In the second year of Da Ling Tian, the twentieth month of the twentieth month, both the north and the south were immersed in the festive atmosphere of the New Year. However, at this time, in the Yingyuan Palace in the imperial city of Jingzhou, two major events came one after another, which were mixed:

First, Queen Zhuang Xiaoran was on the verge of giving birth as scheduled;

Second, when the queen was about to give birth, it happened that Concubine Tang Xin was accompanying her, and she was worried that Feng Jia had accidentally moved the fetal gas and was in danger of premature birth.

These two sentences in the mouths of the palace people revealed a few unusual differences. The queen is about to give birth, why does the concubine have a fetal gas? Knowing that the queen was about to give birth, and she had a big belly, why did she want to join in the fun?

In short, due to the majesty of the Emperor of Heaven and the grace of a queen and a concubine, the palace people did not dare to say anything blatantly. But the gossip gradually emerged in private, with all kinds of opinions and opinions, making it difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

But the most discernible thing is the heart of the emperor.

In just one day, a queen and a concubine came to give birth one after another, which should have been a great joy. But Concubine Dan had to give birth ahead of schedule before the date of delivery, and naturally her life was in danger.

For this reason, Emperor Tianzhu's face was gloomy and his eyebrows were evil, and all the palace people who were accompanying him trembled and shuddered, even Cen Jiang was no exception.

At this moment, in the main hall of the Lingxi Palace, the emperor was standing with his hands in his hands, his phoenix eyes were staring at a little eunuch, and he said in a cold voice: "Say!" ”

The little eunuch knelt on the ground with a "plop", and replied tremblingly: "Holy life!" The minions are telling the truth! The queen mother suddenly said that she had abdominal pain, and the concubine wanted to retire, and ordered someone to ask for a doctor. Somehow...... As soon as she stepped out of the gate of the Feng Dynasty Palace, she also began to feel abdominal pain, and then ...... Then ......"

"And then what?" Emperor Tianzhu asked in a condensed voice.

"Then, the light concubine Niangniang's skirt was already stained with blood......" Speaking of this, the little eunuch lowered his head deeply, and said again: "During this period, the concubine has not eaten anything in the Feng Dynasty Palace, nor has she ever been close to the queen's body, we don't know why......"

Hearing this, Emperor Tianzhu couldn't help but be angry, and kicked the little eunuch on the shoulder: "If Concubine Dan has any accidents, I want the entire Lingxi Palace to be buried together!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the servants of the palace maids in the main hall fell to their knees, and they were so frightened that they begged for mercy again and again: "Holy mercy!" ”

Xu is in response to the words of the Emperor of Heaven, as soon as his warning voice fell, a woman's cry of pain floated in the main hall from afar, Rao is far away, the voice was faint, but it was enough to teach the emperor to have a pain in his heart.

yes, as if it were wounded in one's own body.

Emperor Tianzhu's heart became more and more irritable and annoyed, and he wanted to find out the culprit who secretly harmed his heart. I asked countless eunuchs and palace maids, whether it was from Lingxi Palace or Fengchao Palace, I didn't see what the queen did, and I didn't find anything abnormal.

Emperor Tianzhu believed that not all the people in this palace would be guilty of defrauding the king. But he also didn't believe that Danxin would be born prematurely with abdominal pain for no reason. There must be some means of concealment in this that has led to today's situation.

Thousands of doubts came to his heart, and it was even more difficult for the emperor to choose. On one side is his respected and trusted wife, and on the other side is his sincere lover, no matter what happens, it is enough to make him sad and sad.

Not to mention that the next and last concubines are in labor at the same time, the Fengchao Palace and the Lingxi Palace are both so busy that people are turning over on their backs, the situation is extremely chaotic, and there is a faint sense of treachery.

The emperor stood in the main hall of the Lingxi Palace like this, without saying a word, waiting in silence. The aura exuding from his body was so terrifying that no one dared to move. He was the only one standing in the whole hall, while the rest of the people were kneeling, waiting for the emperor to forgive or punish their sins.

"On the saint, the concubine can't give birth to ......"

"On the sacred, the child's head is stuck in ......"

"Holy Lord, the concubine is suspected of having a difficult birth......

"Wechen begs the Holy Lord, what is it...... Big or small? ”

The whole process of the birth of the concubine was reported back and forth by the imperial doctors and the medical women, but every time the news reached the ears of the Emperor of Heaven, it was more shocking than the other.

In the end, it's up to him to choose, Baoda? Or keep it small?

"I want both!" Emperor Tianzhu swept away the hibiscus white jade tea cup on the table of the main hall with his sleeves, and his male and female indisputable charms were gloomy and cold, and the green tendons on his forehead were revealed. Almost gritting his teeth, he repeated word by word: "I, I want both!" ”

When the imperial doctor heard this, he didn't dare to get up and admit it, struggled in his heart for a moment, kowtowed again, and continued to ask: "Weichen is bold, please ask the Holy Lord to show me again, is it to protect the big or the small?" ”

The emperor's phoenix eyes tightened fiercely, and his eyes turned into two sharp swords, which stabbed at the kneeling imperial doctor. This time, he finally replied without thinking: "Baoda." ”

No one could figure out the state of mind of the Heavenly Emperor at this moment, his tone was low, his expression was not eager and sad, no one could guess what he was thinking.

Only Cen Jiang, who has been with him for many years, knows that the more panicked the emperor is, the more he will pretend to be unusually calm on his face. Years of scheming have made this reaction a habit for him. At every critical juncture, the Emperor of Heaven would unconsciously fall silent, using his unusual calmness to hide his unusual fears.

