699 Remember, Feng Qingchen is very popular
There are all kinds of people gathered in Dongling Imperial City, including a lot of princes and young masters. Adding Nanling Jinxing will not cause much trouble. Everyone still does what they should do.
The emperor originally attached great importance to Nanling Jinxing, but he made his position clear as soon as he arrived in the imperial city, which made the emperor very unhappy. The welcoming banquet that night was arranged only according to the minimum standards. The emperor sat for a while and then left the table, leaving the prince to take charge of the situation.
All the ministers who could attend the banquet were shrewd people. The emperor's attitude said it all. Others did not dare to be too enthusiastic towards Nanling Jinxing. However, the prince was very friendly to Nanling Jinxing.
During the banquet, Nanling Jinfan did not add insult to injury, but stood on the side of Nanling Jinxing, letting the people of Dongling see that their Nanling royal family was still united.
How the princes fight among themselves is one thing, but when facing the outside world, they will definitely join forces to protect their country's interests and reputation. There is nothing special about Nanling Jinfan's move, as anyone would do the same.
The welcoming banquet was dull. The Emperor left early and the Ninth Prince did not show up at all, so everyone left early as well.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the emperor actually let Nanling Jinxing and Nanling Jinfan live together, under the pretext that they were brothers, saying that it was very convenient for them to live together and they could take care of each other.
Nanling Jinfan seemed to be doing this on the surface, but in his heart he was cursing all the ancestors of the Dongling royal family for eighteen generations.
It is convenient for two brothers to live together because it is convenient for them to kill each other. Why didn't I see you let Xiling Tianlei and Xiling Tianyu live together, and leave Xiling Tianlei's sister to Xiling Tianyu? Your Majesty, your means are really extraordinary. I despise your whole family.
No matter how dissatisfied he was in his heart, Nanling Jinfan had to thank the emperor for his thoughtfulness with a smile, and to show the outside world that they were brothers in harmony. Even if the whole world knew that they were not in harmony, he could not show it on the surface, otherwise the royal family would lose face.
After the banquet, the brothers Nanling Jinfan and Dongling Ziluo and several other princes saw them off hand in hand.
The two of them were very close to each other, and even with their backs to the princes, they had hypocritical smiles on their faces. They did not separate quickly until they were sure they were out of Prince Dongling's sight.
"Hmph..." Nanling Jinfan shook off Nanling Jinxing's hand in disgust as if he was shaking off a virus, raised his head proudly, and walked to the left.
Nanling Jinxing didn't care. He smiled gently, took out a handkerchief, carefully wiped the part that had just been touched by Nanling Jinfan, and then threw the handkerchief away.
The two brothers split up and walked towards their residence, and coincidentally they met again at the door.
Nanling Jinfan immediately ordered the sedan bearers: "Rush in."
"Your Highness?" Upon seeing this, Nanling Jinxing's adjutant asked Nanling Jinxing what they should do.
If it were Nanling, Nanling Jinxing would never give in and would compete with Nanling Jinfan, but now it is Dongling, there is no need for him to be aggressive. He would lose face for Nanling Jinfan, but he would not gain any advantage.
"let!"
"yes."
Nanling Jinxing's evasive behavior made Nanling Jinfan very proud. He walked to the main courtyard without hesitation, making it clear that he wanted to live in the main courtyard alone and not share it with Nanling Jinxing.
This is also where the emperor is smart. Nanling Jinfan's residence is very large, but there is only one main courtyard. As the eldest prince, Nanling Jinxing should live in the main courtyard. However, Nanling Jinfan came early and occupied the main courtyard early. It is impossible to ask Nanling Jinfan to give up now.
The emperor wanted to see the two brothers fight, but...
"Live in the side courtyard." Nanling Jinxing did not argue with Nanling Jinfan at all, fully displaying his gentlemanly demeanor, making Nanling Jinfan look like a unreasonable child.
This is not Nanling, who is he fighting for? In Nanling, he has to compete with Nanling Jinfan. If he doesn't, he will be regarded as cowardly and incompetent by all officials and be disliked by the emperor.
The people of Nanling are warlike and like to have the upper hand everywhere. Nanling Jinfan is just like that. He wants to have the upper hand whether he is right or not. Faced with Nanling Jinxing's behavior of giving in everywhere, Nanling Jinfan could not be happy at all. He went back to the room and smashed another set of cups.
"Asshole, you fought with me for everything in Nanling, but now you put your claws away in Dongling. Who are you trying to fool?"
Who are you fooling? Of course, you are fooling the Emperor of Dongling.
As soon as Nanling Jinxing arrived at the imperial city, he was monitored by the people in the imperial city. The emperor knew exactly how long Nanling Jinxing had stayed in Feng Mansion and what he had done. Even at the palace gate, the emperor understood Nanling Jinxing's disdainful and arrogant behavior.
Hearing that Nanling Jinxing and Feng Qingchen were still as friendly as before, the emperor praised: "He is a smart child who has not forgotten his roots."
Hearing that Nanling Jinxing was about to lose the handkerchief he was using to wipe his hair, the emperor laughed and said, "After spending so much time with my ninth brother, this child has developed his own temperament."
As for Nanling Jinxing's concession, the emperor was even more satisfied. The emperor did not like Nanling Jinfan's sharp personality. Such a person was too arrogant. You must know that being too rigid will lead to failure.
