The sisters who had high hopes were less successful than the other, but the old subordinates who didn't care much were happy. Queen Gu Zhen's mood was naturally very complicated.
What made her even more troubled was that Ping Xianyi followed an unfavored master like her. Ever since she was a concubine, the emperor's favor had been very rare.
I was very happy to be crowned a concubine, but I had no hope of conceiving an heir.
So I didn’t take it to heart at all after I was lucky enough to live my life as I wanted.
Isn't it getting hot now
She couldn't help but eat something cold to relieve the heat. She also thought about going to the Queen to say hello and have some iced drinks from the Queen. In short, I don't care about it at all.
It turned out that she was not feeling well that day, and she thought she drank too much ice. Who knew that the imperial doctor would congratulate her as soon as she took a pulse, and she was so happy. She was also told that due to the lack of diet these days, the fetus was a little unstable, and it was recommended to rest on the couch for three days. Two months is a foolproof plan.
"Your Majesty, what should I do with you?" Ping Xianyi cried to the queen, "Immediately the emperor will accompany the empress dowager and the two empress dowagers to the Qishan Palace. If I go together, If you can't bear it on the way, then... how can you live up to your mother's love? But if you stay in the palace and your mother is not around, I will have no peace of mind at all!"
Gu Zhen said angrily: "You still want to talk about it? You are such a big man, and you are one of the nine concubines after all, so you can't control your own mouth?! You see, the Qu family and the Yi family also came from a poor family, and were promoted to the imperial concubine. Your status is not higher than yours, and you are not said to be such a greedy person! If you were not greedy, why would you be like this? "
Ping Xianyi had a good attitude in admitting her mistake. She immediately knelt down and said that it was all her fault. She knew she was wrong and would never dare to do it again. She begged the Queen to be kind and not to be like her... After that, she cried and asked the Queen to find a solution. She must keep her pregnancy.
After all, if Chunjia were still alive, she would be one of the nine concubines and a direct descendant of the queen. As long as she did not seek death, her life would generally not be much different.
But once the emperor you are serving has a shortcoming, let alone the ninth concubine, even the imperial concubine, if she has no children, she will die in the palace.
Ping Xianyi was born as a palace maid. Because of her beauty and ability to please, she was chosen by Gu Zhen and recommended to Chunjia. If she was thrown into the palace, no one in the family would help her make connections to make her life more comfortable. .
Besides, if you can be a concubine and have a child, why should you go to that hellish place to wait for death
It's okay if she didn't have any hope before. Now that she's pregnant, Ping Xianyi has to give it a try. To her, it doesn't matter whether she's a boy or a girl. The key is to survive after birth, so even if she's a princess, even if she still can't My beloved princess, she has someone to rely on when she grows old.
So at this moment, he is pestering the queen and won't let go. He can tell her to do whatever he wants, but he must keep her unborn heir.
The queen was in a difficult position.
It was impossible for her to stay in the palace and not go to the palace to escape the summer heat because of the pregnancy of a concubine.
Not to mention Ping Xianyi's weight, it is not the queen who can make the decision on this matter.
Because it is filial piety to accompany the emperor to their imperial grandmother and mother for summer vacation. Unless the empress dowager speaks to the two empress dowagers, how can a decent granddaughter-in-law and daughter-in-law neglect her biological grandmother and empress for the sake of a concubine's pregnancy? The truth
It's no longer time for Chunjia to have nothing to do.
It's strange that the Empress Dowager and the two empress dowagers are willing to talk like this.
But as Ping Xianyi said, since this pregnancy is unstable, it is of course safer not to go to the palace.
If Ping Xianyi was worried about leaving her alone in the palace, how could Gu Zhen be relaxed
"This matter is so sudden, I can't think of any safe way for a while." Gu Zhen thought for a long time, and finally had to tell the truth, "You go back to have the baby first, and I will think of a way."
Ping Xianyi left with tears in her eyes.
