Chapter 321 Sisters
Seven days later, the emperor set out for the palace.
Chen Qing had experienced this before, and she had also experienced Xuanyuan Ling's parade. She was familiar with following the imperial carriage, so she did what she was supposed to do.
Following behind were the carriages of other concubines. Those who had children with them had to worry about them, but fortunately the children were all well behaved.
After arriving at the summer palace, people from the palace naturally came to greet the emperor, and the concubines were also led to their respective residences. Shen Qing lived in the same place where she lived last time. It was obvious that the house had been renovated, and some places were a little different from Shen Qing's impression.
She made all the arrangements on her side. After she arrived, Fang Yun asked Shen Qing if she felt unwell. Shen Qing was in good health, just a little tired, so she quickly arranged for her to rest.
The other concubines were also asked by people around them, and they were not so fragile. However, the princes and princesses were very careful and had visited them.
The same was true for Chu Linglong. After checking and confirming that everything was correct and reporting to Xuanyuan Ling, the servants were able to settle down.
Concubine Zhou actually didn't look very well, and the palace maid asked if she wanted to call the imperial physician, but she just said that she needed to rest.
The palace maid thought that she would feel better if Concubine Zhou came to the palace, but even though Concubine Zhou came, her mood did not improve at all, but became even more depressed.
The maid didn't understand, and didn't know how to comfort her. In fact, she had already said too many words of comfort. What else could she say? Was she asking Concubine Zhou to not care about anything else and just think about living a good life in the future? This was too cruel to Concubine Zhou.
The first night seemed peaceful, so Xuanyuan Ling went to Chen Qing's place at night, but when he arrived, Chen Qing was already asleep.
Xuanyuan Ling couldn't help but ask Fang Yun: "How long have you slept?"
Fang Yun said: "It has been half an hour."
Xuanyuan Ling said "hmm", then asked someone to help him wash and change clothes before going in.
Chen Qing was fast asleep now, and the room was not bright. Xuanyuan Ling felt like a thief for a moment. Fortunately, Chen Qing did not take up much space when sleeping, otherwise he would not know where to sleep when he went to bed.
Just at this moment, Shen Qing turned over in his sleep.
Xuanyuan Ling froze while getting on the bed: "..."
At least Shen Qing is quiet again.
Xuanyuan Ling almost wanted to cover his face, he felt so embarrassed. He subconsciously thought that she was about to wake up and did not dare to move. It was really true that one had to be so careful when sleeping. But he really did not want to wake her up.
Thinking about it, he felt helpless and gritted his teeth. He really wanted to torture her, but he also felt that she was really tired. In the end, he reached out and embraced her. But he felt unwilling to do so, so he kissed her and then fell asleep.
When Chen Qing woke up, Xuanyuan Ling was still there in the palace. He didn't have to attend the morning court because he slept late yesterday, so he didn't wake up as early as Chen Qing today.
Chen Qing didn't know how she fell asleep in his arms again, but she woke up now. Xuanyuan Ling didn't wake up, so she didn't feel uncomfortable. She just leaned on him, and out of boredom, she went to look at Xuanyuan Ling's sleeping face.
She looked from his eyebrows to his eyes, and then discovered that Xuanyuan Ling's eyelashes were actually quite long. For some reason, she felt a little unbelievable. She had never noticed it before. Are his eyelashes so long?
She couldn't help but reach out to pull it, and then... she accidentally pulled Xuanyuan Ling and made it move.
Xuanyuan Ling slept uneasily, and subconsciously hugged Shen Qing tightly: "Stop making trouble."
Shen Qing looked at the two eyelashes in his hand. Is this considered damaging the dragon's body?
She silently threw away the two eyelashes and pretended that she had done nothing.
When Xuanyuan Ling woke up, he opened his eyes and saw Chen Qing looking at the tassels on the bed curtains with a bit of boredom. He couldn't help asking, "What are you looking at?"
Chen Qingkai said: "Look at how many tassels there are on it."
Xuanyuan Ling knew that she might have woken up early, so he couldn't help but kiss her: "Get up."
Xuanyuan Ling obviously had nothing to do today, so he accompanied her for breakfast and didn't say he wanted to leave. After all, it was comfortable here. After breakfast, they both thought it would be nice to go out for a walk, so they went out together.
Although most parts of this summer palace have not changed, just like the place where Shen Qing lived, small places have been renovated. Some places are different from what Shen Qing saw last time, such as the addition of a pavilion in the center of the lake. Shen Qing and Xuanyuan Ling also went up to sit. The scenery was pleasant and the breeze was very comfortable. Even the air felt fresher than in the palace.
