"Li Zhaoyi is about to give birth."
Concubine Xue Gui asked with a smile, but her eyes turned to Jiang Shuyi.
Jiang Shuyi lowered her head slightly, but did not respond to Concubine Xue.
Concubine Xue Gui's heart was full of alarm bells, and her eyes did not entangle Jiang Shuyi. She smiled softly and looked at Li Zhaoyi's stomach.
Li Zhaoyi smiled softly, "There is still more than a month to give birth."
Concubine Xue said with a smile: "Congratulations! This baby must be a prince. Your Majesty, are the concubines right?"
The emperor laughed loudly, "Of course the prince."
The princes who were sitting below were not calm when they heard the words.
Between Concubine Xue Gui's eyes and eyes, she exchanged glances with Concubine Xian and Concubine Xiao Shu calmly.
She laughed and asked Jiang Yan, "I wonder when Jiang Shuyi will be able to conceive a dragon seed?"
Jiang Yan lowered her eyebrows and smiled, and said, "It will happen when it should. Your majesty is fierce and fierce, and the belly of this concubine will move sooner or later."
The emperor grabbed Jiang Shuyi's shoulders, "My concubine is right, I will definitely let you conceive a dragon seed."
Jiang Yan smiled softly, "The concubine offers a cup to His Majesty. The concubine does it first to respect!"
Jiang Yan picked up the wine glass in front of her and drank it in one gulp.
When she lit the bottom of the cup, she looked through the emperor and looked at Li Zhaoyi on the other side.
Li Zhaoyi's brows were full of spring, a faint smile was not a smile.
Zhao Wang couldn't bear it, and wanted to stand up and speak.
Sensing his plan, Concubine Xue Gui stared at him, preventing King Zhao's next move.
Gu Jiu sat a little far away, couldn't hear what was being said in front of him clearly, but he could clearly see Jiang Yan who was in full swing.
It's different, totally different.
Compared with the little maid who was still a little trembling and a little inferior and proud back then, Jiang Yan now radiates light all over her body.
She is Jiang Shuyi, and Jiang Shuyi is her.
Shuyi's halo enveloped her whole body, her aura was completely different.
Gu Jiu picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
Back then, she just wanted to see how high Jiang Yan could climb, but she didn't expect that she could really climb up. And it seems that there has been a conflict between her and Concubine Xue Gui.
The foundation is not stable, so she turned against Concubine Xue Gui, where does she have the confidence
When Gu Jiu was wondering, he heard the emperor announce loudly, "From today onwards, Jiang Shuyi will move out of Ganlu Palace and into Zhongcui Palace. She will live in the main hall and become the lord of the first palace."
Everyone changed color.
Only concubines who have been named concubines are eligible to live in the main hall and be the lord of the first palace. Those below the imperial concubine position are only suitable to live in side halls, even in attics, wing rooms, and ear rooms.
Just like Concubine Xue Gui, she is the lord of the Ganlu Palace and lives in the main hall.
Concubine Xiao Shu is the lord of the Changchun Palace and also lives in the main hall.
The same is true of Concubine Xian.
The harem has never had anyone below the concubine's position live in the main hall, and it is the master of the palace.
Concubine Xue Gui's heart was beating wildly, unexpectedly, the emperor then announced that Li Zhaoyi would move out of the side hall and into the main hall, and be the lord of the first palace.
Concubine Xue Gui was dizzy and her head was congested with blood, which made her feel uncomfortable all over.
How could this be so
Is His Majesty fainted
"Your Majesty, this is against the palace rules." Concubine Xian reminded softly.
Hearing the sound, the Son of Heaven looked at Concubine Xian, his eyes turned cold for an instant.
"The virtuous concubine conspired to poison Li Zhaoyi and murder my prince, so she was deposed as a concubine and demoted to Jieyu."
What
Everyone was shocked.
Concubine Xian poisoned Li Zhaoyi, did she make a mistake
"Your Majesty, my concubine has been wronged!"
Concubine Xian's face turned pale.
At this time, a servant came forward to take off the court dress from Concubine Xian. Now that she has gone to the concubine position, she is naturally not qualified to wear concubine court clothes.
"stop!"
King Yan jumped out, punched and kicked the servant who was picking up his clothes.
The servant didn't dare to move any more, so he could only wait on the sidelines, waiting for further instructions from the emperor.
