"Okay." He Changan agreed, and seeing that there were still so many papers, he helped her deal with them.
So Hua Chun got off work early today, and took her salary as usual, and asked Qing Ling to bribe the people in the imperial dining room, bought a lot of good food and went back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, where she had a hearty meal.
While she was resting with her stomach covered, Rui'er came back from the outside, looked at her with a gossip face, and said, "Master, it's too lively outside!"
"What's wrong?" Hua Chun raised an eyebrow.
Rui Er sat down, stretched out her hand and said, "Today, many people wanted to go to Wanbao Palace to flatter Concubine Huo Gui, but they were kicked out without even entering the gate, and their noses were ashamed."
Slightly stunned, Hua Chun said: "So powerful? Does she not want human relationships anymore?"
"It's no wonder Huo Guifei, it was made by the maid of honor given by the Empress Dowager. No one dared to say anything more. Several people who were also noble concubines swallowed their anger and left. It's just that there are a lot of people gathered in the imperial garden now." Niang Niang, the slaves and maids passed by, and heard many people talking in a strange way."
Lowering her voice a bit, Ruier said: "Your maidservant, I heard people say that someone has gone to a fortune teller to read Fengshui and lives in Wanbao Hall, so the baby must be a daughter."
Rolling his eyes, Hua Chun said: "This is a superstition, the sex of birth is only related to the chromosomes."
"... what?" Rui'er was at a loss.
"It's nothing." Hua Chun waved his hand: "Go on."
"The empress dowager cares about the offspring, and she also wants the emperor to have successors." Rui'er said: "Concubine Huo Gui is pregnant this time, if she gives birth to a son, then the mother will be more expensive than the son, and she will reach the sky in one step. But if it is a daughter..."
So how much the Queen Mother loves her now, she will hate her in the future.
Hua Chun understood, it was like placing a bet, the chips were all piled on Huo Guibin's stomach, and it depended on who won and who lost.
Thinking about it this way, Huo Guipin is quite pitiful.
Qing Niao said: "Look at the situation, Huo Guipin wants to use the Queen Mother as a backer, so she ignores other people in the harem, but in the long run, she is digging a hole to bury herself."
If she was like Hua Chun and ignored everyone at first, then no one would say anything. The problem is that she formed a clique in the palace early in the morning, and as soon as she gained power, she kicked everyone else away.
Such a move can be regarded as a leader in the world of death.
The mood didn't get any relief, Hua Chun waved his hand: "You all go to rest, I'm a little sleepy."
"yes."
Regardless of whether Huo Guipin is good or bad, she is pregnant, and she must have been nourished by Yu Wenjie. Just this point, just thinking about it can make her eat a whole table of dishes.
Forget it, wash up and go to sleep, in this world, she can't do anything, she can't turn the world around.
Yu Wenjie went back to Zichen Hall ahead of time, thinking that he must condolences to the hard-working people.
But when I walked in, the palace was empty.
"Where are people?"
Qin Gonggong said: "Ms. Hua Concubine went back after finishing her work."
"So early?" The emperor frowned, went in and flipped through the paperwork on the table, have they all been corrected
Eunuch Qin bowed his head and said nothing, but Yu Wenjie suddenly wanted to check the work, so he took out a few books and took a closer look.
Hua Chun had never written since he injured his right hand, so he could recognize Qing Niao's handwriting, but out of the three books he took out, two were clearly in He Chang'an's handwriting.
"Has he stayed here for a long time?" The emperor asked in a low voice.
Although he didn't say who this "he" is, Eunuch Qin still came to his senses and replied in a low voice: "Half an hour."
According to the rules, foreign ministers should not stay with concubines in the harem for such a long time, but those two people are too special. One is that they don't know that concubine Hua is in Zichen Palace, and the other is that even if they know, they are in name Brothers and sisters, it is not a big sin to stay together, besides, there is Qing Ling present to avoid suspicion.
With a sneer, the emperor flicked his sleeves, turned around and said, "Let's go to Concubine Xu tonight."
"yes."
Suddenly, the emperor's flop came out of nowhere. He turned eastward and westward, which completely disrupted the balance of the harem. A new favorite emerged. No one still remembered the concubine Hua in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Huo Xianrou, on the other hand, was worried about the emperor's romantic ways, but she didn't dare to ask for favor, so she could only secretly keep all the little fairies in her heart.
So during this period of time, what Huachun listened to the most was the palace fight that Ruier was lying next to her talking about. Today, whoever offended Huo Guipin was punished by the Queen Mother, and tomorrow, whoever wants to hurt Huo Guipin He made a murderous move and was demoted to a court lady by the queen mother.
