Long Harem Road

Chapter 36

"Your majesty, the concubines have everything, and they don't lack anything. However, the emperor mentioned that the concubines really have two matters, and they want to ask the emperor to accommodate them." Baozhu looked at Zhao Zhen, and said.

Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows. Although it was slight, he was noticed by Baozhu who had been paying attention to him. Is this really the case?
Baozhu's heart skipped a beat, the emperor was suspicious, even the pillow people who worked so hard to bear children for him were not at ease, but his expression remained unchanged, he was still smiling.

This is really Baozhu thinking too much. Zhao Zhen asked casually with the mentality of a prospective father. After all, this is the child he has been looking forward to all these years. strange feeling.

What surprised him was Baozhu's response, an ordinary concubine would always express her gratitude in a hurry, make a confession of affection, praise her, and then put eye drops on her without a trace, but she was sincere and really asked for it.

"Hehe, Bao'er, please tell me." Zhao Zhen smiled, his Bao'er is different, isn't it?Let's see what she wants first.

Baozhu gritted her teeth and pretended that she was vigilant and unhappy in her heart, but she still pretended to be so happy, which is really an acting skill, but the misunderstanding is getting deeper and deeper, "Your Majesty, it's actually not a big deal.

The concubine is now pregnant, lacks energy, is happy, happy and young, and has little experience. Therefore, the concubine wants to ask the emperor to show mercy and reward a nanny in charge. "After finishing speaking, he bowed his head in embarrassment, and looked up carefully.

Zhao Zhen suddenly felt a little better. Bao Zhaoyuan paid attention to children and was considerate, which he liked to hear. He also felt that he had a good vision, so he didn't even think about it, "Well, it's no problem, I will give it to you in a while." Bring one here, Bao'er just needs to rest assured to raise the baby."

"The concubine will thank the emperor for the baby in her stomach." Baozhu took Zhao Zhen's hand, blinked her eyes, and said slyly.

"You, what other requirements does my baby have?" Zhao Zhen asked narrowly while touching Baozhu's belly.

"Your Majesty? You also know that pregnant women have strange tastes. I want to ask for another favor. Can you open the small kitchen in Cuiluxuan?"

Baozhu didn't mention that the food in the imperial dining room might be unsafe and easy to be tampered with, I believe he can think of it himself, it's better than her gossip.

In the palace, only the concubine of the second rank can live in the main hall and open the small kitchen, so Baozhu can only brazenly ask the emperor for amnesty in order to be safe.

Baozhu knew that doing this would definitely attract people's attention and cause her dissatisfaction, but she was helpless. She was already hated when she was pregnant, and she didn't care if there were more, as long as the baby was born healthy, anyway, there would be no problem if there were too many lice. worry.

Zhao Zhen looked at Baozhu, obviously he thought more, after a moment of contemplation, Bao Zhaoyuan was thoughtful, the disease came from the mouth, and food really needs to pay more attention, "Well, I will go back and find a way, Bao'er is taking care of her at ease. If you have a baby, don't go away if you have nothing to do."

"Well, thank you, Your Majesty." Seeing that the Emperor really cared about her pregnancy, she felt relieved. She could understand the Emperor's attitude towards the pregnant woman before, he was really a cruel father.

"Then I'll go back first, and I'll come to see you at night, Bao'er doesn't have to get up." After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, he reached out to touch Baozhu's belly, got up and left.

"The concubine sends the emperor respectfully!"

"Master? Why...?" Huanxi entered the inner room, knowing that Baozhu begged the emperor to give her a nanny, she was at a loss.

She is the descendant of a genius doctor, she can absolutely ensure that the master is safe, why does the master want someone from the emperor, the master has to be scrupulous when the emperor's people enter the emerald green pavilion.

Baozhu hooked the corner of her mouth, "Don't you think it's a rare good thing to have a capable person around you who can serve us and pass on the message for us?"

The movement of Cui Luxuan had already alarmed all the masters in the harem, and all of them sent people to inquire about the news, and after getting the news, they all tore their brocade handkerchiefs and bit their silver teeth.

