"Zhao Shanggong, what did my father say? Here is the main palace...... It's already unprocrastinating. ”

Concubine Xi stroked her stomach with one hand, half leaned on the beauty couch, worriedly looked at the old palace maid who had been taking good care of herself, and choked up her words.

"Niangniang, don't panic, relax first, so as not to scare the child in your belly." The old palace maid persuaded earnestly, and her tone was kind as if Concubine Xi was her own child, coupled with her sense of being old and serious, Concubine Xi finally relaxed slightly.

At this time, it was the time to be more exposed, and the old palace maid took a thin quilt for Concubine Xi to cover her body, and turned around and sat on the small pestle next to her, the height was just the same as the beauty couch where Concubine Xi was.

"Niangniang, the general seems to have been busy with a lot of things recently, and it is a little inconvenient for the slave to go out of the palace, the general ...... It's been a while since I've sent a messenger. Alas......" The old palace maid raised her eyelids, looked at Concubine Xi gently, and continued: "Niangniang, is there something wrong with the General's Mansion?" Could it be that the general was killed by something...... People or things, stumbling? ”

Concubine Xi hesitated for a moment, her brows frowned slightly, what could her father be stripped up by? Isn't there something wrong with the Tianxiong Army? …… Yes, my father handed me a letter, which has not been broken since I entered the palace, but during this time, except for the incident in Nanning, it was really that the correspondence had plummeted, and I was trapped in this cold palace, even if there was news, I couldn't hear it......

"Zhao Shanggong, you can think of a trip out of the palace, I'm a little worried about my father." Concubine Xi frowned, I saw the imperial doctor today, fortunately, this imperial doctor is an old friend of my father, otherwise, there will really be a big problem on this day.

"What do you want the slave to bring?" Zhao Shanggong was still gentle, but there was a little more caution in his eyes.

"Today in the palace, there must be news that I am pregnant, and the Imperial Physician Chang has been talking about it for more than half a month, and with this more than half a month, the days I have been sleeping here can correspond to the records of the Sleeping Bureau, and my father should have received the news, but ...... He didn't bring a letter to me, I'm really worried......" Concubine Xi chatted for a while, then seemed to have made up her mind, looked at Zhao Shanggong, asked her to get closer to herself, and said seriously: "You think, Ming'er, just go out of the palace, you don't have to come back at night, just come back at dawn the day after tomorrow, father...... My father would usually be in the back garden after a moment...... In the secret room behind the rockery, you go to the general's mansion, first go to the study to find it, if he is not there, you go to the rockery, and my father has arranged for someone to take care of it, you remember, take me and my pendant. ”

Concubine Xi took down a key-shaped jade pendant from her neck, stuffed it into Zhao Shanggong's hand, wrapped her hand, let her hold it tightly, and reminded: "This pendant, when you see someone, don't speak, just show it, remember, don't talk to anyone, don't show your voice, they see the pendant, naturally let it go, after you arrive at the rockery, use this pendant, touch the right hand side up a little higher, where there is a slot, with the pendant, you can open the secret door, after you go in, don't go deep, Just wait in the first dark room after entering, and my father will naturally come back to pick you up. ”

"But mother, what if...... But what's wrong? Zhao Shanggong's face became frightened, and he asked tremblingly.

Concubine Xi smiled, shook her head and said: "It's okay, this is my secret with my father, and my eldest brother also knows it, why don't you let you speak, just because, this secret, except for my father, me, and one of his cronies, all the guards don't know, if you speak and expose it, maybe you will also be affected!" In the last sentence, Concubine Xi said very harshly.

