Harem Competing Raiders 11
After Eunuch Xu quickly prepared the things that should be prepared, Xiao Junye stretched out his hand to Tao Yuan, and walked forward holding his hand.
The two wrote their names on the red paper, and Mr. Xu picked it up on the tray, and put the red paper into the brazier.
Xiao Junye personally poured two glasses of wine, handed one of them to Tao Yuan, then raised his own glass of wine, looked at Tao Yuan and said, "I wish to be with you and grow old together."
"The minister is willing to raise eyebrows with His Majesty and stay together forever." Tao Yuan also raised his wine glass and said.
The two looked at each other with deep affection, as if at this moment, no one else existed, and they only had each other in their eyes.
Eunuch Xu had already lit the fire, and the two poured the wine in the wine glass into the brazier.
Eunuch Xu buried the burnt ashes in the soil, and the host took off two clean red strings with his own hands, and put them on the tray that Eunuch Xu was holding.
Eunuch Xu walked up to Xiao Junye and Tao Yuan with the tray, and they tied the red strings to each other's hands.
Those concubines looked at the actions of the two of them and wanted to cry in their hearts. The emperor is the emperor of the world and the husband of all the concubines in the harem. How could he be the only one who loves each other and grow old together
The one with the most complicated mood was of course Ye Rong. His hand hidden in his sleeve was about to pinch himself to bleed, so he managed to maintain his emotions and not show the jealousy in his heart on his face.
Ye Rong felt that if Tao Yuan was the regular wife, then he was the average wife. This kind of thing that could be done by three people together, but Xiao Junye left him alone and only prayed with Tao Yuan to grow old together. This was to make him feel ashamed in front of everyone. . Moreover, his grandfather and father were also there, and Xiao Junye was so angry and hurt that he didn't give Ye family any face.
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Xiao Junye led the crowd to visit the back mountain of the Luo'an temple, and slowly walked to the depths of the back mountain, the environment became more peaceful.
When they reached a place with a large area of fruit trees, Xiao Junye asked everyone to rest, and he also took Tao Yuan and his concubines to a simple wooden pavilion about ten meters long to rest, and the ministers sat outside the wooden pavilion. to rest.
Many fruit trees next to it are full of fruits, which are not only beautiful, but also exude a fruity fragrance. The little eunuchs went to pick some fresh fruits, and brought the best ones to Xiao Junye and Tao Yuan first, then the concubines, and finally the ministers and wives.
Although they are all common fruits, they are fresh and interesting to pick and eat now.
Tao Yuan looked at the fruits in the fruit plate, but there was nothing he wanted to eat.
Xiao Junye picked up a beautiful apple and handed it to him, Tao Yuan shook his head, expressing that he didn't want to eat it.
The concubines saw that Tao Yuan rejected the apple offered by the emperor, but they wanted the apple given by the emperor himself, but they didn't have such treatment, so they couldn't help feeling sour again.
Tao Yuan turned his head to look around, pointed to the only tall green plum tree a little far away, and asked the eunuch to pick some green plums.
The little eunuchs quickly picked a small plate of green plums, cleaned them and sent them to Tao Yuan.
Tao Yuan picked up one and took a bite. It was very sour, but he thought it was delicious.
Xiao Junye saw that Tao Yuan was eating that plate of green plums with relish, and his mouth felt cold just looking at him, but seeing that Tao Yuan didn't seem to be sour at all, he was also puzzled.
"Is it delicious?" Xiao Junye looked at him and asked.
Tao Yuan turned to look at him, without answering, handed over the half-bitten green plum, motioning for him to taste it.
Xiao Junye took his hand, took a bite of the green plum, and immediately frowned sourly.
Tao Yuan covered his mouth and snickered for a while, then said solemnly, "Does Your Majesty feel sour? It's fine if I eat it."
"It's so sour, it's a good thing you can eat it." Seeing that he had already eaten several, Xiao Junye said, "You also eat less, be careful if your teeth become sour, you won't be able to eat anything."
