Concubine Biography

Chapter 49

No matter how disturbed the foreign affairs are, the Dragon Boat Festival will still come as scheduled.

Holidays are a festive event, but for Prince Rong's Mansion...

Li Jiarong hung his face every day, so that no one in the whole house dared to say a word aloud.Xiao Qinzi looked for Hongying bitterly, and Hongying looked at Fuer all day long, worrying and crying all day long, changing ways every day to say good things about Li Jiarong in front of Fuer.However, neither of the two of them is willing to take the first step, which really makes others anxious.

Every year on the Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat races are held in various places, and the one in the capital is the best.

This year's Dragon Boat Festival is no exception. As the prince, King An not only made three dragon boats in one go, but also invited the princes to enjoy the show.

Li Jiarong couldn't refuse, so he had to take Su Shi, Yang Shi, Fu'er and Lu Ying with him.

On the way, Fuer and Luying rode in a carriage. Compared with Luying's excitement, Fuer's mood was much lower.Lu Ying leaned towards Fu'er and sighed, and said in a low voice, "The prince came to the servant's yard the day before yesterday, and asked the servant to help his wife say good things, my good wife, don't get angry with the prince, you haven't seen these two What kind of life is everyone living in the sky. The prince is pulling his face every day, we are all like frightened birds, so don't be angry..."

Fu'er turned her face away, "Let's talk about this later."

Lu Ying spread her hands at Hong Ying, and Hong Ying was also helpless.

Today the prince wants to celebrate with the people, the whole street is bustling with people, but fortunately, the officers and soldiers who came out of the palace opened the road, and the road was smooth.Recently, the restaurants around Xianlin Lake, the main place for dragon boat races, were also booked by the royal family and nobles early on. The pony carriage that Fu'er and the others were riding in soon stopped in front of the largest restaurant in Xianlin Lake.

Li Jiarong was "ill", so naturally he also came in a carriage, coughed a few times when he got off the carriage, and for some unknown reason, his face turned pale.

It's not really sick, is it?Fuer's heart beat a little.

Hong Ying helped her, Fu'er withdrew her thoughts, followed Li Jiarong and others into the restaurant.

"The fifth one is here." King Cheng came over to greet him enthusiastically, and exclaimed when he saw Li Jiarong, "Ouch, fifth, why do you look so ugly?"

Li Jiarong sat on the chair at the right time, and said a little sleepily, "Brother, I haven't been able to sleep well these few days, and I feel uncomfortable when I catch a cold at night. Why haven't I seen the prince?"

King Cheng snorted and sneered, pointing to a dragon-carved painting boat on the lake outside the window, "The prince is on the painting boat, how could he sit here with us."

Su stepped forward and saluted, "Master, my concubine took my sister and children to the next room, let Xiao Fangzi serve here."

Li Jiarong nodded, and the Su family stopped him just as he was about to leave, "Don't leave, brother and sister, wait here for a while, your sister-in-law will be here soon." Then he said to Li Jiarong, "Prince Having said that, after a while our brothers will all board the boat, and the brothers and sisters will all sit on the boat behind the princess."

Su Clan was a little uncomfortable, but Li Jiarong nodded, "Listen to elder brother."

King Cheng soon became happy, and called the people to bring some refreshments.

Fu'er wiped her sweat with a handkerchief, and looked at Li Jiarong inadvertently, he seemed to have lost a lot of weight...

Soon, both Princess Cheng and Princess Min came, and it was too boring to sit in the restaurant, so everyone exchanged greetings and got on the boat.

As soon as they got on the boat, several concubines and side concubines gathered together, each of them brought their children, and it was so lively to see the ceremony, Fu'er and other concubines were naturally pushed aside.

It was rare to come out, Fu'er didn't want to shrink in the corner and suffer other people's faces, so she pretended to go to the toilet, and slipped to the stern of the boat where there were few people to enjoy the wind.

It is said that in ancient times, Xianlin Lake was just a small pool. Later, an immortal came here and saw the lake water was clear. He wanted to use the lake water to wash his face but felt that the lake surface was too small, so he blew fairy air on the lake surface.According to this legend, later generations named the lake Xianlin Lake.

