Little Flower Fairy Chasing Her Husband

Chapter 68

The eldest mother, who often accompanied the queen mother, stood at the door of the main room, wearing a red coat, her face was well maintained, she did not appear to be in her 60s, she seemed to be waiting for someone.

She saw Lu Zhi walking all the way outside the courtyard, with a smile on his face, he was blessed with being far away, and said: "I have seen His Royal Highness Prince Yu."

Lu Zhi approached and nodded at her: "I've seen my aunt."

"To see our ancestors today?" The grandma pulled up the cotton curtain for him, and while welcoming him in, she said, "The queen mother was still talking about you. Today is a coincidence that the front concubine is here, and her highness is also on the back." coming."

When Lu Zhi heard her talking about Zi Rong, his face remained unchanged, and he said: "He has been in the mansion all year round, or he is a little free, afraid that some rules are not right, and he will offend the emperor's grandmother again."

After talking, he went into the outside room.The queen mother was leaning on the couch, holding a string of Buddhist beads, rolling them slowly.Two very young court ladies knelt aside and beat her legs.

There is no Zirong.

Before going around the screen just now, the eldest mother smiled inside and said, "Queen Mother, let's see who is here."

Seeing him at this time, the queen mother also had a smile on her face, she sat up and was busy ordering someone to set up a seat for Lu Zhi.

"Hit your father?"

After Lu Zhi was seated, the Queen Mother asked with a smile.

Lu Zhi respectfully said: "Yes, my grandson went to the imperial study after he came down to court, and now I'm free. I haven't seen you for a long time, so I just wanted to take a look."

"I know you are filial." The queen mother waved the maid who was beating her legs away, and there were only three people left in the hall.

The eldest mother offered a cup of tea to the queen mother and Lu Zhi respectively. The queen mother took a few breaths from the teacup, took a sip, and said, "What did Chao Shang say?"

Lu Zhi said: "There is nothing important."

"But I heard one thing." The Empress Dowager said, "The whole court is anxious about your wedding, not only the Internal Affairs Office, but now even the Ministry of Rites can't sit still, isn't it?"

Lu Zhi said: "Father has already trained his grandson, and the elders should not be anxious. The grandson knows it is wrong. But this matter can't be rushed for a while, and when there is a suitable family, take it slowly..."

"Why not?" The queen mother smiled, and looked surprised again, and said: "Let's not talk about it, Yu Guogong, the little granddaughter of your uncle's grandfather's family, just fourteen in the new year. I heard that she looks first-class. One is good, and her education is even better. On the fifteenth day, her grandmother came to the palace to talk to Aijia, and just brought her with her. Aijia saw that she was very suitable for Zhi'er."

Lu Zhi held the armrest of the chair with one hand, exerted a little force, paused, smiled slightly, and said, "The daughter of Duke Yu's family is naturally excellent."

The queen mother said very kindly: "Who says it's not? Your father and the emperor also told Aijia that you were worried that you would not marry, but your grandmother knew your heart. You are good-looking and noble. You have to choose and choose. You are too picky." Bar?"

Lu Zhi lowered his head slightly, as if he was embarrassed by what he was talking about.After a while, he suddenly said: "Suddenly remembered, just now the eldest mother said that the side concubine of the grandson's house entered the palace today and came to grandma, but she didn't see anyone, but she has already gone back?"

The Empress Dowager put down the teacup in her hand, with a smile on her face, she said: "It was called by Ai's family. I only saw it when I came. His body seems to have passed some time, but it is hard for him to move. Ai's family thought, maybe it is still Boys have a big heart. If a girl knows how to take care of herself, she won't go out when she just shows her pregnancy."

They forced her to come in, and now with just a word, Zirong doesn't care about her body, and she doesn't care about the child in her belly.

Lu Zhi lowered his eyes in response, suppressed the roughness of his voice, did not defend Zirong, and only said: "He... is more than nine months old. Since he was pregnant, his health has not been very good, so he is spoiled, go back , grandson will definitely teach him more, today..."

"You need to teach me?" The queen mother's tone was a little bit bad, "That's right, there is no master in your inner courtyard, and the women's work has to be put on the men's heads. If you get married early, there will be someone who can get married." Dear Concubine, how can the prince worry about these things?"

Not seeing Zirong, not knowing where the queen mother took him, Lu Zhi's heart seemed to be rolling in a frying pan.The fire ignited by the hot oil burned from his chest to his throat, causing pain all over his body, but he couldn't show it yet.

