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Chapter 622 Four ounces can make a huge difference

In the early morning of the next day, the seventh day of June, exactly seven days after the day Jiang Xian talked about, He Fei suffered from morning sickness. Naturally, the imperial doctors were immediately announced. This time, the three imperial doctors who came all registered the happy pulse. In less than two hours, the news spread throughout the harem.

Along with this news, there was an oral decree that Murong was demoted and moved to Zhongyu Palace to live with Xia Liangyuan and Gu Xuan.

Naturally, some families are happy and some are sad.

After Li Beichen came down from the morning court, he was extremely happy when he heard the news that he and his concubine were happy.

My cousin's heartache for many years was finally solved this time. He didn't even expect that he and his concubine could be pregnant with a child. After all, he had been in poor health over the years, and Dr. Liu was causing trouble and poisoning her, making her body very weak.

Thinking of Jiang Yuebai taking the Xizi Decoction given by the Queen Mother, crops were grown on such land that was not suitable for farming despite her own efforts.

Feeling very proud, I secretly thought, "How can you be so capable?" The mentality of being the only one in the world has reached an all-time high.

Most of the ministers in the court were happy. Even an older concubine like Concubine He was able to get pregnant. If you give birth to more children, there will always be princes. The current emperor will definitely not worry about having no children to succeed him in the future. What's more, the more royal heirs are born, the greater the options for successors.

Moreover, Concubine He was the concubine given to Li Beichen by the late emperor. Her reputation as a virtuous and virtuous woman was well known to everyone, but her mother's family was weak in power. If she could take advantage of this to ascend to the lower rank, it would be beneficial to the stability of the court.

There are also some who are unhappy, such as Meng Xiang.

My daughter entered the palace, but was demoted and grounded because of the fratricide with her cousin. She might have been rejected by the emperor because of her arrogant personality.

And the Xie family’s. Xie Zhili is still young, and although she is already a concubine, she has not been able to give birth to a child in the past few years.

The rule of succession established when Taizu was still alive was that there should be direct descendants and no direct descendants. The late emperor loved his concubine so much that he changed the rules and made it so that there are only direct descendants and no direct descendants.

Both the direct descendant and the eldest son are rigidly disciplined, but Ke Xian is soft-tempered. Xian? What is virtuous?

As a result, the prince and the concubine's son killed each other.

But there are benefits. Among the remaining three princes, Li Beichen is the one who qualifies as "virtuous".

The current emperor loves the first empress and issues an edict, no longer establishing a queen. That is the state of "no direct descendants".

Should the next step be to restore the old system, or continue the late emperor's "establishing virtuous people without direct descendants"? The former dynasty and the harem were all thinking about it.

In view of the experience of the previous dynasty, it is difficult to guess who will win in the end. Everyone has learned to be smart and protect themselves to avoid taking sides.

The harem exploded.

Zhen Jieyu naturally couldn't be happy.

Originally, she was the only one of the old friends who came out of the dormitory who was pregnant. Now that she and the concubine are also pregnant, it is no longer surprising. The emperor only has so much time and attention. The more pregnant concubines there are, the less attention everyone will have. What's more, the emperor has always liked Concubine He and has a deep relationship with her.

Other newcomers like Li Jieyu, Meng Jieyu, and Xi Bin were not happy.

With the status and qualifications of the concubine, she is pregnant, and she is currently in charge of the palace power, so she is very likely to aspire to the position of queen.

Moreover, once there were more and more pregnancies, and if someone got pregnant, the emperor would not pay so much attention to it.

But it's just like elementary school involution. Even though you know it's useless, others have achieved staged results, so you can't lose at the starting line.

Concubine Tian didn't care, since she couldn't give birth anyway, it would be the same for anyone else.

It would be best to just do what the previous dynasty did, where everyone is pregnant and born, and there will be a fierce fight, and you will fight to the death. On the contrary, I can avoid this wave of childbirth, and the latecomers will catch up.

In particular, Xu Fang, the emperor's popular eunuch, personally sent her the dog of her dreams. I don’t know what kind it is, it’s snow-white, chubby, wobbly when walking, very smart and cute.

When Concubine Tian was happy, she rewarded Xu Fang with a handful of golden melon seeds, asked Xu Fang's name, and praised Xu Fang for his ability in doing things.

The emperor rushed to Jingren Palace immediately. After confirming with the imperial physician, he said hello three times and immediately rewarded the concubine and the imperial physician with many good things.

After thanking the concubine, he thought of Xi's concubine sleeping with him last night, so he temporarily changed his mind and recommended Xi's concubine to take charge of the harem, with Li Jieyu and Meng Jieyu assisting.

"Sister Xi concubine entered the palace more than a month earlier than the other new sisters. She has led Xie Guiren to preside over the morning meeting records for a long time, so she naturally has more experience in managing things. There are other sisters helping out, so she will definitely be able to manage things well."

Li Beichen nodded: "That's right. You have always been weak, so rest more and work less."

"The same goes for the Emperor. You need to take care of yourself." He and the concubine snuggled over and leaned into the emperor's arms. "I never thought that I would have a chance to conceive a child in this life. It's just like a dream. My aunt must be protecting me."

