"What's the matter?" Mrs. Mingzhu asked inside. Rongruo saw his wife waving her hands to him, so she nodded and turned back and said, "It was the girl who spilled the tea. My son has asked them to clean it up. Mother, please rest first."
, I’ll go change my clothes and come see you again.”
"You should also take a rest. It's very hard to be with the emperor." Mrs. Mingzhu ordered, "Talk to your wife properly. There is no need to come over."
Rongruo agreed and bowed to say goodbye. When he came out, his wife was gone. When he saw servants coming to clean, he went straight to his courtyard. Sure enough, the young lady had already returned to the room. When he came in, his wife was sitting at the table in a daze.
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The girls and old ladies came in with water and tea, and this alerted the young lady. She stood up and looked at her husband. If she had come up to serve her husband on weekdays, she was motionless today. She only waited for Rongruo to change her clothes and sit down. The girls left.
Then she suddenly woke up and asked: "Is the injury on E Niang's foot getting better?"
"It should be fine." Rong Ruowen said, "Sit down and let's talk for a while."
The young lady remained motionless, waiting for Rongruo to look at her doubtfully. Both of them opened their mouths to speak, but when they saw each other, they both said nothing. In the end, it was Rongruo who asked first: "What did E Niang say just now?
Did you hear that?"
"I heard it." The young lady smiled bitterly, then slowly sat down and fiddled with the tea sets on the table. She wanted to pour tea for Rong Ruo, but her hands were shaking so hard that she spilled the tea all over the table. Rong Ruo suddenly
He grabbed her hand and said, "Don't think about it. That happened a long time ago. Do you want to care about what happened before we met?"
"Caressing?" There were tears in the young lady's eyes, her red lips were clenched tightly between her teeth, and she let go tremblingly after a long while, "Have I ever cared about the matter between you and Shen Wan? What qualifications do you have to say 'caressing' to me?
'Two words? Nalan Rongruo, why do you?"
Rongruo's heart felt tight, wasn't it? Who did he have to blame his wife? He had always been the one to blame her. She didn't even persuade him to separate from Shen Wan. The most she said was to let herself and Shen Wan move in together.
When she came home to live, she said that she would get along well with Shen Wan, and even if she could not give Shen Wan a status, she would not treat her badly. All along, it was her wife who was submissive and tolerant.
"Rong Ruo, did I do something wrong to make my mother hate me?" the young lady suddenly asked again.
Rongruo shook his head hurriedly: "What's the matter? Why do you think so?"
"I heard Er Niang say, it would be great if she could be your side room. She is so smart, doesn't it mean that she can take care of the family, but I can't?" The young lady held her hands calmly.
He took out his palms, as if his endurance had reached the limit and he could no longer hold it in any longer, so he said regardless, "Since my mother hates me, and since you also find my presence intrusive, as long as your Nalan family issues a letter of divorce, I will
Leave immediately."
Rong Ruo was angry and said anxiously: "Nonsense, you..."
"But my life is so tiring. I would rather go back to my parents' house and be criticized by others than pretend to be virtuous and filial here. I hate you, I hate your whole family. Can you let me go?" The young lady interrupted with tears.
After what he said, he even rushed over and grabbed her husband's lapel and said, "Let me go, Nalan Rongruo, I really can't stand it anymore..."
Rongruo had never seen his wife like this before. She had always been gentle and virtuous from the time she entered the house. Her family members said she was more like a housewife than her first wife, Lu. She was a good daughter-in-law praised by everyone in the family. How had she ever seen her like this?
He was so impulsive and crazy that he even made himself cry and shout.
"Calm down, calm down." Rongruo picked her up and put her on the couch in a few steps, but the young lady held him tightly and cried miserably, "Don't leave, Rongruo, don't throw her away."
Get off me."
"I'm not leaving, I'm not going anywhere, please calm down." Rong Ruo actually saw his wife was furious and bleeding from her nose and nose, so he took a handkerchief to cover her and told her to raise her head and stop moving.
The young lady kept crying, and after it gradually subsided, the couple did not speak for a long time. Seeing that the candles in the room were about to burn out, Rong Ruo wanted to get up to continue, but as soon as she moved her body, she was caught by her wife.
Rong Ruowei could only comfort her: "If I don't leave, the candle is going out."
She then hesitantly let go of her hand, but her mood had stabilized at this moment. Her impulse just now was obviously caused by inner demons. When her husband turned around again, the young lady whispered: "I'm sorry, did I scare you?"
Rongruo nodded: "I've never seen you like this, but in the final analysis, it's my fault that made you suffer."
The young lady was filled with guilt, lowered her eyes and said, "My heart was disturbed when I heard about you and Lord Jue Chan in the palace. In fact, I had heard some rumors before, but I didn't believe them, but today I heard E Niang say this, so I
I have no idea. Rong Ruo, that is a crime punishable by beheading, so you must never cut off your relationship with the noble man. This is different from Miss Shen, and you dare not even think about it."
Rong Ruo said hurriedly: "I understand, you just heard E Niang talking about old things. After she entered the palace, we have nothing to do with each other. The emperor is such a wise man, how could he allow his concubines to have ambiguous affairs with courtiers? You
Don't worry, the emperor understands better than anyone else."
"What does it mean to know better than anyone else? What does your Majesty know?" The young lady is also a smart person. The way she got along with Rongruo after she came to the family, her filial piety to the elders in the family, and her attitude towards her concubine, Yan, are enough to illustrate this.
The daughter of a wealthy family has an exquisite heart. No one in Mingzhu Mansion ever said anything bad about her, and they all said she was wronged when something happened to Shen Wan. No matter how much Shen Wan paid for Nalan Rongruo, in the eyes of everyone
Here, Shen Wan is just a vixen.
