The situation carefully designed by Concubine Xian did not cause any turmoil, and Ji Huai was not less angry because he could not get the favor.
Angrily, he went to find Zhang Cairen again.
He has the handle on both sides, and he is really merciless when it comes to arousing him, without worrying about the life or death of the other party at all.
Who would have thought that even if no one in the palace discussed this matter, Song Wan would not let it go and would find someone to keep an eye on her. When Lian Qing went to find Zhang Cairen, Qiu He noticed her.
As soon as Lian Qing left, Zhang Cairen was called over.
Zhang Caisheng had a slapping face and was kneeling on the ground. There was no trace of fear or anxiety on his face. To be precise, he was letting things go.
Song Wan's lower abdomen was bulging, her waist and back ached from sitting, and she was half-lying on the beauty's couch. "Sister, do you know why I came to see you today?"
"Sister, I don't know." Zhang Cairen replied respectfully.
"That's not why." Song Wan smiled again and said casually, "By the way, my sister used to have a maid named Xianghe. Why has she disappeared recently?"
"Xianghe has recently contracted a serious illness. He has been seriously ill for many days and has not been here for a long time." Zhang Cairen said.
"That's really pitiful. Xianghe also has a sister who fell into a well in the Huanyi Bureau not long ago. These two sisters are not very lucky either."
Before Song Wan finished speaking, the last light in Zhang Cairen's eyes dimmed, and he lowered his eyes without replying.
"Sister, you really don't know what I'm talking about? Do you want me to explain it more clearly?" Song Wan chuckled, half-smiling.
There was really no breakthrough in the past. Even if the dead palace maid was found, Zhang Cairen could not be contacted.
There is no evidence to prove that the two met, and even now, she has no evidence.
It's psychological warfare.
"Your Majesty's guess is correct. Everything was done by me. It was me who told Xianghe to pass the message." Zhang Cairen couldn't stand it anymore. He couldn't escape from either side. He raised his head to look at her without flinching. , with determination.
Looking at the other party's calm eyes, Song Wan frowned and asked, "Why?"
Zhang Cairen had a good reason and said it bluntly, "The emperor only favors my sister. This harem is a cold palace to us. It was my concubine who was obsessed with ghosts and jealousy, so she did this stupid thing."
"I am willing to be punished."
After saying that, she kowtowed heavily again.
There was nothing wrong with what she said, but Song Wan vaguely felt that something was wrong. Looking at her without any panic, he said she was jealous, but her expression showed no complaint at all, and she was very calm.
This was completely different from the way the other party pestered her to please her before.
Rather than saying that the expectation in her eyes was gone, it would be better to say that her focus was not on it at all.
why
Song Wan thought for a while, then looked at Zhang Cairen who was kneeling on the ground, and suddenly smiled, "Sister, do you still think that I don't know anything else? It's a pity that my sister didn't hide the matter tightly. I can find out these things, naturally. Nothing else was left out.”
"I remember that I bumped into my sister once, at the rockery. Does my sister still remember?"
Before the last note ended, Zhang Cairen's pupils shrank suddenly, and the hand on his side also retracted. Although it was only for that moment, Song Wan also caught it. She picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, "Others If you don’t tell me, won’t I tell you?”
Protecting the Concubine Xian like this, only the excuse can make people be so obedient.
Zhang Cairen is no longer as calm as before, but he is still holding on, "Sister, I don't understand what my sister is talking about. I just say what I have to say. What happened that day at the rockery?"
"The cat that my sister met was even scary." Song Wan pretended to remind, "I later found out some very interesting things. That cat was really interesting. It was actually with my sister..."
"We have nothing to do, it's none of his business!" Zhang Cairen blurted out, somewhat begging, "It's none of his business! It's all my business!"
Seeing this, what else does Song Wan not understand
Zhang Cairen had an affair with an outsider, no wonder he was strangled to death. She was just making a wild guess, it was all a gamble. Thinking about that day and the other person's behavior, she felt something was wrong at first sight.
A word of love is the most annoying.
"Empress, it's all me. I am willing to accept the punishment and invite myself to Xiaohe Palace." Zhang Cairen kowtowed and continued.
"It is up to the emperor to decide where my sister goes. Let's not talk about my sister's punishment. According to the emperor's temperament, it is not surprising that that person is going to be beheaded." Song Wan raised his eyelids and said in a light tone, "There is no way to escape death. "
Invite yourself to the cold palace? He is truly an infatuated person.
