Harem Seizure

Chapter 42

On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, Empress Yao issued a decree asking all concubines to gather in Fengyang Palace to discuss major events for the New Year.As the new year is approaching, all the concubines have become more and more glamorous.

Since she visited the queen in advance yesterday, Shao Yunyan was also well prepared for today's party.Fortunately, Li Huang has relatively few concubines now, and there are also few in her Yuxiu Palace. Although Li Huang has a few new favorite concubines who have been let in, she is only six empresses.

And the only ones who can make an appearance at the annual banquet are Concubine Chang and Noble Lian.So what she has to do is also very simple, not that complicated.

In fact, Li Guo's New Year's banquet is really boring, and the concubines usually try their best to attract the attention of the emperor, this is their only chance in a year.Although the New Year's banquet is lively, it can be seen most clearly the talents and abilities of these concubines.Now that the east and west palaces are both pregnant, whoever can win the bedtime on the first night of the new year will have a good opportunity to upgrade.For example, Concubine An De, the favorite concubine of the Supreme Emperor, used to be a little noble person.Because of this opportunity, she rose steadily to the position of Concubine De.And now he is able to live with King Yi for the rest of his life.

Shao Yunyan made the list softly, and went to Fengyang Palace with the gift list.When Shao Yunyan came to Fengyang Palace, she only heard laughter in Fengyang Palace, so she put on a smile.Walked into Fengyang Palace gracefully, bowed to Empress Yao Yingying and said with a smile: "Empress Jin An, I wish you good health."

"Sister Concubine Yi, don't need to be too polite." Empress Yao smiled slightly, looked at Shao Yunyan with a little satisfaction in her eyes, pointed to the seat and said, "Sister, take your seat quickly. We are a party today, not a greeting, don't hinder the rules , Salute to salute, how troublesome."

Although Empress Yao said so, Shao Yunyan is not stupid, and she can't really follow what Empress Yao said, and really refuse to greet the noble concubine and others, unless she dislikes that life is too clean.After paying respects to the imperial concubine and others, she sat down in her seat, just lowered her head and looked at her knees.

After a while, when it was rumored that the imperial concubine arrived, Shao Yunyan suddenly raised the corners of her mouth and smiled faintly.Is this a good show to watch today?Why did the imperial concubine come out?
Empress Yao silently looked at the happy imperial concubine, and suddenly said with a smile: "My sister is getting heavier now, why is it so hard to live in Luanyang Palace and come out to Fengyang Palace?"

Imperial Concubine Yue just smiled lightly, and she refused to give it to the queen. Instead, she smiled and asked the servant to help her to sit in the seat that had been prepared.Slowly sat down, and then said to Empress Yao: "Sister, don't worry, my sister is in good health! And it has been more than four months now, and the imperial doctor also said that there is nothing wrong with it. And my sister has Luanfeng Walking chariot, I don’t worry about falling down. On the contrary, my sister has just conceived now, the month is not enough, the fetal position is not stable yet, and she is busy with palace affairs. I am really worried about my sister. If it weren’t for my sister, I would also be pregnant. I also want to help my sister."

Empress Yao's complexion turned cold, and she couldn't help being a little angry at what Concubine Yue said, but there was a colic in her stomach, which made Empress Yao purse her lips and smile, looking at Concubine Yue, she said, "It's not too much trouble for Sister Yue, Elder sister is in good health. Elder sister, my ancestors were born in the general family anyway, and I am also a tiger girl in the general family. Although my father is now a civil servant, I have a solid foundation since I was a child. I am in good health, and I don’t feel hard. It’s just that I am a little worried about my sister. , My sister has already given birth to two sons in a row. Thinking of my sister's delicate body, she will have to conceive one after another, which makes me feel very distressed. I really don't know how my sister's body can be used to conceive many times." Empress Yao smiled after finishing speaking. There was a different kind of tenderness on his face.

Concubine Yue's face paled with anger at Empress Yao's words, she took a few breaths slowly, and then continued: "Although my sister has had a hard time getting pregnant, it is my sister's honor to be able to conceive a child for the emperor. My sister can Planting jade in Lantian is also a gift from the emperor to my younger sister. Sister, don’t you think so? Besides, although my younger sister’s body is a little weaker, she is stronger as a mother. For the sake of the child, it is worthwhile to work hard. For the sake of the child, the younger sister must sacrifice Donate a lot, don’t you think it’s you? Didn’t my sister also sacrifice a lot in order to have a child?”

Empress Yao's fingernails pierced deeply into the palm of her hand after hearing the words of Imperial Concubine Yue.They were not talking, and everyone quietly looked at Empress Yao's face, silently looking forward to the wonderful show between the empress and the imperial concubine.But Empress Yao wanted to disappoint everyone, she just smiled sweetly and said: "Sister, what you said is very true. I only have one daughter so far. If I can have another child, it will be a blessing for me. The child, whether it is a boy or a girl, I like it all, this is my child after all. It is also the emperor's most authentic direct child, and it is not comparable to ordinary children."