At this time, the emperor was sitting on the dragon chair, "Li Mingzhong, please go and invite Nanny Li to Cuiluxuan to take care of Bao Zhaoyuan until she gives birth."

"Yes, the servant obeys the order." Li Mingzhong was shocked. Bao Zhaoyuan was really different. Nanny Li was the emperor's nanny. After the emperor ascended the throne, he set up a family business for the nanny outside so that she could enjoy herself.

Mother Li was grateful for the grace, and her daughter was already married, so she begged to stay in the palace to take care of the emperor. The emperor couldn't resist, so he arranged her with good tea and water. This status in the palace is no higher than that of ordinary concubines Bad.

Zhao Zhen didn't notice Li Mingzhong's strangeness, waved him back, pressed his brows, balance, this is the most important art of the emperor.

"Your Majesty?" Half an hour later, Li Mingzhong entered the imperial study with the good news in his hand.

"Everything is done?"

"Well, it's done. I'm very happy that Nanny Li can relieve the emperor's worries." Li Mingzhong also admired how Nanny Li could not be dazzled by the wealth and honor in front of her eyes and maintain a normal heart.
"Yeah." Zhao Zhen didn't reply, but couldn't hide the smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Returning to the emperor, great joy, it's a good news." After Li Mingzhong replied, he handed the good news in his hand, with a smile on his wrinkled face.

"Express delivery." Zhao Zhen was very happy. Today is really a good day. First, Bao Zhaoyuan is pregnant, and then there is a good news. It seems that Bao Zhaoyuan's stomach is a lucky star, and it doesn't feel far-fetched at all.

Zhao Zhen carefully looked at the victory report in his hand, and the smile on the corner of his mouth grew bigger and bigger, "Great, the first battle was a great victory, the general of Fuguo really deserved his reputation, and Ji Xu is also good, he made a surprise attack on the enemy's food and grass, and his contribution is indispensable! "

"Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor! I believe that the general will return victorious soon." Li Mingzhong spat out his good words as if he didn't want money.

"Haha, okay, this good news can be regarded as a solution to my problem. Come and set up the Kunning Palace, and my lunch today will also be served at the Kunning Palace."

"Yes!"

In Kunning Palace, the queen has already received the news from Cuiluxuan. She wrung the brocade handkerchief in her hand, showing unwillingness, "She is lucky. She got pregnant just half a year after entering the palace, and the timing was also perfect."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, you've only just conceived, and there are still nine months left." Nanny Sun looked at the queen whose face changed suddenly, feeling distressed and relieved.

"Mommy, I'm suffering. After drinking so many tonics, why is there still no news? That bitch Wei Furong can get pregnant, why can't I?"

"Your Majesty, didn't the imperial physician tell you? You are in good health, and you will conceive sooner or later. You have been depressed recently, and you need to relax. Only in this way will it be beneficial to conceive."

"What Mammy said is that I'm dazed, but all of them always come to make things difficult for me from time to time. I thought this Bao Zhaoyuan was a safe person, but I misunderstood and let her Take advantage of the loophole.

Now both the emperor and the queen mother are extremely disappointed with this palace, and the emperor has strengthened his control over the harem. Not only can this palace not make any small moves, but also protect her stomach well. "The queen rubbed her chest and gritted her teeth.

"Your Majesty, be careful, you are the Empress. No matter who comes out of the harem, they must call you Empress Mother. No one can surpass you."

"The emperor is here!" The two masters and servants in the inner room were whispering, and singing came from outside the hall.

"Mom, hurry up, why is the emperor here suddenly?" The queen was overjoyed, got up in a hurry, adjusted her makeup, and went out to greet her.

"Join the emperor."

"Well, let's get up, call Le'er, I will have lunch with the queen today." Zhao Zhen led the queen into the hall.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The queen was overwhelmed by the flattery, it must have been a long time since their family had a meal together.

After lunch, he played with the eldest princess for a while, and after an hour's rest in the queen's Kunning Palace, Zhao Zhen returned to the imperial study full of energy.

The empress sat beside the incense table, but her heart was full of bitterness. Thinking of the conversation with the emperor before the lunch break, her suppressed anger rose slowly, she held her palms tightly, and tears flowed down her cheeks.

