When Jiang Bilan and others hurried over, the emperor had already heard the news and came over.

He sat on the edge of the bed with half of his body tilted, his eyes filled with undisguised pure joy. He took the woman's hand and said, "Tongtong, why did you tell me now about such a big thing?"

Xia Tong thought to himself that this man was really pretending to be the same, and those who didn't know it thought he was really being kept in the dark.

Faced with the emperor's first-class acting skills, although Xia Tong was not as good as him, he still tried his best to cooperate and bowed his head shyly, "I just found out, why don't you send someone to inform your majesty immediately?"

Although there was no flaw in their expressions, Jiang Bilan was still suspicious. How could anyone be so stupid as to not know she was pregnant after three months?

She smiled softly and said: "Sister Xia is too careless. You haven't noticed that your menstrual period has not come for so long. Didn't your girl pay attention too?"

These words were somewhat questioning, and the emperor frowned slightly.

Xia Tong smiled innocently, "I am confused. In the past, the Gui water was not very accurate. It was common for me not to come in for two or three months. I thought I was sick, so I asked Doctor Gu to come and take a test, and I found out that I have a happy pulse."

I don’t know what to do.”

Gu Mingzhu, with a handsome and fair face, said sternly: "A beauty's body is not suitable for pregnancy, and I didn't expect it. It's probably just a coincidence that this happened to me."

Jiang Bilan felt like her heart had been soaked in a vinegar vat, and she was feeling uncomfortable. It was not suitable for her to get pregnant so quickly. Was it suitable for her to get pregnant?

I don’t know what kind of virtue this Xia family had accumulated in her previous life, but she is enjoying a blessed life in this life. Not only is she favored by the emperor, she is also favored by the emperor’s eldest son. Even if she is a princess, her future glory and wealth will be indispensable.

Jiang Bilan felt that she might have committed too many sins and became a noble concubine, but in the end she couldn't even compare to a beautiful woman.

Jiang Yingyue saw her squeezing the handkerchief tightly, even her smile seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth. She was afraid that she would show jealousy in front of the emperor, so she hurriedly came out to smooth things over, "Xia Mei, you are lucky enough to be pregnant with a dragon fetus, so you must cherish yourself.

To give birth to a fat and fair prince for Your Majesty, you must not be as reckless as before."

Xia Tong took her blessing with a smile and said, "Thank you, Empress Zhaoyi, for your kind words."

Liu Zhang saw that there were a lot of people in the dark room, and his nose was filled with the sticky fragrance of powder. He became impatient for a long time. He looked at the time and said, "Okay, Miss Xia has to rest in peace. You all can go down."

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Feng Yuzhen and others originally wanted to take the opportunity to ask a few questions, but seeing that the emperor's attitude was so bad, they had to give up the investigation and resigned in despair.

When the room became empty, Liu Zhang ordered people to bring water to sweep it, and then placed several pots of fresh flowers and fruits to remove the smell.

Xia Tong sat upright on the bed, covered with a tight quilt. She had obviously not shown her pregnancy yet, but she looked like she was seven or eight months old. She couldn't help but said angrily: "Your Majesty is making too much of a fuss. It's not like I just found out about my concubine."

Pregnant?"

"How can you hide it from them if you don't pretend to be more like it?" Liu Zhang smiled and lifted the quilt for her, carefully placing his palms on it, "Why did it suddenly become public? I thought you planned to hide it until the time of delivery."

Xia Tong glared at him, "You just love to joke!"

She wanted to hide it until she gave birth, but the question was, could she hide it? When Jiang Bilan and others first became suspicious, she took the initiative to reveal it, just in time to catch them off guard.

Of course, this is nothing more than a stop-gap measure, and you still have to be suspicious.

Thinking of the cold attitude of the emperor just now, Xia Tong said again: "You too, the imperial concubine came here specially to visit, why are you trying to bully her?"

Originally, because of this pregnancy, she had become a target in the palace, and the emperor still showed such obvious likes and dislikes. Jiang Bilan was afraid that he would not like to see her even more.

Liu Zhang's gaze became deeper, and his slightly rough fingertips slid across her soft lips, "Is your child born for her or for me? I just heard you talking about the imperial concubine, why, I am my husband, you don't think so

Don’t care?”

Xia Tong was really convinced. Why was this man always struggling with some strange things? At first, he thought he was a tsundere, but now he looks like a paranoid yandere.

