Queen's Development

Chapter 214 The Meeting of Wind and Cloud (3)

Li Rui didn't come back that night.

In the morning when Yu Zhi was dressing, Fan Xing came in to report that Li Rui had come last night and left again because it was too late.

Yuzhi was applying rose balm on her face, and she was surprised when she heard the words: "He came here just yesterday..."

What's important about Li Rui? Why didn't he let someone tell him? "

After dressing up, Han Lin and others waited for Yu Zhi to put on the dress of the prince and side concubine, and put on the beaded crown.

Yuzhi felt that the beaded crown was a little heavy, and supported it with both hands, saying: "It's so heavy!"

Ye Ling smiled and said: "There are so many gold, gems and pearls on it, so it is naturally heavy!"

Looking at Yuzhi's luxurious and elegant appearance, Han Lin couldn't help smiling.

Yuzhi took a picture in front of the mirror again, and felt a little excited - this was the first time she wore the concubine's dress!

Not long after, Li Fanxing came in to report that Mrs. Lan and Mrs. Helian's sedan chairs had arrived.

Both of these two agreed yesterday that they would go to the Han Mansion to pay their respects to the birthday together with Yuzhi.

After hearing this, Yuzhi left Ye Bi at home with Run Ye and Shi Hua, and set off with Han Lin and Ye Ling.

Mrs. Lan and Mrs. Helian were dressed very neatly today, they were waiting in the porch, when they saw Yuzhi coming out, they hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and then they left Tingsong Courtyard surrounded by Yuzhi, boarded the sedan chair and went out together.

Li Rui was not in the mansion today, so A Lan ordered sixty imperial guards, who were fully armed and rode on horses to protect the three sedan chairs and the carriage in which the maids were riding, and headed towards Han's mansion.

Although most of the dignitaries went to Songshan Palace with Emperor Yongtai, as the wife of Han Li, the elder of the three dynasties, Mrs. Han's [-]th birthday was still very lively.

Mrs. Han treated Yuzhi very warmly, and she couldn't get away, so she asked her eldest son and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhao, to accompany Yuzhi.

Lan's and Mrs. Helian naturally followed Yuzhi.

There were more than a dozen female family members sitting in the main room, and they all saluted Yuzhi, and gathered all kinds of flattery, it was too noisy, Yuzhi felt a little restless, so she said to Mrs Zhao quietly: "It's a little hot in the room, Come out with me to get some air!"

Mrs. Zhao knew from her mother-in-law Mrs. Han that the white side concubine was pregnant, so she didn't dare to neglect, so she quietly took Yuzhi, Mrs. Helian and Mrs. Lan out of the main room.

Seeing this, Mrs. Yuwen quickly chased after her: "Wait for me!"

Seeing Mrs. Yuwen, Yuzhi felt displeased, but she didn't say anything, so she asked Mrs. Yuwen to follow, and they walked out of the main courtyard along the Dongjia Road and entered the back garden.

The weather is fine today, and the back garden of the Han Mansion was originally quite scenic, but it was only early spring and February, and apart from some light yellow jasmines, there were only some dead trees and sparse forests.

However, Yuzhi felt relieved after leaving the noisy place, and walked slowly along the path by the lake with Mrs. Zhao.

Every time Mrs. Lan thought that Mrs. Yuwen had followed her out, she would wink at Mrs. Yuwen, and then asked her in a low voice, "Why did you follow here too?"

Mrs. Yuwen smiled and said: "Sister, I also want to get close to Concubine Bai!"

Mrs. Lan had no choice but to follow Mrs. Yuzhi and Mrs. Zhao with Mrs. Yuwen.

Han Zhaoyang accompanied his father to welcome the guests, and when he saw two handsome servants coming with a young man in a black cloak, he was stunned—why did Han Qing come?

Han Li saw that his son's expression was not right, so he also looked over, and he recognized Han Qing, and hurriedly told his son in a low voice: "Since the guest is here, you can't refuse, take him in and find a secluded room to sit for a while." Bar!"

Han Zhaoyang agreed, and went up to meet him with a smile.

Afraid of being noticed, he led Han Qing directly to the east courtyard.

After entering the East Side Courtyard, Han Zhaoyang sat with Han Qing and drank tea for a while, and chatted casually for a while, seeing that he couldn't find anything to ask, he simply sat and drank tea freely.

Unexpectedly, a servant of Han Qing came in suddenly and whispered a few words in Han Qing's ear.

Han Qing coughed immediately, and said, "Master Han, I don't feel well, and I want to go to the back garden of your mansion!"

Han Zhaoyang thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Please!"

