In late September, the autumn was crisp and clear, and the sky was clear. King Su's guard of honor was escorted from the capital by officials from the Ministry of Rites.
Even though Prince Su was not Concubine Shu's biological son, but after all, he had been raised under his own name for so many years, and the people who got along with him had just left. Concubine Shu was like being taken away from her spiritual support, and she was depressed in her palace for several days. . But also because King Su left, Concubine Shu no longer had any scruples, and the battle with Queen Qi gradually heated up.
Concubine Shu still knew about Xiao Qi's actions for everyone in the harem. Concubine Shu was very angry, and she quickly dragged Concubine Li and several others into the water on the basis that she was not comfortable and others could never be comfortable. The harem, which had finally disappeared, immediately became tense, with guns and arrows.
Chu Jinyao would have liked it when someone asked Xiao Qi for trouble. However, these women in the harem became more and more crazy. Chu Jinyao lived in the Ciqing Palace all day long. Still can't stop group after group of "visitors" who come to have ghosts.
Chu Jinyao refused to see guests in the name of recuperation, but she could reject Concubine Shu and other female officials and maids, and she could also reject Concubine Shu herself? Concubine Shu worked tirelessly, and suddenly became particularly concerned about Chu Jinyao, the crown prince. In her words, she felt sorry for Chu Jinyao's hard work and missed Empress Wenxiao, and strongly encouraged Chu Jinyao to deal with Xiao Qi together. Chu Jinyao was not stupid, and immediately dismissed her resignation, but for that reason, the war in the harem still affected her from time to time.
During this period of time in the harem, the harem was so turbulent that even the emperor was not spared. There were the emperor's women on the left and right. The emperor couldn't control it, so he simply covered his head and let them make trouble. He hid himself in the small world to find purity. The emperor could cover his eyes and pretend he couldn't see, but Qin Yi couldn't.
The emperor made his own sins, why toss it on his wife and children? It happened that the end of the month had come, and Taiyi Gao came to check the pulse again. This time he pressed for a long time, then stood up and said firmly: "Prince Concubine is indeed pregnant. The pulse is still a little fluctuating in the first month. After these months of recuperation, The fetus of the crown princess is stable and the blood is abundant, this sign is very happy."
Chu Jinyao heaved a long sigh of relief upon hearing the accurate words. Even if there are many signs that confirm that you are pregnant, it is still better to listen to the doctor's diagnosis and feel at ease. When Qin Yi heard that Chu Jinyao's body had been recuperated, he silently put down a big stone in his heart, but before they were happy for too long, Imperial Physician Gao said: "It's just that pregnancy should not be exhausting. But there is a faint sign of stagnation, it seems that the worry is too heavy, the mind is worn out, and there is no peace of mind."
This is indeed true. These days, because of the harem, Chu Jinyao is always vigilant, always keeping her heart in mind. Even if she tells herself to raise her baby with peace of mind, but the outside environment is like this, how could she not think about anything.
Chu Jinyao was a little anxious and asked, "Doctor Gao, in your opinion, how should I take care of it?"
Imperial Physician Gao rubbed his beard, pondered for a while, and said, "This minister prescribes a few medicines, and the Crown Princess will take one in the morning and evening, so as to warm and nourish. But the medicine is inferior after all, and it is three-part poisonous medicine, and the Crown Princess is pregnant, Even if it is a warming medicine, it is not advisable to drink too much."
"Ah, what should I do?" The maids who were serving were a little flustered, and Linglong was also anxious, "Doctor Gao, you are very skilled in medicine, think of a way, there is always a solution to both."
"Doctor Gao." Qin Yi interrupted Imperial Doctor Gao and said, "Let's talk outside with Gu."
The imperial doctor Gao was taken outside by Qin Yi. They talked outside for a long time. The more Chu Jinyao waited, the more anxious he became. After finally seeing Qin Yi coming back, Chu Jinyao hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "His Royal Highness, what did the imperial doctor say?"