The emperor is real, he is too worried about the concubine! I can't afford to lose her! Cen Jiang couldn't imagine that after experiencing the capriciousness of the Heavenly Family, the coldness of Luan, and the incomprehension of King Cheng, if he lost his calmness again, the emperor would collapse?

He himself could only pray silently in his heart, praying that the heavens would take pity on this lonely emperor, so that he could get a trace of love and comfort on the lonely throne.

Time passed slowly, and the entire Yingyuan Palace was condensed on the emperor's heart, which was as cold as frost. The palace people only thought that the time passed too slowly, and until now there has been no result of life and death; But I'm afraid that the time will pass too quickly, and if the queen and the concubine have an accident, the emperor will be angry with others......

Fengchao Palace and Lingxi Palace are both busy, only in the main hall of Lingxi Palace, where the emperor is located, the atmosphere is extremely tense, as if the bow is full of strings and saber rattling......

Finally, the Heavenly Emperor broke the stagnant and tense atmosphere and suddenly spoke: "Get out!" ”

"The slave (slave) is gone." The palace people in the first hall responded in unison, hurriedly got up and rushed out, but Cen Jiang stayed in the hall to serve.

"Holy Lord, do you want to go to the Fengchao Palace to have a look?" Cen Jiang dared to persuade: "After all, the queen mother is in labor, and the minister is ...... there."

"I'll be waiting here." When Emperor Tianzhu interrupted Cen Jiang's words, he had gradually become expressionless, only the killing intent in his eyes loomed, and he was caught in Cen Jiang's eyes.

Cen Jiang knew that the emperor was angry. Regardless of whether Concubine Dan's premature birth was an accident or artificial, in the emperor's heart, this crime has been detained to the queen, or the queen's maiden family, the Zhuang family.

And now, Cen Jiang is powerless except to sigh, he can't help but think, if Concubine Dan's premature birth is really the queen's doing, in case Concubine Dan really has an accident, will the emperor turn against the Zhuang family because of this? Or even after the abolition?

The answer is actually clear in his heart: the Heavenly Emperor will not do it openly, but behind the scenes, he will definitely make the Zhuang family pay the price.

Cen Jiang didn't want to believe that Queen Zhuang, who was gentle and virtuous in Su Rili and had a good mother in the world, would play such a trick, and it was in her own palace; He didn't want to believe that the world-famous and virtuous Zhuang Xiang would be so narrow-minded that he couldn't tolerate one more favorite concubine in the harem.

If something happens to Concubine Dan, the first suspect will be Zhuang Xiang's father and daughter. Cen Jiang thought that no one would be so stupid, let alone the left minister Zhuang Qin and the queen Zhuang Xiaoran.

If the emperor cares, then it's chaotic! will be so frightened and angry that he panics and loses his senses.

Thinking of this, Cen Jiang said again: "Holy Lord, the queen mother will not be so stupid, and deliberately let the concubine have an accident in her palace...... You go to Fengchao Palace to have a look! If you don't pay attention to the birth of a child in the middle palace, the whole palace will be panicked. ”

Xu is sentence was to the point, and the Heavenly Emperor Phoenix's eyes slowly narrowed, as if he was considering something.

At the same time, a report suddenly sounded outside the main hall, and it was the great eunuch of the Feng Dynasty Palace who said outside: "Holy Lord, the queen mother has been born!" ”

Hearing this, Emperor Tianzhu immediately turned around to look outside the hall, and did not order the eunuch to enter to reply, only asked, "How?" ”

"Congratulations to the saint, she is a little princess, weighing six pounds and three taels, and the mother and daughter are safe now."

Is it a girl? The emperor still had no expression on his face, and only ordered in a deep voice: "Don't spread the news of the blockade, I'll go see the queen later." ”

"Yes." The eunuch respectfully retreated, and from beginning to end, he didn't even step into the threshold of the main hall of the Lingxi Palace.

It wasn't until the eunuch had gone far that the Emperor of Heaven muttered to himself, "The queen gave birth to a girl?" ”

Cen Jiang obviously saw the indistinguishable expression of the Heavenly Emperor—as if he had raised his mind, and as if he had breathed a sigh of relief. But this is by no means the emperor's selfish preference for sons or women, he must have other considerations.

Although Cen Jiang couldn't thoroughly guess the emperor's heart, he also knew clearly that although the queen's birth was a daughter, it was equivalent to alleviating the mustard between the emperor and the queen-

If the queen gave birth to a prince, the Zhuang family may not be able to tolerate a concubine;

But now that the queen has no prince under her knees, she can only be in a passive situation, either waiting for the next child, or pinning her hopes on Concubine Dan and bringing Concubine Dan's son over to raise.

Until then, the queen will not act rashly. In particular, it is still unknown who is behind the scenes this time.

With such an analysis, Cen Jiang could only say again: "Holy Lord, the queen mother has already given birth to a princess, if you don't go over at this time, it will be taboo for the concubine." ”

Emperor Tianzhu also thought of the powerful relationship in this, he pursed his thin lips, and only after a moment did he say to Cen Jiang: "You are waiting here, if Concubine Dan has any news, you must inform me." ”

With that, the emperor walked out of the main hall of the Lingxi Palace and headed towards the Feng Dynasty Palace, where the queen was located......

Cen Jiang looked at the emperor's back, watching him disappear outside the palace gate, and also disappear at the end of the sunset.

The light and shadow of dusk shook off the ground, mottled and mysterious. And this also means that the coming night is not destined to be peaceful......