Hong Zhou nodded obediently and brought the wine glasses over with Hong Li. When they were talking just now, Hong Shi had already toasted to Yinzhen, Nala and Ling Ruo one by one, and said many kind words.
Yinzhen was quite cheerful, with a rare smile on his stern face, and looked at Ling Ruo sitting next to him from time to time.
Hongli and the two toasted together and said in unison: "I respectfully wish the Emperor Ama and the Emperor Eniang longevity and longevity. I also wish Eniang (the Imperial Concubine Xi) good health and good health."
"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Yinzhen said three words in a row, picked up the wine glass and was about to drink, but was stopped by Nala: "Your Majesty, you have drunk a lot. The imperial doctor has told you not to drink too much.
, I’d better let my concubine handle this cup for me.”
"It's okay. I'm happy today. It doesn't matter if I drink more. Besides, Queen, you've also drunk a lot. If I drink again, I'm afraid you'll be the first to get drunk." With that said, Yinzhen no longer cared about that.
La's dissuasion drained the glass of wine.
When Ling Ruo was halfway through drinking, she suddenly heard Jiarou crying, who was being held by her nanny. She quickly hugged her to comfort her, but she kept crying. Na Lashi said from the side: "Is the little princess hungry?
"
Hearing this, the nurse hurriedly said: "To the Queen, I have already fed you before I brought you here, so I shouldn't be hungry."
"This is strange, how can you cry for no reason." When Nala was talking, Jiarou cried louder than before, and small tears fell from the corners of her tightly closed eyes, which was very sad.
Yinzhen and Ling Ruo took turns holding her, but they couldn't make her stop crying. When she was helpless, the wet nurse whispered: "Mother, I remember that when I was in Prince Guo's Mansion, as long as Prince Guo held me, the little princess would be
Please stop crying and let Prince Guo hold you for a while."
Ling Ruo thought about it. Jia Rou had been very attached to Yun Li since she was born. As long as he held her, she wouldn't cry even if she was hungry, and would only moan twice at most.
Before Ling Ruo could speak, Yinzhen had already heard what the wet nurse said: "In that case, let Lao Qi hold it and take a look."
The nanny followed her instructions and carried the child to the table where Yunli and Concubine Qin sat. Strangely enough, as soon as Yunli hugged her, Jiarou immediately stopped crying and even smiled at him with a toothless grin.
After everyone saw it, they were all amazed, and a woman sitting in the corner said with disdain: "What little princess, looking like this, maybe she is the bastard of Concubine Xi and Prince Guo, otherwise what?"
Prince Guo stopped crying once he hugged me."
The woman sitting next to her hurriedly said: "Sister, it is absolutely forbidden to say this, it is too big for others to hear."
"We are sitting so far away. How can anyone hear us?" As she said this, the woman said with confusion: "If you ask me, my guess is definitely good. There is a very good chance that the child came from something wrong."
The woman who had just tried to dissuade her shook her head and said again: "Sister, Concubine Xi has only been away from the palace for five months. She has been staying in the palace before. How could the child come from a wrong place? You'd better stop talking nonsense." I wonder if it was because of excitement.
Therefore, she forgot to control her voice, so that these words could be heard clearly in everyone's ears. The originally popular Qianqing Palace suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on the woman.
The woman herself came to her senses, hurriedly left the table, knelt down and said in a panic: "I have disturbed the emperor by speaking nonsense, please forgive me."
Yinzhen stared at her pearl flowers trembling slightly under the light, "Duanrong, who were you talking to just now?"
The woman who was called Duanrong was none other than Fucha, a beautiful girl who entered the palace with the Liu family. However, she did not have the same luck as the Liu family. She is still a constant presence today. I saw her tremblingly and said: "When I return to the emperor,
"When I talk to anyone, I am just talking nonsense."
Yinzhen's eyes turned and fell on the woman sitting at the same table with her, and said indifferently: "Bixiu, is that what you said?"
Ma Jia, who was called Bixiu, quickly stood up and walked to Fucha with her trembling legs. After staring angrily at Fucha who lowered her head and said nothing, she knelt down and said tremblingly: "Concubine...
…I don’t have any concubines.”
Yinzhen said without hesitation: "If it wasn't you, then who was Duanrong trying to persuade just now?"
Ma Jiashi looked sad and shook her head: "I really didn't say anything, it was...yes...Rong Changzai was talking to himself, I don't know what he was talking about."
She was jealous that Ling Ruo could be named a noble concubine, and that Ling Ruo's daughter was named Princess Gu Lun as soon as she was born, so she said those harsh words just now. But she knew very well in her heart that the height Ling Ruo stood at
, far beyond the reach of her small promise, she can be jealous and dissatisfied, but all jealousy and dissatisfaction can only be vented in private. Once it is brought to the table, she will definitely be miserable.
Mrs. Liu wiped the wine stains from the corners of her lips and said: "It's strange that Bi agreed to this. I heard clearly and clearly just now that Rong Changzai was trying to persuade a person not to talk nonsense and talk about his child's improper background.
, in this palace of Qianqing, apart from my own Hongzhan, there is only one child, Princess Zhaoqing. I wonder if Bi promised you, did you mean Hongzhan or Princess Zhaoqing?"
Ma Jia was so speechless that she couldn't hold her head up. She didn't dare to carry anyone on her, but just because she didn't speak didn't mean that things would go away like this. Everyone's eyes fell on her, making her overwhelmed.
After a long time, Ma Jia finally couldn't bear the pressure and said with a hint of tears: "I'm talking nonsense. Please forgive me, Your Majesty, Concubine Xi. I'll never dare to do it again."
Seeing her like this, Mrs. Fucha on the side couldn't bear to say, "Your Majesty, Sister Bi just said something wrong temporarily, and she didn't mean it. I hope that Your Majesty and Concubine Xi will forgive me."
Yinzhen ignored her, just stared at Ma Jiashi and said, "According to you, whose child should Princess Zhaoqing be?"
Ma Jia didn't dare to follow his words and said quickly: "I am talking nonsense, your Majesty, please don't take it seriously!"
Ling Ruo didn't say anything, but stared at Ma Jia with a gloomy face, but Nala said: "Bi agreed, you have been in the palace for almost three years, how can you still talk so indifferently? When Concubine Xi drank poisonous wine by mistake,
, she is three months pregnant. This is something that both the Emperor and I know. Princess Zhaoqing is undoubtedly of the Emperor’s blood. Besides, Concubine Xi is only out of the palace for five months. How could she have given birth to a child if she had not been pregnant in advance."
Ma Jia was about to cry and said repeatedly: "I know I was wrong. I beg the emperor and empress to show mercy."
Mrs. Liu curled her lips and said, "I think Laibi promised that she blurted out these words when she saw Princess Zhaoqing and Prince Guo falling in love. It's just that she didn't think about it carefully before speaking."
"Your Majesty..." Mrs. Fucha was about to persuade her again, but Yinzhen raised his hand to stop her from continuing. At the same time, he turned to look at Ling Ruo, who was silent and said: "My concubine, what do you think should be done?"
Ling Ruo turned her eyes to face him, "Does Your Majesty let me handle it?"