Harem for a living

Chapter 134

Back at Zhongcui Palace, the smile on Chen Manrou's face disappeared.Concubine Shu's words today revealed a lot of meaning.The Eldest Prince is 11 years old this year. What the Emperor means is that the Eldest Prince should start listening to politics when he is 13 years old, so as to prepare for his participation in politics in the future.

Probably because of this, Concubine Shu couldn't sit still.The fact that the eldest prince started listening to political representatives means that the eldest prince can win over the courtiers and curry favor with the emperor.And the second prince had just started entering the Chongwen Museum, and the gap between him and the first prince widened just like that.

Once the eldest prince leaves the palace to build a mansion in the future, it will be even more difficult to deal with, so Concubine Shu decided to do it within the next two years.

She asked herself to say this, and there were probably three intentions. One was to tell the queen herself, and then she came to beat him up.It was because she didn't tell the empress what she said, but she provoked her to do something that was not good for the eldest prince for Xiaosi, and then she took advantage of it.Thirdly, he was also persuaded by her, but he didn't have the courage to plan for Xiaosi, so he could only form an alliance with Concubine Shu.

Chen Manrou can guarantee that if something happens to this alliance in the future, the first thing Concubine Shu will do is to push her out as a scapegoat.

Drinking a cup of cold tea, Chen Manrou calmed down the anger in her heart. Concubine Shu, did she really think that no one in the harem was smarter than her?However, Chen Manrou also had to admit that she urgently needed a solution right now.

I told the queen, then it will be a test of the queen's trust in me these years. If the queen can't trust me, concubine Shu will be happy. If the queen and the first prince can't be eradicated, it's a good deal to get rid of myself, the noble concubine and the fourth prince first. of.

But if you don't say it, it's not a trivial matter that Concubine Shu made something out of herself and then fell on herself.After all, the queen has only one son now, and this son is still the eldest son. If anything happens, the queen may use the entire harem to be buried with her.

Besides, my little four hasn't grown up yet, so it's really inappropriate for the eldest prince to have an accident at this moment.

My head hurts thinking about it, Chen Manrou only hoped that it would be good if she suddenly fell ill at this moment, so that Zhongcui Palace could be sealed off, and she didn't have to go out or receive anyone, even if Concubine Shu wanted to do something, There is no reason to get involved in Zhongcui Palace.

It's just that the imperial doctor is not a display, unless you are really sick, it's really hard to fool people.

"Mother, look at the big characters I wrote today!" When Chen Manrou was at a loss, Xiaosi held two pieces of paper and rushed in from the yard with his short legs. Su Shengshu and Qin Rong were on the two sides, Opening his hands to protect Xiao Si, lest he suddenly fall down.

Seeing that the two of them were loyal, Chen Manrou nodded secretly. It seemed that she had a good eye for picking people.At this moment, Xiaosi has rushed to the door. Although the threshold has been lowered a lot because of Xiaosi, it is still not low for Xiaosi.

"Stand aside, I'll go by myself." Seeing that the maids and nuns on both sides came to hug him, Xiao Si raised his head and waved his hands, then went up on his short legs, turned over while hugging the threshold, and turned from the outside to the inside.

Chen Manrou nodded with a smile on her face: "Xiao Si is awesome, he actually crossed the threshold by himself."

"That's right, I've always been great." Xiao Si straightened up her small chest, went to Chen Manrou, and saluted decently: "My son pays his respects to the concubine mother. I wish the concubine mother to be happy every day and always young and beautiful."

"Who did you learn from?" Chen Manrou laughed loudly, stretched out her arms and hugged Xiaosi and sat beside her, Xiaosi pouted: "Is what I said wrong? I saw the second sister say this to Concubine Liu like this today In this case."

"You ghost." Chen Manrou tapped Xiaosi's forehead, and Xiaosi hurriedly offered a treasure: "Mother, look, I wrote big characters, the big brother praised me, saying that I wrote very well, and I am four years older than him." When you write, you can write even better."

