The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

The people in the palace are the most sensitive. Some people think that these are just catching the wind and looking for distress, but if the ears and eyes are not clear enough, I am afraid that they will not live up to the top.

Concubine Shu was a child when the emperor was still a prince, and even the original wife has been dead for many years, but Concubine Shu is still beautiful. Concubine Shu can live so long, obviously it will not rely on the emperor's old feelings.

In the past few days, Concubine Shu smelled some unusual messages. What happened in the emperor’s palace that day has been muted. The emperor, queen, prince, and princess were all present. What they said is unknown, but afterwards Pity has been rewarded with many things, but this can't be concealed.

Concubine Shu sat on the chair and looked at these people in the room faintly.

Chu Jinyao came to greet Xiao Qi today. When she walked in, she found that Concubine Shu and Zhao Lanhui were also there. The concubine in the palace is young, and Concubine Shu often spends time here after Xiaoqi, and Zhao Lanhui, as Concubine Shu's daughter-in-law, certainly does not dare to leave.

Chu Jinyao took a glance and withdrew her gaze. She greeted Xiaoqi according to the rules. After the ceremony was over, Chu Jinyao stood aside and waited quietly.

Chu Jinyao and Zhao Lanhui are both royal daughters-in-law, and can be seated on large occasions where there is a maid, but they are not easy to sit down on occasions with their own family members. Zhao Lanhui stood beside Concubine Shu, but Chu Jinyao stood on the left hand side of Xiaoqihou, choosing a place far away.

Presumably Empress Xiao Qi hated Chu Jinyao, and Chu Jinyao didn't want to see Empress Xiao Qi. The strange atmosphere between the princess and the queen could not hide from the others, but everyone in the room pretended not to know, still talking and laughing softly.

It has been almost a month since Lianbi had a miscarriage. If she doesn't want to, she has to go to Xiaoqi and ask for peace. If she is still lying down for "cultivation", she will take off her hats like pets and arrogance. Lianfeng fell to the East Palace in the last court battle. She was thinking about her future, but before the future came, she still had to bite the bullet to make a small for the queen.

Lian Bian tremblingly saluted Xiao Qi, and Xiao Qi sneered without shyness, ignoring Lian Bing. The laughter after Xiao Qi was really obvious, everyone in the room heard it clearly, and everyone was afraid to speak anymore, but Lianyi maintained the posture of asking for peace, and felt her whole body trembling.

Chu Jinyao understood that this scene was made for her, Chu Jinyao was very calm, watching his nose and nose. Time passed silently. I don’t know how long it took. Empress Xiaoqi seemed to see the pity. "It turned out to be pity. You have just dropped the child. He is weak. Even the emperor has specially given kindness to you and allows you to rest at ease. Why pity you today? Come to think of it, please Announce here in this palace?"

The pity concubine's forehead is full of vain sweat: "The concubine dare not, the empress is a queen, she gives her concubine the courage, and dare not disrespect the empress."

After Xiao Qi sneered, and pointedly said: "Don't dare? I think you are very brave."

Xiao Qi's words were clearly directed at Chu Jinyao. The pity was no more than a palace lady. She was shivering with fright now, and she couldn't help but think of Chu Jinyao.

Empress Xiao Qi noticed the sight of the pity. Before Chu Jinyao could say anything, Empress Xiao Qi was already furious: "Hey, what do you think the princess does? What do you think the princess does? Can't compare to the princess?"

Chu Jinyao really despised Empress Xiaoqi's unreasonable making troubles, dignified queen, and now she also acts like these shrewd women who have nothing to do with trouble. But Xiao Qi’s words have reached this point, and Chu Jinyao can’t help but express his stance: “The empress empress’s question is strange. Everyone in the palace treats the queen respectfully. I have always respected the empress. I don’t know where the empress comes from. So everyone in the harem doesn't respect you, say?"

Chu Jinyao deliberately blurred the key words, and finally extended it to everyone in the harem. The other concubines and imperial concubines present were also dragged into the water, and naturally they could no longer watch the show. After Xiao Qi saw that Chu Jinyao was vague, her eyes narrowed, and the cold light in her eyes almost turned into substance. Chu Jinyao has been calling her Empress Empress since she entered the palace. Empress Xiao Qi hadn’t noticed this. It was only when she was touched by the emperor yesterday that Empress Xiao Qi was shocked. How respectful Chu Jinyao did by doing this, she Obviously, I look down upon myself as a queen! Chu Jinyao never called the Empress Xiaoqi's mother, because in Chu Jinyao's heart, her real mother-in-law was only Empress Daqi.

