The birth date of the good concubine Yuan Zhiniang was calculated by the imperial doctor. To be honest, except for the Empress Dowager Yuan and the Yuan family who paid special attention to her pregnancy due to their blood relationship, the queens and concubines with ulterior motives in the Sixth Palace were more concerned about it. .
The others didn't pay much attention after receiving the news. They just said lightly that they understood it and told them to wait until the results came out before reporting, so that they could finalize the congratulatory gifts.
Well, considering that the Seventh Prince's biological mother, Concubine Wen Huixian, just went there before, maybe she packed her things and went to Chunwu Palace to express her grievances to the Empress Dowager Yuan
Anyway, no one was as concerned about Gu Su's pregnancy.
After all, he was the designated legitimate son.
Queen Gu Zhen, on the other hand, heard the news and said, "Watch closely, don't slack off at all!"
"It's a pity that the family is really in trouble." Yun Fenghuang felt more regretful. "Otherwise, Concubine Xian did not give birth in the palace for some reason, but it would be a good opportunity to do something... However, Mr. Xie doesn't have this ability at all now. Others Well, I can’t rest assured! Otherwise, it will be confirmed that the empress dowager has bad intentions, and I don’t know what will happen to the empress?”
Wannian County is a part of Gyeonggi Province, so it is convenient to return letters.
The palace only worried about her for most of the day. In the evening, fast horses entered the city in the twilight of the city gate closing, and reported to the palace gate that Concubine Yuan Xian had given birth.
She gave birth to a prince.
This made both Empress Dowager Yuan and the Xingning House extremely happy, and Yun Fenghuang also smiled slightly.
But she didn't die.
Yun Fenghuang sighed, feeling that it would be impossible to push Gu Zhen to oppose Empress Dowager Yuan.
Gu Zhen also lost his temper in Yanfu Palace. He felt that the imperial concubine was really disgusting: "How dare she talk nonsense about such a big matter? It's a good thing that I didn't follow the wind and confront the loving mother Queen Mother, otherwise the news would have spread." When you get out, you can’t make people laugh to death!”
They cautiously advised: "Madam, please calm down. The imperial concubine has always been a deep-minded person with bad intentions. Why do you have to treat her like someone who came from a small family? Besides, there is no one else involved in this matter except us and the imperial concubine." You know, let’s just pretend it’s nothing, and let it pass.”
"Yes, my dear, wouldn't it be best if the Empress Dowager didn't mean that? Otherwise, given His Majesty's respect for the Empress Dowager, even if we refuse, we will definitely be targeted by the Empress Dowager."
The queen is not a noble concubine, and without the emperor's meticulous protection, it is not so easy to deal with the difficulties faced by Empress Dowager Yuan.
Gu Zhen thought about it, but he was still very annoyed and sighed: "Why do you think there is such a person as the imperial concubine in the world, but she still falls in His Majesty's eyes?"
"Your Majesty is just trying to be fresh. After all, the previous ladies in the palace were all daughters of noble families." Zuo Zuo coaxed, "As the noble concubine, who was born in a humble family and acted in a humble way, isn't it because rare things are more valuable? But? There are already several concubines in the palace who come from poor families, and it is unknown how long His Majesty will be able to keep her in his sight."
"That's all." Gu Zhen knew very well in his heart that there was no basis for what he said. Even if she went out to make a fuss, Yun Fenghuang had nothing to fear. She would definitely say that she was not allergic to the imperial concubine when confronted. Don't be slapped in the face when the time comes. So After venting his anger, he slowly let out a breath and sighed, "Let's not talk about this lowly servant... I cannot guess His Majesty's thoughts."
Maybe Chunjia himself was a vassal king from a remote area and was not a prominent person, so he liked people like Yun Fenghuang instead of noble ladies like herself
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Gu Zhen felt much more comfortable thinking about it this way.
She calmed down a little and said in deep thought, "Just pretend this never happened and don't mention it in the future. The people who were sent to Wannian County to keep an eye on Concubine Xian were all sent far away by me. You are not allowed to enter the Imperial Capital during the year!”
Zuo Zuo agreed to do it. Gu Zhen pinched his brows in worry and turned his attention back to Su. He carefully asked the cousin about his diet and daily life in the past two days. Is there anything inappropriate
"This..." Hearing this, Zuo Zuo looked slightly embarrassed.
Gu Zhen felt a dull pain in his head and asked, "What happened to her?"
Although her cousin Gu Su was just a concubine, because her biological father passed away early, she left some of her own flesh and blood, and her younger brother followed his biological father away from home for many years. The whole family, including his biological mother, showed his kindness and generosity. , she has always been doted on, and her treatment is said to be comparable to that of a legitimate daughter. In fact, she is often favored more than a legitimate daughter, which results in Gu Su's willful and indulgent character.
