Like a sister to Shen Qingqing, hearing the crying outside, there did seem to be the other party's voice just now, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Therefore, without delay, she pushed the door open.

And after Xiao Jinxuan saw the current situation outside, she couldn't help but freeze slightly in place.

I saw that Xue Yuyan was supported by the two mothers-in-law, and the one who was crying was dead and alive.

By her side, Shen Qing, the concubine, was kneeling on the ground, and Su Qin and Wu were anxiously trying to pull each other up.

Occasionally, Xue Yuyan even beat Shen Qing's body twice, but the other party didn't dodge or dodge, and let a side concubine scold and bully at will.

Just when Xue Yuyan reached out and pulled Shen Qing's neckline again, he saw the door open and Zhou Xianrui's figure appeared there.

Immediately, Xue Yuyan's pungent appearance fell, and he actually covered his face and knelt on the ground crying bitterly, and shouted hoarsely:

"Lord, you want to be the master of the concubine, the princess is so vicious, she actually took advantage of my pregnancy to punish me for kneeling for several hours. In the end, the concubine fainted, and the doctor who treated me said that my body, which was about two months pregnant, had already had fetal gas. If it weren't for the concubine's fate, this would have been one corpse and two lives, and I wouldn't be able to see you alive. ”

With tears streaming down her face, Xue Yuyan, who looked very wronged, only cared about how she would look more pitiful.

But he didn't see Zhou Xianrui's originally calm face at all, and the moment he heard that she was pregnant, not only did a trace of vigilant murder flash in his eyes, but his expression also revealed a touch of boredom.

After all, Xue Yuyan is a member of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the other party is pregnant with his blood, except for giving the Xue family a bargaining chip to contain him, Zhou Xianrui did not feel a trace of joy and excitement because he was about to become a father.

thought that every time he had sex with Xue Yuyan, although he did measures to prevent the other party from getting pregnant.

But only then did Zhou Xianrui realize that he still underestimated the Xue family, and the other party must have used some means, otherwise he should not be pregnant at all.

Compared with Zhou Xianrui's jealousy of Xue Yuyan's pregnancy, the endless troubles it brings.

Xiao Jinxuan didn't care about thinking about this, she had always been steady and cold, but she came to Shen Qing's side almost trotting, and then she had to help the other party get up.

But Shen Qing not only knelt on the ground motionless, but gently pushed Xiao Jinxuan away, and then kowtowed to Zhou Xianrui and said:

"The prince asks you to punish the concubine heavily, your heir is now only the Wu family gave birth to a daughter, Concubine Xue is pregnant, I have been derelict in my duty if I failed to take care of it in time. Now when the other party is pregnant, the punishment kneeling caused Yuyan to faint and almost miscarried. Qing married into the palace for many years and failed to give birth to a son and a half daughter to the prince, and now I have made such a big mistake, no matter what kind of punishment, I will gladly accept that there will be no complaints. ”

Xue Yuyan, who was kneeling on the ground and hiding her face and crying bitterly, had actually been secretly paying attention to Shen Qing's every move.

Seeing that the other party did not defend herself, she directly admitted her mistake, and immediately her heart couldn't help but feel a burst of ecstasy.

Yesterday was punished to kneel on the ground to copy the scriptures, although Xue Yuyan was unwilling, but Shen Qing, the princess, spoke, and she could only be punished with resentment.

But after kneeling for half an hour, Xue Yuyan, who was used to being pampered, couldn't stand it, and finally simply pretended to be unconscious, in order to avoid kneeling for several hours.

Although she was acting and pretending to be unconscious, in order to be more realistic, Xue Yuyan called the aunt who served beside her to find a doctor from outside, ready to spend some silver, and asked the other party to lie that she was weak and could not be punished.

As a result, the silver had not been handed over, and the doctor congratulated Xue Yuyan after finishing the pulse, saying that she was happy and had been more than two months.

Xue Yuyan, who was immediately surprised and inexplicable, almost fainted with joy because of joy.

Originally, she wanted to tell Zhou Xianrui immediately, but the two aunts who came from the prime minister's mansion to marry stopped her from making this move.

When Xue Yuyan got married, the prime minister specially arranged for these two mothers-in-law to take care of her daily life and help her a little bit in case of trouble.

is different from Xue Yuyan's joy of being pregnant, but these two mothers-in-law feel that Zhou Xianrui and the Xue family are not in harmony, and they may not pay attention to this child.

Therefore, the proposition of these two people is to ask Xue Yuyan to return the pregnancy to the Prime Minister's Mansion first, and then with the blessing of her mother's family, she can raise the fetus with peace of mind in the Ruiwang Mansion.

After feeling that what the two said was quite reasonable, Xue Yuyan concealed the matter and immediately sent someone back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to report the news.

And almost yesterday evening, the Prime Minister sent her a message, telling her to find a way to pull Shen Qing down from the position of the concubine while protecting the baby safely, and it was best to replace her.

In fact, it is very understandable that the Prime Minister would ask Xue Yuyan to do this.

Now in the previous dynasty, the reason why Zhou Xianrui can stand tall is in addition to the fact that the Xue family is afraid of the other party's marriage with the Xiao family.

Another crucial reason is that Shen Mu, who is the same as the deputy minister, has always supported Zhou Xianrui.

It is precisely by virtue of these two points that Zhou Xianrui can still control the court situation, and for the Prime Minister, it is like a fish thorn in the throat, which makes them uncomfortable.

Therefore, if Shen Qing had a mistake in the Rui Wangfu, Shen Mu, who was the grandfather of the other party, would definitely have a disagreement with Zhou Xianrui.