Empress Xiao Qi was really angry and sneered. The meeting was in vain just after entering the palace. After Xiao Qi saw that Chu Jinyao was meek and modest, she thought she was safe and uncontroversial, so she was also merciful to Chu Jinyao. Thinking about it now, Empress Xiao Qi felt that she was a joke. From the beginning, Chu Jinyao didn't take her seriously. Every time Chu Jinyao called her "Queen Empress", she might still laugh at her in her heart for unmatched sexual intercourse. It.

After Xiao Qi was so angry, a knife could almost fly out of his eyes. She made no secret of her malice towards Chu Jinyao, and said in a weird manner: "The prince is really good at talking. No wonder the prince and the emperor do not listen to others who persuade him, but only listen to the words of the prince. This palace is stupid, not as good as the prince's concubine. Be easy to be a man. How dare the queen of this palace discipline the princess."

"The empress's words are very bad. In front of the emperor, who can compare to you? You are really eloquent and won the Sacred Heart. I'm just seeking truth from facts."

Empress Xiao Qi's face changed immediately. Chu Jinyao was insinuating about the pity of her last time, and Empress Xiao Qi was buying pity and exchanging sentiments, which can be regarded as coaxing the emperor to let go of poisoning. The irony of Chu Jinyao's last sentence of "seeking truth from facts" is even heavier, which is no different from directly hitting her in the face after Xiao Qi.

Empress Xiao Qi was furious. If there were no others, she would have to teach Chu Jinyao a severe lesson, but now that Concubine Shu and several other imperial concubines are still there, Empress Xiao Qi does not want to poke her disgrace into the hands of her opponent. She quickly glanced at Concubine Shu, and she forcibly suppressed the matter without mentioning it.

Concubine Shu sat aside, still smiling gently and decently, but her brows were slightly raised invisibly. The words of the prince concubine sounded no problem, but they couldn't hide from the ears of the old concubine Shu. Shu concubine clearly felt that the prince concubine meant the queen, and the empress Xiao Qi had to bear such a provocation?

This is very tricky. Concubine Shu thought of the abnormality during this period, and her heart became more determined. She must find out what happened in the emperor's palace a few days ago.

After Xiao Qi endured Chu Jinyao's sarcasm, he became more panicked. In the past, Xiao Qi had the queen's frame behind her back, and she refused to use the methods of scouring daughters-in-law in the house. She thought these tactics were straightforward and vulgar, and only mortal but stupid women would do such deeds. Xiao Qi has a high self-esteem. She has designed one after another ingenious traps, playing with authority without losing the motherly attitude. This is the work of smart people. It’s a pity that Empress Xiaoqi never expected that the traps she designed were dismantled by Chu Jinyao, and now they are still on her own body. Empress Xiaoqi understands that no matter how sophisticated and complicated schemes are, there are flaws, but the most primitive ones. The tricks, although not influential, but useful.

After Xiao Qi covered his mouth and nose, he deliberately coughed twice. With such a posture, other imperial concubines have to ask: "The queen, what's wrong with you?"

"Oh, the weather has changed a lot in the past few days. The wind was blowing last night, and I had some headaches." Xiao Qi smiled, "It's fine, it's okay, I just stay in the house for a while."

"How can this be done." Zhao Lanhui said, "The empress is a noble daughter. You are the mother of the country. The phoenix body is not only related to the harem, but also to the whole world. Mother, you have a headache and brain fever is a great event. Let alone catch the cold yesterday, or, now your daughter-in-law will call you a doctor?"

"The princess Su is really filial. It's not a shame that she is a noble lady from the official residence of the State of Wei. When I see the eldest princess next time, I must talk to the eldest princess."

After Xiao Qi said, he glanced at Chu Jinyao, but Chu Jinyao stood calmly, not even changing his eyes. After Xiao Qi deliberately mentioned Zhao Lanhui's family background, he was concealing Chu Jinyao's heart. However, Chu Jinyao didn't care. The family background was nothing more than the icing on the cake. The person who lived his life was himself, not the family behind it.

Zhao Lanhui got the praise, pursed his lips, and glanced at Chu Jinyao without a trace.

Xiao Qi's queen deliberately lifted Zhao Lanhui. Seeing that Chu Jinyao was not jealous and angry, she was not anxious. Instead, she gently pressed her forehead with her fingertips and slowly said: "The filial piety of Princess Su has been accepted. Toss, nothing more."

