This day is the joy of Yihuan's pregnancy for three months, because the fetus is stable, the queen mother is also very happy, so she held a small family banquet in the Chuxiu Palace to celebrate.

During the banquet, Yan Yan smiled, even the emperor also returned from the previous dynasty early to accompany Yihuan. The Queen Mother was quite pleased, and after three rounds of drinking, she asked: "The weather has not been very good these days, and the emperor should pay attention to adjusting his food and clothing." ”

The emperor sat beside Yi Huan and said with a smile: "Please rest assured that the emperor will pay attention to it at any time." He turned his face to Yi Huan and said with concern: "Now that you have a body, you should be more careful when adding clothes and clothes." ”

Yi Huan's face was flushed, he just looked at the emperor stupidly, smiled shyly, and thanked him one by one.

The Empress Dowager's Shaohua is gradually dissipating in the treacherous circles of the waves, as if the red walls in the Forbidden City are towering and green, but they have been eroded by wind and frost for too long, and there is a faint yellow and heavy atmosphere. However, the infiltration of the years, the days of recuperation in the deep palace gave her another solemn and peaceful bearing, and there was a jade-like smooth and gentle look under the look of not being angry and arrogant, and her voice was also soft and kind: "Seeing that Concubine Shu has been looking forward to it for so many years, she is finally pregnant, and the mourning family is also happy." It's just that Concubine Shu can't accompany the emperor now, and the emperor has to be careful. ”

The emperor was extremely respectful: "Yes." After returning from the tour, there were many things in the previous dynasty, and most of the sons were settled in the Yangxin Palace. ”

The Queen Mother took a chopstick and ate the phoenix shark fin, and said slowly: "When the emperor goes back and forth to the Heart Cultivation Palace, he will pass through the Mantis Gate, right?" ”

The emperor didn't expect the queen mother to ask this, so he smiled and said: "Yes, my son goes back and forth to the harem, and often passes through the Mantis Gate." ”

The Queen Mother stopped the silver silk auspicious cloud chopsticks in her hand and said solemnly: "Does the emperor know the origin of the Mantis Gate?" She said and glanced at Ruyi: "The queen is always in the harem, and she often passes through the Mantis Gate, you should know, right?" ”

The emperor's expression was leisurely, and he chanted slowly: "Mantis Siyu, Xuxi, Yier descendants, Zhenzhenxi." He paused for a moment, looked around the hall, and took in the admiring looks of the concubines, a little proud, "The allusion of the mantis gate comes from the "Book of Songs, Zhou Nan, Mantis", and his son remembers it. ”

Ruyi accompanied the emperor, slightly tilted her head, the delicate red jade six-leaf palace flower, the delicate flower branch Dongling Yudian, with the ups and downs of her intonation, swayed leisurely: "The emperor is erudite, this poem is to say that the mantis gather in one side, and there are many descendants." She smiled at the emperor, and then said to the queen mother: "The street gate of the West Sixth Palace of the Inner Court is named Mantis, which corresponds to the Lintoe Gate of the East Sixth Palace and takes the meaning of Jirui, which is also intended to pray for the royal family to have many sons and grandchildren, and the emperor will last forever." ”

The Queen Mother squinted slightly, and said with her head bowed: "The emperor and the empress are erudite and knowledgeable, and the Qin Se is harmonious, and the mourning family is really happy to see it in their eyes." When the first emperor was there, he often talked to the mourning family about the allusions to the Mantis Gate. Said that the gate was originally the old name of the Ming Dynasty, after the ancestors entered the customs, changed the old name of the Ming Palace, and wanted to sweep away the old atmosphere, but when I saw the gate of the mantis, I was touched, saying that this name is very good, it is the meaning of making our descendants prosperous, so it stayed. Also, as soon as the male mantis vibrated their wings and cried, the female mantis swarmed in, and each gave birth to ninety-nine children, and it really prospered! ”

The original vague heart sank at this moment, how Ruyi didn't understand what the Queen Mother meant, so she had to get up uneasily, and listened respectfully. The emperor's face gradually became solemn, and he quietly shook Ruyi's hand at the bottom, got up and said with a smile: "The emperor's teachings are understood by my son." It is precisely because the emperor remembers his ancestors and thinks of his descendants for generations that his son can have the grand scene of today's children and daughters. ”

When the emperor said this, Lu Yun, Yuyan, Yi Huan, Hailan and other concubines who had given birth all got up and toasted to the queen mother: "The ancestors are blessed, the queen mother is loved, and the concubines can extend the heirs for the Qing Dynasty." ”

