is still the Zhiyang Palace, but because he is not there, he has lost all its brilliance in Qiwen's eyes.

Master Wang Zhi accompanied the car, and Qian Yuanhe led Qin'er and several Qiwen to the palace gate to greet her before they set off.

Senior Brother Qian was full of spring breeze, and he almost said "sister" again, and hurriedly changed his mouth shape and said: "Concubine Chen's mother is blessed with Jin'an!" ”

Qin'er and other palace maids were also full of joy, and they greeted each other with a salute.

Qiwen got out of the carriage, sat on the prepared shoulder after exempting them, and asked, "I don't know how the queen mother arranged it?" ”

She doesn't even have a formal dormitory. Qian Yuanhe said: "Back to Niangniang, the queen said that there are many vacant palaces in the harem, and it is better to wait for Niangniang to come back and choose the dormitory by herself, so it is not decided." He also said that if you can't settle down for a while, you can temporarily live in Longxi Pavilion, where someone cleans every day, and there is no need to clean up in advance. It doesn't matter if you want to stay there permanently. ”

Qiwen nodded and said, "What about now?" Does the Queen want me to come over? ”

"The queen said, I listen to you. If you feel tired, go to Longxi Pavilion to rest. She has already brought Concubine Ning Niangniang and Feng Xuan to wait in Kunyu Palace, wait for you to rest, and then go to Longxi Pavilion to see you. ”

Just listening to him say so simply, Qiwen can clearly understand the queen's mentality. Long before she left the palace, the queen often looked sincere and frightened in front of her, as if she was afraid of offending her and making her unhappy. Now that she is pregnant with the imperial heir, it is inevitable to hold her for offerings.

This is not because the queen is afraid of her or the emperor, in fact, it is mainly because she has been unable to pay her debt in the past, and the queen is bent on compensating and repaying her kindness.

In this court without him, it is inevitable to deal with his nominal women, whether the other party is kind or malicious, which makes Qiwen feel bored and tired. She sighed and said, "It's not good to keep the queen waiting, so let's send me to Kunyu Palace first." ”

The queen has no choice, Qiwen secretly planned, how should she think of a rut and persuade Concubine Ning and the two decorations of the Feng Xuan to retire. What's the use of keeping the two of them together, playing mahjong at the table?

In other words, Concubine Ning is no longer a threat to Qiwen.

The biggest disadvantage of a person like Concubine Ning is that he is not on the stage, but the biggest benefit is that he is not on the stage. It's like the kind of little person who is poor and calculating all his life, takes advantage of relatives and friends everywhere, flocks to the good things when he encounters good things, watches the fire from the other side when he encounters bad things, is angry and laughs, and pranks on the black, he is naturally not a good person, but you have to stuff him with a knife and let him go to the house to rob the house or even rebel and subvert the state politics. right, he definitely didn't have that guts.

Concubine Ning belongs to this kind of little person, secretly poking a little bit of discord, telling some right and wrong, fighting for jewelry and satin, she is still good at it, but if she wants to say that poisoning and killing people or tripping Qiwen to kill the emperor's first child has a miscarriage, she definitely doesn't have the courage to do this kind of thing. In terms of the courage and strategy to do bad things, she is far from being as good as Qiwen's best sister-in-law Liu.

And since Mama Song was deflated under Qiwen, a consensus has gradually spread in the harem: Miss Qiwen is not easy to mess with, whether it is the support of the emperor or the queen, or the help of the money governor of Dongchang, she can't afford to provoke it anyway.

Although the people who know that Qiwen is the number one in the East Factory are limited to the internal backbone of the East Factory.

Seeing that Qiwen monopolized the holy favor and was now pregnant with the imperial heir, it was impossible for Concubine Ning not to blush, but at this time, her blushing eyes could no longer be regarded as jealousy. The psychology of jealousy can only arise in the equal relationship between the two parties, with the emperor's public reprimand first, and the rendering of Mama Song's experience later, Concubine Ning has already formed a posture of looking up at Qiwen in terms of mentality.

If you are blushing at the person you look up to, it is not jealousy, but envy. You will hate and be hostile to the person you are jealous of, and you will have the heart to deal with it, but for the person you envy, there is no other way than to continue to envy it, because you know that you are not qualified to do something to others.

