Chapter 18 Chapter 6: The Old Lost House of Light Smoke and Fragrant Grass

On the second day, in the upper study room, Meng Lengqian offended Shengyan for some reason, and the emperor ordered him to be imprisoned.This disaster was quite sudden, and Mu Ningyan was naturally shocked when it was heard. I thought about it for a long time, not knowing what happened.She always felt vaguely uneasy.Perhaps it was because he had asked the Meng family to come forward to help when he entered the palace, and it was more because he had witnessed her and Brother Meng... Or it was because of what happened yesterday... So I sent the maid who was close to me to ask my eldest cousin and others in private, but I couldn't find out why it happened, only that it was a sudden crime.They are also begging for mercy for Mr. Mengjun today, and they also said that if it is convenient for the empress, for the sake of the favor that the Ruan family owes the Meng family, they will try their best to help.

She stood by the window, watching the fading sunlight, and said after a long time, "Waiting to change clothes." Shi Quanyi bowed and stood by the side, peeking at the emperor's expression.The emperor seemed to be in a trance. He had a booklet in his hand, and he had been reading it over and over again for an indefinite amount of time. The servants in charge of the lamps moved silently, and wherever they went, crimson spread out one by one. Xiao Luzi from outside the hall came with his hands down, bowed to the emperor and said, "Report to the emperor, Concubine Ning is asking to see you outside." Looking up secretly, the emperor's eyes seemed to flicker, but Shi Quanyi didn't dare to look more, his eyes slightly Drooping, but the emperor's hands are tightly holding the fold, with slightly protruding veins.

The emperor said lightly: "Let her in." Shi Quanyi had been by Baili Haozhe's side for a long time, so he could tell that the emperor didn't seem to be in a very good mood. Yesterday in Fengyi Hall, Concubine Ning made the emperor angry for some reason.For the first time since the emperor favored Concubine Ning, he did not stay in Fengyi Hall. But today is also different from the past, the emperor is already in Fengyi Hall at this time of weekdays.It stands to reason that at this time, when Concubine Ning asked to see her, she naturally took the initiative to show her favor, why the emperor was not happy!Could it be that it has something to do with Mr. Meng Jun!

I still remember that the two sons-in-law of the Ruan family went to the palace to intercede for the concubine Ning who had not yet entered the palace at that time, saying that the concubine Ning had already betrothed to others.And that person is Meng Lengqian, Mengjun Ma Ye. Shi Quanyi thought secretly, and suddenly became enlightened.Master Mengjun will go to jail for no reason today, could it be... Looking up slightly, I saw Concubine Ning, dressed in a smoky purple palace attire, swaying towards the emperor, bowing gracefully: "My concubine pays my respects to the emperor." If it was a normal day, the emperor would have already put down the booklet to greet him.But today, he didn't even lift his head, and still focused on the book, as if he hadn't heard it or heard it.Concubine Ning still maintained her salute posture.Neither of them spoke anymore.

Shi Quan could only feel that the air in Chengqian Hall was gradually thinning.But for a long while, the two still didn't speak. Shi Quanyi looked at the servants who were standing bowed all around, and lowered his head as much as possible.I had no choice but to say: "Report to the emperor, it's time to eat, do you want to pass on the meal?" Baili Haozhe said "Oh", and said calmly, "Let's pass it on." The maids filed in and brought out the dinner one by one gently and skillfully.Finally, Shi Quanyi came over: "The emperor and your empress are welcome to have a meal."

Then Baili Haozhe opened his mouth and said: "Go down, there is no need to wait here." After everyone saluted, they bowed and walked out. Baili Haozhe said in a deep voice: "Sit down. What are you doing there?" Mu Ningyan looked up at him, only to see that he had already turned around.She only saw his back in the dragon robe, she suddenly lowered her head in a daze, moved lightly with lotus steps, and followed him. He sat down, took the silver ivory chopsticks inlaid with the milk cap, and began to eat.Sitting on the side, Mu Ningyan saw that his left hand was covered with a silk handkerchief.She took a look and turned her head away.

