Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 49

October, the second queen's birthday.

The queen hosted a banquet in Zhaoyang Hall to celebrate the birthday of her adopted daughter.

Who in the palace would not give the queen's face?Not only to give, but to give enough.The purpose of the concubines is not to celebrate the second emperor's daughter's birthday,

It's about how to behave in front of the empress.Whether it is a high-ranking concubine or a low-ranking concubine, they can take this opportunity to meet the emperor, so they must go there with a happy face.

The second princess, whom they cared about but ignored, was born in October of Xijia's tenth year, the second child of Emperor Rui.Speaking of which, during the period after Empress Dowager gave birth to the First Empress, no one in the inner palace was pregnant again.Until the fourth year of Xijia, the second princess was born.

The second imperial daughter's biological mother is the present Miao Niangzi.Back then, this lady was also lucky, she became pregnant after being favored by the emperor a few times.

This wonderful lady was originally just a little maid in the imperial garden.In the ninth month of Xijia's third year, when the newly entered palace was vying for favor, she occasionally saw Di Yan.In a panic, he almost hurt the emperor with the scissors for pruning flowers and plants.

Unexpectedly, not only did the emperor not blame her, but he was also deeply impressed by her, so he ordered her to sleep with her that night.After one night, she leapfrogged to become Cai Nu.

In the past, the promotion of court ladies began with the last promise. This Zhao family, who had to be named Cai Nu, was tossed by the young masters for a while.

The emperor just wanted to be fresh, and soon forgot about her.It was also because of her good luck that she caught up with the Dafeng Harem at the end of that year and became a royal daughter.

The Miao Yu Nu did not know what method she used to make the emperor think of her again, and not long after serving her bed again, she became pregnant.

She knew that her status was low and she couldn't raise her own child, so she respected the queen very much, and she only hoped that the child would be pointed out to the queen by then.
Her adoptive mother no longer needs to be bullied in this inner palace like her.

Until she gave birth, the emperor and empress did not reveal any news about who the child would adopt.

As soon as the little princess landed on the ground, the emperor ordered that she be carried to the queen to be raised.And because of her status as the little princess, her position was promoted.

After that, this person will live his life with peace of mind, without fighting or grabbing.She was relieved that her daughter followed the queen, and the queen did not stop her from getting close to the child.

Because of the second princess, the queen also protected her a lot.You can think of her when you meet the Dafeng harem. She was promoted to the throne smoothly, and she became a lady all the way, and was called "Miao Lady".

Right now, this lady is personally welcoming guests for the second princess outside Zhaoyang Hall.

The concubines who came and went greeted her angrily.They were all here for the queen, but now they have to greet this unfavorable lady first, which is also a loss of their status.

Seeing Mrs. Miao's embarrassment but not shrinking back, Shi Niang couldn't help but feel a little bit emotional. A mother is strong, and a mother is strong.This person who did not like to show off in the past is willing to endure these cynicism for the sake of his daughter.

After simply saying hello to Mrs. Miao, Shi Niang took Ruhua and Ruomin into the inner hall of Zhaoyang Hall.

As soon as she entered the palace, she saw the second emperor's daughter surrounding the empress. When the little girl saw someone coming, she greeted the concubine mother who came in with a shy smile.Return to the queen immediately after paying your respects.

Ten Niang sized up the Second Imperial Daughter, and for some reason, for a moment, she had a sense of familiarity with a common concubine who was serving by her aunt's side.

That's how her ninth sister served her grandmother and third aunt.

Then he came back to his senses and couldn't help laughing at himself.Aren't all the concubines in the palace the emperor's concubine, and the empress is the eldest lady?The queen has no children, so aren't all the children of the emperor born from concubines?The queen is also their aunt!
Ten Niang was thinking aimlessly, while Lu Jieyu, who had been paying attention to her, was always trying to talk to her.

I don't know if this Du family can make things happen?
The queen can't control so much about their thoughts.

Seeing that the time was almost up, the queen announced the opening of the banquet.

The emperor's future was delayed due to something in the previous court, and everyone couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, even the second princess was a little unhappy.

No matter how well the little princess is taught by the queen, she is just a five-year-old girl.She still cared a lot about her father.