Concubine Ning actually has the consciousness that she can no longer hope to get the grace of the saint, but compared to going out of the palace to marry a mortal, it is more tempting for her to stay in fine clothes and food. So she could only endure the sour self-pity and self-injury in her heart, and be a little low in front of Qiwen.

As early as when Qiwen lived in Kunyu Palace, when they met occasionally, Concubine Ning had already fully achieved the superficial politeness to her, this time Qiwen had been officially canonized, and her position was promoted to Concubine Ning.

accompanied the queen to welcome Qiwen's arrival in Kunyu Palace, Concubine Ning and Feng Xuanzhi had to have more rules and rules, how respectful and respectful, and even called the queen and dared to call her "sister", but she only dared to call Qiwen "Niangniang".

Qiwen didn't deal with them much, not because she was big, but because she was a little physically and mentally exhausted after going through all the way and getting angry for King Tan.

The queen saw that she was not in good spirits, so she persuaded: "Since you are tired, go back to Longxi Pavilion to rest, why do we need to take these false courtesies?" ”

Qiwen smiled lightly: "I don't live in Longxi Pavilion after all, and now there are so many people in the palace, instead of living scattered, it is better to concentrate on each other to take care of each other." If the mother doesn't bother me, I will still live in the East Side Palace. ”

The queen was slightly stunned, and said with a smile: "You are really considerate, I really look forward to you still living in Kunyu Palace, you don't know, you went out with the army for a while, and the queen mother said that she was sick, and I was overstretched to take care of the palace affairs alone." But now that you're pregnant, how can I let you bother with me? ”

In fact, it is really not a much troublesome thing to deal with palace affairs, it is much easier than commanding the affairs of Dongchang and helping the emperor to make suggestions for state affairs. Qiwen just guessed that the queen mother doesn't care about things now, and the emperor is not there, the queen must have no backbone, especially blind, rather than waiting for something to go wrong and then come to solve it by herself, it is better to take the initiative to ask Yingshou to help her a little.

"It's not a bother, in fact, I'm used to living here, and I just want to be a companion with my mother." In fact, Qiwen, who wanted to hide from Qingjing, had no choice but to say something against her heart, and sighed again and again, "Also, when I come back this time, I should also go to see the Queen Mother, when does Niang Niang think it is appropriate?" ”

The queen was slightly embarrassed: "This is ...... I'm afraid the queen doesn't want to see you. ”

This sounds a little ambiguous, in fact, the Queen Mother is not aimed at Qiwen, but since the death of the Emperor Taishang, especially after the turmoil in the Imperial Palace, she has been in a slump, although she is not seriously ill, she has no spirit, so she not only exempted the concubine from asking for peace, but also declared that she did not want to see guests, so that everyone tried not to disturb themselves.

Qiwen understands very well that whoever encounters the series of blows of her husband's death and her son's fight will inevitably be depressed, but no matter whether the Queen Mother sees it or not, as a newly canonized concubine and a person who is pregnant with the emperor's heir, she needs to go through the motions of a visit.

Unexpectedly, when she went to Ciqing Palace to meet her the next day, the Queen Mother didn't take Qiao at all, and she was allowed directly.

This is the second time Qiwen has met the Queen Mother, and after only a few months, the Queen Mother's appearance surprised her.

is also sitting on the south kang between the east end of the main hall of Ciqing Palace, which is also similar to the last time, but the queen mother has lost weight for a while, not to mention, the temples have obviously added a lot of wind and frost, and there are a lot of fine lines on the face, and the spirit is not as good as before, as if she is ten years old. Fortunately, he is still in good health and has no symptoms.

"Niangniang also knows that today is the most filial person, even if it is not for herself, just to let Jinshang feel relieved, no worries, Niangniang should also be more relieved, take care of your body." After seeing the ceremony and taking a seat, Qiwen persuaded very sincerely.

The Queen Mother actually smiled a little: "It's not an outsider, don't be a long mother, it's short, and Yuanchen also called me a queen mother." ”

Qiwen was very surprised, and nodded a little curtly: "Yes, Queen Mother." ”

In the steps of coming in just now, the queen mother's attitude was still light, and she was not kind if she didn't show her kindness, plus she had already laid the impression when she first met, and when she showed such a kind attitude, Qiwen really didn't fit in.