"It's okay." Qin Yi stretched out his hand to support Chu Jinyao's arm, his movements were familiar and natural, as if he had done it countless times. He helped Chu Jinyao back to the couch and reassured him, "I've thought about it before, but I'm always worried about you alone. But the palace is too chaotic during this time, and these people want to take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble. If you are pregnant, you can't stand any risk, so why don't you go to Changhe Garden for shelter, and when I clean up the palace, you can come back."
"Changhe Garden?"
"Yes, it just so happens that my mother's birthday is approaching. In the name of praying for blessings and worshipping the Buddha, you can justifiably go out of the palace to avoid chaos, and come back when things in the palace have subsided."
Changhe Garden is a palace built by Emperor Xiaozong for his biological mother, Empress Dowager Shou'an. Empress Dowager Shou'an loved to worship Buddha in her later years. In order to please the Queen Mother, Emperor Xiaozong built Changhe Garden in the western suburbs. Changhe Garden is modeled on the gardens of the south of the Yangtze River, stacking mountains and managing water, and at the same time retaining the elements of the palace. There are majestic palaces such as palace gates and sacrifices along the central axis in the front, and many pavilions and pavilions are dotted in the garden landscape in the back. The northern palace and Jiangnan gardens are integrated into one, and it is beautiful. When Changhe Garden was completed, it caused a great sensation in the capital. The Queen Mother Shou'an liked it very much and often stayed in Changhe Garden to worship Buddha. In order to show his filial piety, Emperor Xiaozong also built a magnificent Buddhist hall in the apse.
In a sense, the name of filial piety is equal to fame. Men may also worry about both loyalty and filial piety, but for women, if they get the name of filial piety, it is comparable to educating their children and taking concubines to their husbands. Much stronger. Changhe Garden has a name of filial piety. If Chu Jinyao went to Changchun Garden to live temporarily in the name of filial piety to Queen Wenxiao, after returning, the reputation would definitely be an overwhelming victory. What's more, doing so is not only good for Chu Jinyao's reputation, Qin Yi, as the only son of Queen Wenxiao, has no siblings, and he also needs to remind the public of the goodness of Queen Wenxiao from time to time.
Moreover, Changhe Garden is vacant all the year round. Once Chu Jinyao moves in, she is the only master in the garden. The kitchen and other things are all around her. If you want anything, it can be delivered immediately. It is a perfect place to raise a baby. . It's really a good way to do this.
But this method is a bit bad. Of course, Chu Jinyao goes to Changhe Garden without any problem, but what about Qin Yi
Looking at Chu Jinyao's expression, Qin Yi thought that she would not dare to go out and live alone, so he comforted: "It's okay, I will send you to go with me. If you are bored alone, I will ask Shan Guang and a few wives to send them off. Come with you."
"No need, if you speak up, General Shan will of course have no objection, but it's not good to let the husband and wife separate." Chu Jinyao said, "It's enough for me to ask my sister and my mother's sister to come and accompany me."
This is also true. After all, the wife of the foreign minister has no one to do her best. Since Chu Jinyao said so, Qin Yi will also let her. After Qin Yi finished speaking, he saw that Chu Jinyao was still not very happy, Qin Yi was a little strange: "What's the matter, why do you still feel uneasy?"
Now that Qin Yi asked, Chu Jinyao simply joked half-truth: "Changhe Garden is a famous place, what can I be worried about? Actually, I'm not worried about you, Your Highness."
Qin Yi paused for a moment, and suddenly wanted to understand. He also looked at Chu Jinyao and smiled: "Why don't you worry?"
"Naturally, I'm worried about the maids beside Your Highness, worried about their neglect of duty, and worried that they can't remember where they put their things, so that Your Highness will catch a cold." Chu Jinyao snorted softly, full of sourness, "Why don't your Highness think it is? ?"
Qin Yi held back his smile and said, "It turns out that the Crown Princess has thought about it for so long, and I plan to ask you to take away all the female officials and palace maids. It seems that I am overthinking it."
"Okay." Chu Jinyao said deliberately, "If Your Highness doesn't find it inconvenient, then I will take all the women in the East Palace away. When your Highness regrets it, don't blame me."
It was rare for Qin Yi to see Chu Jinyao's obvious form of jealousy, but after hearing it, he didn't like such unlucky words, even if it was just a hypothesis.
