Once a dead eunuch
Chapter 39
"This..." Lu Qingzhou didn't dare to tell the truth, and hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness has been tired for a day, so you should go to the palace to rest."
Li Changsheng was calm, and said: "Your Highness the Crown Prince hasn't had any food, and his stomach must be empty. I'm going to ask someone to bring the food."
Seeing those two people perfunctory, Jing Baiyu said dissatisfiedly: "You two are whispering more and more."
He said that's all, didn't force it, and left like a little adult with his hands behind his back, and didn't ask what those things were.
Lu Qingzhou was really relieved.
"Lu Zhan's matter," Li Changsheng smiled and handed back those land deeds, and said: "These things are really precious, and I am afraid that Changsheng will not be able to enjoy them."
"How could this happen?" Lu Qingzhou refused to take it back, and said: "Master Li, please accept it, so that Qingzhou will feel less guilty."
Although Lu Qingzhou is an unfavored family son, he is also the third son of the Lu family after all, and he has a lot of money.
Li Changsheng just had a rough look at it. The land deeds brought by Lu Qingzhou are not small sums. It is estimated that they can be worth tens of millions in modern times.
This move was much more generous than that of Lingchuan Wang Jing Bowen, and it was so generous that people couldn't accept it calmly.
Li Changsheng's mind is like a mirror, how can he not see it.Such a big deal is definitely not done by Lu Qingzhou alone. If Lu Qingzhou bribed him with these things, he would definitely have ruined his entire family.
I am afraid that someone has contributed to this land lease and sell the body contract.Li Changsheng didn't need to think about this person, he could guess it all. Apart from Lu Qingzhou's own sister, Empress Empress, there was no other candidate.
At first, the empress liked to see Li Changsheng like something, but in this huge palace, everyone was driven by interests, there were only long-term enemies, but no long-term friends.
The more the empress looked at Li Changsheng, the more she disliked her. Some time ago, she only wanted to get rid of Li Changsheng, so as not to lead the little prince Jing Baiyu astray.
But now the situation is quite different from before. Li Changsheng "broke" with Mrs. Feng, introduced the empress's younger brother Lu Qingzhou, and suddenly became Qianshi Changshilang.
The empress is a smart person. Looking at it this way, it is absolutely impossible to get rid of Li Changsheng in the near future. Now that Li Changsheng has the crown prince and the emperor as backers, his waist is very strong!
If you can't get rid of him, the relationship can no longer be so rigid, and Huai Rou has to win him over before making another plan.
Seeing that he didn't accept him, Lu Qingzhou was sweating profusely.He looked at Li Changsheng's eyes again, which were so clear, he had no choice but to say: "Lord Li is at a loss for what to do, this is a little thought from Qingzhou and my sister. The queen is the closest family member of His Royal Highness, and Lord Li is also the prince. The most trusted person around His Highness, the Empress naturally wants to get closer to Lord Li. I am afraid that the previous ones were a misunderstanding. Don’t blame Lord Li, please accept these! Otherwise, Qingzhou will go back, and it is not easy to report to my sister. If you say yes or no, don’t embarrass me.”
Lu Qingzhou spoke pitifully, and didn't give Li Changsheng any chance to refuse him.
Li Changsheng thought about it for a while, and said, "Since this is the case, it is better to obey orders than to be respectful."
Someone rushed to hand over the money, so naturally there was no reason to refuse.Besides...
The relationship between the little prince Jing Baiyu and the empress is not something that Li Changsheng can break off at will, and Li Changsheng doesn't intend to forcefully challenge the empress right now.
Lu Qingzhou finally gave the gift, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then left with a sigh of relief.
Li Changsheng pushed the door into the inner hall, and with a "squeak", he saw Jing Baiyu holding the rabbit puppet in one hand, and putting his other hand on his waist, standing two steps away and looking at him, as if waiting He has been for a long time.
"His Royal Highness?" Li Changsheng said, "Have you eaten yet? Could it be that you want to have a meal with me?"
Jing Baiyu sized him up with his eyes and said, "Close the door and talk."
Li Changsheng turned around and closed the door, and Jing Baiyu ran over, leaned close to him, and whispered, "Did Lu Qingzhou bribe you? Take it out and have a look!"
Li Changsheng only had the word "Sure enough" left in his mind, Jing Baiyu had heard it a while ago, and left so readily, he was blocking himself here.
Li Changsheng said calmly: "Did His Royal Highness just hear that?"
"I didn't hear it very clearly." Sitting on the table, Jing Baiyu said, "But I guess, it's just gold, silver and jewellery, land deeds and house deeds, and there's nothing new and stubborn about it? Take it out and call me." Look, I didn't ask you to take it out and send it back. This Lu Qingzhou is being taken advantage of, you went to Mrs. Feng's place for him, and it's right to charge him some rent!"
"What a big deal," Li Changsheng was amused by him, and said, "Keep your voice down, don't let Lu Zhan listen to it, it really hurt Lu Zhan's face."
Lu Qingzhou is the one who loves face the most.
Jing Baiyu simply grabbed Li Changsheng's sleeve, shook him back and forth, and said, "Show me, I won't speak ill of him anymore."
Li Changsheng was also helpless, so he simply took out those land deeds and deeds of selling his life, handed them to the little prince Jing Baiyu and told him to take them away.
"Wow--"
Jing Baiyu stuffed the rabbit puppet to Li Changsheng, looked at the deed himself, and said, "This is the land deed? Is there a shop for business?"
"Probably not." Li Changsheng said.
"No." Jing Baiyu was quite disappointed, and said: "I heard that you can make a lot of money in business, and you can be as rich as an enemy! I want to see it. Eh?"
As he was talking, he curiously took out a deed and said, "What is this?"
"This..." Li Changsheng glanced sideways, with a rare expression on his face, he coughed and said, "The contract of sale."
"Deed of sale?" Jing Baiyu saw it for the first time, and said, "It's so strange, why did Lu Qingzhou give you so many deeds of sale? They are all women's deeds of sale, what are they used for?"
"This……"
Li Changsheng had a slight headache, and felt that Lu Qingzhou was asking for trouble for himself.His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still young, it is really inconvenient for Li Changsheng to tell him these things.
"ah!"
Jing Baiyu jumped up holding the deed of sale, stared at Li Changsheng with wide eyes, and said in a childish voice: "These are not the wives Lu Qingzhou found for you!"
"One, two, three, four, five..."
"Six seven eight..."
"There are twelve of them!"
Jing Baiyu looked like a frightened little rabbit, her two big ears were about to stand up, and said, "So many?"
yes……
Li Changsheng really had nothing to say, and Lu Qingzhou wasted his time, and got a total of twelve contracts of prostitution.
It is actually not uncommon for eunuchs to marry wives and take concubines in ancient times. Although the young prince Jing Baiyu is still young, she has heard of it in the palace.For example, Mr. Yu, the factory official, has eight wives and concubines. It is said that they are all beautiful and beautiful, and they are devoted to Changgong Yu.After marrying a wife and taking a concubine, one has to adopt a son, so that after a hundred years, someone can inherit the mantle, and only then can someone wear hemp and filial piety.
"you……"
The expression on the face of the little prince Jing Baiyu changed several times, and he hid those deeds of prostitution behind him, and said confidently: "I confiscated these! I can't return them to you."
"His Royal Highness..." Li Changsheng said.
Jing Baiyu didn't give him a chance to speak, and said: "What's the matter, are you still feeling distressed? The crown prince told you, you are not allowed to marry wives and concubines, don't even think about finding a wife!"
Li Changsheng said with a headache: "Changsheng has never thought about such a thing."
He used to be very busy with work, so he really didn't have time to talk about love and make friends, and he always lived alone.Now in Dajing, he has become an eunuch in the blink of an eye, how can such a status harm the girl next to him, so he has no plan.
Li Changsheng thought about it, first accept the wishes of Lu Qingzhou and the empress, and then it's fine to dismiss these girls who sell their lives, it's no big deal.How did he know that Lu Qingzhou left, but a little prince came to make trouble.
Jing Baiyu said: "You want to stay with the prince all the time, it's just right for you to take care of the prince, do you know?"
