Chapter 69 Fake Pregnancy
After retreating smoothly, Su Jingyao leaned lightly on Jun Zechen's strong chest like a lazy little cat.
The fair and slender little hand was casually placed on his chest, sliding slowly and gently through his robe.
She tilted her head slightly, with a pitiful look in her eyes.
"I am in a bad mood today and don't want to talk. I just offended Your Majesty. Will Your Majesty be angry?"
Jun Zechen looked at her lovingly, "Why are you angry, Yaoyao?"
Su Jingyao bit her lip lightly, a hint of grievance flashing across her eyes.
"I saw Your Majesty and Xu Baolin in the peach forest today. When I first saw them, I felt an inexplicable sourness in my heart."
She clenched her fist, gently hit his chest, and continued speaking.
"Later, Your Majesty left Xu Baolin because of me. I felt very complicated and didn't know whether I should be happy or not."
"Because I don't want to delay Your Majesty, and I don't want Your Majesty to go against your wishes because you are afraid that I will get angry."
There was a hint of sadness in her eyes.
"I am afraid... Your Majesty is coaxing me on the surface, but he is thinking about others in his heart..."
Jun Zechen listened to her pouring out her inner thoughts word by word, and suddenly realized that she had so many thoughts in her mind.
She has the same fear of loss as all women, and she gets jealous and envious.
But I always put his emotions first and worried about whether he was being controlled.
However, what she didn't know was that everything he did in front of her was voluntary and involuntary.
Jun Zechen held her shoulders and lowered his head to look at her, his expression extremely serious and a little solemn.
"Yaoyao doesn't believe me? In my heart, no one can compare to Yaoyao."
Su Jingyao's cheeks flushed because of his words.
"I'm overthinking it. It's all because Your Majesty is too good to me. I can't help but want to monopolize Your Majesty." Su Jingyao said coquettishly.
Jun Zechen suddenly hugged her tightly, his heart full of joy and sweetness.
He also wanted to monopolize her every moment, and it turned out that she had the same idea as him.
From an angle that Su Jingyao couldn't see, Jun Zechen's eyes became increasingly dark and profound. If it weren't for the purpose of fulfilling the so-called ancestral teachings, he wouldn't want to touch those women.
He knew Yaoyao would understand him, she was really nice.
"Yaoyao, you don't have to care about every woman in the harem, because I never care about them." Jun Zechen's low voice slowly rang in Su Jingyao's ears.
Yikun Palace.
Meixiang looked a little cautious and said softly, "Master, the eunuch who was sent to the Qianqing Palace just now has come back to report that Concubine Chun Shu is currently in the Qianqing Palace. Your Majesty will come to the Yikun Palace tomorrow to discuss the Queen Mother's birthday with you."
As she spoke, Meixiang's eyes flickered slightly.
Ever since His Majesty's attitude towards the master changed, the master's temper has become more and more impetuous and irritable.
"Didn't Concubine Chun Shu go to Yichun Palace?"
The noble concubine frowned slightly. Now that she was in charge of the affairs of the three palaces, she had cultivated some of her own people in the harem, so it was not surprising that she knew what Concubine Chun Shu was doing.
She didn't want to spend any more time on the quarrel between those beauties.
It’s just that Concubine Chun Shu always likes to do these seemingly kind things.
Concubine Shangguan comes from a humble family and is not favored by Your Majesty. What good will it do to help her?
Isn't it obvious that Concubine Chun Shu is offending Concubine Chu and Lin Ronghua by doing this?
Even though Concubine Chu is not favored by His Majesty, she comes from a wealthy family and has Lin Ronghua who is still favored by him. Is Concubine Chun Shu really not afraid at all?
Meixiang saw that her master looked unhappy, so she quickly explained, "Master, after you sent someone to invite His Majesty, Xu Baolin also sent someone to deliver a message."
"She met your majesty by chance in the peach forest today. After Concubine Chun Shu came out of Yichun Palace, she also went to the peach forest. After your majesty saw Concubine Chun Shu, he left Xu Baolin and took Concubine Chun Shu back to the Qianqing Palace."
After saying this, Meixiang carefully observed her master's expression.
The imperial concubine frowned even more tightly, thought for a moment, and suddenly chuckled.
"No wonder, His Majesty is anxious to coax Concubine Chun Shu, so why would he come to Yikun Palace?"
