…… The donation went very smoothly, and after hearing that this was the intention of Qin Guogong, the wealthy businessmen in Beijing expressed it whether they were willing or not.

Xue Chang personally presided over it, and before the end of March, he raised enough grain and grass for the Zhenxi Army in March - and during this period, bad news was spread in Shazhou, not to mention the loss of the state city and a series of towns and forts after it, and even Wangcheng was in danger.

The words of Xue Chang and Yi Taizhang before let the government and the opposition know that the two so-called Xiongguan after Wangcheng were ruined by the guards of the Gu clan. That is to say, if Wangcheng can't hold it, it will be difficult for Xiban to be blocked out of Xiangzhou.

In terms of its dense population and the circulation of goods, Xiangzhou was supposed to belong to Zhongzhou, but administratively it was classified as Shangzhou: the reason is very simple, the ancestral tombs of the Darui royal family were built in Xiangzhou.

In fact, the Chu family's Sang Zi is not in Xiangzhou, and the reason why the cemetery was chosen there is because the ancestors of the Chu family found a feng shui treasure there, which is said to be able to shade the wealth of future generations.

It is conceivable that after the Chu clan established Da Rui, they naturally believed in this. Although it is said that the feng shui treasure land is limited, it is inconvenient to build the emperor's mausoleum, and the Darui monarchs from Rui Taizu have not been able to bury it, but it has also been greatly repaired, and the forbidden army is sent to guard it, and it is very important.

In the Xiangzhou Rebellion during Gaozong's time, although it was said that Xiban was stopped a hundred miles away from the Chu Mausoleum, Gaozong still beat his chest and gave an edict to punish the generals of the Zhenxi Army at that time - this is also the reason why Qin Guogong let Qiu Jinglan take over the Zhenxi Army, no matter how he was defeated, the bottom line must be kept in Xiangzhou.

After all, victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, but the crime of disturbing the heavenly spirits of the ancestors of the Darui royal family is not so easy to get rid of. If Qiu Jinglan really let Ximan pit the ancestral tomb of the Chu family in Xiangzhou, no one in the government and the opposition can help him speak!

All in all, after the Empress Dowager Jiang checked the accounts with Xue Chang, she immediately sent people to escort the western Xinjiang as soon as possible, lest the battle situation be delayed!

"If there are no accidents, there should be no problem after the autumn harvest!" After the grain and grass were sent away, Empress Dowager Jiang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly cared about her biological daughter's lifelong events, "Yongfu will decline next month, how are all the preparations going?" ”

As Jiang Huizhi expected, Xin Fubing was released by Empress Dowager Jiang a few days ago on the grounds that "the eldest princess descends, and the harem must not be unpresiding", and handled the descent of the eldest princess of Yongfu. ”

Just say the same to the Empress Dowager Jiang.

Empress Dowager Jiang nodded while listening, and said with a smile: "You do things, the mourning family is at ease." ”

The queen's face was slightly red: "The daughter-in-law was in the Beique Palace before, and most of these were done by His Majesty." It was handed over to the daughter-in-law in a few days! ”

"Husband and wife, isn't what he does the same as what you do?" Empress Dowager Jiang joked and called out to Chu Shao, who was leaning on the queen's lap, "I haven't seen the emperor's grandmother for a few days, come over and take a good look at my grandmother!" ”

The prince Chu Shao, who is nominally three years old, but is actually not yet two years old, can already walk and speak, but his walking is not very stable, and his words are not very clear. Under the encouragement of the queen mother, he threw himself into the arms of the Empress Dowager Jiang with his little fat short legs, and shouted "Imperial Grandmother" softly, causing the Empress Dowager Jiang to hug him to his lap and keep kissing and loving.

It didn't take long for such a happy moment to be interrupted by a message: "Concubine Jiang Guifei is unwell, please take a look at the imperial doctor, the Tao is there!" ”

Empress Dowager Jiang, who was personally feeding Chu Shao snacks, looked at the queen - but saw a trace of loneliness flashing on the queen's face, and then showed a gentle smile: "This is really good news!" Then said to the Empress Dowager Jiang, "But congratulations to the queen mother, there will be another grandchild or granddaughter!" ”

"It's your kid too!" Empress Dowager Jiang sighed in her heart, lowered her head and touched Chu Shao's little head, and chuckled, "Shao'er, you want more than one younger brother or sister!" The implication is to remind the queen that no matter whether Jiang Huizhi's birth is male or female, it is inferior to Chu Shao after all.

Sure enough, at the mention of Chu Shao, the queen pursed her lips and calmed down from pretending to be calm: "Queen Mother, the concubine is happy, according to the rules, ......"

"Look at the memory of the mourning family!" Of course, the Empress Dowager Jiang didn't really forget that the concubine was rewarded as usual after she was pregnant, and the reason why she didn't mention it was to wait for the queen to ask, so it was not only for the queen to be decent, but also to beat Jiang Huizhi, don't think that if you are pregnant, you should not have any thoughts!

At this moment, with the queen's words, she lightly instructed Lady Lin, "The concubine is pregnant, she should be rewarded!" Go for it! ”

However, such a sentence is not at all concerned - this attitude somewhat made the queen feel a lot better, pursed her lips and said: "The queen mother has a reward, and the daughter-in-law can't help but express her ......" and proposed to retire, and wanted to go back to Beique in person to prepare a gift and visit the Quezhi Palace.

When she left the palace, the queen's face sank.

