In fact, the signs of miscarriage were mostly due to my thinking too much. Shen Xiyao didn't stop the fighting, and in order to win an early victory, I increased the number of troops, food, and supplies in front of me, so I relaxed. After another half month, the reaction during pregnancy gradually disappeared, and the doctor Wan Yu asked Ping Mai every day, and his smile gradually increased. From his smile and permission to walk for half an hour a day, I knew that this baby should be stable.

For the peace of the harem and the rain and dew, I implore Shen Xiyao not to stay in Kunning Palace every night. He was also afraid that sleeping on the same couch with me would inevitably hurt the fetus, so he had no objection. But after all, the affairs are arduous, and most of the time he stays in the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart and rarely flips the sign.

The execution of the Meng family was again brought up by courtiers because he was no longer taboo against the disaster of blood and light. Shen Xiyao had no intention of letting go of the Meng family, so he asked Qiuhou to ask.

When I heard the news, I was sitting by the small pond feeding the fish. Huiju led Yi Zhaorong in, Linglong followed the nurse, wearing a light blue shirt, two round hair buns on top of her head, and wearing small flowers made of pink crystals, very attractive favorite.

As soon as she saw me, she broke away from the nurse's hand and ran over. I saw that she was like a tender leaf in spring, about to pounce into my arms, and was about to reach out to hug her. Yi Zhaorong took her first and smiled apologetically at me laugh.

"Linglong, don't run into the empress empress." Although Yi Zhaorong scolded, his tone was gentle.

"Is it because there is a baby in the belly of the mother?" Linglong asked, pointing to my slightly raised belly.

I smiled and nodded, and took her tender little hand and said, "Yeah! There is a baby in the belly of the mother, and he will come out when it's cold."

"Can Linglong play with him?" Linglong looked at me expectantly: "There is only one child in the palace, and no one plays with Linglong, so boring!"

"Isn't it on the tenth day of every month that the family will send in children of the same age to play with you?" I asked, taking another look at Yi Zhaorong.

She smiled bitterly, but Linglong spoke first before answering.

"They are not fun, let me give me everything, it's boring!" Linglong whispered in a small mouth: "And that day we were flying a kite in the Royal Garden, and told the concubine that the children caused her too much noise. People are coming."

I "Oh?" I looked at Yi Zhaorong: "What's the matter?"

Yi Zhaorong touched Linglong's head, knelt down and said softly to her, "Linglong, let her take you to watch the fish, please?"

I straightened the hairpin in her hair and smiled softly: "There is danger on the edge of the pond. There is a crystal fish tank in the side hall of the mother's queen. Go and see, it's interesting."

After that, Zhao Xinlan winked, and Xinlan immediately walked to Linglong: "Little princess, the servant girl has prepared your favorite apple milk butter, do you want to eat some?"

After all, Linglong is a child, and when she heard that there was something delicious and fun, she naturally followed with joy.

When they were far away, Yi Zhaorong and I went to sit in the pavilion.

"What's the matter?" I frowned slightly.

"Weird concubine is not good." Yi Zhaorong sighed and sighed: "The emperor hadn't turned the sign for a long time. He went to Changchun Palace to see Linglong the night before, so he stayed. The next day the concubine became a raft, even with Linglong. Follow the bullying."

"Although Linglong is following you, she is the child of Concubine Liu, and the first princess of Daxi. She is gentle with her concubine. This is not like what she said." I wondered.

Yi Zhaorong shook his head: "I didn't tell the concubine, it was the moon nobleman."

I was shocked when I heard Haoyue, but my expression remained unchanged.

Hui Ju, who served tea, said in surprise: "I don't know that a noble person can treat a princess like this."

"She is taking advantage of her concubine." Yi Zhaorong took a sip of the tea: "The concubine is puzzled, the empress is the old master of Yueguiren, and she is still your maidservant, how come you don’t get close to the empress, but instead follow How about your concubine?"

