The gods of the gods

Chapter 23 One Empress and Four Concubines

In the Forbidden City, in the Kunning Palace, Emperor Zhengde, dressed in ordinary clothes, was lying on a rocking chair, swaying gently, and beside him, Empress Xia gently touched his shoulders with a pair of slender jade fingers.Not far from the two of them, several children who had just turned four or five years old were playing and playing, each of them looked very cute and mischievous.

"Your Majesty, it's already noon, and the concubine called a few younger sisters over, how about having dinner together?" Empress Xia looked at the sunlight near noon, and said softly beside Emperor Zhengde with a gentle face. It was very soft, as if a louder voice would frighten Zhengde.

"What the queen says is what it is!" Zhengde said gently, opening his eyes.He sat up and looked at the children who were playing with the maid in the distance, his eyes were full of doting.

In the blink of an eye, another five years have passed. Five years ago, since he had intercourse with the queen, he learned from the imperial physician a month later that the queen was pregnant.In the following months, other concubines in the palace were also pregnant one after another. This news made the queen mother who had long wanted to have a grandson overjoyed.

In the next few months, princes and princesses were born one after another in the harem, which made the queen mother very happy.And the first born prince was naturally born to the empress, and also the eldest son of Emperor Zhengde.Then came the noble concubine, several princes and princesses born to the concubine.

The reason for such a situation was actually Zhengde's intention. The empress is the master of the harem, and she will give birth to the first child. In the future, she can justifiably inherit his position and pass on the throne.The other concubines are inferior to the empress in status. Even if they give birth to a prince, they will not have much advantage over the eldest son born to the empress, and will not be recognized by the officials.

The other concubines may be able to guess some, but they can't do anything about it. However, after they had children, Zhengde felt a lot quieter in his ears, so that a group of people would not be jealous here, which made his mind a lot easier.

Zhengde looked at the people behind him, and said with a gentle expression, "The queen's practice these days has fallen behind."

"Of course not." Empress Xia smiled lightly, "The concubine wants to stay by the emperor's side for a long time, so naturally she won't leave behind this practice. Now the concubine has entered the middle stage of congenital, even in the arena You should be regarded as a little master."

Emperor Zhengde couldn't help but nodded. After becoming a country, she didn't have any illnesses, so her background was naturally very good.In terms of cultivation, the talent can be considered quite high, and coupled with the fact that there are nourishing medicinal meals in the palace from time to time, breaking through to the mid-innate stage in five years is indeed not a slack.

Emperor Zhengde nodded in satisfaction and said, "Don't slack off in practice. Only when you cultivate deeply can you live a long life. I don't want to wait until I break through to the supreme master, but you have already turned into loess. If I don’t, even if I can live longer, life will be meaningless.”

Empress Xia leaned gently behind Zhengde, and said softly, "Meeting the emperor is the greatest blessing in this concubine's life. In order to better accompany the emperor, the concubine will work hard to practice, and will not let the emperor Alone."

Just when the two were loving each other, a rather appetizing voice sounded, "Elder sister of the queen invited me to have lunch, but let her see this scene, I really make my younger sister jealous!"

Zhengde looked up and couldn't help smiling and said, "My concubine is here, come here." He patted the rocking chair beside him and called her to come over.

The imperial concubine moved lightly with her lotus steps, her figure flickered slightly, her whole body floated like a blue swallow, and landed beside Zhengde.Then she raised her red lips proudly and said, "Your Majesty, how is your concubine's qinggong? I feel like I'm about to break through to the peak of innateness now."

Zheng Zheng held her slender hand and said with a smile, "The concubine's aptitude is indeed the top choice, she is a martial arts prodigy, even if compared to me, she is not inferior."

"Your majesty has given you the honor." Feeling the itching of her palms, the noble concubine couldn't help blushing, "How can the concubine's aptitude be compared with the emperor's? The emperor has already broken through the realm of a master by re-cultivating another kind of kung fu. Concubine It's far from the emperor!"

