concubines

Qi Yunruo supported Li Chen to stand up, and Li Chen leaned on him. Qi Yunruo turned his head and glanced at the embarrassed Qi Niqun, his eyes were full of disgust and hatred. Zhong helped the prince out and left the Dongmei courtyard, and then he shouted to the servant girl who was watching: "Don't go and carry the sedan chair!"

Li Chen was short of breath and eager. He looked at Qi Yunruo and smiled, "Why are you here?"

With a sullen face, Qi Yunruo helped Li Chen into the sedan chair, Li Chen raised his head in pain, Qi Yunruo asked, "Do you want to call the doctor?"

"Don't make people laugh," Li Chen closed his eyes, and pulled Qi Yunruo to his side, "It's fine with you."

Qi Yunruo blushed a little and nodded.

Li Chen asked again: "Why are you here?"

Qi Yunruo didn't answer all the time, he just kept wiping Li Chen's sweat, tidying his clothes, and fanning him with his hands. The sedan chair soon arrived at Molian Courtyard. Qi Yunruo ordered people not to call Jing'er and Yan'er out, and took Li Chen there bedroom.

When Li Chen woke up the next day, he had a splitting headache. He looked sideways at Qi Yunruo. He was still asleep and his face was a little pale. Li Chen found his hand under the quilt and squeezed it tightly.

Li Chen lay down for a while, got up and put on his clothes. There was a red mark on his neck that spread down and gradually hid under the clothes. Li Chen put on his outer robe and opened the door. Su Ge said softly outside the door: "Slave I went to the palace early in the morning to report your illness."

Li Chen nodded, sat on the chair, and rubbed his forehead.He didn't have breakfast, went back to the bedroom to watch Xiao Qi for a while, and went straight to the backyard.

Last night, Qi Yunruo actually went directly to Dongmei Courtyard for no reason. Li Chen only asked about this after he woke up last night. Xiao Qi and the two children had dinner together and waited for him while reading a book in the room, but he couldn't wait for him anyway. He does not return.Qi Yunruo was a little flustered, but the maidservants and eunuchs had weird expressions, thinking that Qi Yunruo was too much, the prince and the princess are a serious couple, and it's not normal for the prince to stay in the concubine's room and not come back?

But Qi Yunruo felt that it was impossible. A few days ago, Qi Niqun was like a crazy woman. The prince was tired of her. Even if Qi Niqun apologized today, the prince would consider it carefully. He has no reason to stay in Dongmei courtyard now. ...And Qi Yunruo secretly felt in his heart that the prince would not do that, the prince was thinking of himself, and he would come back.

Qi Yunruo proposed to go to the backyard to take a look, but even Lu Lan beside him said with embarrassment: "My lord, this, this may not be suitable, if the prince and princess have already rested..."

"It's true that the prince likes you, but this jealous reputation..." Lu Xuan also said.

Qi Yunruo stood up and said coldly, "Then I'll go by myself."

He wants to leave, others dare not stop him, but in his heart he feels that Master Qi is usually gentle, but now he is so arrogant and domineering, even the prince is not allowed to stay in the courtyard of his wife, he will probably be disgusted by the prince soon.

Qi Yunruo walked towards the backyard with big strides, the palace was brightly lit, and then he ran all the way to Dongmeiyuan, which closed the gate early, Qi Yunruo didn't think too much, went directly to knock on the door, but no one inside responded to him.In fact, at that time, if a servant dared to say that the prince and concubine had fallen asleep, Qi Yunruo could do nothing about it, but it happened that there was no movement, which made Qi Yunruo even more suspicious, and while banging on the door, he said angrily: "Open the door quickly! Don't know who I am!"

Qi Yunruo's hands were swollen from patting, and in the end he kicked the door with his feet while patting. The little eunuch who watched the door was finally scared and opened the door for him. Who would have thought that as soon as Qi Yunruo came in, he saw it and made his eyes shatter. This scene - the prince staggered step by step, but moved firmly to this side, Qi Yunruo saw at a glance that something very bad had happened here, and the prince was too embarrassed, Qi Yunruo ran over, and Li Chen was hit by him all of a sudden ——At that moment, Qi Yunruo couldn't describe his mood at all, and later he was only lucky that he arrived.

Li Chen tossed Qi Yunruo all night, but when Qi Yunruo was about to fall asleep, he said softly: "My lord, the princess is still your wife after all..."

Li Chen pressed his head into his arms, kissed his hair, "Go to sleep, stop thinking about it."

Qi Yunruo finally fell asleep in a drowsy state.

Li Chen walked to the front of Dongmei courtyard. The footprints Qi Yunruo kicked out last night could no longer be seen at the courtyard door. Li Chen walked in slowly, and came to the front door of Qi Niqun's main room, and said lightly, "Open the door."

