Rong Ruo was so embarrassed that he hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty. Xuan Ye smiled and said it was okay and sent him away. After that, he called Eunuch Li and said he was going to Yonghe Palace to sit there. He counted the days since he had not seen Lan Qi for a long time, so she asked him to take care of her more. The imperial concubines were also taken care of very diligently.
On the other side, Rong Ruo left the palace and was thinking about the emperor's words just now, but when she saw the young man from home coming to greet him, he said with a smile on his face: "Madam, please ask the young master to go home, and let the young man prepare a car to pick you up." ."
"What's going on at home?" Rong Ruo frowned. At this moment, he just wanted to go back to his private house to see Shen Wan. As the emperor said, his mother would go there every few days to cause trouble. Shen Wan was generous and didn't care, but there was no guarantee of that day. She was bullied by her mother-in-law.
The young man smiled and said, "My aunt has returned home. Madam asked you to come back and have a meal together. Master, will you not go back to the house for a few days? Is it just for my aunt's sake?"
Rong Ruo knew that if he didn't agree, the boy would have nothing to gain when he went back. Moreover, he didn't want his sister to be embarrassed, and because of the emperor's instructions today, he went home and told her face to face that his father, who was so obsessed with face, would definitely do it in the future. After restraining her mother's behavior, she reluctantly agreed and followed the boy in the car to go home.
In the Yonghe Palace, Huan Chun brought a plate of fresh melons and fruits and put them down. Recently, Lan Qi couldn't smell the incense, but she loved the sweetness of the fresh fruits. However, the concubines only had a limited amount of melons and fruits every day. If there was not enough food, Concubine Rong, the concubines and the concubines would share their daily distribution and give some to Lan Qi. Not to mention that they could not afford Lan Qi's fruits, but they couldn't eat them at all, so they just let them go to waste. She had to get some more to spend money. Saving money was something Lan Qi was happy to do, and it was also what her sisters wanted, so she happily accepted it.
At this moment, it turned out that the Emperor was coming from Qianqing Palace. She asked Huan Chun to put out a few more plates of fresh food. She was smiling and said: "Tell the Emperor that I spent my own money to get these, so that he can reward me with some money." Buy some fruit and eat it.”
Huan Chun said with a smile: "Master, why are you always thinking about the money in the Emperor's pockets instead of thinking about other things? The Empress Dowager has told you this once."
Lan Qi just smiled. She was naturally sensible. She arranged the freshly washed fruits in her hands, picked a few that looked sweet and crispy and put them on top for a while so that Xuan Ye could eat some. The master and servant were busy As a joke, Ziyu came in from outside and said angrily: "Master, don't wait any longer. Someone from Qianqing Palace said that Long live the Lord will not come."
Lan Qi didn't take it seriously and added: "There must be something important in the court."
Unexpectedly, Ziyu said bitterly: "It's really important, so I don't dare to care about it. It's the one in Xianfu Palace again. The emperor has already gone out to come to our place, and someone called Concubine Wen stopped him. , saying that the imperial concubine was not in good health, so she just sent the emperor to find her."
Lian Lianchun was angrily: "The imperial concubine is really a picky person. Long live the Lord was in Chengqian Palace every day a while ago. How could she not say that she was not feeling well?"
"Why are you angry? I'm not angry yet." Lan Qi said with a smile to comfort those who care about her, "The emperor is good to me, but it doesn't matter whether he comes or not. I don't care at all. If he comes, I will return the favor." I'll be happy to serve him." He added, "Since the emperor won't be here, and we've prepared a lot of dinner, go and invite Sister Bu and the others to come over for dinner, and invite Wan Changzai too, she always recognizes her very well. It’s so pitiful to be alive.”
Seeing that their master was generous, everyone stopped talking too much, but their faces were always unhappy. Not long after, Concubine Rong came over, but Concubine Rong advised them: "Concubine Wen is not very good. I went to see her this morning."
However, her complexion is very bad, and the hospital doesn’t do much trouble. I heard Dongyun say that she is afraid that the things of the past year will happen again, so she doesn’t dare to make trouble.”
Lan Qi smiled bitterly: "She is always so extreme, why bother."
Sure enough, as Concubine Rong said, Concubine Wen was not very stable. Needless to say, she was seriously ill. She even blushed twice. Each time, she was frightened to death. But it was also a false alarm, but the false alarm at the moment was nothing.
Then she was trying to seduce the emperor to see her, and even the imperial doctor said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, she must be in a good mood and rest in bed. I am afraid that she is still weak due to the miscarriage not long ago last year."
Xuan Ye heard these honest words and didn't care much about her. The emperor's grandmother hoped that he would not treat her too badly. The Niu Hulu clan outside also watched with wide eyes. Even if he was not happy in his heart, the emperor still tried his best.
I paid more attention to Concubine Wen and comforted her. I came here today and saw that she was quiet and gentle. Her face was full of anxiety and timidity because she was worried about the child, and my heart softened.
After chatting with each other for a few words, they left Xianfu Palace before the night was dark. Knowing that Lan Qi was hosting another sister, they went straight back to Qianqing Palace. When passing by Yikun Palace, they remembered that Concubine Yi was also pregnant, but she
The fetus was very stable, and nothing was wrong with Lan Qi, so he remembered what the imperial doctor had warned about the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine’s child might not be able to be saved. Although her cousin already knew that, she would definitely be sad when the mother and son were separated in the future.
, Lan Qi begged him to spend more time with the imperial concubine now. She was also a woman who had a hard time getting pregnant in ten months. Lan Qi also experienced the same thing last year. No wonder she felt the same way.
