Rebirth of marriage

In the palace, three concubines died in one day.

The two people who were pregnant with the emperor's heir were among them, and the whole court was shocked.

The reason turned out to be a fight between two pregnant concubines. In the end, both were injured and both died, while the other was innocently implicated.

The emperor was devastated by the sudden loss of two members of his royal bloodline, and declared a three-day recess. Since there was no one in charge of the harem for the time being, and the concubines were harming each other, he promoted Yun Gui to Concubine Yun, temporarily in charge of the Sixth Palace.

After Xie Jiu heard the news, the feeling that something was wrong became even worse.

Now that there is no queen in the harem, the previous concubines have long been forgotten by the emperor. The emperor only favors Yun Guiren. No one can get the emperor's favor. There is nothing to fight for, but the relationship is better.

The five new arrivals have only been in the womb for two months, so they are still in a cautious stage, especially the two who are pregnant. According to ordinary logic, the most important thing is to protect the fetus in the belly, so how can they still think about harming them? Others.

Of course, it is inevitable that there will be such unclear minds, but two pregnant people cannot be so impulsive and brainless. The reason for the death of the one who was implicated has not been disclosed to the public.

"Axiao, I want to let the snake go in and try it to find out what the reason is." Xie Jiu muttered, "Lin Shu said that the sterilization pill developed by her father was difficult to solve, but two people were killed in such a short period of time. The concubine is pregnant."

Gu Xiao also had a guess in his mind. He put his arm around Xie Jiu's shoulder and said, "I'm afraid the snake won't be able to detect anything. On important occasions in the palace, especially the places where he goes in and out, the palace staff always check inside and outside to prevent snakes and insects." Rat and ant poisons are also available everywhere.

The places where snakes can go are insignificant, so it is difficult to find out anything. Those snakes can only be beaten to death, which will attract people's attention.

If you are worried, after they are buried, I will take people to the Concubine Garden to check on the three corpses. "

The Concubine Garden Bedroom was a feng shui treasured place chosen near the imperial mausoleum, specially used for the burial of concubines in the harem. In the past, there was no one else but a few tombkeepers. It was not difficult for Gu Xiao to enter quietly.

But if there is any problem with the death of the three concubines, I am afraid that extra personnel will be sent to keep an eye on their graves to prevent them from being inspected.

But if someone is guarding it, it means there is something wrong with the body.

Although she was worried about Gu Xiao's safety, she couldn't say anything not to let him go. The emperor now regarded Gu Xiao as his opponent. The more he knew about the emperor, the better he could deal with him.

When he mentioned the cemetery, he suddenly thought of the former fourth prince Gu Fanli and asked, "Is he still guarding the tomb of the abandoned empress?"

"No more." Gu Xiao curled his fingers slightly, and he straightened his body to face Xie Jiu, "Jiu'er, the second day after I left Beijing for Biancheng, Gu Fanli was brought into the palace. I wanted to tell you after returning to Beijing, but..."

He stretched out his hand and caressed Xie Jiu's belly, "You are pregnant. I don't want to taint the ears of you and my daughter with such a scandal."

The emperor was still infertile, otherwise why would the favored Yungui people not be pregnant, while the two new concubines who had entered the palace were pregnant instead.

Letting other men get involved with his concubine was something that the emperor was familiar with, and it made him feel ashamed and embarrassed. In addition, Xie Jiu was pregnant, so she didn't have to think too much about it, so he didn't say anything to her.

Originally, he thought that the emperor did such a ridiculous thing again just to use the pregnancy of those two people to suppress him and let the officials know that King Xiao was not the only emperor's heir, so as to prevent the officials from turning to his side.

But those two people are dead, and even if the harem is competing for favor, the emperor is not so incompetent that he cannot protect his heirs. Then it is possible that he acquiesces to it as before, or he may even have done it.

But why would he do this?

He couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he planned to check it out.

Xie Jiu also noticed something strange in the palace and was about to intervene, so he had to tell him.

Xie Jiu was so smart and quickly understood what he meant.

