The sisters who were pinned on high hopes were more unhappy than one another, but the old subordinates who didn't care much were happy, and Queen Gu Zhen's mood was naturally very complicated.

What makes her even more troublesome is that Ping Xianyi follows her as an unfavored master, and since she was a palace concubine, the emperor's favor has been very rare.

I was already very happy to be able to be a concubine, and I didn't expect to be able to conceive an imperial heir at all.

So after the blessing, I didn't pay attention to it at all, and I lived it as I wanted.

Isn't it hot now?

She saw that she was eating cold things to relieve the heat, and she was thinking that she had nothing to do to go to the queen to ask for a peace, and rubbed the queen's ice drink. In short, I don't pay attention to how I am happy.

As a result, this day was not comfortable, and it was too much ice, who knew that the imperial doctor would give her a pulse to say goodbye, so she was happy, and was told that because these days are not taboo, this fetus is a little unstable, and it is recommended to lie on the couch for three or two months to recuperate, in order to be safe.

"Niangniang, what should I do with the concubine?" Ping Xianyi cried to the queen, "Soon, the empress dowager and the two empress dowagers will go to the Qishan Palace, if the concubines go together, if they can't bear it on the road, then ...... So how can you be worthy of the mother's love? But if you stay in the palace, the mother is not there, and the concubine has no bottom in her body and mind! ”

Gu Zhen said angrily: "You still mean to talk about it? is such a big person, and he is one of the nine concubines, so he can't care about your own mouth?! You see that the Qu family and the Yi family are also from a poor family, and the concubine was promoted, and the position is not as high as yours, and she didn't say that she was so greedy! If you weren't greedy, so far? ”

Ping Xianyi admitted his mistake with a very good attitude, and immediately knelt down and said that it was all his own fault, he knew that he was wrong, and he would never dare to do it again in the future, so he begged the queen to be gracious, and not to be like her...... When it was over, she cried and asked the queen to find a way to keep her baby.

After all, if Chunjia is alive, she is now one of the nine concubines and the queen's descendant, as long as she doesn't die, her life is generally not much worse.

But once the serving Son of Heaven has three long and two short, not to mention nine concubines, it is a noble concubine, and there is no heir under her knees, it is also the life of the old man in the palace.

Ping Xianyi was born as a palace maid, because she was born beautiful and pleasing, so she was recommended to Chunjia by Gu Zhen, if she was thrown into the palace, there would be no one at home to help her make her live a comfortable life.

Besides, if you can be a concubine and have a child Cheng Huan's knees, why do you want to go to that ghost place and wait for death?

I didn't expect it to be back before, but now that she is pregnant, of course Ping Xianyi has to fight, for her, it doesn't matter if she is a man or a woman, the key is to be born and live, so even if she is a princess, even if she is still a princess who is not favored, she has to rely on when she is old.

So at this moment, she is pestering the queen not to let go, and she can do whatever she wants, but she must keep the heirs in her womb.

The queen was very embarrassed.

It is impossible for her to stay in the palace for the sake of a concubine's pregnancy and not go to the palace to escape the summer.

Not to mention the weight of Ping Xianyi, this matter is not something that the queen can decide.

Because accompanying the emperor to serve their imperial grandmother and queen mother to the summer is filial piety, unless the queen mother speaks to the two queen mothers, how can it be said that being a serious granddaughter-in-law and daughter-in-law is a reason to snub the grandmother and the queen mother for the sake of a concubine's pregnancy?

It's not time for Junjia to have nothing to do with her knees.

The Empress Dowager and the two Empress Dowagers are willing to open this eloquence.

But as Ping Xianyi said, since this baby is unstable, of course it is safer not to go to the palace.

In this way, just leave her alone in the palace, Ping Xianyi is not at ease, how can Gu Zhen be relaxed?

"This thing is so abrupt that this palace can't think of any safe way for a while." Gu Zhen thought about it for a long time, and finally had to tell the truth, "You go back to the baby first, and this palace will think of a way." ”

Ping Xianyi left with tears in her eyes.

