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Chapter 404 Pregnancy

A carriage that looked plain in appearance but was actually low-key and luxurious, with a lot of secrets inside, slowly drove out of the palace.

The Madam Emperor picked up a cake with one hand and held a wine glass with the other. She leaned comfortably on the cushion and sighed, "This is the life that people should live! Nothing to do and nothing to worry about. From now on, I, no, I will sleep until I wake up naturally every day, eat whatever I want, and go wherever I want!"

Fulu secretly rolled his eyes, "Madam, if we run away without telling the Emperor and the Empress, won't there be any problems?"

The Empress Dowager glared at Fulu and said, "I left a letter for them. What's the problem? I have worked hard all my life and finally got rid of the burden. Is it wrong for me to want to enjoy the beautiful mountains and rivers of Dazhou?"

"You are right. I am just worrying too much."

Fulu lowered his eyelids slightly, silently complaining in his heart: You are the emperor, and everything you say is right. I am just worrying too much.

As soon as they left the city gate, a carriage parked on the side of the road followed them. Prince An lifted the curtain of the carriage and smiled brightly: "Brother Emperor, it's not right for you to go out and play without me!"

When the Madam Emperor saw Prince An's annoying smile, she said angrily, "Didn't you come with me?"

"Hehe! Fortunately, I am well-informed, otherwise I would have missed it."

On the other side, Xiao Yichen and Shen Jia served tea, accompanied their wives to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager for dinner, and then went about their own business.

Although Xiao Yichen did not attend court, there were many foreign envoys waiting for him to summon him.

He and Shen Jia destroyed the Tatars and the Ukrainian state in just over a year, and the surrounding countries were extremely afraid of them.

Twenty-five countries, including Jiaozhi, Wakoku, Western Liao, Agushi, Xingluo, Goryeo, and Rakshasa, all sent letters expressing their willingness to become vassal states of the Great Zhou and pay tribute to the Great Zhou every year.

Xiao Yichen had no objection. As long as they surrendered and did not harass the border of the Great Zhou, he did not want to send troops to attack them.

He could use cultural invasion and economic means to slowly assimilate them, making them dependent on the Great Zhou, and then look for opportunities to turn them into the territory of the Great Zhou.

Therefore, after Xiao Yichen put forward many harsh conditions and the envoys from various countries agreed, he agreed to their request to send people to Da Zhou to study.

The Japanese envoys were so happy that they kept expressing their gratitude, but they didn't realize that they were too happy too early.

Xiao Yichen had been on guard for a long time. Apart from learning basic etiquette and culture, the people they sent had not even seen the shadow of anything important, let alone heard of it.

Xiao Yichen was worried that his descendants would become arrogant after being praised for too long, so he added to the royal family's ancestral precepts: "A country cannot survive without defense, and the people cannot be at peace without defense." Between countries, only interests are discussed, and we must always be on guard against other countries.

He also wrote in detail about the importance of national defense and security, and wrote the stories of the Eight-Nation Alliance and the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in a booklet to warn future generations.

After the envoys from various countries left, the leader of the Dragon Guard took the letter left by his wife, the former emperor, to Xiao Yichen and reported their whereabouts.

After reading the letter, Xiao Yichen couldn't help but twitch his lips, and ordered the leader of the Dragon Guards: "You personally lead people to secretly protect the Emperor and Prince An, and make sure they are safe."

"Yes"

On the other hand, Shen Jia, as the newly crowned empress, also had to summon the lady of honor.

These ladies of honor have long since become skilled in self-cultivation, and are very good at handling affairs of state, and are very good at maintaining their reputation.

Even though they felt that Shen Jia was not as well-educated, dignified and virtuous as their own girls, and were dissatisfied with Shen Jia becoming the queen, they still flattered her with a smile on their faces.

They even secretly thought in their hearts that after a long time, when the emperor's novelty wore off, they would ask their husbands to suggest that the emperor take a concubine.

In their understanding, emperors since ancient times have had three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines. How could Xiao Yichen possibly spend his entire life with Shen Jia alone?

Even landlords with a little money in the community would marry several concubines, let alone Xiao Yichen who was the emperor who held all the power in the world?

Shen Jiake didn't care what they thought. As long as they didn't cause any trouble in front of her and didn't plot against her, she wouldn't bother with them. They didn't have any friendship to begin with, so it was enough to just save face.

By the time Shen Jia had summoned all the ladies who needed to be summoned, Xiao Yichen had already returned.

After dinner, both of them tacitly put down the unfinished work in their hands.

Shen Jia came out of the bathroom, her skin was as smooth and delicate as white jade, and her hair was not yet dry.

Xiao Yichen's eyes darkened, and he said to Bai Kou who was about to go forward to wipe Shen Jia's hair: "You go out." After that, he picked up the handkerchief and wiped her hair himself.

Bai Kou smiled like an auntie and took the other palace maids out and closed the door.

