The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 14

Thanks to Song Chen's good spirits and good physical strength, Chu Xue didn't get enough sleep, and when she got up early in the morning, she had to force herself to get up and help him get dressed. Song Chen saw that she was still awake, and said with concern with a smile: " Do you want to go to bed or not?"

She pouted, "I don't dare, I will go pay my respects to the princess later."

Now that all the female relatives in the palace have gathered, of course the daily court invitations cannot be slack off.

She is well-behaved and courteous but not spoiled. Song Chen likes her the most, so his voice became more gentle when speaking, "Then I will rest a little longer at noon. I will be very busy recently, and I may not be able to come to accompany you during the day."

The burden of solving the spring drought in Weizhou has fallen on his shoulders, and it is imminent. Now that he has returned to Yanzhou, it is indeed time to get busy.

"Yeah." She nodded and tied his belt for him, "My lord should also pay attention to his body, don't work too hard."

He was already dressed neatly, and the gentle words were about the same, but he stood there without moving. Chu Xue looked up at him suspiciously, but saw that he raised his eyebrows and looked at her silently. a program.So she bent the corners of her mouth, raised her face, and tiptoed to imprint her cherry lips on his lips.

He embraced the beauty in front of him, stroked the curve that made him crazy last night, and was finally satisfied, with a smile on his lips, he walked out the door.

Danwei Court.

Because she had to wash up after serving Song Chen, Li Jiaoyun and Xia Wanyin had already sat down for a while when Chu Xue arrived.After the respective salutes, Xu Jinhe asked her kindly, "Did the prince go to Wantang Garden last night?"

In fact, the delicate and beautiful complexion on her face has replaced her answer, she lowered her head, "Yes."

"Sister Lao has worked hard to serve the prince."

After Xu Jinhe finished caring, she glanced at the other two female relatives from the corner of her eye.

It was not a day or two in the palace, Li Jiaoyun's usual gentle face could not see the ups and downs.

Xia Wanyin's smile froze.

Xu Jinhe remained calm, and said lightly: "The prince is now in charge of other political affairs besides Yanzhou, and he will be very busy recently. We should share his worries in our backyard and take care of the internal affairs of the courtyard. We must not live together The matter troubled the prince."

The mistress spoke, and the other three obeyed.

After ordering some more matters, the female relatives dispersed one after another. Xu Jinhe asked Qiu Gui, "Did you see any movement in the palace these days when we went to the capital?"

As an eyeliner who was specially arranged to stay in the palace, Qiu Gui reported in detail, "Master, Yin Meiyuan is as usual. Apart from taking care of the young lady, side concubine Li only takes care of the palace's internal affairs. As for Zishaoyuan... you know , the prince is not here, it is no big deal."

As Xu Jinhe listened, she recalled in her mind that, as the daughter of the magistrate of Yanzhou from the fourth grade, Li Jiaoyun entered the mansion three years later by herself. As Song Chen's only concubine at that time, her appearance was indeed good. At that time, Li Jiaoyun was also in the limelight. She became pregnant a year after entering the mansion and gave birth to Song Qi, but so what, didn't I quickly let her understand who is the mistress of the palace?However, she was considered sensible, and quickly recognized her own position, and only then had the opportunity to give birth to Song Ning.

As for the Xia family, she is just a singing girl, Song Chen brought her back just for the sake of resolution, since it is for resolution, there is no need to have children.

These two are not enough to take to heart, what needs to be paid attention to right now is only Wantang Garden.

Xu Jinhe took a sip of the hot tea, then turned to say, "Over there at Wantang Garden, don't forget today, you will go there in person later."

"Yes."

After Chu Xue came back from Danwei Garden, she ate her breakfast slowly, and took the medicine to avoid children after a lapse of two quarters of an hour.Of course, her actions to Song Ning and what she said to Song Chen yesterday were sincere. She really likes children and wants to have her own flesh and blood, but after what she saw with her own eyes at dinner yesterday, she became firm again Thoughts, it's really not the time yet.

Unexpectedly, not long after taking the medicine, I saw Qiugui who was next to Xu Jinhe coming in with a soup cup. Qiugui saluted her upright with a smile on her face, "The princess understands the hard work of the lady serving the prince, and specially ordered the kitchen to serve you. I boiled tonifying soup, which is full of high-grade nourishing body, Wangfei hopes that you can quickly add a few more young masters and ladies to our palace!"

After saying that, he put the soup cup on the table in front of her, and lifted the lid, "This is just brought from the kitchen, madam, drink it while it's hot, don't let the princess down."

Just wait for her to drink it face to face.

Looking at the hot misty soup cup in front of her, and smelling the fragrance wafting out, Chu Xue couldn't stop a series of doubts in her heart.It was just mentioned at the dinner last night, and today the soup is served in front of my eyes, so Xu Jinhe probably won't poison herself in such an upright manner.