"Don't say such things again, it's not good luck to say too much."
After hearing this, Chu Jinyao raised her eyebrows: "Your Highness is such a superstitious person?"
"I'm not." Qin Yi looked at Chu Jinyao with a smile, with a shallow smile, but there was a danger deep in his eyes, "But I don't want to hear it, even if it's assumed."
Chu Jinyao, who was a little angry at first, felt a lot more comfortable in her heart, but don't think that you can fool the topic just now, Chu Jinyao still clearly remembered that they were talking about the palace maid: "Don't say I can't put the whole All the women in the palace will be taken away. Even if I really do such a thing, there will be no women outside the Ciqing Palace. As long as His Highness is really interested, how about I take all the people away, and what if I don’t bring anyone? "
"I haven't done anything yet, and you are about to convict me." Qin Yi laughed and his fingers were itchy. He wanted to rub Chu Jinyao's hair, but thinking that she was different now, he finally held back. "Jin Yao, to me they are no more than palace ladies, but you are my wife, carrying my only child in your womb, and will be the mother of my other children in the future. Other men may be addicted to the novelty of the moment. And beauty, but I am not the same, if these insignificant women may cause you to be separated from me, then why should I do such a thing that is obviously more harmful than beneficial?"
Qin Yi rubbed the palm of Chu Jinyao's palm. In this place, a wound was drawn by the scattered wooden frame, and he still remembers the appearance of the blood gushing out. At that time, he was seriously injured, and he was still mentally experiencing the gap from the imperial city to the border. If he hadn't met Chu Jinyao, Qin Yi might not have been able to go through the most important turning point in his life so smoothly. Later, Qin Yi was able to return to his body in time to save the situation at the border, probably because of the blood gushing out from Chu Jinyao.
Thinking of this Qin Yi wanted to scold Tang Xinyi again, although to a certain extent, Tang Xinyi obeyed his orders and indeed pushed Qin Yi to return to his position. Besides, Qin Yi himself is a domineering master, so how could he not know the virtues of Donggong's close ministers outside, but no matter what, it is impossible to bully Chu Jinyao by bullying others.
Qin Yi suddenly wanted to find a reason to punish Tang Xinyi again.
Qin Yi now doesn't know why his injury was pinned on Chu Jinyao's Yu Peili, all the coincidences seemed to be artificial arrangements. Qin Yi, who has a strong personality and hates being forced the most, is not disgusted by this kind of "coincidence". If it is an artificial arrangement, then his mother Empress Wenxiao personally asked for his jade pendant, as is Chu Jinyao's jade pendant. Wear it at birth, perhaps, this is what God meant.
Therefore, the meaning of Chu Jinyao to Qin Yi is much more important than she thought. And the child is just a subordinate of Chu Jinyao. Qin Yi cares so much about this unborn child not because it is his eldest son or daughter, but because he is in Chu Jinyao's belly.
Therefore, Chu Jinyao's worries are actually superfluous. There is no difference in the eyes of Qin Yi, but there is only one woman in Chu Jinyao. With Chu Jinyao's character like this, once he really hurts his heart, he can't do anything to restore it in the future. Zhao's is the best example. Qin Yi watched with his own eyes how Chu Jinyao and the Zhao family got to where they are now, how could he repeat the mistakes of others after fighting for power and profit for so many years.
Qin Yi's words were so rational and ruthless that they discussed the pros and cons from a politician's point of view, but after thinking about it, Chu Jinyao accepted it without any obstacle. Qin Yi is such a person. If he said something nauseous and touching, Chu Jinyao would doubt whether he was trying to hide it.
A woman's temper is like the sky in June. Chu Jinyao has always believed that she is a reasonable person, but it turns out that it makes sense that the saying can be passed down. The inexplicably angry Chu Jinyao was coaxed inexplicably again, and she was relieved, but the scene always had to pretend: "Your Highness really doesn't mind? My father still has a number of concubines, so I will enter the palace by myself. I won’t arrange someone for you, I’m pregnant now, I can’t serve you, and I have to go to the palace in a few days, if I’m still stubborn, will I lose the way to be a wife?”
"What is the way of being a wife?"
