Chapter 359: A good mood can greatly increase the probability of pregnancy
The palace servants guarding Qingquan Palace had already been waiting here.
After all, someone had been called over earlier to say hello, saying that the Emperor and the Empress were coming. So after Su Changan and the others arrived, dozens of eunuchs and palace maids were waiting quietly outside the huge palace gate.
These palace servants are here all year round.
However, quite a few palace servants also participated in the examination arranged by Su Changan this time, and many of them passed.
The main reason was that, not to mention Xia Fengxiang, even Li Nishang in the past would not come to Qingquan Palace. As a result, even though the hot spring pool here was very comfortable, all the dignitaries in the capital would come to soak in the pool in their own houses every now and then, but the masters of Qingquan Palace would not come. So it became a place where the palace people were demoted to spend a few days in vain.
Therefore, when Li Nishang was in power, many palace servants and eunuchs were banished from the palace and sent here because they were not her people, or they were thrown here because they did not like them before they entered the palace. Although it was a good thing, at least they were out of the whirlpool, but there was no hope for the future, and they were not allowed to leave the palace or go down the mountain. They had to look at the high walls of the palace on the hillside of Qingquan Mountain all day long.
Although it is a good place for those who don't have any big ambitions and just want to leave the palace when their time is up, in the end, they still have to be able to endure the loneliness. But it is this loneliness that after a long time, the number of maple leaves in the palace can be counted, so how can they bear it, especially the young palace maids.
Therefore, Su Changan organized an exam, and many people tried their best to pass it.
Even inside the palace in the capital, there are high walls, but one can still at least see His Majesty and the Empress, and more people. If one is lucky, one might be able to become successful, or have a chance to leave the palace. It's always much better than here.
So, there were originally more than 200 palace servants, but now there are only 60 or 70 left. Some of them stayed voluntarily, while others had to stay because they failed the exam.
This time, we heard that His Majesty and the Queen were coming here to take a bath in the pool, so we were ready.
But I dare not even think about those perverse thoughts like being favored by His Majesty, because it is rumored that the Queen is the most beautiful woman on the Rouge List!
Some of the palace maids in Qingquan Palace did not know what the Rouge List was, but some who knew said that it was a title that could only be obtained by the most beautiful woman in the world, and it was recognized by the whole world.
This made many palace maids who had never seen the Empress and the Emperor very excited.
Looking at the convoy parked at the door, the palace servants were not surprised at the convoy which consisted of only four or five vehicles and was accompanied by no more than a hundred or so Chixia soldiers. After all, the steward said that the Queen and His Majesty came here on their own and did not tell anyone else, so naturally there was not much of a fuss.
only
In any case, many palace maids looked up at the magnificent carriage pulled by eight horses in the front, wanting to see what the most beautiful woman in the world looked like, and even more, they wanted to see what the emperor looked like.
"Sister Hongye, look, it's coming."
There was a young palace maid who looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. When she saw the convoy stop, she immediately spoke excitedly to the young palace maids beside her and looked at the carriage eagerly.
The maid on the side was in her twenties. She looked very steady and elegant. When she saw the maid next to her like this, she immediately whispered, "Nuan Yu!"
The palace maid named Nuanyu was originally excited, but when she saw the expression of Sister Hongye who took good care of her, Nuanyu immediately remembered the previous instructions and hurriedly acted respectfully. She didn't dare to do that again, but she looked at the palace servant in charge over there and found that he didn't notice her. She breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the palace servants who got off the carriage at the back and ran to the largest carriage in the front to wait, especially when she saw the two female generals who jumped off their horses with swords and sabers hanging.
Nuanyu looked at the palace maid and thought she was prettier than Sister Hongye. If the maids serving the Empress and His Majesty in the palace were this pretty, how much prettier must the Empress be?
And looking at the two female generals, Nuanyu felt that they were countless times more majestic than those male guards. She had never seen anything like them in her life!
It's not just Nuanyu. Among the dozens of palace maids, many were like Nuanyu, who were sent here directly after entering the palace. Some have been here for more than a year, and some have been here for three years. So they have never seen such a scene before. Their curious eyes are full of surprise and expectation.
However, Hongye, who was right next to Nuanyu, lowered her head, looked at Nuanyu, smiled, and didn't pay attention to those things.
She came here two years ago. She was sent here because she offended the palace maid around Li Nishang. Hongye did not take the exam this time and just stayed here.
She was one of those palace maids who were willing to stay here voluntarily, counting the days and waiting for her time to expire and leave the palace.
The carriage door opened.
Su Zhaoxin came down with a sad face and a wronged expression. He was criticized a lot along the way, especially by the elder sister, who even said to him in a very excessive way, "Young Master, who are you? Do we know each other? We don't know each other, please don't call me so affectionately."
very good!
