Zhihu Salt Selection _ Red Plum

When Hongmei

Chenghao woke up, he heard the chicken man outside reporting the time.

He opened his eyes and Nan was dressing his wound. The morning light outside the window lit up

little by little, and the sky was washed clean like a muddy white. The shadow of the moon and the plum blossom cannot

be distinguished.

Cheng Hao looked at Nan’s side face. She is thin and restrained, like a pool of calm water.

“Does it hurt?” Nan saw him open his eyes and asked softly.

Cheng Hao shook his head.

“It’s New Year’s Eve today, and the last one of the year is early. Will the saint go up?”

“Go.” Cheng Hao said, already got up. Nan rolled up the beaded curtain and brought a basin

of water. The water temperature was just right, and even the veil was already soft.

Nan put the hot veil on Cheng Hao’s face, and the warm breath ironed his cheeks.

Cheng Hao thought that she knew him and knew that no matter what happened, he

would not miss it as early as possible, and that she had already prepared the details properly.

“What happened to the alchemist at Anping Temple?” Cheng Hao asked. “The alchemist suffocated in the quilt last night,” said Anan.

She led someone to quietly add a hypnotic medicine to the Lily incense in Anpingguan. Yesterday, after dusk, she got tired and lay down on the couch to rest for a while. The core of the quilt is naturally changed. He suffered from wheezing and never got up. The wave of Baiyue killers waiting for his orders, waiting for no news, leaderless, chaotic, was besieged and exterminated by the imperial guards.

Because of Anan’s plan, things went much more smoothly than planned. “You’ve always been quick and easy,” said

Cheng Hao. The divinatory symbol about the rat in

the alchemist’s mouth was not divined by him, but revealed by the little man. So — “Ah Nan thought for a moment, but still said,” If you get a wise king, you should be lucky. The words of the southeast are also false. There is no need for the emperor to believe.

Cheng Hao nodded. “I know.” After wiping his face, he handed the veil to Anan: “I have told Kong Liang that all the evidence about the rebellion in Baiyue has been handed over to the Ministry of War. In a few days, we will send troops to attack Yue.” “Won’t you wait until the New Year is over?

” Anan asked.

Don’t wait. If you dare to do such a crazy thing, you can’t expect to have a good year.

Nan said thoughtfully, “The matter of the two maidservants, Xiaomao and Xiaochan, is a reminder to my concubine. There are still many deeply hidden Baiyue works in the Holy Dynasty.”. These people may have had a mission from their parents. Keeping them is a scourge, so it’s better to take this opportunity to clean them up. To avoid future trouble. “Mmm.” The

palace people brought porridge, Cheng Hao drank half a bowl, got up and went out of the door. The

wind blew the pines and cypresses outside the Phoenix Hall, and the pines and cypresses stood still. Cheng Hao suddenly turned around and looked at

Ah Nan. “Your brother Yu Mu, bring him into the palace and let him study with the children of the imperial clan

in Shang’s study.”. After all, he is the only family you have left.

A Nan is stupefied, the congee spoon in the hand stopped.

The Holy One.. Know about this?

“There is nothing in the world that one does not know.” Cheng Hao finished, smiled, and

left.

A Nan looked at his back, thinking that Cheng Hao, the chess watcher, had even seen

her. He must have known that Anan’s mother remarried to the Yu family, and that Anan and Yu had a tortuous

relationship. Yu Jin Gong, is there any help from Zhonggong? How true or false is the mystery hidden in

the divinatory symbols? Cheng Hao may not have doubted too much about these.

It’s just that Nan’s various practices put him at ease. Nan has always been on

his side.

Crisp and decisive.

Zhongcai, Xiaomao and Yu, all the people related to Baiyue, disappeared in the court

overnight. The west side hall

of Wanxin courtyard was empty.

Ling’er was transferred to Zhonggong by Anan and became the maid in charge of the Fengluan Palace as she wished. She was an astute maid, and on her first day in office, she thoroughly memorized the list of all the chamberlains and palace attendants in the Fengluan Palace. Coinciding with the Lunar New Year’s Eve, she directed a group of people and so on, sweeping and tidying up in full swing. Standing under the eaves,

Nan watched her drape herself in red on the row of pines and cypresses in the courtyard. He quickly stopped her and said, “Listen, don’t do this.”

Empress, it’s the New Year, and the whole palace is celebrating. Our Fengluan Palace is the middle palace, but it is too plain. There was nothing in the courtyard except pine and cypress trees, so the maidservant wanted to add some color. Linger said with a smile.

Nan shook his head and said, “The pines and cypresses are lonely and straight, but it’s hard for them to be beautiful.” The listener seemed to understand, but seeing that Nan wouldn’t let him, he quickly took the colored silk off the pine and cypress and said, “Yes.”

At that moment, Kong Liang came in from the outside, bowed and said, “Empress Jin An.” “Ah Liang,” said Ah Nan lightly, “you are really a loyal minister of the emperor.” Kong Liang was stupefied. “What does the empress mean by suddenly saying that?”

“Did you tell the emperor about Yu Mu?”

Kong Liang lowered his head and was silent for a long time. He said, “The emperor even knows where I have placed Yu Mu. I have to tell you.”

Nan looked up at the gray sky and whispered, “It’s all right.”. He has to know sooner or later. This is also good, can be a little earlier fair and square to bring Yu Mu into the palace.

He’s young and outside, and I don’t feel at ease after all.

A moment later, Ah Nan smiled. “Get up, Ah Liang.”. Tonight is New Year’s Eve, and the emperor will hold a banquet in the palace to see off the generals who are going to war. You can bring your wife to the banquet.

Kong Liang and his wife Dou Huazhang have been married for more than two years.

“Yes.” Kong Liang promised and went.

Si Le Lou. Dinner.

Nan, dressed in a phoenix robe, sat beside Cheng Hao. Kong Lingyan, Wan Fei and Liu Fangyi sat on the right side in turn. Everyone at the banquet tacitly did not mention the words “loyal and talented people” and “two princes.”. As if they had never existed.

Kong Lingyan suffered a lot of shock last night. He was not in good spirits all the time tonight. He couldn’t lift his spirits. He laughed absentmindedly in front of people. Liu Fangyi has been much more honest since she was grounded for half a year, and she is no longer as talkative as before. But Wan Fei, tonight the spirit of the head is very good, the spring breeze is full of face.

Cheng Hao appointed Hu Mo, the general of Zhennan, to lead his troops to Baiyue. Concubine Wan was honored.

Cheng Hao raised his glass and said, “May the general be victorious and return to the court as soon as possible.”

The crowd then raised their glasses. Humo kowtowed and said, “I will live up to what the emperor has entrusted me to do.” The wine in the

cup is gone. Wan Fei performed a horse vocal imitations to add to the fun, powerful momentum, listen to it like ten thousand horses galloping, all the people present, all palm praise. At the end of the

dinner, Nan heard someone calling her. She looked up and saw a dignified little woman in a dark green dress and a pearl hairpin. The little woman saluted her respectfully. It’s Dou Huazhang. Nan had seen

her twice from a distance on New Year’s Day, but she had never been so close to her.

“Mrs. Kung.” Nan nodded. “My wife has a small gift for the empress.

Please accept it.” Dou Huazhang nodded to the little servant girl beside him, who came over with a pot

of flowers in her arms.

It’s Hongmei. Red burning eyes, this is the flower that makes Anan’s heart attack the most.

On that day, Cheng Hao had planted flowers for Shen Qinghuan in the Hall of Heaven and Earth. Look

, Empress, are these red plum blossoms blooming well? My wife heard that there used to be a lot of

red plum blossoms in the temple of Qian Kun, but for some unknown reason they all withered.

Nan quietly told Linger to put the flowers away. “The flowers are blooming very well.”. Mrs.

Kung has a heart. “As long as the empress loves it,”

said Dou Huazhang, “it’s a blessing for the flower, a blessing for the courtier

.” In the twinkling of an

eye, she said, “Yesterday, my wife saw Shen Chia-ching Huan.”

She envied

the lights with a yellow halo that made people wonder.

Overhead, the New Year’s Eve fireworks opened lively, however, scattered to the moment,

petals such as rain, falling down, and particularly desolate.

Nan looked at Dou Huazhang and kept silent, waiting for her to go on.

Dou Huazhang covered his mouth lightly with a brocade handkerchief and said with a smile, “Mrs. Shen has found a husband’s family for her. It is said that they are the grandnephews of Mrs. Ping Ningbo, and that they are Mrs. Shen’s cousins.”. It is very rare for the young man to have both talent and beauty. But guess what? When Shen Qinghuan disagreed with him, he drew his sword and cut off his crown. He was so frightened that he almost ran away from the Shen family. Now, all the aristocratic circles in the capital know about it. According to the minister’s wife, Shen Jiaqing Huan is also too spoiled. How many marriages has she discussed over the years? None of them are satisfactory. What’s the matter? A good man in the world, neither Wen nor Wu, who does she want to marry? Will Heaven marry the Jade Emperor?

“I miss little Ching Huan very much.” Nan opened his mouth.

