Women in the harem who want to conceive a child naturally have to find someone who can allow them to conceive a child. Finding someone else is a serious crime that confuses the blood of the royal family and loses their heads. Those who can enter the harem are noble women, officials Miss Jia, how could they do such a rebellious thing
Concubine Li's pregnancy seems to have opened a door to a new world for the women in the harem. Those who think they are young and can still conceive will go to battle by themselves, and concubines who are not in their prime will find low-ranking concubines who are attached to them. It was used on the emperor, just to keep a dragon species and get some meager favor from the emperor.
Power is charming, whether it is a man or a woman, for the sake of power and benefit, they will always do things that they would not dare to do before. The emperor has been sober for so long, drink the soup sent by Concubine Hui today, and Concubine Rong tomorrow How can the medicine sent by the queen not be used when the medicine sent by the empress arrives later
The fifty-two-year-old emperor is not young anymore, and he was a bit powerless to do this kind of thing, so he didn't pay much attention before, but after drinking the soup, he became fierce again .
Concubine Li's pregnancy caused the emperor to have the illusion that when he was in his prime, after drinking the soup, his body became the same as before. Once his self-confidence swelled, he would have more time to go to the harem Come to think of it, the number of visits to beauties has also increased a lot.
The women in the harem were happy. After tasting the sweetness, they wanted to soak up the rain and dew, so the soup and water were delivered more diligently, and the emperor never refused to come. When he was in a good mood, he even went to two palaces a day.
A man who hasn't touched meat for a long time, after being contaminated with meat again, his interest is much higher than before. He never gets tired of it, who dares to persuade the emperor
It's just where the age of the emperor is. Now the reason why he feels energetic and vigorous is entirely because the soup has stimulated all the little potential in his body, and he has indulged more times. Three months later, there were several pregnant concubines in the harem, but the emperor's body could no longer recover.
Qi Wang felt that the emperor's inability to get up after a serious illness had a lot to do with his indulgence during this period of time. In this ancient time with backward medical conditions, even the emperor could not act recklessly and indulgently. If there are too many, the body will be hollowed out
Putting the official document in his hand together again, Qi Wang casually pulled a piece of rice paper and put it on the table, he took a brush, and then drew on the paper in detail.
The subsequent situation got out of control because the emperor was infected with the cold, and the cause was planted after Concubine Li was sick and pregnant. As long as Concubine Li had never been sick or pregnant, the emperor's body would not have been hollowed out like in the original plot. .
What happened afterward seemed to have nothing to do with Concubine Li. After she became pregnant, she retired to her own palace and never participated in the affairs of the harem. Concubine, the Sixth Prince took advantage of the job and won't let the concubines in the harem go crazy.
Moreover, after the sixth prince ascended the throne, Concubine Li was respected as the queen mother by the sixth prince, and the original queen passed away due to illness shortly after the emperor's death. No one ever doubted the cause of the queen's death, but because King Xin was in charge, even if they had doubts, they would not dare to show it to the public.
Among all these things, Concubine Li just went to take care of a sickness and got pregnant, but the development of all things was completely in the direction that was most beneficial to her, saying that all this has nothing to do with her, is Qi Huang right? believable.
Everything starts when Concubine Li is pregnant. If Concubine Li is not pregnant and the Emperor is not obsessed with women, presumably with his body, after recuperating, he will be able to live for a few more years.
Qi Wang was writing and drawing on the rice paper while thinking, and within a short while the rice paper was filled with words. Looking at the smudged handwriting on the rice paper, Qi Wang would write all the words without changing his expression. Put the rice paper into the brazier next to it, the flames licked the rice paper, after a while, the rice paper was reduced to ashes, except for Qi Wang, no one knew what he wrote on the paper.
***
Recently, the emperor felt a little powerless. After the morning court, he went back to his bedroom and slept for a while before getting up to review the papers.
"Your Majesty, Miss Cuiwei who is beside the empress brought some ginseng soup, she said that the empress made it herself, your majesty, how about you try it?"
De Mao came in carrying a food box. He stood some distance away from the desk and said respectfully.
De Mao came to the emperor's side when he was twelve years old. He is the emperor's confidant and has won the emperor's trust. However, De Mao, who has been with the emperor for forty years, clearly knows all the emperor's preferences. Suspicion is the worst, even if he is the emperor's confidant, he can't stand by the desk without the emperor's permission. The memorials on the desk are top secret, and De Mao can't touch them without the emperor's permission.
In fact, if Miss Cuiwei hadn't asked repeatedly, De Mao wouldn't have come in with a food box. After all, Cuiwei was the Queen's maid of honor, and she was highly valued by the Queen. Even for the Queen's sake, De Mao would still give her some Save face.
The emperor frowned, and his expression became a little bit more unhappy. He looked up at De Mao who was standing there with a food box, and said patiently: "In the future, anyone who has these soups and waters If you send it in, don't tell me, just share with the people below, I'm not interested."
Hearing this, De Mao bowed to the emperor, and then bent his back and prepared to leave, but before he left, the emperor showed a bit of irritability on his face, and stopped De Mao again. Seeing Demao waved, he spoke.
