The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 271 Big Event

Since she became pregnant, Qin Liuse has been assisting in the management of the six palaces, basically just taking care of some miscellaneous, brainless tasks. All other matters are basically handled by Concubine Xiao De alone.

But Qin Liuse couldn't sit still sitting idle in Zhaoyang Palace every day, so from time to time, he would go to Concubine Xiao De's place.

It’s not far and not too tiring, so walking this distance can be considered as exercise.

On this day, Qin Liuse led the maid to Concubine Xiao De's palace as usual.

The first day of April was mid-spring, the weather was comfortable, the sky was high and the clouds were far away, making it very comfortable to walk, and it was perfect for walking.

When walking on the palace road, I saw a middle-aged woman from afar. She was wearing a gray-brown cotton robe, a black headscarf on her head, and black cloth shoes on her feet. She walked with the wind.

As they passed each other, Qin Liuse stopped curiously and turned to look at the man's back.

It was not until she walked away and turned into another road and could no longer be seen that Qin Liuse turned around.

Aunt Mingyue noticed Qin Liuse's abnormality and asked her, "Zhaoyi, do you recognize that person? Or what happened?"

Qin Liuse walked forward again, with one hand on Aunt Mingyue's hand as she walked. This was the request of Emperor Yongjia, who said that she was unstable and could not take care of herself when moving around.

So he ordered Aunt Mingyue to follow closely and hold on. Aunt Mingyue naturally obeyed the order. When entering and leaving Zhaoyang Palace, she stuck close to Qin Liuse, fearing that her master would get bumped into something.

Qin Liuse actually felt that it was completely unnecessary, but since Emperor Yongjia had spoken, she was afraid that Aunt Mingyue would be in a difficult position, so she obeyed and did not make things difficult for her servants.

Qin Liuse shook his head, "I don't know him."

It’s not that there is something wrong with that person, but Qin Liuse was a little curious about meeting such a person in the palace.

Because the middle-aged woman who walked over was not wearing palace robes at all, it was obvious that she was someone who had entered the palace from outside.

Moreover, the way she was dressed made her look a bit like a Taoist nun.

Nowadays, people follow different paths among themselves. Some believe in Buddhism, some believe in Taoism, and of course there are also those who mix Buddhism and Taoism together.

In short, drawing talismans, performing rituals, chanting scriptures, etc. are not very common among the people, but the appearance of such people in the palace made Qin Liuse a little curious.

Because of curiosity, Qin Liuse went to Concubine Xiao De's palace and told her about the Taoist nun he met on the road just now.

"Sister Defei, is that person from outside?" Qin Liuse was now familiar with Concubine Xiao Defei, so she didn't hesitate to take a kumquat and started peeling it.

Qin Liuse knew that she must know who this person was, because Concubine Xiao De was in charge of the affairs of the harem now. If someone from outside wanted to come in, they must report to Concubine Xiao De in advance and get her consent.

No matter how big or small the matter is, it has to be handled.

It is not easy for people outside the palace to come in.

Concubine Xiao De stopped writing. Because she had too many things to do, she looked up and thought for a while, then smiled and said to Qin Liuse, "That's the maid that Concubine Xin Shu invited from outside. She said it's very useful for keeping the baby and helping sleep, so she asked her to come in and chant sutras for her."

Qin Liuse nodded after hearing this. It turned out that the person was invited in by Concubine Xin Shu. She said that he was not someone from the palace, and she was right.

Concubine Xin Shufei's health was indeed not very good. After she had a child, in order to protect the fetus, she did not leave the palace often, but stayed in the palace to recuperate.

I think she wanted to try her luck with this belly and see if she could give birth to a prince.

Qin Liuse also knew her physical condition. She had read the imperial physician's diagnosis book before and it was not bad, just a little weak.

Since returning from the northwest, Concubine Xin Shu has been telling everyone verbally that after giving birth to Princess Ningle, she has to take care of the affairs of the northwest mansion. She also suffered a lot of injuries during her bumpy journey back.

So when I was able to get pregnant with this child, I naturally cherished it very much.

Although Emperor Yongjia himself did not believe in ghosts and gods, he did not hinder others' beliefs, so Qin Liuse was not very surprised that these people were able to enter the palace.

I was just a little surprised that Concubine Xin Shu would invite this nun in. "Sister Defei, is Concubine Xin Shu's fetus so unstable?"

While writing, Concubine Xiao De smiled and said, "If you believe in this kind of thing, it exists. If you don't believe in it, it doesn't exist. Maybe she is used to chanting scriptures, burning incense and worshiping Buddha, and she feels uneasy in her heart. So she invites the Taoist nun to come in and sit with her from time to time and talk to her."

Qin Liuse curled her lips inwardly after hearing this. They were so evil-minded, yet they still believed in gods and Buddhas. These people felt that as long as they did all the immoral things and gave enough offerings to gods and Buddhas, it would be none of their business.

In fact, there was another reason why she stared at the Taoist nun for so long just now. That was that Qin Liuse had seen many Taoist nuns like her when she was in her hometown.

