Si Tian Guan

Chapter 211 Washing the marrow

The shiny copper hairpin was submerged into the hair, leaving only the bead flower at the end of the hairpin, and the hanging jade beads were still shaking slightly with the force of insertion.

Concubine Yu looked at herself carefully in the bronze mirror, even her makeup was appropriate, she couldn't tell that she had cried bitterly last night.

Maybe it's because her son hasn't come to see her for a while, and she can also feel that the current situation is no longer as it used to be, and everything is under his son's control.

Maybe it's because of being relegated and getting up again, and returning to Chaoyang Palace's restlessness, always fearing that one day he will keep falling, and there will be no chance to stand up again.

Maybe it's because the flames that used to be far away from her are now gradually burning close to her.

It's not a day or two, to find some comfort for herself at night when the emperor is not coming, but recently she has become more and more unable to control her panic and disgust, not only for herself, but also for the three blessings.

Sanfu had long since lost the joy of pleasing her as before, as if he didn't know his situation, he had a frighteningly paranoid possessiveness towards her.

Sometimes when the emperor stayed in Chaoyang Palace, she could even imagine that there was a pair of silent eyes looking at her from the crack of the door, as if staring at his wife who was being defiled by others.

Because of this, she often had palpitations at night, which was annoying, so that the number of times the emperor stayed overnight was less and less.

The last few times, after Sanfu served her, she became more and more uncontrollable vomiting and collapsing, more and more...

The complexion of the person in the mirror is getting paler and paler, and the corners of the eyes are red, like peach blossom makeup.

"Your Majesty." The big palace maid at the side squatted down and raised her hand to support her.

Concubine Yu settled down, put a hand on her hand, and glanced at the palace maid from the corner of her eye: "Huh?"

"Ma'am, the prince has something to say."

She trembled in her heart, for fear that her son's reprimand would be passed on through the mouth of the servants. It wasn't that she had done more than failed, but many facts were beyond the scope of her ability.

Back then, he just wanted to have a son so that he could gain a firm foothold in the palace. How did he become what he is now?

"What?"

"My lord ordered that in a few days it will be the day of the internal government bureau's medical examination. Every year, Jinxiu Camp will assist me. This year, the owner of Jinxiu Camp has changed. My lord told the empress to be more careful."

Concubine Yu's palms were sweating, but she didn't dare to wipe them off.

This court lady only conveyed her son's order, so she must not know the meaning of the words, but she did know——Liu Chongming is their current enemy, if Liu Chongming took advantage of Sanfu's matter, no one would even think about it better off.

But the son said it easily, what should she do?

Sanfu's name is recorded in the book, and he goes to the school every year, so can he not go this year?What about after going?In case Liu Chongming made any movement, could she still send someone to stop him?

She was very upset, but she could only bite the bullet and respond: "I see."

Still far away from the Lijing Palace, she adjusted slowly, restrained her panic, walked slowly across the threshold, and saluted the person seated: "I have seen the imperial concubine and empress, and my concubine is late, please forgive me. "

"Sit down," Liu Qingru didn't mind, and smiled to make her sit down: "It's just chatting between the sisters, so there's no delay, but the empress came just in time, I was just talking about it with Sister Qing .”

Concubine Yu knew that the two people in front of her were on good terms, but the intimacy of the address still made people uncomfortable, but she couldn't say anything, so she sat down and smiled, "What a coincidence?"

Concubine Xian was sitting on Liu Qingru's right hand, gently flapping the round fan: "We were chatting just now, who will go to Fangze Altar to worship ancestors this year?"

With just this one sentence, Concubine Yu understood.

Every year, going to the Fangze Altar to worship the ancestors is an indispensable event. Although the journey is not far away, the process is tedious and complicated, and the two-hour prostration is very exhausting.

The emperor is old and his body is not strong, so naturally he can't stand such a toss, and the princes do it for him every year.

In previous years, this was a job that was easy to please without any effort, and even the winner of each competition would be secretly speculated by the crowd as to whether this person was the emperor's favorite.

Now there is no need to fight.

King Jing Mu Jingchen didn't want to get involved in the dispute at all, he had already told the emperor to go to the fief, and it was said that he could leave before the autumn hunt, and this year he was going to celebrate the New Year in the fief.

But Prince Rui Mu Jinglan has not even passed the first birthday ceremony, and the road is still not good, so he can't let the imperial concubine empress hug him.

