[Strategy of Yanxi Palace] Another year of spring

The ninth year of Qianlong will soon pass.

This autumn, Fu Qing's concubine Shi Pingan gave birth to a daughter in Tibet. The news spread back to Beijing. People in Fucha's family have different ideas.But there are also many people who breathed a sigh of relief, such as Mrs. Xilin Jueluo and Zhang Jia. After looking forward to October, she found that her eldest grandson still had not arrived. She was not disappointed, but she set her sights on time. When Chun has begun to swell her belly, she has new hope.

According to the servants of the main courtyard, Mrs. Zhang Jia went to the Buddhist temple more diligently this year, and also in the mansion. She had to spend a small hour in the Buddhist hall every day, just looking forward to the birth of a child in Shichun.

Although Tibet has been relatively peaceful in recent years, it is a frontier area after all, and the mountains and rivers are harsh, so adults don't care about it. It doesn't feel right to raise a noble girl there.Although she is a young lady from a concubine, she is also the first child of the third generation of the Fucha family, and the eldest granddaughter of the family, she should return to Beijing to be raised in the mansion.

Therefore, after giving Fu Qing two months to get along with each other, in the twelfth lunar month of this year, under the guard of Fu Qing's personal soldiers, the carriage carrying the young lady came back from Tibet all the way. Naturally, there is also the Su family who gave birth to Little Gege in Fucha Mansion.

Now her status is also very different, she was just an unknown concubine who served Fu Qing in Tibet before, but now she is also an aunt, because the young lady has been treated with courtesy.

As soon as Zhang Jiashi saw the infant granddaughter, she fell in love with it. The five-point expectation immediately turned into eight-point love. She couldn't help thinking of the sixth elder brother in the palace, but it was a pity that the identity of the Tian family was different. She can't take care of her all the time like a grandmother in an ordinary family, and now that her granddaughter is back, it can be regarded as giving her a loving heart.

She immediately named her little granddaughter "Scarlett".

On the day Scarlett came back, the daughters-in-law were naturally there.Mrs. Zhang Jia loved her granddaughter very much, so the daughter-in-law of Fucha's family naturally wouldn't say anything, and they all sat around and praised the young lady a lot.But this child is indeed very beautiful, and people love it when they see it. There are no children in the house, and several women are looking at it with fresh eyes. Asking whether to touch the child's little hand.

Erqing was married for the shortest time, but she was the most flexible and talkative among sisters-in-law. She boldly took Scarlett from Mrs. Zhang Jia, adjusted her posture for a long time, and smiled when she looked at Scarlett: "Look at this little girl." Scarlett, how handsome she was born, her nose and mouth are very similar to her mother, and she must be a blessed person in the future."

This is being blatantly obedient, even though Zhang Jiashi knows it in her heart, she still likes her cleverness.

When the daughters-in-law saw the satisfied smile in Eniang's eyes, they quickly boasted.

The eldest young lady couldn't bear to listen anymore. She glanced at the baby from time to time, but she also pinched the handkerchief and backed out. She stood there with her lips pursed slightly and did not speak.Zhang Jiashi glanced at her, and said to smooth things over: "Okay, Scarlett's mother-in-law hasn't said anything yet, you are all so excited, if you really like children so much, hurry up and have one too, and give us rich money." The inspectors spread their branches and leaves."

After hearing this, the Second Young Madam smiled embarrassingly. Shi Chun was naturally not afraid of a swollen belly, and Er Qing's expression did not change even after she was married not long ago.

The eldest young lady curled up her lips and smiled. She stepped forward to take Scarlett from Erqing, coaxing her with "oh, oh". Not to mention how many small bellybands and shoes embroidered by myself are piled up in the room, but this posture of holding a child has been learned a long time ago.

She glanced at the woman who had been standing aside, and that was that Mrs. Su.The Su family is a woman from the south of the Yangtze River, so she is somewhat distantly related to the pure concubine in the palace, but the Su family's family background is mediocre at first, and this Aunt Su's family status is far worse than that of the pure concubine, that is, an ordinary common people's family , being able to be a concubine for the Fucha family uncle is considered to be flying on the branch.Aunt Su was born beautiful and gentle, she looked like a flower of Jieyu, she didn't talk much, she stood on the side and lowered her head slightly, showing a respectful and humble look, but it didn't make the young lady feel worse .

