As the sky darkened, Kunning Palace passed a candle.
The lamp holder girl bowed and lit the lamp, and the orange light and shadow scattered into the deep silence hall.
Su Ling had just taken a shower and stared blankly at the bronze mirror, while Fuying combed her hair behind her.
"Is your majesty thinking about your majesty?" Fuying knew that the empress had deep feelings, so she couldn't help joking, "I'm in a trance."
Su Ling was poked into her thoughts, her cheeks were slightly red, and just as she was about to deny it, she saw a black figure walking into the hall, standing behind her, and looking at each other in the mirror.
There was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, obviously he heard it.
Su Ling stood up, turned around, walked in front of him, and blessedly said, "Why didn't your majesty call anyone to report, I and my concubine have lost their way."
Xiao Yu helped her up, "A-Ling, when you and I are together in the future, don't pay attention to these polite manners. What you used to be in the palace will be what you will be in the future."
"How about that?"
Xiao Yu asked her back, "Why not?"
The palace people in the hall looked at each other and bowed back.
The candles flickered, and then, a pair of big palms skillfully took her into his arms, the short jacket, long skirt, crown and cloak faded one after another, and he took her by the waist and walked towards the bed.
Maybe in the bed, everyone has a bit of a hobby, and the emperor is no exception. When he is in love, he likes to bite her, ears, neck, collarbone, and everything down.
Xiao Yu pressed her down, his fingertips stroked the thin back in his arms, down the bones, section by section, and stopped at the sinuous and deep place.
Su Ling's eyes were full of him, and neither body nor mind would resist this kind of thing, but today he was obviously absent-minded, frequently absent-minded, gasping for breath, and he could naturally detect the two of them sticking together.
Xiao Yu bit her neck and said hoarsely, "What's wrong?"
Su Ling pushed him away slightly, the corners of his eyes were inexplicably red.
Xiao Yu rarely saw her red eyes, and frowned, "But I hurt you?"
"No." Su Ling closed her eyes, buried her face in his chest, and said softly, "Tell me, why have I been unable to conceive a child."
The Queen Mother's recent remarks made her feel ashamed.
"Time flies so fast, it's more than two years in a flash."
"Your Majesty treats you differently from others. Aijia sent him a few personal waiters before, thinking that he can help you share some of the burden, he will not accept it."
"By the way, is the queen's menstrual period accurate recently?"
Two years, two full years.
She knew how much he wanted a heir.
The heavier the man's mind, the less obvious his face is.
Xiao Yu suddenly bit her shoulder, deliberately kept his throat low, and said in a slow voice: "The imperial court is now breaking up with warts and abscesses, and everything is waiting to be done, and I have only rested for a few nights in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and the Empress is now resentful. "
"You know that's not what I meant." Su Ling immediately hammered him, "Don't bite, it hurts, hurts."
"I see what you mean."
"you listen to me… "
Xiao Yu blocked her mouth, went to lift her leg, and said in her ear: "Don't say it, I promise you, no matter how late it is, I will return to Kunning Palace."
Su Ling saw the teasing in his eyes, and the dark color in his eyes turned into sparks.
"Xiao Yu!"
The emperor smiled unabated.
Look at how temperamental his queen is, she even dares to shout the emperor's name.
For several days, the emperor returned to Kunning Palace as promised, no matter how late it was. Kunning Palace called for water more and more times, so much so that when Su Ling saw him, he subconsciously stepped back.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Yu couldn't help touching the tip of his nose.
He admits that he's been a little overindulgent lately.
So the two remained pure for a few days, holding hands at most at night.
In the evening, Xiao Yu went back to Kunning Palace to accompany her to have dinner as usual, but Su Ling inexplicably lost her appetite and stopped after a few mouthfuls.
Xiao Yu looked at the dishes on the table, which were all her favorites, and said, "Why do you eat so little?"
Su Ling said, "I have no appetite."
Xiao Yu felt that her face was also a little red, and couldn't help but ask, "Would you like to find an imperial physician to have a look?"
Su Ling waved her hand and said, "I'm really fine."
Xiao Yu insisted: "Let's take a look, there will be a grand ceremony for the queen in a few days, which is even more tiring."
