nodded.
The husband and wife walked out of the palace slowly after leaving the place where the concubine An Gui lived. When He Ming saw Luo Wenyao was half a step behind him, he stretched out his hand to grab her hand and said, "Let's take a look at the return door when we return to the residence next time. Always prepare a gift to see if there is anything inappropriate."
Luo Wenyao shook her head and whispered: "His Royal Highness is ready, what else could be wrong?"
"I don't know the hobbies of my husband-in-law and mother-in-law. It's always up to you," He Ming said with a smile. "Otherwise, what if my father-in-law and mother-in-law are dissatisfied with my son-in-law?"
When Luo Wenyao heard his words, the hand held by He Ming returned to his sturdy palm, and said with a smile, "Then I can't help you any more. what?"
The two looked at each other and smiled, but their hearts were getting closer.
Standing beside the rockery, Qu Qing Ju looked at the sweet young couple not far away, she couldn't help smiling, and said to Mu Jin who was beside her, "It's good for them as a couple."
Mujin smiled and said, "The princess likes Princess Cheng very much?"
"I like all good girls," Qu Qing Ju slowly walked towards Zhongjing Palace. Seeing Mu Jin's puzzled expression, she smiled and said, "Young girl, she is even more beautiful than the most beautiful flower. A woman. Life is tied to a man, but that man is not necessarily the only woman. The world is like this. The beauty of women may be short-lived or long. have a different destiny."
Mujin didn't expect the princess to say such a complicated sentence, she thought for a while: "So it's good for the servant to accompany the princess. There are so many men in the world, and the servant doesn't look down on it."
Qu Qingju felt that Mujin was affected by the affair between Duke Changde and the original owner and mother of her body, and she reluctantly patted the back of Mujin's hand: "I won't force you to do things you don't want, but if you meet in the future Those who love you must tell me."
Mujin smiled and praised it, but she didn't think so in her heart. A man's kind of thing can't even compare with a handkerchief. A handkerchief can wipe things, what else can a man do except be affectionate
When they arrived at Zhongjing Palace, Mammy Ding welcomed Qu Qingju in. After she went in, she found out that in addition to Concubine Jing, Concubine Wen was also there. Concubine see you.
"Princess Duan doesn't have to be so polite," Wen Guiconi hurriedly got up and returned a half-salute. She still looked haggard, but her spirit was much better than when she was at the gate of Tianqi Palace last time.
"Sister down quickly, and daughter-in-law Heng also sits," Concubine Jing smiled and let the two sit down, motioning for the maid to bring the cakes that her daughter-in-law liked, "Why did you think of coming to me today?"
Qu Qing Ju smiled and looked at the dessert brought by the palace maid, and said to Concubine Jing, "It's so nice to treat my daughter-in-law, mother-in-law. These are my favorites." She stretched out a hand and twisted a piece into her mouth, and swallowed it happily before saying, "Because the fourth brother got married these few days, the daughter-in-law didn't have time to go to the palace to greet the mother and concubine. It happened that I found a few jars of peach blossom drunk with a previous eunuch. After I tasted it, I found that this wine is light and sweet, most suitable for women, so I brought it in and let me Mother and concubine taste it. Although the folk things are not as delicate as those in the palace, the taste is very rare."
"It's just a few jars of wine, thanks to you," Jing Guifei said in a reproachful tone, but the smile on her face became more and more obvious, "It's like a child, it's not a joke."
Wen Guiconi, who was sitting on the side, heard this and said, "The words of the concubine, the concubine, will hurt the child's heart. It can be seen that this child is filial. If he gets something good, he will miss you and send it to you early in the morning. Madam, what else can you be dissatisfied with?!"
"You don't know her, today I'll give you two jars of wine, a few boxes of snacks tomorrow, and some small talk books the day after, but she's still a baby," Jing Guifei said with a helpless expression, "fortunately, Today is you, if others spread it out, wouldn't it be a joke?"
After Qu Qingju saw Concubine Jing finished saying this, Concubine Wen seemed to be relieved. She couldn't help thinking, this is the rhythm of Concubine Wen and Concubine Jing surrendering. Could it be that King Ning bet his treasure on He Lao Er?
"The courtesy is light and affectionate, and the concubine should not dislike it," Wen Guiconi smiled and glanced at Qu Qingju, who was sitting honestly, "Look at the concubine, this is a rare good daughter-in-law."
