Chapter 21 Chapter Twenty-One

The war in the southwest finally ended with the victory of the Great Zhou. Recovering the long-lost territory is a great honor for a dynasty and an emperor.On the day when the class teacher returned to the imperial court, Xuan Ling would give him a big reward, and that would be the time when his elder brother would become famous.The military general became famous in the first battle, and his elder brother was named General of Fengguo, and he was given the honor of marriage, which can be regarded as a youthful success.Naturally, it was the time when Runan King Xuanji and the Murong clan were most powerful.

Xuanji enjoys the prince's double salary, Ziaocheng rides a horse, Huafei's father Murong Jiong is granted the title of first-class Marquis of Jiayi, the eldest son Murong Shisong is Jingping Bo, and the second son Murong Shibai is Suiping Bo.Concubine Hua's biological mother, Huang, was also given special favor, and was awarded the title of the wife of the second-rank Pingyuan Mansion, which is more like the mother of the fourth concubine.And the concubine Zhonghua in the harem was also canonized as Mrs. Yihua Xihua, honored and enjoyed like the sun.Her natal family's military exploits are outstanding, she holds the power of assisting the Six Palaces in her hands, and is favored by Xuan Ling, so everything goes well, and the only regret is that she has no children.

After his body recovered, Mei Zhuang gradually became less fond of going out, and he seemed dispensable to Xuan Ling's love, so it was only luck that he didn't see him.Now that the situation is so compelling, no matter how restrained Mei Zhuang is, he can't hold his breath anymore. That day Meizhuang came to my palace unexpectedly.The eunuch outside the door had just finished reporting that she had already walked in without even the maid helping her.I saw that her face was pale and uncertain, very different from usual, I knew she must have something to say, so I ordered everyone to go out.

Mei Zhuang bit his lower lip tightly, his chest heaved and fluctuated, and his face was flushed red with anger and unwillingness. I poured a cup of Biluochun in front of her, and said softly, "Why is sister wronged?" Mei Zhuang held the teacup and did not drink it, her expression was a little hazy in the fragrance of the tea, and she said bitterly after a long while: "Concubine Hua—" I gave her a tactful glance and said softly, "Sister, it's Mrs. Xihua—" Mei Zhuang couldn't bear it any longer, the tea bowl in his hand shook heavily, the tea splashed everywhere, Mei Zhuang gritted his silver teeth, and spat hard: "Mrs. Xihua?! I only regret that I don't have a good father and brother to go to the battlefield, in vain Cheap bitch!"

I stood up leisurely, teased a snow-white parrot on the golden shelf, and said with a slight smile, "Sister, don't be too angry. Mrs. Xihua——is so hot, why do I think she looks like Mrs. Yu'er, the former emperor?" Mei Zhuang was puzzled, frowned and pondered: "Ms. Yu'er?" I added water to the parrot, helped the beaded flowers on the temples, and said slowly, "Mrs. Yu'er is the biological mother of King Runan, the younger sister of the Marquis of Boling. In the tenth year of Longqing, the Marquis of Boling rebelled. Mrs. Yu'er was deeply implicated. die." I smiled faintly: "For this reason, Mrs. Yu'er has not even been given the title of concubine, and she is still not allowed to enter the imperial temple to receive incense."

Mei Zhuang smiled wryly: "How could the Murong family plan to rebel?" I sneered slightly: "Why do you need to rebel? High meritorious service is enough. What's more, they don't know how to protect King Runan." Only then did Mei Zhuang smile, and said: "I have also heard that in recent years, the king of Runan has gradually become domineering. He used to humiliate the civil servants, and the palace was extravagant. The government and the public criticized it, and the officials all came forward. The emperor just laughed it off and treated him more generously."

I smiled and didn't answer. When I was young, I read "Zuo Zhuan" and read "Zheng Boke Duan Yuyan". Mrs. Jiang favored her youngest son, Shu Duan, and wanted to replace Duke Zhuang. If you are unrighteous, you will kill yourself, and your aunt will treat it." When Shuduan aroused public outrage and became full of evil, he killed him in one fell swoop.Although later generations despise Zhuang Gong's behavior towards his mother and younger brother, it is very good in terms of the emperor's policy. A few days ago Xuanling was only joking and asked me what I thought about the Runan King's madness. I just took a volume of "Zuo Zhuan" and read Zhuang Gong's story aloud to him. bosom."

