Harem Changwu Biography

Chapter 147 The child in the belly must be the prince
Autumn in August, palace examination in September.

This is Ming Qi's first imperial examination since he came to power.

In addition, most of the officials in the current imperial court are members of my father Qiulu, Meng Qingcheng and the late Prime Minister Chu Bufan's party, except for those who were left by the former emperor. opportunity for officials.

Therefore, Mingqi attached great importance to this imperial examination. Not only did he personally select the questions for the palace examination, he presided over the palace examination, but he also issued an order before the palace examination: after the palace examination, he will invite all civil and military officials to a banquet in Shangmei Garden. Officials and this year's Xinke Jinshi, this year's Xinke Jinshi will also be able to be reused in advance.

The weather was fine on the eighth day of September, and it was the day of the palace examination. The Mingqi Tian had just been polished, so he got up and washed up and went to the Golden Luan Hall.

And this year's imperial examination was particularly intense because of what Mingqi said before.

After a day and night of fierce competition in the palace examination, the results were finally announced on the ninth day of September, that is, at dawn on Chongyang Day.

A total of 150 six people participated in the palace examination this time, and the final admission result was 120 eight people.Among them, there are three people in the first class including No. [-] Tanhua, the second class includes forty-two people including Chuanlu, and the third-class Jinshi has a total of eighty and three people.

As for the champion, it is no surprise that Chu Lin was trained by Chu Bufan himself.

After the results of the imperial examination came out, the streets of the capital city became lively because of this result, and the Jinshi who passed the examination this year also became popular all of a sudden.

Afterwards, time flew by like water, but in the blink of an eye, it was the eighteenth day of September, ten days after the palace examination, which was also the day when Mingqi entertained all officials and this year's new scholars.

Mingqi was very satisfied with the result of this palace examination, so since the palace examination, his mood has been in a happy state.

So he also attached great importance to the banquet on the night of September [-]th. Not only did he personally send Xiao Yunzi to help the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs arrange the scene, but he also went to Shangmeiyuan early after dark.

After September, it's autumn, the weather is getting cooler day by day, and my stomach is getting bigger day by day.

Especially after eight months, I saw that it grew bigger day by day, and in recent days, it has grown into a big burden, falling heavily in front of me.

And the stool in the stomach means that the body is heavy and it is inconvenient to do things.Therefore, I actually didn't intend to attend the Shangmeiyuan banquet this time.

But Mingqi told me that in order to show the importance the royal family attaches to this year's new scholars, all the concubines in the palace will go to this banquet.

In addition, I am already a royal heir, and many officials in the court are looking forward to the child in my womb. They all hope to meet me, so they hope that I can go.

And after I heard Mingqi's words, I would not refuse again.

So not long after it got dark, I finally got up and took the people from Yanfu Palace to Shangmei Garden.

I brought a total of five or six people with me today, among them, Ayun and Qihe supported me one by one from the left and one from the right, Fang Yan walked in front with a palace lantern to illuminate the road, An Fulai brought two or three The eunuch walked behind us.

The formation of my group seemed huge, so after I led people into Shangmei Garden, it was no surprise that I attracted the attention of everyone.

However, when those people's eyes fell on my big belly, they showed a dazed look on their faces again, and didn't say anything because of my formation which was as big as Mingqi.

In the eyes of everyone, I calmly led Qihe and the others through the lively crowd, and then walked step by step towards the place where Mingqi was.

"The concubine has seen the emperor." After walking in front of Mingqi, I led people to salute Mingqi.

"Pingshen." Mingqi nodded after my words, and then said to me: "Sit."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The seats for tonight have been arranged a long time ago. Mingqi sits first in the east, and there are four seats beside him, one on the left and one on the right. Among them, Li Wan and Chang Ruo are already seated on the right, and the left Among the two seats, the one next to Mingqi was empty, and Qi Xiayun sat in the seat behind.

After I saw the vacant seat, I knew that it was reserved for me, so after saluting and getting up, I took the others to that seat, and then I sat down on that seat, while Qi He and the others all stood behind me .

"How do you feel today?" After I sat down, Mingqi turned to me and asked.

