On this day, Pei Yuanhao stayed in Jingren Palace.?    ?

It was only evening when Kouer and the others received the reward. Everyone was very happy. Shuixiu brought me some food. I forced myself to cheer up and talk and laugh with them. After eating, I went to bed early to rest.

But I couldn't sleep all night.

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

It was only after he left that I brought Xing'er to the meal delivered to the imperial kitchen with Xing'er. As soon as I entered the room, I saw that Kua'er had already combed Chang Qing's hair, but she was still sitting on the stool and staring at the mirror on the table. The eyes that were always cold and calm seemed a little blurry at this time, as if-

It seems like he is still trapped in a dream.

Kou'er stood behind her, and seemed to have never seen the queen look so distracted. She hesitated and didn't know what to do. Until she saw us coming in, she bent down and whispered: "Empress, let's have breakfast."

"……ah?"

Chang Qing trembled slightly, as if she was awakened from a dream, and then turned her head to see me.

As soon as she saw me, her expression calmed down. She nodded, then stood up and walked to the table to sit down. There were various exquisite side dishes, steaming millet porridge, and a plate of the most ordinary sour radish. Chang Qing glanced at it and smiled and said, "I just want to eat this."

Xing'er hurriedly said, "It was Lord Yue who ordered them to give it."

Chang Qing looked up at me.

I smiled and said, "I guess the Queen is not embarrassed to ask for it."

She also smiled, reached out to take the porridge bowl that Xing'er gave her, and carefully stirred it with the spoon and blew it gently, but did not drink it immediately, but said to Xing'er and Kou'er: "You two go down first, there is Qingying here."

"yes."

The two of them followed Chang Qing and knew that my relationship with the queen was extraordinary. They both cleverly did not ask much, turned around and carefully retreated, and closed the door.

Chang Qing said: "Sit down."

This time I did not refuse and sat across from her carefully.

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

I kept looking at her. After watching for a long time, she kept stirring the porridge in the bowl with spoons. She seemed to want to say something, but she stopped talking a few times. Finally, she raised her head and looked at me: "Qingying--"

After calling my name, she stopped herself and I whispered: "Empress, what are the instructions?"

“…”

She was silent for a while, and then a little dazed: "I haven't thought about it yet."

Haven't thought about it yet.

Maybe others think this sentence is just perfunctory, but I can understand her. From the sudden appearance of pregnancy yesterday to the present, her eyes have never been clear. Even if she is so calm and indifferent, she is always in a state of chaos. She said she didn't think about it, but she really didn't think about it.

The arrival of this little life is enough to fill a woman's blank life. But I was surprised to be at a loss as to what I really want to do and what I should do.

Looking back at the beginning, after I knew I was pregnant, I almost had the same reaction as her.

At this moment, Kou'er's voice came from outside, and he was softly saying: "Your Highness, the Empress is talking to Lord Yue... You should go in later."

“…”

"Your Highness, please don't want it for now-"

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

After a moment of quiet outside, the door was immediately pushed open. I quickly stood up and took two steps back. I saw the sunlight coming from outside. Xiao Nianshen also stepped over the threshold and ran into the house from outside, all the way to Chang Qing. His little face turned red: "My mother! My son-in-law pays homage to her mother!"

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

"I heard that the mother has a baby. My son came to see her!" He said, while breathing, and widened his eyes and looked at Chang Qing's still flat belly: "Mother, do you really have a baby?"

"Um."

"Wow!" Xiao Nianshen smiled in surprise, and kept looking at Chang Qing's belly: "Then, does Nianshen have to have a younger brother?"

"Maybe it's my sister."

"Then I'll take my hibiscus cake, uh--" Nian Shen blinked his big eyes and thought for a while, as if he had made up his mind: "Everything is given to her!"

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

After laughing, I saw a stream of light flashing across those confused eyes. Chang Qing stretched out her hand, gently stroked the apple-like little face, and said softly: "I'm so good at Nianshen."

She is not bad about Nian Shen, but she is not very gentle. Nian Shen's little face rubbed against her palms, and her comfortable eyes narrowed, like a cat with hair covered.

I watched from the side, unable to speak. After a while, Chang Qing said, "It's time to go to class."

"Mother," Nian Shen blinked his eyes and smiled carefully: "Can you stay here today-"

"no!"

