ordinary people's house

Because of the arrival of his grandmother and cousin, Xiao Yunlang ate too much, but it was only half a bowl of rice, so he put down his chopsticks. Mrs. Du didn't force him to eat, and she persuaded Lin Yulan that pregnant people often do this at this time, so he is willing to eat. OK.

Xiao Yunlang sat on the stool, stretched out his feet and said, "These are all newly made shoes, my feet are getting swollen day by day."

Madam Du said gently, "It's only been a month."

Xiao Yunlang said with a smile: "I don't know what kind of little thing will be born, I was thinking wildly at night, thinking what if this is a little rascal?"

Mrs. Du scolded: "Where is there anyone who calls his child a rogue?"

"I'm just thinking wildly."

Lin Yulan stayed at home with him recently, Xiao Dulang hadn't returned home yet, and he didn't know where he went, Xiao Yunlang was always thinking about it.A few days ago Xiao Yunlang thought about this incident again, and sighed: "Second brother used to go out with enough people, and we knew where we were going, but this time my father and elder brother didn't speak up, I was very worried."

Lin Yulan thought for a while and said to him, "Second brother went to Qinchuan."

Xiao Yunlang's eyes widened, "Isn't that the fief of King Qin?"

"Ah."

Xiao Yunlang said worriedly: "King Qin has been kept in Beijing by the emperor since he entered the palace to observe the ceremony last year, and he is still living in the Ganquan Palace in the palace. If he really has rebellious intentions, he will be detained by the emperor. elder brother……"

Lin Yulan said: "Second brother went there in secret, there is also the emperor's hidden stake over there, second brother hides, even Qin King's minions can't do anything to him."

Xiao Yunlang still couldn't let go, so after the meal, he pulled his second cousin to ask, Yuan Ruheng thought for a while, and smiled: "Yunlang, don't worry so much, King Qin doesn't have the guts, it's lucky that he escaped a catastrophe back then How could he dare to have other thoughts? At the beginning, the Yuan family was in the northwest, not far from his Qin land. His grandfather and the others passed by there when they returned to Beijing. Although the king of Qin is peaceful, the people around him still have evil intentions, so the emperor announced him to Beijing."

"Oh……"

Yuan Ruheng said: "Second Cousin came to Qinchuan to investigate, not to take over his lair, so nothing serious will happen."

"Well, I see."

Mrs. Du remembered another matter. When Lin Yulan went out, she asked, "The second and eldest sons of the Lin family will come back to Beijing soon. Will they live in your house?"

"Well, live in our new house."

Mrs. Du said lightly: "I remember that you have a bad relationship with the second wife of the Lin family."

"This is not the time to discuss whether the relationship is good or not. The second brother and Ah Jing are relatives of Yulan and mine. They were implicated by the elder brother and sent to the frontier, and they finally came back to Beijing. There are not many people left in the Lin family. Well, it's good to be together."

"Yunlang, from the very beginning, I didn't like Yang Shi, the second roommate of the Lin family. Although Yulan and his second brother are close relatives, after a few years of separation, no one knows what they will become. Let me put it in a bad way. Yunlang, those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black, they have been in the frontier for several years, and they have stayed with all kinds of imperial court prisoners, so it is inevitable that they will be infected with other problems."

Xiao Yunlang also had a look of sadness in his eyes, he lowered his head and touched his stomach.

Madam Du sighed, "Think about it for yourself."

Outside the door, Lin Yulan stood quietly for a while, then turned and left.

In the evening, Yuan Ruheng was going back to the palace. In the afternoon, he went to Xiao Mulang's place and asked about Li Xiangmin again. Li Xiangmin is a Jinshi, I will tell you about her later, let me talk about other things first. Li Xiangmin's uncle was a country gentleman, and later he also came to Beijing to set up a family business with the help of his nephew. Li Xiangmin has a cousin , and got very close to the fourth child of the Zhao family."

Yuan Ruheng nodded thoughtfully.

Xiao Mulang said: "Li Xiangmin is known as the most honest official in the world. He had a reputation of being upright when he was a small official in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, so the emperor reused him. Later, when he became a minister, he took his wife and children and still lived in the In a small courtyard, there were only a few servants at home, and many of his sisters proposed to marry him, and he later fell in love with Wu Siquan."

Yuan Ruheng said: "I looked through the previous papers, and since before I married the emperor, he has been writing letters asking the emperor to accept concubines, and now he is saying that I am jealous, I think he is not pleasing to the eye, and I want to make him understand the truth, Looks like he's a tough nut to crack."