Zhang Cairen's body was shaky, "No..."
"Having an affair with a concubine in the harem is a huge scandal. I'm afraid it will endanger my sister's family. This cannot be explained in a few words." Song Wan looked at her with cool eyes, "You want to kill me. Then how can I keep you safe?"
"We have nothing, and I have never wanted to kill my empress. I beg your empress to be noble and let him and my family go. I beg your empress..."
Zhang Cairen kowtowed again and again, his eyes full of fear.
"I ask again, if there is even half a lie, don't blame me for being cruel." Song Wan said, his expression darkened, and his tone was extremely cold, "You have never thought of letting my child go with the Song family. But it’s just a loss.”
"You don't have to ask me, their lives are in your hands."
…
After half a stick of incense, Zhang Cairen left Jingyang Palace. The maid behind him was still holding the cloth given by the imperial concubine. She had a smile on her lips, just like usual.
The palace maid hiding in the corner took a few glances and trotted back to Jingqing Palace.
After hearing this, Concubine Xian looked very happy, "That's because I'm overly worried. How could you possibly be suspicious of me? It's said that once you're pregnant, you'll be stupid for three years."
"Your Majesty is right." Lian Qing agreed.
"Is the imperial concubine about to give birth?" Concubine Xian said again.
"I'm afraid it will happen this month." Lian Qing answered.
"Come and take a look at the new maid, she's so pretty." Concubine Xian said, looking at the person on the ground wearing a palace maid's uniform, "Lift your face and let me take a good look."
"Yes." The man slowly raised his face, Lian Qing was shocked, "Mother, this..."
Seeing her reaction, the smile on Concubine Xian's lips became even bigger, "It's really beautiful, I'm in a trance."
Lian Qing didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
This maid looks very similar to the imperial concubine, especially her charming eyes, which are equally alluring.
"It's just that her skin is a little bad. If you keep it for half a month, I think it's almost done." Concubine Xian admired her face and commented.
"I'm so healthy, my skin is a little rough."
"Yes." The maid saluted and was dismissed by her.
Concubine Xian looked at the direction she was leaving and raised her lips, "After half a month, the time is just right."
Men, it’s all the same.
If the emperor falls in love with a woman who looks like him, let's see if Song Wan can still live so comfortably!
Giving birth to a child is like going to the gate of hell. If you are not careful, you will die.
When she was thinking this, she didn't know that Song Wan, who sent someone to keep an eye on her, also knew it. She was not angry, but she was silent for a while and then went to rest.
The next day, all the concubines in the harem received invitations to the tea party.
The palace had not been lively and lively for a long time, so the emperor held a tea party and let the ladies from outside the palace enter and walk around.
"Are you afraid that others won't know that the emperor loves her?" Concubine Xian said with a gloomy face, "Then I will go and see how majestic she is!"
The tea party was held in the Imperial Garden, and many ladies were invited. On the contrary, the concubines in the palace were all in a beautiful mood, thinking that the emperor would come and take a second look at themselves.
Unexpectedly, the emperor was not around, and the concubine without makeup looked better than them. Her belly was bulging, and others were taking care of her.
On the way here, Concubine Xian was still thinking of excuses to deal with Song Wan, but as soon as she arrived, she saw him being held in high esteem by the stars, and the man sitting next to her made her expression change slightly.
"How many months have it been?" Song Wan looked at the people around him, his eyes fell on her belly, and he was chatting.
"Back to you, Madam, it's been almost six months." The person who spoke was born Xiaojiabiyu. She smiled shyly and lowered her eyes slightly, feeling a little embarrassed.
"You have to eat more and you will be thinner than me." Song Wan chuckled and pulled her hand over. "The last time I saw you, I went to the Li Mansion with my eldest sister."
"Yes, it's the old lady's birthday. I still remember that a few of us went to the backyard to hide so they could find us for a long time." Li Yan recalled.
Song Wan: "Your Majesty is a gentle man, so he must treat you very well, right?"
Hearing this, a trace of blush appeared on Li Yan's face, and she became even more shy.
Concubine Xian couldn't stand it anymore, so she walked over and interrupted their conversation, "I've met my sister."
"My wife has met the Concubine Xian." Li Yan also stood up and saluted her.