She only heard her asking the Queen in a voice that she thought was very small, "Queen Mother, Emperor Father promised to celebrate Jing Ning's birthday. Is it true that he won't come or we are waiting for Emperor Father, okay?"

"Second princess is good, your father is busy with state affairs, we can wait while we eat." Mrs. Miao saw that the queen didn't speak, and hurriedly discussed with the little princess, "Ning'er doesn't want the queen and the concubines to be hungry, does she?"

"Jingning doesn't want to, but Jingning also doesn't want her father to be hungry." The second emperor's obsession with her father gave her mother and concubine a headache. This child often sees the emperor by the queen's side. Stick to the emperor?
"Jing Ning." Seeing Mrs. Miao's headache expression, the Empress had no choice but to ask, "Do you still remember what the Empress Mother taught you?"

"Remember, Jingning, don't be angry, Queen Mother." The little princess hurriedly said, "Please order the banquet to start. It's Jingning who is ignorant, and made all the concubines laugh."

The little princess saluted and apologized to all the mothers and concubines present, but the concubines, who were suffocating their stomachs, couldn't say much, and said, "The little princess is very filial, and it was taught by the empress! "

"The empress did teach Jing Ning well." Amidst the compliments, the emperor came in from outside the palace, and after hearing what everyone said, he said to the empress, "Thank you empress."

Everyone hurriedly got up and saluted, and all kinds of delicate voices sounded for a while.

After the emperor took his seat, he ignored Yingying and Yanyan beside him, and waved to the second princess, "Come on Jingning, come to Emperor Father."

The second princess heard the words and ran from the queen to the emperor in two or three steps.

The emperor hugged the second princess to his lap, and asked with concern, "I haven't seen Jing Ning for a while, has Jing Ning listened to your mother's words, studied and eaten obediently?"

"Father, Jing Ning has finished reading all the surnames of the family. The queen mother praised me for learning well. When I eat, I eat delicious food. The queen mother is not allowed to eat cakes, but can only eat." The little princess complained softly.

"Little glutton, your mother's mother is for those small white teeth, and you can't eat more cakes." The emperor scratched his daughter's small nose.

"Your majesty, let's start the banquet. Jing Ning has been waiting for you for a long time." The queen saw the emperor teasing the second princess for a while, so she interrupted the relationship between father and daughter.

"Adults can take it, but children can't stand hunger. Are Sister Li and Sister Bai hungry?" The queen asked with concern, "I will order steamed crucian carp with amomum kernels specially made by the Imperial Dining Room later. Sister, try it. If you feel good after drinking it, I will copy the recipe for you, and you can cook it yourself in the small kitchen."

"Your Majesty always thinks about our sisters, it's really our blessing." Seeing Li Shi's unresponsive look, Bai Shi had no choice but to speak first, she was full of compliments to the queen.

The Queen didn't care about Li Shi's attitude, and accepted all Bai Shi's compliments.Anyway, no matter how much she has done for them as a queen, they don't trust her, so why bother talking about it.

But in front of the emperor, the most basic performance is still required, so that there will be fish soup.

Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble this guy will make with himself when he gets into a fit of convulsions one day.

The emperor glanced at Li Shi, "If you don't want the reward from the master, you should give it to Bai Chang as soon as possible. It will save you from wasting things."

"Your majesty, the concubine does not mean that. The concubine understands the kindness of the master and the empress." Li Shi dared to ignore the queen and turned to the emperor.
She definitely didn't have the guts to do that, so when the emperor said to drop her, she immediately opened her mouth to explain.

"A few days ago, the child was always tossing the concubine, causing the concubine to vomit." Shi Li stroked her still flat belly, "The concubine often made fish soup in the beginning, and the nuns said that fish soup is good The child is nutritious, but the concubine really can't smell the fishy smell in the fish soup."

Frowning, Li continued, "I vomited really badly, so I called the imperial physician. The imperial physician said that my concubine is a little weak. If you can't drink fish soup, don't force yourself to eat."

"Master and empress just said that she would give fish soup to the concubine, but the concubine suddenly thought of the smell, felt sick, and didn't want to lose her composure, so she frowned and endured it, so she didn't reply in time."