Xiao Mulang suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, apart from the dirt in his house, I have one more thing about him here."

"Oh?" Yuan Ruheng's eyes lit up.

"Do you remember the year before last? He joined three brothers in my family, and a village girl sued Du Lang for raping her. We didn't have any evidence to prove Du Lang's innocence, but a document testified on the spot that he stayed overnight in the village. At that time, the woman seduced her, and only then did Du Lang wash away the dirty water."

"I still remember this incident."

"Well, Zhou Muzhou, the clerk, was originally doing a job as a recorder. Although he didn't know what his intentions were, he helped the Xiao family once. Later, I was afraid to check the details of this person. He was born in Huaiyi County. His father is a juren, his mother left early, and his stepmother was so powerful that she tried her best to suppress him, but it was hard for him to pass the exam all the way. Now he is still working in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and Li Xiangmin did not explicitly suppress him, but once he has no good face, the rest of the Ministry of Criminal Justice People know how to treat Zhou Muzhou, although Zhou Muzhou's original position was not very promising, but it was still relatively leisurely, but now he has been assigned to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice for supervision."

Yuan Ruheng was silent for a while, and said: "The jailer who has been immersed in the Ministry of Punishment for many years is not something a scholar can hold back."

"Who said it wasn't."

Yuan Ruheng was silent for a while, then asked again: "What about her wife?"

Xiao Mulang drank the tea in his cup, poured another cup, and then said: "I only found out about this matter recently. Li Xiangmin's wife, Mrs. Lu, has been ill since years ago."

"sick?"

Xiao Mulang said lightly: "I'm sick, Li Xiangmin didn't ask for a doctor."

"……What does it mean?"

Xiao Mulang looked up at him, "That's what you think."

Yuan Ruheng looked at him in disbelief, and Xiao Mulang said: "Yesterday, my people saw an old nanny sneaking around Mrs. Lu to buy medicine. After making a rough idea, Li Xiangmin wants to choose a wife for himself in the high school."

"What a beast." Yuan Ruheng frowned fiercely.

Xiao Mulang said: "I haven't reported this matter to the emperor. At the beginning, the emperor took a fancy to Li Xiangmin because he thought that he was unreasonable in judging the case. At least he is a capable official. Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has been reused by him. I don't know the seriousness. Although I hate him when he makes troubles against the Xiao family, I feel that if he continues to do business for the emperor wholeheartedly, I will bear it. But judging from the situation, such unrighteous people will not leave even in the officialdom Right way."

Yuan Ruheng stood up and said with a sneer: "This is the kind of person who has the face to say that I am jealous! His wife is not jealous, but he will kill him!"

Xiao Mulang took out another piece of paper and said: "Since I found Li Xiangmin, I took a look at his uncle and cousin. Li Xiangshan's father has made a lot of money over the years. Get close to them and start a business."

Yuan Ruheng thought for a while and said, "Big cousin, I'll go back to the palace first, I know what to do."

Xiao Mulang stood up and looked at him, "Ruheng, you don't have to worry too much about things outside the palace."

"Ok, I know."

Xiao Mulang patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I also know what you do in the palace. Some people are not afraid of death and spy on the palace. Are they the only ones who will participate? I will too."

"Big cousin, don't worry, I'm not afraid of them, I'm afraid they are too honest."

The two brothers looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.Liu Lin'er peeked out from the crack of the door and whispered, "Are you guys still talking?"

"what happened?"

Liu Lin'er opened the door and came in, said with a smile: "The emperor is here, drinking tea with father in the front yard."

Xiao Mulang glanced at Yuan Ruheng, Yuan Ruheng thought of something, and his expression became complicated for a moment.

Zhu Xian managed to catch up with the papers and came non-stop. He first went to see Mrs. Du. He originally wanted to see Yun Lang, but Yun Lang felt sleepy and went to bed early, so he went to talk to Xiao Su tea.Not long after, Liu Lin'er came out with the two of them, and after Xiao Mulang saluted, he and Liu Lin'er stepped aside, Zhu Xian asked with a smile: "Ruheng, let's go back to have dinner later."

"Okay." Yuan Ruheng smiled lightly and nodded.

Zhu Xian said a few more words to Xiao Su, and then he brought the new queen back to the palace with a smile.Along the way, Zhu Xian kept talking to Yuan Ruheng, but Yuan Ruheng's expression was indifferent.

Zhu Xian sensed something was wrong and asked, "Ruheng, what's wrong with you?"

