The Queen Mother held a string of twenty-eight small-leaf sandalwood Buddhist beads in her hand, and her fingers gently turned them. When she heard her cry, she raised her drooping eyelids, then sat up straight, with helplessness on her face: "I say, Concubine Shu, I have done everything I can for you. Don't you see clearly now? Whatever we do now is wrong. The only foolproof plan is to do nothing and wait for them to make a mistake."
"But... Aunt, if we wait any longer, I'm afraid that by the time the crown prince ascends the throne, there will be nothing left to do..."
"The crown prince will succeed to the throne? Don't talk nonsense. The emperor is in his prime now, how can the crown prince succeed to the throne?" The queen mother placed the bracelet on the table beside her and took a sip from the teacup: "Don't think about dealing with the crown prince. I tell you, the crown prince is my grandson, how can I not love him? If there are any tricks behind his back, don't let me know."
Murong Shu was stunned. Why did the Queen Mother suddenly love the Prince so much? If that was true, then who spread the news that the Prince was inhumane?
Murong Shu was completely stunned. Fortunately, she was scolded by the emperor and learned her lesson. She curled her lips and said goodbye. After leaving the house, she didn't even have the courage to look back. She didn't know what was wrong with her aunt, but she vaguely felt that she was getting farther and farther away from her. This year's trip to Mount Wutai had obviously changed many things.
Or maybe some things just never change.
For example, the prince is still the prince.
Even if he is deceiving the emperor, he is still the prince.
It is also known for being patient and not lustful.
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An Qingran was a bit busy these days. She read the information of the palace maids in her palace over and over again. After a few days, all the concubines in the harem knew that An Qingran had started to drive people away. Only three palace maids were left from the original East Palace. The other seven or eight people were demoted to various places. Some did what they did, such as washing clothes and cooking. All were hard and tiring work. Although people didn't say anything, they all understood that she did this because the Queen Mother took advantage of the traitor in her palace last time, so she was making a major change.
The situation of those demoted palace maids was not good because they were not liked by the Crown Princess. How could other people treat them well?
What's more, they didn't know who they belonged to. The Crown Princess had doubts, and so did other people. In short, these people were scattered everywhere, doing the hardest work. Anyway, they were inconspicuous people, just palace maids, and would soon be forgotten.
Rendong has been busy. Although the new palace maids have been trained, Rendong is still worried and keeps an eye on them every day. In addition to helping them get started quickly, she is also observing everyone to prevent people like Xiaorong from sneaking in again. An Qingran finds it ridiculous to see the serious Rendong. If someone can act, this will not be visible, but it is indeed necessary to be on guard.
Dongfang Jin has been busy with something recently. An Qingran always felt that something was wrong with the last poisoning incident. She wanted to get something out of Dongfang Jin, but it was more difficult than she thought.
Especially once his beauty trap came out, she could only be at his mercy.
She chuckled as she thought of this. Dongfang Jin walked in at that moment and asked, "What are you so happy about?"
"Keep it a secret..." An Qingran raised her eyebrows slightly, with a mischievous expression.
Dongfang Jin couldn't calm down after seeing this. He stretched out his long arms, held her in his arms, and held her earring in his mouth: "Aren't you going to tell me yet?"
here we go again.
An Qingran extended her elbow outwards, spun her body, and escaped from his clutches. Dongfang Jin exclaimed, then stepped forward. An Qingran was small and agile, and she was also interested in testing her kung fu, so she managed to dodge several of his attacks. The two of them were making clanging noises in the room from time to time, and then the noise became louder and louder. The table was probably overturned, and the cups were broken. Ren Dong and a group of palace maids were waiting outside, looking at each other in bewilderment. However, after a while, the room was eerily quiet, without any movement at all. Some palace maids wanted to push the door to see what was going on, but were stopped by Ren Dong, who winked and took them away with a knowing smile in his eyes...
An Qingran's face was red, she was panting, and beads of sweat covered her small nose. She tried to push away the mountain on her body. Dongfang Jin's enchanting face was right in front of her, with an evil smile on his face. Seeing An Qingran embarrassed, he seemed very proud: "See if you can still be naughty."
"Am I naughty? It's obviously you who are too... too annoying."
"Really? Why am I annoying?"
"I hate it. You're pressing on me. Get off... Ah, why are you doing it again? I want more. I hate it. I won't do it anymore..." An Qingran's voice became lower and lower, and finally seemed to be muffled by something. Soon, there was only the blushing and heart-beating sound...
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the next day.
There was a bang of fire, and Ren Dong screamed and pushed An Qing Ran to the ground. However, she was a step too late. An Qing Ran pulled her to hide under the table, but she was still affected. When the table overturned, it hit Ren Dong's finger. She didn't care to cry out in pain. She hurriedly checked An Qing Ran up and down, but found that her face was as black as the bottom of a pot. She didn't know if she was injured or not. She opened her mouth and cried, "Miss, where does it hurt? Someone come, please call the imperial physician, someone, help me."