"Yes, yes." Li Changsheng nodded in agreement.
Jing Baiyu thought about it, those girls are all delicate, just like the concubines in their father's palace, they can't blow the wind or rain, they can make a lot of troubles.If Li Changsheng really found twelve wives, how would he have time to spend with him.
This decision cannot be allowed!
Jing Baiyu was worried, so she just hugged a candlestick, sat down with a big horse, and started to burn the deeds of prostitution of those women to the candlestick.
"His Royal Highness..." Li Changsheng hesitated to speak when he saw this.
"What's the matter? Are you reluctant? That's not what you said just now!"
Jing Baiyu is not like a bunny now, but like a fighting cock whose feathers have exploded. If Li Changsheng dared to stop him, he would pounce on him and peck him.
Li Changsheng said calmly: "I just want to ask His Royal Highness to be more careful when burning. What you are holding in your hand now is a piece of land deed..."
"Ah!" Jing Baiyu hurriedly withdrew his hand, almost burned the wrong deed, quickly pulled it back to put out the fire, and then took the deed of sale to burn it.
"Cough-cough-"
"His Royal Highness? Lord Li?"
"Are you guys okay?"
Lingyu outside could smell a burning smell, and hurried to the door of the inner hall to inquire, for fear that something happened inside.In ancient times, running water was not a trivial matter. After all, there were not many water reserves, especially in the palace, and it was difficult to extinguish the fire.
"Nothing." Li Changsheng opened the door and walked out, saying, "You guys rest first, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can do it himself."
"Ahem—yes." Lingyu covered her mouth and coughed a few more times after being smoked, and then she left.
Jing Baiyu was almost burned, and the deed of prostitution was gone, but Jing Baiyu's fair, pink and fleshy little face was already black and black, like carbon dust.
Seeing that Jing Baiyu was in high spirits today, Li Changsheng let him be stubborn for a while, and then brought water to wash the little prince well. After Jing Baiyu obediently applied his baby skin care products, he went to the bed satisfied on the rest.
Jing Baiyu had a good night's sleep and almost laughed out loud in her dream.Under the eyes of everyone at the celebration banquet, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince felt elated, and severely humiliated those Zhan people who wanted to find fault. Some people are destined to sleep well and some have no sleep tonight.
In the early morning of the second day, Li Changsheng sent the little prince Jing Baiyu to study with his master, and met Lu Qingzhou as soon as he came back.
Lu Qingzhou didn't seem to have slept well all night, and he didn't know why he suffered from insomnia. He was wandering around the gate of the hall, and when he saw Li Changsheng at first glance, he hurried up to meet him.
"Is Lu Zhan in a hurry?" Li Changsheng asked.
"Actually..." Lu Qingzhou seemed to be unable to speak, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Actually, it's a little personal matter, and I want to ask Mr. Li for help."
"Please tell me about Lu Zhan." Li Changsheng was very talkative, and said: "If Changsheng is capable, he will definitely not shirk."
"It's like this," Lu Qingzhou said: "I heard from others that Mr. Li seems to have a really good relationship with General Dou Yanting and Dou?"
"General Dou?" Li Changsheng nodded, and said, "I've met once, it's not bad to say it's too exaggerated."
"That's it..." Lu Qingzhou said: "Qingzhou just wants to ask Mr. Li to say something nice for Qingzhou."
At the celebration banquet yesterday, Lu Qingzhou also took the initiative to "flatter" Dou Yanting, but it was a pity that he kicked the iron plate, but in the end, he really couldn't hold back his temper, scolded Dou Yanting, turned around and left...
Now that I think about it, what Lu Qingzhou ruined was that his intestines were green.
Lu Qingzhou said: "Don't hide from Master Li, Master Li also knows. Qingzhou has been in love with water conservancy construction since he was a child, and his father and brother felt that Qingzhou was a stubborn thing, and they didn't understand it. The first confidant Qingzhou met was still Li. Your Excellency."
When Lu Qingzhou saw the waterwheel painted by Li Changsheng, he was immediately shocked, and his attitude and opinion towards Li Changsheng also changed greatly.
Although Lu Qingzhou is now the prime minister of the young mansion, but in the young mansion, Lu Qingzhou can only build a palace for the emperor, build a garden or something, and is still looked down upon by people.
Lu Qingzhou said: "Qingzhou wants to go to the northern border and explore there. Qingzhou has a ridiculous idea in his heart. If he can build a few canals in the north, maybe the people there will be able to live every day. You can drink water, and you can grow crops on your own. If you can do this, you will be rich."
When Lu Qingzhou talked about architecture, his eyes lit up, and he seemed to be full of words.
Li Changsheng didn't interrupt, he was very patient, with a slight smile on his lips.
Lu Qingzhou reacted, smiled embarrassingly, and said: "I hope Master Li will not laugh at Yu Qingzhou."
Li Changsheng said: "I really don't dare. Lu Zhanshi is a man with big revenge and great foresight, and it's too late for Changsheng to admire him."
Ancient water conservancy construction was very backward.The ancients were in awe of the sky and the earth, and they also had great awe and fear of water and fire.
After all, floods and fires are disasters that can wipe everything out in a blink of an eye.
Because of fear, they stop moving forward, they dare not try lightly, but if someone takes a step, it seems to be against the heaven and the earth, and it is disrespectful to the heaven.
Besides, building a canal and building hydraulic power requires a lot of manpower, and the construction time is quite long. It can't even be completed in one generation, and the effect is not fast. Therefore, it is even more rejected by everyone, and they feel that it is useless. .
Lu Qingzhou's actions were indeed dissatisfied and puzzled by many people, but as a modern person, Li Changsheng actually agreed with his ideas.
Li Changsheng said: "So that's what happened. Although Xiaochen and General Dou are not close friends, Xiaochen is willing to help Lu Zhan build a bridge."
"That's great!" Lu Qingzhou looked overjoyed, and looked at Li Changsheng with different eyes, almost turning into a little fanboy.
Now that the Zhan Guo Mission was negotiating peace, they made an embarrassing incident at the celebration banquet, which really became the laughing stock of others.
Seeing that the time for the Zhan Guo Mission to Beijing has not been short, but the mission is here to negotiate a peace, and the process of various matters, plus some red tape, is too fast.Next, the mission may have to stay in Beijing for more than a month.
Mrs. Zhan lost her lord at the celebration banquet, and all the ladies in the harem were overjoyed, wishing to make trouble, they went to visit the gate of Mrs. Zhan's palace in twos and threes.
It's just that the situation in the palace is like the weather in autumn. The day before yesterday was still sweltering and hot, but today it's raining heavily.
"What did you say?!"
The little crown prince, Jing Baiyu, jumped up in shock, and said, "Mrs. Zhan... is she pregnant?"
"It has been spread all over the palace, it is absolutely true, and there is absolutely no falsehood." Lu Qingzhou said anxiously.
Jing Baiyu said: "How is it possible? When did it happen?"
Lu Qingzhou said: "Just this morning, Mrs. Zhan said that she was not feeling well, so she asked the lady in the palace to invite the imperial physician to check the pulse. Several imperial physicians showed Mrs. Zhan, and said that she was really pregnant. It was absolutely true! This news It spread out all at once, and now everyone in the palaces knows about it, and the emperor probably knows about it too."
"Quickly, go and call Li Changsheng." Jing Baiyu said.
Jing Baiyu is currently the only heir of the emperor, so she was made the crown prince at a young age.As long as the emperor still has an heir, Jing Baiyu may be still the prince at this time.
Jing Baiyu's status has always been unshakable, but if Mrs. Zhan is really pregnant and gives birth to a prince, then the future is really uncertain, and no one can predict it.
"Your Highness, don't panic."
Li Changsheng didn't need anyone to look for him, he walked into the hall without haste.
Jing Baiyu quickly jumped up and ran over, grabbed his sleeve, and said, "How can I not panic, this is a big deal."
"That's right." Lu Qingzhou obviously couldn't hold back, and also looked anxious, and said: "If Mrs. Zhan really gave birth to a prince, the threat to His Royal Highness will be too great."
Li Changsheng said: "I heard the news early in the morning, and went out to inquire about it, and then came back to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"What did you find?" Jing Baiyu asked.
