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After hearing the news from her husband, Concubine De's mother sent a letter to her daughter. Except for the queen, basically all concubines' correspondence with foreign countries would be censored. Concubine De His mother did not write anything about the queen's pregnancy in the letter, but only said that she missed her daughter very much and wanted to see her daughter whom she had not seen for a long time.

After Concubine De received the letter, she ordered someone to look for the emperor. To be precise, she arranged for the maid who served her to meet with Chang Xiao, who was serving the emperor. My mother is eager to be in good health recently, and I want to ask the emperor for permission to let my mother come.

Looking at Concubine De's maid, Chang Xiao said: "This is a matter of the harem, the queen can decide. Why doesn't Concubine De go to find the empress, how can she bother Your Majesty?"

It may be that the bad influence brought by Bai Mudan is too serious. Although Chang Xiao always encourages the little emperor to favor the concubine, it is only for the sake of the emperor's heir. Now he doesn't like De Fei very much, who is similar to Bai Mudan, who is good at dancing with long sleeves concubine.

The court lady who came to interrogate her is a powerful person under Concubine De's hands. She was choked by Eunuch Chang, she blushed at first, and was at a loss for what to say. After reacting: "It's not that the empress didn't ask the empress, it's mainly because the empress said that your majesty once told her that the empress is in poor health and dare not disturb her easily, so she sent me to ask her."

"Don't dare to disturb the queen, so come to disturb your majesty." Chang Xiao was very dissatisfied in his heart, but he knew that the queen in the middle palace was very strong, and her frail body was all made up for the sake of not seeing people lie.But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, the current harem is mainly taken care of by Concubine De, so he can't be too negligent.

He said in a high-pitched voice: "The miscellaneous family knows, your majesty and the regent are talking about something, and the miscellaneous family will tell your majesty when the time comes."

The maid thanked Chang Xiao: "Thank you, Mr. Chang."

She said so, but she didn't intend to leave. She glanced at her with a smile, and said in a strange way: "The miscellaneous family has already said it, and I will let you know. Are you so distrustful of the miscellaneous family?"

"Eunuch Chang's words are insulting to the servant, how dare the servant think so, but my mother is really unwell, she was going to come in person, but sent the servant, she must hear the reply of the servant, so that she can rest assured. "The palace lady handed over a heavy purse through the cover of her sleeve, and said in a low voice, "This is a little love from you = my empress to Eunuch Chang, please accept it."

Chang Xiao weighed the weight of his purse, and he was soft on others. His attitude was much more kind: "Okay, you are willing to wait, but don't blame the miscellaneous family for not reminding you."

Yan Qin and the regent stayed in the royal study until lunch time. In fact, there were not many memorials today, and it didn't take much time for the two to review them. They were mainly talking about the queen's pregnancy and how to deal with the leftovers. These concubines.

After all, these people were recruited by the regent at the beginning, and the king's order must not be violated. If they did not enter the palace, these women might have already married and had children.

Of course, when the first emperor was here, there were more concubines who wasted their years in the palace. Compared with the first emperor and Yan Qin's grandfather, the number of women he delayed was relatively small.

"Those who have ruined their looks, let them stay in the palace. It is not easy for them to marry after leaving the palace. As for the other concubines, they are not easy to deal with, so let's keep them for now."

Those who send their daughters to the palace are for the sake of fame and fortune. If they want to seek wealth and wealth, they should be prepared for failure.

Even those emperors who are exposed to both rain and dew can only establish a queen and hand over the country to a son.

Even if the emperor had many sons, only one person could occupy that position.Every emperor hopes that his sons can live in peace and harmony, without fighting or grabbing, but when these sons grow up later, the hopeful sons will fight back and forth.

When I was a prince, I knew all kinds of disputes, but after I became an emperor, I always "forgot" that it is impossible for princes to live in peace.

Anyway, whether they are born or not, sooner or later they will feel sorry for the majority of people. In order not to make the regent feel wronged, and to prevent themselves from watching their brothers fight each other when they get old, Yan Qin simply refused to give them a chance.

"If you don't think of a good way to deal with it, when the empress has an heir, I will find a reason to disperse the harem."

In history, there are very few emperors who disperse the harem for a woman, but it is not impossible. Anyway, if he is harassed by those ministers all day long, let the regent come forward to confront those ministers.

After hearing this, Yan Yuge looked a little better: "Your Majesty must keep his word."

If the emperor is really willing to disperse the harem for him, he will not let the other party suffer.

The two were talking about dispersing the harem, but when Yan Qin and the regent came out, they saw a strange court lady waiting outside. When the other party saw him, he immediately greeted him with a smile on his face. Dali, and self-reported family name: "Your Majesty, this servant is a maid in the palace of the Concubine De Concubine..."

