Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 59

When Shi Niang woke up, the bedroom was very quiet.Only Liu Niang sat on the edge of the couch and stared at her in a daze.She blinked at Liu Niang, and Liu Niang came back to her senses.After regaining her senses, Liu Niang breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest with her hand, and said, "Sister is awake."

"Sister?" Shi Niang said, her voice hoarse.When the third prince and the seventh princess were born, they yelled so much that their throat hurt when they spoke.

"Little sister, don't be in a hurry to talk, let's moisten your throat with some honey." Liu Niang helped Shi Niang up, stuffed a pillow behind her, and let her lean on the head of the bed.Helping Shi Niang press the corners of the quilt, she scooped up a spoonful of warm honey with a small silver spoon and brought it to Shi Niang's mouth.

"Sixth sister, I'll do it myself." Ten Niang was about to take the cup, but Liu Niang dodged it.

"My sister has just given birth and is too tired. Let my sister serve our Empress Chonghua to drink this honey water."

After Liu Niang finished feeding a cup of sweet-scented osmanthus water spoonful by spoonful, Shi Niang moistened her throat and asked Liu Niang impatiently, "Sister Liu, my children?"

"The little prince and the little princess are all well. Now they are eating milk and have already fallen asleep. The nurse is taking care of them, sister don't worry." Liu Niang put down the teacup and handed Shi Niang a clean handkerchief.

"I haven't congratulated my sister yet. It is a great joy for my sister to give birth to a dragon and a phoenix. The emperor misses my sister in his heart. He has personally decreed that his younger sister will be a fourth-rank Chonghua. It can be regarded as a good couple. The emperor said that only After the younger sister is confinement, the Jin Feng ceremony can be held. My younger sister has overwhelmed the Danalan family and the Liu family in one fell swoop, and she has survived." Liu Niang held Shi Niang's hand and said with emotion.

"God bless me, I'm just unlucky. Thanks to my sister who planned well for me this time, otherwise my mother and child will end up dead." Thinking of that terrible end, Shi Niang felt a little anxious. cold.

"Sister, we sisters don't need to talk about such nonsense. My family and I are weak, so we can't help you. I just hope that you can pass this test and survive in this harem safely." Liu Niang listened Seeing a trace of anger in Shi Niang's words, she couldn't help persuading her.

"Sister, don't worry, I won't do stupid things. Isn't everyone in this palace acting? Your sister and I are no exception." Shi Niang said lightly.

Liu Niang saw that Shi Niang was really upset, and then explained, "Let the past go. Don't worry about this. My sister is always smart, so she naturally knows what to do. My sister just reminds you once: don't worry about it because of your little one." Big loss."

This woman in the deep palace, this royal daughter-in-law, which one is not full of holes in her heart, forced to smile in front of people.If you don't laugh, you are giving others a chance to laugh at you, and if you don't laugh, you are paving the way for others to be favored by others.When you feel sorry for yourself, you are showing your stupid side.When you push a man outward, you are exposing your heart to others.

"It's not a wise move to care too much about others or yourself. Sister, keep it in mind.!" Liu Niang sighed.

"Sister, I understand." Ten Niang replied.

"By the way, sister, find a suitable time for that Wen Po to leave the palace." Thinking of that Wen Po who always made her worry, Ten Niang hurriedly urged.

"Sister, there is indeed a problem with that steady woman." Liu Niang whispered, "She is not the prince's person, her master is..."

Liu Niang put her mouth next to Shi Niang's ear and said angrily, she didn't dare to look into Shi Niang's eyes after speaking, "I made up my mind to do this as soon as the Eighth Prince promised that there would be no mistakes."

"Sister, do you know? We really took a risky move." Ten Niang said softly, "Fortunately, we won the bet."

"It's not a gamble, it's because of the situation. When I come to the palace to accompany you again, the emperor has already got what he wants." Liu Niang raised her head, "What the Bai family dedicated to the emperor, my Du family also has, and I also gave the same. price."

