Chapter 158: Five to One
In the dim light, the sound of footsteps was heard. Li Yueyao opened her eyes and saw the virtuous concubine and the virtuous concubine.
Cuiwei stepped forward and helped Li Yueyao up.
"You two are rare guests." Li Yueyao said.
"I just heard that you are pregnant, so I came to visit you," said Concubine Shu.
The servants around quickly brought a table and chairs for the two of them, and the three of them sat by the lake and chatted.
"Aunt, how are you feeling recently? What did the imperial physician say?" asked Concubine Shu.
"Very good. Xiaoyuer brought me the secret recipe for morning sickness. I stopped vomiting after using it. I've been able to eat and sleep well these past two days. Everything is normal."
After hearing this, Concubine Shu patted her chest and said, "That's good. When I first heard that your pregnancy was unstable, I was shocked.
When I was pregnant with my son, I suffered from morning sickness and the imperial physician said at first that the fetus was unstable.
Look at the brothers nowadays, he is the only one with the best health, tall and strong, and he is good at archery and horse riding without any problems."
Li Yueyao laughed and said, "That's because your bloodline in the Zhenguogong Mansion is well inherited."
"You and the Right Prime Minister have good bloodlines. Your child will definitely be smart and beautiful."
Li Yueyao smiled faintly after hearing this.
When the virtuous concubine and the virtuous concubine saw this, they realized that their attitude had softened.
The virtuous concubine then said, "I heard that you haven't seen my junior uncle yet and you keep refusing him entry every day."
Li Yueyao rolled her eyes at her: "Who told you that?"
"I heard the censor from the Censorate say this at the morning court session.
The Imperial Censor impeached the Right Prime Minister for personal matters, stirring up endless rumors throughout the capital, saying that he had poor personal ethics.
Li Yueyao turned around and asked, "You didn't impeach me, did you?"
"No, you called in the imperial physician the day that woman came to your house. Everyone knew you were the victim, so no one impeached you."
"They are smart." Li Yueyao said proudly.
Concubine Shu patted Li Yueyao's hand and said, "I heard that there was a storybook on the market a while ago, and it was about the Right Prime Minister.
I didn’t expect there would be so many twists and turns in the process.”
The virtuous concubine fanned herself beside him and said, "Aunt, why does this storybook feel like it was written by you?"
"Do you have any evidence?" Li Yueyao asked casually.
"No, but I feel it's your style between the lines."
"Have you seen it?" Li Yueyao glanced sideways.
"Of course. The censor impeached the right prime minister in the morning, and I saw this notebook on your majesty's desk at noon." said the virtuous concubine.
Li Yueyao said angrily, "Your Majesty is really not doing your job properly."
The virtuous concubine was surprised when she heard this and said with a sidelong glance, "You are a storyteller, and you say that readers of storytelling are not doing their job properly."
Concubine Shu listened to the conversation between the two and laughed.
The virtuous concubine continued, "I think you and His Majesty are the same. You dare to say that this habit of reading storybooks was not taught to him by you when he was a child."
Li Yueyao retorted: "I didn't teach him that."
"Where did the Donggong get the book? Didn't you have someone buy it from outside the palace?
They filled the two large camphorwood boxes to the brim, thinking I didn’t know.”
Li Yueyao turned around and said, "Okay, so you took away my two boxes of storybooks."
Xian Fei explained, “When your Majesty ascended the throne, you went to Chunshan.
I helped you pack the things, and the two boxes of storybooks were given to me by His Majesty to keep for you."
Li Yueyao snorted and said nothing.
Seeing this, Concubine Shu continued, "Sister Xianfei, you are not well-informed. The trend of storybooks in the capital has passed."
After hearing this, Concubine Xian opened her eyes wide and looked at Concubine Shu:
"Oh, what's popular now?"
“I heard that there is a gambling house in the capital. I wonder when my aunt will forgive the Right Prime Minister.
Within one month, the payout is 5 to 1.
For three months, the bet is 1 to 3.
For half a year, 1 bet pays 1."
After hearing this, Concubine Xian asked curiously, "So which one is being bet on in the market?"
"Now the Right Prime Minister comes to the door every day, but my aunt never opens the door, and the month is almost over.
