After this night, the emperor did not give the queen any more contraceptive decoction.

In the dead of night, the emperor often watched the queen sleeping peacefully, revealing an indescribable emotion.

For three years, he did not let the queen get pregnant, not because the queen's body was not well adjusted, but because he was worried that the queen would give birth to a boy.

If a girl is born, the Gu poison will naturally spread to the princess, and the queen will still have life.

But if a boy is born, neither the queen nor the child will be able to live.

I think the queen also knows these things, so she doesn't force her heirs. I just feel guilty about him.

But now it's different, there is only one year left, and the queen will be poisoned. If the abbot of Jingkong has no choice, and the emperor of Tanglin does not help, then the queen will only have a dead end.

So the queen's chance now is to give birth to a girl, so that she may be able to save her life.

In the past three years, the Queen Mother has also aged a lot, and the Queen Mother still hasn't found out what happened back then, and because of the emperor, she didn't do anything to the Queen Mother.

In three years, the Queen Mother will still find the queen's stubble from time to time, but it is not painful.

After the beginning of spring, the draft was put on the agenda. The emperor said that he likes the harem to be quiet, so this time the draft turned out to be half of the people.

The twelve show girls who should have been selected were set to six. Despite this, the emperor still has too much.

Fortunately, the queen mother persuaded her, saying that it would be unruly if there was less, so the emperor did not refuse again.

In fact, the emperor can't bear to delay so many official women. Even if the show girls enter the palace, he won't touch them, so why bother to choose them to come in and let them die alone?

The draft is all decided by the queen mother, and Concubine Jing is helping on the side.

When it came to the palace election, six of the twelve show girls had to be selected, and the emperor appeared for the first time.

These twelve show girls are all good, the emperor randomly selected six of the twelve show girls who are pleasing to the eye, and according to their family backgrounds, they were named two Baolin, two beauties, and two talents.

The emperor arranged a palace for these six show girls, and hung a green head card in the worship room, just waiting for the emperor to summon them to sleep.

In the first half month of the show girl entering the palace, most of the emperors went to the queen's mother, but they still went to Concubine Jing twice and Concubine Xian once.

The old people in the palace all know that the emperor is giving face to these three mothers?

Half a month after the show girl entered the palace, the emperor went to Zhaochun Palace in turn under the advice of the queen's mother, and stayed in the Lancai and Fangcairen palaces once.

The remaining two low-ranking concubines, the emperor didn't go at all.

But although the emperor went to the two talented people, there was still no smile on the faces of the two talented people.

The queen mother, Jing Guifei and Xian Concubine saw some clues when the new concubines asked for peace.

That night, the emperor came to the queen mother again, and the queen mother thought for a long time, and finally asked, "Didn't the emperor favor Lan Cai and Fang Cairen?" ”

The emperor said indifferently, "My body and mind are all yours." I don't want to touch other women. ”

It's false to say that she is not moved, but the queen still said, "But the emperor is the king of a country after all, how can there be only one woman?" And the emperor also needs to pass on the royal lineage. The body of the concubine, I'm afraid it's ......"

The emperor interrupted the queen's words, "I have already weaned you off the contraceptive decoction, your body has almost adjusted, and you will be pregnant." ”

After some persuasion from the emperor, the queen was relieved.

In the past month, the emperor only went to each of the two talented people once, one each to Concubine Jing and Concubine Xian, and at other times, they all rested at the queen's mother.

This month, rumors are also rife in the palace.

The newcomers Lan Cai and Fang Cai couldn't hold their breath and even spread the news that the emperor hadn't touched them.

In this way, not only everyone in the harem knows, but even the court knows about it.

Everyone suspected that the emperor had broken sleeves, otherwise why was none of the harem concubines pregnant? All of a sudden, the news spread.

The queen mother is in Fengyi Palace, but these news also reached the ears of the queen mother.

The queen mother was thinking about how to deal with it, but she was suddenly summoned by the queen mother.

The queen mother knew that the queen mother would inevitably blame her, but the most important thing was that the queen mother would think about how to deal with it with her, so she rushed to Shoukang Palace.

When the queen mother arrived at Shoukang Palace, she saw that Concubine Xian was also there.

The queen mother respectfully saluted the queen mother, "The concubines see the queen mother, the queen mother is blessed with Jin'an." ”

The Queen Mother's face was not good-looking, but she was not embarrassed for the Queen Mother, she only said, "Excuse me!" ”

"Give a seat."

