August, Kunning Palace

Although the weather is about to enter autumn, the sun in Beijing is still very strong, and there is not a trace of cicada chirping in the lush Kunning Palace.

The queen's belly has grown bigger. As the pregnancy progresses, the always graceful Empress Chiang's temper seems to be not so good. This is probably because the child in her belly can be tormented. Now she has entered the second trimester of pregnancy, and Empress Chiang's body is still weak.

Not feeling comfortable.

The emperor glanced at her and said in an indulgent tone: "Nonsense, how can my emperor be lazy?" After saying that, he reached out and touched Empress Jiang's belly, but after waiting for a long time, he did not feel the legendary fetal movement.

The emperor also had some disappointment on his face.

Empress Jiang paused for a moment while holding the teacup, and then said: "I'm afraid this child is lazy. He spends most of his time sleeping and moving lazily."

The emperor smiled and said: "Queen, don't blame them. I saw that the queen seldom slept soundly, so I couldn't bear to disturb her."

Perhaps he was stimulated by the cold wind, and the emperor coughed violently again just after he got into the dragon chariot. Hearing this, Eunuch Wang's face changed slightly. He is the emperor's personal attendant, so he naturally knows the emperor's physical condition best. This paragraph

It seems that I often hear that the emperor has such a violent cough. Is it necessary to ask the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat the emperor?

Eunuch Wang squinted his eyes and took a look, then carefully helped Shangguan Rui get into the dragon chariot.

Before the rain had completely fallen, the emperor's dragon chariot stopped, and the wind blew up the sunshade curtain, revealing the solemn face of the official Rui inside.

"I heard that there is a saying among the people, called sour children and spicy women. It means that when a woman likes to eat sour food, she will be pregnant with a son, and if she likes to eat spicy food, she will be pregnant with a daughter. The Queen did not like to eat sour food before.

Yes, now the taste has changed, can’t we just say that the queen is carrying a little prince?”

The emperor's face indeed darkened, he glanced at the sky and said, "It's going to rain heavily now, so I'll go sit in the Qionghua Hall in front and let Xian Zhaorong come to see me."

After the queen became pregnant, although the emperor reduced the time to go to the harem, he didn't go at all. However, I don't know what Xian Zhaorong in Qionghua Palace thought, and even reported that he was feeling unwell.

, directly asked Jingshifang to withdraw her green card. It has been several months, and the emperor has not even gone to Qionghua Palace.

When she appeared in front of the emperor again, she was dressed in a bright yellow summer robe with hundreds of birds facing the phoenix, and the ruby ​​​​and pearl phoenix hairpin on her head showed the elegance of the queen.

Empress Chiang was lying on the beauty's couch, wearing only a moon-white thin shirt. A young palace maid knelt beside the couch and fanned Empress Chiang. Empress Chiang seemed to be fast asleep, and no one reported her.

The emperor stood beside her couch without even noticing.

And this hot weather has added a touch of anxiety to the impetuous people, and even the cicadas in Kunning Palace have suffered. Almost every day, dozens of palace maids and eunuchs are responsible for twisting the cicadas. We must ensure that these cicadas are not allowed to

The annoying cicada disturbed Empress Chiang.

"I don't know why, but the Empress has always liked eating sour food since she became pregnant, and so does this jujube cake. The Empress didn't like to eat it before."

Originally, Xian Zhaorong was favored in this harem, but the emperor would think of her from time to time. However, there were only concubines in this harem who tried every means to pull the emperor into their own palace. How could there be anyone who would directly push the emperor elsewhere?

The palace concubine, this virtuous Zhaorong is really a wonderful thing. Of course, what Eunuch Wang never expected was that there are people in this world who would not want the emperor's honor and favor.

After the emperor was over for a while, Empress Chiang took advantage of the palace maid serving snacks to force the emperor's hand away without leaving any trace.

When we walked out of Kunning Palace, the originally bright and sunny weather was actually covered by dark clouds. Thick clouds had accumulated in the sky. It looked like a heavy rain was coming soon.

When the dragon chariot passed by the Imperial Garden, the sky became darker and darker, the trees rustled in the wind, and the light dust rolled up fell on the emperor's face.

Wei Xin'er seemed not to notice the displeasure on the emperor's face, and stepped forward to salute in a polite manner.

When the maids and eunuchs of Kunning Palace saw the emperor coming out to pay his respects, he stopped him.

After a while, the emperor chewed twice and reluctantly swallowed it, saying: "It's too sour." 13acv.

When the emperor's dragon chariot arrived at the Qionghua Palace, the eunuchs and maids of the Qionghua Palace had not yet understood what was going on. From the beloved concubine to the neglected concubine, the slaves of the Qionghua Palace had also experienced this palace.

The warmth and cold inside.

The emperor stretched out his hand and wiped it. The dust was dusty, but it was the traces of the paper burned into ashes. Jiang, who was in the moonlight.

Empress Chiang's sleep was not good, which directly led to her lack of energy and energy. The emperor directly asked the queen to take charge of the harem temporarily, and she spent less time in Kunning Palace every day, just because of herself.

As soon as he arrived at Kunning Palace, the queen was busy entertaining him. The emperor couldn't bear that the queen was tired now.

