Harem for a living

Chapter 139

At night, all the palace gates were locked with keys.Concubine Shu asked someone to call Yun Juan: "Meng Xiaoyi has already stopped?"

"Returning to your mother, Meng Xiaoyi said she was tired not long after dinner, so she rested early." Yun Juan came over and said softly while combing Concubine Shu's hair. Concubine Shu was holding a beaded hairpin in her hand. Playing with it twice, he handed it to Yun Juan: "You send this beaded hairpin to Meng Xiaoyi, and say it is a reward from my palace."

Yun Juan responded and went out with the beaded hairpin.When I arrived at the side hall, I just knocked on the door. Meng Xiaoyi was also accompanied by maids, who were named Hexiang and Dingxiang by Concubine Shu. At this moment, Hexiang came to open the door: "Is it Sister Yunjuan? Sister, right now?" Do you have anything to order here?"

"Concubine Shu gave Meng Xiaoyi a beaded hairpin. I am here to give the reward to Concubine Shu." Yun Juan said with a smile, and He Xiang hurriedly saluted Yun Juan: "Sister Yun Juan, please wait a moment, this servant will go in right now." It's called Meng Xiaoyi."

Yun Juan nodded reservedly, He Xiang turned and went in, and then, rustling sounds came from inside.Not long after, Meng Xiaoyi came out, dressed in pink palace attire, not wearing a sachet or anything like that, her hair was a little messy, and her face was a little confused. When she saw Yun Juan, she hurriedly greeted her, "Why is no one carrying it?" Tea? Miss Yunjuan, I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting."

"Meng Xiaoyi, please don't call me a girl. Originally, we were called sisters, but we suddenly changed our name. The servant girl is really unfamiliar." Yun Juan said with a smile, talking about us in the front, and using a servant girl in the back, it really made Meng Xiaoyi's face look like that. Embarrassing, I don't know where to put my hands and feet.

"The maidservant is here to give the empress a reward. Meng Xiaoyi should hurry up and accept the reward." Yun Juan didn't look at Meng Xiaoyi's face, and just handed out the bead hairpin in his hand. Meng Xiaoyi quickly knelt down and took the bead hairpin: "Thank you, Concubine Shu, for the reward, I'm sorry."

He Xiang hurried over to help Meng Xiaoyi get up, Ding Xiang conveniently stuffed Yun Juan with a purse, Yun Juan squeezed it, pouted slightly, turned around and left, He Xiang was very dissatisfied: "This Yun Juan is really too bullying She's just a first-class court lady, does she need to put her eyes on top of her head?"

"Be patient, she is a first-class court lady, and more powerful than me, Xiaoyi from the seventh rank." Meng Xiaoyi smiled bitterly: "Besides, she came here under the order of Concubine Shu. If you I have a slight disrespectful word, I am afraid it will not be good."

Ding Xiang was dissatisfied, but she didn't say anything more. Not only was Meng Xiaoyi low in status, she also lived in Yikun Palace, and she was making a living under Concubine Shu's hands. If Concubine Shu said that Meng Xiaoyi ate too much, Meng Xiaoyi had to save food rations, let alone other things.

Therefore, before she was sure, Meng Xiaoyi would never confront Concubine Shu.She lowered her head and looked at the bead hairpin in her hand, it was brought by Concubine Shu when she first entered the hidden mansion, and the style was rather old.

Concubine Shu is telling herself, don't forget your background, do you have to stick to your duty?It's a pity that when she pushed herself out, she didn't know what her duty was.

Besides, she didn't want to follow Concubine Shu to do such a head-scratching thing.She also wanted to live a good life, no matter if she gave birth to a boy or a girl, she would be able to take her out of the palace in the future.The sky and the earth outside the palace are vast, and it is much better than nesting in this high palace wall.

Thinking about it, Meng Xiaoyi sneered, beckoned Hexiang to approach, and whispered a few instructions.He Xiang nodded, helped Meng Xiaoyi into the room, went outside to blow out the candles, and then stood behind the door, watching the movement outside carefully.

Not long after, the candles in the main hall were also extinguished.He Xiang just watched quietly, and sure enough, not long after, a person suddenly appeared beside the main hall, tiptoed to the door, and opened the door of Yikun Palace a crack.

He Xiang listened with her ears upright, but she couldn't hear any movement. She thought, the patrolling guards were still far away, but there were two guards guarding the door, and she didn't know how this man would get out.

As soon as He Xiang finished thinking, he saw that the man stuffed something, judging by the size, it looked like a pouch, in the dim light at night, He Xiang could only see it vaguely.Frowning and thinking for a while, he couldn't remember which two guards were on duty at the gate of Yikun Palace today.

After about half a stick of incense, the man opened the door a little wider, and then stepped out.He Xiang paused, turned around and entered the inner room, Ding Xiang was sleeping on the footsteps beside the bed, completely undisturbed by He Xiang's voice.

He Xiang quietly walked to the side of the bed, and just squatted down, Meng Xiaoyi turned her head and looked at her with shining eyes: "See clearly?"

"I see clearly, someone has already gone out." He Xiang said softly, Meng Xiaoyi turned her head sideways again, closed her eyes and muttered: "That's good, don't be afraid that she will move, just be afraid that she will not move, it will probably be soon. Let's I have to think of a way to get out of Yikun Palace as soon as possible. Well, what way should I think of it?"

He Xiang knew that Meng Xiaoyi was not talking to her, so she didn't bother to answer the conversation, she just tucked Meng Xiaoyi's quilt, turned around and lay down on the couch by the window.

