The queen mother nodded: "Master Hou is right. The emperor is out of the palace, so we can't let the affairs of the harem hold us back."
After finishing speaking, he turned his head and looked at the person kneeling down: "Aijia knows very well what cares you have between you. Master Hou has seen it with his own eyes, and there will be no falsehood. Concubine De has always been low-key and obedient in the palace. , but I don’t want to be bullied by you. If the rules are not established, how can there be distinctions in the harem? Come on, I will punish Duan Cairen with thirty boards, and the rest will be tortured in the outer court.”
"Yes!" The palace servants agreed, and one by one started to escort all these people out.
"Queen Mother!" Tang frowned: "The concubine didn't do anything, she just passed by and watched. Do you want to share the same crime?"
Nominally, she was still the person who attacked Yuhou, and He Changan's complaint, could it be possible that she should be punished together
The Empress Dowager paused and was a little uncertain, so she looked at He Changan and asked for his opinion.
He Chang'an lowered his eyes. If he had known that this person would be a constant commodity wherever he went, he would not have given it to the emperor. Being a swordsman has two sides, and one side may hurt Huachun.
"I shouldn't meddle in the matters of the harem." He cupped his hands towards the queen mother and said in a low voice: "But there are people who commit crimes above and others who stand on the sidelines. Since they all have the same position, they should be punished together. This is my suggestion. , As for what the Empress Dowager will do, I dare not comment."
The words are beautiful, once he said that, it would be strange if the Queen Mother didn't punish him! Tang Shi gritted her teeth and gave He Changan a bitter look. She never expected that this person would be so cruel, and would rather offend so many people for the sake of being alone. Except for her who has no background, everyone else's family background is not low!
Xu Guipin also had resentment in her heart, but she also knew that her arms couldn't twist her thighs, so she could only follow the palace servants out in a muffled voice.
Hua Chun looked on coldly, clutching his stomach as he watched them being put on the benches. Because of the large number of people, it took a lot of work to get the benches and court sticks, and then he heard howling like a symphony.
Twenty court sticks, the beating force in the harem is not as heavy as that of the previous dynasty, but it is also unbearable for these delicate women. Hua Chun looked at it with a tut, and felt a lot more relieved. It's good to be tough in the background, and it's such a simple matter to seek justice.
Concubine Wu Gui stood beside her with her hands on her stomach, her expression was calm, as if the person who was beating her head was not from her side. Seeing the voices from high to low, from full of anger to humming, she faintly He laughed and said, "The beating should have stopped for a while in the palace."
The Queen Mother glanced at her and said, "You don't have to worry too much, just take care of yourself."
"Yes." Concubine Wu Gui nodded, and looked at Hua Chun calmly.
Hua Chun pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, thinking whether to tell the Queen Mother about her pregnancy at this time, taking advantage of He Changan's presence
But after thinking about it, if the Queen Mother knew about it at this time, she would definitely not be released from the palace, and maybe she would be kept in Huiming Palace. Concubine Wu Gui is not a simple character, and there must be a lot of trouble.
Let's talk about it after the emperor comes back. At that time, the stomach is obvious enough, and it can't be covered up even if you want to.
So she continued to watch the execution process outside in silence.
After the board was finished, several people also passed out, not sure if it was fake or real. The palace people carried them back one after another, the queen mother looked at Gong Yuhou kindly and said, "Shouldn't it be time for Lord Hou to take Concubine De out of the palace?"
"Yes." He Changan got up and saluted: "Thank you, Queen Mother."
"What are you thankful for?" The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "During the period when the emperor is away from Beijing, you have to take care of the affairs of the court."
"I will go all out and wait for the emperor to come back."
Nodding in satisfaction, the queen mother waved her hand, and Hua Chun and Gong Yuhou retreated together.
"Is your body alright?" He Changan frowned and looked at her after leaving the Huiming Hall: "It fell so hard."
Hua Chun smiled, shook his head and said, "I don't feel any problem for now, let's go out of the palace first."
Qing Niao pushed the wooden wheelchair, and Hua Chun sat comfortably all the way out of the harem, and the carriage of Gong Yuhou's Mansion was waiting at the door.
"Rui'er has packed her luggage, let's go first, she will catch up."
Hua Chun nodded and followed into the carriage, finally heaving a sigh of relief.
It should be safe after leaving the harem, right
"I'm sorry." He Chang'an said with some annoyance: "I should have gone to find you earlier, and you will suffer less."
Slightly stunned, Hua Chun smiled and said: "What is there to apologize for? No one is a prophet. The emperor is not here, and the second brother can take care of me, which is already my blessing."
"I will take good care of you." He Changan said seriously.
Hua Chun smiled, then remembered and asked him: "That Tang family, why does he look a little weird? Isn't he from the second brother?"
"No." He Changan frowned: "I sent her into the palace because I saw that she was out of trouble and used it as a knife for the emperor, but I didn't expect that she would have hatred for you."
Use it as a knife? Hua Chun was dazed for a while, and a light flashed in his mind.
