Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Awakening of Insects

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what happened for a while.Ruyi woke up quickly, and immediately said: "It's Mrs. Yigui's voice, why don't you go in and have a look!" Ruyi was in a hurry, and immediately brought people to rush in before entering the Nuan Pavilion, but she saw Mrs. Yi huddled in fright on the concubine Yang's couch with purple pear curly grass pattern in the Nuan Pavilion, and the brocade quilt on her body was curled up into a ball, so she called out "Mr. Yigui", but saw that Mr. Yigui turned pale with fright, his whole face was pale with gray, pointing at the embroidered blanket on the ground, he shouted: "Help me! Concubine Xian, please save me!"

Ruyi's gaze touched the ground, and she almost backed up a few steps in fright, and the palace people couldn't help exclaiming.It turned out that on the embroidered carpet, a snake with gray and white flowers coiled around it, spitting out a scarlet core, swaying on the ground. A little eunuch exclaimed: "Ah, this is a viper, it is poisonous! It is poisonous!" Everyone was so scared that they backed away ten steps away. Seeing the snake swimming closer and closer, Yigui was so frightened that she almost fainted.Ruyi was in a panic, seeing the snake approaching Yigui, she was even more frightened.In case of hurting the fetus in Yigui's womb, the emperor's mood that was only slightly calmed down did not know how to be depressed.

Her heart sank, and she asked the little eunuch beside her, "Is there any realgar powder in your palace?" The little eunuch hurriedly said: "Yes, yes! This is always prepared in the palace." Ruyi hurriedly ordered him to bring realgar powder, aimed at the snake and threw it over.The snake was suddenly affected by the smell of realgar, and its movements were a little sluggish for a moment. Ruyi hurriedly reached out and took a dust duster from the side of the green gauze cabinet, picked up the snake's body, and threw it at the door. After going out, he immediately said: "Find someone to throw a big stone at the seven inches of it, and it must be killed."

The eunuchs were frightened at first, but after listening to Ruyi's order, they hurriedly hugged the realgar powdered Sasa, and looked for stones to throw at the snake, but they disposed of the snake in a short while. Lady Yi stared blankly at Ruyi, and then burst into tears after a while, throwing herself into Ruyi's arms with a dejected expression: "Concubine Xian, Concubine Xian, thank you for saving my concubine!" Ruyi hurriedly took the brocade quilt, wrapped her up, and helped her into the bedroom to lie down. Fang asked, "What happened? How could there be a poisonous snake in your warm pavilion all of a sudden?"

Yigui said with a dazed expression: "My concubine felt sleepy at first, she was resting in the warm pavilion, and was not served by anyone. I don't want to think that a snake suddenly fell from the beam, and my concubine cried out in fright." Ruyi caressed her heart for her, and she was still in shock: "That viper is poisonous, if you are bitten by it, not only you, but also the child in your belly, the consequences will be unimaginable. It's just good, How can there be poisonous snakes in the palace?" A Ruo brought tea for Mrs. Yi and said, "Drink a cup of tea, nobleman, to calm the shock. Today is the Waking of Insects, and all the snakes, insects, rats and ants come out. The nobleman is pregnant and afraid of the cold, and there is an earth dragon in the palace, which is extra warm. I’m afraid it’s because of this that some snakes are attracted.”

Mrs. Yi took a sip of the tea, and she couldn't help but let go of her hand, and the whole cup of tea was spilled on Ruyi.Ruyi didn't care about wiping, but saw Yigui curled up into a ball, grabbed her hand tightly with one hand, pressed her stomach with the other and cried out in pain, "It hurts! My stomach hurts!" When the emperor and empress arrived, the imperial physician had already prescribed an anti-abortion prescription for Yigui.People in Jingyang Palace were panic-stricken, and Ruyi couldn't get away for a while. On the one hand, he ordered the palace people to delay the doctor to ask for medicine, and on the other hand, he ordered the eunuchs to sprinkle realgar and lime in the corners of the wall to drive away snakes.

