Chapter 27

Two years ago, Le Yingniang had a miscarriage, and the left prime minister brought Bai Tiao to visit Liu Huaide in person. It was also during that time that Bai Tiao felt very disappointed with her father. Her father looked flustered, no doubt hoping for a prosperous offspring, but it was not as he wished. The Bai family had few offspring, and Le Yingniang had been married for more than ten years without any children until two years ago when she became pregnant. To show his sincerity, the father brought his legitimate daughter to visit someone else's house, which was to give him enough face and to ask for something.

"Liu Huaide was also very perceptive. I remember that he gave my father a pill, saying that it would definitely protect the fetus in the womb, but there was a drawback, which was that the mother had to stay in bed until the birth. I was waiting outside the pharmacy in his mansion and heard all this. And Liu Qinqin jumped out from somewhere and scared me. When I saw her, I knew she was Liu Huaide's daughter. I nodded and smiled at her, and she seemed incredible. I thought at the time: Maybe the people in the capital all sneered at her, and no one had ever smiled at her. I saw her looking me up and down, and I didn't say anything. Until the end, she suddenly said: Her father's medicine will shorten her life if taken."

Feng Huanhuan and Lan Yueming listened very carefully and urged: "And then?"

"Then..." Bai Tiao fell into memories again: "Then I asked her why she said that. I was indeed a little shocked at the time, but I didn't show it. When she saw that I was not scared, she actually laughed. She asked me why I was not scared. She said that I was the first person who saw her laugh in recent years, so she kindly told me that the pregnancy-preserving pills contained a full set of placenta, including the contents of the placenta."

"I almost vomited when she described it, but Liu Qinqin was very calm. She said she was used to it and it would be fine if she saw it more often. When she said this, she wasn't crazy, but rather had a sense of indifference and powerlessness."

Bai Tiao looked at Feng Huanhuan and said, "How can a person who is not in a clear mind have such an expression? Later, I saw her several times at the appreciation party, and she seemed not to recognize me."

"Now that you mention it, it's indeed very strange. She can be normal, so why is she acting crazy every day?" Feng Huanhuan said.

"Maybe Liu Huaide wants her to go crazy?" Lan Yueming suddenly said, "There's something wrong with Liu Huaide."

"Yueliang, do you think so too?" Bai Tiao's eyes sparkled as he continued, "I also think that Liu Huaide has a big problem. Even though he is always diligent, I always feel that he is sinister, especially his pharmacy, which is so dark that I don't know how he found things in there."

"Did the pill he gave to Prime Minister Zuo work?" Feng Huanhuan asked.

Bai Tiao nodded, thought for a while, and then shook his head: "Le Yingniang is not a person who is content with her lot. That year, my father was very busy dealing with the barbarians invading the border, and he often went out early and came back late. Le Yingniang felt that my father ignored her, so she became restless. The strange thing is that Le Yingniang really stayed in bed at first, and the child was also ensured. But no one expected that Le Yingniang's feet landed on the ground, and as soon as she stood up, she saw blood on the spot."

"What? You started bleeding as soon as you stood up?" Feng Huanhuan said in a slightly louder voice.

Lan Yueming also frowned, looking a little unbelievable. She asked Bai Tiao: "Did it really disappear as soon as I stood up?"

Bai Tiao nodded heavily, his face solemn: "So I believed what Liu Qinqin said, but I also felt that Liu Huaide was a very strange person."

"This is really weird. How can someone have a miscarriage as soon as they stand up?" Feng Huanhuan was full of disbelief. "What kind of medicine is that? Do you have to lie down?"

Lan Yueming also echoed, "That's right. I've heard a lot of strange things, but this is the first time I've seen anything like this."

Feng Huanhuan asked: "Did the Prime Minister go to see Liu Huaide?"

Bai Tiao said, "If you go, I will go too."

Feng Huanhuan and Lan Yueming stared in amazement as they listened to Bai Tiao continue, "Father waited for Liu Huaide for a whole cup of tea before Liu Huaide came out of the dark pharmacy with a strange, pungent smell. When he saw my father, he waved his hand and said he couldn't cure him or save him. Father also had questions at the time, why the child died as soon as he was born. Liu Huaide suddenly stopped and stared at my father, looking very scary.

It was the first time that my father was treated like this. He was angry, but he didn't dare to vent it. After all, Liu Huaide did give the medicine, but it was Le Yingniang who refused to listen and insisted on going to bed. My father swallowed his anger. "

'I didn't expect that the left prime minister would be so angry. 'After listening to this, Feng Huanhuan sighed and said, "It's better to know medical skills. Although the rank is not high, no one in the capital dares to provoke Liu Huaide. '

Feng Huanhuan said this unintentionally, but Bai Tiao and Lan Yueming seemed to have thought of something, and their faces became very solemn. They looked at each other meaningfully, and they wanted to go together even more.

So, Lan Yueming smiled and said, "Did Ah Tiao also think of this?"

Bai Tiao nodded, "This is not a good sign."

"What's not a good sign?" Feng Huanhuan wondered what these two people were talking about. Bai Tiao and Lan Yueming smiled at her, which made her even more confused. So, she thought about what she had just said again, and when she thought about the fact that no one in Beijing dared to mess with Liu Huaide, she thought about it carefully, and suddenly opened her mouth and asked, "No way? You don't think..."

Lan Yueming put her index finger on her lips and whispered, "Shh."

