The next morning, as soon as I paid my respects to the Queen, the Queen smiled and ordered someone to hold me down and said: "The Emperor has already said that you are not allowed to salute anymore. Just sit down. www." I had no choice but to sit down, and the Queen said again: "This morning, the Emperor

I personally told the Queen Mother that you are pregnant, and the Queen Mother is very happy. You will go with me to pay my respects to the Queen Mother later."

I bowed my head and agreed. When I arrived at the Yining Palace, the Queen Mother was in a very good mood. She was holding a kettle and planting flowers and plants in the courtyard. She was even more happy to see me and the Queen coming together, so she wrangled her hands and went in together.

I stood in front of the Queen Mother according to the etiquette, and the Queen Mother said: "It's okay for others to stand. You are a human being, so sit still."

I thanked and sat down, and the Queen Mother asked the Queen: "The day after tomorrow is the day of the canonization, how are you preparing?" Then she looked at me and said to the Queen: "Your concubine can be considered a serious master.

The canonization ceremony was held, but the time was too tight, so it was a bit hasty."

I quickly stood up and said, "I dare not ask for anything, everything is decided by the Queen Mother and the Empress."

The Queen Mother said: "Just sit still. The Ai family knows that you are a sensible person, but even though you are in a hurry, you cannot lose your dignity."

The queen smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother. I have already prepared everything. It's just that the auspicious robes and crowns for the concubine Wan Gui's canonization day were not made in time, so I asked the Ministry of Rites to take the auspicious robes and crowns from when Concubine Wan was conferred upon Shuyi."

Restructured."

"Yes." The Queen Mother nodded and said, "The Queen has done a great job, following expediency without being rude." As she said this, she motioned to the maid serving beside her to bring over a silver plate covered with red silk, with a red gold stick placed on it.

Hehe Ruyi Hairpin, the whole body is decorated with lotuses, double happiness characters, bats, and the two immortals of Hehe are on the head. A closer look shows that it is the one given by the Empress Dowager when Mei Zhuang was pregnant. Xuan Ling threw it away in anger that day.

I went out and broke a corner of the hairpin, which has now been re-set with sapphire. The Queen Mother waved me forward and said with a smile: "Du Liangyuan is pregnant, and the Aijia gave her a pair of bracelets with emerald fragrant beads. Now she combines this red gold with

I’ll give you the wish-fulfilling hairpin.”

There was a thump in my heart, and I immediately thought of all the incidents involving pregnancy in Meizhuang, and I felt a little ominous. However, while I was stunned, the Queen Mother had firmly inserted the hairpin into my hair, and said with a smile: "It really looks good."

I hurriedly woke up and thanked her. In my ears, the queen smiled and said, "My mother really feels sorry for my concubine Wan. When my concubine was pregnant, my mother only gave her a jade pendant as a reward."

After such exchanges of greetings, the Queen Mother gave me many more advice on pregnancy and health care, and then we all left and went back to the palace.

Back in the Yingxin Hall, I was about to change into my regular clothes when I saw many bottles and cans on the dressing table, especially a small sapphire box with green pastel and ammonite consecration that was the most eye-catching. I opened it and saw that it was a box.

The cool and fragrant transparent ointment made me ask, "What is this?"

Jinxi said with a smile: "This is the jade dew agar ointment. The emperor just ordered it to be delivered. I heard it is best for removing scars." Someone pointed to a small pastel box and said: "This is like jade frost, which condenses the blood marks."

As he spoke, he gave various instructions and said, most of them were medicines to heal the scars on my face, all of which were given by Xuan Ling.

I sat down in front of the mirror and stroked the scars on my face. Fortunately, the pine nuts did not hit me directly yesterday, which slowed down the force. The claw did not scratch deeply. There were only two blood-red scars across the bottom of my left ear, which was shocking, like

Two traces of blood stains on the white frosty snow.

Jin Xi was silent for a long time and said: "I am still scared now that I think about what happened yesterday. I have to be careful in everything since I am pregnant."

I said "Hmm" and stared at her for a moment. Jinxi understood and said: "Your Majesty's food and beverage slaves will be particularly careful. Yesterday, the Emperor assigned a cook from the imperial kitchen to take care of your Majesty's diet. He will never be a regular."

In the hands of outsiders, the medicine that the empress takes is also administered by Dr. Zhang. Dr. Zhang is a mature person, so there will be no mistakes."

I was relieved and changed into a jade-colored gauze top, paired with a light peach red skirt. After admiring the flowers for a while, I felt tired, so I took a nap on Xiangfei's couch. I fell into a hazy sleep.

In the hazy moment, I felt like there was a shadowy figure sitting in front of me. When I opened my eyes, I saw that the thin figure was actually Ling Rong.

She smiled and said: "Seeing that my sister is sleeping well, my sister doesn't dare to disturb her."

