Empress Duan nodded slightly. She and Emperor Xuanwu were a young couple.
They overcame all obstacles along the way and supported each other. How could other concubines compare to them?
Those beautiful concubines are just pretty objects.
And she is the wife of Emperor Xuanwu.
According to custom, Emperor Xuanwu would go to the Buddhist temple to read Buddhist scriptures on the first day of every month and burn incense before the gods and Buddhas in each hall.
The Fan'an Hall is where the concubines in the palace can pray.
Queen Duan lit the incense and inserted it into the lotus incense burner, then knelt on the cushion.
Put your hands together, face the golden Buddha statue and pray devoutly.
The sandalwood scent was gentle, and her heart gradually calmed down, and the past years emerged in her mind.
In the past few years, Xuan Ling has been committed to regaining power, carrying out drastic reforms, and clearing away deep-rooted obstacles.
In the harem, she dealt with the Empress Dowager and the concubines who had powerful families behind them.
The couple tacitly agreed to act in unison.
At the beginning, Empress Duan was chosen by Xuan Ling himself, who praised her for her virtue, quietness and dignity.
His father, General Duan, was originally a second-rank official in the Ministry of Public Administration. As an old official, he was the sharp weapon that Xuan Ling needed at that time.
After the sutra was recited, Empress Duan asked, "Is Consort Lian already eight months old?"
Qing Dai said, "Yes, Madam, it will be ripe in two months."
Empress Duan prayed devoutly again:
Oh Buddha, you must bless me to successfully give birth to a prince this time.
In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the lights were still brightly lit late at night.
At the long table in front of the dragon case, several ministers gathered around a map, discussing the final solution to the flood.
Eunuch Fu offered ginseng tea, "Your Majesty, you are tired, why don't you take a rest first?"
Xuan Ling took the ginseng tea and drank half of it.
Half an hour later, the final implementation plan was finally decided.
Xuan Ling heard them all.
"Just as Lord Liu said, we'll have all the prefectures and counties along the route fully cooperate, implement the plan as quickly as possible, and evacuate the local people as quickly as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"In addition, the disaster relief plan is also being finalized as quickly as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
In the second half of the night, after several ministers left, Xuan Ling got up and went to the back hall to rest.
Eunuch Fu said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has punished the Empress by ordering her to go to the Buddhist temple, and she is still kneeling there."
Xuan Ling said tiredly, "Let the Queen go back."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The decree was passed on to Fan'an Palace, and Qingdai helped the Queen up.
"Your Majesty, please go back and rest. The Emperor is so busy with government affairs that he has to send messages to you in the middle of the night. He really cares about you."
Empress Duan nodded and said, "I am the Empress, and more importantly, the Emperor's wife. It's natural that the Emperor has me in his heart."
For two consecutive days, Xuan Ling was busy with state affairs and did not enter the harem.
At noon that day, in Guanju Palace.
On the plum blossom couch, Sheng Xiyan was holding a small jade crown and tying Jiang Jiang's hair.
The little guy had just woken up from his afternoon nap, and was drowsy with red cheeks.
He turned around and said in a baby voice, "Mother, I want to go find Father."
After his hair was tied up neatly, Sheng Xiyan put on a small azure brocade robe for him.
"Baby, the Emperor has been busy with the floods these past two days. Can we go to the Yangxin Palace after he's done?"
Jiang Jiang pouted and said, "Okay then... I miss Father, Mother, do you miss Father?"
"Me? Yes, if you want to, then mother will want to."
The Chow Chow came running in, "Woof woof!"
Jiang Jiang jumped off the couch and said, "Mom, I'm going to play!"
"Go ahead."
Sheng Xiyan grabbed the lazy cat beside the couch, held it in her arms and stroked its fur.
“Meow, meow…”
This cat has the same personality as her and likes to stay in its nest.
Hua Xia brought in afternoon tea snacks, each one was exquisite.
Crab roe pastry, sugar-steamed pastry, pearl jade balls, osmanthus sugar-steamed chestnut cake, Ruyi cake, lotus leaf soup, and scutellaria drink.
"My lady, you have been worried for two days, please be happy.
Come and try the crab roe cakes sent by the imperial kitchen. The emperor praised them as delicious, so he specially ordered them for you to enjoy. The emperor must be thinking of you very much."
Sheng Xiyan sighed softly and picked up the crab roe pastry to eat.
"It's delicious, you should try it too."
Hua Xia took a piece and put it on her handkerchief, then walked out of the palace gate to give it to Jiang Jiang to eat.
I only took half a piece to eat when I came back.
"Hua Xia, the Emperor doesn't want me to have children. Why? I feel extremely sad."
Sheng Xiyan burst into tears of grievance when she thought of the bowl of contraceptive soup.
"Your Majesty, I think it must be because you said before that you were afraid of giving birth, so the Emperor did this because he felt sorry for you."
"Really? But I'm afraid and don't want to have a baby. That's different from the emperor not letting me have one. "
From the night she made up her mind to give herself to Xuan Ling, she had decided to be a real couple with him, to love each other and have children.
Zi Ling was sweeping the doorway, and Hua Xia asked quietly, "My Lady, what should we do with her?"
Sheng Xiyan picked up a piece of Ruyi Cake and ordered, "Give this to her, and bring her in after she finishes eating."
Hua Xia understood and took the Ruyi cake and went out.
He said enthusiastically, "Zi Ling, you must be tired from working. The Queen has given you some snacks. Come and have some."
Zi Ling took the Ruyi cake, hesitated a little, and ate it under Hua Xia's supervision.
“It’s delicious.”
Hua Xia grabbed her collar and said, "Come on, go in. The Queen has something to ask you."
Zi Ling followed into the palace with a nervous expression, her voice trembling as she asked, "Your Majesty, do you have anything to ask this servant?"
Sheng Xiyan leaned on the cushion,
He asked with a smile, "Do you feel your stomach is hot right now?"
When Zi Ling heard this, she touched her belly and found that she was actually having a fever.
She knelt down and said, "My Lady, what happened to this servant?"
"You should be aware of my medical skills, right?"
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