Long Harem Road

Chapter 43

Time slips through the fingers like running water. In April in the world, the green willows breathe out smoke, and the flowers on the mosque are gorgeous. The beautiful spring just slips by silently. In a blink of an eye, it enters May, and the pomegranate flowers reflect , Aixiang Lansheng.

No matter how many silver teeth and brocade handkerchiefs the women in the palace have bitten, Baozhu still lives at ease in Cuilvxuan, occasionally interacting with the baby in her womb, giving prenatal education to her belly, her days are fulfilling and beautiful.

Undercurrents surged in the palace, and the situation was very strange. Two months ago, after a day and a night of tossing, Wang Chongyuan finally gave birth to the frail second prince.

However, it also hurt her body. The imperial doctor diagnosed that she might not be able to conceive again in a few years. The second prince was weak and sick due to a series of reasons besides premature birth.

The emperor didn't express anything special, and he didn't seem to be very happy about a frail and sick prince, but he just ordered to take good care of it. Anyway, the royal family is not short of money, so they can't afford to support the medicinal materials.

The second prince's Xisan and full moon banquets were not held, and Baozhu did not attend. The emperor just showed his face and left quickly, only promoting Wang Chongyuan to the third rank of Zhaoyuan.

Because concubine Bao almost had an accident in the bamboo forest, the emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. The women in the harem further realized the status of concubine Bao in the emperor's heart, and became even more jealous for a while.

Although many people don't know exactly what happened in the bamboo forest, they are not afraid of this matter. Afterwards, the bamboo forest was closed as a forbidden area by the emperor. When the emperor was angry, corpses floated for hundreds of miles, and blood flowed like rivers. In the past two months, everyone in the palace Self-danger, fear and uneasiness.

The emperor did not tell Baozhu the final investigation results, but the harem experienced a bloody storm, and a large number of maids and eunuchs were cleaned out. Except for Cuiluxuan, all palaces suffered heavy losses and lost a large number of manpower.

Chunhua, the most trusted maid of honor of Wang Zhaoyuan of Yongfu Palace, was also taken away by the emperor in the astonishment of her master. Her weird smile at the end left an indelible impression on Wang Zhaoyuan, and a chill hit her heart.

The next day, Chunhua was executed in the Punishment Division. Looking at the truth Chunhua confessed in his hand, the emperor had a complicated expression on his face. He didn't know whether it was guilt or anger towards Wang Zhaoyuan and the second prince, and more anger.

The queen has controlled the harem for many years, and nearly [-]% of the people buried by the emperor have been cleaned up by the emperor, and she hates Baozhu even more.

In the Kunning Palace, the emperor dismissed all the servants and looked at the queen in front of him with a complicated expression. He really couldn't figure out why this queen, who devoted all her family's efforts and meticulously cultivated according to the requirements of her mother's world, made so many mistakes this year. Something out of proportion.

"Queen, the reason I came here today is to open up my heart and have a good chat with the queen." After speaking, he handed the queen a stack of information and looked down at her.

The queen glanced at ten lines, and the more she watched, the more frightened she became. The emperor checked her hands and secret movements clearly, her face turned pale, and she hurriedly knelt in front of the emperor, wanting to explain, "Your majesty, my concubine..."

"Okay, the empress doesn't need to rush to make excuses. Since I came here, I already know what the empress has done. I remember that the empress promised me a few months ago that she would take good care of the harem. It seems that it hasn't been long, and such a big thing happened again?"

The emperor looked at the woman kneeling in front of him expressionlessly. Once upon a time, he also fantasized about a dignified and virtuous queen, until the queen shattered his imagination time and time again.

The queen touched his bottom line again and again. The newcomer entered the palace for less than a year, and so many things happened. It seemed that every time the queen was behind the scenes. Although he was concerned about the queen mother and the Li family, he could no longer let it go and had to take action. warn.

"Queen, I came here today to hope that you can calm down and concentrate on taking care of the harem. I will not give you any less respect and status that you deserve. You don't have to worry about the queen at all. I hope the queen can take care of herself.

As for this period of time, I will arrange for Concubine Xian to assist the Queen in managing the palace affairs until everything in the harem returns to normal. Don't let me down again. "

The emperor took a meaningful look at the weeping queen, did not pursue any further questions or listened to the queen's explanation, turned around and left, Bao'er, I hope you can understand, with the Li family and the queen mother here, I must protect the queen.

The queen knelt down, kowtowed to thank her, tears streaming down her face, although the emperor did not punish her excessively, but the affection between them has gradually faded away, the queen felt bitter, could it be that all she had left was Is that right?
Your Majesty, when you are sitting on the side of a noble concubine and a talented concubine, it is impossible for your concubines to do nothing.

Since when, the way the emperor looks at her has gradually changed. It must have been from the moment she was noticed by the emperor's people that she secretly administered sterilization drugs to the concubine Xian and the noble concubine in the prince's mansion.

The queen was no longer as dignified and beautiful as she used to be. Her face was a little pale and she knelt on the ground. With a wave of her hand, she threw away the teacup on the table. The grandma Sun who was guarding the door hurriedly entered the hall after the emperor left. This is the scene...

"Your Majesty, take care of your body!" Nanny Sun comforted the Queen by helping her up.

The queen buried her head in Nanny Sun's arms and sobbed, "Mommy, how can the emperor be so cruel? What I want is very simple. Why won't the emperor give me more love? Obviously we used to sing in harmony. Hehemeimei?"

Nanny Sun stretched out her arms to hug the queen, and comforted her distressedly, "Your Majesty, the emperor has no personal affair with his children, so why are you bothering?"

