Bright Spring

Luo'er continued softly: "Just picking clothes, she has been tossing around for almost half an hour, and she kept asking the servants around her, except Mudan and what kind of dresses the prince likes to see... She didn't even hide her desire to invite pets !

It's strange to say, I thought that the crown prince would come back to the empress's palace after the period of freshness, but I didn't expect that the crown prince would still like to go to Guo Cifei's side after such a long time. "

Mrs. Zhang made a sound from her nose, her expression was very calm, and she didn't seem to care.

As soon as Luo'er talked about these shitty things, the Crown Princess allowed her to say it again, so another servant also started to say: "The last time I was passing by there, I was stopped by Concubine Guo; but the servant is not the one who serves her Naturally, there was a hundred reluctances in my heart, and I was scolded for being slow in agreeing! The servant also heard that Concubine Guo said that she was born in the Marquis Mansion, as if she had the final say in the East Palace..."

When Mrs. Zhang heard this, her expression changed.

Earlier when Luo'er said how the crown prince liked Concubine Guo, Mrs. Zhang didn't respond at all; but what this servant girl said just now angered Mrs. Zhang somehow.Mrs. Zhang immediately pointed at the maid holding the dress and scolded: "Are you lacking heart or lungs, and know how to pick clothes?"

"Your maidservant knows it's wrong, it's the same as changing your maidservant for your mother." The palace maid hurriedly lowered her head.

The two people who were gossiping in front of Mrs. Zhang just now shut up quickly.At this moment, Luo'er walked over, picked out a suit of clothes, put them in front of her, and said, "What do you think of this dress, my lady?"

Seeing the peonies embroidered on the skirt, Mrs. Zhang suppressed her anger and said, "Luo'er knows my heart."

Luoer said in a flattering tone: "The crown prince is going back to the old mansion to enjoy the flowers. The empress doesn't need to wear a dress, she can dress more beautifully. Besides the crown prince and the empress, the highest status on this trip, the peony is the king of all flowers. You don't wear peonies, Who dares to wear it?"

Everyone is dressed and ready, and the guards of honor have already been prepared.When Mrs. Zhang and Guo Yan came to Zhu Gaochi one after another, everyone found that the embroidery on their clothes was very similar!

But upon closer inspection, what Guo Yan was wearing was not a peony, but a peony.It was a coincidence that the peony flower is not famous as the king of flowers, but it is as big and beautiful as the peony, and it is the flower that the crown prince likes.Otherwise, the crown prince would not have planted so many peonies in the old mansion, nor would he have gone back to admire the flowers when the season came.

No wonder people often say in front of Mrs. Zhang that Concubine Guo Ci has a lot of thoughts, she doesn't wear a skirt, and she has a lot of ideas.

The prince took a large group of guards of honor and entourage, and his family left the imperial city and went back to the old mansion.

The peonies are planted in the garden behind the old mansion.The sun is shining today and the breeze is blowing. The ladies are wearing umbrellas for shade, for fear that they will be tanned and affect their beauty. On the contrary, Zhu Gaochi doesn't want to use an umbrella. He doesn't usually go out. He is already white enough. bask in the sun.

When a group of people came to the garden, Zhu Gaochi asked the eunuch to help him pace slowly, and the eunuchs behind him carried a chair to follow. As long as Zhu Gaochi was tired from walking, he could sit down and rest for a while at any time.He looked in a good mood today, and when he left the palace, the smile on his face was a little bit more.

Guo Yan really only had the prince in her eyes. As soon as she arrived in the back garden, she sang a poem in front of the prince: "Yun Xiang's clothes are beautiful, and the spring breeze blows the threshold. Meet next month."

The prince heard it with great interest, and praised the song well.

At this moment, a swarm of bees suddenly flew from nowhere!The women on the flower path immediately let out a burst of screams.

The swarm of bees flew towards Guo Yan regardless of others.In the blink of an eye, Guo Yan's face paled. She threw down her umbrella and ran away, trampling the peonies beside the stone path in a panic.But how could she outrun the wings of a bee?Many bees had already touched her body, causing her to let out a miserable cry.

"Quick! Quick..." Zhu Gaochi pointed at Guo Yan.The eunuchs and maids hurriedly chased after them, and some eunuchs took off their coats immediately to drive away the bees.

Suddenly screaming "ah", Guo Yan staggered and fell into the pool.The eunuch and court lady caught up, and managed to drive away the bees and rescued the dripping Guo Yan.

The prince rushed to the pool in a hurry, and saw that Guo Yan was unconscious, her face was pale, even her lips were blackened!The water in the pool was very shallow, not as deep as a person's. Guo Yan should not have been submerged, but she didn't know whether she fell or was frightened, and she passed out.

"Call the imperial doctor right away, imperial doctor!" The crown prince shouted, "Carry Concubine Guo to the house, and quickly dry off the water on her body."

After such an accident happened, it was impossible to enjoy the flowers, and everyone left the garden one after another.

The maids closed the door to wipe Guo Cifei's body and change clothes, but after a while, there was a scream in the room.When Zhu Gaochi opened the door and went in to see what happened, a court lady said: "Concubine Guo is bleeding!"

But everyone is helpless.When the imperial doctor arrived at the mansion, he asked the imperial doctor to examine Concubine Guo Ci's pulse.At this time, Guo Yan had already faintly woke up.