Feng Huanhuan understood and immediately looked around. There was no one around, it was just a corner. Not far away, the young ladies from various families were still chatting with each other, everything was normal.

"Let's talk about it in private. After all, this is inside the palace and it's not peaceful anywhere." Lan Yueming said.

The three of them looked at each other and reached a consensus.

At this time, the gong sounded for the poetry appreciation meeting, attracting everyone's attention. Feng Huanhuan held Bai Tiao in her left hand and Lan Yueming in her right hand, and walked to the center of the courtyard. There were more study treasures and poems on the table, making the surroundings seem even narrower. Young ladies from various families rushed in, and those in the back row stood on tiptoe to watch. The scene was like a market. Feng Huanhuan was really not interested, and glanced at Bai Tiao, "Sister Bai, I'm going to sit on the beauty's back over there, it's too boring."

Bai Tiao and Lan Yueming smiled, and Bai Tiao said first: "I'm not interested either. What about you? Yueyue?"

"I'm even less interested. If you turn these into swords, I can still take a look. There are too many people here. Let's go out."

The silence of the palace was broken, and the atmosphere was noisy and rude. Most of the young ladies were entering the palace for the first time, and they gathered in groups of three or five, like a group of birds chirping under the trees, which was very annoying.

"I really don't know what Concubine Cihe was thinking. She sent out so many engagement letters but she didn't even bother to find a bigger place." Feng Huanhuan complained.

"There must be something wrong when things go wrong. Follow me closely and don't leave my sight. That Concubine Cihe is not a good person." Lan Yueming reminded.

"Sister Yueliang is the Princess Lanyue. How dare Concubine Cihe mess with you?" Feng Huanhuan was a little bit unbelievable.

Lan Yueming sneered, "Who wouldn't dare to mess with her? If you can't do it openly, try it covertly."

It seems that Sister Yueliang was also persecuted by Concubine Ci, Feng Huanhuan thought. So, she turned to Bai Tiao and said, "Sister Bai, you must not run around. Concubine Cihe may have evil intentions towards you."

"Why?" Lan Yueming looked at Feng Huanhuan. Feng Huanhuan glanced at Bai Tiao and asked her if she could tell him. Bai Tiao smiled and said, "It seems that Huan'er knows?"

Feng Huanhuan pouted. She had indeed known about it for a long time, but she couldn't tell him that she was squatting in the corner and eavesdropping. So, she smacked her lips and said, "The way the Third Prince looked at you was not right."

"You've been targeted by Bo Yu?" Lan Yueming's eyes widened in bewilderment, with an expression of bewilderment and disbelief. "How many years can he live? Does he still want to find a concubine to cause trouble?"

This was the truth. Feng Huanhuan laughed, "If the Third Prince knew about our arrangement, he would probably be so angry that he would die."

Lan Yueming disagreed and said with her arms crossed, "It's just the truth. He's a sickly kid who has been bad since he was a child. Stay away from him." Then she asked Bai Tiao, "Do you need my help?"

Bai Tiao was very touched, but the Prime Minister's Mansion was always deep, so it was fine if she got stuck in the mud, why bother dragging others down with her, so she shook her head and thanked him: "It's okay, he's just an insignificant person."

Having said that, Lan Yueming did not ask any further questions. The poetry appreciation meeting did not take place as scheduled. Everyone waited for a long time, but Concubine Cihe did not show up. Until a eunuch in red and blue eunuch uniform came to report: "I am very sorry, ladies. I am here to inform you that today's poetry appreciation meeting will be held at a later date."

The young ladies were furious. They had never expected to be fooled in the palace. So someone stood up and questioned, "Eunuch, how can the host of a party suddenly change the date? At least you should give a reason."

——"That's right. I got up early in the morning and dressed up. My father repeatedly reminded me that the palace is a place of rules and I should be more careful about my actions and words. What's going on? Is he kidding us?"

——"What is the reason for Concubine Cihe? We are not unreasonable people."

——"That's right, you can't just send us away with a simple "set date"?"

The young ladies from various families were talking to each other, which made Eunuch Qi's head buzz. If it were not for the emperor's oral order, he would never have come this time.

So, he grinned and forced a smile, "Ladies, please be at ease. I will explain everything one by one. Imperial Concubine Cihe suddenly felt unwell. This is all I can tell you about the affairs of the harem. This is the rule. Ladies, please don't make it difficult for me. The palace attaches great importance to rules. If there is no problem, they will not cancel the party at will."

Seeing the eunuch's words, the young ladies had to endure even if they were dissatisfied. They couldn't go to the palace of Concubine Cihe to check one by one, right? Even if they took a step back, the words of the eunuch Qi couldn't shut up the young ladies. They were all girls who grew up in deep houses, so how could they not know about the open and secret struggles between the girls? Just because he suddenly fell ill, there must be other hidden reasons, but because it was the imperial palace, everyone just endured it.

This appreciation party was the talk of the town in Beijing, and it soon became known to everyone in the city - Concubine Cihe broke her promise and stood up all the young ladies from the aristocratic families in the capital.

In the end, it became more and more bizarre - Concubine Cihe became arrogant because of her favor, and the emperor had to look at Cihe's face.

At this time, the Cihe Hall in the Imperial Palace was shrouded in a dark cloud, and the palace maids and eunuchs were kneeling on the ground, each with their heads lowered and sweating profusely.

Imperial Concubine Cihe gritted her teeth, glared at him, and sat on the jade stool, furious: "You are so outrageous! You are so outrageous! What else can I say?"