Chapter 180 The Emperor Has a New Favorite
"You mean there's news about the Empress?" The Emperor was startled and prepared to get up.
The young eunuch raised his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, yes, we have found out, and His Highness the Crown Prince's wife is about to give birth."
The emperor was overjoyed. "That's wonderful! Tell me quickly, where is it?!"
The young eunuch paused for a moment, then replied, "It's still in Qingzhou Prefecture."
After listening and pondering for a moment, the emperor said, "Send Guard Li to go first and see if it is indeed the Empress. If it is, send a message to me by carrier pigeon. If not, return immediately."
The young eunuch replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The young eunuch left immediately after speaking.
After the eunuch left, a beautiful woman appeared behind the emperor.
This woman is Consort Jiang, who has recently entered the palace.
Consort Jiang hugged the emperor from behind and said in a coquettish voice, "Your Majesty, do you no longer want Jiang'er?"
The emperor quickly turned around and hugged her tightly, saying, "How could I not want you? You are my darling."
After saying that, he picked up Consort Jiang and carried her to the bed.
After a moment, Consort Jiang nestled in his arms and said, "Your Majesty, are you still unable to forget your former love for the Empress?"
After a moment of silence with his eyes closed, the emperor replied, "The empress is, after all, the empress; she still has my three sons."
Consort Jiang looked aggrieved and said, "Your Majesty, Jiang'er can also give birth to a prince for you."
The emperor stroked her long hair and said slowly, "Very well, as long as you can give birth, I will make you my empress."
Consort Jiang was overjoyed.
Although there are still some princes in the emperor's harem, those princes are all mediocre in talent and their maternal families are also mediocre. There used to be a Consort Ru, but now Consort Ru is out of favor, and Consort Jiang feels that she has a great chance of becoming empress.
After making this plan, Consort Jiang worked even harder, and it wasn't until the next day that she finally released the emperor.
The emperor was not young after all, and when he left the next day, there was still a slight dark circle under his eyes.
Li, the imperial guard, originally wanted to see the emperor, but the emperor said he was too tired and told him to go find someone first.
Left with no other choice, Guard Li led a group of men to Qingzhou Prefecture again.
Upon hearing that Du Wanchun had given birth, Prefect Zheng immediately brought his younger sister to Qingzhou Prefecture.
Prefect Zheng was delighted with the three little children and took out the gold locks he had made and gave them to the three children.
Prefect Zheng took out all his treasured trinkets and gave them to the three children.
Then it was Magistrate Li's turn.
Magistrate Li, accompanied by Lady Liu, brought some handmade children's clothes and some silver bracelets.
When they arrived, they heard that there were three children, including a little girl, so they brought a pair of little floral shoes.
It's already winter, so the kids can wear them when they're a bit older.
Zhou Ruiyuan strode into the house, added some charcoal to Du Wanchun's room, and then led Magistrate Li and Prefect Zheng from the front room to a study.
Prefect Zheng sat down and said slowly, "Ruiyuan, the imperial examination is in a few months. I happen to be going to the capital to take up a post. You will come with me."
Zhou Ruiyuan nodded slightly, "Thank you, Prefect Zheng."
Prefect Zheng glanced out the window and said, "According to the rules, Magistrate Li and I should kneel before you."
Zhou Ruiyuan sat down next to him and said slowly, "Prefect Zheng is too kind."
At this moment, Magistrate Li also sat down and said, "Once Prefect Zheng leaves, I will also be going to take up my post in Qingzhou Prefecture."
Zhou Ruiyuan looked puzzled.
Prefect Zheng explained, "To make it easier to take care of you, I specially promoted Magistrate Li."
Zhou Ruiyuan was very grateful, "Then Magistrate Li must have gone to a lot of trouble."
Magistrate Li laughed and said, "If it weren't for you, my wife would probably be dead long ago."
As he spoke, he took the hand of Lady Liu, who was standing to the side.
Lady Liu added, "Yes, if it weren't for you, my husband and I would probably already be together in the underworld."
Zhou Ruiyuan poured each of them a cup of tea and said, "Lord Li and his wife, you don't need to stand on ceremony with us."
As Liu Niangzi was holding her tea, she suddenly remembered something and said, "Wanchun asked me about my sister before. Recently, I've heard news about my sister."
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