Such news continued for a month.
During this month, the emperor occasionally came to visit at midnight, but he just lay next to her and hugged her to sleep, and did nothing else. At first Huachun thought he might be guilty, so he came to comfort her, but later she found out that it must be the group of women who disturbed him to sleep well, and came to her to find a clean one.
In a fit of anger, Hua Chun ignored him, slept together for so long without saying a word, and worked hard every day to correct the book, and after a month, he earned more than five thousand taels of silver.
"You are already the richest person in the entire harem." Qing Ling sighed: "Let's not panic, and don't be afraid when winter comes. I guarantee that the palace uses the best."
Hua Chun nodded, and patted her on the shoulder: "You are in charge of being beautiful, and I am in charge of making money to support the family."
Qingyou couldn't help laughing, but her eyes were still full of distress.
Is it good or bad for her to live such a life
Hua Chun felt that her heart was already in the state of still water, and she could only earn a lot of money to spend the winter. She also started to be lazy, sleeping day and night every day.
"You don't want to change it?" the emperor asked her, looking at her.
It was cold and windy in winter, and there was an earth dragon in Zichen Hall, so it was very warm. Hua Chun hugged the booklet and lay on the table to sleep, muttering: "I don't want to change it."
She came here simply because she didn't want to be choked by the charcoal fire, so she used the booklet as a cover to rub the heat.
The emperor was also good-tempered. After looking at her twice, he brought her a pillow and quilt, and let her sleep wrapped up in a ball like a hamster. Then he took the notebook in her hand and continued to correct it.
"Your Majesty." A soft greeting sounded from the side, and the emperor did not take his eyes off the booklet, just nodded and pointed to the ball next to him.
The person who came was Feng Yongde, the head of the imperial hospital, who regularly asked for the emperor's pulse for peace, and never set foot in the harem. This was the first time he asked for the pulse of someone other than the emperor.
He couldn't see the appearance of this person, his head was covered tightly by the quilt, adhering to the principle of "the younger you know, the later you die", Doctor Feng didn't ask any questions, and just took his pulse.
It took a while for a stick of incense before he withdrew his hands and whispered something into the emperor's ear.
Yu Wenjie pursed his lips and nodded, his eyes seemed to be lit up by the stars all over the sky. Although his expression didn't change much, he was extremely happy at first glance.
Feng Yuyi saluted and retreated very sensiblely.
Hua Chun slept very well this time, but when she woke up, she found that she was already on the bed, not at the table.
Rubbing her eyes, she didn't want to get out of bed wrapped in the quilt, but after a glance, the emperor was still working outside.
Really dedicated, she curled her lips, she also felt a little confused, obviously she could handle the booklet by herself, but it was a waste of her energy, so she couldn't blame her for the high fee.
"Are you awake?" someone outside asked.
dog ears? She didn't make any sound, so could he detect it
"Yes." After thinking about it, I got out of bed, wrapped my cloak and went outside, looked at him: "Is the emperor still busy? Then the concubine should go back to rest first?"
"Sit down for a while." The emperor said without raising his head: "The queen mother just sent me a tonic and asked me to drink it. I don't like it. You drink it before leaving."
What? Hua Chun was taken aback, then turned his head and saw a cup of something on the table, which smelled quite fragrant.
Even the emperor has such a level of picky eaters. As soon as he smells the smell, he knows that a lot of precious medicinal materials have been put in, and he has cooked it very carefully to have such a fragrance.
Sitting down generously, Hua Chun said: "Since the emperor has spoken, the concubine is still willing to help."
She scooped out a bowl, Gududu drank it clean, she smashed her mouth, and it was indeed delicious, so she drank another bowl. Seeing the bottom line, he breathed a sigh of relief: "It's a pity that the emperor let down the empress dowager's wishes."
"No problem." The emperor said, "Go back and rest."
"Okay." Hua Chun got up, opened the door and felt the cold wind outside, couldn't help shivering.
"Your Majesty." Eunuch Qin handed over the cloak.
Hua Chun took it over and took a look, oh, it really is winter, the cloaks have been upgraded, it is heavy to carry, but it feels so warm.
Immediately put it on, the wind seemed to be unable to blow her, Hua Chun nodded in satisfaction, then put on the hat and followed Qing Niao back.
"Why hasn't the palace stopped these two days?" Walking on the road, she couldn't help but look around: "Concubine Huo Gui is raising her baby with peace of mind?"
Or is it that almost all the people who opposed her in the palace died
"I don't know." Qing Niao said: "It's true that I haven't heard anything from Wanbao Palace for two days."