The emperor came in hastily, the wind under his feet almost startled the quiet dust, Ruyi was guarding Yigui's bedside, when he saw the emperor coming in anxiously, he hurriedly got up and said: "All blessings, the emperor, and the queen." The emperor hurriedly helped her up, and asked with concern: "How is Yigui?" The queen was also very anxious: "Has the imperial doctor been here yet? Why did she encounter a snake again and suffer from abdominal pain? I came here from elder brother. Heart palpitations on the road." Ruyi hurriedly said: "As the saying goes, when the sting comes, the snake comes out of the hole. Today, a poisonous snake appeared from nowhere in the Jingyang Palace. The Yigui was suddenly frightened and affected the fetal gas. The imperial doctor prescribed an anti-fetal medicine. Mrs. Yigui has already taken a nap, so she should be fine now."

Seeing that Yigui was still terrified in her sleep, the emperor said with pity: "Yigui is pregnant for the first time, and her body feels uncomfortable in various ways. Today, she has encountered such a thing. I really want to scare her." The queen looked around and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, Yigui is pregnant with a precious child. It is really pitiful to be frightened this time. The concubine heard that snakes and even yin and poisonous things suddenly invaded Jingyang Palace. Is there any disadvantage." The emperor hesitated, "What does the empress mean?"

The queen was full of concern: "Your Majesty, the Jingyang Palace is close to the Xuanqiong Gate, and the ground is humid. If snakes, insects, rats and ants are brought in to disturb the dragon fetus in the future, what should I do? According to my concubine's opinion, it is better to let Yigui move to another place." live in the palace." The emperor was surprised and said: "Move to another palace? You have to clean the palace for a while, and you may not be used to living in Yigui." The Queen said: "Some palaces in the East and West Palaces have never been inhabited, and it is inconvenient to arrange them temporarily. Originally, the Yigui people could also move to the Yonghe Palace in front, but the Yonghe Palace is very unlucky, so naturally they cannot live in it. Pregnant, it’s best to be taken care of by someone.” Her gaze swept Ruyi’s face lightly: “For Mrs. Yi’s matter today, I’m lucky to have Concubine Xian here so that everything will be fine. Why don’t you let Mrs. Yi move to Yanxi Palace Stay here temporarily, wait for Jingyang Palace to clean up all evil things, and then ask Mrs. Yi to move back."

The emperor hesitated slightly, looked at Ruyi and said, "Concubine Xian and Haigui are already living in Yanxi Palace, as well as Elder Brother, will it be too crowded to live in?" Just as he was hesitating, he only heard Yigui groan slightly, he woke up and turned around, seeing the emperor by his side, he couldn't help crying: "The emperor is here, my concubine has been so frightened today, I am really afraid that I won't see the emperor gone." The emperor hurriedly comforted: "Don't talk nonsense. I still hope that you will give birth to an elder brother for me." He pondered for a moment and then said: "Mr. Yi is originally a person in the queen's room, and the Changchun Palace is also spacious. Why don't you let Yi give birth to me?" The nobleman should move to the Queen's Palace, I can feel at ease with the Queen taking care of me."

