Long Harem Road

Chapter 82

The queen sat on the chariot and walked into the Yong'an Palace in a mighty manner. She was graceful and dignified, but she was extremely annoyed. The student's pursuit of fame is really intentional to add trouble to the palace.

"Meet the empress!"

The queen helped the maid out of the chariot, looked at the concubine who was silent and respectful, but actually gloating, her brows furrowed imperceptibly, and she was even more impatient in her heart. ,"what happened?"

Concubine Xian, as the host, bears the brunt of the blow. She took a step forward and slightly bowed her knees to salute. She pointed at a little court lady shivering and kneeling on the ground with a haughty expression, and said:

"Back to Empress, it was this court lady who threw the teapot out when she was serving tea. If the maid beside Yang Meiren hadn't been loyal to protect the lord, what would have happened to Yang Meiren and the prince in her stomach.", no People noticed the fleeting sarcasm in Concubine Xian's eyes.

The empress looked down at the little maid who was kneeling on the ground, her fists clenched unconsciously, and the annoyance in her eyes was even worse. This is obviously a lowly maid she buried in Yong'an Palace, is it a coincidence or...?
Glancing at the concubine Xian who smiled proudly without any trace, she calmed down and said, "What's your name? Do you know that murdering the emperor's heir is a serious crime against the nine clans? Tell me the truth, I might consider not implicating my family."

The little maid's face turned blue when she heard the words, she leaned over and kowtowed non-stop, and hit the ground with a 'bang bang', like a watermelon falling on the ground, the blood instantly stained the bluestone, tears and snot and cried, "Empress Empress! , please forgive me, I am not a servant girl, my lady, please forgive me."

The shrill screams and the glaring blood didn't move the empress and the concubines behind her, and they didn't even change their expressions. The little maid suddenly raised her head, her face was covered in blood, her eyes were filled with anger, and she stretched out her right hand to point to the position beside her in despair. :
"Your Majesty, it's her, it's the servant girl she stumbled over. The servant girl couldn't stand for a moment, and threw the teapot in her hand out, begging your Majesty to be careful! Your Majesty!", I can't wait to jump out the next moment, tearing up the life that tripped her.

Following the little maid's pointing, everyone couldn't help hissing, and their expressions finally changed, because she was pointing at exactly where Zhou Baolin was, and the concubines standing beside her quickly took two steps back, turning Zhou Wan'er hung out, gloating uncontrollably in her eyes.

Zhou Baolin shook his body at the moment when everyone backed away, clenched his fists tightly, kneeled straight down with a "plop", and all the concubines couldn't help but take two steps back again, that was the indestructible bluestone floor! However, Zhou Baolin is quite tolerant.

She didn't seem to feel the pain, and she didn't cry out for injustice. With a sad expression, she leaned over and trembled and said, "I beg the empress to give me justice." A look of joy flashed across the eyes of the grand lady.

Although the queen despised Zhou Baolin, she had to admire her tenacity. Under such pressure, she was able to maintain her composure and strive for the best situation for her. The queen mother's vision was indeed vicious.

The queen ignored Zhou Baolin, but cast a suspicious look at Xianfei, whose expression remained unchanged, and couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Xianfei was making such a big fuss just to get rid of Zhou Baolin?Why do you feel like killing a chicken with a sledgehammer?
Concubine Wei also glanced at Concubine Xian who was watching coldly and the humble Zhou Baolin without any trace, and her doubts did not diminish.

At this moment, the figure of the palace gate swayed, and the imperial doctor came in a hurry under the leadership of a young eunuch. While walking, he lifted up his sleeve robe and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and saluted breathlessly, "Greetings to the empress."

"Let's get up, check the pulse of Yang Meiren first, Xianfei will lead the way." The queen waved her hand, ignoring Zhou Baolin and the little maid who were kneeling on the ground, Xianfei nodded, "Please!", got up and took the imperial doctor into the sidewalk. Dian, the queen and others followed closely behind.

Concubine Wei looked at Concubine Xian who was walking gracefully and gracefully at the front, a light flashed in her eyes, could it be...?It should be impossible, if there is a slight deviation in today's departure, she will let herself in, and the concubine Xian should not put herself in danger.

Zhou Baolin was forgotten outside the hall. On the rough bluestone slab, his thin body was already soaked in sweat and crumbling. There were traces of blood oozing from his knees, and the bone-eroding pain came, piercing her heart like a needle prick. Cold sweat broke out.

She stubbornly tightened her lower lip to prevent herself from groaning. She still didn't understand why she was the daughter of the Shangshu, her aunt was high above her, and her servants served her carefully, while she wanted to live humblely. My aunt and father never agreed. Take another look at her.

Is it just because of her low status as a mother?She hated that she wanted to make their lives worse than death. If it weren't for their indifference, how could a maidservant dare to bully her?She endured, waiting for the day when they would crawl at her feet and beg for mercy.

