Chapter 52 Chapter Fifty-Second: Spying Around the Bend

Qing Chuan was still on duty today, so she simply washed up and left in a hurry. Su Yan only had to work in the small kitchen, so it was easier for her to tidy up both of their houses. Just took it out the door. On the way, I heard a few maids on duty discussing in private: "No wonder I haven't seen Si elder brother in the palace these few days. It turns out that I have fallen out of favor." Su Yan's heart tightened, and another person said: "That's right, the eighth elder brother is in favor right now, the emperor even gave him the position of the head of the House of Internal Affairs. But the eighth elder brother is indeed capable, who in this palace Don't say a word about him, even our Empress Xi concubine praised him a lot."

Su Yan was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly understood in his heart, now that Empress Xi and the eighth elder brother are getting so close, and Qingchuan is their only connection, no wonder the fourth elder brother wants to kill her. Thinking about it this way, people have already entered the Chuxiu Palace, and a maid came out of the small kitchen with a plate of dim sum. When she saw Su Yan approaching, her expression immediately relaxed, and she quickly stuffed the plate into her hand, saying: "The emperor Here, the master ordered some snacks, which have just been made, so hurry up and send them to the master."

After hearing this, Su Yan couldn't help but feel a little strange. Usually, it's a job that everyone rushes to do to deliver snacks to the master, and it's not her turn. Why did she send it today?Su Yan was suspicious in his heart, and walked towards the main hall with a plate of snacks, just when he reached the door, he happened to meet Qing Chuan head-on. Qingchuan grabbed Su Yan and said in a low voice, "Su Yan, don't go in." Su Yan wondered: "What's wrong?" Qing Chuan pulled Su Yan aside, and said to her: "Just now, for some reason, the emperor felt bloated in his stomach, and you also know that people are sick, so it is inevitable that the anger will be greater, and the empress can hardly handle it, let alone you and me? "

After hearing this, Su Yan's heart moved, and he secretly thought that since he couldn't kill Qingchuan with his own hands, he might as well use this matter to let the emperor take Qingchuan away from Empress Xi. Concubine's favor, there will be no fear of life. Seeing that Su Yan hadn't responded for a long time, Qing Chuan couldn't help feeling a little anxious, and said in a low voice, "What are you thinking? Hurry up and leave." Su Yan thought for a while, but said: "Qingchuan, I have a way to cure the emperor's bloated stomach." Qing Chuan was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Su Yan in surprise.

Su Yan explained: "It's true. There is a method in our hometown. It says to soak water chestnut and pork together overnight, drink it in one gulp, and it will calm the abdominal distension." Qingchuan was overjoyed when he heard that, and said: "That's great, you can do it right away, and I'll report back to Empress Xi. With this credit, Empress Xi can also let you go, and won't always criticize you .” As she said that, she was about to turn around and go back to the hall. Su Yan hurriedly grabbed her and lied to her: "Don't worry, just listen to me. I don’t even have the strength to shovel, how do you tell me to do it?”

Qing Chuan didn't suspect him, so he just asked nervously, "Did you hurt your hand? Is it serious?" Su Yan hastily pulled his left hand into his sleeve, and concealed it: "It's just a flash during the meeting, it's okay, just take a rest, I think it's better for you to do it." Qingchuan thought for a while and said: "Alright, you go back and rest first, I will do it, and when there is a reward, the two of us will go and get it together." After speaking, he told Su Yan to leave quickly, and confessed: "You go back Come on, I'll ask for leave from Nanny Jin, I have to be on duty at night, so you don't need to leave the door open for me, you go to bed early."

Seeing that Qingchuan was not on guard against her, and Suyan's heart was full of emotions, she couldn't tell whether it was bitter or sweet at the moment, she was afraid that Qingchuan would see her flaws again, so she didn't dare to say more, so she hurriedly turned around and went back to Ganxi Fourth Institute, Just waiting to hear the news that Qingchuan was punished.She waited until the next morning, when someone knocked on her door.Su Yan was so startled that she immediately jumped up from the bed, suppressed the panic in her heart and opened the door, but saw Xinlian standing outside the door.

Seeing that Su Yan's face was pale and flustered, Xinlian wondered, "Hey, what's wrong with you? You're sweating profusely." Su Yan didn't answer, just asked: "What do you want from me?" Xinlian angrily threw a small porcelain bottle into Su Yan's arms, and replied: "Hey, it's for you. Didn't you tell Qingchuan that your hand slipped away and you couldn't even pick up the shovel? She did it early in the morning. So I went to the Tai Hospital to get this bottle of medicine, and asked me to give it to you." Su Yan looked at the small bottle, couldn't hold back the tears anymore, suddenly raised his head to look at Xinlian, and asked, "Where is Qingchuan?"