King Yan knelt on the ground, "Father, my mother and concubine have always been charitable people. It is absolutely impossible to poison Li Zhaoyi and assassinate Li Zhaoyi, let alone murder the unborn prince. There must be a misunderstanding. Someone must have framed mother and concubine. Please, father Mingchao."
The Son of Heaven kept a straight face, not angry and pretentious, "This matter has been found out. I have made up my mind. Don't mess around, or I will punish you together."
King Yan turned pale with shock and couldn't believe it.
Others couldn't believe it either.
Mrs. Pei clenched her fists, Li Zhaoyi was such a powerful woman, she defeated Concubine Xian without making a fuss. Will the next step be Concubine Shu
She was very flustered.
Gu Jiu bit her lip, feeling a little uncomfortable in her throat.
She looked towards Liu Zhao who was sitting opposite.
Liu Zhao shook his head slightly at her, and must not act rashly.
This situation is clearly out of control.
The emperor is old and faint, and frequently makes faint moves. Of course, it can also be said to be a stroke of genius, using two newcomers to break the balance of the harem.
Once the balance of the harem is broken, it will naturally affect the court and the entire struggle for succession.
The situation is getting more and more complicated.
"Your Majesty, if the concubine poisons Li Zhaoyi, the concubine is willing to be struck by lightning, die a bad life, and be a prostitute forever."
Concubine Xian swears a heavy oath, her eyes are cold and her expression is firm. She looked at the emperor as if she was looking at Li Zhaoyi.
Li Zhaoyi didn't confront Concubine Xian, she shrank her body and moved closer to the emperor. A look of being terrified.
The emperor put his arms around her shoulders and comforted her not to be afraid.
Li Zhaoyi smiled sweetly, "The concubine can only rely on His Majesty."
The Son of Heaven said to Concubine Xian: "I thought you were kind in the past, but I didn't expect you to be like a snake. The matter of poisoning has been found out, so you don't have to argue. Come, take off Concubine Xian's court clothes, and take her away."
"The concubine refuses to accept. The concubine will never admit what the concubine did not do."
The Son of Heaven looked at Concubine Xian indifferently, and said coldly: "Take her down and keep her under strict supervision."
"His Majesty!"
Concubine Xue Gui suddenly came forward, "May I ask your Majesty, when and where did Li Zhaoyi get poisoned? Did you invite the imperial physician? Is the child important?"
At first, the emperor was very angry, and he was ready to deal with Concubine Xue. Later, when he heard that Concubine Xue Gui cared about Li Zhaoyi, the emperor relaxed his expression.
"Concubine Xian's conspiracy to poison her failed, and was discovered in time. Those who poisoned were all arrested. According to the account, they were all instructed by Concubine Xian."
As soon as Concubine Xue Gui heard it, she knew that Li Zhaoyi directed and acted in this play.
I really didn't expect that after she had only been in the palace for two years, someone was willing to work hard for her and conspired to bite Concubine Xian.
This woman's attack was too vicious and she had to get rid of it.
Concubine Xue was obviously relieved, "Sister Zhaoyi didn't drink the poisoned food, that's really great. Thank God."
Li Zhaoyi said softly: "Thank you for your concern, concubine. Fortunately, the maids around me were clever and discovered something was wrong, so I escaped. Otherwise, I would not be able to see Your Majesty. It's fine if you hurt me, concubine Xian. You want to harm the child in my stomach. You are so vicious."
Concubine Xian obviously understood that this was just a play, and the Son of Heaven believed such an obvious thing.
She sneered and stood up suddenly.
Several servants are on the verge of a formidable enemy.
Li Zhaoyi also leaned towards the emperor.
Concubine Xian pointed at Li Zhaoyi, "I have no grievances with you, why did you frame me? Tell me?"
Li Zhaoyi burst into tears instantly, and said with an innocent face: "I can't understand what you said. It is clear that you want to harm me, so how could I frame you. Your Majesty, please make the decision for my concubine."
The emperor angrily reprimanded the concubine Xian, "Back off! I think I have been in love with you in the past, and I don't want to delve into this matter. If you don't know the fun, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Ha ha!"
Concubine Xian laughed loudly, "I understand, I really underestimated Lady Zhaoyi. I will resign."
Concubine Xian strode towards the outside of Chenghui Hall.
"Mother Concubine!"
King Yan shouted loudly.
Concubine Xian, no, it's time to change her name to Shu Jieyu, she turned her head to look at King Yan, her lips trembled a few times before she said what was on her mind.