Yuan Ruheng looked at Zhu Xian carefully for a while, and asked, "Your Majesty, why did you suddenly take a fancy to me? Can others not do it?"

Zhu Xian was dumbfounded, blinked his eyes and said: "What do you mean? Why do you say this suddenly?"

Yuan Ruheng sighed softly: "I don't think there is anything good about me. I have been on the battlefield, killed people, and experienced many things. My mind is not pure at all, and I am not willing to spend my whole life in the harem giving birth and having children. Although it is a peaceful and prosperous age, for you and me, it can be said that there are wolves and tigers in the past, and we can be regarded as a husband and wife in need. I have seen many people who can share adversity, but cannot share wealth. What's more , How many emperors, sly rabbits and lackeys cook."

Zhu Xian was stunned for a while, then calmly said: "Ruheng, you are doubting me."

"...Well, that's it."

Zhu Xian didn't expect him to be so direct, Yuan Ruheng said: "Although I am your queen, I can't learn how to gossip in the palace and make three turns in a sentence. I had doubts in my heart, so I asked Come out. Your Majesty, the loyalty of the Yuan family can be learned from heaven and earth, and I am the same to you. You have seen the scar on my back, which was cut by the Qiang people on the Northwest battlefield."

Zhu Xian opened his mouth. He originally wanted to explain, but he felt a little tired and didn't know how to explain. Yuan Ruheng waited for a while and looked at him.

The two didn't say anything else, when they returned to the palace, Yuan Ruheng waited for Zhu Xian to speak first, Zhu Xian said: "You go back first, I still have things to deal with."

"Okay." Yuan Ruheng nodded.

He was so happy, Zhu Xian became a little worried again, and said with a dark face: "I won't go back to eat dinner, you can eat it yourself."

Yuan Ruheng nodded again, "Yes."

Zhu Xian's face darkened again, but he was so wronged in his heart that he flung his sleeves and left. He didn't go back until the middle of the night. He always felt that Yuan Ruheng had fallen asleep, so his mood was even worse, but when he saw The light was on, and Yuan Ruheng was sitting on the couch, wearing a piece of clothing and reading a book. Zhu Xian's heart suddenly softened. He remembered what Yuan Ruheng said in the afternoon, and sighed again.

"Your Majesty, you are back." Yuan Ruheng smiled.

Zhu Xian gave a "hmm" and sat by the bed. Yue Chan took off his boots herself. Today she found that the relationship between the emperor and the empress was a little strange. She thought that no matter how good the empress was, she was still a man. Will get tired of him.

Zhu Xian was soaking his feet while Yuan Ruheng waited on the sidelines. After Yuechan went out with the bucket, he sat beside Zhu Xian. Zhu Xian ignored him and took off his clothes. Yuan Ruheng rested his chin on his elbows and looked at him. After taking off his coat, he still sat still.

Zhu Xian couldn't help but said, "You want to sit here all night?"

Yuan Ruheng smiled and said, "I'm thinking about something."

"Ok?"

Yuan Ruheng stood up and took off his clothes, climbed into the bed and lay down, and said with a helpless smile: "Your Majesty, don't be angry, I'm just telling the truth, just tell me what you think."

Zhu Xian suddenly said: "Let me see the wound on your back."

"Hey?"

The bedroom in Zichen Palace was very warm, Yuan Ruheng thought for a while, and took off his white undershirt. Zhu Xian looked at the scar on his back and said, "I don't seem to have thanked you."

"Thank me for what?"

"Thank you for being the son of the Yuan family, guarding the frontier and keeping the people in one side safe."

"……it is my responsibility."

Zhu Xian covered him with a quilt, and said calmly: "Ruheng, I am sincere. I am already twenty-seven years old. When I was young, I didn't find someone I liked. When I got older, I didn't want to settle down. I searched and searched to find someone." I have lost you, I am one with your husband and wife, I did not intend to use you, it just happens that you are from the Yuan family."

"Ah."

Zhu Xian waited for a while, but he didn't see Yuan Ruheng expressing anything, and he became a little dissatisfied. He turned to poke Yuan Ruheng, frowned and said, "You don't have anything else to say?"

Yuan Ruheng thought for a while, and told him about the Li family, Zhu Xian was dumbfounded, and Yuan Ruheng said: "Master Li was trained by Lu Xiucai, and he and the Lu family were considered to be in the same family. Marrying into a high family is not enough, you have to let your wife die of illness. Your Majesty, I don't want to doubt you, I just doubt myself. What do I have to deserve you to guard me for the rest of my life?"

