The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

When Xie Wei was getting dressed and combing his hair, he saw Chunfen walking in hurriedly, saying that the Queen had come to Shouning Palace in person.

This really shocked Xie Yu, whose hair was still half loose: "Why did you come here in person?!"

She quickly grabbed the rest of her hair, simply tied it up, and secured it with a few hairpins. Then she lifted her skirt and walked out from the inner room.

Because Shouning Palace was not far from Kunning Palace and the empress did not like extravagance, she only brought a few palace maids with her on this trip and did not bring any ceremonial guards.

When Xie Yuzhen arrived at the door, she just happened to see the queen walking towards this side, about twenty steps away. She thought about it and walked over excitedly without bringing any palace servants with her.

She had been pregnant for three or four months, but her belly was not very big yet. She was wearing a loose and flowing skirt, and she walked with a brisk pace, looking like a bright and beautiful young girl who had not yet married.

"Why did Your Majesty come here in person? I was thinking that I would go and pay my respects to Your Majesty in the afternoon when I had nothing to do." Xie Yuzhen greeted her loudly, exuding a wild temperament that was completely inconsistent with the solemn atmosphere of the deep palace.

When the queen looked at her, she began to think of her hometown.

When the Dasheng Dynasty was founded, two kings of different surnames were established.

One of them failed in his rebellion and his entire family was executed; the remaining one was the Queen's ancestor, Prince Togo.

Prince Dongxiang was a brave and warlike man, and he was the adopted son of the founding emperor. He was extremely loyal to the emperor and was ordered to guard the border for generations. However, his population became smaller and smaller with each generation, and by the time of the queen, she was the only one.

Before the queen was born, the princess had been pregnant twice, but both ended in miscarriage. In order to continue his offspring, Prince Dongxiang took in several concubines, but unfortunately, after several years of hard work, he got nothing. The queen's mother also got pregnant after many years of marriage, and as soon as she was pregnant, she was immediately promoted to a concubine.

Prince Togo had only one child of his generation, and he was in poor health. Not long after the queen was born, he caught a cold and died.

The once extremely prominent Dongxiang Palace ended up with only a few orphans and widows left, relying entirely on the princess for support.

The royal family had no heir, and the late emperor had thought of adopting a son of the royal family to inherit the title, but was rejected by Princess Dongxiang, who said that it was because the ancestors had killed too many people that their descendants died out, and that this was the law of cause and effect, and that it could not be forced.

She refused to adopt an heir, so the late emperor personally named the empress "Linghui" and conferred her the title of Princess Qingning on her, and allowed the princess's son to inherit the title of Prince of Dongxiang.

After receiving the decree, the princess thought about it for a long time and wrote to the late emperor, actively requesting to downgrade her title to the next level. The late emperor was very pleased and allowed the princess's son to inherit the title of Duke. He also granted permission to hang the plaque of Dongxiang Palace until the princess passed away.

At this point, for the remaining widows in the Dongxiang Palace, if those were willing to remarry, the princess would give them dowries to marry them off; those who were unwilling to remarry would be well raised in the palace.

The Queen, Wang Linghui's biological mother, and the concubine of Prince Dongxiang did not remarry, but stayed and raised the child together.

Her childhood was spent under the meticulous care of a group of aunts and mistresses. The women in the palace lived in harmony and happiness. After leaving the palace, because she was the only daughter of King Dongxiang, she was valued by the late emperor, and other officials' wives also respected her and never provoked her.

At the same time, she has a gentle and generous temperament and rarely quarrels with children of the same age. She is very popular in the entire Dongzhou area.

Those were probably the most relaxing and happy days Wang Linghui had ever experienced in his life.

When she was fourteen years old, the princess fell seriously ill. She was afraid that after her death, the concubines, mistresses, and the young queen would be left unattended and bullied, so she wanted to return to the capital with her family and ask the late emperor to find a reliable marriage for her.

The princess wanted to marry Wang Linghui back to her family. Her family was not famous, but they were a family of farmers and scholars. They had a good family tradition and were friendly with their neighbors. Young men and women in her family were always in great demand for marriage, and there was a rule that a man could only take a concubine if he was 40 and had no children.

