The fact that the Empress was pregnant was quickly passed from the harem to the previous dynasty. The next day, many women sent congratulations to the apse of Tianqi Palace to show the family's joy for the queen's pregnancy.
Opened a congratulatory post, probably the whole family heard that the queen was pregnant, couldn't help themselves, couldn't eat, couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, so they had to submit congratulations to express their joy, said a bunch of blessings, and finally bowed to the queen mother. The emperor and the queen.
Although the content of the post is different, the things to be expressed are the same, that is, the common people, I am really happy today.
Qu Qing Ju knew in her heart that these people were all staring at her stomach. If she gave birth to a prince, she would be the eldest son. Even if other concubines gave birth to children in the future, she would not be able to shake the status of the eldest son.
Thinking that her body, which is only sixteen or seventeen years old, has already given birth to another small life, she felt a little complicated, and couldn't help but use an extra bowl of rice.
The Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces have already rewarded people with a lot of things that can be used and cannot be used, especially the Queen Mother Wei, who wanted to fill the apse of the Tianqi Palace, rewarding piles of things. This made Qu Qing Ju begin to wonder if there was anything left in Empress Dowager Wei's private library.
"Empress Empress, Princess Jin'an has sent a congratulatory gift to enter the palace," Huang Yang came in with a gift list and presented it to Qu Qingju, "His Royal Highness Princess Chang also said that she will meet you at the flower viewing banquet tomorrow. Have a good chat."
Qu Qing Ju flipped through the gift list, and the items on it avoided things that could easily cause trouble. It could be seen that Princess Jin An wanted to be close, but she was worried about getting into trouble. Putting the gift list aside, Qu Qing Ju smiled, "You went back to the person who sent the message and said that Ben Gong remembered it and asked Princess Jin An to come earlier tomorrow."
Princess Jin'an and her were originally five points of affection and five points of mutual benefit, but now this way of getting along is the first choice. Although Princess Jin An was a woman, Qu Qing Ju felt that this person acted very decisively. At the beginning of the reconciliation with Bei Lubo, she was almost resolute and did not act softly. Later, she kept the reputation of the royal princess and won the title for her children. In fact, even if the eldest princess and Bei Lubo were not separated, she His sons and daughters may not have such high titles as they are now.
Later, when Princess Jin An wanted to show her favor to He Heng, she directly distanced herself from the eldest and the third family. This move seemed reckless, but in fact, it was easier to gain He Heng's favor. In the end, Princess Jin'an made the right move. Now she has become the most beautiful and most valued princess among all the daughters of the late emperor. Even if she doesn't have a concubine now, who would dare to underestimate her in the capital
With such a capable woman, it's no wonder that even an eccentric emperor like Emperor Qingde could be coaxed by her to disregard the ancestral system, and she just named her as the eldest princess, even Qu Qingju herself was not sure that she could do it. so nice.
"Queen Empress, Princess Cheng presents a congratulatory gift."
"Empress Empress, Mrs. Zhongyi Gong presents a congratulatory gift."
Qu Qing Ju spent a whole morning looking at various gift lists. She sighed. There were already quite a few women who were qualified to send He Yi to Tianqi Palace. How many more instruments are there.
"Queen Empress, Princess Rui presents a congratulatory gift."
The gift from Prince Rui's mansion came relatively late. Qu Qingju was brought in after she was about to have lunch. She opened the list and was a little surprised. Did Qin Bailu really prepare these things for herself? What thousand-year-old ginseng, Tianshan snow lotus, hundred-year-old Shouwu and other medicinal materials, and what health care bracelets, and other valuable things are stuffed a lot. After reading the list, Qu Qing Ju felt that Qin Bailu would not treat her so well, something must be wrong.
"Who sent this gift list?" Qu Qingju closed the list in her hand and frowned, "Bengong and Qin Bailu have always been at odds with each other, when will she be so good?"
