Chapter 28: The Dragon Heir
Earlier, the Queen Mother wanted to give Concubine Jin's daughter to the queen to raise, but the queen refused, and now she wants Zhao Cairen's child, could it be that she takes a fancy to her simple family background?
"Who else have you told about this?" Shen Bochen asked.
Zhao Nuoqing lowered his head and said softly: "The concubine is not stupid, how can such a good thing be told to others?" If others knew, wouldn't everyone have to give the imperial heir to the queen mother to raise? How much energy can a mother have to raise too many children? At that time, the concubine's child will not be the most important one! ”
"A good thing?!" Shen Bochen suddenly raised his voice, which frightened her.
Shen Bochen was angry, if her child was sent to the queen to raise, then the child would be the son-in-law, the son of heaven in the future Jokhang!
And Zhao Nuoqing, the biological mother of a low-born and low-ranking mother, how could she survive until the day when she watched her child ascend to the throne of the King of God?
I'm afraid that when the baby falls to the ground, it will be the day she dies!
Even if the queen promised to spare her life, the prime minister's party behind her would never agree!
She still thinks it's a good thing?!
Zhao Nuoqing was taken aback and asked timidly: "No...... Isn't it? ”
Seeing her eyes flushed with tears again, he couldn't bear to tell her the truth.
So he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, calmed the anger in his chest, pulled her up from the ground, and comforted her gently: "It's a good thing!" ”
Shen Bochen pulled her back to his lap and sat down, and said ambiguously in his ear: "If you want to conceive a dragon heir, from today onwards, Qing'er will have to work harder!" ”
Zhao Nuoqing suddenly felt embarrassed and buried his head in the emperor's neck.
Shen Bochen chuckled, glanced at the woman in his arms, and gradually removed the smile on his face, his gaze became heavy and deep.
And Zhao Nuoqing, who was lying on the emperor's shoulder, also lost his shy smile, and a thin layer of sweat couldn't help but appear on his forehead.
Before she decided to dedicate herself to the emperor, she had already thought clearly that she must not become a pawn of the queen, threatened by it, and at her mercy, she wanted to find a way out for herself and her family!
And this road is destined to be given only by the emperor!
That's why she told the emperor about her "deal" with the queen in this way, and the emperor's performance seemed to believe her......
Noon had long passed, but the two had not yet eaten.
Han Mingde ordered the imperial dining room to be served at any time early in the morning, and after the emperor ordered someone to pass the meal, it didn't take long for countless wine and delicacies to be served on the table, and along with the food, there was also a bowl of black soup.
The palace maid directly placed the bowl of soup medicine in front of Zhao Nuoqing, she looked at the emperor with a puzzled face, and saw the emperor smile lightly, and a touch of imperceptible coldness flashed in her eyes.
"Didn't Qing'er say that she wanted to conceive an heir sooner? This bowl is a tocolytic drug, and drinking it can help you get pregnant! ”
Zhao Nuoqing was stunned for a moment, the emperor would give her a fetal medicine?
Could it be that the emperor wants to help the queen?
Looking at the emperor's gentle smiling face, Zhao Nuoqing didn't dare to hesitate, pretended to be shy and thanked the emperor, picked up the medicine bowl and drank it all.
However, she kept an eye on it, and deliberately sprinkled some on her lips when she drank the medicine, so she hurriedly wiped it with a handkerchief, and the medicine stain was left on the handkerchief.
She wanted to find out what this medicine was!
She didn't believe that the emperor would be indifferent when he learned of the queen's actions!
But if it's really a fetal drug, I'm afraid the emperor can't count on it anymore!
What will happen to her?
Zhao Nuoqing's heart suddenly cooled completely.
Shen Bochen didn't notice her careful thoughts, but just smiled disgustingly: "How can you look like a child!" ”
The food was silent, and the two of them quietly ate the food that the palace maid and eunuch laid out in the bowl.
After lunch, the emperor suddenly said, "Do you still like the reward I gave you?" ”
Zhao Nuoqing hurriedly put down the chopsticks in his hand, looked at the emperor, and asked him, why did the other concubines and emperors give her gold, silver, money or rare toys, why did they give her a cat?
