Seventeen, the flowers move and the red calyx falls on the wall
Maybe I have too many thoughts, or I was already weak when I was pregnant with this child. Occasionally, when I get up in the morning or before going to bed, I always vomit a lot, accompanied by an unbearable cold feeling in my lower abdomen.
.
Every time I asked about Wei Lin, I could only see his thick eyebrows furrowing more and more deeply and his solemn request, "Your Majesty, you just need to rest, I really can't put any more thought into it."
Can I rest for a while? I asked myself.
I have exhausted all my thoughts on what has happened. Things that have not yet been completed are hard to forget even if I don’t want to think about them. Every night I dream of Lingrong’s situation before she died. As her breath gradually faded, she still murmured,
"Queen, kill the queen."
The matter in the dream was difficult to solve, and Cai Ge couldn't hide his worried look when he came to visit me, "Since Concubine Jing became pregnant, the Duke of Pei's palace has been extremely generous, and the Duke's wife often lives in the palace to take care of his beloved daughter, even if the prince does not forget
Take care of the concubine Yin, but it is inevitable that the authority will be transferred to another place, and the status of the concubine Yin will not be as good as before."
In this case, Yuyin herself would never tell me. Every time she comes to see me, she is still gorgeously dressed, with a light smile, not showing the slightest embarrassment about her current situation.
If I tried to test her with words, she was extremely sensitive and said with a smile: "Now that my sister is pregnant herself, it would be better to be calm and calm. The same is true for Jingxian. I can be considerate of my sister, so naturally I can also be considerate of her." She said softly.
Qing muttered, "After all, the child in her belly belongs to the prince."
I was astonished by her change of understanding of justice, and couldn't help but feel sorry for her, "If you have any grievances, don't keep it in your heart, just tell your eldest sister."
She smiled gently and softly, like a small daisy blooming with dew in September, "Your Majesty did not care about one thing or the other and treated me poorly. I am already very relieved."
When the Queen Mother heard about Yu Yin being so calm and docile, she couldn't help praising him, "You are indeed a good boy who can be so considerate."
I was tormented by the coldness in my belly that was getting more and more frequent, making me restless. I was powerless to take care of Yuyin's affairs, so I could only politely ask Cai Ge to tell Xuanqing that I must treat Yuyin well.
Wei Lin came to Rouyi Hall five or six times a day to ask for peace of mind, but I became more and more afraid to accept his somewhat feeble words of "just rest in peace and rest." Even among the anti-fetal medicines I took every day,
When the sweet aroma of donkey-hide gelatin was obscured by the increasingly bitter and astringent medicinal smell, I could clearly feel this: my fetus was not healthy.
One night when the dew covered the ground, I finally had to invite Wen Shichu, who was guarding the mausoleum of Meizhuang. Unless it was absolutely necessary, I would not disturb his thoughts about Meizhuang.
After a long separation, he seemed to be a little older and haggard than the last time I saw him. In fact, if you look closely, he was only about thirty years old. When I sighed at his haggardness and fragmentation, I was also surprised by the look on his face at first.
and frail and astonished.
"Why is your face so pale?"
"Really?" I peeked at my face covered by powder in the small hand mirror. It was indeed as he said, that kind of weak aura of blue and white, not even the best rose rouge could cover it, and the powder was spread on my face.
Above, like a lonely and helpless ghost, floating miserably.
I sighed helplessly, "I really don't dare to bother you unless I have to."
He said: "There is no need to be so polite between you and me." His fingers gently rested on my wrist, and I felt the slightly warm roughness and calmness of his fingertips as my pulse rose and fell. The candlelight was covered with
The coolness of early autumn is invading, and it flickers a little bit.
After a long time, Wen Shichu sighed in a low voice, and his raised eyes were stained with irreversible sadness and helplessness, "I believe Wei Lin has tried his best. Judging from your pulse, Wei Lin noticed that your fetal gas was abnormally high early in the morning.
Ordinary people are weak, so they have been using warm tonics such as astragalus and atractylodes to replenish their body. It's a pity..."
"What's the pity?" I asked.