I knew that Mingqi's words were from my stomach, so after hearing what he said, I smiled and raised my hand to touch the round belly in front of me, then smiled and answered Mingqi: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern." , apart from feeling a little heavy, I don’t feel much else.”

"That's good." Mingqi nodded after my words, and glanced at my stomach during the period, and a brief tenderness flashed in his eyes.

"Your body is different now, whether you are going out or staying in Yanfu Palace on weekdays, remember to bring someone with you, don't be alone." Ming Qi said again.

"Don't worry, your majesty, my concubine knows about it." I replied with a nod after Ming Qi talked.

I'm not a person who doesn't know what's important, and I know that I'm surrounded by a group of people who are eyeing the child in my belly, so even if Mingqi doesn't tell me, I'm extremely careful, and I never leave people around me on weekdays.

"Tonight's banquet will be a bit long. If you feel tired later, you can go back to rest earlier." After I nodded, Mingqi continued to talk to me.

"it is good."

After that, Mingqi told me some things, most of which were to ask me to pay attention to my body, and I knew that Mingqi cared about me, so I patiently answered them one by one.

It's just that I don't know if it's my illusion. When I talk to Mingqi, I always feel a very strong gaze on me.

At first I thought it was Chang Ruo, so after feeling that gaze, I looked up at Chang Ruo, but in the end I found that Chang Ruo was concentrating on talking to Li Wan. At that time, she still had a smile on her face, as if Didn't notice my side.

And when I looked at Chang Ruo and the others, the intense gaze that fell on me didn't disappear, on the contrary, it became more and more intense.

I frowned when I saw this, and then looked around patiently.

After a while, I found Chu Lin in the crowd.

This is the first time I have seen Chu Lin since entering the palace.

And tonight, because Chu Lin is this year's No. [-] scholar in the new department, his seat is very near the front, less than seven or eight feet away from me, and he is the head of the row of seats for this year's new department Jinshi.

I looked at Chu Lin in the crowd from a distance of seven or eight feet, and finally realized that the gaze that had been falling on me just now was Chu Lin's.

To be honest, when I saw Chu Temporary again, my heart was a little complicated.

Back then, I was obviously the one who agreed to his marriage proposal in order to avoid Mingqi, but later on I caused him to be imprisoned by Mingqi. Later, when I came to look for him, I refused to go out to see him.

So for Chu Lin, I have always felt guilty in my heart.

So when I saw clearly that the gaze that fell on me was Chu Lin's, and after that I felt inexplicable sadness from that gaze, I sighed in my heart, and felt more guilty towards Chu Lin in my heart. .

But after all, I know that I shouldn't get entangled with Chu Lin, otherwise it will be bad for both me and Chu Lin.

So after sighing, I turned my head as if nothing had happened, and then forced myself not to pay attention to his gaze, nor to look at Chu Lin again.

Not to my surprise, Chu Lin's gaze fell on me, and after seeing me turning away as if nothing had happened, he paused suddenly, and then became more intense and sad.

"Brother Chu, what are you looking at?"

And later, when I was worried that Chu Lin's eyes on me were about to be noticed by other people, I finally heard someone question Chu Lin, and that was Yu Chengjie, who was sitting next to Chu Lin.

"It's nothing, I just thought of some past events just now." Chu Lin's voice sounded after Yu Chengjie's words, and the eyes that had been on me since then finally moved away, and I also knew that if I keep looking at me, I will turn to others Find.

"Hahaha, today is such a great day, and there is good wine in front of us. Brother Chu, what are you thinking about the past, you should drink a glass of good wine." Yu Chengjie laughed loudly after Chu Lin's words.

"Come on, come on, come on, Brother Chu, let's have a drink, don't let down the good wine and good time." Yu Chengjie said again.

"Okay." Chu Lin's voice sounded after Cheng Jie's words, and then I seemed to hear the sound of their wine glasses clinking.

"Hahaha, Chu Lin is a good drinker, come here, let's have another drink." After that, Yu Chengjie laughed happily.

"Brother Chu, Brother Yu, you don't call us for drinking, isn't it authentic?" After Yu Chengjie laughed, another voice sounded.