Although Han Qing was once a traitor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he is now the King of Xixia after all, and the Great Zhou is wooing Xixia to prevent Xixia and Beiliao from uniting, so Han Qing cannot be too embarrassed.

After entering the garden, Han Qing walked slowly with the good time and beautiful scenery, and finally found the lake, and saw a few noble ladies walking across the lake accompanied by maidservants.

Standing there, Han Qing found Yuzhi from the crowd at a glance.

Yu Zhi was dressed gorgeously and was talking to the accompanying female family member, her eyes were full, but her figure was half a head taller than the female family member's.

Just standing there looking at Yuzhi, Han Qing felt a little itchy in his heart, as well as his hands and feet, as if someone was holding a feather on his heart and gently scratching the soles of his hands and feet, a little itchy, a little bit Crisp, a little numb, a little looking forward to it.

He wished he could walk over immediately to scare Yuzhi.

Han Zhaoyang was talking to Han Qing, but he didn't get a response, so he looked over and found that Han Qing's pale and handsome face had a tinge of crimson, and his eyes were shining, and he couldn't help but feel a pause in his heart.

He followed Han Qing's line of sight and saw that his sister-in-law was walking with the concubine Bai and the three ladies of the Prince's Mansion, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, there are female relatives over there, let's go in another direction!"

Han Qing stared at Yuzhi, wishing to fly over with two wings and land directly in front of Yuzhi, to see Yuzhi's face turned pale with fright.

He made up his mind, raised his eyes and looked around, and really saw a nine-curved bridge across the lake in front of him, so he hurried over.

Good days and beautiful scenery naturally followed suit.

Han Zhaoyang was so angry that he scolded his mother in his heart, and hurriedly followed.

Yuzhi was pregnant, in order to protect herself, she just walked slowly.

Han Lin and Ye Ling are also not far from her.

They seemed to be the only ones in the huge back garden. The sounds of chatting and laughing in the front yard could be faintly heard, making the back garden even more silent.

Mrs. Yuwen was originally walking at the back, but at some point she actually walked to Yuzhi's side, only a little behind Yuzhi.

Because of the previous incident, Yuzhi was a little annoyed with Mrs. Yuwen, so she took a wrong step to the right and kept a distance from Mrs. Yuwen.

Mrs. Yuwen didn't seem to notice Yuzhi's alienation, and asked with a smile: "Side concubine, I heard that you are pregnant, how many months are you pregnant?"

Yuzhi glanced at her with a smile, and answered the wrong question: "Madam Yuwen hasn't been to the palace for a long time!"

She specifically told Li Rui earlier that the people at the gate of the mansion would never let Mrs. Yuwen in.

The reason why Yuzhi asked the question deliberately was to remind Mrs. Yuwen not to go too far, and to clean her up by herself is a matter of minutes!
Mrs. Yuwen heard the words, thinking of the closed doors she met with the prince's mansion these days, and Han Qing's infatuation with Yuzhi, her chest was full of hatred, but her face smiled brightly: "Side concubine, would you really like to see me?" See my concubine? If you want, I will visit you every day!"

She has been in love with Han Qing since she was 14 years old. For ten years, Han Qing has been neither far nor close to her, and she never thought that when Yu Zhi appeared, Han Qing's heart would be tied to Yu Zhi. For Yuzhi, he even dragged his sick body from Xixia to Dazhou. How could he not make her hate him deeply?
Yuzhi: "..."

She rolled her eyes, glanced at Mrs. Yuwen, and said with a smile: "If you go, I will be happy—"

Before she could say "Welcome", she froze there—an extremely beautiful sick and weak young man in a black satin cloak and white robe came out from behind an old camphor tree by the lake!
Yuzhi's eyes narrowed immediately—how could Han Qing appear in the Han Mansion!

Seeing Yuzhi's surprised appearance, Han Qing couldn't help but feel very happy. He smiled at Yuzhi, and then bowed his hands in salute: "Ms. Han has seen the white side concubine!"

And said: "What a coincidence!"

Yu Zhi tightly clenched her hands hidden in her sleeves, trying her best to calm herself down.

She took a deep breath, looked at Han Qing deliberately, and found that Han Qing's skin was pale and blue, and his lips were bright red, which was clearly extremely unhealthy, so she determined that Han Qing had been poisoned, and said immediately: "Master Han, no, it should be the king, I don’t know how the King’s body is doing now? Do you feel hot in your palms, cough at night, or feel weak?”

These are the symptoms of poisoning that Mr. Liu told her.

Han Qing stared at Yuzhi, realizing that Yuzhi arranged the poison of the assassin's arrows, but he was not angry. The smile in his dark eyes gradually deepened, and the corners of his lips twitched.

