Chapter 37 Sisters
The queen is more than three months pregnant. For this reason, the emperor specially pointed out a group of new palace servants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to serve in Fengluan Palace. For this unborn child, the palace was full of joy inside and outside. This joy only added a bit of sadness to Chang'an.
Since she learned the facts that day, she has not resented Zhong Yuxiu that much.
Because Chu Luo cares more about the queen than Zhong Yuxiu.
Because she was his legitimate wife, she was the only woman he married to, and the bright red color she used on her wedding night was something Chang'an and others never dared to hope for.
After all, in the eyes of the world, only Li Shushen is Chu Luo's wife, and she Shen Chang'an is at best just a favorite concubine. She once told him that she wanted to be the favorite concubine for the rest of her life. But now she found that she was wrong. She also wanted to be his wife, so that she could stand by his side openly and stand hand in hand with him.
And now, Li Shushen has his child. He is another woman, Chu Luo's child.
Only the children she gave birth to can be called the legitimate son and the most qualified child to inherit the throne.
Chang'an smiled bitterly, walked into the makeup box of the bedroom and took out a jade jade hairpin with a tread-shaped lotus that he had never worn before and put it on his palm.
This jade hairpin was given to her by Chu Luo when Chang'an first entered the palace. She later learned that Li Shushen had been interested in this jade hairpin for a long time, but Chang'an just picked it up a little, and Chu Luo gave it to her without hesitation.
The lotus with stems was originally two lotus flowers that grew side by side on the same stem. It was taken as a bird that wished to be a pair of wings in the sky, and a branch that wished to be a branch on the ground. Chu Luo gave her must have a profound meaning.
Now that Li Shushen has a son, Chang'an wants to send the jade hairpin back to her hands - in fact, this is her thing.
The lotus is something she Shen Chang'an cannot come.
In Fengluan Palace, Li Shushen was leaning against the couch with a scroll in his hand. Yuzhi came forward with a velvet embroidered blanket and said with a smile, "I and Miaochun have just counted the rewards sent by the Office of the Interior today, and there are 88 items! The Empress is so lucky. The Emperor treats the Empress so well. Now that he has a little prince, he can be said to have ended his hardships and he has been very happy."
The queen showed a little joy, covered her lower abdomen with her fingers, and murmured, "I just don't know if it's the prince or the princess..."
Yuzhi covered her mouth and smiled, "It's only three months now, and the days ahead are still long. I feel that they must be the prince. Even the emperor is the emperor's daughter, and the emperor likes it very much. The empress will know when she looks at the emperor Shuyi. The emperor will know that the emperor is less than four years old, so she will be hurt by the emperor."
The queen thought about this and couldn't help but feel soft, "I can have today, thanks to Zhong Jieyu. If it weren't for her prescription, this child would have come so quickly."
Thinking of Zhong Yuxiu, Shushen felt a little sad. In the past, she looked down on Zhong Yuxiu, and even half-doubted about the prescription she gave. But since she was pregnant, Li Shushen has been particularly intimate with Zhong Yuxiu. After all, nothing is more important than a child. When Zhong Yuxiu gave her such a gift, although she had long been doubtful about Zhong Yuxiu's sudden favor, because of the arrival of the child, she turned a blind eye to it.
Seeing the queen falling into deep thought, Yuzhi smiled slightly, "Concubine Zhong is also sincere to the Empress."
After saying that, Yuzhi suddenly saw the curtain outside moving, and then a pretty figure flashed into her.
The queen and Yuzhi looked at each other and smiled, and the queen said, "I just talked about my sister, and my sister is here."
When Yuxiu heard this, she looked a little happy, "Sister, what do you mean by me?" As she said that, she sat next to the queen without waiting for the queen to answer and said intimately, "Sister has a happy event, and my sister has not officially congratulated her. Today is for the little prince of her sister."
The queen smiled gracefully, "My sister Zhong has sent a lot of gifts, why isn't it considered formal congratulations?"
Yuxiu curled her lips and said with a smile, "When my sister came just now, she saw a lot of things piled up outside the palace. My sister knew that this little thing was not as expensive as the emperor's reward."
The queen smiled and pulled Yuxiu's hand, gently patted the back of her hand, "My sister has given me the best gift, what else do I want?"
Yu Xiu knew that Shushen was implying the birth of a child, and his eyes sank, and then it was fleeting. "Sister is so serious. If your sister has a child, it is also a happy event for her." Then, she called Lan Xiang and said, "Go and bring the gift from this palace to the Queen."
Lanxiang responded. Yuxiu turned to the queen and said, "Yilan Palace is really worthy of being a residence that the emperor personally admires. The wind is good and the water is good, and even the flowers are so good. This is something that was not comparable to in the Baihua Pavilion in the past. My sister naturally has nothing to lack here. My sister will give her some Western Begonia Begonia for her to enjoy, which is also excellent to relieve boredom."
When the queen heard her words, she was showing off her honor and favor. Although she was unhappy, her smile was still gentle and appropriate. "Sister is really intent."
Suddenly, she lowered her eyes slightly, as if there was something important to say. She shut her servants around her and whispered to Zhong Yuxiu, "I heard that the emperor has not been to the palace of Xianfei for several months, and has never read the sign of Xianfei again. The emperor often goes to his sister's place, so sister should know why?"
Yuxiu heard the queen talk about Shen Chang'an, although her eyebrows were pure and restrained, her words were as cold as ice. "I want me to see, it wasn't that day that the virtuous concubine hit the emperor and made the emperor angry. Although the emperor protected her on the surface, she still had grudges in her heart."