The maidservants on the side rushed forward to open the door. Li Chen saw that Qi Niqun was still wearing the same outfit from last night, but she had tidied it up a bit and it was not so messy. She sat upright and looked ahead elegantly and dignifiedly. It no longer exists, Li Chen waved his hand and asked everyone to go out.

Qi Niqun sat without saying a word, Li Chen looked around and found that the incense burner from yesterday was gone.

Li Chen walked over, leaned down and asked: "Princess, do you still feel that you are not wrong at all, and it is others who are wrong?"

Qi Niqun said coldly: "I was right! I am your wife! But you would rather dote on men! First Ji Huan, then Qi Yunruo, it was you who corrupted ethics! I was forced by you!"

Li Chen stood up straight, took a deep breath and said: "You are right, you can play with other people's fate as you like, and don't allow others to be on your head. Princess, do you know that you will be here after you get married?" This king knows everything he says and everything he does."

Qi Niqun was stunned, and soon she remembered, "Nurse Cheng..."

Li Chen said: "As soon as you enter the mansion, you want to take power. There is nothing wrong with it. After all, you are the king's wife. But you want to take the eldest son of the king as a tool to suppress the concubine Ji. The king likes Xiao Qi. You just want to join forces with Concubine Ji to kill him, that's why I want to take him away, not because Xiao Qi confused me."

Qi Niqun lowered her head and dodged her eyes.

Li Chen continued: "Xiao Qi went to danger twice for the king in the northwest, and his life was on the line each time. Xiao Qi returned to the capital to help the king solve the case of Si De, but you know how to intrigue and kill the king all day long. His heir... Now, you still think that you are completely innocent, is it wrong that you are both me and Xiao Qi?"

"My lord..." Qi Niqun tremblingly said, "But I just want to be husband and wife with you, I want to give birth to you a son, I'm just jealous..."

Li Chen's eyes were full of pity, "Do you want to give birth to a son for this king, or do you think you must have a son by your side?"

Qi Niqun was dumbfounded.

Li Chen said: "Just last night, when you were toasting, this king thought to himself, if you correct yourself sincerely, this king will continue to respect you as his wife, and Xiao Qi will always be under you. , give medicine to this king," Li Chen sighed, "you, you all only regard this king as a tool to establish yourself in the back house, and treat me as a fool, why does this king like you?"

Qi Niqun stared blankly at him, and when Li Chen turned to leave, she finally felt regret, the overwhelming regret would overwhelm her, Qi Niqun rushed over and cried, "I know I was wrong. Please forgive me, please give me another chance..."

Li Chen said, "It's already too late."

I have found Xiao Qi, Li Chen thought, in my life, I will never give others a chance again.

Qi Niqun knelt on the ground in a daze, watched Li Chen's back go away, and suddenly laughed, "I know, but they still don't understand... Haha, haha, hahahaha——" Qi Niqun laughed Get up, laugh until you cry.

"Those idiots! They won't understand..." Qi Niqun cried and laughed, "Qi Yunruo, I lost to you, Qi Yunruo!"

Qi Yunruo only woke up in the afternoon. He opened his eyes, turned over, and felt sore all over his body. He suddenly remembered something, sat up all of a sudden, and couldn't help but mutter. Li Chen was watching from not far away. Gong Wen walked over a few steps, frowned and said, "Why are you so big?"

Qi Yunruo said anxiously: "My lord! You didn't go to the backyard, did you! How is the princess?"

Li Chen closed the underwear for him carelessly, covering up the traces of last night, and said slowly: "It's been resolved."

He spoke plainly, but Qi Yunruo understood, and murmured: "You solved it yourself, that's it..."

Li Chen pressed Qi Yunruo into the quilt again, "It's still early, let's have dinner directly when we get up later."

"...It's about this time..." Qi Yunruo thought that he also had official duties, and wanted to get up, but was pushed back by Li Chen. history?"

Qi Yunruo didn't move, smiled and lay down, Li Chen sat on the edge of the bed, touched his face, and asked in a low voice, "Does it still hurt?"

Qi Yunruo pulled the quilt up, covered his head and didn't speak. He heard Li Chen's deep laughter, and Li Chen said, "I won't tease you. Tonight, I have your favorite crispy radish, cucumber, and black japonica rice porridge , put honey."

Qi Yunruo exposed his eyes, "These are all very good."

"Ah."

Qi Yunruo noticed that what Li Chen was holding was the brochure of the palace treasury, so he couldn't help asking: "Is there any house that is going to hold a wedding?"

Li Chen said: "In a few days, King Qing and King Yong will leave the capital. The brothers said that they will hold a banquet for them. I am going to find some things to send with them."

Qi Yunruo frowned and asked, "Where are they going?"

Li Chen said leisurely: "Going to Suzhou to fight for merit, they think they can easily suppress the most brave Xixiao and Tumu tribes of the Qiang tribe into their own hands."