On the other hand, Gu Su's aunt was worried that she would be considered the only biological child left behind by her late husband. She also felt that she was not her biological child and was only a girl, so it was not worth spending too much time on. She had always been submissive to her and had not taught her at all. , Gu Su grew up comfortably, and didn't need to look at his face or anything, so he didn't have much to think about.
She wanted whatever she wanted, otherwise even if she had been encouraged before, ordinary noble girls would not have been able to go into the palace to serve the emperor without eating or drinking.
Now that I am pregnant, I have done even more.
I don't know where I heard about the imperial concubine's proposal to promote her and the Zhu family to the throne yesterday. I rushed to the Chongchang Palace to see that Gu Zhen was about to be promoted. It doesn’t matter, if I become a concubine, His Majesty will surely be able to see me.”
Gu Zhen sneered at that time and said, "Where did you hear this rumor? Everyone in the palace now knows that His Majesty loves the imperial concubine the most. But when the imperial concubine first entered the palace, she wasn't a Baolin like you? I am. The palace asked you to come in to be Baolin just because she hopes to get some of her good luck! As for what became a concubine, His Majesty can see... Look at the current heads of state in the palace. His Majesty has not been to their palace in the past year and a half. There are a lot of people inside!"
"But they are already old!" Gu Su spoke the truth without any ulterior motives, "I am still young. If I were to become a concubine, why wouldn't Your Majesty not go to my place?"
What does this mean
Do you think I am old and deserve to fall out of favor? ?
Gu Zhen sighed in his heart, thinking that if this was not his direct cousin, and he was counting on her to help with the birth of his children, then it would really be...
She patiently advised Gu Su not to make trouble: "Everyone knows that when you sisters come to the palace, whenever a prince is born, he will be given to me as his legitimate son. You are pregnant now, which is enough to recruit people. You see, if you are still promoted to the throne, wouldn't the people in the Sixth Palace become more and more jealous? You should have heard that from Xiaozong to the present day, there have been many children in this palace! Let's take good care of the children. , when the child is born, will I still be able to treat you badly?"
Then he said, "And even if you think that now that you have become a concubine, His Majesty will be able to notice you... You are pregnant now, how can you still serve His Majesty? You have just become pregnant, so the various signs have not yet appeared." . After a few days, the body will gradually become plump, and the skin may not be as good as it is now. Wouldn't it be disappointing for His Majesty to see it then? It is better to give birth to the child in a low-key manner, wait until the confinement period, and then clean up and look glamorous. Your Majesty is here."
"But isn't there a sister here?" Gu Su thought it made sense, but still couldn't give in and pouted, "You are the queen! As long as you are willing to protect me, what should I be afraid of?"
What she said was as if she had some shortcomings that Gu Zhen didn't pay attention to.
Although she was a direct cousin, and she knew that she was just like this, she could only speak out of her mind and not really mean what she meant. The queen still felt very uncomfortable, so she turned cold and said: "Although I am the queen, this harem is I am not the one who has the final say. If I am really so powerful, what happened to the King of Chu? Anyway, the family sent you three sisters in, and whoever gave birth to the prince is not a hug for me. If you think Your pregnancy came easily and is not worth cherishing, so let it be as you wish."
This calmed Gu Su and made her leave in dismay.
I originally thought that after such a beating, this cousin would be able to calm down for at least ten days and a half before causing any trouble.
As a result, he became a monster again? ?
Seeing that Gu Zhen looked unhappy, everyone around him was also embarrassed: "Baolin didn't ask for anything else. He just felt that His Majesty had a hard time handling government affairs and wanted to make some food to send to Taichu Palace."
"Let her forget it!" Gu Zhen sighed, "Wanting for favor is not like this. It's not like no one has used this kind of small trick in those years, so what's the use? Your Majesty doesn't accept this trick at all. What if you mess with it? If the person in Xuanqing Palace is not happy, then it will be fatal!"
The left and right said bravely: "The servants said the same thing, but Baolin was so hot-headed that he couldn't listen."
"..." Gu Zhen was silent for a while, and finally shook his head helplessly, "That's all, I will go back and tell Your Majesty to go see her."
After all, Gu Su is still young. If she doesn't coax her a bit, he doesn't know what trouble she will cause next
Gu Zhen thought about the calculation behind his cousin's entry into the palace, and felt that Gu Su was actually pitiful.
She lost her father when she was young, and she seemed to be favored because of it. In fact, her aunt's mother's thoughts were all about having a good relationship with her heir, and it didn't matter to her even if she was abandoned.
Her biological mother loved her, but she was just a domestic servant and didn't understand anything.
The other relatives usually took good care of Gu Su, but at the critical moment, they could see that they were far away from each other.
