Chapter 173: Precautions for the Nieces

Yun Fenghuang had made up his mind, but he didn't show it at all on his face, he just sighed and regretted the death of Xiao Jiang, and asked Chen Jing to go to Xie's mansion in person: "Persuade Brother Eighteen, by the way, also on behalf of Ben The palace will give the eighteenth sister-in-law a ride."

At this time, the palace gate was about to be locked, so Chen Jing was able to report back the next morning. When he came over, Yun Fenghuang was dressing up. Seeing from the bronze mirror that his complexion was not very good, he couldn't help frowning: "Brother Shiba is very worried." Is it grief?"

"The Eighteenth Young Master is naturally sad now." Chen Jing hesitated for a while, and Fang Qian approached and said, "It's just...but not all because of the Eighteenth Young Madam."

He paused, then sighed, "Young master...not very well."

"Why is the young master not well?!" Yun Fenghuang was stunned, and said, "I remember that the eighteenth sister-in-law was born at full term, and the fetus has been stable all the time?"

Ordinarily in such a situation, it is still possible for the mother to collapse and die after giving birth, but why is the child not well?

Chen Jing hesitated to speak.

Seeing that Yun Fenghuang was going to have a fit, he quickly knelt down and cried: "Your Majesty, the Eighteenth Young Master is forcing you with his life, and you are not allowed to tell your maidservants that your Majesty is also pregnant now. I am afraid that you will worry too much and it will be disadvantageous to the emperor's heirs! "

"Then why don't you just stay in the Xie Mansion and become his slave?!"

Chen Jing didn't dare to accept this, so she said it anyway: "The eighteenth son also felt that it was strange that the young master was not good, so he thoroughly checked the Hefu last night and found... he found that among the things he was carrying, there was They were tampered with, and they were all contaminated with abortion and fetal injury! The eighteenth son vomited blood on the spot, so early this morning, he took people to Mingyu Lane, and took the two lowly maidservants inside, saying that he wanted a thousand knives Cut into pieces to pay for the life of the Eighteenth Young Madam!"

"..." Yun Fenghuang almost laughed angrily, "You mean, the eighteenth sister-in-law might not have had an accident, but those two lowly maids did it?!"

Chen Jing choked up and said, "The Eighteenth Young Master found out that this is the case..."

"Those two lowly maidservants were born in a whore family. If Brother Shiba didn't swear by it, what good would they do if they murdered Mrs. Shiba?!" Yun Fenghuang was really angry, and said angrily, "It must be Eighteenth brother promised that as long as eighteenth sister-in-law is gone, he will carry them through the house! Eighteenth sister-in-law was killed by eighteenth brother!!!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!" Seeing this, the left and right knelt down and begged her to calm down, "Madam, this is the end of the matter, and the Eighteenth Young Madam will not come back. It will be useless if you get angry again. If you hurt yourself, call the Eighteenth Young Madam." What should I do with the spirit in heaven? Furthermore, the eighteenth son is young, so it is inevitable that he will be playful. How can he take it seriously when he said something casually during a play? To blame, it is only the wishful thinking of those two lowly maidservants. Dare to miss Xie's family status!"

"Yes, ma'am, the eighteenth son is your blood and blood, how can you hurt your own flesh and blood for a mere outsider?"

"Now the eighteenth son also knows that he is wrong. As the saying goes, the prodigal son will not change his money when he returns. Please calm down, and the young master said it is not good. Maybe he can raise it? You should take the young master's face. The young master is now Without my mother, I can only count on my father in the future!"

A group of people persuaded, and Chen Jing also said that although Xie Xiaoyu was not good in all kinds of ways, he really cared about Yun Fenghuang's body, lest she would get angry and hurt her body.

Yun Fenghuang beat and beat, yelled and cursed, finally sat down weakly leaning on Xiaoji, said hoarsely: "Chi E, you take the imperial doctor to Xie's residence later, you must save the bones and blood of the eighteenth sister-in-law."

Chie took the order to go down, Honge hesitated for a while, then stepped forward to report, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Miss Meng and the others have heard the news and have been waiting outside for a while, can your empress allow them to come in?"

"..." Yun Fenghuang rubbed his forehead and said with a wry smile, "Their aunt and aunt are gone, so they should come. Let everyone come in."

A moment later, Xie Meng, Xie Mu, and Xie Kuo filed in, followed by Xie Ao who was hurrying behind, looking like they came from behind.