Shen Qing closed his eyes and seemed to be enjoying the situation. Chu Linglong also came out of the house to walk around because she felt comfortable. She felt refreshed after a good sleep and felt much more comfortable in the temporary palace than in the palace. She asked Ming Su to help her out, but she did not walk on the same side as Shen Qing and Xuanyuan Ling. After all, they did not live on the same side as her and their status was different.
She was happy knowing that she was going to escape the heat. She was afraid of heat, so it was good to be a little more comfortable. She was in a better mood and could take a walk early in the morning. She started chatting and laughing with Ming Su.
This is what Concubine Zhou saw.
Concubine Zhou and Chu Linglong have the same status and live close to each other, so this is how they met.
Concubine Zhou looked at Chu Linglong, who was radiant and in particularly good spirits, with a faint smile on her face and a slightly bulging belly. In the sunlight, she looked truly radiant.
She was standing at the corner, where there was a shadow. Chu Linglong and her servant did not notice her. She didn't know why, but when she saw Chu Linglong coming towards her, she subconsciously leaned back and got closer to the inside. She only heard Ming Su say, "My lord, the place beyond is where Noble Zhou lives."
Chu Linglong paused and sighed. Concubine Zhou, the affection between her and Concubine Zhou must have been worn out, right?
"I wonder how Sister Zhou is doing now."
Ming Su heard Chu Linglong regretting that she and Concubine Zhou had broken up several times, and she also felt unfair for her master: "Concubine Zhou cares about Concubine Zhou, but the gifts have been sent, and Concubine Zhou is in a bad mood and doesn't want to see you. After all, you are pregnant, and the little prince in your belly is more important."
Chu Linglong touched her belly again: "It doesn't have to be a prince, a princess is also good."
When Concubine Zhou heard this, she curled her lips, but there was no smile in her eyes. Chu Linglong asked Ming Su to persuade her to leave. When they were far away, the maidservant beside Concubine Zhou could not help but said, "What kind of person is this? She calls you sister every day, but she doesn't come to the door, but she sends gifts. People who don't know will think that she is showing off the emperor's gifts. Who cares about her sending gifts? She doesn't have the intention, and it also hinders her friendship with you, the master."
Who are they pretending to be in private for? Is it because they are the nobles who don't see guests?
If she really cared, she would not come when Concubine Zhou was the saddest. Even if it was because she was pregnant, she was lying down to protect the fetus. Wasn't the fetus stable? She was worried about the fetus in her belly and was afraid of any accidents. Now she is careful. When she was pregnant, she always went out and treated Concubine Zhou as a sister. If it weren't for her, would Concubine Zhou have a child?
The palace maid who had been serving Concubine Zhou was also upset about the child.
Lady Zhou looked at Chu Linglong's figure in the distance and said, "I didn't know it before, but now I understand that some people are sisters only when they share adversity."
When you are doing well and have everything you need, you will only be happy that you are getting better and better. How can you think of others? Even if you think of them, it is just like giving alms.
Chen Qing and Xuanyuan Ling sat in the pavilion for a while. Xuanyuan Ling looked at Chen Qing, who was squinting her eyes and looking comfortable, and suddenly remembered the time when he met her in the Imperial Garden.
He himself didn't know why he remembered the scene so clearly now. At that time, he felt that she was like a cat basking in the sun in winter.
It's the same now. I can't help but pinch her cheeks: "Cute."
Shen Qing was somewhat speechless when he asked him to pinch her, but seeing that he looked very interested, she couldn't help but reach out to pinch his face.
Xuanyuan Ling was stunned for a moment, and was pinched by Chen Qing. Chen Qing originally thought that Xuanyuan Ling was boring and actually pinched her face, but now that she pinched Xuanyuan Ling herself, she couldn't help but feel that it was still quite interesting.
"Nonsense." Xuanyuan Ling's face looked a little embarrassed again.
Shen Qing looked at him eagerly: "Your Majesty is allowed to set fire, but I can't even light a lamp?"
It's not heavy, just for fun.
Xuanyuan Ling wanted to save face, and seeing her like this, he could only feel helpless. However, he was not angry when she played like this, but he felt uncomfortable. After all, he pulled her hand down, but was reluctant to let go. He stopped pinching her face and just held her hand in his own hand and played with it.
Shen Qing was unhappy again: "I want to play too."
As she spoke, she placed her hand on Xuanyuan Ling's big hand, sometimes hooking his fingers, sometimes interlocking theirs. Shen Qing had a smile in her eyes, and Xuanyuan Ling saw her smile in his eyes, and felt very comfortable in his heart. He couldn't help but hug her closer, holding her with one hand and the other hand, letting her play if she wanted.