Dou Huazhang seemed a little surprised. In her patchwork and hearsay rumors, the Empress Zou in front of her should be the most jealous of Shen Qinghuan. Man Shangjing, who does not know, that year, Shen Qinghuan is the queen mother and the emperor’s preferred choice in the palace? It was this scheming Empress Zou who took advantage of the “return of the Empress Dowager” and the change of old and new forces in the court, and took advantage of the suspicion of the origin of the emperor to fan court, so that the emperor suspected that Shen Ching-huan was the shackles used by the Empress Dowager to control himself, and was afraid of him, so that she succeeded in ascending the throne.

But why, mention Shen Qinghuan, this Zou queen’s tone suddenly so gentle? Mrs.

Kung, Ching Huan, is she all right? Do you still like to wear pale yellow clothes, like a little oriole flying around?

「…… She. She seems to be wearing a light yellow dress. Dou Huazhang answered with some embarrassment.

Nan looked up at the fireworks in the sky and said, Once upon a time, the emperor, Ah Liang, Ching Huan, and I used to play together. The friendship of youth is sincere and beautiful. The rest of my life will be impossible. Man, the older you get, the more scruples you have. She stretched out her hand and touched the petals of the red plum: “Whether in the past or now, Ching Huan

is the most envied person in this palace.”

My wife.. My wife doesn’t understand. Why do you still envy

her, you Fengyi world?

Nan smiled faintly and said, “Her mind is simple and transparent. Only in this way can she live happily

.”. Don’t you think so, Mrs. Kung?

Dou Huazhang lowered his head. “Yes.” At a young age,

Ah Liang became the commander of the imperial guards, and he was the uncle of the emperor’s eldest son.

I don’t know how many pairs of eyes were staring at him in the court. As his wife, you should be a

good wife, be careful what you say and do, and don’t stir up trouble. Think twice before you speak.

It’s like talking about Ching Huan’s marriage just now. Don’t say anything more later.

“Yes.”

“When Mrs. Kong is free, she will come to the palace more often.”

“Yes.”

Dou Huazhang shyly knelt down and stepped down.

Nan turned back to the Phoenix Hall. “Empress,”

said Linger, “this red plum..”

“Send it to the greenhouse.” Linger promised and went.

Nan walked all the way, thinking about Dou Huazhang’s words all the way. Qing Huan is not married yet. The

casual girl, the girl who grew up with the stars holding the moon, what kind of man can

she have in her eyes? As long as she is not married, a Nan’s heart will be hanging day by day.

Cheng Hao. The person beside her pillow, her husband,

the person she tried her best to stand with, he was still thinking about Qing Huan. Not long after

Nan returned to the palace, Cheng Hao came. A Nan was a little surprised. He thought he

would stay at Wan Fei’s place tonight. “It’s Lunar New Year’s Eve tonight,” said

Cheng Hao. “I should be alone with the queen.”

Listener happily brought the things to wash.

Cheng Hao asked, “Where is Mil?” The wet nurse came out with Princess Hua Le in her arms. The princess is

wearing a red dress today, like a round red lantern. When she saw Cheng Hao, she opened

her mouth and smiled, calling him intimately, “Father, give her a hug.”

Cheng Hao was very happy and took her from the wet nurse. This daughter, unusually precocious and exquisitely

carved, was his delight.

“Father, the emperor,”

laughed Cheng Hao. It is difficult for this little person to say the word “reward” so clearly and overbearing

.

Okay, okay. Reward. What does Hua Le want your father to reward you with? “Seal?” Said Cheng Hao with a smile? There are a lot of prints. The scholar has the seal of the scholar, the military general has the seal of the military general, the prince has the seal of the prince, and the father also has the seal of the father. What does Miller want?

Nan looked at the happy scene of the father and daughter in front of him and said with a smile, “a child’s words are not taboo. Don’t pay any attention to what the emperor said.”. She’s a girl. What does she want to print?

Talk and laugh, wash and wash, and turn off the light.

Cheng Hao and a Nan are lying on the couch. In the darkness, Cheng Hao turned over and said, “Today, I went to the Shen Mansion in a lonely boat.”

“Lord Shen has served three Dynasties, and he has done a good job in the country. I should have sent someone to take a look at it on New Year’s Day.” Nan whispered.

As long as he didn’t break it, she was willing to deceive herself like this.

Cheng Hao sighed, “She’s still very proud. She doesn’t want to pay any attention to Gu. She won’t even go to the palace.”

Nan said no more. She breathed evenly, as if she were fast asleep.

The Red Mansion looks at each other across the rain and is cold, and the beaded foil floating lamp returns alone. Before the end of the

first lunar month, the battle between Shengchao and Baiyue was over.

Baiyue brought disaster to the national politics of Shengchao, and it was wrong first. When the holy Dynasty sent troops, it was justified, and morally it won first. Surrounding all the foreign countries, all said that the king of Baiyue, Si Kang, should be punished for his misfortune. There was a great disparity in the strength of the

two States. In addition, Hu Mo had been in the battlefield for a long time and was well versed in the speed of soldiers. After several assaults, Baiyue was caught off guard.

In less than a month, he returned to the court. The

royal family of Baiyue signed a letter of surrender and was forced to cross the sea to find a desolate island to live on. The original land of Baiyue is under the jurisdiction of Guangdong and Guangxi. Since then, Baiyue, a small country, has completely ceased to exist. In

Guangdong and Guangxi, two officials who had colluded with Baiyue were given death. When they ransacked the house, they confiscated the salt tax and charged it to the national treasury. Yan Chenghao, an innocent official who was

initially bitten and framed by the killer, ordered him to be released from prison and become the new governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. At the same time, he accepted his daughter Yan Yu as the fifth grade of Wanyi.

Yan Wanyi grew up in Guangdong and Guangxi. Her skin is slightly dark, but her appearance is quite beautiful. Her face is round, and her eyes are big and deep, with a natural southern style.

Yan was an honest and upright official. He had been inspecting salt in Guangdong and Guangxi for ten years. He had clean sleeves and no family wealth. His mansion was not as big as an ordinary rich family in the capital. When

Yan Wanyi entered the palace, she and the dowry maid were dressed very simply. As an official lady, Yan Wanyi did not even have a decent piece of jewelry.

When Cheng Hao saw him, he said with a sigh, “I have never seen a man who is as incorruptible as a strict minister.” So he attached great importance to Yan Wanyi and gave her a lot of rare things.

Nan arranged for Yan Wanyi to live in the Yuexiang Hall, on the east side of Wenyin Pavilion where Liu Fangyi lived.

The two palaces are very close. The Battle

of Baiyue was the first battle since Cheng Hao came to power. It was a beautiful battle.

He conferred the title of “First Class Samurai General” on Hu Mo, and held a grand celebration banquet in the palace. Cheng Zhuo, the king of Wei, who was

far away in Longxi, also came back. He was the half-brother of Cheng Hao, the former deposed crown prince, the adopted son of the Empress Dowager Qi’an, and the son of the late emperor’s favorite concubine Ling.

Changle nine years, the first emperor in the east palace suddenly collapsed, pray for an queen mother holding the first emperor testamentary edict in one hand, holding Cheng Hao in the other hand, went to the Hall of Golden Bells. Written clearly on the testamentary edict, deposed the crown prince Cheng Zhuo, made the emperor’s third son Hao for the new king. Among them, the wind and clouds are treacherous, and countless versions have been arranged by the world. However, the real truth, which no one knows, has turned into the smoke of time and history.

Cheng Hao was just over one year old at that time. He has no impression of this brother. When he was young, he asked his mother, “Why did the emperor abolish his elder brother and set up his youngest son instead?” The queen mother didn’t want to say much, but smiled faintly: “Your father has his own considerations.”

Cheng Hao felt that his mother’s answer was vague and perfunctory. Although people all say that the mother is strong, the abolition of the prince, but because Cheng Zhuo is not her own. But Cheng Hao felt that this was not the case with his understanding of his mother. There must be some other reason for this, an unspeakable reason, a reason that makes it difficult for the mother to speak to the world.

Therefore, he never removed his guard and guard against this brother. At the

celebration banquet, he turned to Cheng Zhuo with a smile and said, “How has your brother been in Longxi?” “Thank you for your concern,” said Cheng Zhuo. If the emperor has done such a thing, surely the souls of his father and mother in heaven will be deeply comforted.

Cheng Hao twirled his goblet and said, “I heard that in the past two years, the emperor’s elder brother has loved to practice martial arts. Last year he invited the Longxi Sword Sect to the palace as a guest of honor. Is that true?” Cheng Hao,

the brother-in-law

, is smiling. On his young and handsome face, the mountains rose and fell one after another, hiding the sky and the sun, hiding many meanings that could not be seen through.

Cheng Zhuo looked at his younger brother, who was much younger than him. He stood up and said with a smile, “It’s true what I said about returning to the emperor.”. Brother Yu has been in poor health in recent years. Every autumn and winter, bone pain is difficult to suppress, often accompanied by cough and dizziness. When he sought medical advice, the doctor said that he could practice martial arts to strengthen his body, so the foolish brother invited Yang Ye, the Sword Master, to come to the mansion and teach him.