Gu Zhen discussed with the left and right how to deal with this matter?

The master and the servant were sorrowful.

is not only to keep Ping Xianyi's child, but also to think that if Ping Xianyi gives birth to a princess, it will be okay, if she gives birth to a prince, what should I do?

The queen is in urgent need of a healthy prince, if Ping Xianyi gives birth to a male heir, she herself should be willing to hold it for the queen to raise, even if she is unwilling, but if the middle palace hints at it, presumably Ping Xianyi will not dare to refuse.

But......

If Gu Shao and Gu Liman are sure that they will not give birth to a prince in the future, or it will take many years to give birth to a prince, it will be fine.

If you turn your head and these two Gu women can give birth to male heirs, the prince who is born by Ping Xianyi, Gu Zhen can't ask for it.

Otherwise, this child is ranked in front of the prince born by the Gu family's daughter, if he is a concubine, when he becomes a prince, there will be waves.

"Or so, if Ping Zhaoyuan gives birth to a prince, record it in her own name first, and then make a decision later?" The attendant suggested.

But he was quickly vetoed by his companions: "In this way, this little prince is a concubine, and it is troublesome to record it in the name of Niangniang in the future." ”

The key is that Gu Zhen does not have a very strong voice in the palace, and people like concubines may come out to stir up the situation.

And as far as Concubine Min's temperament is concerned, ten out of ten will disrupt the situation.

A group of people discussed for a long time, but did not discuss a foolproof plan, and finally the queen had to ask her mother's family for help again.

This time, the old lady Gu is still quick to cut through the mess: "King Qin is three years old, and when the summer vacation is over, after returning to the palace, it will be the New Year's Pass, and the next year will be four years old...... Children grow up so fast that they can go to school right away. As for the Son of Heaven's favor for Xuanqing Palace, can he still invite a famous teacher for him? was originally the grandson of the Wing Kingdom Mansion, and with the help of his master, he might have undue ambitions in the future. At this time, it is always a good thing for Ping Zhaoyuan to be happy. She is the person who was raised by her mother, how should she be towards her mother. Therefore, the heirs born by him should be recorded in the name of the mother, and they should be raised by the mother. ”

Mrs. Zhao Wubo was embarrassed: "But if the nieces and nephews also give birth to male heirs, Ping Zhaoyuan's heirs are older!" ”

"What does that matter?" Old Lady Gu's tone was very flat, "Your Majesty's eldest son who really landed is King Qi and not King Qin, but now, how many people remember King Qi?" Rankings are also not set in stone. ”

Mrs. Zhao Wubo was stunned, and then smiled forcefully: "Yes." ”

…… These words turned to Gu Zhen, and Gu Zhen was speechless for a while.

"In fact, Ping Zhaoyuan can't break off men and women now, and she doesn't necessarily mean that she is a little prince." Mrs. Zhao Wubo knows that although her daughter is not ruthless to outsiders, she still loves her own people very much, although Ping Xianyi is not a child of the Gu family, but since she took refuge in Gu Zhen, she has always been well-behaved and obedient, sensible and tame, Gu Zhen brought her to be Zhao Yuan, in addition to saving and cultivating her own power, she also really likes this henchman.

Let her calculate the enemy's children, such as the eighth prince from Yuan Yuniang, she can't do it.

However, it is advisable to ......

