"Now I heard that Prince Rui and Princess Rui have a very strong relationship," Ye Ke said, "I heard that the two of them travelled together in Longye City a few days ago. It can be seen that Prince Rui loves Shen Miao to the core. Speaking of which, Shen Miao's appearance is not as good as yours. , I don't know why the other party is so obsessed with her." Ye Ke looked at Ye Mei: "Sister, do you still want to be in Prince Rui's mansion?"
Ye Mei was a little upset. In front of Xie Yuan, she could not exert her own advantages at all. When she was in Qinzhou, if she wanted to take advantage of any man, she would naturally be invincible. But in the face of Xie Yuan, she always felt that she had no idea what to do. Xie Yuan didn't pay attention to her at all, Ye Mei could feel that Xie Yuan's gaze at her was no different from looking at Lu Wan'er, and no different from all the ladies of Ming Qi's official family. She felt that she could not conquer Xie Yuan at all, because Xie Yuan did not regard her as a woman.
Thinking of this, Ye Mei said in a somewhat evasive manner: "Let's talk about it, Ye Maocai didn't mention it for the time being, so there's no need to think about it. The most urgent task is to find out what went wrong with the Ye family. Involve you and me, make plans as soon as possible."
"Actually..." Ye Ke hesitantly said, "Ye Mao only looked for me once before, and he wanted you to enter the palace."
Enter the palace? Ye Mei's brows twitched, and she suddenly laughed. She smiled in a variety of styles, but she had a meaningful feeling: "Ye Maocai sees that Xie Yuan is not good at hooking up, so let me climb the royal family?"
Entering the palace, of course, is not an ordinary palace, but a woman who enters the palace to be the emperor. Ye Mei sneered and said, "There are no children in the palace now, so there must be something strange. If I enter the palace and have no children, I will have nothing to rely on in a hundred years. If the emperor dies, will he be buried? Ye Maocai only fights. With the idea of making a good deal with the royal family, no matter my life or death, I will not go back to the palace. Let him stop this thought." At the end of the sentence, there is already a sinister meaning.
It's not that Ye Mei never thought of entering the palace, but she is good at analyzing the pros and cons. Now that the emperor does not have his own son, I am afraid it is the emperor's own problem. How long can a woman without a son live by her side in the harem? Not to mention the harem, it was the backyard of the high-level mansion. Without a son, it would either be a dead end, or it would be a life of shrewdness and peace of mind. This was not what Ye Mei wanted. She wants to climb up, keep going up, and enjoy rights, these are more important than women who enter the palace to be emperors.
Ye Ke was a little embarrassed and said, "I also guessed that you thought so, so you immediately told Ye Maocai that it was impossible."
"Oh?" Ye Mei squinted at him and said lightly, "You really told him that?"
Ye Ke avoided Ye Mei's gaze and said, "Sister, don't you believe me?"
Ye Mei smiled, not knowing what that smile meant, she said, "In short, you and I need to be clear about my identity, the Ye family is not our real family, and the Ye family is not a family, besides, the family has its own identity. I will find a way to find out what happened to the Ye family now, and what they are planning to do. If the Ye family is unlucky one day, you and I should not fall into it too, it is the best policy to retreat completely. "
"Sister, how can it be so serious." Ye Ke disagreed: "If it really had to be this serious, the Ye family would have already started to find a way out for themselves."
Ye Mei sneered: "What I'm afraid of is that the Ye family doesn't even know that disaster is coming."
As he was talking, he heard someone calling from outside the door: "Big sister, second brother."
Ye Ke stepped forward and opened the door, and saw the servant standing outside pushing Ye Hongguang. Although Ye Maocai was shrewd, he was kind to his lame son. He ordered someone to make a chair that could move for him, pushed by the servant, and he could walk around Ye Mansion by himself on weekdays. But Mrs. Ye didn't like this concubine's son who was raised in his name.