Li Changsheng didn't speak immediately, but turned his head to glance at the palace door, as if he was afraid that the partition wall would have ears.
"I'm going to close the gate of the palace!" Lu Qingzhou said.
Before he could stand up, Jing Baiyu seemed to dislike his inflexible hands and feet, she jumped up, kicked the door shut with a "boom", and said, "Now we can talk."
Li Changsheng nodded slightly, and said, "I suspect that Mrs. Zhan's pregnancy is probably fake."
"fake?"
"fake?"
Both Jing Baiyu and Lu Qingzhou couldn't believe it, their expressions were the same, and they didn't dare to shout too loudly, they just stared at Li Changsheng with their eyes, waiting for him to answer questions next.
Mrs. Zhan lost the emperor's favor at the celebration banquet, and the women in the harem thought that Mrs. Zhan would be devastated.Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhan is good at singing and dancing, and this foreign monk is good at reciting scriptures, so there is some truth in what she said.
Mrs. Zhan is different from those women in Dajing. She is surrounded by Zhan Guo's fresh little stubbornness, and her soft voice can arouse men's desire to protect and conquer. Naturally, she quickly won back the emperor's favor.
The emperor has already stayed in Mrs. Zhan's palace six or seven times, and often invited Mrs. Zhan to have meals together, which can be regarded as a great honor.
This morning, Mrs. Zhan suddenly felt uncomfortable, and she indeed attracted several imperial physicians to see her.
Li Changsheng said: "I have already asked these imperial physicians, and they all said that Mrs. Zhan is indeed pregnant, it doesn't seem like she was bribed to tell a lie."
"Then this..."
Jing Baiyu felt even more headache when she heard that, if she didn't tell a lie, isn't she really pregnant?
Li Changsheng smiled and said, "Prince, don't worry. The imperial physician did not lie, but there is something strange about Madam Zhan."
Since Mrs. Zhan was diagnosed as pregnant by the imperial physician, she has been very careful and has been staying in the palace. She has never stepped out of the house, even strolled in her own yard, let alone went to the Dichuan Garden to relax.
Moreover, he only asked the four maids he brought with him to serve, and sent all the maids specially appointed by the emperor to the outer hall to serve, threatening that he was afraid of any accident during the pregnancy, so he had to be as careful as possible.
Li Changsheng said: "These imperial physicians said that Mrs. Zhan should not be too anxious, and that she should exercise more and eat carefully. But Mrs. Zhan seems to be planning to get pregnant, so she doesn't go out for half a step."
"It seems a little strange." Jing Baiyu frowned and said, "She is so shameless, she is too careful."
Li Changsheng said: "His Royal Highness, just think about it, is Mrs. Zhan's temperament that one thing more is worse than one thing less?"
Jing Baiyu shook his head.
Isn't it because Mrs. Zhan provoked such a big incident at the celebration banquet?Jing Baiyu is very good-looking, and she never thought Mrs. Zhan would take the initiative to provoke him.This Mrs. Zhan looks weak and pitiful, but in fact she is strong and aggressive in her bones, and she is not a person who is willing to be lonely.
Li Changsheng said: "According to Mrs. Zhan's temperament, if she is really pregnant, she shouldn't stay in the palace and not go out. According to the young minister, isn't Mrs. Zhan's best at touching porcelain? She should definitely go to the palaces Going for a walk in the hall, maybe you can accuse a certain empress of murdering the unborn prince in her womb, and call it a miscarriage or something."
"What you said makes sense." Jing Baiyu nodded again, and said, "This Mrs. Zhan is too honest, it's not her nature at all."
Lu Qingzhou said from the side: "Mrs. Zhan pretends to be pregnant? This is really too courageous. Isn't she afraid of being found out?"
Dajing's medical skills are not well developed, and there are still more than half of the witch doctors in the imperial medical office.If you want to diagnose early in pregnancy, it is very difficult to rely on pulse diagnosis alone.Diagnosis of the pulse is indeed part of the basis, and most of the basis is Mrs. Zhan's various symptoms.
"But..." Jing Baiyu said: "This kind of thing can't be hidden for long. Last time, Beauty Zou was also mistaken for being pregnant, but it didn't take long for the imperial doctor to diagnose and say it wasn't."
After waiting for a little longer, the imperial physician will go to see Mrs. Zhan again. There is nowhere to hide if she is pregnant or not, and she can no longer pretend.
Li Changsheng smiled and said, "Isn't there still time? Your Highness, just guess how insidious this Mrs. Zhan's methods can be."
"What do you mean?" Jing Baiyu asked curiously, "Why can't I understand?"
Lu Qingzhou's face turned pale in an instant, and he said, "This... How dare this Mrs. Zhan be so bold?"
Li Changsheng said: "It's not impossible. If Mrs. Zhan can really conceive in one fell swoop before the imperial doctor returns, the rumors of pregnancy will be confirmed."
From Li Changsheng's point of view, the withering of heirs in the palace is not a problem of the concubines preparing for pregnancy, it is most likely a problem of the emperor himself.
But now it is ancient times, who would dare to say that the emperor can't do it and can't give birth to a child?I'm afraid that as long as he opens his mouth, he will be dragged out and beheaded, and he may even commit crimes against the whole family.
The emperor has only been to Mrs. Zhan's palace less than ten times, and the probability of Mrs. Zhan's pregnancy is not high at all.Now Mrs. Zhan is pregnant again for the first time. For the safety of the prince, the emperor will never be able to visit her again. If Mrs. Zhan is really not pregnant, she will not be able to conceive the emperor's flesh and blood again.
As such...
Li Changsheng said: "Maybe, Mrs. Zhan will find someone to help her conceive a child."
"what?!"
Jing Baiyu was stunned, he was still too young, so he felt that this was too shocking.
If this is the case, wouldn't the child born to Mrs. Zhan...
Jing Baiyu said: "She...she is so bold! Are you not afraid of being discovered by others?"
"So now Mrs. Zhan has become nervous and careful."
Li Changsheng said with a sneer, and said: "This is a great opportunity for His Highness the Crown Prince. The counterattack at the celebration banquet last time was just a small meeting ceremony. This time, please ask Mrs. Zhan to see clearly." The sincerity of His Royal Highness in return."
Lu Qingzhou had the most contacts, so Li Changsheng asked him to get some people to watch Mrs. Zhan's side, and to notify the little prince Jing Baiyu whenever there was any movement.
Mrs. Zhan only stayed in her room all day long, but she didn't see any movement from her.On the other hand, the maids around Mrs. Zhan are very busy, and they always leave the hall from time to time and walk around outside without any purpose at all.
Lu Qingzhou inquired carefully, and immediately came back to report to the young prince Jing Baiyu and Li Changsheng.
Lu Qingzhou said: "The maid beside Mrs. Zhan these days is really strange, she has been inquiring about Lingchuan."
"Oh?" Li Changsheng smiled inscrutably, and said, "It seems that Mrs. Zhan still likes King Lingchuan very much, and she has already planned to do this."
"You mean, she wants to..." Jing Baiyu blinked her big eyes, a little embarrassed to continue.
Over there, Mrs. Zhan was bored in the room for several days, and finally she was willing to take a step out of the house. She went to the small dining room in person, made a special chicken soup, put it in a delicate small bowl, and carried it to go The emperor went forward.
When the emperor heard that Mrs. Zhan, who was pregnant, made chicken soup with her own hands to see him, he was so happy that he stood up and walked out the door to greet him.
"My dear concubine," the emperor carefully supported Mrs. Zhan, and said, "Why are you here? Is your body still refreshed? Have you had the imperial doctor take a look at it today?"
"Your Majesty," Mrs. Zhan said delicately, "thank you for your concern, my concubine is fine. But my majesty, my concubine has not seen you for a few days, and my majesty has lost a little weight after working so hard. I really feel sorry for my concubine to death!"
The emperor just likes to listen to soft words, he just feels that his heart is very useful, he has already forgotten the unhappiness in the past, no matter how he looks at it, he thinks that Mrs. Zhan is very painful.
Mrs. Zhan came here in person, and after a while she said that she was a little tired, so the emperor hurriedly told her to go back and rest quickly.