"Huan'er, you have been restless and depressed since you were pregnant. I am afraid that you were deeply disturbed by certain people and things, which caused the fetal image to be uneasy. Going deeper, when you were pregnant, when you gave birth to twins,
The deficiency has not been fully compensated, and to be honest, it is not a good time to get pregnant. So even though Wei Lin tried his best to remedy the situation and used a large amount of warming and tonic medicine to nourish the fetus, let me tell the truth, both Wei Lin and I have already returned to heaven.
We are powerless and can only support the dragon fetus for as long as it takes."
My heart was like a piece of frozen ice, suddenly cracking and cracking, which could never be healed. It was as if countless needlepoints were piercing deeply into my internal organs. I unconsciously reached out and hugged my belly tightly, feeling the incomparable pain in my body.
There was a faint fetal movement, and she shed tears sadly.
He couldn't bear it and said gently: "Huan'er, your health is important."
I held back the trembling of my fingertips and said softly: "Tell me the truth, how long can this child survive?"
He pondered for a moment and answered me: "You are already four months pregnant. Even if Wei Lin and I try our best to keep this child alive for more than five months, otherwise the child will be stillborn even if it is born. I'm afraid even you will have to
He suffered so much that his life was at risk."
"Five months? Then our mother-son bond only has one month left?"
"Yes." Wen Shichu's eyes were full of sympathy and he comforted her gently, "You are still young, Huan'er. You will have children in the future, so don't be too sad."
Under the Qian screen window, the green bamboo shadows are heavy, and the night wind is passing through wantonly. The flowers and trees in the courtyard are carried by the wind, and the sound of light touches is like rain. I can't help myself in the world, so what can I do if I am sad? The tears on my cheeks are gradually drying,
If I didn't still feel the tight touch, who could tell that I had burst into tears? I stretched out my hand, tried my best to wipe away the bitter touch left by the tears, and said in a deep voice: "Don't tell anyone about this matter, Lian Yuyin."
Neither can He Yurao. You and Wei Lin only need to try your best to keep this child for as long as you can."
He nodded silently, "I will do my best without harming your body."
I nodded, "I'm tired and don't want to see you off anymore. You should be careful when you go out by yourself."
Wen Shichu looked at me with compassion and left alone.
When Xuan Ling came to see me the next day, I was drinking the sweet bird's nest and barley soup that Jin Xi had stewed for a long time. The sweet taste relieved my depressed mind a little. Xuan Ling stroked my cheek with pity, "I'm busy with government affairs, why
I haven’t seen you for two days, Huanhuan, you look so haggard."
"Reporting to the Emperor," Wen Shichu stepped in from outside the palace, holding a bowl of steaming soup in his hand, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry, the fetus in the mother's belly is fine."
I took Xuan Ling's hand and pressed it on my slightly bulging belly, "I am so haggard and haggard because of this naughty devil. Your Majesty doesn't know that he made trouble in my belly last night, and I couldn't even
Have a good sleep."
Xuan Ling happily pressed his face against my belly, "This child is so active and lively, he must be a strong prince."
He lay down in a gentle and caring posture, talking to the child across my belly, "You should settle down better. You will be able to see your father and mother in six months. If you are making such a fuss now, your mother
Concubine, you have also made me lose all my energy. When you are born, your father will definitely play with you every day, more than he plays with your several royal brothers, okay?"
When he wasn't paying attention, I gently turned my face away, quietly removing the tears from the corners of my eyes. Wen Shi saw the opportunity and said, "Your Majesty, it's time for your Majesty to take anti-fetal medicine."
Xuan Ling smiled and said: "It's rare that you are willing to take care of Concubine Shu's pregnancy, and I feel relieved. Just now I was shocked when I saw you here, thinking that there was something wrong with Concubine Shu's fetus."
Wen Shichu smiled and said: "It is precisely because the little prince is so strong that the ministers have to come, otherwise the queen will not have to sleep peacefully from now on."
Xuan Ling took the black soup in his hand, carefully fed it to my lips one spoon at a time, and gave many gentle instructions. I begged politely: "My concubine will move less when she is pregnant. The imperial doctor also calls her to be carefully raised.
It’s really boring.”
Xuan Ling smiled and said: "What's so difficult about this? If I don't have time, you can just ask Concubine De and the others to come and accompany you. Even if you want to invite the Queen, I'll just let her come."
