Chapter 184 Chronic Poison
Nanny Xiang had planned to stay in Hexi Palace since she first came.
But Jiang Xinyue had never spoken to Emperor Xuanwu, so she got a little anxious and tried her best to show herself, just to let Jiang Xinyue see her usefulness.
Everyone knew this.
Nanny Li privately told Jiang Xinyue: "Your Majesty, Nanny Xiang can still be used. She entered the palace in the same year as me, and was sent to the emperor by the empress dowager at the same time. Then, she was given to you by the emperor. Unlike me, she has no family outside the palace, so she doesn't want to leave the palace. If you think she is useful, you might as well keep her. I'm sure the emperor will not disagree."
When Jiang Xinyue was in Xihe Palace, she always lacked a Nanny. Later, when she moved to Hexi Palace, she was afraid that someone would take the opportunity to arrange spies to come in, so she refused the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send a Nanny. It was not
until she became pregnant that the emperor sent Nanny Li and Nanny Xiang, and she had an older Nanny by her side. The wet
nurse fed the baby again, and Nanny Xiang picked up the sixth prince and burped him after about half a minute.
Jiang Xinyue put down the book in her hand: "Madame Xiang, stop busying yourself, go down and have a rest! You have been busy enough all day, don't you have to help me with lactation at night?" If
she didn't save some energy, she was worried that if Madame Xiang exerted more strength at night, she would faint.
Madame Xiang was afraid that she could not show her ability, so she hurriedly said: "Thank you for your consideration, my lady, I am not tired."
Jiang Xinyue smiled and said: "After the Sixth Prince is one month old, Madame Li will leave the palace to retire. If Madame Xiang doesn't mind, you can be the housekeeper in the Sixth Prince's room!"
Being the housekeeper of the Sixth Prince, isn't that the same as being the head housekeeper of Hexi Palace?
After all, the most precious thing in the entire Hexi Palace is the Sixth Prince.
The queen entrusted the Sixth Prince to her, which was a sign of trust in her.
And, if she heard correctly, the queen meant to keep her!
"Old slave... Old slave will go down to rest now. After the queen has dinner, I will come to help the queen with lactation."
Jiang Xinyue felt that the "food" on one side was as hard as a stone, but Nanny Xiang had not eaten a single bite of food from morning to night. She ran around and had long been exhausted. She was too embarrassed to tell her to go down to rest.
"Xi Jue, go get a basin of hot water for me to apply."
"Yes, queen."
Jiangnan Palace -
It was the most beautiful time of April, and a huge colorful boat was parked on the lake on the Bi Bo River.
The bright moon was in the window, and the night was like a painting.
The soft and slightly cold evening breeze blew through the treetops, bringing with it a series of "swaying" sounds. The moonlight shone down, and was cut into mottled spots of light by the shadows of the trees.
In the center of the lake, the beautiful sound of the pipa came from the colorful boat, lingering in the ears, and the wonderful music never stopped.
Accompanied by the soft and sticky singing of a group of Wu Nong girls, the hearts of the men who heard it on the shore were all melted.
There were many beautiful girls in the boat, huddled around the feet of a well-maintained, noble and elegant beautiful woman. Then
I heard the old woman next to me say: "Empress Dowager, calculate the date, Concubine Zhen has probably given birth, can we go back to the capital?"
After all, when the emperor forcibly sent people to Jiangnan, he said that Concubine Zhen could return to the palace after giving birth.
Queen Mother Wu hummed along with the singing girls playing the zither, and was obviously in a very good mood.
She did not answer, and her eyes fell on the girl who was making tea in the middle of the boat.
The girl raised her hand and gently picked up the white tea buds. Her jade-like fingertips gently touched the fragrant tea and put it into the sink. The dew picked from the gardenia petals in the morning poured down from the mouth of the pot like a silk ribbon.
The white tea was washed and put into the cup trough by the girl using a vessel.
The porcelain cup was full of water ripples, and the fragrance was lingering. The breeze was as soft as silk, and the beauty made tea with charming movements.
"Awu, the tea you brew is still the most fragrant."
The girl smiled brightly in the flickering light: "It is a blessing for this white tea to be favored by the Queen Mother."
Her eyebrows are like emerald feathers, her skin is like white snow, her waist is like a silk bundle, her teeth are like pearls, and her voice is as soft as a clear mountain spring when she speaks, which can instantly calm people's restless mood.
Empress Dowager Wu nodded with satisfaction: "Thanks to you at Xiangshan Temple that day, I was not harmed by those unruly people. Although you and Li Guiji are cousins, I think she is not worthy of being in the upper class, and she is very different from you."
Pei Wu did not agree with the bad words about Li Guiji, but smiled lightly and said: "Cousin, she is the apple of the eye of the Song family. She has been spoiled since she was a child. After entering the palace, the emperor has treated her like a treasure for ten years. It is inevitable that her temper is a little stronger."
She became like that. In the end, wasn't it the emperor's indulgence?
He indulged her to the point of lawlessness, and finally said, "Why are you such a vicious woman?" and sent her to the eighteenth level of hell.
After all, the most irresponsible and vicious person in the world should be the emperor.
His love, his fickleness, his love for the new, his turning his back on people, are severe chronic poisons for the women in the palace, and when the "poison" finally takes effect, it is often fatal. When
Empress Dowager Wu heard the word "treasure", the muscles on her face trembled unconsciously. She pretended to be indifferent and said, "The child of Concubine Zhen in the palace should be born in these few days. Are you willing to enter the palace with me? It's just that the emperor has a deep grudge against me because I was strict with him when he was young. After entering the palace, I can't be too close to you, otherwise it will cause you to be disliked by the emperor. You have to rely on yourself."
Pei Wu sighed, and it was Wu's turn again. The Queen Mother sat down beside her: "The family originally chose the Prince of Ruyang for Awu and promised her a marriage, but the Princess of Ruyang did not like Awu and chose her sister instead. When Awu found out, they had already exchanged engagement letters. Everyone in the family kept it a secret from Awu, which was to insult Awu because her mother died early. Queen Mother, if Awu entered the palace, would they not dare to bully Awu?"
As she spoke, pearls dripped from her eyes, and her posture was weak and pitiful.
Queen Mother Wu also had a lover before she entered the palace in her early years, but the Wu family sent her beautiful daughter into the palace in order to bring glory to the family. In the end, she relied on her mother's status and her son's wealth. She worked hard for the Wu family all her life, but in the end, she ended up being alienated from her son.
Although Dayan ruled the country with filial piety, the emperor would give her the honor that the queen mother deserved, and no matter what she did wrong, she would not and could not take her life.
But...
she wanted more than that.
When the love, family affection, and friendship she sought in her youth were not satisfied, all she wanted in her life was supreme power.
Only power will not betray her.
And what she wants, her son will never give her.
Therefore, Pei Wu is the substitute for Concubine Shu carefully selected by Empress Dowager Wu.
Pei Wu's words made her see herself when she was young. She took Pei Wu's hand and patted it distressedly: "Yes, after entering the palace, with your talent and beauty, you will definitely have a place. I will help you secretly."
Pei Wu lowered his head to hide the sharpness in his eyes.