The Splendid Medical Concubine: The Journey of a Concubine

Chapter 100 100 Disappointment

Mrs. Shen thought, maybe it was because the other person's status was too high and Sister Chen felt that she had no hope of becoming that person's wife, so she said she didn't want to get married?

Shen's right hand holding Chu Qianchen's hand subconsciously tightened a little, and her eyes turned repeatedly on her little face.

The family status of the Hou family is not too bad, the only difference is that Sister Chen is a concubine. However, if Sister Chen is recorded in her name, she will be a legitimate daughter.

She had to try to trick Sister Chen into telling her who her sweetheart was. With this girl's eyesight, ordinary people would not be able to catch her eye.

As Shen thought this, her eyes when looking at Chu Qianchen became subtle, loving and gentle, and in addition, there was a hint of indescribable teasing.

Sister Chen is so good, if that man can't see it, then he is blind!

Mrs. Shen gently rubbed the top of Chu Qianchen's hair.

Chu Qianchen: "???"

She always felt that the way Shen looked at her was really weird. Did she say something wrong?

"Mother..." Chu Qianchen wanted to ask, but the carriage arrived at the Yongding Marquis Mansion.

Let’s talk about it later. Chu Qianchen thought to herself, and after the carriage stopped, she followed Shen out of the carriage, planning to talk in the main courtyard.

However, she had no chance to continue this topic. As soon as she arrived in the main courtyard, she was caught by Chu Yunmu who had just finished school.

"Chu Qianchen, let's go horseback riding!"

Chu Yunmu always said that it was the wind or the rain, but Shen would not let him go by his temper. He negotiated terms with him and asked him to have lunch and do his homework before he could play with Chu Qianchen.

Chu Yunmu couldn't act coquettishly, so he could only speed up the process of lunch and homework, and for the first time, he completed his homework efficiently before the beginning of the year.

"Mom, look, my homework is all done! Can I go play with Chu Qianchen?" Chu Yunmu said proudly.

Mrs. Shen put down the Luozi in his hand and said, "Let me take a look."

Shen is the matron of the house, so she doesn't have much time to be a female hostess on weekdays, but even so, she still takes time to do some small embroidery work for the young Chu Yunmu, sometimes a pair of white socks, sometimes a pair of white socks, etc. It's embroidering a belt, braiding a belt or something.

Chu Qianchen picked up Shen's half-made braid and looked at it. He could probably tell what she was making up, and continued to finish it for her.

It was at this time that Chu Qianhuang entered the Dongci room and looked at the three people in the room.

This harmonious atmosphere made her seem a little out of place.

Chu Qianhuang couldn't help but stop at the door, clenching the fists hidden in her sleeves tightly.

She only paused briefly, then continued walking forward until she reached Mrs. Shen.

"Mother." Chu Qianhuang called in a low voice, looking a little embarrassed and panicked.

She didn't expect that Mrs. Shen would take Chu Qianchen out of the palace and return home without waiting for her.

Chu Qianhuang originally thought that Chu Qianchen would definitely take advantage of the rare opportunity to be alone with the second prince.

After all, Chu Qianchen and Chu Qianling were both in love with the second prince. For Chu Qianchen, the second prince is already her best choice...

Chu Qianhuang deliberately calculated the time and did not stay with the third princess for too long. He quickly returned to Zhongcui Palace, not expecting that Shen and Chu Qianchen had already left.

Mrs. Shen put down Chu Yunmu's homework. Seeing this, Chu Yunmu said anxiously: "Mom, I've done everything! Then let's go play."

He eagerly took Chu Qianchen's hand and ran out, as if he was deeply afraid that Shen would regret it.

Chu Qianchen was dragged forward by him and couldn't help but purse his lips and smile.

When Shen looked at Chu Yunmu, she was still smiling slightly, but when her eyes moved to Chu Qianhuang, her lips lowered and pursed into a straight line, showing no anger or authority.

Her bright and transparent phoenix eyes made it almost impossible for Chu Qianhuang to look straight into them.

Grandma Chen, who followed Chu Qianhuang into the house, looked at the mother and daughter with a heavy heart.

Chu Qianhuang took the initiative to admit her mistake: "Mother, I haven't seen the third princess for a long time. The third princess asked someone to come and pass, so I went. I should have told mother before going..."

Shen looked at Chu Qianhuang without blinking and said nothing.

As the silence spread, an invisible tension formed, as if the air had condensed slightly.

