Harem for a living

Chapter 168

By July, all the canonized concubines had already entered the palace.Almost all the main halls in the harem are occupied. Although these people have already been canonized, the canonization ceremony will not be held until the end of the year.

Because of the large number of people, this time, it was collectively canonized.Concubine Xian and Concubine Shu are together, Concubine Jin, Concubine Hua, Concubine Li, Concubine Shen are all together.In addition, there are those who were promoted after Chen Manrou was canonized as queen, such as Lan Zhaoyi and others, who were conferred together with Song Zhaorong, Zhang Zhaorong, Zheng Zhaohua, and Qian Zhaohua who had just entered the palace.

In this way, you can't wait until the end of the year to prepare.From now on, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be asked to prepare the official dress and various supplies.Things like the golden book and treasure seal should be done as soon as possible.

When Qi Xiuyi came to pay a visit, Chen Manrou was instructing the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to handle some errands.

Hearing the notification, he was a little surprised: "Why is Qi Xiuyi here now?" Since Chen Manrou moved to Yongshou Palace, Qi Xiuyi didn't come to the door many times. It's not like when she was in Zhongcui Palace before, when Qi Meiren was from time to time. Will come to visit once.

"My servant sees Qi Xiuyi's face is very good, it shouldn't be a bad thing." Li Chun said with a smile, Chen Manrou thought for a while and nodded: "Let Qi Xiuyi come in, Li Chun, you go and prepare some tea fruit, I have been busy for a long time, I feel My stomach is a bit empty."

"Okay, empress, wait a moment." Li Chun bowed with a smile, and Li Xia went to the door and said, asking the little maid to invite Qi Xiuyi in.

Qi Xiuyi was wearing an autumn-colored double-breasted gown, with pink pearl strings hanging around her neck, and green jade beads on her ears. When she entered the door, she greeted Chen Manrou with a smile: "Greetings to the empress, the empress is auspicious."

"Get up, sit down and talk." Chen Manrou gestured, Qi Xiuyi stood up, sat down on a chair beside her, looked at Chen Manrou's face, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty's improvement is getting better."

"You're not bad, why did you remember to come here today?" Chen Manrou raised her eyebrows and said with a slight smile, Qi Xiuyi pursed her lips, with joy in her eyes, reached out to caress her belly, then raised her head and said with a smile: " The concubine came here to tell the empress good news."

Chen Manrou looked at Qi Xiuyi's hand on her stomach, she had a guess in her heart, and her eyes immediately lit up with joy: "You mean..."

"Yes, empress, my concubine is pregnant." Qi Xiuyi finally couldn't control the expression on her face, and nodded with a smile. She was older than Chen Manrou when she entered the palace, and she was already in her third year. I am already desperate.

Unexpectedly, God finally took care of her.This child, whether it is a boy or a girl, is a gift from God.She will definitely raise the child well, and in the future, she will be able to enjoy the blessing of the child.

"Really? That's really great." Chen Manrou said with a smile, and asked again and again: "How long? Category?"

"Your Majesty, today the imperial doctor came out with the Ping An pulse. It has been two months. The imperial doctor said that my concubine is in good health and this pregnancy is stable, so I don't need to take anti-fetal drugs." Qi Xiuyi smiled Said, with a little shyness: "The imperial doctor just told me to be careful in the first three months and not to make too many movements."

"Okay, okay, being able to give birth to a dragon heir for the emperor is a lot of credit. Don't worry, I will definitely speak for you when the Jin Dynasty is entrusted at the end of the year. Since the imperial doctor told you to be careful in the first three months, starting tomorrow, You don't have to come here to say hello, just take care of yourself first."

Chen Manrou happily ordered: "If there is anything you want to eat and use, just send someone to tell me, and I will keep it for you."

After thinking for a while, he added: "You are now living in Concubine Hui's Palace of Yanxi Palace. Concubine Hui has given birth to a child and has a very cautious personality. Later, I will tell her to take good care of you. It is also a blessing for her to have a child."

Even if Qi Xiuyi is promoted to another level, she is not qualified to raise her own children.The main seat of Yanxi Palace is Concubine Hui, who is the lord of one palace, so it is okay for this child not to be raised by others.If Concubine Hui was more magnanimous, this child could be regarded as being raised by Qi Xiuyi's side.

Naturally, Qi Xiuyi knew that this was Chen Manrou's grace in disguise, her eyes were reddened immediately, and she got up to give Chen Manrou a big gift, but Chen Manrou hurriedly asked someone to support her: "Now that you are pregnant, these gifts will be avoided."

"Your Majesty, I will keep it in my heart." The joy on Qi Xiuyi's face became more obvious. Chen Manrou motioned Qi Xiuyi to sit down, and explained to her about her pregnancy. Qi Xiuyi was pregnant for the first time, so naturally she listened very seriously. .

The two talked for a while, and it was Chen Manrou who said that Qi Xiuyi should rest more when she was pregnant, and let Qi Xiuyi go back, and this was the end.Immediately, Chen Manrou called Chuxia over, and asked her to choose some medicinal materials and fabrics from the warehouse and send them to Qi Xiuyi in Yanxi Palace, and sent someone to announce the good news to the emperor.

By the way, someone announced that Concubine Hui came to speak.