Chu Jinyao paused for a while, the elders and Nvjie have been talking about the way of being a wife, and all women in the world should be a good wife, but what is good and what is the way
Seeing that Chu Jinyao understood, Qin Yi smiled and tapped her forehead: "We are husband and wife. I think it's good to get along like us."
"What if someone tells me that?"
"Who dares to tell you, you write down the list and hand it to me directly."
Chu Jinyao chuckled: "Your Highness, you don't discriminate between public and private.
Qin Yi is also very righteous: "They deserve it if they dare to talk about you."
After I made up my mind to go to Changhe Garden, things went smoothly after that. Qin Yi proposed to send Chu Jinyao to recite the scriptures for the Queen of the Great Qi. The emperor saw that the scriptures were false, and it was true to avoid the harem, but this was also the emperor’s own grandson.
The crown princess went to Changhe Garden to pray for Queen Wenxiao, which was naturally a major event. The palace servants and servants in Changhe Garden immediately became nervous, and the soil inside and outside the garden was also excavated three feet. , Chu Jinyao's frame set off from the East Palace.
Chu Jinxian accompanied Chu Jinyao to Changhe Garden. On the frame, Chu Jinxian looked at Chu Jinyao and sighed inexplicably, "You are really brave. You are still pregnant, so you just ran out by yourself. Is it? The prince is alone in the palace without anyone to take care of him and let's not say, can you trust the maids left behind?"
"If he wants, no matter what I do, it's useless. If he doesn't want to, those palace maids can't get over his control. So, the key is not me." Chu Jinyao clearly sees that if a man wants to steal, Even if the wife tied the man to her belt, she couldn't watch it. It made no difference whether Chu Jinyao was in the East Palace or not. Since that was the case, it was better to raise the child with peace of mind and not to blame yourself.
Chu Jinxian also thought about it. Children are the foundation of a woman's life. As long as she has children, it doesn't matter if she is not favored. Changhe Garden is located in the western suburbs. This area is full of private gardens of imperial relatives, literati and writers. Among them, there are many famous gardens, but in front of Changhe Garden, all the above are nothing.
It was also the first time for Chu Jinyao to come to Changhe Garden. Although the palaces in front were magnificent, they were not inhabited by people. She lived in the Yunya Palace at the back. Although Chu Jinxian and Chu Jinyao are sisters, they are married after all, so she lives in Danning Residence with her son.
Chu Jinxian walked all the way, just what she saw on the road was enough to make her stunned: "It is indeed an imperial garden. After seeing this, I realized that the Bieyuan I had seen before was just a small village."
"This is only the palace in the front. This area is modeled after the palace, and at the back is the garden, which is five or six times the size of the palace area, and there are four lakes alone. When we settle down, we will take Brother Lu to go. Let's take a look later." Chu Jinyao leaned over to tease Brother Lu, "Brother Lu, Wuyi will take you to the garden, do you think it's okay?"
Chu Jinxian came to stay with Chu Jinyao, and of course brought her son Zhao Lu over. Chu Jinyao is pregnant. Now is the time when maternal love for children is overflowing. Brother Lu is not afraid of life. The two get along very well.
Chu Jinxian smiled and let Chu Jinyao tease the child, but reminded her when Chu Jinyao was holding the child: "Be careful, you are a light month now, be careful of hurting the child in your stomach."
"I know." Chu Jinyao was very attentive to the child, she didn't need to tell Chu Jinxian, she was cautious enough when she acted on her own.
After Chu Jinyao moved to Changhe Garden, all she had to do every day was gossip with her sister, go to see Brother Lu, and when the weather was fine, she could go to the garden behind to relax. Chu Jinyao could feel that her body was much better.
One afternoon, Brother Lu fell asleep. Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinxian were sitting in the warm sunlight, and they both looked after Brother Lu while talking in a low voice. Chu Jinyao remembered the matter of Changxing Hou's Mansion, and asked Chu Jinxian in a low voice, "Sister, what happened to what the second sister-in-law said last time?"
"This matter." Chu Jinxian pursed her lips, and her expression suddenly became strange, "This is a long story, and it's no wonder that the second brother did not dare to let the family know about it."