Chapter 133 Double Happiness◇

◎Jinjiang exclusive◎

Concubine Han waited for three days before Emperor Chengqian finally issued an edict. However, he did not designate a concubine for Zhu Xi. Instead, he assigned the four girls Concubine Han had chosen to Prince Xiang, Zhu Chi...

Concubine Han was confused and hurriedly stuffed a handful of gold nuggets into the eunuch Lu who came to announce the decree, asking what was going on! She had clearly stated in her report that two concubines had been chosen for Zhu Chi and Zhu Xi respectively!

Eunuch Lu took the gold with a smile and said:

"Crown Princess Bing, His Majesty has said that since these girls were carefully selected by the Crown Princess, they must be your favorites. In that case, leave them all to Prince Xiang. As for the choice of Prince Rui's concubine, His Majesty has already agreed. Let Prince Rui choose for himself!"

Princess Han...

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Zhou Ruiquan and his family were completely stunned after receiving the imperial edict. They couldn't understand why the emperor would suddenly appoint his eldest granddaughter as a concubine to Prince Xiang?!

Zhou Han was also confused. Wasn't it agreed that she would marry Zhu Xi? How did it become Zhu Chi?!

Seeing his eldest granddaughter looking surprised but clearly understanding something, Zhou Ruiquan immediately interrogated her after the messenger left...

It turned out that Princess Jingyi had taken a fancy to his granddaughter and wanted to promote her to be the concubine of Prince Rui...

Moreover, her granddaughter agreed to such a blatant act that was intended to disgust Yu girl behind their backs!

Zhou Ruiquan was furious when he found out. He really couldn't understand why his eldest granddaughter would do this?!

Their family and Jin'er's family have always been in solidarity, right?! Furthermore, ever since his nephew married Jin'er's mother, the two families have become like one family, right?!

Not only do the brothers Po and Jin get along like real brothers and sisters, but even his grandsons get along as well with Jin and Li as if they were one family!

If the Jin brothers and sisters were together, it would only benefit their family, and not harm them. This damn girl knew that, so why did she rush to destroy their own family and become a pawn for others?!

Zhou Han naturally didn't dare tell her grandfather that she was jealous of Zhou Yu, so she tried to speak up for Zhou Yu, saying that they were all sisters. She was thinking at the time that Prince Rui would take a concubine sooner or later anyway, so it would be better for her to marry him than to marry someone else!

But Zhou Ruiquan was not a fool. He didn't understand what his granddaughter was thinking, but when she said she wanted to help Zhou Yu, he didn't believe a word of it!

Everyone knows what her relationship with Zhou Yu has been like in recent years!

However, although I don’t know how Zhou Yu operated, fortunately, his granddaughter eventually married Prince Xiang, not Prince Rui!

Otherwise the relationship between the two families will become really awkward!

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"Since the imperial decree has been issued, it's impossible for you not to get married. Don't worry, your family will give you the dowry you deserve. You won't be embarrassed to marry!

But since you have chosen this path yourself, how you live your life in the future is entirely up to you. Don't expect your family to help you!"

After thinking about it, Zhou Ruiquan did not punish Zhou Han, but the meaning of these words frightened her more than beating Zhou Han!

"Grandfather! I am your biological granddaughter! Besides, I am not married to Prince Rui yet, so I have not offended Zhou Yu!"

Besides, Prince Xiang is no worse than Prince Rui, right?! My granddaughter might be a great help to the family in the future! How could you…how could you give up on your granddaughter?!

Zhou Han panicked when her grandfather said he would no longer care about her. How could she not know how difficult her future would be for a woman, especially one marrying into the royal family, without the support of her family?!

"Yes, father-in-law, I've heard from others that Prince Xiang is always respectful and courteous to others, and is a well-known wise prince!

I wonder how many people in the court praise him! Moreover, he is the legitimate son of the Crown Prince, and he has no chance compared to Prince Rui who has been messing around all day..."

Zhou Han's mother, Wang, also echoed her daughter's words. She was already incredibly excited upon hearing that her daughter had been assigned to the Prince of Xiang as a concubine. She had heard that the Prince of Xiang had a very good chance of ascending to the throne!

If he really did inherit the throne in the future, wouldn't her daughter be the imperial consort? Wouldn't she be better than Zhou Yu's princess?!

Therefore, I want to advise Zhou Ruiquan: if his own granddaughter doesn't support him, why must he support a granddaughter from a side branch who is not even related to him at all! And one who is destined to have no chance of becoming the emperor?!

But before she could finish her words, she got slapped in the face by her father-in-law!

Wang was stunned by the beating. No matter how she was scolded in the past, she had never been beaten! And what's more, she was beaten by her father-in-law?!

Zhou Ruiquan was also furious. He didn't expect that this mother and daughter were so stupid and didn't even realize it!

He was so angry that he cursed directly:

"You foolish woman! How can a woman like you discuss the succession to the throne?! I think you don't want to live anymore?!"

He then directly ordered Liu and Zhou Zesheng to

"Lock this stupid woman up right away. Second brother, go to the barracks right away and ask Ze Mao to come back..."

Wang...

Zhou Han...

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Meanwhile... Zhou Jin's family...

Early in the morning, Zhou Zelin sent the maid to announce that Zheng was pregnant!

Zhou Jin and his wife happened to be at home, and upon hearing this, they were overjoyed. They quickly sent someone to ask for half a day off, and then sent someone to notify Zhou Yu and his wife. Then, they took Zhou Ying and a lot of tonics and went to the house where Zhou Zelin and Zheng were currently living...