“Oh?” “How are you getting on with your studies, brother?” Asked Cheng Hao.

“Foolish brother is not talented. He has only acquired superficial knowledge.”

Cheng Hao raised his right arm and swung it down, motioning for Cheng Zhuo to sit down. The palace man filled Cheng Zhuo’s cup with wine.

Cheng Hao sighed, “Speaking of cough and dizziness, I can’t help thinking of my father.”. A few days ago, Gu looked through the daily life notes of the Changle years and found that his father had been on the throne for ten years, but he had been ill for more than half of the time. Come to think of it, the early death of his father had something to do with his illness. Brother Huang, take care of yourself. Don’t want.. Like a father. Speaking of “the early death of his father

,” Cheng Zhuo’s face became uncomfortable. The wine in the cup rippled, seemed to be stained with red, and became a full cup of blood. When I opened my eyes again, it turned out to be an illusion.

He took the cold towel from the attendant beside him, wiped his face, woke up, and replied, “Yes.”. Thank you for your concern.

Cheng Hao nodded, smiled and raised his glass to all the people present, and said nothing more to him. Cheng Zhuo was on pins and needles, and he saw it in his eyes.

According to historical records, his father died of illness, but the older Cheng Hao was, the more he felt something was wrong. Although his father was weak, what he suffered from was not a sudden death like heart disease. It was clearly written on the daily life note that the day before his father died, he was still feasting in the palace. Why did you die suddenly in the East Palace overnight?

Cheng Zhuo’s reaction made Cheng Hao firm in his inner thoughts.

The prince is the root of the country. East Palace, easily unshakable. Father benevolence name far and wide, in the palace the old servant all said, the ant from the first emperor walk side and can not bear to step on, would rather stop. If Cheng Zhuo has no big fault, how can he abandon it? To

calculate, into the burning in west Gansu is already sixteen years. Sixteen years of wind and sand in the northwest, what kind of heart has blown out?

No hurry. He is willing to go into the fog of the past and clarify all the rights and wrongs. Bridge to bridge, road to road. If the elder brother is really unwilling, he is willing to have a few moves with him. Let him understand that he Cheng Hao can now sit firmly on the Hall of Golden Bells, not just because he will be reincarnated, as the son of Lu Xiner.

Cheng Hao drank a cup of flower wine. All the ministers saw that the emperor was in high spirits, and they all raised their glasses with him. At the end of the

celebration, many people were drunk. The first month of the 16th year

of Shunkang passed in the sound of jubilation.

February is coming.

Because of the victory of General Zhennan, the status of Concubine Wan in the palace rose, and she almost caught up with Kong Lingyan, the eldest son of the emperor. And because of the close relationship between the imperial concubine Wan and the palace, a Nan ordered her to assist the six palaces, but for many reasons in the palace, the inner court supervisor asked the queen for instructions, that is, to ask the imperial concubine Wan. Concu

bine Wan had no children, and she was happy to play with Princess Hua Le. On a sunny day, she would hold the princess in her arms and learn to walk. On a rainy day, she would bake chestnuts in a small stove, grind them into fine pieces, and feed them to the princess. When the princess became angry, the wet nurse was at a loss what to do, but the concubine Wan could make her laugh. This was the work of the palace people, but Wan Fei did it happily.

Gradually, in the eyes of Princess Hua Le, she was also regarded as different from others. The princess, with her big wet eyes, babbled and called Concubine Wan, “Wan–Niang.” When she shouted like this for the first time, Wan Fei, who had always been pungent and talkative, was stunned and could not say a word, and shed tears. “What’s the matter with you, Empress?” Asked Concu

bine Wan’s maid of honor, Xiao Miao. “What a lovely child,” said Concubine Wan. This palace is happy. With the sound of her voice, I felt as if I had a child of my own.

Every morning, the princess crawled up and down on the soft couch, and when she saw Concubine Wan coming to the palace to pay her respects, she called out happily, “Wan–Niang–hug.” “Sister,” said

Nan with a smile, “this child is destined for you.” “This is my good fortune,” said Concubine Wan.

Nan drank a mouthful of white water and said, “People often tell me that it would be better if I were a man.” Concubine Wan said quickly, “What’s wrong with a man? What’s wrong with a daughter? My concubine Yi sees that Milling will be no worse than her younger brother at Yanming Hall.

Yu Mu entered the palace and lived in the Baoxia of the Fengluan Hall. This round-headed little boy, the moment he saw Ah Nan, called out with joy, “Sister Nan, it’s good to see you again.”

Nan touched his face and said, “Sister Nan told you that when the game is over, she will take you to the palace.”

“Where is Big Brother?” Yu Mu asked. Nan replied, “Your eldest brother..” I have traveled far and wide. From now on, you’ll stay with Sister Nan, and Sister Nan will accompany you as you grow up.

Yu Mu pondered for a moment, then lowered his head. “Big Brother is always thinking about becoming an immortal. He used to make alchemy with many strange people. Sister Nan, do you think he will become an immortal?”

“Maybe.”

“Sister Nan, will you suddenly leave me one day like your father, mother, and eldest brother?”

Nan thought for a moment and said, Sister Nan won’t leave you all of a sudden. Even if you have to leave one day, Sister Nan will put you in a good place. You don’t have to be afraid.

A Nan’s words, like a reassuring pill, let Yu Mu put his heart at ease. He inexplicably liked the calm big sister in front of him. Her words and deeds are as steady as Mount Tai.

Yu Mu never mentioned his eldest brother in front of Anan. He was willing to believe that his eldest brother had really become an immortal. That’s the best ending for Big Brother. It is better to be satisfied than not to be satisfied.

Life is like the middle of a garden, each has its own prosperity and decline. When

Cheng Hao came to Fengluan Hall, he met Yu Mu. Yu Mu first knelt on the ground and made a big salute, calling out “Long live the emperor.” Then he made a salute with his hand, calling out “How are you, brother-in-law?”.

Cheng Hao asked him what the ceremony was. “You are the Son of Heaven,” said Yu Mu. “When Yu Mu saw you, he bowed three times and kowtowed nine times. May the Son of Heaven live forever. But you are also Nan Jie’s husband and Yu Mu’s brother-in-law, so Yu Mu will also perform a family ceremony for you. May your brother-in-law be happy and healthy as he wishes.

Cheng Hao laughed and said to Ah Nan, “Your younger brother is very polite.”. At such a young age, I have a country and a family in my heart, a ruler and a people, and people who are old and young. From then on,

Yu Mu studied with the children of the imperial clan in Shang’s study. Everyone in the palace called him “Prince Mu.”.

Yu Mu is quite talented in studying. As taught by Mr. Fan, he can not only recite silently, but also be flexible. He draws inferences about other cases from one instance, and everyone knows his wisdom. In front of

people, he was quiet and quiet, knew his eyes, and remembered not to make trouble for his sister. The empresses and concubines in the palace all like this child.

February is like, also known as Hua Chao. The garden is full of spring quietly brewing, as if the next moment will be blooming. Two happy events were added to

the harem. Kong Lingyan and Yan Wanyi, who was newly admitted to the palace, were both pregnant. Early in

the morning, when the concubines were paying their respects, Concubine Wan said with a sigh, “Although it is said that having children is a matter of fate for oneself, it is also a blessing from Heaven. Concubine Xiang is really lucky, and she is happy for the second time.”

Kong Lingyan bowed his head and smiled. Cheng Hao did not go to her bedroom many times, and she herself did not expect to be so lucky. “The happiness of the concubines in the harem is the happiness of the empress,” said Zhi He, the maid in charge of the palace beside her.

Nan nodded.

Yan Wanyi had been in the palace for less than a month, and she still had a lot of restraint. When the empresses and concubines gathered together, she seldom interrupted. She was very respectful to Anan, Kong Lingyan, Wan Fei, and Liu Fangyi, who was at the same level as her.

Liu Fangyi has a fair complexion and looks lovely. She looked at Yan Wanyi’s stomach, and then looked at Yan Wanyi’s face, she did not know where she lost. Like Yan Wanyi,

she was admitted to the palace by the emperor because of her father’s ability in the court. Why can Yan Wanyi, a black beauty, be so overjoyed as soon as she enters the palace, but she has been in the palace for a year, and there is no news yet?

Liu Fangyi is unhappy. It happened that night, the inner court supervisor sent the soup, but also sent it to the wrong place, which made her more and more angry.

The Wenyin Pavilion is too close to the Yuexiang Hall. When the palace people went to the wrong gate, Liu Fang-yi said grumpily, “Worship the gods in the wrong temple!”! Polish the dog’s eyes! The palace people did not dare to speak, carrying the soup, and went to Wenyin Pavilion again.

Yan Wanyi drank the soup at the time of Xu, and at the time of Hai, she had abdominal pain.

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at that time, in the hall of phoenix Luan, a Nan just lay down. Hearing the news, he got up and hurried to the Yuexiang Hall.

