In the Qianqing Palace, the emperor was lying on a rocking chair. After listening to Li Yu's report, his head felt swollen.

"Did Ruyi really say that?"

Li Yu lowered his head.

"Everything I say is true. I dare not hide anything."

Honorable prince? Ruyi did remind him that some of his sons should be crowned princes.

The emperor covered his face with the book in his hand, closed his eyes and said:

"Li Yu, go and convey my order to summon Prince Lu and Prince He to the Yangxin Palace for a discussion. The head of Xuanzong's palace is waiting outside."

A few days later, the emperor ordered his men to announce several orders to the imperial court and the harem:

The eldest prince Yonghuang was conferred the title of Heshuo Prince An, the second prince Yonglian was conferred the title of Heshuo Prince Yuan, the third prince Yongzhang was conferred the title of Xun Prince, and the fourth prince Yongsheng succeeded Prince Lu as heir and inherited the family business as Prince Lu.

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, he brought several princes to worship at the ancestral temple to inform his ancestors.

At the same time, he ordered the eldest and second princes to leave the capital and go to Shengjing to deal with the snow disaster. The third prince entered the Ministry of Rites, and the fourth prince entered the Ministry of War to study.

As soon as this decree was issued, there was a stir in the harem.

This was something Fucha Langya and Gao Xiyue had expected. As early as last year, the emperor had mentioned to them many times that he wanted several older princes to leave the palace and set up their own households.

So the two of them went to the Qianqing Palace hand in hand to express their gratitude. Langya and Xiyue made some fashionable snacks and coaxed the emperor to reward several princes with a lot of silver.

When Su Lujun learned about this, she was so happy that she was tossing and turning. The Second Prince had raised Yongzhang, and Princess Hejing had found a good marriage for Yongzhang and had conferred him the title of a Prince. This meant that he could start a family and build a career. She had to thank the Queen Mother very much.

When Jin Yuyan learned about this, she felt relieved, which was very different from her mood in her previous life.

In her previous life, when Yongsheng was adopted, she felt that he had fallen out of favor. However, in this life, she realized that Yongsheng not only got the throne, but also inherited a large share of the family property for free. This was the benefit that the emperor gave to the prince.

Besides, Yongsheng is still a prince and can enter and leave the palace, so he has lost nothing.

Now Yuyan has begun to look forward to the time when her four eldest sons are all granted titles of king and noble rank. When they become queen dowagers, she will take turns staying with them for a few days, which will make her very happy.

In the following days, during the Dzungar war, King Balin led several hundred personal soldiers to support and made some military achievements. As a result, Concubine Ying began to gain favor gradually, and Ke Changzai also slept with her several times.

While the harem was immersed in a joyful atmosphere, Ruyi, who learned the news in Yikun Palace, stared and sat in her chair motionless.

After a moment, Ruyi gritted her teeth and threw the chopsticks down fiercely.

She bared her teeth, then covered the mouth ulcer with her hands and cried out a few times.

That’s right, Ruyi once again played the perfect sour boy and spicy girl game. This time, she didn’t ask anyone to verify it, and she still believed that she was pregnant with a prince.

So she started eating delicious, spicy food again, and this time, she developed mouth ulcers within a few days.

Lingzhi picked up the chopsticks on the ground and advised, "Master, don't be angry. Be careful not to hurt the dragon heir."

Ruyi pursed her lips and analyzed the emperor's favor in her mind.

The eldest prince is just the eldest son, and the second prince is just the legitimate son.

The emperor conferred upon them all the titles of princes, using the technique of checks and balances to make the eldest prince and the second prince fight with each other, and to make the empress and Concubine Hui alienated.

As for the third prince, he is stupid and the highest title he can get is a prince.

However, the Fourth Prince was actually adopted. What does this mean? It means that the Emperor no longer wants this son.

Thinking of Jin Yuyan's pride, Ruyi couldn't help but begin to feel pity for this woman. She was separated from her mother's family, the Yu clan, and her son was adopted by an adopted son. She really lost both her wife and her army.

Thinking of this, her mood improved. She picked up the chopsticks and ate another bowl of rice with the chopped pepper cured duck on the table.