Zhengde's smile remained unchanged and he said, "I have broken through to a great master in martial arts, and now I have broken through to the middle stage of a great master in a few years, but martial arts is practiced by the physical body, and when the physical body is strong, it can hold more heaven and earth aura. It is of great benefit that this is the only way to break through the Grandmaster in such a short period of time."

While the three of them were talking, there was a slight sound of footsteps. Emperor Zhengde looked up, and when he saw the person coming, he nodded slightly and smiled softly, "They are all here! Go, take the prince and princess in your arms, let's have lunch .”

"I have met the emperor." The people who came were the last three concubines in the Zhengde harem, namely Concubine Shu Jiang Yuxian, Concubine De Wu Mengxue, and Concubine Xian Shen Lingxi.Together with imperial concubine Feng Lingyao and empress Xia Yuyan, the five of them are all the concubines in Emperor Zhengde's harem.

In the past five years, there are only five concubines who are favored by Zhengde, as for the other concubines, they rarely ask.It wasn't that he was cruel, but that the rest of the concubines were jealous, and they made a fuss in the harem.Later, Zhengde simply demoted all the concubines who did not agree with him, and Zhengde who remained in the end also raised their status one by one, becoming the situation of one empress and four concubines in the harem today.

Among these five people, Empress Xia is naturally their eldest sister who will do their part. She has a gentle personality, restrained and understanding, and manages the entire harem. The Nuo Da's harem is placed in her hands, which makes Zhengde feel at ease and is also the person who is most loved by Zhengde.

The imperial concubine Feng Lingyao is a quiet and wise woman among the five people. Her existence is like a faint fragrance on the tip of Zhengde's heart. Although there is no strong fragrance that makes people feel intense, she has a lasting beauty. A wise Women are undoubtedly the ones who understand you best.

Concubine Shu Jiang Yuxian is the liveliest and cleverest of the five, with a rather childish disposition, without any scheming, but not a carefree personality.She is recognized as the little sister among the five, and caused Emperor Zhengde the most headache, but because she is not active and active, she is loved by the other four.

Concubine Xian Shen Lingxi has a different personality from the others. She has a rather resolute and strong personality. Although she sometimes likes to compete with Empress Xia to be jealous, she shows a small and dependable side in front of Zhengde, and she is the one who pleases him the most. Happy.

Concubine Wu Mengxue is the most considerate person and the most virtuous person.

Seeing the three of them bowing and saluting, Zhengde slightly shook his head and said, "There are no outsiders here, so there is no need for so many etiquettes. I haven't seen you for a few days, and your progress in practice is very good. You have already broken through the innate, and opened the second channel of Ren and Du. Very good, Very good." He glanced at a few people and then smiled.

Zhengde's affirmation made several people smile. The imperial concubine smiled and said, "The emperor taught us to practice, reduce the pain, and prolong the time we can be with you. Naturally, our sisters will not relax."

"Okay, that's good." Zhengde nodded with a smile, but a trace of inexplicable sadness rose in his heart.Even if I can teach them to practice and let them all reach the realm of great masters, their lifespan is at most 150 years old, which is the limit of human beings.

Although breaking through to the Supreme Grand Master can prolong the life span longer, and it is possible to live for two or three hundred years, but even he himself is not fully sure of breaking through the Supreme Grand Master, let alone asking the five of them to do the same. broke through.This means that in the future, they will all go one step ahead of themselves. By then, the world will be so empty that they will be left alone!

Suppressing the inexplicable feeling in his heart, after having lunch with the empress, Emperor Zhengde let them tease the prince and princess, while he returned to Qianqing Palace to deal with state affairs.Although with Daming's current situation, even if he doesn't go to the court for more than ten years, someone will handle the court affairs properly, but he is not willing to do this.The power of the society cannot be left alone, otherwise the emperor will be emptied in the future, and the future crown prince will be a mess for him.

Only by holding the power of the country in your hands, and transferring the power to the prince when he ascends the throne in the future, can he not have the right to be restricted by the officials and turmoil the country when he ascends the throne in the future.

(End of this chapter)