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

After the queen mother sat down, the queen mother said, "You must have heard about the rumors in and outside the palace recently. Don't know what you want to do? ”

The queen said calmly, "This matter is from Zhaochun Palace, and the matter is caused by Lan Cai and Fang Cairen, so they have to refute the rumors." ”

The Queen Mother said in a heavy tone, "Although this is also an idea, rumors are spreading, so it will not be able to break the rumors after all." ”

When the queen mother heard the queen mother say this, she hurriedly asked, "I wonder if the queen mother has any good ideas?" ”

The Queen Mother said in a cautious tone, "Aren't there many ways?" If Concubine Xian is pregnant, won't the rumors be self-defeating? ”

When the queen mother heard this idea, her face immediately became surprised, and she said cautiously, "What does the queen mother mean, let Concubine Xian fake pregnancy?" ”

The queen said calmly, "There is no better idea." At that time, Concubine Xian conceived in October and gave birth to a male fetus. After a while, you can just die accidentally. ”

The queen mother was shocked, but after thinking for a moment, she said, "The concubine also thinks that this move is feasible. ”

The Queen Mother said indifferently, "Since the queen also thinks this idea is good, then the queen mother will discuss this matter with the emperor!" ”

The queen mother cautiously responded, "Yes, the concubine knows." ”

Soon, there was news in the palace that Concubine Xian Niangniang was pregnant, and in addition, Lan Cai and Fang Cai also dealt with the palace people who spread rumors indiscriminately.

The people inside and outside the palace were skeptical about this matter.

Because Concubine Xian was pregnant, the emperor only went to the queen mother and Concubine Jing. The new concubines didn't even go.

In Chaoyang Palace, the emperor was listening to the secret guard's reply, and the dark guard replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, your subordinates have already inquired about the whereabouts of the Jingkong Abbot, and after the Jingkong Abbot learned that the emperor was looking for him, he said that he would return to Xichu in three days." ”

The emperor was very happy in his heart, and hurriedly ordered, "Okay, send someone to continue to follow the abbot of Jingkong, and be sure to bring the abbot of Jingkong to me." ”

"Yes." The Dark Guard responded respectfully.

This night, the emperor still went to the queen's mother, but it was difficult to hide the joy in his heart.

The queen mother smiled and asked, "What is the emperor's pleasure about?" So happy? ”

The emperor just smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about this, anyway, I just have to be happy." ”

But the emperor's happiness only lasted for three days, and three days later, the abbot of Jingkong arrived at the Xichu Palace, and after seeing the emperor, the abbot of Jingkong bluntly said that he could not save the queen.

After the abbot of Jingkong left, the emperor sent someone to make a deal with the emperor of Tanglin Kingdom.

The joy on the emperor's face was no longer there, but added some sorrow.

In a blink of an eye, Concubine Xian's belly has grown, which also shows that the queen's time is running out.

In June, the queen mother was still wearing a thick cloak, and the queen mother was always sore all over her body during this time, either with a headache or brain fever.

The queen herself knows that her time is running out, so the queen mother cherishes the days with the emperor even more.

But the emperor seems to be busy, and he interacts frequently with the Tanglin Kingdom.

Until June, another plague broke out in the southern region, and the Western Chu State spent a lot of manpower and financial resources, but still many people died.

Fortunately, the imperial physician Astragalus finally developed an antidote to the plague.

For a while, astragalus was called a miracle doctor by the world.

This astragalus is the younger brother of the Huang family sisters and brothers taken in by the queen mother back then.

After the trauma of the plague, the national strength of the Western Chu State also declined.

But at this time, the Tanglin Kingdom launched a war.

Above the court, many people choose to make peace.

The emperor also chose the proposal of peace, perhaps because he didn't want the Western Chu Kingdom to work the people and lose money anymore!

But the Tanglin Kingdom deliberately humiliated the Western Chu State, and if the Western Chu State wanted to ask for peace, it must marry the queen of the Western Chu Kingdom to the Tanglin Kingdom as the imperial concubine.

With such humiliation, how could the Western Chu Kingdom endure it? The Manchu civil and military dynasties all held an attitude of opposition.

Among the military attachés, Su Wentao directly asked for orders to lead troops to fight.

The new prime minister, Fang Yihua, is also strongly opposed.

Even Lin Qingfeng, who had traveled all over the world, returned to the capital and asked the emperor for his life to lead troops to fight.

When the Queen Mother heard about this, she called the emperor over and said what she meant.

The Empress Dowager meant that the Western Chu State could not afford the war, so it was better to send the queen over.

The Empress Dowager of the West said what she meant, but the emperor didn't say anything, but the Empress Dowager of the East strongly objected.

The Eastern Empress Dowager said indignantly, "Where is this Tanglin Kingdom talking about peace, it is simply a deliberate attempt to humiliate the Western Chu Kingdom." ”

"The Western Chu State must fight with it, even if it is defeated, it will not be able to marry the queen, such a humiliating thing, the Western Chu State can't do it."

Because the queen mother of the east and west palaces has their own opinions, it is extremely difficult for the emperor to be caught in them.

The queen also had a lost look on her face, and she didn't know how to choose, no matter how she chose, it was wrong.

In public and private, she can't choose at all.

Zhu Ye carefully served the queen's mother, and carefully comforted, "Niangniang relax, the emperor loves Niangniang so much, he will definitely not agree to the conditions of Tanglin Kingdom." ”

The queen mother said sadly, "This palace naturally trusts the emperor, but the strength of the Western Chu Kingdom is not as good as the Tanglin Kingdom, which is well known." Moreover, the Western Chu Kingdom has just experienced the plague, and its strength is not as good as before. ”