"Concubine Xian is pregnant~ pregnant?" On this day, Ji Xiaotang was sitting in the upper room of Xuchun Hall talking to the second wife Ji and Ji Xiaoyun who came and went, when he suddenly received this news from the palace.

Ji Xiaoyun's baby has gradually sat down, and she is not as happy as a few days ago, so she was taken by Mrs. Ji to Anwang's Mansion to meet Ji Xiaotang, on the one hand, to thank Ji Xiaotang, and on the other hand, the mother and daughter talked to relieve their boredom.

Ji Xiaotang was very surprised, she and Qin Zhen entered the palace several times, and they knew very well how sick Emperor Longqing's body was. When Emperor Longqing was still relatively healthy, he did not let the concubines in the harem get pregnant. In the current state of Emperor Longqing...... There is a harem concubine who is pregnant~ pregnant?

It's amazing.

Also surprised with Ji Xiaotang were Mrs. Ji Er and Ji Xiaoyun.

"Concubine Xian......, is there only one concubine in the palace?" Ji Xiaoyun asked a sentence that seemed a little inexplicable, "Then if there is only one virtuous concubine, if I remember correctly, the eldest sister was named a virtuous concubine a while ago." ”

"Is it really Xiaolian?" Compared with Ji Xiaoyun's uncertainty, Mrs. Ji Er asked directly.

"How can there be a second virtuous concubine in the palace." Ji Xiaotang said a little absent-mindedly.

If this news is correct, then Ji Xiaolian is pregnant.

That's a real ...... Great event.

After all, Ji Xiaolian is a person from Xinhuatang. When Mrs. Ji heard the news, she couldn't sit still anymore, she explained a few words to Ji Xiaotang, and hurriedly took Ji Xiaoyun back.

And this news was quickly confirmed.

Mrs. Ji Er and Ji Xiaoyun returned home on the front foot. The lieutenant who passed the decree in the palace arrived.

Because Concubine Ji Xiaolian was pregnant with Emperor Longqing's flesh and blood, the palace issued a decree to reward everyone in the Ji family of Xinhuatang.

The first person to be rewarded and benefited was naturally Master Ji.

Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing issued an order. Master Ji was reinstated, Ji Xiaomu was added to a product, and the Yang family also had a fate. Along with the holy decree, the palace also gave gold and jade ruyi, coral beads, pearl strings and a number of rulers used in various colors, in addition, also gave Xinhuatang a hundred taels of gold.

This is a very rich reward. However, such a rich reward is now taken for granted.

Emperor Longqing had no heirs for many years. Ji Xiaolian is pregnant ~ pregnant, no matter from which point of view, it is all due to the community.

Master Ji came back from the Taoist temple after hearing the news. He was even a little disheveled when he received the order. He was in a hurry to come back from the Taoist temple, and before he could change his clothes, the lieutenant who delivered the decree arrived.

However, at this time, there will not be such uninteresting people to ask Master Ji about the sin of untidy appearance.

The lieutenant finished reading the decree. His eyes fell on Master Ji affectionately. Say hello to Master Ji again and again.

Xinhuatang received the will of the palace several times, but it was the first time that Master Ji had such treatment.

Almost at the same time that Xinhuatang received the will, the Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing in the palace issued a decree at the same time, announcing the fact that Concubine Xian was pregnant ~ pregnant.

A concubine is pregnant ~ pregnant, and it is so grand, this is the first time in the history of Daqin, even if the queens of the past dynasties are pregnant ~ pregnant, and the imperial concubines who favored the harem when the first emperor did not have such treatment.

At the same time as announcing to the world. Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing also issued a third decree: to crown Concubine Ji Xiaolian as a concubine.

A year after Ji Xiaolian entered the palace, she went hand in hand with Concubine Zheng Guifei. The position is second only to Queen Han.

Several wills were issued, and all the women of the court handed folds into the palace to congratulate Concubine Ji.

Everyone knows that it is impossible for Empress Han to give birth to an heir for Emperor Longqing, and with Emperor Longqing's physical condition, Ji Xiaolian's pregnancy can already be said to be a miracle, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have a concubine conceived ~ in the future.

In this case, the fetus in Ji Xiaolian's womb is precious, and Ji Xiaolian's identity is also rising.

If this baby is a baby boy, then Wen Wen is the crown prince of the dynasty and the person who took over the Longqing Emperor's country.

Ji Xiaolian's son became the emperor, even if Empress Han relied on the Han family to be promoted to the queen mother, Ji Xiaolian's position would never be low. Moreover, as the emperor's biological ~ mother, her actual degree of dignity is likely to exceed that of the Empress Dowager Han.

Moreover, although the foundation of the Ji family in the imperial court is still weak and cannot compete with the Han family, there are Ji San who has made great contributions to Sheji, Ji Da and Ji Er, who serve in the Ministry of Industry and Rites respectively, and in-laws like An Wangfu.