Mrs. Zhan resigned from the emperor, took her maid Shi Shiran out of the hall, and headed for her own palace.
As soon as she came out, she was only halfway there when Mrs. Zhan stopped, looked left and right, stood still and refused to go back.
The maids didn't urge Mrs. Zhan, but looked around, all looking like thieves.
Although they were very cautious, they never noticed that just behind the rockery in the southeast direction, there were still two people hiding, one big and one small, and they had been waiting here for a long time.
Jing Baiyu poked her head cautiously, not daring to look too much, she retracted, covered her mouth and said in a low voice, "It's a lie that Mrs. Zhan sent the chicken soup, she really came to meet King Lingchuan by chance!"
"Who said it wasn't?" Li Changsheng laughed lowly and said, "Isn't this here?"
Today, King Jing Bowen of Lingchuan entered the palace because he had a serious business to do.At this time, he was about to leave the palace, it was normal to pass by this place, how could he expect that there would be a figure suddenly, with a sound of "Oops", he would lean towards him.
Jing Bowen frowned, took two steps away vigilantly, and said, "Mrs. Zhan, what do you mean?"
The last time Jing Bowen quarreled with Meng Yunshen was because of Mrs. Zhan.
Jing Bowen was annoyed that Meng Yunshen blamed him, and he was also annoyed that he hadn't seen through Mrs. Zhan's identity. Now that he looked at Mrs. Zhan again, she might have plotted everything back then.Jing Bowen is not a magnanimous person, he is the most vengeful and narrow-minded, so naturally he has no good face towards her.
Mrs. Zhan lowered her head aggrievedly, and said: "Your Majesty, are you... are you still angry with me? I... I didn't mean it, it's just the first time I met Your Majesty, and I couldn't help myself. This...why? Can you blame me? Me too... I'm just trapped by love!"
"Ugh--"
The little prince Jing Baiyu rubbed his arm with his hand, only felt that Mrs. Zhan's words were sticky, it made people get goosebumps all over.
Seeing him like this, Li Changsheng gestured to him to silence, and said, "Be careful not to be heard."
Mrs. Zhan looked obsessed with Jing Bowen, but Jing Bowen sneered, somewhat similar to the expression of the little prince Jing Baiyu.
Jing Bowen smiled and said: "What's the matter? Are you still playing with Gu Nian now? Do you really think that Gu is a perverted king? Or do you think Gu has never seen a good-looking beauty? To be honest, Gu I have seen countless beauties, and with your appearance, you should really look in the mirror. Beauty is not too beautiful, and ugliness is not too ugly. If you try to find it in the crowd, you can't find it. How can you be alone? you?"
"ah--"
The little prince, Jing Baiyu, hid behind the rockery, sighed again, and said in a low voice, "Little uncle's mouth is so poisonous."
Li Changsheng smiled but said nothing.
Mrs. Zhan didn't expect that Jing Bowen could say such nasty words to this delicate woman, with the vigor of a shrew cursing, she was so stupid for a while, she completely forgot things planned by myself.
"You..." Mrs. Zhan trembled. You talked for a while, but there was no further words.
"What's the matter?" King Lingchuan laughed, and said, "I didn't hear about Shuangli, did I? Then Gu will tell you more? But unfortunately, Gu still has important things to do, and there are beauties in the mansion waiting for Gu to go back." , there is no point in wasting my tongue with you."
"what?"
The little prince Jing Baiyu made another sound.
Li Changsheng looked down at him helplessly, and said in his heart that His Highness the Crown Prince was really emotional.
Jing Baiyu asked with a confused face: "The beauty in the mansion that my little uncle mentioned, could it be Mr. Meng? Isn't my little uncle going out with Mr. Meng in a while?"
"This..." Li Changsheng couldn't laugh or cry: "Don't talk nonsense, shhh—"
"I don't have one." Jing Baiyu said, "Little uncle said it himself."
Jing Bowen dropped such a sentence, which almost made Mrs. Zhan's nose crooked, so she walked away gracefully, without giving Mrs. Zhan any more.
Seeing that he was really going to leave, Mrs. Zhan immediately shouted: "Stop!"
Jing Bowen didn't pay any attention to it, and continued to move forward on his own.
Mrs. Zhan was annoyed, she lifted her skirt and ran to Jing Bowen quickly, and raised her hand to block his way.
Mrs. Zhan's appearance really does not look like she is pregnant.
Jing Bowen also seemed to have discovered something, stepped back and looked Mrs. Zhan up and down carefully, frowning together.
Mrs. Zhan sneered, and said, "I never expected King Lingchuan to speak so mercilessly. That's good, I don't need to talk about affection any more. Your Majesty, please take a look, what kind of object is this!"
Mrs. Zhan stretched out her hand, Jing Bowen's expression changed immediately, and he said, "You...how did you get this thing?"
"What is it?" The little prince Jing Baiyu was a little anxious. Considering his size and distance, Jing Baiyu couldn't see anything.
Li Changsheng raised his eyebrows and said, "It's a belt buckle."
"Belt buckle?" Jing Baiyu was really curious, raised her hand to poke the white jade belt around Li Changsheng's waist, and said, "Belt buckle?"
The buckle is the jade buckle on a man's belt. For a man of status like Lingchuan Wang Jing Bowen, the buckle is very particular.
A pair of mutton fat white jade belt buckles in Madam Zhan's hands looks to be priceless, probably much better than the jade pendant given to Li Changsheng a few days ago.
Mrs. Zhan asked sinisterly: "What's the matter? Your Majesty is in a hurry? Could this be your belt buckle, Your Majesty?"
"Bring the things!" Jing Bowen stepped forward, his tone full of danger.
"Oh, don't you want to come here, my lord!" Mrs. Zhan whispered, like a frightened bird, but she smiled and said: "If you come here again, I will call out loudly, saying that your lord wants to come here!" You're going to plot against me! When the time comes to disturb His Majesty, and your belt buckle is in my hands again, it's hard to say! Is it?"
From nowhere, Mrs. Zhan got a pair of men's belt buckles. This kind of item is not something that anyone can get casually, it is considered an intimate item.
If Mrs. Zhan really called for someone to come, I'm afraid that Jing Bowen would not be able to argue, and he would be labeled as having an affair with his sister-in-law.
Jing Bowen's face was really ugly, and he said, "What do you want to do? Come back soon!"
Mrs. Zhan became confident and said with a smile: "Why is Your Majesty so nervous? Don't Your Majesty know that I have my heart for you, so how could I do something that would hurt Your Majesty?"
"Stop talking nonsense," Jing Bowen said coldly, "Do you think I will still believe your nonsense?"
Mrs. Zhan saw that he didn't like this, so she changed her words and said in a low voice: "My lord, I know you well. Seeing that the emperor is old and his body is not healthy, what about the crown prince? It's just a brat who is not yet dry!"
At this moment, His Royal Highness, who is still young, is listening on the rockery a few steps away, and every word and every word can't be more clear.
Jing Baiyu frowned unhappily, but Li Changsheng found that look really cute.
Li Changsheng gestured to him, telling him not to get angry.
Jing Baiyu really endured and endured, she said in her heart that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years!
Mrs. Zhan said again: "Your Majesty, whether it is military power or financial resources, which one is not the crown prince's top priority? Your Majesty is willing to be subordinate to others, and will be a cow and a horse for that kid in the future?"
Jing Bowen was unwilling in his heart, and he didn't show it on his face at this time. Instead, he smiled and said: "Look at what you said? His Royal Highness is my nephew, and it's too late for me to love him. Why are you willing? There is also the words of being a cow and a horse, which is really ugly. What do you Zhan people know about the affairs between our family?"
Mrs. Zhan saw that he was unmoved, she felt a little anxious, and continued: "Your Majesty, you should think about it. If you cooperate with me, the benefits of Your Majesty will be countless. If you don't cooperate with me, then the whole world Just buckle up..."
Jing Bowen seemed to be very worried about the buckle, his eyes moved, and he said simply: "Tell me how to cooperate."
"Actually, it's not difficult." Madam Zhan lowered her voice and took a few steps closer to King Lingchuan, almost touching him.