"Sister Li is not lucky, so I will not force you. The little prince is important." The queen said indifferently, everyone could see that Li Shi was worried about herself, and she found a good excuse.

"Your Majesty, this soup is also a medicinal food. It's enough for Baimei to drink a Gu. Drink it all, but you won't be able to fill your void." Seeing that the emperor was impatient and wanted to give it all to Bai, the queen hurriedly said.She didn't get her kindness, but was turned into malicious intentions by the emperor.

"I just heard from my master that this fish soup is also a medicinal food, why don't you give it to sister Hui. It's hard work for my sister to take care of the little princess, so it's time to make up for it." Li Shi said, the queen's soup is not so delicious.

"The concubine has been eating the medicated diet made by Dr. Zheng these days. If she hastily changed the medicated diet, I'm afraid the effect of the medicine will be damaged." Hui Rongyi said a little embarrassedly. She really didn't believe in the queen, but she gave birth to the fifth emperor daughter I am also taking care of my body, and I have to refrain from eating a lot of food.

"My lord's kindness, how can you push and resist one by one, how decent is it?" the emperor said gloomyly, with a hint of unhappiness in his voice that could be easily detected.

The little princess sat on her father's lap, and looked at her mother with some fear. The mother gave her a comforting look, and the little princess nodded quietly to express her understanding, and obediently stopped looking up.

"The emperor calms down. It's not a coincidence that the younger sisters don't have this good fortune. The concubine wanted to ask the empress for it, but she only thought that she was safe and sound. It was a waste of this medicinal food in the concubine's stomach, so I didn't dare Speak."

Ning Shuyuan stopped talking after watching the empress, the scene was a little awkward, she quickly opened her mouth to break the deadlock.

She glanced at Lu shi without a trace, met Lu shi's eyes, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "This concubine is a good candidate, who will not spoil the good medicinal food of the empress, and can make this People should make up for themselves."

"What did sister say?" Lu said.

"Sister Jia." Ning Shuyuan said, "Sister Jia is the youngest, and she almost hurt her body back then, so she should make up for it."

Ning Shuyuan knew that Mrs. Du was not the mastermind behind her premature birth, and the person behind the scenes disappeared with Mrs. Zheng's death.

But she still complained about Du Shi's carelessness, it was because Du Shi's carelessness was calculated by others, which caused her to suffer a hopeless disaster. The imperial doctor said that her premature birth hurt the root, and it would be difficult to have children in the future.

This Du family is also a strict guard, but she didn't find any chance for her to deal with it. This time, if she didn't take action again, she would be sorry for herself.

"Just do what Shuyuan said." The emperor ordered, and it was also an understanding of the things caused by this Gu fish soup.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the hall became lively again.

The concubines seemed to be preparing gifts for the little princess, but they actually took this opportunity to show their faces in front of the emperor.

Three or five concubines played the piano, sang and danced.

I don't know how the little princess feels about receiving these gifts that can only be seen but not wanted.

During the lively banquet, Shi Niang, who was sitting a little farther away, picked up the soup spoon and filled half a cup of fish soup that had gone through many twists and turns before reaching her own table.Under Ruo Min's worried eyes, she calmly scooped up a small spoonful of fish soup and brought it to her mouth.

The fish soup entered her mouth, and the fishy smell hit her taste nerves. She endured and swallowed it with difficulty.

After three or two mouthfuls, her face turned pale from suppressing vomiting.Lu, who was paying attention to her, immediately asked concerned, "What's wrong with sister Jia?"

Her voice just made everyone in the hall turn their eyes to Shi Niang, as if there was nothing in the queen's fish soup and they were sorry for their painstaking guessing.

"Your maidservant is fine, sister, don't worry." Shi Niang said weakly, "I suffered from a bad taste a few days ago, and I feel a little uncomfortable. This soup is just for my maidservant to make up for."

"Sister is really okay? Do you want to announce the imperial physician, sister, your face is pale."

"It's okay." Ten Niang said bravely, and then finally couldn't help letting out a "vomit". She just covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and before she could suppress the nausea, she vomited out again with a "wow".

"What's wrong with the girl? Tell me!"

(End of this chapter)