Qi Yunruo smiled, and after a while he got up and put on his clothes, his steps were still a little soft, but he didn't let Li Chen help him, and moved out the door by himself, sat down to eat, Qi Yunruo felt that he was very hungry, and he was relieved when he thought that he hadn't eaten all day Well, he drank two bowls of thick porridge and proposed to go for a walk, he said: "I can't stay in the house all day, now it's neither cold nor hot, it's the best time to go out for a walk."

"Did you sleep too much and don't want to sleep anymore?"

Li Chen said, but took Qi Yunruo out. The scene when they came back last night was really scary. Qi Yunruo noticed that the expressions of Luxuan and Lulan were a little unnatural, probably because he was embarrassed by what happened yesterday. Qi Yunruo didn't pay much attention to it. In the past, there is no need to pursue it.

The next day Li Chen went to court, and said that he would go back to the mansion very late if he went to the restaurant at night, and told Qi Yunruo not to wait for him, and if Qi Yunruo wanted to tidy up the mansion, he didn't want any news from the palace to spread.Anyone who can come and go in and out of the palace at will is a dignified manager. If Qi Yun is not good at talking too much, he just repeats it over and over again. If anyone dares to pass on the news, he will not let him off lightly.

Three days later, King Qing and King Yong left the capital. This seemed to be a signal that all the forces in Beijing were concentrated on Chunwang Li Chen, and Qi Yunruo's efforts were in vain. Excited like blood, he began to participate in the performance of King Chun’s failure to repair the curtain, favoring traitors—whatever he said, or that Prince Chun’s mansion was not as angry as the prince’s barren silver, and that he was slapped by King Chun when he argued with King Chun, or that King Chun was ashamed. From the very beginning, he spoiled his wife and destroyed his concubine, and was very disrespectful to his main wife. Some said that Qi Yunruo actually made a move with the princess. The prince defended him, forbade the princess to get close to Qi Yunruo, and even detained the princess...

As soon as Qi Yunruo heard the news, he received an oral order from the servant in the palace announcing him to enter the palace.

The prince was not there, Qi Yunruo was dumbfounded, he was running around the room in a hurry, Su Ge said: "Now the prince is still in the palace, don't be afraid, my lord, you can just go into the palace."

"But... Your Majesty, that's His Majesty..." Qi Yunruo was panicked and helpless, he sat down and said, "What if His Majesty really believed those words?"

Su Ge said: "Then you can't resist the order..."

Qi Yunruo changed his official uniform with a bitter face, and followed the servant into the palace. Before leaving, Su Ge stuffed the servant with a bulging purse, and asked with a smile, "I don't know what the emperor's call is for?"

The servant said: "We are also serving outside, and we don't know what the emperor means."

Qi Yunruo followed the two of them into the small sedan chair, his heart agitated. A sixth-rank retainer like him didn't say anything to the court. Qi Yunruo thought that he would have no chance to see the emperor. Palace is here.If Qi Yun gets off the sedan chair at the gate of the palace, he needs to walk this section of the road by himself. The emperor is now in the Hall of Martial Arts... I don't know where the prince is.

I didn't meet too many people along the way, but in front of the Hall of Martial Arts, when Qi Yunruo saw the Bachelor of Arts come out, the Bachelor of Arts gave him a contemptuous look and snorted coldly.

Qi Yunruo frowned, he really didn't want to talk to this old thing, but the University of Arts came over with his hands behind his back, and said leisurely: "In ancient times, luck has never come to a good end. Prince Chun is a good king with the ability to manage the world and help the people, but it's a pity Ah, what a pity..."

Qi Yunruo said: "Master Wen has shown his skills this time."

The Bachelor of Arts flicked his sleeves, "It's the job of my courtiers to speak up and speak out."

Qi Yunruo sighed: "Did you find any evidence this time?"

The Bachelor of Arts said without hesitation: "Everyone in the world says..." He was taken aback for a moment, and then stopped talking.

Qi Yunruo sneered, and an inner servant came out of the hall and said, "Lord Qi, the emperor declares you to enter."

Qi Yunruo said: "Thank you, Eunuch." After speaking, he bowed and walked into the hall.

Qi Yunruo's heart was beating like a drum, he didn't dare to raise his head at all, he knelt down after walking in a few steps, kowtowed and said: "My humble minister Qi Yunruo sees the Holy One, long live the Holy One, long live the Holy One."

The emperor's voice came from far away, "Well, Pingshen."

Qi Yunruo stood up, and heard that voice again: "Come here."

Only then did Qi Yunruo realize that he was standing too far away, he lowered his head and moved forward a few steps, the voice said: "You raise your head."