This month Huo Guipin eliminated at least five dissidents by relying on his stomach. Concubine Shu was also smart and asked to pray for the emperor's heir in the palace, but the fire did not reach her. The rest of the people will be miserable, whoever jumps will suffer, the queen mother has shown absolute domineering in front of the matter of protecting the emperor and grandson, and will not allow Huo Guifei to be wronged in the slightest.
This gave Huo Xianrou enough confidence, but on the other hand, being pregnant with a child was also quite stressful.
After returning to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Hua Chun was about to go to sleep, when Rui Er ran in with a pale face and said, "Master, something serious happened!"
What else can happen? Hua Chun looked at her calmly: "Finish the main content in one sentence, and then your master, I'm going to sleep."
Rui'er ran to her bedside, and said in shock: "I don't know if it's true or not, I heard it from people, and last month, Empress Huo Guipin was almost three months pregnant, and she didn't have any pregnancy symptoms at all. The imperial doctor took the pulse again, the happy pulse that was there at the beginning seems to be gone now!"
What? Hua Chun was dumbfounded: "What do you mean it's gone?"
"It's not a miscarriage, and nothing happened, it's just a happy pulse." Covering her heart, Rui'er said: "This is tragic, although it's not about slaves, but slaves feel frightened. I've been happy for a month, and I've done so many things for Huo Guipin, but all I got in return was joy in vain."
Qing Niao also took a deep breath: "Where did you hear the news? Is it reliable?"
"We'll find out later." Rui'er said, "The maids in Wanbao Palace said it herself. Now people in Wanbao Palace are in panic, and many palace people have fled privately, for fear of being implicated. This matter should be spread soon. Go to the ears of the emperor and queen mother."
Hua Chun shook her head: "Huo Xianrou has been tricked a lot this time, and she probably won't be able to turn around."
But how could she not be pregnant
After a short period of peace, a turbulent storm broke out in the harem. Huo Guipin's happy pulse disappeared and she was not pregnant. The queen mother was furious and almost lost her anger. The hairpin was brought to Huiming Hall.
"The concubine is wronged!" Huo Xianrou opened her eyes wide, tears streaming down her face: "The concubine doesn't know anything, the imperial doctor said she was pregnant, and the concubine didn't know..."
"Where's the imperial doctor?" The Queen Mother asked while lying on the soft couch, clutching her forehead.
Eunuch Qin brought someone in from the outside, and said in a low voice, "Ming imperial doctor brought it here."
An old imperial doctor with a gray beard, this kind of imperial doctor is usually the most loved and respected by the Queen Mother, so even though she was so angry that she still asked, "What's going on with this pulse?"
The Imperial Physician of the Ming Dynasty cupped his hands and said: "The old minister has studied it carefully, and Mrs. Huo Guipin should have given a gestational injection before, so the pulse condition looks like a happy pulse, and even the old minister was fooled."
"What is a harem injection?" The Queen Mother frowned.
"It's a kind of acupuncture and moxibustion to assist in pregnancy." Ming imperial physician said: "It's forbidden in the palace, so the old minister didn't think about it."
Huo Xianrou was stunned, looked at him sideways and said, "I've never used that kind of thing before!"
"At the beginning, not only the old minister, but also some imperial doctors also took the pulse of the empress Huo Guipin." The Ming imperial physician said: "Everyone was deceived, and only the birth control injection had that effect. As for the empress, did she use it or not? If you use it, the old minister will not know."
Empress Dowager Fengyan was furious, and immediately slapped the table: "Drag this bitch who bullies you to Ai's family and give him death!"
Such a result is clearly a slap in the face of the Queen Mother. The care and protection of the past month have become a joke, and expectations have also been vain. The consequences are naturally extremely serious.
Huo Zichong outside turned pale when he heard the voice, and wanted to go in to intercede, but was stopped by the person next to him: "Don't be impulsive, the Queen Mother is in a fit of anger, and it will easily implicate your Huo family."
Huo Zichong was taken aback, frowned, and stiffly withdrew his feet.
Huo Xianrou burst into tears, and the emperor also begged for a few words of love, but it didn't work, the queen mother said that if she wanted to die, she would die, and she only agreed to put her in the cold palace first, and say goodbye to her family on the last day.
"It's so miserable." Hua Chun was stunned: "As expected, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Whoever is pregnant in this palace should not let the Queen Mother know."
Qing Niao nodded in agreement, and then made an important point for her: "Concubine Huo Gui's pregnancy is fake, you have been mad at the emperor for a month."
Huachun: "..."
This...was really an accident, he laughed dryly, Hua Chun scratched his head, his mood suddenly brightened.