On this day, Pei Yuanhao stayed in Jingren Palace.

It was only in the evening, they all received the reward back, everyone was overjoyed, Shui Xiu brought me some food, I cheered up and talked and laughed with them, after eating, I also went to bed early.

But it was a sleepless night.

The next morning, after the dawn, the emperor left Jingren Palace.

It was only after he left that I took Apricot to bring in the meal from the imperial dining room. As soon as I entered the room, I saw that Kou'er had already combed Chang Qing's hair, but she was still sitting on the stool, stunned by the mirror on the table, and her cold and calm eyes seemed a little blurry at this time, as if-

It's like, still trapped in a dream.

Kou'er has been standing behind her, and it seems that she has never seen the queen so distracted, she hesitated and didn't know what to do, until she saw us coming in, she leaned down and whispered: "Niangniang, let's have breakfast." ”

“…… Yes? ”

Chang Qing's whole body trembled slightly, as if he had been awakened from a dream, and then turned his head to see me.

When she saw me, she calmed down, nodded, and got up and sat down at the table. There were all kinds of delicate side dishes and steaming millet porridge on the table, as well as a plate of the most ordinary sour radish, Chang Qing glanced at it and smiled: "I just want to eat this." ”

Xing'er hurriedly said: "It was Lord Yue who ordered them to send it." ”

Chang Qing glanced up at me.

I smiled: "I guess the queen is too embarrassed to ask for it." ”

She also smiled, reached out and took the porridge bowl that Xing'er served, carefully stirred it with a spoon and blew lightly, but did not drink it immediately, but said to Xing'er and Guan'er: "You two go down first, there are young babies here." ”

"Yes."

The two of them followed Chang Qing, and they already knew that the relationship between me and the queen was extraordinary, so they didn't ask much, turned around and carefully retreated, and closed the door.

Chang Qing said: "You sit down." ”

This time, I didn't shirk and sat down across from her carefully.

There was a dazzling array of food on the table, and the porridge bowl in her hand was still emitting light smoke, which was in front of the two people, blurring each other's vision.

I kept looking at her, and after watching it for a long time, she kept stirring the porridge in the bowl with a spoon, as if she wanted to say something, but she wanted to say something several times, and finally raised her head to look at me: "Qingying——"

After calling my name, she paused again, and I said softly, "Queen Mother, what are your orders?" ”

“……”

She was silent for a while, and then she was in a trance: "I, I haven't thought about it yet." ”

Haven't figured it out yet.

This may sound perfunctory to others, but I can understand her. Since she suddenly found out that she was pregnant yesterday, her eyes have not been clear, even if she is so calm and indifferent, she has always been in a state of chaos, she said that she didn't think about it, she really didn't think about it.

The arrival of this little life is enough to fill the blank life of a woman. And for what I really want to do and what to do, I am a little surprised and overwhelmed.

Looking back, when I found out I was pregnant, I had almost the exact same reaction as her.

At this moment, the voice of the button came from outside, and she was softly saying, "Your Highness, Niangniang is talking to Lord Yue...... You can go in later. ”

“……”

"Your Highness, don't be-"

Chang Qing said outside: "Let the eldest prince come in." ”

There was a quiet outside, and immediately the door was pushed open, I hurriedly stood up and took two steps back, and saw the sunlight spilling in from outside the door, Xiao Nianshen also crossed the threshold and ran into the house from the outside, until he ran in front of Chang Qing, his little face was flushed: "Queen Mother!" Sons meet the queen mother! ”

Chang Qing looked down at him and smiled, "Why did you come here early in the morning?" ”

"Erchen heard that the queen mother has a baby, and Erchen came to see the queen mother!" As he spoke, he was still panting a little, and his eyes widened to look at Chang Qing's still flat lower abdomen: "Queen Mother, do you really have a baby?" ”

"Hmm."

"Wow!" Xiao Nianshen smiled in surprise, and kept looking at Chang Qing's lower abdomen: "Then, is Nianshen going to have a younger brother?" ”

"Maybe it's my sister."

"Then I'll take my hibiscus cake, uh-" Nian Shen thought about it with big eyes, as if he had made up his mind: "All, give it all to her!" ”

Hearing this, Chang Qing and I couldn't help but laugh.

After laughing, I saw a flash of light in those eyes that were still a little confused, Chang Qing stretched out his hand, stroked the little face of apple-like meat, and said softly: "Nian Shen is so good." ”

She is usually not bad to Nianshen, but there are not many such gentleness, Nianshen's little face rubbed in her palm, and her comfortable eyes narrowed, like a cat that has been smoothed.

I watched from the sidelines, only speechless, and after a while, Chang Qing said, "It's time to go to class." ”

"Queen Mother," Nian Shen blinked his eyes and carefully accompanied the smiling face: "Can Erchen stay today-"

"No way!"

"Queen Mother's ......"

"I can't do that!" Nian Shen doesn't hate studying, but the child's playful nature is still there, but Chang Qing is full of emotion this time, and he sank his face and said: "Go to Jixian Hall obediently to class!" If you dare to slack off, your senior brother is reluctant to beat you, and this palace will not forgive! ”

“……”

Nian Shen was so frightened by her that he shrank a little, and he didn't dare to be coquettish anymore, so he had to take a step back, a little aggrieved: "Erchen knows." ”

Seeing his little face hanging down, his eyes were a little red, I couldn't help but gently stroke his heart, this kid pouted, and didn't dare to complain to me, I only said softly: "Your Highness should be good." ”

"Yes."

