Chapter 381 Disharmony and Unhappiness
"Legitimate child?" Zhao Hua was slightly surprised and looked at Xiao Jingheng in confusion.
Xiao Jingheng laughed at her stupidity, "You have become my queen, so our child will naturally be a legitimate child."
It is normal for people to have desires, and anyone who suddenly hears about this great happy event will express irrepressible joy.
The same is true for Zhaohua.
Although I was happy, I was overwhelmed by my cowardice.
"I know that I am not experienced enough, and I am not able to handle many trivial matters in the harem. I don't even understand the affairs of my own palace. How can I be qualified for such an important task? Xiao Lang, how about..."
"It's okay. These are just small things. You can get the hang of it if you learn them slowly."
Xiao Jingheng waved his hand wantonly, interrupting Zhao Hua's words, "I want to make my beloved woman my queen. If Zhao Er refuses again, it means that she is unwilling to be my wife."
Seeing the emotion on Zhao Hua's face, Xiao Jingheng took the opportunity to hold her hand tightly and said with true feelings:
"Hasn't Zhao'er always said that she wanted to grow old with me? If you become my wife and we share life and death together in the future, then we will both be equal. Are you willing to walk side by side with me in the future and always be by my side?"
He held Zhaohua's hand, moving it closer and closer to his heart, causing Zhaohua's cheeks to turn slightly pink.
"Zhao'er is willing...As long as I can be with Xiao Lang, Zhao'er is willing to do anything."
The two are in love, the couple is sincere,
Now, as they stare at each other, countless affectionate words flow through their eyes, lost in silence.
At this point, the matter of establishing a queen was settled.
Since Zhaohua was about to give birth, the date for her enthronement was set at the beginning of April.
After she gave birth to her legitimate son and finished her confinement, she would hold the ceremony of crowning the queen, which attracted national attention.
This is the peak of glory.
Although she had not been officially canonized yet, the emperor had made up his mind, and the fight among the six palaces for the position of empress came to an end silently.
In the following days, the concubines from the six palaces came to pay their respects to Zhaohua more frequently.
When paying respects that day, Concubine Yun blurted out,
"The Queen looks very good today. Next month..."
"She hasn't even been crowned yet, and you're already calling her the queen." Ning Wanshuang raised her long eyebrows, looked at Concubine Yun and sneered, "I don't know who called her a bitch in the past."
Concubine Yun has always known that Ning Wanshuang was a crazy person who didn't control her words, but she didn't expect that she didn't even give the new queen any face and actually said such disrespectful words in public.
Since Zhaohua was favored as soon as she entered the palace, how many concubines in the harem had not scolded her?
At this moment, Concubine Yun was also feeling guilty. She secretly looked at Zhao Hua's expression and hurriedly defended herself:
"Your Majesty, don't listen to her nonsense. I didn't..."
Zhaohua shouldn't remember what happened in the past.
In response, she just laughed it off and changed the subject:
"Sister Concubine Chen is right. As long as the ceremony of conferring the title of Queen is not completed, I am still a Concubine. In fact, even if I am crowned as Queen, what does it matter? I am still a sister to you. On weekdays, we still call each other sisters, which makes us seem closer."
All the concubines said in unison: "Yes, your servants (concubines) will follow the instructions of the noble concubine Yi."
After they left that day, Ning Wanshuang stayed alone.
She and Zhaohua strolled in the courtyard, with complicated expressions on their faces. They were silent for a long time before she smiled bitterly and said,
"Congratulations."
Zhao Hua heard this and shook his head with a wry smile, "Sister Wan, do you think this is a happy event?"
Ning Wanshuang said, "He and I only maintain a superficial harmony. I used to look forward to the position of queen, but I just wanted to accompany him as his wife. Although I no longer have such a crazy dream, I have been looking forward to it for so long, and I can't help but feel a lot in my heart."
Zhao Hua listened quietly, and inadvertently raised his eyes, his gaze fell on the gold-sprinkled plaque in front of the main hall.
She looked at the three big characters "Changle Palace" and couldn't help sighing:
"My sister lives in Yonghe Palace, but she is not on good terms with the emperor. I live in Changle Palace, which makes people feel happy and prosperous, but in fact, only I know the bitterness. Concubine Hui lives in Zhaochun Palace. On the surface, she looks like the most innocent person in the palace, but under that harmless appearance, she hides the most disgusting viciousness."
As she spoke, she burst into laughter and shook her head repeatedly.
"Yonghe was not harmonious, Changle was not happy, Zhaochun was not pure... When it comes to our emperor, he was quite particular when choosing concubines for us."
Ning Wanshuang also laughed at herself and said:
"Others are fine. But you have to be careful with the one in Zhaochun Palace. Seeing you become queen and have a son, she seems to be getting more and more impatient. You'd better not have any contact with her in the next few days. After the child is born safely, you can settle any grudges with her."
Zhaohua nodded in agreement and said with a gentle smile, "Thank you, Sister Wan."
After sending Ning Wanshuang away, Xiao Fuzi also brought Zhaohua some new news from outside the palace.
"Your Majesty, the Tianji Office has discovered new clues in Prince Qi's mansion. Prince Qi and the princess can't find any mistakes, but the concubine has inadvertently revealed her overwhelming wealth. The concubine loves purple crystals, and a few days ago she asked someone to buy a purple crystal chest ornament, which is worth a thousand gold..."
"A huge sum of gold?" Yun Shan was shocked. "How much is the monthly salary of Prince Qi? His concubine is not the daughter of a wealthy family. How could she spend a huge sum of gold without blinking an eye? Could it be that he got it from greed again?"
"Greedy?" Zhao Hua sneered, "He has been conquering Zhuyin for three years. The emperor is angry with him and has long since sidelined him and turned him into an idle prince. Who would curry favor with a free and easy prince without real power? How can he be greedy?"
Xiao Fuzi said, "The Queen suspected that there might be some unspeakable secret between Prince Qi and Zhu Yin. If his current wealth and status were not given by Qi Chao, then it must have come from somewhere else."
"Who knows?" Zhao Hua smiled brightly, fiddling with the flowers and plants in the courtyard. "Anyway, if we tell the emperor about this, he will naturally investigate it. We don't need to worry about anything."
"Yes, the Tianji Office will continue to keep an eye on Prince Qi's Mansion."
"Prince Qi is really stupid. He has been targeted by the Tianji Office for such a long time, but he didn't even notice it?"
"Tianji has always been efficient in his work and won't reveal his true colors easily."
"Wrong." Zhao Hua raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiao Fuzi, saying in a light tone:
"We have to let him know. This frightened bird will only lose its composure when it hears the sound of a string being pulled. Go tell the Tianji Office and let them reveal some clues so that Prince Qi will find out that someone is secretly investigating him."
Xiao Fuzi thought for a moment and immediately understood what Zhao Hua meant. "Your Majesty is wise. I know what to do."
'Boom'
At the end of the dark sky, there were sudden bursts of thunder.
Almost at the same time as the sound fell, fine raindrops had already hit Zhao Hua's gorgeous clothes.
Yunshan escorted her back to the corridor, gently brushed off the water droplets on her body with a handkerchief, and complained:
"The spring rain is coming suddenly. Your Majesty, you should go back to your bedroom and rest first. Be careful not to get hurt by the moisture."
Zhao Hua stretched out his hand outside the corridor, letting the raindrops hit his palm, and smiled faintly:
"February 28th is Concubine Hui's birthday, and it's only a few days away. I have carefully built the stage for her, so let's just wait and see how she finishes this last performance."
[Working overtime, one update today, three updates tomorrow, pen refills. ]
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