I traveled with them to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 98 The Emperor Guarantees the Birth of a Son

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Zhang Chun was so angry that his teeth were itching!!!
Doesn't she want to sleep with me?
She longs for sex the most, okay? ! ! !
God knows how hard she worked just to get into bed with him!!!

However, not only did fate play tricks on her, but there was also Zheng Xiansu, a stumbling block, which made her chances of sleeping with the emperor go to waste again and again.

And because she wasn't pregnant, she couldn't even claim to be the most prominent. If you look closely, she's actually not as successful as Fuling and Ma, the two young, indigenous palace maids. Although they were only talented women, like Zhang Chun, they were pregnant with potential for advancement. As long as they successfully gave birth to their unborn children, they would definitely surpass Zhang Chun in rank.

And this is because Zheng Xiansu did not know the truth about Zhang Chun's sleeping with the emperor. Otherwise, Zhang Chun would not even be a talented person, and would be just the lowest-ranking concubine like Ye Shiyun and Yuan Qingcheng.

This is too embarrassing. Zhang Chun is now embarrassed to say that he is a time traveler, and even more ashamed to say that he is a time traveler who is well versed in history and familiar with politics.

In Zhang Chun's opinion, it all came down to her fault that she failed to get the chance to sleep with him.

"If Jiaojiao hadn't snatched my place as a palace maid instructor, I might have been the empress by now. In that case, I wouldn't have to survive within the framework set by Empress Xiansu. At the very least, I wouldn't have fallen so far behind others!"

It is no exaggeration to say that the failure to successfully sleep with the emperor has become an unspeakable pain in Zhang Chun's heart.

But this stinky man Zhao Ya not only did not comfort her or feel sorry for her, but he also opened up her wounds and made fun of her with such things!

At this critical moment when Zheng Xiansu is looking for someone to establish his authority, can she be so foolish as to fall into Zheng Xiansu's hands and give Zheng Xiansu the opportunity to kill her as a warning to others?

'You want to kill me, don't you?'

"Men are all pigs!"

At this moment, the more Zhang Chun looked at Zhao Ya, the angrier she became. She wished she could bite off a piece of flesh from Zhao Ya's body!
"If you only favor me, only love me, and listen to everything I say, would I be so sad?"

"Now I might have to live like an ascetic, and it's all thanks to you!"

"But not only do you not realize that this is all your fault, you are even making sarcastic remarks here. Do you have any conscience?"

"I was blind to fancy such a thing as you!"

Zhang Chun couldn't help it, she bit Zhao Ya's shoulder.

However, Zhang Chun's biggest problem, or perhaps her biggest advantage, is that she is too rational.

The moment she bit Zhao Ya's shoulder, Zhang Chun realized that Zhao Ya was the emperor and would sleep with Zheng Xiansu tonight. If she really hurt Zhao Ya, even if Zhao Ya spoiled her, Zheng Xiansu would take this opportunity to deal with her.

Doing so would not only ruin her political career, but might even cost her her life.

So, Zhang Chun quickly closed her mouth again and rubbed her face against Zhao Ya's shoulder, like a kitten acting coquettishly. At the same time, she said with some resentment, "Your Majesty, please don't tease me. This is a critical period for you to have a legitimate son. Even if I am ignorant, I know the priorities. How dare I ruin such a big event? If your Majesty really loves me, you should teach the Queen to get pregnant sooner. I will wait for you forever."

Zhao Ya sighed in his heart, "To do great things but cherish your body, to see small gains... not bad. Queen Mother Chun, you, this is how your life will be. You will never achieve much. Even if I give you a chance, you won't dare to confront my queen head-on. At most, you will compete with her behind her back, and you will be hesitant and dare not take action easily."

Zhao Ya gently stroked Zhang Chun's back and said, "I am not teasing my beloved concubine, but I really want to reward her. My beloved concubine has made many contributions recently, but I have not rewarded her. Isn't it that I am unclear about rewards and punishments?"