When someone gave her that poem and told her that it could win the emperor's favor and enter the palace, her heart was pounding. She knew that if she was exposed, she would be spurned by everyone.

But this is the only way for her to stand out. She must succeed and not give up. She seems to see everyone kneeling in front of her begging for mercy.

She remembered how excited she was the moment she was selected. She thought that she was lucky and had a chance for revenge. All those who had been humiliated would be worse than death. Before entering the palace, she poisoned her mother-in-law who bullied her to death. , which made her heart surge.

However, the reality is always cruel, Shang Shufu, De Concubine, Xian Concubine, Yang Meiren... Hehe, you wait, Zhou Baolin's eyes flashed with madness, vicious and decisive.

In the side hall of Yong'an Palace, Yang Meiren was lying on the high-footed golden nanmu bed with her big belly, her face was like thin paper and her forehead was covered with fine sweat. Seeing the arrival of the imperial doctor, her eyes lit up, full of anticipation, and she supported her heavy body , said weakly, "See empress empress!".

The queen glanced at Yang Meiren's big belly, with a complicated expression, full of concern, and said, "The prince in the stomach is important, don't worry about etiquette, imperial physician, hurry up and feel Yang Meiren's pulse."

The imperial doctor took a look at Yang Meiren's almost transparent face, and felt a 'thump' in his heart, it can't be so unlucky, why did the old man encounter such a big event of murdering the emperor's heir.

Bite the scalp and bowed out from behind the queen, sat down on the rusty couch beside the bed, took out the brocade handkerchief and put it on Yang Meiren's outstretched wrist to pulse gently. The other hand clenched into a fist.

All the concubines standing by the bed stared at the imperial physician who was taking the pulse calmly, with indistinguishable expressions.

The imperial doctor's face gradually turned serious. Judging from Yang Meiren's face and the situation just now, she should have been frightened and her fetal gas moved, but although the pulse was weak, it didn't look like she was moving her fetal gas. Could it be because Yang Meiren's body was too weak?
The imperial physician's silence raised everyone's hearts to their throats, a trace of tension flashed across Concubine Xian's calm eyes, Yang Meiren's nerves tensed up instantly, cold sweat instantly soaked through her underwear, and her face became paler and more transparent.

Seeing it in his eyes, the imperial physician dared not jump to conclusions, as it was related to the emperor's heir, he had to say [-]% of his share, if something happened, it would not be something he and his nine clans could bear, pondering After a while, he finally got up and said:

"My lady, Yang Xiaozhu is one month old, presumably he was frightened and moved his fetal gas, and the young master himself is weak, so it is best to stay in bed until the prince is born."

Yang Meiren was relieved, her hands trembling covered her high swollen abdomen, feeling the sudden fetal movement, her eyes were clouded with mist.

Concubine Xian's heart sank, she wanted a child, but she definitely couldn't be a child who was too weak to grow up. She looked at Yang Meiren who obviously breathed a sigh of relief on the hospital bed, her eyes were vague.

Knowing that the emperor's heir was fine, the queen breathed a sigh of relief but was disappointed at the same time. She quickly adjusted her mood and said with concern, "Lady Yang should stay in bed from now on. The prince is the most important thing. The imperial doctor will prescribe the medicine. Use it well." medicinal materials."

"Thank you, Empress!"

"Imperial Physician? I wonder if Yang Meiren is suitable for moving at this time?" Concubine Xian suddenly asked, the imperial physician who was writing the prescription froze, and an ink stain fell on the prescription.

He really didn't want to, and didn't dare to get involved in the vortex of the harem battle, right? Yang Meiren seemed to be extremely weak, and if something went wrong midway, he couldn't escape no matter what;
It's inappropriate to say, this is the Yong'an Palace of the Concubine Xian, isn't there a hot potato left here?Concubine Xian was completely offended, and the imperial physician was in a dilemma, not knowing how to answer.

The Queen and the others obviously thought of this question. When they looked at the bloodless Yang Meiren on the hospital bed, their eyes were full of sympathy, and of course, there was also a subtle gloating.

Concubine Xian glanced at the crowd one by one, with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes, she continued with a smile, "It's okay for the imperial doctor to say, Meiren Yang has a noble heir in her belly, there can't be any mistakes.

Although Ben Gong has always been unwilling to meddle in other matters, but today's incident happened because of Ben Gong's poetry meeting, there is absolutely no reason for Ben Gong to stand idly by. In this case, Ben Gong implores the empress to open up land and allow Yang Meiren to stay in Yong'an Palace to raise her baby Bar;
What's more, the matter of Zhou Baolin in Roufu Palace has not been settled, even if Yang Meiren returns, she can't feel at ease. It is related to the emperor's heir, so I have to be cautious, and I ask the empress to make a decision. ", Concubine Xian bowed to the queen, leaving the decision to the queen.

