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The Emperor and the Sixth Prince were talking inside, and suddenly they heard Liang Xiaobao's voice: "Empress Xironghua, please slow down, I will go and inform you."

The sixth prince put away his sadness in a somewhat dejected manner, and pretended to be relaxed and said: "Brother, I express my condolences to you. I will go and kowtow to my mother first, and then spend more time with my mother."

Li Beichen responded briefly, "Okay."

Liang Xiaobao happened to bow down and respectfully reported to Li Beichen that Xi Ronghua was waiting outside. Li Beichen warned his younger brother, "My arms are inconvenient these days, so you can stay in the palace to keep vigil and talk to me." "

Don't go back to the palace, lest you get emotional.

"My brother obeys the order." The Sixth Prince replied politely. They always abide by the etiquette of monarchs and ministers in front of outsiders.To prevent others with ulterior motives from having other thoughts.

After the Sixth Prince went out, Xi Ronghua walked in holding a black lacquered carved food box in his right hand and holding his stomach with his left hand.

Xi Ronghua is already four months pregnant. Although her belly is not big, she is already pregnant. Her face has a little more flesh and looks much rounder.

There were obvious tears on Xi Ronghua's face. She said in a hoarse voice with sadness, "I was very sad when I heard that the Queen Mother was buried in heaven. I thought that the emperor must be more sad than me, and I felt even more sad. Concubine The palace servant has made some vegetarian gold and jade soup, which is warm to the stomach and easy to digest. Would you like some of it, Your Majesty?"

During the national mourning period, it is forbidden to eat meat or fish, and it is necessary to observe a vegetarian diet.Li Beichen had some snacks before going to court in the morning, but he was pressed for time and didn't have much appetite, so he didn't eat much.I just had another surgery, my energy was greatly depleted, and I felt really hungry.

Especially when Xi Ronghua brought out the golden jade soup that the emperor had loved drinking since he was a child, the aroma of chestnuts and yams came out, arousing the emperor's appetite.

Li Beichen's heart was heavy, but there was a hint of tenderness in his eyes, "I really feel a little hungry."

Xi Ronghua showed a very innocent smile, holding a bowl and a spoon, about to feed Li Beichen.

Li Beichen was very uncomfortable with being taken care of so helplessly, so he hurriedly said, "I will do it myself."

"The emperor's hand is injured, it's better for me to feed him." Xi Ronghua said naturally, "When I was a child, I used to make noises and not eat. Isn't it true that the emperor also patiently coaxed me to eat."

Xi Ronghua blew the spoon carefully and handed it to Li Beichen's mouth. Li Beichen was stunned for a moment and then ate along the spoon.

Fresh, fragrant and soft, it’s the same taste I had when I was a kid.

During this period, Xi Ronghua also took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the soup from the corners of the emperor's mouth.

The emperor allowed Xi Ronghua to move and enjoyed a moment of tranquility.

After finishing one bowl, Li Beichen felt that he was still satisfied, so he ate another bowl and ate up the bucket of golden jade soup sent by Xi Ronghua.

Xi Ronghua wiped Li Beichen's mouth with a smile in his eyes, "The emperor is the foundation of the country. Apart from grief, you must put the country first and take care of yourself."

Li Beichen nodded slightly and said warmly, "I know. Sister Zhen has always been so considerate. How have you been feeling these days?"

Xi Ronghua smiled for a moment, but felt it was out of place. He immediately stopped his smile and replaced it with a hint of sadness. He muttered, "It's good. It's just that I was stuck in Yanxi Palace all day. I was tired and tired, and my body felt a lot heavier." .”

Then he gently pulled Li Beichen's hand to his belly, made two shallow pear dimples, and then lowered his head, "When the emperor was talking to my concubine just now, the baby in his belly kept moving."

At this time, Li Beichen was subconsciously thinking about how to catch the murderer, and his attention was not on Xi Ronghua. When he came back to his senses, he saw that his hand was placed on Xi Ronghua's belly, and he instantly guessed what Xi Ronghua meant, "Well , I feel it.”

In fact, I felt nothing.

Xi Ronghua actually didn't feel it himself.She knew that the emperor was perfunctory with her, and she felt a little melancholy in her heart, but not much.

