Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

"vomit"

The nausea in her stomach surged out in waves, and Lu Wanying bent over and vomited continuously.

But there was nothing left in my stomach after vomiting it out. Now I wanted to vomit but couldn't. It was really uncomfortable.

After going through this several times, tears were already streaming down my face.

Her face was pale and she gently stroked her chest to relax.

The palace maid who was serving her knelt beside her and saw that she felt a little better, so she quickly served her hot tea.

Lu Wanying took it and took a few sips.

After rinsing his mouth, he waved his hand to dismiss the people kneeling around him, then he closed his eyes and leaned back on the cushion to rest.

I don’t know what happened, but not only did my morning sickness become more frequent, but the symptoms also became more severe.

I took the medicine twice a day for quite some time, but not only did it not help, it made me lose my appetite even more.

I don’t know about other people, but why is it so difficult for me to get pregnant?

If it wasn't for the future, why would she work so hard?

Then Gao Hao is worthy of asking her to give birth to a child? Is it worth her suffering?

Lu Wanying was resentful.

The little palace maid held a small plate of dried apricots and carefully looked at Lu Wanying's face: "I heard from people that eating something sour can stop vomiting. This apricot is sweet and sour, very delicious. Try it and see if it will make you feel better."

Lu Wanying opened his eyes weakly, glanced at her, then looked at the bright yellow sour apricots in the porcelain plate and picked up one at random.

"I think Fu Jinan has gained his reputation in vain. He has been the chief physician for so many years in vain. The prescriptions he prescribed are of no use at all. It is really a pity that he died."

The little palace maid pursed her lips, and an image of a person as frozen as an ice cube appeared in front of her eyes.

In such a cold winter, how would it feel to be stripped naked and have bucket after bucket of cold river water poured over your body? It would definitely be worse than being killed with a knife.

According to the report, Fu Jinan endured four hours of non-stop torture and died in the middle of the night.

Lu Wanying glanced at the man with his head down and said, "Let's call Doctor Xu to take a look later."

"Yes." The little palace maid raised her eyes and responded.

Lu Wanying took the apricot into her mouth and chewed it carefully, her brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

Suddenly, she turned her head, spat out the apricots with a "Puh", and then knocked over the small plate, and the apricots scattered all over the floor.

"Who said this stuff is sweet and sour? It's obviously bitter! These bastards are always good at deceiving people! What are you standing there for? Why don't you bring me some water to rinse my mouth?"

The young palace maid was startled, and hurriedly fetched tea, kneeling down to serve it.

As soon as Lu Wanying's fingers touched the cup, she exclaimed.

"You want to burn me to death!"

As the cup was lifted, the tea splashed all over the little palace maid.

"Please forgive me, Toffee."

She hurriedly took out a handkerchief and wiped the floor carefully.

Lu Wanying sat up suddenly and kicked the little palace maid on the shoulder, angrily saying, "Don't call me Concubine!"

The little palace maid fell heavily, endured the pain, climbed up, knelt on the ground, and dared not speak again.

Ever since the concubine became pregnant, her temper has become worse and worse. She would scold at the very least and punish at the worst.

"You can't even do a simple task like serving tea and water. I think you are just trying to make trouble for me!"

She cursed angrily and pounded the bed hard, unable to control her anger.

"How dare you call me Toffee to mock me!"

The little palace maid was terrified, she shrank her neck and dared not even breathe.

"The slaves dare not."

"Don't dare? What are you afraid of now? I know what you say about me behind my back. You don't care about your status and you have no sense of shame, right?"

Lu Wanying gritted her teeth and pointed her finger over: "Just wait and see!"

At this moment, a eunuch brought in some medicine, and seeing that the atmosphere was not right, he became trembling with fear.

"Toffee, it's time to take your medicine."

"You take medicine all day long, without missing a meal. It's useless. What are you still drinking? Get out of here, as far away as you can!"

After being yelled at by Lu Wanying, the eunuch lowered his head and dared not say a word.

Ruizhu had just returned from outside and when she entered the hall, she saw it was a mess.

She glanced at Lu Wanying's face, then winked at the man who was kneeling on the ground and trembling.

"What are you doing here? Why don't you clean up this place and leave?"

Hearing this, the little palace maid started to clean up with trembling hands.

Ruizhu poured another cup of tea and whispered softly, "Your Majesty, calm down. You are pregnant with a dragon, so you must be careful not to get angry and hurt yourself."

Lu Wanying slowly lowered her eyes, and stroked her belly with her fingers, her eyes were extremely cold: "What dragon son? It's just a bastard! If it weren't for this bastard, how could I become a joke in the palace! Even this rootless bastard dares to make up stories about me behind my back!"

Her eyes turned red and tears fell.

Ruizhu put down the cup and came closer to comfort him: "Your Majesty, please don't say that. You can endure criticism for a while and enjoy honor for a lifetime. Besides, the child in your belly is something that many people want but cannot have..."