When the queen heard this, she frowned slightly, "Is this really the case?"
Yu Xiu's beautiful eyes raised, with a meaningful smile, "That's not. On weekdays, what do we sisters dare not follow the emperor? This virtuous concubine is better. Not only did she bump into the emperor with words, but she even hurt the emperor. With the emperor's affection for her, she actually thought she could do whatever she wanted. The king's kindness was like flowing water, but she still didn't understand this."
Zhong Yuxiu said it calmly, but every word is pierced in Li Shushen's heart like a needle. Jun's kindness is like flowing water, and she also understands this truth. Now she is favored for a while, and one day she will become today's virtuous concubine, even she is not as good as the virtuous concubine - she and the emperor have been married for seven years, and she can see that he still loves Shen Chang'an deeply.
While thinking, Lan Xiang had already brought a pot of crabapple flowers up.
Yuxiu picked a flower and placed it on the side of the queen's face, and said with a clever smile, "Only this Western Begonia Begonia can be worthy of her sister's elegant and luxurious appearance."
Li Shushen looked at a tree of extremely gorgeous crabapples, but there was no smile on his face.
Suddenly, the pearl curtains came and the palace maids reported that it was the Virtuous Concubine who was here.
The queen was also surprised, glanced at Zhong Yuxiu's cold face and said slowly, "Call her in."
When Chen Chang'an walked into Fengluan Palace, the queen and Zhong Jieyu both sat in the hall and chatted and laughed.
Seeing this scene, Chang'an couldn't help but feel "splitting". Sui quickly covered the expression on his face, nodded gently, "Empress, Wan An."
The moment she lowered her head, she heard a sneer from Zhong Jieyu. She didn't dare to raise her head for a while. A pair of green pearl earrings swept across her snow-white cheeks lightly, and Chang'an felt the face was burning and anxious.
Zhong Yuxiu glanced at her coldly, and after a while she got up, she showed a light and faint smile, "My Concubine Jin An." Instead, she faced the queen and smiled very humble again, "I am tired, so I won't bother my sister and Queen Mother."
After saying that, Zhong Yuxiu walked out of Fengluan Palace by holding Lan Xiang's hand. When she passed by Chang'an, Chang'an clearly saw that a proud and arrogant look appeared on her face - just like Chen Chang'an was favored for the first time when he first entered the palace.
After a while, the queen said quietly, "Concubine Xian, don't just stand, sit down."
Before Chang'an could answer, Miaochun had already taken a chair with a screen and placed it beside Chang'an.
Chang'an did not mean to stay for a long time. Wanran thanked, "I won't bother the Empress. I came today and brought a gift to congratulate the Empress."
After saying that, Wanxiang walked to the hall with a hardwood makeup box, and she was blessed.
Li Shushen opened it and looked at it. He remembered this jade jade hairpin with a tread on the tread lotus.
This jade hairpin is of high quality and is made of the best jadeite that paid tribute to the year. It has a transparent body and a pure color. Li Shushen, who was the princess of Lin'an, only glanced at it and kept remembering the hairpin. Before she could speak to the prince, the prince gave the jade hairpin to Chen Chang'an - that was just the first day she had just entered the palace.
Although the jade hairpin is small, the affection and friendship are strong. Li Shushen does not understand the meaning of the lotus with the same trunks.
Now that she saw this hairpin again, she seemed to remind Li Shushen of the old past that was not favored in the royal palace. At this time, she was the queen and had a dragon descendant, but she still had to give it to Chang'an. When she thought of this, she could no longer calm her grief and anger.
But after all, the queen was from a prince and noble family. Even though she was full of resentment at this moment, she still had a smile on her face and said slowly: "The Virtuous Concubine is intent."
Chang'an had a blessed body, and did not intend to stay for more, so he took the night incense out of the hall.
As soon as she left, the queen turned her head and caught a glimpse of the pot of Xifu Begonia, looked back and said to Miaochun in a low voice, "Take this pot of flowers out and deal with them, don't put them in the bedroom."
Miaochun was stunned when she heard this and said in a trepidation, "Immortal, this is..."
The queen's eyes were deep, and she opened her lips slightly and said, "She is now favored and has started to put on airs. What do I want her to do with a pot of flowers? It's annoying."
Miaochun nodded lightly, already understood the queen's meaning, and held Haitang out.
As soon as she walked around the back hall, she saw Chang'an and Wanxiang. The two walked slowly before leaving the main hall and happened to walk to the back hall.
Miaochun was suddenly shocked and bent down, "I have met the concubine Xian."
Chang'an nodded slightly and smiled wide, "Where is Miss Miaochun going?"
When Miaochun heard Chang'an call him this, her face felt a little embarrassed and hurriedly replied, "I am about to help the Queen take down this basin of crabapple."
Upon hearing this, Chang'an's eyes fell on the Xifu begonia begonia in Miaochun's hand. The begonia was the best variety and bloomed even more beautifully at this time. Seeing such a good flower being thrown away by mistake, Chang'an couldn't help but ripples appeared in his heart.
She smiled lightly and said to Miaochun quietly, "Flowers are also planted by humans, and they are always things with life. Wouldn't it be a pity to throw them away in vain? Why don't you give it to me?"
Miaochun was shocked and kept bowing his head, "Empress is really a favor. If Empress likes it, just take it away."
Chang'an smiled gently and looked back and called out, "Tunxiang, help me take the crabapple back to the palace."
Chapter completed!