Queen's Development

Chapter 230
Today's weather is really good.

In the afternoon, Yuzhi had a half-day leisure, and ordered someone to spread a thick red carpet on the grass next to the rose bushes, and also asked someone to put jade-colored embroidered brocade mattresses and pillows on the carpet. Linyin and Chang'an passed by.

She herself wore a gauze veiled hat and sat in the middle, while she was sitting in the shade of a tree wearing a snow-white robe, while lying on the white and lovely Chang'an, she was extremely happy.

After being settled, Yuzhi began to read selected words to Lin Yin and Chang An.

Lin Yin is one year and three months old, lying there obediently clinging to her mother, as if she can understand, her black phoenix eyes are full of concentration.

Princess Chang'an was only two months old, and at first her eyes were wide open and she seemed to be very attentive, but Yu Zhi looked at her after a while, only to find that she had fallen asleep sweetly, and couldn't help laughing.

After a while, seeing that the mother and son were all asleep, Ye Bi hurriedly ordered someone to bring over a green gauze cover, and put it on top of Yuzhi, mother and son.

Lin Jia came back from the palace and searched all the way, only to find that Yuzhi was sleeping soundly with her son and daughter.

He sat aside and watched for a while, he couldn't help being infected, he got into the green gauze cover and lay down next to the shade of the tree, and soon fell asleep.

The years are quiet and time flies, and it is the end of October in a blink of an eye.

Emperor Yongtai hadn't returned from the Canal Palace yet, and the women in the palace had long been used to the lonely days, but they could get through it just by being female celebrities, playing leaf cards, and getting together to eat and drink.

The same is true of Shouchang Palace, Jiang Zhen is the best at being a man, and soon became the leader of these young concubines.

On this day, she invited several young concubines who had been friends with her to hold a Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet in the back garden of Shouchang Palace.

Qingming ordered the maids and eunuchs to set up a banquet in the chrysanthemum garden in the back garden, and then came to invite Concubine Jiang Min and other concubines to the banquet.

September and October are good times to eat crabs, and there are naturally steamed large crabs on the banquet.

Qingming disassembled a big crab, put the small white jade dish containing the crab paste in front of Jiang Zhen, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you have already dipped it in ginger juice, you should try it first!"

Jiang Zhen took the ebony chopsticks and was about to pick them up, when a fishy smell wafted through her nostrils, she suddenly felt nauseous, covered her mouth with a silk handkerchief and retched.

Seeing Jiang Zhen retching all the time, Guixiu, the concubine of Chuxiu Palace, and Xu Feng, the noble man present here were all shocked, and their expressions became a little subtle.

Jiang Zhen was very thoughtful, so she smiled and said, "I ate some pears last night, but today I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach, alas, I have brought it on myself!"

Qingming hurriedly stepped forward to remove the crab, but was stopped by Concubine Gui Liang.

Guixiu said with a half smile but not a smile: "Your master won't eat it, but I still want to eat it!"

While talking, she carefully selected a big female crab and disassembled it herself with tools.

Jiaguiren and Baoguiren didn't dare at first, but seeing Concubine Gui Liang like this, they also tentatively began to eat.

Jiang Zhen wanted to vomit as soon as she smelled the fishy smell of crabs, but she didn't want to offend anyone, so she got up with a smile, stretched out her hand to brush Concubine Gui Liang's hair, and said with a smile: "You little hoof, you don't feel like that at all. I don’t know how to be considerate!”

Guixiu has been in the palace for almost two months, and she has not been favored yet, and she is still a virgin. Seeing that Jiang Zhen seems to be pregnant, she is naturally sour in her heart, although she doesn't show it on the face, but her heart has long been turbulent. Vinegar River Vinegar Sea, wished he could kick over and kick the cub in Jiang Zhen's belly away.

She deliberately dipped some crab paste with her fingers, put it on Jiang Zhen's face, and said with a smile, "It's very delicious crab paste, you should try it!"

Jiang Zhen retched again and hurried away.