"Auntie, I heard something happened to Aunt Eighteen?" A group of girls saluted after entering, and Xie Meng asked first.

Seeing Yun Fenghuang nodded with red eye circles, tears also came down, "How could this happen? The eighteenth aunt was fine two days ago."

Because Xiao Jiang was Jiang's direct niece before passing through the door, she has always been in close contact with Xie's fourth wife.

Xie Meng, the three sisters Xie Mu and Xie Ao are no strangers to this eighteenth aunt.

Although Xie Kuo wanted to go up one level, at this moment, his expression was solemn to show his sadness.

For a while, the atmosphere in the hall was very heavy.

Yun Fenghuang endured his sadness and said a few words to them, then hurriedly interrupted them, urging the girls of the Xie family to retreat first.

"Auntie, can we go see Aunt Shiba for a ride?" Hearing this, Xie Kuo suddenly raised his head and asked, "By the way, see Uncle Shiba and his little cousin."

This request is human nature. After all, the Xiaojiang family is not only their serious elder, but also caring for them. Not to mention, after Xie Xiliu and his wife returned to the Northland, all their children stayed in the capital.

Except for Xie Meng being raised in the palace, Xiao Jiang's family has always been taking care of Xie Meng's brothers.

Yun Fenghuang agreed without much consideration, and asked Chen Jing to arrange for them.

"After the ladies come back, find an excuse to tell them not to come to the empress until the little prince is full moon." Seeing this, the Qing people turned to Chen Jing, "so as not to offend the empress and the little prince."

Although Yun Fenghuang's child has not yet been diagnosed as a male or female, but the people below must want to have a prince, so they call him "little prince" every day, hoping that their wishes will come true.

But Xie Meng and others went out of the palace to Xie's mansion, and the mourning hall has already been set up at this moment, due to the sudden incident, the arrangement is not thoughtful, it seems hasty and sloppy.

But because Yun Fenghuang is still pregnant and has always treated Xie Xiaoyu and his wife kindly, the crowd who came to express their condolences seemed to be flowing at this moment. If their carriage hadn't been marked with the palace logo, they would have been blocked and couldn't get in. .

"Uncle Eighteen." As the younger generation of the family and the children who have always been raised in front of the imperial concubine, Xie Meng and the others were invited to meet Xie Xiaoyu in the study not long after they entered.

Xie Xiaoyu is somewhat similar to Concubine Min in appearance, tall and handsome, and is one of the most handsome children of Xie's generation.

He is not the same type as Xie Wuzheng, he is the standard Northland athlete, with broad shoulders and narrow waist, sharp edges and corners, and a masculine handsomeness from head to toe.

But at this moment Xu Shi just suffered the pain of losing his wife, looking haggard and weak.

Seeing the nieces filing in, he forced a smile and said, "Why are you back? What did your mother say?"

Xie Meng said with concern: "Uncle Eighteenth, please be patient."

Then I roughly talked about Yun Fenghuang's attitude... In fact, the four children didn't know the inside story very well, they only said that Yun Fenghuang cried so much because of this incident, his eyes were red, "Auntie asked us to come back to mourn Aunt Eighteen , look at my cousin by the way."

"There are so many people in the mourning hall, I'm afraid it's inconvenient for you to go." Xie Xiaoyu thought for a while and said, "Well, you go and see your cousin. Your eighteenth aunt has always loved you, so I won't blame you of."

After a pause, they asked them again, "You must listen to your empress in the palace."

So they were taken to see the newborn baby, the little baby boy was very quiet, so quiet that Xie Meng couldn't help reaching out to check his breath.

If she didn't feel it carefully, she would be shocked as if there was nothing.

"We seldom come back, and we will definitely not be able to visit the palace often in the future, so let's spend more time with my cousin." She whispered to the three sisters, Xie Kuo bit his lip, and suddenly said in a low voice, "Outsiders There are too many, Eighteenth Uncle can't be busy at all, even if there are cousins ​​and cousins ​​to help, in the end there is nothing to do. Let our people help Eighteenth Uncle make arrangements for a while, so that Eighteenth Uncle will not be too tired."

This statement was unanimously approved by Xie Meng and the others, so they stayed in the room where the baby was placed.

For fear of waking up the children, they stayed in the inner room for a while, then retreated to the outer room.

Sitting around a bulging round table with huanghuali inlaid marble carved with curly grass patterns, the four sisters were all preoccupied.