The emperor most likely let Gu Fanli hide in the palace and favored the newcomers on his behalf.

Xie Jiu was stunned.

She couldn't even understand the emperor's thinking. He was a king, and many times he was very concerned about face. He was so concerned that his son would outshine him and suppress him.

But there were some things that he didn't care about at all.

He personally cuckolded himself again and again. If it was to take revenge on the queen, it was also to prevent others from noticing the truth about his infertility.

What about now?And for what?

She didn't know if her brain wasn't as bright as before after she became pregnant, or if the emperor was acting outside of common sense, and she really couldn't understand the strangeness.

She felt sorry for Gu Xiao, and she understood why he didn't want to tell her this. It was really hard to talk about having such a ridiculous father.

She touched her belly and said, "Ah Xiao, Nannan said she is hungry."

Xie Jiu changed the subject.

"Whatever you want to eat, I will order it to be done."

Originally it was just a casual comment, but when he asked him this question, Xie Jiu suddenly felt greedy and said with some embarrassment, "I want to eat candied haws."

This is something I loved to eat when I was young, but I haven’t eaten it in many years.

"Okay, you take a rest first, I'll buy it for you." Gu Xiao smiled, ruffled her hair, and left the room.

Xie Jiu picked up a piece of half-dry spicy beef with a silver pick, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly.

This beef tastes very good. It was sent by the Liaodong Prince's Palace and comes in two flavors: sweet and spicy.

Our ancestors said that if a pregnant woman eats too much hard food, she will suffer from bad teeth when she gets old, so they specifically told her not to make beef jerky too hard. She is thoughtful and wise in everything. Will she be able to tell the palace? Do you know a thing or two about the matter?

Xie Jiu was chewing beef and thinking like this, and decided to go to Liaodong Prince's Mansion tomorrow.

Although the spicy beef was delicious, too much would make her angry. After eating two pieces, Xie Jiu leaned on the soft couch and fell asleep. When she realized someone was hugging her, she suddenly woke up.

Seeing that it was Gu Xiao, she complained softly, "Has Xiao gone to make the candied haws on his own? I've already fallen asleep."

Gu Xiao hummed slightly, and when he saw that she was awake, he asked, "Should you eat candied haws on a stick, or should you continue to squint?"

"What's wrong with you?" Xie Jiu noticed that his mood was not right.

Gu Xiao carried her to the bed. Seeing that she had no intention of sleeping, he put a soft pillow behind her waist and said in a low voice, "Two more housekeeper women were sent to the palace today."

Xie Jiu suddenly woke up from his drowsiness.

The emperor excused himself from court for three days on the grounds that he was heartbroken over the loss of his heir. Is he still in the mood to accept a new concubine?

Anger arose in Xie Jiu's heart, and he heard Gu Xiao say again, "The Minister of Hubu, Xu Shilang, has sent a message. The emperor has issued a secret order, urging the Hubu to complete the national draft within two months. The Hubu has just sent a group of people out. .”

Xu Shilang of Hubu is Lu Zhuo's maternal ancestor, and now he is Gu Xiao's son.

Xie Jiu frowned, "What does he want to do?"

Selecting so many young women to enter the palace cannot be because the emperor is old and lusty. If this is the case, why should he hide Gu Fanli, a foreign man, in the palace.

Is it to get those women pregnant?But he doesn't have this ability yet, so he needs Gu Fanli to do it for him. Can't all these women be chosen for Gu Fanli just to get them pregnant?

What to do with their pregnancy?

She thought about it and asked.

Gu Xiao's eyebrows were downcast, "Do you remember that the Great Elder said that he has the aura of elixirs on his body?"

"Make an elixir?" Xie Jiu sat up straight in shock, "How to make an elixir?"

As a pregnant woman, Xie Jiu's voice trembled when she asked this question. She thought of the two dead palace concubines again.

Gu Xiao held her in his arms, put her head against his heart, and whispered, "Don't think about it, Jiu'er, don't think about it."

Even he himself didn't dare to think deeply about it, but he became more determined to explore the concubine's bedroom.