"Uncle?" Ten Niang said harshly, "The layout of the Northwest is just like this!"

"Uncle said, as long as you are still there, the Du family will always rise. From now on, the family will rely more on your sister for support."

"Nanluo, Northwest, Fengyang." Ten Niang read out the names of these places one by one, "The emperor is really a lion. What's going on with Sixth Brother?"

"Specifically, it's not convenient for me to say. I can only tell my sister that Sixth Brother did not take Fengyang, and his troops spared Fengyang. They will arrive in the capital in a few days."

"Whose idea?" Shi Niang heard her own voice, and already had an answer in her heart.

Liu Niang stretched out her finger and made an "eight" and then a "three".

He was afraid that he wanted to make a fuss about the theft when the salt tax was passed through Fengyang, but unfortunately, it also depends on whether a certain person called Silver Fox will buy him.

"Prince Fengyang is really going to be annoyed this time." Shi Niang laughed, "I thought the spring drought would not be in the last year's tribute, but this is good. It is strange that the salt transport envoy and salt tax are under his Fengyang rule at the same time. Disappeared, I am afraid that the annual tribute will not be just the amount last year."

"Third Uncle's tactic of pulling people out of the pot is clever." Liu Niang praised, "It just ruined that plan, and I don't know how he will punish Third Uncle."

"Nanluo is already in chaos, and it depends on the presence of the third uncle to control one or two. As long as the third uncle is called back to Beijing, the situation in Nanluo will inevitably be in chaos and it will no longer be easy to control. For this reason, the third uncle will not be easily called back. Jing. All he can receive is a few reprimands."

"That's fine." Shi Niang said to Liu Niang, "Third Uncle has been promoted all the way since he entered the official career. His official career is too smooth, so it's not good for him."

Here the two sisters are talking about Nanluo and Du Xianyu, while in Guanju Palace, the emperor and empress are talking about Sister Shiniang and Li Shi.

"How is the second prince now?" The queen felt a little headache when she thought about the situation of the second prince, but as the child's aunt, she couldn't help but care.

"It's just a specially made decoction that can create the illusion of a fever." The emperor smiled at the queen, "The second son has stopped the medicine now, and he is lively and active, even more energetic than his cousin."

"This is the emperor?" The queen asked in confusion.

"The child just caught a cold at first, someone passed the news to Yaohua Palace in time. Yaohua Palace obtained the secret medicine from Bai Shi, took the powder back to Linzhi Palace, and took the opportunity to sprinkle it on the child. A small cold has turned into a persistent high fever."

"Isn't it true that the Li family used the child's fever to lure you to Linzhi Palace in order to dominate you?" The queen was a little disbelieving.

"My cousin thinks highly of her. She is so scheming, she won't be suppressed by Lu and Chen." The emperor couldn't help laughing when he thought of Li.In this palace, to be honest, I'm afraid she is one of the few with a true temperament.

"It wasn't your arrangement that she was suppressed?" The queen smiled and said to the emperor.

"Cousin really regards me as a god-man who can control everything." The emperor laughed in a good mood, "It's not her, she's not the Bai family, who can be cruel to herself. She was born in a greenhouse. The grown flowers are naturally not as good as the wild flowers that grow freely in the fields.

flower. "

"No matter if it's wild flowers, the emperor can't be so cold to others. After all, she is still Liu Yatou's biological mother."

"There have been changes in Fengyang during this period. She was born in Fengyang and is too good at judging the situation. Let's keep it cold for now. I know it well."

The queen thought of Bai's beautiful eyes, "The emperor treats her coldly. As the head of the harem, I really can't ignore her anymore. I have ordered her to move to the side hall of Zhongcui Palace and live with younger sister Lu. It is convenient. She takes care of six girls."

The emperor said cheerfully, "My cousin is always at ease in handling affairs. Only a few days ago, I heard that the two of them were having an unreasonable fight in private. Now that they have been moved to one place, cousin needs to pay more attention to them."