Baili Haozhe's heart sank even more, and any dishes he ate were tasteless.He simply put down the chopsticks and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?" Mu Ningyan bit her lip lightly, pondered for a while, and then said: "The emperor must forgive the innocence of the concubine, only the concubine dare to say..." Baili Haozhe stared at her for a while, then Fang said: "Okay, let's talk!" Only then did Mu Ningyan lower her eyes, and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know... I don't know what happened to Mengjun Maye?" Baili Haozhe remained silent.Although he had already guessed her reason for coming.But now that she was speaking so bluntly and directly, he felt more and more jealous.

But she was still pleading for that man: "I beg the emperor... I beg the emperor to read it for the sake of his loyalty, please forgive him once!" Only two "clicks" were heard, and the ivory chopsticks that were held in the emperor's hand unexpectedly He threw it on the ground. Baili Haozhe was expressionless, stood up abruptly, and said coldly: "Come here, take Concubine Ning to the palace." As if she had been slapped, her face turned pale.Standing up slowly, he bowed to her according to the rules: "The concubine will leave!" Shi Quanyi personally sent her back to Fengyi Hall.He has always been a sensible person, so he can vaguely guess what happened between the emperor and Concubine Ning.She secretly looked up at Concubine Ning who was sitting on the side of the couch, and said after a while: "Msg Concubine Ning, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

Mu Ningyan said: "Boss Shi may as well speak up if you have something to say." Shi Quan said together: "If the servant is wrong, please punish me." Mu Ningyan waved her hand, meaning nothing wrong.Only then did Shi Quanyi slowly say: "Since Concubine Ning entered the palace, it can be said that she has been doted on by three thousand people, and other people in the harem are like decorations. The emperor loves her so much, so she is naturally very nervous... But After all, the emperor is just an ordinary man in the world..." Mu Ningyan listened in a daze, without any reaction.

"That's what I mean... No matter why Meng Zhuangyuan offended the emperor this time, the empress still pretends to know nothing and ignores it. Maybe in a few days, the emperor will release Meng Zhuangyuan." Mu Ningyan lowered her long eyelashes: "Boss Shi, I understand. Thank you for your suggestion." It seems that Brother Meng really suffered this prison for nothing because of her. In the next few days, it was reported to Fengyi Hall that the emperor had turned over the brands of Concubine Yan of Jiangyun Palace, Concubine Liu of Lanlin Palace, Concubine Yin of Chengbi Palace and Concubine Tang of Wenni Palace.This is the first time since Concubine Ning entered the palace, the emperor turned over the cards of other concubines.

