Houmen Yixiang

Chapter 308
After Lu Xinyan told Xiao Yan about Xiao Qing that day, Xiao Yan didn't express his opinion immediately.

For Xiao Yan, one side is loyalty and the other side is righteousness, no matter which side he can't give up or betray, but unfortunately, he can only choose one of the two.

Lu Xinyan didn't insist on Xiao Yan expressing his opinion, but after leaving Su Yuan, what to do or what to do.For example, let Bai Zhi start to prepare the fake death medicine.

The only way for Xiao Qing to keep her child is to feign death and leave the palace, and hide her name from then on.

It was not yet dawn, and the servants of Zhen Guogong's mansion had just started their activities. Lu Xinyan was still asleep, when she heard a hurried knock on the door outside.

"Miss!" Nanny Lu anxiously shouted: "Someone is coming from the palace, it is Eunuch Lin who is beside the Queen Mother, and he said that it is the order of the Queen Mother to ask Miss and the Duke to enter the palace immediately!"

Eunuch Lin?Queen Mother?Lu Xinyan replied in a daze, "Did you say something?"

"Eunuch Lin didn't say anything, it seems that his expression is not very good." Madam Lu said, "Now I am waiting in the Su Courtyard. The Duke is already ready, and the only thing missing is Miss."

Xiao Yan is going too? !Lu Xinyan shuddered, and she came to her senses.

If she remembers correctly, since Xiao Yan was injured, he has never been out of the Duke's mansion, let alone entered the palace.

This early in the morning, the Empress Dowager sent someone to find her and Xiao Yan to enter the palace...

Could it be that something happened to Xiao Yichen who is far away in Dongyuan! ?
This thought flashed through her mind, Lu Xinyan felt a sharp pain in her heart, and it was difficult for her to breathe.

Counting the days, if the horse speeds up and travels day and night, Xiao Yichen should have just arrived in Dongyuan, plus the time for the news to be sent back, could it be that something happened to him halfway?
No, no, if something happened to Xiao Yichen, it should be Emperor Longde who announced them into the palace.

Certainly not!

Lu Xinyan took two deep breaths, secretly comforting herself, telling herself not to scare herself, but her mind refused to obey her control, and another thought flashed across her.

Emperor Longde has poison in his body now, and his body is different from the past. What if he happens to be unwell today and asks the Queen Mother to deal with it?
"Miss, hurry up." Mother Lu urged from outside.

Lu Xinyan managed to stabilize her mind, raised her hand to pick up the clothes beside the bed, but found that her hand was too soft to use any strength.

"Nurse Lu, come in and help me, I... feel a little uncomfortable."

"Miss, are you alright?" The door opened, Nanny Lu quickly stepped in and hurriedly lit the lamp, walked to the bed and saw Lu Xin's complexion was pale, her forehead was covered with sweat, and her legs gave way with fright, " I'm going to call Bai Zhi!"

"No, no need!" Lu Xinyan panted lightly, and said weakly, "It's nothing, please help me put on my clothes, and don't make Dad and Eunuch Lin wait for a long time."

Nanny Lu even helped Lu Xinyan get dressed, while looking outside the door, she saw Xing Luo passing by the door, and said loudly: "Xing Luo, go and call Bai Zhi, miss is not feeling well!"

Xing Luo turned pale with fright, quickly ran to Bai Zhi's room, and called Bai Zhi over.

Bai Zhi also just got up, and was startled when she heard that Lu Xinyan was not feeling well, so she didn't have time to freshen up, so she quickly followed Xing Luo to Lu Xinyan's room.

After taking her pulse, I felt relieved, "It's nothing serious, it's just that my mood fluctuates a little bit, try to relax."

Mother Lu blamed herself when she heard the words: "Look at my brain, what I said just now must have frightened Miss."

Lu Xinyan was able to deal with the big things that happened in the past calmly.But now that she is a pregnant woman, she is inherently emotionally unstable, easily sensitive and suspicious, and Xiao Yichen is in Dongyuan, which is extremely dangerous, so the tension and suspicion in her heart have become doubled.