She told the little emperor again what she had said to Chang Xiao before, but added a few words of Concubine De's concern and admiration for the writing.

Yan Qin glanced at the regent, and didn't even say any polite words of concern for Concubine De, and said directly: "Since Concubine De misses her mother, she should invite that lady to visit the palace."

The maid wanted to say something, but then she remembered that although the current empress has no father or mother, she has an elder brother who is the regent. She is a little maid, and she said all kinds of things about Concubine De in front of the regent. Okay, didn't you want to die? He immediately responded and hurriedly retreated.

After the maid left, Yan Qin went to have lunch with the regent, and while walking on the road, he even teased the regent and said: "Look at you scaring the little girl, it's like a mouse seeing a cat."

Yan Yuge's tone was sour: "Your Majesty really has a compassionate heart."

She was just a little court lady, and Yan Qin was so pleasant, which really made Yan Yuge very upset.

The main reason is that Yan Qin always likes women, and he has never liked men before, and men are inherently inferior to women—they cannot bear children. pleasing to the eye.

Yan Qin just smiled: "Uncle Wang even wants to drink this jealousy, you just said that she is just a little maid, Gu didn't pay much attention to what she looks like."

When he was still the prince, he had always been good at serving him, but if the subordinates went too far, he would not be merciful at all.But on weekdays, unless he was moody when he was in a very bad mood, most of the time, he treated these palace people very leniently.

Yan Yuge said in a low voice: "I know, if His Majesty really took a fancy to her, then I wouldn't say such things to Your Majesty."

Being able to sip vinegar is also a kind of taste, because there is nothing, he just talks about it, if there is really something, he would have killed the person in a calm manner, and strangled the little emperor's crooked thoughts to death. In the bud, how could it be said so clearly.

Hearing the regent's words, Yan Qin was speechless for a while. After walking a few steps and reaching the corner, he took a step ahead, turned his head and said to the regent: "Uncle Wang, you It's really..."

The regent really dared to say that he was jealous so openly, and also so obviously hinted that he really had something that would kill someone.

Yan Yuge took over the little emperor's words: "What does Your Majesty really want to say?"

Yan Qin took a deep breath: "You are such a wonderful person, you are so wonderful." Looking at the scriptures in the backyard, which woman didn't pretend to be weak and innocent under her husband, borrowing a knife to kill someone, and picking it off herself? It must be clean, the regent is really very pure and unaffected.

The regent looked deeply at the little emperor, and said very frankly: "Your Majesty's compliment, I can barely accept it."

He is not only straightforward, but also quite confident.It was right, among men, there is no one who is more outstanding than him, the little emperor likes him, it is because the little emperor has a good eye.

Here the two were chatting intimately and stickily, and with the little emperor's permission on the other side, Concubine De couldn't wait to bring her mother into the palace.

Concubine De's mother, Mrs. Xu, bowed to her daughter when she entered the palace: "My wife, Mrs. Xu, has seen Mrs. De Concubine, and she is a thousand years old."

Concubine De hurriedly helped her mother to get up, and then turned away the servants: "Mother, you are my own mother, and you still do this kind of courtesy, it really hurts my daughter."

Xu said: "This is the palace after all, it's not easy for you to be in this position, there are so many people talking, mother always thinks it's better to follow the etiquette."

Concubine De's eyes were a little sour: "It's because my daughter is not favored, and I still want my mother to be so careful."

Concubine De's cautiousness, gentleness and generosity are naturally inherited from Xu's, and the methods she learned to manage the harem are also learned from Xu's.

These days, she has been alone in the palace without a backbone. The big stone in her heart fell when Mrs. Xu entered the palace. Although she hasn't discussed a countermeasure yet, she also feels that the future is not so scary.

Concubine De asked Xu: "Mother, why did you suddenly write a letter to enter the palace, but what did brother do wrong?"

One must know that her parents have always been cautious, unless something very important happened, they would not deliberately write a letter expressing their miss for their daughter, implying that Concubine De would take her into the palace.

Xu asked Concubine De: "You have been in charge of Fengyin for a short time, why haven't you given birth to a son and a half for Your Majesty?"

This daughter of hers was raised like a delicate flower, her ten fingers are not exposed to the spring water, and she will never be contaminated by any cold things in winter, and the doctor who often sees the old lady in the family is asked to take good care of her body, so that she will never appear What a tough situation for offspring.

Besides, Mrs. Xu herself is blessed with many sons. She has four or five sons, and three daughters. The eldest daughter is the most like her. It is unlikely that she has been in the palace for so long and there is no movement.

Moreover, she had also heard people say that after Bai Mudan was cast into the cold palace, the little emperor went to the Palace of Defei most often. How could there be no movement in her stomach for such an intelligent and capable daughter.