I wonder how Concubine Chun Shu feels when she sees one woman after another coming to His Majesty's side?
Will she be forced to accept it like she did before, suppressing the anger in her heart, with reluctance and despair in her eyes?
Then the imperial concubine thought of Xu Baolin, with a hint of satisfaction in her eyes.
"Xu Baolin should have left some impression in front of His Majesty today."
"It has been half a month since the new bride entered the palace, but His Majesty has not yet summoned all the concubines with the rank of beauties. I am thinking of inviting His Majesty to the Yikun Palace tonight so that Xu Baolin can show her face in front of His Majesty."
"Unexpectedly, Xu Baolin was lucky enough to meet His Majesty in the peach forest."
Xu Baolin's family background was humble, and she was originally only worthy of being named a concubine.
It was Xu Baolin who came to her on his own initiative, and she had also set conditions for him. Since Xu Baolin agreed, she would naturally promote Xu Baolin's position and let her be favored as soon as possible.
At this time, the palace maid Juxiang came in and said respectfully, "Master, Shangfu Chen and Shangfu Li want to see you."
Chen Shangfu was transferred from somewhere else to the Shangfu Bureau by Jun Zechen in order to help Guifei avoid mistakes at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. However, Guifei was not aware that she was sent by Jun Zechen.
"Let them in." The concubine nodded.
Chen Shangfu and Li Shangfu walked in and saluted the imperial concubine in a proper manner, speaking in a humble and polite tone.
"Your humble servant pays respect to Her Majesty the Concubine. May Your Majesty be well and at peace."
"Get up."
"How are the preparations for the Queen Mother's wedding attire going?" asked the royal concubine.
Chen Shangfu is a senior employee and is a calm and sophisticated person, she said after she stood up.
"Your Majesty, the Shangfu Bureau has prepared four sets of auspicious clothing for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. I and Shangfu Li will be in charge of two of them respectively."
The reason why four sets of auspicious costumes are prepared is that the Queen Mother will wear one set at the birthday banquet, and then His Majesty will change into another set when he prepares a large-scale court performance for the Queen Mother in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Just in case, each set of wedding clothes is backed up, so a total of four sets are prepared.
Each of the Empress Dowager's auspicious robes was made with extremely sophisticated craftsmanship and was extremely luxurious, and the production process was extremely time-consuming, labor-intensive and time-consuming.
Chen Shangfu paused and continued.
"It's just that... In addition to being responsible for the empress dowager's wedding attire, the Shangfu Bureau also has to prepare banquet attire for you and the first palace's main concubines, Consort Chun Shufei and An Zhaorong. I think it's okay..."
When the imperial concubine heard this, her eyebrows wrinkled involuntarily and she interrupted Chen Shangfu.
"For the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, the Queen Mother's auspicious attire is naturally the most important. The other people's palace attire can be made as usual."
Chen Shangfu had a serious expression on his face. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with the imperial concubine's casualness, he still spoke calmly.
"Your Majesty, the Department of Clothing will do its best to provide the palace dresses for every master, whether it is Concubine Chun Shufei or An Zhaorong. I think the Department of Clothing can be responsible for the palace dresses of Concubine Chun Shufei and An Zhaorong."
When she heard the names of Concubine Chun Shufei and An Zhaorong, she couldn't help but feel angry.
Concubine Chun Shu stole her husband's heart, and An Zhaorong framed her, causing her to lose her position as empress.
The noble concubine interrupted Chen Shangfu impatiently.
"Mr. Chen, I know you are always striving for perfection, but the most important thing for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet is her auspicious dress. I have other arrangements, so you only need to prepare the Queen Mother's auspicious dress."
"I will continue to arrange for someone else to be in charge of the concubine's palace attire. You may leave now."
Chen Shangfu frowned slightly, feeling somewhat helpless, but still replied respectfully, "Yes, Madam."
After Chen Shangfu left, the concubine turned to face Li Shangfu who was standing beside her.
Li Shangfu stood respectfully with a flattering smile on his face.
"Li Shangfu, just tell someone to make the palace costumes for Concubine Chun Shufei and An Zhaorong. Don't worry too much about it."
After that, she continued, "I remember that Concubine Chun Shu chose red for her embroidery this time. You should add some other colors to it, so that the red doesn't overpower the eyes."
"The embroidery pattern of my palace is peony, which is most similar to peony. It's okay to embroider it more like peony."
