Wanqingsi

Chapter 143
Concubine Degui's princess is full moon, the queen mother held a celebration banquet in the guest room, and invited some noble ladies.I didn't want to go, Yunzheng was not in good spirits these past two days, I wanted to stay at home with her, but the queen mother specially issued an order to let me participate, after thinking about it, I still have something to ask about the case of Concubine Murong Sister Fang Ting had to change clothes and go.

Her daughter is full moon, and my child is more than three months old, and her belly is already a little obvious, but Tianzhao Kingdom's skirts are wide, and it is not obvious if you don't pay attention to it.Yunzheng will give me anti-fetal drugs every day, and ask Mr. Fu to take my pulse every few days. My baby is very healthy and has strong vitality. It is different from the first child. I can even feel that he is like that. Strongly attached to me, and he is so obedient and doesn't bother my mother at all. I hardly have any obvious pregnancy reaction. I am not sick and can eat well. My body is quite plump.

The Empress Dowager placed the celebration banquet in the Imperial Garden, Concubine De Gui sat at the side of the Empress Dowager in full dress, accepting congratulations from everyone, this time she saw me, her face was calm and composed, presumably Wei Xiang had already informed her.I met Sister Fangting in Yining Palace before, and I asked her to think back before Concubine Murong Xian's accident, was there any special gift from someone.I recalled that Concubine Yao Gui's jade pillow was delivered to the palace by her father's hand, maybe the situation of Concubine Murong is similar.Sister Fangting thought about it for a long time, but couldn't think of anything special: "Mrs. Ronghua, the concubine Xian has always been favored. After she conceived a child, people often gave gifts. The servants really can't think of it."

"The concubine Xian is so favored, why didn't she conceive a child until Concubine Yao conceived the dragon's veins?" I asked doubtfully.

"Concubine Xian was pregnant with dragon veins twice before, and both had miscarriages. The imperial doctor said that the mother's body is too weak to conceive a child." Aunt Fang Ting recalled, "So that time the empress was pregnant again with dragon veins, but I'm so happy, in order to keep this baby, the empress didn't dare to run around, she almost didn't even get out of bed, Mrs. Murong even made a special trip to the temple to ask the empress for a birth-safe talisman, and let her hang it on her body..."

"Mrs. Murong?" I repeated in doubt, and Aunt Fangting said, "It's Mrs. Taifu, your mother's sister-in-law."

I nodded, is that Chu Shang's mother?Everyone knows what an heir means to the women in the harem. Poor Concubine Murong tried so hard to keep the fetus, but the child died not from a miscarriage, but from the three-foot white silk that its father gave to its mother.

The court lady gave the wives a "eyebrow smile", which is the last dessert of the full moon banquet. After eating it, the banquet will be over.One maid was carrying a tray, and the other was serving desserts to the wives in the garden one by one. When they came up to me, the little maid tripped over something and staggered. The bowl of sweet soup in her hand flew straight into my mouth. In my arms, sticky sugar water splashed all over my body. Fortunately, the sugar water was warm and did not cause burns.The crowd shouted "Oh!" Concubine Degui shouted: "What are you doing? Come on, pull me down and beat twenty sticks!" The little maid's face turned pale with fright, and she knelt down on the ground with a "boom", trembling : "Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, spare your life!"

"Wait!" I hurriedly stopped the eunuch who was dragging her forward, turned to Concubine Degui and said, "Young Concubine, today is the joy of the little princess's full moon, and it is not appropriate to see blood. Your Majesty will save her for the good fortune of the princess." Bar."

After hearing this, Concubine De Gui didn't insist anymore, she said to the little maid who was kneeling on the ground: "Since Mrs. Rong Hua pleaded for you, the cane punishment has been changed to deduction of three months' salary, so don't go down!"

"Thank you, Ma'am! Madam Ronghua please!" The little maid kowtowed and stood up, and hurriedly exited the garden.The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "On the day of great joy, Xue'er doesn't have to be so angry. Ye'er, are you not hurt?"

"It's nothing, but my clothes are wet and I feel tired." I smiled, "Queen Mother, it's better for the concubine to leave first."

"Ms. Ronghua is such a thing. Why does Yun Shizi think that we bullied you in the palace?" Concubine Degui laughed, then turned to the Queen Mother and said, "Queen Mother, the Dexin Hall of the concubine is very close, so we must not let Mrs. Ronghua Go to the concubine's palace to change clothes."

"Alright." The Queen Mother nodded.Concubine Degui turned her head and said to the maid behind her: "Xiaodie, take Madam Ronghua!"

"I'm causing trouble for your empress." It was inconvenient for me to refuse, so I had to stand up and follow the maid.After entering the Dexin Hall, Xiaodie led me into a wing room and fetched a basin of warm water: "Mrs. Ronghua, this servant will help you wipe your body." After saying that, she came to help me undress.

I hurriedly said: "No need, Miss Xiaodie, I can do it myself, please help me find a set of clothes." Seeing her leaving the room, I took the water, turned behind the screen, took off my coat and apron , with her upper body naked, twisted a towel to wipe off the sticky sugar water stains on her chest, and after a long time, she cleaned her body, when someone said outside: "Mrs. Ronghua, the servant has brought clothes."

"Bring it here." Seeing that my body was wiped clean, I undid my belt, took off my skirt, and only wore panties.Xiaodie brought the clothes in, seeing that I was naked, she put the clothes on the stool without turning her eyes, and picked up the apron: "My maid will help Madam change."