Ye Hongguang, however, liked Ye Mei and Ye Ke very much, probably because he felt that the brothers and sisters suddenly came to the Ye residence after years of desertion, and they were always happy. His temperament is also very simple, as innocent as a child, and he doesn't seem to have been raised by Ye's parents. But considering that he never leaves the house, besides playing chess with Ye Maocai, he is reading books. It is natural to have such a simple temperament.
Ye Mei smiled and said, "What's the matter with the third brother?"
Ye Hongguang doesn't look like Ye Maocai or Madam Ye. He looks more like the deceased concubine, and his facial features are very delicate. He also smiled and said: "Dad asked you to go to the study, I stopped by and brought Jiu Lianhuan to the eldest sister. I heard that the eldest sister Xie Jiulianhuan is a master, so I brought it here."
Ye Mei took over the nine series and said, "When I untie it, I will send it to the third brother in person."
"Thank you, big sister!" Ye Hongguang looked very excited.
Ye Mei smiled slightly, then looked back at Ye Ke, both of them could see the dark look in each other's eyes.
At this time, Ye Maocai called the two of them into the study, obviously there was something new to tell them. Use the two of them as chess pieces, but Ye Mei and the others are obediently at the mercy of others
It must be another fight you guessed I'm going to.
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The news that Concubine Jing was pregnant spread throughout Long Ye the next day.
Emperor Yongle has had no children for so many years, so there are naturally various speculations and opinions. The most common is that Emperor Yongle is suffering from hidden diseases and cannot have his own children. It is precisely because of this that the open and secret battles in the court have never stopped for so many years. But Concubine Jing was pregnant, which meant more.
I'm afraid it's not the problem of Emperor Yongle, maybe it was deliberately done by Emperor Yongle, but now Emperor Yongle's "pregnancy" of Concubine Jing also seems to explain some problems. So all the courtiers began to make a move again and wanted to send the daughter of the palace into the palace. On the other side, some courtiers in Long Ye who kept a wait-and-see attitude and remained neutral also began to make new decisions. In any case, the pregnancy of Concubine Jing had brought a lot of influence to the harem of the Great Liang court.
When Shen Miao and Xie Jing Xing talked about the matter, they also said, "Because the emperor had no children before, the harem was clean and there were not too many disputes, but as soon as the news of Concubine Jing's pregnancy spread, all the ministers wanted to send their daughters. Entering the palace, scrambling to give birth to children, I am afraid that the harem will be in chaos."
A pool of calm water is suddenly activated by a stone thrown into the pool, that is the most terrifying.
Xie Jing Xing smiled: "Then it has to be born."
Emperor Yongle drank Bizi soup for them all. Concubine Jing was an accident, but because of this accident, the palace will definitely be stricter on this aspect in the future, and no one will take advantage of it.
“But the Lu family is too impatient.” Shen Miao propped her chin up, “It was not spread in the palace, but it was spread by myself. Now the whole of Long Ye knows about it.”
“The faster you dress, the faster you die.” Xie Jing Xing was putting on his robe, Shen Miao stood up and helped him tidy the collar. He looked down at Shen Miao and said, "But if you are pregnant with my child, I will let everyone in Long Ye know about it."
Shen Miao glared at him fiercely and said, "If you dare to let another woman carry your child?"
“How?” Xie Jing Xing frowned.
Shen Miao tugged at his collar fiercely and said fiercely, "Everyone in Long Ye will know about the destruction of Prince Rui's mansion."
Xie Jing Xing laughed loudly, wrapped his arms around her waist, bowed his head and whispered in her ear, “I have a fierce wife at home, I am exhausted, I am afraid it will not work.”
“Han?” Shen Miao was about to get angry.
Xie Jing Xing had to say something else when an octagonal voice came from outside: "Master, Madam, the carriage is ready, are you going now?"
Shen Miao let go of her hand and said, "Come back and talk about it."
Xie Jing Xing smiled slyly, "Let's pick it up."
Shen Miao: “Go away.”
