On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Xie Ruzhuo went to the palace to pay tribute to Concubine Ye. As soon as he walked into the palace door, he saw Qin Wanyi biting her lip with an embarrassed look on her face.
Xie Ruzhuo didn't understand it before, but when he saw Xiao Junhan carefully supporting Shen Jingci not far away, he suddenly understood.
But she was a little confused. Didn't the things she asked Hongrui to do two days ago have paid off? Why did Xiao Junhan reconcile with Shen Jingci so quickly
Moreover, even if Xiao Junhan didn't like the princess and was just showing off in front of Qin Wanyi, he shouldn't slap her in the face like this
Before she could clear up her doubts, she was already very close to Qin Wanyi.
Seeing Xie Ruzhuo, Qin Wanyi subconsciously wanted to avoid him, but she couldn't. The embarrassment on her face turned into bitterness, but she still showed the most basic courtesy, "Would Princess Jing also come to pay her respects to my mother?"
Xie Ruzhuo nodded and said with a smile, "Seeing that the Chinese New Year is about to come, I have nothing to do in the house, so I came to see if my mother and concubine can help with anything." After saying that, she said with a smile, "It's cold, the emperor's sister-in-law should wear more clothes." It's good to wear some clothes, don't get cold." He looked very pitiful wearing such thin clothes.
Qin Wanyi smiled bitterly, and just as she was about to say something, she saw Shen Jingci and Xiao Junhan walking side by side, with half-smiles on their faces, "Is Princess Jing teaching your sister the art of guarding against others again?"
Xie Ruzhuo was heartbroken, but the smile on his face faded away, "The concubine is good at judging a gentleman's heart through a villain's heart."
After saying this, she turned around and entered Concubine Ye's palace without looking at Shen Jingci's stiff smile.
Facing such villains, she felt sick even if she even looked at them.
Shen Jingci gritted her teeth and wanted to maintain her image in front of Xiao Junhan. She only looked aggrieved and said patiently, "Your Majesty, since Father has summoned you, please go over first. My sister and I will Let’s go to my mother-in-law’s place and wait for you first.”
In the past, Shen Jingci would have lost her temper, but today she was so polite, which made Xiao Junhan very happy, because she comforted her, "That's fine, just be careful, I will pick you up later. "
It wasn't until Xiao Junhan had gone far away that Shen Jingci turned around, with a look of disdain in her eyes, "Sister, please, it's cold, don't let you freeze, or I'll be blamed for it!"
Qin Wanyi glanced sideways at her and said coldly, "It's not your turn to tell me what happens to my princess!" After saying this, she no longer looked at Shen Jingci and walked towards the palace of the virtuous concubine.
She walked in front and missed the murderous intent flashing in Shen Jingci's eyes.
When Xie Ruzhuo arrived at Ye Guifei's palace, she was having breakfast. When she saw Xie Ruzhuo, she quickly smiled and waved, "I thought you were coming later, why are you here at this time?" Then he gave instructions. The maid on the side said, "Hurry and add a pair of chopsticks."
Xie Ruzhuo bowed and said with a smile, "You are disturbing my mother and concubine."
Concubine Ye smiled and pulled her to sit down. She picked up a few more light and delicious vegetables and put them into her bowl. Then she smiled and said, "Anyone who is annoying or not is a family member."
While eating, Concubine Ye asked again about the child in her belly. Xie Ruzhuo answered all of them one by one. He ate something symbolically with Concubine Ye, and then the palace servants removed all the food.
The two talked for a while and then came to the matter of Prince Qi's Mansion.
Concubine Ye frowned and sighed, "This morning I saw that Princess Qi seemed to have something to say, but for some reason she didn't say it out loud. I have heard a little bit about the side concubine. Although she said it had a reason, it was too rampant. That's right. This King of Qi is a bit outrageous. Is it okay to spoil his wife and kill his concubines to reach the ears of the officials?"
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo knew that something was fishy, so he asked, "Did King Qi say anything when he came?"
Concubine Ye snorted and said, "What else can I say? Speaking of which, this concubine had a good life. She was imprisoned in the woodshed by King Qi, and she was found to be pregnant on the back, and she also escaped. . I just feel sorry for Princess Qi, I look like a rare good child."
Xie Ruzhuo didn't know that there was such a big thing here, but his expression changed immediately after hearing this. Shen Jingci is pregnant? !
She was so shocked that she even forgot to restrain her expression, and she clenched her hands so tightly that her nails almost pierced the flesh of her palms.
In the previous life, Xie Ruzhuo was pregnant with a child, but that child was killed by Shen Jingci before she could see the sun in the world!
But now, Shen Jingci is pregnant. Is it somehow destined that the fetus in her belly is here to save the life of her child in her previous life? !
Xie Ruzhuo was so absorbed in his thoughts that his body started to tremble for a moment.
Concubine Ye didn't know what she was thinking, but seeing her expression, she quickly walked to her side, grabbed her hand, and asked with concern, "Zhuo'er, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
The expression on this girl's face was a little ferocious, and sweat began to appear on her head, which made her look a little worried.
The palm of his hand was wrapped by Concubine Ye's warm palm. Xie Ruzhuo came back to his senses and said with a forced smile, "Concubine, I'm fine. I just suddenly felt some pain in my lower abdomen. It's gone now."
As she spoke, she didn't want Concubine Ye to sound weird, so she stood up and said with a smile, "Concubine, I suddenly remembered that I have something to tell Ning'er. Can my daughter-in-law go and see her first?"