The princess had planned every aspect for her daughter and had already informed her parents' family. She was just waiting to return to the capital to seek the late emperor's permission to grant the marriage, thus adding some glory to her daughter's marriage.

It's a pity that people are not as good as God.

The widow and orphan of Prince Dongxiang fell into the schemes of the late emperor's concubine as soon as they returned to Beijing.

The son of the imperial concubine saw that Lu Yesheng was increasingly favored by the late emperor, and was trying to find a wife from a noble family for him. This led to an evil idea in his mind. Not long after the Dongxiang Palace returned to the capital, at a banquet, the son of the imperial concubine played a trick and ruined Wang Linghui's clothes. He also deliberately asked someone to bring Lu Yesheng over, and when the two were awkwardly facing each other, he dragged in the courtiers and official families of his faction who were visiting that day to "explore" their affair.

Even if it is impossible to force the Princess Qingning, who is only of title, to be Lu Yesheng's legal wife, it would be good to disgust him and ruin his reputation.

At that time, Lu Yesheng, who was still a prince, had just celebrated his seventeenth birthday. He was doted on by the emperor and empress, like a pearl in the palm of his hand. As a result, he had a somewhat impulsive personality and could not afford to suffer any loss.

After knowing that he was being plotted against, he raised his fist and punched his brother in the face, completely making the matter a big deal. The imperial concubine's faction took the opportunity to launch an attack, repeatedly provoking the situation, causing a huge uproar.

Lu Yesheng was taken away by the late emperor and reprimanded, and then the emperor granted the two of them a marriage.

After suffering such a huge loss, although Lu Yesheng was annoyed, he did not vent his anger on Wang Linghui. After marriage, the two got along harmoniously and respected each other. Although there was no love between men and women, there was friendship between family and friends.

Only half a year after being plotted against, Lu Yesheng, having learned his lesson, became more calm and persisted in making trouble for his brother, both openly and covertly. Finally, with the cooperation of the empress dowager, he completely defeated the imperial concubine's faction. Half a year later, he was made the crown prince. Only three months later, the previous emperor passed away, Lu Yesheng ascended the throne, and changed the reign title to Qiyuan.

"I'm tired of sitting here, and I want to go out for a walk." The queen supported Xie Yuzhen affectionately and exempted her from paying her respects.

Looking at the beautiful young woman in front of her, the queen remembered that fifteen years had passed since she married the emperor. During these ten years, she had never been pregnant. It was not until last year that she became pregnant and gave birth to a son... It was not easy to get pregnant. She had several signs of miscarriage. Fortunately, she was pregnant to full term and gave birth, but it was difficult to give birth...

The fifth prince will be two years old in two months, but he is being raised in Kunning Palace and never appears in public. Xie Yuzhen has never seen him, but he has heard that he is in poor health.

The Dongxiang Palace had difficulty in having an heir, and the queen also felt that it was her poor health that brought trouble to her son. When she saw that Xie Yuzhen was still so lively and had a rosy face even though she was four months pregnant, she felt envious and relieved, but she still asked about her health out of habit.

Xie Yuzhen pushed aside Yunrong in a familiar manner, took the Queen's arm, and walked slowly with her towards Shouning Palace: "I am fine, eating well and sleeping well. Oh no, I didn't sleep well these days because I missed you!"

The queen carefully observed the delicate beauty and noticed the messy bun on Xie Yuzhen's head. "Being pregnant is stressful and pregnant women tend to be sleepy. If you, ahem, just want to see me, just send someone to pass the message. You can continue to sleep in your own palace until the sun rises a few more poles. There is no need to get up so hastily to greet me."

After being exposed for her good sleep and late nights, Xie Yuzhen did not feel ashamed. Instead, she showed the same clingy attitude she usually used to flirt with the emperor: "I also want to find a good excuse to see Your Majesty, but unfortunately my brain is not very good... How about, Your Majesty, please have mercy on me and think of a few good excuses for me?"

She decided to curry favor with the queen.

He tried to please him with a serious attitude.