouse to pick out some good patterns-" Jin Yan really said that the wind is the rain, and pulled Aunt Qiu and walked towards the warehouse.

After Aunt Qiu went out, Zhan Yu lifted the curtain and came in, first stirred the charcoal fire in the house to make the room warmer, and then said to Mu Qingchen:

"Princess, according to your orders, I have sent the pickled woman in. ”

"The people in the palace are not suspicious?" Mu Qingchen asked.

"Bizhi Palace and Shuhexuan have sent people one after another, and after several attempts to make sure that there is nothing wrong, they dare to bring them to the palace. Ji Yu said.

"No matter what, Xiao Ling's suspicion of Shen Bihuan will not subside anymore. Qingchen saw that everything was calculated in advance, and he walked step by step, and couldn't help whispering.

"Princess, my subordinates don't understand, since that child is destined to be a victim, why does the princess still waste that cloud-patterned Shu brocade to make clothes and shoes for children?"

"Victim? yes...... That kid was just a victim. Qingchen's eyes were faint, "How can the child be at fault? The fault is that he cast the wrong stomach, if it wasn't for the piece of paper from the squire of the Criminal Department, why would my Ye family be like this? They are all involved in Xiao Ling, if I want to achieve my goal, I have to do it." ”

"No matter what the princess wants, her subordinates can understand and obey absolutely, and so does my sister. "Hold Yu swears.

"I know that you are all towards me, but fortunately I still have you by my side. Qingchen said, "Since we have come to this point, we can only do it simply, in this way, Concubine Xiang will really be immortal to Shen Bihuan." ”

"Yes, Princess. Zhan Yu said, but finally couldn't help but speak again, "The princess really doesn't plan to meet the Wind Mansion Lord?"

"No, if he wants to see me, he will come to me. Qingchen shook his head.

"Is the princess talking about this king?" Suddenly, such a voice came from outside the door, "Count the days, this king really hasn't seen the princess for a long time, so he came to Lu Luoju to sit down." ”

Qingchen was secretly shocked in her heart, and raised her eyes to look at the person who came, she knew that Xiao Yi had deep internal skills and excellent ear power, but she didn't know how much Xiao Yi had heard in the conversation between her and Zhan Yu, and how much she had mastered her plan.

"The prince lived in the light smoke and cuiliu for half a month, and the concubine thought that the prince had forgotten that he still had a home. Qingchen said quietly.

"Isn't the princess jealous? Blame this king for snubbing you? In fact, except for the night of ecstasy in the cave room, this king has not touched the princess for a long time. Xiao Yi had an uninhibited smile on his face, just like the carelessness he showed every time he faced Xiao Ling.