I smiled and said, "I don't know in my palace. Back then, I was in love with Haoyue as a sister, and helped her become a beauty, but I don't want to be a stranger now." I sighed for a long time, "Maybe it's something wrong in this palace. , I just haven't noticed it yet."

I said that, but I was wondering in my heart that Haoyue's confession to me that day in Fandy was true or false, would she really ignore the love for many years because I thought I was using her? Or is there another secret? But no matter what the hidden facts, she killed my father and intended to kill me. I would not forgive or let it go for the whole life of her child.

"How could the mother do wrong?" Yi Zhaorong said: "Maybe there is something hidden."

I waved my hand: "Don't talk about this, you talk about it, what's the matter?"

Yi Zhaorong pursed his lips and said, "It's nothing, but the concubine brought Linglong to play with them. Linglong liked the Sophora japonica of Paixue Palace, so she chose to fly a kite nearby and didn't want to make her and her concubine rest. Yue Guiren accompanied her. When he came out, he thought it was concubine Liu Fei, and only said that the children in her belly moved. The concubine wanted to take them away, but he didn’t want the concubine Yue to tell the concubine that, besides the queen, the concubine is the most noble in the palace. After giving birth, they will be promoted to the throne. These children should be punished when they quarrel with the dragon. The concubines should be punished if they are not well educated as adoptive mothers."

My eyebrows jumped, when did Haoyue be so unscrupulous? After turning his mind, he realized it. He concubine's side needed someone to say what she couldn't say.

"What about after?" I asked.

"He concubine has always been gentle and didn't punish us, but only asked her not to enter the palace before giving birth." Yi Zhaorong sneered and smiled: "She also said that if she quarreled her today, it is inevitable that she will not quarrel with the queen mother tomorrow, so everyone I dare not fail."

"Where is Concubine Liu?" I'm just curious. Concubine and Concubine have always treated people tenderly. They don't have any trouble with anyone, but they don't know each other deeply. This time it is a great refutation of Concubine Liu's face, plus the punishment of Haoyue last time. I believe Concubine Liu will not swallow this breath.

Yi Zhaorong shook his head: "After all, you are involved in the conversation with Concubine, what can Concubine Liu do?" She took care of a bunch of broken crystals and tassels on her temples, and paused: "The concubine heard Haoyue say to Concubine, mother It's expensive with a child."

I was startled and couldn't help but look straight at her. Yi Zhaorong nodded: "Although her voice is small, the concubine still hears it." She paused for a moment and said, "I want to come and concubine for seven months, so naturally I can diagnose men and women."

I feel slightly disappointed, and I naturally hope that my child is the eldest son. He concubine comes from a family, and her eldest son is not the same as mine. Although Daxi didn't have the idea of ​​standing up or standing up, if he was the eldest son, he would naturally be the first choice to inherit the throne.

"Both men and women are the children of the emperor, and they must be called the queen of the first consonants in this palace." I smiled lightly, as if not caring.

"What is Concubine Liu up to recently?" I drank and changed the subject.

Yi Zhaorong heard my words, "Oh," I looked at her in surprise, and she blamed herself: "Look at me, forget about the big thing."

"what happened?"

"The emperor has already made an order, Meng Jiaqiu asked about the death, leaving the Meng generals to die and die."

I had guessed that Shen Xiyao could not bear to take Li Fei's life, so I was not surprised at the moment and just nodded.

Yi Zhaorong was not surprised to see me, he guessed something in his heart, and continued: "There has always been a memorial in the court, asking the emperor to dispose of the Meng family. A few days ago, Concubine Liu asked the emperor to give Lifei to the emperor to die. She did not regret her death, and was reprimanded by the emperor. She has been complaining of illness in Zhaoyang Palace for the past few days, but in fact she is not sick, but I want the emperor to see her."

I nodded: "The emperor has always spoiled her and made her squeamish. She has the credit of escorting her back then. Although the emperor rebuked her, she will not be really angry with her. She has to take care of the harem, and the emperor will go sooner or later. "But I secretly said in my heart, that day when I euphemistically proposed to give Lifei to death with "living, it is better to die." Shen Xiyao felt my heart was cruel and unhappy. Now that Liu Fei is so straightforward, it will only make Shen Xiyao even more disgusted.