Xiaosi stretched out her chubby fingers to gesture, Chen Manrou took the two pieces of paper, and then twitched the corners of her mouth. There were at most five ink blobs on which the strokes could be clearly seen, and the rest were more or less Black dots, lumped together.

However, Xiaosi is young now, and her palms are a little bit big. It may be difficult to hold a brush. It is really good to be able to write like this.

"Mother's baby is really smart." Chen Manrou hugged Xiaosi and kissed twice: "As a reward, today mother will allow Xiaosi to eat half a bowl of rice."

Xiao Si never thought that this was a trap set by his mother. Although he was not coaxed to eat on weekdays, he didn't eat a lot. Now when he heard that his mother rewarded him with half a bowl of rice , it would be the same as getting a great compliment, and the happy eyes narrowed: "Then I want chestnut cake."

"Okay, I can have an extra piece of chestnut cake today." Chen Manrou nodded cheerfully, and Xiaosi was so happy that she couldn't find Bei, so she kissed Chen Manrou on the face: "Mother, you are so kind, Xiaosi likes mother the most. "

"Mother also likes Xiaosi the most." Chen Manrou also smiled, pinching Xiaosi's belly, planning to modify Xiaosi's recipes in her heart, it is not a good habit not to like meat, children, eat more just work.

The mother and son enjoyed themselves for a while, and then delivered lunch to the moon. Chen Manrou saw her favorite silver fish on the table, so she stretched out her chopsticks to pick it up. The fishy smell rushed into the nose, and then, a nausea appeared in the stomach.

Turning his head and retching to the side, Xiao Si was stunned, and then jumped off the stool anxiously: "Mother, what's wrong with you? Are you sick? Call the imperial doctor quickly, Sister Yuyue, call the imperial doctor, mother is sick ... woo woo..."

As he said that, Xiaosi started to cry, and Chen Manrou quickly turned around to comfort him: "Don't worry, Mommy ate something wrong, so her stomach feels uncomfortable. You think you can't be picky eaters, otherwise, you'll be just like Mommy. It will be uncomfortable."

Xiangyue came over to feel Chen Manrou's pulse, and after a while, he said pleasantly: "Your Majesty, you have been pregnant for nearly two months."

"Two months? I didn't pay it back a few days ago..." This time it was Chen Manrou's turn to be dazed. She just threw someone to wash her clothes a few days ago, how could it be...

"Your Majesty, some people don't stop that as soon as they are pregnant." Xiangyue Xixi explained: "A few days ago, you might have that thing on your body, the slave girl thought, maybe the imperial doctor didn't diagnose it. , may be the reason for this.”

Chen Manrou stretched out her hand to cover her belly: "Is what you said true? Am I really pregnant?"

Nodding to Yue repeatedly: "Yes, this servant is very sure, you are really pregnant, empress. During this period of time, you should have a good rest so that we can give our Fourth Prince a younger brother."

Xiao Si listened in a daze, and after a while, he stretched out his hand and tugged on Chen Manrou's sleeve: "Mother, what is pregnancy? Do you want to find me a younger brother? Is it the same as the Fifth Emperor?"

"Pregnancy means having a child in the mother's womb. Now he is so small, like a bean, and then slowly grows in the mother's womb. When he grows to this size, the mother will give birth to him. "Chen Manrou gestured to Xiao Si, and Xiao Si suddenly realized: "I understand, there is a bean in Mother's stomach now, and Mother will water him every day, and then he will grow up!"

"Yes, you were also born from mother's belly, unlike your fifth brother, who was born from someone else's stomach." Chen Manrou put her arms around Xiaosi and smiled: "However, this Don't tell other people that your fifth brother's mother has passed away, he will be sad if you say this."

Xiao Si nodded with a sullen face: "Don't worry, mother, I will never tell anyone else." Then, he looked at Chen Manrou's stomach curiously: "Mother, can it only be a younger brother? I want a younger sister, can this be younger sister?"

