Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 351 Concealment
When the emperor first set off for the expedition, Chen Wenxin occasionally felt a little sad when there was no one around.

As time passed, she turned grief and anger into appetite, and her belly bulged again.

Because the doctor Gua said that she missed the emperor too much, resulting in a little thin body, which is not conducive to the growth of the fetus.

This shocked Chen Wenxin, who was pregnant for the first time, and dared not do anything wrong.

The emperor originally wanted to keep Lu Zong to serve her fetal portrait, but Chen Wenxin insisted on refusing to let Lu Zong follow him to take care of the emperor.

The battlefield is changeable, the sword has no eyes, and there is no reliable imperial physician to follow, how can she rest assured?

Anyway, there is an imperial doctor Gua in the palace, he is a master of women and babies, except that the medicinal food is a little ugly, there is nothing wrong with it.

In any case, the emperor agreed to take Lu Zong away, and let the imperial doctor Gua come every day to ask Chen Wenxin for a safe pulse.

After asking for the peace pulse that day, at dusk, Concubine De and others went to Yikun Palace to pay their respects.

This is the first time they have found an opportunity to come to Yikun Palace after the abolition of the crown prince, and they have a lot to say to each other.

Four elder brothers had been vaccinated, and Chen Wenxin could easily guess the intention of everyone's visit. She just pretended not to know, and with a smile, everyone sat down to drink tea and talk.

"I've been feeling tired lately. Sometimes I can't hold it anymore after playing around with my fifth elder brother for a while. If I stay alone and feel deserted, I really don't know what to do."

She smiled sweetly and helplessly, with a big belly, she looked as pure as a girl.

Everyone listened, and they knew it in their hearts.

They can't be bothered for too long, and they can't stop visiting all the time. This scale has to be grasped.

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing how to speak well.

Chen Wenxin picked up the teacup and took a sip. Seeing everyone's expressions, she said, "Why are everyone so reserved? I have a doll in my stomach, but I don't know how to eat people."

Zeng Chang couldn't help laughing at the first, and the embarrassing atmosphere was instantly broken.

Concubine De said: "When Erbeile was abolished, we came to Yikun Palace to pay our respects. We wanted to ask what the emperor thinks about this matter, so we have a good idea."

Chen Wenxin suddenly realized, "I didn't hear about this matter until a few days later, the emperor didn't let the news reach Yikun Palace, and the slaves who knew about it didn't dare to tell me."

Zhang Guiren said quickly, "Yes, we also know that the emperor is afraid of disturbing the mother's pregnancy. No, I heard that the mother's fetal image is very stable, so we dare to disturb it."

Summer is almost over, the days are getting colder every day, and the baby in her womb is eight months old.

In more than a month, the child will be in labor, I am afraid that the emperor will not be able to come back in time to see the birth of the child.

Chen Wenxin smiled, "They were all stung by the servants below, how could they be so fragile? You can't see people even if you're pregnant?"

When other people are pregnant, they can naturally see others, but Chen Wenxin is pregnant, and no one dares to see her easily.

Who doesn't know that the emperor loves her the most and treasures the dragon fetus in her belly?
If there is a mistake in front of her, it will be a death penalty!

So even Concubine De and the others dared not wander around in front of Chen Wenxin casually.

Defei tentatively said: "In front of the civil and military officials of the whole court, the emperor said that the edict to change the crown prince is in the hands of the empress. We all want to know who this candidate is, so we can rest assured."

Wei Changzai pursed his lips and said nothing, Zeng Changzai concluded, "As long as it's not the eldest brother and the third elder brother, it can be anyone!"

The eight eager eyes of the four people were all staring at Chen Wenxin, which made her feel deeply stressed.

She waved her hand.

What does it mean?
The four people exchanged glances, none of them understood what it meant.

"Don't ask me, I only know where the emperor put the secret edict, but I haven't taken it out to read it."

How can it be!

Even Wei Changzai was not calm anymore, and said: "Isn't your mother curious? What if the candidate written in the emperor's edict is the elder brother?"

Chen Wenxin looked up at her strangely.

"Are you afraid that if the emperor doesn't come back, the elder brother will succeed?"

Wei Changzai was a little embarrassed by her look, and nodded slightly.

Chen Wenxin glanced at the other three, and everyone's eyes told her that they were all worried about the same thing.

They are all concubines of the emperor. The emperor has just set off for an expedition, and they are already thinking about the fact that the emperor will not come back.

Thinking about this, it can't help but make people feel a little chilling.

But thinking about it again, the emperor has no affection for them, so this can be regarded as a fair exchange.

It is enough for her alone to miss the emperor and hope that the emperor will return safely.

She opened the mouth and said: "Let's not say, the emperor has made sufficient preparations for this time's personal conquest, and he will definitely come back victorious. Even if the emperor really has something good or bad, what does it have to do with us to let the elder brother succeed?"

Everyone was stunned.

She continued: "We have never persecuted Concubine Hui, nor have we ever harmed eldest brother. If there is a day, what kind of life the concubine should live, and what kind of life the eldest brother will give us, that is enough. carry on."

