Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 96

In August of the 18th year of Xijia, Yaohua Palace.

Ten Niang was leaning on the imperial concubine's couch by the window, slowly doing needlework, while Si Jin stood aside and fanned her.

The painting screen came in from the outside with a little bit of ice on it, with a face full of displeasure.Then she divided the poor ice in the ice basin into four parts, and poured it into the empty ice basin in the corner of the room.

Shi Niang caught a glimpse of her unhappy face, and asked with a smile, "Now we're going out to get back the ice, who can paint a screen for us?"

"Your Majesty, you are still laughing. The slaves are almost pissed off." Huaping said angrily.

"What's the matter?" Ten Niang asked, the three maids beside her, the painting screen is the least of her worries, she is not a master who will suffer.

Baoxia was busy in the small kitchen all day and didn't follow her around. It's understandable that the people in the palace didn't know her; She is pungent, eloquent, stays by her side, is capable and knows how to read people's words, all the palace people are willing to sell her face, she is the number one among the palace people.If it is said that there are still people who can bully her, as her master, she will not believe it.

"The slave girl just went to the ice cellar to ask for ice, but the father-in-law over there said that there is not enough ice, and there is only so much we can get from Yaohua Palace."

Ten Niang sneered and said, "Not enough? Bengong remembers that he seems to be the third-rank Zhaoyi, right? I deserve more than that? Yue'er still lives in Yaohua Palace, and her share is also counted in my favor. This is the palace."

"That's right, the slaves said the same thing, but it's just this way of making people angry. They said they can't do anything about it. There's not enough ice, so they have to save it."

"Save it?" Ten Niang sneered, "Every winter there is always a lot of ice in the ice cellar. Since when did the slaves in the ice cellar learn this trick? It seems that I have not shot for too long. It's the clay figurine's temper."

"That's right, the slaves just reasoned with them, but they said, they can't do anything about it. It's said above, Li Changzai is pregnant, and the ice must be used in her palace first. No, the ice of the empresses of the palaces It's all reduced. It's not just our Yaohua Palace. The excess is given to the one in Qinghua Palace."

"Above?" Shi Niang shook her head, "It won't be the emperor and queen."

"Slaves, let's just say, the emperor has been in our Yaohua Palace these days, and he hasn't paid much attention to Li Changzai. The empress has never been more fair, and it is impossible for the two of them to pass such words to the people in the ice cellar. "

"Someone must have used chicken feathers as arrows." Shi Niang laughed, "You're quite courageous."

Huaping heard the words and answered, "Then, that person is not so courageous, he dares to falsely preach the imperial decree?"

"Where are you thinking, you girl? They haven't had the guts to pass on the imperial decree. They just clicked a few vague words, that's all, the driver from the Bingjiao and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is playing tricks on the wind, flattering and timid." Servants, just obediently send the ice and good things to Qinghua Palace."

"If you want my servant to tell you, Li Chang is still doing it." Huaping said dissatisfied, "It's like no other lady in this palace has ever conceived a child. She is delicate and precious. Since she was confirmed to be pregnant, she has seen the imperial doctor. Today Because the weather is hot and uncomfortable, Minger won’t be able to eat because of his poor appetite. It’s really a toss.”

"It's her business that she likes to make troubles, and Ben Gongyuan can't control it. Everyone in the palace knows that she doesn't get along with Ben Gong, and they just wait to see Ben Gong take action against her. Ben Gong didn't do what they wanted before. "Shi Niang sighed exaggeratedly, "It's not good to make the sisters' necks sore from waiting for the show, let's send them out to see it today."

"Your Majesty, please don't..." Si Jin, who was fanning silently at the side, suddenly spoke, but she didn't know how to continue in the middle of the conversation. Her master is not a person who listens to persuasion.

"I understand what Si Jin means, so don't worry." Shi Niang paused, "I promised not to move his child. Even though I helped him make suggestions, I never did anything to harm him. Child. I am not him, he has such a cruel heart. Every child is the mother's heart, and if a child makes a mistake, the most painful thing is the mother."

"Then you?" Si Jin was puzzled.

"The painting screen has already made a fuss in the ice cellar. We don't need to put ice in the bedroom in the afternoon, and move all the ice to Yue'er for her to use. Let's bear it all afternoon, and when dinner comes, Ben Gong Make them look good."

"Your servant understands." Huaping praised, "Your Majesty's idea. The emperor promised to come to our Yaohua Palace for dinner."

"Whoever is hotter, you can't warm up the emperor." Si Jin said, "Is it really all right?"

"Don't worry, the emperor will reward Bing." Ten Niang smiled confidently.In order to make up for her, the emperor has followed her a lot these days.

The ice is about to arrive, and the next step is to lead the emperor to pursue the responsibility of that person.She cared about the child in Li Changzai's womb, but she didn't have to do it for the reason that made her arrogant to herself.Besides, with so much ice, the cold air enters the body, who knows if it will have a bad effect on the child.

Now that they are all guinea pigs, just be obedient and make no mistakes.With such a torment, after this pregnancy, she can be given medicine to calm her down.There is no next time.

That night, everyone in the palace knew that this Jia Zhaoyi was not easy to mess with.

The emperor personally issued an order to transfer the ice from the Hall of Mental Cultivation to her palace, and said that if Zhaoyi's ice was not enough, he would take the ice from his palace and send it directly.

When the emperor knew that the regulations in Zhaoyi Palace had been withheld, he was completely furious and summoned all the servants from the House of Internal Affairs and Bingjiao to Yaohua Palace.

