The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Chapter 368 Calculation
It wasn't until Pingyang told Jiao Xing that she was pregnant that no one in the mansion knew about it.

Jingshu and Xu Wanning found out about this, and came to Xianglin Garden on the second day when all the men in the mansion were on duty. Pingyang was leaning on the couch and reading a script to pass the time. Seeing the two sister-in-laws coming, she hurriedly She got up, but was pushed back by Xu Wanning: "You just lie on the couch, we are not outsiders, what are you doing when you get up?"

Seeing the two coming alone, Ping Yang asked, "Where are the children, why didn't you come to play with us?"

Jing Shu sat down on the chair, and replied: "I was worried that they would be too noisy together and affect you, so I didn't bring them here."

Yuzhu brought fragrant tea, and Jingshu picked up the teacup and drank it. Xu Wanning was impatient, but she went straight to the topic and asked Pingyang, "I heard that an aunt in your yard is also pregnant? When will the third brother come?" Na's concubine, why haven't I heard of it?"

Jiao Xing replied: "It's just a girl he used to serve in the house. She is a lowly person. The third master didn't make any noise when she was in the room. I saw that she was honest and responsible, so I gave her the position of aunt. share."

In powerful families, men all have concubines. This kind of thing is nothing new, but because Pingyang has not yet given birth to a son-in-law, so it is worthy of the masters to take care of it when they hear that the concubine is pregnant at this juncture. .

Every time Pingyang conceived, it was hard to conceive. Although this baby was stronger than the previous one, it was still very weak.

Xu Wanning glanced at Pingyang's pale face and asked, "I heard that you plan to let that aunt give birth to this baby?"

Whether a concubine can bear children depends on the attitude of the main wife. If the main wife has already had a son, if the concubine is pregnant, the benevolent family will not allow the child to be aborted. After all, the child is their own flesh and blood. It is a matter of infamy, but if the main wife has not yet given birth to a son, it is another matter.

They are all mothers, Jingshu and Xu Wanning can understand Pingyang's thoughts.

Empress Cao raised her phoenix eyes slightly, looked at Jingshu and said, "Mrs. Li is a smart person, have you thought about what I said to you a while ago?"

Since Jiao Xing came back to the mansion, she never went out of the gate, she just nestled in the small courtyard all day long, Jing Shu had never seen her before, but hearing what Ping Yang said, she was a little relieved.

When Empress Cao saw Jing Shu, she still warmly greeted her and said, "Mrs. Li, I haven't seen you for a few days, but your complexion looks even better."

After all, the eldest son of the concubine is in front, and there are many hidden dangers hidden invisibly.

Pingyang smiled, and replied: "That girl is a very duty-bound person, the third master only goes there once or twice a month, it's nothing special to treat her."

When Xu Wanning heard this, she didn't care much and said: "Since she is a worry-free person, then let's stay. There is an unfavorable lowly girl on the left, and I am not afraid that she will be turned out of the sky in the future."

There is no need to guess that Jing Shu also knows that Empress Cao's announcement of her entry into the palace must be to persuade her to persuade Li Ling to surrender to the crown prince, but she does not know whether this time it is coercion or temptation.

When Empress Cao saw that Jing Shu had been playing Tai Chi back and forth with her pretending to be confused with her, she couldn't hold her breath for a while.

Empress Cao ordered Jingshu to be sent away, and said to the human behind the screen, "Come out."

This woman is none other than the Ninth Princess Qingluan.

Jing Shu thought this way in her heart, but she had a gentle look on her face, she smiled and greeted Empress Cao and said: "I am just an ordinary woman, but I am grateful to your empress for her praise."

Pingyang sighed slightly, and said: "I'm also a mother, and now I'm pregnant again. Since the girl is pregnant, I don't want to do things that harm Yin and virtue, so I will let her give birth. Left and right That aunt is also safe, if it is a girl, let her raise it by herself, if it is a boy, it will be under my knee."

Hearing the sound, a woman came out from behind the screen with a cold face and stood in front of Empress Cao.

If you bother me every now and then, I will look even better.

Seeing that Empress Cao made it clear, Jingshu couldn't pretend to be confused anymore, and pretended to be sad and said: "My concubine has already told the general about what the empress told me, but the general didn't express his position, but, maybe he still Be concerned."

There are not a few noble ladies who raise a concubine under their knees. There are hidden dangers in doing so, but the key still depends on the man's attitude. If a man can handle it clearly, a concubine and a concubine will not be able to get out of the sky no matter what.

Empress Cao saw that Jingshu was so determined and refused to give in easily, she immediately darkened her face, and said displeasedly: "Since Mrs. Li is so unwilling to give me face, then I have to find another way."

After hearing this, Xu Wanning replied silently: "If it was recorded under your knees, it would be a level worse, but every time you are pregnant, you have to toss like this, so this is also a stopgap measure."

As soon as Jing Shu heard that Empress Cao had invited her, she was the first and the second eldest, and her face immediately sank.

Jing Shu tidied up, got into the carriage, followed the palace people into the palace, and was led by the female officer straight into Empress Cao's Jiaofang Palace.

Jing Shu's heart sank, but she didn't show it on her face. She still smiled and replied: "It's my general's duty to share the worries of the Holy One. The general never dares to take credit for it."

Jing Shu was not worried about this.

Jingshu put down the teacup and asked Pingyang: "The third younger brother has been with Aunt Nana Xing for several years. How has the third younger brother treated her in these years?"

The three sisters-in-law were chatting here, and Ziyun came over and said that Empress Cao in the palace had ordered someone to pass the decree, ordering Jingshu to enter the palace immediately.

Empress Cao smiled and asked, "General Li has made great contributions in pacifying the Northwest this time, and the Holy Majesty will definitely reward him again. However, General Li is already in the first rank. I don't know what the Holy Majesty will reward him this time."

It's just that she was unwilling and unable to resist the order, so Jingshu said goodbye to Xu Wanning and Pingyang, and went back to Qingfengyuan to change into the clothes to be handed down in the palace.

As soon as Empress Cao mentioned this, Jing Shu understood that when Empress Cao announced her entry into the palace today, she must be threatening her with Qingluan again.

Empress Cao framed Li Ling in every possible way, and now she came to Zhao'an again. Jingshu also saw that she was jumping the wall in a hurry, and she was almost at the end of the mountain. She threatened her this time, just to bully her young. .

Qingluan wanted to marry Li Ling wholeheartedly, Emperor Ming only had the daughter of the eighth princess in his eyes, and didn't care about her at all. Last time when her grandmother asked the eldest princess to marry her to Jiangdong, she fell ill with anger, and when the old lady came to visit her, she also gave up. She showed her face and expressed her thoughts to the old lady, but the old lady refused immediately on the spot.

Since she can't count on anyone who can be counted on in this world, Qingluan can only do everything possible to get Empress Cao.

Naturally, Empress Cao would not let go of this opportunity to control the Duke's Mansion.

The two took what they needed and hit it off.

(End of this chapter)