Feeling uncomfortable in her heart, Concubine Xian did not ask her to get up immediately. Instead, she paused and then said slowly, "Get up."
Li Yan stood up holding her belly and said, "Thank you, empress."
"Sit down, you are still pregnant with the child. If something bad happens, I won't be able to explain to the prince." Song Wan asked the maid to help her.
"Thank you, Concubine." Li Yan was flattered.
During this tea party, Concubine Xian was extremely unhappy. Her expression did not show it, but her eyes were fixed on Li Yan's protruding belly from time to time. If her eyes could turn into sharp swords, the other party would have died a thousand times ago.
Song Wan glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. He was very interested and used several pieces of pastry.
When it was over, a white figure came from a distance. Her hair was tied up high, her features were clear and a little thin. She walked up to them and bowed to Song Wan first. Her words were gentle, "I have met the imperial concubine."
After finishing speaking, he turned to Concubine Xian and paused, "I have met Concubine Xian."
"The prince is here, and Xiaoyan is also tired. Take her back quickly." Song Wan said with a smile.
Li Zhuo looked at Li Yan with concern.
For Concubine Xian, it was extremely dazzling. The hands on her sleeves were clenched into fists, staring at the two of them.
"Let's go, come to the palace to accompany me when you have time." Song Wan said as he rewarded her with some supplements.
"Thank you, empress."
When Li Zhuo left, he looked at Concubine Xian again out of the corner of his eye, and quickly looked away again, a little hesitant and complicated.
Concubine Xian showed no emotion and still smiled.
Song Wan looked at Li Zhuo, who was also interesting. He looked forward and backward, and it seemed that he was also fooled by Xian Fei.
That would be fun.
I heard from Qiu He that Concubine Xian would find someone to send messages to the Crown Prince in the past, but this time she was blocked in the palace on the second day of the Camellia Party.
That man also had a weak temper, and he didn't even dare to fart even after being scolded.
Qiu He also acted like a good concubine and looked ahead, "Why are you and her pretending to be in front of me? Do you want to show me? Li Zhuo, what good does it do you to be angry with me?"
"I don't want to see her again in this palace!"
After Qiu He finished his studies, he said, "Your Majesty, the prince has accepted the request. He accepted the offer without saying a word."
"What else did she say?" Song Wan peeled the grapes. They were sour and sweet, and she liked to eat them.
"She said that she doesn't get along with the empress. To be friends with the empress is to go against her." Qiu He continued.
"The Crown Prince values her, so naturally he won't let his wife be friends with me." Xu Shi was pregnant and her mood fluctuated a bit. Song Wan said angrily, "I despise such a man the most. He has no character and uses his wife to please others." Women, they do things in the hope of retaining some ground, and they don’t care about their own identity or the identity of the other party! They are even more capable than I thought!"
Do the two still want to get along
That would embarrass the emperor and not even give up the dignity? She didn't even dare to tell the emperor about Zhang Cairen's matter.
Song Wan sneered, "If she really jumps in, don't blame me for digging a deep hole!"
Xianfei has always been proud. Once such a person doubts his own charm, he will try his best to test her and even the devil can't stop her.
Qingcui ran in and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Concubine Xian is taking the maid who looks like you to find the Emperor."
"It's so abominable!" Qing He was also very angry.
"I would like to go take a look, how similar they are!" Song Wan said this, but in fact he was a little lacking in confidence.
The emperor only favored her, but she actually didn't know what the emperor liked about her. Could it be this face? That's too bad.
"Yes, let's go!" Qing Cui was full of anger.
at the same time.
Concubine Xian was waiting for the emperor outside the imperial study. From the corner of her eye, she glanced at the maid beside her. She was dressed up from top to bottom. She lowered her voice and said, "Have you remembered everything I told you?"
"This slave will remember it." The slave girl nodded.
"Use it well and you will prosper in the future, but don't forget me."
Concubine Xian said, seeing the light in the other person's eyes, she sneered in her heart and was very disdainful, but she was just a cheap hoof, and she really thought that she was a green onion.
Duke Yuan Hai opened the door, and Ji Huai came out. Today he was wearing a purple uniform, with a tall figure and a hint of imperial majesty between his brows. When he looked over, the maid's breath stopped for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, Lian Qing behind her pinched her back hard, and the maid quickly raised her head and chest, with a faint smile, looking shyly at the person not far away.