"Your Majesty, why are you bothering? You're just a second-rank concubine, so I can't surpass you." Nanny Sun felt distressed, and hurriedly pulled the Queen's hand away. Bai Nen's palm was covered with scars and blood.

"I know, but there is a big difference between the third rank and the second rank. It is a gap that many people can hardly cross in their lifetime. She arrived in just half a year, and she has a title. That is the sixth concubine." Chief, just in case there will be another prince in the future..."

"Mother, isn't it too early? You forgot Concubine Wei Gui, she won't just let others make it big." Sun Nanny's eyes were dark and her voice was dark.

"Yes, I can't get my hands dirty anymore. As long as it doesn't involve our Kunning Palace, the emperor can't say anything. I hope this time, my good sister can think clearly. I have done my best to her."

"Young lady is wise!"

Before holding the lamp, the emperor's imperial decree arrived at Cuiluxuan, and Baozhu was promoted to the second-rank concubine, until she received the imperial decree, Baozhu was a little dazed, so she became a concubine?
She knew how difficult it was to be promoted from the third rank to the second rank. She thought that she could only be promoted when she gave birth to a prince, but she didn't expect it to be so easy. What does the emperor mean by doing this?

After Baozhu thanked her, she didn't dance with excitement like everyone in Cuiluxuan, losing her mind, she gently stroked the palm of her hand, what is the reason?Suddenly, Baozhu's eyes lit up, and she gave a wry smile, so that's the case.

"Master, now we are finally proud, but this empress is too deceitful, saying that the master cannot be physically tired. Not only has the concubine ceremony been postponed until after the birth, but the move to the palace has also been postponed, which is too much."

When Huanxi was excited, she remembered the queen's edict and complained angrily.

"Okay, this time we're good enough, but it's just a formality, I don't care, why are you angry, besides, we just got acquainted here, if we really moved into a strange palace, it would be troublesome." Baozhu was not in a hurry Don't be impatient.

Nanny Li arrived at Cuiluxuan in the afternoon, and Baozhu treated her very politely, and directly became the nun in charge of Cuilvxuan. Seeing that Concubine Bao was in a calm state of mind, her emotions and anger were not shown, she nodded secretly, she was a calm person , no wonder the emperor will look at it differently.

"Mother Li, tomorrow the Empress will ask the Shang Palace Bureau to send a newcomer, please bring joy and Liu Quan to choose together."

"Yes, ma'am." Nanny Li is in her 40s, neat and tidy, she looks like a shrewd person, and she is comfortable dealing with smart people.

"Well, Mammy, let's go down first."

"Yes, the old slave is resigning." Li Nanny had a clear mind and retreated obediently.

"Master, the servant has found out the news." Liu Quan walked in from outside the hall, happily handing over a cup of hot water, Liu Quan smiled gratefully.

"Well, tell me, who else is there?"

"Returning to the master, this time Wang Jieyu has also been promoted, but she is the last of the nine concubines to be the richest woman. Concubine Wei has received a lot of rewards. In addition, Zhang Zhaorong has been promoted to be the first of the nine concubines to be Zhaoyi." Liu Quan took a sip. Hot water, finish in one breath.

Baozhu's complexion is not very good, is it really so?Your majesty is really well-intentioned, but Zhang Hanying has no success and has been promoted. It seems that there is good news on the battlefield ahead.

Joy was a little worried, "Master, you shouldn't think too much now, if you have any problems, I will solve them for you."

"It's okay, but from now on, we can't keep a low profile if we want to. The emperor has pushed us to the forefront, so we should be more cautious in the future, understand?"

After tossing and tossing for a whole day, Baozhu was also tired for a while, so she lay on the bed and squinted, and unexpectedly fell asleep after a while.

An hour later, Zhao Zhen dismissed his subordinates, and walked into the inner room of Cuiluxuan alone, looking at the sleeping woman lying on the bed, his complexion softened a little, and there was a trace of guilt in his eyes that was fleeting, and then faded away. Clothes, hug her to sleep, a good night's dream.

(End of this chapter)