Chapter 727: Daily Life in the Harem
"Princess Qing is here too."

Chen Mo walked into the bedroom and looked at Xu Ying who was massaging Chu Ran's legs. He no longer called her the queen.

The palace maid in the bedroom greeted him and after saying "Your Majesty", she took the initiative to retreat.

"Your Majesty." Xu Ying then stood up and walked to Chen Mo and bowed.

"Your Majesty." Chu Ran also called out happily.

"Don't move, just lie still." Chen Mo walked quickly to Chu Ran, then sat down beside the couch, raised his hand to stroke Chu Ran's bulging belly, put his ear close to hers, and smiled: "The child is kicking me."

"Concubine Jing must be pregnant with a little prince. Your Majesty, you don't know that when you were not here, Concubine Jing's stomach was very upset." Xu Ying smiled and started talking.

Chu Ran also thought it was a boy. Hearing Xu Ying's words, she was delighted. Looking at the young man leaning against her belly, her heart became sweet. She said softly, "Your Majesty, I heard that Concubine De gave birth?"

"Well, I gave birth to two daughters, and I named them Chen Li and Chen Xin." Chen Mo said.

"Twins?" Xu Ying was slightly surprised.

"Ah."

"Oh my God, how did this obsession come about? Sister Xianfei gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and sister Defei gave birth to twins again. This is too much to be envied by others." Xu Ying was truly envious.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. As the ancients said, twin boys and girls and twins are all blessings from God. Your Majesty has just been crowned emperor, and Sister Defei has made such a great contribution to Your Majesty. It is also a blessing for our Great Wei." Chu Ran said.

"My beloved concubine, what you said is very good. I must reward my virtuous concubine well." As he spoke, Chen Mo looked up and met Chu Ran's eyes, and said softly, "My beloved concubine, don't envy others. After you give birth safely, whether it is a prince or a princess, I will also reward you."

When Chen Mo called himself "I", he was explaining to Chu Ran that this was his golden words.

"Then how does Your Majesty plan to reward Concubine Jing?" Xu Ying didn't want to be ignored, so she took the initiative to make her presence felt.

"Hey, what are you talking about?" Chu Ran's bright face flushed.

Chen Mo glanced at Xu Ying, then held Chu Ran's slender hand, looked into her eyes, and gently stroked her, "What do you want?"

"Your Majesty, Concubine Qing is just joking with you. I don't want anything." Chu Ran said softly.

"Now that I have spoken, I will not change it. My beloved, please speak."

"Then I want Your Majesty to accompany me."

"I am accompanying you now." Chen Mo raised his hand and touched Chu Ran's face, saying, "I will stay at your place tonight."

Chu Ran's face turned even redder. She was thinking about it, but she was more worried about the child. She said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid I can't accompany you in my current state."

Chen Mo pinched her nose and said with a smile: "What are you thinking? I will hold you to sleep tonight and not do anything else."

Hearing this, Chu Ran looked at him with affectionate eyes under her thin brows, her eyes seemed to turn into water, and she hummed softly.

The affectionate look on their faces made Xu Ying, who was standing by, very envious.

But there was no movement in her stomach, so Xu Ying had no confidence to speak, let alone act coquettishly or complain. She could only keep finding things to say: "It's only been a few days since we last met, and I feel that Your Majesty has lost weight."

"Is that so?" Chu Ran didn't understand why.

"Yes, look, the facial lines have been shaved a lot." Xu Ying got started directly and sat down next to Chen Mo. This was her purpose.

Chu Ran chuckled and said, "It must be because of the recent busy state affairs that Your Majesty hasn't had a good meal."

"Aren't there some snacks left?" Xu Ying stood up and took the remaining snacks on the table and said, "Your Majesty, this sweet-scented osmanthus cake is made by the imperial kitchen using sweet-scented osmanthus flowers that were just picked today. It's very fragrant. Your Majesty, please try it."

Xu Ying picked up a piece of cake with her fingers and passed it to Chen Mo's mouth. When Chen Mo opened his lips, Xu Ying put the cake and her fingers into Chen Mo's mouth. Afterwards, she said, "Your Majesty, you are annoying."

Chen Mo: "..."

Chu Ran looked at him with shame in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, how does the osmanthus cake taste?" Xu Ying asked again.

"It smells really good." Chen Mo said seriously.

"Your Majesty, there is something more fragrant."

Xu Ying looked at the young man with charming eyes, her gaze seemed to be drawing, and she put the cakes on the table beside her.
Not a moment later.

Xu Ying looked at Chen Mo with confusion, as if to say, this is not right.