The strength of the Ji family in the future should not be underestimated, and it is very likely to replace the position of the Han family.

Therefore, not only did the women of life hand over folds to Ji Xiaolian to say hello, but the door of the Ji family in Xinhuatang was full of guests.

Ji Xiaotang sat in the Xuchun Hall, and he knew all these things clearly.

"I didn't expect it." Ji Xiaotang was talking to Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen snorted.

The husband and wife are of the same opinion on this matter. What they didn't expect was that this sentence had two meanings. On the first layer, they, like most people, didn't expect that Emperor Longqing could still make a woman pregnant~. On the second layer, they didn't expect that the person who was pregnant~ would be Ji Xiaolian.

Actually, the main thing is that I didn't expect it to be the first.

As for the second ......

"The queen is very close to her eldest sister...... In fact, Ji Xiaolian was the first to be favored by Emperor Longqing among those newly elected female officials in the palace, and then she was promoted to a virtuous concubine, mainly due to Queen Han.

Ji Xiaotang had already realized that Ji Xiaolian was the two candidates chosen by Empress Dowager Han and Empress Han's aunt and nephew to be Empress Han and Emperor Longqing.

In any case, the fact that Ji Xiaolian is pregnant is bound to have an immeasurable impact on all aspects.

Other women tried every possible way to find an opportunity to tie up with Ji Xiaolian, but Ji Xiaotang, as Princess An, did not need to do this. Ji Xiaotang didn't plan to do this, on the contrary, she discussed it with Qin Zhen and decided to distance herself from Ji Xiaolian.

To alienate Ji Xiaolian, she doesn't need to do anything else at all, just the same as in the past. Because she has always been close to Ji Xiaolian.

Ji Xiaotang didn't want to go into the palace to see Ji Xiaolian. But I plan to go back to Xinhuatang.

Just as she was thinking about which day to go to Xinhuatang, she suddenly came to the door with a lieutenant official from the palace.

The lieutenant who came this time was an unfamiliar face. I reported that I was serving in Changchun ~ the palace.

Since Ji Xiaolian was named a concubine, she moved to Changchun ~ Palace.

This lieutenant from Changchun~ The palace was obviously sent by Ji Xiaolian.

Ji Xiaolian is now a concubine, and she is pregnant, which is very different from when she was a virtuous concubine, she can send people out of the palace at will to deliver news, or convey her will.

Ji Xiaotang asked the lieutenant to come in.

The lieutenant was very respectful to Ji Xiaotang. He conveyed Ji Xiaolian's meaning.

"The concubine has lived in the deep palace for a long time, missing her family, especially her sister. I want to invite the princess into the palace and talk to the princess. ”

Ji Xiaolian asked Ji Xiaotang to enter the palace to speak.

Ji Xiaotang thought about it and decided that he still wanted to give this new concubine some face. And. Something. She also wanted to know more about it.

Ji Xiaotang discussed with Qin Zhen, Qin Zhen did not stop Ji Xiaotang, but just told her to be careful, and sent Wang Ruhai to accompany Mama Cheng and others to serve Ji Xiaotang into the palace together.

Ji Xiaotang entered the palace and did not go directly to Changchun~ Palace, but first arrived at Cining Palace.

Empress Dowager Han was criticizing the folds, but she didn't let Ji Xiaotang wait outside. Instead, she asked Mama Fang to come out and led Ji Xiaotang directly to her study.

Ji Xiaotang entered the study. He glanced around.

Originally, there was no study room in Cining Palace. Although the Queen Mother is noble, she is also a woman in the harem, and she does not need to deal with government affairs. However, when Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager Han took power, so she changed the room next to the dormitory into a study, which was specially used for reading and reading, as well as the place where the court city was summoned.

It was the first time for Ji Xiaotang to come here.

Compared with the Jinluan Palace, the Imperial Study, or the Qianqing Palace of Emperor Longqing, this is the center of political power in Daqin.

And the decoration here is also very similar to such a status, which can be said to be splendid, luxurious and solemn.

Empress Dowager Han sat behind the huge bookcase, and there were many folds on the bookcase.

Ji Xiaotang entered the door, took two steps in front of the bookcase, and made a gesture to salute.

"No courtesy." Empress Dowager Han was reading a letter and didn't raise her head, so she said directly.

"Thank you, Mother." Ji Xiaotang thanked him, and he didn't speak, but waited quietly on the side.

Empress Dowager Han didn't let Ji Xiaotang wait for a long time, she quickly finished reading the fold, drew a circle on it with a red pen, and put the fold on the vermilion lacquer tray on the side.

There were already three or four folds on the tray, and Empress Dowager Han nodded to the little eunuch serving beside her. The little eunuch immediately stepped forward, held the tray up, and walked backwards out of the study.