Concubine Ye knew that she had something to hide from her, but she also knew that it would be inconvenient to ask more questions, so she smiled and said, "Okay, go ahead and be careful on the road. Ning'er's child is neither serious nor serious, so be careful." "
Xie Ruzhuo responded one by one, clenched his hands secretly, bowed and walked out.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she walked in, she saw Qin Wanyi leaving and returning.
Qin Wanyi came so fast that she almost bumped into Xie Ruzhuo, but Jiang Zhu's bright eyes and quick hands pulled her master aside, thus avoiding the fate of the two of them colliding.
Qin Wanyi was just stunned for a moment, and without saying anything, she hurried into Concubine Ye's palace.
Xie Ruzhuo felt suspicious, let go of Jiang Zhu's hand, and whispered, "Let's go back and take a look."
Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the palace, she saw Qin Wanyi kneeling in front of Concubine Ye, crying bitterly, "I beg my mother to make the decision for my daughter-in-law!"
Xie Ruzhuo was stunned for a moment, and saw that Concubine Ye had already helped Qin Wanyi up with her own hands, and asked, "If you have anything to say, you are still pregnant. Even if you don't care about yourself, you still have to care about the child."
Xie Ruzhuo was no longer stunned, and hurriedly walked over and helped Qin Wanyi up with Concubine Ye, and asked, "What's wrong with the emperor's sister-in-law? Weren't you fine just now?"
Qin Wanyi bit her lip and cried, looking so pitiful. She tried to speak several times, but was muffled by her cries.
At this moment, an unfamiliar maid ran in, gasped and knelt down, saying, "My dear concubine, please forgive me, but my virtuous concubine asked me to take the princess back!"
Concubine Ye raised her hand and asked directly, "What's wrong with your master?"
Clinker, Qin Wanyi suddenly said sternly, "Go back? Will you harm the child in my belly if I go back?"
Hearing this, Concubine Ye immediately felt that something was wrong, and did not ask the maid to get up. She only ordered, "Zhuo'er, help your imperial sister-in-law come in."
After she said this, she went to the inner hall first.
Xie Ruzhuo quickly helped Qin Wanyi and walked in together. As she walked, Xie Ruzhuo could feel her body shaking constantly.
After entering the inner hall, Concubine Ye finally asked, "What is going on?"
Qin Wanyi finally restrained herself from crying and said in a trembling voice, "Mother, Concubine Xian and Shen Jingci are conspiring to kill the child in my daughter-in-law's belly!"
After hearing this, Concubine Ye immediately widened her eyes and said, "Don't say this nonsense!"
Qin Wanyi shook her head violently and said, "If my daughter-in-law tells a lie, she will be struck by lightning from the sky!"
"Tell me everything."
Qin Wanyi's matter had come to an end and she was ready to tell the truth.
It turned out that Qin Wanyi learned about Shen Jingci's pregnancy after her personal maid Ning'er was punished that day.
She was already holding back her anger because of Shen Jingci's harm to her, but after learning about it, she immediately became sick with anger.
Unexpectedly, Shen Jingci became domineering in the house and repeatedly had trouble with Qin Wanyi. She was sarcastic about her both inside and outside, but Qin Wanyi couldn't make a mistake in the open.
Not only that, Shen Jingci also betrayed her weakness in front of Xiao Junhan several times, causing Xiao Junhan to mistakenly think that she had bullied her, and even went to war several times over this.
Qin Wanyi couldn't swallow this breath. She came to the palace today to pay her respects to Concubine Ye. She originally wanted to ask Concubine Ye to make the decision. Who would have expected that Xiao Junhan followed her all the way and asked her not to even have a chance to open her mouth.
After arriving at Xian Concubine's palace, she told Xian Concubine about the matter one by one. She expected Xian Concubine to stand up for her, but unexpectedly, Xian Concubine said -
"As the head of the family, you can't even take care of the backyard. When there are more women in the house in the future, will it become even more messy?"
In one sentence, all the fault was placed on Qin Wanyi.
Qin Wanyi was naturally unconvinced, and immediately argued, "Mother, concubine, this matter was originally caused by the villain in the backyard, and it is impossible to prevent it. Since the daughter-in-law is a princess, she has the responsibility to manage the backyard well. If this happened now, if it was because of If you can just say you are pregnant and you can get away with it, then in the future you can kill people and set fires and do whatever you want while you are pregnant!"
Her words were directed at Shen Jingci. Unexpectedly, Shen Jingci's expression did not even change. She even looked at Qin Wanyi with obvious contempt.
Before Qin Wanyi could react, she felt a pain in her lower abdomen. The pain was so severe that she couldn't breathe. She wanted to speak, but the Xian concubine spoke before her, "Come here, call the imperial doctor!"
Shen Jingci, on the other hand, supported Qin Wanyi, and the smile on her face did not change. "Since the princess has a stomachache, she should sit properly. Who should I show her to when I have nothing to do?"
Seeing the obvious disgust in her eyes, Qin Wanyi immediately struggled to push her away and said, "Don't worry!"
On the other hand, Xian Concubine frowned and said, "I thought Qin Mansion's education was excellent, but when I saw her today, Princess Qi was nothing more than that!"
Qin Wanyi's heart tightened, and before she could react, she saw the imperial doctor hurried in, as if he had been waiting outside the door in advance.
The imperial doctor walked directly to Qin Wanyi, held her pulse and treated her for a while, then pretended to say, "The fetus in the princess's belly is not safe. Let Weichen prescribe a prescription."