Along the way, smelling the sweet fragrance of early spring, the woman beside her whispered, “This Liu Fang-yi is always so worried.”. Not long after I got out of the grounding, I got into trouble again. It keeps you up in the middle of the night.

Nan stopped. “Liu Fang-yi?”? Who told you that this had something to do with Liu Fang-yi? “That’s what the little Chamberlain who just came to the Feng-luan Hall told me,” said Linger. He said that this evening the court supervisor sent the soup to the wrong place and brought it to Liu Fangyi’s bedroom, where Liu Fangyi scolded him severely. Liu Fangyi said that all the people in the palace were blind and gallant, and there was a long way to go. In a few days, they would not know who was standing in Hedong and who was standing in Hexi. Tang passed through the Wenyin Pavilion and then went to the Hall of Incense. Yen Wan-yi ate it and began to suffer from abdominal pain. In the

dark night, Anan thought intently. What does

the little Chamberlain look like? Are they from the inner court or from the temple of incense?

“This..” “He came in a hurry,” she tried to recall. “He didn’t hold the lamp. It was hard for the maidservant to see his face.” At this point, the

clever Linger seemed to realize something. She looked at Ah Nan and said, “Empress, something’s wrong!” Nan smiled faintly. “Of course it’s not right.”. Since the little Chamberlain came to tell Yan Wanyi about her abdominal pain, why did he mention Liu Fangyi at length? What Liu Fangyi said was a word-for-word imitation. On the contrary, it was Yan Wanyi’s condition, which was vague and vague. What is the point of his expression? I’m afraid they’re not here to report to Zhonggong, but to put up a smokescreen.

Linger nodded and said, “When you hear what he said, people will naturally think that Yen Wan-yi’s abdominal pain was caused by Liu Fang-yi.”. When Tang passed by Liu Fangyi’s palace, Liu Fangyi was jealous of the fetus in Yan Wanyi’s abdomen and spoke ill of it. He has come to mislead the maidservant and the empress.

Nan’s pace slowed down. “Don’t say a word when you get into the Hall of Incense,” she told Linger. Don’t use your mouth, use your eyes. Take a good look around at the details. “Yes,” said

the listener. Inside the Hall of

Reading Incense, the lights were burning, and there were many guards standing at the door. The cold armor made the atmosphere of the night inexplicably tense. When

Nan stepped into the hall, he saw that the medical officers had arrived and stood in a dark room.

Yan Wanyi was lying on the couch with pale lips. Cheng Hao sat on the edge of the bed with a sullen face.

Nan stepped forward and saluted Cheng Hao, saying, “It was my fault that Lao Sheng came to the harem in person.” “When I heard the noise,” said Cheng Hao, “I came. In the lonely harem, there is no room for such a miasma. If we find out who did it this time, we will not be lenient.

Lying on the bed, Yan Wanyi struggled to get up and wanted to salute Anan, but she was fatigue, coughing violently, and her face suddenly coughed up the flush of the disease. “You’re not feeling well,” said

Cheng Hao. “There’s no need to salute.”

Nan asked with concern, “How is Wan-yi’s sister now?” The Chinese medical officer on

one side said, “The tonic soup that Empress Yen Wan-yi drank today contains Pinellia tuber. Fortunately, the Empress didn’t drink much. I promptly induced vomiting, and the dragon vein was saved.”. This time Yen Wan-yi was frightened, and her vomiting hurt her stomach. She needs to take good care of herself. “What is Pinellia?

” Anan asked.

“Pinellia is a medicinal herb. It has the effect of eliminating dampness, reducing phlegm, and eliminating furuncles and swelling. But if a pregnant woman eats it by mistake, there is a risk of abortion.”

Nan sighed, “Fortunately, the dragon’s veins are safe.”. For the rest of the day, Lao Hua, the medical officer, will take care of Yen Wan-yi and make sure that both mother and child are safe. “I will do my best,” said the

Chinese medical officer.

Yan Wanyi looked at Cheng Hao with tears in her eyes and said, “Your Majesty, I have traveled thousands of miles from south to north to become your concubine in the palace in accordance with the imperial edict.”. Before my concubine left, my father asked her to be a royal wife, not to think of her parents in their old age, but to serve her conscientiously, so as to live up to the love and grace of the emperor

. My concubine has been in the palace for a short time and has always been careful, not to mention the elder sisters, even the palace people have never been offended. Why can’t anyone tolerate the children of a minister or concubine? When

Cheng Hao heard this, he could not bear to think of her father’s loyalty and courage, and of her gentleness, consideration, and gentle words since she entered the palace. He patted her hand. “Don’t worry, I won’t let this happen again.”

His face was like the sky piled up with dark clouds, and the wind and rain were coming.

“What does the queen think of this matter?”

Nan thought that if she didn’t understand the little Chamberlain’s stratagem at that time, what she blurted out at this time was her suspicion of Liu Fangyi.

Tonight’s action in the dark will either put the fire on Liu Fangyi and suppress Liu Fangyi. Or, the truth comes out, not Liu Fangyi, in the palace at this time is biased, will also cause dissatisfaction. A Nan punished Liu Fangyi for half a year last time. If Liu Fangyi was wronged this time, the old and new grievances would be intertwined, and the Liu family would take advantage of the situation to make a raft. How could they give up? The emperor must not administer a crime of dereliction of duty in the palace.

Pull the bow, push Anan to do the arrow on the bow, anyway, someone is unlucky. What a delicate mind.

Nan thought for a while and said, “The emperor might as well hand this matter over to the inner court supervisor for a thorough investigation.” “The empress has always been intelligent,” said

Cheng Hao. “Doesn’t she have her own opinion on this matter?” He stood up and said, Yen Wan-yi just said that today’s soup was a little cold in the mouth. She asked the Chamberlain who delivered the soup, and only then did she know that the soup had passed through the Wenyin Pavilion before it was delivered to the Yuexiang Hall. When did Pinellia come down into the soup, and by whom? “This is a serious matter,”

said Anan. “I dare not speculate.” The rocks were jagged, and she went around them again and again to protect herself.

Cheng Hao told Xiaozhou, “Go and tell Liu Fangyi to come here.”

The boat promised and went. After

half a cup of tea, Liu Fangyi came in in a hurry. She had already heard what had happened to Yan Wanyi tonight. As soon as she entered the door, she knelt down in front of Cheng Hao and said, “Your Majesty, don’t listen to the words of a traitor and wrong my concubine.”. I didn’t do anything, I don’t know how to get into this disaster. My concubine is really.. As she spoke, she began to cry. Not like the emperor’s concubines, just like a charming official lady.

A Nan sighed in his heart that Liu Fangyi’s mind had not grown at all.

Sure enough, Cheng Hao’s face became more and more ugly: “Who is the traitor?”? Who wronged you? I just sent you to ask, the charge has not been decided, you should first say a lot of words without oil and salt. How decent it is!

Liu Fangyi stopped crying, sobbed, and looked at Cheng Hao: “Your Majesty, I am full of grievances..” Cheng Hao interrupted, “I want to ask you, was the soup sent to your palace by mistake tonight?”

“Yes.”

“You scolded the little Chamberlain who delivered the soup, didn’t you?”

“Yes.”

“Since Yen Wan-yi was pregnant, you’ve been very discontented, and you’ve had a lot of complaints in private, and you’ve even said unfair things about God, haven’t you?”

“I don’t mean..” When Liu Fangyi saw that this was not good for her, she quickly explained.

“All you have to do is answer, yes or no?!” He snapped.

“Yes, but I have no bad intentions..” She went on talking.

Cheng Hao, however, did not want to listen any more. “Last time, you invited an alchemist to the palace in the middle of the night to practice witchcraft, but your father Liu Cun worked so hard that he didn’t delve into your fault.”. The queen also pardoned you lightly and only grounded you for half a year. But you are not only unrepentant, but even worse, making waves in the harem. Liu Aiqing is such a diligent and respectful person, and it’s really unfortunate to have a daughter like you! With a wave of his hand,

he said, “Take all the palace attendants in the Wen Yin Pavilion to the inner court for interrogation. I want to see if they have told the truth.” “If you haven’t done it, you haven’t done it,” said

Liu Fangyi. Examine my concubine’s slave, I am not afraid. Right and wrong have their own justice. I believe you will understand my innocence sooner or later.

Unconsciously, it is already midnight. Holding his forehead, Cheng Hao said, “All stand down.”. Being lonely and tired, I’ll stay in the Yuexiang Hall to rest tonight.

Nan and Liu Fangyi knelt down and walked out of the hall. Liu Fangyi is still making a lot of noise.

Nan looked up and saw that the moonlight was bright tonight, shining on the apricot blossoms in the courtyard. Confession

on the first day of the third month, Xing silkworm affair. Early in the morning, a Nan led the people in the harem to offer sacrifices to Lei Zu. Back in the palace, before he could sit down, he sent his son to the inner court to inquire about how Liu Fangyi’s palace people were doing.

Linger came back and said, “The people in charge of the inner court are so tight-lipped that they can’t ask anything.”. When the maidservant heard the screams from afar, she seemed to have been severely punished.

