Mu Huagui

Chapter 144
"I gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, mother and child are safe." Zhou Mingyuan patted Chen Jiao'er's head, "Thanks to Aunt Lu this time, if she didn't find out that something was wrong, I don't know what would have happened."

It turned out that Lu Jiaojiao bribed the little maid in the Queen's Palace to use her special water to wipe the furniture when cleaning the room.Then pass the tiger thorn plum through the mouth of the flower grower, saying the meaning of many children and many blessings.Let the queen take the initiative to move the flowers into the room. Two things that are not toxic separately will produce toxins when put together.

It's not fatal, it just makes people bleed faster and produce convulsions.For ordinary people, there will be no reaction at all, so people who come and go do not experience any discomfort.

However, if the queen gives birth, she will experience heavy bleeding, and she will have no strength after convulsions, making it difficult to give birth to a child.So all this was done against the fetus in the queen's womb.

Aunt Lu didn't notice it at first, but she suddenly saw red blood spots under the skin on the arm of the queen who was suffering from abdominal pain today, and she became alert.But I didn't find out how to poison and how to detoxify.The emperor was furious, and went directly to Fengqi Hall, saying that no one would confess during the time of a stick of incense, so he immediately executed all the palace officials.

Not only them, but also all nine generations of their clansmen will be punished for treason.This action frightened everyone, and some young maids confessed to cleaning the furniture. They fetched water from the well, secretly carried it to one side, and then brought it in again.

Under torture to extract a confession, the little palace maid conceived to help her younger brother marry a wife outside the palace, so she agreed to Lu Jiaojiao's request. Lu Jiaojiao told her that it was just some water talismans, so that the queen would give birth to a daughter, and no one would die .Moreover, Lu Jiaojiao took a sip by herself in front of the little palace lady, and seeing that she was fine, the little palace lady agreed.

It should be Lu Jiaojiao who intercepted Chen Jiao'er in the palace.It's just that Lu Jiaojiao has only been in the palace for a year, and under the supervision of the emperor and empress, she has so many people at her disposal.Chen Jiao'er still had a question mark in her heart.

Aunt Lu remained in the palace, Zhou Mingyuan took Chen Jiao'er and Lu Huo'er out of the palace.After such a day, everyone was too tired to speak.

The three of them got into the carriage, and Chen Jiao'er deliberately said to Zhou Mingyuan, "A good friend of mine, Miss Xia, her parents are visiting her. Maybe it will be settled this month. You can tell me what to give. At that time, I Before I got married, in order to save face for me, I added makeup and gave me a box of pearls."

Zhou Mingyuan did not doubt that he was there, and said seriously, "Go and have a look at the warehouse at home. If there is nothing suitable, I will ask the housekeeper to buy it."

Chen Jiao'er didn't even glance at Lu Huo'er, and seriously discussed with Zhou Mingyuan what to give.Lu Huo'er coughed next to her, and asked with an unnatural expression, "Which house is Miss Xia going to book?"

"I don't know yet, I heard from Lin Ruofen that her parents seem to be seeing each other's parents." Chen Jiao'er said lightly.

Hearing Lin Ruofen's name, Zhou Mingyuan interjected again, "By the way, they aren't coming to the house today, so what is He Zaixian's plan?"

Seeing that Chen Jiao'er and Zhou Mingyuan were discussing in full swing, they didn't pay any attention to what they wanted to say, and they were so aggrieved that they sat all the way to Lu's mansion.As soon as he got out of the car, Zhou Mingyuan asked, "What trick are you playing? What's wrong with Huo'er and Miss Xia?"

"Hehe, I can't hide anything from you." Chen Jiao'er told him what he heard today, and returned to the palace soon.Inside the second gate, Zhang's mother was waiting in person, and when she saw them, she stepped forward, "Oh, the son and the concubine are back, the prince and the concubine are waiting."

Zhou Mingyuan took Chen Jiao'er to invite Ann, and kept yelling that she was tired. The princess wanted to ask but was worried about her son, so she let them go back to rest.Turning around and complaining to the prince, "Why does my son have to get involved in these things? It's the most dangerous thing. I just hope that they are safe and sound. They don't need any meritorious deeds from the dragon, and they don't need to be valued by the emperor."

"Oh, it's not up to us to decide. Today is just the beginning, just watch, it will become more and more chaotic, and I can't help myself." The prince thought of his long-dead brother, who had been suspicious all his life, and believed in the wrong person. The son left such a scourge.

The next day, the news that the emperor had added an eldest son came from the palace. In addition to the amnesty of the whole world, he would also be exempted from court for three days, and many poor places would be exempted from taxes for a year.

The atmosphere in the Prince Xian County's mansion was not so good. Princess Xian Jun said coldly to her daughter-in-law, "You have been in the mansion for two months, why is there still no movement?"

Qin Yiyi stood next to her mother-in-law with a listless expression, and said lightly, "My husband hasn't entered my daughter-in-law's room for more than a month."

"Hmph, it's not that you are incompetent. The newlywed Yaner has such a good opportunity, and even men refuse to go to your place, and you still say it's not your fault." When Princess Xian thought that her son was delayed until now because he became a monk for the emperor, the emperor Fortunately, the queen, imperial concubine, concubine and concubine are quite a lot of beauties, and they also gave birth to a healthy eldest son.