In the spring weather, Lingrong only wore a plain dark green robe. Looking closer, he noticed that there were very light blue and white concave patterns on the clothes. His hair style was the simplest screw bun, decorated with a dark red robe.

The flat-flowered silver hairpins of agate and the sporadic silver-foil beaded flowers look more and more thin, like soft willows swaying in the wind, as weak as the wind.

As soon as her words came out, I was so shocked that my face almost changed. Lingrong has always been favored for her singing voice, and her voice was as gentle as the cry of an oriole. Unexpectedly, the wind and cold were so severe that her voice was so broken, rough and unpleasant that it sounded like leakage.

A tuneless flute.

Lingrong seemed to see my surprise, her expression darkened as if she was hurt, and she said slowly: "I'm surprised, sister. Lingrong really shouldn't go out in this state."

I hurriedly held her hand and said: "Why is the wind-cold so severe? Even the imperial doctor can't see it? Easy reading on mobile phone: Organize"

She nodded slightly, her eyes were red, and she forced a smile and said: "The imperial doctor said that the wind and cold were blocked, so he used a heavier medicine, and his throat collapsed."

I said angrily: "What a stupid doctor! You are already weak, how can you use the medicine of tiger and wolf? How can you do better now? I will go and report to Queen Ming to send that doctor away." After saying that, he turned over and found his shoes.

wear.

Lingrong hurriedly stopped me and said, "Sister, don't go. I am anxious to take good care of the disease, so I asked the imperial doctor to use heavy medicine. I don't do the imperial doctor's work."

I sighed: "But your voice is like this... what does the emperor say?"

Lingrong smiled bitterly, brushed the corner of his clothes and said calmly: "Two days after the wind chill happened, the emperor called me to sing in Yiyuan Hall, but unfortunately I couldn't sing out loud, so the emperor asked me to take a good rest and recuperate. He repeated this twice.

The Emperor has never called me again." Her tone was extremely indifferent and calm, as if what she was talking about was just about a person who had nothing to do with her.

I was surprised: "When did it happen? I don't even know."

Lingrong said calmly: "It's not a glorious thing, why should everyone know about it?"

I couldn't help but feel sad, "It's really hard on you."

The two sat facing each other for a long time, each with their own thoughts. Lingrong suddenly smiled and said: "I was so busy talking about my things that I made my sister sad. I actually forgot the purpose of coming today." She stood up and said happily: "I heard that sister

She is pregnant. My younger sister wants to congratulate my elder sister first."

I smiled and said, "Why are you and I so polite?"

Lingrong added: "I heard yesterday that my sister was injured. I was so scared that I lost my soul. I didn't know what to do. I originally wanted to rush to see my sister immediately, but I just took medicine and couldn't see the wind, so I had to wait until now.

I just came here, don’t be surprised, sister.” He then asked, “Is sister feeling better?”

I was combing my long hair in front of the mirror. When I heard her mention yesterday's fright, I felt resentful in my heart. The comb in my hand hit the rosewood dressing table hard, leaving a long lingering sound. Lingrong was busy.

He persuaded her: "Sister, don't be angry. That beast Songzi has been killed. I heard that Du Liangdi was frightened and even chopped off its four paws to vent her hatred."

I put down the comb and said, "I don't hate pine nuts. What I hate is that I'm afraid someone will use pine nuts to attack people."

Lingrong thought for a moment and said: "My sister thought about it for a long time after she found out the ins and outs. If it wasn't an accident, someone must have been the mastermind. But I can't understand why all the empresses and mistresses are here.

Here’s Du Liangdi, but is there anything unusual about Du Liangdi?”

I lowered my head and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "I once smelled the special fragrance on Du Liangdi's body. I heard that the emperor gave it to her a month ago and she only owns it."

Lingrong said: "That's it. The Concubine is good at teasing cats. Once the other empresses and their mistresses have children, they will be the greatest threat to the eldest son of the Emperor. The Concubine is the biological mother of the eldest son of the Emperor, so naturally she will not sit idly by and ignore this. Of course, this

It's just my sister's speculation, but I must be careful in the future. It was Du Liangdi yesterday, I'm afraid their eyes will be fixed on my sister in the future."

Seeing that she spoke in an orderly manner, I couldn't help but sigh that the old Lingrong's mind was now sharper. I couldn't help but look at her deeply and nodded in agreement.

Seeing me looking at her like this, Lingrong felt a little embarrassed and said in embarrassment: "My sister's words are just my own confused thoughts. What doesn't my sister understand? It's more like my sister is a master of her own craft."

I slowly said: "If you weren't close to me, you wouldn't have said these words to me. How could you be so confused?"

Lingrong lowered his head slightly, and when he raised his head again with a faint smile, he came close to me and checked the wound repeatedly, and said: "It is already healing. As long as there are no scars, it will be fine."