Now the Empress Dowager summoned her and Xiao Yan into the palace for no reason, maybe something happened to Xiao Yichen, the panic in her heart was suddenly magnified, no matter how strong a person is, it is hard for them to bear it.

"Okay, that's it, go to Suyuan." Lu Xinyan used to dress herself up in the palace, but today she is so soft-handed that she can't do it at all. It's all done by Madam Lu, which is inappropriate or something. , she can't care about it now.

"Miss, have something to eat before going." Madam Cheng brought breakfast.

"No need..." Lu Xinyan couldn't be in the mood to eat now.

"Miss, if you don't eat, the little prince in your stomach will also eat, eat as much as you want. Even if it's late, the empress dowager can't blame you." She didn't say hello in advance, she said that she would let people into the palace , You can’t go hungry.

Lu Xinyan rubbed her stomach, "Let's put it down, I'll try to eat as much as I can."

Although she had no appetite, Lu Xinyan managed to eat two steamed buns and a bowl of porridge.

Going to the Su courtyard, Eunuch Lin stood in the courtyard with a gloomy expression, while Xiao Yan sat aside, no one spoke.

"Father, Eunuch Lin, good morning."

Seeing Lu Xinyan, Eunuch Lin raised his lips, "Master, princess, please, the empress dowager is waiting for you two in the palace."

Lu Xinyan looked at Xiao Yan, only to see Xiao Yan shook his head, meaning that he didn't know anything.

Eunuch Lin waited here for quite a while, but Xiao Yan didn't ask anything. It seems that he was ordered by the Queen Mother not to tell them.

Lu Xinyan began to feel uneasy again. Seeing Eunuch Lin's expression, it didn't look like she was mourning, maybe it wasn't what she thought.

But the eunuchs in the palace are the best at concealing their expressions, or the queen mother didn't let him know, for fear that he would show clues...

While thinking wildly, Lu Xinyan walked out behind Eunuch Lin Xiao Yan.

Until I got on the carriage, entered the palace, and arrived at the Longevity Palace, my mind was still in a mess.

"My minister (officer's wife) has seen the empress dowager."

"Get up." The Empress Dowager's voice was a bit cold, different from the warmth from the heart when Lu Xinyan entered the palace in the past.

Lu Xinyan's heart moved, she stood up and raised her head, only to realize that the Queen Mother was not the only one in the Longevity Palace.

There is also Xiao Qing, and some high-ranking concubines in the palace.

Wu Zhen was not there.

The concubines had different expressions, some were laughing, some were gloating, and some were downcast with no expression on their faces.

Lu Xinyan's heart skipped a beat, and she didn't know what happened.

She glanced in Xiao Qing's direction, Xiao Qing's face was blank, apparently she didn't know why the Queen Mother called her and Xiao Yan into the palace.

Xiao Yan said directly: "Empress Dowager, what orders do you have for Xuan Weichen to enter the palace?"

The Empress Dowager did not answer him directly, but stared at Xiao Yan for a while, and there was a hint of sharpness in those gentle, cloudy and wise eyes.

"Grandpa, I haven't seen you for many years. I never thought that your demeanor is as good as before."

The queen mother's words are sincere. The former young hero did not lose his mind because of his physical disability. On the contrary, after the youthfulness faded, the weight of the years accumulated made people look at him even more.

"Thank you Empress Dowager for exaggerating." Xiao Yan said neither humble nor overbearing.

The Queen Mother couldn't help being in a trance for a while. The men of the Xiao family, from Xiao Shan to Xiao Yan to Xiao Yichen, were all good men who stood up to the heavens and earth. They were once the dreams of all the young girls in Beijing. contribution!

But why does such a family raise such a daughter? !

As much as the Empress Dowager loves the sons of the Xiao family, she hates the daughters of the Xiao family!
"Come here!" She sternly shouted, the majesty of the high position for a long time shocked everyone's heart, "Tell the imperial physician!"

Pass on the imperial physician?Lu Xinyan suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and couldn't help but look at Xiao Qing.

Could it be that something happened to Xiao Yichen, but Xiao Qing...

Xiao Qing was obviously frightened, she couldn't help covering her lower abdomen with her hands, even though she had painted her face with rouge and lipstick, after hearing what the queen mother said, she gradually turned pale.

