sick princess

When the news reached Changchun Palace, imperial concubine Zhou Minglan clenched her fingers as she twisted the prayer beads into fists for a moment. After a while, she let go of her hand and said nonchalantly to the person sent by Emperor Zhaode: "Understood, my palace!" I will pray for the Longevity Princess."

As he said that, he looked at the big palace maid next to him: "Mo Zhu, it's hard work for Eunuch to go all the way, don't forget to bring some golden scorpions to treat Eunuch to tea."

The eunuch who came to deliver the message was obviously also used to dealing with the Changchun Palace, so he accepted the golden scorpion kindly, and the smile on his face was a little more sincere: "Thank you, empress, imperial concubine. Don't worry, empress, in this palace, the emperor values ​​you the most." The only thing is, this time Princess Changshou was seriously ill. When she went to see the emperor today, she was so small that she was so thin that she almost lost her shape. The emperor loves the princess so much, so he can't help but be harsh on the empress. After a while, when the princess recovers, the emperor will naturally think of the benefits of the empress."

The imperial concubine nodded thoughtfully: "Thank you, Eunuch, for your suggestion."

Mo Zhu, the eldest maid next to the imperial concubine, politely sent off the palace servants of the Qianyuan Palace, walked up to the imperial concubine, frowned and said: "Your Majesty, we really underestimated Princess Longevity. Originally, seeing the emperor's continuous The phoenix seal is about to be handed over to you, I didn't expect that once Princess Longevity fell into the water in our palace, everything would change."

"How wise and close to a monster." The imperial concubine shook her head: "I never thought that Changshou would have such a scheming at such a young age, let alone that she would be so cruel to me."

She changed the subject: "However, in the final analysis, this matter is still the fault of my brother. If my brother hadn't acted too hastily and only wanted to get rid of Changshou, he wouldn't be caught by Changshou and use his tricks."

Mo Zhu lowered his eyes and said: "The young master is also unfair for you. After all, if it weren't for Princess Longevity, you wouldn't be in trouble now... If there was no Princess Longevity, you would have been a queen long ago." Her last words A word was almost inaudible, but the imperial concubine standing beside her could hear it clearly.

The imperial concubine snorted coldly: "It's just to let Mrs. Xu sit in the queen's position for a while. It should belong to me, and sooner or later it will belong to me."

It stands to reason that when there is a queen in the middle palace, an imperial concubine who is like a deputy queen should not be canonized.

But back then, Emperor Zhaode was very dissatisfied with Empress Xu, and he was unwilling to let his beloved woman be inferior to the Empress. Therefore, he resisted all opinions and canonized the noble concubine Zhou as the imperial concubine for the purpose of After abolishing Empress Xu, the Zhou family was registered as the queen.

However, the sudden illness of Emperor Zhaode and the birth of the long-lived princess Ji Baoluo changed everything.

After the birth of Xiao Baoluo, Emperor Zhaode, who was in a critical condition, suddenly improved greatly. While Emperor Zhaode gradually recovered from his illness, Xiao Baoluo, who was originally healthy and healthy, began to become weak and sickly.

The national teacher made a fortune for Emperor Zhaode, saying that it was Xiao Baoluo who bore the disaster for Emperor Zhaode.

Xiao Baoluo can almost be regarded as Emperor Zhaode's second life.That being the case, how could it be possible for Emperor Zhaode not to love and pity this daughter?

Although Xiao Baoluo looked like she died young, Emperor Zhaode hoped that she would survive and grow up healthy and healthy more than anyone else. The emperor gave her the title of "Longevity" as a title, and gave Xiao Baoluo the land of Longxing in the Great Xia Dynasty as a fief, in order to let Xiao Baoluo get the protection of her ancestors.

Because of Xiao Baoluo's weak body, her food and clothing are not as expensive as Emperor Zhaode's.Whenever she moves two chopsticks less, it will make the person in charge of the meal worry.

In order for little Baoluo to grow up well, Empress Xu naturally should not move lightly.

Therefore, the royal concubine of Zhou could only stay in the position of imperial concubine these years.

If you were to ask who in the palace hated Baoluo the most, it would undoubtedly belong to the imperial concubine.

However, in these years, the imperial concubine did not intend to do anything to Baoluo. First, because Emperor Zhaode protected Baoluo very carefully. It was difficult for her to get rid of Baoluo without disturbing Emperor Zhaode. Second, because it was unnecessary .

Baoluo is weak and sickly, and will not live long.Why did she destroy the relationship between Emperor Zhaode and her for a sick child who was destined to die young?

It's a pity that the imperial concubine can see this point clearly, but her elder brother can't.

The imperial concubine was thinking, when her mother enters the palace, she must find an opportunity to tell her mother to let her father and mother restrain her brother.The emperor has already become suspicious of them, and now, for them, nothing is worse than nothing.

