Since the expedition of the Maharaja, the pressure on Yijing's body has been reduced a lot, and she firmly believes that Yu Feng will plan to rescue her from difficulties, but now she is pregnant, Mrs. Xue has been instructed by Yu Haoxi to take care of her very strictly, and there is basically no opportunity to contact outsiders, let alone leave the Dajun's Mansion to go to the suburbs to wander around, but Mrs. Xue also said that when Yijing gives birth safely, if you feel bored, you can also hold a banquet and invite the Xue family and the noble ladies with goodwill to come to the mansion to spend time.

The king of Xiliang allowed the monarch to lead the army, which made the nobles further see the king's trust in his grandson, compared to Jin Yuan, who was a woman, it seems that the monarch is more likely to inherit the throne, if the monarch returns from meritorious service this time, he has set up a foothold in Xiliang, and the nobles are ready to move, at this time, Xiliang is not cheap, most of them are convinced that the lady of the Maharaja's Mansion is really favored, if the monarch wins the throne in the future, even if it is not the queen, it is also the favorite concubine of the harem.

The women in the palace are not more noble than ordinary concubines, not to mention that they are still favored by the king, and most nobles no longer dare to underestimate the "concubines" of the Maharaja's Mansion, so the ladies came to the door one after another, showing favor one after another, wanting to establish a good relationship with "Qianpan" as soon as possible, and strive for the future glory and wealth of the family.

Of course, they were all blocked by Mrs. Xue, and under the pretext that the "Qianpan" lady was unwell and needed to recuperate, she politely refused the harassment of the noblewomen.

However, when the noblewomen saw the prince leaving Beijing, they actually asked Mrs. Xue to take care of their concubines, and they became more and more convinced of the rumors, and still came to greet them every now and then, and the medicinal materials and supplements they sent were very complete.

Yijing and Mrs. Xue gradually became acquainted, knowing her character very well, and did not think that the words that she could contact outsiders after giving birth were just perfunctory words of relief, and it should be Yu Haoxi's permission, which was undoubtedly the profit of her deliberate "amnesia".

Mrs. Xue also explained the reason why the monarch did not let outsiders know that Yijing was pregnant: "There are some differences between the etiquette of Xiliang and Dalong, and the respect and inferiority between the concubines are particularly clear. 'Died young', there was only one exception for many years, the concubine who was favored by the first king gave birth to a daughter that year, because the concubine was over thirty years old at the time, and there were no other heirs, crying and begging, the first king Kaien left the life of the concubine, but also when the princess and the concubine were sent to the temple, only to serve the Buddha, never married. ”

In addition to the three surnames in Xiliang, the nobles can not take concubines, only allow the house, the concubines and concubines under the real estate are slaves, and the nobles with the three surnames are willing to let the concubines marry slaves, and they are driven by others to destroy the dignity of the royal family, so the three surnames are not allowed to be concubines.

Such a barbaric etiquette really makes Yijing disdainful, in the end it is also his own bloodline, since there is a saying that the concubine is respectful and inferior, the man has to restrain himself, but for the prosperity of the heirs and the prosperity of the family, the three surnames can tolerate the concubine, but they regard the concubine as a shame, and they do not allow the way to live at all, it can be seen that Xiliang's emphasis on women is also relative, that is for the concubine, as for the concubine, she does not even have the right to live, let alone the family's attention.

Even the concubines of ordinary nobles, although they can survive, are only slaves and maids for the rest of their lives, and are used by the family as gifts to conclude power, or send three surnames as sex offerings, in order to seek the support of the royal family in exchange for wealth, in short, the fate is miserable.

The only way out for the concubine is to be selected as a white-clothed waiter, serving the three surnamed royal families, if you can strive for trust, you will have the opportunity to marry a small nobleman, and it is only one in ten, most of the white-clothed servants are old, and they will have to be honored in a Tianfu mansion, and they can marry independently, and they can marry commoners, or never marry, not to mention that the concubine wants to become a white-clothed servant, it is simply one in a hundred, and not everyone has this opportunity.

However, of course, Yijing will not express his opinion on the ritual system of Xiliang.

