Once women share a common secret, their feelings for each other tend to heat up quickly.

This is the case with the Queen and Concubine Wu.

Since accepting the 'exercise' suggestion that day, Concubine Wu's frequency of going to Chuxiu Palace has obviously increased a lot, and the Queen will also go to Zhongcui Palace from time to time.

After the two met, they did not always discuss the two memorials, but from time to time they would test each other out.

However, these temptations only remain tacit to each other, like a dragonfly tapping the water. They cannot and do not dare to touch the real taboos, but they are just right and can create ripples in each other's hearts.

The right heartbeat speed, the satisfaction brought by peeking into the secrets, the infinite associations of oneself and others...

Although it sounds a bit absurd and bizarre to say, this incident gradually turned into a rare diversion in the boring daily life of two people who were locked in the palace.

By late June, this little adjustment was fixed and became the repertoire of the two of them in their free time.

Every afternoon, the Queen and Concubine Wu would sit either solemnly or lazily on both sides of the coffee table, with a pot of tribute tea of ​​suitable strength and lightness, enjoying the fun of testing each other while tacitly understanding each other.

On the afternoon of June 23, the tea party at Chuxiu Palace was held as usual, but Concubine Wu seemed a little absent-minded.

The queen was not surprised by this. After all, Concubine Wu was on duty tomorrow, and it coincided with Jiao Shun entering the palace to give lectures - which meant that Concubine Wu was about to face Jiao in front of the king.

Although there had been exercises before, Concubine Wu was obviously still upset by this.

"If my sister doesn't feel at ease."

The queen leaned her slender body forward slightly and said with a smile: "Why don't you take that Dinghai Shenzhen back now? With it here, you don't need to be afraid of anything anymore."

"What Dinghai Shenzhen?"

Concubine Wu was confused when she heard this.

"Here~"

The queen immediately pouted at the wooden box in the corner and said with a smile: "With it, Jiao Shun's wealth and life are all in the hands of my sister. Isn't it equivalent to the Dinghai Shenzhen?"

She was obviously talking about the two secret books.

Only then did Concubine Wu realize that she was teasing her again. She spat angrily and retorted: "I dare not touch you when your Majesty says this. Otherwise, wouldn't it be the case if I miss it?"

Are you going to turn the river upside down?"

It was a bit funny to say that every time she thought about the scene of the always dignified and graceful Queen reading the memorial carefully, it was more difficult for her to extricate herself than to imagine what was written in the memorial.

The queen, however, praised herself and others, but she only thought that she had also thought of the play in the memorial, and couldn't help but sigh: "I don't know what new and interesting things Jiao Changqing will prepare for Brother Yao this time."

"Yeah, it's really curious."

Concubine Wu also nodded in agreement with a curious face.

The two of them were wandering around in unison, but what they were thinking about each other had nothing to do with Jiao's lesson preparation.

…………

At the same time, Jiao's backyard.

Xiangling walked into the living room of the hall holding a small jar. When she saw Qingwen cleaning Duobao Pavilion with a feather duster, she hurriedly stepped forward to show it to her and said: "Sister, the old lady just had another jar of plum blossoms sent to her.

Said it was for my wife’s appetizer.”

"Let's put it in the kitchen first."

Qingwen stopped what she was doing, glanced at the plum jar, and sighed helplessly: "These sour things can almost fill a room. Even if my wife can eat sour things, she will still be able to eat them like this."

It’s off-putting.”

Xiangling agreed and was about to take the jar of Huamei to the kitchen first. She didn't want to bump into the jade bracelet as soon as she left the house. She pulled it to the corner without any explanation. She directly opened the lid, pinched two pills and threw them into her mouth.

Seeing that her facial features were wrinkled by the sourness, but she was still chewing desperately, Xiangling couldn't help but said speechlessly: "You are not even pregnant, is it useful to eat so much sourness?"

Yuchai swallowed the pulp with great difficulty, bared his two rows of white teeth and said, "What do you know? This is called being prepared! Besides, this is not an ordinary plum, it was specially enshrined in the Empress Temple!"

"Then, if the old lady knows..."

"If you don't tell me, if I don't tell you, who will know? Besides, my wife can't eat it alone!"

As Yuchai spoke, she gritted her teeth and twisted a few more, and just as she was stuffing it into her mouth, she suddenly saw Hongyu running back from outside. She was afraid of being caught, so she wrapped it in a handkerchief and put it into her sleeve, feeling guilty.

He slipped into the east wing.

Seeing this, Xiang Ling puffed out her cheeks and sighed, then walked towards the small kitchen with the jar in her arms.