"Queen Empress, now that you are the queen, how can Princess Rui compete with you?" Huang Yang said with a smile, "This gift list was personally delivered by He Fu'er, the steward of Prince Rui's mansion, there must be no mistake."
"Now that the emperor is investigating Jiangnan's old case, Prince Rui sent so many things, he must be out of his mind," Qu Qingju remembered that the court was investigating Jiangnan's case, and Rui Wang's mansion sent her so many things because she wanted to , let her blow the pillow wind
This is really funny. Could it be that she, a queen who is valued by the emperor, would foolishly plead for Prince Rui's family for such a few things. Wouldn't that be the old birthday star hanging and living impatiently
When the matter involved the previous dynasty, the people who served by Qu Qing Ju's side were sensible and did not answer. This is also what Qu Qing Ju was satisfied with them. Presumably no one in the world likes someone to say things that shouldn't be said in their ears.
In the imperial study room of Tianqi Palace, He Heng read the memorial on the Jiangnan case, tapped the desk with his finger with a gloomy expression, and said after a long silence, "President Xuan Zhongyi has an audience."
When Tian Jinke arrived at the Tianqi Palace, He Heng had already read the memorial on the imperial case, and when he saw him coming in, he said, "Tian Aiqing doesn't need to be too polite. I called you here today to discuss King Rui's affairs."
Tian Jinke hesitated and said, "The Jiangnan case has solid evidence, and Wei Chen doesn't know what the emperor meant by this."
"The late emperor loved my third younger brother the most during his lifetime, so I had no intention of taking his life, but these cases are really shocking. As the emperor, how can I condone this kind of thing," he sighed, "The dilemma of loyalty and righteousness. All."
Hearing what the emperor had said to this point, how could Tian Jinke not understand his intentions, and immediately said: "Although King Rui's crime is unforgivable, most of these cases are caused by the unrestrainedness of his subordinates, and are not directly related to King Rui. Wei Chen thought that King Rui was guilty, but the crime did not lead to death."
"Then tell me, how should I convict Rui Wang?" He Heng looked at Tian Jinke below and said with a half-smile, "He is my brother anyway, I really can't bear to make his back half too desolate."
Tian Jinke's heart skipped a beat, and fine sweat broke out on his forehead. It was shocking that the late emperor had such a deterrent at his age: "Wei Chen doesn't know."
"Forget it, I won't embarrass you anymore," He Heng didn't insist on this topic, his tone suddenly became relaxed, "Now that the queen is pregnant, she has always had a deep relationship with Mrs. Zun, if there is nothing serious about Mrs. Zun in the future, more Come to the palace to accompany the queen."
When Tian Jinke heard the emperor mentioned this, he was naturally happy. After all, his niece was still very young. As an elder, he was happy that she was pregnant and sat in the back seat more stably, but he was worried that she would not know what to do. Pregnant and cranky and frightened.
"Since that's the case, I don't have anything to order, so let's step back." He Heng smiled lightly.
Tian Jinke saw that the emperor's face was mild, and he didn't seem to be affected by the Jiangnan case, so he withdrew with confidence, and when he left the gate of Tianqi Palace, he thought a little puzzled, did the emperor really call him to ask about King Rui
However, why do you always feel that there is something wrong
In Prince Rui's mansion, He Yuan was sipping lightly with a glass of wine. He looked lazily at Gao Duo with a bitter face next to him, and said with a smile, "Why, this prince is not worried, why are you more uneasy than this prince?"
"My lord, now the evidence of the Jiangnan case has been presented to the emperor. If the emperor wants your life because of this, there is nothing you can do," Gao Duo sighed, "Why don't we think of a solution."
"What do you think?" He Heng sneered, "If he wants to kill, he will kill, the winner is the king and the loser is the pirate. Now he is the emperor, let alone the evidence of the Jiangnan case, he has nothing and needs to be liquidated. It's just as easy for me."
"But the lord has ever thought about the old and the young, and the concubine Shugui is still waiting for you to take her out of the palace. If something happens to you, what should they do?" Gao Duo sighed.