Xie Kuo suddenly said: "This happened too suddenly. Two days ago, Aunt Shiba was fine. We were all discussing what congratulatory gift should I give when Aunt Shiba gave birth? What if I make Aunt Eighteen a joke if I’m not good at one craft? In the end, it’s a world apart forever.”

Xie Meng said listlessly: "Yeah, I still can't come to my senses at this moment... When my mother accompanied my grandmother to go back to Beidi, she told me that if there is anything to find in the future, just tell Aunt Shiba .result……"

Xie Li remained silent, and also sighed quietly.

Xie Ao, the only concubine, was able to stay in the palace for a while as the accompanying student of Princess Zhaoqing, and she was not very familiar with the three concubine cousins, so she didn't dare to make a sound at this moment, and just lowered her head, studying the patterns on the table.

"I was really scared when I saw my aunt in the hall just now." Seeing that they hadn't reacted yet, Xie Kuo gritted his teeth and continued, "My aunt cried so sadly that I couldn't help but think of it..."

After a pause, she finally uttered the second half of the sentence softly, "I thought of Aunt Shiba!"

Xie Meng and Xie Yu didn't react for a while, but Xie Ao, who was used to looking at people's faces, raised his head in astonishment, and looked straight at Xie Kuo!

The room was dead silent for a moment, Xie Mengteng stood up, leaned over, and gave Xie Kuo a slap without hesitation: "Your mother is going to follow in the footsteps of Aunt Eighteen! Who allows you to curse Auntie!?"

Xie Mu didn't react as violently as Xie Meng, but she also frowned and said: "Xie Kuo, what do you mean? Don't forget that you are able to have today, thanks to your aunt's cultivation!"

"Of course I know how important my aunt is to us." Xie Kuo didn't hide, and didn't care about Xie Meng's move, let the bright red fingerprints slowly float on his snow-white cheeks, and calmly said, "I'm nothing without my aunt, How could I curse my aunt?"

Xie Meng and Xie Mu looked at her coldly.

Xie Kuo said calmly: "Our family has been supported by our aunt so far. Twenty-one uncle said he was a son-in-law, but he has already retired from his official position. It must be no problem for him to live freely with His Royal Highness the eldest princess, but those of us who want to be kind Impossible. So once my aunt has a good or bad life, how can we have a good life?! If possible, I am willing to take out a change to give birth to a cousin or cousin in peace with my aunt! But look at Aunt Shiba, think again Thinking about Concubine Wen Huixian back then, can such a thing be done accurately?"

Xie Meng, Xie Xie, and Xie Ao were all silent about what they said.

Yes, regarding the risks of childbirth, even if they are not very old, but they come from a large and prosperous family, who has not experienced or heard of several births, old ages, illnesses and deaths when they can remember?

Before Xie Meng entered the palace, there were examples of close relatives who died of dystocia.

It's just that she was too young at that time, and she didn't quite understand the meaning of death, let alone the difficulty of giving birth.

After entering the palace, the biological mothers of the imperial heirs who died in childbirth did not have any close contact with them, so it is fine to hear about them.

But Xiaojiang's family is different, this is their serious elder, or an elder who is very close to each other, not to mention getting along day and night, but they are also very familiar with each other.

She died, died of dystocia, it's no wonder that Xie Kuo would think of Yun Fenghuang's pregnancy.

Xiao Jiang grew up under Jiang's watch, and his body has always been good. Otherwise, Jiang would not have told his own son.

After she entered the door, she didn't even have a headache, and the pregnancy process went smoothly, so it's still gone... Who can guarantee that Yun Fenghuang won't follow in her footsteps?

Once something happened to Yun Fenghuang, what would the girls who were raised by the imperial concubine do?

Xie Meng, who was the most violent, didn't know what to say for a while.

"Sister Menger, you are twelve years old this year, you can discuss marriage." Xie Kuo looked at the silent sisters, knowing that they had lost their minds, squinted his eyes slightly, and looked at Xie Meng, "Why don't you take advantage of the time when you are in the Xie Mansion now?" If you don’t have time, tell your cousin, let your grandmother write a letter to your aunt, and I will find you right away? In this way, you will have a place to go. After all, His Majesty has a deep-rooted love for your aunt, as long as you get married, even if... Your Majesty will definitely not allow your husband's family to regret the marriage!"

