The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 279: Take Care of Yourself

Taoist nun Shi said many obscure words and recited some words that were not sure if they were Buddhist scriptures. Because Liu Yiyi was confused by what she heard, she felt that she was even more capable.

After reciting the sutra, Nun Shi listened to Liu Yiyi's complaints and began to say some ambiguous and profound words to "guide" her.

Liu Yiyi remembered almost every word she said deeply in her heart. She had never spoken to the empress dowager with such respect.

Moreover, Taoist nun Shi is particularly good at understanding the minds of those who ask her for help.

For example, when Liu Yiyi wanted to have a baby, Taoist nun Shi stared at her for a long time, touched her belly, and then said to her, "You are still young. If you want to have a child, it is not impossible..."

This was only half said, but it gave Liu Yiyi endless hope, enough for her to take out a few more banknotes.

People like Shi Dao Gu are just good at moving between different groups of people and saying different things according to what different people want.

She looks young, so she still has a lot of life to live. If she really gets pregnant, it will be her credit. If she doesn't, there is still a long way to go. By then, the emperor will be far away, and Shi Taoist nun will have gone far away, so who will be able to find her?

Nun Shi sat in the room for a while. When she was about to leave, Liu Yiyi stuffed a lot of silver into her pocket and said many auspicious words. She said that she would invite her to come here again another day to sit and listen to her talk about scriptures.

Naturally, Taoist nun Shi said yes with a smile.

The place where Liu Yiyi lived was not close to Concubine Xin Shufei's Chuxiu Palace, and was located in a relatively remote location in the imperial city. A short distance away was Shuyuexuan where Qin Liuse originally lived.

Qin Huaijin had nothing to do today, so he came out for a walk.

In the past two months, I have heard of the name of Taoist nun Shi in the harem, but I didn't expect to meet her near Shu Yuexuan today.

Qin Huaijin saw the back of Taoist nun Shi, stopped, and asked the maid next to her, "Is that old woman the Taoist nun Shi who came to perform a ritual for Concubine Xin Shu?"

The maid looked at the back of the Taoist nun and was a little uncertain, but she nodded and said, "It looks like that. In our harem, no one looks like that, and no one wears clothes like that."

Qin Huaijin asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Is it really that magical?"

The maid also frowned and pondered, "I heard that she just performed a ritual on Concubine Xin Shu's belly and chanted a few words. After just a few times, Concubine Xin Shu really became pregnant."

This made Qin Huaijin a little curious.

She couldn't help but reach out and touch her abdomen. Now that her body was seriously injured, she didn't know if this magical method would be of any use.

The maid knew why Qin Huaijin was in such a bad mood recently, so she couldn't help but ask, "Lady Qin, do you want to give it a try too?"

Qin Huaijin didn't really believe it, and said with some doubt, "It's not impossible to give it a try, but who knows how much truth there is in this kind of quack doctor."

As he spoke, Qin Huaijin replied to Shu Yuexuan. He immediately sat down and wrote a letter home, asking his family to check the background of this Taoist nun Shi.

In this letter home, Qin Huaijin did not hide his recent situation. Instead, he first talked about his recent difficulties and said that the imperial physician had seen him.

My health is not good now. If I want to conceive a child, it may not be easy. If this Taoist nun Shi really has miraculous effects, I will ask my parents to pray for me.

Qin Liuse finished writing the letter home, sealed it with wax, and placed it on the desk, ready to wait for someone to take it out of the palace.

Qin Huaijin's parents' home is in Shangjing City. If you walk out of the imperial city, it will only take more than half an hour.

The family's house was located in the most prosperous area of ​​the capital, so when the letter was sent out of the palace, Qin Boyuan and Xu would receive it on the same day.

Qin Huaijin was the precious biological daughter of the Qin family, so the Qin family naturally cherished her very much. So within two days, Qin Huaijin received a reply letter from home.

Qin Huaijin unfolded the letter from home, in which Qin Boyuan said that Taoist nun Shi was very popular in the capital recently, and many wealthy families wanted to invite her to perform rituals.

However, this immortal does not love money, and the only people who are willing to meet him are only six or seven families.

Seeing that Qin Boyuan had a positive attitude towards this Taoist nun Shi, Qin Huaijin couldn't wait to read on.

Sure enough, Qin Boyuan wrote, saying that he would ask around for her. In the letter, he also asked about Qin Huaijin's health and told her to take good care of herself. Qin's parents and brothers would naturally try their best to help her find some folk remedies so that she could get well and give birth to children for the emperor.

Qin Huaijin smiled after reading the letter. She knew that everyone in her family would be on her side, and if this Taoist nun Shi really had that ability, there would be no harm in giving it a try.

However, the reason why Qin Huaijin wrote this letter home was because she did not want to be like other concubines in the harem and openly invite Taoist nun Shi to her palace.

It’s not that Qin Huaijin has no confidence in himself, but he’s worried that he can’t hire Taoist nun Shi.

She was born in the Qin family, which had plenty of money. Even now that she had entered the palace, her parents would bring her some money from time to time, just in case she would need the money in the palace. She had a lot of money on hand, and Qin Huaijin was not short of money at all.

What she was worried about was that such a high density of people would displease Emperor Yongjia.

Emperor Yongjia did not like superstitions. Although he did not interfere with other people's beliefs, if there were so many concubines in the harem at once, they would all ask the Taoist nun Shi to perform rituals for them.

If that got to the ears of Emperor Yongjia, who knows whether he would be unhappy.

One or two is okay, but if there are more people, it will be a different story.

Therefore, Qin Huaijin asked her parents' home to ask outside for her, and had no intention of meeting the Taoist nun Shi directly in the palace.

It’s hard to say, but Qin Huaijin is actually quite smart. The fact that Emperor Yongjia does not interfere with others does not mean that he is happy to see this phenomenon.

It is hard to say whether Emperor Yongjia liked to see the concubines in the harem asking Taoist nun Shi to perform rituals and seek remedies, but in any case, he loved to go to Zhaoyang Palace to see Qin Liuse.

That night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the breeze was gentle, carrying the scent of flowers.

When Emperor Yongjia arrived at Zhaoyang Palace, Qin Liuse was carrying a rattan chair and sitting under the grape vine trellis in the yard.

She looked up at the stars in the sky from time to time. There were olive-shaped standing tripod lamps placed in a circle around her, illuminating her whole body as if it were daytime.

Because her back was facing the door, Qin Liuse was completely unaware when Emperor Yongjia walked in. She was just busy with the needlework in her hands.

Qin Liuse seemed to be particularly afraid of heat during her pregnancy. It was only April, but she had already put on some light clothes.

Today she was wearing a frosty white skirt with peony flowers embroidered on the bodice. In the moonlight and candlelight, she looked even whiter like a fairy.

It’s just that this fairy-like figure now has a big belly, which cannot be hidden even when wearing a skirt.

When Emperor Yongjia walked over, he did not say a word, but deliberately slowed down his footsteps. He also waved his hand, asking the maid and Zhu Wanxi beside him to step back.

Everyone retreated silently, and Qin Liuse was still sewing the pattern in her hand.

Until Emperor Yongjia came over, put one hand under her neck, passed the other hand under her knees, and picked her up sideways.