Chu Qianhuang was a little flustered by Mrs. Shen, and couldn't help but speculate: Could it be that Chu Qianchen said something to his mother?

Chu Qianhuang's hands hidden in her sleeves squeezed tighter, her thumbs pinching her fingertips heavily.

Shen suddenly said: "The imperial concubine told me that it was you who asked your grandmother to deliver the news to her, so she announced our entry into the palace."

Chu Qianhuang's eyes flickered, showing a hint of panic, but she quickly explained innocently: "Mom, I just told my grandmother that I was worried about my father's injury..."

Mrs. Shen just felt that her daughter's behavior was strange, so she casually said that she was cheating, but she didn't expect that she was right.

It was as if all the energy in her body had been drained out of her. The light in her eyes dissipated little by little, and a little weakness, a little disappointment, a little exhaustion flashed...

Before, Ms. Shen told herself over and over again that she could change her daughter's temperament, but at this moment, she couldn't help but begin to doubt this.

Chu Qianchen had been pulled away by Chu Yunmu and did not hear what else the mother and daughter said later.

Chu Yunmu acted like a young adult, which made Chu Qianchen laugh so much that he couldn't help teasing him. , only Chu Yunmu’s chirping voice remained in my ears:

"Chu Qianchen, you and Xiaoyun are already familiar with each other. You can ride it today."

"Xiaoyun is very good, don't be afraid. If you are afraid, Xiaoyun will also feel your fear."

"Don't worry, I will watch over you."

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Chu Yunmu acted like a young adult, which made Chu Qianchen laugh so much that he couldn't help teasing him and completely forget about what happened in the palace.

She didn't care, but Madam Tai had been thinking about her all day long. At dusk, the first question she asked about Concubine Chu was: "Ah Zhi, how is Concubine Chu?"

Mrs. Shen actually had a grudge against Mrs. Shen in her heart. When Mrs. Shen came back from the palace, she should have come to Rongfu Hall as soon as possible, but she did not come until this time.

Dissatisfied, she still relied on Concubine Chu to persuade Shen to go to Duke Mu's mansion to make peace, so she could only endure it for the time being.

Shen said calmly: "Mother, please be at ease. The noble concubine is fine, and the Second Prince is also fine."

Mrs. Shen just pretended that she didn't understand Mrs. Tai's hint.

The madam was even more annoyed, but she still had a friendly smile on her face and asked again: "Azhi, do you have any advice from the imperial concubine?"

"When I ask about your health, I will tell you that you are fine." Shen said casually, not mentioning a word about Chu Lingxiao.

The madam clutched the string of beads in her hand and said in a stiff voice: "Is this what your Majesty said?"

Shen's topic only revolved around Concubine Chu and the Second Prince. Mrs. Ren asked for a while, but she didn't hear anything she wanted to hear. The smile on Mrs. Ren's face could hardly be maintained.

Seeing the turbulent undercurrent between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Liu was watching the show leisurely, wishing that Mrs. Shen would become angry and get sick. In this way, the whole family would know that it was Mrs. Shen who made her mother-in-law sick.

Chu Qianchen's mind has long been far away. What they are talking about is going in one ear and out the other...

Until a burst of messy and rapid footsteps suddenly sounded, and a little girl came panting and said: "Madam, the Queen has sent Aunt Shan to deliver oral instructions."

Aunt Shan is the Queen's right-hand nanny, so the Dowager Madam naturally knows that.

"Please come quickly." Mrs. Tai's eyes lit up and she said quickly.

Chu Qianhuang's eyes also lit up, and she didn't notice that Shen was looking at her with a disappointed look.

Chu Qianchen was also looking at Chu Qianhuang, his eyes flickered, and he quickly looked away.

After a while, a haughty nanny wearing a rust-colored dark-striped gown came down under the guidance of the nun in charge of the Hou Mansion.

Aunt Shan came on behalf of the Queen, so she only gave her a brief blessing and said, "Mrs. Madam, I came here on the orders of the Queen to convey the Queen's phoenix decree. The Queen has an order to order the eldest daughter of the Hou Mansion to enter the palace. Your Royal Highness the Third Princess will be your companion."

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The whole hall fell silent, and Mrs. Liu and others were all shocked.

Mrs. Tai was overjoyed and agreed without any haste: "Thanks to the Queen's love, I am so honored and favored. This is Sister Huang's blessing!"

The madam felt that her eldest granddaughter was really capable. She had just entered the palace in the morning and asked the queen to take the initiative to invite people. Now I am afraid that even Shen would not be able to object.

