"My sister is so lucky. She is pregnant again in the blink of an eye." Gu Linqing sighed and said, "Unlike me, who lost three sons in a row, I don't have such good luck."
Bao Zhu helplessly looked at the Queen's party that filled her room. Originally, she was trying to avoid complications after getting pregnant, but she always claimed to be sick.
Qi Junce was so distressed that he spared Baozhu the morning and dusk examination.
Unable to bear it, the Queen and her entourage were eyeing Yunli Courtyard eagerly, and before noon today, they all came in large numbers.
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?" Baozhu imitated Gu Linqing's affected manner and said, "My concubine's children will still respect you as my aunt."
Upon hearing this, Liu Guiren immediately agreed: "That's right, the Queen. Since ancient times, the children of concubines have been brought up by the Queen."
A pair of red phoenix eyes glanced at the orb, and continued to say: "It doesn't matter if she loves the concubine, it's all the same."
Bao Zhu held up the handkerchief and covered her mouth, disdainful of Liu Guiren's condescending attitude, but it had to be said that she was really the Queen's loyal bitch.
"Hey, I remember that Sister Liu also has two princesses. Why don't you see that Sister Liu was sent to Kunning Palace to raise her? Maybe it's okay to say that it's okay for others, but you don't want to let it go, right?" Baozhu covered his mouth and smiled.
"You..." Liu Guiren choked when she knew that Baozhu was dissatisfied with her words, but at this moment, no matter how she answered, it was wrong, so she could only sit aside holding her breath.
"Well, I am also happy to see you working for His Majesty." Gu Linqing glared at Liu Guiren with dissatisfaction and said.
"But maybe it's been a while since I last saw you and I went to sit with me. We are all sisters, so it's better not to get separated." Gu Linqing's eyes were full of false compassion and she patted Baozhu's hand and said.
Baozhu looked at Gu Linqing strangely, and finally smiled gently before the awkward atmosphere and said, "Without the empress, there would be no Baozhu today."
Liu Gui and Zhen Cai looked at each other, and everyone could hear the overt and covert fight between Bao Zhu and Gu Linqing.
"My concubine, I am naturally very grateful to my empress." Baozhu said.
After Gu Linqing left, she left behind a lot of supplements. Having learned from the past, Baozhu stood far away and did not get close.
Recalling that Jiang Heng once said that Dr. Su from the Imperial Hospital was her confidant, she immediately summoned them to check them one by one.
Now Baozhu is very grateful that Qi Junce had to accompany him to check the salt tax, so that he and Jiang Heng could get acquainted.
Compared with Gu Linqing's smiling tiger, Jiang Heng is even more carefree and free, and she is worthy of being a tiger girl.
And the big tree of Jiang Heng is far more real than Gu Linqing. There are disciples of the Jiang family all over the place. Even in the disaster that caused Jiang Heng to become the beloved concubine, there are still people who are willing to rise up for the Jiang family, which shows their loyalty.
The influence of the Jiang family has penetrated into various departments, and people as far away as the border have received favors from the Jiang family.
Since the truth about Gao Yu's death was revealed, Jiang Heng began to secretly gather the Jiang family's forces. Never underestimate a woman's hatred, especially when it comes from love.
This not only opened up channels outside the palace for Baozhu, but also made it much easier to find people to do things.
The hollow feeling of being helpless in Baozhu also began to dissipate.
After staying in the courtyard for a long time, she inevitably felt tired, so Baozhu took Yuenu with her to go boating on the lake.
The lotus flowers are almost past their flowering stage, and there are still a few stubborn ones hanging conspicuously on the lotus leaves. The boat rowed across the lake, clearing the water.
Baozhu was lying on the side of the boat, playing with the lake water with his hands. Seeing the plump lotus seeds in the lotus pods, I couldn't help but blush.
Seeing this, Yue Nu quickly stopped rowing, took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of Baozhu's eyes and asked, "What's wrong, girl?"
Baozhu sniffed, shook his head with a wry smile and said, "In the past, at home, grandma would always pick lotus seeds to make sweet water, and remove the lotus core, leaving only the sweetness."
Yue Nu looked at Baozhu worriedly. Since the Song family was destroyed, Baozhu often had nightmares. Either he dreamed about the bloody situation of the Song family being slaughtered, or he was crying for his parents not to leave.
She has grown up with Baozhu since she was a child, how could she not feel distressed?
"Girl..." Yue Nu said softly.
Baozhu raised his head and let the tears flow back, but he couldn't restrain them from falling down.
"Yue Slave, do you think there really is an afterlife?" Bao Zhu asked, choking with sobs.
Yue Nu shook her head, "I don't know."
"If there is," Baozhu said with such sadness that she almost broke into pieces, "How I want to be my father's and mother's daughter again."
Baozhu hid her face and cried, and the water birds on the lake flew away quietly.
After a long time, Baozhu's mood gradually calmed down, and he told Yue Nu that he could go back.
Yue Nu rowed the boat and slowly headed towards the lake.
"Mother, there is someone there." Suddenly Yue Nu said, pointing to the small bridge on the shore.
Bao Zhu looked over. The man had his back to the setting sun. Bao Zhu could not see clearly against the light. He squinted his eyes and looked hard.
You can vaguely see the outline of a young man, facing directly in the direction of the orb.
Not knowing how long that person had been here, Bao Zhu felt a little uneasy.
"Yue Slave, let's go back quickly. There shouldn't be any strange men here." Baozhu said.
Yue Nu nodded and stroked faster.