Looking at Gu Zhen's pale face, Mrs. Zhao Wubo persuaded in a low voice, "Your grandfather just said that, but he was just planning for the worst." Besides, who will be appointed as the prince in the future will always depend on Your Majesty. If the prince born by Ping Zhaoyuan has not grown up, and Gu Shao and Gu Liman will give birth to an heir for you, then if you indulge in the child and play hard, His Majesty will naturally give up on him, and it is not necessary to do anything with him. ”

Gu Zhen panicked in his heart: "But if Your Majesty doesn't give up on him, if the ministers still ask for an older son-in-law...... He had to die, right? ”

Mrs. Zhao Wubo sighed softly, and did not answer her daughter's words directly, but said: "My son, you are the queen of the heavenly family, and you are also the daughter of my family." This position, these two identities, has never been so simple. ”

Seeing that Gu Zhen didn't speak, she diverted the topic, "It's too early to say these things now, let's talk about how to protect Ping Zhaoyuan's baby first." What the family means is that as a queen, it is impossible for you to stay in the palace for the sake of Ping's baby! However, this is not the case with Empress Dowager Qu or Concubine Min. The family plans to talk to them to see if they are willing to help and protect the Ping family? ”

Gu Zhen frowned and said, "Concubine Min is ambitious, I'm afraid that I can't wait for the Ping family's miscarriage, how can I agree to such conditions?" As for the Empress Dowager Qu, she may be able to lend a helping hand for the sake of Ping's pregnancy as her own grandson, but her own status in the palace is like that, can she have that ability? ”

Mrs. Zhao Wubo said lightly: "Others look down on Empress Dowager Qu, why are you confused?" Think about it, you have always been respectful and filial to the one in the Spring Palace, how could that person ever be soft on us? Even if the Empress Dowager Qu doesn't do anything, with her identity as the Queen Mother, can the one in the Spring Palace accommodate her? It's been many years, the Empress Dowager Qu is still alive and well, and she is still sitting firmly in the position of the Empress Dowager, and even raised a county lord, is this called incompetence? ”

"It is your grandfather's intention to entrust Concubine Min and Empress Dowager Qu, in my opinion, it is more credible for Empress Dowager Qu."

"After all, as you said, Your Majesty is not the biological child of the Spring Palace, so she was not merciless when she murdered the heir in Su Er's womb. But any of His Majesty's heirs are the biological grandchildren of the Empress Dowager Qu, how can the Empress Dowager Qu not have pity? ”

Mrs. Zhao Wubo narrowed her eyes and said in a deep voice, "Even if Empress Dowager Qu doesn't really care much in her heart, she has to make a gesture of valuing blood, doesn't she?" Otherwise, how could she win His Majesty's trust? ”

After all, Empress Dowager Qu never raised Chunjia, and she didn't even get along with Chunjia much.

Her only hole card is that the two are biological mother and son, and they are related by blood.

If this queen mother is like the queen mother Yuan, she doesn't take her grandchildren seriously, so that Chunjia sees and knows, won't she feel that her biological mother is like that, and she doesn't need to pay special attention?

"......," Gu Zhen pinched the corners of his forehead, "Okay, so be it." ”

The next day, she went to Jiashan Palace in person to ask for a meeting, and told the Empress Dowager Qu, who was surprised that she was coming.

Sure enough, Empress Dowager Qu readily agreed after only a little consideration, and said that the queen had lost weight, so she paid more attention to her body: "Otherwise, how can you share your majesty's worries?" ”

Although he knew that this might just be a casual polite remark, because of such a comparison with Empress Dowager Yuan, Gu Zhen actually felt very moved......

When she returned to Chongchang Palace, she even fantasized that if Empress Dowager Yuan died, her mother-in-law would be just Empress Dowager Qu.

There is another thing on the eve of the summer vacation this year, that is, the concubine Ouyang Fu's delivery period has arrived, and after some struggle, she gave birth to the four princesses.

She has been a little embarrassed on the eve of childbirth, and she almost suffered heavy bleeding after giving birth to the fourth princess, and it took a long time for the imperial doctor to stabilize it, and she finally did not follow in the footsteps of Concubine Wen Huixian.

After being an important minister, Concubine Shu's treatment is certainly not comparable to Ping Xianyi.

Although she also had to stay in the palace for confinement and could not go to the palace to escape the summer, the queen did not need to discuss with the emperor, so she gave the Ouyang family the grace of entering the palace to accompany her.

After this matter is settled, it is time to set off.

