Queen's Development

Chapter 246
Of course Concubine Jiang knew that Emperor Yongtai was going to celebrate Concubine Lian Hui's birthday, and held a banquet in the Imperial Garden, so that all the favored and unfavored concubines in the palace would attend, even the Queen Mother went to save face.

But she is pregnant now, it's only been two months, and she hasn't dared to let others know, so how could she join that group of women?

Concubine Jiang was leaning on the concubine's couch in front of the long window in the side hall, reading a scroll in her hand.

The long windows were wide open, and the rose flowers outside hung down like a waterfall, swaying in the spring breeze, adding a touch of agility to the shady palace.

Qingming walked in, sat down on the Zhangjin stool in front of the couch, and began to massage Concubine Jiang's shoulders.

While massaging, she whispered: "Your Majesty, there are so many concubines, why haven't there been a single prince or princess for so many years?"

Concubine Jiang put down the book in her hand, stared blankly at the white rose outside the window, and said after a while: "If other concubines are pregnant, I will either give medicine, or use musk, or let her fall from a high altitude, or let her fall into the water, or Let her fall, or bribe her maid, let her eat hazel, and end up having a difficult delivery because the fetus is too big. Since I have so many methods, are everyone else stupid?"

After staying in this lonely deep palace for a long time, even though she has always been strong, she has gradually become close to Qingming, and she is willing to say some things to Qingming.

Qingming was startled when she heard this, and said for a long time: "Your Majesty, the palace is really scary!"

Concubine Jiang sneered, and said: "Is it only like this in the palace? Which of those high-ranking families is not? My father has so many concubines, why don't I have a concubine brother? Lin Jia's mother, my own aunt, and At whose hands did he die?"

With blood on her hands when she was 12, she pushed her pregnant concubine into a lake in the middle of winter and watched as the concubine floated and sank in the lake.

She also personally added musk to the anti-fetal medicine of her father's favorite concubine, in which a well-formed male fetus was aborted.

She does this kind of thing too much.

Qingming stopped talking, she put her face on Concubine Jiang's shoulder, her heart was full of fear.

Concubine Jiang rarely pushed Qingming away.

She looked at the few roses swaying in the spring breeze outside the window, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, I'm here! As long as I give birth to a royal heir and kill Bai Yuzhi's mother and child, my position will be stable. The people in the palace just look at my face and let me be slaughtered!"

Qingming let out a "huh".

At this moment, Li Chun walked in, bowed his knees and saluted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has sent Eunuch Ding to invite you!"

Concubine Jiang snorted, and said: "I don't know which bitch mentioned this palace in front of His Majesty!"

With her face sinking into water, she supported Qingming's hand to stand up and walked towards the main hall.

Seeing Concubine Jiang coming out holding the hand of her confidant maid, Eunuch Ding immediately bowed his hands with a smile and saluted: "I've seen the imperial concubine!"

He said again: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty invites you to attend the birthday party of Concubine Hui in the Imperial Garden!"

Concubine Jiang smiled reservedly, sat down on the precious chair, and said in a gentle voice, "I've been feeling a little uncomfortable these days, and the imperial garden is quite far away. Let's forget this time. When I get better, I can choose a time to go there again." Look at Concubine Hui!"

Eunuch Ding smiled: "Madam, Your Majesty is afraid of tiring you, so he specially asked the servant to bring the imperial chariot here!"

Seeing that Concubine Jiang wanted to say more, Eunuch Ding withdrew his smile and continued, "Could it be that Your Majesty can't invite Your Majesty?"

Concubine Jiang's status is not very stable now, with Concubine Lian Hui as a formidable enemy inside and Bai Yuzhi outside, she does not dare to really disobey Emperor Yongtai, but how dare she ride on Emperor Yongtai's imperial chariot, in case she gets hit What about other people's tricks?
The plan has been decided, Concubine Jiang smiled slightly: "Since Your Majesty wants to see me, I should go, but if I take His Majesty's imperial chariot, Your Majesty will be annoyed by the officials. How about it, Ding Eunuch, you take His Majesty's imperial chariot to the front, and Ben Gong sits behind in the chariot of Shouchang Palace!"

Mr. Ding showed hesitation on his face: "This"

Concubine Jiang raised her brows: "Does Eunuch Ding have any other suggestions?"