"I just want to eat this." Tao Yuan turned his head and told the eunuch, "Go pick some more and bring them back to the Royal Courtyard to eat."
"No." The little eunuchs standing next to him hurried away to pick green plums for Tao Yuan.
"Qing likes sour food so much?" Xiao Junye asked after sipping his tea.
"Yeah." Tao Yuan nodded, "I have always liked sour food since before."
Tao Yuan handed over the green plum in his hand again and said, "Do you want to taste it, Your Majesty? If you eat too much, you won't feel sour."
Seeing the playful look in his eyes, Xiao Junye knew that he wanted to tease him again, so he looked at him with helpless and doting eyes and said, "I won't eat it, and you are not allowed to eat more, or your teeth will be sore even after drinking porridge. "
"After eating these few, I won't eat it." Tao Yuan looked at the remaining green plums in the plate and said, he was really afraid that his teeth would be sour, and he really couldn't bite anything.
The two looked intimate and behaved intimately. Others looked at them and felt that they were as happy and sweet as an ordinary newlywed couple. They had become irrelevant decorations, and the emperor didn't even look at them. Give them a second look.
They didn't even have any thoughts of jealousy, they just felt sad and sad, and couldn't help but feel sorry for themselves. It is said that those who are favored can compete for favor, and those who don't even have pets, so why should they fight
Now it is obvious that Tao Yuan's family dominates, and they can also see that Xiao Junye actually doesn't have much thought for Ye Rong.
Now the situation at the border is getting better and better, Xiao Junye has something to rely on, so he doesn't bother to hide it, and doesn't deliberately act like he cares about Ye Rong. In other words, he doesn't even want to pretend now, not killing Ye Rong directly is already his greatest patience.
After the rest, Xiao Junye led the crowd out and started to walk out. Luo'an Temple's vegetarian food is also famous, so they naturally wanted to eat the vegetarian food before leaving.
In a large courtyard of Luo'an Temple, there is a towering tree that is hundreds of years old. The eunuchs have already set up low tables and seats under the tree, and they are waiting for Xiao Junye to take his concubines and ministers to eat. dish.
After Xiao Junye and Tao Yuan took their seats under the big tree, other people also took their seats after saluting.
Tao Yuan scooped up a piece of tofu boiled in various vegetable soups with a wooden spoon, and thought it tasted very good, thinking that it’s no wonder the vegetarian dishes here are so famous. He quickly finished a bowl of tofu soup, and asked the palace servant next to him to serve him another bowl, and then tried other dishes.
Tao Yuan walked a lot just now, and ate another plate of green plums, and now he has a big appetite. And although these dishes are all vegetarian dishes, they taste very much to his liking, refreshing and not greasy at all. He quickly ate up the food in front of him and drank several bowls of vegetable tofu soup.
Seeing that he had such a good appetite today, Xiao Junye said, "Do you like these dishes?"
Tao Yuan looked at him and nodded, although he ate a lot, he ate gracefully, so only Xiao Junye saw that he ate up all the dishes on the table, and even ate two bowls of rice.
"Then I will ask people to stay and learn how to cook these dishes, and I will make them for you when I return to the palace." Seeing that he ate a lot, Xiao Junye was also inexplicably happy, thinking that since he likes to eat, he will also eat it when he returns to the palace. Let him eat it once in a while.
"Okay." Tao Yuan replied happily. He was thinking of having people cook this kind of non-greasy, bland but delicious dish after he returned to the palace. He taught others to do it himself.
After finishing the meal, the palace servants waited on Xiao Junye and Tao Yuan to rinse their mouths, and after sitting for a while, they got up and prepared to go back to the Royal Courtyard.
The host walked over quickly with a tray in his hands, and said after saluting, "My Majesty, the pearl oyster that was kept in the small lotus pond in the Guanyin Hall of Songzi suddenly opened its shell today, and there are two smooth and round pearl oysters inside." Pearls. The poor monk thought that this was an auspicious omen, that the Avalokitesvara appeared, and he wanted to send his two sons to the world. Only the royal family could make the Avalokitesvara appear and send his sons, so the poor monk presented these two pearls. With Your Majesty."
