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Chapter 749

After Xu Zhaoyi was bestowed with the title "Rui", she did not feel that she deserved it, nor did she feel proud. Instead, she was very uneasy.

If it weren't for the Queen Selection Ceremony that day, how could she, as the daughter of a sixth-rank official, have the honor to sit in this position? Like everyone else, she would still be struggling in the position of Changzai or Cairen, trying hard to climb to the position of Guiren. Even with her appearance, she might not be able to enter the palace and meet such a good Queen and Emperor.

She subconsciously felt panic and felt sorry for the Queen.

As a result, Jiang Yuebai not only came to visit her, but also brought her many gifts, and gently told her to take good care of her health and not to rush to update, as there is still a long way to go.

The Queen's gentleness and generosity made her feel ashamed.

"My Queen, I..." She hesitated to speak.

Jiang Yuebai smiled and took her hand and said, "I heard that your two storybooks are selling very well, and the Imperial College has printed more. This month you will probably get three hundred taels of silver in royalties. Are you happy?"

"Your Majesty," Rui Zhaoyi nodded with tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty, you are a good queen that would not appear in a storybook. You are so good to the sisters."

Jiang Yuebai smiled and said, "Thank you for your high evaluation. I am very happy to hear it. Are you trying to trick people into giving you tips? Or are you trying to trick me into crying?"

"Your Majesty!" Rui Zhaoyi threw herself into the Empress' arms and cried loudly.

Jiang Yuebai patted her on the back, tears welling up in his eyes. If it were modern times, Xu Zhaoyi would definitely be a platinum bestselling author with such talent and hard work.

In order to allow Concubine Jin to take care of her pregnancy, Li Beichen gave the eldest prince to the simple and kindhearted Rou Wanyi to raise, hoping that Rou Wanyi's gentleness could heal the eldest prince.

Even so, Concubine Jin still had an unstable pregnancy and kept spotting. Everyone said that Concubine Jin deserved it because she was shameless.

Li Beichen told Jiang Yuebai that Concubine Jin had taken the elixir to give birth to a daughter, so Jiang Yuebai gave Jiang Xian two pills to preserve the pregnancy. Out of a sense of responsibility, Jiang Xian studied them carefully before giving them to Concubine Jin to drink.

One month passed quickly.

During this month, Li Beichen often went to Fengyi Palace, and often took care of the baby with Jiang Yuebai, reviewed memorials together, and slept together.

They would suddenly be ignited by fire in the middle of the night, and then release themselves madly, but their hearts were filled with sadness. The sadder they were, the crazier they became.

It seems to be proving something and venting something.

In the darkness, neither could see the other, but both felt the cold liquid. And both pretended not to see it.

Li Beichen consciously took measures because he didn't want Jiang Yuebai to get hurt. But many times during the entanglement, the two couldn't distinguish between reality and dreams.

From the outside, it looked like the emperor and empress were in love and harmony. One concubine after another was pregnant. All officials said that it was because the Empress had returned to her position, the Empress was benevolent and loving, the world was harmonious, it was in accordance with the way of heaven, and the royal family was prosperous.

The Xie family was appeased because Xie Zhili had an eldest prince and was pregnant.

Ye Xiangchunfeng was very proud. His daughter was promoted to a concubine and was pregnant with the emperor's heir. He was very powerful. However, he remained humble and low-key, unswervingly implementing the emperor's decisions and becoming the emperor's spokesperson.

Zhou Shipeng was used by Li Beichen to balance Ye Ming. Zhou Shipeng was born in a noble family, and he was ranked top three in the imperial examination. He was knowledgeable, dedicated to the public, upright but smooth and unsophisticated, and had high IQ and EQ. He had worked in the Inspectorate before, and was well aware of the problems in the bureaucratic system and the family backgrounds of various officials. So he was the ballast stone of the Ming Dynasty.

In this matter, Zhou Shipeng weighed all aspects and fully supported Jiang Yuebai, who was both virtuous and talented, to be the master of the central palace.

Meng Xin's family in Jing'an Temple gave birth to a girl at full term. Since last month, Li Beichen has arranged for an experienced nanny to serve her. So both mother and daughter are safe. Li Beichen named the girl Jing and brought her into the palace to be raised by Meng Liangyuan. Meng Liangyuan was promoted to Mengpin.

In early April of the fourth year of Jingchang, Concubine Qing fell on the way to pay her respects and suffered a miscarriage.

Yuan Diqi of the Imperial Observatory suggested that the empress should move to the Kunning Palace on the central axis, rather than living in a corner, otherwise it would be detrimental to the royal heir.

The Ye family fully supported the marriage because Concubine Ye was pregnant, and the Xie family did not object because Xie Zhili was pregnant. Although Zhou Shipeng, the right prime minister, who came from a Confucian background, did not believe in ghosts and gods, he also believed that etiquette should be followed and that it was not appropriate for the dead to occupy the position of the living.

After taking the pills, Concubine Jin's pregnancy gradually stabilized. As a scientific research enthusiast and curious baby, Jiang Xian took the time to study the remaining pills, determined to reproduce a high-quality replica to help more pregnant women.

On April 12, the Imperial Observatory temporarily moved the queen's coffin to an uninhabited small pavilion in the palace, but still sent people to keep vigil and offer sacrifices every day.

