Chapter 268 Court
Xuanyuan Ling had to stay in Yuzhou for a long time, and he went out later, but he didn't take Chen Qing with him.
When Shen Qing was taking her pulse, she asked the imperial physician: "Can I still have children?"
The imperial physician was also shocked. Shen Qing had never asked about this before. After all, the emperor had also said to keep it a secret, and he was also concerned about Shen Qing's mood.
Even if there is still a chance, if Shen Qing himself is particularly concerned about it, sometimes the psychology can affect the body.
It’s like some people can’t get pregnant no matter how hard they try, so they keep it a secret to avoid making Concubine Xi anxious.
Although the imperial physician was surprised, he still concealed the truth: "After all, the queen's body was seriously injured, so it is indeed difficult for her to get pregnant."
"Is it difficult, or is there no possibility at all?" Shen Qing decided to play a trick: "Yesterday, the emperor talked to me about offspring... I want a definite answer."
When the imperial physician heard this, he wondered if the emperor had said this to Concubine Xi?
Now he is in a dilemma. With Concubine Xi in front of him and she has already said this, how can he keep it secret?
That's all I can say.
"Your Majesty means that you should take care of your body first. It doesn't mean that you have to be pregnant. Your Majesty should relax. After all, it takes time to get well."
really.
After asking Chunhua to send the imperial physician, Shen Qing sat there for a long time.
Chunhua came back with a look of surprise on her face: "My Lady, you can still recover."
Can Zhaohua Palace welcome a little prince? No, even a little princess would be good. If she is as good as the one born by the queen, she would be very lovable.
Shen Qing said: "The imperial physician dare not say, so it is not certain."
Chunhua said: "There will always be a chance."
"Yes, there is always a chance." Chen Qing really sighed in her heart. She didn't find out earlier. Now that she thought about it, Xuanyuan Ling took advantage of the fact that Concubine Li was pregnant and asked the imperial physician to check the pulse of the concubines in the harem every ten days. Was this to cover up her tracks?
She didn't realize this reason at first, after all, her health was not good. After knowing this, she thought about it and realized that Xuanyuan Ling had been thinking about her having a child for such a long time.
Xuanyuan Ling's insistence on having a child shocked Shen Qing a little. She couldn't understand why he didn't need a child but insisted on having her child.
Did he love her deeply?
Shen Qing felt that it was a bit wrong to use this word to describe the relationship between Xuanyuan Ling and her.
After all, he may not have this concept in his bones. He grew up in an environment where he had three wives and four concubines. Even if he knew that she would be "sad", he would still find someone else. This is the most normal thing for him.
But he was special enough to her, so special that Shen Qing was moved.
The way he treats her now, in this era, perhaps anyone would sigh at the emperor's deep love, and feel that all the other beauties in the harem pale in comparison, right?
But she was one of his many women.
Even the most special one, isn’t he one of them?
Moreover, she knew very clearly that there would be more in the future, because next year, if nothing unexpected happened, there would be another talent show.
Not to mention that the Queen has already taken action against her. Concubine Qin is not a good person either. She has been relatively safe all this time because she has no children, and everyone knows that it is difficult for her to have children. If she really does have one, unless she fights off all the people in the harem, she can forget about living a safe life.
If we follow this, then it must be good to have a child, there is no need to say this, otherwise why would the queen insist on having a child? Of course, having a child is a hope, but Shen Qing considers much more than simply having a child.
Putting aside all the pros and cons, she knew that a woman's mentality would definitely change after having a child. It's not just the harem's calculations. If the child is a prince, there's also the previous dynasty. Moreover, facing Xuanyuan Ling, he has an additional identity: the child's father.
Shen Qing held her forehead with her hand. The key point was that she could only accept her fate now, because she could not take contraceptive pills. The imperial physician would know immediately if she took any.
What a hassle.
Xuanyuan Ling didn't know that he had annoyed Chen Qing. He naturally had his own things to do. After all, there were some urgent matters that still needed his review.
When King Cheng arrived, he was summoned directly.
Xuanyuan Ling hadn't seen King Cheng for some time. Today, he came to visit. He didn't look happy for his brother, but frowned: "News from the capital?"
King Cheng nodded and sighed, "Your Majesty is right. After you left, those noble families did make some moves."
The mess left by the previous emperor, there are too many aristocratic families, some with titles, some with relatives, these are not a big deal. The most worrying thing is that the aristocratic families infiltrate the court, and the better positions are occupied by the children of aristocratic families. If they are really talented, it will be fine, but some of them are just good-for-nothings. After Xuanyuan Ling came to power, he first suppressed a group of unqualified people, but this was not enough to hurt the aristocratic families, and he could not do it all in one go. Now, this tour, in addition to inspection, he also took the opportunity to see how many aristocratic families pretended to obey him, were respectful to him in front of him, but were still doing tricks behind his back.
"Go ahead."
King Cheng sighed and said, "It has something to do with King Lin."
When Xuanyuan Ling fought for the throne, it was naturally a party struggle. Throughout the dynasties, no one who wanted to sit on this position would be content. If there was no fighting, there would be open and secret attacks. Many court fights ended without bloodshed. Xuanyuan Ling relied on strategy to get to the end. The former crown prince was gone, but he had many followers. Even though Xuanyuan Ling had recruited and cleaned up many of them for the sake of the stable operation of the court, he would not kill them all, otherwise it would be a stigma. Xuanyuan Ling was not afraid of the stigma, but the emperor's stigma should be kept clean unless it was absolutely necessary.
Xuanyuan Ling sneered: "You've been here for a few years but you still don't know how to restrain yourself."
"What does the Emperor mean?"
Xuanyuan Ling said: "Don't worry about it for now."
King Cheng's heart instantly turned cold. Now was not the time when the emperor had just ascended the throne and still had to deal with the constraints of the noble families. The court structure was constantly changing. Even the Chen family, the mother's family of the empress dowager, was suppressed by the emperor. How could others expect to jump around? Thinking about those restless noble families, he really frowned. Since the emperor said so, he would do so. Just wait, I'm afraid this commotion will be a bit big.
But Prince Lin, who had asked Prince Cheng to come all the way, did not know at the moment that the Emperor was on tour because there was no crown prince and the eldest prince was still young, so he could not be regent. Of course, it was not his turn to be regent either. His duties in the past few years were neither good nor bad. Ever since the death of the first crown prince, he had been living a depressed life. He was depressed, but didn't the aristocratic families who had lived a prosperous life in the past feel depressed?
Xuanyuan Ling is not stingy in promoting poor families, so how many children from aristocratic families who want to live a carefree life can't even get a sinecure? Nowadays, everyone in the court is restraining each other. Life is not easy, so naturally we have to find a way to live a good life.
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