Nan thought for a moment, “Lin Kuan, the head of the inner court supervisor, is the most cautious man. If he doesn’t have a will, he won’t dare to use torture.”. It seems that the emperor has something to say to him. “The emperor is determined to prove his innocence this time,” said Linger.

Nan sat under the eaves with a glass of water. Wan Fei came in leisurely, and she gave Hua Le Gong a garland with tiny flower buds. Princess Hua Le put it on her head and laughed. “The flowers were still in bud,”

said Anan, “so you picked them. After a while, when they are all in full bloom, they will look good.

My concubine is different from what the empress thinks. Flowers bloom to the extreme, but they tremble with fear, fearing when they will wither. This is the most pleasant, relaxing, and beautiful time when the door is about to open. Wan Fei said, sitting on the rattan chair beside Anan.

Nan was stupefied and sighed, “You’re right.”. Flowers bloom and fall not for a long time, but fall red all over the ground and return to silence. No matter how beautiful a flower is, in the end it will turn red and die. Concu

bine Wan said in a low voice, “I heard about what happened last night in the Hall of Incense.”. I feel that this is a trap, not mainly for Liu Fangyi. Liu Fang-yi has no pets and no children, and her position is not high, so why bother so much?

“So, Wanxin, who do you think is the one you most want to trap?”

Wan Fei held out a finger. Nan watched noncommittally. “Don’t you believe it?” Asked Concu

bine Wan? Just wait.

Nan took a sip of the cold water in the cup. Concubine Wan seemed to know what Nan was thinking. “Believe it or not,” she said. “What does it matter?”? It is enough for the emperor to have a suspicion and a fear of her in his heart. Now the emperor’s heir is thin, it is inevitable that some people want to suppress dissidents and earn a head. If you think about it carefully, what’s the saying? A dog that bites does not bark. The water is so muddy.

Nan was silent.

After a while, the boat came in from outside and said to Nan respectfully, “Empress, the emperor asks you to come over.”

Nan got up. Concubine Wan said, “The trial has come out so soon.”. It seems that the inner court supervisor is really using his unique skills. Ambergris incense is burning in the Hall

of Gankun. Cheng Hao looked at a volume of confessions, and when he saw Ah Nan coming in, he said, “Sit down.”

Nan saluted and took his seat. Cheng Hao handed her the confession. Nan read it carefully and asked, “Does the emperor believe in this confession?” Holding the white jade lamp in his hand,

Cheng Hao said in a deep voice, “I don’t want to believe it, and I don’t want to not believe it.” He drank the wine from the cup and said, “At present, my son is the only son of Gu and the eldest son of the emperor.”. Kong Liang? He grew up with Gu. Gu has always thought highly of him. He is now in an important position, in charge of the palace guards. Even if Ling Yan and Kong Liang don’t think about this, it’s hard to guarantee that the whole Kong family doesn’t want to. Even if the Confucian family does not want to, it is difficult to guarantee that people who do not have their own body think for them. But — “

he turned the white jade lamp in his hand:” But I can’t rule out that someone else is playing tricks. Therefore, the solitary said, do not want to believe, also do not want not to believe. When I was young and lonely, I heard my mother say, “Keep a thread in everything.”

That’s right. The confession involved Kong Lingyan and Kong Liang. At that time, Concubine Wan held out a finger, pointing to the eldest son of the emperor. Wan Fei’s guess is right. According to the

confession, Liu Fang-yi once opened her mouth at the Zhonggong Palace to “offend the superior.” She had a dispute with Kong Lingyan, but Kong Lingyan never let it go. This time, shortly after entering the palace, Yan Wanyi was pregnant, and Kong Lingyan was worried that she would give birth to a prince in the future, threatening her position, so she came up with a plan to kill two birds with one stone. Tang from Wenyin Pavilion, Liu Fangyi can not get rid of the relationship. This move not only removed Yan Wanyi’s fetus, but also removed Liu Fangyi.

The confession was watertight, and it was said that it was made by Liu Fangyi’s maid who combed her hair. She said that Liu Fangyi had a bad temper and was harsh, while Xiangfei was generous and gentle, so she was called the maid of Wenyin Pavilion, but actually worked for Xiangfei. This time, he couldn’t stand the beating, and his ten fingers were almost disabled, so he had no choice but to give up the Empress Xiangfei. “Your Majesty,”

said Anan, “why don’t you let the maid who combs her hair confront Concubine Xiang?”

Cheng Hao gently knocked on the window lattice, and the March breeze of Shangjing blew in, carrying the green grass.

She committed suicide on the way to the Yanming Hall to confront Liu Guan, who was in charge of the inner court.

And he committed suicide with the poison hidden in his cuff. She said she was disloyal as a servant and had no face to face Xiangfei. When he was dying, he still struggled and kowtowed in the direction of Yanming Hall. If

a man does not seek to do harm, when he suffers, he will be true; when he is false, he will be true, and when he is false, he will do it. A Nan sneers, this bitter meat plan is really done absolutely.

“I remember that last year Liu Fang-yi did have a quarrel with Concubine Xiang at the Feng-luan Hall, didn’t she?”

“Yes.” There

was a lot of noise about it. At that time, Xiaomao went to Shang’s study with Hua Le in her arms to apologize. Cheng Hao remembers it clearly.

It has to be said that this stratagem is ironed everywhere, and every place is exquisite. This arrow kills more than two birds with one stone? If Anan is slightly unstable and is trapped in it, it is the four carvings. A dog that

bites does not bark.

At that moment, Anan asked softly, “What is the emperor going to do?” Cheng Hao paced back and forth in the room and then sat down again. “I won’t punish the Kong brothers and sisters because of this confession.”. However, Gu will also be more cautious about the fetus in Yan Wanyi’s abdomen. Today, I call you here alone because I want to tell you to let Yan Wanyi move to the side hall of Fengluan Hall during pregnancy. You’ve always been a safe man. Don’t worry. Come to think of it, with your care, the dragon fetus will be safe. No one can be persecuted.

It was a hot potato, but Nan had to take it. Nan leaned over and said, Yes. My concubine obeyed the decree.

Cheng Hao gently hid the confession in the case and gave a sneer: “Gu has ordered Lin Guan, the head of the inner court supervisor, not to speak to anyone about it.”. If this thing is really done by the Kong family, this confession will be their reminder in the future. If this was not done by the Confucius family, this confession would be a reminder to those who did it.

A Nan’s mind flashed the southern style face of the black beauty. From then on, I will live with her in the same temple. On the

surface, Lin Kuan-hui, who was in charge of the inner court, told the people in the palace that it was Liu Fang-yi who had treated the palace maids harshly, and that the palace maids had thrown Pinellia tuber into Yen Wan-yi’s soup in an attempt to harm their master. After being found out, he died. That’s all for now.

Like a broken piece of porcelain, it is temporarily swept into the corner by a broom. But these tiles did not disappear and would cut people passing by at any time. But for now, it is the most appropriate way.

Cheng Hao frowned and said, “If the water is too clear, there will be no fish; if people are too observant, there will be no disciples.”. I do not want the water in this palace to be completely clear, but I hope that those whom I trust will be clean.

Yan Wanyi moved to the west side of the Fengluan Hall.

Cheng Hao in order to appease her this time by the shock, but also in order to highlight the joy of the dragon fetus, her position will be upgraded to the third grade Jieyu. Yan Jieyu said to herself that she was unworthy of her great kindness. Therefore, all of Jieyu’s robes were tied up on the shelf, and she was still wearing Wanyi’s five-grade clothes. First, the regulation of people and articles in the palace is still in accordance with the past.

She put her posture very low, not arrogant, not spoiled. Everyone in the palace has a good impression on her. After this disaster,

Liu Fangyi thought that children were the most important. Her desire for a son grew stronger and stronger, and she went to the medical office all day long to take all kinds of tonics in turn, hoping to get pregnant as soon as possible.

When Liu Cun heard about his daughter in the palace, he wrote a letter on the bank of the Huaihe River. Every word wept blood, and his words were sincere. His fatherly heart appeared on the paper.

The old minister bears the life of the common people. He is in his twilight years, and he dares not rest day and night. He is sick and in pain, and it is not enough to regret his death. He only thinks of Qingyi. The old minister was too old to get this girl, and if he was badly brought up, he could not be redeemed for his death.

Cheng Hao read, rather unbearable. Remembering that when Liu Cun managed the flood in the past year, he did not hesitate to immerse himself in the water, and even suffered from rheumatism and cold pain, and his legs could not stand up straight in the court. Although

Liu Fangyi is a little spoiled, there is no big fault. Cheng Hao then went to Wenyin Pavilion twice more.

The most peaceful place is Yanming Hall. Kong Lingyan did not know anything about the palace, nor did he care about it. She took good care of the prince, raised the fetus in the abdomen, and went nowhere every day except to pay her respects in the palace. When Cheng Hao came, she was happy. If she doesn’t come, she doesn’t complain. Zhi He, the maid in charge

of Yanming Hall, is loyal and considerate, like a mother eagle, protecting her master. Since the story of Yan Wanyi’s abdominal pain spread, Zhi He has checked the entrance of Yanming Hall more carefully and strictly. I’m afraid someone will tamper with it. In a twinkling of an eye

, October. Both Yan Yu and Kong Lingyan will give birth. The days of their births, as calculated by the medical officer, were very close to each other, only three days apart.

