In more than ten days, it will be the prince's fifteenth birthday. The ancient rites are cloudy, and the monarch is fifteen and crowned. So this fifteen-year-old birthday is a big event for the crown prince and the entire East Palace.

When I went to greet the queen on this day, the queen told me: "The emperor mentioned the matter of testing the prince again yesterday, you must be careful during this time, and you must not make any mistakes at this juncture." ”

"Well, Erchen understands."

"I heard that you went back to the Taiwei Mansion to celebrate your birthday this time, and it actually led to a fraud case. The swindler pretended to be the crown prince and the crown princess, and stole a total of six crickets with a total value of more than 4,000 taels of silver. You've heard about that, right? ”

"Yes. Erchen also heard that notices have now been posted at the gates of major cities: Anyone who dares to pretend to be the crown prince and the crown princess will be beheaded once they are caught. ”

The queen pondered for a moment and said, "Although this matter has been ascertained to be impersonated by a traitor, it still has a certain impact on the reputation of the crown prince. The common people will say, why does this liar not deceive others, but only crickets? Doesn't this just show that the prince likes crickets, so he gives the liar a chance? ”

I said in my heart: It's already a blessing to be able to do this, you can be content, what kind of reputation damage is this, it is really a complete loss.

As he was talking, a report was made outside the door that Xie Jiu was here.

I haven't seen her for a few months, and her belly has bulged exaggeratedly, and even in a thick cotton robe, she can see the sheer size. I've seen quite a few pregnant women before, but it's rare to see her the size. This must have been taken by her as proof that she was pregnant with the "True Dragon Son".

Maybe it was because she hadn't seen the prince for a long time, but as soon as she saw me, her eyes looked around me, and then she lowered her eyes in disappointment.

Seeing her holding her stomach and moving her feet very hard, the whole person seemed to be a little swollen, and her face had already lost its original moving luster, I couldn't help but feel a little sad. It is gratifying that she is pregnant with a child, but the prince has disappeared since then, and it is a very cruel thing for her.

The women in the palace are like this, they don't want to conceive a child if they are not pregnant, but if they are really pregnant with a child, they are afraid that they will lose the emperor's favor from now on.

It is true that there are many concubines who are very favored and lost the emperor during pregnancy. There is no way, a pregnant woman has to ban sexual intercourse, a few months, it is impossible for the emperor to wait for her, there are so many beauties in the palace, there may be a new favorite at any time.

I'm no exception, I'm not pregnant with a child now, and I'm always worried about it. Jia Quan is right, if Xie Jiu gave birth to a son and the eldest grandson of the emperor, he would definitely be loved by the emperor and the queen. If I never conceive a child, there is a great hope that this child will be crowned the crown prince in the future.

But I'm a little worried that if I get pregnant with a child, the days of love between me and the prince will come to an end again. In the same way, with the prince's usual performance, he can't wait for me for a few months. What's more, there are a few lovers waiting for him in the East Palace, they are all the prince's concubines, and it is natural for the prince to be lucky.

In fact, not only them, but all the women in the East Palace, including my Xiaocui, can be summoned at any time if the prince wants to. The love between me and the prince in the past few months can only be a morning dew?

With envy and pity for Xie Jiu, I returned to the East Palace sullenly.

The prince had already returned, and when he saw me entering, he happily hugged me and said, "Nanfeng, I am so happy today." ”

"Why is Your Highness happy?"

"I don't have to go to martial arts training this afternoon, and I don't have to discuss national affairs with the Taifu in the evening, that is to say, today, they let me go for a long time. That's nice! I can have some fun with you again. Alas, if only my ......," he said, looking around, and finally cleverly not uttering those two words, "it would be nice not to die." ”

But I'm really not in the mood to play with him today, I'm still entangled in the emotions caused by seeing Xie Jiu, I can't help but ask him: "Your Highness, just in case, I mean, I also have a doll in my belly, will Your Highness ignore me?" ”

"Why do you want to have dolls? I don't want you to have a doll! You're good to have me, why do you need dolls? ”

My heart grew heavier, "I'm asking, what if I have a doll?" ”

He shook his head on my shoulder like a rattle: "Don't want a doll, I don't want you to have a doll, just the two of us together, I just want the south wind, don't want a doll." ”

"But what if I have a doll?"

"Don't!" He had already stood up, and then hugged me again and said, "Don't want a doll, okay?" You only want me, only accompany me every day, only hold me, eat with me, play with me, and sleep with me. His voice was almost pleading.

I want to tell him: Prince, if I don't have a doll, others will deprive me of the right to play with you, eat with you, and sleep with you.

But did he understand these words? Do you listen to it?

At this moment, I realized that the prince was not so much a child who did not grow up, but a child who refused to grow up. He didn't think of me as a wife, but rather as a mother. So he couldn't accept that I had other children, because he wanted to be my only child, my only pet.

An afternoon was spent in his coquettishness and my depression.

In the evening, at the beginning of the lanterns, the queen suddenly sent someone over and said: The emperor will give a banquet in Lingyuntai tonight, and all the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are invited to attend.

Is there anything wrong with this?

Someone whispered to me: The queen mother said that tonight's banquet is a bit strange, because in addition to the banquet of the courtiers, the emperor also invited all the officials affiliated with the East Palace. And some of these officials, in terms of rank, are not qualified to attend such a banquet at all, and have never attended it before.

In other words, all the officials of the Prince's Mansion poured out tonight.

It's a bit odd and feels very unusual.

What is the emperor going to do?

The person who saw off the queen, I stood silently in the biting cold wind, looking at the direction of Lingyuntai.

Tonight, what is going to happen out of the ordinary?