Concubine De opened her mouth, she didn't know how to say these words for a while, she also knew that in this palace, the beauty of a woman cannot be relied on, nor can the emperor's words, the most reliable thing is her own children, but the little emperor must be willing to be with her sleep.

"Mother, isn't everyone in this palace pregnant? Besides, the heirs of the royal family are in a difficult situation. His Majesty is young, and he has only been on the throne for two years..."

Mrs. Xu interrupted her daughter impatiently: "It's not mother talking about you. Do you know that the current empress is pregnant? She has only been in the palace for less than half a year, and the good news came out. A woman is a mother. Qiang, don't look at her not arguing with you now, when the little prince is born, just see if there is room for you in this palace."

Concubine De showed a frightened expression: "Mother, what are you talking about, why did the Queen have good news?"

"No way, you really don't know?" The things in the harem should have been passed from the harem to the court hall, but now they are passed from the court hall to outside the court hall. Shouldn't she be the first to know about this matter?

Concubine De bit her lower lip, her expression looked a bit embarrassed: "The empress has been staying in the central palace, and your majesty said that she is not in good health, so she won't let my daughter disturb her."

Mrs. Xu looked at her daughter with a look of resentment: "Your Majesty said that she is not in good health. Wouldn't you send people to this palace?"

Like her husband, he married several concubines, either coquettish or savage, but each of them was firmly held by her hand, as obedient as a rabbit in front of her.

Concubine De said: "My daughter is like that too, but the queen's palace is like an iron bucket, and no one can be placed there. After all, she has a good brother."

The queen's elder brother is the current regent. Although the regent has returned to power, he still holds military power in his hands, and he is very close to the little emperor.

Xu said: "The reason why the regent is willing to return the power to the emperor is not because his sister married the emperor. How can you allow others to sleep soundly outside the couch? You really think that your majesty is so close to the regent because The two of them have a good relationship? This is just an appearance, an appearance to paralyze the regent, but if the queen gives birth to a prince, then His Majesty's heart may be shaken."

Concubine De said: "Is it possible that His Majesty fell in love with the Queen, and under the Queen's persuasion, he got along with the Prince Regent?"

Xu painted Kou Hong's nails and nodded her daughter's head: "You are still young after all. This man has no so-called true feelings for women. Think about your father."

"My mother said that a man is reliable and a sow can climb a tree."

Xu sighed: "Just remember this sentence. In this harem, His Majesty's favor is of course important, but His Majesty's love is like a flower. It is beautiful, but it will wither in an instant. You only have life." Having a baby is the most important thing.”

Concubine De said in embarrassment: "But, when His Majesty came to me, he just talked to my daughter and didn't do anything else."

Although she was born as a lady, before marrying into the deep palace, she still learned a lot from her mother, and also learned some tricks to keep pets at the bottom of the box, but no matter how much she learns, what is the use of her, the child is not the emperor to come here Just sit, she can give birth by herself.

Xu couldn't believe that the emperor hadn't touched her beautiful daughter all this time. She wanted to ask Concubine De if the emperor was dead, but then she thought about it, if the emperor didn't believe it, then what kind of dragon was in the empress' stomach? here.

"Is it because the little emperor is too young to be enlightened before?" The only explanation Xu can think of is this, Concubine De nodded: "Daughter has a temptation, and I feel that His Majesty is indeed a little unreasonable, and I also asked, When His Majesty was still a prince, no one taught him such things."

When Yan Qin was just a little prince whom no one cared about, no one would take the initiative to handle this kind of thing, and he was still young. bad son.

No one or any concubine would be willing to leave such a bad impression in front of the emperor.Moreover, when the current emperor became the prince, he was only 12 years old. Men are not as delicate as women. It is simply impossible to expect the emperor at that time to worry about such things for his son.

Besides, at the age of 12, he was too young. At that time, the emperor was a small one, much shorter than his peers, and losing Yuanyang was not a good thing.

Mrs. Xu was silent for a while, and then said: "It's not that mother said you. When you entered the palace, you were already 16 years old, and you were old enough. Didn't mother teach you about this kind of thing? Why don't you know how to take the initiative?" , so that the queen can take advantage of it for nothing."

She can think of it now, the queen is said to be a woman from the countryside. Women who grew up in the countryside have always been shameless, unlike her daughter, who is a lady of every family, too shameful, and men do not take the initiative. He didn't know how to attack boldly.

Concubine De obviously didn't expect her mother to say such words: "But, but didn't you say that you should be tactful in front of His Majesty, men don't like women who are too attentive and proactive, if they are too attentive, they will only let them I think it's a bad post, don't you know how to cherish it?"