Qi Yunruo raised his head and saw a man wearing a bright yellow dragon robe sitting on the couch. He looked to be over fifty years old, with gray hair and a dignified face, but his tone was unexpectedly gentle, "Your name is Qi Yunruo?"

Qi Yunruo nodded.

The emperor nodded, thinking of those past events, Qi Yunruo gritted his teeth and stopped thinking about these things, but the emperor said: "Well, you look like your mother."

Qi Yunruo was silent for a moment, then said: "Someone did say that."

"It's Rong Sanniang..." The emperor even smiled.

Qi Yunruo raised his head, and finally realized that Zhi Ya Lou was leaning against the emperor, that's why it has been standing for decades, and that's why his mother knew the emperor... But the emperor stopped talking about this, and showed him a few copies, His face was still calm, "These are all written by King Shenchun and you."

Qi Yunruo knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, since Prince Chun went to the northwest, such attacks have never stopped. The prince is in danger in the northwest, but now he is being attacked wantonly by those officials who don't know it. In the palace a few days ago, The lord and the concubine do have conflicts, but the lord and the concubine have already made peace, the concubine's detention is nonsense, and spoiling his wife and destroying concubines is also a lie..."

"What about you?" the emperor said lightly.

Qi Yunruo was stunned. After realizing what the emperor meant, he lowered his head, "Your majesty, my minister and King Chun...we..."

"Your majesty!" Qi Yunruo heard a gentle female voice from outside the hall, the servant opened the door, and an old woman with silver hair came in supported by two aunts. The emperor hurriedly stood up from the couch, bowed and said: "Mother Why are you here?"

Queen Mother Lan smiled, and glanced at Qi Yunruo who was kneeling.

The emperor also laughed, and said: "Could it be that Chen'er went to bring you here as a rescuer?"

Empress Dowager Lan said as she walked: "That's not true. Ai's family wanted to meet Chen'er's sweetheart, but they never got the chance. Today I heard that you invited him into the palace, and Ai's family also came to join in the fun."

The Empress Dowager Lan said it so bluntly, the emperor couldn't continue to ask. The Empress Dowager Lan sat down, smiled and waved: "Good boy, get up and show the Ai family."

Qi Yunruo stood up and walked over, the Empress Dowager Lan's gentle gaze swept over him, she turned sideways and said to the emperor: "Does the emperor know how much this child has made in the northwest?"

The emperor was silent for a while, and said: "Chen'er has said it."

Empress Dowager Lan smiled and said: "Life and death situations, things are always different. Chen'er was lucky to have Xiao Qi by his side at that time, Your Majesty, what do you think?"

The emperor looked at Qi Yunruo and nodded.

Empress Dowager Lan looked at Qi Yunruo and said: "And it looks like a smart and sensitive child, not a spoiled child. With such a person by Chen'er's side, the Ai family can rest assured."

The emperor glanced at the piles of memorials, and the Queen Mother Lan waved her hands indifferently and said: "Some people are just idle, hey, it is precisely because there is nothing wrong with Chen'er's affairs that these people desperately catch Chen'er Don’t let go of your private affairs, ignore the important affairs of the country, and try to find ways to spy on the family affairs of the royal prince all day long, your majesty, is there really nothing to do in the court now?”

Qi Yunruo couldn't help laughing when he thought of the smug Bachelor of Arts just now, but he had to hold back, but the Queen Mother Lan glanced at him and said, "Do you think so?"

Of course Qi Yunruo didn't dare to say it, the emperor said helplessly: "The queen mother is also because Chen'er is not upright."

"Standing upright?" The Empress Dowager Lan said, "Did Chen'er burn down the imperial temple or kill loyal ministers? Last time Chen'er was wronged, but you only rewarded gold, silver and treasures. Hey, this time the child was wronged... ..." The Empress Dowager Lan looked at the Emperor.

Qi Yunruo stared at Queen Mother Lan with wide eyes in surprise, Queen Mother Lan smiled, and said to the emperor: "Although he is a boy, he can be regarded as a member of my royal family. The grandmother of the Ai family has a lot of good things to reward people. Don't be stingy, Your Majesty."

The emperor sighed helplessly and called out, "Huang Ling."

"The slave is here."

"Appreciate a pair of Qi Chang Shi Yuruyi, and a pair of long-necked plum vases in the official kiln," the emperor looked at his mother's face, and said, "I declare an order to bestow the fifth-rank title on Shi Qi Yunruo, the chief of Chunwang's residence."

The Empress Dowager Lan smiled in satisfaction, and after Qi Yunruo knelt down to thank her, the Empress Dowager Lan said: "The Ai family still has something to say, your majesty still has government affairs, the Ai family will take this child to Ci'an Palace first."

"The sons and ministers send off the mother respectfully."

Empress Dowager Lan waved her hand, indicating that there was no need to send it off, and Qi Yunruo supported her and left slowly.