"Niangniang, you can't be such a humble body." Lanyu standing beside Xiaoqi's back answered, "Yinu, maidservant, since the maiden doesn't want to bother too many people, you might as well let the next dove soup come up. The pigeon nourishes the yin and replenishes the qi, and is the most nourishing, and it is suitable for the empress. But the offender is not meticulous after all, so you have to find someone who is interested to look at it."

As soon as the voice fell, the people in the palace were quiet, and it was obviously filial and decent to be able to make medicine for the queen. Zhao Lanhui’s complexion is not very good-looking. Stewing pigeons is the most time-consuming. Zhao Lanhui doesn’t want to go to a place like the kitchen, but she wants to be filial, so she can only bite the bullet and say: "If the mother doesn’t dislike it, it’s better I'll go and watch."

Xiao Qi smiled without saying a word, but his eyes swept towards Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao is the princess, and Zhao Lanhui is just the princess, no matter from the young age or the respect, Chu Jinyao can't let Zhao Lanhui pass her. What's more, Xiao Qi's words were originally directed at her.

Chu Jinyao didn’t need Empress Qi and Lan Yu to sing and go around in circles. She directly said, “It’s really rare for Princess Su to have this kind of filial piety. It’s just that, as the eldest daughter-in-law, such things as filial piety to the queen can’t be dealt with. To my younger siblings. Empress, I’ve never stewed pigeons. If you can’t control the heat well, please forgive me.

"The crown princess has this heart, my palace is really gratified." Xiao Qi slowly covered her lips, and said slowly, "the crown princess is self-humble, I heard that the princess is very capable, and the stove needle and thread are so good, let you Going is more assured than letting Concubine Su go."

Zhao Lanhui heard Xiao Qi's implication and smiled. What does an aristocratic woman do for stovetop needlework? After Xiaoqi, this was a mockery of Chu Jinyao once being a farmer, so he did this kind of rough work. Changed to Zhao Lanhui, she hadn't even been in the kitchen.

Chu Jinyao looks down on the complacent attitude of these people. It is a blessing to be reborn in a rich and prosperous country. They don't have to do rough work for the rest of their lives. They don't need to be grateful. Why should they look down on the farmers who work with their hands? Chu Jinyao never felt that there was anything shameful about her origin. It was not her fault that she lived among the people. She learned a lot of survival skills in the Su family. This is a good thing. Besides, if it weren't for this, how could she meet Qin Yi? ?

Zhao Lanhui and the likes of Empress Xiaoqi have been unable to figure out why Qin Yi personally asked for an order and insisted on making Chu Jinyao the full concubine. Even after getting married, there was no concubine. In fact, this is the reason.

Chu Jinyao smiled and said, "Just do your filial piety for the queen, and your mother likes it." After that, she didn't care about other people in the hall or gloating or self-righteous gazes, so she turned around and went out.

The character of filial piety is greater than the sky. After Xiao Qi, a hat of filial piety was buttoned down. Chu Jinyao knew that the other party had a bad intention, so she had to go to the kitchen to cook soup. Chu Jinyao is the crown prince, so she doesn't need her to do things like soup, but since she is here to stew pigeons on behalf of the empress, she should behave adequately, not to mention the queen's female officer beside her. Everyone in the kitchen didn't dare to show up, they dealt with the pigeons in their hands tremblingly, and Chu Jinyao stood in the clean place, watching the whole process.

Pigeon soup is really a great tonic, especially suitable for women, but since it is a soup for nourishing yin and nourishing qi, naturally it should be simmered for as long as possible. Even if Chu Jinyao didn't need to do it, it would not be good to stand for two hours in the smoky kitchen. When the pigeon soup was finally made, Linglong hurried forward and took the white porcelain cup.

Chu Jinyao whispered: "Be careful."

"The slave understands."

When they walked back to the palace behind Xiaoqi, it was already noon. It was okay when I came out in the morning, but I didn't expect the weather to change drastically in a few moments, and now the sky is overcast with clouds, and the wind on the corridor also brings damp moisture.

"It's going to rain." The palace people in the palace became nervous. Chu Jinyao walked to the main hall of the back of Xiaoqi and was stopped from a distance: "The princess, the empress is seeing a guest, please wait a moment. ."

It's noon, and it's going to rain soon. Which family member has so little eyes, come to visit the queen at this time? Chu Jinyao glanced openly at the palace maid who was telling the story, and the maidservant was shuddered. She did not dare to look at Chu Jinyao, and left the sentence "Princess Concubine, wait a moment", and then quickly slipped away. .