I can only admit my mistake more sincerely: "This is because my grandson didn't think carefully, and I'm used to being loose. Please ask the emperor's grandmother to love her grandson more. Don't blame him too much."

"The Ai family doesn't love you enough? I just said that the concubine I chose for you, if your younger brothers know about it, you must blame the Ai family for being partial."

The queen mother brought the conversation back again, and Lu Zhi knew that if he couldn't give him an accurate word today, the queen mother would not easily ask him to take Zirong back.

The Queen Mother could afford to wait, and could type back his words in a few words.If it doesn't work, just order an imperial doctor to come and say that Zirong's body should not be moved, I'm afraid the two children will be born in this Yongning Palace.

"The grandson will remember what the imperial grandmother said." At this time, Lu Zhi only said that the big deal was that they wanted to marry a concubine by themselves. After all, Zirong's body was heavy.

But even if it's not embarrassing, he will definitely take it back.

His flower demon doesn't understand anything, has the clearest mind and the least courage.Leaving the palace, and he was not around, so he didn't need others to play tricks on him. He just found a dark room and shut him up for a day, and he would probably be scared out of his wits.

So Lu Zhi closed his eyes, and finally said: "The granddaughter of Duke Yu is fine."

"That's exactly the reason." Hearing this, the queen mother finally beamed with joy, took another sip of tea, stretched out her hand to ask the eldest mother to help her, and said to Lu Zhi: "After sitting for a day, Ai's family is also exhausted. Your side The concubine is in the small Buddhist hall at the back, take it back. It looks like the key will be released soon, don't lock it at the gate of the palace."

Lu Zhi agreed, and the little maid who was called in by the grandma took her to the small Buddhist hall.

It was neither early nor late, and the sky seemed bright and dark. He walked quickly to the entrance of the Buddhist hall, and saw Yuzhui standing with his head bowed at the entrance, guarded by two guards.

She heard the movement and looked up, her face was covered with tears, she opened her mouth to speak, but no sound came out.

At this moment, Lu Zhi's heart trembled, and he stepped into the Buddhist hall.

The window paper on the door of the Buddhist hall is thicker than other places. He stretched out his hand and pushed the door open, and a few rays of light shot in through the crack of the door. Fine dust danced in the light path, making the rest of the place even darker.

The first thing that catches the eye is a pure gold statue of Sakyamuni Buddha, with incense tables and melons and fruits under it.The whole room is filled with a faint scent of incense, but there is no Buddha breath, only an indescribable depression.

Zirong knelt under the Buddha statue with her back to the door, like a jade pendant, with two guards guarding her.

He was thin and thin, and he didn't know how long he had been kneeling, but his back was still straight.

It was the protruding belly that forced him to straighten up.The two children fell, and the pelvis was almost cracked. The pain was unimaginable, and the pain of cutting the skin with a sharp blade was only a fraction of it.

The unbearable but persistent pain, as time went by, cut every inch of the body finely.

On the contrary, from the knee down, there is no feeling at all.Zi Rong thought dazedly in dizziness, this is better, maybe he is naturally resistant to kneeling.

He knew that His Highness would come to pick him up sooner or later, if it hurts everywhere, wouldn't it make His Highness sad?

Lu Zhi walked slowly step by step, he squatted down beside Zirong, and almost couldn't support himself and sat down.

After the flower demon was finally brought back, her complexion was unprecedentedly pale, and her eyes were slack.When I saw him, I didn't open my arms to be hugged by him as I imagined, let alone shed a stream of tears without blinking, and looked like I was being bullied miserably with my mouth pursed.

He knelt quietly, unaware of Lu Zhi's approach.Drooping eyes didn't know where to look, cold sweat poured down from his forehead one by one, and the neckline was wet.

A few futons were piled up and thrown aside, but the flower demon knelt directly on the ground.

A thick bloody smell rose from Lu Zhi's throat, his face was tense, he knelt down on one knee, took off the cloak and covered Zirong, stretched out his arms to hug Zirong, and walked out of the dark Buddhist hall.

Yuzhui trotted along behind, and let out a few uncontrollable sobs from time to time.

The sun hid half of their faces under the mountains in the west, and the three of them walked on the neat palace road paved with bluestone slabs. The evening breeze blew past everyone's faces, and also lifted the hem of their land-colored official uniforms.

The setting sun shone on Zirong's pale face, which was gentle and cruel at the same time.