Not to mention how many people in the harem were gnashing their teeth at Qi Xiuyi's stomach, but only that Concubine Hui came out of Yongshou Palace, and when she returned to the room, there were only the maids around her, and her expression showed concern.

Lan Zhi brought a cup of tea to Concubine Hui, and said angrily: "Qi Xiuyi is too much, she didn't tell the empress first when she became pregnant, and even went to Yongshou Palace to say, is it possible that the empress can still harm her?"

Concubine Hui's complexion darkened, and she said after a while: "When I heard that Qi Xiuyi was a beauty, she made friends with the Empress who was Concubine Hui at that time. After I moved into Yanxi Palace, I didn't see Qi Xiuyi looking for the Empress. , I thought Qi Xiuyi felt that the empress had been promoted, and she wanted to avoid suspicion, but unexpectedly, she and the empress are still on good terms."

Lanzhi curled her lips: "This servant feels that the relationship between them is not as good as it looks. If Qi Xiuyi is really close to the empress, why hasn't he been promoted? The servant is thinking, probably because Qi Xiuyi is pregnant this time, and she wants to find someone to marry her." A backer, an umbrella, and then I went to the empress."

Concubine Hui's complexion became even worse, Qi Xiuyi's move was basically a slap on her face.I know, it is said that Qi Xiuyi is on good terms with the empress, and the empress is the master of the harem, so she will be the first to let the empress know when she has a body, but if she doesn't know, she probably thinks that she is going to harm Qi Xiuyi, Qi Xiuyi can't do anything , went to find the Empress Empress as a backer.

Thinking of this, Concubine Hui couldn't help but want to strangle Qi Xiuyi to death, this woman has no brain at all!

She worked hard as a transparent person in the palace for a few years, and after giving birth to the third princess, she lived a few years in a low-key manner. She originally wanted to slowly let her image of being a virtuous and virtuous person who would not fight or snatch be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but now Well, it was pushed to the front of people all of a sudden.

Even if everyone wouldn't think of anything because of Qi Xiuyi's actions, but during Qi Xiuyi's pregnancy, I have to take care of her. If something happens to Qi Xiuyi, don't I have to bear the responsibility?

Thinking of this, Concubine Hui's heart suddenly brightened. Could it be that the queen gave Qi Xiuyi to herself because of this?
You know, there are a lot of new people in the harem, and it's hard to guarantee who is a fool. If you look at Qi Xiuyi's belly with envy and want to strike, then Qi Xiuyi, a person with a low status, will definitely not be able to resist forcefully.

Concubine Hui felt resentful for a while, but then she thought of what Chen Manrou said, the three princesses are all four years old, and her stomach hasn't moved yet.If Qi Xiuyi's child was a boy, maybe she could be raised under her knees.As for the children, if you raise them from an early age, you might kiss someone when you grow up.

Thinking about it, she felt that this was a trap dug by Chen Manrou for herself, and at the same time, she felt that this was a grace given by Chen Manrou. Concubine Hui's head hurt from thinking about it.Being depressed, he listened to the announcement at the door saying that it was Qi Xiuyi asking to see him.

Concubine Hui swiped her fingers twice, with a gentle smile on her face: "Please come in quickly."

Lanzhi went to open the curtain in person, Qi Xiuyi entered the door with a reddish face and bowed to Concubine Hui: "I have seen the empress, and I ask the empress to forgive me. When the imperial doctor asked for a pulse, the concubine got too excited and made a disrespectful gesture." Concubine Hui is generous, please forgive this concubine this time."

"Sister is really out of touch." Concubine Hui personally bent down and pulled Qi Xiuyi up, and patted her hand with a smile: "You have become pregnant, so you should be the first to tell the empress, if you don't I'm going to be angry with you. I've had a good relationship with the Empress until now, before you."

"Your Majesty is really a benevolent person." Qi Xiuyi said with a smile, and followed Concubine Hui's wishes, and sat on a chair beside her: "No wonder the empress said that she wants my concubine to listen to Concubine Hui, and that in the future We must raise the child by the concubine Hui's side."

Concubine Hui's eyes lit up, did she misunderstand what the queen meant before?Does the queen really want to give herself a little prince?

"I'm a stupid concubine, I don't know how to speak everyday. In the past, I often made the empress angry. If I say something wrong in the future, please forgive me." Qi Xiuyi vaccinated Concubine Hui in advance. Concubine Hui smiled and nodded: "I won't argue with you."

"Thank you, Concubine Hui." Qi Xiuyi thanked the third princess with a blushing face, and said to the third princess: "The third princess is beautiful, smart and lively. A few days ago, my concubine saw the third princess give the second princess a purse, the third princess Sisters who know how to live in harmony at a young age, Concubine Hui really knows how to teach children."

Concubine Hui smiled and shook her head: "She is from a family of children, how can she know so much, but she and the second princess are sisters, so they know how close they are when they are ignorant."

"My concubine is very sensible just looking at the three princesses. In the future, my concubine's children will need to be guided by Concubine Hui." Qi Xiuyi saluted again and said, enthralled by Concubine Hui's words, as if Qi Xiuyi would give birth to a little prince in a blink of an eye. , and then keep it by her side.

Regardless of whether she can give birth in the future, this little prince will call himself concubine mother.If he is outstanding, he can be a helper to his children in the future.If it's not good, she didn't issue the prince's monthly report anyway.She just asked a few times, no matter what, this business is very cost-effective.

(End of this chapter)