Now all the fire is poured with fuel, and it is only for the sentence "Take care of my son-in-law". I smiled and bowed my head, "The ulcer can only be removed with a knife when it has rotted to a certain extent. Let it develop and it will heal. The deeper the rot, the cleaner the dig." Seeing Mei Zhuang pondering a little, he said: "My sister seems to be very indifferent to the emperor recently." Mei Zhuang smiled indifferently: "How do you want me to be charming and charming? The emperor just comes to me when you ask him, and he just goes away when you wave him."

I slowly calmed down and smiled, and only said one sentence: "Without the emperor's favor, how could my sister bring down Mrs. Xihua? ——The less favored you are, the easier it is to be despised by others. My sister is someone who has experienced it. Do you want a younger sister?" Do you repeat it?" She opened her wonderful eyes slightly, and there was a shadow of a smile that was not a smile, and said: "You really want me to be favored?" The weather at the end of April is a bit hot and windy, and even the fragrance of the flowers is too sweet. A branch of snow-white Tumi flowers slanted on the window screen, and the Tumi flowers are blooming, and spring is about to pass.The room was quiet, except for the slight ringing of the gold chain on the parrot's feet.The emerald green tea soup in the Meizhuang cup is like a watery pool of fine jasper glass, full of greenery.My heart felt a little cold, and I said after a while: "Do I want to see you being neglected?" I said quietly, "My sister seems to have had a lot of trouble with me recently, is it because my pregnancy made my sister sad?"

Mei Zhuang shook his head: "I haven't, so don't worry too much." She said: "You and I are still the same as before. I will remember what you said." I sent Meizhuang to the outside of Yimen, the spring was fine, the red palace walls cast long shadows across the walls, peonies and rhododendrons bloomed like brocades everywhere, and the brocade-like brilliance, Meizhuang was walking in a rouge-colored brocade dress carved with peach leaves. In the magnificent scenery, the breeze is blowing from all sides, I feel for no reason that her back has a desolate posture, which makes people feel sad in the aging spring.

Every May, I would go to the Taiping Palace to escape the summer heat, and I would not return to the palace until before the Mid-Autumn Festival.This year, due to the fact that the civil epidemic has not been eradicated for fear of nuisance, and there are still a lot of government affairs to be done after the war, we stay in Zi'ao City, which also saves Du Liangyuan and I from the exhaustion of being pregnant. Chun'er's death made me depressed for a long time, Meizhuang didn't go out except to obey orders, and Lingrong was so vocal that he didn't want to see people, so he rarely came to my place, only Concubine Jing often came to sit and sit. Xuanling was afraid that I would hurt my body and the baby in my womb, so I did everything possible to make me smile, and sent a lot of new gadgets, and ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to find a white parrot to relieve my boredom, and promised me to let the newlyweds three days later The older brother brought his sister-in-law to meet him in the palace. The three-day period is coming soon. This morning my elder brother saw Jia, so he brought his sister-in-law Xue Qiantao to my palace. My elder brother and sister-in-law knew that I was newly promoted as a concubine of Guan, so when they met, they greeted me like candles: "My concubine, Jin An." My eyes became hot, and I quickly turned my face away to wipe it off with a handkerchief. With a smile on my face, I helped them up with my own hands, and said: "It's rare to come here. Wouldn't it make me sad to be restrained like this again?" Then he ordered someone to give them a seat. , I asked: "Are father and mother all right?" The elder brother said: "Father and mother are well. When I entered the palace today, I specially asked my brother to greet my mother on behalf of the two old people." My eyes turned red, and I nodded: "I'm fine in the palace, I'm relieved that my parents are healthy. My brother will tell my parents to take care of themselves when I go back, so I feel at ease." The sister-in-law asked for another greeting: "It's all thanks to my mother's blessing. My parents heard that my mother was pregnant and made a new master. They were so happy that they didn't know what to do. My mother prayed for my mother day and night at home, and hoped that my mother would be a man in one fell swoop. " I took a closer look at this sister-in-law, because she was newly married, she was wearing a gold-colored butterfly and a peach-red cloud satin skirt, she lived up to her name, just like a branch of bright red peach blossoms.It's not surprisingly glamorous, it's just that she looks happy, happy and angry, very amiable. I nodded secretly, Ling Rong's temperament is as gentle as water, but my sister-in-law has a hearty temperament, and Gu Panjian is also decent and