Xinlian didn't know why Su Yan's emotions became so agitated, she was very surprised, and replied: "It seems to be taking medicine for the emperor." Su Yan didn't care much, just ran towards Chuxiu Palace, never thought that just after leaving Ganxi Fourth Institute, she bumped into Qingchuan.Qingchuan supported Su Yan, and wondered: "Su Yan, what's wrong with you?" But Su Yan said anxiously: "Qingchuan, I misremembered the prescription! I just checked the medical books, and the stewed pork with water chestnut will ruin the stomach." Only then did Qingchuan understand, "It turns out that you are afraid that I will be blamed by the emperor. Don't worry, it's okay." Seeing that Su Yan was sweating from anxiety, she couldn't help laughing: "Just now I went to help you get the medicine, come back At that time, the pot on the stove disappeared, and I don’t know which maid took it to eat.”

Su Yan let out a sigh of relief when he heard the words, put his palms together and read: "Thank you, thank you." Qingchuan smiled, and was about to speak, when a little palace lady ran over from a distance, and hurriedly said: "Qingchuan, Empress Xi told you to come over quickly." Both Qingchuan and Su Yan were taken aback, they couldn't help but looked at each other, Su Yan stuffed a purse into the hand of the little maid, and asked her, "Do you know what it is?" The little palace maid looked anxious, and replied: "I don't know too well, it's just that some guards escorted Jinmao away just now, saying that the emperor suffered from abdominal pain after drinking the broth she offered. The imperial doctor, Xi Concubine asked Qingchuan to hurry over and serve her."

