sick princess

Seeing Concubine Rong looking at him in surprise, the Seventh Prince seemed a little nervous, but he still tried his best to make himself look more reliable: "Only Concubine Mother will treat me unconditionally, and only I will care about Concubine Mother .Others, don't trust them."

The Seventh Prince thought for a while, and said: "Before, when I was hungry, I went to the kitchen to get something to eat. A cook gave me a lot of delicious food. I thought she was a good person, but it wasn't long before she gave me something to eat. Everyone here knows I'm a glutton."

"Take advantage of others... there is a price to pay."

Concubine Rong had mixed feelings when she heard the words.

She had known for a long time that the Seventh Prince was different from other children.

When other children were two or three years old, most of them were noisy and didn't understand anything. Only the Seventh Prince, when he was brought back to her Rong'an Palace, refused to say a word, just opened his eyes. His clear eyes looked at her silently.

Everyone in the palace said that the Seventh Prince might be a fool. When he was in Changchun Palace on weekdays, no matter how much Concubine Zhou teased him, he would not open his mouth. As time passed, even Concubine Zhou gave up on letting him speak idea.Therefore, in the Changchun Palace, the Seventh Prince is far less valued by Concubine Zhou than the Second Prince and Fifth Princess.

Concubine Rong didn't believe it, she didn't believe it, a child with such clear eyes would be a fool.So, she began to try every means to coax him to speak, even if he refused to cooperate, Concubine Rong was never annoyed, but treated him more attentively.

Concubine Rong still remembered that the first time the Seventh Prince spoke was when Emperor Zhaode came to question her in a hurry when he got the news that she had treated the Seventh Prince harshly.

That time, for the first time, the child said to Emperor Zhaode in a tender voice: "Mother Concubine... is very good..."

From then on, Concubine Rong knew that although the child didn't say anything, he had a heart.He is not stupid, on the contrary, he may be very smart.

What happened later also confirmed this point.Concubine Rong enlightened the Seventh Prince, as long as the Seventh Prince was taught something, the Seventh Prince could repeat it and tell the meaning.Soon, Emperor Zhaode was also pleasantly surprised to discover the talent of the youngest son, and then the seventh prince was sent to the upper study room ahead of schedule.

Even though she already knew that the child she raised was not something in the pond, Concubine Rong still did not expect that at such a young age, he is so transparent today, and even though what he said sounded immature, even she couldn't refute it.

Yes, the queen mother seems to want to help her, but in fact, what the queen mother wants from her, I am afraid that only the queen mother knows.

Concubine Rong knew very well that the queen mother could not be a kind person.

If she was really a kind person, how could the Empress Dowager control her grief when her son just passed away, quickly form an alliance with Emperor Zhaode, defeat those who killed her son, and put Emperor Zhaode on the throne?

But Concubine Rong had to admit that the words the Queen Mother said were indeed tempting.

If Xiaoqi was just an ordinary person, Concubine Rong wouldn't have any thoughts, just guarding Xiaoqi safely, but unfortunately, Xiaoqi is so smart and beautiful, if she takes Xiaoqi with her Wouldn't it be delaying Xiao Qi's future if she lived a normal life?

Concubine Rong fights for the throne for Xiao Qi, and the Queen Mother helps her and keeps Xiao Qi by her side.She didn't seem to suffer from this deal.

The child Xiao Qi is not disturbed by external objects at all, so she must not know what the content of the discussion between her and the queen mother really means.

"Xiaoqi, have you ever thought about what you will do in the future? Although you are young, you are so smart. There are some things that my mother and concubine will tell you directly. The empress dowager hopes that you can compete for the throne and wait for the future. Now, be filial to her. The concubine wants to hear what you think."

To the Seventh Prince, Concubine Rong always communicated with him on an equal footing, and never neglected him because of his young age.

"Concubine Mu, I don't want to be an emperor. I know that Concubine Mu is not an ambitious person. She only does this for me, but it's really unnecessary. The winner is only guarding the three acres of land in the palace. , the loser can’t keep their property and life, why bother?” The seventh prince shook his head: “I only hope that in the future I can go out of the palace to build a mansion, and take my mother and concubine out of the palace to take care of me.”

Hearing the last sentence, Concubine Rong's eyes were wet.Although she has some thoughts, none of them are as important as her son's wishes: "Okay, everything is up to Xiao Qi. Since Xiao Qi doesn't want to fight, let's live in peace just like in the past."

Anyway, she never expected to have children in her life.Now, the superior has given her such a smart, well-behaved, filial and caring son, what is there for her to be dissatisfied with?

The Seventh Prince quietly leaned against Concubine Rong's arms: "Concubine Mother, don't worry, I won't leave you."

Concubine Rong knew that this was just a word from the Seventh Prince to comfort her.As for what happened, Emperor Zhaode had the final say.But after listening to the Seventh Prince's words, she felt very relieved: "Mother and Concubine will not let anyone take you away."

Concubine Rong, who was happily talking to her son, didn't know that the whole harem was talking about it now.

"Sister, what do you think?" the prince asked Baoluo.

"Concubine Rong wants to keep the Seventh Brother, I'm afraid it will be difficult. Before the Seventh Brother shows his talent, Rong Concubine still has a certain possibility of keeping the Seventh Brother, but now... Zhou Guifei will do it even if she does whatever she can. Take the seventh brother back. Now, the second brother is not favored by the father, and the fifth sister is locked up and has not been released. Concubine Zhou will not fail to see the value of the seventh brother." Baoluo said.