I glanced at him with a smile, "What is the Queen's status? How can she come as soon as she is invited? The Emperor talks and laughs too easily."
Xuan Ling carefully wiped the concoction from the corner of my mouth and said, "As long as you like it, there's nothing wrong with it."
When the autumn wind began to pick up in October, the feeling of distension in my lower abdomen became more and more serious. In order to cover up my weak complexion, Jin Xi had to spend two or three hours every day on my makeup, so that I could show what the imperial doctor had always said: "
The body is strong and the fetus is fine."
On this day, the golden breeze was blowing brightly, and it happened that a coral tree more than thirty feet high came as tribute from Western Vietnam. Xuan Ling was so happy that he sent it to Rouyi Palace for me to play with. I didn't find it surprising, "Corals are not rare in the palace."
, but most of them are five or six feet high, and corals above ten feet are rare, let alone such tall and complete corals."
Xuan Ling was very proud, "Because it is rare, after much thought, it is most suitable to place it in your Rouyi Palace, which will complement my layout. Otherwise, it will be out of place in anyone else's palace."
I smiled and leaned on him, "It would be a pity for my concubine to watch such a beautiful coral by herself. If the concubines in the palace heard about such rare things, they would all want to see them."
He kissed my cold forehead and said with a smile: "I know you like the excitement, so why not invite the concubines of Hegong to come to Rouyi Hall to watch it."
I stroked the branches of the red coral and sighed: "What a good thing, but the emperor has done something wrong. If I send out invitations widely, others may think that I am arrogant and borrowing the emperor's grace."
Showing off only makes people gossip. Besides, the queen doesn’t like to go out now, so she has to shirk others’ invitations. If the queen doesn’t come, it’s not appropriate after all.” I waved my hand and said, “Forget it, forget it, why bother being a concubine?
The interest gives rise to many dissatisfactions."
Xuan Ling was afraid that I would be angry, so he hurriedly hugged me and said: "If you like it, I can just invite them to come. If I am here, the queen will definitely come, so there is nothing wrong with it."
I smiled, and sighed softly, "The Emperor has to worry about it." I stretched out my hands and put them around his neck. The bright red kodan on my fingertips was like clusters of jumping flames. Even if I closed my eyes, the bright red still flickered in the sky.
In front of us, there is no escape.
Three days later, when the twilight was deep, Xuan Ling held a banquet for the concubines in Rouyi Hall, enjoying corals together. Under the queen, the concubines who had been favored in the past two years came one by one, even the Rong concubine who was asked by Xuan Ling to calm down and think about it.
Dressed up carefully, she came wearing a fresh pink and blue palace attire embroidered with haze and purple peony.
I am the host, so naturally I am dressed up to attend. I am wearing a Yao red begonia auspicious suit with overlapping shades, a moon white "Dancing Butterfly and Double Chrysanthemum" tube top, and underneath a peach red background with a complicated and gorgeous golden ruffled long hem phoenix tail skirt trailing to the ground.
, the color is like the gorgeous smiles of countless women in front of me. The distant mountain eyebrows are like ink smoke, making the pupils of the stars bright and intoxicating. The golden chrysanthemums cut from gold foil in the middle of the eyebrows are decorated with red rubies, which are even more dazzling.
The Moyi flower rouge on my cheeks was applied into a bright "peach blossom makeup", just like the peach blossoms blooming petal by petal on my face in spring. I was so dressed up that no one could see the frailty underneath my makeup.
The mid-autumn chrysanthemums bloom in the courtyard in different shades, blooming like stars in the palace lanterns, blooming with infinite spring colors, fiery red, pink and white, light yellow, orange, rose and purple, each with its own beauty. The green pines and red maples outside the Rouyi Hall complement each other.
, green and bright red intertwined, like a roll of colorful brocade laid out gorgeously, extremely magnificent, more touching than the scenery of spring flowers.
All the concubines gathered around the coral to comment and admire it. Even Hu Yunrong, who had always been proud of himself, couldn't help but laugh and said, "I used to go with my father to see the coral that was paid tribute by the fishermen in the East China Sea. The branches were smooth and complete, and the color was uniform throughout. Although it was only more than ten feet high,
Everyone was amazed and lined the streets to watch."
The queen took a cup of "Zhuqing" and drank it slowly, and said with a smile: "That was twenty years ago, when Yunrong's father was still the late emperor's favorite."