Zhao Shanggong hurriedly nodded, "Don't say that it is even tired, just for the sake of the mother, for the general, I gave the slave and maid this old life, and the slave and maid are also unrelenting, back then, if it wasn't for the general who saved the slave and the slave's poor only son, maybe, the slave and the maid would not have lived today." The grace of saving lives, when you repay it with your life, Niangniang can rest assured that the slave and maid will definitely see the general. ”

"Well, you must be safe, I can't do without you here! Nurse ...... It is estimated that he has been sent out of the city by his father, and he must not be able to count on it, you remember, tell my father, let him act quickly, I am pregnant with a dragon heir here, and it is very convenient for him to do things, but he must let him take care of the hungry wolf-like doctors in the hospital, otherwise...... By the time the prince sits in that position, we will be too late! ”

That night, there was a slight drizzle, the warm spring breeze on weekdays was also cold and biting, accompanied by this biting breeze and light rain, the jade pendant handed to Zhao Shanggong by Concubine Xi and the words she said, all of them entered Zhou Minhao's ears word for word.

Zhou Minhao listened to Yingsheng's report, picked up a small black scissors on the table with an expressionless face, cut the burning wick on the candle, and the ......candle flame suddenly brightened.

Raised his hand to hold up this jade pendant, looked at it carefully for a while near the yellowish candlelight, and then took out the somewhat rough mold that Liu Yunyun had passed to Concubine Min's mother through Liu Yi's hand before, and squinted and compared it.

This matter must be acted on as soon as possible!

Zhou Minhao raised his eyes, his eyes burst with sharp light, staring at Yingsheng and commanding: "Don't startle the snake!" Let's go and find out what kind of secret room it is, what is inside, where it leads, and if there is anything, don't take it, don't touch it! ”

"Yes!" Ying Sheng took the command and retreated, quietly like a wisp of wind, hidden in the clammy and cold night.

The next day, Zhao Shanggong went out of the palace gate according to the instructions of Concubine Xi, and went directly to the general's mansion with the jade pendant, she did not go to the secret room to see General Zhenguo, but went to the inner study, General Zhenguo took the jade pendant and looked at it for a long time, only to look at Zhao Shanggong who was not humble or arrogant and saluted to himself, how could this old Shanggong look so familiar?

"General, Niangniang ordered the slave maid to come, there is something for the slave to pass on, Niangniang did something wrong before, and was attacked by the virtuous concubine Niangniang to the cold palace, the queen Niangniang came to persuade the maiden, saying that it was to let the eldest prince of the virtuous concubine Niangniang be crowned the prince, and the maiden also endured it temporarily, but yesterday she was found out to be pregnant by the imperial doctor, and she was in a hurry, this pregnant body, but she can no longer stay in the cold palace that is cold and damp, and the conditions are particularly poor."

"Yu'er is pregnant?" General Zhenguo was stunned for a moment, and asked uncertainly.

"Yes, Niangniang's body has been pregnant for about two months." Zhao Shanggong was respectful, and replied with joy.

"Are you ......?" General Zhenguo's mind moved, and he stared at Zhao Shanggong with joy and asked.

"General, the slave maid was saved by the maid when she first entered the palace, and the slave maid's life is Niangniang's." With the same rhetoric, General Zhenguo was not as easy to dismiss as Concubine Xi, and his suspicious eyes swept Zhao Shanggong.

"In which palace were you on an errand before? How did Yu'er save you? General Zhenguo asked people to give a seat to Zhao Shanggong, and he sat in the top position, raised his eyes and ordered the little girl to serve tea, and motioned to Zhao Shanggong to drink tea and chat slowly.

Zhao Shanggong saluted and thanked the seat, and only made half of the butt on the chair, and thanked the general for the tea, and replied: "Back to the general's words, the slave maid was on an errand in the palace of the eldest princess of Shaoyang before, and was responsible for the errand of eating, because the eldest princess was still young at that time, and the big winter had to shout to eat the fruit, the slave and the maid said, the winter family, this fruit is not long, the eldest princess has to say that the slave and the maid deceived her, and she wanted to kill the slave and maid, and it happened that the mother and the virtuous concubine passed by, and the mother had a good heart, I said a few words for the slave maid, the eunuch who was punished with the rod did not dare to beat the slave and maid, and then Concubine Min came to comfort the eldest princess, and later, the slave and maid were assigned to the Jingxin Palace, responsible for the cleaning of the palace and other errands. ”

General Zhenguo believed that the eldest princess was tricky, which was famous in the entire Jinjing City, when Yu'er first entered the palace, she couldn't get used to this princess, and it was reasonable to do it against her, and she raised her eyes and looked at this Zhao Shanggong, and her demeanor was moderate, very much like the eyes of Concubine Min who chose someone for her daughter, and let her go to Jingxin Palace, which can be regarded as saving her life......