"I heard that Father was moved by Concubine Rong's words, and felt that Concubine Zhou could not teach Seventh Brother well, so he is considering whether to continue to keep Seventh Brother by Rong Concubine's side." Prince and Baoluo Exchange the obtained information.

"However, Concubine Rong is no match for Concubine Zhou. Even if Concubine Rong let Father and Emperor relax, Concubine Zhou still has many ways to take the Seventh Brother back." Baoluo's black eyes were full of silence. , her tone was flat as if she was stating a known conclusion: "Besides, Concubine Rong has a weak temper, and the emperor's grandmother may not be willing to let the seventh emperor follow Concubine Rong."

Hearing the words, the prince bowed his head and thought for a moment, and agreed with the words: "Grandmother wants to find someone to check and balance us. Now, the father thinks so much about the seventh brother, so he really wants to focus on training the seventh brother. I am afraid that the emperor's grandmother will not let such a useful chess piece go."

As he said that, the prince sighed: "It's a pity that the seventh emperor brother is obviously a clean and handsome child, but he has to be involved in these disputes."

Baoluo quietly looked out the window.A few dead leaves were knocked off the branches, whirling in the air, drifting with nowhere to go.

"A tree is as beautiful as the forest, and the wind will destroy it. Since the seventh emperor brother showed his extraordinary talent, he has become the target of the people in the palace. The smarter the seventh emperor boy is, the more the noble concubine Zhou will treat him." The more he is sure to win, the more the rest of the concubines are also afraid of him... Brother Prince, believe it or not, besides Concubine Zhou and the emperor's grandmother, there are many people who are planning on the Seventh Brother."

"In this palace, if you want to live your life quietly, without competing with the world, it's just a dream after all."

The prince looked at his immature younger sister, and suddenly thought, how similar his younger sister is to the Seventh Prince.

The same precocity, the same involuntary.

The brothers and sisters actually didn't have much friendship with the Seventh Prince, but at this moment, Baoluo's eyes showed a look of sadness, probably something hurt the other.

At the same time, the Empress Dowager and Nanny Zhang were also talking about this matter.

"This concubine Rong is really toasting and does not eat or drink as a punishment. The master kindly wants to help her, but she doesn't appreciate it." Zhang Momo said rather displeased: "In my opinion, since this concubine Rong can't help her up, we How about helping Concubine Zhou Gui."

Obviously, this time she took the initiative to ask Ying to solve the troublesome matter for her master, but in the end she fell short, and she couldn't get better.

"There's no rush for this." The Queen Mother was interested, obviously because of other things: "You said, when you went to find Concubine Rong, Concubine Rong was still quite interested. It's just that her attitude has changed like this for some reason. So fast, you just sent someone to reject us?"

"That's right, Concubine Rong really can't see the situation clearly. If we don't help her, does she think she can win against Concubine Zhou?" Nanny Zhang lowered her head, her eyes full of resentment.

"This is strange. Concubine Rong is not such a decisive character. During this period, has Concubine Rong met anyone else besides Xiao Qi?"

"I've never heard of anyone else going to see Concubine Rong." Ever since the Seventh Prince became jealous of Emperor Zhaode, Rong'an Palace has always been their focus.If any important figure went to Rong'an Palace, they would definitely not miss it.

The smile on the Empress Dowager's face faded a bit: "It seems that all of this is Xiaoqi's handwriting."

"The Seventh Prince is only a little older, how could he affect Concubine Rong's judgment?" Nanny Zhang dared not answer.

"The Ai family said that Xiaoqi, like Changshou, is very wise and close to a monster. How can he be underestimated when he can write such spiritual articles at such a young age?" The Queen Mother's eyes flashed a hint of inexplicable meaning. mood.

The Empress Dowager could barely bear Baoluo's intelligence.After all, no matter what happened to Baoluo, she was just a princess without inheritance rights, and her health was not good, so she might live for a long time.

But the Seventh Prince is different.

Although the Empress Dowager knew about the intelligence of the Seventh Prince, it was only this time that she intuitively felt how intelligent the Seventh Prince was - that kind of intelligence made her feel like a stick in her throat, and even gave her a little bit of fear.

The fifth prince can be regarded as quite outstanding among the young princes, but when compared with the seventh prince, he looks eclipsed...

"Xiaoqi must be hostile to the prince." The queen mother finally made a decision: "If such a monster cannot be used by the Ai family, the Ai family can only destroy him as soon as possible!"

……

Both Baoluo and the prince thought that someone would do something.But they didn't expect that the people in the palace would move so fast.

On this day, Baoluo had just taken the medicine, and her head was a little dizzy, when she heard the report from the maid below: "Princess, it's not good, the concubine Rong is gone! Now, the emperor and empress are sending people Looking for Concubine Rong in the whole palace!"

When Baoluo heard this, he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.She touched her throbbing temple, vaguely feeling that something was about to happen.

Waiting from dawn to dusk, and from dusk to dawn, Bi Yao finally waited with a tired face: "Princess, they found a floating corpse in Huaqing Pool today...it is Empress Rong."

"Right now, the emperor and the empress are investigating the cause of Concubine Rong's death, and someone has identified Rui Xiaoyi as the murderer of Concubine Rong."