generous, quite like a lady, I think I can preside over the affairs of the Zhen family and share my mother's worries.Feeling very satisfied, he said: "Sister-in-law's father, Mr. Xue Congjian, is very famous as an official. Although I am in the deep palace, I have heard of it. The emperor often said that if everyone is an official, he is like Mr. Xue. It's okay." The sister-in-law hurriedly said: "The emperor Gao En is sympathetic, and my father will serve the court with all his heart." I chuckled, looked at my elder brother and said: "My elder brother is now an official in court, you should learn from your father-in-law." The elder brother smiled slightly, but his sister-in-law turned around and smiled brightly at him, revealing her white teeth like jade.With such a mood, my brother blushed. Before my brother came, I was still a little worried. He had never met my sister-in-law. I was afraid that there would be disharmony between husband and wife, and the harmony would be lost in the future.At that time, I chose her out of the crowd, firstly because her father was quite famous, and secondly because I had heard some stories about her sister-in-law when I was in the boudoir, so I knew she was easy to get along with.But it is a bit rash to choose a candidate without having met in person.Now it seems that I was worrying in vain.Such a woman who loves to laugh and talk, even if she has no affection at first, she will be harmonious after a long time. The elder brother pointed to the food box on the table and said, "Mother said that my younger sister might lose her appetite when she is pregnant. These dishes were made at home and brought here. They are all my younger sister's favorite food when she is at home." I accepted it with a smile, and ordered Liu Zhu to take it to the kitchen. Just as I was talking, Lingrong sent Juqing over, saying that they were giving some gifts to my brother and sister-in-law as a wedding ceremony, eight bolts of palace satin, plain snow silk and cloud silk satin.These palace satins are all decorated with gold and silver silk, which is dazzling.Ling Rong is now out of favor, and she thinks that these gifts came out of her pocket, and I feel very relieved. Ju Qing said: "My young master wanted to come here in person, but he was really weak, so he had to send his servants over. The young master said that he wanted his servants to congratulate Mrs. Zhen and Grandma Zhen on their behalf for their happy marriage for a hundred years and the early birth of a son; please ask Mrs. Zhen and Mrs. Ann." Mei Zhuang shook his head: "I haven't, so don't worry too much." She said: "You and I are still the same as before. I will remember what you said." I sent Meizhuang to the outside of Yimen, the spring was fine, the red palace walls cast long shadows across the walls, peonies and rhododendrons bloomed like brocades everywhere, and the brocade-like brilliance, Meizhuang was walking in a rouge-colored brocade dress carved with peach leaves. In the magnificent scenery, the breeze is blowing from all sides, I feel for no reason that her back has a desolate posture, which makes people feel sad in the aging spring. Every May, I would go to the Taiping Palace to escape the summer heat, and I would not return to the palace until before the Mid-Autumn Festival.This year, due to the fact that the civil epidemic has not been eradicated for fear of nuisance, and there are still a lot of government affairs to be done after the war, we stay in Zi'ao City, which also saves Du Liangyuan and I from the exhaustion of being pregnant. Chun'er's death made me depressed for a long time, Meizhuang didn't go out except to obey orders, and Lingrong was so vocal that he didn't want to see people, so he rarely came to my place, only Concubine Jing often came to sit and sit. Xuanling was afraid that I would hurt my body and the baby in my womb, so I did everything possible to make me smile, and sent a lot of new gadgets, and ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to find a white parrot to relieve my boredom, and promised me to let the newlyweds three days later The older brother brought his sister-in-law to meet him in the palace. The three-day period is coming soon. This morning my elder brother saw Jia, so he brought his sister-in-law Xue Qiantao to my palace. My elder brother and sister-in-law knew that I was newly promoted as a concubine of Guan, so when they met, they greeted me like candles: "My concubine, Jin An." My eyes became hot, and I quickly turned my face away to wipe it off with a handkerchief. With a smile on my face, I helped them up with my own hands, and said: "It's rare to come here. Wouldn't it make me sad to be restrained like this again?" Then he ordered someone to give them a seat. , I asked: "Are father and mother all right?" The elder brother said: "Father and mother are well. When I entered the palace today, I specially asked my brother to greet my mother on behalf of the two old people." My eyes turned red, and I nodded: "I'm fine in the palace, I'm relieved that my parents are healthy. My brother will