Shao Yunyan smiled softly, Empress Yao's claim at this time has changed from her sister to her own palace, if the Royal Concubine Yue said something else.It's hard to guarantee that Queen Yao won't explode on the spot.Shao Yunyan sat quietly on the stool and did not speak. It is not for her little concubines to interrupt the conversation between the queen and the imperial concubine, it is better to watch silently.

Imperial Concubine Yue looked at the queen with a gentle smile, rubbed her stomach and said, "The queen sister has a body, which is different from the younger sisters. How can the younger sisters compare with the queen sister? The queen sister treats the younger sister very generously, It's also because my sister has a good personality. So my sister thinks that my sister will definitely give birth to a son and a grandson, and that child will be blessed. I don't want my sister, who is now pregnant with three children in succession, and the emperor doesn't love her concubine too much. Think of the queen sister As soon as she becomes pregnant, she will be exempted from greetings from everyone in the harem, my sister is really lucky."

"Sister, I have to thank the emperor..." Empress Yao smiled lightly, looked outside and said, "Yo, today these people haven't expired yet. Fei Cui will help Ben Gong to see if they are here Then wait outside."

Fei Cui replied in a soft voice, and after going out for a while, she turned around and said: "As for Empress Empress, there is no other empress outside. I think she hasn't arrived yet." Fei Cui's eyes were full of disdain, what happened to Concubine Lian?Why should girls wait for her?Even the imperial concubine and empress have arrived.

The Royal Concubine Yue quietly looked at the concubines present, each of them either bowed their heads in silence, or talked to the concubines nearby.Anyway, they all acted as if nothing happened, and they didn't speak at all.At this time, among the concubines, only Concubine Lian has not arrived.Concubine Yue looked at the vacant seat, and felt disgusted in her heart.She wooed Concubine Lian because of her good background and strong background.He even wanted to fight the current Concubine Xia, and also wanted the Queen Mother to give her a good look because of her good relationship with Concubine Lian.

But the current ally has not only become a concubine, but has also been given a title, which makes her very uncomfortable.And after hearing what she did in the imperial garden, I became even more disdainful.Concubine Yue Huang was thinking secretly whether she should give up this ally.Because she will definitely not be a simple person, and once the queen mother returns, she will not be able to control her.Thinking of this, the imperial concubine smiled slightly.Became a gourd according to his mouth, didn't say anything, just smiled quietly.

As time passed, Shao Yunyan's teacup alone had been refilled three times.Watching the sun gradually rise, the concubines gradually became impatient.Empress Yao's face also showed a trace of anger.

Just when Empress Yao was about to get angry with Concubine Lian, Concubine Lian walked into the palace with the support of two servants, like a weak wind supporting a willow.Seeing her pale face, everyone gritted their teeth secretly, even with a hint of sarcasm in their eyes.

Concubine Lian tried her best to get away from the support of the maid, and was stopped by the queen when she was about to salute the queen.Empress Yao smiled gently and said, "Look at my sister, she is sick? Have you heard about the imperial physician?"

Concubine Lian's pale face showed a smile, and she still bowed slowly to Empress Yao and said, "I'm fine, thank you Empress for your concern."

Empress Yao snorted softly, quickly blinked away the sarcasm in her eyes, and told the servants: "Hurry up and help Concubine Lian to sit down, and remember to add a thicker cushion to Concubine Lian's stool."

Concubine Lian's face became even paler when she heard this, she suddenly shook her body, bit her lip to hold back her grievance.He just answered yes obediently, and was supported by the servants to salute the imperial concubine and others.

Fortunately, Concubine Gui and the others didn't make things too difficult for Concubine Lian, they just asked her to salute for a little longer and gave her something.Arriving at Concubine De's place, Concubine De looked at Concubine Lian with a sneer, stroked her hair and said, "Oh, Sister Concubine Lian, you don't need to salute, lest you feel uncomfortable. I am really worried that you will fall to the ground at any time. Hurry up and help your empress. Be careful that your empress's legs are weak."

Concubine Lian's expression was made even uglier by Concubine De's words, but because her status was higher than her own, she kept holding back and refused to explode.When Concubine Lian saluted Shao Yunyan again, her face was pale and trembling. Shao Yunyan just smiled slightly and said to Concubine Lian: "Sister Lianfei, don't want to salute so standardly. You and I are on the same level. Yes. Do you think so, sisters?"