Eunuch Ding hurriedly said: "How dare a slave!"

After a while, Concubine Jiang got into her own chariot and followed the imperial chariot towards the imperial garden.

Lichun and Qingming followed Concubine Jiang's chariot from left to right, and also followed.

The spring viewing pavilion in the imperial garden is extremely lively, the joys and sorrows are performed on the stage, and the warmth and coldness of human relationships are staged under the stage.

The Queen Mother also came over, even Concubine Hui and Emperor Yongtai sat and talked with the Queen Mother, and all the concubines also accompanied them, racking their brains to insert a sentence or two, just to attract the attention of the Queen Mother and Emperor Yongtai.

The Empress Dowager's confidant, Lady Tian, ​​stood beside the Empress Dowager and whispered indifferently, "Empress Dowager, on such a lively day, even you and Your Majesty came to praise Concubine Hui, why didn't Empress Guifei come?"

The Empress Dowager never likes to use her brain, after hearing what Miss Tian said, she subconsciously ordered: "Someone give me some reminders!"

Lady Tian replied "yes", and indeed sent a young eunuch to urge her away.

After about a cup of tea, the little eunuch came running over, bowed his hands and bowed: "Your Majesty and Queen Mother, the chariot of the imperial concubine has accelerated and is almost here!"

Concubine Lian Hui listened at the side, and said with a gentle smile: "It's great that the concubine is here, I have something to say to my sister! Your Majesty, my concubine will accompany you to welcome the concubine!"

Although she is a few years older than Concubine Jiang, her status is not as respected by Concubine Jiang, so she is also called Concubine Jiang's sister.

Emperor Yongtai loved to see harmony among the concubines in the harem.There was harmony in the palace, and he smiled immediately, and talked to the Queen Mother, and he really took Concubine Lian Hui's hand to welcome Concubine Jiang.

Concubine Lian Hui was very respectful to Emperor Yongtai in front of everyone and gave Emperor Yongtai enough face, but if she was alone with Emperor Yongtai, she would become a little presumptuous.

At this time, only Emperor Yongtai was holding her hand, and the eunuchs and court ladies followed far behind, so she said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, you favored Concubine Gui Liang last night, and you have to accompany my concubine tonight!"

The other concubines are gentle and sensible, so Concubine Hui's arrogance actually tickled Emperor Yongtai's itch. He glanced at Concubine Lian Hui with a pair of phoenix eyes, as if flirting with the woman he loved when he was young. Means: "What if I don't go?"

Concubine Lian Hui glanced at Emperor Yongtai, and said crisply: "Your Majesty, if you don't go, the concubine will not let you"

Emperor Yongtai saw that Concubine Lian Hui's eyes were almost dripping water, he couldn't help feeling numb, and laughed: "I will definitely go, don't worry!"

Concubine Lian Hui was persistent: "Your Majesty, let's pull the hook!"

Emperor Yongtai was in a trance for a while, recalling that many years ago, when he was a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old, he promised to accompany Jiang Shuyan to go boating on the canal, Jiang Shuyan smiled and wanted to hook him up
The expression on his face became gentle, he smiled and hooked his fingers with Concubine Lian Hui: "Don't worry, I will definitely visit you!"

He has failed Ajia's mother, and will not disappoint Concubine Hui again.
At this moment, Yang Wen said with a smile: "Your Majesty, empress, the guard of honor for the imperial concubine is here!"

Concubine Lian Hui walked forward a few steps with Emperor Yongtai on her arm, and looked forward, just in time to see the imperial chariot of Emperor Yongtai in front, and a gorgeous chariot behind, surrounded by all the court ladies and eunuchs. .

She rolled her eyes and took Emperor Yongtai's arm: "Your Majesty, didn't you send your imperial chariot to pick up the imperial concubine and sister? Why is the imperial concubine's chariot also here? Doesn't the imperial concubine want to sit on your majesty's imperial chariot?" Chariot?"

Emperor Yongtai was worried, but he didn't show it on his face, he pinched Concubine Hui's face with a smile, and said softly, "Little glib!"

He was thinking in his heart: Concubine Jiang Gui has been rejecting my summons all this time, could it be that she fell in love with some beautiful young man and disliked me for being old?