Gu Zhenze discussed with Zuo Zuo how to handle this matter
Both master and servant were very sad.
Not only was it a consideration to save Ping Xianyi's pregnancy, but she was also thinking that if Ping Xianyi gave birth to a princess, that would be fine. What if she gave birth to a prince
The Queen was in urgent need of a healthy prince. If Ping Xianyi gave birth to a boy, she would be willing to raise him for the Queen. Even if she was not willing, Ping Xianyi would not dare to refuse if Fan Zhonggong hinted at it.
but…
If Gu Shao, Gu Liman and the others were sure that they would never give birth to a prince in the future, or that it would take many years before they gave birth to a prince, that would be fine.
If these two Gu girls could give birth to male heirs, Gu Zhen would not be able to have the prince born by Ping Xianyi.
Otherwise, this child will be ranked ahead of the princes born from the Gu family's daughter. If he is the legitimate son, there will be troubles when he is established as the heir apparent.
"Either this, if Ping Zhaoyuan gives birth to a prince, he will bear it in her own name first and then make a decision later?" the attendant suggested.
But he was quickly rejected by his companion: "In this way, the little prince will be a concubine. It will be troublesome to remember the name of the empress in the future."
The key is that Gu Zhen does not have a strong voice in the palace, and concubines and others may come out to disrupt the situation.
And given Concubine Min's temperament, she will definitely disrupt the situation.
A group of people discussed for a long time, but could not come up with a perfect solution. In the end, the queen had to ask her parents' family for help again.
This time, Mr. Gu still cut the knot quickly: "King Qin is already three years old. When the summer vacation is over, he will be at the end of the year when he returns to the palace. He will be four years old next year... Children grow up so fast and can go to school right away. Just the emperor versus Xuan With Qing Gong's favor, why can't he hire a famous teacher? He is originally the grandson of Duke Yi, and if he gets the help of a teacher, he may have undue ambitions in the future. At this moment, Ping Zhaoyuan is always happy It's a good thing. She is the one promoted by the empress, so she should be towards the empress. Therefore, the heirs she gives birth to should be recorded in the name of the empress and raised by her."
Mrs. Zhaowu Bo was puzzled: "But if nieces and the others also give birth to male heirs, Ping Zhaoyuan's heirs will be older!"
"What does that matter?" Mr. Gu said in a very calm tone, "Your Majesty's real eldest son was King Qi, not King Qin. But now, how many people remember King Qi? The ranking is not static."
Mrs. Zhaowu Bo was stunned for a moment, then forced a smile and said, "Yes."
… These words came to Gu Zhen, who was speechless for a while.
"Actually, Ping Zhaoyuan can't tell the difference between a boy and a girl now, so he is not necessarily the little prince." Mrs. Zhaowu Bo knew that although her daughter was not cruel to outsiders, she still loved her own people. Although Ping Xianyi was not a Gu family She was born in the same family, but she has always been obedient, sensible and gentle since she came to Gu Zhen. Gu Zhen promoted her to be Zhaoyuan. In addition to cultivating his own power, he also really liked this confidant.
It's not impossible for her to plot against her enemy's children, such as the eighth prince born to Yuan Zhiniang.
However, Ping Xian should...
Looking at Gu Zhen's pale face, Mrs. Zhaowu persuaded her in a low voice, "That's what your grandfather said. He was just preparing for the worst. Besides, it still depends on Your Majesty who will be appointed as the heir apparent in the future. If The prince born by Ping Zhaoyuan has not yet grown up, but Gu Shao and Gu Liman will give birth to an heir for you, so if you let the child have some fun, Your Majesty will naturally give up on him, and you don't have to do anything to him."
Gu Zhen's heart was filled with panic: "But if His Majesty doesn't give up on him, and if the ministers still ask for an older heir... he must die eventually, right?"