Jing Bowen could already smell the faint scent of Mrs. Zhan's body.
Li Changsheng was calm, and said: "Your Highness the Crown Prince hasn't had any food, and his stomach must be empty. I'm going to ask someone to bring the food."
Seeing those two people perfunctory, Jing Baiyu said dissatisfiedly: "You two are whispering more and more."
He said that's all, didn't force it, and left like a little adult with his hands behind his back, and didn't ask what those things were.
Lu Qingzhou was really relieved.
"Lu Zhan's matter," Li Changsheng smiled and handed back those land deeds, and said: "These things are really precious, and I am afraid that Changsheng will not be able to enjoy them."
"How could this happen?" Lu Qingzhou refused to take it back, and said: "Master Li, please accept it, so that Qingzhou will feel less guilty."
Although Lu Qingzhou is an unfavored family son, he is also the third son of the Lu family after all, and he has a lot of money.
Li Changsheng just had a rough look at it. The land deeds brought by Lu Qingzhou are not small sums. It is estimated that they can be worth tens of millions in modern times.
This move was much more generous than that of Lingchuan Wang Jing Bowen, and it was so generous that people couldn't accept it calmly.
Li Changsheng's mind is like a mirror, how can he not see it.Such a big deal is definitely not done by Lu Qingzhou alone. If Lu Qingzhou bribed him with these things, he would definitely have ruined his entire family.
I am afraid that someone has contributed to this land lease and sell the body contract.Li Changsheng didn't need to think about this person, he could guess it all. Apart from Lu Qingzhou's own sister, Empress Empress, there was no other candidate.
At first, the empress liked to see Li Changsheng like something, but in this huge palace, everyone was driven by interests, there were only long-term enemies, but no long-term friends.
The more the empress looked at Li Changsheng, the more she disliked her. Some time ago, she only wanted to get rid of Li Changsheng, so as not to lead the little prince Jing Baiyu astray.
But now the situation is quite different from before. Li Changsheng "broke" with Mrs. Feng, introduced the empress's younger brother Lu Qingzhou, and suddenly became Qianshi Changshilang.
The empress is a smart person. Looking at it this way, it is absolutely impossible to get rid of Li Changsheng in the near future. Now that Li Changsheng has the crown prince and the emperor as backers, his waist is very strong!
If you can't get rid of him, the relationship can no longer be so rigid, and Huai Rou has to win him over before making another plan.
Seeing that he didn't accept him, Lu Qingzhou was sweating profusely.He looked at Li Changsheng's eyes again, which were so clear, he had no choice but to say: "Lord Li is at a loss for what to do, this is a little thought from Qingzhou and my sister. The queen is the closest family member of His Royal Highness, and Lord Li is also the prince. The most trusted person around His Highness, the Empress naturally wants to get closer to Lord Li. I am afraid that the previous ones were a misunderstanding. Don’t blame Lord Li, please accept these! Otherwise, Qingzhou will go back, and it is not easy to report to my sister. If you say yes or no, don’t embarrass me.”
Lu Qingzhou spoke pitifully, and didn't give Li Changsheng any chance to refuse him.
Li Changsheng thought about it for a while, and said, "Since this is the case, it is better to obey orders than to be respectful."
Someone rushed to hand over the money, so naturally there was no reason to refuse.Besides...
The relationship between the little prince Jing Baiyu and the empress is not something that Li Changsheng can break off at will, and Li Changsheng doesn't intend to forcefully challenge the empress right now.
Lu Qingzhou finally gave the gift, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then left with a sigh of relief.
Li Changsheng pushed the door into the inner hall, and with a "squeak", he saw Jing Baiyu holding the rabbit puppet in one hand, and putting his other hand on his waist, standing two steps away and looking at him, as if waiting He has been for a long time.
"His Royal Highness?" Li Changsheng said, "Have you eaten yet? Could it be that you want to have a meal with me?"
Jing Baiyu sized him up with his eyes and said, "Close the door and talk."
Li Changsheng turned around and closed the door, and Jing Baiyu ran over, leaned close to him, and whispered, "Did Lu Qingzhou bribe you? Take it out and have a look!"
Li Changsheng only had the word "Sure enough" left in his mind, Jing Baiyu had heard it a while ago, and left so readily, he was blocking himself here.
Li Changsheng said calmly: "Did His Royal Highness just hear that?"
"I didn't hear it very clearly." Sitting on the table, Jing Baiyu said, "But I guess, it's just gold, silver and jewellery, land deeds and house deeds, and there's nothing new and stubborn about it? Take it out and call me." Look, I didn't ask you to take it out and send it back. This Lu Qingzhou is being taken advantage of, you went to Mrs. Feng's place for him, and it's right to charge him some rent!"
"What a big deal," Li Changsheng was amused by him, and said, "Keep your voice down, don't let Lu Zhan listen to it, it really hurt Lu Zhan's face."
Lu Qingzhou is the one who loves face the most.
Jing Baiyu simply grabbed Li Changsheng's sleeve, shook him back and forth, and said, "Show me, I won't speak ill of him anymore."
Li Changsheng was also helpless, so he simply took out those land deeds and deeds of selling his life, handed them to the little prince Jing Baiyu and told him to take them away.
"Wow--"
Jing Baiyu stuffed the rabbit puppet to Li Changsheng, looked at the deed himself, and said, "This is the land deed? Is there a shop for business?"
"Probably not." Li Changsheng said.
"No." Jing Baiyu was quite disappointed, and said: "I heard that you can make a lot of money in business, and you can be as rich as an enemy! I want to see it. Eh?"
As he was talking, he curiously took out a deed and said, "What is this?"
"This..." Li Changsheng glanced sideways, with a rare expression on his face, he coughed and said, "The contract of sale."
"Deed of sale?" Jing Baiyu saw it for the first time, and said, "It's so strange, why did Lu Qingzhou give you so many deeds of sale? They are all women's deeds of sale, what are they used for?"
"This……"
Li Changsheng had a slight headache, and felt that Lu Qingzhou was asking for trouble for himself.His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still young, it is really inconvenient for Li Changsheng to tell him these things.
"ah!"
Jing Baiyu jumped up holding the deed of sale, stared at Li Changsheng with wide eyes, and said in a childish voice: "These are not the wives Lu Qingzhou found for you!"
"One, two, three, four, five..."
"Six seven eight..."
"There are twelve of them!"
Jing Baiyu looked like a frightened little rabbit, her two big ears were about to stand up, and said, "So many?"
yes……
Li Changsheng really had nothing to say, and Lu Qingzhou wasted his time, and got a total of twelve contracts of prostitution.
It is actually not uncommon for eunuchs to marry wives and take concubines in ancient times. Although the young prince Jing Baiyu is still young, she has heard of it in the palace.For example, Mr. Yu, the factory official, has eight wives and concubines. It is said that they are all beautiful and beautiful, and they are devoted to Changgong Yu.After marrying a wife and taking a concubine, one has to adopt a son, so that after a hundred years, someone can inherit the mantle, and only then can someone wear hemp and filial piety.
"you……"
The expression on the face of the little prince Jing Baiyu changed several times, and he hid those deeds of prostitution behind him, and said confidently: "I confiscated these! I can't return them to you."
"His Royal Highness..." Li Changsheng said.
Jing Baiyu didn't give him a chance to speak, and said: "What's the matter, are you still feeling distressed? The crown prince told you, you are not allowed to marry wives and concubines, don't even think about finding a wife!"
Li Changsheng said with a headache: "Changsheng has never thought about such a thing."
He used to be very busy with work, so he really didn't have time to talk about love and make friends, and he always lived alone.Now in Dajing, he has become an eunuch in the blink of an eye, how can such a status harm the girl next to him, so he has no plan.
Li Changsheng thought about it, first accept the wishes of Lu Qingzhou and the empress, and then it's fine to dismiss these girls who sell their lives, it's no big deal.How did he know that Lu Qingzhou left, but a little prince came to make trouble.
Jing Baiyu said: "You want to stay with the prince all the time, it's just right for you to take care of the prince, do you know?"
"Yes, yes." Li Changsheng nodded in agreement.
