Sheng Xiyan touched her lower abdomen and suddenly said, "My stomach hurts."
Huh? That's impossible.
Xuan Ling covered it nervously,
"Are you hungry? Go back and have something to eat."
In order to rush back to the palace to handle government affairs, I didn’t even have vegetarian food in Longlu Temple. What a pity.
Sheng Xiyan chuckled, "I was kidding."
"You girl, you're deceiving me! It seems I was too gentle just now."
"Ouch, it's itchy...I was wrong, wrong!"
Suddenly, Xuan Ling frowned and said, "It hurts, my hand."
Sheng Xiyan hurriedly loosened her grip and checked the wound.
Although the red wound has no blood, the bloodstains are still obvious.
"Does it hurt?"
Sheng Xiyan blew gently, with a look of heartache written all over her face.
Xuan Ling was moved, and his chest was filled with warmth.
He kissed her cheek and said comfortingly, "I don't feel any pain anymore. I just lied to you."
Sheng Xiyan was not angry either. She knew that although he had lied, the wound was there and the pain was real.
Hooking his neck, close to his ear,
“It’s a warm feeling.”
Thinking of this, Xuan Ling hugged her tightly and lowered his head to bite her ear, but he held back and decided to go back to the palace quickly so as not to make her cry again.
In the imperial palace, all the concubines came to pay their respects today, and they were all in a bad mood.
Cining Palace.
The Empress Dowager, sitting on the throne, was graceful and elegant, like a beauty in spring, radiant and beautiful.
Elegantly using nourishing soups.
Seeing the lifeless look below, he said unhappily:
"Queen, you should clean up your harem. Everyone is crying and crying, ruining all your good fortune."
Queen Duan stood up, and the other concubines also stood up quickly.
"I, your humble concubine, acknowledge my guilt."
Concubine Jia said, "Aunt, the Emperor went out of the palace to pray for blessings and only brought Concubine Chen with him. Luan'er heard that Longlu Temple is very effective, so Luan'er wants to go too."
Concubine Liang said, "You'd better give up on this idea. As a concubine, you can't leave the palace to go to the temple without the emperor."
She expressed everyone's thoughts, and they all sighed in unison.
How could Concubine Chen be so capable? She was the only one the emperor had eyes for, and he even took her with him when he left the palace.
The Empress Dowager placed the gilded bowl on the plate and said speechlessly:
"Is this all you have?"
Concubine Shu sneered:
"Don't blame me, Her Majesty the Queen. The Queen must have known about this long ago, right? The Queen is always virtuous. She gave up the opportunity to pray with Concubine Chen Zhaoyi, which impressed me deeply."
This added fuel to the fire, and the Empress Dowager angrily accused:
"Empress, as the Emperor's wise wife, you should always be there to give advice and suggestions. Don't always act like a fool and just try to please him."
Empress Duan was already in a sad mood. According to ancestral rules, the emperor should accompany the empress on matters such as praying for blessings.
But today, it happened quietly, without any big fanfare, which makes people even more sad.
"Mother, today's prayer is informal. I was unaware of this matter, so how can I advise the Emperor?"
The hall was silent, with a silent war going on.
After a long while, the Empress Dowager said, "I am tired. Please kneel down and pay your respects."
Queen Duan stood up and left with the other concubines after bowing.
Inside the palace, the Empress Dowager went to entertain the kingfisher by the window.
The head nanny presented a blue and white porcelain jar of bird food.
"It seems that the Emperor is increasingly doting on Concubine Chen. Your Majesty, do you think the balance in the harem will be lost?"
The Empress Dowager was calm and composed. "Today is the ninth day of the Autumn Examination, right?"
"Yes, today is the day when the scholars come out from the Imperial Examination Hall."
"I hope Su Yu can get a good rank in the exam."
If Su Yu can come out on top and become a pillar of the country in the future, he will be the one who can help Concubine Jia.
Mrs. Su of the Earl's Mansion is the Empress Dowager's elder sister and the only surviving member of her family.
On Prime Minister Feng's side, there are no blood relatives, and they can only use each other.
Concubine Jia, her own daughter, will naturally become the most noble woman in the future.
However, Emperor Xuanwu was in power, and the Empress Dowager could not interfere too directly to avoid damaging the relationship.
This is probably the disadvantage of not having biological mother and child.
"If the emperor likes it, he will favor her. The previous dynasty and the harem are of the same lineage. It is too early to judge success or failure."
"Your Majesty is right. Concubine Chen had no one to rely on in the previous dynasty. She was at most a favored concubine."
At noon, the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall was bustling with activity.
The family members are all looking forward to it.
Ruan Niang stretched her neck to look, and Sheng Xitang said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, big brother will come out eventually."
"I don't know how your eldest brother has been sleeping and eating these days."
"Sister-in-law, my brother is not a child anymore, why are you worried?"
Ruan Niang said with a smile: "You will understand when you get married. Men who don't grow up are very worrying."
Then he asked, "Xitang, you've reached marriageable age. What kind of man do you like?"
Sheng Xitang imagined a heroic general in her mind. She admired the good men who defended their country.
Lost and said: "I don't want to get married yet."
"Your brother is out!"
Ruan Niang waved her hand, squeezed into the crowd, and grabbed Sheng Jingheng's hand.
"Husband, are you hungry?"
This is not a scientific expedition, it's a transformation.
The scholars who came out all had unshaven beards. They had been eating, drinking, defecating and urinating in a small space for nine consecutive days. How could they not be sloppy?
He was in exceptionally good spirits, even a little excited.
Sheng Jingheng held Ruan Niang's hand and said happily, "There will come a time when we will ride on the wind and waves and sail across the vast ocean."
"What do you mean? Sounds like you did well on the test, right?"
Ruan Niang didn't understand these literary poems, but she knew hundreds of medicinal herbs.
"Brother! Go back quickly, mother is getting worried!"
The three of them walked home holding each other's hands and chatting happily.
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