Chapter 141 The Emperor Transforms into Shen Duidui

The child is almost seven months old, and she will give birth in another three months. She doesn't want to cause trouble at this time.

Her appearance will only anger those women who are blinded by jealousy. It is better for the emperor to pour a basin of cold water on them and let them calm down.

Emperor Xuanwu walked out of Hexi Palace quickly and stood on the steps at the door, looking down at everyone.

Empress Zhu took the lead in paying respects to the Emperor. After being called up, before she could say anything, she heard the man yell at her: "You are all unhappy because I picked a few plum blossoms. Are you here to trouble Concubine Zhen in Hexi Palace?"

"Your Majesty..."

"Wang Dequan!"

Emperor Xuanwu did not give Empress Zhu a chance to explain. He directly ordered with a cold face: "Wang Dequan, let the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs go to the warm pavilion and cut down all the plum blossoms. From now on, no more plum blossoms are allowed to be planted."

The ladies in the palace have their own preferences.

Just like Concubine Li Gui likes crabapple flowers, Empress Zhu only likes the plum blossoms that bloom alone in the snow.

"Your Majesty!"

Empress Zhu looked at him in disbelief. The accusation in her eyes had become reality.

The emperor, however, acted as if he didn't see it: "If someone uses flowers to cause trouble for Concubine Zhen again, there will be no need to grow flowers in this palace. I haven't heard that you are not allowed to pick a flower. It will still bloom beautifully next year. I don't know why you care so much about one or two flowers."

This not only involved the Empress, but also included Concubine Li Gui, who punished Concubine Zhen to kneel because she picked a crabapple flower.

It seems that all the women in the palace are so petty and mean, as if they want to take someone's life because of a flower.

Is this a matter of one or two flowers?

This is about her dignity as the Queen of the Central Palace, and it is a challenge to her authority.

Defei looked behind the emperor, but didn't see Jiang Xinyue coming out, so she couldn't use any tricks.

She took two steps back, hiding behind the crowd, not wanting to show up and annoy the emperor.

Empress Zhu was so angry that she felt pain when she saw the wind. She swayed and was supported by Fenyun: "Your Majesty..."

She took a deep breath and suppressed her temper: "All the concubines and beauties in the palace belong to the emperor. Naturally, the emperor has his say. But the emperor should not forget. The country has its own laws and the family has its own rules. No matter how favored Zhenpin is, she is still a concubine and should greet me and pay respects every day. The gate of Hexi Palace cannot be closed or opened at her will."

After enduring for a long time, she still couldn't hold it in. Since she couldn't vent to the emperor, she could only take it out on Zhenpin.

Emperor Xuanwu looked at Empress Zhu for a long while. Empress Zhu showed no intention of backing down. A hint of sarcasm appeared on his lips: "Did the Empress forget? The house arrest order for Concubine Zhen was

issued by the Empress Dowager. The ban will be lifted at the end of the year. Now there is only a month left before the New Year's Banquet. What's the problem with lifting the ban for Concubine Zhen at this time?" Empress Zhu had forgotten all this. She only remembered that Concubine Zhen closed the palace door on her own accord. She forgot that even if she didn't close the palace door, she was still under house arrest by the Empress Dowager and was not allowed to leave Hexi Palace.

Seeing that the Empress was so upset by the criticism, Concubine Liang bit her lip and said, "But she refused to let the king of a country in. This is a rebellion. If all the concubines in the harem follow her example..." "

This is the interest between me and Concubine Zhen. I have no opinion. Concubine Liang, you seem to be meddling in other people's business."

Today's Emperor Xuanwu has become Shen Duidui.

So sometimes men don't know how to protect a woman. It just depends on whether he is willing to do so.

After a debate, Empress Zhu and Concubine Liang were both defeated. Emperor Xuanwu was able to enter the inner room as he wished to tell stories to the little six in Concubine Zhen's belly.

God knows he hasn't told stories to his child for two months. He is really not used to it.

He had been personally taking care of this child since Concubine Zhen became pregnant, so the child meant something different to him.

The emperor's daily attendance at the Hexi Palace had resumed, but the difference was that he no longer needed Wang Dequan to remind him, and he would get up and go to the Hexi Palace at a certain time every day.

In view of his excellent performance, Jiang Xinyue rewarded him with a hot pot.

Considering that he couldn't eat spicy food, the copper pot was made into a goose pot. According to her instructions, Chief Steward Gao prepared various condiments, and Emperor Xuanwu ate the mushroom soup base, and adjusted the condiments if he felt it was not spicy enough.

Jiang Xinyue ate the spicy soup pot herself, and her mouth turned red, her eyes were sparkling with tears, and Emperor Xuanwu was infatuated with her.

His Concubine Zhen not only remained beautiful, but became more and more beautiful. I really wonder if the child has inherited their excellent looks?

If so, I really don’t know how beautiful he will be.

But in short, the parents’ innate conditions are here, and he believes that his child will definitely be very beautiful.

There are still three months before the prize draw. Emperor Xuanwu has quietly raised his expectations in his heart, and he will not allow Concubine Zhen to suffer any harm.

The guarding and inspection of Hexi Palace has become more stringent than before.

He even replaced all the nannies originally arranged for Jiang Xinyue, and asked Tang Shiliang to personally arrange people to follow Doctor Yan to select several very prestigious people from the public and bring them into the palace secretly.

Fearing that they would be bribed and harm Jiang Xinyue during childbirth, Emperor Xuanwu also ordered people to control all their families.

According to Imperial Physician Yan, Jiang Xinyue's baby was well protected and cared for on weekdays, and Jiang Xinyue also paid attention to the combination of exercise and diet, so the fetus developed very healthily.

She measured her own abdominal circumference every seven days and was always in control of the size of the fetus. If there were no unexpected circumstances, it would be a very good birth.

So if something happened to Jiang Xinyue, or if two lives were lost, Emperor Xuanwu would kill all the midwives and their families without any mercy.

So even if those midwives wanted to accept money or benefits, they had to see if they would live to enjoy them.

Shun'an Palace——

"Master, what you ordered me to do cannot be done. The emperor has driven out all the original midwives. If you want to kill Concubine Zhen, I'm afraid you have to find another way."

The woman was lying in a rocking chair. In the small room, a pot of fine gold-thread charcoal was burning. The warm breath made people sleepy.

After listening to what the midwife said, she gently opened her eyes: "Did you put that thing in?"

The midwife nodded repeatedly outside the door: "According to the master's instructions, it has been placed under Concubine Zhen's bed."

"That's it."

The woman stood up lazily: "The emperor finally coaxed her, and he likes her very much. Let's not touch this line for the time being. When the emperor shows that he is tired of her, we can use this to send Concubine Zhen to the eighteenth level of hell and make her unable to turn over in her life."

The old woman nodded timidly: "Yes, yes, my master is wise."

The woman looked to the side, and immediately an eunuch came out: "Let's go! Since there is nothing for you to do, I will send you out of the palace now. Remember to control your mouth."