After taking the pulse through the curtain, the imperial doctor asked the court lady a few more words, and then said to Zhu Gaochi, "His Royal Highness, the second concubine is fine, but she was overly frightened and needs to rest for a while, but..."

The imperial doctor's expression was ugly, and he finally spoke out: "But the second concubine had a miscarriage, and the emperor's grandson can no longer be saved."

"Concubine Guo is pregnant?" Zhu Gaochi said in a daze, "Why didn't I know?"

"This..." The imperial doctor couldn't answer these questions, he hesitated and said, "Or it's not long after the happy event, so you can't see it?"

At this moment, Guo Yan's lung-cracking voice suddenly sounded from behind the curtain: "Give me back my baby! Give me back my baby..."

The imperial doctor looked flustered, and hurriedly said: "Your official only knows how to diagnose the pulse, but doesn't know anything else. Please change the place to prescribe the medicine and take care of your body for the crown prince and second concubine."

The imperial doctor cupped his fists to salute, and after resigning, he seemed to escape from this place of right and wrong.

Sure enough, Guo Yan stopped shouting after a while, but struggled to reach out and opened the curtain, and said with tears all over her face: "Prince, someone has tampered with my clothes, put honey on it, someone hurt me!"

Zhu Gaochi's face was ashen, but he was calmer than Guo Yan. He said: "My concubine is safe and don't be impatient. This is the end of the matter, and I will take care of my health. I will investigate and find out, and I will be fair to my concubine. What you are pregnant with is Grandson of the emperor! I want to see whose family is tired of work!"

Zhu Gaochi walked out of the room, and immediately issued an order: "Arrest all the slaves around Concubine Guo!"

After a while, some eunuchs and court ladies ran over by themselves, knelt down in the yard and kowtowed for mercy.

Zhu Gaochi looked at them and blurted out: "Eunuchs are the worst! Drag these eunuchs out and beat them to death immediately!"

"My lord, please forgive me, my lord, this servant didn't do anything, this servant was wronged..." Several eunuchs kowtowed, blood and tears streaming down their faces.

Even if those eunuchs beat their heads, they were still taken away by other eunuchs and dragged out by force.The mansion was in a state of chaos all of a sudden. .

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 2 Pain in My Heart

/p>When several eunuchs were dragged to the gatehouse, water stains were left on the ground, and all of them were so frightened that they only begged for mercy.

At this moment, a voice said: "Slow down!"

When Zhu Gaochi looked back, the person who spoke was the Crown Princess Zhang.In this mansion, after he issued an order, the only person who could stop him was Mrs. Zhang.Zhu Gaochi frowned, but he didn't rush to say anything.

The eunuchs who were about to be beaten to death broke free, ran to Mrs. Zhang and knelt down in front of Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang said with a cold face: "Don't thank me! Whether you can live or not depends on the crown prince." After she finished speaking, she knelt down and said, "No one wants to see such a tragedy, but it has already happened. It's over. At this point, the prince should calm down and deal with them later? Let's go in and sit for a while."

Zhu Gaochi glanced at her and walked into the room without saying a word.

Mrs. Zhang helped Zhu Gaochi to sit down, and asked softly: "Since the concubine passed the door, have you always been with the crown prince?"

Zhu Gaochi thought for a while, then nodded immediately.From Beiping to the capital, Zhang has done countless things. Zhu Gaochi can see why and what purpose.Without her, it's hard to say whether Zhu Gaochi could successfully become the prince.

Mrs. Zhang asked again: "Is the concubine the kind of jealous woman who doesn't understand the general situation and ignore the overall situation?"

Zhu Gaochi could only shake his head.Originally, the Zhang family had made the princess concubine, and the Zhang family brothers could be granted a half-time official position, but she also refused, saying that if she couldn't wait to promote her relatives and cronies now, it would give a bad impression to her father.

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang said calmly: "The crown prince has only two concubines, the concubine and the Guo family. It stands to reason that if someone really harms her in this matter, then the concubine will definitely be suspected."

Zhu Gaochi still didn't say anything.

Mrs. Zhang continued unhurriedly: "Just because of the fight for favor, the prince's mansion was in a state of chaos, and there was a conspiracy inside, which caused the emperor's grandson or granddaughter to die in the belly! Father, mother and queen What do you think of the East Palace, how do you think of you as a prince? This matter is harmful to the entire East Palace! Would I do such a thing?

No matter who gave birth to the child in the womb, it will always be the prince's flesh and blood.Could it be that in the heart of the crown prince, the concubine is that kind of ruthless and cruel person? "Hearing what his father said about how to deal with the East Palace, Zhu Gaochi's face immediately turned pale, and he finally said: "Did I say that I doubted you?No one said such a thing. "

Mrs. Zhang snorted: "Concubine Guo has been yelling that someone is harming her. Isn't it obvious that anyone in the East Palace would dare to harm her?"

Zhu Gaochi was very angry at the beginning, but now he is frowning: "It wasn't for the imperial doctor coming today, I didn't know that Concubine Guo was pregnant...how can I tell my father, queen and mother?"

Mrs. Zhang also frowned and said, "I don't even know about it! The crown prince sees her all day and doesn't notice it. I don't see her once in ten and a half months. How do I know that? I think Guo Cifei doesn't care about anything. Take it to heart, everyone is on guard and won't tell anyone what's deep in their hearts, and she doesn't really understand... I guess that even she herself doesn't know she's pregnant!"