Zirong's two legs slumped down from Lu Zhi's lap, swaying as she walked, like two chains that could not stand up, lifeless.

He also didn't have the consciousness and strength to use his arms to hug Lu Zhi's neck, the inner arm rested on his stomach, and the outer one hung by his side like a calf.The jade pendant helped him put it away from time to time, but it would slide down again soon.

The road is long, much longer than when it came.There was Zirong who was nine months pregnant lying on his arms, but Lu Zhi didn't feel tired.

Instead, he felt light in his arms, as if he couldn't keep it.

His mind was numb, and he didn't dare to think about Zirong's situation.If you can go on this road forever, the situation will not get better, but it will not get worse.

Lu Zhi just walked forward, while Yu Zhui was crying and saying something, he didn't pay attention to listen, but somehow, every word was printed in his mind and engraved in his heart.

"Steward Yan begged hard, but nothing worked. In the end, the emperor was moved out. There was no other way, and the words could not be delivered to the court. He had to let the slaves follow him into the palace. He went to the princess mansion to find a way."

"Standing outside the house and waiting for more than half an hour."

"Standing inside for more than half an hour."

"The queen mother said she was tired, so she didn't come out. The eldest mother said that the master was about to give birth, so she asked him to go to the small Buddhist hall to pay homage. But she didn't let the slaves follow."

After that, he kept guards by his side and worshiped Buddha until now.

In the carriage, Lu Zhi hugged the fluffy flower demon tightly in his arms. This person's wet and cold face was pressed against his neck, and his breathing was weak, which made him feel cold from the inside.

I don't know how long it took, and was about to get home when the silent man in his arms suddenly frowned, raised his hand hanging by his side, and grabbed Lu Zhi's skirt in a panic, a series of weak groans leaked out, yes Vaguely: "It hurts...His Highness, Your Majesty...It hurts..."

Zi Rong grabbed Lu Zhi's clothes, but it seemed to hold his heart, just a slight pinch could kill him.

He carelessly kissed Zirong's sweaty forehead, coaxing the flower demon with a hoarse voice: "Don't be afraid, it won't hurt after a while. I... Lu Zhi is here, Lu Zhi is holding you, Rong Rong is not afraid. Let's go back Home, go home, it won't hurt anymore."

A string of tears flowed from the corners of Zirong's tightly closed eyes, but she still didn't wake up, her neck couldn't support her, her head drooped weakly, leaning against Lu Zhi's chest, covering most of her face.

The situation in the car made the driver dare not go fast, for fear of bumping Zirong, but with his appearance, the driver didn't dare to slow down.

After picking a good way all the way, I finally arrived at the palace.

Yan Yu'an was waiting at the door, and when he saw the carriage approaching, he asked people to open the main door, but the carriage and horses drove directly into the inner courtyard without stopping.

Yan Yu'an ate behind closed doors at the eldest princess's mansion, and it was useless to wait all afternoon. The servants guarding the gate of the palace came back and said that the prince had gone to Yongning Palace, so he gave up. After returning to the mansion, the imperial doctor was sent to check on him Ask someone to tidy up the delivery room.

Zirong was placed on the burning kang, Lu Zhi's collar was held in his hands, he couldn't stand up straight, and he didn't try to break Zirong's hand, he just knelt on the edge of the low kang at that height.

He stared at the unconscious person in front of him, his eyes were scarlet, and he said nothing.

When the imperial doctor entered the room, he was frightened into a cold sweat by the scene. He was led forward by Yan Yu'an tremblingly. After carefully examining the pulse and touching his stomach, he lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, the fetus...has sunk down, I'm afraid , side concubine, she has to give birth at this time..."

Lu Zhi asked hoarsely, "The water hasn't broken yet, how can it be born?"

The imperial doctor knelt down tremblingly, gritted his teeth, and said angrily: "It's only ten days away, rub some force on the side concubine's abdomen, the water will break, and then..."

Lu Zhi said: "Say it again, the water hasn't broken, how can it be born?"

The imperial doctor was trembling violently, kowtowed loudly on the ground a few times, and said: "My lord, it's just a pain. If you hesitate any longer, I'm afraid that the fetus in the womb will be hurt, and even the side concubine will be more dangerous." Ah, my lord!"

At this moment, he couldn't see people kneeling any longer, so he stretched out his hand to pick up the imperial physician, and turned to look at Zi Rong.