Mrs. Zhaowu Bo sighed softly and did not directly answer her daughter's words. She only said: "My son, you are the queen of the Tian family and the legitimate daughter of my family. This position and these two identities are never that simple."
Seeing that Gu Zhen didn't speak, she changed the subject, "It's too early to talk about this now. Let's first talk about how to protect Ping Zhaoyuan's pregnancy. What the family means is that as a queen, you can't do it for the Ping family. The first child is here to stay and not go to the palace! However, Queen Mother Qu or Concubine Min are not like that. The family plans to talk to them to see if they are willing to help and protect the Ping family? "
Gu Zhen frowned and said, "Concubine Min is very ambitious. She just wants Ping to have a miscarriage. How could she agree to such a condition? As for Queen Mother Qu, she might lend a helping hand because Ping is pregnant with her own grandson." , but her own status in the palace is just that, how can she be so capable?"
Mrs. Zhaowu Bo said calmly: "Others look down on Queen Mother Qu, how come you are confused? Think about it, you have always been respectful and filial to that lady in Chunnuo Palace. How has she ever been soft on us? Even if Queen Mother Qu doesn't do anything, Chong Given her status as the Queen Mother, how could the one in Chunhui Palace accommodate her? After all these years, Queen Mother Qu is still alive and well, still sitting firmly in the seat of the Queen Mother, and even raised her A princess, what do you call incompetent?"
"It was your grandfather's wish to entrust Concubine Min and Queen Mother Qu. In my opinion, Queen Mother Qu is more trustworthy."
"After all, as you said, Your Majesty is not the biological child of Chunwu Palace, so she showed no mercy when murdering Su'er's heirs. But any of your Majesty's heirs are the biological grandchildren of Queen Mother Qu. How could Queen Mother Qu not have them? Pity?"
Mrs. Zhaowu Bo narrowed her eyes and said in a deep voice, "Even if Queen Mother Qu doesn't really care about it, she still has to act like she values her bloodline, right? Otherwise, why should she win your Majesty's trust?"
After all, Queen Mother Qu had never raised Chunjia, nor had she even spent much time with Chunjia.
Her only trump card is that they are biological mother and son, and they are related by blood.
If this Queen Mother, like Queen Mother Yuan, doesn't take her grandchildren seriously, and Chunjia sees it, wouldn't she think that the biological mother is just like that and doesn't need to be extra concerned
"..." Gu Zhen pinched his forehead, "That's fine, let's do that."
The next day she went to Jiashan Palace in person to ask for an audience, and told the Queen Mother Qu who was surprised about her intention.
Sure enough, Queen Mother Qu agreed readily after only thinking about it for a moment. She also said that the Queen had lost weight and asked her to pay more attention to her health: "Otherwise, how can I share your Majesty's worries?"
Although he knew that this was probably just a casual remark, Gu Zhen felt very touched because of Empress Dowager Yuan's comparison...
When she returned to Chongchang Palace, she even imagined that if Empress Dowager Yuan died, her mother-in-law would just be Empress Dowager Qu.
There was another thing on the eve of summer vacation this year, that is, Concubine Shu Ouyang Fulu was due to give birth, and after some struggle, she gave birth to the fourth princess.
She had been feeling a little sick on the eve of the birth. After giving birth to the Fourth Emperor's daughter, she almost suffered from severe bleeding. The imperial doctor rescued her for a long time before she was stabilized. Finally, she did not follow in the footsteps of Concubine Wen Huixian.
After becoming an important minister, Concubine Shu's treatment was certainly not comparable to that of Ping Xianyi.
Although she had to stay in the palace for confinement and could not go to the palace to escape the summer heat, the queen did not need to discuss with the emperor to give the female members of the Ouyang family the grace to accompany her in the palace.
After this matter was dealt with, it was time to set off.
Learning from Gu Su's lesson, Gu Zhen went to Pingxianyi Palace before leaving and told her to be careful, especially to guard against anything under the banner of herself, Gu Su, Gu Shao, Gu Liman and even the Gu family. People and things close by.
