Xiao Quanzi breathed a sigh of relief. He had chosen the easiest option with his score. The other options were much more difficult than this one.
For example, what:
Trimming the branches of flowers in the imperial garden, clearing all the fallen leaves on the long street, filling the water tanks in each palace, etc., so isn't this the easiest choice for him?
Whenever someone in their palace did these things because of losing at cards, the other palace maids who were supposed to have this job were extremely happy. The paid slacking off was allowed by the Empress, so who wouldn't be happy?
Then Ye Jinyun looked at another palace maid who had lost less and asked her to choose what she wanted to do before restarting the game.
But Lin Qingtang said she would not play anymore no matter what. She had never won a single game at the table with Ye Jinyun. Although she didn't have to do anything if she lost, the money in her pocket could not withstand Ye Jinyun's incredible luck.
"I won't fight you no matter what. Otherwise, I'll lose the gold bracelet I want to give to the child in your belly."
Ye Jinyun laughed, seeing that she was not the only one facing a formidable enemy, the palace maids felt the same way, so she asked Qing'er to take her place to fight, and the victory or loss would be hers. Only after seeing this did Lin Qingtang and the others agree to continue.
Ye Jinyun sat aside and looked at the people in front of her who were rubbing the mahjong tiles vigorously in their hands. They were the mahjong tiles she had imitated.
Because Yu Wan'er left the palace, they had no partners to play Landlord, and the days of pregnancy were really boring. Ye Jinyun also felt that she was a bit tired of playing cards, so she drew the shape of modern mahjong and asked craftsmen to make it.
When this mahjong came out, Mo Qiyuan was shocked again. What new thing was Yun'er creating?
Ye Jinyun pulled him aside to explain. After Mo Qiyuan listened carefully, he immediately asked someone to make two more sets and send them to the Empress Dowager of Shoukang Palace. This was because mahjong could not only be used as entertainment to relieve boredom, but as Yun'er said, it could also help her prevent Alzheimer's disease.
For this purpose, Ye Jinyun went to Shoukang Palace with her big belly, played mahjong with the empress dowager for a few days, and taught her and the maids in her palace step by step.
The Queen Mother looked at her blessed daughter-in-law, who came to teach her how to play mahjong even though she was pregnant, and she felt indescribably satisfied with her.
She almost believed the rumors when they were spreading before, but fortunately, the rumors became more and more outrageous, even her eldest grandson was said to be someone else's child. Her eldest grandson looked just like the emperor when he was a child, so how could it be false? So she never believed those rumors again, and she went to Fengyi Palace in person to tell Ye Jinyun not to worry about what the rumors said outside and to rest assured and take care of the pregnancy.
Now she was given this thing called mahjong. After playing a few rounds, she fell in love with it. She only regretted that she hadn't had this thing earlier so that she could pass the time in the deep palace.
So the empress dowager seemed to be eager to make up for the regrets of so many years, and she would drag the maids in her palace to play two games every day.
Later, Ye Jinyun was worried that her body could not bear it, so he told her the disadvantages of sitting and playing mahjong for a long time. Only then did the empress dowager reduce the number of games to one game a day, with a break in between.
"Slave, this servant pays homage to His Majesty."
The sound of palace servants bowing was heard. Ye Jinyun looked up and saw Mo Qiyuan stepping into Fengyi Palace.
Everyone at the mahjong table stood up and saluted him. Mo Qiyuan waved his hand, signaling them to continue, and asked Ye Jinyun with a smile:
"How much did you win against them today?"
Mo Qiyuan looked at Ye Jinyun's smiling face and knew that she must be lucky again today.
As expected, Ye Jinyun's eyes narrowed with a smile, "Not much, not much, I won 300 points, and Qingtang lost the most."
Lin Qingtang, who was drawing cards, rolled his eyes when he heard this:
"Your Majesty, please take care of your precious queen. She is pregnant, and who can resist her? If I fight her a few more times, I won't have enough money to buy the longevity locks for my unborn sons and daughters."
Mo Qiyuan shook his head. He knew that Ye Jinyun would win a lot of money as long as she sat at the mahjong table, but because she was pregnant and easily tired, he only allowed her to play for half an hour a day. Even so, it made Lin Qingtang and other partners miserable.
He walked up to Ye Jinyun, helped her up and led her into the house, where their eldest son was taking a nap on the small bed.
"Yun'er, our Lin'er will soon be one year old. I have already drafted the imperial edict to confer the title of Crown Prince, and it will be read out on his first birthday."
Ye Jinyun nodded. This was something they had agreed upon when her eldest son was born.
Lin'er is Mo Qiyuan's eldest son, and also his legitimate son. He is also the older brother of her future children. He was born to shoulder these responsibilities.
But she was also a little worried, because this also meant that her eldest son would have a much harder time growing up than his younger brothers and sisters. It is not easy to be the king of a country, just look at Mo Qiyuan. But their child is luckier than his father, and does not have so many brothers who are eyeing the throne.
Ten days later, at Mo Junlin's first birthday ceremony, Mo Qiyuan had the imperial edict to establish the crown prince read out, and all civil and military officials, royal relatives and nobles came to congratulate him one by one.
Looking at the woman sitting next to the emperor and being deeply in love with him, who was enjoying such a glorious life, some people felt like a thorn in their back.
Ye Jinyun was sitting on it when she suddenly felt her skirt being pulled. She looked down and saw that it was the protagonist of the day, Haodaer, who had just been appointed as the crown prince, who was pulling her skirt. So she gently touched his forehead:
"Lin'er, do you want to go out and play? Mother will take you there later, okay?"
Mo Junlin, who was only one year old, didn't care about these things. He still tugged at his mother's skirt, mumbling incoherently: "Mother... Mother... Long..."
Ye Jinyun was helpless. The child liked to play outside recently and didn't want to be confined in the house.
Mo Qiyuan naturally noticed the movement around him and touched Ye Jinyun's belly.
"If you don't want to stay here, Yun'er, you can go with Lin'er. But don't go too far, or you'll get tired."
Upon hearing this, Ye Jinyun glanced at the people at the banquet below. It was true that the air would not be good when there were too many people.
So he nodded, asked the wet nurse to pick up the child, and left the banquet with Lin Qingtang and others.
As soon as she left the table, someone naturally noticed and stood up and left the table after a while.
Ye Jinyun was playing with her son in the garden. After a while, she felt someone was staring at her in secret. So she turned around and saw a familiar figure.
"Big brother."
In the distance, a tall and straight man emerged from behind a tree. "Your humble servant greets Her Majesty the Queen."
Ye Jinyun laughed, "Big brother, are you alienating me? Now that you're a minister to the emperor, you don't even recognize me as your sister."
Ye Huaibai was helpless: "You, you, the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects cannot be abolished. Even if you are my little sister, I still have to pay my respects to you."
Ye Huaibai passed the imperial examination last year and has become an official in the court. Although his position is not high, Mo Qiyuan still cares about him because of Ye Jinyun.
After personally observing him, he felt that he was a talented person with great potential and was not as cunning and selfish as his father. So he arranged a small official position for him to gain experience, and after he had gained experience for a few years, he would entrust him with an important position.
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