Concubine Jing pointed at Qu Qing Ju with a smile and said, "Thank you, Concubine Wen, for your kind words for you. You will have to pour her a cup of tea later."
Qu Qing Ju smiled and got up to give Wen Guibi a blessing: "Thank you, Concubine Wen."
Concubine Wen repeatedly waved her hands and said it was impossible, but Qu Qingju was very polite.
Concubine Jing smiled and watched as her daughter-in-law poured a cup of tea for Wen Guiconcubine herself, and then changed a cup for herself very naturally, and the smile in the corner of her eyes became more obvious.
Qu Qing Ju left after having lunch in Jing Gui Concubine's Palace. She was walking on the bluestone road in the palace, thinking that Wen Gui Concubine was carrying Jing Gui Concubine everywhere, she couldn't help but sighed. In the past, Wen Gui Concubine was gentle. Much courtesy, but not to such a degree that it is not for the sake of his own son.
"Princess, it seems that Concubine Shu Gui is coming here," Mu Jin reminded in a low voice, looking at the group of people walking in front.
Qu Qing Ju looked up and saw Concubine Shu Gui who was walking in front with a number of court ladies and eunuchs. She stepped back to the side of the road, and when Concubine Shu walked in, she said, "I have seen Concubine Shu."
"Isn't this the second daughter-in-law?" Concubine Shu Gui stopped, raised her eyebrows and looked at Qu Qingju who nodded slightly, and said with a half-smile, "I haven't seen you for a few days, the second daughter-in-law is getting more and more beautiful."
"Thank you for your praise," Qu Qing Ju continued to bless her body with a light smile. "
Concubine Shu looked at the woman in front of her with cold eyes. She was indeed better than her daughter-in-law. No wonder she was able to hook up the second child. She thought that this was her opponent's daughter-in-law. Secondly, being virtuous and virtuous for wives is the top priority."
Concubine Jing has never said this. What kind of mother-in-law does Concubine Shu put on? Qu Qing Ju raised her head and glanced at Concubine Shu, and said in a soft tone, "Qing Ju's appearance of a willow is not worthy of the word "beautiful". The concubine is a goddess in appearance. If Qing Ju can match one or two, it will be a blessing in this life."
Concubine Shu Gui's face sank. These words were obviously complimenting her for her beauty, but they were actually blocking the words in front of her. She was about to have a seizure when she heard someone else's voice behind her.
"I've seen Concubine Shu," He Heng walked up to Qu Qingju with a smile, and said reproachfully, "Have you gone to haunt your concubine for lunch again?"
"The concubine cherishes me, she knows that I like the meals at her place, and she specially asked me to stay for the meal," Qu Qing Ju hummed, "The concubine just now said that I was filial, how can you say that I am pestering me? ?"
"Forget it, the concubine left and right will protect you," He Heng reluctantly bowed to Concubine Shu Gui, "Concubine Shu has always favored his wife, so Concubine Shu Gui is a joke."
The smile on Concubine Shu's face had long since disappeared without a trace, but the two in front of them were implying that they were the sons and daughters-in-law of Concubine Jing, who did not have the qualifications to teach her. It took a long while to suppress the anger in her heart. She then said, "Duan Wang's words are serious."
He Heng said without a smile, "Concubine Shu Gui is generous."
"If that's the case, you should leave the palace earlier. This palace has to go to Tianqi Palace, so I won't leave you." Concubine Shu supported the palace maid's hand with a bit of strength. Webster is just as annoying.
When Concubine Shu was far away, Qu Qing Ju felt a little emotional. It turned out that Emperor Qingde was good at this. The fact that Concubine Shu was favored for so many years shows that her ancestors must be from a family of great kindness and great virtue.
"What are you thinking about?" He Heng couldn't help but ask when he saw Qu Qingju's sudden realization.
"It's nothing, I just feel that the brain may determine a person's taste."
☆、76 · True and false
After Prince Cheng got married, the noisy capital gradually quieted down, as if no one remembered the eldest prince who was imprisoned in Haoyuelou, and no one remembered the censor who hit a pillar on the court and died. People who live in the capital are often the most realistic. They only choose to remember what they can remember, and they will never remember a single bit of what they should forget.
