The soft beauty is very good at flirting, and the soul of the ascetic prince is floating

Shoukang Palace is located in the northwest corner of the palace and consists of three courtyards.

There are corridors on the east, west and north sides of the courtyard wall. There are several rooms outside the west corridor, which can accommodate many maids and eunuchs in the palace.
The Shoukang Gate at the south end of the courtyard is a glazed gate, and in front of the gate is a small enclosed square.
In order to please the Empress Dowager, who had been unknown in the late emperor's harem, the palace minister specially brought many precious flower seeds.

The people carefully cultivated it and formed a small garden here, where she could take a walk and enjoy the flowers at any time.

As the saying goes, there is no one who knows a son better than his mother, and similarly, a mother who knows her son is better than her son.

Song Jingzhang always knew the temperament of the concubine Xian,

Therefore, this place was carefully selected for his mother, where he could relax and rest comfortably.

His efforts paid off, and Concubine Xian fell in love with Shoukang Palace from the bottom of her heart as soon as she saw it.

After moving in, they also set up Dongnuang Pavilion as a Buddhist temple.

In addition to admiring flowers, I also worship Buddha every day.
The food and accommodation were meticulously provided, and he was in a relaxed and happy mood. His complexion looked better than when the late emperor was there.

However, although after Song Jingzhang ascended the throne, the virtuous concubine was promoted to the queen mother.
But Concubine Xian has always been cautious and careful.
Even if she becomes the most noble woman in the world, she still cannot get rid of this caution.

Even more cautious,

He was afraid that his background would become a reason for those rebellious parties to smear Song Jingzhang.

Naturally, he would not do the frivolous act of letting Lin and other concubines set the rules and serve them.

It can be said that Lin and other concubines were really lucky to meet such a queen mother-in-law.

"My son wishes my mother well. How is my mother's spirit today? Is the food fragrant in the morning and evening? Can I sleep well at night?"

As soon as Song Jingzhang entered the inner hall of Shoukang Palace and saw the figure of the Queen Mother, he bowed and saluted and asked with concern.

The Queen Mother was also very happy to see Song Jingzhang,
He quickly stood up, held his hand, and pulled him to sit down by the fire bed.
"Everything is fine, everything is fine, but for you, Zhang'er, although state affairs are important, you should not overwork yourself. Your health is the most important thing in everything."

"The queen is worried because her son has neglected her. Don't worry, the queen, her son will definitely take care of himself."

Naturally, there was Aunt Ping behind her, who told the Queen Mother the details.
"Since the Queen Mother moved to Shoukang Palace, there is no place where she feels uncomfortable. She has been up and down less often at night. She even had an extra bowl of lily and bird's nest soup this morning."

Song Jingzhang naturally knew a thing or two about the Queen Mother's daily life in Shoukang Palace.
After listening to what Aunt Ping said, and then looking at the Queen Mother’s face,
She is rosy and complex, and even a little fatter. She looks very healthy, and I can't help but feel satisfied.
"The Queen Mother's love is the blessing of this palace."

The Queen Mother instantly smiled from ear to ear.

To be honest, she has been cautious for most of her life, and what she is most proud of is having such a filial and decent son like Song Jingzhang.

In the past, I only wanted to hope that mother and son would be safe and sound, but I never imagined that one day, thanks to my son, I would be able to sit on the throne of the Queen Mother.

But as your status rises, you have more things to worry about.

No, thinking about the embarrassing incident reported by the queen's daughter-in-law last night, I had to ask some questions.
The Queen Mother considered her words and looked up at Song Jingzhang who was drinking tea opposite.

"Emperor, now that all matters in the palace have been settled, I wonder when you plan to arrange for those concubines in the backyard to enter the harem?"

