Chapter 68: Yin Bird Factory Male 08

As spring goes to summer, the heat gets stronger and ice is used everywhere in the palace.
The little emperor kicked the quilt against the cold in the night, and the watchman was not vigilant enough, so he slept with his belly naked for most of the night, and got fever the next day.
The imperial doctor took the medicine and temporarily withdrew it, but it didn't take long for him to burn again. Children are most afraid of repeated fever. It is fine during the day and is easy to detect, especially at night. If the people around you are not paying attention, the body heat will not come up and down, and it is possible to burn stupidly.
Jiang Rui was not at ease, fearing that he would burn out, so he decided to stay overnight.
"Mother, Rui'er is so uncomfortable." The little emperor said with a pitiful face with a wet cloth towel on his forehead, his cheeks glowing red.
Jiang Rui squeezed his fleshy hand, "I will feel comfortable soon."
She condensed a trace of aura and injected the little emperor's body through the hands between the two, not daring to lose too much, for fear that the child's body would be immature and could not bear it.
Just after losing, the little emperor said in surprise: "Hey, it seems to be really comfortable."
Jiang Rui squeezed his face, "I see you dare not kick the quilt in the future, go to bed while you are comfortable now, and you will be well after sleeping."
The little emperor stared at her: "Will the queen sleep with Rui'er?"
"You are so old, are you ashamed?" Jiang Rui joked, and said: "Go to sleep, the queen mother is here to accompany you."
The little emperor fell asleep now.
Jiang Rui sat by the bed for a while, got up and sat at the table, resting his forehead on his head. Not long after, he heard a series of gentle footsteps from outside the palace, his eyebrows moved slightly, his eyes still closed.
Lu Xingzhou made a gesture to let the entourage stay outside and slowly stepped into the hall.
The sleeping hall is very quiet, only the burning wick emits a slight beep, the little emperor slept snoring, the people at the table seemed to be asleep, the dim candlelight illuminates half of the white jade face, with long eyelashes under his eyes He casts a fan-like shadow, his brows are peaceful, and he looks demure.
Lu Xingzhou unconsciously slowed his breathing, as if he was afraid of waking up, he stood there for a long time, suddenly recovered, and then withdrew.
"Get the cloak."
Soon a servant gave the cloak, and he returned to the inner hall, holding his breath to put the cloak on Jiang Rui's shoulder.
Jiang Rui's eyelashes trembled lightly and opened slowly, with a little hazy in his eyes. He gradually became awake after falling on him. He was a little surprised. When he found his cloak, he nodded again, "Thank you."
Lu Xingzhou took a step back and smiled, "But the servant disturbed the mother?"
"I never slept deeply, it has nothing to do with my father-in-law." Jiang Rui shook his head.
Lu Xingzhou said again: "The empress has a motherly heart to her Majesty, but she should not neglect her body."
Jiang Rui went to the bed to look at the little emperor, touched his forehead with his hand, and said, "My father-in-law's kindness is my heart. I am afraid that the gate of the palace has been locked now. Is the father-in-law busy until now? "
Xu Shi's night was too quiet, and the conversation between the two of them was rare, and they did not have the usual daggers, with a calmness that belongs to the night.
This kind of atmosphere is hard to dislike, Lu Xingzhou also glanced at the little emperor, "It's just a trivial matter, I dare not remember it. How about your majesty?"
"I won't burn it now, it should be fine tonight." Jiang Rui picked up the cloth towel on the little emperor's forehead, and wrung it out personally.
The white and slender fingers were soaked in water, they became more delicate and translucent under the candle light, the nails were round and the fingertips were reddish, and they looked like the most delicate jade carvings.
Lu Xingzhou looked in a trance for a moment.
"The father-in-law came to see your Majesty specially, he is interested, if nothing else, I'd better leave the palace earlier." Jiang Rui pinched the blanket to the little emperor and turned around and said.
Lu Xingzhou also felt that he was a little tired tonight, and after shaking his mind twice in a while, he smiled and said, "The next minister is leaving, and the mother goes to bed earlier."
"Father-in-law go slowly." Jiang Rui didn't send each other away, and his slight tone was not much different from usual. But when Lu Xingzhou watched her sitting under the lamp, he always felt something different.
The next day, the little emperor's fever really subsided, and Jiang Rui asked him to rest for two more days without rushing to study.
In the hot weather, there are ice basins in every corner of the Chang'an Palace, and there are almost two worlds inside and outside the house.
Jiang Rui woke up after a nap, eating a icy watermelon and spreading a message with smoke.
"Niang Niang, the noble concubine is visiting."
"Come in, please." She was still crooked on the couch.
As soon as Princess Xiao stepped into the main hall of Chang'an Palace, she noticed the coolness coming to her face, which was cooler and more comfortable than in her palace, and she felt unwilling.
