Xie Baoyin kept vomiting, and the maid remembered, "Madam, your period is two days late."
Hearing this, Xie Baoyin's eyes also showed some anticipation.
Unfortunately, the next day, the imperial physician was invited to the mansion to check the pulse. "Young Madam has stomach discomfort. It is already autumn. Young Madam should not be greedy for cold and eat less cold food."
Mrs. Qin was a little disappointed. Her daughter-in-law had been married into the family for more than half a year, but there was still no sign of pregnancy.
Thinking that her son and daughter-in-law were not very close, she decided to give the maid to her son.
Qin Zhaoxi refused, "My son needs to make great achievements and not indulge in women."
"It's good that my son has great ambitions, but he can't..."
"Mother, for a family like ours, having a concubine's eldest son is a sign of family chaos." Qin Zhaoxi interrupted her.
"Just give them contraceptive soup."
"Mother, human hearts are hard to predict and we can't guard against them," Qin Zhaoxi said seriously.
Mrs. Qin thought about it and didn't insist, "It's fine as long as you know what's going on."
A few days later, during the morning court session, an official reported, "Your Majesty, students in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, suspect that there was fraud in the grading of the provincial examination."
"What evidence?" asked the emperor.
"It is said that there is a person who is unlearned and unskilled, but he has won the first place in the imperial examination, while the truly talented and learned person has failed." The official said, and took out an answer sheet, "This is what the failed student wrote down from memory, please have a look, Your Majesty."
Eunuch Yu stepped forward, took the answer sheet, and presented it to the emperor.
The emperor had also been taught by famous teachers and could still tell the quality of current affairs essays. Based on this essay alone, it was impossible for this student to fail the exam.
"Who is the chief examiner going to Chengdu, Sichuan Province this time?" asked the emperor.
"Your Majesty, it is Tan Shidu from the Hanlin Academy," the official replied.
"Tan Shidu has always been a fair person. There must be a loophole somewhere." Prince Ding stepped forward to speak for Tan Shidu.
It was he who recommended Tan Shidu to go to Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
"Tan Shidu was the examiner for the Sichuan Province Autumn Examination. He was fair and impartial, but such a big mistake was made before the examination and announcement of the results, which raised suspicion of cheating. This is also his responsibility."
"Your Majesty, the students have studied hard for more than ten years. If cheating occurs in the autumn examination, it will be disheartening to all students. I implore Your Majesty to conduct a thorough investigation."
Officials came out to express their opinions one after another, and the emperor ordered the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, the Left Assistant Minister of the Supreme Court, and the Academicians of the Hanlin Academy to go to Sichuan Province to investigate the matter.
"We must conduct a thorough investigation and give the students an explanation," the emperor said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty is wise." The ministers bowed.
On the same day, after such a long and difficult negotiation, the two countries finally reached an agreement on mutual trade.
Daqin traded with the Chagatai Kingdom with porcelain, tea, silk and cotton fabrics, herbs, dyes and other items.
The Chagatai State provided: gold, silver, jade, furs, woolen fabrics, horses, cotton and other items.
The emperor was happy and went into the harem, then he was shocked to find that he was not capable of it.
"Call the imperial physician! Call the imperial physician quickly." The emperor shouted in panic.
Eunuch Yu sent the eunuch to fetch the imperial physician, and he went in to inquire about the situation. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
The emperor was speechless and his face was as gloomy as water.
The concubines on the dragon bed hugged the quilt and shivered.
The fact that the Emperor has summoned the imperial physician cannot be concealed from anyone.
All the governments know what they should know.
The person who knows the inside story best is King Jin.
The final effect of Yuhuan is presented!
The person who used the imperial pleasure for the emperor has never been found.
This person is really good at hiding things!
It seems that he is a powerful person. King Jin ordered his men, "If you can't find it, don't investigate."
Jiang Changning had no idea about Prince Jin's concerns, but she learned from Xiaochun that no one was investigating Yu Huan's matter, so she was truly relieved.
In late September, the government began making winter clothes.
After the materials distributed to the Prince of Jin's Mansion were delivered to the mansion, Jiang Changning first took the materials to the Concubine Dowager for selection.
The concubine picked out a piece of turmeric-colored brocade with a floral pattern and an ebony-colored brocade with an embroidered twined flower pattern.
Princess Kang Ren was also there, so Jiang Changning said, "Kang Ren has grown taller, so I'm afraid he won't be able to wear last year's cotton-padded clothes. Pick out a few more pieces of fabric and pick the ones you like."
"Thank you, aunt." Princess Kang Ren showed a faint smile on her face.
She was in mourning, so she couldn't wear bright colors, so she chose pine-colored dark-patterned brocade and white-bottomed brocade with small blue flowers.
After she had chosen four pieces of fabric, the concubine took out the bright red satin with silver thread and said with a smile, "Brother Yu's daughter-in-law, this is the best for you."
"Thank you, mother. You have a very good vision." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
In addition to this piece of bright red satin, Jiang Changning picked out two more pieces and also a piece of black material.
The concubine had never seen Jiang Changning wear a black dress before, so she knew that it was picked for Prince Jin and smiled with satisfaction.
She is happy to see that her daughter-in-law cares about her son.
Jiang Changning and Fangju sent the other materials to Park for selection.
When Mrs. Park saw the material, she asked, "Miss Fangju, how many pieces did the princess pick?"
"The princess picked three horses," Fangju replied.
Park didn't dare to go past Jiang Changning and only picked two pieces of fabric.
Chen Yi did the same as Park. She asked Jiang Changning and then Park, and also picked two horses.
When Liu learned about this, she complained, "How can I choose?"
I picked one at random and said, "That's it. Really, last year's pattern is not new anymore. How can I wear it during the New Year?"
The other concubines also each picked a piece of cloth.
Fangju took the remaining dozen pieces of cloth and returned to Rujingyuan.
"Why are there still so many left?" Jiang Changning, who was leaning on the chaise longue reading a storybook, raised his eyes to take a look, frowned and asked.
When Fang Ju told the story, Jiang Changning smiled and said, "It seems like you know the rules well!"
"It's just superficial work." Xiulan curled her lips.
Jiang Changning put the book on the small table and stood up. "It's OK as long as it looks good on the surface. Send these two horses to Madam Park, and these two to Madam Chen."
After dividing up the dozen pieces of fabric, the remaining three pieces were used as a tool to make new clothes.
"Thank you for the reward, Princess." The maids said happily.
"But Princess, you only picked out three pieces of cloth, which is not enough to make new clothes," said Xiulan.
"I only have one body, how much fabric can I wear? Besides, I don't like the patterns of these fabrics. It would be better to ask the prince to help me find some good fabrics to make new clothes."
"What material do you want? I can help you find it." Prince Jin came in from outside.
"You didn't inform anyone, but came in quietly and eavesdropped on our conversation." Jiang Changning pouted.
"I listened openly, not eavesdropping." Prince Jin said with a smile.
The maids left, and Jiang Changning stepped forward to help him undress. "Why did you come back so early today?"
Prince Jin took off his belt and handed it to her, "There's nothing to do at the government office, so I just came back."
The Emperor's illness could not be cured, so he was looking for an excuse to do something wrong, and he didn't want to bring bad luck upon himself.
The couple chatted affectionately, and after a while, lunch was served.
(End of this chapter)