tell my parents to take care of themselves when I go back, so I feel at ease." The sister-in-law asked for another greeting: "It's all thanks to my mother's blessing. My parents heard that my mother was pregnant and made a new master. They were so happy that they didn't know what to do. My mother prayed for my mother day and night at home, and hoped that my mother would be a man in one fell swoop. " I took a closer look at this sister-in-law, because she was newly married, she was wearing a gold-colored butterfly and a peach-red cloud satin skirt, she lived up to her name, just like a branch of bright red peach blossoms.It's not surprisingly glamorous, it's just that she looks happy, happy and angry, very amiable. I nodded secretly, Ling Rong's temperament is as gentle as water, but my sister-in-law has a hearty temperament, and Gu Panjian is also decent and generous, quite like a lady, I think I can preside over the affairs of the Zhen family and share my mother's worries.Feeling very satisfied, he said: "Sister-in-law's father, Mr. Xue Congjian, is very famous as an official. Although I am in the deep palace, I have heard of it. The emperor often said that if everyone is an official, he is like Mr. Xue. It's okay." The sister-in-law hurriedly said: "The emperor Gao En is sympathetic, and my father will serve the court with all his heart." I chuckled, looked at my elder brother and said: "My elder brother is now an official in court, you should learn from your father-in-law." The elder brother smiled slightly, but his sister-in-law turned around and smiled brightly at him, revealing her white teeth like jade.With such a mood, my brother blushed. Before my brother came, I was still a little worried. He had never met my sister-in-law. I was afraid that there would be disharmony between husband and wife, and the harmony would be lost in the future.At that time, I chose her out of the crowd, firstly because her father was quite famous, and secondly because I had heard some stories about her sister-in-law when I was in the boudoir, so I knew she was easy to get along with.But it is a bit rash to choose a candidate without having met in person.Now it seems that I was worrying in vain.Such a woman who loves to laugh and talk, even if she has no affection at first, she will be harmonious after a long time. The elder brother pointed to the food box on the table and said, "Mother said that my younger sister might lose her appetite when she is pregnant. These dishes were made at home and brought here. They are all my younger sister's favorite food when she is at home." I accepted it with a smile, and ordered Liu Zhu to take it to the kitchen. Just as I was talking, Lingrong sent Juqing over, saying that they were giving some gifts to my brother and sister-in-law as a wedding ceremony, eight bolts of palace satin, plain snow silk and cloud silk satin.These palace satins are all decorated with gold and silver silk, which is dazzling.Ling Rong is now out of favor, and she thinks that these gifts came out of her pocket, and I feel very relieved. Ju Qing said: "My young master wanted to come here in person, but he was really weak, so he had to send his servants over. The young master said that he wanted his servants to congratulate Mrs. Zhen and Grandma Zhen on their behalf for their happy marriage for a hundred years and the early birth of a son; please ask Mrs. Zhen and Mrs. Ann." Both brother and sister-in-law knew that those who could bring congratulatory gifts were those who were honorable in front of concubines, so they were so polite, they quickly helped Ju Qing up and said: "I dare not accept the gift from the young lady." I feel a little emotional in my heart, Ling Rong seems to be interested in Brother Zhi, and now he has to say the words "a long-term relationship, and a precious son early", how unbearable it is. The elder brother seemed to be taken aback, and asked, "Is An Meiren not well?" Ju Qing said with a smile: "Young Master, the wind and cold have not healed..." Ju Qing was originally a person who went out of my palace, seeing me quietly smiling and watching her, she didn't understand, so she hurriedly said: "There is nothing hindering, Mr. Lao will take care of you. " The elder brother only said: "My little master, please feel at ease and recuperate from illness." The sister-in-law saw that the gift was so heavy, she showed a slightly puzzled look, and I hurriedly said: "This lady An Mei entered the palace with me, and lived in my house before entering the palace, so she is very close." Shaoqing Meizhuang also sent people to send gifts, all of which were made of silk and satin, with exquisite decorations. Brother Liu had lunch with his sister-in-law, and sister-in-law Liu said a lot of personal words, telling her about his brother's favorite food and food habits and habits, but begging for their love as a couple.I said again: "Brother is busy with official duties now, but I hope my sister-in-law can understand and be more considerate." Half a day later, my sister-in-law and I were already very close, and I