Jing Baiyu thought about it, those girls are all delicate, just like the concubines in their father's palace, they can't blow the wind or rain, they can make a lot of troubles.If Li Changsheng really found twelve wives, how would he have time to spend with him.
This decision cannot be allowed!
Jing Baiyu was worried, so she just hugged a candlestick, sat down with a big horse, and started to burn the deeds of prostitution of those women to the candlestick.
"His Royal Highness..." Li Changsheng hesitated to speak when he saw this.
"What's the matter? Are you reluctant? That's not what you said just now!"
Jing Baiyu is not like a bunny now, but like a fighting cock whose feathers have exploded. If Li Changsheng dared to stop him, he would pounce on him and peck him.
Li Changsheng said calmly: "I just want to ask His Royal Highness to be more careful when burning. What you are holding in your hand now is a piece of land deed..."
"Ah!" Jing Baiyu hurriedly withdrew his hand, almost burned the wrong deed, quickly pulled it back to put out the fire, and then took the deed of sale to burn it.
"Cough-cough-"
"His Royal Highness? Lord Li?"
"Are you guys okay?"
Lingyu outside could smell a burning smell, and hurried to the door of the inner hall to inquire, for fear that something happened inside.In ancient times, running water was not a trivial matter. After all, there were not many water reserves, especially in the palace, and it was difficult to extinguish the fire.
"Nothing." Li Changsheng opened the door and walked out, saying, "You guys rest first, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can do it himself."
"Ahem—yes." Lingyu covered her mouth and coughed a few more times after being smoked, and then she left.
Jing Baiyu was almost burned, and the deed of prostitution was gone, but Jing Baiyu's fair, pink and fleshy little face was already black and black, like carbon dust.
Seeing that Jing Baiyu was in high spirits today, Li Changsheng let him be stubborn for a while, and then brought water to wash the little prince well. After Jing Baiyu obediently applied his baby skin care products, he went to the bed satisfied on the rest.
Jing Baiyu had a good night's sleep and almost laughed out loud in her dream.Under the eyes of everyone at the celebration banquet, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince felt elated, and severely humiliated those Zhan people who wanted to find fault. Some people are destined to sleep well and some have no sleep tonight.
In the early morning of the second day, Li Changsheng sent the little prince Jing Baiyu to study with his master, and met Lu Qingzhou as soon as he came back.
Lu Qingzhou didn't seem to have slept well all night, and he didn't know why he suffered from insomnia. He was wandering around the gate of the hall, and when he saw Li Changsheng at first glance, he hurried up to meet him.
"Is Lu Zhan in a hurry?" Li Changsheng asked.
"Actually..." Lu Qingzhou seemed to be unable to speak, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Actually, it's a little personal matter, and I want to ask Mr. Li for help."
"Please tell me about Lu Zhan." Li Changsheng was very talkative, and said: "If Changsheng is capable, he will definitely not shirk."
"It's like this," Lu Qingzhou said: "I heard from others that Mr. Li seems to have a really good relationship with General Dou Yanting and Dou?"
"General Dou?" Li Changsheng nodded, and said, "I've met once, it's not bad to say it's too exaggerated."
"That's it..." Lu Qingzhou said: "Qingzhou just wants to ask Mr. Li to say something nice for Qingzhou."
At the celebration banquet yesterday, Lu Qingzhou also took the initiative to "flatter" Dou Yanting, but it was a pity that he kicked the iron plate, but in the end, he really couldn't hold back his temper, scolded Dou Yanting, turned around and left...
Now that I think about it, what Lu Qingzhou ruined was that his intestines were green.
Lu Qingzhou said: "Don't hide from Master Li, Master Li also knows. Qingzhou has been in love with water conservancy construction since he was a child, and his father and brother felt that Qingzhou was a stubborn thing, and they didn't understand it. The first confidant Qingzhou met was still Li. Your Excellency."
When Lu Qingzhou saw the waterwheel painted by Li Changsheng, he was immediately shocked, and his attitude and opinion towards Li Changsheng also changed greatly.
Although Lu Qingzhou is now the prime minister of the young mansion, but in the young mansion, Lu Qingzhou can only build a palace for the emperor, build a garden or something, and is still looked down upon by people.
Lu Qingzhou said: "Qingzhou wants to go to the northern border and explore there. Qingzhou has a ridiculous idea in his heart. If he can build a few canals in the north, maybe the people there will be able to live every day. You can drink water, and you can grow crops on your own. If you can do this, you will be rich."
When Lu Qingzhou talked about architecture, his eyes lit up, and he seemed to be full of words.
Li Changsheng didn't interrupt, he was very patient, with a slight smile on his lips.
Lu Qingzhou reacted, smiled embarrassingly, and said: "I hope Master Li will not laugh at Yu Qingzhou."
Li Changsheng said: "I really don't dare. Lu Zhanshi is a man with big revenge and great foresight, and it's too late for Changsheng to admire him."
Ancient water conservancy construction was very backward.The ancients were in awe of the sky and the earth, and they also had great awe and fear of water and fire.
After all, floods and fires are disasters that can wipe everything out in a blink of an eye.
Because of fear, they stop moving forward, they dare not try lightly, but if someone takes a step, it seems to be against the heaven and the earth, and it is disrespectful to the heaven.
Besides, building a canal and building hydraulic power requires a lot of manpower, and the construction time is quite long. It can't even be completed in one generation, and the effect is not fast. Therefore, it is even more rejected by everyone, and they feel that it is useless. .
Lu Qingzhou's actions were indeed dissatisfied and puzzled by many people, but as a modern person, Li Changsheng actually agreed with his ideas.
Li Changsheng said: "So that's what happened. Although Xiaochen and General Dou are not close friends, Xiaochen is willing to help Lu Zhan build a bridge."
"That's great!" Lu Qingzhou looked overjoyed, and looked at Li Changsheng with different eyes, almost turning into a little fanboy.
Now that the Zhan Guo Mission was negotiating peace, they made an embarrassing incident at the celebration banquet, which really became the laughing stock of others.
Seeing that the time for the Zhan Guo Mission to Beijing has not been short, but the mission is here to negotiate a peace, and the process of various matters, plus some red tape, is too fast.Next, the mission may have to stay in Beijing for more than a month.
Mrs. Zhan lost her lord at the celebration banquet, and all the ladies in the harem were overjoyed, wishing to make trouble, they went to visit the gate of Mrs. Zhan's palace in twos and threes.
It's just that the situation in the palace is like the weather in autumn. The day before yesterday was still sweltering and hot, but today it's raining heavily.
"What did you say?!"
The little crown prince, Jing Baiyu, jumped up in shock, and said, "Mrs. Zhan... is she pregnant?"
"It has been spread all over the palace, it is absolutely true, and there is absolutely no falsehood." Lu Qingzhou said anxiously.
Jing Baiyu said: "How is it possible? When did it happen?"
Lu Qingzhou said: "Just this morning, Mrs. Zhan said that she was not feeling well, so she asked the lady in the palace to invite the imperial physician to check the pulse. Several imperial physicians showed Mrs. Zhan, and said that she was really pregnant. It was absolutely true! This news It spread out all at once, and now everyone in the palaces knows about it, and the emperor probably knows about it too."
"Quickly, go and call Li Changsheng." Jing Baiyu said.
Jing Baiyu is currently the only heir of the emperor, so she was made the crown prince at a young age.As long as the emperor still has an heir, Jing Baiyu may be still the prince at this time.
Jing Baiyu's status has always been unshakable, but if Mrs. Zhan is really pregnant and gives birth to a prince, then the future is really uncertain, and no one can predict it.
"Your Highness, don't panic."
Li Changsheng didn't need anyone to look for him, he walked into the hall without haste.
Jing Baiyu quickly jumped up and ran over, grabbed his sleeve, and said, "How can I not panic, this is a big deal."
"That's right." Lu Qingzhou obviously couldn't hold back, and also looked anxious, and said: "If Mrs. Zhan really gave birth to a prince, the threat to His Royal Highness will be too great."
Li Changsheng said: "I heard the news early in the morning, and went out to inquire about it, and then came back to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"What did you find?" Jing Baiyu asked.