But at this moment, there was a sudden click from the bottom of the boat. Baozhu was observing where the noise came from, but a crack appeared in the bottom of the boat, and the lake water rushed in.
Oops! Baozhu's heart skipped a beat. Someone had tampered with the boat.
Baozhu turned around and looked at the shore which was still some distance away. According to the speed of paddling, even the two of them would not be able to reach the boat safely before it sank.
"Girl, what should I do!" Yue Nu was so scared that she held the oar and exclaimed.
In just a moment, the lake water had already wet Baozhu's shoes and socks. Bao Zhu forced herself to calm down and comfort the panicked Yue Slave.
"Yue Slave, you and I don't know how to swim. The more scared we are, the more calm we have to be." Baozhu said, "After the ship sank, we hugged the driftwood and waited for rescue."
Yue Nu was so anxious that she almost burst into tears and could only nod blankly.
Baozhu looked around. The lakeside today was very strange. Originally, there would be a group of patrolling guards every moment, but today it was quiet, with not even a passing palace maid.
It seems that the people who did the manipulation just wanted the orb to drown completely in the lake.
Baozhu looked anxiously and found that the people on the bridge had also disappeared. When Baozhu was wondering, there was a sound of something falling on the deck behind him.
Baozhu turned around suddenly, and the moment she saw a man in white, she also heard Yue Nu's scream.
"You..." Baozhu looked at the thin young man in front of him and realized that he was the person standing on the bridge just now.
Before Baozhu could react, the man rushed over and grabbed Baozhu's shoulders. With a push, the two of them stood firmly on the shore.
Baozhu staggered and almost lost his balance.
"Concubine Chen, be careful." The man said calmly.
Baozhu couldn't care less about himself and looked at Yue Slave in the lake. Because of the force just now, the speed of Xiao Zhou's silence accelerated a lot.
"Yue Slave!" Baozhu exclaimed.
The man jumped up and, just like before, took Yue Slave away from the center of the lake steadily. Looking at it again, the boat immediately fell into the lake, and Baozhu was frightened for a while.
"Are you okay Yue Slave?" Bao Zhu looked up and down with concern. Except for the hem of Yue Slave's skirt which was a little wet, the rest was just a little frightened.
Yue Nu shook her head, "Girl, are you okay? You still have a baby in your belly."
Baozhu breathed a long sigh of relief, "It's okay with me."
Only now did Baozhu have time to turn around and look at the young man behind him.
The young man's figure is a little thin, but judging from his actions just now, he must be capable. The sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes look familiar.
Bao Zhu looked at him with some doubts. Before Bao Zhu could ask, the young man bowed first.
"Qi Ye has met Concubine Chen. I offended Concubine Chen in an emergency just now. Please forgive me." Qi Ye said respectfully.
Qiye? Baozhu had some doubts in his heart. Since his surname was Qi, he should belong to the royal family. But apart from Qi Fengyu and Qi Junce, he had never seen anyone else.
"Your Majesty," Yue Nu said as she got behind the stunned Baozhu, "This is the Fourth Prince."
Baozhu suddenly realized that at this age, he should be the son of that dog emperor Qi Junce.
"Sorry, I have never seen the fourth prince before, so I didn't recognize him for a moment." Baozhu said with some embarrassment.
"Don't say that, Fourth Prince. If you hadn't saved us in time, I'm afraid we would have perished at the bottom of the lake." Baozhu said gratefully.
"Ms. Chen, please don't come out. I want to thank you on behalf of my mother." Qi Ye's eyes were filled with a trace of sadness, and his handsome face was tinged with a hint of gloom.
Baozhu is a little strange. She has seen Fang Guiren's son before, and he is not that old. To thank him, Baozhu really can't figure out who he is.
"Your mother...?" Baozhu asked.
Qi Ye smiled shyly, and the haze between his eyebrows dissipated a lot.
"My mother is Concubine Rong." Qiye said.
Baozhu's pupils trembled, it turned out to be her.
"My mother has been in the palace for many years, and I cannot see her often because of the law. But the last time I went, my mother told me that you were very good to her and that you were the best person to her in these years."
Qiye's black and white eyes stared at
"My mother and I are very grateful to you."
The orb bloomed with a gentle smile, and the good karma planted that day finally brought good results to myself today.
"It doesn't matter, I just did what I should do." Baozhu said.
"My mother also told me," Qi Ye continued, "If Empress Chen has any needs, I will do my best to help you."
Qi Ye paused and said firmly as if he had made some determination: "I can do anything."
Baozhu was a little stunned, but she also felt that there was hidden hatred behind the young man's gloominess, but the hatred was not directed at her. It was like a beast that had been accumulated for many years, waiting to explode at any time.
At this moment, Baozhu finally remembered that that day, after Azi came back from drinking with the maids from other palaces, she told Baozhu that after Concubine Rong was deposed, her son would be raised by the queen.
Baozhu looked at Qi Ye in front of him, thinking silently in his heart.
"It's getting late. Madam Chen will probably feel uncomfortable if her shoes and socks get wet. Let's go back first," Qiye said.
Baozhu nodded, Yue Nu saluted and was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Qi Ye's voice.
"Ms. Chen, there are turbulent waves under this calm lake. Please be careful in the future." Qiye said solemnly.
Baozhu looked back and nodded, understanding each other's thoughts in each other's eyes.
Baozhu hurried back to Yunli Courtyard, drenched himself cruelly, and told Qi Junce everything about today's events, except for Qi Ye.
Qi Junce was furious, reprimanded Gu Linqing, and doubled the number of guards in Yunli Courtyard.
