08, Concubine Shu
Cihe Palace
Before Empress Dowager Zhaoming had just slept, she looked out the dark window and squinted at Madam Wen, "What's that girl doing?"
Madam Wen shook her head, "Master, I can't figure out Miss Wei, but as soon as Miss Wei left, she hired an imperial physician when she returned to the Ching Palace. I heard that the master of the Ching Palace also gave Miss Wei a jade bracelet."
Empress Dowager Zhaoming smiled deeply, "Wait and see."
The next morning, Wei Yin was invited by Madam Wen. On the way to the main hall, Madam Wen looked up and down curiously. Wei Yin's heart was as clear as a mirror, but he didn't point it out.
When he arrived at the main hall, Wei Zhuang paid tribute to Empress Dowager Zhaoming, "My daughter pays tribute to the Empress Dowager."
Empress Dowager Zhaoming waved his hand and asked Wei Yin to sit down and talk. Wei Yin looked around while looking up, and there was only Madam Wen in the room serving him.
"Are you still used to it in the palace?" Empress Dowager Zhaoming smiled, holding a Buddhist bead in her hand, and gently turned it.
Wei Jing smiled, "My daughter thinks that everyone in the palace is very good. Yesterday, my daughter saw Concubine Chun, and the daughter mistakenly thought it was Concubine Shu. Fortunately, Concubine Chun did not blame him and also rewarded him with a jade bracelet."
Empress Dowager Zhaoming glanced at the jade bracelet on Wei Ying's wrist and smiled, "The Imperial Concubine can be willing to give you such a good jade bracelet. The Ai family is curious, why did you fall into the eyes of the Imperial Concubine?"
So Wei Shi said everything that happened yesterday, especially when he heard the three words "Little Prince", Empress Dowager Zhaoming's expression showed a little profound meaning, which made people unable to understand.
Madam Wen laughed, "I really told Miss Wei that she was right. I will go back to the spring palace to report the good news this morning, and the concubine is happy."
There is such a coincidence in this world. As soon as Wei Gui left, Concubine Chun was happy.
Wei Jing stood up excitedly, "It must be the empress dowager who was pious and kind, and moved the Empress Guanyin to send her son. This blessing will fall on the Empress Dowager."
Empress Dowager Zhaoming couldn't help frowning when she heard this. A pregnancy of Concubine Zheng Shu was enough to make Empress Dowager Zhaoming angry. Now another pure concubine is pregnant. Empress Dowager Zhaoming is in a very complicated mood.
Madam Wen also looked at Wei Yin strangely. Is it really stupid or pretending to be stupid? It is obviously a disheartening thing for the empress dowager.
As soon as he finished speaking, someone outside reported that Concubine Zheng was coming.
Empress Dowager Zhaoming glanced at Wei Jing, suddenly understood something, smiled, and waved to Wei Jing, "You are indeed a lucky star. As soon as you enter the palace, you solved the trouble for the Ai family."
The imperial concubine was pregnant, and Concubine Zheng could not sit still. If the two of them were choked, no matter which side they injured, Empress Dowager Zhaoming would be happy to see.
Wei Jing sat next to Empress Dowager Zhaoming, "My daughter is willing to go through fire and water to share the worries of the Empress Dowager."
Empress Dowager Zhaoming nodded with a smile, looking in a good mood, but her smile was not enough to reach her eyes, and she watched Concubine Zheng enter the door with a gloomy face.
Concubine Zheng was wearing a beautiful and charming royal blue palace gauze dress. Under the support of the palace maid, she stepped into the hall. The bead hairpin on her head shook gently, showing the inner turmoil of Concubine Zheng.
If the pure concubine is heroic and stunning, Concubine Zheng Shu would be gentle and gentle, and the little bird was dependent on others, and she looked very gentle and charming.
"I wish you a blessing to the Queen Mother."
Empress Dowager Zhaoming smiled, "How come Concubine Shu has time to come to Ai's house today?"
Concubine Zheng saw Wei Jing at first sight, with sharp eyes. Wei Jing pretended not to notice and lowered her head and remained silent.
"I am very happy when I heard that the concubine's sister was pregnant. I also heard that the concubine's sister met a lucky star, so I couldn't help but come and take a look."
Empress Dowager Zhaoming raised her eyebrows, glanced at Wei Xi, and smiled, "Wei Yat-tou, Concubine Shu is here to enjoy the blessing. If you go and see Concubine Shu, maybe it will make Concubine Shu happy."
Wei Zhi was happy. Empress Dowager Zhaoming was planning to support herself. She nodded immediately, "Thank you, Empress Shu Concubine, I didn't dislike it. My daughter heard about Empress Shu Concubine Shu Concubine outside the palace. She recognized the wrong person yesterday. Today, she had the chance to meet Empress Shu Concubine."
As he said that, Wei Jing walked towards Concubine Zheng. Concubine Zheng immediately frowned, "Empress Dowager, I am..."
"My daughter dared to guess whether Empress Shu was happy. Seeing Empress Shu's ears changed a little. I heard the old nanny in the mansion say that the redness under the ears was a sign of happiness."
Wei Zhi was talking nonsense seriously and turned his head to look at Empress Dowager Zhaoming, "Empress Dowager, if the minister is not sure, can the minister not be punished?"
"If it's not accurate, I have to ask Concubine Shu, but Concubine Shu has always been generous and tolerant and will not care about you a child aged half." Empress Dowager Zhaoming said with a smile.
