The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

On the tenth day of the sixth lunar month, the royal driver set off.

During summer vacations in previous years, the queen would draw up a list and submit it to the emperor, waiting for Lu Zhaolin to read it before making any cuts. Not all the concubines in the palace can go.

This year, I don’t know whether it’s because of the short distance or something else. Except for Qin Xiurong and He Meiren who are still grounded, everyone was brought along, including many princes and princesses.

Qin Xiurong was grounded, and her daughter Kanghe followed the Queen Mother.

Even though it was only half a day's journey, Jiang Shiying was almost five months pregnant after all, and she was still feeling quite uncomfortable during the journey.

When they arrived in the garden, the palace servants led the concubines to their respective residences.

Jiang Shiying's residence is called Xiangyingju. Not to mention other advantages, it is very close to Lu Zhaolin's Mingguang Palace, only more than a hundred feet away.

After arriving at Xiangying Residence, the palace attendants she brought quickly started to pack up and decorate.

Aunt Wan first checked the inside and outside of the dormitory and made sure there were no problems before inviting her in.

In addition to Aunt Wan, she also brought four other ladies, A Yuan, Hong Ying, Lan Hui and Hong Shan.

The eunuch brought five of them, Yu Chengyi, Xiaoxuanzi, Xiaotingzi, Xiaoluzi, and Xiaopingzi.

In addition, she also brought the three cooks in the small kitchen with her. Food is of the utmost importance and must not be neglected.

The remaining people who serve are all made up from here in the garden.

In the dormitory, when A Yuan and Hong Ying were waiting for her to change clothes, they heard her say: "You should keep a close eye on the people sent from the garden. Let Yu Chengyi check their details."

A Yuan said: "Don't worry, Madam."

As soon as he came out of the inner room, someone from the palace sent word that it was Yao Xingde who wanted to see him.

As soon as he entered the room, Yao Xingde saluted with a smile on his face: "I'm here to see you, your empress."

"Eunuch Yao, please get up." Jiang Shiying leaned lazily on the chair and asked him: "Why are Eunuch Yao here? Is your majesty okay there?"

Yao Xingde said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, your Majesty's side has been settled properly and everything is fine. Your Majesty originally wanted to see you in person, but suddenly someone came to see you, so he asked your servant to ask how your Majesty is doing. Okay? Are you tired?"

"The affairs of the previous dynasty are of course important." Jiang Shiying pursed her lips and said with a smile, "Everything is going well in this palace. Your Majesty is taking care of me."

Yao Xingde said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty can rest assured that your Majesty is fine."

Just after Yao Xingde left, the Queen Mother sent Qingshan over, also caring about her health.

Just after sending Qingshan out, people from Fengyi Palace arrived.

It was said that the queen sympathized with the concubines because they were tired from the journey and asked everyone to just rest today and not go to pay their respects. After today, you can go there on the tenth day of every month.

Jiang Shiying originally planned to take people for a walk in the garden the next day to see how this garden was different from the palace in Cuiwei Mountain.

Unexpectedly, when I woke up the next morning, I heard the pattering outside, which seemed to be raining.

After breakfast, the rain did not stop, but became heavier.

Jiang Shiying smiled and said, "Although I can't go out for a walk, listening to the rain in the bamboo forest is quite interesting."

The courtyard where she lives got the name Xiangyingju because of the bamboos planted all around.

When Lu Zhaolin came, he saw her sitting in front of the window of the wing.

His head was slightly lowered, and he was reading a book in his hand. The window was half open, and outside the window could be heard the sound of rain and leaves rustling.

"Aying is so relaxed."

Jiang Shiying looked up and saw the tall figure entering the room, a smile spread on her face: "Why is your Majesty here?"

As he spoke, he stood up, turned to look out the window, and then slowly walked towards him and said, "Has Your Majesty ever been caught in such a heavy rain?"

Lu Zhaolin took her hand and shook his head with a smile: "It doesn't matter, the people below are taking good care of her."

Jiang Shiying said: "That's good."