Next, the Queen Mother asked about whether the journey was smooth, the emperor's living and other matters, and Qiwen answered them one by one, trying to pick up the good aspects and say, so that the Queen Mother could be relieved. The Queen Mother listened quietly, occasionally interjecting into inquiries, and her words were not very warm, but they were far better than Qiwen's expectations.

In her imagination, it would be good for the Queen Mother to stop seeing her as a vixen who seduced her two sons.

When everything that should be said was almost finished, and Qiwen was about to retire, the Queen Mother suddenly asked: "On the night of the first emperor's death, did you go back to bed for the first time?" ”

A sensitive point was touched, Qiwen felt a sudden shock in her heart, and replied stubbornly: "Exactly." ”

The Queen Mother's eyes fell, and the fine lines at the corners of her eyes became deeper with the softness of her expression: "Yuanchen is the most filial person, and your baby was conceived that night." What a blessed man...... But then again, Yuan Chen is even more blessed to meet you. ”

Qiwen had a sour nose for a moment, not for herself. Before coming back this time, the emperor also explained that if the queen mother had a bad attitude, let her not mind. It can be seen that to this day, he has not let go of his heart and treated his mother frankly, and he still treats his mother as the mother who dislikes him.

If he could hear the Queen Mother's words, he would be full of relief, right?

"You are really," the Queen Mother looked at Qiwen's waist and abdomen for a while, "How can there be a woman who has been pregnant for more than three months and doesn't know it?" ”

Qiwen was very embarrassed, although she had not been accused of this in person for a while, in fact, she knew that her "feat" must have spread a long time ago, and she didn't know how many people had laughed at it.

"Go back and rest, everything is bigger than the emperor's heir, don't worry about me here." The Queen Mother sent tea to the guests, "Although I don't use it, I can live until my grandson grows up." ”

Qiwen was full of warmth, got up and saluted: "Yes, the queen mother takes care, and the daughter-in-law has retired." ”

The Queen Mother moved her lips, as if she hesitated, before she said: "There is one more thing I want to persuade you, you ...... Don't hold too much grudge against Yuan Ying. ”

Qiwen blinked her eyes and was stunned for a while before she nodded and said, "Don't worry, the queen mother, I have no hatred for the third prince." ”

When she got out of Ciqing Palace, Qiwen didn't even sit on her shoulders, and walked back directly, causing a group of people who followed the palace to be unknown, so they trotted behind her in fear.

The Queen Mother's last sentence directly dispelled more than half of Qiwen's accumulated good mood.

She really couldn't figure it out, why the emperor and his mother thought she was a bad person, and they were so afraid of her to clean up that villain! Obviously he is the bad guy, obviously he is the bad guy!

She longed to erect a marble pillar and chisel this sentence on it, knowing the world and passing it down through the ages.

Calm and calm, Qiwen stroked her already a little visible lower abdomen and secretly calmed her feelings, in fact, the Queen Mother would be so persuasive, and she also had the meaning of treating her as her own family, so she should still see the good side.

Well, I should be so angry because of my hormonal imbalance, but why is it that the more I am persuaded not to worry about him, the more I want to clean him up......

The Queen Mother was indeed very interesting, not only did she quickly send a lot of tonic medicine to Qiwen, but also specially asked Aunt Su to spread the word that she had never cared about Mama Li's mistakes in the past, and asked Qiwen to recruit Mama Li back as a companion.

Sending tonic medicine can be regarded as superficial care, and this explanation is very intimate. But Qiwen felt that it was not a bad thing for Mama Li to go out of the palace to support the elderly, so she politely refused.

In fact, during the chat, the queen told her afterwards that the queen mother was originally a very good mother-in-law, and she had always treated her very well, and she had a bad attitude towards Qiwen, purely out of misunderstanding. Qiwen also felt reasonable, so she made another account for King Tan in her heart.

The battlefield in Liaodong may be a fierce scene of arrows flying, but it is not infected in the capital at all. Especially staying in this Zhiyang Palace, the days are as calm as the pendulum of a self-striking bell, mechanical and regular, without the slightest abnormality.

Jinyiwei has a close relationship with Dongchang, and new news on the battlefield reaches Qiwen almost every day. Qiwen knew that this was deliberately done by him in order to avoid her worry. Fortunately, he is not a person who reports good news and does not report mourning, Qiwen believes that these news are reliable and reliable.