"Mother's Queen..."

"I can't say it!" Nian Shen didn't hate studying, but the child still had a playful nature, but Chang Qing was stern this time and said with a deep face: "Go to Jixian Palace to attend class! If you dare to slack off, your senior brother will not be willing to beat you, and I will not forgive you!"

“…”

Nian Shen was so scared that he shrank a little, and he no longer dared to act coquettishly, so he had to take a step back, feeling a little aggrieved: "I understand, my son."

Seeing his little face hanging down, his eyes were a little red. I couldn't help but gently stroke his heart. The child pursed his mouth and did not dare to complain to me. I just said softly: "Your Highness must be good."

"yes."

He saluted Chang Qing and me, then turned around and walked out. Compared to the way he jumped when he first came, the small back that walked out this time was a bit pitiful.

But I know that he is happy.

Not teaching others to fight is to abandon it. Chang Qing will subconsciously treat him like this... As soon as I see this, I understand that I don’t have to worry about it before.

Thinking of this, I looked up at Chang Qing with a solemn expression. This time I spoke calmly: "Empress, you haven't thought about it, but I have thought about it a little."

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

When Kouer outside came to close the door consciously, I lowered my voice and said to her: "This time the Empress is pregnant, the Emperor will naturally ask the Empress to rest well. I am afraid that the Empress will not ask the Empress to interfere in the harem. We must ask someone to assist in the Six Palaces."

Chang Qing's face froze.

I continued, "I have heard of Concubine Li's title as a concubine, and I'm afraid--"

"she……"

"Not bad." I nodded. The imperial concubine has always been among the four concubines in the harem. In the past, when Shen Rou was still alive, I had the experience of having to take care of the newly born Nian Shen and let her assist in the Six Palaces. That was why I was beaten by Yuwen in the cold palace and died. At that time, Yuwen was just a little palace maid following Shen Rou.

It can be seen that the power of the Assistant Six Palaces is not light.

Especially now, it is no longer as simple as hitting someone.

In addition, the Shen family fell, and the previous dynasty was always the Taishi. The Taibao and the Minister of War who made a comeback compete for power. At this time, whose daughter's actions in the harem were also a move that would have been aroused.

Thinking of this, Chang Qing murmured: "I understand."

“…”

"It's not difficult to make her unable to confer the imperial concubine for the time being, but—" She frowned slightly between her eyebrows: "After all, the emperor wants to confer her, I'm afraid she can't stop it for a while, or for a lifetime."

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

However, no matter how the harem fights or fights, the emperor's favor is the most important. Pei Yuanhao's love for Nangong Lizhu is also the crux of our ability to defeat her.

I thought about it and said, "The Queen will delay it for a while."

"…Huh?" She looked at me.

"For the rest, I'm here to find a way."

She opened her eyes wide and seemed a little shocked - this was the first time. I clearly stated in front of her that I wanted to deal with Nangong Lizhu. Although she might not have known some of my methods before, this time it also involved her. She and her children naturally had to be careful.

I understood the worries in her heart and said firmly: "Empress, Qingying must leave the palace."

"..." She opened her eyes slightly and looked at me.

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

“…”

"Even if I have only one last breath, I will leave for my child."

“…”

"But before I leave here," I looked at her and said word by word: "I will be by your side."

“…”

She couldn't speak, and her eyes looked at me with a little red color. After a long time, she gritted her teeth and nodded solemnly.

.

Not long after that day, Chang Qing was infected with wind and cold. Although it was because the weather was getting colder, she was pregnant now, which made the emperor nervous.

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

This time, the old Taoist priest who had been hiding in the palace was speechless - according to him, when he watched the star sign at night, there was a sign of food and injury in the queen's destiny, and the fetus in her belly was afraid that it would be difficult to protect. Large-scale sacrificial celebrations cannot be held within three months in the palace, especially fireworks.

There will be no large-scale sacrifices or celebrations within three months.

When I heard this, I was standing behind Chang Qing. I clearly saw Nangong Lizhu sitting next to me, her face darkened, but she did not look at us, and she didn't even speak. She just seemed to snort coldly. After the queen spoke, she left with the other concubines.

Only then did I smile and say, "How did the Empress ask that old Taoist priest to say this?"
To be continued...