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When Baoluo went to Qianyuan Palace, he walked all the way.When going back, Emperor Zhaode specially ordered someone to prepare a soft sedan chair to see her off.

A small person, nestled in a sedan chair, with a tired and weak look on his fair and delicate face.

Bi Yao looked very distressed: "Princess, do you want to order someone to take a rest before leaving? When you left Qianyuan Palace, the emperor specially ordered someone to prepare a bowl of bird's nest porridge for you. Otherwise, the servants will serve it for you. Come on, use some, and continue on the road."

Baoluo looked at Biyao, her clear eyes were full of peace that did not belong to her age, she shook her head, and said in a still immature voice: "No, I know best about my body. I can't break it. Go back to the palace quickly, the queen mother is still waiting for me."

"I haven't seen you for a few days. Her Royal Highness is really good at showing off."

A chubby hand rested on the car curtain, opened the car curtain, and then, a tender and immature face with a little arrogance came in.

The person who came was a little boy with red lips and white teeth. There was still some baby fat on his white and tender face. He looked two years older than Baoluo. He was dressed in royal blue clothes, and his black and smooth hair was combed neatly above his head. Tie it into a bun, and at a glance, you can tell that this is a young man who can only be raised by a wealthy family.

Around his waist hung a piece of excellent jade, and the tassels hanging from the jade were bright yellow—it was bestowed by Emperor Zhaode himself.

"My son, An Guogong, please put down the curtain, my princess can't blow the wind now." Bi Yao, who was worried about the safety of her master, didn't care about saluting the visitor, and said anxiously.

The little boy, Lan Chengyu, the eldest son of Duke An, glanced at Baoluo: "She doesn't care about her body anymore, so what do you care about for her?"

Having said that, Lan Chengyu finally put down the car curtain.

"Are you happy with the bitter trick, Princess Longevity?"

Baoluo's lips were almost pursed into a straight line: "You seem to talk too much today, Lan Chengyu. Since you don't like me, just stay away from me. No one is forcing you to come over. You are just asking for fun. "

Because Lan Chengyu was allowed to go to the study room when he was a child, and read with the princes and princesses, Baoluo and Lan Chengyu were also acquaintances.It's just that they don't have a good impression of each other.

Lan Chengyu saw that Baoluo was different from the cute and cute side he usually showed, and felt that Baoluo was very hypocritical, and Baoluo also disliked Lan Chengyu, thinking that he was too superficial and arrogant.What do children who grow up in such a honeypot know?Compared with her, he is more like a princess!

Don't look at Emperor Zhaode's posture of pampering her to heaven, in fact, in this palace, Baoluo is walking on thin ice.On the contrary, Lan Chengyu has loving parents and a harmonious family. I am the nephew of Emperor Zhaode's mother's family, and he is highly valued by Emperor Zhaode. Even in the palace, few people dare to provoke him. Naturally, he can live carelessly No lungs.

Baoluo calmed down all the emotions that had arisen in her heart due to Lan Chengyu's appearance.

She and him have nothing to say, they have never been the same.

Just when Baoluo decided to ignore Lan Chengyu and ordered the bearer to lift the sedan chair away, he suddenly heard a hesitant voice from outside the curtain: "Hey, have you... always been like this? It's always been like this, Don't you care about your own safety?"

His voice gradually sank, and only Baoluo and Biyao who were closest to him could hear: "Do you know how much effort and method the imperial physicians have put in to get your life back from Lord Yan this time?" You just escaped from death, and you dare to brave the wind to meet the emperor, just to play a trick in front of the emperor, so that the emperor will punish the imperial concubine even more? Is it really worth it to hurt one thousand enemies and eight hundred injuries to yourself? ?”

A look of surprise appeared on Baoluo's face, she really never thought that the first person to see through her true thoughts would be Lan Chengyu.

However, because of this, she will not increase her affection for Lan Chengyu any more.

"Since I did it, it was worth it. I had reasons why I had to do it, and you won't understand."

"...Is it for the Empress and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Baoluo's lips moved, but she didn't make a sound.

"In the past, I always felt that you were duplicity, you had so many minds at such a young age, but now it seems..."

Lan Chengyu didn't say what happened next, and Baoluo didn't ask, but Baoluo keenly sensed that something had changed.

The bearer continued to move forward with the sedan chair, while Lan Chengyu headed for Qianyuan Palace.

After a brief reunion, the two headed in different directions.

After a while, Baoluo asked Bi Yao, "Just now what did Lan Chengyu mean when he said 'I haven't seen you in a few days'? I remember that I fell into the water ten days ago."

"Princess, Mr. Lan once visited you when you were in a coma. Although Mr. Lan is a bit arrogant, he is not a bad person. He should also care about you."

"Really?" Baoluo replied noncommittally, not knowing if he had listened to the words.

"Let's go back to the palace quickly, the queen mother should be waiting in a hurry."