"Your Majesty." Concubine Xian stepped forward with a smile.
"What are you doing here?" Ji Huai frowned. He seemed puzzled to see her here, and his words were neither salty nor cool.
Concubine Xian's expression changed. After hiding herself, she slowly answered, "I have nothing to do today. I walked near here and ended up here unknowingly."
Ji Huai nodded to express his understanding. He glanced past her and stopped. Concubine Xian felt anxious and nervous in her heart, and couldn't help but feel happy.
Look.
The emperor is obsessed with Song Wan's face, but men like the new and hate the old, so how can he fall in love with a woman
She just wants Song Wan to be extremely sad!
Ji Huai's eyes were filled with smiles, and the maid's heart was beating loudly, and the tips of her ears were red.
It is the wish of every woman in the world to be blessed by the emperor.
As long as the emperor spoke, if he wanted this maid, Xian Fei would naturally offer it with both hands. He turned his head to look at Eunuch Yuan Hai again, and said in a lazy tone, with a gentle tone, "One big one and one small one are disturbing me again. "
That being said, there is no hint of anger or even connivance.
Eunuch Yuan Hai bent down and echoed, "How can the empress make trouble with the emperor? In front of the emperor, the empress is reluctant to do anything."
Regarding the imperial concubine, he finally realized that the emperor himself could say a few words without any pain, but if others talked about his cherished treasure, he didn't know whether he could save his head.
Concubine Xian had never seen him look so gentle. She looked behind her and her expression changed.
Song Wan had already approached. The pregnant woman was about to give birth. Except for her belly being slightly protruding, she looked the same as before, even better-looking.
Ji Huai walked around her, stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and scolded, "Why are you walking in such a hurry?"
"I want to see the emperor earlier." Song Wan replied softly.
"I want to go there now, there's no rush." He took her hand, "Well, it's good to walk more."
Song Wan looked at him with a smile, and the maid happened to look over, her expression suddenly changed.
This dressing up is more than seven points? Those who didn't know thought she had a younger sister.
"What are you looking at?" Ji Huai asked.
Song Wan's expression had recovered and he was half-joking, "I'm just a little surprised when I look at the maid next to my sister who looks a bit like me."
Ji Huai also looked over, and Concubine Xian didn't say anything. He glanced at her for a few times and then looked away. His tone was neither urgent nor slow, and he said without emotion, "How does it look like? I don't think so."
Concubine Xian and the maid were both stunned.
"That's probably my misunderstanding, but I really think they are very similar." Song Wan said to Concubine Xian, "Sister, do you think they are similar?"
Concubine Xian was stopped by her question and pretended to look at her, "I haven't looked at you carefully either. Who is she?"
Before she could complete the trick, Ji Huai said, "If you like it, let her give it to you."
As soon as these words came out, Song Wan and Concubine Xian were startled.
"If she wants it, give it to her. Whatever you want, just ask me and I will satisfy you." Ji Huai said to Concubine Xian.
It looked like she was asking for something she liked for her beloved, but she spoke very confidently.
Eunuch Yuan Hai's mouth twitched again.
Song Wan was surprised. Maybe she was really spoiled by him. She was embarrassed to look at him. Her voice was softer. In fact, she didn't have enough confidence. "I really like her when I look at her."
"If you like it, take it back." Seeing that Concubine Xian was still standing there, Ji Huai said directly, "Give her some, this maid, and I will have someone send another batch to your palace."
"Thank you, sister." Song Wan's thank you was sincere, and then he was led away by the emperor.
Concubine Xian's face turned blue and white, she couldn't control her emotions, and her facial features were distorted.
Let, let, let!
Why should she let it go? !
I don't know if her hatred had any effect, but Song Wan took action that night. She also pretended to be concerned, so she fell asleep and quickly got up to go to Jingyang Palace.
It would be best for Song Wan not to come back during this trip to hell.
The emperor's most favored concubine was in labor, so naturally no one dared to take it lightly, and everyone in Jingyang Palace was busy.
The concubine also came.
The two of them looked at the basins of blood flowing out, and the cries in the room echoed through the sky, "It hurts... it hurts..."
When they entered, they all saw a hint of joy in each other's eyes.
As soon as I arrived at the outer hall, I saw the emperor walking back and forth outside, his lips pursed tightly, and his face was anxious.
