Concubine Qian did not expect that she would return to the capital so soon. In less than two months, her life seemed to have been turned upside down, and when she saw this bustling city, she didn't feel any turmoil in her heart, only some emotions.
Love and hatred, glory and wealth, no matter how much you have, in the face of death, it will turn into nothingness.
On the way back to Beijing, she encountered several waves of assassinations. Fortunately, the guards were strictly guarded, and the counties along the way were strictly protected, so she returned to the capital safely.
The trouble was so big that the counties along the way were trembling with fear, for fear that she would die in the place under their jurisdiction, and she would be troubled by that time, and her official position would not be guaranteed.
In her opinion, it was really unnecessary for Rui Wang to spend so much effort to assassinate her. She didn't know anything about the events at the time, so what could she say even if she returned to Beijing
In the lively market, a dark gray carriage was parked in the corner, and the horse pulling the carriage had lost a piece of hair on its neck, and seemed to have no energy at all. King Rui sat in the carriage and watched the concubine pass by in the middle of the street, with a gloomy expression on his face.
"Go back." He squeezed a word between his teeth, lowered the curtain of the carriage window, and didn't look outside again.
Before she died, Mrs. Sun once said a few words to Concubine Qian. No one except Concubine Qian knew what she said. I don't know what Sun's words left to Concubine Qian, so he could only tell Concubine Qian to shut up.
However, from the Lin'an Palace to the capital, the guards were heavily guarded along the way, so that his subordinates could not find a chance to attack. The people arranged by Jin Yang are really capable, and they are actually protecting Concubine Qian without any leakage.
Because of this, he became more and more suspicious of what Concubine Qian knew, otherwise why would Jin Yang spend so much effort to protect her back to Beijing? If you want to investigate the case, you can just send officials to the Lin'an Palace, why bother to recall Taifei Qian
And those rumors outside, if there was no one behind him, how could they spread so vigorously, and each of them was deliberately aimed at him, so that even the officials of the DPRK and China looked at him in a wrong way. There are also some daring troupes and storytellers who use his prototype to create stories that slander his image one after another.
That's enough, even some scholars began to write poems to scold him vaguely, and he almost became a representative figure of beasts in clothes.
But in just half a month, he has been disgraced and notorious. Jin Yang actually issued an imperial decree in a false way, so that the people could not spread rumors indiscriminately. But after this imperial decree came out, on the surface, the common people discussed less, but in private they became more interested in his past, and then added fuel to his past and talked about it.
He lived for dozens of years. Even though he was physically disabled, in the eyes of others, he had always been elegant and gentle. When had he been so embarrassed? He finally tried what it was like to have a mouthful of gold. It's not that he didn't let people lead the topic to the queen, but these people are not interested in the little conflict between the queen and Sun Taifei, and some people even think that he is deliberately smearing the queen, so that everyone can ignore his past with Sun Taifei. .
Hearing that the rumors outside became more and more intense, and even some literati wrote a letter to ask the emperor not to neglect him when he thoroughly investigated the assassination of Taifei Sun. Come on.
When he returned to the other palace, he happened to meet King Zhong who lived in the yard next to the other palace. Neither of them had a mansion in Beijing, so they both lived in the other palace in the capital.
"Hey, what's wrong with King Rui, he looks so haggard?" Prince Zhong stopped King Rui at the gate of the other palace, and bowed his hands to him cheerfully, "You have to take good care of yourself when you are old. Makes fifty and sixty years old."
"Thank you for reminding King Zhong. After all, this king is a few years younger than you. When it comes to maintenance, I am not as experienced as you." King Rui was in a bad mood, and King Zhong's words didn't sound good to him, so he was a little rude at the moment. "Instead of worrying about this king, it's better to care more about yourself."
King Zhong is a stubborn man. Seeing King Rui's appearance, he doesn't care. Instead, he smiles even brighter: "You don't understand this. The most important thing for a man is courage. Although I am a few years older than you, But he looks younger than you." He walked up to King Rui, bent down and patted King Rui on the shoulder, "Brother Rui Wang, do you think this is true?"
Looking at his full beard, dark complexion, and rough skin, King Rui let out a snort, ignored him, and let Chang Sui push his wheelchair into the door.
"Father," Jin Hong saw that his father made Prince Rui so angry that his face turned pale, he stepped forward and whispered, "Father, the next time you see Prince Rui, it is better to say a few words less, I will see him. If you are dry and thin, if you get angry, it will not be good for us."
Jin Hong's low voice was really not too low, and King Rui, who had not walked far, clenched the armrests of the wheelchair tightly with both hands, and the corners of his eyes were as red as blood.
"I just like to see others angry and helpless." King Zhong stroked his bushy beard on his chin, and reached out to pat his son's shoulder, "Come on, let's go back and have a few drinks."