Zhang Chun refused to be fooled. She said, "I will do anything for you willingly and without asking for any reward."

Seeing that Zhang Chun was determined not to provoke Zheng Xiansu, Zhao Ya could no longer tease Zhang Chun. He could only play with Zhang Chun while thinking about how to govern the Zhao Song Dynasty.

Soon, Zhang Chun couldn't help but give Zheng Xiansu a little trouble. She said, "The Queen has opened an imperial examination for the palace, and I want to take the exam. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Zhao Ya knew Zhang Chun so well that as soon as she stuck out her butt, Zhao Ya knew what she wanted to do.

Zhao Ya thought, "Are you planning to take part in the imperial examination? You are trying to flatter my queen, comparing her to Liu E and warning me not to become Emperor Zhenzong of Song, or she will sideline me."

If Zhao Ya didn't know about the relationship between Emperor Zhenzong of Song and Liu E, he might have been fooled by Zhang Chun.

Unfortunately, Zhao Ya was well aware that even in the later years of Emperor Zhenzong's reign, Liu E had not completely sidelined him. Of course, at that time, Liu E was indeed gradually gaining greater power.

But the fact is, because Song Zhenzong was extremely fond of Liu E, and even took the initiative to let Liu E participate in government affairs due to health reasons in the later period of his reign, Liu E was able to gradually intervene in state affairs with her political talents and Song Zhenzong's trust.

However, even at the end of his life, Song Zhenzong still had control over power.

For example, when Liu E's power aroused concerns among some ministers, Emperor Zhenzong of Song did not completely abandon her power. Instead, he explicitly stipulated in his will that Liu E's participation in government affairs must be contingent upon Emperor Renzong being "in his youth," meaning that power must be returned upon reaching adulthood. This arrangement limited the possibility of Liu E's long-term monopoly of power.

In addition, the scholar-official group of the Zhao Song Dynasty also played a balancing role in maintaining imperial power. For example, ministers such as Wang Zeng and Lu Zongdao repeatedly opposed Liu E's unlawful behavior, preventing her from emulating Wu Zetian and becoming emperor.

Therefore, Liu E's power stemmed from the trust and authorization of Emperor Zhenzong, rather than from her acting as a co-opting force. She played an important role in assisting Emperor Zhenzong in his later years, but was always constrained by the system and the constraints of court officials, and was unable to break free from her status as empress and fully control the imperial power.

It can be said that since Wu Zetian became emperor, the path for women to become emperor has been basically blocked. No matter how powerful the queens and empress dowagers were, they had to seize the emperor in order to exercise their power.

Even so, this is only the case when their men die early.

Zhao Ya was four years younger than Zheng Xiansu and in good health, so he should not have lived longer than Zheng Xiansu.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as Zhao Ya was alive, Zheng Xiansu would definitely be suppressed by Zhao Ya.

Taking a step back, even if Zhao Ya died young and died before Zheng Xiansu, there is still that saying: "After I die, even if there is a flood!"

Therefore, Zhang Chun's slander had no effect on Zhao Ya.

Zhao Ya followed Zhang Chun's words and said, "It's good to give it a try. With my beloved concubine's talent, maybe she can win first place."

Then, Zhao Ya took the initiative to say: "If my beloved concubine wins the first prize, I will have sex with her for ten consecutive days. How about that?"

Zhang Chun's eyes lit up!
To be honest, although there are definitely hidden talents in Zhao Ya's harem, there are many people with extremely high literary literacy, such as Zheng Xiansu who dared to hold the imperial examination in the palace, but Zhang Chun is also a top student of liberal arts who is proficient in history and familiar with politics. Her literary literacy is not low either. The key is that she is also a genius. In terms of poetry and songs, she can definitely beat everyone in the harem.