In fact, she didn't need to tell Ping Xianyi to understand the importance. She was not the queen's blood sister. Like Gu Su, no matter how noisy she was after the miscarriage, Gu Zhen still protected her and would continue to fight for opportunities for her.
Ping Xianyi knew very well that when the queen herself was not favored, it was a blessing to have such a child. If she missed it, she would never have such a blessing again in this life.
So I made up my mind that during the pregnancy, no one could do anything to her publicly for the sake of the emperor's heir, so do it as safely as possible.
She wasn't going to give anyone any face.
She was so cautious, but the results were fruitful. Even after the summer vacation this year, the emperor escorted the empress dowager and the empress dowager back to the palace. Not only was Ping Xianyi safe and sound, but the imperial doctor believed that the fetus was stable. No more being cautious and bedridden.
After Gu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, he turned to look at Gu Shao and Gu Liman again, feeling a little upset.
During the summer vacation, due to her request and for the sake of the Gu family's face, Chunjia had many blessings. However, it was not known whether it was due to physical reasons or the lack of fate of an heir, but Guishui still arrived as scheduled this month.
Concubine De, on the other hand, found out that she was pregnant again the day after she returned from summer vacation.
"It seems that I can only hope that the Ping family will get a boy this time!" Gu Zhen sighed, looking at the list of concubines in his hand, "Mrs. Roukun is getting older, so it is time for her to continue to serve Your Majesty."
There is one more person to share favors with, and she is a high-ranking concubine who needs to be given basic respect to a foreign princess. Even if Chunjia gives honor to the Gu family, the number of times she can share it with the Gu sisters will be increasingly reduced.
If this continues, when will Gu Shao and Gu Liman be lucky
Not only the middle palace had a headache for the heir, but Xuanqing Palace and Yun Fenghuang had just ordered people to send congratulatory gifts to the Yijia Palace next door, and their expressions became a bit more lonely.
"Your Majesty is still young, and perhaps the fate has not yet come." Knowing that she was in a bad mood, the Qing people signaled for the others to leave, and then stepped forward to comfort her softly, "Besides, King Qin and His Highness Zhaoqing are both filial and lovely."
Yun Fenghuang disagreed: "Now they rely on me for food, clothing, housing, transportation, and even the emperor's favor. Naturally, they are well-behaved and cute. As for the future, who knows?"
In the past, Chunjia could be used as an example to prove that an adopted son could be reliable.
But the facts of the past two years have proved that Chunjia is not as reliable as imagined for Queen Mother Yuan.
She is looking at King Qin and the Seventh Prince now, with a loving face, but she always wonders in her heart whether they will be like Chun Jia when they grow up, deceiving herself to worry about them, and throw them aside when they have no use value.
It would be better not to give them so much in the first place.
After all, she's not really a loving mother.
"How can I not continue to be filial to you after you teach me well?" The people of the Qing Dynasty actually also hope that Yun Fenghuang can have biological flesh and blood. Although some adopted sons and daughters are filial and considerate, and there are also many biological sons and daughters who are white-eyed wolves. But how can I put it, I gave birth to a baby in ten months of pregnancy, so I will accept it no matter how bad it is.
But other people's lives are very angry when they sacrifice their heart and lungs in exchange for a wolf's heart and a dog's lungs.
I always feel like I'm blind and didn't see the true nature of this bastard.
Now that there is no news about Yun Fenghuang, she can only coax her with her real thoughts, "Besides, think about Concubine Wen Huixian, Concubine Shu and Concubine De, who gave birth last time. Who is not stepping on half a foot?" In a coffin?"
This is true.
Although Yun Fenghuang now wants a biological son, she is absolutely unwilling to trade it with her own life.
Hearing this, his expression gradually softened, and he turned to ask the concubine Zhu: "Her days are almost over, how are she prepared?"