"But the lady is relieved, the monarch has a word first, if the lady gives birth to a daughter, she will also be treated as a concubine, but at this time, the monarch can not ask for the lady to be a lady, in case the royal family knows that the lady gave birth to a daughter, I am afraid that it will be ordered to deal with it, the monarch's expedition, the whip is out of reach, and I am also worried that it will not be preserved, so I will not let the lady have a pregnancy for the time being."

It's not that the Maharaja can't ask for a seal for Yijing, the key is that she herself is unwilling, if she really becomes the Maharaja's wife, how can she still live in the inner house and not be able to stay, the Maharaja's wife is equivalent to the rank of Princess Dalong, which is protected by the law of etiquette, even the Maharaja has no right to restrict freedom, how can Yu Haoxi give Yijing the freedom to enter and exit at this time, and have the right to protect the soldiers?

This lady's title, I'm afraid that it will take Yijing's dedication to get it, she would rather not, continue to deal with the demon, and wait for Yu Feng to save her from the predicament.

However, Yijing also understands that pregnancy cannot be publicized, and if she gives birth to a daughter, it must not be spread to the outside world, so as not to be heard by the Xiliang royal family, and she really issued an order to dispose of it, even if Yu Haoxi is in Dajing, I am afraid that she will not be able to disobey the king's order.

Moreover, she didn't want her child to be known by the Xiliang people and regarded as that person's bloodline.

So during this period of time, Yijing was very cooperative with Mrs. Xue, and did not try to contact outsiders, except for Luqing Garden, at most, when Mrs. Xue was sure that there were no outsiders, she went to the flower garden to carry out activities, even if the servants of the inner house of the Dajun Mansion were not all cronies at this time, they were also found out, and it was determined that none of them were the eyes and ears of others, and they were strictly guarded, and they were not allowed to contact the servants of the outer courtyard, so even if they witnessed that Yijing was pregnant, they were not afraid of rumors.

Mrs. Xue is indeed very experienced in pregnancy and childbirth, for several months, with her to take care of and recuperate, Yijing's body has recovered, no longer as weak as when she arrived in Xiliang, and as early as July, Mrs. Xue invited a doctor to enter the Dajun Mansion, and found a stable woman and a nurse, who are obviously trustworthy people of the Xue family.

Yijing learned about some customs of Xiliang again, such as the status of the doctor girl in Xiliang is not a subordinate of Langzhong, but can practice medicine independently, so there is no shortage of skilled medical people, there is a doctor next to the mother to diagnose and care, the probability of safe delivery is greatly improved.

Miss Jiaoyu has been staying in the Dajun Mansion with Mrs. Xue, and she has gradually become familiar with Yijing.

This girl is a neat and straightforward character, and she has no opinion on the identity of "Qianpan", especially after seeing the four arts of beautiful scenery, she is greatly admired, and she is even introduced as a good teacher, and often asks for advice.

Yi Jing deliberately showed off her talent, of course, in order to win Kyaukyu's friendship, and there were some words to get out of her mouth.

During this time, Yi Jing asked from Kyaukyu's mouth what was the situation of the families behind the nobles who came to visit, some of them were old friends with the Xue family, and some were supporters of the surnames Qing and Hu.

She was not afraid that Yu Haoxi would find out about this move, since that person allowed her to find someone to spend time when she was bored, she would not be afraid of her asking about those people out of curiosity.

But what disappointed Yi Jing was that none of these people could be used by Yu Feng, and they had nothing to do with An Jin, and "their own people" still couldn't infiltrate the Dajun Mansion and communicate with her.

In addition to the ladies, there are also two people who often come to the door, and can enter the inner house in a grand manner and come into contact with the beautiful scenery.

One is Kong Xilin, he obviously got the advice of the Maharaja, and came to "inspect" every three or two days, Xue Dongchang's brain is not very good at turning, and Mrs. Xue does not know the true identity of Xiyijing, the Maharaja is still not at ease, and is worried that Yu Feng's dark people will take this opportunity to infiltrate, so he asked Kong Xi to pay attention to it temporarily and ask if there is anything wrong.

For Kong Xilin, although Yijing had seen him before, he couldn't say that he knew him, he only knew that he was Yu Haoxi's "pro-party", of course, he had to be on guard.

