That night, the imperial concubine called for water several times. The next month in Chunjia, she went to Xingxintang before dawn as usual to attend to matters. Because Ruming didn't have to say hello, Yun Fenghuang didn't get up until the moon was at three poles and was walking in Zhuangzhuang. In front of the stage, Zhu E was lazily collecting her feces, and Zhu E quickly came in to report: "Mother, Concubine Xuan has sent someone to say that the Liang family seems to be active. Concubine Xuan has never given birth, and Ru Ming is very anxious and wants to invite someone." You go and walk around town!”
"Calculate whether it will take a few months." Yun Fenghuang looked at the bronze mirror and asked Qingdu, "Become more agile in your legs and feet."
Qingdu went to give her a bun, picked out a few hairpin rings, and helped her change her clothes with others. The chariot was ready outside, and he saw the waiters surrounding the Concubine Xian coming out. Ask her to board the chariot.
In this way, we arrived at Jiangwuyuan where Concubine Xuan lived. It was a monastery nestled in the maple forest. In the autumn moon, the maple forest was so red that it dyed the fog in the forest crimson, hence the name.
The Bu Nao royal family always came here to escape the heat in midsummer, but only the palace personnel who had been stationed there all year round could see such scenery.
At that time, the maple leaves were green, and although the mist in the forest had not yet dispersed under the cover of dense branches and leaves, they were all milky red, like snow-colored gauze, misty and seemingly endless.
When people walk among them, they feel more ethereal, as if they are riding on the wind at any time.
"Your Majesty, you are here!" Concubine Xuan was wearing a bright dress and a beautiful face. She stood to the east of the hanging flower door with her sleeves rolled up. The mist lingered in the mountains. She looked like a concubine and a fairy, but the eagerness on her face diluted the fairy spirit. When she saw the walking chariot, Luodong took the lead and hurriedly greeted her, twisting her handkerchief and saying anxiously, "The people around Mrs. Liang just came to report that she seemed to be surviving. I followed the imperial doctor's instructions and prepared some preparations for her in advance. The delivery room, whether someone was sent in at that time, or not... She kept shouting, and she didn't know what was going on, and I felt very worried when she heard it!"
Yun Fenghuang frowned and said, "Have Wen Po and the imperial doctor arrived? What did they say?"
Concubine Xuan said: "Po Wen has already gone in, and the imperial doctor is on her way... Po Wen said nothing is wrong, but I am afraid in my heart and mind."
Her face turned slightly red when she said that, and she seemed frightened.
"What am I afraid of?" However, Yun Fenghuang said in an understatement, "When Mrs. Liang was brought to me from the palace, several imperial doctors checked her pulse and said that both the mother and the daughter were fine. I didn't care about those confinement periods either. Take good care of her, could something go wrong? Is it difficult for a woman to give birth after all, but since Po Wen said it’s okay, they must be more experienced than us who have never given birth. Calm down and follow me to the door of the delivery room to wait. Mother and concubine."
Didn't that bitch forget to take the blame? ?
Concubine Xuan choked with anger, then gritted her teeth and said, "No."
Then she was no longer nervous. She began to wonder if Liang's birth had not gone well. How could she shirk responsibility
After all, looking at Yun Fenghuang's appearance, if there is something wrong with the Liang family, wouldn't she be immediately accused of not taking care of the emperor's heir well
While thinking about it, the second concubine arrived at the door of the delivery room, and sure enough, there were screams coming from inside, high-pitched and sharp, which sounded eerie.
Concubine Xuan's face, which had just returned to normal, suddenly turned red again. Looking at Yun Fenghuang, the Concubine Xian was extremely calm. She turned around and whispered to the accompanying palace attendants to go back to Yue Yue Xiaozhu to get her a drink. The usual tea came: "It's Liang's first time. I'm afraid I need some time. I'll bring some refreshments by the way. I'm afraid I'll have to walk there for a long time tomorrow."
"I heard that Mrs. Liang's movements, and I really couldn't stand it." Concubine Xuan couldn't help but ridiculed, "So I sent someone to invite Concubine Xian to come over to be my companion. I didn't expect that Concubine Xian was calm and composed at all. Bu Xinxin's calmness makes me feel ashamed. After all, Mrs. Liang was once a member of the empress's palace and served her for a few months."
The implication is that the people in Didong are harsh, and Mrs. Liang is struggling to survive there. She is very interested in begging for food and drink.