Concubine Xian stepped forward and said warmly, "Your Majesty, would you like to sit down for a while? My sister has just started the operation, so it may take a while."
"No need." Ji Huai looked at the two of them irritably, "You can go back and rest. Coming here can't help anything."
There are not many concubines in the palace now, only about twenty. Those who can be sent out of the palace will be sent out by him, given a fortune, and then find someone to marry in a different identity.
As for those who were demons before, who plotted against him and harmed him, he would definitely make them pay the price.
Of these two, one plotted against him and killed his heirs, and the other poisoned him before and took refuge in the Wang family. It would not be a pity to die, but it would be useful to keep him.
"I'm worried about my sister, but I can't sleep. Just stay here with the emperor." Concubine Xian's words sounded pleasant.
But Song Wan was in so much pain inside that her lower body was torn apart so hard that her fingernails were scratched, and she was worse off than dead. After being called hard again, she bit her lip, feeling another burst of heartache.
"Mother, the strength is not enough, use more strength." The midwife kept shouting in an anxious voice.
Song Wan gritted her teeth, cried and continued to exert force. The pain was so painful that she couldn't bear it, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
After Ji Huai heard this, he rushed in without saying a word.
"Your Majesty, you can't come in." The midwife was so frightened that she knelt down while holding the basin, and blood spread all over the floor.
The smell of blood inside the house was even stronger.
When Song Wan saw him coming in, she cried harder and turned pale. Ji Huai resisted the urge to kick the midwife away and quickly walked to the bed with an angry look on his face, "What are you still standing there for? If the queen has If you make any mistake, I won’t spare anyone!”
The midwife stood up tremblingly, "Quick, change the water, change the water!"
Ji Huai looked at her on the bed, wiping her sweat, with worry in his eyes, but his voice was stern, with an order, and he said in a deep voice, "I usually let you, but this time I can't be willful, don't make trouble, save your strength Have a baby.”
"I know you are in pain, I will stay with you and be obedient."
Song Wan grabbed the sheets tightly and tore the cloth off. Ji Huai looked at the basins of blood and couldn't bear to turn his head away.
"Mom, please use your strength."
"Mom, please push harder."
"quick."
…
Ji Huai was used to seeing life and death. When he sat on the throne, his hands were bloody. He also killed his brothers and feet who tried to rebel in public. Blood splattered everywhere.
He had love for Song Wan, and she doted on her most of the time. She was very observant, and he also knew that most of the time she was cautious and showed weakness just to make him pity her more.
She knew he was in love with her, so she tried her best every time. He also liked to see her surprised and happy expression after she succeeded, just like she discovered little by little that he actually liked her more than she thought.
It seems like satisfaction, but love makes people unsatisfied.
In the past, all his love for her was because he was happy and wanted to see her happy. But now, with a cry, her face was lifeless and her lips were bloodless, and he felt more A layer of debt and pity.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your Majesty has given birth to a little princess." The midwife knelt down to express her congratulations while holding the child in her arms.
Ji Huai continued to wipe her sweat and pushed her messy hair back, then stood up and looked at the wrapped child.
He had been a father many times, and none of them had a deeper feeling than this time. Firstly, he was born to the one he loved, and he looked forward to her. Secondly, he knew that she was not easy to come by.
The heart of stone became extra soft at this moment.
The concubine Xian and the concubine were very surprised when they saw the emperor entering. They gritted their teeth with hatred. What kind of ecstasy did Song Wan, this little bitch, give the emperor? How can a man enter a place like the delivery room
After the emperor came out, they also congratulated him, but Ji Huai didn't look at them at all and waved his hands, "Go back."
That night, the emperor actually stayed in Jingyang Palace.
The little princess Song Wan gave birth to was soon named Princess Mingxi by Ji Huai. The name means that she has great expectations and attaches great importance to her.
The wise concubine was a little scared. If she gave birth to a prince, according to the emperor's current wishes, she really couldn't guess whether Song Wan would climb up the ladder.
The emperor really valued her too much.
At this time, Lian Qing ran back, panting, "Empress, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"Say it nicely!" Concubine Xian was already in a bad mood, and her face dropped.
Lian Qing took a deep breath, not daring to look at her, and said quickly, "The emperor is going to make the imperial concubine the imperial concubine!"
"What?!" Concubine Xian's expression changed suddenly, her eyes widened, and her voice was sharp, "How is that possible?!"