But the hand of the Prime Minister's Mansion can't reach out to the palace, and this Xue Yuyan is actually pregnant, which has to be said to be indeed an opportunity to bring down Shen Qing.

Therefore, Xue Yuyan, who only knelt for half an hour yesterday, and then pretended to be unconscious to avoid punishment, after thinking about a way for a night.

Now he directly used the coma as an excuse to splash dirty water on Shen Qing's body.

In order to hope that Zhou Xianrui would be angry with the other party because of the danger of his heir, so Xue Yuyan felt that he would have a chance to bring down this concubine, or even replace him.

Shen Qing was virtuous and forgiving, so he felt that he had almost harmed the heirs of the palace, so he knelt down and pleaded guilty.

But Xiao Jinxuan couldn't rub the sand in her eyes, and immediately saw her sneer and said:

"Concubine Xue, what do you mean, even if you are really pregnant, why didn't you say it when the princess punished you, it's so unreasonable to cry like this now."

As soon as she heard this, Xue Yuyan cried, she naturally couldn't say that when she was punished, even she didn't know that she was pregnant, otherwise how would this dirty water be splashed on Shen Qing's body.

And seeing that as soon as Xiao Jinxuan opened her mouth, she asked Xue Yuyan sharply and directly to the point, and the two aunts who followed the other party immediately rushed to relieve the siege and said:

"Concubine Xiao, you are the only one who forced my master to punish kneeling yesterday, so you will naturally help Princess Shen speak. At that time, you took advantage of the prince's absence in the mansion to bully my concubine. The master has been petite and timid since he was a child, and he was so frightened that he forgot to know that he was pregnant. ”

I heard that Xue Yuyan's master and servant were biting Shen Qing and splashing all the dirty water, but they even wanted to involve her.

Immediately signaled Zhu Xin to quickly help Shen Qing up, Xiao Jinxuan came to the two mothers-in-law in a few steps, and then raised her eyebrows slightly and said:

"If I remember correctly, one of you is surnamed Liu and the other is surnamed Li, both of whom are concubines of Concubine Xue's wife. Since he is also an old man serving in the palace, the side concubine was frightened yesterday and forgot to say that she was pregnant. But what do you slaves eat, why don't you stand up and explain it in time? said that Princess Shen's intention was not good for the prince's heirs, but I think it was the negligence of the two of you Diao Pozi, and it was a crime that you deserved death if you didn't report it. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Jinxuan looked at Zhou Xianrui, who was also walking out of the door, and then said calmly:

"The two of you are on an errand, and in your words, you and the princess and I, taking advantage of the absence of His Royal Highness, seem to cover the sky with one hand in this palace. Then I might as well let you know today, even if the prince is here, I, Xiao Jinxuan, will treat you all of you who are guilty of errands and disadvantages. The heirs of the palace who were almost harmed were in danger, Xin immediately pulled the two mothers-in-law down, and sent them back to the prime minister's mansion regardless of life or death. Such a minion, we don't need it in the Rui Wangfu. ”

With his hands on his abdomen, he looked at his two aunts, who were close to him, and they were forcibly pulled down to be tortured.

Thinking that the age of the two of them was fifty and they had to be beaten to death with a cane, Xue Yuyan immediately felt terrified, and immediately looked at Zhou Xianrui and pleaded:

"Lord Wang, hurry up and tell this Xiao Jinxuan to stop, the concubine is now pregnant, and she is only used to the service of the two aunts on weekdays. Without them, once the fetal gas is moved, don't you feel sorry for this eldest son who has not yet been born. ”

Zhou Xianrui looked at Xue Yuyan, who was kneeling at his feet, and was still proud of the pregnancy, he said without the slightest emotion:

"Concubine Xue's child hasn't been born yet, how do you know that it must be a baby boy. And what Jinxuan punished was not wrong, and those who didn't know about this matter were not guilty, so don't mention it. In addition, in the palace in the future, Jinxuan will help the princess take care of the back house, as long as it is what Concubine Xiao says, that is what the king means, you can all hear it clearly. ”

Today, Xue Yuyan pulled Shen Qing to find Zhou Xianrui's theory, and there was a lot of fanfare, so the mansion was basically alarmed.

Therefore, the two concubines of the Wu family and Su Qin in this courtyard were also there, as well as all the subordinates, including Yu An, immediately knelt on the ground to express their convincing, and did not dare to have any doubts about Zhou Xianrui's decision.

Putting the power of the palace in the hands of Xiao Jinxuan was not because Zhou Xianrui favored the other party, so he made an impulsive decision.

Because compared to Shen Qinglai, Xiao Jinxuan not only pulled out a lot of eyeliner in the palace in the remaining months, but also completely suppressed Xue Yuyan.

Yesterday, Xu Tingyin was punished and gave the Xu family a just right warning. Today, he sent the two old Diao slaves from the Prime Minister's Mansion to him to pick them up and clear out the palace.

Zhou Xianrui noticed that as long as there was an opportunity in front of him, Xiao Jinxuan would definitely be able to grasp it.

and assisted him to stabilize the palace step by step and stabilize the previous dynasty, which Shen Qing has never been able to do.

The other party may be a virtuous princess, or a considerate virtuous helper, but this is of little effect on Zhou Xianrui's current dangerous situation.

But Xiao Jinxuan is his assistant, a strategist in government affairs, Zhou Xianrui delegated power to the other party, which is also invisibly reducing his own pressure.

And as he got in touch with each other for a long time, he found that it seemed to be more and more difficult to leave Xiao Jinxuan's help.

Thinking that one day if there was no other party by his side, he would really let Xiao Jinxuan be free, Zhou Xianrui was even a little confused, and he didn't know if he could accept this result.