Shen Jia's hair had been dried almost completely by her inner strength, so Xiao Yichen only needed to rub it a little to dry it. Her hair was shiny black, smooth and soft like black satin, and Xiao Yichen began to get hung up on her as he rubbed it, breathing rapidly and hotly, as if he was going to tear her apart and eat her in the next second.

As they rubbed each other, the two naturally rolled onto the bed.

The waves surged one after another, and Shen Jia was completely exhausted. He fell asleep in Xiao Yichen's arms.

Xiao Yichen hugged her from behind with a satisfied smile on his face.

In the following days, Shen Jia and Xiao Yichen were busy with their own things during the day and happily rolled in bed at night.

Shen Jia was looking forward to the birth of their love, so he did not use any contraceptive methods.

In the blink of an eye, it was October, and Shen Jia organized a grand military wedding for more than 20 couples including Li Yue.

The wedding was spectacular, full of atmosphere and immersion, which once again amazed everyone.

When Shen Jia returned to the palace, he felt tired and sleepy.

At first she thought it was because she was too busy, but after a few days' rest she was still tired and sleepy. She hurriedly took her pulse and found that she was pregnant. She hurriedly summoned the imperial physician to take her pulse, and the imperial physician confirmed the pregnancy.

Xiao Yichen happily hugged Shen Jia and spun around several times before carefully putting her down.

The news that the Queen was pregnant spread throughout the capital overnight.

A minister reported to the emperor at the morning court session about the selection of a concubine, on the grounds that the empress was pregnant and unable to serve the emperor.

Xiao Yichen looked at the minister who was speaking and asked quietly, "My dear, do I have a grudge against you?"

The minister was so frightened that he knelt down and shook his head.

"Since there is no grudge between you and me, why do you want me to choose a concubine? The Queen needs to rest quietly to take care of her pregnancy. If those annoying beauties disturb the Queen, can you bear the responsibility?"

Then Xiao Yichen swept his cold eyes over the civil and military officials below and asked a soul-searching question: "Is your daughter smarter and prettier than the queen? Or better at martial arts than the queen? Or more skilled in medicine than the queen? Or better at fighting than the queen? Or better at making weapons? Can she make money? Can she lead the Great Zhou to glory?..."

With every question Xiao Yichen asked, the faces of those ministers who were eager to get their daughters into the palace turned paler. When Xiao Yichen finished asking the questions, their faces changed like a color palette, switching from blue to white to red.

Although their daughter was also beautiful, she was still somewhat inferior to the stunning beauty of the Queen. The most important thing was her noble elegance, gracefulness, and awe-inspiring temperament. No one in the world dared to compare with her.

Their daughters only know how to play the piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and can compose poems and couplets. They are only mediocre at riding and shooting, let alone martial arts.

Even if the daughter of a military officer knows martial arts, how can she compare with the Empress who is highly skilled in martial arts, not to mention that the Empress has countless strengths.

In their eyes, their daughter, who was perfect in every way, looked so lowly in comparison.

They were beaten to a pulp, their heads hung low and they dared not even fart.

The ministers who were smart enough to know the deep love between the emperor and the empress looked at them sneerfully and secretly called them idiots.

These officials wanted to send their daughters to the palace so that if they gave birth to princes in the future, they could compete for the supreme throne and enjoy the wealth and glory.

It’s a nice thought.

Unfortunately, it is just a fantasy after all.

The emperor was a man of great talent, a man of both civil and military talents, who knew how to appoint the right people to the right posts, who was open to public opinion and who was decisive in punishing wrongdoers. He was a rare wise ruler, but he loved the empress more than himself.

Although the empress did not seize power and did not attend court, all important decisions in the court were made by the empress. The emperor was like a follower in front of the empress and did things completely according to the empress's rules.

They knew all these things, but they didn't expose them, nor did they have the courage to do so.

There was a time when a censor impeached the Empress for interfering in government affairs. Xiao Yichen dismissed the man directly and publicly said that the Empress' intelligence, insight and strategy were an example that he, the Emperor, needed to learn from.

There is actually someone who wants to come between such an affectionate emperor and empress. Does he think they are not dying fast enough?
Seeing that all the civil and military officials dared not say a word, Xiao Yichen said coldly: "I don't need marriage alliances to win over court officials. Anyone who dares to propose taking a concubine in the future will be dismissed. Don't worry, even if you are not here, I have plenty of talents to replace you."

Ling Yunsu glanced at the frightened courtiers calmly, and said indifferently: "Anyway, there are plenty of talented people. It's better to dismiss them from their posts, so that they don't do their work all day long and focus on personal gain."

Xiao Yichen has trained many talents over the years. This year, Xu Fan, Wei Junyong and others passed the imperial examination and became Jinshi. He is not afraid at all that these old guys will resign because of their seniority.

Xiao Yichen and Ling Yunsu's words frightened them so much that cold sweat broke out on their foreheads and backs. They really didn't dare to resign. Xiao Yichen was not Emperor Jingwen, and he would never try to keep them. He even hoped that they would leave as soon as possible.