What Zhang Jia said just now was also to comfort the young lady: she is the first wife and also the first mother, and all the children in the big house will only have one mother.

Therefore, when Zhang Jia spoke to Aunt Su in a pleasant manner and rewarded her, the eldest young lady just twitched the corners of her mouth in disdain, looked down at the little Gege in her arms, and didn't say much after all.

In this way, Scarlett and her mother settled down in the mansion in Beijing.

The tenth year of Qianlong came in this seemingly prosperous scene.

After New Year's Eve, the harem caused another disturbance.

The pure imperial concubine who had been silent for many years suddenly won the favor of the emperor. She turned over fifteen times in a month. Even Shu Concubine and Xiao Jia Concubine, who are now the most favored concubines, cannot compare with her.

For a while, Concubine Chun was in the limelight.

"Nowadays in the harem, Concubine Xian is in charge of the palace affairs, Concubine Chun is favored, but Empress Empress no longer cares about the affairs of the harem. If things go on like this, I always worry that she will be emptied of power."

Shichun took a small stick, spread the paste on the red paper, carefully picked up the paper-cut that was cut into a bunny, and handed it up.

Fu Heng was stepping on the stool, slightly bent his knees to take it, and carefully pasted the paper-cut on the window.

He instructed: "Stand farther away, I'm afraid that if I accidentally fall down and hit you."

After speaking, he stretched out his hand, and Shi Chun moved the other Haidongqing paper-cut in his hand to a place out of his reach, and said with a serious face, "Did you listen to me!"

Fu Heng said: "Okay, I got it." He turned back and leaned back, and with his long arm, he took the paper-cut in Shichun's hand, and turned his head to gesture carefully: "Isn't Yong Cong half-year-old?" She is so old, it is understandable for my sister to be worried and want to take care of her wholeheartedly. Besides, she is a queen no matter what, can anyone surpass her? She was overly sad when Yong Lian died, and now she spends a lot of money on Yong Cong. My mind is also nervous, and the emperor must understand, so don't worry."

"The emperor and the empress are naturally close. I never worried about it. It's just that people in the harem are unpredictable. The empress only has the sixth prince in her eyes, but others naturally care about it. Now the Changchun Palace is too conspicuous in the eyes of all the palaces, but the empress is also... Giving up the most important palace power, and the sudden change of Concubine Chun is also full of strangeness, I always feel that something is going to happen, and I have been feeling uneasy these days."

Fu Heng jumped off the stool, put his hand on her back, and took her into his arms.

"No wonder you've been in a bad mood recently. It turns out that you're worrying about this. Of course, the people in the palace worry about things in the palace. You've done enough. My sister has been in this position for so many years, and she knows it well. Okay Don't think about them, you won't be able to take care of yourself when the little one from our family comes out. Take a look, how about this arrangement?"

No one would have thought that such unintentional words would become a prophecy.

Shi Chun followed his gaze, turned his head and looked around.This room is the side courtyard next to the master bedroom in the east courtyard.This New Year's Eve, Fu Hengfu was idle at home. Two days ago, he had a whim and asked her to decorate the child's bedroom by himself. So this year's New Year's Eve, apart from having meals with the family members and holding annual ceremonies, Shichun almost stayed in the room and Fu Heng studied the pattern together. Fu Heng drew the pattern on red paper and cut it out. Shi Chun chose some auspicious animals and started to make a small apron and shoes for no reason.

Now the room has changed a lot.

The huanghuali cradle, which has been prepared long ago, is full of toys for children.The floor is covered with thick lichen, and the whole room is full of childlike paper-cut paintings. When you open the cabinet, there are piles of bellybands, tiger-toed shoes, and melon skin caps.

She couldn't help being filled with anticipation and joy, and unconsciously caressed her protruding belly with her hands.

Now the child is three months old, and after these three months of physical changes, Shichun's inner bond with this child is getting deeper and deeper, and gradually, she will be occupied by him every day, and he will always think of him in her mind when she does anything.

She had never felt his presence so clearly.

She turned her head to look at Fu Heng, and saw his eyes were as gentle as water on her lower abdomen.

They are all deeply looking forward to the arrival of this child.

At the same time, in the deep palace, someone said the same thing.