"Oh? Bring it here and show me." Xiao Junye motioned Eunuch Xu to bring the pearl over. He was very happy after hearing what he said. He was naturally happy when he picked up two pearls.
Xiao Junye picked up one of the pearls and looked at it carefully. Such a large and round pearl was rarely seen even in the palace, and it was shiny and soft, making it very comfortable to look at.
Xiao Junye handed the two pearls to Tao Yuan, and then called out, "Xu Ming."
"The old slave is here." Eunuch Xu stepped forward and responded.
"Add 10,000 taels of gold sesame oil money to the Songzi Guanyin Hall, and then you go to make preparations. The queen and I will come to offer incense to the Guanyin master tomorrow." Xiao Junye ordered.
"promise."
Although these two pearls are large and of good quality, in essence, it is impossible for them to be worth as much as 10,000 taels of gold. The main reason is that this auspicious omen and meaning is rare, Xiao Junye felt very happy, so he added ten thousand taels of gold for sesame oil money.
Xiao Junye gave both pearls to Tao Yuan, and it was completely taken for granted. The concubines couldn't help looking at Ye Rong, and even they couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for him. They definitely have no share in those two pearls, even if they are jealous, they dare not think about getting them. But since there are two, there should be one from Ye Rong, but Ye Rong didn't even touch it.
After returning to the Royal Courtyard, Xiao Junye sat on the couch while Tao Yuan leaned in his arms, playing with the two pearls.
"These two pearls, are Master Guanyin telling us that we will have at least two sons?" Xiao Junye said looking at the two pearls in Tao Yuan's hand.
"Can I only give birth to two?" Tao Yuan touched his stomach, he knew that he already had one in his stomach, but the month was too young, the imperial doctor would not be able to get it out, so he didn't plan to say it now. But he knew in his heart that there was a reason for the appearance of these two pearls, and it was impossible for him to have only two children.
Xiao Junye also touched his stomach and said, "Why is it a little bigger than usual? Is it already there?"
"It's because I ate a lot today, and the imperial doctor gave me the Ping An pulse yesterday." Tao Yuan said.
"Since there is a good omen, the child will be born soon." Xiao Junye kissed his face and said.
"Well, there will be soon." Tao Yuan rested her head on his shoulder.
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Ye Rong sat on the bed, beating the quilt vigorously to vent his emotions, this is not the palace, he didn't dare to throw things, because he was worried that Xiao Junye would find out, otherwise, he would smash everything in the room.
Ye Rongqi's chest was throbbing with pain, because those two pearls were also an important setting in the game. According to the setting in the game, he and Mu Xi should each get one of the two pearls. Then his husband gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, and then drugged Mu Xi so that he would not be able to conceive a child. In this way, Xiao Junye would feel that the auspicious omen only works on his child, and he would love him even more and love him even more. Pay attention to his children.
In the future, he will become the queen mother who listens to the government behind the curtain. This auspicious saying will also play a big role. But now, Xiao Junye gave Tao Yuan all the two pearls, and didn't even give him one, so it's impossible for him not to be angry.
After Ye Rong vented, he was panting tiredly. He put his hands on his stomach, thinking in his heart, even if he didn't get the pearl with auspicious omen, he must conceive a child first, and he must give birth to the eldest son of the emperor.
But this time King Yu didn't come with him. He was very worried that Tao Yuan would conceive a child before him. He felt that the only way to prevent Tao Yuan from conceiving a child was to give him drugs. In fact, he had wanted to drug Tao Yuan for a long time, but he never found a chance. He felt that he had to think of other ways.
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The next day, Xiao Junye and Tao Yuan went to Luo'an Temple again, specifically to send their son to the Guanyin Hall to offer incense, and did not bring their concubines and ministers with them.
The two played around the temple again, this time without a large group of people following them, they really looked like ordinary couples who came out to play. Even when walking uphill and steps, they still hold hands and walk together. When they are tired, they find a place directly, put a cushion on it, and sit on it for a while to rest.