Mrs. Tai's eyes were filled with smiles when she looked at Chu Qianhuang, but Mrs. Shen's pupils were as cold as a cold pool.

Mrs. Shen frowned slightly and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "Aunt Shan, I specifically informed the Queen a few days ago that the little girl is weak and sick from time to time. I am afraid she is not qualified for the position of the princess's companion."

Aunt Shan smiled so hard that deep wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes, and said politely: "Her Royal Highness the Third Princess likes your daughter-in-law. She has been talking to the Queen about it since she left the palace today."

Although she was smiling, there was a cold look of disdain in her eyes when she looked at Shen and her daughter. This Mrs. Marquis Yongding is really good at pretending, one thing on the surface and another behind her back, otherwise how could she have persuaded Chu Qianhuang to find the third princess!

Mrs. Tai was afraid that Mrs. Shen would make the situation awkward, so she said before her: "Aunt Shan, my sister Huang contracted wind and fever due to the change of weather a few days ago, and she has been raised long ago."

The madam felt that her family had been really unlucky during this period. One thing happened after another and there was no peace. It was not until today that there was a happy event.

Finally, the queen did not blame Chu Qianhuang, and even agreed that she should return to the palace to be the third princess's companion. This good thing could not be ruined by Shen anymore!

After all, Chu Lingxiao's job at the Banner Guards is no longer available. Shen has made it clear that he is unwilling to seek help from Duke Mu's mansion. This job will probably not be returned in a short time, which means that the Chu family is further away from the imperial power. Already…

Mrs. Shen naturally knew what Mrs. Tai was thinking, and she didn't bother to talk to Mrs. Tai. She turned to look at Chu Qianhuang, who was sitting on her right, and asked seriously: "Sister Huang, are you willing to go?"

Shen's eyes were clear and sharp, as if he could discern the secrets in Chu Qianhuang's heart.

Her expression was so calm, with no hint of emotion or sorrow.

Chu Qianhuang felt a little panicked. She subconsciously pinched her fingertips with her thumb, but thought of something and quickly let go.

She told herself that she could not retreat, and said softly: "Mother, this is the Queen's grace."

"..." Mrs. Shen became increasingly powerless and even more disappointed in her daughter.

She didn't even care what Aunt Shan thought and just left. Chu Qianhuang moved her mouth but didn't follow her.

After Chu Qianchen bowed to Mrs. Tai, he pulled Chu Yunmu and followed Shen out of Rongfu Hall. Chu Yunmu was only five years old. In fact, she didn't know why her mother was unhappy. She could only guess that her mother didn't like her eldest sister entering the palace as a companion to the princess.

He squeezed Chu Qianchen's hand uneasily, and Chu Qianchen gave him a reassuring smile.

When they were in the imperial garden in the morning, Chu Qianchen noticed that Chu Qianhuang had been restless. Later, she excused herself and left to see the third princess. Chu Qianchen probably guessed that Chu Qianhuang's entry into the palace today might have something to do with the third princess.

After all, just for the sake of Chu Lingxiao, it was enough for Concubine Chu to call the Shen family.

Chu Qianhuang had gone through such a big circle just for this chance.

Chu Qianchen pointed at Chu Yunmu's left hand and blinked again.

Chu Yunmu understood immediately and nodded.

The two siblings stepped forward together, one holding Shen's right hand and the other her left hand.

"Mom..." Chu Yunmu felt that he was a man and wanted to comfort his mother, but before he could say anything else, he heard a "gurgling" sound coming from his stomach.

His stomach moved hungrily.

This sound was particularly loud in this silent courtyard.

"Guluuluulu..."

Shen laughed out loud. Seeing Shen's expression softening, Chu Qianchen smiled and said, "Mom, Brother Mu has a really good appetite. He even ate hibiscus cake with me this afternoon."

Chu Yunmu pouted, "I'm a man, so of course I eat more!"

Mrs. Shen looked at the two siblings and felt a little lighter. She shook Chu Yunmu's warm little hand with her backhand and said, "Brother Mu, we should eat more when we are really growing."

Chu Yunmu touched his shriveled belly with his left hand and smiled happily, "That's right, I've grown an inch taller recently."

Chu Qianchen: "Really?"

Chu Yunmu: "Have you not seen that I am so... tall?!"

Grandma Chen was walking behind, looking at the backs of the three of them with a dazed expression. For a moment, she almost had the illusion that "the three of them are a family."

She quickly shook her head and said to herself, what was she thinking about?