"Don't worry, although He Heng has the heart to liquidate me, a hypocrite like him will not leave a bad reputation, and the lives of everyone in this mansion will definitely stay," He Yuan lowered his eyelids, raised his head and drank all the wine in the cup. , "What's more, now that the queen is pregnant, how can he be willing to kill."
Why did this matter involve the Empress again? Gao Duo glanced at He Yuan with a puzzled look, and seeing that his face was not good-looking, he dared not follow him to call the Emperor's name directly, and said: "In that case, why don't you take advantage of this, my lord? Opportunity to save yourself."
"You can escape the first day of the new year, but you can't escape the fifteenth day," He Yuan threw the cup in his hand indifferently, "You don't have to worry about this king, this king knows in his heart, you should step back."
Gao Duo glanced at the wine glass that rolled on the ground, and reluctantly retreated. When he left the main courtyard gate, he saw Princess Rui standing at the door, so he bowed his head and saluted.
Qin Bailu ignored him and just looked behind the gate of the main courtyard, as if the people in the courtyard had a grudge against her.
"Princess?" Ru Hua saw that the princess' face was not good, so she carefully persuaded, "It's cold in autumn, why don't we go back to the yard."
"Now he doesn't even want me to intervene in things in the backyard," Qin Bailu said with a wry smile, then his face became a little grim, "He Yi, who congratulated the queen on her pregnancy, didn't even ask me. This princess was sent out, what's the point of doing this as my princess?!"
"Master, don't be annoyed, let's go back." Ru Hua hurriedly stretched out his hand and pulled Qin Bailu. This is the gate of the main courtyard. What if the prince heard
"Hmph," Qin Bailu snorted, holding on to the picturesque hand and leaving unwillingly, what if he didn't leave, now the prince doesn't come to her yard at all, and he won't let her into his yard.
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Above the court, the civil and military officials were stunned after listening to the content of the reading and reading, and they did not seem to think that King Rui would commit so many crimes.
"King Rui, what do you have to justify?" He Heng looked at He Yuan who was standing below with a calm expression, "When the royal father was here, he valued you very much, why did you commit such a heinous crime?"
"The emperor wants to kill or slay the younger brother of the minister, so you don't need to say so much." He Yuan didn't ask for the guilt. He had a mocking effect on his face, as if He Heng, who was sitting at the top, was just a joke." If the royal father values me, then how can I stand here today, you say so much, just want to show that I am unfaithful and unfilial."
"I have never thought like this," He Heng sighed, "We were born in the same year, and we played together when we were young. How could I have the heart to kill you, not to mention that many things are done by your subordinates, and you have nothing to do with it? Too much to do."
He Yuan frowned, then sneered, he wanted to see how He Heng dealt with him.
The ministers looked at the expressions of the two brothers, one was feeling the emperor's love, and the other was the arrogance and helplessness of King Rui. Over the years, King Rui has been arrogant and domineering in the capital for many years, even with the current evidence, he is still unrestrained. tame.
"It was my will that King Rui acted unruly and unruly, and he was fined five years. He condoned his subordinates to sell illicit salt, buy officials and sell titles, which made me really sad. But because the late emperor once said to me that he loved his brother, I couldn't bear it either. However, he had to be punished. From today onwards, King Rui can no longer enter the court as if he were to enter the court. He would lower the prince's title to the county king, be fined for five years, and write his own guilt and post it on the gates of the counties in the south of the Yangtze River. The gold and silver will not be included in the national treasury, and I will personally send people to Jiangnan to use the gold and silver to build roads and bridges to benefit the people of Jiangnan." He Heng stood up with a disappointed look on his face, "All the Qing families should step back."
"Your Majesty Shengming, the ministers and others retire," everyone knelt down to send the emperor away, but they were more and more in awe of the new emperor in their hearts.
The emperor did not want King Rui's life, nor did he remove him from the royal family tree, that was because of filial piety. The emperor punished King Rui, used all the gold and silver obtained from the raid on public buildings in the south of the Yangtze River, and asked to write a self-incrimination note on the gates of the south of the Yangtze River, but he did not want to bear the burden of the people of the world.