My son has been having troubles since he became a vulgar, and the marriage was not going well, and finally he had no choice but to go along with his son's wishes.According to what he said, he appointed Miss Qin's family, and after marrying him back home, he ignored him and hung out with that little Yuexian every day.

The Lin family's parents came to visit the princess and finally negotiated the marriage between the two families.The Lin family happily prepares for marriage, and often sees the foolishness of the sky.Only Chen Jiao'er drank the bitter medicine for a while, but still no good news came out.

The concubine couldn't sit still, knowing that it was useless to talk to her son, she simply took the opportunity to say to her daughter-in-law, "You have been married to our family for a long time, let me tell you with conscience, how the prince and I treat you."

Chen Jiao'er was stunned in her heart, "The prince and concubine treat Jiao'er like their own. Everyone outside envies that a daughter-in-law is a blessed one. Jiao'er is also grateful. If mother has something to do, she will obey her orders."

The princess smiled and nodded, "I just like your cleverness. It's not that mother doesn't love you. It's just that you also know that there is not only Yuan'er in the palace, but also two younger brothers watching it. It's the blood of the royal family again. The empress dowager is proud of herself." Great-grandson, I started asking Yuan'er when she could hold her great-grandson again."

"She's getting old, if you say something about not being filial, who knows how many years we will be able to be filial, right? We can't keep so many of us waiting, and the imperial doctor who asks for the pulse every month is also said to be a long-term plan. I am old and sick, and I need to take care of it slowly. Listen to what my mother said, after you take care of it, there will always be a chance to have another son."

"At this time, let's hold our grandson first, and give the Empress Dowager an explanation. Don't worry, I always choose civilian women with clean family background and good health. Even if I give birth to a child, I will hold it in your house to raise it. If the biological mother is obedient, she will stay and serve you, and if she is disobedient, she will be sent away directly, it is up to you to arrange."

The concubine held these words in her heart for a long time, and when she found an opportunity to say them in one breath, she felt a lot more relaxed.Holding Chen Jiao'er's hand, she has also become a mother-in-law from a daughter-in-law, and she knows the difficulties of being a daughter-in-law.This is the truth that no one can avoid. No matter how noble your family background is, having children is always a hurdle that women cannot get around.

Chen Jiao'er had expected this would be the case when the princess spoke. Although her heart ached, she still put on a smile and "thanked" her mother for worrying about her.

Seeing that her daughter-in-law did not resist, the princess felt that the matter was more than half done, so she simply asked Mama Zhang to bring someone in.Seven or eight decent-looking women stood in a row, all of whom looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old, with their heads down, waiting anxiously for the arrangement of fate.

"Raise your heads and let the Concubine Shi Zi take a good look." Mama Zhang spoke from the side, and the girls raised their heads boldly, and looked at the concubine Shi Zi curiously, then turned their heads away in a panic.

"If the concubine has any questions, feel free to ask." Mother Zhang said again from the side.

Chen Jiao'er grinned with difficulty, she didn't want to say a word, and she didn't want to choose a woman for her husband to have a baby.He raised his hand and casually pointed to the three best-looking women, and said to the princess, "I think they are three good, what do you think?"

The concubine was also worried that she would deliberately choose the ugliest ones in a fit of anger, and finally return them on the grounds that Zhou Mingyuan didn't like them.Looking at it this way, she also felt relieved, and said happily, "Okay, you all serve the Concubine Shizi well, and go back with Concubine Shizi today."

Several people have their own likes and dislikes. The one who is selected will get 500 taels of silver as a settling allowance, and those who are not selected will get 100 taels of silver and send them home.

Chen Jiao'er didn't want to say anything to them, so she asked Aunt Su to arrange a place to live.Aunt Su had already heard about this on the way back from Chen Jiao'er, and she was wiping her hands, waiting for these women to bump into her hands.After listening to the order, he took them down directly, and after a long time, he came back and said, "The old slave will arrange them in a room, and I will teach them the rules tomorrow, and whoever learns them well can be sent to serve in front of the concubine."

Seeing that Chen Jiao'er was in low spirits, Aunt Su sat down and sighed, "Miss, no wife has experienced these things. Listen to the old slave's persuasion, and don't let this matter affect your relationship with the eldest son. As long as the eldest son My heart is on you, no matter how many of these women there are, they are just tools to bear children. They will not affect your status at all. "

In all honesty, the concubine Shi Zi didn't ask Zhou Mingyuan to accept her side concubine, but instead found some women from a good family, which had already given her daughter-in-law enough face.Chen Jiao'er didn't know this, but knowing it didn't mean she could happily accept it.

Aunt Su saw that Chen Jiao'er had regained her composure, and said, "The three old slaves have all been renamed. The tallest one is called Lilac, the fairest-skinned, medium-sized one is called Pomegranate, and the sweet-sounding, shortest one is called Forsythia."

"Mom, let's make arrangements." Chen Jiao'er nodded, not wanting to hear anything about them at all.

Aunt Su understood the young lady's mood, so she had to use her eyes to signal Licorice to watch the young lady carefully.

Wanxi whispered in her room to persuade a good sister Lianye in the yard, "You, just give up on this heart. Since the concubine married, how the prince doted on her, you can see it. Why isn't this thought dead?"

"But, but the princess..."

(End of this chapter)