But no matter what, the heart of guarding against others is indispensable. If there is no such precaution, how can you stay in the palace?
She smiled and said: "Thank you for your kindness, my concubine. I also want to have something to say sooner. I just ate a bowl of longan donkey-hide gelatin...but right now I can't drink my concubine's tonic soup anymore." She paused, her tone very serious. Sincerely, "Go back first and thank the princess for me. After half an hour, my stomach will be a little empty, and I will drink right away."

Qiugui looked at the other soup bowl in front of the table, and sure enough there was still some residual soup, and it really smelled like donkey-hide gelatin... Qiugui showed some embarrassment on his face, "It seems that the maidservant came at an inappropriate time, but the concubine's side , still waiting for the servant to return to life..."

"It's okay, you can go to work first, and I will personally thank the princess later."

Seeing what Qiugui wanted to say, she was stunned and immediately told Ruyue, "Hurry up and find a soup bowl to replace the soup cup in Danweiyuan, so that Qiugui can take it back and return to her life, the princess is busy there, so don't delay. "

Ruyue immediately went to get the bowl, and replaced it very neatly in front of Qiugui, and handed back the empty soup cup.

Seeing that Qiugui was hesitant, Chu Xue pretended to be angry, "You girl, you should wash it anyway, why are you giving it back like this?"

"Don't bother, madam must remember to drink later, it won't be good when it's cold." Qiugui took the bowl at once, and said with a stiff smile: "Your maidservant is going back first, madam resting." After speaking, he bowed and exited the door .

In late autumn, the sky in Yanzhou is as blue as washing, and there are great sunshine all day long.Looking at the bright courtyard outside the door, after waiting for the figure of the visitor to disappear outside the courtyard for a while, Chu Xuefang ordered Ruyue, "Go and see, what is the mystery of this soup."

Kisaragi went forward at the sound, and came back after a while.

"So fast?" Chu Xue was very surprised.

"En." Kisaragi nodded, "Except for some ground brassica seeds, they are indeed warming and tonic medicines."

"Yun... sprouts?" She didn't know why.

"It's also for avoiding children, but the dosage is a bit high, taking it for a long time... it doesn't take too long, maybe a month or so, and you will be sterile for life." Ruyue explained softly.

Breathing stopped for a moment, and sure enough, Xu Jinhe still made a move.

Lifelong sterile?She sneered.

This trick is to secretly hide Chen Cang on the plank road, and she keeps saying that she hopes she will get pregnant soon, but if she believes her, if she just drinks it like this every day, her life will be ruined.

If he didn't have a long-term mind, and didn't have Ruyue by his side, wouldn't he have ruined her murderous hand?

"Thank you for your bowl of longan donkey-hide gelatin today." She looked at the empty bowl on the table.Ruyue made this specially for relieving her menstrual pain.

After a pause, she continued: "I have to think of a way. Now that I have started, she will definitely continue. Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, this soup will come every day..."

Just as he was talking, Yan Ling came in, looked at Chu Xue's expression, and asked in confusion: "Miss... what's wrong, why is your face so ugly?"

Kisaragi gave an overview of the matter.

"Poisonous woman!" Yan Ling scolded angrily in a low voice, "Miss, go tell the prince, the prince will definitely..."

Chu Xue took a glance, stopped Yanling's words with her eyes, she sighed helplessly, and asked: "Go and tell the prince that there are brassica seeds in this soup that can cause infertility, so how can I wait for the lady in the boudoir? Identify the grated brassica seeds? How do you know its efficacy?" She sneered self-deprecatingly, "Isn't this the same as telling the prince clearly that we have a female doctor hidden in Wantang Garden?"

Yan Ling was speechless for a moment.How could an ordinary little maid know medical skills?If the lord knows that Ruyue knows medical skills, he will definitely become suspicious, and he will not go to investigate, but once he finds out what happened back then...

Yan Ling didn't dare to think about it any longer, and said in a muffled voice: "Your maidservant is out of his mind, Miss, don't be angry."

Chu Xue reprimanded: "Now that there are so many people in the mansion, and Danweiyuan has evil intentions again, we have to be more careful, you know, if you say a wrong sentence, it is very likely that many people will lose their lives. "

Yan Ling pursed her lips and nodded cautiously.

In fact, Chu Xue couldn't bear to say harsh words to Yanling. Who was Yanling? She was a partner who had been inseparable since she was a child, sisters, and relatives, but as she said just now, she entered the palace. In Yanzhou, where there are so many people, there is no room for carelessness in every step of life and death!

She paused for a while, and asked Xiang Ruyue, "Is there any medicine that can cure it?"

Ruyue told the truth, "It does exist, but even if it can be solved, it still enters the mouth and enters the body, so it's not easy to sit back and relax."