Chu Jinyao waited for a while, the wind on the corridor gradually became wet and heavy, and thunder was already blowing from time to time on the horizon, and it was obviously raining soon. Before the rain, the wind was strong and cold. Linglong couldn't help but stop a court lady and asked, "Isn't it over for the lady to see the guests? The princess made the pigeon soup by herself. After waiting for so long, it will be cold."

The maid dare not pretend to be invisible, so she can only go in and tell her. As soon as the palace lady left, Princess Rong'an and Zhao Lanhui on the back foot came out of the palace. When Zhao Lanhui saw Chu Jinyao, his eyes changed, and he smiled and saluted Chu Jinyao: "Prince Concubine."

Chu Jinyao nodded in response. Princess Rong'an looked at Chu Jinyao thoughtfully. They were given a meal by the Queen. They knew that the princess was here as early as the meal, but the Queen didn't mention it, and Princess Rong'an pretended not to know. Her daughter Zhao Lanhui is also the imperial concubine, and Su Wang was targeted by the prince some time ago. Now that she sees Chu Jinyao being made things difficult by the queen, Princess Rong'an is secretly pleased, she deliberately said a few words to Chu Jinyao warmly. Then he left with glee.

Linglong watched from the side with angrily. It seemed that the eldest princess and princess Su had just had a meal with the queen, and the princess was waiting outside, but they were eating in the house grandiosely, which is really unreasonable. After a while, the female officer who had just reported the letter came out again: "The princess, the empress has a headache because of the breeze, and has fallen asleep. The princess will wait a moment."

Linglong was completely angry. She was the most stable of the few maids. She was so, and now she was very angry. She was almost about to go forward and the queen's court maid to reason with her. Chu Jinyao calmly raised her hand and stopped Linglong's movements. , His gaze turned to ridicule: "Since the mother is going to take a nap, then let's wait a moment."

This time lasted more than a moment, the rain in the sky finally came down, the summer rain came hurriedly, thunder roared, strong wind mixed with rain raged everywhere, there was only a huge curtain of water left in the boundless world. The place where Chu Jinyao stood was just the vent. The rain was carried into the corridor by the wind, and the corners of Chu Jinyao's clothes were wet in a moment.

Linglong was angry and distressed. She handed the cold pigeon soup to other maids, and stood by the railing to protect Chu Jinyao from the wind. But how much Linglong can stop, Chu Jinyao is still inevitably wet. She stood in the kitchen all morning, and now she was blown by the draught wind mixed with rain, feeling a coolness from her back and her belly faint. Falling pain.

Several maids in the East Palace went to invite the queen time and time again, but the news was always that the queen was still taking a nap, Linglong quietly sent someone to notify the prince, but watching such a heavy rain, I am afraid that the news will not pass for a while. After another while, Lan Yu walked out of the palace and smiled and said to Chu Jinyao: "The prince has been waiting for a long time. The empress has a headache, and she can’t sleep during a nap. Just now, the empress knew that the prince was still waiting outside. She was very surprised and ignored. Come and invite the prince in with a headache."

Chu Jinyao laughed unabashedly, full of sarcasm: "The queen is finally awake?"

Lan Yu smiled unchanged, and said, "Isn't it, it's just that the empress just woke up and she has to tidy up her hair bun, and the princess will wait a moment." Lan Yu's eyes were on the cup of pigeon soup, and she raised her eyebrows and smiled. : "The crown princess really has filial piety, but these tonics are always drunk while they are hot. Now they are cold and can't be served to the nanny. Come, take this bowl of pigeon soup."

Linglong wanted to splash this bowl of soup onto Lan Yu's face for a moment. The maidservant in the Queen's Palace came to pick up the White Porcelain Gu, and it happened that a team of eunuchs came behind. They didn't know how to hit them, and they directly spilled the soup. Linglong's eyes and hands quickly blocked Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao was not poured into the pigeon soup, but she was so frightened that she felt terrible pain in her stomach. The team of eunuchs in the back saw that they had collided with the princess and hurried over to plead. They were here to exchange the ice in the queen's palace. One **** slipped on the way and hit another person, knocking over a basin of ice. Hit the ground.

Chu Jinyao was also inevitably smashed into several pieces. The ice was extremely cold. Chu Jinyao's face became paler after being iced like this. Linglong looked wrong. She couldn't care about the crime at the moment, so she hurried over to help Chu Jinyao. : "Princess, how are you? Princess!"

"Quickly declare a doctor, the princess fainted!"