Learning from Gu Su's lesson, Gu Zhen went to the Pingxian Yi Palace before leaving, and the three Shen and Wu orders made her to be careful, especially to guard against all people and things that approached under the banner of herself, Gu Su, Gu Shao, Gu Liman, and even the Gu family.

In fact, she doesn't need to talk about Ping Xianyi to know the severity, she is not the queen's blood sister, like Gu Su, no matter how much trouble she makes after the miscarriage, Gu Zhen is still protected, and she will continue to fight for opportunities.

Ping Xianyi knew very well in her heart that when the queen herself was not favored, it was a blessing for her to be able to have such a child, and once she missed it, she would never have such a blessing in her life.

So I made up my mind, no one can do anything to her on the bright side for the sake of the imperial heir during pregnancy, so how to be safe.

She doesn't plan to give anyone's face.

She was so careful, but it was also a remarkable achievement, that is, after the end of the summer vacation this year, the holy car enshrined the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager of the Mother and Queen Mother to return to the palace.

Gu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief at this, and then turned his head to look at Gu Shao and Gu Liman, and was a little upset.

During the summer vacation, because of her request and for the sake of the Gu family's face, Chunjia was fortunate a lot, but I don't know if it was because of the physique or the fate of the heirs, this month the water still arrived as scheduled.

It was Concubine De, and the day after she came back from the summer, she broke off the news that she was pregnant again.

"It seems that this palace can only count on the Ping clan to win a man in one fell swoop!" Gu Zhen sighed and looked at the roster of concubines in his hand, "Mrs. Roukun is also getting older, and it is time to continue to serve Your Majesty." ”

Another person to share favors, or a high-ranking concubine who needs to be given basic respect by a foreign princess, even if Chunjia gives the Gu family dignity, the number of times she can give it to the Gu sisters will be reduced more and more.

If it goes on like this, when will Gu Shao and Gu Liman be lucky?

Not only did the middle palace have a headache for the heir, but in Xuanqing Palace, Yun Fenghuang ordered someone to send a congratulatory gift to Yijia Palace next door, and his expression was a little lonely.

"Niangniang is still young, maybe fate has not yet arrived." Qingren knew that she was in a bad mood, so he motioned for the others to retreat, and stepped forward to comfort him softly, "And King Qin and His Royal Highness Zhaoqing are very filial and lovely." ”

Yun Fenghuang disagreed: "Now they rely on the palace for food, clothing, housing and transportation, and even the emperor's favor, so they are naturally well-behaved and cute, as for the future, who knows?" ”

In the past, Chunjia could be used as a model to prove that adopted sons can also be reliable.

But in the past two years, it has been proved that Chunjia is not as reliable as imagined for Empress Dowager Yuan.

She is now looking at King Qin and the Seven Princes, with love on her face, but she always wonders in her heart, are they the same as Chunjia when they grow up, deceiving themselves and breaking their hearts for them, and when they are finished, they have no use value, so they will be thrown aside?

It would be better not to give them that much from the beginning.

After all, she wasn't really a mother.

"In the future, you will teach you well, where will you continue to be filial to you?" Qing people actually hope that Yun Fenghuang can have a biological flesh and blood, although it is said that adopted sons and daughters are also filial and considerate, and there are not a few biological sons and daughters who are white-eyed wolves, but how to say it, they were conceived and born in October, and they admit it if they are not angry.

But if someone else is born, he will be very angry when he takes out his heart and lungs in exchange for a wolf's heart and dog's lungs.

I always feel that I am blind and don't see the essence of the bastard.

Now that Yun Fenghuang has no news, she can only coax slowly with her true thoughts, "Besides, if you think about Concubine Wen Huixian, think about Concubine Shu and Concubine De's last birth, who is not half a foot in the coffin?" ”

That's just as well.

Although Yun Fenghuang now wants her own son, she is absolutely unwilling to let her exchange her life.

Hearing this, her face gradually eased, and she turned to ask the palace concubine Zhu: "Her life is almost over, how are she prepared?" ”