Hu Yunrong was originally smiling, but her face darkened after hearing this. The young Hu Yunrong may not have known about the changes in her family and her father's career decline. The so-called coldness of the world, even someone as noble as her, must have experienced it. She sneered slightly,
He raised his chin reservedly and said, "Such a gorgeous coral is even more well-proportioned and complete than the one I saw back then, not to mention it is more than thirty years tall, and its color is deep red and transparent, which is rare in the world. After all, Concubine Shu is so honored and favored, which is not what others think.
Comparable."
Her eyes passed coldly across the queen's face, and she sat down next to Xuan Ling and drank together. Most of the wine she drank that night came from the queen's collection. She was invited by Xuan Ling, and she didn't want to spoil his mood, so she took
Two jars of "narcissus aged" that have been treasured for many years are as clear in color as the water that supports narcissus, and the smell is as sweet as blooming narcissus. It is sweet in the mouth, but has great staying power. It is even more delicious when eaten together with the "plum wine" I made.
The alcoholic power is amazing.
The imperial concubine's constitution was not suitable for drinking, so Concubine De took a few sips and asked about the queen's preparation of tartar, and she kept telling her anecdotes. Concubine Rong was released from the ban, and she stayed by Xuan Ling's side to persuade her to drink.
Tonight, the moonlight is as light as mist, as misty as milk and smoke. There are singing and dancing on the singing stage and pavilion, and the moonlight is drunk away, not to mention the people!
The pain in her stomach was rising faintly in her chest, and it was no longer unbearable. Notice that Xuan Ling was already drunk, and Yunrong and Concubine Rong were drunk. One was leaning on his arm, and the other was leaning on his shoulder. The imperial concubine had exhausted her strength.
Unfortunately, the pregnant Qinshui and the tired concubine Zhen had already gone back. Most of the other concubines were also drunk, and the sober ones just watched the singing and dancing and laughed. Only Longyue was very cheerful, running around with a smile.
My eyes were filled with neon clothes and feathers, and there was an orchestra of music and music. My eyes drifted gradually until I touched a pair of eyes as calm as the deep waters of a cold pool. That deep gaze, like a cold arrow filled with malevolence, slowly arrived in front of me.
I endured the cold pain in my stomach, as if I had run out of wine, and softly called out: "Jinxi..." Jinxi didn't hear it either. She and the palace servants were preparing food and drinks for the banquet outside the palace. I had no choice but to call out to him as if I was begging.
The owner of both eyes, "Queen..."
She gathered her clothes and stood up, walked over slowly, leaned over and said gently: "What's wrong with Concubine Shu?"
"Maybe I have some cold food and feel some discomfort in my stomach." I frowned and whispered.
She thought for a moment, then raised her voice and called Jin Xi, "Help your master go in and have a rest."
Everyone was drunk, so the Queen had to accompany me in, so as not to miss the Queen's duties. My steps were weak and my steps were soft, so Jin Xi finally helped me into the inner hall and lay down. I was already out of breath and dripping with sweat.
Holding the bedrail with one hand and covering his belly with the other, he weakly called out: "Jinxi, I feel very uncomfortable in my stomach."
Jin Xi was in a hurry, half of the tea was poured, and she quickly came to help me rub my belly. Cold sweat rolled down her face, and the delicate makeup on her face was washed away, revealing a look as defeated as cotton wool. Jin Xi was startled, and her face turned pale with anxiety.
, "Empress, Empress!"
I waved my hand in panic, "Go quickly, go call the doctor quickly."
Jin Xi didn't have time to call someone to serve her, so she hurriedly ran out. The pain in my stomach was like a thousand arrows piercing my heart, and the cold feeling was like the frost on a winter night slowly soaking into my body from the soles of my feet. "Queen..." I'm dying
He held her hand and refused to let go, "I feel so much pain..."
The queen saw that I was in so much pain that her hands were slippery with cold sweat and she held her hand without letting go. She tried her best to break away from my hand and stepped back, "My concubine, you lie down first. I will give you some water."
My hands were covered with cold and greasy sweat. When my palms slipped, I heard a "pop" sound, and countless blood rushed to my head. The pain was like a huge wave swallowing me up.