Luo Yingying is dressed in red and green, her oval face is carefully painted, and she carries a strong fragrance when she moves around.
The original owner used to live with Luo Yingying in Didui Courtyard.
Not only the original owner and Luo Yingying lived in Didui Courtyard, but also another concubine named Bao Fei lived in the same courtyard.
Prince Duan had too many concubines and the backyard was very crowded.
If this were the Prince's Mansion in Prince Duan's fiefdom, the number of wives and concubines could be accommodated twice as many, but this is the capital, and the imperial city is so big, so the area of the Prince's Mansion is limited.
Taking a concubine is not just a matter of adding a family. Each concubine is equipped with at least two personal maids, as well as second- and third-class maids and women who do various menial tasks such as sweeping, sweeping, washing, etc., so there are more than ten people.
The maids and mothers-in-law also need a place to live.
Prince Duan was a man of pomp and circumstance, so the number of concubines could not be reduced, which caused tension in the house in the backyard.
In the beginning, each concubine had a small courtyard, but the speed at which Prince Duan built a courtyard in the backyard was far slower than the speed at which he married concubines.
Later, two or three concubines would live in a courtyard. The maids and women who served as rough messengers no longer belonged to any concubine, but were shared by all the concubines in the courtyard. In fact, a lot of manpower was reduced, otherwise it would be more crowded. .
Living in the same yard, if there is a roguish person there, the other two will know it very quickly.
After the original owner was diagnosed with pregnancy, her treatment was upgraded and she moved to live alone in Jingshui Courtyard.
Jingshui Courtyard is very close to Didui Courtyard, and Luo Yingying often comes to visit.
Luo Yingying was not the only one who soon learned that Fu Shuilian was getting better.
In the main courtyard of the palace, Grandma Liang walked lightly into the room and told Princess Duanqin about Fu Shuilian's sudden improvement.
"She is desperate." Princess Duanqin waved her hand nonchalantly, "Okay, let the doctor take a good look at her."
Aunt Liang smiled and said, "It's just that your mother is kind-hearted and cares about the lives of those cheap maids."
Princess Duanqin looked at her no longer youthful face in the bronze mirror, then secretly touched her flat belly, and sighed almost imperceptibly.
No matter how many concubines the prince married, he would come to her on the first and fifteenth day of every month. Why was her belly so unsatisfactory? She had not been able to get pregnant for more than ten years.
"Your Highness, when will we hand over to the prince the evidence that Concubine Wu assassinated Fu Shuilian?"
Princess Duanqin's eyesight in the mirror sharpened. She knew very well that Concubine Wu was not targeting Fu Shuilian, but her! Concubine Wu's plan to bring her son Fu Shuilian to her side to raise her failed.
"Mother Liang, please hand the things over to Liu Changshi soon." She didn't believe it. Concubine Wu had secretly murdered the heir, but the prince could still expose it lightly.
No matter how much the prince prefers Concubine Wu, he still has to be restrained. If it is left in the hands of Liu Changshi, the prince will also punish Concubine Wu for the sake of face.
Unfortunately, they only found evidence that Concubine Wu secretly added red flowers to Fu Shui Lian's tonic more than a month ago. That time she failed to make Fu Shui Lian slide. This time Fu Shui Lian failed to detect Wu Fang. On the concubine.
"Yes, empress."
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Luo Yingying turned out of the screen and saw Yuhua sitting reading a book, with obvious surprise on her face, "Are you really well?" Yesterday, she looked like she was about to die, but her complexion has improved so much overnight. ?
It won't be a flashback.
She was minding her own business and sat on a chair not far from Zihua. The fragrant handkerchief in her hand swayed slightly as she said, "Sister Lian, just look away. The reason why you failed to keep that child is because of the love between mother and child." Qian, it’s time to go, you can’t stay if you force yourself to stay.”
The original owner had a soft temper. When she was in Diduiyuan, Luo Yingying always entered the original owner's room and followed her into her own room, very casually.
After the original owner moved to Jingshui Courtyard, there was a special caretaker. When Luo Yingying came, she had to notify the original owner first, and then the original owner allowed her to come in.
Now, it was impossible for the original owner to give birth to a concubine's eldest son, and his status had been reduced. The caretaker was not so responsible, so Luo Yingying came in directly.
Zihua was not in the mood to deal with this plastic friendship, "You are not welcome here, get out."
Luo Yingying said exactly what she said, just rubbing salt into Zihua's wounds and taking pleasure in her misfortune.
The original owner's pregnancy filled the jealousy level of everyone in the backyard of Prince Duan's Mansion.
There is no other reason. In the backyard of Prince Duan's mansion, there are more than 80 people in total, from princesses to concubines. Since Prince Duan's wedding twelve years ago, only a dozen have been able to get pregnant, and only four of them have successfully given birth. Those who came down were all girls.
In the two years before the original owner, no one was pregnant.
The original owner was pregnant and was diagnosed to be a boy. If he was born safely, he would be Prince Duan's eldest son. Even though he was a concubine, if the princess could not give birth to a legitimate son, Prince Duan's status in the emperor's heart would make an exception. It is not impossible for a concubine to inherit the throne.
Moreover, regardless of whether the original owner gave birth to a girl or a boy, she would be promoted to a wife, with a higher status than the concubines, and would live in a separate courtyard from now on.
After Luo Yingying found out that the original owner was pregnant, her jealousy towards the original owner was written all over her face.
Luo Yingying's hand stopped on her chest, "What did you say?"
"Get out." From her memory, Zihua could not conclude that Luo Yingying was related to the original owner's miscarriage. Otherwise, it would not have been so simple to let her out.
"You..." Luo Yingying looked into Zihua's calm eyes, her heart trembling for no reason, "If you don't welcome me, I won't come." She put down these words and turned around to go out.
Zihua walked out of the house.
The buildings in Duanqin Prince's Mansion are all made of fine workmanship, just like Jingshui Courtyard. Although it occupies a small area, the layout is clever, the flowers and trees match the buildings, and the craftsmanship is unique and pleasing to the eye.
The maids and women in the yard were all stunned when they saw that Zihua walked out of the yard alone without help.
Zihua didn't act too exaggerated. She walked slowly out of the courtyard, stood at the door of the courtyard, and then slowly returned to the house.
Let's see who we can attract.
A quarter of an hour later, Hongliu came back with a food box and placed it on the table for Zihua.
Zihua pointed to a bowl of porridge and said, "Send it to Lu Rui and let her recover from her injuries."
Lu Rui is another personal maid of the original owner.
The original owner was out for a walk when his vision went dark and he fell to the ground. Shortly after returning, he had a miscarriage.
Lu Rui was following the original owner at that time. The original owner fell suddenly and Lu Rui failed to hold him.
When Prince Duan found out, he was furious. He accused Lu Rui of not being able to protect the Lord and beat her twenty times. Lu Rui is still lying on her stomach in the room, unable to get out of bed.
Prince Duan was furious because of the male fetus that had formed and failed to give birth to a son. Prince Duan felt that he had lost a lot of face in front of everyone in the capital. He finally had a son, but it was gone all of a sudden. How could he not be furious? .
The original owner did not blame Lu Rui, and tried his best to plead for Lu Rui, otherwise Lu Rui might have been beaten to death.
The original owner asked Zi Hua to take more care of the two maids, so Zi Hua secretly put some jellyfish juice into the porridge to help Lu Rui's injury heal faster.