The only candidate left was King Huai.

If it were in previous years, it would be a great thing, and it would be too late to be happy, but for some reason, Concubine Yu only felt that her heart was up and down.

"There are still some times..." She looked at the cup of tea that was served in front of her, and did not touch it, but smiled reluctantly: "The emperor must have a suitable candidate in his heart, and he will make his own decision at that time."

"It's just chatting with nothing to do. Naturally, the emperor decides about the affairs of the previous court."

Liu Qingru watched the palace servants take out the basin half filled with charcoal ash, and brought in a new stuffy charcoal fire. Then she stretched her legs and breathed a sigh of relief: "This year's spring is really late, and it's still so cold."

Concubine Xian smiled slightly and said: "I'm afraid it's not that the spring is too late, it's that the empress has just given birth to the little prince, and her body has not recovered yet, so it's time for the imperial doctor to take care of it."

"Is that so?" Liu Qingru also laughed: "Then I really should see Dr. Qin another day. It's just because I'm afraid of getting cold, but after giving birth to Lan'er..."

Her hand caressed her belly.

Both of them had given birth before, so they naturally understood her troubles.

Concubine Yu laughed: "The little prince is only a few months old, you don't need to worry, there is a Tai Hospital for treatment, if you walk around more on weekdays, you will be able to calm down soon."

"Is it really possible?" Liu Qingru was still a little worried.

"Of course it is possible," Concubine Yu replied, "At Jingyan's first birthday ceremony, the emperor even teased me, saying why does my belly look like I still have one?"

All three laughed.

Liu Qingru is young and is a first-time mother, so she has a lot of secrets and puzzles, so it's hard to ask those men in the Tai Hospital, there are inevitably more questions.

Xu Shi has always been tense in his Chaoyang Palace, but now when talking about children, Concubine Yu also relaxes on this topic.

He chatted endlessly when he was interested, as if he was still holding that immature baby who was babbling in his arms.

The charcoal fire in the room was burning vigorously, and the air was very dry. She talked a lot, and her mouth was inevitably parched. She casually picked up the teacup on the table, but before she lifted it to her mouth, her little consciousness was like throwing ice cubes into boiling water. When the person regained consciousness, he put it back on the table calmly.

Liu Qingru looked over, and smiled understandingly: "It's because I haven't treated guests well, and the tea must have been cold."

She also asked someone to pour the remaining tea in her hand, and said: "A few days ago, Junshan Silver Needle was delivered, we just have to taste it together."

All kinds of refreshments were prepared in advance, they were warming on the stove, and they were quickly brought over.

The exquisite cloisonné enamel pot, with the handle wrapped in velvet cloth, Yu Fei recognized that this was a batch of fine porcelain newly fired in Liu's shop a while ago, it was not sold in the market, and a batch was sent to the palace first.

The emperor also rewarded Chaoyang Palace with a set. It is indeed exquisite and clear.

Concubine Xian laughed, "Your Majesty is willing to do so", she took the teapot from the tray herself, first poured a cup of tea for Liu Qingru, and then came to Concubine Yu.

"Sister, take care of your health." Concubine Yu also got up hurriedly, seeing that the spout was still hot, she didn't dare to fight politely, she only watched the light tea color flow out: "Trouble sister."

"What kind of trouble?" Concubine Xian poured a glass for herself at the end, and smiled at Concubine Yu, "You don't know how precious the imperial concubine thinks Chongming is, and she doesn't worry about others, for fear of falling. Last time When I come, I have no eyesight, and if one lags behind, I will have to work for her to pour the tea herself."

Liu Qingru scolded: "I'm really afraid that whoever has never heard of it will tell the emperor and Chongming, making them think that there are no good things in my palace, and they feel wronged."

Seeing the two talking and laughing, Concubine Yu took a few sips of tea, and then talked about tea from the cloisonné enamel, and finally felt relieved.

Junshan Silver Needle has a mellow taste, white and fluffy floating in the water, and it also has a familiar taste in the mouth.

She picked up the teacup, and the rim of the cup covered the two people facing each other calmly.

"Only a small half."

Concubine Xian shook her fan leisurely, and did not glance at the table next to her until the sound of footsteps had disappeared for a long time.

"I didn't even finish the teacup, so I only used half a teacup, how about it?"

The enamel pot was sent to Liu Qingru's hands, and a part of the waist of the pot could be seen faintly protruding from the mouth of the pot.