Jin Hong knew that his father had something to say, so he honestly was dragged all the way back to the yard by King Zhong.
After returning to the courtyard, King Zhong's smiling face disappeared without a trace, "Have you heard the rumors in Beijing recently?"
"It's already been rumored, who doesn't know?" Jin Hong sat next to King Zhong, "I think this..."
"I heard that two months ago, some courtiers advised the emperor to let the emperor accept his concubine, which caused the emperor's anger. Soon after, some officials were removed from their positions because of their improper style, and others were convicted. At that time, the rumors in Beijing were like It's so overwhelming now, and the common people applaud these officials for their fall." King Zhong took a sip of tea and sighed, "It's a bit similar to what it used to be now."
"You mean..." Jin Hong was stunned for a while before hesitating and said, "Is the emperor behind this matter?" No wonder the rumors at the beginning were originally intended to point to the queen, but in less than two days, the wind will change. Now, King Rui was hacked from head to toe, and even his children were hacked.
"With the emperor's character, he probably wouldn't use such a gentle method." King Zhong shook his head.
"Is this called gentleness?" Jin Hong opened his mouth wide, "If I were King Rui, I would have been pissed off long ago."
King Zhong looked at his son with a "you're still too young" expression, "For the emperor, if this method is used, it is indeed too gentle."
Being stared at by his father and Wang's eyes made him feel a little guilty, Jin Hong coughed dryly: "If it's not the emperor, who could it be? It can't be the Gu family, right?" what.
"Although it's not the Gu family, he is a member of the Gu family." King Zhong pointed to the direction of the palace, "Do you understand?"
"How is that possible?" Jin Hong's face changed greatly, "She is so courageous, these rumors involve the first emperor, she is not afraid of the queen mother and the emperor to pursue it?" Is it true that the queen was spoiled by the emperor, as the rumors say, so dare to be so bold
"She dared to do this, of course, because she was sure that the empress dowager and the emperor would not be held accountable." Seeing that his son had not yet achieved a state of ecstasy, King Zhong shook his head regretfully, "What kind of person was the late emperor, you don't know?"
The late emperor himself didn't have much reputation, and it's nothing more than smearing it. It is normal to have no feelings between the empress dowager and the late emperor, but it is strange if there are feelings. The Empress is Gu Changling's daughter. Before she did this, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor must have been in love, otherwise this matter would not have gotten to this point and had not been suppressed.
The emperor's decree before seems to be to protect King Rui, but in fact it shows a strange meaning, as if to indicate that there is something wrong with King Rui, but even if I don't tell you, I can't let you know.
People are all rebellious, and the more you don't want him to know, the more curious he will be, so things will become more vigorous after going back and forth. Don't you see that the emperor has done other things besides the next non-painful imperial decree
"I didn't see it, the queen is still the same," Jin Hong raised his thumb, recalling the queen's sweet appearance, he really couldn't pull the other party's appearance and strategy together.
But thinking that the emperor had a special liking for such a woman with different appearances, his admiration for the emperor was like a surging river, endless.
Because the average man can't afford such a woman at all.
As a different man, Jin Yang did not go to court at this time, nor did he make a memorial, nor did he have an audience with officials. He is now holding the "Thousand Characters" and reciting it in a gentle tone.
"The cloud rises to make rain, the dew becomes frost, and the golden water grows..."
Gu Rujiu didn't bother to pay attention to him at all, holding a book, eating snacks while reading. I don't know who Jin Yang heard from saying that talking to and studying with the fetus every day will give the fetus a more sense of belonging. It is not only smart and clever after birth, but also very smooth at the time of birth, so he tells stories to the fetus in her womb every day. Read books and imitate animal sounds.
Fortunately, he also knew how to maintain his emperor's majesty, and when he did this kind of thing, no one else was left in the house.
After reading a passage of "Thousand Characters", Jin Yang began to tell the fetus the story of the rooster crowing. However, he seemed unfamiliar with these children's stories, telling them in fits and starts. Fortunately, although his storytelling level was not high, he was very interested and insisted on finishing the story.
"Drink your saliva to moisten your throat," Gu Rujiu stuffed the red dates and wolfberry tea he drank into Jin Yang's hands.
Jin Yang took the tea and took two sips, then sat down beside Gu Rujiu, and peeked at what book she was reading from the corner of his eye, only to find that it was not a small talk book, but a poetry collection.
It seems that you don't like watching these things for a long time on weekdays
In the blink of an eye, Jin Yang understood the reason. Although Jiujiu seems to dislike him reading books to the fetus, she actually cares a lot about herself, otherwise, what poetry collection should she read? Even the most recent small talk books have been selected and selected, but if there is a plot that is not very good, they will be picked out.
Seeing through the careful thoughts of the charming wife, Jin Yang thoughtfully did not reveal it, but said, "Taifei Qian has returned to Beijing."