They are going to the palace. Xie Jing Xing has been running to the palace frequently these days, he should be discussing with Emperor Yong Le about dealing with the Lu family. The Lu family probably felt a little pressure and began to make arrangements for their troops. On the other hand, they felt that Concubine Jing was pregnant. In fact, Emperor Yongle would definitely not do anything to the Lu family. On the one hand, he was suspicious, and on the other hand, he firmly believed that the Lu family was in chaos, which happened to meet the royal family's wishes. All the forces started to make arrangements, Xie Jing Xing seemed extremely busy.
Shen Miao also guessed the current and future situation of Ming Qi in the letter left by Pei Lang, while helping the Shen family escape from Fu Xiuyi's surveillance.
Today Shen Miao also planned to enter the palace to see Empress Xian De, and it happened that Xie Jing Xing was also entering the palace, so the husband and wife walked together.
Once in the palace, Xie Jing Xing went straight to the imperial study to see Emperor Yong Le, Shen Miao was going to see Empress Xian De and Aunt Tao led her there. Shen Miao saw that the accompanying road was covered with carpets and there were many palace maids walking in the palace, she felt a little strange and asked what was going on. Aunt Tao said: "This is what Concubine Jing ordered. I was afraid that I would bump into the child while walking and hurt the child in my stomach. There are many more palace maids than before. These days, the upper and lower parts of the uterus have been tossed and damaged. The Empress is kind and doesn’t bother to care about her, but she almost taught her to turn the harem upside down.” Aunt Tao is Empress Xian De’s female official, so she doesn’t need to care about anything, and because of Empress Xian De’s relationship, she treats Shen Miao as a messenger. As his own person, his disgust for Concubine Jing is almost undisguised. She said: "I didn't do anything too much, but it was very annoying, and it didn't make people happy."
Shen Miao raised her eyebrows and asked, "Then what is the attitude of the emperor?"
Aunt Tao smiled strangely: "The emperor never changed his attitude towards Concubine Jing because of this child, and Concubine Jing was sullen because of this, so she came up with so many tricks." Then she thought of something and said: "Today Ye The family's young lady and young master have also entered the palace, and the Ye family's young lady also came to visit Jingfei, probably in the Jinghua Palace. Didn't the prince meet anyone from the Ye family when he entered the palace just now?"
Ye family? Shen Miao shook her head, "I didn't see it." But she pondered in her heart, the young lady of the Ye family naturally meant Ye Mei and Ye Ke. Ye Mei Ye Ke came to see Concubine Jing? The Lu family and the Ye family didn't have a particularly close relationship, so how could it be now. Suddenly came to see Concubine Jing, I was afraid that the drunkard's intention was not drinking, could it be that he was planning something? But let Ye Mei come and talk to Concubine Jing, not to mention how Ye Mei is, Concubine Jing is stupid, how can she be able to take such a big responsibility? The Ye family is only afraid of finding the wrong person.
She vaguely felt that something was wrong, but she had come to see Empress Xian De at this time, so it was not good for her to tell Aunt Tao more about this matter. She went to the Imperial Garden with doubts.
Empress Xian De was not in the Weiyang Palace, and the summer was gradually coming to an end. Even if Xia Chang of Long Ye reached the end, the same chill began to appear. There are many hot days, and when it is rare to have a refreshing time, it is also good to sit in the garden and blow the wind. When Shen Miao saw Empress Xian De, she was making tea and drinking, and seeing Shen Miao coming, she invited her to have tea together.
"This is Qiushanhuang. This year's new tea, I like it very much, you can try it too." Empress Xian De smiled. She seems to like drinking tea very much, and she is as long and fragrant as tea leaves, and she is a woman with a very aftertaste.
Shen Miao picked up the tea cup and took a sip, only to feel that there was bitterness between her lips and teeth, but within the bitterness, there was a lingering fragrance, it was indeed a very unique good tea.
Empress Xian De asked, "How is it?"
Shen Miao put down the tea cup, "The tea made by the Empress is also unique."
"I don't have any hobbies, I just like this idea." Empress Xian De smiled: "This tea tastes bitter, and most young girls don't like it, but I don't know why, but I always think you will like it. Maybe I think you will like it. It's still somewhat similar to this palace."