Chu Yunmu played for a long time in the afternoon. After dinner, he yawned repeatedly, but he still kept his eyes open and refused to sleep, as if he was afraid of suffering a loss if he went to bed early.

Shen and Chu Qianchen could only coax him to sleep together.

When the sun was about to set, Chu Qianhuang, who had seen off Aunt Shan, came to the main courtyard. Before entering, she was stopped by Aunt Chen under the eaves.

"Miss, madam, please go back." Grandma Chen said helplessly.

Chu Qianhuang stood at the door of the main room, staring unblinkingly at the door leading to the East Room. The door was closed tightly, but she could still see the faint light coming from behind the door.

She suddenly asked: "Is the second sister in there?"

Nanny Chen nodded in agreement, hesitated for a moment, and advised tactfully: "Miss, you also know that the house has been troubled recently, and Madam has been in a bad mood... It is naturally for your own good that Madam does not allow you to enter the palace."

"Hey, luckily the second girl and the fourth young master came together to untie the madam."

Chu Qianhuang clutched the handkerchief tightly, her eyes became darker and darker, and her heart felt like an invisible boulder was pressing down on her.

For her own good? !

My mother kept saying that it was for her own good, but she was just a housewife, and what she saw and thought was limited. My mother's request for her was probably to marry into a well-matched family, so how could she know the future of the Qi Dynasty? Big changes are about to happen!

Thinking of the scene in the dream, Chu Qianhuang's body tensed up, as if a bow was fully drawn.

She was quiet for a while, then turned and walked away, leaving Grandma Chen looking at her back and sighing sadly.

After Chu Qianhuang returned to Yuelu Courtyard, she immediately asked the maids to clean up. Early the next morning, she came to greet Mrs. Shen, but Mrs. Shen still didn't see her, so Chu Qianhuang greeted the Queen Mother. Then he went into the palace.

Chu Qianchen also heard what Amber said. When she went to the main courtyard, she found that Shen was as usual, seemingly relieved about Chu Qianhuang's entry into the palace.

"Sister Chen, come here quickly." Mrs. Shen had just made up a butterfly knot. After calling Chu Qianchen over, she tied it on Chu Qianchen's skirt herself and nodded slightly with satisfaction, "I made it up." Yes, one for Brother Mu and one for you."

"This should match your newly made scarlet jacket."

Shen looked at her smiling, but the makeup on her face couldn't cover the faint blue-black color under her eyes. She must have been up all night.

Chu Qianchen knew that she couldn't persuade Shen. All she could do was to ask someone to bring some soothing incense and let them burn it for Shen at night to calm her mind.

She played with the butterfly straps and smiled: "There are also a pair of embroidered shoes with a pair of butterflies on the toes, which can be matched."

Mrs. Shen became excited as she spoke, "Yesterday afternoon, the sewing room said that your dress is almost ready. You should be able to try it on today..."

"Mother Chen, go to the sewing room and ask if the second girl's new clothes are ready."

Nanny Chen personally went to the sewing room and brought Chu Qianchen's new clothes when she came back.

It was the bedding made of the vermilion material from the Jade Weaving House that Shen had chosen for Chu Qianchen earlier.

The servants in the Hou Mansion are also very discerning. Because Shen asked about it yesterday, Aunt Zhao in the sewing room became more and more sure that Shen valued Chu Qianchen, so she prioritized her side and put the finishing touches on the new clothes overnight. Done.

"Second Miss, you try it first. If there is anything wrong, I will take it back and correct it." Aunt Zhao was extremely polite and respectful.

Chu Qianchen quickly tried on the new clothes surrounded by Hu Hue and other maids. Her skin was brightened by the scarlet brocade, shimmering like pearls.

Everyone in the room, from Mrs. Shen to the servants, were full of praise. Mrs. Shen thought about choosing brightly colored materials for Chu Qianchen's future autumn and winter shirts.

"Every little girl should dress brightly. Look at you, you are wearing plainer colors than your grandmother!"

"The size of the dress is just right, but the hem is a bit dull. Let's add some moiré embroidery."

"By the way, let's make another turquoise middle coat, and remember to embroider the cloud pattern on the neckline."

Whatever Mrs. Shen said, Nanny Zhao would respond.

After rushing for three days, Chu Qianchen finally put on the modified red dress when he went to Qin Yao for a follow-up consultation.

If there is any flaw, it is that her cyan veil does not match today's new clothes.

Chu Qianchen thought for a while and decided not to wear a veil at all. She wasn't going to Jishi Hall today anyway.