The two walked to the window together again and sat facing each other.

Lu Zhaolin picked up the book she had casually placed on the table, took a look at it, and raised his eyebrows: "Why is it Qionglin, a kindergarten school?"

Doesn’t she like to read travelogues and the like?

There was a smile on Jiang Shiying's lips, she lowered her head and stroked her bulging belly, and said, "It's not just for this."

"Oh?" Lu Zhaolin leaned forward and put his hand on her belly, saying, "Our little eight is also pitiful. When he was still in his mother's womb, he was going to start being watched and read by his mother and concubine?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt his hand being kicked.

Lu Zhaolin immediately laughed: "Xiao Ba is echoing what his father said."

"No way." Jiang Shiying gave him an angry look: "Ah Ying doesn't want to stare at Xiaoba while he's studying."

Lu Zhaolin retracted his arm, put it on the table, and asked her, "Why is that?"

Jiang Shiying's face showed a rare shyness: "When I was in my boudoir, I only knew swords, guns and sticks. In terms of learning, I didn't know anything about it, but I didn't know much about it. When Xiaoba enters school, if He asked Ah Ying about the Four Books and Five Classics, etc. It would be fine if Ah Ying didn't understand. But if Qiong Lin, who is studying in kindergarten, can't explain it clearly to his children, how embarrassing it would be."

Hearing what she said, Lu Zhaolin laughed first, and then said: "A Ying is a good handwriting writer, how come she can't be good at learning?"

"Practice calligraphy is calligraphy practice, and knowledge is knowledge." Jiang Shiying said: "Just treat the pen as a sword-like weapon, and you can gain three points of interest from practicing calligraphy."

This was the first time Lu Zhaolin heard this said. He was drinking tea and almost spit out the words. But if you think about it carefully, it makes quite a bit of sense.

He then heard Jiang Shiying continue: "But those things are really giving me a headache just looking at them. Ah Ying would rather practice a set of boxing, a set of swordsmanship, and a set of whips than read half a page of an article."

Lu Zhaolin smiled and threw the "Young Learning Qionglin" aside: "Then don't read it."

"How can that be done?" As he spoke, Jiang Shiying moved her upper body closer to him and lowered her voice: "It would be too embarrassing if people knew that I couldn't even memorize this enlightenment book."

"Who dares to say that you are embarrassed?" Lu Zhaolin raised his eyebrows: "In my opinion, Ah Ying is great."

Jiang Shi's eyes flashed: "Your Majesty will coax me."

Saying such words, he couldn't hold back the smile on his face.

On this day, Lu Zhaolin stayed at Xiangying Juli and spent the whole day with her.

Although the two of them couldn't actually do anything because she was pregnant, Lu Zhaolin still saw her more times than any other concubine in the harem.

Just staying in one place quietly made him feel extremely comfortable.

The next morning, when Lu Zhaolin left Xiangying Residence to go to court, it was still raining.

After another two days, it gradually stopped.

After the rain stopped, I heard that the Queen Mother was ill.

Jiang Shiying hurriedly took people to the Anhe Pavilion where the Queen Mother lived, and entered the bedroom. However, Qingshan stopped her outside the bedroom and refused to let her in.

"Auntie, what do you mean?" Jiang Shiying asked with a frown.

Qingshan bowed and said: "I know that the Queen Mother misses the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother has specifically told you that you are pregnant and must not be allowed in. Otherwise, if you are over the illness, how can the Queen Mother feel at ease while she is ill?" training?"

In this case, Jiang Shiying couldn't hold on any longer. He only asked her carefully about the Queen Mother's condition before returning to Xiangying Residence.

In the next few days, in addition to Jiang Shiying, a group of concubines headed by the queen arranged a team of two to attend the Anhe Pavilion every day.

Although Jiang Shiying was restricted from entering the inner rooms of the dormitory, she still came in person every morning and evening to ask how the Queen Mother was doing.

Before dinner that day, when she entered the palace, she met Qingshan seeing the fifth prince out.