Chen Mo was stunned at first, then he gave a bitter smile. He had just come from Zhiqing's place, how could this be right?
He reached out and lifted up the hair on her forehead, so that he could see her beautiful face clearly, and said, "Who told you to be so greedy?"

"This is my fault." Xu Ying muttered to herself, then pinched her nose and got busy again.

Chen Mo stroked Xu Ying's hair, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Chu Ran turned his hot face away and whispered in his heart: "This Qingpin really has no shame at all."

"What's wrong, my beloved?" Chen Mo didn't want to ignore Chu Ran, so he let her half lie down, then put his arm around her shoulders, and couldn't help but put his hand close to her cheek. In a moment, he felt a rich fragrance coming, which made people indulge in it.

Chu Ran leaned her head against Chen Mo's arms and said shyly, "Your Majesty."

Chen Mo lowered his head slightly, and the two of them looked into each other's eyes. Then, like a pair of magnets attracted to each other, they embraced and kissed each other.

Chen Mo and Chu Ran were bored for a while, and the latter gently pushed Chen Mo away, and said in a soft but firm voice: "Okay, Your Majesty, if you continue like this, I'm afraid I will really have to make trouble with Your Majesty."

Chen Mo was about to speak but was interrupted by a swallowing sound. He turned his head and saw that Xu Ying had stood up, picked up the osmanthus cake on the table and started eating. As his mouth was filled with the sweetness of the cake and the fragrance of osmanthus, his frown finally relaxed.

"Princess Qing is really greedy." Chu Ran actually knew how to make a joke.

Xu Ying glared at Chu Ran and said, "I'll give it to you next time."

"I won't follow your example." Chu Ran's cheeks blushed, and she turned to look at Chen Mo and said, "Your Majesty, did you just come from Concubine De?"

"Ah."

"Have you visited Sister Shufei? Sister Shufei came to see me this morning."

"I'll be there soon." Chen Mo said.

"Ah, Your Majesty, please go." Xu Ying was a little reluctant.

Chen Mo knew what Xu Ying meant and said, "I will come over tonight. You should stay here with Concubine Jing and take good care of her."

Hearing this, Xu Ying's face lit up: "Then your majesty, you must come earlier."

……

The bedroom where Yi Shiyan lived.

Compared to Xia Zhiqing, Han Anniang, Chu Ran and others who lay in bed during pregnancy, Yi Shiyan was very good at passing the time for herself.

She was sitting on a round stool covered with a cushion. There was a chessboard on the square table in front of her. She was playing horse racing with Xingyao, Lin Xuelan, Yuzhu and others.

But it's not so much playing.

It would be better to say that Yi Shiyan was teaching them how to play horse racing.

"Sister Xiang Fei, this horse has fallen into a trap. It can only jump out by throwing the trap. Otherwise, your horse will not be able to get out." Yi Shiyan asked Yuzhu not to move.

"Then it's my turn to roll the dice." Lin Xuelan was very interested and eager to try. "It's not your turn yet, Sister Shufei. Next is Sister Liangfei." Yi Shiyan looked at Xingyao and explained the rules, saying, "After these five 'clamps', there will be a 'trench'. This is also the most difficult time, and the closest to victory. Get out of the trench. The Shangcheng Bureau is ahead."

Yi Shiyan gave the dice to Xingyao: "Sister Liangfei, you roll it."

This palace is a besieged city.

People outside want to come in, and people inside want to go out.

Xingyao is one of them.

Life in the harem was boring and I hadn’t seen Chen Mo for several days.

For Xingyao, it was a good idea to learn the game of "Horse Racing" which he had never played before and to kill some time, so he listened very carefully.

"Your Majesty has arrived." At this moment, the voice of Xiao Ling, Yi Shiyan's personal servant, who has now become a personal palace maid, rang out with a hint of excitement.

Xingyao's mind moved, and she looked over. Yi Shiyan, who had just taught her, "flew" up first and threw herself into the arms of the young man in the black imperial robe: "Husband. No, it's your majesty. I miss you so much."

He kept moving his head in Chen Mo's arms.

"Xiaolu, go slower. This might hurt the child." Chen Mo was frightened when he saw Yi Shiyan flying into his arms like that.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Sister Mi said that I am in the second trimester of pregnancy and the fetus is very stable. Even if it is..." Yi Shiyan finished her words and whispered quickly in Chen Mo's ear, her face flushed.

"..."

The little deer is greedy.

Chen Mo stroked the hair on her head and asked softly, "How have you been these days?"

"Very good. I can eat, sleep and run." Yi Shiyan's lower abdomen was slightly bulging, but it did not affect anything.

"You still have to be careful. Your sister Anniang, sister Mi, Zhiqing and Yunxi are very cautious. Try not to move if you can." Chen Mo said.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I know what I am doing."