Shen Miao said she did not dare, but Empress Xian De smiled indifferently: "Don't talk about it. After you go back that night, Jing Xing should tell you about the palace affairs."
Shen Miao was stunned for a moment and said, "I said some things."
"You will be curious, Jing Xing will naturally tell you all about his love for his daughter-in-law." Empress Xian De smiled, "Then how do you feel after hearing this? What reason do you think the current situation is?"
These words almost had some consideration for Shen Miao's meaning. Shen Miao did not dare to be vague, and after thinking for a while, she said, "Now that the Lu family's end is a foregone conclusion, the child in Concubine Jing's belly cannot turn the tide. Since both the Emperor and His Royal Highness have already made a decision, the rest will just go as it is. All right."
"What about the child?" Empress Xian De took a sip of tea and asked, "Do you think this child should be kept or not?"
Shen Miao paused and said, "To stay or not to stay has no effect on the overall situation. To make this decision, it all depends on the mother's will."
"Ben Gong's heart," Empress Xian De sighed slightly: "In Ben Gong's heart, there has always been a thorn in it, but if you want to pull out this thorn, Ben Gong is not cruel enough." She laughed at herself. He smiled: "This queen's position is really not suitable for this palace. It's one thing to get used to it, and it's another thing to be suitable for it."
Shen Miao did not speak, at this time, what she said was wrong.
Empress Xian De's words changed: "Prince Concubine, you can be the mistress of the entire Prince Rui's Mansion, there is no doubt, but if you have to bear heavier burdens and face more complexities in the future, can you do it well? ?"
Shen Miao's heart skipped a beat, Empress Xian De's words contained something and seemed to imply something. If it was before, Shen Miao would not think too much, but Xie Jing Xing told her about Emperor Yong Le. If Emperor Yong Le did not live to be thirty-five years old, if Emperor Yong Le had other plans, Shen Miao almost immediately seemed to have reached their plan.
She settled down and said, "Niangniang, no one can tell what will happen in the future, but the court lady will accompany His Highness, and the court lady will assist you in whatever His Highness does."
Empress Xian De looked at her for a while, then shook her head and sighed: "You have no ambition, that's good. But it's not good either." She said, "However, Jing Xing is not the emperor, so your luck is very good. But you have to understand , one day, when you reach a certain height, many things are involuntary, you don't like it, but you can't show that you don't like it. You have to do that, because this is the truth of the world."
Is Empress Xian De talking about her own feelings? Shen Miao said calmly, "A minister's wife would not do that. The truth of the world was initially doubted when it was first put forward. If you can't stick to your original intention, it is meaningless to reach a higher status. I can't help myself, but because I don't try hard enough to change the environment around me."
After Empress Xian De heard the words, she was lost for a long time, but when she finally came to her senses, she gave Shen Miao a deep look. That glance was very complicated and Shen Miao could not explain clearly, maybe it was envy or a little self-deprecating. She said, "Perhaps, you are right, but half of Ben Gong's life has passed and there is no time to change." She was a little embarrassed, Shen Miao noticed that compared to the last time, Empress Xian De was Looking at a lot of vicissitudes, not appearance. She still looks elegant, generous, graceful and graceful, with the virtue and stability of a queen, but her eyes have a faint look of vicissitudes, like an old woman.
Is it because of Concubine Jing? Shen Miao thought in her heart and asked, "I heard that the Ye family sister and brother also entered the palace today and met Concubine Jing?"
"The Lu family has a mother who has broken the dragon seed, and the worms in Long Ye will naturally be ready to move. The Ye family has come to the palace, and today I came to see the palace, but the palace saw that the drunkard's intention was not drinking, so he went to the palace. They also went with them. The Ye family probably saw that Lu Jing had regained her body, so they paid attention, and wanted to try to start from Lu Jing's side." Empress Xian De's gaze was a little long: "The Ye family has newly found it. The lady who came here was born extremely beautiful. Not only beautiful, but also very smart, not only smart, but also ambitious. Such a woman is the most suitable for living in the harem."