Guixiu took a handkerchief and wiped off the crab paste on her fingers, the smile on her face slowly disappeared.

Jiang Zhen was very cautious, at night, she sent Qingming to the imperial hospital, and invited the imperial physician Liang Bixiu, who was attached to Jiang's family, to come over.

Liang Bixiu looked at his pulse and couldn't help but smile: "Congratulations, your mother is pregnant with dragonborn!"

Jiang Zhen couldn't believe it - if it was so easy to get pregnant, then Emperor Yongtai would not have a concubine pregnant for more than 20 years?
She took a deep breath, and said softly: "Physician Liang, this matter is important, please look again!"

Liang Bixiu looked at it carefully again, and his heart became more determined. He stood up and bowed his hands: "Congratulations, empress! Congratulations, empress!"

He glanced at the hall and saw that they were all Concubine Jiang Min's cronies, so he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty has never had an heir, so he has made you the heir with the prince. If you know that you are pregnant, the prince and I are afraid..."

Jiang Zhen nodded slightly: "I understand, thank you!"

Liang Bixiu smiled flatteringly: "I am willing to do my best for Concubine Min, and I will die!"

If Concubine Min gave birth to an emperor's heir and His Majesty had a son, she would definitely depose the prince and the Jiang family. The prosperity of the Jiang family is just around the corner. If you want to stand in line, it is at this time. You know, it is worthless if it is too late!
Because Yeluxiao, the third prince of the Liao Kingdom, was captured by Lin Jia, the emperor of the Liao Kingdom had no choice but to negotiate peace with the Great Zhou. The mission finally arrived at the capital of the Great Zhou in October and began negotiations with the officials of the Great Zhou in the Canal Palace.

Lin Jia brought Yu Zhi and Lin Yin Chang'an to the Canal Palace and lived in Zhusheng Garden.

Yeluxiao, the prince of Liao Kingdom, also followed, and accompanied by Li Rui, he lived in the outer courtyard of Zhusheng Garden.

That day, Lin Jia went to Linshui Palace to discuss matters with Emperor Yongtai, and in the evening, he ordered Eunuch Ding to deliver a message, asking Yuzhi to take Lin Yin and Chang'an to Linshui Palace to meet the emperor's grandfather.

Yuzhi felt that the distance was not too far, and wanted to let Linyin and Chang'an take some exercise, so instead of taking the sedan chair, the group meandered out of the gate of the inner courtyard of Zhushengyuan and walked outside.

Female doctor Jin walked behind holding Princess Chang'an, Mrs. Shen and Ye Ling and Ye Bi, while Yuzhi walked in front holding Lin Yin's hand with Shihua and Runye.

Walking out of the moon gate covered with vines such as Ling Xiao and Su Li, Yuzhi led the tree shade
Walking along the corridor paved with white stones, you can see Li Rui standing outside the pavilion in front of you, and inside the pavilion sits a young man, about thirteen or fourteen years old, with eyes shaped like cat's eyes, dark and beautiful , with a beautiful appearance, is the third prince Yeluxiao of the Liao Kingdom.

The boy didn't even look at this side, he kept staring at a clump of rose flowers in the west in a daze.

Li Rui came over and bowed his hands.

Yuzhi asked in a low voice: "Is the Liao Kingdom going to give up on him?"

Li Ruijunxiu's face showed a trace of unbearable: "Now his elder brother Yeluchen is powerful, and he is asked to stay as a hostage."

Yuzhi glanced at Yeluxiao, then looked at her son, her heart softened, and she thought: I will never let my Ayin and Changan be protons!
When Yuzhi and the others walked to the temporary hall, night had already fallen, and the entire Linshui hall was glowing with a yellow halo, sitting on the Yingying clear water, as beautiful as a palace in the sky.

Emperor Yongtai had been looking forward to it for a long time, and when he saw Lin Yin approaching, he hurriedly called out "A Yin".

As soon as Lin Yin saw the emperor's grandfather, he immediately let go of his mother's hand, and rushed towards Emperor Yongtai screaming.