So they're basically betting on 3 to 1."
Li Yueyao turned around and frowned at Concubine Shu: "Where did you hear this nonsense?"
"My body cannot tolerate heat or cold, so His Majesty has agreed to let me live in Chunshan for a while.
The day before yesterday, I sent Shihua out of the palace to return to the Duke's Mansion. She heard it on the way and told me when she came back."
After hearing this, Li Yueyao reached out and took Concubine Shu's pulse.
After a while, he nodded and said, “Well, the poison has been removed, so it’s right to take good care of it.
The weather has been too hot recently and you can't use ice, so it's better to go to Chunshan.
When you go to Chunshan, remember to check on the orchids in the garden for me. I wonder if they are taking good care of them for me."
Concubine Shu nodded after hearing this and said, "Don't worry, Auntie. I will definitely help you take care of the flowers and plants."
"The temperature difference between day and night is huge in the spring mountains. You may need to cover yourself with a blanket at night. You should bring everything with you."
Concubine Shu nodded.
"Well, these virtuous sisters have taken all of this into consideration for me."
When Concubine Xian saw that the two people were going off topic, she forced the topic back to the topic.
"Hey, let me ask you, when are you going to forgive my Junior Master? I'm going to place a bet and win."
Li Yueyao glared at Concubine Xian angrily: "Are you short of that little bit of silver?"
"I don't lack it, but if I can win, who would complain about having too much money?"
What the virtuous concubine said was justified and made a lot of sense.
Li Yueyao was unable to refute for a moment.
Concubine Shu also tried to smooth things over, saying, "Aunt, the Right Prime Minister has explained it clearly. That was not his original intention.
It is those people with ulterior motives who are obstructing things.
These days, His Majesty has not been well, and all the affairs of state have to be handled by him alone, while he also has to continue investigating spies.
I've lost a lot of weight worrying about you every day.
You see, he has suffered a lot, so please forgive him."
Li Yueyao looked at Concubine Shu and suddenly realized, "Are you here to lobby him today?"
After hearing this, Concubine Xian rolled her eyes and said:
"No, it's Sister Shufei who's going to Chunshan, and she came to tell you specifically.
Your pregnancy is unstable, and I'm worried, so I came with her to check on you."
Li Yueyao looked at Concubine Xian with suspicion, and Concubine Xian immediately said, "If you don't believe me, ask Sister Shufei."
Concubine Shu nodded aside.
"We came here mainly to see you, and by the way, I will not be in the palace for the next few months.
You all know about my brother's affairs, so I'm leaving the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and Lin'er in your care.
Aunt, please give Lin'er more advice and don't let him make any mistakes."
Li Yueyao reached out and patted Concubine Shu's hand and said:
"It's okay, don't worry, I'm here with you, Lin'er."
Concubine Shu said, "Thank you, aunt."
"That's very polite."
Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian stayed at Li Yueyao's house and had lunch before returning to the palace.
As soon as the two entered Shenwu Gate, they were stopped by Sun Fu's young disciple Wu Le.
"His Majesty has asked the two ladies to go to Taiji Palace first after they return."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian laughed out loud: "The Right Prime Minister hasn't left yet?"
Wu Le nodded and said, "The Right Prime Minister has been here all along. He should be playing chess with His Majesty right now."
The two went to Taiji Palace and saw Feng Shenyu and the emperor playing chess.
After Concubine Xian helped Concubine Shu sit down, Sun Fu quickly served them tea.
When Feng Shenyu saw the two men come in, he stood up and saluted, holding the chess piece in his hand.
Then he looked straight at Concubine Xian, waiting for her to speak.
If everyone didn't know the relationship between the two, they would have thought that Feng Shenyu had fallen in love with Concubine Xian.
The virtuous concubine took a sip of tea, met Feng Shenyu's gaze, and said jokingly:
"Uncle Junior Master, you have come to this day."
Feng Shenyu's eyes turned cold, and he said impatiently: "Tell me quickly, what happened?"
When Concubine Xian saw Feng Shenyu like this, she snorted coldly:
"Junior Master, if you ask for help, you should act like you're asking for help. Why are you being so aggressive?"
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