"Since it is the queen's wish, please present it to me for a look."
The emperor and the empress are a married couple. Although the relationship between the two cannot be said to be very good, they can be regarded as respecting each other. The most basic respect the emperor will still give to the empress. In fact, if it is not because the empress has only one daughter under her knees, the position of the crown prince is not good. Will hang for so long.
The taste of the ginseng soup was good. The queen put some goji berries and candied dates in it to neutralize the bitterness of the old ginseng. After drinking it, there was even a hint of sweetness in the mouth.
It is a secret that the emperor likes to eat sweets. No one else knows except the queen. Only the emperor will add goji berries and candied dates to the soup noodles when making ginseng soup.
The emperor was in a bad mood at first, but after drinking the sweet ginseng soup, the emperor's mood was much better than before, and the frown also eased a little.
"Not bad, reward."
After saying something succinctly, the emperor put the bowl aside, and then lowered his head to review the memorial. De Mao put away the bowl that the emperor had used, and then dared to ask again.
"Your Majesty, tonight you..."
"To Kunning Palace."
Before De Mao could finish speaking, the emperor said something directly, and a smile instantly appeared on De Mao's face. He agreed and retreated respectfully.
Under the eaves outside the study, Cuiwei stood there in good order. She could not find any mistakes in her etiquette. She really deserved to be the queen's maid of honor. She valued the rules most. I can't bear the cold under the eaves anymore.
After seeing De Mao come out, Cui Wei showed a look of anxiety on his face. He didn't rush forward to ask De Mao, but bowed to De Mao in a polite manner, and then asked.
"Eunuch, where is the emperor..."
She didn't finish her sentence, but De Mao understood what Cuiwei meant. He smiled, first handed the food box in his hand to Cuiwei, then untied the kit bag at his waist, grabbed a handful of gold leaves from the middle and put it In Cuiwei's hands.
"The emperor used ginseng soup, although he didn't say anything to praise, but judging by the emperor's appearance, he obviously likes this ginseng soup. This is the emperor's reward for you, then just go, go back and tell the empress, the emperor will send Kun tonight. Ning Gong."
Knowing that the emperor is going to visit Kunning Palace tonight, Cuiwei's face instantly showed a smile, her brows and eyes were filled with uncontrollable joy, and she thanked De Mao repeatedly.
"Thank you father-in-law. The great kindness and virtue will never be forgotten. I will definitely repay my father-in-law in the future."
De Mao is a very measured person, he just listens to such words, so how can he ask Cuiwei for anything in return? At his age and his position, De Mao has already taken care of many things, as long as the emperor values him, he doesn't care much about other things.
He finally understood that as long as he keeps his own place, the emperor will always value him. Even if the emperor is gone in the future, any prince who ascends the throne, for the sake of reputation, will not treat him harshly, the old eunuch who followed the emperor. He doesn't want to die, the future path has been clearly arranged, and the end can be seen at a glance.
Cuiwei thanked De Mao repeatedly, and then happily left De Mao with a food box. Seeing Cui Wei's leaving back, De Mao showed a smile on his face.
He didn't stay outside the study for too long, and soon entered the study to serve.
***
After Cuiwei returned to the palace, she repeated what De Mao had said to the queen.
At this time, the queen was sitting on the imperial concubine's couch in the room, listening to Cuiwei's report lazily.
"The emperor is coming to Kunning Palace tonight?"
After hearing Cuiwei's words, he opened his eyes to look at Cuiwei standing in front of him, and asked another question.
Cuiwei nodded and said: "Yes ma'am, Father-in-law De Mao said that the emperor is very satisfied with your ginseng soup, so he will come over to have dinner with you tonight."
"It's the same for the emperor. If you come to my palace for three or four days in a row, the younger sisters in the harem will think that this palace is occupying the emperor and won't allow the emperor to go to them. They don't know that this palace is actually quite distressed. .”
The empress spoke distressed words, but the corners of her mouth turned up involuntarily, showing that she was in a good mood at the moment, and Cuiwei had been with the empress for so many years, how could she not know what the empress was thinking
If it is said that in the entire palace, who is the most sincere to the emperor, it must be their empress.
The empress and the emperor are husband and wife. Although the empress has never given birth to a dragon son, the emperor has always loved the empress. The other concubines gave birth to princes one after another, but they dare not Without the slightest presumptuousness, no one would dare to disrespect the empress.
In the eyes of the emperor, the queen is obviously different. The emperor has given the queen enough respect, so even if those concubines have a prince, they can't surpass the queen.
"Your Majesty is joking, the emperor always attaches great importance to Your Majesty. In the entire harem, Your Majesty's favor is the first one. Only slaves and maidservants send the soup, and Eunuch De Mao will send it in. If it is sent from other palaces Let alone whether it can be sent to the imperial study, I am afraid that if I go there, the emperor will hate it."
The queen was already in a good mood, and Cuiwei was eloquent, but a few words made the queen laugh.
"You old bastard, you are getting better and better at talking, and you will definitely make me happy."
Cuiwei blessed Fushen, and said seriously: "It's not that the servant will say, but because what the servant said is the truth, your position in the emperor's heart is different."