The date for Jiang Yuebai to move to Kunning Palace was set on the first day of May.

April 27th was the auspicious day chosen last year for the Empress Dowager's funeral.

On this day, the emperor led all the ministers, officials, relatives, nobles, the entire harem, and the princes and princesses to bid farewell to the empress dowager. Compared with last year, there are already six heirs, and the eldest prince is already nine months old, which is of greater significance.

The royal family had an heir, which was enough to tell the Queen Mother's spirit in heaven. Therefore, the atmosphere was only solemn, not sad. Even because of the baby's babbling, there was a little more joy and hope. After returning home that day, Jiang Yuebai was unwell and pale. Li Beichen was secretly happy in his heart, thinking that Jiang Yuebai was pregnant again. After the imperial physician's examination, it was found that she was weak due to lack of sleep and excessive worry.

Perhaps the only happy thing is that I passed the 108-style test with an A+ grade.

Now, as long as you tame a fierce horse, you can leave the novice village. Just wait until your body recovers a little better before doing it.

By April, the old and new ladies had basically been favored, of course there were some who had not been favored, such as Gu Changzai and Qin Cairen. They seemed to have been forgotten by the emperor.

In addition to staying in Kunning Palace, the most favored person this month was the beautiful lady Xuan Cairen, who accompanied the emperor almost every day and served him three times at night.

It was said that the Emperor was attracted by Concubine Xuan because of her beauty. Jiang Yuebai knew that Concubine Xuan's father was leading troops to fight in Annan in cooperation with Madam Xie and Princess Zhaoyun.

Jiang Yuebai moved into Kunning Palace on the first day of May.

Li Beichen ordered people to replace all the furnishings in Kunning Palace with new ones. They redecorated the furnishings in the style of Fengyi Palace. So the original appearance can hardly be seen.

On the day of moving in, Li Beichen asked Jiang Yuebai nervously and expectantly whether she liked it.

She raised her head, the corners of her mouth curled up, her smile no longer as indifferent and shallow as usual. Today it was as warm as the spring sun.

Jiang Yuebai treated the current interaction as work, and often practiced how to smile as bright as the sun and warm as the spring breeze.

At this point, the fake ones look so real.

Li Beichen was stunned for a moment, thinking that Jiang Yuebai had forgiven him, and hugged her excitedly.

Jiang Yuebai leaned her head on Li Beichen's shoulder, enjoying the rare tranquility. Don't love. If you don't love, you won't get hurt.

Understanding is one thing, acceptance is another. She finally admitted that she was not that great.

She could build a harmonious harem for him, just like managing a business, and manage the harem well. But that meant that she couldn't love him.

Love is exclusivity and possession.

If love means fulfillment, she can also fulfill it.

But she didn't want to get hurt, so she just acted.

Today is the first day of May, a good day for the Queen. They were particularly crazy in Kunning Palace. Li Beichen's physical strength was as good as ever. He exhausted Jiang Yuebai, but he still continued.

Li Beichen fell into a deep sleep with Jiang Yuebai in his arms, feeling satisfied. Jiang Yuebai couldn't sleep until dawn.

Finally I live in the most central area of ​​the Forbidden City. Great. I am awesome. The ceiling of the working world.

She turned over and rode on Li Beichen, spreading her long black hair.
Li Beichen woke up from his dream, held her and swayed, full of joy.

This month, Anbei Protectorate brought some good news.

Concubine Yi's sister gave birth to a boy in June, and both mother and child were safe; Lixia, who was favored by Yesi Zha, was also pregnant. Jiang Xue was three months pregnant.

After Li Beichen received the news, he sent the most experienced nanny in the palace and also sent Imperial Doctor Sun to take care of Jiang Xue's pregnancy and delivery.

Jiang Yuebai gave Jiang Xue some pregnancy-preserving pills, as well as various supplements for pregnant women produced by the system.

For safety reasons, she unpacked all the packaging, put it in a special bottle, tied instructions and precautions on the bottle with a hemp rope, and sealed it with wax. She told Jiang Xue not to use it if the wax seal was opened.

With the previous experience of Concubine Qing, Concubine Jin no longer came to pay respects even though she lived next door. Jiang Yuebai simply exempted all pregnant women from paying respects. Let them rest assured to take care of their pregnancies and decide their own activities.

Nian Guiren had practiced martial arts since she was young, so she was very strong and stable during pregnancy. She had severe morning sickness at first, but it disappeared on its own when she was three months pregnant. It has been six months since the Chinese New Year, and her belly is pointed. She has only grown belly but no flesh. Experienced maids said it was a boy. From behind, you can't even tell she's pregnant.

Ye Fei is in good health, but she has a severe vomiting reaction. Now that she is more than four months pregnant and the pregnancy is stable, she is still vomiting violently and cannot eat.

Concubine Jin's pregnancy has stabilized, and she is pregnant again. The onlookers are a little disappointed, and feel that God is too kind to the wicked.

At the end of May, Annan received a victory report, which showed that they had won a great victory at a very small cost and were in the process of finishing off the battle. After hearing this, Li Beichen said several good words and went to Xuan Cairen's palace at night to promote her to Xuan Guiren.

(End of this chapter)