The queen turned her face and wiped the corners of her eyes, feeling sad: "Originally it is the concubine's job to take care of Mrs. Yigui. It's just that the concubine just came from my elder brother, and I haven't had time to report to the emperor in the future. The second concubine of the concubine Brother has a cold and has been in poor health. The concubine wants to take care of her personally, but she is afraid that she will not be able to take good care of Mrs. Yi, and that she will fail the emperor's entrustment." The emperor stood up in surprise: "Yong Lian is sick, does it matter?" When the empress mentioned her own son, her face was filled with grief, and she said: "It's all my fault for my concubine's negligence in taking care of me. I also ask the emperor to allow my concubine to take Yong Lian back from elder brother's house so that I can take care of him personally. After Yong Lian recovers , the concubine sent him back to elder brother's place. As for Mrs. Yigui, the concubine could have entrusted her to Concubine Hui. But the emperor also knew that although Concubine Hui was older, she was not as calm and decisive as Concubine Xian. If Concubine Xian hadn't been there, Mrs. Yigui's pregnancy would not be perfect." Lady Yi took hold of the emperor's sleeve, and said with emotion, "Reporting to the emperor, I am fortunate that Concubine Xian is calm in everything today, and helped my concubines drive away poisonous snakes. But this place..." She looked around the Jingyang Palace with carved railings and paintings, her face flickered. Overwhelmed with horror: "The concubine is definitely not daring to live anymore." The emperor pondered slightly: "Then... Ruyi, I have no choice but to let Mrs. Yigui go to your Yanxi Palace to live temporarily." Ruyi knew that she couldn't evade, so she said: "The concubine will clean out the two East Nuan Pavilions in the main hall when I return home for Mrs. Yigui to live in, but please Mrs. Yigui not to despise the simplicity." Yigui's face showed joy: "How could it be, I will disturb Concubine Xian from now on." The queen also smiled: "Now the emperor in the palace cares most about Concubine Xian and Lady Yi. They live together, so it is more convenient for the emperor to visit." Ruyi felt bored when she returned to the palace, and while ordering the palace staff to clean up the two rooms in the main hall, she went to Hailan Hall. Hai Lan had nothing to do, she was only wearing a homely long gown with moon white silk tapestry, phoenix fragrance and chrysanthemum pattern, holding a small cloisonné enamel heater, and was sewing a sachet under the window. Ruyi waved her hand to signal Ye Xin that there is no need to remind her, she turned the bead curtain to close the tent, and said with a smile, "The weather is getting warmer, why are you still holding a heater, are you so afraid of the cold?" Hailan raised her head and smiled and said, "Sister is here." She handed the stove into Ruyi's arms: "I don't use the stove myself, I'm afraid that my sister will see something frightening in Jingyang Palace, so I specially prepare it. For my sister." Ruyi was slightly startled, and straightened a heart-embedded beaded silk flower in her hair that was about to fall down for her: "You are psychic!" Hailan pursed her lips and smiled: "The eyes of the palace are all looking at Jingyang Palace now, so I don't know what's going on." Ruyi sighed slightly: "Then from now on, all eyes will be on Yanxi Palace." "A single Jingyang Palace is enough to attract poisonous snakes, so after Mrs. Yigui moved in, wouldn't Yanxi Palace become a place where snakes, insects, rats and ants flock to it?" She pulled Ruyi over to look at the dried dishes on the table Vanilla leaves, "This is mint leaves, mugwort leaves, Scutellaria barbata, lavender, and geranium leaves, all of which have the effect of repelling insects and evil spirits. My sister made these, hoping to hang them in Yanxi Palace to drive away evil spirits and avoid disasters." Ruyi waved her hand to signal the servants in the palace to retreat, Hai Lan personally served a cup of chrysanthemum tea and handed it to Ruyi, Ruyi didn't want to drink it, so she put it down and said, "You also think it's very strange that Mrs. Yi met a snake suddenly? " Hailan smiled faintly, and reached out to touch the moxa leaf on the table: "Although today is the sting, but where is the palace, let alone Mrs. Yigui is pregnant, everyone pays attention to it, how could there be a poisonous snake suddenly appear? Where is Yigui resting? If sister is not calm today, then it is expected that Yigui will die twice." Ruyi took out the silk from her sleeve, dyed it with some oil paint, handed it to Hailan and said, "Look at this