Lingzhi and Yunzhi were watching from the side in bewilderment. Was their master trying to coax them into submission again?

After finishing her meal, Ruyi held her stomach and said, "Lingzhi, the emperor demoted my position to protect me. We haven't gone to thank him yet. Come with me to the Qianqing Palace."

Lingzhi advised: "Master, you just stopped the punishment of being restrained, and your foot was twisted before. Your health is not good, you should take good care of it."

Ruyi shook her head: "Lingzhi, you don't understand. The emperor punished me with the punishment of standing on the board, but he was actually more hurt. Come with me to the Qianqing Palace to see him."

Lingzhi sighed, feeling sorry for the baby in her master's belly, as it had to suffer all kinds of torture before it was even born.

The winter sunshine is still warm. Ruyi wore a navy blue cotton-padded Manchu dress today, combed her hair into a round Manchu style, and put on all the kingfisher feather jewelry from the Yiku Palace.

Now that she is pregnant, she wants to look decent.

On the long street, Ruyi walked like an old woman, swaying slowly until she saw a tall, bright figure appear in the distance.

It was the wife of Prince An Yonghuang, Ilari, who accompanied him to the palace to express his gratitude.

One year after Ilari and Yonghuang got married, they gave birth to the emperor's eldest grandson. The emperor was overjoyed and personally named him Mian De and made him a Beile.

She and Yonghuang lived in harmony, and she was pregnant again. Today, Yonghuang went to the Qianqing Palace, so she went to the Xianfu Palace to pay a visit to her mother.

Ruyi squinted her eyes and recognized her for a while before she realized that this was Yonghuang's wife. Thinking that this wife had a humble family background but was able to become the legal wife, Ruyi felt a little dissatisfied with her.

After thinking for a while, she understood the whole story.

It must be that Concubine Hui did not treat Yonghuang as her own son and was unwilling to find him a wife of high social status, which destroyed her relationship with the Queen.

That's why I found this small family.

Ruyi felt a trace of superior pity for Yonghuang and his wife. How could such a marriage result in such mutual love between her and the emperor?

When Ilari saw Ruyi, she stepped forward and greeted her respectfully according to the rules.

"Ilari greets Empress Xian. Hello, Empress Xian."

Ruyi watched Ilari, who was also pregnant, finish her ceremony, and then she kindly whispered:

"Get up quickly. You are pregnant too. Why be so polite? Are you here to pay respects to Concubine Hui?"

Lingzhi was speechless. If she didn't want Fu Jin to pay her respects, she should have said so earlier. Fu Jin's pregnancy seemed to be even greater than hers.

Ilari still smiled, as gentle as the spring breeze:

"Yes, I haven't seen you for a long time. If you don't have any other instructions, I'll go first."

Seeing that Ilarie was sensible, Ruyi did not mind teaching her some rules. She stepped forward and lowered her voice and said:

"Mrs. Yonghuang, you are pregnant now, and it will be difficult for you to serve him. It would be better to choose a few concubines for him. That would be the right thing to do."

After hearing this, Ilari took a step back, put away his smile, and his eyes became cold.

"Empress Xian, the prince and I have just been married for less than two years. Even my mother and the queen mother sympathize with our deep love and don't want others to interfere. What you said today is beyond the line.

Besides, the appointment of a concubine must be approved by the Emperor, and the taking of concubines is something that the prince and I have discussed. Why didn't Empress Xian go and tell the prince about what she said today?

Could it be that my pregnancy is my fault?"

After Ilari finished speaking, she raised her head and looked at Concubine Xian in front of her. The prince once told her that it was difficult for women to make a living in this world. If he took a concubine, he would not like it and it would delay her, so he was unwilling to take a concubine casually.

Ilari was also happy to see this happen. She and her husband were a young couple, and it was a good time for them to get along with each other.

Even if they have conflicts in their daily lives, the couple will make up after a quarrel, and everything will be fine after a while. Why should she take the initiative to accept a third person?

Does Concubine Xian really like to take concubines for her husband?

Besides, she was a noble lady with no relation to her, and Yonghuang was not her son, yet she wanted to interfere in the affairs of her younger generation.

She's going to complain to her mother!

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