personally opened the makeup box and took a pair of Ye Mingzhu earrings. The ear bells are just the new look in the palace, nothing special, but the Ye Mingzhu is worth a thousand gold, and said: "Sister-in-law has just arrived at my house , these pearl earrings can barely catch the eyes, so let’s polish the dowry for my sister-in-law.” He also ordered to take pearls, jade, silk and satin as a gift, and asked his brother and sister-in-law to take them home together. Remove makeup at night, call Liuzhu and Huanbi in, and distribute all kinds of things brought by brothers and sisters-in-law's home during the day to them, and share the rest equally with everyone.Huanbi was left alone, took out a suet white jade finger, and said: "You and Liuzhu have those, this is what daddy asked my brother to bring, and specially ordered it for you. Dad said that he was afraid that you would go out of the palace to save money It’s not rich enough.” I put it on her finger and smiled: “Actually, Dad is too worried. It’s just that Dad regrets that he can’t accept your mother’s tablet into the family temple, and he can’t recognize you publicly. You should also be considerate of Dad.” Huanbi's eyes were reddish, and tears glistened in his eyes: "I never blame daddy." I sighed: "I will plan for you in the future, and settle your concerns." Huanbi nodded slightly. I thought about all the things in the palace, and thought of the vacant house after Chun'er's death, and I felt very unhappy.Open the window, the night is like water, and the pear blossoms are like a heavy snow, accumulating white in the courtyard.The spring breeze gently blows on the face, and the fallen flowers fall leisurely. I sighed softly, it turned out that the day when the flowers bloom is also the time when the flowers fall.The flowers bloom and fall, but because of the superficial and unintentional care of the spring god Dongjun. The days passed so leisurely, and the time suddenly turned, and it was already the time of May in the fourteenth year of Qianyuan.The life in the palace is still superficially calm, Mei Zhuang gradually restrained his indifference towards Xuan Ling, and got some favors, but after all, with Mrs. Xihua's power, and Du Liangdi and I are pregnant, the favor is not so clear up. I calm down to give birth, Ling Rong calmly recuperates from illness, Mei Zhuang regains favor bit by bit, Concubine Jing can only take care of the affairs of the Six Palaces that she should take care of, let Madam Xihua dominate the limelight, and no one wants to be grateful At this time to provoke her.Under Mrs. Xihua's exclusive spring, the harem maintained a cautious calm. And in this calm, there was finally a stone that caused an uproar. Du Liangdi is a woman who is very good at acting coquettishly and foolishly, not to mention there are dragon descendants to rely on now.According to the rule, a concubine can be promoted once if she is pregnant, and can be promoted again after giving birth to a son or daughter. However, in the middle of May, Xuanling suddenly made a decree to promote the Du family to Tian Concubine again.It was unprecedented in the Qian and Yuan Dynasties to be conferred twice in a row because of pregnancy, which inevitably caused a lot of discussion among the people.Privately speculate that Concubine Tian has been pregnant for four months, could it be that the child in her womb has been cut off to be a prince, and Xuan Ling's child is meager, so she gives her grace. Mrs. Xihua is naturally not angry about such kindness.However, her knees were empty, and her words were not so confident.And because of Xuan Ling's pampering to Du Liangdi, she could only complain in private. Everyone in the harem was already jealous of Concubine Tian's pregnancy, and this made them even more jealous. Concubine Cui also complained: "How can I know whether it is a man or a woman in only four months? The time when the concubine is pregnant with the emperor's eldest son is between June and June." The imperial doctor judged that it was a male fetus, and the emperor only rewarded the concubine as a noble concubine when he first had a happy pulse according to the etiquette system, and there were no other exceptions." The queen reached out to pick up a cherry and ate it, Fang said slowly: "Concubine Tian has repeatedly said that she has symptoms of fetal movement, and the emperor only did this to appease her. For the sake of the royal heir, I will not have any objections." .” If the queen said this, others would naturally not be able to say anything else.As for Madam Xihua's complaints, the Queen also turned a deaf ear to them.When she got impatient, the queen just smiled and said, "Mrs. Xihua is so favored now, it's time to add a little prince to the emperor. Why did the two new sisters take the lead?" ?" Mrs. Xihua's expression changed instantly, she was speechless. But Concubine Tian became more proud after being promoted to Jin, and became more and more fond of acting like a baby. It was night, and I felt slightly dizzy, and Xuan Ling spent the night with me in my Yingxin Palace.Just