Human beings are indeed complex contradictions.

This would arouse the emperor's undue emotions, so Xia Tong could only overcome his strength with softness, holding his arm and shaking him coquettishly, "Don't you think that it's easy to hide from open guns and hard to defend against hidden arrows? It's not a good thing to have too many enemies in the palace, Your Majesty.

If you really feel sorry for me, please let me keep a low profile and give birth to this child with peace of mind."

Liu Zhang sneered, "With me here, are you still worried about something happening to your child?"

It's easy to say, but Xia Tong doesn't dare to trust him completely. There are too many examples in palace battle dramas where even a virtuous monarch cannot control the secrets of the harem. She is still waiting for this child to take care of her until she is old - pampering is not reliable.

The son is the real deal.

Liu Zhang nodded her forehead, as if she was so angry that she could not speak. Finally, he called An Ruhai and said, "It is my decree that the beauty Xia of Jin Dynasty be granted the title of Jieyu in Guanju Palace.

hold."

This man didn't listen to what she said at all! Xia Tong looked at him angrily. He told her to keep a low profile, but he still wanted to give her a promotion, for fear that she wouldn't die quickly enough?

An Ruhai couldn't understand the eyebrow-raising lawsuit between the two, so he congratulated Xia Tong with a cheerful face. He was promoted two levels in less than half a year after entering the palace, which was rare in the history of the Zhou Dynasty.

Xia Tong didn't respond with a straight face - she really couldn't be happy. Such a blazing fire cooking oil and flowers blooming in full bloom reminded her of the Jia family before its ruin in Dream of Red Mansions.

She very much doubted that the emperor did it on purpose.

An Ruhai saw that one of the men and women in front of him had a depressed expression, while the other had a narrow-minded expression. He, who was neither a man nor a woman, was confused.

Liu Zhang glanced sideways with a smile and said to An Ruhai: "Don't be busy, I still have to declare a decree. Jiang Zhaoyi will be promoted to the concubine Shu, Xu Zhaorong will be the virtuous concubine, and Wen Zhaoyuan will be the virtuous concubine. The canonization ceremony of Xia Jieyu will be held on the same day.

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After Concubine Jiang, the concubines of the Ninth Concubine are the ones with the best family backgrounds. The Emperor should have mentioned their status a long time ago, but he did so when Master Xia was pregnant. Anyone with a discerning eye would naturally take advantage of it.

Master Xia's light - they also had to accept this love.

An Ruohai smiled and saluted Xia Tong again, "Congratulations, empress."

This time, I felt that she was the true love of the emperor - if he didn't really care, why would the emperor have to think so much? Just reward and punish her randomly, and it didn't matter whether she was harmed or not.

At this moment, Xia Tong gradually understood the emperor's intention to seal off the Sixth Palace. It seemed that the senior old man in the palace got an advantage, but in fact it also distracted everyone's attention from her pregnancy, making her situation safer.

Furthermore, there was originally only Jiang Bilan in the imperial concubine position. She had a special status, so she was so proud and willful. Now that there are three more colleagues who are equal to her, Jiang Bilan will definitely be under great pressure.

Of course, what puts greater pressure on her is Jiang Yingyue's title of Jin. It seems that the emperor is looking after the Jiang family, but the legitimate daughter and the concubine are equal. It is hard to say whether it is promotion or suppression.

Although Jiang Yingyue usually tries her best to suppress her ambitions, when she finds out that she has the ability to replace her eldest sister, will she really continue to endure it? I am afraid that the two sisters in the Jiang family who love each other will soon fall apart.

Xia Tong regained the instinct of eating melons and watching dramas in his bones, climbed out of bed vigorously, and looked at the emperor with joy.

Liu Zhang said angrily: "You won't say that I'm not good to you now, right?"

Xia Tong put his hand on his chest and said in a serious and serious manner: "I know that Your Majesty has a lot of breasts. A foolish person like me can only live by admiring your Yu Ze, and there is nothing else to ask for."

She doesn't mean to flatter anyone.

Liu Zhang pinched her nose and said, "There is no truth in her mouth."

Xia Tong laughed dryly, crawled into his arms again and asked, "Did your Majesty read the list of names just now wrong? It sounds a little wrong to me."