The queen smiled, and quickly changed the topic: "Since the emperor is coming tonight, let the people below start preparing. Tonight, I will personally cook some small dishes for the emperor. It has been a long time since the emperor I have eaten the dishes made by Bengong, just let the emperor see if I am not familiar with Bengong's cooking skills."
The queen is in her forties this year, but because she is well maintained, she looks like a woman in her early thirties. She is only wearing simple clothes, but it is still difficult to conceal her golden status and jade, and she was brought up by a wealthy family. Such a beautiful woman, who has been a queen for so many years, has an incomparable temperament.
"By the way, the girl in Luohe said that she will come to the palace today. She likes candied fruit the most. You can prepare some, but don't let her eat too much, do you understand?"
Cuiwei responded, saying that she knew.
The queen didn't say much when she saw this. Cuiwei was her confidant, and she was the most stable in doing things. If she entrusted things to her, what could go wrong
In the middle of the morning, a luxuriously decorated carriage drove out of the princess mansion and headed towards the palace.
When they arrived at the gate of the palace, the guards stopped the princess's carriage, and Princess Luohe's maid came out and scolded the guards before the guards let them go.
The carriage started to drive again, Pearl knelt beside Princess Luohe, and lightly tapped the princess' leg with a small jade hammer.
Fei Cui closed the carriage door, sat down opposite Princess Luohe, and handed the poured tea to Princess Luohe.
"Princess please use it."
Princess Luohe raised her eyelids and glanced at Jade on the opposite side, and asked calmly, "What happened just now? Can't the guards recognize that this is the carriage of the Princess Mansion? Could it be that they deliberately made things difficult for the palace?"
Fei Cui hastily said: "Returning to the princess, it's not that the guards made things difficult on purpose, but because the king of Xin said that the carriages entering and leaving the palace gates should be carefully checked and put in after the identity verification. In the palace, that's why it was delayed."
Princess Luohe raised her eyebrows, and there seemed to be a dark light flashing in her eyes, so fast that people thought it was like a human illusion.
"When did the emperor like to take care of these small things? Does he have such leisure?"
It is well-known that after Xin Wang's class teacher returned to the court, he no longer served as director. Although the military power is still in his hands, Xin Wang seldom does anything to show his presence.
How can you talk about such a trivial thing in a good manner this time
Fei Cui replied: "I don't know, the guard didn't say much."
Princess Luohe waved her hand towards Fei Cui, signaling her not to continue talking. She rested her chin on her hand and looked at the two servants sitting in front of her, but her thoughts drifted away.
Jade and Pearl looked at each other, but didn't say anything more.
In the past, Princess Luohe liked to be lively, and it is good for the servants to be lively in front of her. If anyone talks less, the princess will feel unhappy. As time goes by, all the people around the princess are lively and talkative, and they can't be cold. people in the field.
However, I don’t know when it started. The princess suddenly didn’t like those chattering servants. All the first-class and second-class maids around her were replaced, and Pearl and Jade just came to Princess Luohe not long ago. They still don't know much about the princess's temper.
But although I don't know what kind of temperament the current princess is like, Pearl and Jade both know very well that the current princess doesn't like to be lively anymore, and they, who are slaves, can't talk too much in front of the princess. Instead, she would feel irritable. It happened that Pearl and Jade were not the kind of talkative people, so they felt much more at ease around the princess.
The carriage soon arrived at the Kunning Palace where the empress was. Pearl Jade got out of the carriage first, and then helped Princess Luohe get out of the carriage.
Princess Luohe stood outside Kunning Palace. She looked at the familiar three words Kunning Palace on the plaque, and her face became dazed. It was not until Fei Cui called her twice that Princess Luohe recovered. Normal: "Go in."
Fei Cui felt a little strange. The princess looked at the plaque with nostalgic eyes just now, as if she hadn't been here for a long time, but Fei Cui remembered that the princess had just entered the palace a few days ago, so how could she show nostalgia
But she knew the truth of saying less and making less mistakes, so Fei Cui helped Princess Luohe into Kunning Palace without saying a word.
Princess Luohe is the only daughter of the Empress Empress. The Empress Empress only gave birth to Princess Luohe when she was nearly thirty years old. He dotes on her so much that even the princes would back off in front of Princess Luohe.
Many palace people have said in private that it is a pity that Princess Luohe is a daughter. If Princess Luohe is the prince, the position of prince may have already been decided.
It's just a pity that in the hundreds of years since the founding of the Great Yan Kingdom, there has never been a precedent for a woman to ascend the throne, so even if Princess Luohe is favored, she can only be a favored princess.
Seeing Princess Luohe coming, the palace people of Kunning Palace welcomed Princess Luohe in with joy, no matter what they thought in their hearts.
Seeing Princess Luohe, the empress was also happy in her heart, and ordered the palace servants to go down and bring up the princess's favorite food.
"Xin'er, come and show your mother, you haven't seen her for several days."
Princess Luohe stared at the familiar face of the empress, her eyes couldn't help getting moist.
It's great that the queen mother is still here.