Just... that's it?
It is said that Chen Wenxin has no desires, never fights for power and profit, and clearly does not believe in Buddhism, but in the harem she is the concubine most like a Bodhisattva.

It seems that this statement is well-deserved.

Even Zhang Guiren couldn't stand it any longer, so he slapped his thigh anxiously, "My imperial concubine, why can't you figure it out!"

"You are now an imperial concubine, and you are only one step away from that position! It would be best if the emperor can come back safely. If the emperor can't come back, don't you want to be the empress dowager?"

Only when Chen Wenxin became the Queen Mother, they could have hope.

If Concubine Hui ascended to that position, they would have to die in the palace and die.

Chen Wenxin smiled and shook her head, "If you want to be the empress dowager, it's not me, it's sister Defei."

Concubine De was startled when she heard the words, she hurriedly raised her head and explained again and again, "How could it be? We are all looking forward to the imperial concubine's lead, how can we overstep. I definitely didn't mean that..."

Chen Wenxin grabbed her hand.

"I don't even mind that Concubine Hui takes that position, why would I mind Sister De Concubine taking that position? If Sister De Concubine takes that position, will she treat us badly? I am assured of that."

Everyone thought about it, if the fourth elder brother was the candidate for the crown prince, wouldn't the future empress dowager be Defei?
It is an indisputable fact that fourth elder brother and her mother-in-law are not close, blood is thicker than water.

Concubine De was a little flustered, "Speaking of which the fourth elder brother is still young, the emperor will not entrust the great cause to him. Even him, I have to let him respect the imperial concubine as the queen mother, how can it be my turn?"

Chen Wenxin didn't know if she said this from the bottom of her heart, or if she was afraid that she would fear her.

After all, she still believed in Concubine De.

"Sister De Concubine is talking nonsense. If the fourth elder brother ascends the throne and there is no queen in the palace, he must respect your biological mother as the queen mother. It's not that you don't know me. I have never valued these positions."

She really didn't care much about who would ascend the throne and who would be the queen mother in the future.

She just needs to live her own life honestly, with Chen Xihai and Chen Wenyi in the court, she can't suffer.

Everyone admired her open-mindedness, but felt ashamed of her stinginess.

Chen Wenxin glanced at everyone, and said in a low voice: "Although I haven't read the secret edict, but—"

"but what?"

"I suspect that the so-called secret edict does not have the emperor's real will at all."

how come?
"The emperor didn't write the candidate for the crown prince? How could your empress think so?"

Chen Wenxin rested his chin and said: "The emperor just used a trick to confuse people's hearts. He took away Huang Ji, Wang Xi and other university scholars. The will of the new king will also be announced from the battlefield.”

Chen Wenxin is the emperor's only pillow person, her guess is not groundless.

The crowd fell into contemplation.

Wei Chang, who was always careful, asked: "Then why does the emperor do this?"

Chen Wenxin didn't change his face, "Maybe it's to let some people who are ready to move show their fox tails."

In a word, make everyone vigilant.

After drinking a few sips of tea, and exchanging a few words of homely greetings, the four left Yikun Palace one after another with their own thoughts.

After they left, Bai Lu asked Chen Wenxin in a low voice, "The master clearly knows the content of the secret edict, why did he lie to the imperial concubine and the others?"

Concubine De and others are attached to her, and she has always treated them sincerely and never cheated.

What he did today surprised Bai Lu a little.

Chen Wenxin pursed her lips, "I don't want to deceive them, but I have to. The emperor is not in the palace, so I have to be careful. The temptation of the throne is too great. No matter how much I trust Concubine De, I can't risk myself .”

On the one hand, she comforted Concubine De, if the fourth elder brother was the crown prince, Concubine De must be the empress dowager.

On the other hand, she also cleared her relationship, proving that she did not know the candidate for the crown prince.

Only in this way can everyone dispel their suspicions.

"The emperor is not in the court, the situation is already chaotic enough. If everything goes well with Zhungeer, it's okay, but if it doesn't go well, there must be troubles in the court. I don't have that much energy, and I must not let the harem go into trouble again. .”

When it comes to self-protection, she has a very clear mind.

I hope that everything goes well with the emperor, and that all her worries are superfluous.

Bai Lu couldn't help nodding, "Master is right, you should do something extraordinary at an extraordinary time. Even though De Fei and the others have been with the master for a long time, it is better to be careful when it comes to the establishment of the reserve."

Chen Wenxin sighed, "The emperor entrusted me with the secret edict. It is not only a golden arrow, but also a hot potato. How many people are staring at this secret edict, so I want to open it!"

The emperor not only hinted that the fourth elder brother was the crown prince, but also said that the name of the child in her womb was also in the secret edict.

This made Chen Wenxin very curious.

But she held back.

When the emperor comes back, she will let him tell her personally.

When the time comes, they will take the secret edict from behind the upright plaque and gossip about the emperor's mood at that time, as if they were reading a book for fun...

(End of this chapter)