When someone was needed to surrogate Gu Zhen to give birth to a child, his own daughter, even if she was a concubine, was hidden, and only Gu Su, who had no biological father and was not valued by her legitimate mother, was pushed out.
The key was to make Gu Su go to the palace to serve Chunjia. This was accomplished. Gu Su was still very grateful to his family and felt that they were really good to him. Even if he made such a willful request, he would try his best to fulfill it.
I was actually sold and helped count the money.
With this in mind, Gu Zhen went to tell Chunjia about Gu Su's pregnancy, and politely asked Chunjia to see Gu Su when she had time.
Chunjia's news had already been revealed by Yun Fenghuang. It was when he suspected Gu Fangshu that he narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this, and then said to the visitor calmly: "I know, go back and tell the queen, I will wait." Then go and see Gu Baolin."
He actually went to see Gu Su that day, and his attitude was very gentle and considerate.
Gu Su was already infatuated with his elegant and handsome appearance and his status as the Nine-Fifth Supreme Being. Seeing this, he became more and more fascinated. He had the courage to reveal his true feelings, saying that he had no intention of entering the palace at all, and only made a fuss about letting his family send him as a gift because he only admired the emperor. He told everything about his experience in entering the palace.
In fact, almost everyone in the former harem knew what happened, so Gu Suzhen thought that only his own family knew about it, and shared it with Chunjia as a secret.
Chunjia just smiled. Seeing how shy she looked, she lazily prevaricated a few words. She was probably praising Gu Su for being innocent and cute, and different from other people in the palace. Seeing Gu Su's eyes shining brightly, the emperor thought Now that my mission to visit the pregnant concubine has been completed, can I find an excuse to leave
But before she could say anything, Gu Su got excited and started talking about her brother again.
Her younger brother is Gu Zhen's half-brother, named Gu Du. Because his biological mother died young, his biological father did not love his biological mother. He is said to be the son of an uncle, but in fact he is quite lonely.
From then on, the fourth wife of the Gu family took a fancy to her widowed aunt, and she took care of her secretly at first. In the past two years, the fourth wife of the Gu family felt that the time was right, so she chose a time to cry to the old lady of the Gu family about her grievances of being a young widow and having nothing to do. : "Although the concubine left a daughter to the husband, the girl will eventually leave the palace, and then the husband will be all alone down there, with no one to sweep the house during the holidays!"
The old man and his wife of the Gu family had no intention of letting the fourth brother die, but after hearing this, they readily agreed to let her adopt an heir.
Gu Zhen's mother didn't care about Gu Du. Her parents-in-law nodded, and her sister-in-law came crying and begged. She wrote to Uncle Zhaowu in the Northern Army and got permission, so she agreed.
In this way, Gu Du was adopted as the heir to the fourth house, recorded in the name of the fourth lady, and suddenly became the legitimate son in the family tree. The fourth lady also pestered Mr. Gu to intercede and sent him to the Dingbei Army for training in order to find a good one. future.
In fact, Gu Sutong is not very familiar with the brothers. One is that the brothers and sisters did not live in the same room earlier, and their gender is different, so they cannot play together; the second is that her aunt does not want her to spoil the closeness with her heir, so she does not want her to be close to her heir. She was not given any chance to interact with this brother.
However, even an ignorant person like Gu Su knew that the reason why her direct cousin Gu Zhen could become the queen was mainly because of the reputation of her uncle Zhaowu Bo, and had little to do with Gu Zhen's own talent, appearance and conduct.
So she thought that if she wanted to get Chunjia's attention, she should use some chips.
For example, Gu Su told the emperor now: "Although my brother-in-law is the son of a concubine, he is very smart and brave. My aunt said privately that he is the most outstanding one among our brothers. It is a pity that he was delayed by his birth. Fortunately, the adoption After giving it to my late father, my aunt cultivated him very carefully. I heard that my eldest uncle has been regretting it for the past two years and should not have given him to our fourth wife."
It's okay that she didn't mention this. When she mentioned this, Chunjia's eyes changed when he looked at her, and he smiled and said: "Really? Your aunt is very discerning. However, Uncle Zhaowu has many heirs. Since your brother didn't do it earlier, To be taken seriously, it seems that no one has seriously cultivated them, but your direct cousins must have been raised by others, so why are they being compared to your younger brothers?"
Gu Su quickly said: "I heard from my aunt that although the eldest uncle's eldest sons work hard, they lack some agility. On the contrary, my eldest brother is very clever, so he is particularly appreciated by my eldest uncle!"
It was not enough for her to show off her thoughts in front of Chunjia. Chunjia smiled and echoed a few words after hearing the words, and soon her impression of the character of Uncle Zhaowu's family was completely changed.