Xiao Yan also thought about it, the hand on the wheelchair clenched tightly into a fist, but he didn't look in Xiao Qing's direction.

From the moment he entered the Longevity Palace, he never looked at Xiao Qing.

He was five years older than Xiao Qing, Mrs. Xiao passed away early, when Xiao Shan was young, Xiao Shan was fighting outside all year round, Xiao Yan was brother and father, and Xiao Qing grew up dependent on each other.

Later, Xiao Yan went to the battlefield with Xiao Shan, and the two got together less often, but the deep relationship between the two brothers and sisters never changed.

Because of this feeling, after Xiao Yan's accident, Xiao Qing could not abandon the Xiao family, and resolutely entered the palace without telling Xiao Yan.

After Xiao Yan found out, she was in pain, and Xiao Qing and Leng Xun's childhood sweethearts were on the point of discussing marriage, but because of his uselessness, Xiao Qing swung her sword to kill her, and became a victim of the family's interests.

It's just that the mistakes have been made irreversibly. Apart from feeling guilty towards Xiao Qing in his heart, Xiao Yan also carefully taught Xiao Yichen so that Xiao Yichen could become the helper of Xiao Qing's child when he grows up.

And from then on, Leng Xun was not mentioned at all, for fear of bringing up Xiao Qing's sadness.

Xiao Yichen lived up to expectations, he grew up extremely well.

After more than ten years of ups and downs, now the entire court, except Wu Yuan who is in the dark, is inclined to Wu Sheng, even the Queen Mother in the palace.

Seeing that Xiao Qing's dedication back then was about to be rewarded, but at this moment, Lu Xinyan told him: Xiao Qing was pregnant with Leng Xun's child.

Xiao Yan once gave without hesitation, but ended up with betrayal in the end, making Xiao Yan's guilt and self-blame for more than ten years turned into a joke.

But even if it is a joke now, the dedication at the beginning cannot be ignored, and the blood relationship is even more unceasing.

Xiao Yan's heart was at war between heaven and man, and various emotions were intertwined, so complicated that he didn't want to take a look at Xiao Qing.

"Empress Dowager, the imperial physician has arrived."

"pass."

"Yes, the Empress Dowager."

A middle-aged man walked in with his waist bowed, "I will see the Empress Dowager, ladies and gentlemen."

"You don't need to be too polite." The Empress Dowager said: "Concubine Xiao Guifei has been working hard recently and is not feeling well. You can take a good look at her."

"Yes, empress dowager." Imperial physician Yu was a little dazed. The concubine in the palace was not feeling well, and he was sent to the palace to check the pulse. Why did he come to the empress dowager?
However, he spoke lightly and would not ask any more questions, and walked to Xiao Qing's side as he said.

"Tell me what's going on, if you dare to hide anything, the Ai family will never let you down!" The queen mother said sharply.

Imperial Physician Yu was taken aback, "Yes, I will obey the Queen Mother's order!"

Feeling the pulse in public with great fanfare, could something have happened?The imperial physician's fingers trembled lightly, and they touched Xiao Qing's veiled wrist.

During this waiting process, the atmosphere in the Longevity Palace was extremely strange.

The Empress Dowager tried her best to hold back her anger, but there was also a hint of hope in that anger, hoping that the news she had heard was not true.

Otherwise, how would she face Emperor Longde, how would she face Wu Sheng, and how would she deal with everything in front of her?
Xiao Yichen, who is far away in Dongyuan, is fighting bloody to protect the land of Tianwu!

Xiao Yan, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was paralyzed in order to protect Emperor Longde from ascending the throne.

There is also Lu Xinyan, who is pregnant with the young son of the Duke's Mansion, not only saved Emperor Longde, but is more likely to be...

At this time, the queen mother couldn't help deeply regretting her impulse!

She was not feeling well last night and went to bed early, and told the palace servants not to disturb her.I woke up in a daze in the middle of the night, for some reason, my eyelids twitched, I always felt that something happened, and I couldn't fall asleep anymore, so I asked the palace servants to wait on me and get up.

While dressing up, Eunuch Lin came to report, "Empress Dowager, I heard a rumor, I don't know whether to tell it or not?"