"It's so fast." It took nearly a month to go, but it took only half a month to return. It can be seen that Concubine Qian was in a hurry along the way. Gu Rujiu thought about it for a while, "Taifei Qian has a hard journey, let her rest in the palace for a night, and I will see her tomorrow."
"Well, okay," Jin Yang nodded, then glanced at the bright sunlight outside the window, "Would you like to sleep for a while, and I'll call you in an hour?"
Since having a child, Jiujiu seems to have become extra sleepy. Not only has he slept longer, he has also eaten more than before, but he doesn't seem to gain much weight.
"Okay." Gu Rujiu put down the poetry collection and yawned, "Then I'll go to sleep for a while."
As soon as she lay down on the bed, Gu Rujiu fell into a drowsy sleep. After Jin Yang covered her with the quilt, he got up and walked out of the dormitory, and said to Qiu Luo, who was guarding outside, "The queen is already asleep, please pay attention to what's inside. movement."
"Yes." Qiu Luo bowed his knees.
Knowing that Qiu Luo was loyal to Jiu Jiu, Jin Yang was also relieved, and nodded before taking the attendants to the imperial study.
After he heard that many women were pregnant, they liked to become cranky, and they always felt sad, so he tried to spare time to be with her for a long time, so as not to let her think too much. The memorial was not carried to the Zichen Hall for processing, or it was done after he fell asleep for a long time. After going back and forth, he even increased the speed of reviewing the memorial.
It can be seen that human potential is infinite.
In the imperial study, the captain of the guard who escorted the concubines to the Lin'an Palace was already waiting, and when Jin Yang appeared, he hurriedly saluted.
"See Your Majesty at the end of the day." He is a military general, and his rank is not high, but he has been steadfast and steady in his work over the years, and he would have encountered such a thing. The concubine had an accident under his escort, and he was not to blame.
"No ceremony," Jin Yang nodded slightly, his expression was neither salty nor light, not as angry as the captain of the guards imagined, "What happened to the concubine along the way?"
After Concubine Sun was assassinated, Jin Yang added her as a noble concubine.
The captain of the guard didn't know what the emperor's intention was, but he was upright and honest, and when he saw the emperor's question, he told everything he knew. So big that the imperial concubine was very careful and vigilant about what to eat along the way. When she was young, when she first left the capital, the concubine wanted to eat tea eggs, but the eunuch was bold enough not to buy her something like that.
After talking about big and small things for nearly half an hour, the captain of the guard's throat was smoking.
"I see," Jin Yang could see that the captain of the guard was not lying, and said, "You should step back, and don't accept foreign guests for a while."
"I obey the order." The captain of the guard quickly put down the teacup and gave a big gift.
"Your Majesty, the servants have already asked the palace servants who accompanied the army, and the things the captain of the guard said happened," He Ming whispered, "but there is something the captain of the guard may not know about. The concubine smashed it with a teapot. The tea for the eunuch, someone found that the tea was full of shredded paper."
"She has something that she doesn't want others to see, but she wants to know that someone is going to get something from her, or let someone know that she has nothing on her body anymore?" Jin Yang didn't care much. This thing, because he already knew who someone was.
There will definitely be a result in the assassination of Taifei Sun, but this result will probably not be what the world wants.
Thinking of this, his face turned cold, but it was only a matter of time.
Gu Rujiu slept beautifully, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Jin Yang, who was sitting not far away, reading the book. She yawned and sat up, "What time is it?"
"It's already noon," Jin Yang put down his memorial, walked to the shelf where the clothes were placed, took off Gu Rujiu's clothes, then walked to the bed to help her get dressed, "Did you sleep well?"
"Well," Gu Rujiu put his head on his shoulder and said lazily, "I'm hungry."
"I've already asked them to prepare meals." Gently looking around Gu Rujiu's body, Jin Yang took her to his lap and sat down, then put on her shoes, "I feel like I have a daughter. "
Gu Rujiu hugged his neck with a smirk: "Can you give birth to a daughter as big as me?"
"I can't give birth, so I love you like my life and protect you like a daughter. You are the jewel in my palm." Jin Yang smiled softly, "Do you think this is good?"
Gu Rujiu buried her head in his chest and smiled, but said nothing.
When He Ming and the others came in, they saw that the queen had already woken up and her clothes were neatly dressed. Thinking that His Majesty would not even let the Queen do such an action as bending over, but the Queen was wearing shoes...
It's not good to know too much about anything. He Ming forced himself to look away from the shoes on the Queen's feet, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Empress, the meal is ready."
"Yeah." Jin Yang nodded, turned to hold Gu Rujiu's hand, and walked slowly towards the dining room. His cautious appearance caused the palace attendants who were present to look away.
Because I really can't see it.