"Xiaotang, it's rare for you to come to the palace and sit in front of me." Empress Dowager Han pointed to an embroidered pier with a dragon pattern in front of the bookcase and asked Ji Xiaotang to sit.

Ji Xiaotang thanked him and slowly sat down on the embroidery pier.

"The queen mother's face is very good today, I think she is in good health, and she is in good spirits on happy occasions."

When Empress Dowager Han heard Ji Xiaotang say this, she knew the purpose of her coming today.

Empress Dowager Han laughed heartily.

Ji Xiaotang's eyes narrowed slightly, she hadn't seen Empress Dowager Han smile like this for a long time. This is a smile from the heart, in the past, only a few times in the face of Changning, the Empress Dowager Han has smiled like this.

"You kid, you still talk like that. What is rare is that you deliberately entered the palace to see Concubine Ji, and you still wanted to come and see me. Perhaps because she was in a very good mood, Empress Dowager Han spoke in a very gentle tone, and Ji Xiaotang became more and more cordial.

"I should have come to visit the queen mother often, but on the one hand, I am inconvenient now, and on the other hand, the queen mother has a lot of opportunities, and I am afraid of disturbing the queen mother to deal with political affairs." Ji Xiaotang smiled.

"What a brocade heart, Hui quality Lanxin!" Empress Dowager Han smiled and praised, "Speaking of which, you still brought good luck to the harem." ”

"What did the queen mother say?" Ji Xiaotang was really puzzled.

"Over the years, Your Majesty's harem is like a pool of stagnant water, and there has been no movement. Then the foreign women, once they are pregnant, will no longer enter the palace. Speaking of this, the corners of Empress Dowager Han's mouth pulled down, as if she thought of something that she was not very happy about.

"Even when your concubine Susu was pregnant~ pregnant, she never came to the palace once. Yu'er's child has grown so big that he can count the number of times he has entered the palace on one hand. ”

Only Ji Xiaotang, after being pregnant, entered the palace many times.

Empress Dowager Han believes that it is Ji Xiaotang who brings joy and vitality to the harem.

"It's your cousin who is pregnant, this is not the joy you bring!" Empress Dowager Han looked at Ji Xiaotang with a hidden scrutiny in her eyes, and there was something else in her smile.

Ji Xiaotang smiled, no matter whether Empress Dowager Han really said it or had other purposes, she happily accepted this "glory".

"So, it's really me. I don't know how the queen plans to reward me! Ji Xiaotang asked the Empress Dowager Han for a reward.

Empress Dowager Han looked at Ji Xiaotang, her eyes flashed slightly, and then she laughed.

"You ghost girl, you're really ......"

"What the queen mother said is naturally ten out of ten true. Moreover, if I am pretending to be polite to my mother, I will also live up to my mother's sincerity that she has always treated me. Ji Xiaotang's eyebrows stretched, and his smile was like pear blossoms.

"Okay, okay." Empress Dowager Han said yes repeatedly.

Seeing that the atmosphere was so good, Mama Fang also followed alongside her.

"Princess An has a great merit, and the Queen Mother has always treated Princess An as if she was her own daughter, if there is anything good, she will naturally give it to Princess An first."

"You see, even the people I serve here speak for you. You girl, how can you win the hearts of the people so much? Empress Dowager Han smiled.

Subsequently, the Empress Dowager Han really issued an order and asked people to go to the inner library to find a pearl, and four cloud brocades came to Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang took it with a smile.

"Concubine Ji is pregnant, although she is older than you, you are more experienced than her in this regard. You go to see her, talk to her, and let her be happy and give birth to a little emperor and grandson for me. Empress Dowager Han instructed Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang naturally nodded in response, and came out of Cining Palace~ , and under the guidance of the people in the palace and the crowd of people in King An's Mansion, he went to Changchun~ Palace.

After entering Changchun~ Palace, Ji Xiaotang found that Ji Xiaolian already had a guest here.

Perhaps, she shouldn't be called a guest, because this person is Queen Han.

Empress Han was not in good health, and spent nine of the ten days in Kunning Palace recuperating, neither leaving the palace gate nor seeing guests. Ji Xiaotang entered the palace several times, and he would send excerpts to Kunning Palace, and Queen Han was exempted from Ji Xiaotang's invitation because she was unwell.

Later, handing the fold to the Kunning Palace became a form entirely.

Seeing Queen Han in the Changchun~ Palace, Ji Xiaotang was not surprised.

"It's hard for you, you are so heavy, and you are willing to come to the palace to visit Concubine Ji." Empress Han's speech was still weak, but there seemed to be a slight flush on her thin and pale cheeks.

It seems that the child in Ji Xiaolian's belly not only made Empress Dowager Han very happy, but also a good medicine to treat Empress Han. (To be continued.) )