oil paint, what's so strange about it?" "My younger sister comes from a poor family, so I have vaguely smelled this smell. It seems to have the smell of snakeberry juice." Hailan sniffed lightly, and was immediately startled, "Folk rumors, snakes and insects like to eat snakeberries, so there are snakeberries There are often snakes and insects appearing." Ruyi's sigh was as light as a cloud of smoke: "Today I ordered the Jingyang Palace to be scattered with realgar lime, but within two hours after I left, I saw more than a dozen poisonous snakes scurrying around. This is not accidental." Although I don't know where it happened, I remembered that the Jingyang Palace was specially decorated with colorful decorations because Yigui was pregnant to show celebration. Although this is the practice of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I don't know who did it to attract people. These dirty things." Hailan pondered and said: "I remember that Jingyang Palace was decorated by Mrs. Yigui when she was pregnant. It has been almost two months now. When the smell of oil paint dissipates, the smell of snakeberry juice will be obvious. Hundreds of insects have been dispatched before and after. The people who want to plan this matter are extremely scheming, and they can arrange every detail in advance, so that people can't doubt it." Ruyi said: "Mr. Yigui's coming to Yanxi Palace is not only her own idea, but also the empress's preference. Before Mrs. Yigui gives birth safely, the Yanxi Palace may be a little careful. My sister is as careful as dust, so I have to rely on you. " Hailan held Ruyi's hand tightly: "However my sister protects my sister, my sister will treat her the same way." Ruyi was so moved that she couldn't express it, but felt that the palace was as heavy as ice hanging in the deep sea. There is a little more warmth to rely on. The two were facing each other, but Ye Xin knocked on the door and came in, bringing in a cup of soup and saying, "My lord, it's time to drink the birth control medicine." Hai Lan said: "Put it down, you can go out." Ruyi shook her head and smiled wryly, "I'm afraid of the smell of the birth control medicine. But I can't stop drinking it. I only hope that I will have a baby too." Hailan smiled lightly: "I don't like this smell either. It's very good. Once the queen shows kindness, we will have to do this hard work." After she finished speaking, she poured the decoction into a pot of Baozhu camellia in the palace, as if As if he didn't care. Ruyi asked in surprise, "What are you doing, sister?" Hailan didn't take it seriously: "I don't expect to have children, so what do you do with this scumbag, so as not to hurt your tongue." Ruyi was quite surprised, and tried her best to calm down and said, "My sister is not unfavorable, why not have a son and a half while she is young, so she can be counted on for life." Hailan smiled lightly, as if she really didn't care: "Having a child may not be a good thing. Sister, just look at Yigui and Meigui and you will know. Meigui gave birth and suffered a catastrophe, and Yigui didn't know it was because she was pregnant. By whom? My sister doesn't have such a good ability to defend herself in every possible way, it's better to live a more comfortable life." "But……" Hailan smiled and pressed her white index finger against her lips: "No but, I have a sister to rely on, so I am not afraid of anything." Before Yigui moved here, Ruyi and Hailan had cleaned the Yanxi Palace, and hung sachets to repel insects in Dongnuange, where Yigui lived.Because only two rooms were left for Mrs. Yigui to live in, Ruyi felt quite uneasy.Fortunately, Mrs. Yigui has a gentle temperament and is not considered an arrogant person. Seeing that Ruyi lived in Xinuan Pavilion by herself, she gave her the east side, and she was even more grateful. Just keep it in Jingyang Palace, and you can get it at any time.In order for Yigui to take care of her baby in peace, Ruyi specifically told Yonghuang to only study in a low voice every day and not to make any noise.Mrs. Yigui likes Yonghuang's appearance very much, every time he sees Yonghuang, he says that if he has such a sensible and filial child, he will be satisfied.As a result, although the Palace of Yanxi Palace was crowded, it was still very lively, and even the emperor would visit once a day. For more than ten days, even Concubine Hui sighed. She was neglected by the emperor for many days. Although she often saw each other, she was never allowed to sleep with her. Living in Xianfu Palace is also good to see the sky.But the emperor just smiled and asked her: "Then if you see a poisonous snake, Xiyue, will you scream in fright and run away first, or will you save Yigui first?" Ruyi