"My son discussed with the queen the day before yesterday about the various positions and residences in the harem, and the minister in the palace also chose an auspicious day to come,"

Song Jingzhang put down the tea cup in his hand,

He also guessed a thing or two about the purpose of the Queen Mother sending people to look for him.
"The eighth day of the next lunar month is a good day. Let's prepare for Xu and others to move there on that day. Queen Yi will see, okay?" The Queen Mother nodded slightly, "Of course it's great. Arrangements can be made one day earlier, or one day earlier. I’ll serve you well. Even though I’m in my filial piety period, it’s good to talk to you and spend my free time with you.”

At the end, he added, "Besides, as the emperor's concubine, she has been living in the prince's residence, which doesn't look good."

You must know that there are many minor sons of the late emperor living there in the prince's residence.

It wouldn't be nice to leave those concubines living there alone.
but,

What she wanted to ask was not just this.

The Queen Mother tilted her head slightly and winked at Aunt Ping next to her.
Aunt Ping understood immediately, beckoned and led many servants in the palace, including Zhao Youzheng, to exit the palace.

"The Ai family had vaguely heard earlier that the emperor had an auxiliary outside the palace. I wonder what position the emperor plans to give this auxiliary this time?"

With only her mother and son left in the palace, the Queen Mother had no scruples and asked directly.

"It was the queen who told the mother." Song Jingzhang was not surprised either.

"The queen also cares about the reputation of the royal family. Now that you have just ascended the throne, you should not be too controversial,"

"If the emperor really loves that woman, he can make her a noble concubine at first, and then she can be promoted gradually in the future. Why would he need to surpass the eldest princess's biological mother, Shen?"

The Queen Mother didn't care about anyone else, she only cared about Song Jingzhang and her granddaughter.
Although the eldest princess is very ill, she is still the only grandson in the palace, right?
If the Gu family surpassed the Shen family, it would be a slap in the Shen family's face. A slap in the Shen family's face would be a loss of face for the eldest princess.

The Queen Mother would not allow such a thing to happen, not to mention that Song Jingzhang's reputation was involved.
"Furthermore, the Ai family heard that the foreign concubine was also of low origin. You were happy and willing to give her a high position. It was a good intention. However, the harem has always been full of disputes, and her status is higher than that of the famous ladies. For her, it may not be That’s a good thing.”

The Queen Mother herself was of low origin and had been in the harem for many years, so she was naturally well versed in the twists and turns.
This is also a reminder.

Song Jingzhang understood his mother's painstaking efforts, so naturally he would not refute it. There was only one thing left.
"Ms. Gu is pregnant, and I also thought that a higher status would also help her raise the baby,"

"But what the Queen Mother said is right. The position of concubine is indeed not suitable for the Gu family. If not, why not give her the position of Ninth Concubine? What does the Queen Mother think?"

The Queen Mother was so shocked that she almost stood up when she said "pregnant".
After reacting, he hurriedly pinched the Buddhist beads on his wrist and recited a few words of Buddha.

His face was full of joy, and he couldn't help but say in a scolding tone: "Why didn't the emperor tell you such a happy event earlier?"

There were few women in Song Jingzhang’s backyard, and they rarely went there.

In these years, only Mrs. Shen was pregnant and gave birth to a princess.

The Queen Mother was fasting, chanting Buddha's name, and praying every day, but she couldn't help Song Jingzhang's lack of interest in women.
To be honest, when I first learned that Song Jingzhang kept an outhouse in private,

While the Queen Mother was surprised, she was also extremely happy in her heart, and was even happy to see this happen.
After all, you are attracted to women, right? Wouldn’t there be hope for the heir?

However, the late emperor passed away soon after, and the matter was forgotten.
Now I suddenly learned that Mrs. Gu was pregnant, so I wasn’t surprised——

"Since you are pregnant, you have merit, and the title should be higher. It should be, it should be..."

The Queen Mother still couldn't suppress her excitement and stood up holding the beads.

While mumbling something, he wanted to arrange for someone to take Mr. Gu into the palace.

"Oh, how can it be so easy to raise a baby outside the palace? Why didn't the emperor send someone to take her into the palace first? There are so many imperial doctors guarding the imperial hospital, so they can take good care of the Gu family."