"Thank you." I have no objection to this. It is a bit troublesome to wear this ancient clothes alone, let alone this kind of palace dress with three layers inside and three layers outside.Xiaodie helped me put on the apron, I put on the skirt one by one, tied the belt, and then put on the coat.After tidying up, he smiled at her and said, "Thank you Miss Xiaodie."

Xiaodie smiled and led me out without saying anything.After leaving the wing room, I saw Concubine Degui followed by a court lady, walking towards her, it seemed that the full moon banquet in the Imperial Garden had ended.Seeing that I changed clothes, Concubine Degui smiled and said: "Madam Ronghua, this skirt is newly made by me, I haven't worn it yet, it really fits you well, I will give it to you."

"Thank you, ma'am!" I bowed.Concubine Degui's face was a little pale, she wondered if her body hadn't recovered after confinement, she gave a little support, and said with a smile: "Thank you, you gave so many funny dolls to the little princess, I haven't thanked you yet. What about you, I heard that those dolls are all made by the embroidery shop you opened?"

"Yes." I nodded.She smiled and came forward and took my hand: "Come, accompany me to sit in the booth in front, and tell me about your interesting things."

She was so enthusiastic about me, I really couldn't bear it, and couldn't take my hands out, so I had to follow her forward.Not far in front of Degui Concubine Dexin Palace is a large pond with bridges and pavilions. It is late autumn and there are no lotus in the pond.Concubine De took me up the stone bridge, and said with a smile, "I can't see much in this garden at this time of year. I'm so bored in the palace on weekdays, I can only look at the fish in this pond."

I smiled and said nothing, she sighed quietly: "I really envy you, you can live a life outside the palace walls, and I am like a fish in this pond." She pointed to the water surface, Xiaodie handed the fish food up, She threw some food into the water, and a group of red, yellow and yellow crucian carp immediately appeared in the water under the bridge deck, crowding around to grab food.I smiled: "Your Majesty has a noble status and enjoys all the glory. I don't know how many women in the world are envious of her. How could she feel such emotion?"

She smiled coquettishly: "Indeed, even if you are a fish, I am the most distinguished fish. Right, Mrs. Ronghua." I suddenly felt that her smile was very strange, and I didn't want to continue to perfunctory with her, so I leaned forward and said: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, and the concubine will take her leave today."

She nodded: "Xiaodie, take Mrs. Ronghua back." Turning around and leaving, just as I took a step, something tripped under my feet, and my body staggered. "Mrs. Ronghua, be careful!" Concubine De quickly grabbed me, and her body rushed over, which made me even more unsteady, and I fell to one side obliquely. I sank to the bottom of the water, and the icy water immediately surrounded me. After splashing twice in the water, I surfaced and heard Concubine Degui scream: "Ah, Mrs. Ronghua has fallen into the water, Xiaodie, hurry up!" Go down and rescue Madam!"

Before I could make a sound, Xiaodie jumped into the water and swam up to me.I took a breath: "Xiaodie, I can swim."

"Your Majesty has an order, and this servant has to obey." Xiaodie's face was a little pale, and she grabbed my hand. I thought she was going to pull me to swim to the shore, but she grabbed my hand and sank to the bottom of the water. I was immediately pulled into the water by her. I was taken aback and wanted to break away from her hand, but I didn't expect her body to wrap around me like a vine, one hand strangled my neck, and the other tightly Cover my mouth and nose.

She wants to kill me!I was shocked and struggled immediately. The heavy dress and headgear made it difficult for me to move in the water. Xiaodie carried me like a weight and sank to the bottom of the water. I touched the mud at the bottom of the pool and panicked. I don’t know. How thick is the silt layer in this pond? If I get stuck in the silt, can I break free?Her hands tightly covered my mouth and nose, and I gradually became a little breathless.Why, why did Kocho kill me?No, why did the noble concubine want to kill me?Wei Xiang should have told her the consequences of killing me, besides, she is not sure that I am Wei Lanxue, why would she take the risk of killing me?Unless... She is sure that I am Wei Lanxue?How can it be?How did she know for sure?
I don't know how long I struggled in the water, but I felt more and more breathless, my body became weaker and weaker, and my mind went blank, just when my consciousness was about to disappear completely.Suddenly, a dark blue glow lighted up on my chest, and the feeling of suffocation disappeared. Although my body was still cold and weak, I no longer had difficulty breathing.I woke up suddenly, tears almost fell out.Black Dragon Jade!It's Black Dragon Jade!Mingyan!Mingyan!You've been watching over me, haven't you!I suddenly gained strength, struggled again, and broke Xiaodie's hand that was tightly covering my mouth and nose, but I didn't expect it to move. I was surprised to break free from her, and found that she was motionless, her eyes were closed tightly, and she couldn't help it. Know whether you have fainted or have drowned in the water.A hand suddenly stretched out from behind, supporting my neck, I struggled in surprise, did Concubine De ask the maid to come down and hold me back?That hand supported me firmly, and with poor visibility in the water, I could vaguely see that hand, and the golden sleeve was embroidered with dragons.It was him, I breathed a sigh of relief, my body suddenly softened, I closed my eyes, stopped struggling, and let those big hands support me to float to the surface of the water.

——2007, September, 1
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