This flower demon is heartless and extremely stupid.After the New Year's Eve last year, she stalked him, not only kept her and refused to leave, but was so naive that she wanted to give birth to him.

He is the blood of the former empress, the son of Zheng'er Bajing, the fourth prince, the minister of Dali Temple, the king of Yu, and maybe he will be the prince and the emperor.But he couldn't be a qualified husband and father.

Zi Rong made him think he could, but it turned out how ridiculous he was.

The corner of Lu Zhi's mouth curled up into a slight smile, he stretched out his hand to fiddle with Zirong's bloodless lips, lowered his eyes and said lightly: "Do you know you're afraid this time?"

You should stay away from me from the beginning, if you don't go back to your tree, you should at least get out of this dirty capital.Human life here is worthless, family affection is worthless, and under power, even blood is worthless.

Lu Zhi didn't ask a servant to press Zirong's stomach as the imperial physician suggested.

With a stiff face, he half-embraced the flower demon in his arms, without a trace of expression, he put the palm that had gently touched the pregnant belly of this person on weekdays, and pressed down hard.

Zirong screamed in a coma, and struggled violently all over her body.But Lu Zhi hugged him tightly, his strength not allowing him to escape half a point.

No matter how much he cried, with tears streaming down his face, Lu Zhi didn't give up, until the moment when the imperial doctor said the water had broken.

Wen Po was taken into the mansion as early as three months ago, and she was not allowed to see outsiders.But it wasn't until the imperial physician withdrew and Lu Zhi took off Zirong's pants that she realized that this side concubine was not Shuang'er.

Wen Po's hands trembled a little, and she raised her head to look at Lu Zhi helplessly.

His Royal Highness Prince Yu, who had only met once, had a livid complexion, red eyes, and a tall figure standing in front of him, looking like Hell of the Underworld.Looking at her with dark eyes, he opened his mouth and said in a flat tone: "He has something to do, and you all die with it."

Wen Po was startled and froze for a moment, then turned around and told the maids in the room: "Go, quickly fetch water, the ironed handkerchiefs are ready, bring them all in."

Lu Zhi didn't leave the delivery room, and the curtains were lowered. He hugged the half-awakened Zi Rong in his arms, and Wen Po watched from below.

Zi Rong regained some consciousness, and asked him in a weak voice: "Lu Zhi, am I going to have a baby? I...I feel so hurt..."

"Yes, you're going to give birth." Lu Zhi's tone was unprecedentedly gentle, he hugged Zirong in the position Wen Po said was convenient for Zirong to exert strength, and softly coaxed him: "You'll be fine when you're born, okay? "

Zi Rong nodded slowly, "Okay."

But pot after pot of hot water was brought, Zi Rong's spirit became worse and worse, and when Lu Zhi told him that he would not agree, there was still no movement.

Wenpo tried all kinds of methods. She pointed to Zirong's two unsightly legs, and said to Lu Zhi with a mournful face: "My lord, the side concubine has no strength in her legs and waist, she can't give birth."

Even if he was lying on the bed, he could tell that the two legs had separated from the owner of this body.

They slumped lifelessly on the mattress soaked in a large area, with a few bloody petals sprinkled here and there. On the two knees, there was a whole black and purple gore, which became more and more swollen and transparent as it went down. .

Lu Zhi knew that he had broken his knees.

He hasn't become a prince yet, because he can make Zi Rong look like this because he refuses to marry a concubine, what if he becomes an emperor someday?There is no one in the harem, and there are not many heirs. I am afraid that I will never see this person again in the early court.

"Call the imperial physician in and find a way to cheer him up." Lu Zhi said.

The imperial doctor said: "You need to be energetic for a while... There is also a way, just use a silver needle to prick a few acupuncture points, but the person who gets the needle will feel pain."

"It will be very painful. His Highness has to ask two people to hold the side concubine." The imperial physician added.

"Let's do it," Lu Zhi said.

After two injections, Zirong, who had just passed out, really screamed in misery, which was even more heart-stopping than when she was pressed on her stomach just now.

Lu Zhi just hugged him tightly and refused to struggle.

But the condition of Zirong's leg was worse than the imperial doctor thought. He glanced at the side concubine who had just calmed down and said in a low voice, "My lord, I'm afraid, two more injections are needed..."

"Zha." Lu Zhi's voice was very flat.

He was not calm like himself, as if his soul had been pulled out, floating lightly in the air, watching this human drama with cold eyes.