"Has Concubine Min ever been to see you again?" General Zhenguo's people who march and fight are the most cautious, especially at this juncture, and this old palace maid obviously knows her secret, and even the jade pendant can be given to her, which shows how much her daughter trusts her, and he will naturally not take the test lightly, if this old palace maid still has the slightest connection with Concubine Min, then he will definitely not leave her!

"I've been there, but it's ...... General, you also know that Concubine Min is in the palace, she is a good person, no one is close, no one can offend, and the people will naturally not be offended...... "Zhao Shanggong said in his words.

"Oh? It's the first time I've heard of General Ben! General Zhenguo picked up the teacup, took a sip, put it down gently, as if chatting about family life, looked at Zhao Shanggong and said with a smile.

Zhao Shanggong also laughed, sighed as if he was emotional, tugged at the corner of his clothes, and then said: "General, do you know that the most important thing in the palace is ...... Good person, after the slave maid was taken to the cold palace, she also asked someone to beg for allergic concubines, and Concubine Min promised to be good on the surface, but she ...... After one or two times, the slave maid also had a cold heart, but she also wanted to go over to ask the concubine Niangniang to come, but the maid had just been pregnant with His Royal Highness at that time, and the slave maid was in the palace, and there was no money to deal with the various divisions and bureaus, so she accepted her fate. ”

General Zhenguo laughed sincerely this time, and he was the same, he hated the kind of good old man on the surface the most, just like that Liu Siming in Kadacheng, with the face of a righteous messenger every day, like an ascetic every day, nagging to do good deeds, to do a good deed every day, look at the fate of this good deed! Hum! I don't have anything in my hands, I don't even have the strength to resist, what good can I do? When people live, they should fight for it, so that the goal is clear, and for the sake of such a goal, sacrifice the lives of several people, what is it?

"You take the jade pendant back to Yu'er, let her wear it closely, don't lose it! Go back, I'll arrange it, and I'll keep her safe! My daughter, no one can bully! ”

"Yes, General!" Zhao Shanggong stood up and respectfully agreed.

After sending Zhao Shanggong away, the people in the shadows watched her enter the palace gate and went in the direction of Jingxin Palace, before returning to General Zhenguo.

"I didn't touch anyone on the road, I only bought a few pieces of cotton cloth near North Street, which seemed to be selected for the mother, all of them were extremely soft fabrics, which should be prepared for the little prince."

"Well, this person is still staring, Yu'er looks at people...... There is still some lack of experience, and we must be cautious. General Zhenguo commanded.

"Yes, General!" The subordinate replied respectfully with a fist.

When Zhao Shanggong returned to the palace, he did not immediately go to the Jingxin Palace to return to Concubine Xi, but went to the Huanyi Bureau......

When Qin Shanggong saw her coming, his eyes swept her around, and he went straight to the small room next to the well behind the Huanyi Bureau.

"Sister Qin, the matter has been done, when will Niangniang order it?"

Zhao Shanggong walked around the Huanyi Bureau for a few divisions, sent a sign to make an appointment for the time to hand over the clothes, copied the path between the shadow walls, and entered the room through the thick shadow of the tree. Qin Shanggong motioned for her to go to the inner room, and after sitting down, he looked at Qin Shanggong and asked.

"It is estimated that tomorrow's queen will have to take Concubine Xi out of the Jingxin Palace, you pay attention to it, Concubine Xian Niangniang, you have to stage a blind date with sisters, find the right opportunity, let them do something, and protect Concubine Xiniang." Qin Shanggong motioned for her to eat some refreshments to cushion her stomach, and said unhurriedly.