The two were being intimate in the pavilion, while Zhao Hai and Fang Yun were staying outside the lake, but Chu Linglong came over from another corner.
The pavilion in the middle of the lake is the center of the palace's back garden. Chen Qing and Xuanyuan Ling came from that side, and she came from the other side, so they had to pass by here.
Chu Linglong just came over and saw Chen Qing and Xuanyuan Ling in the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
She was stunned for a moment, she saw Shen Qing and Xuanyuan Ling leaning against each other, the two of them were very close, she couldn't hear what they said, but her attitude was intimate, even intimate, not like the emperor and the concubine...
But after taking a look, Chu Linglong stopped looking. It was not that she had not seen it before. The emperor had always doted on Concubine Xi. Even though Concubine Xi was unable to give birth to a child, he still loved her so much. After the assassination incident, he became even more inseparable from her. This was something she had thought of a long time ago.
Now that they had met, the emperor didn't see her, so she didn't want to go and pay her respects specially. There was no need.
Ming Su naturally saw the scene of Chen Qing and Xuanyuan Ling getting along. She was afraid that Chu Linglong would feel uncomfortable, so she comforted him, "Don't take it to heart, my dear."
Chu Linglong knew that Shen Qing was favored, and she had never been favored. She knew that this was for the sake of the child, but it would be good to have a child. At the beginning, she wanted the emperor to remember that there was a future. Now this future has come, and it is the child in her belly. What else can she think about? What she cares more about is the child in her belly. She cares so much that when she sees Shen Qing now, she deliberately doesn't think about the doubts about her first child not having one.
Her only thought now is to give birth to the baby in her belly safely.
Chen Qing and Xuanyuan Ling were making a fuss, and no one noticed Chu Linglong's sudden appearance and sudden departure. And because it happened on the other side, the accompanying servants did not notice it.
The two of them made a fuss for a while before walking somewhere else.
When the sun got bigger, Shen Qing didn't want to stay outside anymore. After returning to the house, Xuanyuan Ling played chess with Shen Qing for a while. After lunch and some time to digest the food, Shen Qing decided to take a nap.
She was taking a nap, and Xuanyuan Ling had nothing to do, so he just took a nap with her. However, the nap was not peaceful. Xuanyuan Ling was thinking about what happened last night. She fell asleep and passed out. Now she was lying on the bed and saw Chen Qing. Didn't she remember that he had sneaked into the bed with her last night and did nothing to her?
So Xuanyuan Ling didn't want to ask Chen Qing to be leisurely.
I have to listen to her babbling for a while before I feel at ease.
The summer vacation was originally planned for four months, and the days were comfortable. Comfortable days pass especially quickly, and half a month passed quietly in the blink of an eye.
Xuanyuan Ling received good news on this day. Jinzhou, which had suffered from drought in previous years, suffered from drought this year as well because of precautions. However, the officials responded appropriately and the city managed to get through it safely. Now that they have gotten through it this time, they obviously have experience for the future. In addition, the rivers and other places have been opened up, so life will obviously get better and better.
Xuanyuan Ling was in a good mood, so he asked for a banquet.
Chen Qing and the others also set up a banquet in the back. Originally, it was because Xuanyuan Ling was in a good mood and nothing would happen after eating. But after the banquet this time, news came from Concubine Ji that she was not feeling well and had called for the imperial physician.
Shen Qing didn't take it seriously at first, but good news came out soon after.
Lady Ji is pregnant.
When this news came out, other people were totally unexpected, because it had only been half a month since she entered the palace. In other words, Concubine Ji had this condition before she entered the palace, but it was only discovered now.
Xuanyuan Ling was also surprised to receive this news, but he still asked Zhao Hai to give the reward and immediately arranged for someone to serve Concubine Ji.
Lady Ji herself was completely confused. Her period was only three days late, and since her periods were never regular, she didn't think she was pregnant. But after eating something at the banquet, she felt her stomach churning, and when she returned to her residence she couldn't help but vomit.
Her servants were afraid that something had happened to her, so they called the imperial physician, but to their surprise, she was pregnant.
To be honest, who in the harem doesn't hope to have a child? When Concubine Ji knew she had a child, she was very happy in her heart, but she was also worried for a while. This was the case for all pregnancies in the harem.
But soon the servants arranged by Zhao Hai arrived. There were also eight of them, and their treatment was no different from that of Chu Linglong.
When Chu Linglong was pregnant, she had eight servants serving her, which was considered incredible in the harem. Now Concubine Ji also received such treatment. Everyone realized that it was not that Concubine Yi was special, but that the emperor really cared about the royal heir.
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