After the banquet, Ning Chen naturally stayed to accompany Ye Jun, while the other concubines consciously went back.
Yi Shunrong walked back slowly, followed by Li Cairen.
"Now the emperor is doting on Ye. She hasn't even given birth yet, but he has already decided on a name for her. I just named her Enthalpy not long ago. If this continues, when Ye gives birth, the emperor will no longer have room for me."
As he said this, Yi Shunrong looked annoyed and his brows were furrowed.
Li Cairen smiled and said, "No matter how much the emperor dotes on her, it's still unknown whether the baby will be a boy or a girl. Shunrong is different. Our third prince is smart and healthy. Isn't a prince who can be touched and seen more precious than the gold separated by a layer of belly?"
"Although that's what he said, the emperor is so good to her that I feel uneasy." Yi Shunrong sighed.
Li Cairen, who was standing next to him, looked at the wet nurse holding the third prince and narrowed her eyes slightly.
He took two quick steps, got closer to Yi Shunrong, and lowered his voice.
"We are definitely not the only ones in the palace who don't want her to have a baby. Why don't we take advantage of the situation..."
“No.”
Yi Soonrong interrupted her directly.
"The Emperor values Ye, and Ye herself is also a powerful woman. If anything happens to her pregnancy, the Emperor will definitely investigate it thoroughly. If I am even slightly implicated, the Third Prince will also be implicated."
When you have kids, you're always more cautious and won't take risks easily.
Just as Li said, there were many people who did not want to see Ye give birth safely, so there was no need for her to get involved in this mess.
Just wait and see.
Even if you give birth to a son, you must be able to raise him, and when he grows up, he must be able to earn the throne.
Yi Shunrong didn't believe that Ye Jun could be favored forever, as her favor would fade away eventually.
Wouldn't it be safer to take action then than now
"You, you have been thinking about how to keep the emperor. I have mentioned you many times in front of the emperor, and the emperor has also visited you. How come you can't stay with me?"
Yi Shunrong glanced at Li, with a look of disappointment in her.
Li Cairen said awkwardly, "I should be more attentive and not let Shunrong down."
"You should be more attentive. Look at Yu, who entered the palace with you. How many times a month can the empress see the emperor? She has only been mentioned a few times, but she has slept with the emperor more often than you. And Zhang Wanrong is an old lady from the previous batch. Don't let yourself be inferior to her." Yi Shunrong said
Li felt very uncomfortable hearing this, but she did not refute it.
Just nodded in agreement.
In fact, Li Cairen was thinking, the queen is the queen, and you are just Shunrong. So what if you are favored? After all, your words do not carry as much weight as the queen's.
Naturally, the emperor would be more willing to give face to the queen.
But of course she wouldn't say that, as she still had to rely on Yi Shunrong for promotion.
Li's father, Li Daoqin, was the prefect of Jingzhao and a subordinate of Ning Chen, so his family background was naturally not bad.
After entering the palace, she found that she was not favored by the emperor, and she began to think about currying favor with the queen, but the queen was narrow-minded and refused to support and cultivate her.
Then Yi Shunrong extended an olive branch to her, and she had no choice.
For now, let's just live like this. When she can really stand on her own, she doesn't want to be inferior to Yi Shunrong forever.
Zhao Chunxuan.
After everyone left, Ye Jun immediately rubbed his face and went into the inner room to change clothes.
Ning Chen sat outside drinking tea and playing with the dog.
After waiting for a while, Ye Jun came out.
She changed into a light blue cloud-patterned uniform and removed most of the jewelry on her head, leaving only a few short silver hairpins.
"Are you tired?" Ning Chen said softly, and raised his hand to signal her to come over.
Ye Jun walked closer, put her hand on Ning Chen's palm, and after a little support from him, she sat down on the small couch.
"I've been smiling for most of the day, and my face is stiff. I feel more tired than during the Chinese New Year."
"It's really annoying to have them come and go to congratulate you. If you don't want to see them in the future, just stay away from them." Ning Chen said, picking up the water cup from the table and handing it over. "The temperature is just right. Drink some to moisten your throat."
Ye Jun raised his eyes and smiled, then took it and drank half of it.
At the end, she raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "The emperor has agreed to close the door to visitors. If someone says that I am deliberately putting on airs in the future, the emperor must stand on my side."
"Even if I don't agree, you still have to close the door and refuse visitors. With your personality, will you allow others to disturb you at will?" Ning Chen looked at her with amusement.
He didn't know yet that this woman was very cunning and was just trying to make him open his mouth.
Be smooth and tight, leaving no room for others to use their hands.
Ye Jun snorted, stretched out her hand and clasped his palm, "My thoughts are my own, I just want to hear what the emperor has to say."
"Since you want me to do something for you, there must be some benefits." Ning Chen was in a playful mood and deliberately acted in a teasing manner.
He took the girl's soft hand, put it to his mouth and bit it gently.
This made Ye Jun raise his hand and pat someone's dishonest hand.
"I am about to give birth to a little princess for His Majesty, isn't this enough?"
Ning Chen smiled and let go of his hand, raised his head back, squinted his eyes and looked at Ye Jun's belly, then leaned forward and moved closer.
He lowered his voice and said, "But I always feel that you will give birth to a prince."
"The emperor has even thought of a name for the princess. He actually hopes it's a boy?" Ye Jun glared at him.
It actually makes people feel a bit disgusted.
Seeing her coquettish look, Ning Chen liked her very much and stopped teasing her.
He took a long breath and said, "Prince and Princess, I have already thought of a name. If it is a prince, he will be called Yujing. Jing means bright and pure. I hope he will be as sincere and transparent as you."
Looking at Ning Chen's expectant eyes, Ye Jun also smiled gently.
Leaning over, she placed a soft kiss on his chin.
"I hope your Majesty's wish will come true."
Ye Jun put one hand on her stomach, feeling a little complicated.
She knew in her heart that she might not be as good as Ning Chen imagined, but she had positioned herself to be passionate and outspoken from the beginning.
She is indeed honest and straightforward, but that is not all. All she can guarantee is to not offend others unless they offend her, and to live a clean life as much as possible.
But in Ning Chen's eyes, compared with those concubines in the harem who were all equally kind and gentle, Ye Jun was by no means a kind person, but she was definitely more real.
It is because of this rare truth that the more hypocritical people Ning Chen encounters, the more he cherishes Ye Jun's difference.
This is also why after the newcomer entered the palace, he liked to come to Ye Jun more.
People say that spring makes one feel sleepy and summer makes one tired.
Ye Jun felt heavier, and as it was spring, he became more and more sleepy, and before he knew it, it was March.
When the weather gets better, it's time to plant flowers and plants.
On a sunny day, people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs brought two carts of flower seedlings, some of which had already bloomed.
"Sorry to bother you for a while, your servants will plant all these today. In the next four seasons, there will be flowers blooming in Xiuyuan's yard every season, just like Xiuyuan, always blooming and never fading."
The leading eunuch was particularly sweet-talker.