Just as everyone was living their lives in peace, there was news from the palace that the emperor was ill. Concubine Shu Gui and Concubine Jing served the sickness all night, but the emperor did not get any better. Concubine Shu even stabbed a hospital in the hospital. sentence.
The emperor was ill, and was seriously ill. This was a signal in Beijing. If Concubine Shu hadn't ordered the execution of the hospital sentence, the news would not have spread. For a time, each family had different thoughts, but ministers such as Tian Jinke and other ministers who were highly used by the emperor closed their doors to thank guests and did not accept anyone.
There were also many people who went to Duan Wang's mansion to inquire about news, not to mention Qu Qingju, even Feng Zijin, Jiang Yongxu and others' parents went to inquire about it. These people didn't even think about what the parents of a concubine of the palace could know. If Duan Wang is really stupid, he would tell his concubine about this kind of thing, and would he let his concubine spread the news to her mother's house at this juncture
The only way to get the concubine's family is that they don't have much ability, and it shows that these people's brains are not good enough. If they want to climb up in this life, unless God blesses them.
When Qu Qing Ju heard Jiang Yongxu coming to report that someone had come to her mother's house to inquire about news, she asked her to sit down at the next song.
"My father doesn't know much, how did he know about such a big thing, so he had to decline all of them," Jiang Yongxu handed the envelope in his hand to Qu Qingju, "Here is the list of visitors, my father is timid, and he puts these people away. I have written down the list and the gifts I gave, please take a look at the princess."
Qu Qing Ju took the envelope and put it aside without looking at the contents. She smiled and said to Jiang Yongxu, "It's embarrassing for Gaotang. I will definitely tell the lord about it."
In Qu Qingju's eyes, Jiang Yongxu was probably the one who could see the form most clearly, and was also the one who could do things best among He Heng's several concubines. She even felt pity for Jiang Yongxu, if Jiang Yongxu hadn't entered the palace as a chosen woman and married an ordinary son of a wealthy family as his first wife, he would have lived a good life.
Jiang Yongxu was not surprised to see that the princess did not read the envelope. With the princess' temperament and behavior, she would never read these things. This is also the cleverness of the princess.
"The needle and thread in the servant's room has not been finished, so I won't bother the princess, and I will leave." The things to be said have been said, and Jiang Yongxu does not want to rely on the princess to win the favor of the prince. She now thinks very clearly that her The beauty has no chance to win the favor of the prince, it is better to follow the princess's pace, the life will be better.
Qu Qingju didn't leave her either, she nodded and asked Mujin to send her out in person.
Jiang Yongxu walked out of the door of the main house, and thanked Mujin for sending her off again and again. In the end, Mujin still sent her to the door of the main courtyard before turning around and leaving.
Ai Lu helped Jiang Yongxu down the steps carefully, she looked back at Mujin's back, and whispered, "Master, the princess asked the most trusted girl Mujin to send you, which shows that the princess values you."
Jiang Yongxu didn't say a word, and when she didn't go far, she saw the prince coming from another direction. She paused and bowed her head to salute the prince.
Seeing her coming out of the main courtyard, He Heng said, "Did the princess take a nap?"
"Go back to the lord, the princess has already stood up just now," Jiang Yongxu answered honestly.
"Well," He Heng nodded and walked towards the main courtyard, without looking at Jiang Yongxu.
Jiang Yongxu stood up straight, looked up at He Heng's back, and suddenly thought to himself, now that the emperor is seriously ill, if the prince...
She shook her head. No matter what, she had to respect the princess. She could see this palace very clearly. The princess had already been caught in the palm of her hand. The love for the princess is not faked.
He Heng flipped through the list in his hand carelessly. Seeing that Qu Qing Ju started tossing the potted plants again, he said, "These people are all insignificant. Some of them are the old third ones who came down to fish in troubled waters. The Jiang family's people are very practical."
Qu Qing Ju was carefully trimming out a bunny ear. When she heard He Heng say this, her subordinates paused. She didn't expect that He Heng would mention the outside world to her. Could it be that he really regarded himself as one of his own? not cover up
"Wangye means that the third uncle is doing tricks in secret?" She put down the scissors, turned around and washed her hands, and said, "Wangye, how about I tell you a little folk story?"
"What's the story?" He Heng smiled when he saw Qu Qingju's serious face, and waved to the people who were serving him.