When Hongying told this story, she told it vividly, but Fu'er became even more bored after listening to it, "Doesn't this mean that Xianlin Lake is a basin of washing water..."

Hong Ying choked, "Madam, you can't keep your spirits up like this. Why don't you go and see the Lord tonight, maybe..."

Hongying stopped suddenly, and Fuer looked at her in confusion, Hongying suddenly pulled Fuer up, and the two hid in a nearby room.

"Hush—" Hong Ying made a silent movement.

Fu'er soon heard the footsteps and soft voices of the two people.

"...After a while, when the gongs and drums sound, you will pretend to be the servant girl of the third son of Rong Wang, and call Princess Rong over while everyone is watching the dragon boat."

"here?"

"Yes, remember, you must be knocked unconscious before throwing it into the lake."

"This... I'm a little scared...."

"Don't worry, there is only one side concubine in Rong Wang's mansion. Besides, our empress is the sister of the side concubine. With our princess as the guarantor, are you afraid that the side concubine will not be able to help you upright? Don't forget, the Yang family is very kind to your family! All right, let's go."

The footsteps gradually faded away, Fu'er was stunned.

Yang's plan to join forces with Princess Min to kill Su's?

"Madam!" Hong Ying tugged at Fu'er, "Madam, you have to save Wangfei."

Fu'er looked at Hong Ying.

Hong Ying frowned, but said firmly, "Ma'am, this servant knows that you don't like the princess, but you have to save her! Behind the princess is the Marquis of Lin'an, and Marquis of Lin'an is now the prince's most favorable support."

Hongying approached Fu'er, and said in a low voice, "The prince doesn't like the princess either, but at this time, the princess must not have an accident. Once the princess has an accident, the Marquis of Lin'an may change his mind. The Marquis of Lin'an has always been very prestigious among the clan. So madam, you..."

"Isn't there still the Yang family?" Thinking of Chunlan, Fu'er was a little reluctant. She couldn't forget Su Shi's successful smile that day.

"The side concubine will not help the prince," Hong Yingchang sighed, "For the Yang family, Princess Min, who is born in the direct line and has a noble status, is the capital of their bet."

"The most important thing is...the side concubine is no longer able to have children." Hong Ying thought for a while before revealing the secret.

Fu'er was very surprised, "What?"

Hong Ying sighed, "The concubine's body is very weak, and she bled profusely after giving birth to the young son. The imperial doctor said that she would never have any more children in the future."

"Who else knows this news?"

"Except for the prince, it's you and me." Hongying said, "So madam, the Yang family will not help the prince. If the concubine has something to do, without this marriage relationship between the Marquis of Lin'an and the prince, they will no longer help the prince. No. Without this support, many plans of the Lord will be disrupted! Once other princes ascend the throne, the prince is afraid..."

Hong Ying didn't finish her sentence, and Fu'er knew what she was going to say. Once someone else came to the throne, Li Jiarong would definitely die.

"Come on, let's go to the front."

No more talking, Fu'er took the lead and walked to the front. As soon as he arrived at the flower hall on the painting boat, the gongs and drums had already sounded, and the dragon boat race started.

Su's side did not see Li Peixiang.

Fu'er took a deep breath, and walked towards Su Shi, but someone was a step ahead of her, and a maid stepped forward and said something to Su Shi, only to see that Su Shi's face changed drastically, and she hurried back.

Fu'er stood in front of Mrs. Su, who was stunned for a moment and said coldly, "Mr. Chen, what are you doing? Get out of the way!"

Fu'er ignored her, stared straight at the maid, and asked sharply, "Which courtyard are you from? Who is serving by your side?"

"Chen Shi, what are you doing? Hurry up and get out of the way!" Su Shi reached out to push Fu'er, Fu'er turned sideways to avoid her hand, but still only asked the maid.

"Say! Which yard do you belong to?"

No matter how stupid Mrs. Su was, she could see that something was wrong, so she stopped to see what Fu'er was going to do next.

"Servant... Nuservant is the third-class maid beside the young master." The maid lowered her head and said in a low voice.

