Chapter 105: The wind in the ears

Jiang Xinyue looked confused: "Ah? Why? Did my father do something good?"

Emperor Xuanwu was at a loss for words: "I was wondering what's wrong with you, Concubine Zhen? When other concubines heard that I was going to promote their fathers, they immediately knelt down to thank me, but you asked me why?"

Jiang Xinyue was busy showing her courtesy, pulling Emperor Xuanwu to sit down, personally poured him a cup of hot tea, and massaged his back, saying: "Your Majesty wants to promote my father, of course I am happy, but I don't want Your Majesty to promote my father because of my relationship. When I was at home, my father taught me that I would not accept a reward without merit. He also told me that if I was too ambitious and coveted things that I could not control, I would be retaliated against. I’m afraid… I’m afraid that my father is not capable enough, and will eventually cause trouble for the emperor and be blamed by the civil and military officials. This is too harsh.”

She hugged the emperor’s neck from behind, her cherry lips lingering on the sensitive neck of Emperor Xuanwu: “My concubine and my father have the same idea. If he is promoted, it should be only because of his ability, and nothing else will matter.”

The emperor said seriously: “I have been observing Lord Jiang for a long time. He is capable of being the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. Otherwise, I would not waste such an important and powerful position on him.”

The father of Lord Su, who had killed little Lord Jiang before, was a Langzhong of the Ministry of Justice. However, because he did not teach his daughter well, he was implicated by Lord Su and lost his official position. He could not survive in the capital and later returned to his hometown.

The Minister of Justice is a relative of the Su family, or a very close one, but he was also purged and dismissed by the emperor. The position of the Minister of Justice has been vacant until now. The Song family and the Pei family both want to arrange their own people to take the position, but the emperor has been hanging them and letting them fight among themselves.

Now this huge pie has fallen on Jiang Yankunde's head. In the court, the danger of her stepfather is probably not much less than hers.

After getting the emperor's affirmation, Jiang Xinyue smiled and gave him a big kiss on the face. This time she said straightforwardly: "Then I, the concubine, would like to thank the emperor on behalf of my father first!"

Emperor Xuanwu grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms: "My beloved concubine, every time you thank me, is it just lip service?"

Jiang Xinyue: What if it is not?

The kiss was followed by a gentle kiss. Jiang Xinyue's soft little hand rested on Emperor Xuanwu's shoulder, and her fingers deliberately flicked his earlobe, making his kiss more passionate.

"My beloved, can I..."

"No!"

Jiang Xinyue panted, stretched out a finger to press against his hot lips: "The baby in my belly is already formed, how can you do... do that kind of thing in front of him?" She

was obviously about to become a mother, but her mind was still like a child. She actually thought that doing that kind of thing would be seen by the baby in her belly.

Emperor Xuanwu liked her innocence and would not destroy it. He lowered his head and took a deep breath on Jiang Xinyue's neck. After a long while, he pecked her on the face: "It seems that our child has not been born yet, but he has already replaced my position in my beloved concubine's heart."

Jiang Xinyue: That's because you don't know your own position at all.

"Empress..."

The gentle voice of Xi Que sounded outside: "You should drink soup. Chief Steward Gao has made Chinese yam, lean meat and suckling pigeon soup for you today. I'm coming in!"

Shuangjiang just reminded her at the door to remember to say hello before coming in, because the emperor was not honest the last few times she came in, and was... No,... The emperor was in love with his empress.

Jiang Xinyue quickly took the opportunity to push the emperor away and almost pushed him off the chair.

Finally, the emperor almost threw Concubine Li to the ground when she fell into the water.

Xi Que poured the fragrant pigeon soup into a small bowl and handed it to Jiang Xinyue with both hands: "My queen, be careful of the burn."

The yam had been stewed for a long time, and the fresh and salty taste of pigeon meat and lean meat had been integrated into it. It melted in the mouth and was so delicious that people wanted to swallow their tongues.

But Jiang Xinyue refused to drink anymore after drinking two sips. She pushed the whole soup pot in front of Emperor Xuanwu, and looked at him for help with a pair of bright big eyes with watery mist.

The emperor was used to it. These days, he helped Concubine Zhen drink up the tonic soup that she couldn't finish.

He used to think that he would not gain weight no matter how much he ate, but now he does not think so. In just a few days, his dragon robe has tightened by one size.

This woman's pregnancy is indeed more tiring than his attendance at court. Attending court is mentally tiring and takes up some energy.

Being pregnant is mentally and physically tiring, and you have to worry all the time about whether the baby is growing well in your belly and whether it can be born safely.

The number of concubines who died of dystocia in the palace is too many to count with two hands.

So Emperor Xuanwu was particularly nervous about Jiang Xinyue's pregnancy this time.

And Jiang Xinyue would summon Fang Rumeng to Hexi Palace every seven days. On the surface, they were there to make clothes for her, but secretly, they were there to measure her belly circumference.

In the 21st century, Jiang Xinyue was a psychologist in a private aristocratic hospital. In addition to the psychology department, the hospital also had gynecology, andrology, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology. Although

she had never eaten pork, she had seen pigs run, and she knew all the basic prenatal examination items.

Was the belly circumference measured to find out how big the baby was and whether she would be able to give birth when the time came?

Emperor Xuanwu had measured Fang Rumeng's belly circumference several times when he saw her, and Fang Rumeng was so nervous, but Jiang Xinyue told her that the emperor only remembered beautiful women and would not remember her at all, so she could rest assured.

Fang Rumeng didn't know whether she should be relieved or angry after hearing this.

Fortunately, she was not interested in becoming an emperor, and it didn't matter whether she looked good or not.

Jiang Xinyue really understood the emperor. After meeting her so many times, he did not recognize Fang Rumeng as the female official of the Textile Department who testified for Su Guiren.

Jiang Xinyue just whispered a few words in his ear, saying that Fang Rumeng was now just a low-ranking female historian in the Clothing Room. Because she always liked to ask Ms. Fang to measure her body, she had aroused dissatisfaction and suspicion from other people in the Clothing Room, making Ms. Fang feel excluded.

After Emperor Xuanwu asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he learned that the Clothing Room was still short of a dresser. The heads of the Clothing Room, Lin Siyi and Wang Siyi, originally wanted to promote one of the two sixth-rank dressers.

As a result, Emperor Xuanwu waved his hand and directly promoted Fang Rumeng, a seventh-rank female historian, to a fifth-rank dresser.

Now things are going to be interesting in the Clothing Office. The other three female historians were already not used to seeing Fang Rumeng clinging to Concubine Zhen's thighs. Now, relying on Concubine Zhen, she has become the second-in-command of the Clothing Office and the boss of their boss.

The female historians are insignificant and their words are not worth mentioning, but Fang Rumeng occupies the official position that should have been promoted to the head of clothing, which means that the entire Clothing Office has been offended by Fang Rumeng.

But Jiang Xinyue and Fang Rumeng are both ambitious people, otherwise they would not have been good sisters at the beginning.

Adhering to the principle that those who do not attract jealousy are mediocre, they are both very satisfied with the emperor's decision.