He continued to pretend to be considerate and said, "Your Majesty must also want to tell your father that he must take care of his health." Li Beichen smiled bitterly, took Xi Ronghua's hand and said, "Today the imperial doctors will be at Ci Ronghua's hospital. Ning Gong is on duty. It’s really hard for you to kneel while pregnant. If you feel unwell, send someone over to find Eunuch Liang and find the imperial doctor. Don’t be too tired."

Filial piety is the basic moral code recognized by all dynasties that the emperor must abide by.The funeral ceremony is the most important occasion to embody filial piety.

This is the fundamental reason why later generations often treat the elderly badly during their lifetime and arrange funerals in a grand manner after their death.

According to the etiquette of this dynasty, the Empress Dowager was buried in a small coffin on the first day of her funeral, and in a large coffin on the second day. The body was placed in a coffin. On the third day, rituals were performed, and the outer court and the inner palace collectively cried.

On the 28th day after the funeral, the corpse was moved to the funeral palace, waiting for Si Tianjian to calculate an auspicious day for burial in the imperial mausoleum.

During this period, the harem, clan, ministers, and wives must go there every day to perform sacrifices in the morning, noon, and evening to observe filial piety for the Queen Mother.

In total, it would take a whole month to kneel down and pray every day.

In addition, during the period of 49 days of mourning, no drinking, no eating of meat, no bathing, no haircuts, no having fun, no sexual intercourse, no making noises and arguments are allowed in the palace.The court officials agreed with this and added that gambling and marriage are not allowed.

The whole process has a great impact on the pregnant concubine.

Concubine Jing only met Hong when she was only a few months old, and the emperor gave her special approval.But Xi Ronghua was already four months old, and it would be outrageous not to leave if he violated the ancestral rules.

Those who are bedridden like the Queen, Concubine Jing, and Hai Lanzhu must send their personal maids to pay homage on their behalf.It was considered unlucky for Concubine Xia to have a miscarriage and be unclean, so she was not allowed to quarrel with the Queen Mother, so she had no choice but to send a palace maid.

Murong Chang, who had been grounded because of the Durex incident, was pardoned today and his grounding will be lifted from today, and he will mourn in front of the Queen Mother's bed.

Therefore, Xi Ronghua was very unhappy after hearing Li Beichen's words, but he didn't show it on his face, pretending to be flattered by the emperor's special care, and thanked him delicately.

On the way here, she was matched with Concubine Jing, who was sent back in a soft sedan. After arriving here, she confirmed that Concubine Jing had come here and cried. After earning a wave of pity from the emperor, she was specially approved to be exempted from the use for the past few days. Come to observe mourning and stay in your palace to rest.

You must know that many concubines in history suffered miscarriages because of their observance of filial piety, and they all ended badly.

It would be a lie to say that I am not worried or scared, so I deliberately put on a gentle and virtuous look, using the golden and jade soup to gain a wave of goodwill, and then using the fetal movement to gain a wave of sympathy, hoping to be treated specially by the emperor.

I thought I could catch him, but I failed.

The emperor is no longer the big brother who teased her with bamboo dragonflies when she was young.

It can be said that I am not disappointed in my heart.

When she went out, she looked at Jiang Yuebai's house and heard a faint groan. Her heart was full of hatred, and a trace of imperceptible resentment flashed in her eyes.

After so many years, it was not until recently that she became pregnant with the prince, and was granted the title of fifth-grade Ronghua by the Jin Dynasty.And Jiang Yuebai was with the emperor so many years later than her, and in just 20 days she was granted the title of third-grade concubine, climbing above her.

In the past, it was enough for Concubine Jing to be above her, because her father was the Prime Minister of the dynasty; it was enough for Concubine He to be above her, because her aunt was the Queen Mother of the dynasty.

In the past, she acted like she was resigned to her fate and had no intention of promotion.Of course it's because she is very laid-back by nature and is indifferent to things in bed. She doesn't have to do anything to keep her awake, and she doesn't bother to fight for favor, which is boring.Especially because her father is dead, she believes that she has no strong mother clan to rely on to help her, is not qualified to fight, and may even cause disaster.

Now Jiang Yuebai did not rely on any maternal clan and was promoted to the concubine position purely on her own, which hit Xi Ronghua's pain point.

It made her hate herself and Jiang Yuebai even more.

Why!She is just a business woman!