When Empress Chiang saw the emperor like this, he didn't say anything. He directly asked the palace servants to come in and wait on him. He went into the inner room to change clothes and put on makeup.

"Then I would like to thank the Emperor in advance." Empress Jiang smiled and said thank you.

After waving his hand to signal those behind him not to follow, Shangguan Rui walked slowly into Kunning Palace.

The queen smiled sweetly, put the remaining half into her mouth and said, "Really? I don't think so at all. The taste is just right."

The emperor couldn't help but frowned and said: "Queen, there is really no need to be like this. You and I are husband and wife. We really don't need to care about those illusions. The queen can just take care of her fetus."

No matter which palace the emperor went to, the concubines in that palace must be dressed up. But the current emperor really just wanted to see the queen and the child in her belly, and had no intention of tormenting her. But what he said seemed to

It didn't work very well. Every time he went to Kunning Palace, Empress Chiang Kai-shek would still dress up. This was one of the reasons why he rarely came to Kunning Palace.

Eunuch Wang said yes and hurriedly waited on the dragon to enter the Qionghua Palace.

After just one mouthful, the emperor frowned deeply. The queen's expression did not change. The palace goddess next to the queen looked a little nervous. She was afraid that the emperor would be dissatisfied. The empress would not give the emperor casual food before, so she

She took it, and the emperor would not eat it casually for his own safety.

Eunuch Wang immediately responded. He had already seen the ash residue blown up by the wind. This was absolutely not allowed in the palace. He didn't know who was so short-sighted that he violated the palace rules.

, and happened to bump into the emperor.

The maid's words were very flattering, and Shangguan Rui was obviously in a good mood. He directly rewarded the clever maid with silver, and then said with a serious face: "Thank you for your hard work, queen. I will definitely do a good job after my prince is born."

Teaching.”

Empress Jiang jumped up from the couch almost immediately, and then she saw the emperor beside her couch. A trace of discomfort flashed across her face, but in just a moment, she returned to her usual elegance and finished her routine.

Zhengyi said: "I have seen the emperor, but no one informed me when the emperor came. It is really too neglectful."

Wei Xin'er was dressed plainly. She didn't even wear any red hairpins on her head. She only used a wooden hairpin to hold her hair up, and even pinned a small white flower to her temples. She looked very clean.

It was endearing, but the emperor still felt dissatisfied in his heart. The queen was still pregnant with a child. Her plain white dress was not meant to bring bad luck. There was also the burning of paper in worship. Who was she burning the paper for?

Who are you worshiping?

Suddenly, the emperor felt his throat itching. Although he tried his best to suppress it, he still couldn't help coughing. The sound woke up Empress Chiang.

However, when the palace attendants in the Qionghua Palace saw their concubine appearing in front of the emperor in plain white, they still broke into a cold sweat.

"Your Majesty is sympathetic to me, and I understand that, but I am the mother of a country, and I cannot appear in front of the Emperor with unkempt hair and face." Empress Jiang said with a smile, and slowly walked to the emperor and sat down, covered by her phoenix robe.

The belly was already very obvious, and the emperor became interested for a moment and said, "Queen, I heard that the child in the belly can gradually feel fetal movement after five months. I don't know if the child has any movement."

Shangguan Rui did not stay in Kunning for long, and left after talking for another half-quarter of an hour.

After a while, Eunuch Wang came back and reported: "Your Majesty, it is Empress Xian Zhaorong who is burning paper to worship in the pavilion in front." Eunuch Wang's face looked a little ugly. This burning paper to worship is a serious sin. After all, it is common in the palace.

It's for good luck.

The emperor snorted coldly and said: "My dear, don't you know that you can't burn paper casually in the palace? You have violated the palace rules. I have always thought that my dear is sensible. This queen is still pregnant. My dear, this is

I deliberately caused trouble for the queen."

Jiang Hou's back was facing the emperor. Her body looked a little bloated. Shangguan Rui's expression relaxed slightly, and his eyes slowly fell on the waist that was no longer slender.

Eunuch Wang, who was originally standing behind the emperor, moved. Under normal circumstances, all food given to the emperor must be tested for poison. Even the emperor would not use food casually in the harem, but most of the emperor's heart was in the queen's belly.

The child inside actually took a bite with the queen's chopsticks.

The emperor's eyes turned cold. Random burning is not allowed in the harem. "Wang Youde, go and see who is burning paper in the imperial garden."

"Is this what your queen eats?" Seeing that the queen seemed to really enjoy the delicious food, the emperor couldn't help but ask the palace attendants around the queen.

When the emperor arrived at Kunning Palace, it was when the afternoon sun was at its strongest, and the entire Kunning Palace was silent without a trace of sound.

"Your Majesty, this is the freshly baked jujube paste cake. Please try it." The queen twisted a piece of red pastry to the emperor.

The emperor's words made everyone in the Qionghua Palace tremble with fear. Who didn't know that the most noble person in the Great Xia Dynasty was the empress, and they didn't know what the empress was thinking. At this time, she not only wore plain clothes, but also burned paper.

Worship, no wonder the emperor would be furious.

Wei Xin'er lowered her head and said, "I don't dare!"
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