Li Shangfu nodded quickly, his flattering smile deepening: "Yes, Madam."
"The palace dress I make for you will certainly be the most luxurious, and I will not allow any mistakes to occur in the ceremonial dress of the Queen Mother."
The noble concubine nodded with satisfaction, "Well, very good, you can leave now."
Li Shangfu bowed respectfully, turned around and walked out.
Sojung Palace.
After Miaoxia cooked the calming soup that Imperial Doctor Jin had carefully prepared for her master, she carefully held the still slightly steaming soup in her hands and slowly walked into the hall.
"Master, Nanny Lin has been taking good care of your health, but why do you have to drink medicine to recuperate recently? Didn't you hate this bitter-tasting medicine the most?"
Miaoxia frowned slightly, her face full of confusion.
"You are well aware of the superb medical skills of Dr. Jin. I will drink this soup because it is good for my health."
Su Jingyao looked calm and simply responded without further explanation.
The formula of the medicine she has been taking recently: 15 grams of Angelica sinensis, 12 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 10 grams of Red Peony Root, 8 grams of Chuanxiong, 10 grams of Peach Kernel, 8 grams of Safflower, 15 grams of Leonurus japonicus, and 10 grams of Cyperus rotundus.
And added some of Li Jing's secret recipes.
Anyone who has a little knowledge of medicine can tell at a glance that most of these herbs have the effect of activating blood circulation.
This is the recipe that Su Jingyao specially asked Li Jin to prepare to bring forward the monthly period.
She has been taking this prescription for several days, and on the day of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, she will give herself another bowl of medicine.
According to Li Jin's familiarity with her body, on the day of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, she would most likely suffer heavy bleeding due to her period arriving early, after all, she had taken so many blood-activating herbs.
Jun Zechen has been on the throne for more than three months. This time, she must make Jun Zechen completely disappointed in Ling Yue.
Of course, we have to do something big.
She planned to pretend to be pregnant and have a miscarriage on the day of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet.
If the Empress Dowager had her period on her birthday, it would be seven days earlier than her normal period.
Moreover, she had calculated the time for her sexual intercourse with Jun Zechen. If she miscarried after only half a month of pregnancy, even the imperial physician would find it difficult to determine whether she was pregnant by taking her pulse.
Moreover, the blood from miscarriage half a month into pregnancy is almost impossible to distinguish from menstrual blood. After all, even in modern times, it can only be determined through tests such as human chorionic gonadotropin.
Ancient doctors were basically unable to tell the difference in the blood with the naked eye.
She did not tell Miaoxia and the others about this plan. Although they were smart and steady, they were still a little lacking in acting skills.
If they knew it in advance, Su Jingyao was worried that they would not be able to cry.
It's better to keep it a secret from them.
Su Jingyao frowned slightly, endured the bitter taste, closed her eyes, tilted her head back and drank the medicine.
After drinking it, a trace of pain appeared on his face, and there were still some medicine stains at the corners of his mouth.
Miaoxia hurriedly took the medicine bowl from her, brought her a bowl of scented tea, and then put the medicine bowl aside.
After Su Jingyao finished drinking the scented tea to suppress the bitterness in her mouth, her eyes fell on the palace dress sent by the Fashion Bureau.
There was a hint of disdain in his eyes.
If it weren't for the plan in her mind, Su Jingyao really didn't want to wear such a palace dress from the bottom of her heart.
The embroidery of the palace dress appears gorgeous and elegant on the surface, but if you look closely at the stitches you can see how rough they are.
Even the rare cloud brocade that she had previously sent to the Shangfu Bureau had been replaced. She didn't know if it was because the imperial concubine condoned the corruption of her subordinates.
Miaoxia also glanced at the palace dress with a look of disdain and couldn't help but complain.
"Master, please look at this palace dress that was sent to you. The stitching inside is so messy, but it only looks good at first glance."
"Let's not talk about how bad the embroidery is. The most important thing is that the material is not right. We clearly sent the best Yunjin."
Miaoxia shook her head slightly as she spoke.
"Your skin is delicate, and this material will definitely make you uncomfortable. Why don't you tell His Majesty? I'll change your palace dress for you."
"It's okay. I have other plans."
A mysterious look flashed across Su Jingyao's face as she spoke lightly.
After hearing this, Miaoxia was confused, but she knew in her heart that her master must have his own plan, so she stopped asking questions.