Referring to the grand ceremony, Su Ling nodded politely.
It didn't take much time for the Taiyuan Hospital to arrive in a hurry.
He put his hand on the queen's wrist, and his brows became tighter and tighter, and Su Ling couldn't help frowning along with him.
The emperor whispered: "What's going on?"
Changyuan said righteously: "Your Majesty, can you allow Wei Chen to have another consultation?"
It's no wonder that doctors are cautious, after all, in this harem, if you are not sure, you can't say it.
Xiao Yu nodded.
Chang Aifu closed his eyes and felt that the slippery veins under his fingers became clearer and clearer. He settled his mind and said, "When did Niangniang's last letter from the moon come?"
monthly letter.
These two words are like throwing a boulder on the calm lake.
Su Ling's hand tightened, loosened and tightened again. Her palms were dripping with sweat. She took a deep breath and said, "At the beginning of last month."
It's the end of the month.
"That's it." Chang Aifu smiled and said, "Weichen congratulates Your Majesty, congratulations to the Empress, this is the happy vein."
Happy pulse.
That means the queen is pregnant.
The maid and eunuch of Kunning Palace instantly knelt on the ground and said in unison, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to the Empress."
Su Ling froze in place.
I kept thinking about it, I kept looking forward to it, but I was really looking forward to it, and I felt incredible. It took a long time to murmur: "Sanlang, really? Really?"
The emperor's expression showed little sincerity. His brows and eyes were naturally stern, and no one could guess that he was angry. Now that the emperor and the empress looked at each other, the corners of the emperor's mouth suddenly couldn't be pressed.
He sat beside her, held her wrist, and said, "Well, really."
The imperial physician and the palace maid were extremely discerning, and they did not ask for a reward for a while, so they immediately withdrew from the palace and closed the door.
Su Ling looked at Xiao Yu, and then at the flat stomach, not to mention how stupid she looked, Xiao Yu lightly pecked at her ear, and said, "So happy?"
Su Ling nodded and scratched his palm.
She is really happy.
Xiao Yu stretched out his hand and rubbed her waist, looking at her with intriguing eyes, "Now, I don't have to look at the Queen's face anymore."
Su Ling's face turned red as soon as she was stabbed by the scorching eyes, "What is your concubine, when did you give your majesty a face?"
Xiao Yu looked at her and asked without answering, "When did you say?"
Every day he hesitated to say anything, so he had to ask the imperial physician to show him as well.
Su Ling was in a good mood today, so she kissed him on the face to please, and the soft boo boo echoed in Xiao Yu's ears, which was extremely hot.
That night, Xiao Yu and Ren Zhezi were stacked high in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and in Kunning Palace, chatting nonsense with the Queen all night.
The two lie flat.
Su Ling said, "Your Majesty, guess, is the concubine's belly a prince or a princess?"
Xiao Yu said: "It's fine."
Su Ling said: "You say one."
Xiao Yu said: "Prince."
Su Ling said, "Why not a princess?"
Second time...
Xiao Yu couldn't help pinching the bridge of his nose, "A Ling, otherwise you should rest."
Su Ling turned over to him and said, "How about a nickname?"
Xiao Yu pondered for a moment, then turned his head to look at her and said, "My eldest son, how about a single word?"
At this moment, Su Ling seemed to believe his evil.
It seems that the one in the stomach is really the little prince.
After that day, Xiao Yu seemed to be even busier.
The cabinet spent all day reckoning with the emperor, calculating various deficits during the Yongchang period.
Take the cost of the royal family as an example. Gongmi costs 70,000 shi, banknotes cost 35,000, and brocades cost 70 pieces. The four seasons are calculated separately.
This is only the basic expenses of the clan, not counting the rewards of senior officials and dignitaries over the years, and the money spent by Emperor Jiaxuan to build palaces in various places.
Corruption is rampant in various prefectures and counties, and the children of ordinary families in Beijing, regardless of their ability, wear black gauze hats on their heads and receive high salaries.
The power of the family is entrenched, and the whole body is moved with one hair. Whoever moves first will change the sky in Beijing.
After reckoning for half a month, Xiao Yu felt his throat tighten.