Zhu Xian was somewhat stopped by his question, and after a while asked back: "Ruheng, although we have been married for less than a month, we have known each other for a long time. If I am not the emperor, will you abandon me after you marry me?"

Yuan Ruheng was speechless, Zhu Xian said proudly, "That's the truth."

Yuan Ruheng also laughed, Zhu Xian took his hand under the quilt and said, "Sleep, you don't have to get up early tomorrow morning, I have to go to court."

On the second day when Zhu Xian went to court, Yuan Ruheng got up after sleeping for a while. He put on his clothes and went out to have breakfast. Yue Chan seemed to inadvertently said: "Yesterday Concubine Mu also announced the imperial physician at night, is the queen going to go?" Take a look?"

"Huh? Why should Ben Gong visit her?"

Yue Chan said: "My servant thinks, how many people inside and outside the palace say that you are cruel and unfilial, if you do something, you can stop those people's mouths."

Yuan Ruheng glanced at her sideways, but said nothing, Yue Chan's face was as sinking as water, and she remained calm.After Yuan Ruheng finished his breakfast, he rinsed his mouth and said, "Send some imperial physicians here."

A smug smile appeared on Yuechan's face. She went out and asked the little palace maid herself to call all the imperial physicians who had examined Concubine Mu's pulse. If you go out, even the queen will give you face."

Yuechan said: "I'm a little female official, the queen doesn't need to give me face, it's just because I have served the emperor for many years, and I took care of the emperor's diet and daily life when I was in the East Palace."

Several palace people complimented her for a while, and Yuechan became more and more arrogant. In Zichen Palace, she was always the one and only the emperor. How could a male queen who didn't lay eggs trample her into the ground? ?Today's matter is that she has successfully influenced the Queen.

As soon as several imperial physicians arrived at Zichen Palace, the news spread to the concubines. Concubine Yu smiled and said, "I thought our new empress is tough, hmph."

Yuan Ruheng took a sip of tea, and glanced at the imperial physicians. The chief physician, Ai, looked at his nose and heart, as if he didn't see the queen's expression. He was a confidant of Concubine Yu, and he knew how to say some words without being taught.

Yuan Ruheng said: "I am looking for some of you here, because I want to entrust you with one thing."

Doctor Ai respectfully said: "Your Majesty, just give orders, and the ministers must obey your will carefully, and dare not be negligent." He glanced at Yuechan beside him, and the two quickly exchanged a look.

Yuan Ruheng didn't seem to notice it, and nodded in satisfaction, "Physician Ai said that I am relieved. After I enter the palace, I should take on the responsibility of being considerate and loving to the people."

Imperial Physician Ai was a little puzzled, but still nodded and said: "The queen has the people in her heart, and the ministers will also take it as their duty to save the world."

Yuan Ruheng sighed softly, "Yesterday, I accidentally heard that the wife of Li Xiangmin, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, had been ill for several days, so I was so worried that I couldn't sleep. I heard that Mr. Li has not asked the doctor for medicine. Could it be that Mr. Li is too incorruptible?" , because the family is poor and has little family resources? Today, the palace invited a few adults to go through this experience, and the medicine for Mrs. Li went to the palace's inner treasury."

Imperial Physician Ai was already dumbfounded, and the other imperial physicians didn't expect the queen to come out like this, their eyes widened and they didn't know what to say, but Yue Chan's face suddenly burned, embarrassing and angry.

Doctor Ai saw that the Queen had no intention of asking about Concubine Mu's condition, so she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"Oh?" Yuan Ruheng raised an eyebrow.

Imperial Physician Ai was determined, and said: "Return to the Queen, Concubine Mu has fainted since the day before yesterday, she has been unable to eat, and her body is weak..."

Yuan Ruheng interrupted him, "Is Mu Taifei in serious trouble?"

"This..." Imperial Physician Ai hesitated a little, what is "big problem"?

Yuan Ruheng said coldly: "Seven or eight of you, do you think it's more important that Concubine Mu can't eat these days, or that the wife of a humerus minister who has done her best for the country and the people is terminally ill and needs to be diagnosed and treated?"

Physician Ai knelt down at once, Yuan Ruheng glanced at them, and snorted coldly, "You really think that I don't know what kind of tricks you are playing? Do you think I am so stupid that you can coax me? Be your errand! If Li Madam, if something goes wrong, I will ask you again!"

Doctor Ai was sweating coldly, "Yes, yes, I will know."