and Hailan took good care of Yigui's fetus, carefully inspecting every drink and food, even the anti-abortion prescription prescribed by the imperial doctor, and asked someone to look at the dregs of the medicine, so they continued to drink it if it was okay.Sing Xin was very happy to do such inspection of medicinal residues.Ruyi laughed at her: "Is the imperial doctor you went to find reliable?" Ji Xin nodded again and again, with a faint light in his eyes: "Yes. He is an old acquaintance in my hometown. I didn't know until I entered the palace that he had been a little imperial doctor in the imperial hospital. Although the official position is humble, but I believe that His medical skills." Ruyi smiled and said, "Do you believe in his medical skills, or in him?" Chun Xin blushed, just bowed his head and remained silent.Ruyi already understood: "It seems that you don't need me to find a husband's family for you, you already have a sweetheart." Ji Xin was both ashamed and anxious: "I don't dare." Ruyi said with a smile: "Let him strive hard in the imperial hospital, and one day, I will definitely fulfill you." Qiao Xin looked at Ruyi gratefully: "The servant girl is going to prepare dinner first, the emperor has already sent an order, saying that he wants to come and have dinner with the young master." However, this night, Ruyi waited until the candlelight cooled down, but the emperor did not come, and the three treasures who went out to inquire huddled by the door and dared not come in to answer. Ruyi slowly picked up the cold honey yam with chopsticks and ate it. The yam was so smooth and soft that it melted in the mouth. I just feel that the cold and slippery touch is unpredictable, and even Misi reveals a bitter taste.She put down the chopsticks, only to hear the thin chains on the silver chopsticks ringing, and said: "The emperor won't come, what is the reason, just tell me." Sanbao said timidly: "The emperor came out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation and was about to come to our Palace of Yanxi Palace. Who would have thought that the empress would see the empress kneeling in front of the katydid gate, praying for the second elder brother to be healthy soon, so the emperor knew that the two Elder brother's wind and cold are getting worse. The emperor is anxious, so he immediately accompanied the empress to Changchun Palace, and then..." "Then it stayed there and never came out again." Sanbao nodded and answered yes, Ruyi took a sip of the soup and drank it slowly, "The Katydid Gate is the only way to go from the Hall of Mental Cultivation to the Palace of Yanxi Palace. The Empress is willing to ask for blessings from the gods and Buddhas, why not go to Baohua Going to the katydid gate so far away from the palace? Of course, the emperor will not leave Changchun Palace." Triple Treasure's eyeballs rolled: "Naturally, there are benefits in seeking distance from near and far. Kill two birds with one stone." Ruyi smiled faintly, and said to Xin Xin: "Go and heat up the food, I don't have to wait hungry anymore." Sing Xin said cautiously: "My lord..." Ruyi smiled: "The empress is the head of the six palaces, and it is reasonable for the emperor to accompany her." In the early morning of the next day, when the emperor came over, the circles of his eyes were already dark.Ruyi was eating breakfast, when she saw the emperor coming, she hurriedly got up and said, "I didn't expect the emperor to come here early in the morning, and I didn't prepare a delicate meal, please forgive me." The emperor smiled and said, "It's okay. I will eat whatever you eat." Ruyi personally brought over a bowl of porridge with purple ginger, served fresh milk tea and sesame seed cakes, and served some refreshing pickles, and said: "The emperor seems to have not slept well last night, it is better to eat lightly and refresh yourself." That's good." There was a hint of worry on the emperor's brows: "Yong Lian has been ill for the past few days, and he hasn't recovered. My heart hurts seeing him like that." He held Ruyi's hand: "Ruyi, you haven't seen Yong Lian's appearance. , a small face is so thin that it is out of shape. Looking at him, I want to cry." It is rare for Ruyi to see the emperor so worried, so his heart twitched slightly, and he said: "Don't worry, the emperor, the second elder brother will be well taken care of by the empress, and he will definitely get better soon." The emperor nodded and said: "The empress said that if Yonglian never sees her well again, she will kneel down in Baohua Hall to pray for blessings." The emperor said seriously: "I have made up my mind that as long as Yong Lian recovers from his illness, I will make him the crown prince and inherit Guozuo."