Su Ling, dressed in a long, fat-colored dress that dragged the floor and carrying a food box, walked to the door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and whispered to Eunuch Sheng, "Those people are gone?"
"Let's go, go." Eunuch Sheng smiled and said: "My lady, please come in, the emperor is waiting for you inside..."
Xiao Yu leaned on the throne of red sandalwood inlaid with jade and peach fruit pattern, closed his eyes and pondered.
Su Ling walked over, opened the food box, brought out the Tremella lotus seed soup, and said, "Your Majesty drink the lotus seed soup first, and then approve the book."
When Xiao Yu opened his eyes, the bottom of his eyes were still red, Su Ling looked at him distressed, rubbed his eyes, and said softly: "No matter how important the state is, the body is also tight."
Xiao Yu didn't say anything, just grabbed her wrist.
When Su Ling left the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she happened to bump into Su Jingbei.
"Father! Why are you here?!"
Su Jingbei bowed and said, "I see you here..."
Su Ling pushed him and said in a coquettish voice, "Father, there are no outsiders here, so please stop salute."
Su Jingbei straightened up and said in a low voice, "A Ling, your Majesty actually allowed you to come to the Hall of Mental Cultivation?"
Su Ling said dignifiedly: "I'm here to deliver lotus seed soup."
Su Jingbei said: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. You can't break the rules by relying on your majesty to send a wife."
Su Ling said impatiently: "Dad, don't worry, even if I put those excerpts in front of my eyes, I won't read them. My daughter knows the rules, so how many times does a sentence need to be said..."
Su Jingbei scolded her and said, "Look at it, I only care about one thing, the Empress has a temper."
Su Ling patted her stomach and choked, "I didn't even see you care when I was pregnant."
Su Jingbei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Is the Queen's concubine in good health?"
Only then did Su Ling smile, and said, "Ankang Ankang, alright, let's go in, my daughter is going first."
Su Jingbei was about to enter the hall, but he turned back and said to her, "A Ling, the frontier has been uneasy recently. There may be a war. You should take good care of the child in your belly."
Su Ling was startled, and said, "Will... there will be a war?"
"Look at me, what are you talking about?" Su Jingbei smiled, "Dad still has something to play, so go ahead."
Su Ling nodded.
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After Su Ling was pregnant, the Kunning Palace was filled with joy, but the good times didn't last long, and within a few days, rumors spread inside and outside the palace.
The rumors pointed out that Empress Su was jealous. When she sneaked into the residence, she could not even tolerate the concubine because of her mother's power. Now that she has the power of the dragon, she is unwilling to expand the harem for your majesty.
Don't look at these two sentences, but the thoughts inside are vicious enough. It sounds like they are thinking of the emperor everywhere, but at the same time as demonizing the queen, doesn't it highlight the incompetence of the emperor
As soon as the new emperor ascended the throne, he was seized by the queen. How could he resist these old fritters
Rumors, like the Yellow River bursting its banks, could not be stopped at all.
Empress Dowager Chu took advantage of this and called Su Ling to the Cining Palace.
Empress Chu sighed, "A Ling."
Su Ling bowed her head and bowed, "My concubine and concubine give my mother a blessing."
"You already have a body, why are you more polite." Queen Mother Chu said, "Come and sit down."
After Su Ling sat down, Empress Dowager Chu glanced at her belly, "Your Majesty said that you have been suffering from morning sickness recently. Ai Jia asked Shang Shan = the food bureau to change the dishes for you, is it better?"
Su Ling nodded, "It's really much better."
Empress Dowager Chu nodded.
He patted her hand, "Look at you, you've lost weight. You need to make up for this mouth to eat for two people."
Empress Dowager Chu Guan is a good person, and after chatting with Su Ling like an ordinary mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for an hour, they led to a serious business.
Eunuch Zhang said at the door, "Report to the Empress Dowager, Concubine Li has arrived."
Su Ling frowned.
Concubine Li? What is Concubine Li
"It happens that the queen is here, let her in."
The Empress Dowager Chu whispered: "Koryo Li heard that the new emperor was enthroned and came to pay tribute. This is Li's princess outside, named Li Yuan, you should have not seen her, but don't talk about you, Aijia and His Majesty I've never seen it."