Chen Mo nodded and looked at Xingyao and the others: "What are you playing?"

"Your Majesty, Sister Shufei is teaching us how to play horse racing. You should come over here quickly. We don't know how to play it. Please come and teach us." Lin Xuelan said.

"I'm not really good at horse riding. Your sister Concubine Wen is an expert at this."

Chen Mo walked up with his arm around Yi Shiyan and sat down in the seat where Yi Shiyan had just sat, with Yi Shiyan sitting on his lap.

"Your Majesty, did the enthronement ceremony go smoothly?" Xing Yao's face was cold. She had not yet fully adapted to her current life.

"all the best."

Xingyao happened to be sitting on Chen Mo's left hand side. Chen Mo put one hand around Yi Shiyan's waist, stretched out his right hand to hold Xingyao's jade hand, squeezed it gently, and said, "Why do you look a little listless?"

Xingyao let Chen Mo hold her hand, and after hesitating for a while, she finally said, "Boring and depressing. To be honest, I didn't feel this way when I was in the Prince of Wei's Mansion, but living in this palace recently, I always feel a little depressed."

"I have the same feeling." Yuzhu also spoke at this time.

Chen Mo was stunned when he heard this, thinking that except for the capital of the previous dynasty which was in Luonan, the capitals of several dynasties before that were all in Tianchuan. The address of this palace was also on the scale of the imperial palaces of successive dynasties. It had been continuously renovated and expanded, and had been inhabited by dozens of generations.

In the harem, countless concubines, palace maids and eunuchs died. Coupled with the heavy sense of history, if you are a person who can't sit still, you will feel a little depressed.

Chen Mo stared at Xingyao and said, "Well, you and Yuzhu can go find Concubine Zhao and go hunting in the royal enclosure. It's a good weather right now.

If you are tired of hunting, you can go to the Queen and tell her, or you can go out of the palace for a walk. In this regard, I am not that conservative. "

Hearing this, Xingyan's eyes lit up. When she was in Yelang, she had followed the emperor hunting many times and had a strong interest in this area.

Yuzhu was also eager to try.

"Your Majesty, can I go with you?" Lin Xuelan also wanted to go.

"of course."

As Chen Mo was talking, he suddenly noticed that Yi Shiyan pouted her lips. Just as she was about to speak, he interrupted her: "Xiaolu, you can't go."

Hearing this, Yi Shiyan's lips instantly fell flat, but she also knew that Chen Mo was doing it for her own good.

She pouted and said, "Then Your Majesty, please stay with me tonight."

"I'm afraid not tonight."

"why?"

"I promised Concubine Jing."

"Ah? She's about to give birth in two or three months, and she's still so greedy."

Chen Mo flicked Yi Shiyan's forehead and said with a dark face: "I'll just accompany her for one night, can you please stop thinking too deeply about it."

Yi Shiyan rubbed his forehead and stuck out his tongue.

"How about this, I'll stay here and have dinner with you."

"That's great. Sisters Shufei, Liangfei, and Xiangfei, you should also stay and eat with us," Yi Shiyan invited.

Lin Xuelan and the other two girls naturally would not refuse.

There is still some time before dinner, and during this time, the few of them will definitely not just sit there, but will definitely have some fun.

……

Time passed quickly and it was already late August.

The news that Chen Mo proclaimed himself emperor and changed the country's name to Da Wei had spread throughout the country after half a month of circulation.

Chen Mo thought that at this time, someone would organize a rebellion.

After all, as history has shown, every time a dynasty changes, there are people who miss the previous dynasty and organize the people to rebel against the new dynasty, or the remnants of the previous dynasty are dishonest.

But the result was just the opposite. There was no news of rebellion from below. Instead, the people were very supportive of Chen Mo's enthronement. Some even wondered why Chen Mo didn't do it earlier.

This is the cohesive force of the people's will. Everyone has been looking forward to Chen Mo becoming emperor.

At this time, Chen Mo also issued an edict to confer the title of Concubine Lan on the former Empress Dowager Liang.

This move naturally aroused opposition from many ministers.

Geng Songfu, Zuo Lianglun and others did not object, but they did not agree with it either.

After all, this kind of thing is not good for Chen Mo's personal image.

In the end, Chen Mo overruled the majority and insisted on conferring the title of Lan Fei on Liang Ji, and changing Shoukang Palace to Lanxiang Palace. From then on, Liang Ji could live in Lanxiang Palace.

For this reason, the opposing ministers symbolically boycotted the court for two days, and the matter was over.

On this day, Zhao Yusu's parents arrived in the capital.

(End of this chapter)

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