The emperor never came to Fengyi Hall again, and Concubine Ning never came to Chengqian Hall.All the servants working in Chengqian Palace also clearly noticed that the emperor was unhappy these days, and even the ministers felt it, and the papers presented were frequently rejected by the emperor. At this moment, King Anding was kneeling in the huge Chengqian Hall, his whole back dripping with cold sweat.As soon as he came in, the emperor let him kneel without saying anything. He secretly raised his head to ask for help from Director Shi who was standing beside the emperor, but Director Shi tucked his hands in his sleeves and only swayed towards him a few times secretly.He naturally understood that it meant that he could not say more. A servant came over lightly, leaned into Shi Quanyi's ear and whispered something.Shi Quanyi's eyes flickered for a moment, and he turned to the emperor and said, "The slave has something to report!" Baili Haozhe said indifferently: "Speak." But he didn't glance at the kneeling King Anding. Shi Quan said, "Your majesty, just now the maid of the Fengyi Palace came to report that Concubine Ning is ill..." The emperor stood up abruptly, and hurriedly walked out... After a few steps, suddenly It stopped again.After a while, he said calmly, "What did the imperial doctor say?" Shi Quan said back: "The concubine Ning hasn't sent the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat her yet." The emperor kept pacing up and down, obviously anxious.But it seems that there is no intention of going to Fengyi Hall. Shi Quan said together: "Your Majesty, this servant has the audacity to pass the light apricot from Fengyi Palace into the palace." Hearing this, the emperor stopped and turned around. Seeing this, Shi Quan asked the maid who was kneeling on the ground: "Dan Xing, what happened to your empress just now, please report to the emperor carefully." The maid's voice was trembling: "Your majesty, the slaves and others don't know what happened. Just now, the empress is still fine, and she ordered us to pass the meal. But after taking a few mouthfuls, the empress began to vomit, which lasted for a long time. The servants They wanted to pass on the imperial doctor, but the empress refused. Later, when there was no other way, the servants were worried about the empress’s health, so they dared to report to Director Shi..." The emperor stood with his hands behind his back, and said for a moment: "Go, let the chief physician take a few people to Fengyi Hall." Xuan then ordered: "Tie up all the people in the dining room." The emperor's expression had been serious since he entered the palace, and everyone in the Fengyi Palace watched their eyes and noses and their hearts, not even daring to breathe.For a while, the entire hall was silent, and there was an occasional cold wind whizzing past outside the hall, making the branches and leaves rustle, making the hall even more extremely quiet. It took a long time for the imperial physicians to file out. Seeing Baili Haozhe, he knelt down and kowtowed. The chief physician Yu said: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor! Concubine Ning is pregnant with a dragon fetus, and there is already a baby." I've been pregnant for many months..." Before Baili Haozhe had finished listening, he turned around abruptly, and walked towards the inner bedroom, with hurried steps, he forgot to let the imperial physician and others get up. Her head was on the inside, her eyes were closed, she seemed to be in a deep sleep, her black hair was winding like a cloud, covering the soft apricot pillow.He sat down by the bed, touched it with his hand involuntarily, and combed it for her.After a long time, he sighed. On the same day, the emperor decreed to release Ma Ye Mengjun from the prison. The clear sunlight poured in through the screen window, branding auspicious and auspicious window lattice patterns on the ground, and countless fine dust floated in the beams of light and shadow. Mu Ningyan leaned on the brocade couch, stroking the half-made clothes with her fingertips, raised her head and sighed regretfully.There was a rush of footsteps outside the hall, followed by an anxious voice from a servant: "Prince, my lord, please slow down, and be careful not to fall!" Just raised his head, Prince Chengxuan hugged the little snow-white raccoon and walked in through the curtain like a small arrow, biting his lip, standing in front of the couch and looking at her with a strange expression.She got up, helped him straighten his clothes with a smile, and said softly: "What's wrong with our Cheng Xuan? Who made our Cheng Xuan angry?" The little prince frowned and stood beside the brocade couch, seemingly unhappy.It took a long time before she said apprehensively: "Auntie... Auntie has her own child, will she...not love Chengxuan anymore?" It turned out that he was worried about this, after all, he was still a child.Mu Ningyan wanted to laugh, but she felt sore in her heart. She took his little hand and hugged him in her arms: "No, I won't. My aunt will love Chengxuan all her life." The little prince still didn't believe it, and there was obvious doubt in his dark eyes: "Really?" Mu Ningyan hugged him tightly, and said in a low voice: "Well, it's true, it can't be more true, my aunt will assure you." She took the small clothes beside the couch, spread them in front of him and said: "Look, this is what my aunt made for you. Even if my aunt has a younger brother or sister in the future, my aunt will still love our Chengxuan the most, okay? " The little prince stared fixedly at the blue satin jacket, and suddenly hugged her, his whole body curled up in her arms, his back trembling slightly.Mu Ningyan hurriedly lowered her head, only to see his nose twitching, big tears rolling down from Yuanyuan's eyes. This kid is usually strong and sensible.Except for the first time they met, hugged her and cried mother, she had never seen him cry. At this moment, her heart felt hot and painful as if it had been twisted by someone.Gently wiped away his tears one by one: "Chengxuan, Chengxuan, Chengxuan... Auntie assures you. Auntie will hook up with you, please. Auntie loves Chengxuan all her life. Will it get better?" Only then did the little prince cry and raised his head, breathing in: "Okay." He stretched out his little finger and hooked her finger: "The hook must not be changed after a hundred years of hanging." She stared at the small face in front of her eyes, and said in a low voice, "It won't change for a hundred years!" She hugged Cheng Xuan like this, she didn't want to think about anything.