They slowly admired the scenery, flowers, plants and rocks everywhere. If they find it interesting, they will look at it for a while, and if they are not interesting, they will go directly.
They were enjoying the shade in the bamboo shed in the bamboo forest, Tao Yuan leaned on Xiao Junye's body, the breeze was blowing, which made him feel very comfortable, and then he suddenly felt sleepy. Xiao Junye was worried that he would catch a cold if he fell asleep here, so he took him back to the imperial courtyard.
A few days later, Xiao Junye took the ministers to see the Zhenjiang Stone in person. Although the characters carved on it were not as good as Tao Yuan's, it was already pretty good to be able to carve such characters.
Xiao Junye looked up, feeling very satisfied in his heart, and the ministers also praised him.
Zhao Xiu carefully looked at the contents of the stone in the town, and he was still thinking about the Fu written by Tao Yuan himself. He thought about it day and night, because of that Fu, he couldn't eat well during the day and couldn't sleep well at night. Not getting that Fu felt as uncomfortable as if he had been caught. If the person who wrote this fu was the emperor, he would have the courage to plead again and again, but it happened to be the emperor's wife, the queen, who wrote it himself.
Ke Mingji glanced at the listless Zhao Xiu. Although the two of them disliked each other, he could best understand what he was thinking. He also wanted the Fu written by the empress himself very much, but the emperor said that only he could treasure the Fu written by the empress himself. Even if it was written by the official wife of an ordinary minister, in order to avoid suspicion, he can't chase after others for it, let alone the emperor's official wife.
Tao Yuan gained a lot of fans by relying on this Luojiang trendy Fu. After seeing this Fu, those literati students copied it back, read it repeatedly, and circulated it, and more and more people knew about it. too much.
This was originally a very important task that Ye Rong had to complete as the protagonist. This task could help him gain a certain amount of popularity. After he became the empress dowager successfully, it would give him a certain amount of popularity and prestige among literati students. . But this time Tao Yuan blocked his mission again, he couldn't help being angry, so he had already decided to attack Tao Yuan.
After another two or three days, they set off back to the imperial city.
The first thing Tao Yuan and his concubines did when they returned to the palace was of course to pay their respects to the Queen Mother.
Tao Yuan told the Queen Mother about the spectacular scene of watching the tide, because the vivid image he described, the Queen Mother could imagine what kind of picture it was just by listening to it.
The queen mother was very happy to hear that, and suddenly remembered the tributes that had just been brought into the palace two days ago, and said to Eunuch Liu, "Go to the tribute warehouse and bring those two bolts of silk from heaven."
"No." Eunuch Liu took the order and went.
The fabric of silkworm silk, only two in three years, is very rare and precious. It had only been two days since they were sent to the palace, when they came back, the queen mother was going to give Tao Yuan and Ye Rong a horse.
After Eunuch Liu walked out, Tao Yuan slowly pressed his stomach, showing a very dissatisfied look.
The queen mother saw that his face seemed not to be well, so she asked with concern, "Ah Xi, are you feeling well?"
"No, it's just that my stomach feels a little uncomfortable. Maybe it's because I've been in the carriage for a long time..." Tao Yuan just finished speaking, his body swayed, and he almost fell from the seat to the ground.
"Call the imperial doctor quickly." Seeing that he was about to faint, the queen mother ordered immediately.
Ye Rong, who was sitting across from him, looked at Tao Yuan's uncomfortable look, and didn't feel very happy. Instead, he had a very bad premonition, because he hadn't made a move yet, so he knew that Tao Yuan was uncomfortable, and it must not be because of Because of his poisoning.
The imperial doctor came soon, and after taking Tao Yuan's pulse seriously, he immediately said to the queen mother, "Report to the queen mother, the queen is pregnant, and it has been about two months."
The queen mother was stunned for a moment, and then asked excitedly, "You said Ah Xie is pregnant?!"