When she arrived at the door of the small kitchen, she suddenly remembered something. She looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she quickly shook the jar vigorously. After she felt that no one could tell that it was missing something, she sent it into the small kitchen.

the other side.

Hongyu quickly walked into the main room, and was about to pass the news inside. When she saw Qingwen present, she quickly stopped and carefully reported: "Sister, the third girl from Rongguo Mansion is here."

"The third girl is here?"

Qingwen frowned slightly when she heard this, and subconsciously wanted to ask Baoyu if she was here, but she immediately held it back, waved her hand lightly and said, "Go and report it to your wife quickly."

If she was in Yihongyuan, she would definitely try to outdo others, but now she has long lost her competitive spirit.

Hongyu then entered the inner room and reported the news of Tanchun's visit to Shi Xiangyun.

"Third sister is here?"

Shi Xiangyun subconsciously wanted to jump up, but Cui Lu quickly held him down with his quick hands and eyes.

Only then did she remember that she was having a baby, so she made a face at Cuixi, stood up carefully, and asked Hongyu: "Is it just the third sister? Where are the second brother Bao, the second sister, and the fourth sister?"

"There is only one third girl."

"That……"

Shi Xiangyun originally thought of going out to greet him in person, but looking at Cuixi's posture as if he was facing a formidable enemy, it was obvious that he would not agree, so he had no choice but to say: "Cuilu, go and greet him for me."

Cuixi responded and was about to tell Hongyu to stay and take care of her. Suddenly she remembered something, so she hurriedly waved her hand to Hongyu, signaling her to leave for now.

After Hongyu left, Cuilu came forward to face Shi Xiangyun's puzzled gaze and whispered: "Should we take some precautions?"

"Be wary of? Be wary of what?"

Shi Xiangyun felt baffled.

"Of course..."

Seeing that her daughter was about to become a mother, Cui Wei was still not aware of it, so she stamped her feet anxiously and said, "Have you forgotten? The third girl will also marry in the future. If she doesn't want you to give birth to your eldest son..."

"Haha~"

Before she could finish speaking, Shi Xiangyun burst out laughing. When Cuixi hurriedly went to help her, she heard her laughing and scolding: "I'm afraid you've read too many words, you little hooves? Why don't you hurry up to greet the third sister? Don't you dare to talk nonsense again?"

, be careful I tell the master!"

Seeing that she didn't believe her at all, Cui Wei could only go out angrily.

Not long after, Jia Tanchun was invited into the room. As soon as he entered the door, he smiled brightly and said, "I haven't been here for more than half a month. I don't want you to change the situation here again."

"No way."

Shi Xiangyun pulled her to sit down, and while gesturing to Cuixi to serve tea, he said with a smile: "It's just that there is an extra kitchen in the courtyard. How can it be called a change in the layout?"

As he said that, he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. I feel like I'm deliberately trying to make things difficult for people these days. I get really greedy when I think of something, and I feel nauseous when I do it."

"What's this?"

Jia Tanchun said nonchalantly: "I remember when Sister Feng was so happy, she made a fuss about eating fish in the middle of the night. When it was brought in, she felt sick and refused to eat it herself. She also stopped others from eating it, saying it was

It won't work if it smells like it - as a result, all the fish in the big pot turned rancid."

"This seems like something Sister Feng can do!"

Shi Xiangyun laughed when he heard this, and asked why the others didn't come.

"The second sister has been sick since she returned home at the beginning of the month; the second brother recently had a fuss with the master for several days over whether to go to the office or not. In the end, he was so anxious that he almost suffered from heat stroke. The old lady sent a message to let him be cared for at home——

As for the fourth sister, she originally believed in being quiet and doing nothing, but now she is even more reluctant to move around."

Tanchun explained a few words briefly, and while Cuixi went outside to get some snacks, he leaned forward slightly and asked quietly: "By the way, does Brother Jiao have any plan to deal with the Lin family's matter?"

"this……"

Shi Xiangyun frowned. Lin Daiyu's matter had not been finalized yet, so she would naturally not reveal it to Tanchun at will.

As for whether Lin Ruhai will be held accountable...

"The master said, I'm afraid he won't be able to get involved in this matter. If we really want to rely on it, we have to rely on the empress to figure it out in the palace."

"So, your Majesty already knows?"

"Of course I know. When I entered the palace about ten days ago..."

At this point, Shi Xiangyun suddenly woke up, stopped talking and asked tentatively: "Didn't my uncle and aunt mention this matter to the third sister?"