Lu Wanying sneered: "Beg? Whoever wants this bastard can have it!"

Ruizhu's face turned pale, and she quickly looked back. Seeing that there was no one else around, she heaved a sigh of relief and turned to comfort her, "Your Majesty, don't say such angry words. The princess has been infertile for many years. I wonder how much she envy you now..."

"Do you know what he told me that day? But look, it's been a long time since he ascended the throne, and I can see my belly is getting bigger day by day, but he doesn't even give me a title? Isn't this intentional to make me a laughing stock?"

Lu Wanying lowered her head weakly, sobbing softly, no longer as crazy as before.

Ruizhu frowned and advised, "Your Majesty, please don't think like that. How could the master target you? Aren't all the concubines in the palace not canonized? You also know that the master has just ascended the throne. He can't put aside the court affairs and the front-line wars. He must be overwhelmed by everything. But look, doesn't he come to see you every few days when he has time? Every time he comes, he orders the servants to serve him carefully. It can be seen that the master is thinking about you and is worried about the child in your belly..."

She picked up the cup again and handed it to Lu Wanying: "In my opinion, your most urgent task now is to take good care of yourself. When you give birth to the first dragon son after the master ascends the throne, how can the master treat you and the child badly? Who knows, he might even make him the crown prince. What will you worry about then... Isn't this also the original intention of your commitment to the master?"

As their eyes met, the hot teacup in my hand seemed to warm my shivering heart little by little.

Lu Wanying smiled sadly.

Yes, isn't everything going according to the original plan?

Now, not only did she get her father's revenge, but even her brother had to act according to her wishes...

From now on, no one can control her anymore. On the contrary, she will not only control the Lu family, but also control Da Qi!

The chest that was blocked suddenly felt unblocked.

Lu Wanying raised her eyes and drank the hot water in the cup, then looked at Ruizhu who was kneeling in front of her.

"Please serve me some food. I'm hungry."

"Yes." Ruizhu lowered her head and breathed a sigh of relief.

The meals include both meat and vegetables, and look quite light.

Lu Wanying's stomach was empty and he had been starving for a long time, but he vomited everything he ate. When he woke up in the morning, he even vomited bile.

Ruizhu tried to persuade and coax him, and he finally used some of it reluctantly.

Lu Wanying remembered something, swallowed the wild delicacy soup in her mouth, and looked up at Ruizhu.

"How's the investigation going for you?"

Ruizhu said, "I asked someone to check the history of the emperor. In the past few days, the master has only stayed at the main wife's place and here, except for the concubine Wei."

Lu Wanying put down the spoon and frowned: "Yuan has been married to him for many years and has always been steady and cautious. She would never do such a frivolous and outrageous thing that would cause people to find fault with her. If it's not Yuan, then it must be Wei?"

Ruizhu was surprised and said, "I have seen Concubine Wei several times. She looks delicate and quiet, and doesn't look like..."

Lu Wanying stared at him, and asked doubtfully, "Are there other palace maids?"

"I have already asked the eunuchs in Taiji Palace. The master is busy with government affairs and has no interest in sex. Although he stays in Taiji Palace every night, he has indeed never had sex with anyone else." Ruizhu said affirmatively.

Lu Wanying became more and more confused.

When Gao Hao came that day, she wanted to please him and took the initiative to help him untie his robe, but somehow she hurt him.

He evaded the question by saying that he had suffered a minor injury that day at Liuhuayuan.

She felt strange and insisted to see it, but he refused to do so.

She couldn't persuade him, so she had to give up.

But if he was really injured in Liuhua Garden, why didn't he dare to ask her to see it?

She became suspicious.

So she coaxed him into drinking some wine during dinner.

He was sleeping soundly at night, and she quietly undressed him to take a look.

It's not a sword wound at all, it's just a circle of teeth marks.

The bite marks were deep and had not yet healed.

One can imagine how much strength the person who bit him used.

Who on earth was so bold as to bite the emperor?

Who else is worthy of his help in covering up?

She stayed awake all night that night.

She doesn't love him and doesn't care who he loves, but that doesn't mean that anything about him is out of her control.

She would never allow any hidden danger to threaten her position.

The hall was quiet for a while.

Ruizhu hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said, "Madam, do you think it could be the Queen Mother?"

Lu Wanying was surprised and stared at her with frown.

It's not like she hasn't asked about Gao Hao and Liang Qian.

But he produced evidence that Liang Qian had people spread rumors, and the facts were right in front of her, so she had to believe it.

Of course, she wouldn't believe it completely, so she ordered someone to check it out.

It was not until she found out that Gao Huan was under house arrest that Liang Qian sent her trusted confidants to his home several times to talk to him.

That day, Liang Qian even took the risk of leaving the palace to meet Gao Huan in person.

To be on the safe side, she also sent people to keep an eye on the Prince Changguang's Mansion, but that day, apart from Yuanshi who went out to visit Princess Yixing, no one else entered or left the Mansion, including Gao Hao.