The queen felt that there must be something wrong with the concubine Xian who is so big, but it was difficult to make a decision for a while. Yang Meiren's fetus was obviously unstable. It belongs to Concubine Xian, why does Concubine Xian do such thankless things?
However, Concubine Xian said that the emperor's heir is the big one on the left, and that she is cautious on the right, which has blocked her words. She pondered a little, "This palace can't completely decide this matter, so Yang Meiren will trouble Xianfei's younger sister to take care of it first. After discussing with the emperor, how about making a judgment?"

"But it's up to the empress to make the decision!" Concubine Xian and Meiren Yang thanked each other, no one noticed that their eyes met in the air and then quickly separated.

After dealing with Yang Meiren's matter, it's Zhou Baolin's turn to deal with it. Just now, the beautiful and poetic small courtyard has now become a gloomy torture hall.

The strong fragrance of flowers mixed with the smell of blood is disgusting, a gust of wind blows, the leaves scream, the chrysanthemum bows its knees, and the heavy head does not dare to be presumptuous.

The little court lady named Hongxiu who testified against Zhou Baolin lay dying in the blood, still crying and crying for grievances weakly.

"Zhou Baolin, this little palace lady insisted that you suddenly tripped her with her foot, Fang almost hurt Yang Meiren, what excuse do you have?"

"Your Majesty, my concubine was wronged. This court lady poured water from behind my concubine, and my concubine's feet were in front of her. How could she trip her? There must be a mastermind behind her, deliberately wronging my concubine, please be careful."

Zhou Baolin was neither humble nor overbearing, and spoke clearly. Except for her pale face and sweat on her forehead, it was impossible to see that she was enduring the pain that her knee might shatter.

Even the proud empress had to be moved by it. If it wasn't for bad luck and the matter of poetry was not handled properly, I am afraid that this person would be a powerful assistant as the empress dowager said. Chess piece... let's keep it for now.

Speaking of the master behind Hongxiu, isn't that the palace? The empress is even more annoyed, a fool who has done more than fail, she is sure that Concubine Xian already knows the identity of Hongxiu, so, could it be that Concubine Xian arranged the situation herself ?What is the intention?

In any case, this little palace lady can't stay. As for Zhou Baolin, it depends on her luck. Today's event has a clear goal. The position where Hongxiu fell out is the palace lady behind her besides Zhou Baolin.

If this matter continues to be investigated, people in Zhou Baolin's palace will not be able to get rid of the people in Zhou Baolin's palace. The red sleeves have already been broken, so it is better to ensure that Zhou Baolin will end this, and let Zhou Baolin's affairs be handled by her.

"Hongxiu, are you guilty? Sister Xianfei is an upright person, and she will never protect you. As long as you tell the truth, I promise you, and you will not implicate your family. If you continue to be obsessed with obsession, don't think about repenting, don't blame me. The palace is ruthless."

The empress narrowed her eyes, glanced expressionlessly at Concubine Xian and said sharply, Concubine Wei's downcast eyes were slightly bright.

Hongxiu struggled to support his head, his eyes were desperate, Hongxiu understood the threat in the queen's words, the empress was going to give up on her, and let her use the last bit of residual heat to bite Concubine Xian back, maybe it could save her family.

Concubine Xian turned a deaf ear to the Queen's meaningful words, elegantly put the fruit slice in front of her into her mouth, her eyes slightly narrowed showing a hint of enjoyment, "The pears presented this year are really extraordinary, with thin skin, juicy, sweet and crisp. "

The queen's face was ugly, and she wished to smack that breezy face. Concubine Xian had a calm expression, turning a blind eye to everyone's stupefaction. She took the brocade handkerchief handed over by the maid behind her and pursed the corners of her mouth gracefully, and threw it on the ground, her red lips curled up. With a smile:
"What the queen said is very true. Although you have done such a rebellious thing, but considering that there is a reason for it, I am not a heartless person, but I am willing to help you achieve your final wish."

Concubine Xian's inexplicable words made not only the empress and all the concubines confused, but also Hongxiu, the person concerned, who temporarily forgot the empress's explanation and was stunned.

"Hongxiu, you don't have to worry. I already know about you and Zhou Baolin's court lady Xiaoxiang. You and Xiaoxiang are good friends. You can't bear her being abused. You asked Chunmei for help. Inform this Palace of this matter." Concubine Xian ignored everyone's reactions and continued.

Hong Xiu tried to open her eyes wide, she really didn't know what Concubine Xian was talking about, but her desire to live made her shut her mouth tactfully, silently daring not to refute.

Of course Concubine Xian expected this situation. Hongxiu was killed in the name of murdering the emperor's heir. How could the empress go to great lengths to intercede for a dispensable court lady?Whether the family can live is still uncertain, but it is possible to turn things around if you listen to yourself, and only fools will bite at this time.

"What the hell is Sister Concubine Xian going to say?" The queen frowned, staring fiercely at the lower red sleeve, and finally couldn't help but speak.

(End of this chapter)