Let me put it this way, even if the most talented woman of the time, no, the most talented woman in history, Li Qingzhao, was dragged over to compete with her in poetry and songs, Zhang Chun would be confident of winning.

There is no way, because she is not fighting alone, but has the wisdom accumulated by nearly a thousand years and countless generations.

What’s even more interesting is that even Li Lin, Ye Shiyun, Ma Xiaojiao and Yuan Qingcheng, who are also time travelers, cannot get this opportunity.

From this perspective, the reward of ten days of exclusive favor seemed to be tailor-made for Zhang Chun.

Zhang Chun immediately perked up: "My Lord, please don't lie to me!"

Zhao Ya's face was stern: "Nonsense, my Lord never jokes, how could I lie to my beloved concubine?"

Zhang Chun quickly begged for mercy: "I know I was wrong." Zhao Ya symbolically spanked Zhang Chun's buttocks as a punishment and said: "Don't do it again next time."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Ya's slap not only failed to serve as a warning, but also made Zhang Chun feel uneasy.

Zhang Chun, who was a little bit drunk, responded as if in heat: "Yes~!"

Zhang Chun realized that her voice was too strange and quickly changed the subject: "I made a bet with the emperor."

Zhao Ya wanted to teach Zhang Chun a lesson, so he said, "Since this is a gamble, there should be winners and losers. If my beloved concubine wins, I will have sex with her for ten consecutive days. If my beloved concubine loses, what should I do?"

Zhang Chun cleverly said, "If I lose, I will leave it to the emperor to deal with. Is that okay?"

After saying this, Zhang Chun gave Zhao Ya a meaningful look.

Zhao Ya thought to himself, "Whether we win or lose, you want to get me. What a dream."

Zhao Ya rejected Zhang Chun's proposal without even considering it: "Win or lose, the concubine wants to be favored. How can such a cheap thing happen in the world?"

Zhang Chun was secretly complaining, "I'm a virgin, and you let me play with you as I please, but in the end, you're the one who got hurt? So the emperor is so great?!"

Although he was indignant in his heart, Zhang Chun could only say aggrievedly: "What does the emperor want?"

Zhao Ya knew that Zhang Chun was anxious to come to him to learn from him, so he proposed: "If my beloved concubine doesn't win the first prize, I will not favor her for a year. How about that?"

Zhang Chun was furious. "That's too much! That's too much!! Zhao Ya, you've gone too far!!! You think I, Zhang Chun, can't live without you, right?!!! You underestimate me too much. I've been single for so many years, but I've gotten through it, haven't I? Do you think you can threaten me? Haha... Who do you think you are! What's the big deal if I never sleep with you for the rest of my life..."

Zhao Ya knew that as a time traveler and a spoiled fairy in her previous life, Zhang Chun would definitely not give in easily.

But Zhao Ya was not worried at all about this.

This is the Northern Song Dynasty. He is a man, and the emperor. Zhang Chun is just his concubine, and one of his many concubines. Moreover, Zhang Chun has been firmly bound by the shackles of feudalism. Her body and mind are not in her own control. It is clear who holds the dominant power and who can only passively obey.

"I've got you!"

Zhao Ya was not bullying Zhang Chun, but Zhao Ya had to cure Zhang Chun's arrogance. Otherwise, she dared to want to be his mother. If he didn't teach her a lesson, wouldn't she be rebelling against Tian Gang?
As for this one-year deadline?
This was decided by Zhao Ya. If Zhao Ya is willing to wait for a year, he can wait for a year. If he is not willing to wait, he doesn't have to wait. Even if Zhao Ya kills Zhang Chun now, it is no problem.

"I am the emperor and have the final say."

Zhao Ya didn't urge Zhang Chun, but waited leisurely for Zhang Chun to prepare himself mentally.

It must be said that Zhao Ya understood Zhang Chun.

