Chapter 374: Playing Chess

"Get up." Concubine Xi said softly, looking at Fu Ruolan's gaze much softer than before.

On the day of delivery, she also knew something, the midwife was sent by someone else, if Fu Ruolan hadn't arrived in time at that time, I am afraid that the child she could give birth to would really be lost by the midwife.

Fu Ruolan took Nan Shanyao from Concubine Xi's hands, and teased him happily with a look of pity.

She didn't like children before, and in her previous life, she really wanted a child that belonged to her and Nan Huaqing, but in the end it was all delusional.

Thinking of what happened in her previous life, Fu Ruolan's heart hurt again, her face turned a little pale, and those pains were vivid, as if they would happen at any time.

Sensing Fu Ruolan's emotions, Nan Yuchen looked at her worriedly, he didn't know why she was suddenly like this, but he could guess that she must have remembered something bad.

He knew what happened to her when she was a child, it was very miserable, and he only hated that he didn't know her earlier and couldn't protect her earlier.

Fu Ruolan also sensed Nan Yuchen's worries, and smiled at him peacefully, wanting him not to worry too much.

Concubine Xi frowned suddenly, puzzled, "Why hasn't Your Majesty come here yet?" ”

Every day at this hour, the emperor would come to the Core Lotus Palace to see Nan Shanyao, and he would also come to see her, she knew that today was the draft, but the emperor promised her that he would not look at any other woman except her.

Hearing this, Fu Ruolan's heart trembled, and she didn't know whether to tell Concubine Xi the truth.

Concubine Xi has always been a favorite concubine, but Emperor Fang Cai directly promoted Jing Ying'er to a nobleman, presumably now in Jing Ying'er's Jingyang Palace, and will be there tonight.

That's it, anyway, Concubine Xi will know sooner or later, and it's not a big deal to tell her now.

"Niangniang, Your Majesty took a fancy to one of the show girls during the draft, and made a nobleman, presumably you won't come over tonight, you better rest early." Fu Ruolan said cautiously, her tone extremely gentle.

Anyone who hears this kind of thing will not feel good, I just hope that Concubine Xi can think about it.

After all, this is in the deep palace, and it is normal for the emperor to like other people.

Concubine Xi was stunned for a moment, surprise flashed in her eyes, followed by deep anger, and after a while, it was the calm that precipitated the anger, these changes were only in a moment, but Fu Ruolan saw it clearly.

"So that's the case, I've been busy with Yao'er lately, and I don't have time to participate in the draft." Concubine Xi smiled faintly and said calmly, glancing at the baby boy in Fu Ruolan's arms, thinking that she would have to squeeze out some time to watch the draft anyway.

The draft is still very important, today is just the first one, and there will be more in a few days, after all, it is impossible for the emperor to choose only one woman to enter the palace.

If the emperor only chose Jing Yinger this time, then the draft would be meaningless.

The reason why the harem is 3,000 beauties, a small half is because the ministers are worried about the emperor breaking off, so they encourage the emperor to take more concubines, and more than half of the reason is to weigh it.

The officials and ministers of the court all need to be weighed, which is why the ministers are desperately sending their daughters into the palace, hoping that their daughters will have that blessing, be the queen, and share the worries of the family.

Even if you can't be a queen, it's good to be a powerful concubine.

The same is true of the Fu family, Fu Zhennan wants her to marry Nan Yuchen, but she just takes a fancy to the forces behind Nan Yuchen, and they are betting that he will be the prince in the future and become the next generation of emperors of Tianxing.

But Fu Ruolan didn't think so, she didn't like the Deep Palace, if Nan Yuchen wanted to stay in Tianxing as an emperor in the future, she would definitely leave him.

If she becomes the emperor, she should know that the emperor has a heavy responsibility for the country, and she must not do anything deviant for the sake of her children.

Once it doesn't meet the wishes of those ministers, it will be a faint king.

Fu Ruolan teased Nan Shanyao for a while, and after a closer look, he found that his eyebrows were really similar to the emperor, and there were some similarities with Nan Yuchen, but this was also normal.

They are brothers, and it really is not a big deal to be similar.

Fu Ruolan glanced at Concubine Xi a few more times, and found that her eyes were deep, Fu Ruolan immediately lowered her head and stopped looking at her.

She couldn't guess Concubine Xi's thoughts, and if she wanted to guess, it was nothing more than related to the draft.

Concubine Xi is used to being spoiled, and now that she has fallen out of favor, she will inevitably realize a sense of crisis, and it is normal to want to attack those show girls.

In the palace, these are the norm.

Nan Yuchen was also very happy with Nan Shanyao, teased him with Fu Ruolan, and stayed in the Core Lotus Palace for a while.

Jingyang Palace.

Jing Ying'er sat opposite the emperor and looked at him with a smile, they were now playing chess.

It's still daytime, the emperor came over when he had nothing to do, looking at his appearance, I'm afraid he will stay here forever, Jing Ying'er's heart is a little flustered, she doesn't want to serve this bad old man at all.

The person she loves in her heart is Nan Huaqing, she has long regarded herself as the Qing princess of Nanhuaqing, although the current Qing princess is Lin Zhiqi, but Nanhuaqing told her that marrying Lin Zhiqi is just an expedient measure, and when this time is over, he will divorce Lin Zhiqi to marry her.

But if she doesn't leave her innocence after tonight, will Nanhuaqing still want her?

No, she can't, the innocence she has always insisted on is just to clear Nanhua.

Thinking of this, Jing Ying'er's eyebrows were stained with a touch of sorrow, and her heart was also restless, and she couldn't concentrate on playing chess, but she just dealt with the emperor lightly.

The emperor also saw her carelessness, but he didn't care, just thought that Jing Ying'er was too happy to play a good game of chess.

A guard suddenly barged in from outside and reported loudly: "Your Majesty, the Seventh Highness has gone to the Core Lotus Palace." ”

The emperor was stunned, his brows furrowed slightly, "He went alone?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Seventh is going with Imperial Doctor Fu." The guard said again.

The emperor answered, the black chess pieces in his hand fell, and asked lightly, "Did Concubine Xi say anything?" ”

"Concubine Xi didn't say anything." The guard replied respectfully, and couldn't help frowning when he heard that the emperor had changed the concubine he usually called to Concubine Xi.

"Let's go down."

"Yes."

Jing Ying'er's fingers trembled, she took a deep breath, pretending to be calm, and when she heard Fu Ruolan's name, she didn't know whether she was angry or scared, maybe there was a hint of timidity.

The palace was something she feared, and she had always wanted to come to the palace to climb the branches, but it was here that she died.

The deep palace is sinister, since she has come, she must take the initiative, and she can no longer let herself keep her voice low and be bullied by others.