When Zhiwei read the section of Gongsun Chou in "Mencius", the impetuousness brought by the queen's happiness in the palace has gradually faded, and it has been replaced by the fragrance of mugwort leaves that has gradually become stronger.

The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, and the Hallolive Festival is also coming lively.

The people of the previous dynasty had a particular point about calling May the evil month and the poisonous month, saying that the children born in this month had all kinds of bad things, but these were never taboo in the palace. Since she is the emperor's prince and daughter, even if she was born on Halloween, she is more noble than ordinary people, let alone a small evil moon?

Not to mention that the current emperor's birthday is on the second day of the fifth month, and the talk of such customs in the palace is directly silenced.

Before it entered May, the palace was busy with the celebration of the day of Wanshou.

The queen wants to raise a fetus and do nothing, and this time the hard-working person will become a virtuous concubine.

Originally, some concubines said privately that this virtuous concubine didn't care about anything else in the palace except for poetry and poetry and the eldest princess. Such a light and breezy temperament has to take care of trivial matters, and most of them have to make a big mistake!

As a result, they were looking forward to the long necks, and they didn't see Concubine Xian make a mistake and lose their ugliness, but saw Concubine Xian invite His Majesty to Yongle Palace several times by organizing the Wanshou Festival, which made them hate it so much.

But there is no way, who made them not one of the four concubines, nor the first woman to give birth to His Majesty!

Even Zhiwei was a little surprised, during this period of time the palace was calm, except for a few little concubines who quarreled with Concubine Xian to fight for the length of the concubine, and Concubine Xian took the initiative to release the gentle beauty who had been grounded for two months to participate in the Wanshou Festival, there were no other major events, and it was smooth to come to the day of Wanshou Day.

Speaking of which, the queen herself has made great contributions to this rare peace.

Although General Qin was still not released back to the northern Xinjiang garrison, he even went to the old man a while ago on the grounds of his injury, illness and strain. His Majesty didn't allow it, but in the end he ordered Qin Shizi to stay on the side for his father, and General Qin stayed in the capital to recuperate with "peace of mind", and waited to hold his grandson by the way.

In this way, it can be regarded as a happy person.

However, the concubines in the harem who were waiting for the fall of the queen have been hit one after another, and they have not dared to be demons recently, and there are fewer people running to the concubines, but there are many people who go to the side hall of Kunxu Palace to sit and drink tea the next day, and they are still under the pretext of serving the queen.

On the day of Wanshou, of course, the queen could not be absent, she came dressed gracefully and luxuriously, and she also brought the "face" given by the emperor Zhiwei to serve by her side.

This is the first time that Zhi Wei has participated in a ceremony of this level, and the tension in her heart increases dramatically with the exposure rate.

The vassal kings and lords from all over the country have presented rare birthday gifts, the most eye-catching of which is the gift of the king of Xiaojun.

He was the youngest son of a sister of the first emperor who married to the Tubo and the king of Tubo, lived in the capital for a few years when he was a child, and was unprecedentedly named a county king by the first emperor. It's just that most of the nobles in the capital feel that this county prince has half foreign blood, and his behavior is a little rude, which is not worthy of respect.

This king of Xiaojun made a very bold move, and directly sent a gorgeous chair made of pure gold and inlaid with various colored gemstones, which made the ministers of the "State of Etiquette" shake their heads.

The minds of the women were naturally very different from those of the courtiers, and their eyes swept over the face of the queen and Zhi Wei behind the queen, especially the lady Qin and Mrs. Xiao.

Zhiwei has every reason to suspect that she has become the bewitching and cheap person in the gossip in the narrative of the two noble concubines.

Fortunately, the bangs were cut presciently......

Her hair grew fast, and after only half a month, the eyebrow-length bangs grew over the eyebrows, which was a bit of an eyesore, but it could give her a strange sense of security.

Mrs. Xiao looked at her with a cold and critical look, and after a few glances at her, she turned to talk to others as if nothing happened.

But Mrs. Qin was a little weird, for a while, Zhi Wei could feel that the other party had been staring at her, and her eyes were extremely explicit. At least, she felt that the queen seemed to be a little surprised, and even inadvertently turned her head to look at her again, and when she turned back, her face was still suspicious, obviously not understanding what was wrong with Mrs. Qin.

