royal princess

Chapter 144 The Battle for Favor 1
Chinese New Year is a festive day, and Xi Wanyi is pregnant, the queen intends to make up for the delicate situation with Si Jin before, so she mentioned that Xi Wanyi is pregnant and should be rewarded, so she said Xi Wanyi She has always served the emperor with all her heart, but now that she is pregnant with the emperor's heir, she proposes to promote Xi Wanyi to Rong Hua.

Xiao Qi looked at the queen very softly, his words won his heart, so he agreed with the situation, and praised the queen, "Zitong has worked hard in managing the Six Palaces, I will remember it in my heart."

This made the imperial concubine very angry, and she felt uneasy in her heart, and secretly scolded the queen for being an idiot. Xi Wanyi was not a worry-free person. Seeing how she could be protected by the emperor after she became pregnant, I knew that she had seen her before. Missed.Where there is a little sheep, it is clearly a little white wolf!

The queen is still here hypocritically stepping up for the enemy, holding her to a high position, it is simply stupid!

The queen naturally saw the look on the imperial concubine's face, and she couldn't stop laughing in her heart.She is the empress, the official wife of the emperor, no matter who in the harem gives birth to a child, he will be called the empress in the future.Even if she is childless, no matter who ascends to the throne, she must be called Queen Mother.Of course, the queen is more willing to support a superior who is closer to her, such as her natal concubine sister.But at this time, there is no need to fight with the emperor. Now that Xi Wanyi is pregnant and the emperor has no child, naturally he is looking forward to the child very much.When she is born, if she is a princess, I am afraid that the emperor will be disappointed, and Xi Wanyi may not be able to have a good reputation at that time.

Why bother to lose face in front of the emperor for an enemy who is not in the limelight.

What's more, Xi Wanyi was finally brought up by herself, and it is better to be close to herself than to be close to the concubine.

During the New Year's Eve dinner, Si Jin also complained that she had severe morning sickness, and the empress was very considerate and let her have a good rest in Yihexuan.Si Jin, who had a good rest, unexpectedly received the good news of her promotion.The queen suggested that Xiao Qi be gracious, and Si Jin sighed inwardly, and owed the queen another sum.

However, Si Jin really felt that she underestimated the Queen.She can really learn how to stretch and bend, go up and down, and control people's hearts.

Years later, the emperor will have a banquet for his ministers, and the empress will naturally entertain officials and family members in the harem.Si Jin was allowed not to attend, and specially asked the Su family to come to Yihexuan to meet her.

I owe the Queen another sum.

It must be known that when the queen hosts a banquet, those who can show up are concubines with considerable status in the harem.And I have to get up very early in the morning, and I have to go to Fenghuan Palace to sit on a cold bench and wait. In this winter, even if the house is burning with earth dragons, there are still great dangers when so many people are together, and it is also very dangerous. uncomfortable.Si Jin was still worried about this matter before, but she didn't expect that the empress would save her from suffering with a wave of her hand.

Protected by the emperor in the front and the queen in the rear, Si Jin's child became special in the palace.Even Si Jin didn't expect such a change. She thought that because of Zhang Concubine's incident, the queen might be estranged from her, and she might take the opportunity to embarrass herself.Unexpectedly, he was much smarter than himself, and now it's all right, because he took good care of himself, he was praised by the emperor, and even rewarded the Duke of Wei's mansion during the Chinese New Year, what a face.Cao Guogong's mansion didn't get anything, and he watched Wei Guogong ostentatiously all over the New Year's Eve.

Aunt Tong served the queen to remove her make-up, and the queen looked at herself in the bronze mirror. Although she was not very old, this face was really pale compared to the little concubines in the harem.Thinking of Xi Ronghua's face, even though she was pregnant, she was still radiant and supple. After all, she couldn't compare to her.

Aunt Tong looked at the Empress staring at the face in the bronze mirror in a daze, feeling a little distressed in her heart, and softly persuaded: "Recently, the emperor treats the empress very differently, even the Duke of the State is shaking his prestige, it can be seen What your wife did was right."

The queen sighed softly, he didn't want to do this either, but the power in the hands of the emperor was getting heavier and heavier.In reality, Xiaolongwei was added, and then there was Qiandingsi, and now there is a champion who hates ghosts and ghosts to stir up wind and rain in the six parts. As a result, many things in the court are different from before.The news brought by her mother said that this new No. [-] scholar is very unusual and has some tricks, but all the officials who fall into his hands have all certified physical evidence, and there is absolutely no possibility of overturning the case.Now the court has long forgotten about the "suspecting Su", and now they are all staring at this living Hades, for fear that the next one will be bitten, and this bite is not flesh, it is the life of the family.

The emperor knows people and makes good use of them. With so few people looking inconspicuous, who knew they could go to such a degree.Su Xingyu was even more cunning, biting down on the documents from the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Officials, he took a firm look at the few prefectures under the Qianding Division so that no one would even think of sticking a finger.I didn't think so before, but now I see that Su Xingyu can really succeed in relocating, and I see a lot of barren land being opened up. When the grain is harvested next year, it will not be a small income at that time.And all of these will go directly into the emperor's private treasury, and the household department has no right to reach out.