Qingchuan couldn't help being speechless, no wonder she couldn't find the pot when she went back, unexpectedly Jinmao stole it and went to claim the merit.Qing Chuan glanced at Su Yan, and asked in a low voice, "What should I do?" Su Yan sent the little maid away first, and then told Qingchuan: "I have checked the medical books. Although the prescription will cause abdominal pain, it will not be life-threatening. Since the emperor has passed on the imperial doctor, it is estimated that it will be cured soon. , It’s just that we must not admit it now, and just insist that we don’t know anything.” Qingchuan nodded, turned around and went to Chuxiu Palace.The imperial physician had boiled medicine for Kangxi, and after Kangxi drank it, his abdominal pain stopped. The imperial physician looked at the broth, and said that there was no poison in it, but some ingredients were incompatible with each other and could not be boiled together. Concubine Xi hurriedly pleaded guilty to Kangxi, but Kangxi did not punish her when he arrived. Instead, he comforted her with a few words, got up and went to Qianqing Palace. Concubine Xi didn't expect Nanny Jin to do such a thing, and she was very annoyed in her heart, but seeing that she had served him faithfully for many years, she still did her best to save her life, so she was relegated to Xin library.Two days later, when the situation subsided, Concubine Xi called all the people in Chuxiu Palace together and asked, "You all know about Jinmao, right?" Where did the people dare to make a sound, they just stood there with their hands down. Concubine Xi sighed, and said, "I didn't expect that she would make such a mistake after being with me all her life? Fortunately, the emperor is fine, otherwise the entire Chuxiu Palace would be buried with her. Now she has gone to Xinzheku to work as a coolie , this thing can't be left alone, and Qingchuan will take her place from now on." Everyone was shocked when they heard this, no one thought that Concubine Xi would point out Qing Chuan to be the grand maid of Chuxiu Palace.People who are on good terms with Qingchuan on weekdays are naturally happy, but those who treat Qingchuan badly like Xinlian and Wanyue are both shocked and jealous. They are afraid that Qingchuan will take the opportunity to avenge her personal revenge after she takes power. In fact, Qingchuan herself was very surprised. She was kidnapped to be a little maid, and she was still registered as a black account in the House of Internal Affairs, but she became the head maid of Chuxiu Palace. thought of things. Concubine Xi finished announcing, called everyone out, and deliberately left Qing Chuan to explain a few words, nothing more than "I trust you, you must not disappoint my trust" or something like that.Qing Chuan didn't dare to say anything else, and only responded one by one, and expressed his loyalty appropriately, and then left the main hall. When they got back to Qianxi No. 4, there was already a group of maids waiting to flatter Qingchuan, and Xinlian and Wanyue were very careful to accompany them, and pleaded guilty to Qingchuan first.Qing Chuan knew in her heart that the taboo of a new official was to pay bad debts. Although she was a grand maid now, if these people kept stabbing her in the back, she wouldn't be able to bear it. Qing Chuan didn't say a single word, just smiled and said: "Don't worry, I won't avenge my private revenge. It's so rare for us to get together. It's also a predestined relationship. In the future, we should share rewards and work together. Just like a family." Xinlian and the others immediately felt relieved, praised Qingchuan several times, and then dispersed one by one.Qingchuan went back to the room, closed the door, and then heaved a sigh of relief, and shouted: "It's not easy to be an official!" Su Yan couldn't help laughing at her and said: "Look at you, where are you now? If you can become the master of this palace in the future, won't you still have to worry about getting sick?" Qing Chuan was so frightened that she waved her hands and said, "Hurry up, I don't even want to be a court lady. If there is a chance, I'd better go out of the palace." Su Yan smiled lightly, but said nothing.She didn't kill Qingchuan out of conscience, but what about the fourth elder brother?Chao Zhongli's eighth elder brother is calling for the crown prince more and more loudly. Once the eighth elder brother really ascends to the position of prince, then the fourth elder brother will have no chance of standing up. However, although there were high voices in the court to support the eighth elder brother as the crown prince, there was no response from Kangxi. Concubine De entered the palace early, and knew a little about Kangxi's temper, so she guessed that Kangxi still couldn't bear to abolish the crown prince. reng's.When the fourth elder brother entered the palace to pay respects to Concubine De, Concubine De said to him: "Although the prince is stupid, after all, he is the queen's son, and the father-son relationship between him and the emperor cannot be erased. Fourth, if you If you are really filial, why don't you come to Yonghe Palace and help me take care of the prince." The fourth elder brother was a little stunned for a while, thought for a while, and asked: "This... Huang Ama will be unhappy?" Concubine De smiled, and said: "People's hearts are fleshy. No matter how big a mistake he made, father and son are always father and son. Don't look at the emperor doting on the eighth elder brother every day, but he still misses the prince in his heart. How many days have you asked about the crown prince's birthday?" The fourth elder brother was even more surprised when he heard it: "Huang Ama asked the prince's birthday?" Concubine De said pointedly: "Although your empress Ama has a hard mouth, her heart is extremely soft. If you refuse to forgive the prince now, it is just because you can't save face. I really don't know who will have this ability in the future. Can you Huang Ama and the prince get back together? That will really help your Huang Ama a lot." The fourth elder brother reached out and tapped the table lightly. After a moment of silence, he said, "Emiang, don't worry, I know." Within a few days, the fourth elder brother released the abolished prince at the court meeting. The fourth elder brother stood in front of the imperial uniform and talked generously: "I heard that the stewards of the clan's mansion were very harsh on the abolished prince, which made the abolished prince have delusional thoughts of committing suicide. My heart aches when I hear that. No matter how many mistakes he made, after all He is the son of Huang Ama, the only flesh and blood of Empress Hesheli, and the elder brother who grew up with the fourth son, so..." The fourth elder brother lifted the corner of his robe, knelt down, and begged: "I want to ask for a favor for the deposed prince. For the sake of love, please ask Emperor Amar to allow him to move out of the clan mansion and live in another courtyard." Kangxi was silent for a long time, and decreed: "Let the abolished prince move out of the clan mansion and live in Yuqing Palace." The courtiers immediately talked about it, but the fourth elder brother turned a deaf ear to it, and went to the clan's mansion to pick up the deposed prince Yinreng in person.Yinfeng already knew that his ability to come out was all due to the efforts of the fourth elder brother, and he said gratefully: "Old fourth, thanks to you pleading with Huang Ama for me, the second brother will always remember this love!" The fourth elder brother smiled hurriedly, and said: "The emperor ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety. The second brother is my elder brother. If you are in trouble, I will help you. It is only right and proper. The second brother should stop saying thank you." A group of people were walking towards Yuqing Palace, but on the way they met Concubine Xi coming from the opposite side in a chariot. Although Yinreng had been released from the clan mansion now, he was still the abolished prince, so he had to avoid it with the fourth elder brother On the side of the road, when the two teams passed by each other, Yinfeng caught a glimpse of Qingchuan who was closely following Xi Concubine's chariot, and couldn't help shouting: "Xiangu!" Where did Qingchuan dare to provoke him, she quickly lowered her head and pressed against Xi Concubine's chariot, pretending that she didn't hear it. Concubine Xi noticed it, turned her head and glanced at the abandoned prince, and asked Qingchuan in a low voice: "Qingchuan, do you know the abandoned prince?"