Li Beichen hugged the concubine and said with emotion: "My mother will be very happy if she finds out."

The two of them talked about the incident of Mr. Xie falling into the water and the haunting of the Royal Garden, and they both felt a little emotional when talking about the Jiang sisters.

The Royal Garden has been sealed off since yesterday and no one is allowed to enter.

Xu Fang sent people to squat and watch all night, and indeed heard a cry similar to "sister", which was clearly distinguishable and very strange at night. But Jiang Yuebai sent someone to send a secret letter to Li Beichen, telling him about the escape of the two parrots.

Therefore, today we have not only arranged Buddhist and Taoist rituals, but also arranged for people to squat in the woods and catch parrots everywhere.

Mentioning this, He Fei couldn't help laughing.

She had seen those two parrots before, but they couldn't speak yet. No one would have thought that he would be able to talk after he slipped away.

The two chatted and had lunch together, before Li Beichen returned to Qinzheng Hall to handle official duties.

In the afternoon, almost all the concubines in the palace came to congratulate him.

The palace ladies in Jingren Palace were all beaming with joy and walking with wind in their eyes. This kind of joy is very annoying to others.

Li Jieyu said calmly: "Isn't it the first time in all these years that my sister will be happy? She is ten years older than us, so it is not easy to get pregnant. It is rare for her to be able to give birth to a child for the emperor at this age."

Everyone lowered their eyes and pretended to be transparent. This cousin's words were so masculine that I didn't even want to get involved. Meng Jieyu is a lesson learned from the past.

The concubine was not angry after hearing this, "I am doing this for the blessing of all my sisters. Even if you are as old as me, all the sisters will definitely be there soon. Li Jieyu, you have been in poor health recently, please pay more attention. some."

Concubine Tian smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister Hefei. Sister Li was active and healthy after only two days of illness. When I was a child, I heard from my aunt that Concubine Hefei was virtuous and gentle, and she was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. . The most favored by the emperor. My sister is so envious."

He Concubine smiled and said, "Sister Tian Concubine is young, I'm afraid she will soon be here."

Concubine Tian blushed instantly when she heard this. She has never slept with him before, how could she be pregnant?

Meng Jieyu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Now that I am pregnant with the concubine, and I am favored by the emperor, I will definitely be named the concubine soon. Concubine, don't you think so?"

Concubine Xi was suddenly called upon by her opponent, and she was at a loss for a moment. She felt like she was facing a formidable enemy. She thought for a while before responding, "That's right, Concubine He is kind and generous, and manages the affairs of the Sixth Palace in an orderly manner. Of course she is worthy of being a concubine." position.”

Xie Guiren also echoed, "I have been with the emperor the longest, and now that I have an heir, it will only be a matter of time before I am promoted to the imperial concubine."

Everyone echoed.

Concubine Tian smiled sweetly, but she was actually very angry and felt worthless for her aunt. Of course, this group of people had no good intentions, and they were all trying to praise and kill the concubine.

But what if Concubine He is really promoted to a noble concubine and gives birth to a prince? There are more obstacles on the road ahead.

At this moment, Fang Changzai, who was extraordinarily low-key and silent today, interjected, "I have been promoted to a noble concubine, just below the queen. If I give birth to a prince, I might still be able to become a queen."

Meng Jieyu quickly reprimanded Fang Changzai, "How presumptuous! How can you discuss such a big matter as establishing a queen? The emperor has a deep love for the late empress and has made an imperial edict that he will never establish a queen in this life. You said that this is a big deal to the late empress. If you are disrespectful, you will be punished by having to copy the Heart Sutra when you return to the palace."

Concubine Tian looked unhappy and ordered coolly, "Chunliu, you are disrespectful to my aunt, slap me." Fang Chang received several slaps on the spot.

Duan Changzai was a little confused. Are they trying to flatter him because the concubine is in charge of palace affairs?

Only my cousin Li Jieyu rolled her eyes disdainfully, "A bunch of sycophants. If the emperor wants to be promoted, he won't be promoted when he comes in the morning."

Concubine Tian smiled and said, "What does Sister Li mean by this? Is it that she doesn't want to be promoted to the throne with the concubine?"

Li Jieyu didn't understand why Concubine Tian was holding on to her, so she rolled her eyes. She didn't believe that Concubine Tian still dared to act recklessly in Jingren Palace.

The concubine does not hate this cousin. Unlike others who look down on others, she looks down on everyone equally.

Although he is arrogant, it is all a conspiracy and easy to deal with.

He Fei looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "You two are really good friends, and you quarrel when you meet."

After careful consideration, everyone stopped quarreling and unified their views. This was very abnormal. Instead, it was the outspoken cousin who told the truth.

In this way, they are collectively applauding and using public opinion to pressure the emperor, which will only arouse the emperor's suspicion and disgust.

Concubine He had an idea in her mind, "I am already among the four concubines. It doesn't matter whether I am promoted or not. But if you sisters want to be promoted, you should work harder. The children are about the same age, so we can raise them together and have fun."