Emperor Yongtai was very happy when he saw the little grandson, he picked up Lin Yin and entered the main hall: "A Yin, grandpa prepared a lot of toys for you..."

Seeing the grandparents playing together, Lin Jia walked over and took Yuzhi's hand for a walk along the nine-curved railing carved from white marble.

At this time, the night wind gradually picked up, and the chill was overwhelming.

Yuzhi tightened her brocade cloak, seeing that Lin Jia and herself were the only ones here, so she asked in a low voice, "Ajia, how is the negotiation with the Liao Kingdom going?"

Lin Jiali stood on the railing looking at the boundless water in front of him, and sighed: "The Liao Kingdom signed a peace treaty with the Great Zhou. The Great Zhou agreed to open a mutual market on the border of Liaozhou, and the Liao Kingdom agreed to let Yeluxiao stay with us."

Yuzhi thought for a while, and said: "Since Yeluxiao is in our hands, we must make him show the greatest distance, and we must not let Yeluchen take the position!"

Lin Jia stared at Yuzhi, filled with joy in his heart, he whispered: "Yeluxiao will live in our residence from now on, let's win over him slowly."

Yuzhi smiled sweetly: "It's not enough just to win over, you have to promise benefits!"

Lin Jia gave an "um" and was about to speak, but when she saw Li Rui walking over in a hurry, she didn't speak.

Li Rui came in a hurry, saluted Lin Jia and Yuzhi first, then lowered his voice and said, "To the lord and side concubine, my uncle came just now, Concubine Jiang Min is pregnant!"

Hearing that Lin Jia and Yu Zhi looked at each other in dismay, although the sentence was not said, it almost became a reality - Jiang Zhen is pregnant?Whose child is this?
Seeing this, Li Rui hurriedly said, "My uncle has already asked in secret, and it is true that she has never had contact with other men."

Yu Zhi resentfully said, "Although it's strange, at least Jiang Zhen doesn't have to be like some women in ancient times, saying that she stepped in the footsteps of the gods, or that she had a feeling in her dream and was pregnant with the descendants of the gods!"

Every time she reads the ancient classics and sees the records of the mothers of saints who gave birth to saints, she can't help but want to complain—is it interesting to talk about the life experience of an illegitimate child so grandly?

Lin Jia frowned and said, "Father probably can't!"

Otherwise, there would not be a single heir for so many years.

Yuzhi stretched out her hand to hold Lin Jia's hand, and said with a smile, "Ajia, even if she is really His Majesty's heir, even if she is born tomorrow, she will still be 22 years younger than you!"

Lin Jia was a little depressed at first, but when Yu Zhi said this, she suddenly became enlightened - even if Jiang Zhen gave birth to a prince, it was just a baby, and to him it was just fish on the chopping board, why should he care?
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Lin Jia's handsome face: "Li Rui, go and ask your uncle to come over to announce the good news to His Majesty!"

When Eunuch Ding said "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Concubine Jiang Min is pregnant", the first reaction of Emperor Yongtai, who was playing with toys in the shade of the forest, was ashamed: my grandson is so old, where did the child come from?

His second reaction was: Is this my seed?impossible?

Lin Jiali stood there, watching with a smile the changing expression on Emperor Yongtai's face, and when Emperor Yongtai regained his composure, he said: "Father, please drive back to the palace tomorrow?"

Jiang Zhen asked Ding Dang to report to Emperor Yongtai, isn't it just to let Emperor Yongtai go back?That being the case, why should he be a villain in vain!
Emperor Yongtai was puzzled, so he also agreed to return to the palace tomorrow.

In the evening, Yuzhi asked Li Rui to invite Eunuch Ding to come over, and explained a few words in front of Lin Jia and Li Rui.

When Eunuch Ding heard the words, he laughed immediately: "Don't worry, side concubine, our family can send a young apprentice to handle this matter well!"

Yuzhi smiled slightly: "Then please leave it to my father-in-law!"