"Let's go to Chengqian Palace." Halfway through, the emperor changed his mind and decided to accompany his cousin. The imperial driver hurriedly passed by the gate of Yikun Palace. The people at the palace gate saw the movement and reported in. Concubine Yi felt empty after hearing this.
He said to himself: "If you don't come, you won't come, and you still pass by the door. Do you mean to answer me? They are all pregnant with the same child. I am living peacefully here, but no one comes to feel sorry for me? I really know how to cry.
The child has milk to eat."
As the night progressed, the bustle everywhere in the palace disappeared, and the hustle and bustle in the streets and alleys of the capital also subsided. However, at this moment, there was a movement on the broad road in front of the Mingzhu Mansion. A young man was saying: "Master, wait a minute.
, I will bring you a riding crop."
Accompanied by the sound of horse hooves trampling, the rider seemed to be in a hurry to go back. Before the boy could get the whip, several lanterns came out in front of the door. Several girls and old ladies surrounded the young lady and went out. The young lady hurriedly said
"Rong Ruo, if you've been drinking, stop riding. Let someone prepare a car to take you back." He scolded the slaves, "Hurry up and prepare a car. I'm drunk, why are you still letting me ride a horse?"
The sound of horse hooves was messy, and Rong Ruo seemed impatient. She was indeed a bit drunk, and said vaguely: "It's okay, you can go back, I'll leave now."
But the young lady advised: "If you want to leave, I won't stop you, but it's hard for you to ride a horse after you've been drinking. If something happens to you on the way, I still have Ama Er Niang at home. You leave Shen Wan alone, but
How is it good?"
But before Rongruo could respond, many people came out of the door again. The butler shouted to his men: "Master, please bring the young master back quickly. You are blind. How can the young master ride a horse after drinking? Hurry up." He gave an order.
Many young men rushed up, leading horses and pulling people, and they carried Rongruo back with all their hands. The young lady was so surprised that she kept saying, "Be careful, don't hurt him."
He was carried directly back to the inner room and laid on the bed. Mingzhu followed him. Because it was inconvenient for his father-in-law to enter his daughter-in-law's room, he only said coldly outside the door: "Nalan Rongruo, if you dare to walk out of this door again, I will I just went to kill Shen Wan, why don’t you give it a try?”
The young lady hurriedly came out to persuade the master not to be angry, but Mingzhu felt sorry for her virtuousness and comforted her for a few words before leaving. Not long after, Madam Mingzhu came over and helped clean up her drunken son. She took her daughter-in-law's hand and said: " For E Niang's sake, don't be sad because of him. Sooner or later, E Niang will deal with that Shen Wan and give you justice."
The young lady was generous and considerate, and said softly: "My daughter-in-law still loves you and Ama. Shen Wan left home and has no relatives. She is really pitiful. Rong Ruo should love her. My daughter-in-law only wants them to move back. The sisters are easy to take care of and have children, but they are stubborn and there is nothing anyone can do."
Mrs. Mingzhu sighed repeatedly: "You can't do this. In the future, this whole family will be in your hands. You have to learn more to control those slaves."
The young lady smiled: "Sister Youyan is here."
Mrs. Mingzhu clicked her tongue and shook her head: "You are the matron of the family."
Rong Ruo, who was drunk while talking, was murmuring in his sleep, vaguely not knowing what to say. Mrs. Mingzhu gave a few instructions and left. The young lady walked to the door, closed the door herself, turned around and looked at her drunken husband, slightly Biting her lip, she walked over and blew out the candles one by one. When she approached the bed, she had already untied the clothes on her chest with one hand.
An inebriated person fell in love with being gently teased. When Rong Ruo was unconsciously having sex with his wife at home, the candles were kept burning all night long in a private house in the capital. Shen Wan sat under the window and waited for her husband to return until one day. The young man who went to inquire about the information came to report, and the girl came to persuade him: "You can rest, the uncle will not come back tonight."
Shen Wan closed his eyes and sighed before ordering: "Close the door and lock it. Open the door early tomorrow morning before the uncle goes to court. Maybe he will come back early in the morning."
The servants didn't believe it, but they didn't dare not follow the instructions. As Shen Wan expected, before dawn the next day, there was movement in front of the door. Nalan Rongruo came to the door with the smell of alcohol still lingering on him. I ran back and ran straight into Shen Wan's house. When I saw the mother and son sleeping cuddled up on the couch, I felt at ease.
And his movement shocked Shen Wan, who was sleeping lightly. Rong Ruo held a candle in her hand, and the candlelight shone on her clear and gentle face. She saw a demure and elegant smile on her lips, and the sleepy woman Ask gently: "Is it so early?"
Rongruo put down the candle and sat beside the bed. She stretched out her hand to help Shen Wan up, but someone pushed her gently and said, "Why don't you go wash yourself off? You smell of alcohol all over your body. Do you want to go to court like this? You go first." , I’ll be right over.”
Rong Ruo had no choice but to leave with a smile, and called the girl outside to fetch water. When she was young, she saw Shen Wan coming out with a piece of clothes on her back, her hair in a loose bun, half rolled up her sleeves to reveal her jade-like arms, and she flicked the water with her slender green fingers to test the coldness. He quickly twists a handkerchief and wants to hand it to Rongruo, but Rongruo doesn't take the handkerchief and holds Shen Wan's hand, saying distressedly: "You never touch Yangchun water with your fingers, but you do this for me. thing."