All of a sudden, the temporary alliance formed by everyone was broken up.

The people who originally wanted to poke fun at He Fei and kill him, when they heard this, they were instantly repulsed and had mixed feelings. The jealousy between each other was stirred up again.

Meng Jieyu secretly looked at the concubine and thought, this concubine is really not simple.

After returning to Changchun Palace and rejecting others, Chanjuan said, "Now that Concubine and Concubine are pregnant, the situation in the palace has changed."

Meng Jieyu looked in the mirror and said, "There's nothing wrong with setting up a target. But she is so close to Concubine Jianing that she shouldn't be underestimated. After Concubine Jianing gives birth to this child, she may be promoted to the fourth concubine." By then, there will only be two places left among the four concubines. Some people may not be able to sit still."

The two highest-ranking people joining together would be detrimental to the Xie family no matter how you looked at it.

While combing Meng Jieyu's hair, Chanjuan analyzed, "Don't worry, the empress, Concubine Tian's methods are not ordinary. She easily let the emperor take away Li Jieyu's title. She will not sit still and wait for death. The empress just sits on the mountain and watches. The fight is over."

Meng Jieyu played with a long hair that had fallen off, pulled it hard, and divided it into two sections. "The emperor has only been on the throne for two years, and the days are long. Don't be in a hurry."

The emperor is only twenty years old, so young. The birth of a prince is a happy event.

But when his son reached sixteen, the emperor was only thirty-six and in his prime.

Will you really be happy about the happy event now?

Meng Jieyu's lips curled into a sneer.

In the evening, Li Beichen rested in Jingren Palace, and the two of them sat in the courtyard to enjoy the cool air.

Li Beichen asked: "They all came to congratulate you today?"

The concubine nodded: "Almost everyone is here."

Li Beichen: "Has anyone said something mean to make you unhappy?"

Concubine He: "It's okay. The emperor went to see sister Jianing in the evening. Is she okay there?"

Li Beichen laughed: "It seems like three autumns since we haven't seen each other for one day. She even caught me when we met and asked if you were okay. You two have a really good relationship."

The concubine pursed her lips and smiled, "Concubine Yichen, it seems that the relationship between the emperor and sister Jianing is also very good."

"You are becoming more and more courageous when you are always with Jianing."

Li Beichen looked at He Fei.

He heard everything about what happened in the afternoon. Only Concubine He, with her gentle and calm temperament, could not be angry with everyone's praise and Li Jieyu's yin and yang.

Her counterattack was beyond his expectation and was quite Jianing-like.

Could it be that those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black? The concubine also started to have claws and knew how to protect herself? This is a good thing. She used to be too weak and tolerant.

Li Beichen touched He Fei's lips, and a layer of pink lipstick stuck to his fingers.

He thought of Jiang Yuebai's flaming red lips, a color as warm and bright as fire, a color that made him burn.

Suddenly he asked, "When the child is born, how about I make you my concubine?"

Concubine He shook her head, "I don't care about my status. I have everything I asked for, and I am very satisfied."

Li Beichen said "hmm" and took Concubine He into his arms.

Concubine He: "I hope that I will be pregnant with a princess, so I don't have to get involved in the right and wrong."

"It's very late, let's take a rest." Li Beichen's voice was faint, and his attitude could not be heard.

Being able to live a normal married life with the emperor, and being pregnant with a child, the concubine and I were content.

It would be best if she was a princess. Pamper and love, and stay away from the bloody storm of seizing the legitimate son.

Concubine He was still worried that the emperor would suspect her and Dr. Liu. If so, the emperor would definitely not be able to tolerate this child.

In the middle of the night, the concubine woke up, stared at the sleeping emperor, turned over, and nestled in the emperor's arms.

There is always a bit of uneasiness in the sweetness.

The same goes for Li Beichen. The more you care, the more you will mind. What's more, it's about bloodline and imperial power.

Doctor Liu's matter was like a thorn piercing into his flesh, and there was always a knot in his heart.

Doctor Liu and Mrs. Chen's goal was achieved. If they can't survive, don't even think about it.

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Concubine Tian loves her new puppy so much that she hugs her all day long.

She made a soft little nest made of gold velvet beside her. They also prepared meat bones and water in golden bowls, saying they were worried that the porcelain bowls might be accidentally broken by dogs. The puppy stays in the den to sleep at night.

Holding the puppy in his arms, he listened with interest to the various gossips reported by the palace servants, including the news that Duancai had thanked the nobleman for falling into the water and that the imperial garden was haunted. He just sighed in a sweet voice, "That sister Duancai is so stupid."

Yu Huayuan, who dares to go on dates alone and has frequent accidents, is either stupid or stupid.

With the companionship of the puppy, Concubine Tian never had insomnia again that night.

Early the next morning, an imperial decree spread throughout the harem, and the concubine He was promoted to the title of virtuous concubine because of her pregnancy.

Palace affairs are temporarily handled by Xi Concubine, assisted by Meng Jieyu and Li Jieyu. Say hello three times on the first, fifteenth and end of the month until the relationship with the concubine is stable.

At the same time, an oral edict from the emperor was also sent to each palace.