Upon hearing the news of Jiang Zhen's pregnancy, Mrs. Jiang was overjoyed, she laughed immediately, and looked at Jiang Shulin: "Zhen'er is really blessed, she conceived the emperor's heir within two months after entering the palace, what happened to our Jiang family? Maybe he will be named a Marquis!"

Jiang Shulin suppressed his eagerness to move, and said with a smile: "Mother, we have to comfort Ajia so that he won't harm Zhen'er and the emperor's heir in Zhen'er's womb!"

Mrs. Jiang nodded, and said slowly: "Your Majesty has an heir, and Ajia is not happy. We have to be careful...I will go to the palace to see Ajia in person tomorrow!"

Jiang Shulin hurriedly said: "It's such a hard work, mother!"

Because of the matter of Concubine Bai, Lin Jia still treated him as before, but Jiang Shulin knew that Lin Jia had alienated him.

That being the case, it is necessary for the mother to come forward to play the emotional card. After all, the mother is Lin Jia's biological grandmother...

Mrs. Jiang thought for a moment, then smiled: "The person in Ajia's heart is the pair of children born to Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Bai. If you want to please Ajia, you only need to show love to Mrs. Bai and the couple born to Mrs. Bai." Just show kindness!"

She told Zhu Jun, the newly brought up maidservant, "Bring over the box of emerald twelve zodiac signs from Duobao Pavilion, and then bring over the set of red gold inlaid diamond head faces. I'll go and give my grandson a gift tomorrow!"

Back in the palace, Emperor Yongtai met with the director of the Imperial Hospital and Imperial Physician Hu who was showing Concubine Jiang Min's pulse alone.

Despite repeated assurances from Yuanzheng and Imperial Physician Hu, Emperor Yongtai still had some doubts, so he took Ding Dang to Shouchang Palace.

Guixiu was studying in Chuxiu Palace when Eunuch Ding's young apprentice Li Xiuzhen walked over and said with a smile: "Msg Concubine Liang, I have some good news and I want to exchange it for your reward!"

Seeing this little eunuch's smugness, Guixiu was a little disdainful, but thinking that Li Xiu was really the apprentice of Eunuch Ding, a celebrity in the palace, she lazily said: "What's the matter?"

Li Xiuzhen's eyes were shining brightly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is going back to the palace soon!"

Guixiu sat up straight when she heard the words: "Is the news accurate?"

Li Xiuzhen said mysteriously: "My good concubine, you don't know, Concubine Jiang Min is pregnant, Your Majesty is returning to the palace for Concubine Min!"

Guixiu's heart moved, she already had a calculation.

She smiled and told Guanghan, the female official who brought her into the palace from home: "Give ten taels of silver to Eunuch Li, thank you for reporting the letter!"

After Li Xiuzhen left, Guixiu ordered: "Serve me to dress up!"

Jiang Zhen was throwing up until the sky was dark, when she heard Li Chun report that Concubine Liang had arrived, she was dying and said, "Please come in!"

When Emperor Yongtai came to Shouchang Palace, two concubines came out to greet him, one with bright eyes and white skin, and the other with tired eyes and a sallow face. His eyes naturally fell on the former, and he said with a smile: "My Concubine Ai is also here with Concubine Min!"

He didn't remember who this beautiful girl was for a moment, so he used the general name of "Aifei".

Guixiu smiled brightly: "Your Majesty, my concubine is here to accompany Concubine Min!"

Jiang Zhen already knew that she was being used by Guixiu, but she pretended not to know and smiled softly.

Emperor Yongtai was overjoyed, he held Concubine Guiliang on his left and Concubine Jiang Min on his right, and hugged him into Shouchang Palace.

Emperor Yongtai stayed in Shouchang Palace until night, comforted Jiang Zhen a few words, and went to Chuxiu Palace holding Concubine Gui Liang's hand.

Jiang Zhen's face turned pale with anger, silently thinking about it in her heart.

(End of this chapter)