"It's natural. Bai's making such a fuss is nothing more than worrying about the sixth girl." The queen thought of the thin and thin sixth princess, "I just feel sorry for the sixth girl. My mother and adoptive mother don't get along because of her. How can I deal with myself when I grow up?" ?”

"If they had the motherly heart of a queen, I wouldn't have to worry about these children all the time." The emperor sighed, many royal children died young, and the few emperor's heirs are always in trouble. "I hope they can understand my cousin's good intentions."

"I hope." The queen said, "Liu girl was not well raised in the mother's womb. After all, sister Lu has no children, and it's common for her to take care of her poorly. She always seduces you with the excuse of children, what's the matter?" ?”

"She is flustered. Siqin and Minxian entered the palace with her. Both of them have children. She alone can only adopt Bai's child."

"She is also a poor person. At the end of the year, Liu Yatou will be one year old. Since the emperor intends to treat her biological mother coldly, he should be promoted to the position of adoptive mother."

"Cousin just remember, I will promote her to Zhaorong when the time comes." The queen thought about the position of the sixth concubine, and found that there was only one Li family, and the Li family was bound to be promoted when the prince was one year old.Lu's promotion is only a matter of time, it is better to give her a grace through the sixth princess.

"Understood." The queen understood that the Lu family seemed to be useful, unlike the Bai family who had no support and would always suffer.

Speaking of relying on, this harem woman is not relying on.The emperor cannot be trusted, and the family is the only strength they can rely on.

The Xiao family behind her, the respective families behind Li, Lu, and Chen, and the Nalan family and the Liu family are also prominent families.

Even the Du family, who has been favored in recent years, does not seem to be obvious in the court, but still has a lot of power in the army; more importantly, Du's third uncle, who controls the salt transportation of Nanluo, is The emperor had to reuse talents.

The emperor's love for the Du family was sincere, but it was not for the sake of the Du family's wishes, and for taking back some forces in the army from the Du family.

"Sister Li, if they know what Sister Du is doing, the two of them will probably turn against each other." Thinking of the emperor's actions, the queen said abruptly, "Sister Li is not the only one who has placed people around Sister Du, right?"

"The queen who knows me. Without my permission, does the eighth younger brother and sister really think that this palace is her family's palace? Let her come and go freely to pass the news. Without my secret acquiescence, that girl Shi Niang really thinks of herself Fate is big, let her plan to exchange sons?"

"The seventh princess?" The queen was startled, "The concubine was negligent, and the Du family arranged for the Wen Po to enter the palace."

"It's our girl. The steady lady was arranged by me and my eighth brother after discussing it." After the emperor said it, he hissed.These days, he is always thinking over and over again, is it because of his lack of virtue that there are two early warnings of twins like this.

"Since you intend to keep their mother and child from the beginning, why hide it from her? Let her hate you." There was a resentment in the Queen's words.

"Cousin, don't be angry. I made such a decision after Xiao Ba found me. One is that I didn't have time to tell my cousin, and the other is that I don't want my cousin to worry about it." The emperor hurriedly explained, "As for Shi Niang, I won't tell you. Of course she has my reasons."

"The eighth brother and sister turned the world around, the women of the Du family!" The empress wisely stopped asking, the emperor must have received enough benefits from the Du family, otherwise how could he easily let the Du family go.

The emperor thought of the younger brother and sister who first proposed the idea of ​​"changing sons" to Shi Niang, thought of Shi Niang who promptly arranged for Li's second prince to have a fever, and even more thought of the Du family who decisively abandoned the dark forces in the northwest.He couldn't help but praise, "The Du family deserves to have fought the world with the Taizu. In order to save my child, the people of the Du family have used it all over the world to save my son, cover Chen Cang secretly, encircle Wei and save Zhao."

"The Du family is smart and wise, but it's still not as skillful as yours who watches the fire from the other side and waits for work."

(End of this chapter)