This also shows that Gao Hao did not lie to her about this matter.

Liang Qian did deliberately confuse the public in an attempt to cover up the fact that the person she actually had a private relationship with was Prince of Yong'an Gao Huan.

However, it was not until that day at Liuhua Garden that she realized that Gao Hao was still hiding something from her...

But now that things have come to this, she has no way out.

Gao Hao was plotting against her, but wasn't she also plotting against him?

In this palace, whoever gives his true heart means he gives his life.

You can't trust anyone except yourself!

Ruizhu looked at the silent Lu Wanying and asked again, "Madam, do you still remember the medicine we got from Lu Jinan?"

Lu Wanying kept her eyes calm and said nothing.

Ruizhu said: "Everyone knows that the Queen Mother is ill. They just say that she is tired from working day and night and needs nourishment and recuperation, but——"

Lu Wanying curved her lips and said, "She is indeed adjusting and nurturing, but she is adjusting how to nurture the uterus so that she can get pregnant and give birth."

Ruizhu met Lu Wanying's gaze and said, "I was worried, so I went to the Imperial Medical Bureau to check, and the Queen Mother is still taking medicine. You said that Emperor Wenxuan has been dead for a long time, why is she still taking this medicine? Isn't this clearly a private relationship with someone?"

Seeing that Lu Wanying did not interrupt, she continued, "If it was true that Prince Yong'an and the Queen Mother had an affair that day, it would be normal for the Queen Mother to want to give birth to their child. But now that Prince Yong'an is dead, why does the Queen Mother continue to take the medicine?"

Ruizhu sighed and said, "Your Majesty, think about it carefully. Is the Lord too kind to the Queen Mother? According to what the Lord said to you, there is no need to keep the Queen Mother now. But the Lord not only kept the Queen Mother, but also chose Hanzhang Palace for her to move in. You know, the Queen Mother of our dynasty has always lived in Renshou Palace."

She pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and said, "When I was on duty in Renshou Palace, I heard the Empress Dowager say that the former empress of the Jin Dynasty lived in Hanzhang Palace, while the former empress of Wei lived in Yandu Palace. It was not until our Great Qi Dynasty changed it to Zhaoyang Palace that you should know that the former Yandu Palace is today's-"

"Hanguang Palace."

"That's right," Ruizhu nodded, and continued, "When I came back from outside just now, I saw Concubine Yuan and her group. It looked like they were coming from Hanzhang Palace. Later, I asked a palace maid I was friendly with, and only then did I know that Concubine Yuan had been busy in Hanzhang Palace since early morning."

Lu Wanying's eyes narrowed, and the light in them was devoid of any warmth.

Ruizhu sighed deeply, "Do you still remember that someone said that during the hunting in Beiyuan, a woman made an appointment with Prince Changguang, and the Queen Mother happened to lose her way in the dense forest. How could such a coincidence happen?"

Lu Wanying pondered her words, narrowed his eyes, and smiled softly.

The low laughter was full of mockery.

But I don't know who he is laughing at.

*

The table is already filled with food, and the aroma is wafting in the air.

However, as soon as Yuan Yun'e left, the atmosphere became a little cold.

Liang Qian lowered her eyes. Not to mention that she and Gao Hao had never eaten alone, even if they had, they had to plan while eating. Who could have a good appetite?

"Why? Not to your liking?"

Gao Hao couldn't help but smile as he watched a pair of jade chopsticks circling above the food for several times but never falling.

Liang Qian raised her eyelids and saw Gao Hao looking at her with interest and a hint of ridicule.

"Is it because you changed your residence and you can't adapt?"

Liang Qian was too lazy to beat around the bush with him and simply put down her chopsticks.

"The Emperor couldn't have come here just to dine with me, could he?"

Gao Hao raised the corner of his lips: "What if I say yes?"

Liang Qian sneered: "I am overwhelmed that the emperor can take time out of his busy schedule to have dinner with me."

After she finished speaking, she said no more. Instead, she started eating with a smile on her face.

Gao Hao frowned slightly, and his eyes darkened.

"In addition to the war between the two countries, there is another matter in the court recently that I am a little undecided about."

Liang Qian was startled, then smiled: "Now the world is yours, it's up to you to decide what to do, why are you so undecided?"

Gao Hao glanced at her and pursed his lips.

Liang Qian lowered her eyes and was silent for a while before saying, "If the emperor really wants to ask for my opinion, then I will tell you directly. In my opinion, it is better to make Yuanshi the empress."

"Why?" Gao Hao was not surprised.

"A man who has shared his hardships with his wife should not be divorced," Liang Qian put down her jade chopsticks and looked directly at him. "The reason why the emperor hesitated is only because she has never had any children. Apart from that, there should be no other faults to be found, right?"

Gao Hao smiled: "It seems that the princess gets along well with you."

The next day, the emperor conferred titles on his harem.