Sure enough, after experiencing the initial anger, Zhang Chun began to persuade herself, "Be patient, be patient, a little impatience will ruin a big plan. Zhao Ya was just spoiled by those bad women. He is not a bad child. How can I not know my son? Forget it, as a mother, I can't always argue with my own son, right..."

Not long after, Zhang Chun, who was most sensible of the situation, bargained: "Unless the emperor guarantees that I will give birth to a son, otherwise I will not gamble with the emperor. Defeating so many people is not easy."

Zhang Chun was very clear-headed. Although having sex for ten consecutive days would be great, it did not necessarily mean that she would get pregnant.

You know, Pei Sui has been sleeping with Zhao Ya for more than dozens of days, but there is still no movement in his stomach, right?

Zhang Chun couldn't guarantee whether she would have difficulty conceiving like Pei Sui.

Moreover, Zhang Chun was always worried about whether she could get pregnant.

In Zhang Chun's opinion, someone with extraordinary development like Ma Xiaojiao would be easy to get pregnant, while someone with "underdevelopment" like her would probably find it difficult to conceive.

In this case, ten days may not be enough.

In this case, it is of course safer to have a child directly.

The key point is that Zhang Chun was a little cunning. That is, she asked Zhao Ya to guarantee that she would give birth to a son, but it would not count if she gave birth to a daughter.

Zhang Chun's abacus beads all bounced onto Zhao Ya's face. How could Zhao Ya not see through Zhang Chun's little tricks?
However, Zhao Ya was also willing to let Zhang Chun give birth to a son for him.

In Zhao Ya's opinion, women in later generations don't care whether the matter is settled or not, but if she is really willing to give birth to a child for you, it at least proves that she has really made an effort.

Only in this way, when the five of them know that Zhao Ya is also a time traveler in the future, can he truly deal a critical blow to them. Otherwise, they might comfort themselves by saying, "Just think of it as a dog bite, what's the big deal?"

That was not the situation Zhao Ya wanted to see.

Based on this, one of Zhao Ya's goals was to make at least one of Zhang Chun's five daughters give birth to a child for him, so that they could pay back the interest they owed him.

So, Zhao Ya agreed without any bargaining: "Okay, OK."

Zhang Chun was overjoyed! With Zhao Ya's promise, unless she was truly infertile, or Zhao Ya died suddenly like Zhao Gou, she would have reserved a son for Zhao Ya.

As long as Zhang Chun can give birth to a son for Zhao Ya, she will have chips to play at the table, and she will have something to play in the political game of the Northern Song Dynasty.

To be honest, Zhang Chunzhen didn't expect Zhao Ya to agree to such harsh conditions. She couldn't help but think, "Is Zhao Ya deliberately giving me a bargain, or does he think I can't win the first prize at all?"

However, Zhang Chun was in no mood to guess what Zhao Ya was thinking. Seeing that Zhao Ya agreed so readily, Zhang Chun immediately felt that her price was too low, so she said in a cheeky manner: "On the day of the evaluation, the emperor must come in person..."

Zhang Chun originally wanted Zhao Ya to come and cheer her up, but when the words were on the tip of her tongue, Zhang Chun realized that if she said that, it would seem she was greedy, which might cause Zhao Ya to be disgusted.

Then, Zhang Chun changed her tone and said, "With the emperor in charge, the imperial examination can be fair and just. Otherwise, if I win, some people may be dissatisfied and commit fraud for personal gain."

This was not a big deal, and Zhao Ya was willing to join in the fun, so he agreed.

Next, Zhao Ya hugged Zhang Chun, and the two of them whispered in each other's ears for a while before Zhang Chun left reluctantly.

As soon as he got home, Zhang Chun said to Li Shishi, "Tomorrow you will find me the preparation books for the imperial examination. Make sure you have all the necessary preparations. Don't be lazy."

Li Shishi was a little curious: "What does the Queen want these for?"

Zhang Chun said with great enthusiasm: "I, your queen, will sweep the imperial palace and become the first female champion..."

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(End of this chapter)