"The queen has a son, the concubine Xian has power, and the concubine Chun has favor. All the concubines in this palace have a new look. I see, in a short time, we will be like that happy concubine." Same, there is no room for her in the palace."

Concubine Gao fiddled with a pot of wintersweet with downcast eyes, pinching the petals of plum blossoms with her sharp armor, and said calmly.

Last year, the queen nearly fell off the platform, and the emperor was furious, but it was too late, and the scene was out of control, and no one saw how it happened, except that it was Mrs. Fucha who finally stopped the queen. Who is the queen? Whether it was pushed, intentionally or unintentionally, no one knows.

Concubine Gao noticed the pulling force coming from the other side as early as the moment she pushed the queen. Seeing that the situation was not good, she immediately slammed down on the pillar next to her. Her arm was broken, and there was a blood mark on her forehead. It is extremely dangerous, if you use a little more strength, the imperial concubine will be in danger of hitting the pillar and dying.

Of course, this was said by the imperial doctor of the Imperial Hospital, and the director of the Imperial Hospital was bought by the Gao family a long time ago.

In this way, Concubine Gao took the lead in getting rid of her suspicions with the tragic situation second only to the queen, and even cried in front of the emperor for the reason of "failing to save the empress", and successfully won the emperor's pity .It's just that the other concubines and palace people present all suffered disasters. The concubines were all suspected by the emperor in their hearts, and the palace ladies and eunuchs were even worse.

Nalan Chunxue stood behind her, with downcast eyes, looking at her nose, nose, and heart, and did not speak.

When the queen was in danger, she certainly did not miss out on her handiwork. The method of attracting bats with deer blood was originally contributed by her.She had already surrendered to the noble concubine, so she naturally wanted to show her value. Even if the second sister married into the Fucha family, but the thief's boat was already on board, she didn't get any benefits.Anyway, even if the empress lost her child, it would have no effect on the honor of the Fucha family, especially to the second sister.

Chunxue can't wait any longer, she can't let herself be in that kind of situation where she has no favor and no sense of presence.

Sure enough, it is very profitable to seek refuge with the imperial concubine. This year, she has been favored and has a high family background, so she has been promoted very quickly.But after the queen gave birth to the sixth elder brother, and the rise of the pure concubine Xianfei in the harem, there is really not much that Gao Guifei can give her here.Besides, after Wangyuetai last time, when she heard that her second sister had been injured trying to save the queen, she was startled and panicked, and finally realized that the two sisters were standing in opposing camps.

Later, when Erniang entered the palace, she sent a letter from the second sister. In the letter, Shichun had already guessed that she was responsible for the scheme in the palace, and scolded her head and face in the letter.Chunxue knew she was in the wrong, and she didn't get angry. Instead, after thinking about it, she decided to gradually break away from the imperial concubine's hands.

Now that she has favor and position, she can live in the palace by herself.The noble concubine's power is under attack now, and Shichun repeatedly mentioned that the Gao family will not last long, and that Gao Bin's political achievements are stained. Although it has not been revealed at the moment, Chunxue believes that Fu Heng is actually going to join the military plane now, and she believes it a little bit .

Forget it, let's make plans early when we don't have too many reasons. Later, when the noble concubine uses her as a spear to push her to take the blame, she won't be able to get off the boat.

She didn't speak, but the little concubine beside her rushed to speak: "Why worry about the imperial concubine, so what if you give birth to an elder brother? It is not easy to grow up safely. No matter how favored a pure concubine is, it is only the emperor It's just a matter of coveting novelty, when the freshness wears off, it's nothing, after all, Concubine Chun is no longer a little girl, she just put on a face before, now she puts down her figure, the emperor just cares about it."

Concubine Gao was a little disappointed when she saw that it was Concubine Jia who answered the conversation. She glanced at Concubine Shu who was silent, feeling a little unhappy.Concubine Shu's family background is strong, and she is somewhat clever, so she really thought of a lot of novel ideas.As for the little concubine Jia, she has a vicious heart, but she always wants to climb up, which makes the noble concubine more defensive.

However, the little concubine was able to become a concubine shortly after entering the palace, and she could see how favored she was, so the noble concubine opened her mouth and started talking to her.

Chunxue listened with her head down, without saying a word, acting like a lifelike clay figurine.