Shen Miao's eyes froze slightly, "Ye Mei wants to enter the palace?"
Mei Furen finally became the empress of Ming Qi Fu Xiuyi. Now not only has her background become a native of Great Liang, but her future has also changed? Could it be that she wants to become the woman of Emperor Yongle, and also wants to be the queen of Great Liang? Shen Miao felt it was very absurd and ridiculous.
"Probably." Empress Xian De didn't pay much attention to it and said, "However, the harem in Long Ye already exists in name only. Ye Mei wanted to compete for power and profit here, but he made a mistake. Besides, the emperor doesn't plan to accept anyone now."
“What if she has another way?” Shen Miao asked. Ye Mei is ruthless and can do anything to climb up for the purpose. She had personally experienced it in her previous life, and it was impossible for Ye Mei to return without success. Shen Miao did not want to underestimate her opponent, nor did she want to make a big mistake because of her carelessness.
Empress Xian De looked at Shen Miao strangely and said, "You seem to dislike this young lady of the Ye family very much." Then she said relievedly, "It is true that this Ye Mei has an unrighteous mind, and this palace can also see it. This palace is here. After staying in the palace for so many years, Ye Mei's eyes are too greedy, so it's natural for you to be wary of her. When there was a royal hunt, it was rumored that you were targeting Ye Mei everywhere because of jealousy, and this palace guessed that Ye Mei was not easy. When I saw you today, it was indeed the case."
Shen Miao said, "The court lady does not like her very much."
"Is it because of Jing Xing?" Empress Xian De blinked her eyes in a rare playful manner, and joked, "Don't worry, Jing Xing is already very smart and won't like smarter women. Someone who is greedy and greedy like Ye Mei Ambitious ones don’t like it even more.”
Shen Miao: "..." Empress Xian De's words seemed to be very stupid.
"Jing Xing and the emperor discussed that the Ye family should not be involved too much. Ben Gong guessed that there is also your reason for this. However, Ben Gong itself does not like the Ye family. Although the Ye family is a civil servant, they have no civility. Instead, they are sleek and hypocritical. The heart of not being a minister is secretly born. The Ye family all practice crooked ways, but..." Empress Xiande seemed to have thought of something, and said, "The young master of the Ye family is not bad, and when Ben Gong talked to him, it was as pure as a child. It's a pity that he is not good at conduct, and he is not very respected in the government."
Shen Miao had also heard about the lame young master of the Ye family, but she did not know the character of the other party, hearing Empress Xian De say this, she could not help but sigh. A rare good man, but unlucky.
Empress Xian De said, "In a short while, the situation in Long Ye will be very tense. I am afraid that Prince Rui's mansion will also be stared at, Jing Xing is often outside, and there are places in the palace that cannot be taken care of, they all say It's hard to guard against. You need to be more careful yourself."
Shen Miao followed with a solemn expression and said, "The minister's wife understands."
Dealing with the Lu Ye family would undoubtedly set off a storm in Long Ye city. As Xie Jing Xing's wife and the princess of Prince Rui's residence, she was naturally the target of public criticism.
Empress Xian De patted her hand: "You should start learning this now."
Shen Miao responded and was speaking when she saw Aunt Tao walking towards with a little palace maid. Aunt Tao said, "Concubine Hui and Ning Guiren quarreled at Xiaozhu among the flowers, and now it's time to get to the point where we can't get to grips with each other. Do you want to go over and take a look?"
Concubine Jing is pregnant these days, and the other female relatives in the palace are starting to lose their temper. In the past, everyone had no children, so it didn't matter if they were not favored by the emperor, but now it is different. Everyone is selfish, and there are many more conflicts than before. In addition, there are many ministers who have the idea of sending people to Emperor Yongle. This harem has changed from the previous calm, and there are some troubles every three or five times, although it is not a big deal. It's a big event, but it's always like this, and it's always going to block people.