The servants of the House of Internal Affairs and Bingjiao knelt outside the Yaohua Palace to plead guilty to the emperor and Zhaoyi, and the imperial concubine let them kneel in Futian all night.

After this incident, the queen personally went to Yaohua Palace to appease the wronged Zhaoyi.The two conspired for a long time. With the emperor's acquiescence, the House of Internal Affairs and the Bingjiao were corrected by the empress with Zhaoyi, and the power of some people in the harem was severely hit.

After this incident, Li Changzai became completely silent.In the past, the behavior of being pushy and tossing the imperial physicians of the imperial hospital because of pregnancy has all disappeared.For her peace of mind to raise her baby, the queen decreed to close the gate of Qinghua Palace.

For a time, the palace was full of joy.There was even faint news that Li Changzai's life was determined.

Zheng Xuan, who was in the same palace with her, bumped into a pillar and died, and Xincai, who entered the palace with her and was better, died of illness.She was imprisoned, and it was hell when she gave birth.I don't know if the child and she have the luck to survive.

Shi Niang was embroidering flowers, and when Huaping heard Huaping tell her what she had found out.

After listening to the rumors, she smiled indifferently, "Concubine De is really annoyed this time, her manpower has been damaged a lot. See if she is in a hurry, such unskilled rumors are spreading, it doesn't seem like It's her handwriting. However, she has sealed off Li Changzai's retreat by doing so."

"You mean, there is a concubine De concubine who is behind this matter?" After drawing the screen, she realized.It turns out that their mother is a drunkard who doesn't want to drink.

"Silly girl, can Li Changzai alone deter all the servants in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Bingjiao?"

"Didn't you say that they were all cowardly and fooled?" Huaping asked.

"You guys, you still look at things and don't see the essence." Shi Niang pointed out, "The servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Bingjiao are timid and fearful. Without the secret coercion and instruction of Concubine De, a second-rank concubine, they dare to offend Mangong like this Concubine?"

"This servant thought you did it just to slap Li Changzai in the face."

"Li Changzai is nothing to be afraid of, I keep her because she is still useful to me." Shi Niang said to Huaping and Si Jin, "These days, I have kept an eye on Qinghua Palace for me. The child in her womb can't make a mistake, understand?!"

"Your servant obeys." Seeing that Ten Niang looked serious, the second servant hurriedly replied.

"Concubine De, it's just started now, I'm not in a hurry, I will play with you slowly." Shi Niang smiled happily.

In November of the 18th year of Xijia, Guanju Palace.

"Your Majesty, the one from Qinghua Palace has activated it. Look at it?" Nanny Hu came in and said to the queen who was flipping through a book on the soft couch, "Do you want to go there?"

"Why don't you go there? Have you made arrangements for the delivery room?" The queen put down the book and asked, "The manpower arranged by Jia Zhaoyi earlier is still clean."

"The manpower arranged by Jia Zhaoyi has not found any problems for the time being. But to be on the safe side, the old slave helped Hui Shuyi to re-select the trustworthy manpower. I explained that once Li Chang is mobilized, they will all enter the delivery room. In this way They can supervise each other to prevent someone from secretly attacking."

"Nurse is more thoughtful than I am. I really don't want to deal with these bad things these years. Hui Shuyi is very good, but she has no son. She can only be suppressed by Mrs. Li, I see, It's a pity that she won't be able to become a noble concubine after two years of confinement of the harem."

"Miss Shuyi is indeed a rare housekeeper, more mellow than Mistress Zhaoyi."

"If you don't have a son, you don't have that kind of heart. If you have a son, you will have selfishness after all." The queen said indifferently, "Jia Zhaoyi, you have good tactics, but if you go the wrong way, it's up to the emperor to pull her or not." , otherwise she will be the second concubine De."

"No way? She doesn't have as much support as Concubine De from her natal family behind her."

"Mommy is confused. She is more favored than Concubine De now. Her family doesn't look prominent, but it's not bad either. Third uncle, think about it; Northwest, think again; and mommy, don't forget , The eighth princess is her own sister. The power behind her is no less than that of Concubine De."

"The emperor?" Nanny Hu was startled by what the queen said.

"That's why I said, let's see if the emperor pulls her or not. The posture of pampering her now is comparable to that of concubine De. A few days ago, I told the second girl and her mother about Concubine Daode. Seeing Concubine De's experience People who are not ruthless can't stand those things."

"It's not easy for Empress Concubine De." Mother Hu said with emotion.

"Which woman in this palace is easy? You count." The queen asked, "Including this palace, who can really live wantonly?"

"You have no children, the concubine De was fined and demoted, Ning Shuyuan died with only one princess, Hui Shuyi was also childless, and Lu Shurong was even worse, without her own children. The third prince of Jia Zhaoyi is not acceptable. The high-ranking concubine All concubines are like this, let alone the concubines below."

"This is the woman in the harem. This is the cruelty of the harem." The queen stood up, "Let's not talk about it, let's call someone to change the clothes for this palace, and we have to go to Qinghua Palace to guard Li Changzai and watch her give birth. "

On November 18, 25th year of Xijia, Li Chang gave birth to the little princess in Qinghua Palace, who was the tenth daughter of Emperor Rui.The daughter of the ten emperors was not born by the eldest daughter, not by the eldest concubine, and the emperor just nodded when he heard the announcement and continued to critique the papers.

After Li Changzai gave birth, the queen could return to Guanju Palace to rest.For a moment, the huge Qinghua Palace was deserted and desolate.

Xijia has been here for 18 years.

(End of this chapter)