Among the nine concubines, Xu Zhaorong was ranked ahead of Wen Zhaoyuan, but after the Jin Dynasty, the situation was reversed - the noble concubine was the virtuous concubine. Among the four concubines, the concubine De was slightly higher than the concubine Xian.

Even though it is just a subtle difference, besides honor and favor, what women in the palace care most about is status, which is no less important than in the workplace. What's more, one is the daughter of a great general and the other is the daughter of a great Sima. Who is it?

It's truer than anyone else. With the emperor's arrangement, it would be strange if the two of them didn't fight each other.

Liu Zhang smiled slightly and said, "They are pinching them, why do you worry?"

Xia Tong suddenly realized that it seemed that the emperor wanted to find something for them to do - otherwise, if the two of them spoke to the outside world at the same time, either one would be enough for her.

Xia Tong now admired the emperor's methods. Fortunately, she had previously thought that those golden-fingered strangers could stir up trouble in the palace, but now it seemed that it would be good if they were not destroyed by the group.

On the contrary, she was lucky enough to be stupid, and she was successfully taken under the emperor's wing - maybe the emperor thought that she was not a threat.

Xia Tong lay in the emperor's arms shamelessly, deciding to dedicate all her loyalty and enthusiasm to him. As for her life, she was afraid of death, but she couldn't bear to hand it over.

Liu Zhang patted her back and said softly: "Now that the fourth concubine is pregnant, aren't you worried about yourself?"

Xia Tong said knowingly: "I am very lucky to be able to enter the palace and serve His Majesty. I don't dare to expect more. As for being a concubine and a concubine, it is suitable for a virtuous person to live there, and it is not something I can covet."

"I have left a better place for you. Do you want it?" Liu Zhang gently bit her earlobe.

Xia Tong felt her body tremble slightly, and her ears became increasingly hot and burning.

It feels like the emperor is getting more and more comfortable in swaying people. No wonder some people say that power is the best aphrodisiac.

She's been tricked now.

The decree to seal the Sixth Palace was quickly promulgated by An Ruhai, causing an uproar in all the palaces.

At that time, Jiang Bilan was discussing countermeasures with Feng Yuzhen. When they heard this unstructured decree, both of them couldn't stand their faces.

Xia Tong's promotion to the Jin Dynasty was expected, but what was the reason for the others?

Jiang Bilan forced a smile and said: "Father, is this really what your Majesty means?"

An Ruhai bowed and said in a crisp voice: "Your Majesty is thinking that there are many vacancies in the concubine's position. Taking advantage of Xia Jieyu's pregnancy, getting all four corners of the concubine together can also be considered as a blessing for the child in Xia Jieyu's belly."

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This was an obvious request for the people in the palace to be grateful to the Xia family. Jiang Bilan suppressed the overflowing sour taste and said, "Then Yingyue...why did your majesty make her a concubine? She is a concubine after all, and she is far less noble than the Wen family and the Xu family."

An Ruhai smiled and said: "This is of course for your sake, my empress. After all, we are from the Jiang family and we are sisters. Now that Concubine Shu is in the same rank as you, you must be happy too, right?"

Fart! If it was really for the Jiang family, why not make her a royal concubine, but let a concubine be on an equal footing with her?

Jiang Bilan was filled with anger, but she did not dare to question the emperor's decision and could only digest it alone.

Feng Yuzhen on the side looked even more anxious, "Father, what about me? Your Majesty didn't mention how to make arrangements?"

After all, her father is also the Prime Minister. Now that Xia Tong's poor uncle's daughter has become Jieyu, she is still standing still as a beauty. Now she is one shoulder shorter than Xia. This is too unfair.

Bar?

An Ruhai looked her up and down several times, "Are you going to bed?"

"...No." Feng Yuzhen's confidence gradually weakened.

"Are you pregnant?"

"...Not at all." Feng Yuzhen lowered her head. But it was not in vain. How could she be pregnant if she didn't sleep with her? The dead eunuch didn't even use his brain before speaking.

An Ruhai said with a smile: "Then it's over."

He spread his hands and said, "If the beauty wants to catch up with Xia Jieyu, let's talk about giving birth to a child someday. Of course, it must be your Majesty's own child."

This damn eunuch...how dared to humiliate her like this! Feng Yuzhen's chest heaved violently, and she wished she could die with him on the spot.
Chapter completed!