Chapter 215 Chen Yuliang
After a while, the queen came out. She looked much better than before. She had lost weight due to her illness before, but now she was much better.
In sharp contrast to this was Concubine Li, whose complexion was not very good. She lowered her head and looked a little timid. However, due to the current relationship between the Queen and Concubine Li, no one dared to look at her for too long.
Then the queen came over and went to see Chu Linglong. Yes, pregnant women in the harem are as eye-catching as giant pandas.
The Queen asked, "How is Lady Yi doing?"
Chu Linglong replied: "Thank you for your concern, Her Majesty. I'm fine at the moment." Except for the fact that she couldn't stand the smell of greasy things, everything else was fine.
Now that everyone knew about her pregnancy, the imperial kitchen naturally took care of her, and the meals they delivered were much better than before, if not completely different.
"You are a blessed person. You need to be careful on weekdays. The imperial physician will come to check your pulse from time to time. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will send a delivery nanny to teach you some precautions during pregnancy. You need to take good care of yourself."
Sometimes Shen Qing felt that being the first wife was really miserable. If the queen was favored, it was really honorable, but if she was not favored, she was just like a housekeeper. To put it bluntly, what was the difference between her and the housekeepers of other palaces? At most, she was in charge of more.
Of course, there were times, rarely, when, well, her compassion wasn't excessive.
The concern was only for a while, and all the talk was not about Chu Linglong. Now the queen was very well behaved, and the harem was well organized and nothing happened.
Come to think of it, it's really a matter of time. In the past, Chen Qing was respectful to the Queen, and the Queen was concerned about her belly. Later, she used her as a gun. Now Shen Qing is favored, and the Queen has to flatter her. Her life is getting better and better, while the Queen's life is getting worse and worse.
The queen was not favored when she was dignified, but at least Xuanyuan Ling gave her face even though he didn't like it. However, she wanted a child, and now that she has a child, she doesn't want to give Xuanyuan Ling face anymore.
After all, how could Xuanyuan Ling not understand why the queen insisted on having a child?
Now Xuanyuan Ling is still young, and there is no fool in the court to suggest establishing a crown prince, but with the prince in her hands and the power of the Chen family, she obviously wants to help a crown prince to ascend to the throne.
Have you really never considered that Xuanyuan Ling won't let her succeed?
The incident with the King's uncle was a wake-up call from Xuanyuan Ling to those in the court who were forming cliques and engaging in self-interest.
If Xuanyuan Ling was nepotism, he would not have handled the matter of the emperor's uncle in the same way. The eight officials who were investigated reflected his attitude. He hated the factional struggles in the court and was also willing to rectify the administration of officials. This matter could not be accomplished overnight, but his attitude was clearly revealed.
As the empress dowager's maternal family, the Chen family was arrogant from the beginning. Anyone with insight would know that when there is a queen or empress dowager in the family, they would shrink. But they didn't.
Look, the incident of the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet had caused a stir, and the matter of the King's uncle had also come to light, and they were still refusing to give in to the Qin family. They were exposing each other's shortcomings and framing each other, and in the end, they received a good beating from Xuanyuan Ling.
Even after being warned, the daughter of the Chen family was still forced to continue to participate in the selection. Moreover, even though the emperor did not choose her, the empress dowager chose her instead.
Speaking of the Empress Dowager, she never appeared in the original novel. There was only one mention of her recuperating. Well, she was recuperating from the beginning to the end. When Chu Linglong ascended to the throne, Xuanyuan Ling had died, but she was still recuperating. When she first read the original novel, she had suspected whether Xuanyuan Ling was completely disgusted with this old lady and asked her to "recuperate". Now it seems that Xuanyuan Ling does not have this intention at the moment.
However, although the original novel is in a mess, Shen Qing feels that the fact that the one raised by the queen will not become the prince should not change.
Thinking of the bizarre actions of the Chen family, Shen Qing naturally subconsciously glanced at the noble lady Chen who had not yet served him in bed.
All I saw was Concubine Chen with her head down.
Shen Qing just glanced at it and then looked away.
After paying their respects, they naturally returned to the palace. On the way, Chen Qing met Concubine Zhao, who paid her respects. The two did not talk much and still looked unfamiliar with each other. However, some things are better known to each other.
Concubine Ji, Concubine Wu and Concubine Liu traveled together. They witnessed with their own eyes that Chu Linglong was pregnant. Chu Linglong was also good friends with Concubine Zhou, so now the three of them were together.
The three of them were chatting and strolling around. Concubine Wu said, "It seems that Concubine Yi is the first one among us to be promoted. If the child in her belly is a princess, she can raise it by herself. If it is a prince, then he will be the first prince to be raised in front of the emperor."
When Concubine Wu said this, the other two were silent. How to say it, with the same starting point, Chu Linglong had only served the emperor in bed one more time than them, and yet she got pregnant. Moreover, she was so lucky. If she were the prince, they would be able to see her great success in the future.
All in all, I feel uncomfortable.
The three of them were still feeling uncomfortable because Chu Linglong was pregnant, but Concubine Chen had not yet served the emperor in bed. After returning from the Queen's palace, she said she wanted to take a bath, but in fact she asked the palace maids to put all the ice in a bucket and started to soak in ice water.
Ever since Concubine Chen came out of the Empress Dowager's palace that day, she has been thinking that if there is anyone in the palace who can bully her, no one can bully her. But then Chen Mianmian appeared.
Concubine Chen disliked Chen Mianmian, so she didn't believe her words. She said that the only way to gain her favor was to ask her to pretend to be sick, and only if she was sick could this matter continue.
Concubine Chen didn't know whether this method would work, so she delayed it for a while. But Chu Linglong was already pregnant, and she didn't sleep with her. Even though she didn't like Chen Mianmian, she had to try this method.
As expected, after all this trouble, Concubine Chen fell ill. She ordered the palace maids around her to inform the Empress, asking her to have mercy and report the matter to the Emperor.
If a woman in the harem is sick, although it is not the rule for the emperor to visit her, they are all serving Xuanyuan Ling. If she has not done anything wrong, it is reasonable for the emperor to visit her.
When the Queen saw Concubine Chen coming out of the Empress Dowager's Palace, she wondered what Concubine Chen was going to do and even sent people to keep an eye on her. But after so many days without any movement, she thought everything was fine.
"I thought she was going to do something, but it turns out she was just pretending to be sick." The Queen thought for a moment and said, "Then let's report this to the Emperor."
It can be spread, but whether the emperor goes or not depends on him.
Xuanyuan Ling was reviewing memorials when he received the news. He saw Chen Yuliang writing a letter expressing his great joy for the bumper harvest of early rice in Lingzhou. Speaking of Chen Yuliang, he was a rare person in the Chen family who did practical things. Chen Yuliang was probably the only one in the Chen family who was sent to a distant place in this generation.
He decided to praise her. Just then, Su Changming from the Queen's side came to report about Concubine Chen. It happened that Chen Yuliang was there. He vaguely remembered, "Did Chen Yuliang leave a daughter in Beijing?"
Xuanyuan Ling had also heard about Chen Yuliang abandoning his wife and daughter to be exiled.
Zhao Hai said this was a coincidence: "Mrs. Chen is the daughter of Mr. Chen who stayed in the capital."
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