"Do you want to keep the baby in your belly?" Zhao Shanggong's voice was low, but it was difficult to hide his surprised tone.

Qin Shanggong was also puzzled, his brows furrowed, but he still said: "Well, His Highness has ordered, let's do it, as for the reason, that's not what we should ask." ”

"Yes! Sister Qin is relieved. ”

Zhao Shanggong arrived on the second day, and then returned to the Jingxin Palace where Concubine Xi was, and reported to Concubine Xi the details of the meeting with General Zhenguo, and then also passed on the words of General Zhenguo to her......

Actually, she's just a woman with a strong temperament who has been taken advantage of, I hope she can be safe!

The next day, Queen Chen really made a decree, the quasi-concubine Xi returned to Peixi Palace to recuperate and recuperate, and the emperor also issued an order to reward her with some medicinal materials for the fetus. No one ever doubted the child in their womb......

Concubine Xian wore the palace dress of the imperial concubine, sat on the exclusive pleasure of the imperial concubine specially given to her by the emperor, and took the unique honor guard of the imperial concubine to "visit" the pregnant concubine.

Concubine Xi was sitting in the palace where she had lived for nearly five years after a long absence, eating the white fungus red dates and bamboo fungus soup stewed for her by Zhao Shanggong himself, and said with a smile: "Zhao Shanggong, you say, is the emperor happy?" ”

Zhao Shanggong replied with a smile: "This is natural, if it weren't for the fact that you were far away in another courtyard, the emperor would definitely have to come to see you at this time." But he shook his head in his heart, if this child is protected, in the future, how can the emperor tolerate a child who is not his own flesh and blood? Concubine Xi is also stunned, and she really regards this child as the emperor?

"But if he is happy, why doesn't he say anything?" Concubine Xi was actually apprehensive in her heart, after all, the child was not the emperor's child, she was afraid that once this matter was exposed, it would really be a catastrophe!

"Why not? Didn't the queen say it? The emperor told you not to think about anything, just raise the fetus with peace of mind! "Obviously, what the emperor means is that no matter what, the child is the biggest, and the stabbing in front of him will naturally not be responsible for Concubine Xi at this time. It's just, is it to find a scapegoat? Could this scapegoat be Nanning? Then it's not like Concubine Xi can ask more and take care of it.

"Niangniang, the interest of the virtuous concubine Niangniang has come over, and the little father-in-law said that the virtuous concubine Niangniang is specially visiting you, so that you are ready to take over."

Hearing Xia Yue's announcement, Concubine Xi was obviously stunned, and her spirit instantly became nervous.

"Niangniang, don't be afraid, there are slaves and maids to protect you." Zhao Shanggong gently held Concubine Xi's arm and said in a low voice.

Concubine Xi was helped up by her, watched her tidy up her clothes, turned her head to look at her, and said indignantly: "Look at her battle!" Do you really think you're an imperial concubine?! She must be uneasy and kind! ”

"!" Zhao Shanggong straightened up, leaned close to Concubine Xi's ear, and said solemnly: "Whether she is good or bad, you have to protect yourself, as well as the child in your belly, think about the Eighth Highness at that time, didn't you come over too?" ”

Concubine Xi stabilized her mind, settled down, and exhaled a few deep breaths, yes, when she was first pregnant with Minpeng, she didn't get through it, and at this time, she was naturally not afraid!

Holding Zhao Shanggong's hand, Concubine Xi dragged her stomach with one hand, as if she had been pregnant for five or six months, she walked slowly to the gate of Peixi Palace, and watched Concubine Xian come down from Xing with great pomp, four or five palace maids stepped forward to support her, wearing a red and gold silk curled imperial concubine palace dress, combing a high bun, arrogant, obviously more than the queen's pomp and circumstance. (The queen's pomp and circumstance is more than that of the imperial concubine)

"Sister, don't salute, you are pregnant, be careful......" Concubine Xian watched Concubine Xi curts, and after looking at it for a while, she stepped forward to help her up with a fake smile, and the end of the note dragged on for a long time.