Li Changsheng didn't speak immediately, but turned his head to glance at the palace door, as if he was afraid that the partition wall would have ears.
"I'm going to close the gate of the palace!" Lu Qingzhou said.
Before he could stand up, Jing Baiyu seemed to dislike his inflexible hands and feet, she jumped up, kicked the door shut with a "boom", and said, "Now we can talk."
Li Changsheng nodded slightly, and said, "I suspect that Mrs. Zhan's pregnancy is probably fake."
"fake?"
"fake?"
Both Jing Baiyu and Lu Qingzhou couldn't believe it, their expressions were the same, and they didn't dare to shout too loudly, they just stared at Li Changsheng with their eyes, waiting for him to answer questions next.
Mrs. Zhan lost the emperor's favor at the celebration banquet, and the women in the harem thought that Mrs. Zhan would be devastated.Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhan is good at singing and dancing, and this foreign monk is good at reciting scriptures, so there is some truth in what she said.
Mrs. Zhan is different from those women in Dajing. She is surrounded by Zhan Guo's fresh little stubbornness, and her soft voice can arouse men's desire to protect and conquer. Naturally, she quickly won back the emperor's favor.
The emperor has already stayed in Mrs. Zhan's palace six or seven times, and often invited Mrs. Zhan to have meals together, which can be regarded as a great honor.
This morning, Mrs. Zhan suddenly felt uncomfortable, and she indeed attracted several imperial physicians to see her.
Li Changsheng said: "I have already asked these imperial physicians, and they all said that Mrs. Zhan is indeed pregnant, it doesn't seem like she was bribed to tell a lie."
"Then this..."
Jing Baiyu felt even more headache when she heard that, if she didn't tell a lie, isn't she really pregnant?
Li Changsheng smiled and said, "Prince, don't worry. The imperial physician did not lie, but there is something strange about Madam Zhan."
Since Mrs. Zhan was diagnosed as pregnant by the imperial physician, she has been very careful and has been staying in the palace. She has never stepped out of the house, even strolled in her own yard, let alone went to the Dichuan Garden to relax.
Moreover, he only asked the four maids he brought with him to serve, and sent all the maids specially appointed by the emperor to the outer hall to serve, threatening that he was afraid of any accident during the pregnancy, so he had to be as careful as possible.
Li Changsheng said: "These imperial physicians said that Mrs. Zhan should not be too anxious, and that she should exercise more and eat carefully. But Mrs. Zhan seems to be planning to get pregnant, so she doesn't go out for half a step."
"It seems a little strange." Jing Baiyu frowned and said, "She is so shameless, she is too careful."
Li Changsheng said: "His Royal Highness, just think about it, is Mrs. Zhan's temperament that one thing more is worse than one thing less?"
Jing Baiyu shook his head.
Isn't it because Mrs. Zhan provoked such a big incident at the celebration banquet?Jing Baiyu is very good-looking, and she never thought Mrs. Zhan would take the initiative to provoke him.This Mrs. Zhan looks weak and pitiful, but in fact she is strong and aggressive in her bones, and she is not a person who is willing to be lonely.
Li Changsheng said: "According to Mrs. Zhan's temperament, if she is really pregnant, she shouldn't stay in the palace and not go out. According to the young minister, isn't Mrs. Zhan's best at touching porcelain? She should definitely go to the palaces Going for a walk in the hall, maybe you can accuse a certain empress of murdering the unborn prince in her womb, and call it a miscarriage or something."
"What you said makes sense." Jing Baiyu nodded again, and said, "This Mrs. Zhan is too honest, it's not her nature at all."
Lu Qingzhou said from the side: "Mrs. Zhan pretends to be pregnant? This is really too courageous. Isn't she afraid of being found out?"
Dajing's medical skills are not well developed, and there are still more than half of the witch doctors in the imperial medical office.If you want to diagnose early in pregnancy, it is very difficult to rely on pulse diagnosis alone.Diagnosis of the pulse is indeed part of the basis, and most of the basis is Mrs. Zhan's various symptoms.
"But..." Jing Baiyu said: "This kind of thing can't be hidden for long. Last time, Beauty Zou was also mistaken for being pregnant, but it didn't take long for the imperial doctor to diagnose and say it wasn't."
After waiting for a little longer, the imperial physician will go to see Mrs. Zhan again. There is nowhere to hide if she is pregnant or not, and she can no longer pretend.
Li Changsheng smiled and said, "Isn't there still time? Your Highness, just guess how insidious this Mrs. Zhan's methods can be."
"What do you mean?" Jing Baiyu asked curiously, "Why can't I understand?"
Lu Qingzhou's face turned pale in an instant, and he said, "This... How dare this Mrs. Zhan be so bold?"
Li Changsheng said: "It's not impossible. If Mrs. Zhan can really conceive in one fell swoop before the imperial doctor returns, the rumors of pregnancy will be confirmed."
From Li Changsheng's point of view, the withering of heirs in the palace is not a problem of the concubines preparing for pregnancy, it is most likely a problem of the emperor himself.
But now it is ancient times, who would dare to say that the emperor can't do it and can't give birth to a child?I'm afraid that as long as he opens his mouth, he will be dragged out and beheaded, and he may even commit crimes against the whole family.
The emperor has only been to Mrs. Zhan's palace less than ten times, and the probability of Mrs. Zhan's pregnancy is not high at all.Now Mrs. Zhan is pregnant again for the first time. For the safety of the prince, the emperor will never be able to visit her again. If Mrs. Zhan is really not pregnant, she will not be able to conceive the emperor's flesh and blood again.
As such...
Li Changsheng said: "Maybe, Mrs. Zhan will find someone to help her conceive a child."
"what?!"
Jing Baiyu was stunned, he was still too young, so he felt that this was too shocking.
If this is the case, wouldn't the child born to Mrs. Zhan...
Jing Baiyu said: "She...she is so bold! Are you not afraid of being discovered by others?"
"So now Mrs. Zhan has become nervous and careful."
Li Changsheng said with a sneer, and said: "This is a great opportunity for His Highness the Crown Prince. The counterattack at the celebration banquet last time was just a small meeting ceremony. This time, please ask Mrs. Zhan to see clearly." The sincerity of His Royal Highness in return."
Lu Qingzhou had the most contacts, so Li Changsheng asked him to get some people to watch Mrs. Zhan's side, and to notify the little prince Jing Baiyu whenever there was any movement.
Mrs. Zhan only stayed in her room all day long, but she didn't see any movement from her.On the other hand, the maids around Mrs. Zhan are very busy, and they always leave the hall from time to time and walk around outside without any purpose at all.
Lu Qingzhou inquired carefully, and immediately came back to report to the young prince Jing Baiyu and Li Changsheng.
Lu Qingzhou said: "The maid beside Mrs. Zhan these days is really strange, she has been inquiring about Lingchuan."
"Oh?" Li Changsheng smiled inscrutably, and said, "It seems that Mrs. Zhan still likes King Lingchuan very much, and she has already planned to do this."
"You mean, she wants to..." Jing Baiyu blinked her big eyes, a little embarrassed to continue.
Over there, Mrs. Zhan was bored in the room for several days, and finally she was willing to take a step out of the house. She went to the small dining room in person, made a special chicken soup, put it in a delicate small bowl, and carried it to go The emperor went forward.
When the emperor heard that Mrs. Zhan, who was pregnant, made chicken soup with her own hands to see him, he was so happy that he stood up and walked out the door to greet him.
"My dear concubine," the emperor carefully supported Mrs. Zhan, and said, "Why are you here? Is your body still refreshed? Have you had the imperial doctor take a look at it today?"
"Your Majesty," Mrs. Zhan said delicately, "thank you for your concern, my concubine is fine. But my majesty, my concubine has not seen you for a few days, and my majesty has lost a little weight after working so hard. I really feel sorry for my concubine to death!"
The emperor just likes to listen to soft words, he just feels that his heart is very useful, he has already forgotten the unhappiness in the past, no matter how he looks at it, he thinks that Mrs. Zhan is very painful.
Mrs. Zhan came here in person, and after a while she said that she was a little tired, so the emperor hurriedly told her to go back and rest quickly.
