Some people are worried and happy about Xia Tong's title of concubine, but there is no need to say that the Jiang family is like Feng Yuzhen. Although she envies, jealous and hates Xia Tong as the four concubines at a young age, she is not dissatisfied with the promotion itself - because while the emperor established Chen Concubine, he also issued an edict to promote her to Jie Concubine.

Feng Yuzhen knew that this was because Xia Tong made suggestions from the emperor. She had helped Xia Tong to rectify Cheng Yao before, and she was credited to Xia Tong, but she might not necessarily have to promote the entire harem. If she wanted to be promoted with justification, she could only rely on Xia Tong's east wind.

Therefore, when the Jiang family ordered people to spread rumors outside, Feng Yuzhen advised the right prime minister's father not to get involved. Feng Zaishan had no choice but to deal with Jiang Wenju, so naturally he could not help him. Moreover, his daughter was also benefiting from the Xia family this time. So Feng Zaishan not only did not share the same anger with Jiang Wenju, but secretly destroyed the other party's platform. If not, the rumors in Beijing would not come and go quickly.

Feng Yuzhen used this to express his merits in front of Xia Tong.

Although Xia Tong is now the second-rank concubine, she is only in the fourth-rank concubine. There is still a gap between the two, but the rice has to be eaten one bite at a time, and the road has to be taken step by step. Feng Yuzhen firmly believes that she is taking the route of taking the back-and-shooting - she is such a beautiful woman, she should not be covered in dust.

When Empress Dowager Jiang learned that her son not only mentioned Xia Tong's position, but also mentioned Feng's position, she was surprised. Could it be that when Xia was pregnant, Feng's family attracted the attention of the emperor?

Although the Feng family and the Jiang family have never been in a match, and the left and right factions have always fought fiercely in the court, Empress Dowager Jiang couldn't take much care of it. At this critical moment, whoever can help her balance the Xia family will be her great benefactor.

Empress Dowager Jiang said that she was unhappy and asked Feng Yuzhen to serve the disease.

Feng Yuzhen always thought that she was the public enemy of women in the world, and even old women were no exception. Unexpectedly, Empress Dowager Jiang suddenly became kind and she couldn't believe it for a moment.

However, it is a good thing to be favored by the Queen Mother after all, and Wang Jingyi was also driven out of Ningshou Palace. Now no one can compete with her. Feng Yuzhen naturally had to look at the opportunity to grasp the Queen Mother's heart. This dynasty governs the world with filial piety, and even if it is the emperor, it must comply with the legislation. The emperor has to come to Ningshou Palace to pay tribute every three or five days. At that time, wouldn't it be easy to meet?

So she ran to Ningshou Palace and scored very quickly.

Jiang Bilan saw it even more depressed. She couldn't understand her aunt's painstaking efforts. She just thought Xia Tong was too scheming and just forgot to dominate the emperor. She also gave Feng Yuzhen to win over the empress dowager. Is this going to heaven?

Although it was easy to deal with Feng Yuzhen, Jiang Bilan did not dare to act rashly at this moment. She had just been demoted by the emperor and lost the favor of the queen mother. If she made another mistake, she might not even be able to protect her from the Jiang family.

Xia Tong learned that Feng Yuzhen flattered the Empress Dowager, but she didn't feel anything. Feng Yuzhen was a figure like a dodder. Whether it was a man or a woman, she was willing to cling to her as long as it was helpful to her. Of course, the loyalty of such a person is unreliable. Even Empress Dowager Jiang may not be able to let Feng Yuzhen be loyal to her, but I am afraid that the Empress Dowager will make the wrong plan this time.

However, as a filial daughter-in-law, Xia Tong still showed a faint unwillingness on her face, frowned and said, "In fact, since the Empress Dowager is sick, why not summon the concubines to take turns to serve the disease? Although I am pregnant, I am willing to do my best to serve the Empress Dowager, and I dare not disobey it."

Her tricks were never hidden from the emperor. Liu Zhang glanced at her, "Okay, I will tell you what you think of my mother."

He acted as a show to go to Ningshou Palace.

Xia Tong hurriedly pulled him and said with a smile: "I'm just talking a joke, Your Majesty, don't be serious!"

Liu Zhang poked her forehead and said angrily: "I just know that you are not that filial and sloppy!"

Xia Tong covered her red forehead and acted coquettishly, "The Queen Mother looked down on me first. Even if I am willing to be filial, then the Queen Mother must nod. Your Majesty, do you think so?"

Besides, it is true that she is pregnant. If her body is broken down by taking care of the Queen Mother, she thinks that Queen Mother Jiang would not want to see this situation.

When it comes to sophistry, she has always been very eloquent, so Liu Zhang had to stare at her - the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is so bad now, what will happen in the future?

She is just a concubine now, and the empress dowager disdains to argue with her. If she really establishes an empress, she will be killed by the word "filial piety". Liu Zhang is worried about the little girl.

Xia Tong didn't think it was so far away. She was so arrogant when she was admitted to the palace for more than a year. She was very content. As for the position of the queen, I was lucky to have no life and she was unwilling to force it.

However, Feng Yuzhen grew up ambition because of Empress Dowager Jiang's "preference", and Xia Tong still made a little clever. "Feng Jieyu is not immune to the disagreement of courtesy. Your Majesty, although I am too busy to share my duties, please give your order to let the other sisters go to Ningshou Palace to serve the sick. In this way, the Empress Dowager will also appreciate your filial piety."