Just with this one sentence, Su Zhaoxin felt that it would take at least a month for him to recover from this depression.
The main thing is that Su Zhaoxin doesn’t know how he offended his elder sister!
Moreover, for no apparent reason, Wan'er, the second sister, the third sister, sister Yu'er, and even sister Xingyue, who loved her the most, all beat her.
bother!
After the little person got off the carriage, he looked at the Qingquan Palace in front of him and sighed deeply, with sorrow that could not be expressed in words and resentment that could not be expressed in words.
When Nuanyu and other palace servants in Qingquan Palace saw this, they all looked at the chubby and adorable little boy curiously. Especially when they saw the boy's aggrieved look, they wanted to pinch his little face.
Then
Li Xingyue, Cui Yuer, Su Qingning and others got off the car one after another.
Everyone looked at the girls who got off the car, and they all thought, why are they prettier than the other? And they all look like young ladies. Are they the Queen's sisters that the steward mentioned?
When thinking about this, Nuanyu saw Su Linhan and took a deep breath because she thought she was so beautiful. She looked like a scholar and was so elegant and good-looking.
Is it the Queen?
Because everyone in the palace says that the Queen is the most brilliant scholar in the world.
Moreover, the maid in the palace said before that when the Queen stood there, she could be recognized at a glance no matter what kind of crowd she was among!
Nuanyu looked at Su Linhan. Although there was a young lady who looked like a scholar next to her and was also very beautiful, she always felt that she was not as beautiful as this one, so she should be the Queen.
There are many people who made the same guess as Nuanyu, and they feel that this person must be the Queen.
but
Just as Nuanyu opened her eyes wide and looked at the very kind and elegant Su Linhan, thinking why she looked more and more beautiful the more she looked at her.
Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang got out of the car.
Xia Fengxiang immediately carried Su Wan'er out of the car and put her on the ground.
Su Changan stood there, or rather, he stood among the crowd of girls like Su Linhan. To be more precise, from the moment Su Changan appeared in everyone's sight.
All the palace servants in Qingquan Palace, including Nuanyu, without exception, all fixed their eyes on Su Changan.
Some people standing there are destined to be different.
Especially when you are surrounded by so many beautiful sisters, you feel like you are glowing.
A moment!
As soon as they saw Su Changan, everyone knew one thing.
It’s the Queen!
The female official in charge of Qingquan Palace looks to be in her forties or fifties. She has been in charge of Qingquan Palace since the time of the previous emperor and has been in charge for more than twenty years.
Seeing His Majesty and the Queen, she naturally stepped forward and saluted: "Your servant, I greet Your Majesty and the Queen."
Hearing the steward's salute, the palace servants and eunuchs who had been looking at Su Chang'an in a daze naturally did not dare to stand there anymore and knelt down to salute.
Su Changan looked at these people kneeling down, and naturally asked everyone to stand up immediately. The ground was cool and there was no need to kneel.
These people hesitated for a moment when they heard this, but still stood up obediently. It was the first time they heard nobles say to them, the servants, that the ground was cold and there was no need to kneel.
The manager of Qingquan Palace was called Hongshu.
When Su Changan heard this name, he inexplicably felt that it might have been given by his mother-in-law.
Hongshu walked respectfully aside and told Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang that everything had been arranged. Su Linhan and the others' accommodation had also been arranged. If they were not satisfied, there were other rooms available.
Xia Fengxiang didn't care about these things. After all, it was Sun Shang Gong who came personally to arrange it with Hongshu, so there was no need to worry.
However, looking at the sweet potatoes, Xia Fengxiang felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember what it was, but it didn't matter.
Su Changan was already accustomed to other people's gazes, so he didn't care about them. He just walked aside holding Su Wan'er's hand.
But when he saw Su Zhaoxin looking at him eagerly, Su Changan turned his head away. I don’t know him, I don’t like him, I’m not familiar with him, so don’t touch him!
So stingy!
Xia Fengxiang, who was standing by, saw this, chuckled in his heart, and then cursed, "You're so stingy!"
Su Zhaoxin was depressed and ran over to grab his second sister's clothes. He felt so wronged!
Su Linhan looked down at Su Zhaoxin, thought for a moment, smiled and took her clothes out of Su Zhaoxin's hands, then said, "Little brother, we are not familiar with each other, don't touch my clothes, it's impolite."
After saying that, he left with a smile on his face.
Su Zhaoxin was struck by a bolt from the blue. He stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do after a while.
Finally, looking at Lian Wei, he ran over and said, "Take care of my sister!"
Lian Wei was stunned.