Concubine Lian didn't appreciate Shao Yunyan, she just raised her chin lightly, and finally she was about to sit on the stool that had been prepared with cushions.At this time, I just heard Concubine De faintly say something that would make Concubine Lian feel ashamed to death. "Is the cushion you prepared thick enough? If it's too thin, wouldn't the Concubine Lian not be able to sit on it? If it hurts, she screams, but it's easy to startle the fetus. These are three pregnant women."

After listening to Concubine De's words, Concubine Lian's pale face no longer had color, it seemed to have turned pale.And the body is trembling.The concubines looked at Concubine Lian as if watching a good show, all with a kind of gloating.Concubine Lian looked at the crowd, then shook her teeth and sat down on the mat, her face was already so ugly.

Seeing Concubine Lian's appearance, Concubine Fang couldn't help smiling, and said sarcastically, "Sister Concubine Lian, what's wrong? Why does she look like she's been tortured? After all, you're also the head of the First Palace, how could you suffer? This kind of punishment? When can punishment be used on concubines?"

"Hey... Sister Concubine Lian, you are too. If you are not feeling well, report it to the empress. Our empress is a magnanimous person. Since my sister is not feeling well, I will definitely forgive my sister. Why bother?" Want to suffer physically?"

"Yeah, it's really hard to see my sister like this. I'm afraid that my sister will have to rest in bed for a long time. This is hard for my sister." Concubine De smiled sarcastically, with A look of gloating.

Concubine Qi raised the corners of her mouth, looked at Concubine Lian with a pale face, and said with a sympathetic smile, "Sister Concubine Lian, don't be wronged, this is a great reward from heaven, and ordinary people have received such a reward."

"Yes, Sister Qi Concubine, what you said is really right. We have never tried that kind of reward, so we really have no experience." Concubine Ping, who had never spoken, said with a smile. The disdain grew stronger.

Concubine De glared at them and said with a smile: "You guys actually want to try the taste of reward? Do you have that bone? Let's not compare with others. Who is he? She is the queen mother My niece and niece, be careful of her revenge in the future."

"Sister De Concubine, is it really unusual for the emperor to treat Sister Concubine Lian? We have all been in the palace for more than three years, and we have never tried this kind of taste. We never thought that Sister Concubine Lian would take the lead. Congratulations." Concubine Fang smiled triumphantly, looking at Concubine Lian, the smile on the corner of her mouth became more and more obvious.

Concubine De smiled lightly, looked at everyone and said, "It's her ability to be rewarded by the Emperor himself to reflect the plum blossoms in the snow. Sister Lianfei was able to get out of bed and walk around in the five days since the last time she stayed in bed. If it were someone else, hehe, I’m afraid they wouldn’t even be able to get out of the bed.” Concubine De smiled softly, then turned to look at Shao Yunyan and said, “It can only be said that Concubine Lian’s body is very good. Look at Concubine Yi’s sister, she’s just fine too. Look at the person, she looks a little thinner, she looks like Sister Lianfei, she doesn't look sick at all."

"Oh, my concubine Yi's sister is cold, so she can't eat and drink naturally, so she will look thinner, but that's not the case with Concubine Lian." Concubine Ping paused before saying, "The waist and hips of this body are red and swollen. I can't even lose weight." Concubine Ping raised her eyebrows after she finished speaking, and gently supported her waist.

Concubine Lian's face contorted for a while, and she clenched her teeth tightly.She seemed to have been greatly humiliated, wishing she could stab the bear and commit suicide immediately.

Shao Yunyan frowned slightly, she didn't want to join the team that laughed at Concubine Lian, but she didn't want to be their talk either.These concubines can talk if they talk a little bit, but the emperor who was pried away by Concubine Lian from her just smiled gently and said: "It's still Sister Ping who understands my sister, if I didn't have a cold and fell ill Then five or six days. This winter, I’m afraid I’ll have to worry about eating too much and getting fat again.” Shao Yunyan pointed out that she was ill for five or six days, and Concubine Lian pried the emperor away not because she was unattractive, but because she was in the way. rule.

"Sister Concubine Yi has been ill for a few days and it's my sister's fault that she didn't go to see you." Concubine Ping just smiled, looked into Shao Yunyan's clear eyes, and continued: "Sister Concubine Lian, I'm talking about you if it's not my sister. This woman's body is yours. But don't wear thin clothes, if it's cold, it's your business for the rest of your life." Concubine Ping looked at her with raised eyebrows and laughed.It was obviously talking about her seducing the emperor.

Just when Concubine Lian was about to shed tears, someone made a voice to save her.

"Okay, don't talk any more. If this continues, Concubine Lian will feel ashamed? Let's not miss the serious business. Are you right, Sister Imperial Concubine?" Empress Yao came out at the most critical time. The voice interrupted the words of the concubines, and pulled the chattering concubines to his side with one word, and looked at the imperial concubine with a smile.There is a different meaning in the eyes.

(End of this chapter)