Yijing was not happy to have too much contact with Kong Xilin.

However, this person seems to be very curious about her, and often "invites to fight" chess games, in Xiliang men's and women's defense is not strict, Mrs. Xue is not surprised by this situation, and it is not a private meeting between Yijing and Kong Xilin, there are more than ten maidservants around her every time, and there is also a bright jade girl present, Mrs. Xue has no intention of stopping it at all.

Yijing gradually found that Kong Xilin was not only curious about her, but also very dissatisfied, no matter whether this person won or lost, his face was as cold as ice, looking at her gaze as if he was looking at a mortal enemy, obviously he had the heart to approach it, and put on a reluctant look, if it was not a last resort, he would never speak, so although Yijing and Kong Xi often "fight" temporarily, they rarely talked, let alone knew each other.

And the other person is Xue Guoxiang.

Compared with Kong Xilin, Xue Guoxiang's return is not frequent, most of them got the letter from the Maharaja, handed it to Yijing, and asked Yijing if he had a reply.

There is none.

However, Yijing later thought that his indifference might make the Maharaja more defensive, and gradually pay attention to make him a little negligent and get more opportunities to contact with the outside world, so he scrapped a sentence of explanation "I really don't know what to say, I can just tell Lord Lao to take care", and expressed a slight concern about the war, of course, he will not inquire about the details, only the victory or defeat.

Every time Xue Guoxiang came back, in addition to greetings, he also did not miss the opportunity to learn chess skills, unlike Kong Xilin's inexplicable cold arrogance and hostility, Xue Guoxiang seemed polite and approachable.

But this person put a lot of pressure on Yijing.

Because during his speech, he took the initiative to talk about the situation of the Dalong Dynasty, and regardless of whether Yijing was willing to listen or not, he seemed to be sure that Yijing would pay attention.

Yijing passively learned of King Qing's succession to the throne, as well as several major events that happened in Dalong, such as her being taken captive by the remnants of the previous dynasty, and the bloody suppression of Jinyangjing's rumors against the monarch, etc.

In October, Xue Guoxiang told Yijing that Yu Feng had attacked the lord and went to Chuzhou to take up the domain.

This news made Yijing almost unable to hold on, and he only felt his heart beating.

So in the next game of chess, the princess was defeated.

The jade girl who was watching the battle was very sorry, and reminded Yijing when she reviewed it, if it wasn't a mistake, the winner or loser would be two words.

"The lady seems to be restless today? Do you feel unwell? Kyaukyu was very worried, also because Yijing was about to give birth.

Xue Guoxiang's smile was meaningful: "It's not that the lady is restless, but because the jade girl is a bystander." ”

The words "bystander clear" shocked Yijing's heart, and he immediately woke up to his gaffe, afraid that the legendary scheming Xiliang Guoxiang would see the clues, which means that Yu Haoxi is a mystery to the authorities, so he will believe in the "amnesia", Xue Guoxiang took the initiative to mention Dalong's political affairs, maybe he didn't believe that she really had amnesia from the beginning.

Yijing subconsciously raised his eyes, but what he saw was a pair of eyes that were as calm as a pool, without insight into all the persecution and warnings.

Xue Guoxiang smiled again: "The jade girl is good, although she is a chess idiot, she also understands the truth of watching chess without saying anything." ”

Watching chess without saying a word? Yijing couldn't help but be surprised, this was the prime minister hinting at her, and he would not interfere in this matter and interfere with her plan to get out?

Xue Yaotai, the prime minister of the Western Liang State, is indeed an unfathomable figure.

In November, the weather in Xiliang also turned cold, freezing rain continued one after another, Yijing was close to giving birth, did not go to the flower garden to hang out, Kong Xilin did not set foot in Luqing Garden, so the only outsiders who contacted Yijing were Xue Guoxiang.

On this day, he said bluntly: "It is reported that the king of Chu has successfully arrived in Chuzhou and stayed in the mansion. ”

This news made Yijing inexplicably down-to-earth, he and her, no longer separated by thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, their distance was also a hundred miles away.

Goodbye may not be far away.