Su Linhan in the front heard it clearly, and immediately walked quickly to Su Zhaoxin, frowned, and dragged Su Zhaoxin away.
Lian Wei smiled bitterly, but thinking of the look in Su Linhan's eyes, Lian Wei chuckled. But when he turned around, he saw Maomao and Zhou Qianhong looking at him with amusement, so he coughed and turned away.
After Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang entered Qingquan Palace
Some palace servants of Qingquan Palace naturally hurried to get the carriages and put them in the stables, while others followed at the end of the team.
Nuanyu looked hard at Su Changan's back in the front. Even though it was a little dark, she could still see him vaguely with the light from the lantern. But even so, Nuanyu felt that the back was too beautiful.
But when Nuanyu looked at Hongye beside him excitedly,
Hongye shook her head and said, "Don't talk too much about His Majesty and the Queen."
Nuanyu looked at the others. Everyone was talking, and they were all good things. She didn't understand why Sister Hongye was so cautious.
But after thinking about it, he nodded.
Then he looked at Su Changan who was walking in front of him.
She is so beautiful. I wish I could be a little bit as pretty as the Empress, even just a little bit will do!
Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang were led by Hongshu to the bedroom.
After all, Su Linhan and the others were assigned different places to live, so they separated. Only Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang came to this palace.
The bedroom was very clean, and it was obvious that Hongshu put a lot of effort into it.
only
Xia Fengxiang walked into the palace, but was suddenly stunned. Looking at the familiar layout in front of him, he smiled and said, "It's the same as when my mother..."
When he said this, he turned around and looked at Hongshu and said, "You are the palace maid who saved me when I fell into the pond because of my naughtiness."
Hongshu was stunned for a moment, then bowed respectfully: "I just did what I was supposed to do."
Xia Fengxiang smiled and said, "I saved you, so there is no right or wrong to do it. No wonder you looked familiar to me, but I remember you were in the Shangyi Bureau, so why are you here? Even if you were ostracized by Li Nishang, you are my lifesaver, so your aunt should let you return to your original position in the palace or retire there."
Having said this, Xia Fengxiang looked at Sun Shanggong on the side.
Hongshu hurriedly said respectfully: "It was I who asked the Shang Gong Lady to come back."
Xia Fengxiang was puzzled for a moment.
Hongshu looked at Xia Fengxiang and said respectfully, "I have been guarding here since I entered the palace, and the maple trees here need to be taken care of. I am worried about them, so I came back here."
Xia Fengxiang nodded, a little puzzled, but everyone has their own reasons, so he smiled and said, "I remember that year, I wanted to pick up maple leaves and fell in."
As he said this, Xia Fengxiang looked at Hongshu and said, "If you want to leave here, you can always find your aunt. Even if you want to take a sinecure, that's fine."
When Hongshu heard this, he quickly bowed respectfully and said, "I just want to stay here forever, and that's enough."
Xia Fengxiang frowned, but did not force anything, and just said: "Well, it's up to you. If you have any problems, you can go directly to your aunt."
Sweet Potato bowed respectfully again.
Xia Fengxiang looked at the withered maple trees outside the door, with only scattered red maple leaves hanging on them. After thinking for a while, he said, "I remember that my mother really liked the maple trees here, but she has never been here since she got sick. It's really hard for you to plant so many. I see that many places on the mountain are full of red maple trees."
Hongshu didn't say anything, but after thinking for a while, she said, "I do have something I want to ask your Majesty and your Majesty."
Xia Fengxiang looked at Hongshu and said, "Speak."
Hongshu said respectfully, "It's past the season now, but this year when autumn comes, I'll ask your majesty and your majesty to come to Qingquan Palace. The maple leaves on the mountain are all red, not withered yet. I want your majesty and your majesty to see such a beautiful view."
Su Changan looked at the female official, a little surprised, but didn't say much, just smiled.
On the other hand, Sun Shang Gong looked at Hong Shu deeply.
Xia Fengxiang looked at Hongshu strangely, but still said, "Okay."
After that, he smiled and said, "Even if I forget, the Queen will definitely remember it. But when the time comes, you write a letter and hand it in. I'll see it and bring the Queen here."
Upon hearing this, Hongshu bowed happily.
Afterwards, Xia Fengxiang didn't say much and asked everyone to leave. Before leaving, he told the Sweet Potato Queen to prepare the hot spring pool and not let anyone get close.
Hongshu and Sun Shanggong responded and left.
In the huge palace, only Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang were left.
Seeing that everyone had left, Xia Fengxiang walked over to Su Changan, stretched out his hand to pinch Su Changan's face, and sighed: "My mother used to like this place very much. She would come here once a month. The reason I don't come here is because I will think of her."