when he was about to change clothes and take a rest, someone outside suddenly came to report that the eunuch in Concubine Tian’s palace had something important to report back. The voice of the person who replied was very urgent, especially sharp in the middle of the night: “Miss Concubine Tian is going to sleep now. I just feel the fetal movement is uncomfortable, and I really want to see the emperor, please let the emperor go and have a look." Xuan Ling's pajamas had already been covered by one sleeve, and he stopped moving when he heard this, and looked back at me.I was already half lying on the bed, seeing his hesitation, I hurriedly said with a smile: "Your Majesty, go, it doesn't matter if my concubine is here." After thinking about it, he still shook his head, "You're not feeling well either, let the imperial doctor take care of her." I smiled: "Sister Tian was pregnant earlier than me, and she has been feeling restless recently. She is also very scared when she thinks about being pregnant for the first time. The emperor should spend more time with her." There was a slight apology in his eyes, and he said with a smile: "It's hard for you to be so considerate." I stroked the broken hair on my temples, lowered my eyebrows and said, "This is what a concubine should do." He told Jinxi: "Take good care of your mother, and report to me as soon as possible if you feel uncomfortable." Jinxi sent Xuan Ling out, and when she came back, she saw that I had already got up, and said, "Is your lady not feeling well?" I said, "It's nothing, it's just a little chest tightness." Jinxi brought a cup of bird's nest with fresh milk, and persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't be angry with someone like Xiaozhu Tian, ​​it's not worth it." She handed the bird's nest to me, "This is the bird's nest that the Empress Dowager rewarded. It is easy to sleep well after drinking fresh milk, so let’s drink it, Madam.” I scooped up a mouthful of bird's nest, smiled and shook my head: "The emperor broke the rules and promoted her. She has already been envied by others. She is still so ignorant now, I really don't know if people will laugh at her for being stupid or ignorant. It can be seen that she is a dou who can't support the wall. Of course I won't." Angry for such a useless person." Jinxi said with a smile: "Your Majesty is right. It's just that this servant thinks that this is the third time since Miss Tian became pregnant, and it's too much to invite the emperor away like this." I straightened my clothes and yawned: "She knows how to use this trick again and again. If she uses it too much, the emperor will naturally get upset. We don't need to bother. Don't talk about her, let's go to sleep." The next day when Xuan Ling came over, I saw his tired face, and I couldn't help but feel distressed, so I asked, "Is sister Tian moving a lot? Did the emperor stay with her too late and didn't sleep well, and even the circles around her eyes are dark." He smiled wryly, "What's the matter? Zuo was just playing with his petty temper, complaining that I was late, and yelling disgusting, which gave me a headache." I knew what was in my mind, so I just tried to comfort me: "It is inevitable to be irritable when you are pregnant, and the concubine also likes to make petty tempers. Didn't the emperor understand that too? Then did the imperial physician say why sister Tian is unwell?" He frowned: "The imperial doctor said that some fetal movements are normal, it's just that she gets nauseous because of her gluttonous dinner." After doing this again and again, no matter how kind-hearted Xuan Ling was, he finally became impatient. There are many people in the harem, Concubine Tian invited Xuanling away from my palace several times in a row. The concubines and concubines of the palace saw that she was so arrogant, and slandered her more and more behind her back. Even the Queen couldn't help saying: "Concubine Tian is not feeling well, You shouldn't be so ignorant of the general situation, even if you don't care about Concubine Guan Gui's need to raise the baby and rest, you should also care about the emperor's need to get up early and go to court early, and you can't rush around like this late at night." The queen thought for a while and said: "Let's find someone to teach her the truth. Mrs. Xihua and Concubine Jing will naturally have time to assist with the affairs of the Six Palaces. How about this, Concubine Cui, you have a gentle temper, so go and tell her slowly Let's go." Then he told Concubine Cui: "She is a healthy person, so she can't stand harsh words. I know you are a soft person, so just talk to her carefully, and say it is what I mean." Concubine Cui was unwilling at first, but the queen opened her mouth, so naturally she couldn't refuse, so she had to agree.So the crowd dispersed. Xuan Ling felt jealous towards Concubine Tian, ​​so naturally he didn't want to go to her palace for nothing.This day and night, I slept in my palace.Sleeping until midnight, someone suddenly knocked on the door of the palace, at first it was only a