I touched the wound on my cheek and said, "It's nothing important. The imperial doctor has already looked at it, and the emperor also gave me some medicine. I think if I apply the medicine for a few days, I'll be fine."

Lingrong was slightly startled, looked at the ointment Xuan Ling rewarded, and said: "The medicine the emperor rewarded is naturally good, but firstly, my sister can't just use any medicine when she is pregnant. Secondly, some of the medicines the emperor rewarded are...

Those who pay tribute from foreign countries may not be suitable for our constitution, sister, don’t you think so?”

I thought about it for a while, then nodded and said, "What you said makes sense."

She took out a small and delicate enamel flower-drawing round bowl from her sleeve and said: "This box of Shuhen glue is passed down from the Lingrong family. It is said that Mrs. Deng, the beloved concubine of Sun He, the lord of Wu, was injured by Yu Ruyi.

Restored. According to the ancient recipe, it is made with fish bone glue, amber, pearl powder, white otter marrow, jade shavings and honey mixed with the purified peach blossom juice." She came up with all her treasures one by one: "Peach blossom and pearl powder Yue Ze

Human face brings good color; fish bone glue and honey make the skin smooth; jade chips and amber can heal wounds and smooth scars, especially white otter marrow, which is the most precious and can make scars fade and look like new again."

Painted on the beautifully crafted hat of the alms bowl is a gold-plated pattern of flowers blooming in all seasons. The alms bowl contains a milky white translucent paste, with the fragrance of flowers and plants hitting your nostrils. Wherever you touch your hands, a cool feeling enters your skin. I was surprised and said: "

That's it for the rest. White otter marrow is extremely rare, even in the palace. White otters are only born in the Fuchun River. They are timid by nature. When someone catches them, they will escape into caves under the water, making them extremely difficult to catch. Only

During the fish sacrifice every year, white otters often fight for their mates. Some otters will die in the fight, or have broken bones hidden in stone caves, so that a little bit of bone marrow can be taken out. It has to be done while it is still fresh.

, otherwise only bone powder will be left. Although it is useful, its effectiveness is far less than that of bone marrow."

Lingrong listened with a smile and praised: "Sister, I am well-informed and well-informed. She is very right." Then he continued: "Originally, some spices were added to make the smell sweet, but I thought that my sister is pregnant and should not use it.

Spices, so I used more flowers to mediate the smell, so that my sister won’t feel the medicinal smell.” He handed it to me under my nose, “Does your sister like it after smelling it?”

I sniffed it gently, and sure enough I felt that the fragrance was rich and strong, as if I was in the boundless sea of ​​flowers in Shanglin Garden in spring, so I smiled and said: "It's very good, but it's too expensive. How can I get it?"

Lingrong held my hand and said with concern: "My things belong to my sister. As long as my sister's scars fade away, I will feel at ease. Do you want your sister to feel uneasy seeing me like this?" Lingrong was anxious and spoke.

His voice became hoarse, with a hissing and grinding sound, as if there was wind flowing between his lips and teeth.

I couldn't bear to hear it, and seeing how affectionate she was, I had no choice but to accept it.

Lingrong then told: "Sister has a wound on her face. Nowadays, there is a lot of pollen and dust in the spring, and the epidemic has not yet been cleared up. A lot of mugwort is burned in the palace, and the ashes fly everywhere. If you accidentally get it, it will not be conducive to the healing of the wound.

, and besides, don’t let the wind blow on you after applying this adhesive. It would be better if my sister puts on a veil."

I was grateful for her friendship and said with a smile: "This is where you are careful. The imperial doctor also said that the wounds on my face should not be contaminated with dust and pollen."

Lingrong's eyes relaxed for a moment, as if the heavy clouds and mist had been lifted away, and there was a clear sky with clear clouds and clear wind. He smiled and said, "That's the best. My sister is having a good time, and my sister will take my leave first."

After dinner, I was so busy that I picked up my needle and thread and embroidered two stitches of the Spring Mountain Picture. Pei'er came over and poured some tea and said, "Do you still want to embroider this now? It hurts your eyes and your mind. Let me leave it to my slave."

It happened that Huanbi came in to change the flowers on the table, and hurriedly came up and said: "Miss, please drink less tea. Aunt Jinxi has told me that tea can cause unrest in the fetus, so it is better to drink less." He added, "It is better to do something."

Nourishing soup? Bird's nest, honey, or clear dew?"

Pei'er blushed and muttered, patting her head and saying: "Look, this slave has forgotten what my aunt told me. My aunt also ordered the small kitchen not to use fennel, pepper, cinnamon, chili pepper, allspice and other spices when cooking.

Don’t drink too much wine, and avoid deep-fried food.”
To be continued...