"An old man has two sons in his family. The old man prefers the younger son and always keeps the good things for the younger son. Later, the old man became seriously ill, and the younger son thought that the old man would keep all the property for himself, but one day the younger son heard the neighbor say His father secretly gave good things to the elder brother, but the younger son was angry, so he went to his father to make trouble. Who knew that the old man was so angry that the younger son regretted it very much. Later, he learned that the neighbors were lying, but the deceased was already dead. It's useless to regret after passing away." Qu Qing Ju sighed, "You said that this little son has harmed himself, it shows that it's not a good thing to follow others' words."
He Heng smiled and said, "I happen to have heard this story, and Qing Ju and I really have a good understanding of each other."
Qu Qing Ju laughed and said goodbye to him for a while, then saw him leave in a hurry. She knew in her heart that what He Heng wanted was not her own ideas, but her own attitude. This man has ambitions. He doesn't want the person next to him to be inconsistent with his position, but he is satisfied with the person next to him, so he just said those words to test himself.
It has been less than a year since she came to this place, but she has understood what rights are and how terrible rights are. With rights, women can also divorce their husbands, but without rights, they must bow down to others.
Looking at the envelope left by He Heng on the table, Qu Qing Ju reached out and picked it up and glanced at it, then slowly closed the list and handed it to Mu Jin to put it away carefully.
Mujin looked at her worriedly, now that Beijing is in such chaos, I don't know what will happen, "Princess..."
"Don't worry, tell the people below that everything in the mansion is business as usual, but if anyone dares to talk nonsense and drive them out of the mansion, no one will be merciful." Qu Qingju said calmly, "None of the concubines in the mansion can send letters to the outside world. , if there are disobedients, just report to me."
"Yes." Seeing that the princess seemed to be confident, Mu Jin slowly let go of her heart.
"Niangniang" a palace maid ran in front of Concubine Shu Gui with a panic-stricken expression, and after seeing that the house was filled with Concubine Shu's confidants, she said, "This servant just heard a piece of news from Xiaodezi's mouth in Tianqi Palace. When he was sick, the emperor praised Duan Wang in front of many people."
Concubine Shu, who was lying on the imperial concubine's couch and was pinched by the maid, immediately sat up straight and her face changed slightly: "The emperor is awake?! What did he say?"
The palace maid knelt down and said in horror, "My servant heard that the emperor boasted that King Duan acted in a proper manner, that there were ravines in his chest, and he had the style of the previous emperor."
"The late emperor?" Concubine Shu Gui frowned. The late emperor was a wise monarch praised by many people. The emperor respected the late emperor very much, and often sighed that he was not a good monarch. If the late emperor had only one son, he would definitely be unbearable for the throne. After hearing these words a lot, Concubine Shu Gui understood the position of the late emperor in the emperor's heart. Now, what does the emperor mean by taking Duan Wang over the late emperor
When Yuan'er was born, didn't the emperor say that only Yuan'er's eyebrows and eyes were three-pointed like the emperor's, why is he praising the son of Wei Shi's slut now
"When you go to the palace, His Royal Highness King Xuan Rui, you say that the servant in this palace is sick and tired, and let King Rui perform filial piety in front of the emperor's bed."
The maid who was kneeling on the ground hesitated for a moment, and finally retreated silently. At this juncture, Niang Niang said to the outside world that she was tired and sick. In the eyes of others, is there any suspicion that she is unwilling to serve the emperor? It's just that she is just a little palace maid, and the imperial concubine will definitely not like her to talk too much, not to mention that the emperor has always favored the imperial concubine, so there must be no big deal.
In Tianqi Palace, Emperor Qingde woke up from his sleep and smelled the faint smell of medicine in the room. He was in a trance for a moment. He looked out of the tent and saw only a hazy figure sitting outside the tent. He must have been guarding it. He, his heart warmed, he couldn't help but said, "Concubine Ai, why didn't you go to rest?"
"Your Majesty, are you awake?" The tent was hung up, and Concubine Jing's happy and tearful face appeared in his eyes, and he suddenly realized that it was Concubine Jing, not Concubine Shu, who was guarding outside. At this moment, he was a little stunned. Twenty-three years ago, when he fainted from a serious illness, who was the woman crying in his ear
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you, but you're not feeling well," Jing Guifei's face was full of panic, she turned around and asked someone to call the imperial doctor outside, then knelt beside his bed and wept, "Your Majesty, you are really frightening. If you have a concubine, if there is something wrong with you, let the concubine do it."
