Chapter 369 Crown Princess 33
Yanxi Palace, in front of the dressing mirror.
Concubine Hui was dressing up at the moment. Without the power in the palace, she had nothing to do all day. Her temper had also become worse, but fortunately, she could still pay attention to the East Palace from time to time, so at least she had something fun to relieve her boredom.
"Liu Jia is also stupid. She has failed despite all this. I thought she had prepared for so long and would be able to use a big move." Concubine Hui inserted the hairpin into her hair: "She was punished to kneel all night. It's really ridiculous."
The confidant nodded: "Who said it wasn't?"
Concubine Hui shook her head and said, "Liu Jia is now useless. As for Concubine Lin Jia, you should ask Xiao Cui to talk to her and let her take over. Don't let our Crown Princess be proud for too long."
"Yes." The confidant nodded.
The two were talking when, at that moment, a eunuch rushed in hurriedly.
"Master, something bad has happened! Xiao Cui has been captured by Fang Jiusheng."
Concubine Hui's pupils suddenly widened: "How could it be?"
"Slave, I heard that the Crown Princess is rectifying the Eastern Palace and has caught many palace maids with evil intentions!"
"Another Crown Princess?!" Concubine Hui clenched her hairpin, thinking that the first wife was still not pregnant, and the Crown Princess would give birth to a child in a few months. If it was a legitimate child, wouldn't it suppress her son again? When she thought of this, she was panicked, but her brain quickly calmed down:
"Why are you panicking? What does Xiao Cui have to do with me? Shut up and don't say anything about the East Palace. Is that clear?"
The front was cleared and the action was stopped in time. The people who came into contact with Xiao Cui were not from the Yanxi Palace, so how could they find her? She would not be so careless in doing things.
"Yes, I understand."
Seeing that Concubine Hui was calm, the eunuch seemed to have found a backbone and calmed down as well.
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Splendid Residence.
At this time, Sheng Huan was listening to the news from the Yanx Palace brought by Puhua. It was obvious that Concubine Hui was most likely holding a grudge against her.
She played with the pink lotus in her hand and smiled.
Concubine Hui was truly a forgetful lady, and she completely forgot about Concubine De who was causing the trouble.
At this moment, Concubine De was hiding behind it beautifully.
What's the point of Concubine Hui fighting with her, the Crown Princess? It would be more fun for her to fight with Concubine De. A hint of interest flashed across Sheng Huan's eyes.
Concubine De wanted to hide and watch her fight with Concubine Hui, but she didn't get what she wanted.
"Someone is coming."
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In the evening, Yinreng came back a little late.
That’s right, Kangxi again invited him to have dinner in the Qianqing Palace.
On the way back, I heard Fang Jiusheng talk about the events of the Eastern Palace and the outcome of the handling of the Crown Princess, and then, he also caught several palace servants with ulterior motives.
"Master, I haven't found out who bribed Xiao Cui behind the scenes."
"Anything you have done will always reveal itself. Go down and investigate carefully."
"Yes."
When Yinreng arrived at Jinxiuju, Sheng Huan was playing chess. When he saw him coming, he smiled and played the chess pieces with great interest.
"Your Highness."
As soon as Yinreng saw her, he felt even better. Thinking about how he had confirmed his feelings yesterday, he felt a little shy, but he didn't show it on his face. He smiled and sat down next to Sheng Huan. For some reason, he didn't dare to look at her overly bright eyes, so his eyes fell on the chessboard:
"Why don't I play a game of chess with Chu Hua?"
Sheng Huan looked at the man and found it a little funny: "That's exactly what I meant."
While playing chess, the two naturally talked about the punishment of the palace servants.
"Chu Hua did a great job on this."
Sheng Huan chuckled: "Your Highness is praising me. I am just following the palace rules."
"It takes courage to deal with it according to palace rules." Yinreng did not hesitate to express his approval and appreciation: "Our Chuhuan is very decisive in doing things."
The woman held the chess piece in her hand, and when she heard the words, she looked at him tenderly, her eyes slightly raised, and she smiled: "Your Highness entrusted the matter to me, and it was Your Highness who gave me the confidence."
Her voice was somewhat playful, and her tone was apparently normal, but the man found it very alluring, and his heart felt as if it was being pinched by something, completely controlled, and the gentle and elegant smile at the corners of his lips was almost uncontrollable and stretched to the back of his head.
The man clenched the chess piece tightly and said seriously: "Chu Hua is the Crown Princess, without Gu, your identity is your confidence."
The two of them were talking and playing chess in a warm atmosphere, and their interest grew higher and higher as the game went on.
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A few more days passed like this, and during these days, Mrs. Lin Jiashu was also confined to her house and punished to copy scriptures because she failed to discipline her servants.
At this moment, Yuqing Palace finally became completely quiet.
But in the harem, some people could no longer sit still.