Jia Tanchun shook his head helplessly: "I only know that your mother-in-law sent a family letter back - it was my idea to bring that family letter to Brother Jiao for review, but when we discussed it later, she kept it secret from me."

After a pause, she added: "But I secretly made a guess."

"Alas~"

Shi Xiangyun also sighed helplessly. He wanted to complain a few words about Rongguo Mansion's behavior, but in line with the rule of keeping taboos for the venerable, it was inconvenient to say anything - after all, Tanchun was still Jia Zheng's daughter.

At this time, Cuixi turned back and smiled at the two of them: "Miss Lin said that the third girl was here, so she hurried over from the guest house."

While talking, Lin Daiyu picked up the curtain and walked in.

When the three of them met, they naturally became intimate again.

After sitting down again, Lin Daiyu covered her mouth with a ball fan and said jokingly: "I don't know if the third sister is here to visit today or to learn from her. If she is here to learn from her, I don't dare to disturb you here."

Jia Tanchun was not easy to get along with either. He smiled and said: "This sutra is no better than the Shurangama Sutra or the Lotus Sutra. My sister will be able to use it in the future after listening to it. Why don't you disturb me?"

.”

The two bickered for a while, but Tanchun, who had seen each other before, finally gained the upper hand.

Shi Xiangyun was about to be a peacemaker when he suddenly heard some noise outside and signaled Cuixi to go out to inquire, only to find out that it was Jiao Shun who had someone send a box back.

"Mostly they are toys for children."

Shi Xiangyun held his belly in his hands and his eyes were filled with happiness, which made Tanchun feel slightly sad in his heart.

Lin Daiyu said curiously: "What's it this time? Come on, let's take a look."

With that said, he stood up and walked out first.

Shi Xiangyun also hurriedly got up and followed. As he was about to go out, Tan Chun gently grabbed him and asked, "What will Sister Lin do when things in the Lin family get up to trouble?"

"this……"

Shi Xiangyun hesitated for a moment, and finally said a little bit: "As long as I am here, I can always protect Sister Lin."

Tanchun was so smart that she guessed it right away. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Before, she was worried that once she became the daughter of a prison officer, she would be replaced by Lin Daiyu. Who could have imagined that time would change and Lin Daiyu would become the daughter of a prison officer.

The probability of being a woman is even higher than mine!

I wonder if Sister Yuanchun in the palace can extricate Rongguo Mansion from this matter.

When Tanchun went outside full of thoughts, he saw Qingwen and Hongyu taking out a wooden horse from the box.

"Just a wooden horse?"

Lin Daiyu was a little surprised, stretched out her hand to press the Trojan's ears, and said: "I am still thinking of Brother Jiao, so what have I prepared..."

Just as she was talking, the wooden horse she was rocking suddenly made a vague sound of music.

Lin Daiyu said "Hey" and shook it hard again. This time she used a lot more force, and the music became clearer.

Shi Xiangyun and Tanchun gathered around curiously and tried to shake the wooden horse. They found that with different strength, the music played was also different. Although there were only three kinds of tunes in total, they were amazing enough.

Lin Daiyu pulled Shi Xiangyun and said pointedly: "How many people can be like Brother Jiao and never forget to think about this when they are busy with official duties? You should put away those messy thoughts as soon as possible and just concentrate on raising your baby.

It’s serious!”

Listening to this, it was obvious that she still felt that Xiangyun's proposal at that time was due to her emotional instability after pregnancy.

Shi Xiangyun sighed secretly, but didn't know how to explain it.

After that, the three of them went back to the inner room to chat. It was not until late in the evening that Tanchun declined Shi Xiangyun's offer to stay and returned to Rongguo Mansion.

When I returned to Qiushuangzhai, I saw that Wang Xifeng had been waiting for him for a long time.

As soon as he saw Tanchun, he hurriedly pulled her to sit down at the table and asked her about what he had seen in Jiao Mansion.

The main focus is what was added to Shi Xiangyun's side and what special treatment he received.

After asking all the details, Wang Xifeng held her belly with a sour face and said: "Hmph~ That enemy is very attentive to Yun Yatou. When I get pregnant, I will make sure that he does everything - No,

It must be doubled!”

Tanchun was speechless for a moment.

After a while, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "How come my sister-in-law is still thinking about these things? Are she not worried at all that the Lin family's affairs will involve our family?"

"Didn't you just say that you are counting on your Majesty for this matter?"

Wang Xifeng held her belly unmoved and said with a sneer: "If the sky falls, there will be a taller one to hold it up. No matter how much we worry about it, what can we do? Besides, when I get pregnant, my enemy will never be able to

Are you going to watch me in trouble and do nothing?"

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