The next morning, Gu Rujiu got angry very late. When she got up, Jin Yang had already gone to court. After eating breakfast slowly, Gu Rujiu asked someone to invite Concubine Qian.
Qian Taifei knew that she would be summoned by the queen mother or the queen when she returned to Beijing, but what didn't make her think was that the queen mother didn't care about this matter at all, and the queen was only ready to see her the next day, and the place to see her was not Luanhe. Palace, but Zichen Palace.
Throughout the ages, Gu Rujiu was probably the first empress who lived in the same palace with the emperor for half a year, and looking at the current situation, it seemed that the emperor planned to let her continue to live in the Zichen Palace.
"Taifei Qian." The person guarding outside the Zichen Palace was Bai Xian, and Taifei Qian knew that he was served by the emperor, so she smiled politely at him.
"Niangniang is already waiting for you inside, please come with your servant." Bai Xian bowed and walked to the front, and introduced Qian Taifei into the Zichen Palace.
This is not the first time that Concubine Qian has entered the Zichen Palace, but it is the first time she has seen such a warm Zichen Palace. This is not like the emperor's bedroom, but more like a house where husband and wife live together.
She is somewhat envious of the current queen, being able to meet such a man and such an emperor.
Today's emperors are particularly ruthless towards other women, but they have a soft spot for the queen. The late emperor was romantic and affectionate with all women, but he was never long in love.
The two are also emperors, and the two cannot be compared at all, because one is in the sky and the other is in the ground.
Because she had just returned to the palace, she was caught in the incident of Sun's assassination, so Qian didn't know that the queen was pregnant, so after entering the inner palace, she was surprised to find a soft and thick pavilion on the ground.
Although it has entered August now, it is not as hot as June and July, but the heat has not subsided. Why is there such a thick pavilion in this hall
"I have seen the queen." She bowed to Gu Rujiu, who was sitting at the top, and found that the queen was dressed relatively plainly, without earrings, and her hair was simply pulled up. There were not many hair accessories, even her face. No makeup on. It's just that the queen is young, and although she doesn't apply fat powder, her skin is still tender and fair, as if she can squeeze out water.
In the past, the jewelry that the queen wore on her body was priceless, exquisite and beautiful. Now, seeing such a simple side of the queen, Qian couldn't adapt.
"Taifei Qian, please take a seat," Gu Rujiu asked the maid to serve tea to Concubine Qian, and then said, "This time, it's hard work for Concubine Qian to run back and forth."
Concubine Qian said with a wry smile: "It's not very hard, it's just..." Her feelings for the Sun family are very contradictory, but now, she doesn't really want to mention the Sun family.
Seeing her like this, Gu Rujiu knew that her mood was more complicated, and after a moment of silence, she said, "Concubine, please condolences."
Unexpectedly, the queen would say such a word to comfort herself. She was stunned for a moment before laughing: "I'm not afraid that the queen is not afraid of your jokes. When the concubine and I were young, we always didn't deal with it very well."
At that time, the emperor was lustful and greedy, and there were as many women in the harem as she and the Sun family were not concubine because they were the most favored, but because they came from a family.
The Lin family back then, and the Wei family later, were concubines with holy favor. There are many women and only one man, so naturally there will be struggles and calculations.
There had also been a lot of filth between her and the Sun family. What she didn't expect was that the Sun family would end up like this.
"Niangniang, I want to go to Yunfang Palace to have a look," Qian Taifei said, "When the late emperor was here, the Sun family lived there all the time."
Gu Rujiu put down the teacup, nodded and said, "Alright, Ben Gong will also go with you to see it."
Qian Taifei thought that when she came out of the Zichen Palace, the queen would probably put on makeup or change her clothes, but the queen didn't seem to have this plan, and she went out of the Zichen Palace with a straight face.
"Niangniang, be careful of the steps."
"Niangniang, there are stones in front of you, please wait a moment."
When Taifei Qian saw Bai Xian trotting forward and squatting on the ground to pick up the stones, her doubts gradually became clear.
These palace attendants are so nervous, and the queen is dressed like this, could it be that...
Is the queen pregnant
She is surrounded by guards these days, and news from the outside world cannot get in, nor can her news get out. After returning to the palace yesterday, I still had no chance to see outsiders, so I didn't even know that the queen was pregnant.
"Queen Empress... Could it be that she is pregnant with a dragon heir?" Concubine Qian looked at the crowd of palace attendants around Gu Rujiu and asked uncertainly.
Gu Rujiu smiled and nodded.
"So that's the case, I didn't know about this big happy event. I didn't say congratulations to the empress, it was my fault." Qian Taifei looked happy and bowed her knees, "I also ask the empress to forgive me."
"The concubine's words are serious." Gu Rujiu smiled, not intending to continue talking about this topic, she pointed to the palace in front and said, "Is that Yunfang Palace?"
She has been in the palace for half a year, but she has never been here.