Chapter 325: Both Promoted

In August of the sixth year of Qiyuan, Huipin gave birth to a prince.

Emperor Xiao Jingheng was very pleased and gave the third son the name Chengjing.

Huipin had given birth to a son, and everyone in the palace was talking about how she might be promoted to a consort soon.

In September of the same year, the disaster in the south of the Yangtze River was quelled, the small countries on the border submitted, and the people of Qi Dynasty were at peace.

This year, Xiao Jingheng's birthday celebration was celebrated with great fanfare and excitement.

He drank a lot of wine that day, and when he was about to leave, Rong Yue took the opportunity to toast him and whispered in his ear, "Your Majesty, I have prepared a surprise for you, but this surprise can only be seen by Your Majesty in private."

As he spoke, he did not forget to send a breath of orchid-like fragrance into Xiao Jingheng's ear.

Xiao Jingheng's desire was aroused, and after returning to the palace after the banquet, he immediately asked someone to summon Rong Yue.

The weather tonight is gloomy, without any of the cool autumn breeze.

It's already September, but Chaoyang Palace is still serving ice.

But when Rong Yue came, he was wearing a cloak, wrapping himself tightly.

Xiao Jingheng stretched out his hand to her, motioning her to come forward, and teased her:

"Everyone says this autumn heat wave is fierce, but you are wrapped in a cloak. Aren't you feeling stuffy?"

"Then Your Majesty will help me take off this cumbersome cloak, okay?"

Rong Yue grabbed Xiao Jingheng's hand and moved it inch by inch to the button of the cloak in front of his neck.

Xiao Jingheng then put his arm around her waist, took back the initiative, and roughly unbuttoned her cloak.

'Crash'

The moment the buttons were unbuttoned, the smoky blue cloak fell to the ground, revealing the clothes Rong Yue was wearing underneath.

Xiao Jingheng only took one look and was stunned.

It was a dance costume from the Adahu tribe, all fluorescent green.

Rather than calling them clothes, it would be more accurate to say that they are just a few pieces of cloth wrapped around the body to cover up one's shame.

Xiao Jingheng had seen the same style of clothes on another person.

That is Song Zhao.

'Boom'

Suddenly, a thunderclap sounded outside the window, causing thousands of pearls, big and small, to fall onto a jade plate.

Xiao Jingheng suddenly came back to his senses.

But Rong Yue threw herself into her arms, trembling with fear.

"Your Majesty...I am afraid..."

Her behavior was indeed very similar to the first time Xiao Jingheng and Song Zhao met.

When I recall the past, I can only sigh.

Xiao Jingheng's interest fell to the bottom in an instant.

That night he did not let Rong Yue sleep with him, but sent her back on the pretext that she was drunk.

As the night deepened, Xiao Jingheng was alone in his bedroom, looking at the rain falling on the curtains outside the window. He always felt like something was missing in his heart that could not be filled no matter what he did.

In the blink of an eye, Song Zhao had been banished to the cold palace for a year.

But Xiao Jingheng still thinks of her at many unintentional moments.

He missed Song Zhao too much.

As a result, he has not yet named his and Song Zhao's daughter, and he dares not go to see her.

His mood was always contradictory, he felt both guilty and wary of Song Zhao.

What he felt guilty about was that he listened to the advice of his donors that "father and son are incompatible", and encountered so many dangerous things one after another. In order to protect himself, he had no choice but to bury Cheng Yu in the imperial mausoleum with his own hands to prolong his well-being;

What was worrying was that in the past assassination attempt on the ship, all the evidence pointed to Song Zhao, and if the assassination attempt was successful, the only person who would benefit from it would be Song Zhao.

He always felt that everyone in the world was concerned about his kingdom, and if the person who was lying on his bed also had this idea, it would make him shudder...

Therefore, in this situation, even if there is a one in ten thousand chance that Song Zhao is plotting against his kingdom,

He couldn't leave such a hidden danger around him.

After all, he had seized this world without any justification.

He cares about the throne more than his own life.

Not to mention an affair between a man and a woman?

On New Year's Eve of that year, Huipin's belly once again brought good news.

She told Xiao Jingheng the good news at the family dinner.

"Your Majesty, I am not suitable to drink tonight."

She stroked her flat belly and said happily:

"The imperial physician has checked my pulse and found that I am already two months pregnant."

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was in uproar.

Then came the sounds of congratulations and cheers.

Xiao Jingheng had few children, and Huipin gave birth to children one after another. He was very happy and immediately issued an order:

"You have been a concubine for a long time. After New Year's Eve, you will be promoted to a concubine."

Huipin naturally refused disrespectfully, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your grace~"

Just when all the attention was focused on her, Rong Yue suddenly stood up, bowed to Xiao Jingheng, and said with a smile:

"I originally thought that only I had such good news to give to the emperor as a gift, but I didn't expect that Concubine Hui also had it. That makes my gift seem less surprising."

Xiao Jingheng heard her words and asked hurriedly: "Tong Guiren also..."

Rong Yue smiled and agreed, "Same as Concubine Hui, both are two months pregnant."

"Good! Very good!"

Xiao Jingheng was overjoyed. He raised his glass and drank it all. Then he smiled and gave the order.

"Where is the imperial physician who is with me tonight?"

Jiang Deshun replied, "Your Majesty, the one accompanying you tonight is the deputy director of the Imperial Hospital, Imperial Doctor Zhang."

Xiao Jingheng said, "Go and bring him over, and check his pulse for Huipin and Tong Guiren."

Doctor Zhang was summoned quickly.

He checked the pulses of Huipin and Rongyue in turn, and then smiled and congratulated Xiao Jingheng.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Concubine Hui and Lady Tong are both two months pregnant!"

Xiao Jingheng smiled, "Okay. You took care of Huipin's first child, and everything went well. Huipin's delivery was also very smooth. Then I will also let you take care of Tong Guiren's baby. If you do a good job, I will reward you handsomely!"

Doctor Zhang bowed and responded, "I will definitely live up to your trust, Your Majesty!"

The concubines had just congratulated Concubine Hui, and now they had to pretend to be nice to Rong Yue. They were really exhausted.

Concubine Yun looked at it and saw that no matter how unhappy others were, they all smiled and congratulated Rong Yue.

Only Ning Wanshuang had a face full of resentment. She sat in her seat drinking alone, not even wanting to look at Rong Yue.

Concubine Yun knew that she must be feeling bad, so she deliberately fanned the flames and said to Xiao Jingheng:

"Your Majesty, Concubine Tong has been serving you in the palace for some time. Now that she is pregnant, Your Majesty has promoted Concubine Hui's sister to a higher position, and there are no concubines in the palace. Why don't you also give Concubine Tong a concubine position, so that it can be considered a double happiness?"

Xiao Jingheng was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "What Concubine Yun said makes sense. It is always inappropriate to have no one to take up the position of concubine. Then, after the Lantern Festival, we will promote Concubine Hui to Concubine Hui and Concubine Tong to Concubine, granting them titles, and everything will go smoothly."

After these words came out, Ning Wanshuang's expression became even uglier.

But Concubine Yun had a proud look on her face. She hurriedly led everyone to pay their respects and said in unison:

"I, your humble servants, congratulate the emperor on his double happiness. Congratulations to Concubine Hui on her promotion to the rank of imperial concubine, and congratulations to Concubine Tong on her promotion to the rank of imperial concubine."