Yi Zhaorong smiled non-committal and shook his head. After all, when it comes to petting, everyone is reluctant to talk about it, so this topic is no longer the case.

After such gossip for a while, Yi Zhaorong resigned with Linglong.

Huiju helped me back to the bedroom. I sat in front of the dressing table and slowly took off a set of light and thin hollow golden peony flowers and leaves on my head. Thinking of Li Fei, I said to Huiju: "I asked you to do something. , Can hurry up."

Huiju looked at no one around, nodded and said: "All the slaves and maids have been arranged, just waiting for the lady's order."

I put a golden leaf into the makeup box, and after a moment of silence, I asked, "How is her illness?"

Huiju picked up a rhino horn comb and gently combed my long hair, and replied with a voice that only me and her could hear: "It started after the water in question was sent to her by the quilt, and now the servants see that the disease is already Sent out."

"She didn't ask the imperial doctor?" I sat in front of the dressing table, feeling that the woman in the mirror was strange.

"Naturally asked. According to the empress, Li Yuyi told her that the flatulence caused by poor diet should be treated slowly." Huiju added: "In addition, Wang Shiwei's family has already arranged it."

I nodded and said in silence for a while: "My palace doesn't want to hold it for too long. When her symptoms become more obvious, let's do it."

About a month later, good news kept coming from the battlefield ahead, and Shen Xiyao's eyebrows gradually cleared, and his mood improved. Although there are still a lot of important tasks, but the frequency of flipping the sign is a bit more, and I will go to see Hefei every few days. So, first Liu concubine, then Yi Zhaorong, then several other concubines in the palace, and a new surname Chen who is good at singing is often called Baolin.

This day I invited Yi Zhaorong to lunch together, not wanting Shen Xiyao to come over. At that time, we had just seated, and I pointed to the eight dishes in front of me and smiled apologetically: "It’s easy to eat here in this palace. Don’t mind Yi Zhaorong."

Yi Zhaorong said hurriedly: "The empress is diligent and thrifty for the affairs of the country, and she is an example of the harem. How can your concubines mind?"

I smiled and looked at her: "Who is really thrifty in the harem, and who is just acting like this is still clear to me." After saying that, I sighed slightly: "Although the natural disaster has been fixed, the emperor still owes the merchants food." I took a look at a few dishes on the table: "Actually, how much can one person eat at one meal? It's not all wasted. Most people are poor families who can't get enough food. Now there is war ahead. Thinking, if you can save a little, the people and the soldiers on the front can be a little more."

A voice sounded at the door, full of approval: "Vil's said so!"

Yi Zhaorong and I turned our heads. It was Shen Xiyao, dressed in a dark bat-patterned silver thread and embroidered aqua-colored robes that were very refreshing, which made his handsome face shine like the noon sun.

Yi Zhaorong hurriedly bowed down, and I also wanted to salute. Shen Xiyao firmly supported him and pressed it back to the seat, which made Yi Zhaorong get up.

"The emperor is coming from the Imperial Study?" I asked with a smile.

"How did Wei Er know?"

I pointed to the robe on his body and said: "The last time the emperor came from the Imperial Study Room, the smell was like this. The odor of yuzhu was light and cool. There were no concubines in the palace. The concubines used to be at home in the early years. Familiar with."

"The empress is really amazing, but the concubine doesn't smell anything." Yi Zhaorong smiled.

"After Wei Er is pregnant, her nose is much more sensitive." Shen Xiyao joked.

I pretended to be angry: "Nose Ling is a puppy!"

Shen Xiyao smiled "haha" and even smiled with Yi Zhaorong, and the atmosphere was very harmonious for a while.

"Did the emperor have a meal? How about using some with the concubines?" I pointed to the place beside me.

Shen Xiyao nodded: "No, I came here thinking that you must have food here. I don't want Yi Zhaorong to be there."