few light knocks, and gradually it became more and more rapid. I woke up in shock, quickly put on my clothes and sat up, and asked, "What's the matter?" Jinxi came in, frowned and said in a low voice: "It's the people from Xiaozhu Tian's palace who came to report, saying that the little lord has been suffering from unbearable abdominal pain since nightfall, and hurriedly asked the emperor to take a look." Pei'er followed behind Jinxi, curled her lips and said in disdain: "Here again? If she doesn't annoy us, she'll annoy us too. If she's so noisy, she won't let anyone sleep!" Jinxi glanced at her silently, Pei'er immediately kept silent and dared not say more. I was sleepy, I thought I'd just dismiss it, but suddenly I felt something was wrong, the queen ordered Concubine Kui to teach her this afternoon, no matter how ignorant Concubine Tian is, she wouldn't commit the crime knowingly again tonight, is there really something wrong?Although Xuan Ling told me not to pay any attention to it, if I knew about it and didn't report it, if something happened to Concubine Tian, ​​I would have to bear the blame. So he woke Xuan Ling up and spoke in detail.He was very impatient to be woken up in his dream.Turned over and yelled angrily at the eunuch who came to report from outside the hall: "Why do you feel uncomfortable after I rest, and order the imperial doctor to take care of it!" The eunuch was in a dilemma outside the door, agreed "Yes..." and said: "The young master is really very uncomfortable, because the concubine Cui came here today, so I have been holding back and dare not come to report..." Xuan Ling got angry, grabbed the pillow beside him and shook it vigorously, and shouted: "Get out!" The inner eunuch was terrified, and retreated in a panic. Seeing Xuan Ling being so angry, I was also startled, and hurriedly poured tea for him, but Xuan Ling still didn't appease his anger, and said, "If she had less distracted thoughts, she would naturally have less abdominal pain and nausea." I didn't dare to persuade him deeply, so I burned a handful of benzoin again in the incense burner, and said, "Your Majesty, go to sleep, there will be an early morning tomorrow." I also fell asleep together, somehow I always felt uneasy in my heart. It hadn’t rained for a long time, and the air was dry and unbearable. I tossed and turned for a long time before I wanted to fall asleep in a daze. In the midst of the twilight, there was a faintly piercing scream piercing the long night. I was shocked, almost suspecting that I had heard wrong, turned over and hugged Xuan Ling.He still felt sleepy, breathing heavily. However, it was quiet for only a while, and hurried and chaotic footsteps sounded outside the hall. After the knock on the door, it was not the special squeaky voice of the inner eunuch, but the panicked voice of a woman. Even Xuan Ling woke up with a start. The person who came was Lu Zhaoyi, the lord of Tianpin's Palace, she was a woman who had been out of favor for a long time, and I had almost never dealt with her.She rushed in with the cool night wind, her face was pale with fear, and the news she brought was even more shocking——she said in a crying voice: "Concubine Tian has had a miscarriage!" Xuan Ling was almost stunned, looked back at me in disbelief, then looked at Lu Zhaoyi, and almost shouted after being stunned for a moment: "Why did you have a miscarriage?! Didn't you order the imperial doctor to take care of you?" There was a sudden shock in my heart, and I was shocked again.Shocked and frightened involuntarily, he subconsciously stroked his stomach.Lu Zhaoyi was frightened by Xuan Ling's expression, she didn't dare to cry any more, and said: "I don't know, Concubine Tian is fine during the day, but at night, she starts to have abdominal pain... Now the bleeding is not stopped, and she has passed out. She raised her eyes and peeked at Xuan Ling's angry and anxious face, her voice gradually weakened, "Concubine Tian once sent someone to report to the emperor..." Xuanling's chest rose and fell slightly, I didn't dare to say more, so I hurriedly helped him put on his clothes, and said softly: "Now is not the time to be angry, the emperor should hurry over and have a look." Xuan Ling didn't answer me, let alone speak, and whispered "Peiyun!", and rushed out without looking back, and the panicked inner eunuchs hurriedly chased after her. I stood by the door in a daze, with a heavy pain spreading in my heart, and suddenly I didn't feel the cool night wind blowing.Jinxi silently put the cloak on me, and gently persuaded: "The night is cool, please come into the palace." I stood still quietly, with a voice as mournful as the night, and said slowly: "Look, the emperor is so nervous——" Jinxi's voice was calm and warm, she closed the door of the palace, and said word by word: "The emperor is nervous about the heirs, not the young concubine Tian. The empress is really flattering the young concubine Tian by saying this." I woke up instantly, and I couldn't help but smile sadly: "Look at me, I'm confused. Seeing the emperor is so