The child will be seven months old soon, and she will give birth in another three months. At this time, she does not want to cause trouble.
Her appearance will only anger those women who are overwhelmed by jealousy. It is better to let the emperor pour cold water on them and let them calm down.
Emperor Xuanwu walked out of Hexi Palace quickly and stood on the steps at the door looking down at everyone.
Empress Zhu took the lead in saluting the emperor. After being called, before she had time to speak, she heard the man cover her face and say: "I picked a few plum blossoms and made you all unhappy. Do you want to come to Hexi Palace to cause trouble for Concubine Zhen?" ?”
"Emperor..."
"Wang Dequan!"
Emperor Xuanwu didn't give Queen Zhu a chance to explain, and directly ordered with a cold face: "Wang Dequan, let the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs go to Nuange and cut down all the plum blossoms. From now on, no more plum blossoms are allowed to be planted."
The ladies in the palace each have their own hobbies.
Just like Concubine Li likes begonia flowers, Empress Zhu only loves the arrogant snowy plum blooming alone.
"emperor!"
Queen Zhu looked at him in disbelief, the accusation in her eyes turning into substance.
The emperor seemed not to have seen it: "If anyone comes to trouble Concubine Zhen in the name of flowers in the future, then there will be no need to plant flowers in this palace. I have never heard that you are not allowed to pick flowers after they bloom. It will still bloom beautifully next year, I really don’t know why you are so concerned about one or two flowers?”
These words not only brought the Queen in, but also included Concubine Li, who had punished Concubine Zhen to kneel down because she picked a begonia.
It seems that the women in the palace are so stingy and mean, as if they would kill someone just because of a flower.
Is this a matter of one flower and two flowers?
This is related to her dignity as the Queen of the Middle Palace and is a challenge to her authority.
Concubine De looked behind the emperor, but she didn't see Jiang Xinyue coming out, so she couldn't use any means.
She took two steps back and hid behind the crowd, so as not to bore the emperor in vain.
Empress Zhu was so angry that she felt pain due to the wind. She swayed, but thanks to the help of many people, she said: "Your Majesty..."
She took a deep breath and suppressed her temper: "The flowers and concubines in the palace all belong to the emperor. Naturally, whatever the emperor says is what he says. But don't forget, the emperor. The country has national laws and the family has family rules. No matter how precious the concubines are, If she is favored, she is also a concubine, and she should greet her concubines every day and bow. The gate of Hexi Palace cannot be closed or opened at her command."
After enduring it for a long time, I still couldn't hold it back. I couldn't vent my anger to the emperor, so I had no choice but to take it out on the concubine Zhen.
Emperor Xuanwu looked at Empress Zhu for a long time. Empress Zhu had no intention of retreating. There was a hint of sarcasm on his lips: "Did the Empress forget? The empress dowager issued the ban on concubines Zhen. The lifting time is at the end of the year. Now is the New Year's Eve." It’s only been a month, what’s the problem with Concubine Zhen lifting the ban now?”
Empress Zhu had forgotten about this incident. She only remembered that Concubine Zhen closed the palace door willfully. She also forgot that even if she didn't close the palace door, she was still banned by the Queen Mother and could not leave Hexi Palace in the first place.
Seeing that the empress was so reviled, Liang Fei bit her lip and said, "But she shut out the king of a country. This is the following crime. If everyone in the harem learns from her..."
"This is the relationship between me and Concubine Zhen. I don't have any objection. Concubine Liang, you seem to be nosy."
Today's Emperor Xuanwu has transformed into Shen Naitao.
So sometimes it's not that a man doesn't know how to protect a woman, it just depends on whether he is willing or not.
After a debate, Empress Zhu and Concubine Liang all returned defeated, and Emperor Xuanwu was able to go into the inner room as he wished and tell stories to Xiao Liu in Concubine Zhen's belly.
God knows he hasn't told a story to his child for two months, and he's really not used to it.
This child was something he had personally taken care of since Concubine Zhen was pregnant, so it meant something different to him.
The emperor's daily visit to Hexi Palace resumed. The difference is that now he does not need Wang Dequan's reminder. He will consciously get up and come to Hexi Palace every day at midnight.
In view of his excellent performance, Jiang Xinyue rewarded him with a hot pot meal.
Considering that he was not that intolerant of spicy food, the copper pot was made into a mandarin duck pot. According to her instructions, the senior manager prepared various toppings. Emperor Xuanwu ate the mushroom soup base and adjusted the toppings if he felt it was not spicy enough. .
Jiang Xinyue ate the spicy soup pot by herself, her mouth turned red and her eyes sparkled with tears, which made Emperor Xuanwu crazy.
Not only does his precious concubine remain beautiful, but she becomes more and more beautiful. I wonder if the child will inherit their excellent looks?
If so, then I really don’t know how beautiful it would be.
But in short, the parents' innate conditions are here, and he believes that his child will be very beautiful.
The lottery was to be drawn in three months. Emperor Xuanwu silently raised his expectations in his heart, and he did not allow Concubine Zhen to be harmed in the slightest.
The guards and inspections at Hexi Palace have become stricter than before.
He even replaced all the stable wives originally assigned to Jiang Xinyue, and asked Tang Shiliang to personally arrange the people. He followed Imperial Physician Yan to go to the private sector to select a few prestigious secrets and bring them to the palace.
Fearing that they would be bribed to harm Jiang Xinyue during her delivery, Emperor Xuanwu also ordered people to control their entire family.
According to Imperial Physician Yan, Jiang Xinyue’s fetus was properly protected and maintained. Jiang Xinyue also paid attention to the combination of exercise and diet, so the fetus developed very healthily.
She measured her abdominal circumference every seven days and kept control of the size of the fetus. There were no accidents and it was very easy to give birth.
So if something goes wrong with Jiang Xinyue, or if she is killed or killed, Emperor Xuanwu will kill all the midwives and their families, without any mercy.
Therefore, even if those midwives want to accept money or benefits, they have to see if they have the life to enjoy it.
Shun'an Palace——
"Master, what you ordered this slave to do cannot be done. The emperor has kicked out all the original midwives. If he wants to save his concubine, he may have to find another way."
The woman was lying in a rocking chair, and a pot of fine golden charcoal was burning in the small room. The warm breath made her feel sleepy.
After listening to Po Wen's words, she gently opened her eyes: "Did you put that thing in?"
Wen Pohui nodded repeatedly outside the door: "According to the master's instructions, it has been placed under Concubine Zhen's bed."
"That's fine."
The woman stood up lazily: "The emperor finally coaxed her. It's just when we really like her. Let's not touch this line for the time being. When the emperor shows that he is tired of her, we can use this to beat the concubine Zhen. Entering the eighteenth level of hell will make her unable to turn over in her lifetime."
Wen Po nodded solemnly: "Yes, yes, the master is wise."
The woman's eyes looked to the side, and immediately a eunuch came out: "Let's go! Since there is nothing wrong with you, I will send you out of the palace right now. Remember to watch your mouth."