"Yes, why bother me? I not only have to endure the emperor having other women, but also try my best to treat these women well. How can the emperor be so cruel?" The queen couldn't listen to what the nanny said, and said to herself Whispered to himself.

"Young lady, you have to cheer up, you are the queen, and you have the queen mother and the Li family as your backing."

"Mommy, the emperor is afraid of the power of the Li family, or else it's not because of a precious concubine, so he doesn't give me face like this."

The queen raised her head, laughed at herself, wiped away the tears on her face, and continued to grit her teeth, "Nowadays, the power in this palace has been almost wiped out by the emperor. This palace really underestimated the daughter of the Ji family."

"Your Majesty, you still have the Empress Dowager, and in the eyes of this old slave, the Emperor still has feelings for you, otherwise this matter would not be settled so easily."

"Feelings? Mother, the emperor let me go, but it was because of the queen mother, and because of the support of the Li family before the emperor ascended the throne.

We still underestimated the emperor's control over the harem before. This palace thought that no one knew about it, and leaked information to them and released water secretly. The emperor can investigate everything clearly. "

Thinking of the stack of information about the emperor, the empress turned even paler. As expected of the emperor, no matter the front court or the harem, she is completely in control. I am afraid that grandpa would not have imagined that the emperor is so powerful.

"Nurse Sun, the emperor has sealed the Cuilu Pavilion. After Kaifeng, Concubine Bao and Concubine Gui will be born. If they are all princes..." The queen's eyes flashed cruelly, "She is lucky, in that case , Survived, and the piece of meat in her stomach."

"Your Majesty, even after giving birth to a prince, I still have to call you Queen Mother."

"Hehe, a queen mother in name only? How can you beat your biological mother? But the two of them will not have a good time. For the sake of their prince, they will definitely not be of the same mind. I want to see what you can fight for." Extent." The queen said angrily.

"Yes, empress, then what are you worried about, no one in this palace can surpass you."

The queen sat up straight, "Yes, no matter what, I am the one who justifiably stands by the emperor's side. This time, it's a pity for the beauty, she is a good gun in the hands of this palace. folded;
There is also Liu Xiuyuan, who really spared no effort to deal with the sick and crooked eldest prince. She even laid out the chess piece Chunhua early, which happened to be used by the palace. Unfortunately, Wang Zhaoyuan's delivery time was too coincidental, but was found out by the emperor. flaw. "

A few days later, the Qianqing Palace issued a decree that He Meiren was demoted as a commoner and imprisoned in the cold palace because of the deliberate murder of the emperor's heir.

The eldest princess went to the palace to plead for mercy many times, but was blocked by the queen mother and devoted herself to worshiping the Buddha.

Baozhu's belly, which is almost five months old, swells up like a balloon, round and round. The baby's daily physical activity has increased sharply, and the occasional slight fetal movements before have become more and more intense.

Since the baby moved for the first time a month ago, every time the emperor came, Baozhu would hold him, give him prenatal education, read books, tell stories, and occasionally hum a little song by himself.

Thinking of Zhao Zhen's ecstasy when he felt the fetal movement for the first time, Baozhu smiled. In fact, she felt the fetal movement for the first time. She was also so excited and happy that she couldn't express it in words, and tears filled her eyes.

The emperor never tired of it, he would go to Cuiluxuan almost every afternoon, and accompany Baozhu to have prenatal education, every time he would put his arms around her big round belly, lie down on it and listen.

Every time at this time, seeing the bright and sincere smile of the emperor, Baozhu would always feel a little dazed, having the illusion that this man is her husband she can rely on. In fact, there should be a softness in the emperor's heart, but it is not easy for people to touch it. Just bumped into it.

Baozhu was supporting her stomach, and was walking back and forth in the inner room with the support of Huanxie. This was a post-dinner exercise she had to do every day. Huanxi took the opportunity to inquire about the results of the treatment and told the master.

Baozhu paused in her walking steps, stroked her stomach, felt the kicking of the baby in her stomach, smiled slightly, and then her eyes became cold, and she laughed at herself, cold palace, decentralization, is that all?
Bengong almost killed two people, is this the only punishment he got in return?Your majesty, can you really protect us as you said?

People are not ruthless, but the emperor's tenderness and caring care during this period of time, did she have any thoughts that she shouldn't have?
The result of the emperor's treatment of the empress and the others was like a slap in the face, which made her wake up from the emperor's tenderness. Fortunately, she did not fall into it.

"Happy, send a note that day, did the person who reminded us find it?"

"Hui Niangniang, because the matter is secret, and we don't have many people, we dare not investigate it in a big way, and there is no concrete result.

Among the people who approached us that day, there were those who belonged to Concubine Xian, those who were around Meiren Li, and those who were around Meiren He, and even those who were around the Queen had been close to us before, so... "Happy said in shame.

"Then there's no need to investigate. Now that the situation is tense, there's no need for the emperor to catch him and cut off his staff. Since the other party took the risk to remind him, he must have something to ask for, and he might jump out one day." Baozhu thought deeply.

"Yes, ma'am."

Baozhu hooked the corner of her mouth, hum, what a beauty?A woman who is crazy about love is hopeless. I am afraid that you will not know that you are just a gun in the queen's hand at this time. The queen is indeed worthy of being a queen, and she never wants to dirty her hands.

Baozhu caressed her belly, feeling the comfort from inside, her heart became softer, baby, mother will definitely not let anyone who threatens your safety live happily, since you want to harm others, don't blame me for being cruel.

"Happy." Baozhu whispered in Xiaoyue's ear, and Xiaoyue nodded solemnly.

(End of this chapter)