"This mother doesn't know, she won't know until she comes out. You see, this bean was originally in the pod. Before it came out of the pod, do you know what color it is?" Chen Manrou squeezed a bean and gave it to Xiao Four look.

Since Xiaosi was two years old and could talk and walk, Chen Manrou planted some beans and vegetables in the apse. Naturally, the amount was not for food, but for the convenience of educating Xiaosi.Although it is not required that Xiao Si will grow crops, it is impossible to raise a son who "why not eat minced meat".Even if it is the mistake of flowers growing on trees, Xiao Si will never make it after Xiaosi.

As a prince, you can be a dude, you can be romantic, you can be proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but you are not proficient in farming. But if you want to be an emperor in the future, even if you are not proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, he must know what crops are grown in the field .

Xiaosi thought for a while and shook his head. There are red beans, mung beans and black beans in the apse. Before the pods burst, the red beans may be green, the mung beans may be yellow, and the black beans may be gray. This is uncertain.

"Okay, Mom doesn't know if it's a younger brother or a younger sister, so I won't ask. But I still hope it's a little sister." Xiao Si pouted and said, Chen Manrou bent down to hug Xiao Si to the chair, and looked at the moon. Hurry up and put Xiao Si away first.

Xiaosi didn't pay attention to these, and just ate with Chen Manrou's hand.After eating enough, he walked slowly outside for another quarter of an hour, and Xiaosi, who had lost his food, was sent to the back hall for an afternoon nap. Chen Manrou ordered: "Yes, please go and ask the imperial doctor to come over later to diagnose my pulse. , find out that aqua-blue dress, and when I get up, I will go to Yongshou Palace."

After responding to Yue, Chen Manrou went to rest in the inner room.

It's really good news to be pregnant at this moment, the baby came at the right time.Concubine Shu, don't you just want to see what you said today, will I tell the empress?Then I'll let you guess and see if I can say it.

Chen Manrou hooked the corners of her lips, closed her eyes and fell asleep peacefully.

In the middle of the afternoon, the imperial doctor was invited over, and today was catching up with Li Yu on duty, so it was Li Yu who was invited by Xiangyue.Across the screen, Doctor Li put his finger on the thin handkerchief. After a while, he smiled and said: "My minister congratulates the imperial concubine. This is the pulse of the imperial concubine. It has been nearly two months."

"Really? Then I would like to thank Doctor Li. Suddenly, I feel that Doctor Li is a lucky star. Look at what happened to Xiao Si last time. Doctor Li was also the one who diagnosed him. This time it is Doctor Li. "

Chen Manrou's voice was very cheerful: "To Yue, later on, remember to give Li Yuyi a big gift. In the future, I will invite Li Yuyi to come over and feel my pulse."

"Your Majesty has an invitation, and I will definitely not refuse." Doctor Li stood up and saluted and said: "My Majesty's pregnancy is relatively stable, and I don't need to prescribe prescriptions, only the prescriptions that your Majesty used to recuperate her body can no longer be used. After eating, there are also some dietary taboos, I will write another list."

"Thank you, Imperial Physician Li." Chen Manrou said with a smile, the imperial physician in the palace can't be wooed, but he can't be offended either, a slight overture is fine.If the imperial doctor wants to fix a person, he only needs to guide you with a few words on purpose, and the effect will be obtained.

After seeing Li Yuyi away, Chen Manrou turned around and came out from behind the screen, called Lichun Lixia and the others, and ordered the chariot to go to Yongshou Palace.As for the emperor, she doesn't have to worry about someone going to announce the good news.

Chen Manrou's figure entered Zhongcui Palace, so someone sent the news to Yikun Palace.Concubine Shu held the teacup and smiled. It seems that Concubine Chen still chose to side with the Queen. Since this is the case, then don't blame Ben Gong for being rude.

(End of this chapter)