"Then let's hear it." The Empress Dowager and Princess Lin have been servants for many years, and she knows his character well. If she is not completely sure, she will not easily tell any rumors in front of her.

"Empress Dowager, my servant... I heard that Concubine Xiao Guifei..." Eunuch Lin seemed to be a little embarrassed to speak.

"What's the matter with her?" The queen mother casually picked up a jasper hairpin to play with.

"I heard she was pregnant."

"What!?" The hairpin fell to the ground and broke into two pieces.

Since Concubine Xiao Gui gave birth to Wu Sheng, she refused to sit in bed on the grounds of being unwell. In the first two or three years, Emperor Longde would occasionally go to Ganquan Palace to sit, and then never set foot in Ganquan Palace again.

When Wu Sheng was a child, he was smart, lively and cute. The queen mother was very happy. She once hoped that Xiao Qing could have more princes and princesses, but Xiao Qing was not in good health, so she couldn't force it.

But now...the queen mother restrained her mind, "Is there any record in the respect room?"

Eunuch Lin said: "Going back to the Empress Dowager, the servant has found a reason to look at it in private. The emperor has not been to the Ganquan Palace this year, nor has he summoned Concubine Xiao, nor has he been in private..."

The queen mother closed her eyes, her chest rose and fell sharply.

When he opened it again, his eyes shone with a terrifying light.

She was very angry and said: "Call Xiao Yan in! The Ai family should ask carefully, how did the Xiao family teach their daughter?!"

Eunuch Lin wanted to persuade her, but did she find an imperial doctor to check her pulse again? You can see the appearance of the Queen Mother, so how dare you speak? "Yes, Empress Dowager."

"Call the Princess together!"

Lu Xinyan was called into the palace by Xiao Qing two days ago, maybe she already knew about it, but she deliberately kept it secret!

Thinking of her love for Lu Xinyan, but she used this way to repay her, the Queen Mother's heart throbbed.

When he was dizzy and dizzy with anger, the palace man said: "Empress Dowager, all the concubines are here to greet you."

The queen mother was feeling uncomfortable, and waved her hand to show she didn't see her, "Just say that Ai's family hasn't gotten up yet, let them all go back."

The palace man said: "The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager Qi said that she has something important to report about Concubine Xiao..."

Then things went like this.

Now the queen mother regrets secretly, but the matter has come to this point, and regret is useless.

The corners of the concubines who knew this could not help but curl up.

This kind of scandal happened to Xiao Qing, the third prince will not be protected, the government of Zhen Guo will not be protected, the situation in the court will be reshuffled again, and the other princes will have a chance.

Xiao Yan, who had been hanging his head down, finally couldn't help looking at Xiao Qing.

The younger sister who was as beautiful as a flower before entering the palace, agile and cheerful, has turned into a misty flower of high mountains since entering the palace, beautiful and cold, so far away that it is unreal.

But at this moment, she was panicked, biting her lower lip lightly, her eyes similar to his were no longer cold, revealing a fragile and restless expression.

Just like when I accidentally did something wrong when I was a child.

In the future, I'm afraid I won't see this kind of appearance again.

Xiao Yan's eyes became hot, and he avoided them.

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager," it was actually only a moment, but it seemed as long as several years. Open a pair..."

"Wait!" The Empress Dowager dared not say anything: "That's it!?"

Imperial Physician Yu was puzzled, and cautiously said: "I have done it a few times, and Concubine Xiao can no longer work hard, otherwise the body will be overwhelmed and the consequences will be disastrous."

The queen mother was in a trance for a while, and Eunuch Lin told her that Xiao Qing was pregnant in the middle of the night.Early in the morning, those concubines came over, chirping, also talking about Xiao Qing's pregnancy, they spoke convincingly, and proposed to call Xiao Qing over to check her pulse face to face.

But now, the imperial doctor only said that she was overworked, over-thinking, and her body was so weak?
Not being pregnant is of course a good thing for the queen mother, but after such a big battle, it was finally found that it was just an oolong, and everyone wanted to know what was going on?Where did those rumors come from?
The queen mother looked at Eunuch Lin, and Eunuch Lin also looked stunned.