"You're fine, I'm fine."
King Yan was filled with resentment, his eyes were red, and he nodded emphatically.
Shu Jieyu strode away.
King Yan clenched his fists tightly. If he couldn't deal with Li Zhaoyi, then he would start with Li Zhaoyi's family.
With the virtues of the Li family's group of vampires, he didn't believe he couldn't find a clue.
He must tear Li Zhaoyi's family into tens of thousands of pieces, only in this way can he dispel the hatred in his heart.
Without the servant's reminder, King Yan stood up from the ground, and returned to his seat step by step.
The atmosphere in the hall was dignified, and everyone was so preoccupied that they didn't even dare to laugh.
I'm afraid that the emperor will have a sudden attack and unleash a monstrous rage.
Concubine Xue Gui and Concubine Xiao Shu are saddened by the death of the rabbit and the fox, and they have sympathy for each other.
Since the emperor ascended the throne, Concubine Xian has been by the emperor's side.
The relationship of more than thirty years is not as good as a newlywed who is pregnant. Who can say for sure whether the pregnancy in that stomach is the prince or not.
Before the child was born, the emperor couldn't wait to do something to Concubine Xian. When Li Zhaoyi gave birth to a child, if it was really a prince, would there still be a place for old people like them in the harem
Chilling!
Concubine Xue picked up the wine glass, covered her face with her sleeve, and looked at Concubine Xiao Shu at the other end.
Concubine Xiao Shu lowered her head slightly, her expression unclear. But looking at her hand tightly holding the wine glass, one can tell that her heart is not as calm as she shows.
Her heart must be overwhelmed, and her mood is difficult to calm down.
Concubine Xue Gui sighed, Concubine Xiao Shu, just like her, is unable to protect herself, and is a miserable person.
Concubine Xian's misfortune has something to do with Concubine Xian's natal family being weak.
In the past ten years, the Shu family has gradually declined.
The emperor didn't like the Shu family very much either.
Li Zhaoyi turned to pick up soft persimmons, knowing that the Shu family was no good, so she designed to frame Xianfei (Shu Jieyu). The emperor took advantage of the plan and took the opportunity to demote the virtuous concubine to Jieyu, and now the Shu family had no hope of revival.
Even the king of Yan was also affected. In the battle for the heir apparent, no accident, the king of Yan was about to be out.
Unless, King Yan can make a surprise move to turn things around.
In this family banquet, everyone ate without taste.
Zhao Wang took the opportunity to drink and go crazy, making a big disturbance in Chenghui Hall.
The emperor scolded King Zhao, and King Zhao actually learned what King Ning did, and fell to the ground and rolled.
The majestic prince doesn't even want face.
Prince Ning took the opportunity to make trouble and mess around.
All of a sudden, the hall was filled with chaos. There are also clansmen who use Jiujin to complain to the emperor.
The life of the clan is sad, getting poorer every year.
The Son of Heaven is the Holy Lord, so should the family law of the ancestors be changed and the clan be allowed to participate in the imperial examination and serve as local officials
Otherwise, in another two generations, there will be a few beggars begging for food in the clan.
At that time, it will not be the Liu clan who will be ashamed.
The emperor was noncommittal.
In fact, this dynasty did not completely restrict the clan from being officials.
For example, the family order of the Shaofu is the clan.
Liu Zhao and his grandsons also have official positions.
The king of Chu was crowned queen and could also participate in the government.
However, this is limited to the royal family.
There are many people in the imperial family, and the same royal family has already issued five clothes. Strictly speaking, they can only be regarded as the same clan.
Because of the family law of their ancestors, these people could not participate in the imperial examination, and they had little contact with the royal family, so they could not establish a relationship with the royal family. As a result, life has become more and more difficult, and every year I have to go to the Shaofu to fight the autumn breeze and borrow money to survive.
The Great Zhou has been established for more than a hundred years, and the population of the clan is getting bigger and bigger. If they are not allowed to take the imperial examinations, in this era when everything is low-grade but high-study, it is tantamount to cutting off their future.
It is too harsh.
The suggestion of the elders of the clan is also to find a way out for future generations.
As long as the emperor abolishes the family law of the ancestors and relaxes the restrictions, the children of the clan can also go to battle to kill the enemy, or become officials.
The clan is always more reliable than outsiders.
As for worrying about the rebellion of the clan, it is purely unfounded.