This move seemed to protect King Rui, but after thinking about it, I realized that King Rui's face was stepped on the ground. A prince who could not go to court, a prince who had written a crime in front of the people of the world, not only had no threat, but also It will become a stain in history, and in later generations, I am afraid that some people will praise the emperor's loyalty.
Emperors with such confidant means, they naturally need to be more careful as courtiers. If they anger the emperor, I am afraid that they will not be able to leave a good reputation even if they die.
He Yuan stood quietly in the empty hall, the emperor on the dragon chair left, and the ministers standing beside him also left, he looked around calmly, and after a long time, he chuckled and said: "What a trick to kill No blood, really my good royal brother."
"His Royal Highness," the little eunuch guarding the hall carefully walked in front of him and whispered, "It's time to close the hall."
Looking at this eunuch whose calf was shaking, He Yuan laughed, "Why, this king is scary?"
The little eunuch knelt down in front of him with a thud, kowtowed and said, "Your Highness forgives your sins, Your Highness forgives your sins."
"Okay, get up," He Yuan didn't look at the little eunuch, and walked to the door of the palace step by step, and when he looked back, seeing the little eunuch still kowtowing, he laughed lightly, "What are you afraid of? stand here."
The little eunuch who kowtowed froze for a while, before he dared to look back at the door for a long time, only to see the bright sun outside the door, and King Rui didn't know where he was going.
He patted his knees, stood up, and said to himself, "I really think I'm still the former Prince Duan, what kind of score is there?"
The harem was also very lively at this time, because Qu Qingju invited women of the third rank and above to enter the palace to enjoy the chrysanthemums, and all those in Beijing who were not lying in bed and couldn't get up would be here now.
This is the first time the queen has invited women to enter the palace. No matter what the queen's intentions are, the people below do not dare to neglect. Some people speculate whether the queen is pregnant and wants to choose the daughter of an official family into the palace to serve the emperor as a concubine. But in any case, some people who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity brought their unmarried direct daughters, and the smart people came alone and didn't even want to mention their daughters.
How can there be a woman in the world who is willing to find another woman to share her husband, not to mention that she has not been found to be pregnant when the queen issued the decree, even if it is found out, according to the relationship between the emperor and the queen, even if the daughter is sent to the house. What can the palace beg for, but instead offend the queen.
I don't even think about where the queen lives now. According to rumors, the emperor thinks that Kuiyuan Palace has just been renovated and tastes good, and specially ordered that the queen should not move out of the apse of Tianqi Palace before the full moon of the queen's birth.
The main house and the husband live together, and you, a concubine who doesn't have eyes, come together, isn't that looking for guilt
As a pregnant woman, Qu Qing Ju did not feel that there was any difference between now and the past. When she sat on the phoenix carriage to the imperial garden, everyone who was supposed to come had already arrived. As soon as she got out of the phoenix carriage, she bowed down to a large area.
"Ladies don't need to be too polite, please get up quickly," Qu Qing Ju glanced at the various chrysanthemums placed in the yard, and said with a smile, "Bengong has been with all of you earlier, ladies, don't you? Because of the change of place, I became attached to this palace."
The wives expressed their thanks and sat down according to their identities. Soon, the eunuchs held rare chrysanthemums and placed them on the carved table that had been set up in the middle for the master to watch. A more beautiful pot.
No matter whether they were really surprised or pretending, they kept exclaiming admiration, as if these chrysanthemums were not owned by others, but were given to the queen by gods.
Qu Qing Ju took a cup of red jujube tea and drank it slowly. She no longer drinks other tea leaves, not even ginseng tea. Only the red dates are good for herself and the fetus. All these two days began to change slowly. appetite.
"This pot of flowers is quite interesting," Qu Qing Ju pointed to a pot of chrysanthemums with white petals on the back and purple inside. She had raised such a chrysanthemum before, but she never knew the name, because she was busy with work and didn't have much time to take care of it. , the pattern out is not so good-looking.