After hearing the news yesterday afternoon, he inquired about Xiao Qing's diet in private, which was indeed very similar to Xiao Qing's habit when he was promoted to Wu.

In addition, the news came from the Wende Palace, he never thought it was fake, but just checked it out of caution.

Now the imperial physician didn't get the pregnancy pulse?
"Physician Yu, are you right? I heard that the concubine's sister is pregnant, and I was thinking of congratulating her." A concubine in yellow clothes beside Concubine Qi said, "Physician Yu, why don't you do it again?"

The imperial doctor's mind was buzzing, how could it be possible to be pregnant?He subconsciously retorted: "Ms. Chen Concubine, I am good at gynecology, and I have never made a mistake in taking the pulse in the palace. If you don't believe me, you can call other imperial physicians."

Imperial Physician Yu is not only good at medicine, but also tight-lipped and fair. That's why the Empress Dowager specially called him here.

"It's really just Taixu?" The Queen Mother asked again uncertainly.

"Go back to the empress dowager, I'm sure."

The yellow-clothed concubine said again unwillingly: "It's just that the body is weak, why are the Duke and the Princess so frightened!?"

As soon as she said that, the others raised their heads to look at Lu Xinyan and Xiao Yan.

Especially the Empress Dowager, who had already believed what the imperial physician said, but doubts appeared in her eyes, because she suspected that Lu Xinyan knew about it and did not report it.

After Lu Xinyan knew it wasn't Xiao Yichen's accident, she felt calm.It's just that I was frightened by myself in the morning, my complexion was not good, and with the unintentional makeup, my complexion looked even worse, it really looked like I was frightened.

As for Xiao Yan, he knew about Xiao Qing's pregnancy at first, and just now he thought that heaven and man would be separated forever if the matter was revealed, and he was panicked for a moment, and the sadness on his face was not concealed.Although I was surprised why the imperial physician would help lie, but the expression on his face did not change for a while, and everyone saw clearly.

"The Duke was fine when he came, but just now when the imperial doctor gave his pulse, the Duke's face turned pale with fright." The concubine in yellow continued.

Lu Xinyan often went in and out of the palace, but Xiao Yan hadn't seen him for more than ten years, and his demeanor was even worse than before. Even though he was a man, when he entered the Longevity Palace, the concubines all looked at him one after another.

Even the queen mother watched for a long time.

The queen mother's expression slowly became serious, "Master, what's going on? Why are you so sad just now?"

Xiao Yan is a man who grew up on the battlefield. The word loyalty is as deep as it is engraved in the bone marrow. Facing the Queen Mother's question, he couldn't help but want to tell the truth.

However, Xiao Qing's fragile expression flashed through his mind at this moment, and grabbed his throat.He opened his mouth, unable to make a sound, and the tangled expression on his face was clearly visible.

The concubines couldn't help talking in a low voice, "What's the matter with the Duke? Why can't he speak suddenly?"

"Haven't you thought of a reason yet?"

"Even though Imperial Physician Yu said that he was not pregnant, the appearance of the Duke is really unbelievable."

"Even if you're not pregnant, there must be something else you're hiding, so you're too panicked to speak."

The concubines were chattering, and the queen mother's face became even more ugly, and she said in a stern tone: "Master, how do you explain it?!"

"That's right, Grandpa, if you have anything to say, just say it."

"The empress dowager is merciful, and the empress dowager will also handle the big things at her discretion."

"I've said it now, and we can help to intercede. If you don't say it, it will be found out in the future, it is really an unforgivable crime."

"Master, just say it, don't resist."

Xiao Yan opened his mouth and spat out a few words with great difficulty, "Back to the Empress Dowager..."

"Empress Dowager, ladies and gentlemen, please don't force Father." Lu Xinyan suddenly knelt on the ground, "Father has unavoidable difficulties."

"What's the reason? Princess, the Duke of the country can't say it, so let you say it." Huangyi Concubine said.

She had little contact with Lu Xinyan, and thought that Lu Xinyan was a young daughter-in-law who could handle her well.Little did he know that from this moment on, he had been led by the nose.