He saluted me and Chang Qing, then turned around and walked out, compared to the way he first came, the little back when he walked out this time was a little pitiful.

But I knew that he was happy.

If you don't teach people to fight, you will abandon them. Chang Qing would subconsciously treat him like this...... As soon as I saw this, I understood that my previous worries were not necessary.

Thinking of this, I raised my head to look at Chang Qing with a solemn expression, and said calmly this time: "Queen Mother, you didn't think about it, but Weichen thought about it." ”

She looked at me and said, "You say." ”

When the button outside consciously came over and closed the door, I still lowered my voice and said to her: "Niangniang is pregnant this time, the emperor will naturally let Niangniang take a good rest, and I am afraid that the affairs of the harem will not let Niangniang ask any more, and I must let someone come to assist the Sixth Palace." ”

Chang Qing's face froze.

I continued: "Concubine Li is going to be canonized as a concubine, the palace has already heard about it, and I am afraid that when the time comes——"

"She'......"

"Not bad." I nodded, the concubine has always been the first of the four concubines in the harem, and when Shen Rou was still in the past, there was also the experience of letting her take care of the newly born Nian Shen because Chang Qing had to take care of the six palaces, and I would be beaten by Yuwen in the cold palace to death. At that time, Yuwen was just a little palace maid who followed Shen Rou.

It can be seen that the power of the assistant sixth house is not light.

Especially now, it's not as simple as hitting someone.

Coupled with the fall of the Shen family, the previous dynasty has always been the Taishi, the Taibao and the resurgence of the military department Shangshu to compete for power, at this time, whose daughter has any actions in the harem, it is also a matter of the whole body.

Thinking of this, Chang Qing muttered, "Bengong understands. ”

“……”

"It's not difficult for her to be unable to seal the concubine for the time being, it's just-" Her eyebrows frowned slightly: "In the end, the emperor wants to canonize her, I'm afraid that I can block it for a while, but I can't stop it for a lifetime." ”

It turned out that she was not completely helpless with Nangong Lizhu.

It's just that no matter how the harem fights and fights, the emperor's favor is the most important, and Pei Yuanhao's love for Nangong Lizhu is also the crux of our ability to bring her down.

I thought about it for a moment and said, "The queen mother will delay for a while." ”

“…… Well? She looked at me.

"For the rest, Wechen will figure it out."

She looked at me with wide eyes, and seemed to be a little shocked - this is the first time that I have clearly stated in front of her that I want to deal with Nangong Lizhu, although she may not have known some of my methods before, but this time it also involves her and her children, and she naturally can't be cautious.

I understood the worries in her heart, and said firmly: "Niangniang, the young baby must leave the palace." ”

"......" she looked at me with her eyes wide open.

"No matter what time I do, I will never forget what I want to do."

“……”

"Even if there is only one last breath left, I will leave for the sake of my children."

“……”

"But, before I get out of here," I said word by word, looking at her, "I will, by your side." ”

“……”

She couldn't speak, her eyes were slightly red and she looked at me, and after a long time, she gritted her teeth and nodded solemnly.

Not long after this day, Chang Qing was infected with a wind chill, although it was because the weather was getting colder, but she was now pregnant, which was enough to make the emperor nervous.

The imperial doctor went to Jingren Palace every day to report, but after several days, it didn't get better.

This time, the old Taoist priest who had been hiding in the palace had no desire to speak - according to him, looking at the stars at night, he found that there was an image of a star rushing to defeat in the queen's life, and the fetus in the womb was only afraid that it would be difficult to protect. Large-scale ceremonial celebrations are not allowed in the palace during March, and fireworks are especially avoided.

There are no large-scale festivals or celebrations for three months.

When I heard this, I was standing behind Chang Qing, and I clearly saw Nangong Lizhu, who was sitting next to me, her face sank, but she didn't look at us, and she didn't even speak, she just snorted coldly, and after the queen spoke, she left with the other concubines.

I smiled at this time and said, "How did Niangniang let that old Taoist priest say this." ”

Anything else is acceptable, why should you avoid fireworks?

"Doesn't this make Jingren Palace unable to even open a small kitchen?"

Chang Qing also smiled, picked up the hot tea next to him and lowered his head to take a sip, and then said, "It's true." ”

"......" I was still joking with her because of my relaxed mood, but when I suddenly heard this sentence, the whole person was stunned for a moment, and I couldn't come back to my senses for a while: "Ah? ”

"It's true." She silently put down the teacup: "This child is really not easy to protect." ”

I froze for a moment.

The Wound Eater was defeated, it was a childless image, and he had no desire to speak - of course he wouldn't joke about that, was it true?

If it was said that the sacrificial celebration could not be held within three months, Pei Yuanhao would have ordered it a long time ago, but-

Don't want to fireworks?

For some reason, I suddenly remembered that day when I stood in the front yard of Yihua Hall, looking at the fiery red maple leaves, which lit up my eyes like a burning flame.

Don't want to fireworks?

Why am I so upset?