Xue Fengyan sent her a message in advance, saying that there were a lot of "flies" outside the palace, so Chu Qianchen went to a house next to the palace of Prince Chen, and went to a house with an ordinary appearance and plump body. The old woman answered her.

"Girl, please come this way." The old nanny respectfully guided Chu Qianchen, and couldn't help but glance at her with a look of amazement.

This girl has such a stunning face even before she has hair extensions. When she gets a few years older and her hair is fully grown, who knows how stunning she will be.

The old grandma led Chu Qianchen through a secret door between the two mansions and entered Prince Chen's Mansion. When the secret door was closed, the lush ivy vine leaves dropped, and the secret door was tightly hidden again. .

Chu Qianchen couldn't help but looked back and looked there, thinking: In the previous life, was there a similar secret door here?

She suddenly had a novel feeling. After a new life, there might be many places worth exploring in this world, and maybe she had missed some things she didn't know...

Her mood became brighter, and this brightness was reflected in her demeanor.

"Is that...Miss Chu?"

Yun Zhan in the water pavilion was the first to ask, his tone seemed a little uncertain.

Gu Jue heard the sound and looked out through the open window. On the other side of the lake, Chu Qianchen was walking along the lakeside.

She wore a vermilion turban with a pattern of twigs, a double-ringed bun with black silk stockings, and two butterfly bead flowers inlaid with garnets on her temples that trembled slightly with her steps. She had bright eyes and white teeth, and ice-cold muscles and jade bones, especially Those phoenix eyes that are brighter than the scorching sun in the sky, with a somewhat overwhelming beauty, make people's eyes fall on these eyes first.

She walked leisurely, her posture casual yet elegant, her steps light yet sassy.

Gu Jue raised his eyebrows, feeling that she seemed to be in a good mood.

No, it should be said that every time he saw her, she was in a good mood, and the ups and downs around her didn't seem to affect her at all, whether it was the bad things that happened in her family, or the emperor went to Jishi Hall to find her. She launched an attack to investigate...

If the Marquis of Yongding had a daughter like him, the Marquis' mansion wouldn't have fallen to this point.

Chu Qianchen quickly walked to the water pavilion, first smiled obediently at Gu Jue, and then went to check on Qin Yao as usual.

In fact, today's follow-up consultation was optional, so Chu Qianchen casually took Qin Yao's pulse, prescribed him a prescription to reduce the heat, and rushed to find Gu Jue eagerly.

"Your Majesty."

Chu Qianchen actually wanted to play chess with Gu Jue, but the first sentence out of Gu Jue's mouth was: "Miss Chu, I'm leaving Beijing in a few days..."

When he said this, Qin Yao, Yunzhan and others all looked stern.

Chu Qianchen didn't pay attention to the others at all, and immediately said: "Then I will give you medicine pills when I get back."

She didn't ask him where he was going at all, and sighed in her heart: The prince has a hard life, both in the past and now.

As she thought about it, she couldn't help but look helpless as "there was nothing she could do with him".

Yun Zhan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the little miracle doctor was really good-tempered. This was already the second time that the prince had to leave the capital. She did not become angry, nor did she feel that the prince was not cooperating with her treatment...

Chu Qianchen counted the time with his fingers and asked, "My lord, how long will you be away for? This time the pills are more complicated than the last time. It will take at least five days to complete."

"Then I'll leave in five days." Gu Jue agreed.

"You must take the pills every day, and you must not miss them."

Chu Qianchen warned earnestly, her black and white eyes looking at him with concern, as if to say, be obedient.

Gu Jue looked at her eyes that seemed to be able to speak, feeling interested and novel.

Since he went to the battlefield at the age of fifteen, he has been accustomed to giving orders and the eyes of being followed and admired. Only she looked at him with conflicting eyes. On the one hand, she respected him, but on the other hand, she seemed to She wanted to keep him under her wings.

There was a smile in Gu Jue's narrow eyes, his eyelashes flashed, and he said, "I'd like to trouble my dear girl to prepare some preparations for Qin Yao. He also wants to come with me."

Chu Qianchen nodded again, and then immediately squinted at Qin Yao with disgust.

"Prince Qin, I will prepare some more Jiuxu ointment for you. You can apply it twice a day." Chu Qianchen had already guessed that the prince must have left the capital for Qin Yao this time. "If you don't want to be lame, this trip Don’t go to the ground when you go out.”

This Qin Yao is really worrying. Chu Qianchen despised him with his eyes.

(End of chapter)