Although the queen accepted Er Qing again, she was always indifferent, neither affectionate nor alienated to her.
It's no wonder that the queen, who called Erqing, did not hesitate to leave the palace to get married when the queen needed the most manpower, and left without looking back. Now she only comes back when she needs help, how could the queen treat her? As ever
"What should I do?" Er Qing thought while combing the queen's hair, "How can I get the queen to trust me again and rely on me?"
"Niangniang!" Mingyu suddenly rushed in from the outside. She always looked like this. "The concubine Chun was born. The sixth prince is full of heaven and has beautiful eyes.
The queen was stunned and smiled: "Yong Rong, Rong Rong, Pei Yuxing, the queen mother must like this child very much."
"Niangniang!" Mingyu became annoyed, "Concubine Chun used to be very diligent in running Changchun Palace, but since you fell ill, she has never come! Now such a big news, Changchun Palace is the last one to know. , this person is really…”
The queen frowned: "Mingyu, be careful."
Mingyu was about to have a seizure, but Wei Yingluo pulled her: "Concubine Chun is here!"
The ring wears jingle, and the sound is like broken jade. Concubine Chun walks into Changchun Palace with the hand of the jade pot. Perhaps because she has just given birth, her body is slightly plump and has not recovered to the slenderness of the past, although she has lost some girls. The pure, but a little more mature beauty of a young woman, like a ripe peach, but more attractive.
After bowing slightly to the queen, Concubine Chun said, "My concubine respectfully invites the queen to be holy."
The queen didn't care about her past suspicions. She seldom came to visit when she was ill. Now that she saw her, she felt joy from the bottom of her heart. She dragged her stump leg and went up to help her in person: "Get up, you are just now. People who have had children, don't be too polite, just sit down."
Concubine Chun smiled, sat down without any hesitation, gently stroked her belly with her fingers, and said softly: "The lady cares, the concubines are grateful, but you can't be rude just because the lady is tolerant. The lord of the six palaces, the concubine is happy, it should have been reported to the empress in advance..."
As soon as she finished speaking, the jade pot beside her said to her: "Jade pot: Empress, it's no wonder my master, she fainted suddenly, and the imperial physician was called to diagnose her pulse, only to find out that she was pregnant with a dragon child. I wanted to talk to you sooner. Announced, but the master is not in good health, lying on the sick bed for a long time, tossing and tossing, missed the time... "
Hearing this, the queen didn't respond, but Mingyu sneered.
Even Wei Yingluo couldn't listen anymore. She was pregnant for ten months, could she still be lying on the sickbed for ten months? You must know that from pregnancy to childbirth, Concubine Chun has never set foot in Changchun Palace.
On the contrary, it was the queen who cared about her and sent people to inquire about her news from time to time. As a result, today it was rumored that she and the emperor would swim together in the lake, and tomorrow, it was rumored that she would play the qin in the imperial garden with the emperor. , you can immediately suffer from headache and brain fever.
No matter how long the friendship is, no matter how deep the relationship is, it can't stand her repeated discussions.
Seeing that Mingyu was about to say something again, the queen hurriedly stopped her with her eyes, and then stroked Concubine Chun's hand: "Concubine Chun, between you and me, this is not necessary, this palace always knows your heart, you are weak and weak, Don't go to Changchun Palace too often, just accompany Yong Rong a lot..."
The two talked for a while, and Concubine Chun excused herself and left on the pretext of returning to the palace to take care of Yong Rong.
The queen sent Mingyu and Yingluo to see her off, and they sent her out of the palace all the way. Mingyu moved towards the other side and sighed, "Knowing that the empress has lost my brother, she is sad, and she came here to show it off. I really don't know if she has a heart!"
Wei Yingluo also looked a little unpleasant, but she couldn't let Mingyu go on. There were many ears and eyes in the palace, and what came out of Mingyu's mouth would be taken as the meaning of the queen.
If Concubine Chun had no intention of having a bad relationship with the Queen, she would have heard a lot of such rumors, and she was afraid that she would become an enemy.
"Mingyu, don't talk about it! The Empress has always taken care of Concubine Chun, and she is really happy for her. Why do you need to bring up the unhappy things, but instead make the Empress worry?" Wei Yingluo reassured her, "Besides, the Empress is still young, so take care of your body. , but also to give birth to a son.”
But he sighed in his heart, with the mother's current body, it is easier said than done to continue the children...
After Concubine Chun left, she didn't come again. Although she didn't come, news about her kept coming.
"Miss, have you heard?"
In the bedroom of Changchun Palace, Erqing combed the queen's hair and said unintentionally, "The emperor has issued an decree to confer the title of Chung Cui Palace as a pure noble concubine."
Jiao Rong was reflected on the Linghua mirror, and Jiao Rong had a gloomy look. The queen smiled in disappointment: "This palace has been closed to recuperate, but I don't know anything about the affairs in the palace. If you reminded me of such a big thing, I wouldn't know to celebrate."
Seeing the loneliness on the queen's face in the mirror, Erqing's mind moved, and she said, "This year, although Concubine Hui has left, there is another concubine who is pure and concubine. Brother, it is even more impressive. Empress, you still have to take good care of your body and give birth to a son as soon as possible!"
The queen was stunned: "Second son, this is easier said than done!"
Er Qing: "The slave knows that your body is severely worn out and it is not easy to get pregnant, so I went to ask for a recipe to give birth to a baby, why don't you try it?"
After speaking, he put down the horn comb in his hand, and took out a brocade box that had been hidden for a long time from his arms.
"This was originally prepared for me, but... Fu Heng... has not come to my room for a long time." A trace of sadness flashed on Er Qing's face, and she calmly put her predicament in front of the queen again. , and then forced a smile, "Niangniang can't hesitate, the middle palace is empty, the queen mother will not say it, there will be resentment in her heart, and the emperor will be very disappointed. Everyone in the Fucha family is eagerly looking forward to the early birth of the goddess! "
Er Qing knew that the queen would not refuse. She had stayed by her side for so many years and knew what the queen wanted most in her heart.
Sure enough, after hesitating for a moment, the queen finally stretched out a hand slowly.
Seeing that the hand was about to touch the brocade box, Mingyu was a hungry tiger and grabbed the brocade box.
Mingyu gave Erqing a sidelong glance, perhaps because she had encountered too many bad things recently, and she had learned to doubt others: "Niangniang, after all, this is something outside the palace, and the servant will send it to Zhang Yuan to judge, and we will do it after inspection. Take it!"
Erqing is not afraid of her suspicion, because this is indeed the birthplace she got for herself. It costs countless manpower and material resources. Zeng also cherishes it like her life, but she can't use it anymore, so she is willing to take it out: "The queen's health is important, it is only natural. But this matter is confidential, as far as the three of us know, you don't need to speak up!"
Mingyu hesitated: "Didn't Wei Yingluo say anything?"
It was her who was guarded by Er Qing, how could she let this woman share her favor again, and immediately vetoed: "Wei Yingluo was only worried about her mother's body and was too cautious, and she didn't even think about it. How, if I told her, wouldn't it be a bad thing?"
Mingyu: "But..."
"Okay." The queen interrupted the dispute between the two, her eyes glued to the brocade box, and she muttered to herself, "Rong Bengong think about it, Rong Bengong think about it..."