It's been a long time since I saw Yuzhi. She seems to be rounder than before. Her big eyes are shining brightly, her small face is crystal clear and white, and her lips are like petals. Although she is wearing a large dress, her breasts are plump and her figure is exquisite, which cannot be concealed at all. !

After becoming a mother, Yuzhi is really more beautiful...

Han Qing lowered his eyes, his thick long eyelashes covered his deep eyes - he will definitely get Yuzhi!
Because of the confrontation between Yuzhi and Han Qing, the scene fell silent for a while.

As soon as Han Zhaoyang took a step forward, Liangchen and Jingjing blocked him side by side in silence.

Madam Lan's eyes flickered as she looked around.

Mrs. Helian tried her best to meet the coercion released by Han Qing, stepped forward, and walked behind Yuzhi.

Mrs. Yuwen standing on the left side of Yuzhi looked at Han Qing with bright eyes, her heart was pounding, and her hands in her sleeves were trembling slightly.

A gust of cold wind in early spring blew by, and the black satin cloak on Han Qing rolled up, making a "cracking" sound.

Han Qing leaned closer to Yuzhi, her voice was very low: "Yuzhi, I will pester you for the rest of my life."

At this time, Mrs. Yuwen was the closest to Yuzhi and Han Qing. Others only saw Han Qing's lips moving, and only Mrs. Yuwen heard Han Qing's words "Yuzhi, I will haunt you forever".

She hated so much in her heart that she couldn't bear it anymore, and suddenly slammed into Yuzhi with force.

Caught off guard, Yuzhi fell down towards the lake and landed in the lake with a "plop".

Things happened so fast that everyone didn't react and stayed there all of a sudden.

Seeing this, Han Qing flew up, kicked Mrs. Yuwen into the lake, and then jumped into the water to save Yuzhi without thinking.

The moment Yuzhi entered the water, she was stunned, her dress was soaked in water, and she fell into the icy cold lake water.

Han Qing jumped into the water, grabbed Yuzhi's dress collar just in time, and tried to pull Yuzhi to his side.

Because of Han Qing's tug, Yu Zhi woke up and began to struggle.

She could swim, but she was held by Han Qing tightly, but there was nothing she could do, so she hugged Han Qing back and dragged Han Qing to the shore.

At this time, everyone reacted, and Liang Chen and Han Lin jumped into the water at once.

Liang Chen hugged Han Qing, and Han Lin hugged Yu Zhi.

Han Qing had already fainted, but his hands were still holding on to Yuzhi's clothes.

Yuzhi snorted, quickly took off her heavy dress soaked in water, and climbed ashore with the help of Han Lin.

With the help of Jingmei and Han Zhaoyang, Liangchen also rescued the unconscious Han Qing from the shore.

Mrs. Zhao knew that Yuzhi was pregnant, so she didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly directed everyone to help Yuzhi, who was soaked all over, to the nearby Nuan Pavilion.

Mrs. Yuwen was struggling in the lake, and her maid was going to rescue her, but was held back by the beautiful scenery, and could only watch Mrs. Yuwen sink.

Yuzhi changed into dry clothes, leaned against the smoked cage in the warm pavilion, drank three bowls of ginger soup, and her whole body became hot.

Mrs. Han brought Han Zhaolin and three daughters-in-law around to greet Yuzhi, and asked the female doctor to take Yuzhi's pulse, and she was relieved to make sure that Yuzhi was fine.

Prince He treats Yuzhi as his sweetheart, if something goes wrong with Yuzhi in the Han family, it will offend Prince He deeply!

After Yuzhi felt that there was no problem, she looked at Han Lin: "What do you think?"

After experiencing what happened today, Yu Zhi felt grateful for Han Lin, and became closer to Han Lin in her heart.

Han Lin shook his head: "It's all right now!"

Yuzhi held her hand: "It's okay, let's go home!"

Han Qing is still in the Han Mansion now, she can't stay in the Han Mansion for too long, lest there will be more troubles.

At this time, Li Rui's voice came from outside: "How is the side concubine doing now?"

Mrs. Han supported her daughter-in-law, and said with a smile: "Butler Li, the side concubine is fine!"

Li Rui's voice trembled a little: "The side concubine is pregnant..."

Mrs. Han looked at Li Rui, and said warmly: "God bless, the side concubine's pregnancy is very stable, and the female doctor has already seen it!"

Only then did Li Rui heave a sigh of relief, and asked loudly through the door: "Concubine side, are you going home now?"

Hearing Li Rui's voice, Yuzhi felt calmer, and hurriedly said: "Li Rui, go and prepare the sedan chair, I'll go back right away!"

Hearing Yu Zhi's voice, Li Rui was so angry that he let go of his hanging heart. He answered "yes" and went to arrange a warm sedan chair.