Moreover, the voice sounded young, and it was commensurate with Chu Lin and Yu Chengjie's brothers, so you don't have to look back, you know that this person is also one of this year's new Jinshi.

"We didn't call you, didn't you come by yourself? What are you talking about, drink as soon as you want to drink, what are you talking about." Yu Chengjie said.

"Drink as soon as you drink, whoever is afraid of you, then whoever, hurry up and pour me some wine." The man who spoke before said.

"Do it yourself, I'm not your maidservant, I'm still a young master."

"If you ask me, what's the point of just drinking? We should have a drinking order or compose poetry. Whoever loses should drink." Another voice sounded.

"This is good, this must have."

"Is there a drinking order or poetry?"

"Of course it's poetry. After all, we are also this year's Shinke Scholars. Are we still worried that there will be no goods in our stomachs?"

"Hahaha, you are the one who is worried about being out of stock, right? Who among us doesn't know that among all your grades, poetry is the lowest."

"What are you afraid of? His poems are out of stock? Isn't this still Brother Chu and Brother Yu?"

"Yes, yes, let Brother Chu and Brother Yu come first."

"Hey, Brother Chu, wait a minute, I haven't even started writing poems yet, what kind of wine are you drinking first?"

"That's right, Brother Chu, you have such outstanding literary talents, you must be the one who wins later."

……

Because of Yu Chengjie and the people who spoke before, more and more people joined Chu Lin and the others. Their young and lively poetry competition not only drove the atmosphere of the dinner tonight, but even the officials who had been calm before The people in the row also began to toast each other.

And after I saw Chu Lin being disturbed by others, I finally let go of my worries.

"Concubine Shu, let me also offer you a toast. First, I wish you the joy of being promoted to the imperial concubine, and second, I hope you can give birth to a prince and crown prince for the emperor as soon as possible." But just when I was relieved by Chu Lin Suddenly, a voice sounded beside me.

I was startled by that voice, and then I suppressed the shock that I didn't show in my heart and turned my head to look at the sound, and then I saw Qi Xiayun sitting under me at a glance. She was holding a wine glass in her hand and looked at it with a smile. I.

But when I saw Qi Xiayun like this, I frowned unconsciously.

One of the reasons is that Qi Xiayun kept a low profile as early as when I was the Queen Mother. She seldom took the initiative to talk and communicate with people on weekdays, and she was always alone on weekdays.

The second is that at this moment, Qi Xiayun's eyes looking at me are very sincere, without any trace of malice, as if she is sincerely congratulating me.

I frowned and looked at the opposite side. Even when Li Wan was promoted to concubine by me back then, I didn't see anything unusual about her, but today she took the initiative to toast with me, and the reason was that I was promoted to concubine Shu and Qi Xiayun with the baby in her stomach. After carefully distinguishing in my heart for a while, I still didn't find any abnormality in the end.

At this moment, Qi Xiayun's appearance and expression are really sincere, even when I frown at her because of her words, I don't see any change in her face because of this.

"Thank you Qi Zhaoyi for your kindness, but I can't drink alcohol now, I will replace it with tea today, and after giving birth to a child in the future, I will return Qiu Zhaoyi with good wine, okay?"

After seeing Qi Xiayun's abnormality, I didn't plan to read it any more, and replied to her first.She thought that if Qi Xiayun really had something, then tonight would definitely not be the first time, and she would definitely act again in the future.In this way, it will be good to walk around and see at that time.

"Of course, the prince in Concubine Shu's belly is the most important thing. Concubine Shu can do whatever she wants." Qi Xiayun replied immediately after my words, with a look of no concern on her face.

After listening to Qi Xiayun's words, I smiled. I picked up the hot tea on the table and clinked glasses with her, then took a sip, then smiled back at her and said, "Maybe it's a princess." I raised my hand and touched my stomach, which I have often done involuntarily since I was pregnant.

"Concubine Shu is a blessed person, and the child in her stomach will definitely be a prince." Qi Xiayun said after my words, and smiled as she followed my hand and looked at my stomach, there was still no malice in her eyes.

"So, let's borrow Qi Zhaoyi's auspicious words." I smiled again when I heard the words, and then replied with a smile.

(End of this chapter)