Rongruo felt guilty when asked by his wife. He coughed and tried to deal with it, but his wife asked: "Does the emperor also know about your old relationship with that noble man? Rongruo, does Amma know?"
"Don't think nonsense. Without these things, do you know that if you tell too many lies, they will become true? Do you want to cause trouble for me?" Rong Ruo could only scare her with a cold face, "Stop mentioning it again, be careful of the trouble coming from your mouth."
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As expected, the young lady did not dare to ask any more questions, but she held her husband's hand tightly and said pitifully, "Don't you want to leave these days, okay? Stay with me. For the sake of you taking Miss Shen to Heilongjiang, I will
Ama'er Niang was very unhappy. She sent a message to me a few days ago, wondering if she would come to visit me again. By then, everyone's faces would not look good. How boring? In fact, these are not what I fear most. You know what I am
Ama's temper, what if he misunderstands you and misses Miss Shen and does something irreversible? You are asked by the emperor to be busy every day, Miss Shen is alone at home, what use does it have to do with a few servants? "
Rong Ruo knew his father-in-law's temper. If the emperor hadn't intervened in the end, he would have almost sent someone to deal with Shen Wan. Now with the emperor's acquiescence from above, his father-in-law would not come openly, but the most terrifying thing is to come secretly. Shen Wanruo has a
No matter what happened, no one would seek justice for her.
Now that his wife would say this, she seemed to be warning him with concern. If he persisted in going his own way, the consequences would be disastrous. His wife's impulsive quarrel tonight was definitely not unreasonable.
That night, the couple slept next to each other. Rong Ruo never closed his eyes all night, but before falling asleep, the wife beside him was still muttering: "My husband, please don't leave."
In the deep palace, Mrs. Jue Chan, who was disturbed by her thoughts, was also sleepless. When she saw Mrs. Mingzhu today, her heart that had been calm for a long time started to ripple again. She didn't even need to see Rong Ruo with her own eyes. She could tell just by looking at Mrs. Mingzhu's condition.
The son at home was not well. She just thought about it a little bit, but she couldn't help but think about more things. She curled up on the bed and said to herself over and over again: "It has nothing to do with you anymore. I will have nothing to do with them in the future. Don't worry about it anymore."
Think about it..."
Suddenly there was a noise outside, and Mrs. Juechan felt nervous. She guessed that Concubine Wen might be giving birth. Sure enough, not long after, Xianghe opened the door and came in, saying in a hurry: "Master, Concubine Wen is about to give birth. I want you to come over."
Jue Chan quickly got up, put on his clothes, and came over simply. Concubine Wen made some noise in the middle of the night. Most of the people were awakened from their sleep, and they were busy doing something inside and outside. After more than two hours, only
Hearing Concubine Wen keep complaining about pain, Po Wen and others checked the total and told Concubine Juechan and Dongyun that Concubine Wen was afraid of having a dystocia and seeing that the baby's fetal position was not correct, Dongyun had never experienced such a thing before and was frightened.
Legs are weak.
Jue Chan didn't know what to do. A message had already been sent to her. It seemed that the emperor was in Qianqing Palace, and eunuchs came to inquire about the situation. However, they did not dare to disturb the emperor. The emperor's oral instructions had not yet come. But Concubine Wen only hoped that the emperor would come.
Looking at her, after waiting for so long, and knowing that she didn't seem to be well, she cried and called Jue Chan to him and said: "Can you go to Qianqing Palace and ask the emperor to come and see me? Maybe I won't live until tomorrow. Chengcheng
Am I okay?"
Jue Chan's wrists were so painful from being pinched by her. Seeing that Concubine Wen was really pitiful and that dystocia was indeed dangerous, he could only bite the bullet and agree to her. But when he was about to go out and met the little eunuch who came to ask about the situation, he did
It was clear that the emperor was not in Qianqing Palace, but had already rested in Yonghe Palace.
The person who came had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty Jue Chan, your Majesty is very busy today. Before resting, he asked no one to disturb you. Although it is a big deal for your concubine to give birth to a child, your Majesty did not say anything about it."
You can't disturb me. I'm just a messenger. Eunuch Liang is supporting you at the other end of Yonghe Palace. There's nothing I can do about it. Eunuch Liang keeps an eye on what's going on here. Several of his servants are running back and forth, wondering if anything happens.
, I will definitely report it.”
Jue Chan was hesitating when she heard Concubine Wen's shrill cries inside. Her heart softened and she understood that if she didn't do this for Concubine Wen with all her heart tonight, when she got through the storm safely and soundly, their relationship would be awkward in the future.
Concubine Wen will definitely no longer trust her as she did before, and she doesn't know what her current peaceful life will look like.
In contrast, when she went on this trip, Concubine De would never argue with her because of her character. As for the emperor, he should not have neglected Concubine Wen's delivery, so he did not listen to the persuasion of the young eunuchs.
He braved the darkness to go to Yonghe Palace.
However, the emperor was sleeping deeply. Maybe he was exhausted, but Lan Qi woke up first when he heard the noise. Even she got up from Xuan Ye without disturbing him. When she heard about these things outside, she quickly asked Yu Kui who was on duty at night.
A few people took care of Lord Jue Chan and then came close to wake up the emperor.
But after calling Xuan Ye for several times, there was no response. Lan Qi reached out and touched his cheek, and her hand felt hot. Touching her forehead again, it was even more hot. She was so frightened that she quickly asked the palace maid to come in and light the candles.
, Sure enough, the emperor's face turned red and burned. No wonder he, who was always alert, fell into such a deep sleep.
Lan Qi immediately ordered: "Quickly announce the imperial physician, the emperor is ill."