Chapter 65: Chong
So he couldn't help but pity her, love her, and want to make up for the harm she suffered.
He didn't have an emotion that he liked a woman so much that he couldn't control himself, but Zhen Zhaoyi always broke his rules again and again, making him make exceptions for her.
Could it be that this is what people call love?
Does he really like Zhen Zhaoyi?
This thought flashed through his mind, and Emperor Xuanwu sat up in bed in surprise.
Impossible!
He loved his country, his people, and even his ministers, but it was impossible for him to give his sincerity to the concubines in the harem.
The person next to him turned over and leaned towards Emperor Xuanwu with great attachment, with a face glowing with pink and looking up defenselessly.
Under the light, even the small hairs at her hairline can be seen clearly.
The heart that had just hardened softened again when facing Zhen Zhaoyi's face.
Forget it...
She is obsessed with me, so what if I give her some favor?
The Jiang family is just an ordinary family, not a noble family. Zhen Zhaoyi's father, Jiang Yankun, is a branch of the Yizhou Jiang family. The ancestors of the Jiang family were the richest merchants in Yizhou, and they are still doing well.
But Jiang Yankun is not from the direct lineage, so he did not live a comfortable life before he entered the officialdom in Yizhou.
The direct lineage uses all resources on the legitimate sons, hoping to cultivate several important officials in the court from the direct lineage.
Unfortunately, several direct descendants who were trained with huge sums of money only managed to get a few minor official positions, while the most promising ones were the nephews and nieces of the side branches who were once neglected by them.
Jiang Yankun was the highest-ranking official in the Jiang family.
But the direct line in Yizhou was still proud of their status and refused to acknowledge Jiang Yankun's excellence. It was precisely because he had no family to help him that he set his sights on his concubine's daughter.
However, Emperor Xuanwu did not know the last point.
Jiang Xinyue secretly opened her eyes and looked at the emperor's expression at this time. It
was not until this moment that she was sure that she had opened a hole in Emperor Xuanwu's heart, and her figure was inside.
But this was far from enough.
Emperor Xuanwu's heart is like his harem, a sieve with holes everywhere. In that hole lives Consort Li, in this hole lives Consort Shu, and it's not surprising that there are other people living somewhere else. She just occupies a corner. In
order to become the most favored concubine in the harem, she needs the three words Jiang Xinyue, at least occupying most of Emperor Xuanwu's heart. Other Consort Li, Consort Shu, can only be squeezed into some corner to play in the mud.
It is not difficult for Jiang Xinyue to win the heart of the emperor, but it is difficult to stay in the heart of the emperor and become the bowl of white rice that must be eaten on the emperor's table. It's
a pity that she can't sleep with him today, otherwise it is not impossible to announce the pregnancy earlier.
So that the Empress will know that she is not a soft persimmon, and don't use anything dirty or smelly to disgust her.
Shun'an Palace -
Concubine Liang had just coaxed the eldest princess to sleep when a commotion broke out in the side hall, scaring the eldest princess awake again.
"It's so annoying! Why are you howling so loudly in the middle of the night and not sleeping?"
"Your Majesty..."
The maid Chengxin came in from outside: "Ye Baolin vomited blood, saying that she was poisoned, and her maids are clamoring to find the emperor to seek justice."
Concubine Liang patted the eldest princess a few times, then handed her to the nanny to take away. After making sure that the eldest princess could not hear, she said: "Isn't Zhen Zhaoyi serving you in the bed today?"
It was said to serve you in the bed, but Zhen Zhaoyi had her period and it was not convenient for her to do so. The emperor just liked her and missed her so much after not seeing her for a few days that he ignored the rules of his ancestors and went to Hexi Palace even if it was a small matter.
The emperor loved Zhen Zhaoyi so much, even if Ye Baolin wanted to intercept her, she had to choose someone who was not favored!
Zhen Zhaoyi was right, a counterfeit was a counterfeit, not even one ten-thousandth as good as the real owner.
But the Empress had stuffed the person into her palace, so she must have had some intention of protecting Ye Baolin.
Concubine Liang sighed, "Let Ye Baolin's people rest, and you ask Xiao Guizi to go to Hexi Palace and talk to them nicely, don't shout."
The palace maids of Hexi Palace have always been on good terms with Shun'an Palace. As long as they don't act rudely, they won't hold a grudge against Concubine Liang.
Xiao Guizi stood at the door of Hexi Palace and told Jiangchuan the whole situation. At the end, she complained: "Ye Baolin is a troublemaker. Our queen is really at a loss. She is vomiting blood and unconscious. Our queen is afraid that something might happen to her. Even the noble concubine was reprimanded and confined by the emperor because of her. The master asked me to ask if I can inform the emperor?"
As for the emperor's displeasure, it was none of the business of the Concubine Liang. Although
Jiangchuan was a little embarrassed, the relationship between the Concubine Liang and his master was different, so he asked Xiao Guizi to wait outside and he went in to ask.
Xiao Xuanzi was guarding the door of the bedroom. After hearing what Jiang Chuan said, he snorted coldly: "She was poisoned by us, and it wasn't us who poisoned her. What is she doing in Hexi Palace? Could it be that the emperor is some kind of panacea, and that a visit can cure the poison?"
Jiang Chuan also said reluctantly: "Who says it's not? But the people from the palace of Concubine Liang came to invite her, so I can't say anything too absolute."
"First, invite Xiao Guizi to the ear room for tea, and wait until the queen wakes up." Ye
Baolin still has time to bother, so there must be no big problem. Concubine Liang is prudent, and she must have invited an imperial physician for her.
So what difference does it make whether the emperor goes to this room early or late?
Anyway, this matter will be told to the emperor. How and when to tell is their business in Hexi Palace.
"Where's the emperor?"
Ye Baolin's lips were black and blue, and blood gushed out again: "The emperor... Why hasn't the emperor come yet? Didn't you go to inform the emperor?"
Cuiyin rolled her eyes impatiently: "Ye Baolin, the emperor has already rested in Hexi Palace. No one in the palace knows how favored Zhen Zhaoyi is better than you, don't you think?"
Otherwise, why would she imitate Zhen Zhaoyi's dressing style, and sometimes even her small movements when speaking are very lifelike. If she hadn't observed for a long time and copied, how could she learn so much?
"You..."
Ye Baolin was really exhausted, and couldn't even make a fierce expression. She panted and begged: "How this little lady is favored is all my ability. I won't allow you, a little palace maid, to point fingers. If you dare to say more, this little lady will slap your mouth."
Cuiyin rolled her eyes again, and this time she turned around and left without saying a word.
Emperor Xuanwu got up when it was light in the morning. Jiang Xinyue was drunk last night and hasn't woken up yet.
"Wang Dequan."
The emperor straightened his clothes: "Go to the Imperial Hospital and ask Imperial Physician Yan to check Zhen Zhaoyi's pulse. I want to know if Zhen Zhaoyi can get pregnant now? If she can, can she and her child be safe?" The
emperor actually wanted Zhen Zhaoyi to give him a prince?
Wang Dequan swallowed back Ye Baolin's words about being poisoned, fearing that Zhen Zhaoyi would make things difficult for him if she heard it.
Today's Zhen Zhaoyi is no longer the little noble who was bullied by others when she first entered the palace.