In less than three years, the emperor wants people and money, and then the situation of these aristocratic families will become more and more difficult.Naturally, her father was not happy with her showing weakness like this, but she had to think more about her family.What's more, Xi Ronghua is holding it all by herself, especially her father is in charge of Qianding Division, and her brother is in charge of Xiaolongwei.It's not obvious right now, but it will be very different after a few more years.

At that time, the power of the Su family will be single-handedly held by the emperor, and it will not be difficult even for the fourth concubine.

Xi Ronghua has won the emperor's heart, this child is so protected, no matter what the emperor thinks about her, the queen has already made up her mind, in short, this child must be born well.The emperor must not be dissatisfied with her, so that when the concubine enters the palace, she can straighten up and get a good position.

If you don't give up, you can gain?

Others only thought that they, the empress, were stupid, but they didn't see clearly that they, the emperor, had the most to suffer.

She can't have children, she always has to find a way out for herself, only those who are close to Zi Jin in this palace can make her willing to support her.Xi Ronghua is a sensible and interesting person, why should she be made a joke by others just because she feels unhappy when she is now favored and pregnant?
In this dark night, close the doors and windows, close the curtains, cry and laugh, who knows?

She will always only let others see her smile!
The draft will be held in March of the first year, and it is time for the empress dowager to return to the palace. The palace is getting more and more lively.At that time, Xi Ronghua will definitely not be liked by the queen mother, and the person she has to rely on is not herself?The Queen Mother doesn't like her either, but what does it matter?If you don't like it, she is also a queen!

In this world, only the emperor abolishes the empress, but there is no reason for the empress to abolish the empress.

As long as the emperor is still willing to protect her, she has nothing to worry about.

Xi Ronghua...

The queen sighed, lying on the bed, covered with a brocade quilt, the curtains were lowered, and only her sighs were left in the square space.

After all, it's just a woman.

In March, spring is warm and flowers are blooming. Turning this year, Si Jin has been in the palace for three years. This year is also the idea of ​​a new draft girl, and the capital is suddenly lively.The restaurants and inns were almost full, and those with a bit of money all rented houses to stay permanently, and the head of the family would not leave until the selection was over.

The daughters of officials can stand for the election, but Beijing officials take advantage of it. They don’t even need to move their place if they live in Kyoto.

Primary elections have been held in various places across the country, and those selected who meet their status and appearance have basically passed the test, and those who have no disabilities will be sent to Kyoto.The second selection is going on now, and there are still several checkpoints ahead, and many people will be brushed off for each checkpoint.

It's March, and Si Jin's belly is already showing signs of pregnancy. Recently, her appetite has increased greatly, and her ability to picky eaters has increased rapidly.In summer she wants to eat cabbage in winter, in spring she wants to eat persimmons in autumn, she eats whatever is out of season.This is really embarrassing for Chef Yue, frowning every day thinking about how to make delicious meals.

The Qianding Division is very stable, and after the Shangyuan Festival, it will start to operate there.As soon as the conditions for paid relocation, land exchange, and land reclamation rewards are established, those with a large family and many sons are willing to go out to earn a family fortune.The whole family couldn't afford to eat or wear clothes in their hometown, brothers and sisters had constant disputes, and they had to sell their sons and daughters in times of famine.Now there is an opportunity to go out to earn a living, save a family business, support the children left behind, and have a future for the children who go out, so many people are tempted.In addition, this walk is not walking alone, but walking in groups from one village to another. If there are many people walking in a village, it can become a village by itself when it arrives. It is still its own territory, and people familiar with it live together .

More and more people came and went, and more and more people were willing to go, and the people in Qianding Division tried their best to persuade them at first.Later, when the people who moved out wrote home letters, explaining the situation there in detail, those who left here would be more motivated, and there was no need to persuade them.Those who got married dragged their families along, and those who were not married walked with three or five good partners, smiling and shouting twice, and when they got married in the future, they came back to visit their parents.

In the past, Qianding’s work was not easy to please, but in Su Xingyu’s hands, not only did he not ask for a tael of silver from the household department, but he did not invite soldiers from the military department to open the way to escort him. The request is on the way.For anyone who goes out of a village, there must be a deed written by the village official, signed and signed, and voluntarily moved to the land to cultivate wasteland.The preferential conditions given by the Qianding Division will also be clearly written on it, and the actual reclaimed barren land will be replenished every quarter.

The terms and conditions are very clear. Su Xingyu has lost no less than ten catties after this busy work, but the effect is remarkable and the results are outstanding. Especially this time, the Jinshi who came out of the two rankings also got an experience, which has a lot to do with civil affairs. With a big understanding, when I told them about these things again, it wasn't that my eyes were so dark that I couldn't even figure out the price of rice grain.

(End of this chapter)