She thought for a while, "You go and get it first, and I'll think of other ways to hide if you can. If you can't hide, just drink a few times in front of them to satisfy them. The most important thing is not to make them suspicious."

"Yes." Kisaragi nodded.

Because the first time was not in time, I was afraid that she would use it as an excuse that she couldn't drink any more. On the second morning, before she could go to Danwei Garden to pay her respects, Qiu Gui walked into Wantang Garden with a steaming soup cup.

It's just that she came a little earlier, Song Chen hasn't left yet.

Taking advantage of the time when Chu Xue was waiting for Song Chen to wash up, Yanling stood at the door and reported, "Miss, the princess sent sister Qiugui to bring you soup."

"What soup?" Song Chen took the brocade handkerchief from Chu Xue's hand, and asked while wiping his face.

"The concubine specially ordered someone to do it for the concubine, saying that it is to make up for the body so that the prince can have a son earlier." She answered softly, looked at Yanling, "let Qiugui come in."

"Yes."

Not long after Yan Ling finished speaking, Qiu Gui came in with a soup cup. Seeing Song Chen in the inner room who was wearing a middle coat, he paused and hurriedly saluted, "Greetings, my lord."

Song Chen hummed lightly.

The aroma of hot soup could be vaguely smelled, Song Chen asked her: "Have you drank it? How does it taste?"

She went to fetch clean clothes for him and replied, "It tastes very good. I drank a big bowl yesterday, and I couldn't eat much for lunch."

"Then why hasn't it worked yet?" Song Chen posted up, pinching her lower back.

She pouted, "It's only been a day."

"Then I will try harder tonight?"

She bit her lip and thumped his chest lightly, "The prince is used to bullying people..."

The words in the inner room were already full of ambiguity, so Qiu Gui had no choice but to retreat outside the door.

Chu Xue heard the movement, and raised her voice slightly to call Yanling, "Yanling, find a bowl to replace the soup cup, let Qiugui go back first, I have to wait a while to finish, don't miss the princess' business."

"Yes." Yan Ling responded, and immediately acted swiftly.

Because of Song Chen's presence, Qiugui didn't dare to say more, so she took the empty soup cup she replaced and went back to Danwei Garden.

After contemplating tenderly for a while, Song Chen finally straightened his appearance and left the room.

In Danwei Garden, Xu Jinhe, who was dressing up, asked Qiugui who had returned, "How is today?"

"The prince hadn't left when the slaves passed by, so..."

"So you didn't drink again?"

Xu Jinhe's voice suddenly rose, and Ding Xiang, who was combing her hair, was so frightened that she didn't dare to continue.

"Yes." Qiugui bowed her head.

"This woman..." Xu Jinhe frowned.

"Although I didn't do it in front of the servant, she should have drunk it yesterday. The servant heard her tell the prince that it tastes good, and she also drank a large bowl." Qiugui explained quickly.

"Who knows if it's true or not." Xu Jinhe was unmoved, "Tomorrow, you must watch her drink with your own eyes, or you won't come back."

"Yes." Qiugui replied holding her breath.

On the third day, Qiu Gui, who was under great pressure, almost followed Chu Xue, who had invited early from Danwei Garden, into the room.

Seeing people who came as promised and who were more and more picky about the timing, Chu Xue's dislike for Xu Jinhe almost jumped to the clouds.But she understands that if the other party is not allowed to fulfill his wish again, it may really arouse the other party's suspicion.Anyway, Kisaragi has already prepared the medicine for mutual understanding, so she might as well make it happen once.

So she took the bowl with a smile on her face, drank it after a while, and praised: "This stew master's skill is really getting better and better. Let Ruyue go and learn later, and save you from running back and forth."

"Ma'am, you are serious. This is the job of the servants, so there is no trouble."

Qiugui took the bowl with satisfaction, with a very happy expression.

"I'm really not used to not drinking soup for a day now. Thank you, Princess! I really hope that I can conceive a child as soon as I wish." She looked into the other's eyes with a smile.

Those eyes didn't dare to look at her very much, they just lowered their eyes and dodged them, "Madam will definitely get her wish, you should have a good rest, servant girl will go back first."

Seeing her nodding, Qiugui walked out of Wantang Garden with ease.

But when she turned around, she couldn't help vomiting.

Although she knew that Kisaragi had a way to solve it, she felt sick when she thought of someone putting something harmful to her in the soup she just swallowed.

If she didn't know, she might have obediently fulfilled their wish, and then she would never have a child of her own in this life.When the color fades and the love relaxes, she will become a helpless poor woman who will be slaughtered by others.

There were bursts of chill all over.

In the past, she felt unbearable and guilty towards Xu Jinhe for marrying Song Chen and Song Chen's doting on her, but now, all of them are gone.

After her mood calmed down a bit, her thoughts turned back to the present moment, there is no way to go on like this, she must find a way to cut off their way as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)