Chapter 133 I will teach her slowly
After muttering inwardly, King Xuan returned to the subject, "When does my royal brother plan to tour the south?"
Xie Chen, who was sitting behind the desk, paused.
His original plan was to travel south in March next year when spring arrived.
But Pei Tingyue is now more than four months pregnant, and by early spring next year she will be almost nine months pregnant, close to giving birth. He is worried and cannot abandon her and the child to leave the palace for a southern tour.
The southern tour plan had to be postponed. But it couldn't be delayed too long, so Xie Sheng could recover, so he planned to set off immediately after she gave birth or finished her postpartum period.
This is also good. After dealing with Xie Sheng's affairs, Song Lingyun should leave. It's just the right time for him to go back to the palace to perform the canonization ceremony for her and move into the main hall.
Xie was silent for a while before he said, "Around April next year. Once your injury is healed, you can start preparing for the relevant matters."
"Yes." King Xuan bowed and replied, "I will definitely fulfill your command."
After talking about political affairs, the two brothers relaxed a little and talked about some family matters.
Prince Xuan sat on a yellow rosewood armchair nearby and said with a faint smile, "My royal brother seems to be quite fond of this Concubine Zhaoyi."
Xie Chen remained silent.
King Xuan then asked, "Could the imperial physician please take your pulse? Is the baby, Concubine Zhaoyi, a princess or a prince?"
Xie Chen's eyebrows moved: "I don't know yet."
King Xuan gave a helpless smile and said, "Then I wish that Her Majesty the Concubine Zhaoyi will be blessed with a princess."
Xie Chen raised his eyes: "Why, you like girls too?"
King Xuan shook his head: "Not really, I have other considerations."
Xie Chen looked at him quietly.
"If it's a prince, it'll be a huge trouble." King Xuan said calmly, "Your Majesty already has an eldest son and a second son. Daqi has always established the eldest son as the heir. Now that the emperor's sister-in-law has no children, this eldest son is attracting much attention. Those pedantic old men in the court are all on the eldest son's side, and the second son has the support of our royal family. Both forces are difficult to deal with. This Concubine Zhaoyi has no status or background. If she gives birth to a prince, her future will be extremely difficult. I'm going to say something disrespectful, but Your Majesty should know what the fate of a favorite concubine's son who can't sit on the throne is."
A hint of deep meaning flashed in Xie Chen's eyes.
"Guess why I brought her to the palace today?"
King Xuan was stunned.
Slowly react.
This is going to happen to him.
Taking in King Xuan's reaction, Xie Chen said calmly, "Do what you should do. As for the rest, I will teach her slowly."
A strange emotion flashed through King Xuan's heart.
Do what he should do?
This means...
In this way, the emperor's feelings for this Zhaoyi are more than just simple liking for her. There is something deeper behind them.
"I understand."
Seeing that he understood what he meant, Xie Chen did not point it out again: "You are injured, so you should stay at home and recuperate for the time being."
King Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "I really want to take good care of him, but I'm afraid that mother will cause trouble again."
King Xuan's mother was Concubine Chen in the palace.
When Xie Chen ascended the throne, he removed the concubines who had borne children and sent all the remaining concubines of the previous emperor to the imperial mausoleum.
Apart from the Queen Mother of Qin, there were only three concubines who gave birth to children. Because of King Xuan, Chen was promoted to the title of Grand Concubine, which was much more glorious than the two Grand Concubines who gave birth to princesses.
Although Concubine Chen was born a palace maid, after becoming a concubine she looked down on the palace maids, especially Concubine Chu who was also a palace maid.
When Princess Xuan was still alive, she turned a blind eye and tolerated Concubine Chu. But after Princess Xuan passed away and Concubine Chu took charge, and she still hadn't gotten pregnant, she started to find fault with her everywhere.
At that time, King Xuan was really annoyed with her behavior, but he could not bear it because she was his biological mother and filial piety was his top priority, so he could not say anything and could only avoid her.
So he begged Xie Chen and volunteered to go to the south to look for the evil villain, and he took Concubine Chu with him and has been there for the past few years.
Now that she's back, I'm afraid Concubine Chen will cause trouble again.
Xie Chen also knew his difficulties, so he stood up and patted his shoulder as an encouragement.
The two returned to the main hall. As it grew darker, King Xuan asked someone to go to the restaurant in the capital to get some fine wine and dishes.
Xie Chen only dipped his cup in the water and did not drink much. During the meal, he frequently served dishes to Pei Tingyue, attracting the attention of King Xuan and the concubines.
Pei Tingyue was originally worried that she would get morning sickness again while eating, which would affect other people's appetites. Unexpectedly, she was fine after the meal and didn't show any signs of discomfort for a long time.
The meal was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests. After the meal, the emperor and his concubine left without staying any longer.
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After the Emperor and Consort left, King Xuan took Consort Chu by the hand and walked from the flower hall to their residence. "Thank you for your hard work today."
Concubine Chu had a gentle smile on her face: "Your Highness, you are worrying too much. I just chatted with the nobles in the palace for a few words. How can it be hard for me?"
"You are always so content." King Xuan said with concern, took a breath, and asked again, "What do you think of this Pei Zhaoyi?"
Concubine Chu recalled their conversation during the day: "Although we haven't known each other for long, I feel that this Pei Zhaoyi is not a foolish person."
King Xuan nodded and said, "When we return to the capital, we will inevitably have to interact with people in the palace. If this Concubine Pei is any good, you should get in touch with her more."
Concubine Chu was stunned.
She had been with King Xuan for many years. After the second prince was born in the palace, the royal family behind Concubine Xie wanted to win over King Xuan.
In order to make his position clear, King Xuan never allowed the harem to interfere. Except for the necessary days to pay respects, he rarely entered the palace, let alone get close to anyone.
This is the first time that she has been asked to make friends with a concubine in the palace.
"this…"
Seeing the surprise in her eyes, King Xuan sighed, "This is not only what I want, but also what the Emperor wants. Xianxian, we are destined to be unable to escape from the palace struggles, and we are not allowed to escape."
Concubine Chu was even more surprised. She took a deep breath and said, "I know."
She just does whatever the prince says.
The two of them arrived at the main courtyard where they lived. King Xuan went to take a bath first. Concubine Chu leaned on the couch in a daze for a while and called her trusted nanny.
This nanny was King Xuan's wet nurse, who was later taken out of the palace and stayed with her all the time.
"Concubine, do you have anything to tell me?"
Hearing the slightly vicissitudes of life voice, Concubine Chu suddenly came back to her senses. She forced a smile, took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and handed it over, "You go back and send this bracelet out of the house and let the doctor check it out."
The nanny was astonished: "Isn't this a token of love given by the prince to the concubine? What's the problem?"
Concubine Chu's eyes were red: "Yes, it was given to me by the prince. Ma'am, don't ask any more questions, just go and do it."
Seeing that she looked tired, the wet nurse was about to leave, but was called back just as she was about to step out of the door.
Concubine Chu said in a trembling voice, "Mammy, don't let the prince know."
The nurse was quite puzzled, but seeing her like this, she had no choice but to suppress her doubts and replied, "Yes."
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