"What are you talking about!" Xie Meng's complexion changed for a moment, he thumped the table angrily, and said with a sneer, "Auntie's fortune is profound, how can ordinary people compare to it?! Auntie will be fine! Talking about marriage! I also hope that after my aunt gives birth, she will be at ease with me and worry about it!"

Xie Kuo calmly said: "Who doesn't want to? But you should also know that no one can say for sure about this kind of thing."

She breathed out slowly, "Besides, do you think I'm only thinking of myself when I make such a suggestion? Don't forget, the eighteenth aunt is gone, but the little cousin stayed. This is the eldest son of the eighteenth uncle. Of course my uncle will treat him well, and my fourth aunt will definitely love him... But, if my aunt really... Do you think there is anyone in the palace who will take care of my aunt's children? Since my aunt entered the palace, the most disadvantaged What is it? Is it because my Xie family background is not obvious! Besides, my aunt is not loved by the loving mother, the empress dowager, do you think the loving mother, the empress dowager, will treat the aunt's children with the same care as the fourth aunt treats the little cousin?"

This time Xie Meng, Xie Xie and Xie Ao stopped talking.

At their age, even if they have some small thoughts for their own sake, they still care about their feelings after all.

Even though Yun Fenghuang has neglected her nieces in the past two years, at least she has raised them in the palace with good food, good food and good food. The daily treatment is much better than that at home, and there is also a bonus for future marriage .

For these reasons, even if they were envious of King Qin and Zhaoqing being able to find the concubine to act like a spoiled child anytime and anywhere, they were still grateful to the concubine on the whole.

Not to mention that now that they have left the concubine's protection, their future is bound to be uncertain.

So the four girls all hope from the bottom of their hearts that Yun Fenghuang can be safe for mother and child.

But just like Xie Kuo said, no one can say for sure about this kind of thing.

The best result is that Yun Fenghuang successfully gave birth to the emperor's heir, and his favor and status will rise to a higher level. The status and status of their nieces will also rise accordingly.

The result of the middle point is that Yun Fenghuang is alive, but the emperor's heir is not... This is of course a blow, but Yun Fenghuang has proved one thing over the years, she won the favor by not having children. As her nieces, Xie Meng and the others all believed that if this happened, the aunt might still be able to use this matter to further win the emperor's love and affection.

The worst result is that Yun Fenghuang and the child are not kept, so whether they are Xie or not, they will end up sadly.

And there is another result, like Xiao Jiang's, Yun Fenghuang is gone, and the child stays.

this……

Who will protect this child?

Xie Kuo looked around and said cautiously: "Although the father and brothers in the family went to Weihe to make contributions at the expense of life and death, but after all, they started at a low level. I don't think it will be effective in a short while. When I entered the palace under Aunt Chenghuan's knees, it was more or less for the purpose of marrying a high-ranking family. If that's the case, why can't I express my feelings to my aunt now and make an appointment in advance? It's best if my aunt is safe and sound, but if... how much is my aunt's child? There is also some dependence, isn't it?"

"...Once my aunt has troubles." Xie Ao didn't want to intervene in the discussion of the prostitutes at will, but he couldn't help but reminded, "Our marriage will continue under His Majesty's pity, I'm afraid, You don't have much to say in your husband's house, but how can you support your aunt's children?"

Xie Kuo said indifferently: "Then do you have a better way? Or do you think we have other ways to save aunt and son?"

Xie Ao choked, and said in a low voice: "But how can you say such things to your aunt?"

Even if it's a good intention, this aunt is still pretty good, you go tell aunt, you see, Aunt Shiba is gone because of childbirth, what if you are like her, or you can find us a rich family to get married first, In this way, you will have several famous brothers-in-laws without your children, at least they are a bargaining chip, so you won't have a bad life because you lost your mother's support?

...Even if it is her own aunt, I believe Concubine Min can tear them apart.

Xie Ao looked at Xie Kuo, and tentatively asked, "Is Sister Kuo'er planning to say it in person?"

Then she thanked Kuo for being a man!

Xie Kuo glanced at her: "What qualifications do I have to say such things to my aunt."

She pursed her lips, "No, we're in Xie's mansion now? This is our own home. Isn't it convenient for us to talk and do things?"

Otherwise, why did she propose to come back to the Xie Mansion to express condolences?

Do you really think she came here to express condolences?

In the palace, Yun Fenghuang didn't know that her nieces were already worrying about her, and she was even working hard on how to think about her children after she died, and was carefully deliberating on the plan to kill the Queen Mother...