There are quite a few Taoist nuns and monks walking around the streets. They are not fraudulent, but it is hard to say how many of them are genuine.

Some have been unable to conceive for a long time, so they try to give it a try by inviting Taoist nuns to their homes to perform rituals, burn talismans, and write and draw talismans to stick at home.

It seems that this will allow her to give birth to a baby smoothly.

Because some of them actually became pregnant later, she became famous in the streets, and more and more people came to her to draw talismans and perform rituals.

There is no shortage of powerful and wealthy people here. Even if they have more money, they still cannot give birth. They still have to ask gods and Buddhas for help.

With the fame given by powerful people, these people became even more famous, and people who came to seek immortality and Buddha's advice became more and more numerous.

In short, once these mysterious nuns and monks become a little famous, the money in their pockets and clothes is no less than that of the local rich.

That silver was what those people were fighting for and waiting to give up.

So Qin Liuse was wondering in her heart that Concubine Xin Shu might have used the Taoist nun's method from the beginning to get pregnant.

Otherwise, why would she start to believe her after she got pregnant?

Maybe Qin Liuse guessed it right.

At this moment, in Concubine Xin Shufei's Chuxiu Palace, the invited Taoist nun Shi was holding a dustpan and walking up and down, inside and outside the room, waving it.

He was muttering something that no one could hear clearly, saying that he was exorcising evil spirits in Concubine Xin Shu's room to prevent those dirty things from scaring the little prince.

Concubine Xin Shu had been feeling a little uncomfortable in her stomach recently, so she invited her in again.

Concubine Xin Shu had already asked someone to bring the silver bills and stuffed them into Shi Dao Nun's hands when she entered the room.

Taoist nun Shi touched the silver bills and was delighted in her heart, but her face remained serious.

Concubine Xin Shu was usually an arrogant person, but in front of the Taoist nun Shi, she lowered her head and was docile, speaking only nice things.

It was because her family sent her a secret recipe given by nun Shi and a piece of paper with a talisman drawn on it, and placed it under her bed. After using the secret recipe, she really became pregnant with a dragon fetus.

From then on, Concubine Xin Shu just let the Taoist nun Shi do whatever she wanted and treated her like a living god.

I wish I could worship her in my own house.

When Taoist nun Shi was about to leave, Concubine Xin Shufei stuffed two more gold bars into her pocket.

Shi Daoist nun closed her eyes and tried to refuse, but Xin Shufei insisted, "Daoist nun, you are praying for me like this, if I don't accept it, I will feel really bad."

Taoist nun Shi then opened her eyes and said solemnly, "Whatever."

After performing the ritual and drawing the talisman in Chuxiu Palace, Concubine Xin Shu personally escorted Nun Shi to the door.

Taoist nun Shi's expression was always serious, as if she was not interested in these material things at all. She said auspicious words, said goodbye to Concubine Xin Shu, and left.

Taoist nun Shi was returning from Chuxiu Palace, and Qin Liuse was just coming out from Concubine Xiao De's place.

As luck would have it, the two met on the road again.

Qin Liuse looked at her mysterious face and acted like a ghost, and she instinctively knew that she was not a genuine Taoist nun.

Being pregnant, Qin Liuse had nothing to do anyway and was worried about having no gossip to pass the time, so after returning to Zhaoyang Palace, she called over the eunuch who was running errands outside the palace.

Ask him to help him find out where this Taoist nun Shi is staying in the capital and who she deals with.

A few days later, the news was heard back.

As expected, this Taoist nun Shi was not from the capital, but came from the south. It was said that she was hired for a large sum of money.

I didn't have a house in the capital originally. When I first came here, I just lived in a tavern and inn, but now, I have bought a small house in the city.

In the house, he also bought two maids and two old women to serve and run errands.

"There are also people who specifically receive visitors for her. You don't see her often. There is a long line of people who want to invite her. It depends on whether she feels there is a destiny before she is willing to take those jobs."

Whether there is affinity or not is entirely up to Taoist nun Shi herself.

And those who go to visit her must bring some heavy gifts. What is in the gift and how valuable it is will be a matter of trying to see if they can impress her.

Qin Liuse found it funny, but in this case, it was a matter of mutual consent, so others couldn't say anything.

Concubine Xin Shu believed it without a doubt and wanted to buy peace with money.

And this Taoist nun Shi was indeed able to pretend, to make others believe what she said, and to do exactly what she wanted, which was indeed not an easy thing to do.

After hearing this, Qin Liuse put the matter of Nun Shi aside and didn't think about it anymore.

But it made no difference whether he thought about it or not, because a few days later, another jaw-dropping incident occurred in the palace, which was enough to suppress Qin Liuse's curiosity and thoughts about Taoist nun Shi.

It is said to be a jaw-dropping event, but actually not many people know about it. Qin Liuse also heard it from Caixia.

A few days ago, Qin Huaijin suddenly removed the name card, and she hasn't slept with him for nearly half a month. Qin Liuse initially thought that she was having an affair.

Who would have thought that after seven or eight days of that happy life, the sign had not been put back. It was because they heard that Qin Huaijin was not feeling well that they took the initiative to remove the sign.