Her fingers rubbed the handle very lightly, and touched the hidden button under the carved handle, the protrusion moved to the spout, and there was no more tea.

The exquisitely designed teapot dispelled Concubine Yu's wariness.

It is just enough for a cup, and a whole Sakuya was originally melted in it.

"Half is still available."

She poured the half-cup of residual tea into the flowerpot, and her laughter just now was suppressed.

"According to Shen Zhou, it's enough, but...the time left for them is less than a month."

When Yu Dexi withdrew from the warm pavilion, he saw Bo Yan standing at the bottom of the steps.

"Commander Bo," he walked down unhurriedly, shook his whisk, and saluted: "Commander Bo wants to see the emperor? Unfortunately, the emperor didn't sleep well last night, and he just fell asleep with difficulty. It took more than an hour to wake up, Bo Tong should go back first."

"Don't dare to bother the emperor," Bo Yan walked up a few steps to meet him, lowering his voice: "Is the father-in-law busy now? I want to ask the father-in-law to talk to you, please take the time?"

As the deputy commander of Nanya, he was extremely humble when he called himself a subordinate in front of Yu Dexi, but Yu Dexi accepted it calmly, without any discomfort.

"Commander Bo is being polite."

The two went out from the corner gate and walked towards the water pavilion.

When there were fewer people around, Bo Yan couldn't help but speak first: "Eunuch, please ask your father-in-law to mention to the emperor a while ago... Is there any clue about that matter?"

Yu Dexi glanced at him with a half-smile, half-smile, half-sneering and pity, so thin that he could only laugh.

"Eunuch..."

"Commander Bo, it's not that our family doesn't help you, it's just that our family is a servant who only knows how to serve the emperor. We can't get in the way of such important affairs in the court, otherwise the emperor will blame us, and we will have nothing good to eat."

"Don't dare to embarrass your father-in-law," Bo Yan hurriedly said, "It's just that Nanya has never been in the current situation, and the officials just want to know what the emperor wants in private."

Yu Dexi understood what he meant.

Bo Yan's current situation is a bit embarrassing. He used to be a deputy under King Qi. After King Qi left, he lost his immediate boss. Although he was a deputy, he still commanded Nan Ya.

But a Qu Shenzhou came out halfway.

Now Nan Ya was divided into two parts by the palace wall, and the four most important parts were in Qu Chenzhou's hands.

What is even more annoying is that Bo Yan's official position and face in front of the emperor are far inferior to Qu Sitian's. As a result, the hearts of these subordinates in his hands are also somewhat fluctuating.

This situation will not last for long.

For Bo Yan, the best situation would be to cut open the Nan Ya, and he would stand upright as the orthodox leader, even if he only had twelve guards in his hands.

In the worst case, the emperor handed over all the Nanya to Qu Chenzhou, and he was still the deputy.

Seeing his anxious face, Yu Dexi smiled and comforted him: "The emperor didn't say anything, but recently Qu Sitian seems to be a little disobedient, which annoyed the emperor for a while. It's not good for our family to speak out in this anger , wait until this period is over, let’s talk.”

This is already a reassurance for people, Bo Yan reluctantly suppressed his joy, cupped his hands and said softly: "Thank you, father-in-law, I don't have anything to show for it, but I just found some marrow recently, and I still put it in the Huixinyuan there."

Yu Dexi's face moved.

He lacks nothing, but what others have, he doesn't have.

This so-called "marrow" is the liquid extracted from the jade-washed jade, and it is also called "rooting water" among them. No matter whether someone really drinks it and grows roots, no one is not tempted.

"Where is it?"

Bo Yan used to honor him with some things before, but in order not to be false, they were all placed in Huixinyuan - Huixinyuan is not far from Lenggong, and not many people go there.

If it's anything else, just call a little eunuch to fetch it, only this thing won't work.

"Eunuch, just now..." Bo Yan whispered softly, confirming that he had written it down, and sent him out respectfully for a long time before exiting from the Xihua Gate.

It is true that it is not convenient for him to walk in the palace now, it is only these few days that Qu Shenzhou has been confined at home, so he is acting temporarily.

After passing the dismounting stele, a soldier led a horse to meet him. He got on the horse and turned the horse's head. Looking at the red walls and green tiles behind him that he had been familiar with for decades, he couldn't help but sighed to himself.

"Next year...what will this place be like..."