Not to mention, although Tang's family background is not good and he has no background, he knows how to be a man. He has been in the palace for so long, and he has not formally made an enemy with anyone. He hides behind Concubine Shu like a fox and instigates Concubine Shu to do many things , It also caused quite a stir, it is a qualified knife. Although I don't know what the emperor said to her, at least the Tang family instigated Concubine Shu to clean up the idlers in the harem. It was Concubine Shu and the Xu family who offended, but the emperor escaped unscathed.
"Well, it's okay to have some effect. Her hostility towards me...is just following the trend of the harem, and it won't cause too much harm." Hua Chun said: "I will be more careful in the future."
"En." He Changan nodded, and returned to the Hou Mansion. He asked someone to check her first to make sure that the fetus was fine, and then contacted Wan Shi to meet the mother and daughter.
It's fun here, but the palace is full of gloom.
Xu Guipin lay on the bed and cried for a long time, gritted her teeth and said: "We have to ask her for this debt no matter what!"
"How?" Concubine Wu rolled her eyes angrily: "I think all of you are stupid, right? He is protected by Lord Hou, and you are still leaning on the muzzle of the gun, so you won't choose a more reserved one." Method?"
"Is there anything else we can think of now?" Xu Guipin muffled: "I thought that before she left the palace, let's push someone out to serve as a shield, test whether she is pregnant, and get rid of it if she is pregnant. Duan Cairen committed the crime, and she is responsible for all the crimes alone. Who knew Gong Yuhou would appear suddenly and count everyone into it, even Tang Shi."
"Hmph, what kind of thing is Tang? It's just a pawn, can it be compared to other people's sisters?" Concubine Wu sneered: "Let's have some fun, if you can't make it on the bright side, you won't turn it on the dark side?"
Xu Guipin was taken aback, then looked up at her blankly: "Secretly?"
"Let's wait and see." Concubine Wu Gui curled her lips, "You guys making small troubles are not as useful as Bengong's one shot."
Pregnancy, if Concubine De really had it, it would be her life-saving talisman, and she would not be punished for any mistakes. Similarly, it is also the life-saving talisman of Concubine Wu Gui, and Concubine Wu is confirmed, but Concubine De is only suspected of being pregnant.
Moreover, whether you are pregnant depends on the timing.
Feeling cold behind for no reason, Hua Chun turned around and took a look in the yard.
"What's wrong?" Wan Shi held her hand, followed her and looked back: "Do you still want to continue walking?"
"No." With lowered eyes, Hua Chun said, "It just feels like someone is thinking about it."
Wan's paused, and immediately put on a worried expression: "You are now a concubine, and you are pregnant again. How can you not be missed? I am really worried about you, otherwise, I will give birth to the child here before going back. Bar?"
"How is it possible." Hua Chun laughed, "I will go back to the palace when the emperor comes back."
"Hey, the harem is not a place for people to stay." Wan Shi patted her thigh and looked at her distressedly: "What do you want to eat? Tell Wei Niang, Wei Niang will prepare it for you now."
All kinds of medicinal food for raising fetus in the palace were almost eaten, Hua Chunba smacked his mouth: "I want to eat fried potatoes."
"Ah?" Wan Shi looked at her in embarrassment: "What is that?"
"It's potatoes cut into pieces, deep-fried, and then mixed with ingredients!"
Wan Shi was taken aback for a moment, and then his expression became more worried: "Do you want spicy food?"
Hua Chun nodded: "What's the matter? It should be edible, right?"
"Yes, yes." Wan frowned: "But the sour girl..."
Slightly stunned, Hua Chun then smiled: "Don't be so superstitious, having a boy or girl has nothing to do with what you like to eat, besides, even a daughter, isn't it pretty good?"
"What's the matter." Wan Shi was discouraged: "You suffered so much before because you cast yourself as a daughter. Now there are other people in the palace who are pregnant. If you have a daughter and someone else has a son, the treatment will be very different." In addition, you will feel uncomfortable in your heart."
After thinking about it, Hua Chun said: "The queen mother is indeed a bit patriarchal, but this child belongs to me and the emperor, as long as we don't dislike it. Besides... Mother, I am really glad that I am a daughter, otherwise I would have to drag her It is also a difficult thing for the emperor to engage in foundation."
"What... what?" Wan Shi was at a loss.
"It's nothing, anyway, if it's a daughter, you don't have to be too disappointed, I will raise her well." Hua Chun grinned and patted her hand.
Wan Shi had no choice but to nod in agreement, and went out to prepare the legendary fried potatoes for her.
On the surface, Ying told Huachun that he didn't care about men and women anymore, but Wan's secretly worshiped Guanyin, and used various folk remedies to beg this child to be a son.
It's not that Hua Chun didn't notice it, but seeing how well-intentioned Wan Shi is, she couldn't say anything. However, it can be seen from here that fortunately she was not in a hurry to tell the Queen Mother about her pregnancy, otherwise she would be pressured to give birth to a boy every day, and she would have had a difficult delivery.
Many people in the palace went out to visit their relatives. Although Yanjing is big, the chances of bumping into each other are still very high when they go shopping, so Hua Chun basically doesn't go out, and it's all Wan's dancing outside.