Nan told Linger, “Haosheng, look at the West Side Hall. The task of this palace is about to be completed. Don’t make any mistakes at the end.”

Princess Shuangxi

Huale is more than two years old, and now she is walking steadily and can speak clear sentences. She looked at Nan and then at Linger and said, “Mother, which river is almost over?”? Why didn’t Mi Er see the mother’s river? Is it the Imperial Lake in the palace? Aunt Ling’er will take Mi’er, won’t you? Holding his daughter in his arms,

Ah Nan whispered, “Empress Yan in the side hall and Empress Kong in the Yanming Hall are both about to give birth, and Mi’er is going to have younger brothers and sisters. Are you happy?” Princess

Hua Le pressed her tender face against her mother’s and said, “It doesn’t matter whether I am happy or not.”. It is not the child of the middle palace, nor is it your mother’s child.

Nan’s heart trembled. Hua Le is so small that he can see so clearly. Her

daughter’s precocity made her a little uneasy. She thought that no matter what she discussed with Linger in the future, she would have to avoid Hua Le. She hoped that her daughter would be a simple-minded and happy person in her life, and that the road would be smooth. Just like the little oriole in her memory.

Mi’er, your mother and your father are husband and wife, and all your father’s children are also your mother’s children, and they are also your relatives. As an elder sister, you should love every younger brother and sister. Nan reached out his hand and touched Hua Le’s head.

“Mmm.” Hua Le nodded his head.

“Mother, what does it mean to hasten labor?” Hua Le suddenly asked, with curiosity in his dark and bright eyes.

“To induce labor?” Nan looked at Linger, who hurriedly closed the door.

Nan asked, “Where did you hear those two words?” Hua Le tilted his head and said, “Last time I was catching butterflies in the courtyard, when I passed by the side hall, I heard what Aunt Coral, who was beside Empress Yen, said.”

Coral is a dowry maid brought by Yan Yu from her mother’s home in the south, and is also the maid in charge of the palace around her. Nan thought for a while and said to Hua Le with a smile, “I think it’s a joke from Aunt Coral. I can’t take it seriously.”. Mianer, the people from Imperial Kitchen have brought sweet cakes at noon. Let the wet nurse take you there.

Hua Le went happily with the wet nurse. The figure of the

child walked away, and Nan frowned. “The maidservant asked the Chinese medical officer,” said Ling’er, “that Yan Jieyu’s delivery date was three days later than that of the Xiangfei Empress. Why would she want to induce labor? Do you just want your child’s teeth to be longer than child of Xiangfei? But no matter how long it is, it won’t grow up to be the eldest son of the emperor of the Xiangfei Empress. What’s the point? It’s worth hastening childbirth.

Nan shook his head. “I’m afraid it’s not that simple.”. It was Chia of the Medical Officer’s Office who had been waiting on Yan Jieyu’s fetus. Call him to the main hall in the evening to ask for his pulse.

“Yes.” Since

Yan Yu moved to the Fengluan Hall, it had always been calm, and he was also respectful to Anan, and could not see anything unusual. This production must pass smoothly. No accident is allowed in the Phoenix Hall.

Nan went under the eaves and stood. In the dusk of

late autumn, the clouds are changing in the sky, sometimes thick and sometimes thin. In the courtyard

, the leaves withered and the branches were thin. Pines and cypresses are still green, facing the rustling autumn

wind under the yellow sky.

A Nan took a look at the side hall, quiet, can not see any clues. But a Nan inexplicably

felt that under this calm, what was brewing and what was being planned.

She smelled restlessness.

In the evening, Doctor Jia came. Anan sat in the temple with his forehead. Medical

Officer Chia knelt on the ground, saluted, and asked carefully, “Empress

, where do you feel uncomfortable?”

“Headache.”

I have little talent and little learning, but judging from the pulse condition, I have not found anything wrong with the empress. Just in case

, please ask the Chinese medical officer to have a look. He has more knowledge and better medical skills than my humble minister.

Nan still held his forehead and did not look up.

“Jia Qing, you were selected by the Department of Pharmaceutical Supervision in the tenth year of Shunkang, and you have been admitted to the Medical Officer’s Office for six years now

.” When

Doctor Chia heard this, he did not know what the empress meant.

“Yes,” he replied with trepidation. You were already forty-five years old when you

joined the Medical Officer’s Office, which is relatively late compared to your colleagues. Because it took you 20 years in a row to pass the selection, right?

“Yes.” Medical officer Jia wiped his sweat. He did not understand why the empress had checked his background so clearly. He is just an ordinary medical officer in the medical department, and he has never been outstanding and conspicuous. Tonight, it was the first time he had come to ask the empress for her pulse.

“I feel that a person who hasn’t given up the exam for 20 years must be a person with a lot of perseverance.”

“I’m flattered..” It’s not that I have perseverance, it’s just. It’s just stupid talent. Also born in Hsinglin, when the Chinese medical officer was young, he had already made quite a few achievements. It was late autumn, but the sweat on Jia’s head was getting more and more.

Nan raised his head and said with a faint smile, “Jia Qing, don’t belittle yourself. The Chinese medical officer has his good qualities, and you also have yours.”. If you are older, you will practice medicine more conservatively and steadily. This is probably the reason why Yen Chieh-yu chose you to serve her children.

Empress.. Empress, I’m flattered. My humble minister is terrified. “I once heard someone say,”

said Anan, “that things that are easy to get are easy to lose. A rare thing is hard to lose. Jia Qing, you’ve worked so hard to get a job, and I don’t think you’ll lose it easily. With that, Nan waved his hand and said, “I’ve been talking for a while. I’m tired. Go down.” Medical officer

Jia hurriedly kowtowed and knelt down. The

shadow of the lamp. “Empress,” said Linger, “do you think this medical officer Chia has a ghost?” “I feel that he has not been put in an important position by Yen Yu,”

said Anan intently. He doesn’t know a lot of things. He is not Yan Yu’s accomplice. The reason why Yan Yu pointed out to let him serve the fetus was not because of his excellent medical skills, but because he was timid, cowardly, and easy to fool. To be able to fish in troubled waters under his nose.. Speaking of the four words

“fish in troubled waters,” Ah Nan gave a sudden shock.

Could it be. She seemed to understand something. Yan Yucheng is very sophisticated, and he is not a person who fights for nothing. The reason why she wanted to hasten labor was not because she wanted to compete with Kong Lingyan for the order of teeth, but because she wanted to have children with Kong Lingyan at the same time! It is the right time to fish in

troubled waters.

“Tell Kong Liang to keep a close eye on the Yanming Hall and the Fengluan Hall these days. If you find anyone suspicious, take him down immediately.”

“Yes.” Replied the listener.

Think of trouble and prevent it. Nan decided to keep an eye on the side hall and Yan Yu for the rest of the day.

November is also called Frost’s Descent months. The weather in the north is getting colder and colder. On the

fifth day of the first lunar month, the first snow fell in Shangjing. At first, it was sprinkled with fine snow grains, but at noon, the snow began to fly, like catkins, and soon covered the corners of the palace. As far as the eye could see, it was white.

Cheng Hao ordered Xiaozhou to send a basket of lotus charcoal to Zhonggong. This charcoal was paid tribute by Yunmeng Kingdom. It was made of lotus flowers and centuries-old trees. It was burned. The lotus fragrance was quiet. In this cold time, it was like being in the lotus bushes. Bamboo leaves, one wine, lotus fragrance, four winds. Nan turned to the boat with a smile and said, “Tell the emperor that I thank him for his concern. I have a heart.”

At that time, the sky darkened. Suddenly a Chamberlain came to say, “Empress, Concubine Xiang

of Yanming Hall is having an attack of abdominal pain. She’s about to give birth.”

Nan got up, thought about it, and sat down again. She said to Linger, “You go.”. Guard the Yanming

Hall.

“Yes.”

As expected, half an hour later, there was movement in the side hall. “Empress

,” said the coral, “Empress Yen Chieh-yu has just seen Red. She’s about to give birth!”

“Oh?”? It was a few days earlier than date of delivery calculated by the medical officers.

“Yes, when a woman gives birth, it is not possible to say, there is no right number.” Coral hurried

. “Go,”

said Anan, “and call the medical officer and Mrs. Xi.”

Coral agreed and hurried away. The

hall of phoenix and Luan was in a hurry. Palace people come in and out, carrying copper basins, adding charcoal fire

, passing soup and water from Imperial Kitchen.

Anan stood at the door of the side hall. Suddenly, not far away, a little Chamberlain called out in a hurry,

“Princess Hua Le!”