"Why is it so serious?" Emperor Qingde coughed a few times, then reached out and patted her arm lying on the edge of the bed, "Heng'er is so old, what is it like crying like this?"
"It's just that Heng'er is old, so concubine has nothing to worry about. If you... What's the point of concubine living," Jing Guifei said when she saw the imperial doctor come in, stood up and wiped the tears from her face, pretending to be majestic, " Take good care of the emperor, if you don't do your best, the imperial doctor who was killed by Concubine Shu the day before yesterday will be your fate."
"Please don't worry, madam." After the imperial physician bowed to Emperor Qingde, he stretched out his hand to check the emperor's pulse, and after a long time he slowly breathed a sigh of relief, "The emperor woke up now, and he has passed the threshold, but he was very excited a few days ago. He fell ill all of a sudden because his body was weak, and he was tired from dealing with political affairs recently, and he can recover as long as he takes a good rest for a while."
"Are you telling the truth?" Concubine Jing didn't care about the presence of the Imperial Physician, she cried and laughed, "Thank God, thank God."
The imperial doctor who took the pulse looked at this scene, and felt a little emotional, didn't it say that Concubine Shu was more favored than Concubine Jing, why is it that Concubine Jing was always guarding the emperor, and even cried because the emperor's health improved. Thinking of this, he couldn't help shaking his head in his heart. It's not uncommon to treat his women with sincerity.
"Hurry down and give the emperor a prescription," Concubine Jing said while wiping away tears, "When the emperor recovers, this palace will reward you well."
After the imperial physician went down, Concubine Jing took the medicine porridge from the palace, and served Emperor Qingde with a small bowl, and seeing that Emperor Qingde's face was better, she said: "Looking at the emperor like this, the concubine remembered twenty Three years ago, at that time, your concubine knelt in front of your bed, crying and begging God in a panic, and she didn't see you wake up until she fainted." She smiled bitterly, "Now my concubine finally saw you wake up with her own eyes, it's really God. bless."
"Twenty-three years ago, you..." Emperor Qingde's expression changed. He looked at Concubine Jing's haggard face, and after a long sigh, he held her hand and said, "I'm tired looking at you, too. Go to the side hall and rest for a while."
"But… "
"Be obedient, if you don't trust me, I will have someone call you in two hours. This is my will." Emperor Qingde's tone was firm.
Concubine Jing Gui got up helplessly and walked out of the main hall. After lying on the bed in the side hall, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. Concubine Shu, a good sister, always left such a good opportunity to her, making her feel that if she didn't seize it These opportunities are all sorry for this good sister.
Twenty-three years ago
At that time, the seriously ill emperor had no biological brothers, only some cousins who were not close to each other. These concubines and concubines who had no children, who didn't cry and beg God to save the emperor's life
In the main hall of Tianqi Palace, Emperor Qingde lay on the bed for a long while before he said to the eunuch standing quietly, "Where's Concubine Shu?"
"Go back to the emperor, Concubine Shu fell ill from a cold last night when she was serving you. At the third watch, she was helped by the maid to go back to the palace to rest and recuperate." The imperial concubine is overworked, and if you don't cultivate, I'm afraid that the root of the disease will fall."
"Then when did the concubine Jing's concubine guard me?" Emperor Qingde's expression was a little cold.
"Concubine Jing Gui has been waiting since she heard that you fainted," the eunuch director looked at the emperor's face and said cautiously, "In the morning, Concubine Jing was tired and fainted, but the concubine didn't want to leave, and neither did the servants. I dare to persuade me, so the empress has not closed her eyes for two days and two nights."
"Well, I see." Emperor Qingde closed his eyes, and just when the eunuch chief thought he was asleep, he opened his mouth again, "Let the imperial kitchen simmer the lily yam and pigeon soup for the concubine Jing, I remember her. Love using this."
The chief eunuch hurriedly stepped back and waited out the gate of the main hall. He looked at the sky dyed red by the setting sun. The sky was about to change.
In the quiet main hall, Emperor Qingde sighed. Could it be that he was wrong all these years