In the past, when the emperor was in the past, she was more favored than the queen. Although the ice of the concubine has a fixed number according to the grade, the eunuchs in charge of the sent the most ice to her palace every year, and the queen did not dare to say anything even if she knew , And now it makes her proud.
She approached, still not polite, and just sat down, "My mother is so laid-back, why didn't she go to Chongzheng Hall today?"
"Your Majesty is in good health, let him rest for two more days." Jiang Rui didn't care about her rudeness.
Princess Xiao smiled softly: "It turns out that the empress went to Chongzheng Hall, really to teach her majesty to study, I thought..."
Jiang Rui glanced at her and focused on the watermelon in his jade bowl.
Seeing her not answering, Princess Xiao gritted her teeth secretly and said: "I heard people say that Grandpa Lu recently sent a lot of good things to the Empress Palace. I don't know when will the Empress be like this?"
"Really, I don't know who the noble concubine listens to, why don't I know?"
"Why is the empress pretending to be confused?" Princess Xiao leaned closer, lowering her voice: "I didn't know before. The empress has such a good ability, and even people like Lu Gonggong can win over. If the empress used her strength earlier, I'm afraid it would be first. In front of the emperor, there is nothing to do with me and the other sisters."
Although she didn't say it clearly, the hint in her words was already very obvious.
It's not uncommon for eunuchs and court ladies to meet each other, even secretly and concubines. The surface of the Royal Palace of Nuovo is so glamorous, there are so many shameful things in the dark. I just didn't expect that looking at the dignified and gentle queen mother, he would actually do such a thing.
"If the emperor Xian knows, what do you think he would think?" Princess Xiao said quietly.
Jiang Rui finally looked at her, "Know what, can the dead still jump out of the tomb?"
"You... you are disrespectful!"
"Oh?" Jiang Rui said with a smile, "Then wait until I see the Emperor Xian, and then apologize for him."
The former Queen Xie never said such things. Princess Xiao looked at her unexpectedly, and she said for a long time: "The empress is really different. Originally, I would still be suspicious, but now it seems that you... are willing ?"
"Don't misunderstand the noble concubine, I didn't admit anything. Why did you say that you have a nose and eyes?" Jiang Rui put the jade bowl aside and wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief.
Princess Xiao snorted: "Not everyone is blind. These days, the empress goes to Chongzheng Hall every day, saying that she is teaching her majesty to study, but other people can't see it. Who knows what is going on? Sending good things to the Niang Niang Palace frequently, there was no such thing before."
If she had heard of this kind of thing before, she would only be a joke, but now looking at the face in front of her, she thinks it is extremely possible.
Since Queen Mother Xie recovered from a serious illness two months ago, every time she saw her afterwards, Princess Xiao felt jealous.
She is obviously the same as her over thirty, and her years have passed away, so why is she the only one who is restored to the most beautiful appearance as if she has been favored by a god? This face is even more charming than it was before, with the style of a mature woman and the tenderness of an innocent girl.
Princess Xiao is a stunning beauty herself, she knows that this kind of complicated and strange temperament can make a man more difficult to extricate than a beautiful face.
Jiang Rui didn't refute any more, but said nonchalantly: "The noble concubine said yes. Just ask the concubine to restrain her. Don't talk nonsense. Otherwise, if someone gets angry, I can't stop it."
Although in the eyes of some people, she and Lu Xingzhou are already an established relationship, but Jiang Rui knows very well in his heart that Lu Xingzhou has not even thought about that direction. If someone says some gossip and is heard by him, maybe he will be shocked. Angrily shot.
What she said was to remind Princess Xiao, but it became a threat to the other party's ears.
Mrs. Xiao sneered: "Your majesty is so prestigious. Now you are leaning against the big tree to enjoy the shade. Who dares to gossip? I'm afraid this Chang'an Palace, I won't dare to come again."
After she finished speaking, she got up and left without saying to quit.
Outside the palace, Lu Xingzhou was in his private house. In front of him was a whole box of rings and bracelets. They were made of various materials, including rubies, emeralds, opals, pearls, agates, and tourmalines.
Seeing that he stared at him for a long time and didn't say anything, Sanqi couldn't help asking: "Supervisor, is this for the empress dowager?"
Lu Xingzhou nodded slightly, still looking at the brocade box.
"Do you want the younger one to run for the superintendent?" Sanqi asked Ying on the initiative.
"No need." Lu Xingzhou clicked on the desk and said, "Go buy another box, these are too old."
Sanqi laughed and said courageously: "You don't know, some jewelry is more valuable as it gets older. A few days ago, 28th gave the hairpin his old mother left to him to the court lady who was eating, and they were moved to tears. This is all my heart, the governor’s heart for the empress, the empress must know it even if she doesn’t say it. The little one dares to say, looking at these days, the empress may not be unintentional to the governor, but the empress is reserved. Li, never revealed it."
He said to himself that he hadn't noticed the look of his superintendent who was initially confused and then shocked.