Chapter 391: Poisoned by the Ecstasy
"I heard the palace maids gossiping, and it seems that Madam Yan Xiang came to the palace yesterday and met with the Empress. She wanted to propose a marriage for her daughter, but the Empress did not agree."
Lady Zhen spoke slowly while picking out fish bones for the emperor.
The speaker may seem unintentional, but the listener will take it to heart.
Emperor Xuan remembered that he had not seen the empress for some time.
A few days ago, because he was newly conferred the title of Concubine Zhen, the Queen gave him a lot of cold shoulder.
Although the queen was the successor, they were also a young couple.
But at this age, we are already tired of each other.
She is old and has wrinkles around her eyes, but she always acts like a queen, wanting too much and meddling in too many things.
All the affairs fell on him, the emperor.
That old man Yan Fu is really fertile. He has so many daughters that most of the court officials must have married their children to his.
I gave him one a few years ago.
She was spoiled and not very likable, but he still gave her the title of Zhaoyi.
Who is he trying to pass on to the Queen now, the Crown Prince? Prince Jing?
"Who are you proposing for, and to whom?" asked Emperor Xuan.
"She is the seventh daughter of the Yan family. It is said that she is in love with His Royal Highness Prince Jing. Unfortunately, Prince Jing and Princess Jing have already been engaged and they are childhood sweethearts. She can only settle for the second best and think of becoming Prince Jing's concubine. Now the opportunity has come. Princess Jing is pregnant and can't serve Prince Jing. That's why the lady came to the Queen for help. But the Queen was afraid of upsetting the Queen Mother, so she refused." After Lady Zhen finished speaking, she lowered her head and fiddled with the teacup.
She pretended that it had nothing to do with her and that she had no intention of hearing about it.
But these words aroused Emperor Xuan's interest.
Why is he so unconvinced that old man Yan Fu is willing to give his legitimate daughter to King Jing as a concubine?
He must have transferred the concubine's daughter to his wife's name again.
A cunning old fox.
But Xiaowu looks so nonchalant, what does this girl like about him?
I guess she doesn't like him as a person.
None of the girls in the Yan family are easy to deal with.
This old man Yan Fu is too greedy. He is not afraid of gluttony to death.
He asked Concubine Zhen beside him, "What kind of person is the girl from the Yan family?"
Lady Zhen: "I heard that Prime Minister Yan really likes this daughter. She is a very considerate girl. I don't know anything else about her."
Even if she knew, she wouldn't dare say more.
Emperor Xuan looked at her meaningfully, "Zhen'er, do you think I should approve this marriage?"
Zhen Meiren's heart tightened, and she whispered back, "I dare not overstep my bounds and make decisions for the Emperor...but the story of Prince Jing and the Princess has spread throughout the palace. I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Jin is henpecked and often massages Princess Jing's shoulders and washes her feet. I feel that if such behavior were to become known, the people would laugh at him and it would bring disgrace to the royal family."
After Lady Zhen finished speaking, she looked at the emperor's expression and said no more.
She has done her best.
It was not easy for the emperor to listen to her and not doubt her.
She didn't dare say more and just stopped there.
If she continues talking, the emperor will probably think that she has other intentions.
During the days she served the old emperor, she also got to know his temperament a little bit.
The emperor is a benevolent ruler who seldom gets angry. Now that he has no interest in state affairs, he just likes to tease cats.
But there is one thing: he is also henpecked. He seems to be a little afraid of the queen and keeps his distance from her.
When Emperor Xuan heard that his son was also henpecked, he naturally felt unhappy.
He played with the ring on his hand, thought for a moment, and finally asked someone to call King Jing into the palace.
Prince Jing's Mansion.
The sparrow outside the house is chirping.
Miaomiao glanced at Jiujiu, and Jiujiu flew away tactfully.
After a while, it became quiet outside the house.
The little guy lay on Mu Qianxue's lower abdomen to listen to the fetal movement.
In another five months, she will have a little brother or sister.
I'm looking forward to it.
"Auntie, the baby seems to be moving." Miaomiao was a little excited and stroked her aunt's slightly bulging belly.
Mu Qianxue touched the little guy's head with a smile, her eyes almost narrowed into a line.
"Miaomiao likes her brother or sister?"
"I like them all." Miaomiao looked up.
Wow! My aunt-in-law actually has a double chin.
She has gained a lot of weight and is now plump and white.
Mu Qianxue felt a little embarrassed when she saw Miaomiao staring at her.
She knew that she couldn't even see anyone now. She had gained a lot of weight, but her mother said it was normal.
Women will gain weight when they are pregnant.
"Sister-in-law, why have you gained so much weight? I wasn't that fat when I was pregnant with Miaomiao?" Princess Yuqing asked inappropriately.
When Mu Qianxue heard this, her face turned red.
How can I not be fat?
King Jing would prepare delicious food for her whenever he had nothing to do, such as bird's nest supplements.
It was the imperial physician who issued the warning.
You can't keep supplementing like this. You need to move around more. Otherwise, there is a high possibility of having an enlarged baby and a difficult delivery, which is very dangerous.
So now, after every meal, King Jing would accompany her for a walk in the yard.
No wonder Miaomiao found that the roads in the backyard of the palace had been filled up when she first arrived, even the gravel road for foot massage was flat.
My uncle is a complete wife-doting man, unlike the pig he was in his previous life.
He couldn't even protect his wife and children.
But Miaomiao still felt a lingering fear.
The aunt-in-law in the dream also died during childbirth and suffered from heavy bleeding. It must have been Jiang Zijin's fault.
Maybe the imperial physician who was taking care of my aunt's pregnancy was also bribed by her, so he didn't tell them about any risks and even gave them wrong guidance.
Miaomiao subconsciously stared at the imperial physician who came into the room to take her pulse.
I don't see any problem.
This life.
My uncle holds the power over most of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
I probably don’t have the courage.
As they were talking, someone came from the palace.
King Jing went to receive the imperial edict, and Miaomiao followed him out like a little tail.
The visitor was still Eunuch Yu, "Your Highness Prince Jing, the Emperor wants you to enter the palace immediately."
"Does the father-in-law know what it is?"
Eunuch Yu looked around and whispered, "Your Highness, the Emperor wants to give you the Seventh Daughter of the Yan Family as a concubine. It must be Concubine Zhen who whispered this to him."
"Yan family?" The Yan family that stuffs their daughters around in an attempt to win over the powerful.
The news came like a bolt from the blue.
But you can’t let Xue’er know.
The first thing King Jing thought of was to rush to the palace and make things clear to his father that he didn't want any concubines.
Having Xueer is enough.
Miaomiao, who was eavesdropping at the door, ran away, panting as she ran to A Niang and pulled her out, "A Niang, the emperor wants to send someone to my uncle, you go quickly."
"What is that thing? Who is it?"
Princess Yuqing was completely bewildered. She thought her father must have been poisoned by consuming too much love potion.
My fifth brother got married not long ago, why would he send someone else here?
"Mother, the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict said that it was Concubine Zhen who whispered in the story that the title was bestowed on the seventh daughter of the Yan family." Miaomiao told the princess everything she had just overheard.
"Mother, go to the palace and tell the Emperor not to give my uncle a concubine. There must be something wrong with Miss Yan."
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