"Who told me that my knees are empty?" Yun Fenghuang said without raising his head when he heard this, "I already have a couple of children, so what is there to panic about when the baby is born? At that time, Mrs. Liang was just Going in, Mrs. Wen didn't come out to say anything, so everything went well. I'm panicking now. No wonder I invited me to come over to check it out - otherwise, when Mrs. Liang really starts giving birth, I won't be able to faint by then? How can it be decent if there is no one inside or outside to take charge of the overall situation?"
Concubine Xuan secretly gritted her teeth and said with a smile: "I can't help myself or anyone else when I'm here. Listening to Mrs. Liang's movements, I'm frightened when I think of what happens in the next month if I don't give birth to a baby. Your Majesty's life is good, and I can't wait for you to come." If you are a ready-made mother-in-law, of course you won’t panic!”
"Have I done anything wrong to make me panic when I think about giving birth?" Yun Fenghuang calmly replied, "The biological mother of my two children was not as panicked as I was when she gave birth. Then I will survive in the future, but I will definitely Remember to ask a lucky person like me in time to help me travel around, lest I lack blessings and drag down the emperor's heir."
Concubine Xuan was so angry that she stamped her feet. Seeing that the situation was good, her wet nurse Yin Shi pulled her to a corner and persuaded her: "Everyone in the Sixth Palace knows that good concubines cannot have children. How could the empress and noble concubines in the past not stab her with that matter? How could she? Defeat the imperial concubine, quarrel with the queen, you must have heard those words over and over again, if the empress talks about that matter, how can she not have anything to say back to you?"
"I really don't know how that cheap maid managed to win the favor of Bidong?!" Concubine Xuan said through gritted teeth, "With such a background, my concubine is a shameless concubine, yet Bidong actually promoted her like that!"
Mrs. Yin sighed and whispered: "How could the emperor praise her? Has Bu Nao learned from Mr. Ji's lesson? He didn't want to see a concubine who was born as a noble girl with her legs covering the sky in the palace. So she and others Concubines who come from a poor family, do you need Bidong's special support... You think that anyone who comes from a poor family will be three points shorter when they see you like this, and they won't be promoted by Bidong, and they won't be able to compete with you in the ring. !”
"That Xiao Yun family is arrogant and jealous, isn't it possible that he has fallen in love with His Majesty Dong Dong?"
"According to what I said, I cannot fight with her anymore?" Concubine Xuan took a deep breath, "Bidong doesn't trust their high-ranking family, and it's okay to promote concubines from poor families... But why do you have to choose such a good-looking person? See the sky Don’t speak human words!”
Yin said: "That's not true. The family has already speculated on Bidong's thoughts. He treats the harem as if he were in the front court. He neither wants a noble lady from a high family to dominate, nor does he want to see the concubines from a poor family being too bossy. There should be checks and balances on both sides, and no one should try to monopolize the power! In that case, our relationship with Concubine Xian would not be good to begin with. In that case, Dong Bi will not be happy."
"My maid was thinking that Concubine Xian had a stumbling attitude when she came into the palace from us. She might have guessed what the Emperor was thinking."
"So whenever we have the chance, we don't have to be polite to Concubine Xian!"
Concubine Xuan said sadly: "I don't want to cause trouble for her, but I think it's good if Concubine Xian doesn't cause any trouble for me!"
Damn it!
what to do
The Yin family had no choice but to comfort her master: "She can only take advantage of her words. After all, the daughter of the Xiao family is not on the stage... With her background and behavior, it is said that Bidong has never appointed her as his wife." Even if it was the intention of the latter, none of the ministers of the previous dynasty would agree."
It seemed that she could find a balance that way. Concubine Xuan looked up at the sky. After a while, she endured her emotions and walked back to Yun Fenghuang. She walked east with her to have tea and snacks, waiting for news about Mrs. Liang inside. - Mrs. Liang’s first birth was indeed quite a toss-up. It started at almost noon and lasted until after nightfall before Han Xuan gave birth to a daughter.
When she heard that she was a little princess, Concubine Xuan's disappointment was palpable, and then it turned complicated: if she raised a cheap princess, she would not have anything to contend with her future prince. The concubine obtained by the marriage seems to be a bit of a loss
Yun Fenghuang stood there and kept his mouth shut, but he congratulated her with a smile on his face: "Concubine Xuan, let me take a look at my daughter. Her eyebrows and eyebrows are exactly like those of Bi Dong. She will definitely be a rare beauty when she grows up."
The facial features of the little princess indeed resembled her biological father. Concubine Xuan noticed this and felt much better: People tend to pay extra attention to children who look like themselves.
