NFBE Chapter 174 Zhen Huan 50
Chapter 174 Zhen Huan 50
"Yes, good Bailing, since you have connections, please help me be on guard against Baojuan and get information."
An Lingrong finally came to her senses and immediately got off the bed, went to the dressing table, took out from her makeup box a jade bracelet and a bag of silver that she had saved with great difficulty after becoming favored, and gave them to Bailing.
"Take this first. If you don't have enough, come back and ask me for it. This jade bracelet was given to me by the emperor a while ago. We are a pair. From now on, you and I will be master and servant and depend on each other. This jade bracelet is our token of love."
"Thank you for your reward, my lord. I will serve you till my death."
Seeing that An Lingrong trusted her so much, Bailing was extremely happy and her heart was full of fighting spirit. She must kill Baojuan and become An Lingrong's favorite person, so that she could control An Lingrong to help her master do things.
In An Lingrong's view, this look of hers was a sign that Bailing had completely surrendered to her, and she was extremely satisfied with Bailing.
The "deep love between master and servant" in the Yanxi Palace continues.
Just after Laba Festival, it was time for Yongzheng's birthday. The palace lantern prepared by Yinqi was never given to the emperor, and finally became one of the many gifts that Yinqi gave to Jinzhong in his storage ring.
There was really no way to deal with this jealous guy, so Yin Qi could only find a sword from the Warring States Period from a pile of useless prizes in the space and give it to Yongzheng.
This made Yongzheng, who was unaware of the truth, very happy. He even ordered Li Dequan to hang the sword behind his desk in the Hall of Mental Cultivation so that he could admire it from time to time.
At the same time, on Yongzheng's birthday, Noble Lady Shun (Noble Lady Fucha) also announced that she was two months pregnant. Once this was revealed, everyone present had different expressions.
Yongzheng was of course happy. After all, his child was just one-eighth the size of his royal father, and there had been no crying babies in the harem for more than a year.
He almost suspected that there was something wrong with him, but now it is fine. It seems that he is as capable as his royal father!
The Queen's expression was exactly the opposite of Yongzheng's. After hearing Shun Guiren's words, her face turned ferocious for a moment, but she soon smiled again. However, it was unknown what she was thinking in her heart.
As for Concubine Hua, she was just a little jealous about this, but gradually she didn't care anymore. After all, Concubine Shun was pregnant, so there would be one less bitch competing for her favor in the coming year. Thinking of this, Concubine Hua couldn't help but feel happy again.
As for the remaining concubines, most of them were jealous. Some of them were either lonely or had children of their own. They couldn't help but worry that after Shun Guiren's child was born, their own children would not be liked by the emperor.
After all, Concubine Shun came from a prominent Manchu family, and the only ones with equal status to him in the palace were the Empress and Concubine Fang.
So no matter whether she gave birth to a prince or a princess, she would definitely become a concubine in the future.
Shun Guiren, who had an empty head, was not aware of the different thoughts of the crowd. She just held up her proud little face and looked very smug.
Humph, when she gives birth to a prince, she'll be the empress dowager in the future, and all of you will have to curry favor with her.
When she returned to the palace that night, Concubine Shun received a large number of rewards from the emperor. Although it was a pity that she did not get promoted, she was still happy the next day. She covered herself with the emperor's rewards and showed off secretly when paying her respects.
Unfortunately, before she could be proud for a few days, an epidemic broke out in the palace. At first, it was reported that a palace maid in Concubine Hua's palace was infected with the epidemic. However, the epidemic was so fierce that it spread throughout the palace in a blink of an eye.
In just two days, everyone in the entire palace was in danger. They all wanted to stay in the palace for fear that they would be infected with the plague and die.
It was not until the fifth day after the outbreak of the epidemic that Xiao Yuanzi came back in a hurry and reported to Yinqi with a happy face.
"Your Highness, Imperial Doctor Ye has already developed a solution."
"Well, that's good. Have you reported it to the emperor?"
Yin Qi was not surprised by this result. Ye Tianshi had already made great achievements in studying epidemics, not to mention that he now had many rare medical books sent by Yin Qi that he could study.
"It has been reported. The emperor is very pleased..."
Before Xiao Yuanzi could finish her words, Xiao Manzi walked in from outside the door.
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Li is here."
"Hmm? Let him in."
Yinqi didn't expect that Yongzheng would be so quick and send people over right away.
"Your servant greets His Majesty the Prince"
"Eunuch Li, please get up. Is there anything I can do for you, my brother?"
Seeing Li Dequan coming in, Yinqi, who was sitting on the couch, did not pretend to stand up to greet him. He continued to look at the chess player sitting there and study which move he should make in order to defeat Jinzhong.
"The Emperor said that he had not seen the Prince for a long time because of the epidemic, so he sent a servant to see how the Prince was doing and to bring some things so that the Prince would not be bored in the palace."
Li Dequan didn't care about Yin Qi's coldness, and continued to speak with a smile on his mask. After he finished speaking, he waved his hand behind him, and more than a dozen young eunuchs came in one after another, each holding three or four boxes in their hands.
"It's been a while? Ten days?"
Yinqi was full of questions about this. He looked up and looked at Jinzhong, and asked Jinzhong in his heart.
"Eight days"
The voice coming from Jinzhong in his mind was full of laughter, to which Yinqi rolled his eyes and teased him again.
"Thank you for the reward, my brother. Leave it there for now. I'll take a look at it later. Mammy, go give the plum blossom wine you dug up the day before yesterday to Eunuch Li."
After Nanny Liu agreed and left, Yinqi looked at Li Dequan again.
"This was buried the winter before last. It's just the right time to dig it out and drink it now. Can you please give it to the emperor to taste, Eunuch Li? The epidemic has just passed, and the wine can disinfect. Drinking a little before going to bed can also help you sleep better."
There are more than ten plant essences in this jar of wine. If Yongzheng is not replenished from time to time, given his workaholic personality, he will probably die early.
"Well, Your Majesty is still thinking about Your Majesty, so I will take my leave now."
"Well, take care, father-in-law."
As he spoke, Yin Qi's gaze returned to the chessboard again.
While the palace was there, Matron Liu, as per custom, stuffed a purse into Li Dequan's pocket, which contained a silver note.
Yinqi was rich and generous. Apart from the treasures he knew about, he had never seen the banknotes.
Fortunately, Nanny Liu was a loyal person, so Yinqi had nothing to worry about with her in charge. If it were someone else, Yinqi's money would definitely be reduced by at least one-fifth, not to mention half.
Thanks to Ye Tianshi's help, the epidemic in the palace was quickly resolved in less than half a month.
After the palace was stabilized, Ye Tianshi, who cared about the people, specially asked for permission to leave the palace to treat patients. Yongzheng granted him three days of vacation in view of his sincere service to the people.
After all, he also needs help here, but for Ye Tianshi, three days is completely enough.
The epidemic had just been resolved, but in the harem, something strange happened again with Zhen Huan.