The queen was suspicious, and decided to leave her mother behind for a few private words, and then ask by the way.

After the singing and dancing, it was still the link of the birthday gift.

The queen glanced at the smiling concubine, and said in her heart that this banquet was all according to the old routine, that is, the dishes and dim sum had some new ideas. It seems that Concubine Xian is really unambitious. Or do you not dare to be ambitious?

She touched her abdomen, and the smile widened.

But she soon couldn't laugh anymore.

When the eunuch who sang the newspaper read Zhou Jieyu's gift, the latter stood up with a swaying body and toasted to the emperor with a peach blossom face.

"The concubine has nothing to do, I wish Your Majesty a long life-"

Before the sentence was finished, there was a commotion on the women's table, and then someone shouted, "Wen Meiren fainted."

The queen was suddenly discouraged.

The same is true of the last Flower God Festival, and this time the Wanshou Festival is still like this, this gentle beauty is always the one who dropped the chain at that critical moment, and it is thanks to Concubine Xian that she still speaks for her, otherwise, Your Majesty will definitely not remember this little beauty who was grounded.

Zhou Jieyu was also very unhappy, and quickly finished reading the congratulations, and slandered the uninteresting gentle beauty in her heart before casting a worried look.

Zhi Wei subconsciously observed the expressions of the ladies closest to the seat.

Concubine Shu's face was expressionless, Concubine Xian frowned lightly, He Zhaorong's expression was exaggerated, Zhou Jieyu's resentment was not well concealed, and the worry on Li Jieyu's face was the most genuine.

Only the queen in front of her, she couldn't see her expression clearly, but the emperor next door could still see part of the side face.

His Majesty the Emperor himself was very calm, only glanced in that direction, and then said nothing.

The Queen Mother was the first to speak: "On the palace banquet, noisy and shouting, what kind of system!" Why don't you help Wen Meiren down and treat it with a doctor? ”

The queen came back to her senses, and hurriedly picked up the shelf of the main palace lady, and ordered the two little concubines closest to Wen Meiren to "work as coolies".

Zhi Wei found that the two seemed to be a little unhappy, but they still obediently helped people down.

In less than a quarter of an hour, one of the little concubines returned to the table with joy, and said a lot of auspicious words to everyone, as if to make up for the regret of leaving the table temporarily and not showing her face in the gift session.

"Are you happy?"

The Queen Mother was also taken aback, and soon smiled: "This is a great event, it coincides with today's good day, which is a double happiness!" ”

The concubines and wives naturally smiled and said some good things, and one of them even had the audacity to pull the topic to the queen, saying that three joys were coming, and a basket of good words were stuffed into it without money, and they couldn't help but peek at the faces of Mrs. Qin and the queen during the period.

It's a pity that the smiling faces of these two people in the second half were a little stiff, which made the concubines and wives with different thoughts laugh in their hearts.

He Zhaorong left the table with Concubine Shu, and before he returned to Shangyang Palace, the master's temper could not be restrained.

It just so happened that a small palace person avoided that their guard of honor was not timely enough, so Concubine Shu asked someone to slap her mouth ten times and slapped her pig's head in the face, and the latter was relieved.

"What a virtuous concubine, who is silent on weekdays, dare to wait here today! A few days ago, she pleaded for Wen Meiren, and the palace still thought she was going to pretend to be a virtuous and generous lady of the main palace......"

He Zhaorong smiled and said: "Sister, why bother, she is just a beauty." Didn't you say that the gentle fetus is a month bigger than the queen's mother. Now, the most anxious person should be the queen. ”

Concubine Shu remembered the last time she was so popular by Wen Mei, she was still a little uncomfortable. Counting the days when Wen Meiren was favored, wasn't this fetus planted last time?

Thinking of this, she was even more responsive.

Concubine Shu's mind turned a few times, and she barely managed to squeeze out a smile and change the subject.

"Recently, there have been a lot of good things in the palace, and Sister Zhaorong should also work hard. Otherwise......"

He Zhaorong could only laugh forcibly: "Thunder and rain and dew, all of them are Jun'en, where is my sister Nengxiao can think of." In this deep palace, I can be with my sister, and my sister is already very happy. ”

Concubine Shu looked at her quietly, and the latter could only admit his careful thoughts with a red face, and tentatively mentioned the emperor again.