Mrs. Zhan resigned from the emperor, took her maid Shi Shiran out of the hall, and headed for her own palace.
As soon as she came out, she was only halfway there when Mrs. Zhan stopped, looked left and right, stood still and refused to go back.
The maids didn't urge Mrs. Zhan, but looked around, all looking like thieves.
Although they were very cautious, they never noticed that just behind the rockery in the southeast direction, there were still two people hiding, one big and one small, and they had been waiting here for a long time.
Jing Baiyu poked her head cautiously, not daring to look too much, she retracted, covered her mouth and said in a low voice, "It's a lie that Mrs. Zhan sent the chicken soup, she really came to meet King Lingchuan by chance!"
"Who said it wasn't?" Li Changsheng laughed lowly and said, "Isn't this here?"
Today, King Jing Bowen of Lingchuan entered the palace because he had a serious business to do.At this time, he was about to leave the palace, it was normal to pass by this place, how could he expect that there would be a figure suddenly, with a sound of "Oops", he would lean towards him.
Jing Bowen frowned, took two steps away vigilantly, and said, "Mrs. Zhan, what do you mean?"
The last time Jing Bowen quarreled with Meng Yunshen was because of Mrs. Zhan.
Jing Bowen was annoyed that Meng Yunshen blamed him, and he was also annoyed that he hadn't seen through Mrs. Zhan's identity. Now that he looked at Mrs. Zhan again, she might have plotted everything back then.Jing Bowen is not a magnanimous person, he is the most vengeful and narrow-minded, so naturally he has no good face towards her.
Mrs. Zhan lowered her head aggrievedly, and said: "Your Majesty, are you... are you still angry with me? I... I didn't mean it, it's just the first time I met Your Majesty, and I couldn't help myself. This...why? Can you blame me? Me too... I'm just trapped by love!"
"Ugh--"
The little prince Jing Baiyu rubbed his arm with his hand, only felt that Mrs. Zhan's words were sticky, it made people get goosebumps all over.
Seeing him like this, Li Changsheng gestured to him to silence, and said, "Be careful not to be heard."
Mrs. Zhan looked obsessed with Jing Bowen, but Jing Bowen sneered, somewhat similar to the expression of the little prince Jing Baiyu.
Jing Bowen smiled and said: "What's the matter? Are you still playing with Gu Nian now? Do you really think that Gu is a perverted king? Or do you think Gu has never seen a good-looking beauty? To be honest, Gu I have seen countless beauties, and with your appearance, you should really look in the mirror. Beauty is not too beautiful, and ugliness is not too ugly. If you try to find it in the crowd, you can't find it. How can you be alone? you?"
"ah--"
The little prince, Jing Baiyu, hid behind the rockery, sighed again, and said in a low voice, "Little uncle's mouth is so poisonous."
Li Changsheng smiled but said nothing.
Mrs. Zhan didn't expect that Jing Bowen could say such nasty words to this delicate woman, with the vigor of a shrew cursing, she was so stupid for a while, she completely forgot things planned by myself.
"You..." Mrs. Zhan trembled. You talked for a while, but there was no further words.
"What's the matter?" King Lingchuan laughed, and said, "I didn't hear about Shuangli, did I? Then Gu will tell you more? But unfortunately, Gu still has important things to do, and there are beauties in the mansion waiting for Gu to go back." , there is no point in wasting my tongue with you."
"what?"
The little prince Jing Baiyu made another sound.
Li Changsheng looked down at him helplessly, and said in his heart that His Highness the Crown Prince was really emotional.
Jing Baiyu asked with a confused face: "The beauty in the mansion that my little uncle mentioned, could it be Mr. Meng? Isn't my little uncle going out with Mr. Meng in a while?"
"This..." Li Changsheng couldn't laugh or cry: "Don't talk nonsense, shhh—"
"I don't have one." Jing Baiyu said, "Little uncle said it himself."
Jing Bowen dropped such a sentence, which almost made Mrs. Zhan's nose crooked, so she walked away gracefully, without giving Mrs. Zhan any more.
Seeing that he was really going to leave, Mrs. Zhan immediately shouted: "Stop!"
Jing Bowen didn't pay any attention to it, and continued to move forward on his own.
Mrs. Zhan was annoyed, she lifted her skirt and ran to Jing Bowen quickly, and raised her hand to block his way.
Mrs. Zhan's appearance really does not look like she is pregnant.
Jing Bowen also seemed to have discovered something, stepped back and looked Mrs. Zhan up and down carefully, frowning together.
Mrs. Zhan sneered, and said, "I never expected King Lingchuan to speak so mercilessly. That's good, I don't need to talk about affection any more. Your Majesty, please take a look, what kind of object is this!"
Mrs. Zhan stretched out her hand, Jing Bowen's expression changed immediately, and he said, "You...how did you get this thing?"
"What is it?" The little prince Jing Baiyu was a little anxious. Considering his size and distance, Jing Baiyu couldn't see anything.
Li Changsheng raised his eyebrows and said, "It's a belt buckle."
"Belt buckle?" Jing Baiyu was really curious, raised her hand to poke the white jade belt around Li Changsheng's waist, and said, "Belt buckle?"
The buckle is the jade buckle on a man's belt. For a man of status like Lingchuan Wang Jing Bowen, the buckle is very particular.
A pair of mutton fat white jade belt buckles in Madam Zhan's hands looks to be priceless, probably much better than the jade pendant given to Li Changsheng a few days ago.
Mrs. Zhan asked sinisterly: "What's the matter? Your Majesty is in a hurry? Could this be your belt buckle, Your Majesty?"
"Bring the things!" Jing Bowen stepped forward, his tone full of danger.
"Oh, don't you want to come here, my lord!" Mrs. Zhan whispered, like a frightened bird, but she smiled and said: "If you come here again, I will call out loudly, saying that your lord wants to come here!" You're going to plot against me! When the time comes to disturb His Majesty, and your belt buckle is in my hands again, it's hard to say! Is it?"
From nowhere, Mrs. Zhan got a pair of men's belt buckles. This kind of item is not something that anyone can get casually, it is considered an intimate item.
If Mrs. Zhan really called for someone to come, I'm afraid that Jing Bowen would not be able to argue, and he would be labeled as having an affair with his sister-in-law.
Jing Bowen's face was really ugly, and he said, "What do you want to do? Come back soon!"
Mrs. Zhan became confident and said with a smile: "Why is Your Majesty so nervous? Don't Your Majesty know that I have my heart for you, so how could I do something that would hurt Your Majesty?"
"Stop talking nonsense," Jing Bowen said coldly, "Do you think I will still believe your nonsense?"
Mrs. Zhan saw that he didn't like this, so she changed her words and said in a low voice: "My lord, I know you well. Seeing that the emperor is old and his body is not healthy, what about the crown prince? It's just a brat who is not yet dry!"
At this moment, His Royal Highness, who is still young, is listening on the rockery a few steps away, and every word and every word can't be more clear.
Jing Baiyu frowned unhappily, but Li Changsheng found that look really cute.
Li Changsheng gestured to him, telling him not to get angry.
Jing Baiyu really endured and endured, she said in her heart that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years!
Mrs. Zhan said again: "Your Majesty, whether it is military power or financial resources, which one is not the crown prince's top priority? Your Majesty is willing to be subordinate to others, and will be a cow and a horse for that kid in the future?"
Jing Bowen was unwilling in his heart, and he didn't show it on his face at this time. Instead, he smiled and said: "Look at what you said? His Royal Highness is my nephew, and it's too late for me to love him. Why are you willing? There is also the words of being a cow and a horse, which is really ugly. What do you Zhan people know about the affairs between our family?"
Mrs. Zhan saw that he was unmoved, she felt a little anxious, and continued: "Your Majesty, you should think about it. If you cooperate with me, the benefits of Your Majesty will be countless. If you don't cooperate with me, then the whole world Just buckle up..."
Jing Bowen seemed to be very worried about the buckle, his eyes moved, and he said simply: "Tell me how to cooperate."
"Actually, it's not difficult." Madam Zhan lowered her voice and took a few steps closer to King Lingchuan, almost touching him.
Jing Bowen could already smell the faint scent of Mrs. Zhan's body.
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