"Back to the Empress, this pot of chrysanthemum is called Fragrant Mountain Young Phoenix, and it got this name because its petals are as beautiful as a phoenix." The eunuch who came up with the pot of flowers replied with joy, he originally thought that the pot of flowers was inconspicuous and could not be obtained. The Empress's blue eyes, who would have thought that she was the only one who asked the Empress's concubine, but it was really my grandfather's blessing.
"Xiangshan Young Phoenix?" Qu Qingju pondered for a while, "This name is good, Hibiscus, reward."
Seeing that the queen liked this kind of flower, the wives also praised it, but it made this not the most precious chrysanthemum become rare.
"The ministers thought that chrysanthemums are often associated with cinnamon, and Mei Rui is jealous of Xianfang's name. Today, it is a blessing to be able to see so many chrysanthemums through the blessing of the queen," said a woman in a bright yellow ru skirt. The voice was neither high nor low, "The previous Golden Dragon Tengyun was also very beautiful."
Qu Qingju looked at the person who was speaking, and saw that it was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl with a simple double flat bun, but it showed her more pink color.
"In my opinion, the pot of Cuifeng and Xiangyun is the most beautiful," He Heng strode towards the direction where Qu Qingju was sitting, and glanced at the girl who was talking, "Which girl are you from? ?"
"The minister's daughter Jingguo's granddaughter Qin Chaoyun has seen the emperor." The girl stood up as usual when she saw the emperor's questioning, and bowed to He Hengying.
Qu Qing Ju glanced at Qin Chaoyun's graceful words and deeds, with a smile on her face. Isn't Duke Jing the grandfather of Qin Bailu, so isn't this Qin Chaoyun Qin Bailu's sister or cousin? But this appearance, this style, is better than Qin Bailu's.
"Well, you did talk a little bit more," He Heng said calmly, "There are so many elders and wives here, how can you have any reason for your junior to speak."
Qin Chaoyun didn't seem to think that the emperor would speak to her like this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said with a normal expression: "The emperor's teachings will be remembered by the ministers and daughters."
Well, this style of behavior is also superior to Qin Bailu. If ordinary people were told that by the emperor, they would have blushed early, but she seemed to be like the emperor only educated her for her own good. Qu Qingju sighed at the moment, it seems that Qin There are still women with relatively high fighting power in the family, and the mothers of Qin Bailu and Wei Ranshuang can only be regarded as failures of the Qin family.
He Heng was also a little surprised at the moment. He couldn't help but glance at Qin Chaoyun. The other party didn't seem to dress up deliberately, but he gave people a sense of elegance, but he didn't lose the reputation of the Qin family. When his eyes fell on the embroidered shoes studded with pearls, he withdrew his gaze and said in a more indifferent tone: "I'm not teaching you, but reminding you that after all, you were born in a scholarly family, and you can't lose the reputation of the family in words and deeds."
Everyone heard that the emperor didn't seem to like seeing the Qin family, and remembered that King Rui's concubine was the daughter of the Qin family, and had a bad relationship with the queen, and their hearts were like a mirror. The Qin family married a daughter to Prince Rui's mansion, but Prince Rui collapsed. So I wanted to put a woman into the palace, and I really thought that other people were fools, and I couldn't see their intentions.
Some life wives looked up and down at Qin Chaoyun's appearance, and some thought with disdain, just this appearance, but also embarrassed to seduce the emperor, can it catch up with the queen's concubine with a finger
Mrs. Zhongyi's wife, Tian Luoshi, took a sip of the tea, and said, "Although the Qin family has a good family style, one or two of them are not good enough in their studies, which is not good for their reputation."
When the people next to him heard the words, they all said yes, and the old lady Jingguo, who was sitting on the side, turned pale.
He Heng didn't even look at these women, and turned to walk towards Qu Qing Ju. It's almost time for the flowers to be rewarded.