The Queen Mother had a faint smile on her face, but she did not raise her glass to accept everyone's toast. The emperor's eyes swept away, and the rest of the concubines stopped smiling, stood up tremblingly, with a look of awe and uneasiness: "The concubines and others failed to spread the branches for the royal family, and the concubines and others are ashamed." ”

The Queen Mother still didn't say anything, but slowly swept over Ruyi's face with the corner of her eye. Ruyi only felt a sour feeling in her heart, as if someone's hand was twisting her heart, and the pain was so hot that even the roots of her ears were hot for a while, and she couldn't help but blush. She walked to the queen mother, knelt down and said: "As the queen, the concubine failed to give birth to a son and a half daughter for the emperor, and the concubine is really ashamed to be in the back position." ”

The Queen Mother didn't look at her, and there was no smile on her face, but she just said lightly: "The queen is from a family, knows books and etiquette, and has a very good opinion of the Mantis Gate." However, it is not limited to words and actions. Her gaze swept over Ruyi's flat abdomen, and her eyes drooped worriedly, "Taizu Nurhachi's Empress Xiaoci Gao and Empress Xiaoliewu have all come out; Taizong's Empress Xiaozhuang Wen gave birth to the ancestor Fulin, and Empress Xiaoduanwen also had a princess; Not to mention Kangxi's queen; Empress Xiaojingxian, the first emperor, your aunt was also born and raised; Even Empress Xiaoxian, who passed away as the emperor, gave birth to two sons and two daughters. Do you know who is missing from these people? ”

Ruyi's heart shrank violently, but she didn't dare to show the slightest look, so she could only say with a more humble attitude: "Among the ancestors of the past dynasties, only the two Mongolian queens of the ancestor Fulin, the deposed concubine Jing and the Empress Xiaohuizhang Borzigit, did not give birth and died without children and daughters. ”

The Queen Mother's eyebrows drooped slightly, and she said with a solemn face: "The two queens of the Borzigit clan, one is deposed and the other is out of favor, and the fate is not good. But the queen, you are deeply favored by the emperor, but you shouldn't be! ”

As if she had been slapped with a heavy slap on her face, Ruyi only felt that her face was burning, like a basin of boiling water. She could only endure it, squeezed out a smile and said: "The emperor's mother taught that it is the concubine's own blessing." ”

Hailan looked at Ruyi's grievances, and somehow had a sense of courage in her heart, and said earnestly: "Queen Mother, the queen mother has taken care of Yongqi for many years, and she has done her best, and Yongqi will also be filial to the queen." ”

The Queen Mother sneered and said coldly: "Really? ”

The emperor stepped forward, toasted the wine to the queen mother, and said with a smile: "My son understands, my son is guilty." The emperor has been worried about all these years, and it is the son who should not be. It's just that the queen hasn't come out, and it's also the fault that her son has not accompanied the queen much, and I ask the emperor to be considerate. Moreover, the son has other concubines and heirs, and now Concubine Shu is also happy, and the emperor does not have to worry about her son's heirs. ”

The Queen Mother's long sigh was like autumn leaves falling: "Emperor, do you think the mourning family is just worrying about your heirs?" The queen has no children, and the six palaces are uneasy. Who is the mourning family for? ”

The emperor hurriedly said: "The emperor naturally cares about the queen." But the queen is the middle palace, no matter who has a son, the queen is the mother-in-law, and it is the same. ”

There was a warm touch like a spring breeze intoxicated, Ruyi unconsciously glanced at the emperor, and the humiliation and embarrassment in her heart were slightly reduced. In the end, he takes care of himself.

Seeing that they were at a stalemate with each other, Yi Huan hurriedly bowed and said with a smile: "The Queen Mother cares about the queen, everyone knows it." It's just that the concubine has served the emperor for many years before she is pregnant, and the queen will also have such a blessing. ”

Xu is face of caring about Huan's pregnancy, the queen mother still smiled, raised her glass slightly, and said, "Okay, you all get up." The mourning family also looked at Concubine Shu's pregnancy before mentioning a few words. Queen, don't take it to heart either. It's just that when I have time, I go to stand under the gate of the mantis one more time, and think about the painstaking efforts of my ancestors. ”

Ruyi Nuonuo agreed, and supported her sore knees to stand up, and when she saw Yuyan's sneering smile, her heart was even heavier. She silently returned to her seat, only to realize that a thin layer of sweat had been forced on her forehead and back. As if he had struggled violently, he had to put a smile on his face, and his face was light and light, so as to perfunctory the emperor's concerned look. In the end, this meal is also tasteless.