Concubine Zheng frowned, subconsciously reached out and touched her ears. When she heard Empress Dowager Zhaoming was talking to death, she was unhappy in her heart, but she didn't dare to mention it.
"I...How come I have a happy event? Miss Wei knows a lot at such a young age."
Concubine Zheng clenched her hands tightly into fists, with a twisted smile on her face. At this moment, she felt regretful that she came to Cihegong.
"My daughter likes the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, and occasionally looks at the celestial phenomena. She learned some when she was young, but she just understood the superficiality. She was not very skillful, which made Concubine Shu laugh." Then Wei Shi looked at Concubine Zheng again, "There is indeed changes under Concubine Shu's ears, so the daughter dared to make bold guesses."
Empress Dowager Zhaoming laughed, "Since Concubine Shu is here, let's sit with Ai's house."
Madam Wen had quietly withdrawn, and Wei Shi guessed that she was going to find the imperial physician.
Concubine Zheng took back her expression and sat in the lower right head of Empress Dowager Zhaoming.
Wei Jin's eyes moved slightly and he went forward to add tea. Perhaps he was anxious to leave. He accidentally stepped on the corner of his skirt and rushed towards Concubine Zheng. Concubine Zheng was knocked down unexpectedly, and the palace maid behind him was shocked.
"Empress!"
Wei Zhi stood up in a hurry and knelt on the ground, "My daughter deserves to die. My daughter is just so happy to see Concubine Shu, so she is weak for a moment. Please forgive me."
Concubine Zheng was helped to stand up, reached out to tidy up her hair, and her eyes sank.
"You are so ill-armed. Yesterday I saw the imperial concubine and recognized the wrong person. Fortunately, the imperial concubine was generous and didn't care. Today I ran into the imperial concubine again, alas!"
Empress Dowager Zhaoming sighed helplessly. After hearing this, Concubine Zheng swallowed the blame at the mouth and changed it to, "Don't blame the Queen Mother, Miss Wei is young and ignorant."
It happened that at this time, Doctor Li came to ask Empress Dowager Zhaoming for the pulse of Ping'an.
"Doctor Li, you are here just in time. Let's take a look at Concubine Shu."
Concubine Zheng’s eyelids twitched, “Empress Dowager, I’m not seriously injured, so there’s no need to bother Doctor Li.”
"How can this be done? The fall was strong. This girl was summoned by the Ai family to the palace again. You are the emperor's top. If you bump into it, the emperor will feel distressed. The Ai family will feel sad. Besides, Doctor Li is also easy. Doctor Li, go and take the pulse of Concubine Shu, be sure to be careful!"
Empress Dowager Zhaoming did not give Zheng Shufei the opportunity to explain and refute, so she ordered it directly.
"yes!"
Concubine Zheng couldn't resist and had to reach out and hand it to Doctor Li. She was in a state of silence. Her pregnancy had nothing to do with Wei Jin at all. Now she was better. Wei Jin said this and it made Wei Jin's reputation a success.
Doctor Li knelt on the ground, put one hand on Concubine Zheng Shu's wrist, and after a while, he said, "Concubine Shu is not seriously injured, but she was a little scared, so she just decocted a pair of Anshen Soup."
Empress Doctor Zhaoming frowned, "Doctor Li, do you have any other symptoms besides being frightened?"
Doctor Li shook his head.
"Would you be pregnant?" Wei Jing blurted out, looking impatient.
Concubine Zheng put one hand on her lower abdomen, and the corners of her mouth curled up, thinking to herself, even if the imperial concubine is pregnant, it doesn’t know whether she is a man or a woman, and it may not be certain whether she can grow up healthily in the future.
"The Empress Shufei is not pregnant." Dr. Li said seriously.
After the words came, Concubine Zheng was not calm and frowned at Doctor Li, "How is this possible..."
"Empress, your hair is crooked." The palace maid immediately helped Concubine Zheng Shu and held Concubine Zheng Shu's hand. Concubine Zheng Shu suddenly realized and sat down again, allowing the palace maid to tidy up her hair.
After a while, Concubine Zheng stood up, "Empress Dowager, I suddenly remembered that there was something in the palace that had not been dealt with in time, so I took my leave first."
Wei Gui stepped forward, "I am really not good at studying art. I admit my mistake. Please be generous and tolerant."
Concubine Zheng Shu wanted to slap Wei Ying in the face, but because Empress Dowager Zhaoming held back and forth, "It's okay, you are still young, but don't say anything like this in the future. After all, not everyone will forgive you. My daughter's reputation is the most important thing."
"Thank you for being generous to Concubine Shu, my daughter... I will never dare to talk nonsense in the future." Wei Shi was so scared that his face turned pale. Concubine Zheng suppressed the discomfort and left Cihe Palace with Empress Dowager Zhaoming's default.
As soon as the person left, Empress Dowager Zhaoming asked again, "Is Concubine Shu pregnant?"
"Reply to the Queen Mother's words, Concubine Shu is not pregnant, and the old minister will never diagnose the wrong diagnosis. Concubine Shu still has some hidden diseases, so it is not advisable to be pregnant."
Empress Dowager Zhaoming immediately looked at Wei Xi when she heard this. Empress Dowager Zhaoming didn't think it was a coincidence when she fell, so she waved her hand and said, "Go down."
Chapter completed!