So shouldn’t it be more useful for a daughter to compete for favor or keep favor
With that in mind, she came to Donglai with a gentle look. She held the baby in her arms and looked at it for a while, then ordered the waiters to give a reward to celebrate the birth of a cruel daughter. She also discussed with Yun Fenghuang: "Ms. Liang's delivery was quite hard that time. , I am thinking, can I give her a mention?"
"The rules in the palace are that any concubine who gives birth can be promoted to the throne." Liang's status is not high, so it is nothing to mention, let alone those who go out from his own palace. Yun Fenghuang has no intention of making things difficult for him, nodding and saying, "I'll take care of that matter." Let’s figure it out. Let’s go and report it to Mr. Bidong later, and Mr. Bidong will definitely agree.”
In fact, Empress Ji should be consulted for such matters, but the Empress is not here. Even if she is, the two of them and Rui Fei Ruming are working hard to poach the Empress and try every means to compete with the Empress for palace power. With the emperor's support, why should they follow the empress's path
"Since mother and daughter are safe, I will go back first. The eldest prince and Zhao Qing are also very young." Seeing that nothing happened, Yun Fenghuang stood up and left, and reminded Concubine Xuan not to forget to tell Chunjia the good news, " Your Majesty will probably come over to see the Second Princess later, so I won’t disturb my place."
Concubine Xuan handed the swaddling clothes to the waiter and walked her to the door in person. After doing the harmonious gesture of sisters, she went back to the outer room to figure out what kind of dress she should wear to attract the emperor's attention.
When Yun Fenghuang returned to Jieyue Xiaozhu, it was already time to light the lamp and the meal had passed.
While Qingdu asked someone to bring the reserved food to heat up, he felt sorry for Yun Fenghuang: "Concubine Xuan is really in a bad situation. It's so late and she doesn't know how to give her dinner. It's hard for her to come back at that time. use."
"Does she realize that sooner or later, she will be able to spread the branches and leaves for the Emperor by herself? Listening to Liang's screams, she can't help but become frightened on her own behalf." Yun Fenghuang mumbled, "Is it possible that her legs are in disarray and she can't care anymore? With such courage, I wonder if I could deliberately create trouble for her and make up some tragic stories for her, lest she might not be able to give birth to Dong Lai if she gets pregnant in the future."
However, she felt that it was not the right time to marry Concubine Xuan like that. Firstly, she was not pregnant, and secondly, Chunjia was not a fool. Concubine Xuan was not a threat to Yun Fenghuang, and there was no way she could make Chunjia displeased. Risky Dong's poisonous legs.
"Concubine Rui and the others didn't go to Jiangwuyuan tomorrow." Yun Fenghuang asked someone to call Chen Zhu over and asked, "Do you know why?"
Chen Zhu smiled softly and said, "My dear, it seems that those two people had a falling out, so when Mrs. Liang gave birth, Concubine Rui, Mrs. Manya and Mrs. Yin Zhaoyi all went to Luo."
Yun Fenghuang asked curiously: "Why did we break up? Could it be that Yin Zhaoyi made her sisters unhappy?"
"What Yin Zhaoyi did that month really surprised Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui. But that morning, didn't Concubine Rui find an excuse to drag Bidong to her place?" Chen Zhu said, "It seems that Concubine Xuan and the others just I’m angry, I think Ruifei and Yin Zhaoyi are just the same thing..."
"What about Mrs. Manya and Concubine Xuan?"
Chen Zhu whispered: "Mrs. Manya is outspoken and said privately that Concubine Xuan is of no use. She cannot calm down the situation, so the sisters have to find their own way out... Concubine Xuan heard it, so there is no way to continue. Good trip?"
Yun Fenghuang thoughtfully said: "Those four were not family friends before entering the palace. They grew up together, and the sisters are very affectionate. It would be too easy to break up."
"What conspiracy do you suspect they have?" Chen Zhu suddenly became wary.
Yun Fenghuang held his chin and muttered: "It's hard to say that, but I'll just keep an eye on it."
Chen Zhulian went to agree: "I must keep a close eye on them!"
After thinking that there was nothing else to do, he waved his legs to let everyone retreat, leaving the servants to serve.
She thought that Chunjia would definitely go to Concubine Xuan's house to see the newborn daughter that morning, and would definitely not come over, so after freshening up, she went to the next room to see the eldest prince, who was Princess Zhaoqing, and then went back to the room. placement.
Who would have known that Suedong would be quarreled not long after—not that Chunjia came suddenly, but that something went wrong in Jiangwuyuan: the Liang family is gone!