When he returned from Chuxiu Palace, it was already the middle of the moon. Ruyi returned to the palace, took off her evening makeup, looked at herself slightly drunk in the bronze mirror of the ivory Minghua and Jingming, and unconsciously stroked her face and said, "I really drank too much today, and my face is so red." ”

Rong Pei dissolved Ruyi's hair and grate it with a grate and said: "Niangniang is happy for Concubine Shu and the emperor today, so after drinking these wines, you have to comb your hair and disperse." ”

Rong Pei said, so he worked more carefully for Ruyi's grate, and asked Lingzhi and Yunzhi to put Yuhua awakening incense in the lotus gilt incense ball at Ruyi's bedside. It is a kind of fragrant cake dedicated to helping drunk people get rid of drunkenness, the palace maids of Yikun Palace will pick the stamens of peonies in the full spring, put them together with the flowers, pour in sake to fully soak the peony stamens and petals, and then place them in a cool place overnight, and then pound them with a pestle, mash the stamens and petals together into flower mud, twist the flower mud into small cakes, brush a layer of borneol powder outside, and use the natural floral fragrance it exudes, so that people can easily get rid of the discomfort of drunkenness in their sleep.

Ruyi has always been elegant and good spices, especially the fragrant bait made of flowers, and at this moment she smelled the fragrance and lush in the palace, and said unconsciously: "Concubine Shu is pregnant, and the palace is naturally happy." It's just ......," she muttered, "the former Ministry of Internal Affairs said that it had sent a few jars of rose and osmanthus brew, saying that it was like honey, so let's give it to the palace to taste." ”

Rong Pei knew that she was sad and aggrieved in her heart, so she persuaded: "Niangniang, although the wine is sweet in the mouth, it has a lot of stamina. Niangniang has already drunk wine today, or is she not drinking? ”

Ruyi smiled: "Drinking is the most interesting thing." Why can't you taste it? Go ahead! ”

Rong Pei couldn't stand her urging, so she had to go and get it: "That lady drink less, so as not to get drunk and hurt herself." ”

Ruyi poured a cup in her hand, looked at the milky golden liquid in the white cup, and said with a smile: "Hurting your body, it's better than being sad!" ”

Rong Pei knew her intentions, and when she saw that she had a drink, she added another cup: "Niangniang is sad today." Her voice was lower, sympathetic and unconvinced, "There are so many people today, the Queen Mother has also wronged you." ”

Ruyi raised her face and poured the wine into her throat, wiped the wine flowing from her lips, and said with a smile: "It's not that the Queen Mother wronged the palace, it's the palace itself that doesn't fight." The Queen Mother asked the palace to stand under the gate of the mantis, and the palace didn't think it was punishment at all! If you can have a child of your own and let this palace stand as a stone under the gate of the mantis, this palace is also willing! She looked at Rong Pei with a blank eye, and her eyes flashed with a shimmering light, "Really, this palace is willing!" Concubine Shu has been in the palace for so many years, and she has drunk fetal pills for so many years, but now she has stopped a few more times and is pregnant. In the end, it was God's favor that never broke her thoughts. But what about Hongu? Hongu is already thirty-three years old, a thirty-three-year-old woman has never had a child of her own, what kind of woman is that?! ”

Rong Pei said sadly: "Niangniang, you are still young!" Don't believe it, if you look in the mirror, you look similar to Concubine Shu and Qing Guiren. ”

Ruyi touched her face with a little drunkenness, and tears were sad: "Really? A woman who has never had a child may look younger. But what's the use of being young?! Over the years, Hongu has dreamed of having a child of his own. She took Rong Pei's hand and pressed it on her lower abdomen, "You touch it, the belly of the main palace is flat, and it has never bulged." Rong Pei, this palace really doesn't like Concubine Jia, but she also envy her in her heart. Her belly bulged again and again, and it was so beautiful that it was as full as a pomegranate. They all said that pregnant women don't look at it, but in the eyes of this palace, it is the best-looking! ”

Rong Pei's eyes welled up with tears: "Niangniang, from the first time the slave maid saw you, the slave maid obeyed you from the bottom of her heart." There are so many little housemaidens in the palace, but your eyes are different from others. Other people's eyes are full of tears, and no matter how sad your eyes are, they will endure tears. The slave admires your hardness, and worries about your hardness. People who don't like to cry are sad. The slave's mother is too, she has given birth to so many children, and she is still beaten by my Amma. My Amma beat her like a sandbag, and I didn't know how to feel distressed at all. In the end, the slave's mother was beaten to death by my drunken Amma while giving birth to a child. At that time, the slave and maid thought, you have to be tougher to be a man, why should you be frustrated by such a person. But Niangniang, now that the slave and maid see you crying, the slave and maid are still distressed. Slave beg God, let a child come to your belly! ”