"Sister Zhaorong is dedicated to the sake of this palace, and this palace will naturally not forget your good ......"

The secret thoughts and dialogues in Shangyang Palace are like miniature drawings of the entire harem.

The queen tensed up in front of people, and waited until she returned to the inner hall and retreated all the palace people before she showed a little bit of her little daughter's attitude in front of Mrs. Qin.

"Mother, if Concubine Shu and Wen Meiren give birth to the emperor's eldest son before me......"

Mrs. Qin corrected unhappily: "It should be called the main palace!" ”

Then he said: "Even so, Niangniang gave birth to a prince, so why be afraid?" The courtiers wanted to ask Niangniang, who was the face standing behind Niangniang at the banquet? Niangniang has other arrangements for green peaches? ”

The queen was stunned for a moment, and explained the origin of Zhiwei like this.

Mrs. Qin's tightly knit brows loosened slightly, and a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes, but she didn't mention this person again, and turned the topic back to Gong Quan.

"Niangniang has been married for three years, and for the first time, she should be more cautious than ordinary people, but the palace power must not be completely lost. By mid to late June, when the fetus is firmly seated, it is time to let Concubine Xian relax quickly. In the end, the eldest princess is still young, and it is inevitable that children often have headaches and fevers. ”

Seeing Mrs. Qin's hint from the exchanged eyes, the queen's heart trembled, and her voice became difficult.

But Mrs. Qin didn't stay long, after all, she brought the queen's two cousins into the palace, as well as the second lady Qin, and they couldn't let them wait for them in the side hall outside for too long.

When leaving, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, Mrs. Qin ordered Zhi Wei to send her, and asked about her hometown and family with a smile along the way, which made Zhi Wei even more puzzled.

The rewards of the three Buddhas, the queen mother, the emperor, and the queen were quickly sent to the Hanyu Hall of Yongle Palace, and the congratulatory gifts of the other concubines also came one after another.

Wen Meiren sat on the couch, looking at the piles of medicinal herbs and clothes like a hill of playthings, but there was no joy between her eyebrows.

Her eldest palace maid was also frowning: "Master, our news should be well hidden, how could it be so ...... so quickly"

Wen Meiren sighed and touched her lower abdomen, which was still flat.

Halloween is unusual, normally, it is indeed a good sign to reveal the good news of pregnancy on this day, but she knows her position in the harem and in the emperor's heart, and she can't even catch up with Concubine Shu's finger. She didn't have a powerful maiden family to rely on, so she could only carefully survive in the cracks.

Because she was grounded, she wanted to hide it for three months and then report to the queen, anyway, anyone can break it for this reason.

Unexpectedly, in April, there was a silent drama of the replacement of the second palace power, and the person in the harem became a virtuous concubine who did not have a high sense of existence on weekdays, and she was still the main position in the palace of the gentle beauty.

Since then, Wen Meiren has been more cautious, but she didn't expect that someone would find out that she would faint because of a pungent fragrance at today's banquet.

The palace maid asked timidly: "Master, do you think the queen will be unhappy?" ”

Wen Meiren smiled bitterly.

If she were the queen, she would definitely not be happy.

finally came out with the good news, but on a big day like Halloween, she stole the limelight, and she had to be compared to her, a little beauty. It's not just upset, it's probably crazy......

Coupled with the other concubines who were eyeing her, Wen Meiren began to worry about how to survive the next eight months.

Sure enough, starting the next day, the Hanyu Palace, which used to be deserted, became lively, and the concubines and concubines dressed up in fancy clothes and took turns to come to the door to celebrate.

Wen Meiren's position is low, and she doesn't have the confidence of the concubine to dare to close the door to thank the guests, for fear of offending people, she can only force herself out, and the whole person will be haggard a lot in a few days, the palace maid is distressed, and in the eyes of the other concubines, she is gloating, and she is more diligent.

It seems that God thinks that she is not miserable enough, and on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, His Majesty gave a grandmother to Hanyu Palace, and also gave a person from the Imperial Palace who had served the queen in Kunxu Palace to raise a fetus and won the latter's praise.

Wen Meiren was flattered and walked on thin ice even more.

Miyato: I'm just a brick together, where do you need to move it? But I haven't given birth either, so what's the reason for always asking me to serve pregnant women?