The other concubines naturally refer to Concubine Jiang Shu, Concubine Wen De and Concubine Xu Xian. Under the throne, there is no qualification to enter Ningshou Palace, let alone serve the sick.

With so many people going to interrupt, Empress Dowager Jiang took great effort to use Feng Yuzhen. Moreover, this was another stimulus for Jiang Bilan - she has now been demoted to Zhaoyi and has lost her qualification to serve the doctor. Can you ask?

I heard that Linzhi Palace broke a precious tea set that day. Jiang Bilan asked the maid to sweep the garbage dump like nothing happened, but Xia Tong really hurt her for a while - a damn nouveau riche, don't you want to give it to her, why bother to waste it in vain?

In fact, Xia Tong is now a small nouveau riche.

Although she had been promoted several times before, she was just a little rewarded. The name she called her was changed to another word, but it was not very realistic. But the official title of concubine was different. The first thing she brought about was a change in terms of the case. In the past, she only had two kilograms of fresh meat every day (the emperor rewarded her not counting), but now she has more than five times more, with more than ten kilograms of fresh pork (at that time, the status of oxen was outstanding, and eating beef was not very popular), and there was no need to mention chicken, duck, fish, goose, mutton, etc., and she couldn't finish it.

Xia Tong was worried when she saw that even if she had two stomachs in her palace, she couldn't get so much stuffy, or should she invite another pickling maker to make some air-dried bacon?

When the emperor heard her complain, he almost didn't dodge his waist, "Do you want to laugh to death on purpose?"

Xia Tong flattened her mouth and looked like an angry young wife. She was thinking seriously. What's so funny?

Seeing that she was not as good as her, the emperor said "little family" a few times, and then he patiently told her that the monthly rules were only a quantity, and if they couldn't finish it, it would be the same as converting it into cash. Moreover, it was getting colder today, and the cellar in the palace was just in use. With such natural preservation tools, why bother to use it - what does those dry pickled goods taste like?

Xia Tong made a joke in vain, blushed herself, and scolded the Qiandao Killer ten thousand times in her heart. Now the Emperor must think she is a little mentally retarded!

Well, even if she is mentally retarded, this man is not much better, especially when he just said that he belittled the cured meat - what's wrong with cured meat? Except for the higher salt content, it's very salty and delicious. Cantonese people will scold him to death when they hear it!

However, the current situation is so that ordinary people rarely eat fish and meat, so they naturally have to worry about saving it for the holidays. The rich families have no worries about wine and meat, so they naturally look down on cured flavors.

Now in special circumstances, we have to control our diet. Xia Tong decided to eat marinated fish and meat every day after giving birth, so that the emperor would be anxious to see him and to death.

In addition to the rewards of fish, vegetables, silk, satin, pearls and gems, etc., they also have large sweaters for winter, and the Zhenbaozhai can sell rouge for 100 taels of silver per box, as well as custom-made embroidered shoes with jade butterflies, various exquisite styles of flower ornaments, etc., which shows how attentive the emperor is to her.

Li Mi, who came to congratulate, looked at her very excitedly, "Your Majesty is the most considerate to your sister, and you will send all the good things to your palace."

Xia Tong said: "If you like it, you might as well pick a few that you like and bring them back."

Most of Dundu’s toys are made by Li Mi. As a competent and considerate nanny, she can naturally afford this reward.

Li Mi pretended to refuse a few words, but immediately moved her hands. While paying attention to the silk patterns, she kept saying to Xia Tong: "Sister, you haven't seen Feng's appearance now. Her tail is almost as high as the sky. Didn't it just rely on the empress dowager to say a few more words to her? She is so good, as if she has become the empress dowager's confidant. Her niece is not as good as she is!"

Xia Tong smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager is willing to praise her because Feng is outstanding. What's the use of these sour words?"

Li Mi said disdainfully, "Where is she outstanding? She just borrowed your east wind from my sister."

As one of the most educated concubines, Li Mi believes that she has a political vision. Since the emperor has never summoned Feng Yuzhen, why did she become her position for no reason? It was just because of rumors spread by the Jiang family that outsiders accused the emperor of favoring the Xia family. How could a dignified king of a country be controlled by women? In order to calm down the arguments, the emperor pulled Feng Yuzhen out as a shield. It was hateful that Feng Yuzhen was not only ungrateful, but also shaking her lips everywhere, as if the feng shui would flow to her Feng family.

Li Mi has always been incompatible with Feng Yuzhen. She had fought for a box of rouge before, but since then, she has not had much contact. But seeing Feng Yuzhen step by step, Li Mi can't help feeling unbalanced - unfortunately, even if the emperor wants to recommend the favored concubine as a target, Feng Yuzhen is more suitable than her.

Her value does not lie in her beauty at all. Li Mi looked at her slightly dark hands, and then thought about Feng Yuzhen's green onion-like shining light, and her eyes couldn't help but feel sad.

Xia Tong has no time to accompany her to feel sad about spring and autumn, and she is very happy to drink by herself.

Li Mi looked at her and said in surprise: "Sister, why are you still drinking while pregnant?"

"This is not wine, but sour plum juice." Xia Tong smiled and shook the crystal clear cup in his hand.

Although this is just an ordinary glass, it is really not easy to come. Nowadays, only Persia masters the technology of producing glass, and the price is comparable to gold. Even the palace cannot use large pieces of glass as inlays. It can only make some wine glasses and other things to appreciate - so the emperor really favors her.

Unfortunately, Xia Tong couldn't drink alcohol yet, so she could only put some sour plum juice to satisfy her craving and drink it.
Chapter completed!