Judging from the battle report, the war gradually fell into a tug-of-war, and the two sides had their own advances and retreats, and it was difficult to distinguish the winner from the loser for a while. It's always good that there aren't major dangers for a while, but that's not good news.

The logistics supply of Heguo is tight, and Dayan is also not rich, this time the military expenditure is because the emperor has prepared in advance, and he has saved up a few months in advance, and it is difficult to say how long it can last to start a war of attrition.

However, Qiwen gradually learned to calm herself down and not worry, her most important task at present is to raise the fetus, and the other is to manage her subordinates, maintain good order, and ensure that some "scourges" do not get a chance to cause trouble.

……

"That's it."

In the garden of the Tan Wang's Mansion, the King of Tan was squatting on the ground in an idle and loose Moon Shadow gauze robe, stroking a sliding hound with black fur in his hand, and interrupted Zhong Zheng's report in a loud voice, "There is no need to talk about these scattered little things in the future, anyway, it is the same, you are not annoyed when you say it, I am also annoyed when I listen to it." ”

"Yes." Zhong Zheng replied respectfully, "It's just that the subordinates think that no matter what the prince says, he is also in the name of the prison country, and Concubine Zhao Chen is so squeezed that she doesn't even save the least face, which is too much." ”

Since Qiwen returned to the palace, the fans of Dongchang have suddenly tightened their attention to the Tanwang Mansion several times more than before, and from dark to light, the underground has turned to the ground, without concealing it at all. Even if someone comes out of the palace to buy vegetables, he will be followed by several people immediately. This is no longer a simple surveillance, it is almost a blatant show of force.

Now more than a month has passed, and the stalking has not slackened at all, but has become more and more intense.

King Tan smiled easily, stood up and took the towel from the servant's hand, wiped his hands, and said, "This little bit of squeezing is already her mercy in front of the second brother." It's not like you don't know, she has long wanted my life. ”

The prince's attitude towards Concubine Zhao Chen became more and more incomprehensible to Zhong Zheng, but unfortunately no matter how he couldn't understand it, he couldn't ask.

When King Tan walked back to Caiwei Hall, it was already dark, and the lamp had just been turned on in the house. He sat down on the kang between the pins, and before he could finish drinking a cup of tea, Zhong Zheng, who had just retired, hurried over again, and presented a small tightly sealed scroll with a slightly nervous expression: "Lord Wang, someone has sent a secret report of fire paint!" ”

King Tan's eyes flashed, this is a new thing. The secret report has always been the transmission method of important confidential information, and although he has the name of supervising the country, he has no practical matters to manage, and if there is any confidential matter, it should be sent directly to the cabinet, or even to the palace to Qiwen, there is no reason to send it to him. Could it be that the second brother has any special instructions?

It was really a very formal fire paint secret report, the scroll was wrapped in a layer of sturdy cowhide, sealed by fire paint, and stamped with a Song style "urgent" character seal.

This kind of secret report is equipped with a series of secret rules, and even the opening cannot be done by the subordinates, King Tan opened the seal with his own hands, unfolded the scroll inside, and saw that the servants and maids had been sent out, and Zhong Zheng also consciously stood a few steps away.

King Tan read the words on the secret report, his eyes flickered several times, and a complex look gradually spread on his face, and in addition to the faint surprise, there seemed to be a touch of mockery.

"Who sent this?" After reading it, King Tan asked.

"It's an errand officer in ordinary attire, claiming to be a secret agent of the brocade guard. The subordinates have arranged for the man to stay in the house for a while. ”

"It's not difficult to buy a small brocade guard to help deliver the message." King Tan nodded, and lightly threw the scroll to Zhong Zheng, "Take it and see it." ”

Zhong Zheng took the scroll and looked at it, and was shocked.

It wasn't a fire paint secret report at all, but a secret letter disguised as a fire paint secret report. Although the letter was written in a very regular Central Plains script, the writer claimed to be Yoshimoto Shiratochichi of the State Customs, and the content was simply summarized: they knew that the Third Highness was the orthodox prince who should succeed to the throne of Dayan, and only because they were killed by the current emperor, their common enemy, they fell behind and were suppressed by him.

Zhong Zheng was full of excitement, almost trembling his hands and feet, the prince's years of planning were once put into flow, and now he has nothing, who knows what year and month he will have to wait until he wants to make a comeback, isn't this a God-given opportunity?