An Qingran covered her big mouth, held her waist and stood up: "I'm fine, I just twisted my waist..."
In fact, many people came to the palace soon. With such a big commotion, the guards, imperial doctors and eunuchs in charge came up. They were all terrified, looking at the black smoke coming out of the small kitchen. Someone had already rushed in with water, but there was only black smoke in the room, and the fire had not started.
But a reckless guard still poured a basin of water on them, and as a result, even more smoke and dust rose up. An Qingran rushed out without saying a word, pulling Rendong with her. She looked at the people who had gathered around them and said with a smile, "It's okay, it's just that the food was burnt. Let's go."
The eunuch in charge saw that everything was indeed fine, but was afraid that the matter would become too big and difficult to resolve, so he helped to coax everyone back. However, the news of this matter had spread out in the palace.
In the palace, nothing is trivial.
An Qingran knew that this incident could be made into a big deal in the eyes of others.
She just waited.
Just as he was thinking, a figure rushed in. Before anyone could react, he had already grabbed An Qingran and asked anxiously, "Where are you hurt?"
"I'm fine."
"Come here, imperial physician, check quickly."
An Qingran smiled: "I am a doctor myself, you forgot..."
Dongfang Jin still had a gloomy face. He picked up An Qingran and walked into the house. It was the first time that An Qingran was picked up in front of so many people. She was so embarrassed that she buried her head in his arms without looking up. Then, she closed her eyes directly, and her eyelids were white. Rendong was busy wiping her face and taking her pulse. Later it was proved that there was nothing wrong. After she calmed down, Dongfang Jin asked her what she was doing.
Seeing no one around, An Qingran sighed, "I was testing the medicine, but I didn't expect it to go so wrong."
She thought it was likely that she had put the wrong amount of charcoal and cinnabar.
"What medicine?"
"Last time we were tricked, I didn't even notice the drug, so I think I should do some research on what kind of drugs are in the palace... By the way, have you found out anything? Who drugged us last time? What was the purpose? If we come back together, what did that person mean?"
Thinking of this, she blushed.
Am I overthinking it?
Could it be that the person who drugged her was trying to bring her together with the prince?
Dongfang Jin suddenly frowned: "You really make me feel bad, Qingqing, hey, what's on your neck?"
Dongfang Jin looked at her neck seriously. An Qingran felt a little itchy when he looked at her. "Is it broken?"
Dongfang Jin looked at it very seriously, and An Qingran waited for the result very seriously. The result was that Dongfang Jin actually leaned over and kissed him. As a result, An Qingran forgot her previous question again. However, when everything was over, she finally remembered it. This time she was smart enough not to ask again. She felt a stir in her heart, and remembered that she had asked him several times, and was always dismissed like this, as if this had become a secret code.
She simply stopped asking. It was good for him to know about this matter. As long as he knew it, he could take precautions. He could guard against his own defenses and she could guard against herself.
An Qingran began to stay in the small kitchen again. Rendong was afraid that she would explode again, so she was always on guard beside her. However, she did not explode this time. It's just that the little rabbits were not enough, so she had to go to Lin Yuansi to ask for rabbits every day. The people in Lin Yuansi thought that the Crown Princess loved to eat rabbits very much, but they didn't know that rabbits that had touched the Crown Princess were not edible.
Dongfang Jin knew that she was trying out drugs, so he listed all the drugs he knew that were commonly used in the palace. Because An Qingran had the emperor's privilege, she could use any drug from the Imperial Hospital at will, so it was very convenient for her.
Of course, the incident also reached the ears of the Emperor. Some people said that the Crown Princess was not dignified enough, but they couldn't make a big fuss about the burnt food. It just made people feel that the Crown Princess was not good at everything. It turned out that such a lovely girl was weak in cooking.
The days are just like flowing water, but some are like the gurgling of mountain springs, affectionate and interesting, while others are like the rushing of rivers, restless and restless.
For example, Prince Kang’s Palace.
An Yanran's belly was more than seven months old, so it was already very big. It was not convenient for her to walk with her belly, so she used this as an excuse to tell Dongfang Ye that he didn't need to pay his respects to the concubine every day.
Now in the palace, Madam Yun's novelty seemed to have worn off, and the superficial harmony between An Ranyue and Shen Zhiyun continued and had not been broken, but everyone knew that it was all superficial.
Because neither of them is pregnant, they are able to maintain this apparent balance.
The two were chatting when Xiao Nuo suddenly came in in a hurry: "Princess, Madam Yan said she has a stomachache and doesn't want to see the doctor in the mansion. She asked someone to invite a doctor from outside."
"Is she about to give birth?" Shen Zhiyun stood up, her face changing a little.
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