"Keep watching, you can deal with the Yun family, stop when it's almost time, and don't push the Yun family too hard." A mysterious person continued to provide disaster relief, and the disaster situation has been alleviated. The emperor didn't want to push the Yun family too hard.
You know, even a rabbit will bite when it is cornered. It would be bad if you push the Yun family too hard and force them to jump up and bite.
The Yun family cannot deal with the four countries at the same time, but they have to deal with Dongling. Even if they cannot shake Dongling's national foundation, it will be enough for him to suffer a lot. He has the world in his heart and does not want to do anything that will damage the national strength at this time.
"Yes." The Ninth Prince has secret guards, and the Emperor also has a secret department, privately called the Supervisory Office. The Emperor originally trained these people to monitor the officials, but now they are eavesdropping on the world.
After finishing his chores, the emperor stood up. The chief eunuch hurried forward to support the emperor. Thinking of the golden beans around his waist, the chief eunuch saw that the emperor was in a good mood, so he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I have a happy event to report to you."
"Happy event? What happy event?" The emperor became interested as soon as he heard it.
Ever since the sacrifice to heaven, everything he did went smoothly, which made the emperor in a good mood and made him more convinced that Fu Lin was a lucky star. If another happy event happened, it would be icing on the cake.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Wen is pregnant. The imperial physician said it's almost two months." The eunuch's face was so big with smile that people who didn't know would have thought his wife was pregnant.
"Oh? Concubine Wen is pregnant, good...reward." The emperor was indeed happy.
There's no way. It's a little awkward for a man at his age, neither old nor young. The emperor refuses to admit that he is old, and the women in the harem have children, which proves that he is still young.
"Your servant obeys your order. Your Majesty, do you want to go and see Concubine Wen now? The imperial physician said that Concubine Wen is in very good health, and the little prince and princess she gives birth to will definitely be very healthy." The eunuch struck while the iron was hot.
The emperor has no shortage of princes, but rather a shortage of little princesses. Giving birth to a little princess at this time will mean that she will receive all the love and favor.
"Go..." The emperor's government affairs were running smoothly, so of course he was in the mood to coax the beauty, but after taking a few steps he suddenly remembered that Imperial Noble Concubine Xie was also pregnant, and when Imperial Noble Concubine Xie was pregnant, a real dragon appeared.
"Go see the Imperial Concubine first." The emperor then realized that he had not visited Imperial Concubine Xie for a long time. The Xie family had made great efforts in this snowstorm, but unfortunately... Imperial Concubine Xie's status was second only to that of the Empress, and it was impossible for her to be given another title.
"I obey your command." The chief eunuch was a little surprised that the emperor actually remembered Noble Consort Xie. After being surprised, he calmly led the emperor to Zhaoyan Palace.
As her belly grew bigger, Imperial Noble Concubine Xie became more and more anxious. She stared at her belly in a daze every day, worried every day that she would give birth to an unhealthy child. Every day she wondered what defects the child would have. Especially in the past few days, the situation became more and more serious.
Simply put, Imperial Noble Concubine Xie suffered from prenatal anxiety. She could have just talked to someone about it, but she couldn't say these words in her heart and had to keep them in her heart. In this vicious cycle, Imperial Noble Concubine Xie's condition became worse and worse. In addition to her growing belly, she looked extremely haggard.
"This palace wants to see Feng Qingchen, this palace wants to see Feng Qingchen." Imperial Noble Consort Xie held the old nanny's hand tightly. There was no sharpness in her sharp eyes, only pitiful tears.
"Your Majesty, there is a funeral in Miss Feng's family, and this is also considered the mourning period, so she cannot enter the palace." The old nanny patted Imperial Noble Consort Xie's hand to comfort her.
It’s not that they didn’t think of a solution, it’s just... the people in the Xie family didn’t agree.
If Feng Qingchen is brought into the palace at this time and someone discovers it and reports it to the emperor, he will surely be furious.
There is no shortage of imperial physicians in the palace, and the emperor would never summon Feng Qingchen into the palace before the bodies of General Feng and his wife Feng are buried just because they are good at gynecology.
"Asshole, when are her parents buried? If she can't do it, let the Xie family help. I want to see her, I want to see her, do you hear me?" The tears in Imperial Concubine Xie's eyes disappeared in an instant, and her phoenix eyes were sharp and murderous.
"Don't worry, madam. As soon as Miss Feng leaves, I will invite her in." The old nanny kept comforting her. Just as the master and servant were discussing how to let Feng Qingchen enter the palace, the eunuch's sharp voice rang out: "The emperor has arrived!"
The emperor? Why did the emperor suddenly come to Zhaoyan Palace? Concubine Xie and the palace maids were shocked. The old nanny asked in confusion: "Why is the emperor here?"
“Hmph, I guess the emperor must have heard about that bitch Concubine Wen’s pregnancy, so he remembered me.” As a master of palace fighting, Imperial Noble Concubine Xie was in the midst of a breakdown, yet she was still able to notice these details.
"Your Highness, don't be angry, don't feel bad about your body. When the Emperor comes, please don't mention Miss Feng in front of him. Your Highness, you must seize the opportunity and let the Emperor pay more attention to the dragon seed in your belly. If Concubine Wen can get pregnant, the other concubines will probably be pregnant soon too. By then, there will be too many little princes in the palace, and they won't be special anymore."
The maid quickly called the palace maid to help Noble Concubine Xie with her appearance, but...