nervous, I'm also thinking wildly." Jinxi helped me to sit down on the bed, and said: "In that scene over there, the lady who is pregnant can't see it, and there will be collisions. Why don't you let the servant wait for the lady to sleep." I smiled wryly: "Where can I sleep? I've been up and down all night. Now it's four o'clock, and the sky is about to dawn. I'm afraid the world has turned upside down over there. The queen and the others should all go away." I wondered again , sighed: "Why did the good concubine Tian have a miscarriage? She too, went back and forth so many times to be uncomfortable, the emperor didn't go this time, something really happened." Seeing that I was completely sleepless, Jinxi pondered for a moment, and slowly said: "It's the first time since your mother entered the palace that there is another little master and your mother's miscarriage happening around her, but as slaves, what we see and hear There are too many, so I don’t think it’s surprising.” Seeing my surprised expression, she slowed down her speech and said slowly: “The current concubine Tian, ​​the former concubine Xian, concubine Hua, Li Xiurong, and concubine Fang are all young concubines. The empress's prince did not live to be three years old, and the little prince of the Empress Chunyuan died when she was born; Cao Jieyu also had a hard time giving birth to Wenyi Emperor Ji; Ji's time went well, and so did Concubine Xi, but who knew that the eldest son of the emperor was born with such mediocre aptitude." She sighed: "Slaves are used to it." When I heard her tell the story, I couldn't help but feel frightened, my body felt cold, and I wrapped the quilt tightly around my body.The doors and windows were closed tightly, but there was still wind blowing in, making the candle flames flutter.I blurted out: "Why are so many people unable to have children?" Jinxi was slightly distracted, looking at the gold-painted pattern on the roof beam of the palace, and said: "There are many women in the palace, and the atmosphere is heavy, so naturally it is not easy for children to be born." I heard her answer strangely, but I didn't understand why, so I sat with my knees folded, with my knees bent, and I unconsciously formed a posture to protect my lower abdomen. She accompanied me quietly, and I sat quietly.I stayed for a while, then suddenly asked: "Jinxi, which master did you serve before?" She said: "The servants are serving Concubine Qinren." "Then before?" "The slaves don't remember, Zuo is just serving the masters, it's just the difference between this palace and that palace." I stopped talking, looked around the brocade quilt and clothes, and let out a long sigh. Jinxi said: "Your Majesty, don't be sad." My expression was as sad as night mist, and I sighed low: "Do you think I'm just sorry for myself? Concubine Tian's miscarriage, I just feel cold lips and teeth, rabbit dead fox sad!" Talking like this for a long time, I don't feel that the East has revealed a bright color of fish-belly white.I just felt tired and lay down and fell asleep.It was already noon when I woke up, and when I woke up, I suddenly saw Xuan Ling leaning on the head of my bed, looking exhausted, I couldn't help being startled, and hurriedly supported his arm and said, "Your Majesty. "He just didn't realize it, and I called him again: "Shiro——" He smiled at me, heavy with tiredness, and said, "Are you awake?" I said "um", and was about to ask him about Concubine Tian, ​​but his tone was sad and cold, and he said, "Concubine Tian's child is gone." Xuan Ling buried his face in my palm, and he My face was very hot, my hand was pinched with stubble, and my voice was a bit vague, "The imperial doctor said that the hands and feet of a five-month-old child have already formed. The child..." He was silent, his body trembled, and he sounded like a beast when he rang again. Heavy pain, at this moment, he is not an emperor above ten thousand people, but a father who lost a child: "I have lost another child, why can't my child survive well? Is it God's love for me?" Isn't punishment enough?!" I think he was so sad that he was confused. I was very sad and wept bitterly.She softly lowered her body, leaned against his chest, and gently wrapped her arms around his body.I leaned against his cheek, and softly said: "Silang didn't sleep all night, let's sleep well with my concubine." He let out a "huh" and let me help him fall asleep.He fell into a deep sleep, and held my hand tightly before going to sleep, his eyes were burning and eager, he said: "Huanhuan, you must give birth to the child well, and I will love him well. Huanhuan!" I gently stared at his haggard face, leaned on his chest, and said, "Okay. Huanhuan will definitely give birth to the child. Shiro, sleep well, Huanhuan is here with you." He fell asleep holding my hand.I looked at him, with tenderness and sadness repeatedly overlapping in my heart.It suddenly occurred to me that he never mentioned the safety of Concubine Tian, ​​the woman who also lost her child. I sighed in my heart, Xuan Ling, he is cold after all.