Shen Bochen replied with a smile: "You don't lack gold, silver and jade, so I want to give you something different, I think you are like that kitten, very cute!" ”
Zhao Nuoqing blushed again by what the emperor said, and asked, "How do you know that concubines are not short of gold and silver?" ”
Shen Bochen smiled lightly and teased: "Zhao Cairen's shot is thirty taels to reward that slave, and if he is so generous, there must be no shortage of gold and silver!" ”
Zhao Nuoqing was stunned, how could she have rewarded which slave thirty taels?
It's just the dog slave of Chang Wei at the beginning......
Her eyes widened suddenly, and she looked at the emperor in disbelief, could it be that the confrontation between her and the evil slave that day actually reached the emperor's ears?
That's why Chang Wei suddenly angered the emperor and was punished to work in the Xin Zheku?
Zhao Nuoqing asked what he was thinking, but the emperor said that he was outside the door that day.
Zhao Nuoqing was surprised, so he heard the emperor chuckle, and seemed unwilling to continue the topic, so he asked instead: "So, the reward I gave Qing'er, do Qing'er like it?" ”
Zhao Nuoqing nodded vigorously, "I like it, the concubine has liked cats and dogs since she was a child, but the concubine's stepmother is allergic to cat hair, so she couldn't raise it!" ”
Thinking back to his stepmother, Zhao Nuoqing's face changed slightly.
Her biological mother died not long after giving birth to her younger brother, and within a year her father remarried and gave birth to a sister who was four years younger than her.
Her father doted on her and her brother very much, and never treated her badly, and although her stepmother was not particularly enthusiastic about their sister and brother, she still had a good face.
Life has been going by steadily, until last year, when the palace was going to be drafted, and all women of appropriate age could participate, and her stepmother quietly handed her name up.
After the matter was revealed, his father beat his stepmother severely, and a letter of resignation sent him back to his parents' house.
However, if she does not go to the palace to participate in the draft, she will be regarded as contempt for the emperor, and the whole family will be beheaded at that time, so she can only enter the palace.
Shen Bochen saw Zhao Nuoqing's suddenly depressed mood, so he asked, "Qing'er, did you think of something unpleasant?" ”
Zhao Nuoqing paused and said busily: "The concubine just suddenly thought of her mother who died early!" ”
This topic is really heavy, obviously not suitable for talking with the emperor, Zhao Nuoqing hurriedly changed the topic, picked up the soup cup in front of him, looked at the emperor and said with a smile: "The emperor has fulfilled the concubine's childhood wish, and the concubine will give the emperor a cup!" ”
Looking at the soup bowl as big as a teacup in front of Zhao Nuoqing, the emperor smiled helplessly, picked up the wine glass in front of him and collided with it, the cup touched the bowl, and burst out with a crisp "jingle" sound, which was pleasant to the ear.
After lunch, there were courtiers outside who asked to see him, and Zhao Nuoqing got up and went back to Lingyun Pavilion.
Because of the long distance of Lingyun Pavilion, the emperor sent a soft sedan chair to send her back, she wanted to refuse, but she was afraid that the emperor would be angry, so she took the sedan chair with anxiety.
Fortunately, the sun hung high in the afternoon, and the sun that was washed after the rain was even hotter and fiercer, so the concubines all stayed in the house and did not want to come out, there were very few people on the palace road, and Zhao Nuoqing, who was sitting on pins and needles in the soft sedan chair, was also slightly relaxed.
When I returned to Lingyun Pavilion and got off the sedan chair, I saw Jin He, Jin Miao and Su Quan coming forward with worried faces.
Jin Miao's eyes were red and swollen, obviously crying, and Jin Miao was relieved to see that she was safe and sound.
Zhao Nuoqing smiled lightly and returned to the dormitory surrounded by the three of them.
Su Quan stopped when he arrived at the door, Zhao Nuoqing glanced at him, and said lightly: "Su Quan also come in, I have something for you to do!" ”