Seeing her son and daughter-in-law already here, Zheng was utterly embarrassed. She thought to herself, what the hell is this? Her sons and daughters are already married, and she, as a mother, is still here giving birth!? Sigh!

Zhou Zelin was extremely happy! Seeing Zhou Jin and his wife coming, he hurriedly asked the servants to prepare wine and food, and insisted on taking Zhou Jin out for a drink later! Let's celebrate!

After a while, the Zhou Po brothers and Zhou Yu and his wife also arrived with bags of gifts, and they were all very happy...

Zhou Yu personally took her mother's pulse again and confirmed that she was pregnant and everything was fine. Everyone was even happier when they heard that!

Zhou Luo even excitedly asked Zhou Yu if he could tell whether it was a boy or a girl, and expressed his wish for a little sister!

"It's not that I don't like my brother, it's just..." I want a biological sister like little Zhou Ying!

In the past, every time he saw their leader taking little Zhou Ying out to play, he was very envious!

Unfortunately, Zheng was still too young for Zhou Yu to detect...

well! !

"If you like girls so much, why don't you get married and have one yourself?!"

Zhu Xi teased Zhou Luo, and after teasing him, he did not forget to express his loyalty.

"Anyway, I'll like whatever our Ayu gives birth to in the future!"

I don’t know why, but the two Zhou brothers seem to be both career-oriented. One studies all day long, and the other studies business all day long. They don’t seem to be in a hurry to start a family!

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Everyone was laughing and joking for a while, and then the maid came to announce that the food was ready and asked where it was.

Zhou Zelin suggested that the food be placed on the large table in the hall. There was no need to separate the tables for men and women, just one large table would suffice...

"Since we returned to Kyoto, you've all been busy, and our family has rarely gotten together like this. Even when we eat together, we have separate tables for men and women. Although the food is much more exquisite, I don't feel as intimate as before!

There's no one around right now, so let's forget about all those awful rules and just sit together as a family and have a happy meal, okay?!"

Zhou Zelin said to everyone.

He was so excited that everyone agreed, so they all sat around the table happily...

Unexpectedly, as soon as the first meat dish was served, Zheng couldn't help but retching at the smell...

Zhou Yu and Mu Qingni saw her and hurriedly helped her to the toilet in the back...

But after a while, Zheng didn't vomit... but Mu Qingni vomited before her...

Everyone...

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Finally, Zhou Yu diagnosed that Mu Qingni was indeed pregnant, and that she might have gotten pregnant earlier than Zheng...

"You kid, don't you even know whether that thing is happening or not? Even if you don't pay attention, why doesn't the nanny in your room pay attention?!"

The thought of her daughter-in-law riding around all day even though she was pregnant made Zheng so frightened that she even stopped having morning sickness! She got really angry at her daughter-in-law!

"My periods used to be irregular, but A-Yu has been taking care of me for the past two years and it's only gotten better. I thought it was just like before, so I didn't take it seriously..."

"Mom, don't worry, my sister-in-law is in good health now, and she will be fine!" Zhou Yu also hurriedly comforted her.

Zheng: "That won't work either. Giving birth is like going through the gates of hell for a woman! You have to be careful!"

If it's up to me, you should just quit your job if it doesn't work out. Being jostled around on a horse all day isn't going to cut it. Even if you can take a sedan chair, you'll be getting heavier and heavier, so that's not going to work, is it?!"

"Yes, sister-in-law, what mother said makes sense. You are still young and you cannot stand bumps. Your job requires you to patrol everywhere all day long, which is indeed not good for the fetus.

Besides, if you don't take good care of it, it will be troublesome if it has a difficult birth in the future!"

Zhou Yu also advised that although she could perform a cesarean section on her sister-in-law if something went wrong, she felt that a natural birth would be better if possible! Otherwise, she was afraid that the surgery would scare her mother and the others to death!

Mu Qingni was still a little hesitant after hearing this...

Zhou Jin outside the door couldn't wait any longer, so he lifted the curtain and came in, making the decision for Mu Qingni:

"I'm going to hand in my resignation right now. Nothing is more important than your health!"

Afraid that Mu Qingni would be unhappy, he took her hand and said:

"Don't worry, I won't ask you to stay in the backyard for the rest of your life like other women. Once you have your child and have recovered, I will support you in whatever you want to do!"

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Because she was pregnant, Mu Qingni was forced to resign from her job and handed over the task of guarding the four gates. She spent her days either bored at home or bored with her mother-in-law...

A month later, Zhou Han was taken into Zhongcui Palace along with three other concubines, making the already limited front hall of Zhongcui Palace even more crowded...

However, the rear hall where Zhu Xi and his wife lived was quite spacious, and they would be able to move to their fiefdom in another year.

Therefore, the couple could only tolerate the chaos in the front hall...

In a blink of an eye, another two months have passed...

The Autumn Hunting Ceremony that happens every three years is here!

For Emperor Chengqian, who was already in his seventies, this autumn hunt was likely to be his last, so he attached great importance to it...

Not only were all the princes who had not yet been enfeoffed and all the grandchildren over the age of twelve summoned to accompany him, but also several favored concubines in the palace, the families of the grandchildren, and all ministers above the third rank and their families were allowed to accompany him...

Including the eunuchs, palace maids, servants and maids who served them, there were more than a thousand people in the crowd...

The escorting army numbered as many as 10,000 people, including the 1,000 soldiers of the Dragon Camp led by Zhou Jin...

On the eighth day of the ninth month, Emperor Chengqian set out for the hunting grounds with his imperial sedan chair and the vast autumn hunting team...

After about two days of walking, we finally reached our destination, a vast hunting ground that combined wetlands, mountains, forests, and grasslands...

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