Fengqi crabapple

Chapter 187

As soon as Aunt Liu left, Cai Lian hurriedly walked in from outside.

"Empress, I guessed it for you and the prince. As expected, the medicinal diet in Concubine Su's palace was drugged by Miss Pei. There are also people from their Pei family in Zixia Palace." Cai Lian lowered her voice and said, "It's okay, Prince. Have someone replace the medicinal food in time, and no one will see the original recipe."

"Pei Zhiheng is really smart. Medicinal food already has a medicinal smell. When the medicine is added, its medicinal smell is covered up." Haitang sneered and said: "She didn't want to harm me. After all, I only wrote the prescription in black and white. It’s easy to distance herself from the relationship. She’s just being smart and wants to use our East Palace to distract her attention.”

"Wouldn't it be harmful to us to divert the flood to the east?" Cai Lian said angrily: "Whether it's intentional or not, she just borrowed our Dong Palace's knife to kill people for her!"

Haitang blinked and praised her: "How many days have you learned Chinese characters? You just used two idioms in succession: diverting trouble to the east, killing with a borrowed knife. Not bad, not bad, you are so talented!" Cai Lian blushed after saying this. , and Shuang'er next to him laughed together.

While the masters and servants in the East Palace were joking, in the Zixia Palace, Concubine Su was toasting with her son and daughter-in-law: "Concubine, I don't ask for a new year, I only ask that you two marry into Prince Kang's palace as soon as possible. These are the branches and leaves of Cang'er!"

Concubine Su took a sip of wine and continued: "You may not know that the fat son of King Xian died in Zhuangzi a few days ago. Now, your father, not to mention his grandson, even There is no granddaughter of the emperor. Now the second prince is gone, leaving you four brothers with nothing to show for themselves."

She glanced at Prince Kang and said with some pride: "Is the mother-in-law's arrangement correct? The prince only has one princess, and he has not been married for a long time. There is only one lady in Prince Xian's palace who is pregnant. In Prince Kang's palace, you, I’m going to have two more children next spring.”

Concubine Su patted the back of Pei Zhiheng's hand next to her and said, "The prince is young. He still doesn't know that without a child, the dragon chair won't be stable!"

Prince Kang was noncommittal, smiled and raised his glass to his mother-in-law, and then nodded and smiled slightly at Pei Zhiheng, who was sitting next to her mother-in-law, with tenderness in his eyes.Pei Zhiheng was surprised and shy, and drank with him with a smile.

Ji's death, the handle that the Pei family held in their hands turned to dust. Now that Pei Zhiheng pointed it out to King Kang, Shangshu Pei stood behind King Kang wholeheartedly.With this relationship, King Kang became much more polite to Pei Zhiheng.

Wan Xuefei noticed the flirtatious looks between the two of them, and was naturally unwilling to be outdone.Today she happened to be sitting next to King Kang.She took the jug from the palace maid's hand, poured a glass of wine for King Kang with her own hands, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are wise! Many children bring you blessings. My daughter's mother's family often has twins, and my eldest sister and second sister are twins. sisters."

"Oh? If you also get twins in the future, that will be a great blessing." Concubine Su smiled and asked Prince Kang: "Is the time for Concubine Wan to enter the palace determined? If not, she will enter on the same day as the princess. Mansion, double happiness is coming to our door." King Kang was very indifferent to this matter, and he quickly smiled and nodded in agreement.

Pei Zhiheng paused with her chopsticks. She had always been a competitive person, but at this moment, she could only feel a trace of bitterness in her heart: Is it so difficult to be a royal concubine?Why do you all have to fight with me?She suddenly thought of Xie Ruitang, who only had one princess. Why was she not as lucky as Cheng Haitang?At this time, the palace maid came in with two bowls of porridge that smelled of medicine and gave them to Mrs. Liu and Miss Zhou who were sitting on the side.Both of them were law-abiding. They knew that the people sitting at the top were the real masters. They had no role to speak and kept sitting quietly at the bottom.

Concubine Su explained to them: "This is a medicinal diet specially made for you to replenish blood and qi. Knowing that you are coming, Yinling specially asked for the prescription prescribed by the Crown Princess. I asked the imperial doctor to read the prescription, and the imperial doctor said that it is indeed It’s most suitable for pregnant women. I stayed up in the small kitchen for a long time today. You two can’t drink, so just use some medicinal food.”

Mrs. Liu and Miss Zhou thanked them, picked up their spoons, and ate slowly.Mrs. Liu took two mouthfuls and praised: "I usually drink anti-fetal medicine, but I always feel that the medicinal soup is extremely unpleasant to drink. It is also filled with rock sugar and candied fruit, and I still feel resentful. After taking this medicinal meal today, I feel that the medicine is very fragrant, and the taste in my mouth is also... I don’t feel any pain.”

When King Kang heard this, he laughed and said, "As long as you like it. Yin Ling is interested, and I will reward you. You can take the medicinal recipe back to Yue'er, and you can cook it for them at the mansion tomorrow." Yin Ling After receiving the compliment, he went out to get the meal with a smile.

Pei Zhiheng lowered his head to eat the food calmly, holding a handkerchief in his left hand, but pinching the palm of his hand with his nails, silently waiting for the show to begin.

There is a palace maid arranged by her father in Zixia Palace. Although she cannot take care of Concubine Su personally, she can do things in the kitchen, so her status is the most convenient.What she was asked to add to her medicinal diet today was Huatai Powder. This was an emergency medicine, and she could see the outcome in an instant.But Miss Pei waited until the banquet was over. There was nothing unusual about the two pregnant women who had taken the medicated meal. On the contrary, they seemed to enjoy it. In order to thank Empress Su, they kept praising the medicated meal.

The guests and hosts were enjoying themselves at the banquet, but Pei Zhiheng was the only one who was full of doubts. Could it be that the medicine his brother gave him was wrong?Or did the palace maid not put the medicine in?This palace maid is born into a family, it doesn’t make sense!Could it be that someone discovered it?But just now the palace maid hinted to herself that the matter has been settled.After the banquet was over, Pei Zhiheng left the palace worried about gain and loss.

In the East Palace, Haitang told Xie Ruitang, who had just returned, about Pei Zhiheng's poisoning.

"She started plotting against other people's children before she got married. What a vicious woman!" Xie Ruitang cursed bitterly when she heard that a large amount of Hua Tai Powder had been added to the medicinal diet.No matter how bad King Kang is, the child is innocent after all.This is only in the palace. If she is really allowed to enter the palace, I'm afraid she will be another Ji family!
Haitang tapped his nose with her index finger and said with a smile: "This vicious woman almost became your side concubine! If it wasn't for the trouble you made with Ji Shi back then and someone brought her in, wouldn't my life be safe?"

"I am yours alone, no one will compete with you." Xie Ruitang grabbed her finger, brought it to her lips and kissed it. She looked into Haitang's eyes and said seriously: "I have been afraid of the harem since I was a child. Bloody and cruel, he will do anything for power and status. I feel that it is enough for two loving people to be together for the rest of their lives. I have you in my heart, and naturally I don’t want you to be harmed in any way."

He held his beloved wife in his arms, put his face gently on her hair, and said softly:

"The past life is over. In this life, Xie Ruitang just wants to be with Cheng Haitang wholeheartedly for the rest of his life."

(End of this chapter)