A Nan instinctively ran forward quickly. What’s wrong with Milling? Why was the little Chamberlain

so flustered? I heard the faint sound of falling water on the edge of the Royal Lake. Not good! It’s freezing cold. What if the mill falls into the Royal Lake? In the light of the

calcium carbide fire, several palace people walked into the side hall carrying the food boxes given by the emperor. When Anan arrived at the

imperial lake, he did see a child fall into the water, but it was not Princess Huale, but a thin

and weak palace man. She ran back to the Fengluan Hall and saw a little Chamberlain holding Princess Huale in her arms. “Princess

, you scared the slave to death. Why are you climbing so high?” She asked.

“What’s going on?” Nan asked in a deep voice.

The little Chamberlain knelt on the ground and slapped himself in the mouth.

“Back to the empress, just now, the slave took the princess to make a snowman to play, but the princess quietly

climbed up the branch of the tree. The slave deserves to die. It’s the slave who didn’t watch well. The slave is

guilty..”

Nan squatted down and asked softly, “Is that so, Miller?”

“Yes, mother, I think I just saw a bird in the tree.”

“It’s winter. How can there be birds?”

Just then, a loud cry came from the side hall: “Yan Jieyu has been born!”! It’s a prince!

A moment later, Linger trotted back from Yanming Hall and said, “Empress, Empress, Empress Xiangfei has been born

. She’s a princess!” The fifth day of the winter month in the sixteenth year

of Shunkang.

Shangjing. First snow. Cheng Xun, the third son of the emperor, and Cheng Jin, the second princess, were born on the same day.

When Gui

Anan walked into the side hall, he smelled a fishy sweet smell peculiar to the puerpera. The

curtain opened, the cold wind came in, and Yan Yu, lying on the bed, subconsciously tucked in the corner of the quilt.

Nan looked at her with a cold face. Smiling, the nurse carried the child to Nan’s side and said, “Look at the empress. The third prince is very handsome. Look at his forehead. It’s so full.”. His little face is square, like a saint’s!

Nan looked at the baby, whose skin was still wrinkled and whose face was indeed square. Cheng Hao has such a square face since he was a child.

A Nan walked to the bed step by step, Yan Yu met her eyes, eyes open, without a trace of fear.

Nan sat on the edge of the bed and said softly, “Congratulations, sister.” Yen Yu nodded and said, “We all look to the empress for protection.”

As early as a few days ago, Cheng Hao chose four words from the words sent by the Ministry of Rites. Inquiry, understanding, brocade, key, according to the order of teeth, three princes, should be “inquiry” word.

Nan smiled. “Sister,” he said, “in Shuo Wen, you make plans, and in Er Ya, you make letters. It’s a clever word.” “As long as it is chosen by the emperor,”

said Yen Yu, “it is an excellent character. Line three or line four, prince or princess, I am grateful. A blessing from the Bodhisattva.

At that moment, the Chamberlain announced, “The emperor has arrived.”

Cheng Hao walked in quickly. Ah Nan stood up and flicked the snow off his body. “The chamberlains didn’t have a good time with their umbrellas, and the snow fell on the emperor’s shoulders.” Cheng Hao said with a smile, “It’s not that we don’t have a good fight. The wind is blowing hard tonight.”. Alone in the Hall of the Heavenly Kings, I heard the sound of the windows. “God knows that you are very happy today,” said the boat on one side.

The wet nurse carried the three princes to Cheng Hao, who took them. The nurse knelt on the ground and said, “Congratulations to the emperor.” The whole room was kneeling on the ground with her, and there was a sound of celebration. “All those who served Yan Jieyu,” said

Cheng Hao, “will be rewarded.” The palace people were overjoyed and said, “Thank you for your grace.”

Cheng Hao looked at Yan Yu and said with a sigh, “You are a lucky man.”. A few days before the delivery date mentioned by the medical officer, she was about to give birth. Xuner was born so smoothly. I remember that when Ling Yan gave birth to a son, she gave birth to a son for a day and a night, and suffered a lot. It took months to recover. Come to think of it, it’s because the wild geese are so small. This is true. Kong Lingyan is petite, while Yan Yu is slender.

Yen Yu pursed the pale corners of her mouth and said, “I had a dream last night.” “Oh?” Cheng Hao asked with interest, “What kind of dream?”

I dreamed of a garden in which there were deer and birds. The deer is bouncing, and the bird’s feathers are white, just like.. Like a snowflake.

Cheng Hao looked up and laughed. “Good, good, good.” He said “good” three times.

The king is in Lingyu, and the deer is in Youfu. Deer Zhuo Zhuo, white bird. This sentence comes from Da Ya Ling Tai. The monarch loves the people and the people support the monarch. The whole poem is about the peace and harmony of benevolent people governing the world in the period of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty. When Cheng Hao heard this, he was delighted. After a while, he got up and said, “Go to the Wild Goose Hall to see the wild geese. The queen will go with you.”

The Qiankun Palace is very close to the Middle Palace. I think he came here first.

Nan got up and walked out with Cheng Hao. Yen Yu, together with a group of people in the side hall, said, “I would like to see you off to the emperor and the empress.” The

snow has stopped. The light of the snow reflected the moonlight and shone white on the palace. The north wind at night seemed to freeze the snow all over the ground, and it rustled when I stepped on it.

Half of the moon floated in a few loose clouds, like the smiling faces of the women in the court who were full of worries in their eyes. A few sparse stars hide far away in the sky, peeping at the world.

Nan’s wooden clogs were dangling in the snow. Cheng Hao jerked his head back and grabbed her hand. “Be careful!” Nan’s cold hand touched Cheng Hao’s warmth, and she smiled: “Thank you, Lord.”

“The road is not easy to walk, so pass on the sedan chair.” Cheng Haodao. “Don’t.” Nan hurriedly stopped him. She didn’t want to ride in a sedan chair. She lusted after the warmth of his palm. I haven’t walked with the emperor for a

long time. The moonlight tonight is so good.

“Mmm.” Cheng Hao nodded, led her, and walked on.

Tonight, two women in the palace have a baby. It’s about her, and it’s not about her. She is a person who should be happy but can’t be happy.

He chatted with her, “Ah Yu is clever, but she doesn’t have the shrewdness of Concubine Wan. She has a certain degree of advance and retreat, and the heat is just right.”

“If the emperor thinks it’s good, it’s good.” Things

in officialdom are the most complicated, and there are too few people who stick to their original intention. Many people, with the heart of saving the world into the official, but in the end, still difficult to resist the wealth, wrapped in the mud. Gu has been visited in many ways, and Ah Yu’s father is a rare honest and upright official. The Yan family is the poorest family in officialdom. If Ah Yu comes from such a family, his moral character will not be bad. Cheng Hao’s words seemed to tell Anan that compared with Hu Wanchi and Kong Lingyan, he felt that Yan Yu was more reassuring.

Nan wanted to tell Cheng Hao the doubts in her heart, but she found that there was no evidence. If there is no proof and no evidence, it seems that she is telling tales and talking nonsense.

Nan was silent. Her heart over and over again recalled the scene before Yan Yu gave birth, that fleeting strange, is it not their own illusion?

After a while, we arrived at Yanming Hall. Kong Lingyan lay quietly on the couch, and Zhi He, the maid in charge of the palace, was busy.

Cheng Hao and a Nan walked into the hall, and they saluted. “When Concubine Xiang was giving birth,” said the

Chinese medical officer, “she exerted too much force and lost her strength. She fainted, but she was all right. The emperor and the empress, please rest assured.

The wet nurse brought the princess over. Cheng Hao hugged the little princess who was carved with powder and jade, and rewarded all the people according to the rules. For a moment, seeing that Kong Lingyan had not woken up, Cheng Hao got up. He said to Ah Nan, “At that time

, I discussed with the Minister of War the matter of stationing troops in Longxi. There were still many memorials in Shang’s study that I had not finished reading

, so I went alone first.”. It’s getting late now. You should go back to the palace to have a rest with Milling. When

Ling Yan wakes up tomorrow, I’ll come and see her with you. With a “yes,

” Anan stood up and saw Cheng Hao off with all the others. After

Cheng Hao left, Ah Nan walked to the outer hall and asked Kong Liang, “Ah Liang, are you staying here all

night?” Kong Liang nodded. “Yes.”

“Is there any difference?”

Kong Liang shook his head. “Nothing unusual.”

Nan returned to the Phoenix Hall with a sense of loss. She felt that the doubts in her mind were about to overflow

, but everything in front of her told her that nothing had happened.

Hua Le sat on the couch and played with a small wooden ball. “Delicious,” she said. To

the west. Nan asked, “What did you say, Miller?”

The Chamberlain carried the delicious food to Empress Yen. They came from Simon.

The Imperial Kitchen is on the east side.

Nan slowly sat down beside Hua Le and asked softly, “Mianer, you climbed

up a branch today and saw a bird, didn’t you?” Hua Le raised his head and answered earnestly, “Yes.”

“Then tell your mother, ‘What did you see in the tree today?'”

“Well, it’s small, it’s white, and it’s gone..”

In such a cold day, the birds flying in the palace must be homing pigeons. Nan remembered that when he was a child, he heard his grandfather say that homing pigeons in winter would be smaller, but they had good endurance. Today, the snow fell, the world is a vast expanse of whiteness, pigeons are white, flying in the snow, it is difficult to be found. And today two concubines in the palace gave birth, the palace people come and go, messy, who will notice a small carrier pigeon in the snow?