The palace people knew that she must be in a very bad mood, and they all lowered their eyebrows and didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of angering her.

After Feng Yuan arrived at the Beique Palace, the queen forced a smile and coaxed Chu Shao to go back to the side hall with the nurse, and walked into her bedroom with her henchman, but she was stunned when she entered: "Why is Your Majesty here?" ”

On the mica couch where she often lies, a young man in a bright yellow dress reclines on his pillow and arm, flipping through a half-old and not new scroll, who is it not the emperor?

"Didn't I often borrow your place to rest?" The emperor put down the scroll and asked disapprovingly.

"But just now the palace people said that the concubine is pregnant." The queen fox wondered, "Your Majesty doesn't know yet?" "It shouldn't be possible, although the emperor is not involved in state affairs, how can the news of his heirs not be reported in time? Especially at present, the harem has a queen and a concubine, which is very simple.

Sure enough, when the emperor heard this, he didn't have any expression of surprise or surprise, only a faint "um": "I know!" ”

The queen looked around, and the palace maids all retreated obediently.

She sat down not far from the emperor and asked with concern, "Then why didn't Your Majesty go over to see her?" This woman is pregnant for the first time, and she is most looking forward to her husband's company! ”

"You're a lot more tolerant!" The emperor glanced at her with a smile and said lightly, "But when it comes to husband, it seems that you are the only one in this palace who is qualified to call me my husband, right?" The concubine is just a concubine in the final analysis. ”

The queen likes to hear such words the most, but in front of the emperor, she still said angrily: "Your Majesty is so bad that you can only say it here!" Let the concubine know that she should be sad...... Could it be that she has not served well recently, which has displeased His Majesty? Otherwise, His Majesty has always been the most generous, why wouldn't he go to see her? ”

The queen actually had some doubts in her heart: "Jiang Huizhi is quite scheming, since entering the palace, he has followed the rules, and a few days ago he used me to be grounded, so he tried his best to please the queen mother...... How can you offend Your Majesty? ”

Moreover, "Even if there is something inappropriate to offend, if she is pregnant, why should Your Majesty be so cold to her?" It's like ...... It looks like it was made for me! ”

Although she hoped that the emperor's thoughts were on her, she also knew, "Your Majesty has a relationship with me, and Shao'er, and the affection is definitely deeper than that with Jiang Huizhi." But a large part of the reason why I am considerate everywhere is because I am the queen mother's choice - although Jiang Huizhi has not been favored since entering the palace, His Majesty will go once or twice a month, in this case, she is pregnant, is it not natural to visit? Your Majesty deliberately didn't go, and I don't know why? ”

I heard the emperor say: "I was going to go, but I just heard some not very good words on the road, so after thinking about it, let's go again tomorrow!" ”

The queen asked suspiciously, "What are the words?" ”

"It's nothing...... What about Shao'er? But the emperor avoided answering, but asked about his son.

“…… The nurse took her to the side hall to change her clothes. The queen thought for a moment and said, "I'll call him over!" ”

Let Chu Shao enter the dormitory to entangle the emperor, the queen didn't care about going to Quezhi Palace in person for a while, so she casually called a female official to do it, and summoned Cen Wei to him: "Your Majesty wants to go to Quezhi Palace on the way, what did you hear before you didn't go?" ”

Cen Wei first wanted to speak and then stopped, and then he didn't dare to say - the queen was kind to persuade at first, but later saw that he avoided it vigorously, and became impatient: "Is it that the Beique Hall of this palace is not qualified enough to let Gonggong Cen speak?!" Or this palace will go to the queen mother and let you go to the Taishi Palace, and you will be willing to say?! ”

"Slaves don't dare!" When Cen Wei heard this, he hurriedly "pounced" and knelt on the ground, showing his loyalty, "The slave maid is greatly favored by the queen mother, and the queen mother also takes care of the slave and maid in every way, how dare you despise the maid?" It's really a matter of slaves, I really don't know how to say it, wow! ”

The queen's heart sank, and she said with a gloomy face: "Where is so much nonsense - do you say it or not?!" ”

Cen Wei's face was bitter, and he looked up left and right tremblingly.

The queen made a look, and retreated except for her henchmen, and Cen Wei whispered: "It's the two palace maids gossiping behind the rockery, which makes Your Majesty displeased!" ”

"What kind of gossip?! Tell me clearly! "I haven't talked about the topic for so long, the queen is really impatient!

Cen Wei heard that her tone was wrong, and hurriedly said, "Those two cheap maids said...... Say...... Said something about the prince! ”

The queen was suddenly awe-inspiring: "What did they say?!" ”

They said...... The strange prince is the eldest prince, and he is deeply loved by the queen mother, but he has not been made the crown prince so far, and he co-authored ...... The co-author is waiting for news from Concubine Jiang! As soon as Cen Wei gritted his teeth and finished speaking, he then fell to the ground and did not dare to raise his head, thinking that he was already a dead man.

The face of the first queen was iron blue at first, red at the end, and then pale...... Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple circled, and then asked coldly: "Where did the palace maid say that?" ”

"It's the palace maid who sprinkled and swept the imperial garden, the slave and maid were brave, and when they saw that His Majesty looked unhappy at the time, they let them go to the riot room!" Cen Wei buried his face in the carpet and said with a humming voice.

"......" The queen was silent for a long time, until Cen Wei was already sweating, and then said lightly, "This palace knows, you go down to serve Your Majesty, remember not to spread this nonsense!" ”

"Slave and maid obey the order!" Cen Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said loudly.