After more than a hundred years, 80% of the clans have been raised as cripples, so there is no way to rebel.
It's better to give them a way out and lighten the burden on Shaofu. Also let the descendants of the Liu surname produce some heroes.
King Ning yelled loudly, "The old ancestor is right, we must give the clan a way to survive. Father, please be merciful."
The emperor directly picked up the wine glass and threw it at King Ning's head.
King Ning rolled on the ground and hid.
"Father, you are so irritable, be careful of your poor health. My son is also thinking of the royal family."
"Get out! The royal family needs you to think about where you put me."
The emperor angrily reprimanded King Ning. It wasn't because what King Ning said was wrong, what the emperor was angry about was that King Ning dared to claim credit for the affairs of the royal family.
What do you want to do? Buy people's hearts
This kind of thing is absolutely not allowed by the Son of Heaven.
If the prince wants to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, he naturally needs the support of the royal family.
Although this support sometimes seems very tasteless. But at critical moments, this support will play an unexpected role.
The emperor's successful accession to the throne back then was inseparable from the support of the royal family.
The royal family members helped the emperor at the critical moment, so that the emperor could defeat the strong with the weak, kill his brother, and become the emperor.
Therefore, the emperor knew very well that the matter of bestowing favor on the clan must be done by him, the emperor.
Anyone who wants to get involved in this matter should be dragged out and beheaded.
King Ning is the prince, and the emperor was not willing to behead him, but he didn't give him a good face either.
King Ning didn't care, hiccupped, and simply lay down on the ground and couldn't get up.
It is impossible to tell him to get out. It is impossible to get out, and it is impossible to get out in this life.
King Ning was so tired and lazy, the emperor was amused. Let him lie on the ground, and don't let anyone help him up.
Gu Jiu was dizzy.
The ground dragon in Chenghui Temple was too warm, and it was a bit uncomfortable with the stimulation of alcohol.
She talked to Mrs. Pei, then got up and went outside to take a breath.
The palace is decorated with lanterns and festoons everywhere, and the red lanterns are especially festive.
She sat in the corridor, blowing the cold wind of Kaiyao's thirty-fifth year, and in two hours, it would be the thirty-sixth year of Kaiyao.
Thirty-six years have passed since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, how time flies.
Someone came over, Bai Zhong and Rong Xin were vigilant.
It was a court lady.
"My maidservant has seen Mrs. Zhao. My master invites Mrs. to the side hall to have a talk."
Gu Jiu sized up the person, "Who is your master?"
"My master is Empress Shuyi."
Jiang Yan wants to see her
What do you see her for
Gu Jiu was suspicious, "Is there any other orders from Empress Shuyi?"
"Your Majesty misses Madam very much, and wants to have a talk with Madam. Time is limited, please go over as soon as possible."
Gu Jiu thought for a while, "Lead the way ahead."
"This way, madam, please."
Gu Jiu followed the maid to the side hall not far from Chenghui Hall.
Jiang Yan was indeed waiting for her inside.
Gu Jiu stepped forward and saluted, "I've met Empress Shuyi."
"Ma'am, please give me a seat!"
After finishing speaking, Jiang Yan waved her hand and told all the waiters to back down.
The palace people retreated one after another, only the people around Gu Jiu did not move.
Jiang Yan was stunned for a moment, then laughed, she looked at Gu Jiu, "I have some things I want to talk to Mrs Zhao, so it's not convenient for others to hear."
Gu Jiu smiled and waved his hand.
Nanny Fang led everyone to file out.
As a result, only Gu Jiu and Jiang Yan were left in the side hall.
Gu Jiu's face was gentle, with a smile in his eyes, "Your Majesty impresses me."
Jiang Yan relaxed and sat lazily.
"I want to thank Madam. If you hadn't given me a chance back then, I wouldn't be where I am today."
Gu Jiu smiled softly, "Opportunities are for those who are prepared. You are destined to be a master."
Jiang Yan smiled, "Mrs. taught me how to read and write, and reasoned with me, didn't you expect this to happen?"
Gu Jiu shook her head, "I don't have the ability to predict things like a god. I just think that a person with good looks, coupled with talent and connotation, can attract the attention of others and help you get long-term favor."
"Madam has sharp insights. This palace is today thanks to Madam. If Madam hadn't taught me how to read and write, and taught me the truth, I wouldn't have been so lucky along the way."
Gu Jiu smiled, "Congratulations on getting what you want, and sincerely wish you can seize this luck."