But the eyes of a child are clean and pure. Hua Le and the little Chamberlain were making a snowman in the courtyard today. When they saw the little carrier pigeon, they ran after him. The little homing pigeon paused and flew away.

“In what direction does the homing pigeon fly?”

“To the west.” When

Yan Yu gave birth, the chamberlains who came and went to the side hall were very miscellaneous. There were those who supervised the inner court, those who supervised the Imperial Kitchen, and those who were sent by the emperor from the Qiankun Temple. Their faces were numerous and disorderly.

Those small chamberlains carrying food boxes, Anan looked slightly out of the corner of his eye, were dressed in Imperial Kitchen clothes. Nan thought for a while and then asked, “Do you remember the appearance of those little chamberlains who came from the west to bring food to Empress Yen?”

“Remember.” Hua Le answered with certainty. Nan told her, “Go and call Lin Kuan, who is in charge of the inner court.”

The next day, in order to find the princess’s lost golden slingshot, Anan looked at all the chamberlains in the palace with Hua Le in his arms.

Then, each one, Hua Le shook his head and said no. Where did those little chamberlains come out of nowhere?

West. A Nan walked westward step by step from the Fengluan Hall. To the west were the imperial lake and the greenhouse, and to the west were some idle courtyards where the concubines of the former Dynasty had lived, as well as the inner court supervisor. Finally, it’s the West Palace Gate. The gate of the West Palace was heavily guarded, three shifts a day, twelve hours, all guarded by bodyguards.

A Nan checked the records of the day, no one entered from the West Palace Gate, and no one came out from the West Gate.

Weird. Since the chamberlains were not from the palace, where did they come from and where did they go? Why can it be so properly hidden in the palace? The

wind blew in Nan’s face. The winter wind in Shangjing is like a hand of vicissitudes of life, rough and painful.

The cold wind is blowing, the distant sky is thousands of miles away, and the darkness is the same as the clouds. Yan Yu took advantage of the abdominal pain to move to the Phoenix Hall. Invisibly, she was using the Phoenix Hall and Anan as her curtain, as if to add a layer of protection to her production. The child is born in the palace, if the next day found anything unusual, how can palace exemption?

This woman, unexpectedly from February, has thought of all this.

Nan paced back to the Phoenix Hall. The side hall was immersed in the joy of the birth of the three princes, and the palace people’s eyebrows and eyes were full of joy.

When Anan stepped into the main hall, Linger came up to meet him and handed him the stove and hot water. “Where has the empress gone on such a cold day?”? He didn’t even call out to his maidservant. Nan smiled and said, “I’m walking around the palace.” “Just now,”

said Linger, “Lord Kong came, and when he saw that you were not there, he left.”

“Oh?”? Did he leave any message?

He said that the lotus charcoal at the Yan-ming Hall had been stolen, and Chih-ho was so angry that she cried and blamed herself. Xiangfei was in a coma yesterday and didn’t wake up until the middle of the night. Zhi He had been waiting on her all the time, taking care of Xiangfei, the princess, and the prince. Empress Xiangfei said that charcoal was a trivial matter, and no one was precious no matter how precious the charcoal was, so she did not mention it. If the emperor asks questions, please put in a good word for the empress and take care of her. As she spoke, she added another piece of lotus charcoal to the copper basin.

Lotus incense charcoal is the tribute of Yunmeng Kingdom, which is not easy to get. There are only three baskets in total. On that day, the emperor ordered people to send one basket to Anan, and the other two baskets to Kong Lingyan and Yan Yu.

This lotus charcoal is very precious. Come to think of it, the benevolent Kong Lingyan was afraid that his maid would be punished for losing the charcoal, so he ordered his elder brother to tell Anan.

“Well, I know.” Nan closed his eyes and leaned on the soft couch.

Linger fiddled with the fire in the charcoal basin and said, “An ordinary piece of charcoal will be gone after a while.”. Lotus incense and charcoal can burn together for a long time. It’s really a good thing.

Nan’s eyes suddenly opened and he said, “Linger, did you smell the smell of the fragrant lotus charcoal in Yanming Hall yesterday?”

“You asked me to stare at the people coming in and out of Yanming Hall yesterday, and the maidservant’s eyes didn’t stagger for a moment, so..” I didn’t notice if there was any lotus charcoal burning in the inner room. Linger tried to recall, “But the maidservant felt that the fragrance inside was quite special.”. There is the fragrance of the lotus, mixed with a smell that the maidservant can’t tell.. Nan took out the divination sign. Although her father had told her again and again before he died, “Nothing is unpredictable,

nothing is unpredictable,” this time she really could not resist her own puzzlement and confusion as if

she were in a fog.

The divinatory symbols are extremely chaotic, sometimes fierce and sometimes dangerous. Like walking in the mountains, every time Anan thought he was

going to see something, he went forward, but it was a deeper jungle. The words of the woman in white in her dream seemed to ring in her

ears: “What goes around comes around.”. The

will of Heaven is that even immortals cannot disobey it, but what can mortals do?

Nan looked out of the window at the bleak, dizzy, she still wanted to find out all this.

Borrow a wisp of breeze to blow away the mist. The eighth day of the

winter month.

Three princes and two princesses wash three days.

Cheng Hao told the inner court to supervise the work, and the palace was bustling.

Kong Lingyan’s spirit seemed to recover. She was holding Princess Jin in her arms, and Zhi He was standing

beside her, holding the prince. The joy of having both sons and daughters is endless.

Kong Lingyan’s mind has never been on competing for favor, but on the child. The prince was almost

raised by herself, so she was very close to her mother and could not leave her for a moment.

The prince had just learned to walk and hobbled. Cheng Hao called him to his side. He looked at his mother and

did not dare to come forward. Seeing this,

Cheng Hao could not help frowning. He took a sip of wine and said, “Ling Yan, when it’s time to let go, let go.”. The boy home, fall a few more, be afraid of very much. The more you wrestle, the better. How will the child in the

mother’s arms be able to carry a bow and mount a horse?

Kong Lingyan blushed. She leaned over and said, “Yes.”

Cheng Hao slanted his head again and said to Yen Yu, “In the future, we should also pay attention to the upbringing of our children.”. A prince is no better than a princess. A princess should be indulged in all kinds of ways. If a prince teaches badly, it will harm the country. Yan Yu hurriedly said, “I will follow the teachings of the emperor, and I will remember them in my heart.”. Although you live in Qiluocong, you can’t pamper your son. Proper hunger and cold is not too much. At any time, we must not forget the difficulties of our ancestors in conquering the country, nor must we forget the duties of a royal man.

Cheng Hao nodded.

Kong Lingyan became more and more embarrassed. She could not say clever words, but knew that the instinct of a mother was to love her children.

Nan looked at Zhi He beside Kong Lingyan. Since the last time she tried her best to protect the prince, she has won the trust of the Kong brothers and sisters, and her words in Yanming Hall are very weighty. She was still simply dressed, and even when her master rewarded her with gold and silver, she wore a wooden hairpin.

Nan suddenly thought, how could such a cautious man lose the lotus charcoal?

A Nan looked up, drank the warm water in the cup, and ordered her to call Zhi He to her side. Zhi He saluted and asked respectfully, “Why do you call the maidservant, empress?”

Nan said with a smile, “Xiangfei has worked hard to give birth, inside and out.” “I’m flattered, empress,” said Zhi He. This is the duty of a maidservant, and it is not worth mentioning.

“It’s really a blessing for Concubine Xiang to have such a loyal and devoted person.” Nan sighed and added, “Concubine Xiang has suffered a lot during childbirth, and she’s afraid of the cold.”. The body of this palace has always been very good. Then take most of the basket of lotus charcoal from the Feng-luan Hall to the Yan-ming Hall. The three Chinese characters

“He Xiang Tan” made Zhi He’s complexion stagnate for a moment. She thought for a moment, then knelt down and said, “The maidservant thanks the empress for her grace on behalf of her master.” The original basket of lotus charcoal

in Yanming Hall was lost. Was it really lost, or was it covering up something? What happened to the lotus charcoal that night? Nan was shocked by his own thoughts. In such a heavily guarded Yanming Hall, there is indeed only such a breakthrough.

Zhi He, the loyal maidservant known to all in the palace, what kind of person is he.

Nan called Kong Liang quietly. She was surprised to find that Kong Liang was wearing a pair of official boots embroidered with auspicious clouds on his feet. The stitching is fine, the workmanship is exquisite, and each cloud has a different shape, which takes a lot of thought.

These official boots were by no means issued by the inner court supervisor. “Ah Liang, the new shoes are very good,” said

Ah Nan lightly. Unexpectedly, Kong Liang noticed his shoes and smiled shyly, “I’ve been idle at home for months.”. Yesterday my official boots were wet with snow, so I replaced them with this pair. “Did Mrs. Kung do it?

” Anan asked? The stitching is so good that even the first-class embroiderers in the palace can’t match it.

Kong Liang scratched his head: No. It was made by Chi Ho.