"Really?" Fu'er sneered, "Our maidservants who come out of Prince Rong's Mansion all have signs on them, Hong Ying, go and search to see if the sign on her is from the little prince's courtyard."

Hong Ying responded, and went forward to search. The maid was so frightened that she kept backing away, her eyes kept glancing at one place.

Fu'er followed her gaze and saw the hem of the skirt flickering, but saw no one.

"Do you still dare to hide?" Hong Ying stretched out her hand to grab her with a cold face.

"I—" the voice stopped abruptly, the maid's face twisted, and her body fell limply to the ground.Hong Ying stepped forward and saw that the servant girl had a small bamboo stick stuck in her leg, and she was already dead.

"Dead." Hong Ying didn't touch the bamboo stick, but stood up directly, and said to Fu'er and Su Shi.

Although Su's was terrified, her mistress for many years was not for nothing, so she quickly realized, and whispered to Madam Su beside her, "Go and get rid of the person, don't startle the snake."

Madam Su understood, and personally brought two women to pull up the maidservant, sandwiched the maidservant between them, and led her to the stern.

"She said Peixiang was behind, and I..."

"Mother Concubine!" The panic on Su's face disappeared instantly after hearing this cry, and she hugged Li Peixiang ecstatically. Su kissed Li Peixiang a few times, and reprimanded Li Peixiang's nanny viciously.

The nanny said aggrievedly, "Young master is about to make a big tribute, and the maid took him to the stern of the boat."

"Thank you." Even though she was very reluctant, Mrs. Su knew that it was Fu'er who saved her life, so she nodded slightly at Fu'er, and Mrs. Su sat aside with her son in her arms.

Fu'er didn't care about Su Shi's insincere attitude, she was not willing to help Su Shi, and it was not a good time to make it clear, so when she walked to the corner, Fu'er stood by the boat and looked into the distance, but don't What happened again!

As soon as this incident happened, the interest in watching dragon boats inevitably weakened a lot. Finally, when they returned to the mansion, the lights were already brightly lit, and someone came to pick them up early at the gate of the palace.

It turned out to be Xiao Qinzi who came, as soon as he saw Li Jiarong, he immediately went up to greet him, winked at Li Jiarong, and said in a low voice, "Master, Miss Zhou and a young man who is the gatekeeper in the house... The two have now been arrested."

Li Jiarong's expression remained unchanged, "Go in."

Someone tried to kill the Su family during the day, and this happened again at night, Fu'er felt that this year is really not a good day.

In the hall, Zhou's clothes were disheveled, and he was tied up with a young man who was also disheveled.

Li Jiarong just took a look and waved his hand, "Take it down and deal with it."

"Yes." Xiao Qinzi agreed, and with a wave of his hand, several young eunuchs in the mansion quickly stepped forward to bring the Zhou family and the man down who were crying.

"I'm tired today, let's all go down." Li Jiarong rubbed his eyebrows and said wearily.

Su Shi glanced at Fuer, stood up and told what happened on the boat, Li Jiarong really looked at Fuer, Fuer had no choice but to come out and explain.

"The concubine just happened to hear that maidservant and another person were discussing that they wanted to trick the empress into the stern of the boat, and I don't know anything else."

"Can you see who is connecting? Do you know who ordered it?" Li Jiarong asked.

Fu'er shook her head, "I didn't see it, and I didn't hear it very clearly."

"Okay, I will send someone to investigate, you all go down." Li Jiarong didn't seem to want to say more, so Fu'er and his party had to back out.

As soon as they left, Xiao Qinzi arrived. Li Jiarong straightened his body slightly, and asked seriously, "Mr. Zhou has been sending news to the Prince's Mansion, are you sure the fake news has been sent out?"

Xiao Qinzi nodded, "I don't know how she saw the alliance between Lord Min and Lord. Fortunately, the servant was prepared, and it was replaced by the news that you and the Yang family broke up. The Zhou family failed this time." Now, I need to make preparations early, once Prince An secures his position as the crown prince, the threat to him will be even greater."

Li Jiarong nodded, "You've done a good job. As for the prince... I'm prepared! Also, about the boat painting today, go and find out who wants to break the relationship between you and Marquis Lin'an?"

(End of this chapter)