In the Palace of Mercy Ning, Nanny Song was guarding in the ear room, hot water was burning on the small stove, and Nanny Song had a teacup by her hand.Shi Lan came out of Empress Dowager Ci Ning's dormitory, went to the small stove, poured a glass of water from the kettle, held it in her palm to warm it up: "This weather, it's already cold before winter."

"It's like this in autumn. It's hot during the day and cool at night. Madam Song is resting?" Nanny Song took a shoe sole and pricked the thread while asking casually. Shi Lan nodded: "I'm already asleep, Madam Mammy made these shoes for your mother? I just embroidered a chrysanthemum shoe upper, Mammy, can I use it?"

"I'm sure you can. The flowers you embroider are unmatched by anyone." Nanny Song said with a smile. The two of them were talking softly when they heard a cat meowing from behind. Nanny Song looked at Shi Lan. , Shi Lan shook her head: "I won't let anyone find that cat, its mouth is tied."

Nanny Song was about to say something when she suddenly heard a cough coming from the dormitory, Shi Lan hurriedly got up and walked to the dormitory, and saw Empress Dowager Ci Ning covering her mouth with a handkerchief, Nanny Song went to caress Ci Ning's back, Shi Lan Immediately poured a cup of warm ginseng tea: "The Empress Dowager moisturizes her mouth."

"Well, open the window." Empress Dowager Ci Ning drank half a cup, pushed Shi Lan's hand away, and pointed to the window. Shi Lan was a little embarrassed: "Mother, the night wind is cold, your body..."

"It's okay, just open the window for a stick of incense, and then you come back and close it later." Ci Ning shook her head, her attitude was very firm, Shi Lan had no choice but to open the window, and then went out again with Nanny Song, carefully Closed the door.

"My servant has seen the Empress Dowager." Song Nanny and Shi Lan hadn't walked for long before a figure came in through the window, and Ci Ning lowered her voice, "How is the arrangement?"

"Return to your mother's words, our master said, it has already been arranged, and we will wait for the east wind." The man's voice was lower, almost vague, Ci Ning sneered, reached out and touched the one on his finger. Pulling his fingers, he was silent for a while before saying: "Since that's the case, I will give her the east wind. You go back and tell your master that the eighth day of October is a good day."

The man responded, stood there and waited for a while, seeing that Ci Ning had nothing else to say, he saluted, and returned along the original road, while going out, he did not forget to give the traces on the window to him. wipe clean.

Ci Ning lay back down again, rethinking the whole plan in her heart, making sure that there were no omissions, then curled the corners of her mouth.This time, even if they can't catch them all, let a bitch like Feng Mingzhao taste what it's like to lose his beloved son!And that bitch Ci'an really thought he had reached the sky in one step!

Early in the morning, Chen Manrou felt a little nauseous, and she vomited up the fish soup brought to Yueyue, her face was also a little pale, Jinhuan was very anxious, and walked around: "How good is this, last time there were four When Your Highness was, I never saw such severe morning sickness."

"Maybe she's really a little princess this time." Chen Manrou pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled. Just after laughing, there was another burst of sour water in her stomach, and she turned over and lay down on the couch to retch again, just as Xiao Si entered the door. When I saw this, I became anxious: "What's wrong with mother? Is it uncomfortable? I need to call the imperial doctor, sister Yue, hurry up and find something sour for mother."

Chen Manrou reached out and rubbed Xiao Si's head: "Where did you learn to find sour things to eat?"

"Brother Dahuang said, Brother Dahuang said that the queen mother also vomits like this, and can only eat sour things." Xiaosi looked up at Chen Manrou, and seeing that Chen Manrou had stopped vomiting, he took Chen Manrou's hand and hugged her Side: "Is it hard for the mother to have a little sister? After the little sister is born, I don't want other little brothers and sisters."

Chen Manrou stretched out her hand to poke him on the forehead: "What stupid things are you talking about? Little sister and little brother are not something you just don't want if you say no, mother likes it very much."

Xiaosi had a wrinkled face, twisted her body in Chen Manrou's arms for a while, and then muttered: "Would mother not like me anymore after having a little brother?"

"No, you are mother's first child, you are the most special, and mother will always love you the most." Chen Manrou touched Xiao Si's head and comforted: "However, you just need to know this, don't tell Your future brothers and sisters, save them from being sad."

"Okay, I'm sure I won't tell them." Little Four finally showed a smile, lay on Chen Manrou's stomach and listened for a while, tired of Chen Manrou talking for a while, then sat down at the small table next to him, holding a book for Chen Manrou Teach him to read and write.

Near noon, Li Qiu came back and replied: "Your Majesty, I was picking flowers in the imperial garden before, and I saw the maid beside Meng Xiaoyi from a distance, who was also picking flowers."

Chen Manrou raised her eyes, but Li Qiu didn't dare to use the mechanism, and hurriedly said: "She said that there seems to be a rat in Yikun Palace at night, and I don't know if the guard guarding the gate will help catch the rat."

"Mice." Chen Manrou repeated, and called Manager Ming: "Go to the Chen Mansion and ask, and see whose family the guards guarding the gate of Yikun Palace belonged to last night, or who they are closer to. In addition, Ask the Compassionate Ning Palace, what happened last night."

When Chief Ming went out, Chen Manrou turned around and told Li Qiu: "Look more at Concubine Yang's movements. In addition, there are concubines De, Concubine Liu, Concubine Wei, Fu Concubine and the others. Recently, Concubine De has been very beautiful. We often gather some people to recite poems and paint flowers, so don't let her take advantage of the loopholes."

(End of this chapter)