Concubine Lian Hui snorted, but leaned closer to Emperor Yongtai.

Concubine Jiang's guard of honor was getting closer and closer, and seeing that it was almost there, there was a crisp "click", and the chariot that Concubine Jiang was riding sank.

Seeing this, Qingming hurriedly went to help the chariot, but saw a louder "click", and the two vermilion wheels suddenly rolled away, and at the same time, the carriage of the chariot made a heavy "rumble". fell to the ground.

The maids who followed were trembling with fright, and they knelt on the ground in unison, screaming in a shrill voice, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Qingming's toes were also knocked down by the carriage. She didn't care about herself, and hurriedly leaned in to look at Concubine Jiang: "My Lady! My Lady! My Lady, speak up!"

Concubine Jiang's suppressed painful voice came from the carriage: "Hurry up, hurry up and go to the imperial doctor Xuan!"

Concubine Hui and Emperor Yongtai were stunned when they saw that even the wheels of the imperial concubine's chariot were slightly crooked.

Emperor Yongtai couldn't tell, he let go of Concubine Lian Hui's hand and walked over, but it was too late, when he got there, the carriage fell to the ground long ago.

Qingming was sweating anxiously, seeing Emperor Yongtai coming, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty—"

Emperor Yongtai waved his hand and glanced at Eunuch Ding.

Eunuch Ding hurriedly opened the door of the chariot, and stepped aside.

Emperor Yongtai saw the imperial concubine slumped in the carriage, her face was sallow and sweaty, her lips were tightly pursed, and her face was in pain, so he hurriedly leaned in and hugged the imperial concubine.

He is a person who has been hollowed out by wine and lust, and he swayed wherever he could hug him.

Eunuch Ding hurriedly took Concubine Jiang over to him: "Your Majesty, let me carry your concubine on your back!"

As soon as Emperor Yongtai handed Concubine Jiang Gui to Eunuch Ding, he heard Concubine Lian Hui screaming: "Your Majesty, your hand!"

Everyone looked over, only to find that Emperor Yongtai had blood on his hands.

Concubine Jiang's lower abdomen was twisted like a knife, and her toes were curled up in pain. She glanced weakly, and when she saw the blood on Emperor Yongtai's hand, she understood everything in her heart, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, quickly announce the imperial physician. "

She felt a small, round mass slipping out of her body, and this familiar feeling made her understand—she had another miscarriage!

Concubine Jiang couldn't hold on any longer and finally passed out.

Emperor Yongtai looked at his hands wet with blood, his heart tightened, and he immediately told Eunuch Ding: "Go to Autumn Shuang Pavilion!"

Autumn Shuang Pavilion is the closest palace to this place.

Yang Wen naturally went to invite the imperial physician himself.

Concubine Jiang Gui was placed on the bed in the bedroom of Qiushuang Pavilion, and then she woke up.

Emperor Yongtai sat by the bed, held her hand and comforted her softly: "The imperial doctor will be here soon, just wait!"

Concubine Jiang Gui knew that she had had a miscarriage, she trembled all over, her hands tightly clutched the brocade mattress under her body, tears flowed down her temples, her lips were tightly closed, and she cried for a long time: "Your Majesty, someone is harming your minister. Concubine! Someone murdered my concubine!"

Emperor Yongtai was rather disapproving, because he sent the imperial chariot to go, and it was Concubine Jiang who insisted on taking her chariot.

He didn't show it on his face, he held the concubine's hand and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I will investigate!"

In the evening, Yuzhi was watering the flowers with a watering pot under the porch - she had planted a lot of spider plants and rhododendrons under the porch, and Lin Yin took a small red gold pot to accompany Yuzhi in watering.

At this moment, Li Rui strode over, cupped his hands, and said in a low voice: "Side concubine, there is news from the palace that Concubine Jiang has had a miscarriage!"

Yuzhi's vengeance was avenged, and she felt a burst of joy in her heart, but she didn't say anything in front of Lin Yin, she just let out an "oh" and turned her eyes to Li Rui.

Li Rui took a deep look at her and said, "My lord, please take your son there!"

Yuzhi put down the kettle: "What's wrong?"

Li Rui's face was serious: "The old prince of Qingzhou has an accident!"

(End of this chapter)