After Yuzhi and his party left, the housekeeper's daughter-in-law came to report to Mrs. Han: "Ma'am, Mrs. Yuwen drowned in the lake. The servants just fished it out, and she has lost her breath!"

Mrs. Han turned pale when she heard the words: "Our master has to come forward to discuss this matter with Mr. Yuwen, I will go to see the master right away!"

Han Li was talking with his third son Han Zhaoyang in the study.

Upon hearing the news of Mrs. Yuwen's death, Han Li stroked his beard and said, "It's a good death. If she doesn't die, Prince He and Han Qing won't let her go!"

After hearing her husband's words, Madam Han breathed a sigh of relief, and asked Han Li, "Then what's going on with Han Qing? He seems to be talking to Concubine Bai..."

Han Li took a sip of the teacup offered by Han Zhaoyang, his expression serious: "What a crime!"

After hearing this, Mrs. Han didn't dare to ask any more questions, and left with her attendants.

Han Li drank two more sips of tea, and when his body was warmer, he asked Han Zhaoyang, "Have the people from the Western Xia Mission picked up Han Qing?"

Han Zhaoyang respectfully said: "Yes, father."

He thought for a while, and then said: "Father, why is the Guizhen leader willing to regard Han Qing as the king of Xixia? And according to his son's observation, Han Qing is not a puppet!"

Han Li's face was solemn, and he said after a moment of silence: "It is said that Han Qing is the illegitimate son of Guizhen Cult Master."

Startled, Han Zhaoyang looked at his father eagerly.

Han Li said in a deep voice, "What the lord means is that if Han Qing can control Xixia and Guizhen Sect, it will be a chance for us in Dazhou."

Han Zhaoyang raised his eyebrows: "My lord means—"

Han Li finally smiled: "Han Qing is rebellious. He originally regarded ethics as nothing, so how can he bear the various rules and regulations of Guizhen Sect? As long as he takes full power, he will definitely reform Guizhen Sect. Therefore, the prince plans to form an alliance with Han Qing. Let the Guizhen Sect completely withdraw from the Great Zhou Dynasty, and work together to destroy the Liao Kingdom!"

Han Zhaoyang frowned: "Father, the prince's idea is good, but why would Han Qing listen to us?"

Han Li's face was relaxed: "The prince has his own way, we just need to listen to the prince!"

After thinking about it, a smile appeared on his face: "Da Zhou has been in decline for a hundred years, thanks to the prince, Da Zhou has a chance to revive again!"

Han Zhaoyang also sighed and said, "My lord really considers the long-term when doing things. It was originally a small matter, but after a few years, I found that my lord has deep meaning!"

He looked at Han Li: "Father, why don't you marry the sixth younger sister to the prince, if you can't be a princess, you can also be a side concubine!"

After thinking for a long time, Han Li said, "Zhaolin is only 15 years old, so I can wait another two years, let's see!"

Seeing that his son seemed puzzled, Han Li took the trouble to explain: "The eldest son born to Concubine Bai is already the eldest son, and Concubine Bai is pregnant again, and now he is the one on the lord's heart, why should we send you off again?" Sixth sister to be neglected? In two or three years, when the Bai family falls out of favor, it won't be too late for us to arrange your sixth sister to enter the palace!"

Only then did Han Zhaoyang understand, and immediately said: "Father still thinks deeply!"

Han Li smiled slightly: "Although I rejected Yang Xin, I also expressed my willingness to marry my concubine daughter to Bai Yuming. Yang Xin will go and tell Bai Yuming. Female!"

Han Zhaoyang nodded: "No matter what, our Han family will look for the prince, and ignore everything else!"

Han Li looked at his son with a smile: "This is the only way to continue the prosperity of my Han family for a hundred years!"

When Yuzhi returned to Tingsong Courtyard, she was leaning against the smoked cage with Han Lin and drinking brown sugar ginger soup when Li Rui came over to answer her questions.

Seeing Li Rui glanced at Han Lin and the others, Yu Zhi said, "Han Lin, Ye Bi, you go down first!"

When only Yu Zhi and himself were left in the room, Li Rui said: "Concubine, the prince is going to Liaozhou!"

Yuzhi was stunned when she heard the words: "The prince is not in the Songshan Palace, so he wants to go to Liaozhou in secret?"

Li Rui answered "Yes" and said, "My lord is afraid that you are worried, so let me come back and report to you!"

Thinking of Lin Jia going to the battlefield again, Yuzhi was worried in her heart, thought for a moment and said slowly: "The prince is afraid that he will launch a blitzkrieg against the Liao Kingdom..."

(End of this chapter)