Empress Xian De had a displeased look on her face. No matter how good-tempered anyone was, they would always be in a bad mood after being in trouble like this all day.
“Niangniang go and have a look first.” Shen Miao said, “Don’t worry about me.” She had no intention of following Empress Xian De to watch the fun, this Long Ye harem had nothing to do with Shen Miao in the final analysis, and could not help. Empress Xian De was helpless and had to stand up and said to Shen Miao, "Ben Gong will go to Huajian Xiaozhu first, where the prince and concubine will rest and drink tea. Just don't go too far."
Shen Miao had star anise and fennel by her side, all of them had martial arts skills, so she was not afraid of any accident, and besides, there were guards everywhere in this palace, so she was naturally safe.
Shen Miao agreed and Empress Xian De and Aunt Tao left. Shen Miao was holding the teacup, but Empress Xian De's words appeared in her mind.
She always felt that there was something in Empress Xian De's words, and she had thought about it before, if Emperor Yong Le really didn't live long, after Emperor Yong Le left, who would sit in the mountains of Great Liang? Concubine Jing was not pregnant before, so their idea was not to let Emperor Yongle's heir inherit the throne. Moreover, Emperor Yongle himself had not yet cleared the remaining poison, and the children he gave birth may also be born with insufficiency, and he would definitely not be able to undertake the great cause. In this way, Xie Jingxing was the only one who was qualified to inherit the throne of the Great Liang Emperor with royal blood.
Was Xie Jing Xing the emperor in his previous life? At least when she died, when Ming Qi fell, Emperor Yong Le was still alive, Xie Jing Xing led the army to conquer the world.
So is Xie Jing Xing going to be the emperor in this life? If Xie Jing Xing became the emperor, she would definitely be the empress. Since ancient times, there is no precedent for only one person in the harem. She said to Empress Xian De with certainty that she would indeed not tolerate a woman with her husband who is not with her, once this might come true, all Shen Miao could do was “I will leave if you have no intentions”. Make a clean break with Xie Jing Xing.
But fate didn't come easily, and she didn't want to just cut off the couple's fate that took two lifetimes to make.
She was a little bored, stood up, and planned to go to the pond on the side to blow the wind, star anise and fennel followed her.
Under the dense trees in the garden, under the shaded trees, the paths twist and turn, one leads to the other, extending in all directions, and every place has a new scenery, which is very elegant.
It was just that Shen Miao did not have the heart to appreciate the beautiful scenery, she walked to the pond and the cool wind blew on her face, which was refreshing and very comfortable and calmed her down.
After standing for a while, she planned to go back to the stone table just now and sit down, guessing that Empress Xian De should also come back. Before leaving, he glanced casually into the woods on the side.
It's this glimpse.
Shen Miao stopped abruptly!
She stared at the side closely, only to feel the blood all over her body as cold as hot as it rushed towards her head, almost unsteady on her feet. The star anise and fennel also looked to the side nervously, but they didn't find anything.
Shen Miao suddenly pushed aside the bushes in front of her and ran to the side road.
"Madam!" Star Anise and Fennel were startled and quickly followed.
Shen Miao ran very fast, her hair and clothes rubbed against the dust on the branches and she didn't even notice it, looking closely, her hands were still shaking violently, her lips were white, her eyes were wide and she didn't dare to relax. A shred of it.
She saw it! The young man's face hidden in the branches of the woods, with a slightly shy smile, a familiar expression, that is Fu Ming!
Her son, Fu Ming!
Can't be wrong, can't be wrong. Shen Miao ran desperately, but there were many roads in the Imperial Garden, and each path led to a different place. The trees were dense, and the young man was fleeting, almost making her think it was her own illusion.
There is no road ahead, only a corner of the dark lake, a rockery and a long pavilion.
Shen Miao could not find that young man, Fennel and Star Anise followed, seeing Shen Miao standing on the spot, not knowing what she was thinking, her expression was very lost.
The three of them didn't make any other movement, but suddenly they heard a short exclamation from a woman in front of them, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
"thump!"