Xu said: "My silly daughter, that is talking about ordinary men in the world, such a beautiful concubine in His Majesty's palace, and your appearance is not outstanding, how can you use a woman with ordinary means to deal with Your Majesty. Besides, the emperor is young and has not been through personnel affairs, so he is more prone to women's initiative."

No matter what kind of man it is, the woman she experiences for the first time is always very different. She really didn't expect her daughter to be so stupid, foolishly guarding such a treasure without knowing what to do, and let that brazen country girl later... Those who live above.

Mrs. Xu made a brief summary: "Don't worry too much. Didn't Your Majesty say that the Queen's health is not good? You are in charge of the Phoenix Seal again. During this period of time, you must do everything possible to let Your Majesty I know you are good."

She took a deep breath, and said: "The existence of this queen is not bad. Your majesty didn't understand women before. Now that you have been taught by the queen, it saves you trouble. You should work hard. As long as your majesty you If you sit in this palace, you must seize the opportunity."

Concubine De's face flushed a little: "But, what if His Majesty doesn't have that interest?"

"It's impossible for men not to be interested in that!" Mrs. Xu said firmly, paused, and then continued, "Your grandmother has a kind of wine, which is medicinal wine with velvet antler and other nourishing materials added. Your father likes it very much. Drink, mother will send it to the palace for you, when His Majesty is sitting here with you, you can invite him to taste it."

This wine is a great tonic, and it will definitely not cause any hindrance to the emperor's body. In fact, what my daughter said is right. Although men are lustful, they don't always rush at women when they see them. Otherwise, the emperor's earlier At that time, he had already acted on instinct, and he would not have to be taught to get enlightened.

Concubine De shyly agreed, and said: "Then the mother is staying in the palace for a few days, and my daughter still has a lot of things she wants to talk to you about."

But Mrs. Xu refused: "No, the people in the second bedroom are making trouble these days over your grandmother's birthday. Your father is not easy to be an official, so I really don't feel relieved."

Before leaving, she gave a few more instructions. It was nothing more than to let Concubine De find a chance to visit the Queen's Palace. After all, the Emperor only said that the Queen's health is not good, so that no one should disturb her. But once or twice, it's not a big deal .

Concubine De also complied, sent her mother away, and she ordered the serving maid: "You prepare some medicinal materials for this palace, and this palace is going to visit the empress."

After pondering for a moment, she said, "Choose more that are good for the pregnant woman's body, and pay attention to the conflict of medicinal properties." Only fools would be so stupid as to tamper with the medicinal materials they gave. She went there to show her virtuous and generous side, not to It's wrong to provoke yourself.

Of course, if the queen herself was careful and killed the fetus in her stomach, then it would be none of her business.

When Concubine De came to visit the queen with large and small bags of medicinal materials, Yan Qin was trying to tie up the belly of the "queen", because the fetus in the belly of the old pearl was already a month old, there was no way, the belly of the regent It's so peaceful, it doesn't look like a pregnant woman at all.

Originally, there was no need for the regent to do this, after all, Yan Ruge was there, but who made the regent narrow-minded? He was the one who married into the palace at the beginning, and the regent was not happy that there were really multiple queens, so this The entire palace was replaced by the regent king, and there was no queen at all in the central palace. The regent version of the queen would only appear when he came out to meet guests, or when the emperor and the empress needed to show their affection.

There are not many such occasions when the queen does not see guests, not more than ten times a year, so Yan Yuge can bear it, and when the emperor clears the harem, he may not even need ten times.

Moreover, among the concubines in the palace, they only met the regent once when they were choosing concubines. With heavy makeup on, the queen would have a thicker frame and a flatter chest. She would look like a pretty girl.

Of course, the regent suffered a loss, and the little emperor was not much better. He was forcefully forced to use makeup skills. He used to paint flowers and birds and Yan landscapes, but now he used eyebrow pencil and rouge to paint in the regent. Wang's face was smeared.

When he heard Concubine De's visit, the regent raised his eyebrows and looked at the little emperor.

Yan Qin was earnestly tying the belt of the mattress to the Regent, when he felt strange eyes focus on him, when the tying was finished, he raised his head and said, "Uncle Wang, why are you looking at Gu like this?" It's really weird It makes people uncomfortable.

"Didn't Your Majesty hear the words of the palace servants? Concubine De came and said she wanted to see me, the pregnant queen, and also sent a lot of medicinal materials."

Yan Qin said again: "What happened to Concubine De?"

The regent was a little depressed: "I mean, she was chosen by your majesty yourself."

Yan Qin resented him: "I chose you because you wanted to get out. If you don't want to see him, you can find an excuse not to see her. Concubine Rende is a beautiful lady, so why would she barge in shamelessly?"

Yan Yuge snorted, and said to the palace man who sent the message: "Let Concubine De come in."

The woman chosen by the emperor is worthy of his effort to show off.