Yonghe Palace.
Concubine De put down her needlework with regret: "I underestimated the Crown Princess and overestimated Concubine Hui."
She can't even deal with the Crown Princess who has just entered the palace. Concubine Hui is really getting old and becoming less and less useful.
Lily thought for a moment: "Master, what should we do now?"
"How to do it?" Concubine De laughed: "The Eastern Palace has designated Xiao Cui to investigate, so of course, we should help them."
The Crown Prince and the eldest prince, one is the legitimate son and the other is the eldest, it is destined to be a dead end, and the fight will not end until one dies. She doesn't mind adding fuel to the fire.
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That afternoon, in the front yard of Yuqing Palace.
Fang Jiusheng informed the prince of the intelligence he had found out.
"Master, I have found out that Xiao Cui is backed by someone from the Yanxi Palace."
Fang Jiusheng handed over another piece of information.
"However...I have also found out that the Yonghe Palace seems to be involved in this matter behind the scenes."
Yinreng said nothing and started reading the intelligence.
"Master, His Majesty wanted to hand over the Phoenix Seal to the Crown Princess earlier. Could it be that he was targeting the Crown Princess..." Fang Jiusheng's voice became lower and lower.
Yinreng's eyes darkened, and he tapped the table with his fingers: "Yanxi Palace, Yonghe Palace, Huifei, Defei..."
As each word fell, the voice gradually became colder.
In the evening, Yinreng arrived at Jinxiu Residence and told Sheng Huan about this matter. Sheng Huan nodded and said, "Your Highness, it's strange to say that when I was managing the backyard, I also got news about the person behind Xiao Cui today. But I felt that this discovery was a little too easy, as if there was someone behind it. I checked and found that it was Concubine De."
She paused, leaned into the man's chest, and whispered: "What do you mean by her pointing us in the direction of Concubine Hui? Does she want to use us as pawns?"
"That depends on whether we are willing to be this pawn." Yinreng did not stop rubbing the woman's hair: "Since she is so kind, this matter can be made known to Concubine Hui."
The couple looked at each other and saw the amusement in each other's eyes.
As for how angry Concubine Hui was after she found out, that is a story for later. Anyway, after that, she really didn't have the time to pay attention to the Eastern Palace.
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Time flies, summer goes and winter comes.
The green trees had lost all their leaves, leaving them bare. A winter snow came and covered them in silver again. They suddenly became solemn and dignified, like the most loyal guards in the palace.
Splendid Residence.
Xiang Yin raised her happy little face and gave instructions in an orderly manner.
"Hurry up and hang up the Chinese character for blessing and the red lanterns. Today is New Year's Eve, so nothing can be missing. And that lantern over there is crooked, someone come over and straighten it."
"Xiangyin, I have asked Imperial Physician Zhao and Imperial Physician Li to come over. How is the Crown Princess?" Fu Ju, wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket and a palace maid's uniform, walked in from outside the courtyard, followed by two imperial physicians.
Xiang Yin smiled and said, "You are finally here. The Crown Princess just had some sweet porridge and is reading a book in her room."
Xiang Yin bowed to Doctor Zhao and Doctor Li and said, "Doctor Zhao and Doctor Li, thank you for your help. We are having a New Year's Eve dinner tonight. The Crown Princess is pregnant, so I can only ask you to come and take a look."
As she spoke, she stuffed a festive red envelope into each of their hands.
Doctor Zhao dared not accept her: "Miss Xiangyin, you don't have to be polite. I am here to look after the Crown Princess on the orders of His Majesty and His Royal Highness. Moreover, the Crown Princess is pregnant with more than one child. I know the seriousness of this matter. I will take good care of the Crown Princess at the banquet tonight."
Doctor Li also nodded: "Yes, His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have already given a big red envelope, so Miss Xiangyin doesn't have to be polite."
Yes, the Crown Princess was diagnosed with more than one child when the baby was five months old. Everyone above her took it very seriously and the baby was directly placed under first-level protection.
Xiang Yin shook her head and showed a pleasing smile: "Happy New Year, Imperial Doctor Zhao and Imperial Doctor Li. This is a New Year gift, given by the Crown Princess and everyone in Jinxiu Residence. You should just accept it and consider it as celebrating the New Year in advance."
Since they said so, the two imperial doctors naturally accepted it.
The four of them talked for a few words and finally went into the house. As soon as they came in, they felt very warm.
"Your humble servant greets the Crown Princess." Imperial Physician Zhao and Imperial Physician Li bowed as soon as they came in.
Sheng Huan nodded: "You are welcome, both doctors. I will trouble you tonight."
"I don't dare to take it seriously."
The two shook their heads, then took Sheng Huan's pulse one after the other. After a while, they bowed to him:
"My Lady Crown Princess, if nothing unexpected happens, the little master in your belly will be born in the next few days."