"Yes, the queen is about two months pregnant." The imperial doctor repeated.
"Great!" The queen mother stood up excitedly, walked in front of Tao Yuan, held his hand and said, "Whether it is a boy or a girl, they are all His Majesty's eldest sons. You must take good care of your body and cultivate your talent." yes."
Tao Yuan also stood up, and said seriously with a happy face, "No, I will take good care of my body and give birth to a healthy and lively child."
"Congratulations to the empress dowager, congratulations to the emperor." The concubines and maidservants all knelt down and congratulated in unison.
Ye Rong endured the unwillingness to be angry in his heart, stood up and walked in front of Tao Yuan and the Queen Mother, and respectfully saluted, "Congratulations to the Queen Mother, congratulations to the Queen, this is really a great joy."
Tao Yuan looked at him and said with a smile, "Your Majesty Ye also needs to work harder to get pregnant with a dragon seed as soon as possible, so as to spread the branches and leaves for His Majesty."
After hearing Tao Yuan's words, Ye Rong felt as if an arrow had been shot in his heart, and the pain was severe.
"That's right." The Queen Mother also said, "If you both are pregnant, I will feel sorry for your family. I wonder how happy you will be."
Xiao Junye has never been lucky with other people in the harem. The queen mother must have had an opinion, and talked to him many times, expressly and implicitly letting him go to the harem. Xiao Junye didn't want to sleep with other people, he just wanted to sleep with Tao Yuan in his arms at night, being urged by the queen mother again and again really upset him. Then he simply told the queen mother that because of his physical problems, he was already unable to go to Tao Yuan and Ye Rong's place, and he really didn't have the energy to go to other concubines.
When the Queen Mother heard that it was because of his physical problems that he didn't have luck with other concubines, she regretted that she pushed him too hard, and she never told him about letting him go to the harem. The queen mother was always worried that it would be difficult for him to have children because of his poisoned body. Now Tao Yuan is pregnant, let alone how happy she is.
"From today onwards, you will take good care of yourself in Fenghua Palace. You don't have to come here every day to say hello. Especially in the morning, you can sleep peacefully. If you are bored, come and talk to Ai's family," the queen mother said. As he said, he led Tao Yuan out, "Go, Ai's family will send you back to Fenghua Palace to rest."
"Queen Dowager, you can just go back by yourself, how can you let the Queen Mother send you off?" Tao Yuan said hastily.
"The Ai family has to send you back to be at ease." The queen mother turned her head and saw that Eunuch Liu was carrying two batches of silk fabrics, and immediately said, "These two batches of silk fabrics, one for you, and one for you." For the child in your belly. This kind of fabric, for making close-fitting clothing, is good for the body."
"Thank you Queen Mother for the reward." Tao Yuan said, "The Queen Mother should let the minister go back by himself. Let the Queen Mother send the minister away, it is really a shame for the minister."
Tao Yuan knew that the queen mother was over excited and her brain was still hot, so she wanted to send him back. But after all, they are not the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of an ordinary family. The emperor's family has many rules. If the ministers find out and the queen mother sends him back to the palace, the emperor may have to write a letter to criticize him.
"Alright, then you go back by yourself and walk carefully on the way." The queen mother said, "Aijia went to the warehouse to see for himself, and picked out some things that you and the children can use, and sent them to you."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager, the subject is leaving." After Tao Yuan saluted, he turned and walked away slowly.
The two bolts of celestial silk fabrics, the Queen Mother obviously wanted to give Tao Yuan and Ye Rong one each, and now both of them are given to Tao Yuan. No matter what, I don't have my own points, and I only feel sad in my heart.
Ye Rong managed to maintain a normal expression. In fact, when the queen mother said that the two pieces of cloth would be given to Tao Yuan, he couldn't control the anger in his heart, but he still had reason, so no matter what, he wouldn't be here. Discontent and displeasure are shown here.
The queen mother didn't care about them either. After Tao Yuan left, she immediately asked them to leave too, and then took people directly to the warehouse to carefully select the things Tao Yuan would use.