"The Empress Dowager..." Lu Xinyan begged in a sad voice, as if she really had something to do but couldn't say it.

When the concubines saw that there was something going on, they all turned their heads and pointed at Lu Xinyan.

"Princess, for the sake of the little prince in your belly, you should confess obediently, and then ask the Queen Mother to give you a lighter sentence."

"Princess, paper cannot contain fire."

"Princess, Xiao Shizi is far away in Dongyuan, and he has nothing to do with him. You have to think about his future."

As soon as the Queen Mother raised her hand, those chaotic voices stopped one after another.

"Zhu Zhu, tell the Ai family honestly, what are you hiding from the Ai family?" The queen mother said seriously: "If you tell the truth, the Ai family will protect your life. If you still want to deceive, the Ai family will never forgive you lightly." !” At the end of the sentence, the voice was high-pitched, unspeakably sharp!
Lu Xinyan trembled all over, as if she was a little scared. After hanging her head in thought for a long time, she finally said in a low voice: "Go back to Queen Mother, Zhuzhu really has something to hide from you."

The Queen Mother said solemnly: "Say!"

"My aunt called Zhuzhu into the palace the day before yesterday, and Zhuzhu knew something." Lu Xinyan said: "Because of this incident, Zhuzhu couldn't sleep all night and couldn't sleep well."

Xiao Qing's face was pale, and she stared at Lu Xinyan firmly. If her eyes could eat people, Lu Xinyan would have been chewed to pieces by her right now.

"what's up?"

Everyone is waiting with bated breath, some are excited, some are nervous and some are uneasy.

"Bai Zhi took the pulse for my aunt, and found that my aunt..."

"Maybe terminally ill!"

There was a moment of silence in the hall, and then an instant explosion.

"What?!" The concubine in yellow was the first to yell, "Princess, what are you talking about?! The imperial physician said it was a weak body, but you said it was terminally ill. Hu pinching is not the same way!"

"That's right! The princess's lie is too outrageous!"

"Look at the unbelievable look on the faces of the imperial concubine and sister!"

"Zhuzhu!" The queen mother shouted, with anger that could not be concealed in her voice, "You are relying on Aijia's love for you, you dare to say anything nonsense, don't you!? You think Aijia is a fool, aren't you!? "

Lu Xinyan complained, "Go back to the empress dowager, Zhuzhu is not there! Imperial doctor Yu is good at gynecology, but not good at rare and complicated diseases!"

The queen mother was stunned, and couldn't help looking at the imperial physician.

The imperial doctor Yu cupped his hands and said: "Go back to the empress dowager, the princess is right. There are many disciplines in medicine, and there are specialties in surgery. The humble minister is good at gynecology, but the others are only superficial and not good at it. Does the imperial concubine have any other hidden diseases? I don't dare to speak nonsense, please ask the empress dowager to call other imperial physicians to treat the imperial concubine."

A word stirred up a thousand waves.

"Empress Dowager, that day Zhuzhu saw that my aunt's complexion was very bad, so she found an excuse to ask Bai Zhi to check her pulse, but Bai Zhi didn't tell the truth in front of her, so she didn't know. On the way back, Bai Zhi and Zhuzhu said that my aunt may have a terminal illness, but the disease is extremely rare, and Baizhi is not sure, so she needs to go back and look up medical books. Queen Mother, you know Baizhi’s medical skills, and she must be very close to saying so. Zhuzhu was panicked at the time, so she I told Dad about this matter. As the head of the Duke's Mansion, no matter how difficult the situation is, Dad can't make people see anything unusual on his face, so when he first came to see the Empress Dowager, he was still able to maintain calm. But He has a deep relationship with his aunt. Apart from Xiao Shizi, his aunt is the closest person to him. The man does not shed tears lightly, but he has not yet reached the point of sadness. My father watched the imperial doctor take the pulse of his aunt, and his aunt was about to know his own. How can Father not be sad about his illness?"

These words were reasonable, the queen mother was confused for a while, and murmured: "Is it really as you said?"

"Empress Dowager, if you don't believe me, please send an imperial doctor to treat and treat Auntie!" Lu Xinyan said: "Zhuzhu only hopes that Auntie will recover."

(End of this chapter)