After saying that, Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Changan, kneaded Su Changan's face twice, and said seriously: "Go and get ready, and then practice your skills, this is the most important thing!"
Su Changan looked at Xia Fengxiang and didn't say much about the late queen, so he didn't want to say anything more either. What's the point of saying anything would only add to the sadness.
but.
When Xia Fengxiang mentioned taking a hot spring bath, he immediately said, "Let's go, take the things I prepared for you."
Xia Fengxiang understood immediately and blushed, then said, "Not tonight! And tonight you should focus on practicing your skills, don't think about those messy things!"
Su Changan was about to turn around and take it from his bag, but when he heard Xia Fengxiang say this, he turned his head and looked at Xia Fengxiang: "It should be ready in a moment."
Xia Fengxiang said firmly: "No!"
Su Changan's cheeks puffed up: "I'm going to make a scene!"
Xia Fengxiang smiled and said, "Make a scene! Hurry up and make a scene! It won't work if you make a scene! Hurry up and get treatment!"
Su Changan frowned, very unhappy, but after thinking for a while, he looked at Xia Fengxiang: "Don't you want to have children?"
After that, he added: "Let me tell you, a good mood can greatly increase the probability of pregnancy. I have looked it up in medical books, and my ancestors said so!"
When Xia Fengxiang heard this, he kicked Su Changan on the foot and said, "Go get your wound treated! You're still looking for medical books? Which medical book says something like this?"
Su Changan said without hesitation: "I'll write a book on parenting, and it will be there."
When Xia Fengxiang heard this, he decided to be polite no matter what. He had endured not dealing with Su Changan all the way, but now he simply couldn't endure it anymore!
Su Changan, who was pinched several times in a row, immediately cried out in pain: "Wife, just thinking about it will make you think about it. If you don't think about it, think about it quickly. Don't pinch me, it hurts! My dear wife!"
Xia Fengxiang said mercilessly: "Think about it after the fight!"
…
The couple started quarreling in the bedroom.
Just outside the palace gate, Hongshu looked at Sun Shanggong and bowed: "It's my fault that you were almost scolded by His Majesty."
Sun Shang Gong smiled and shook her head: "His Majesty didn't scold you, but you still want to stay here?"
Sweet Potato smiled, then nodded: "Your Majesty and Queen, autumn is coming, I will continue to guard it."
Sun Shang Gong looked at Hong Shu helplessly, and after thinking for a while, she said, "In fact, the late queen wanted to see you live your own life, and besides, she is gone."
Hongshu shook his head and said, "The late Queen said she wanted to see the mountains full of red maples, and she wanted His Majesty to see it. Besides, I am living a good life now."
After saying that, Hongshu looked at Sun Shanggong and said, "Sister, let's go get ready."
Sun Shang Gong looked at Hongshu and nodded, but sighed deeply.
…
In the former Qingquan Palace, there was a palace maid named Minxiu. Because she made a mistake, she was beaten to death by the steward at that time.
But he was saved by the late queen who happened to be here.
At that time, the palace maid named Minxiu was terrified. After being rescued by the late queen, she did not dare to make a sound and just knelt on the ground.
The late Queen Mother smiled and said, "If you don't tell me your name, I will give you a name."
Minxiu wanted to speak, but her body was shaking from having just had a near-death experience.
The late Queen Mother gave it a name and said, "Then you should be called Sweet Potato from now on. I quite like eating it recently."
So, this palace maid, who originally had a very delicate name, was called Sweet Shu from that day on.
Later, when the little princess was three years old, she accidentally fell into a hot spring, and Sweet Potato jumped in to save her.
The late emperor remembered her kindness and appointed Hongshu as a female official in the Shangyi Bureau.
Then one day, the former Queen Mother was sitting in the Qingquan Palace, looking at the red maple trees in the mountains and said, "It would be great if the whole mountain was covered with red maple trees, all red, how beautiful it would be."
Hongshu wrote down this sentence and would come back to Qingquan Palace to plant trees from time to time.
Later.
The late queen was seriously ill. Hongshu came to her bedside and looked at the queen who was usually cheerful and cheerful. Her face had become so much thinner and her complexion looked extremely pale. She just stood there.
Because I don't want to believe that such a cheerful person would become like this.
But in the end, we arrived at the collapse.
The late queen recognized the sweet potato at a glance and asked with a smile, "Are the maple leaves on Qingquan Mountain red this year?"
Sweet potato nodded with tears in her eyes: "Red."
The former Queen sighed: "Just thinking about it is red, it's great, but I can't see it~~~"
But after saying that, the empress smiled at Hongshu and said, "But my daughter can see it."
at last.
The queen left after all.
Hongshu came back and has been guarding here until today, waiting for Your Majesty to come.
(End of this chapter)
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