Become a winner in life after binding the childbearing system

Chapter 457 A Stranger’s Rise to Power (25)

August 15th, Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

At this time, Shen Yao was already four months pregnant, and after being diagnosed by the imperial doctors, she was able to engage in moderate activity.

Therefore, at this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, Shen Yao not only attended in her best attire, but also sat on the right hand side of the emperor.

On the left sat the only remaining imperial concubine among the four concubines, with a stiff face as if she wished to kill Shen Yao with her eyes.

Shen Yao didn't care and ate the food on the table leisurely.

"Host, you can't touch that. You can't use the cup, and the chopsticks..."

The system became more and more angry as it spoke. Why were there so many taboos when it came to eating out? What on earth did the servants in the imperial kitchen eat?

"Don't be impatient. The more anxious you are, the more you will fall into their trap," Shen Yao calmly put down her bowl and chopsticks, picked up a handkerchief and wiped her palms.

"They pushed hard on my stomach in various ways, and many of them relieved me."

Shen Yao curled her lips, looked up and smiled sweetly at the emperor beside her, "It just so happens that the imperial physician is here today. Since you don't want to spend the holiday comfortably, then everyone should just be upset."

As soon as Shen Yao finished speaking, she heard the emperor's caring tone.

Shaking her head to show that she was a little tired, Shen Yao picked up the soup beside her, put the spoon in question in it and stirred it back and forth.

As the sound of dance music sounded below, dancers in cool clothes appeared gracefully. There was a crisp sound of porcelain from above. Shen Yao covered her stomach with a look of pain and wailed.

The originally harmonious and happy banquet suddenly disappeared. As the emperor roared and yelled, people knelt on the ground, waiting for the storm that was about to hit them.

Of course, some people are nervous while others are excited. Those who have stood in line earlier cannot turn back, and the only thing they can do is to get rid of the unexpected heir to the throne.

"Niang Niang"

Lianxiang looked at her master beside her nervously. The imperial concubine's hands were shaking and her body was hunched. The light and shadows around her obscured her slightly excited and crazy facial expression.

"Lianxiang, do you think Xin Zhaoyi can keep this child?"

Lianxiang shook her head and said she didn't know, which immediately made the imperial concubine turn around and glare at her.

Lian Xiang: ...

Lianxiang was so frightened that her heart skipped a beat. She pursed the corners of her mouth, not knowing what to say.

"She will definitely not be able to keep this child, the royal heir should not be born from her womb," No, the royal heir should not exist. Without the royal heir, the emperor would be willing to come to Yongning Palace. The royal heir cannot be born!

The imperial concubine's eyes were sometimes sharp and sometimes confused, and her words were incoherent.

If the Imperial Concubine had not held a high position and had no one else around her except me (the Emperor had already taken Shen Yao away), she would not have ended up well just based on what had just been said.

"So the Zhou family is involved in this matter? The King of Yong and the King of Jin have already been deposed, and the Zhou family is not deeply involved, so why bother?"

Lying on the bed in the Qianqing Palace with her eyes closed, feeling the emperor's worry and the nervousness of the imperial doctors, Shen Yao chatted with the system.

Anyway, with the protection of the system, the little bit of stuff I drank has no effect at all.

But this time some people in the Imperial Hospital and the Imperial Kitchen are going to be in trouble, because everything they eat and use has passed through the hands of both parties, and yet nothing has been found out yet.

"Host, the gap is hard to make up. Once someone has a mind, it is difficult to suppress it. If the Zhou family wants to remain rich and powerful, they must choose a strong person."

Previously, the Zhou family invested in the emperor, and eventually the emperor ascended the throne in exchange for the position of the first-rank grand tutor of the Zhou family. Now, the Zhou family has invested in several princes with children, and they must want to preserve their original wealth and pass it on to the family.

Before the host entered the palace, the Zhou family had invested in concubines in the harem, but these people were not ambitious (including the imperial concubine), and there was no possibility of the birth of a royal heir.

The Zhou family had no choice but to get involved with several princes who were very popular. Now Shen Yao jumped out to tell all the families who invested in advance that she could have children. They were on the wrong path, and this slap in the face was even more difficult for them to accept. They must eliminate the disruptive factors.

The system's theory can actually convince most of the forces that still dare to take action, because the longer Shen Yao is kept, the more disadvantageous it will be for them.

There is no way back, you can only go down this path until the end, and even regret will be of no use.

"What's going on with Xin Zhaoyi? What do you do for a living?!"

The emperor could not help but get angry, and pointed at the kneeling imperial physicians with great dissatisfaction, saying that they took everything he had given them, but in turn damaged his interests.

The emperor said several good words and whispered to Li Guiquan to make sure to investigate the matter thoroughly. No one involved in the accident should be implicated.

"Host, the emperor is going to kill again. What a sin."

The emperor was so angry that he laid down millions of corpses.

Every time the emperor gets angry, there will be a major reshuffle inside and outside the palace. Many people will be implicated, and many people will take the opportunity to stand up.

"It cannot be said that there are no innocent people among these people, but there is nothing we can do about it." If we don't take the initiative to attack, we will passively face the enemy. Does Shen Yao want to commit this murder? What can we do? It's a life-and-death struggle. There are also innocent people behind her.

'Host, perhaps we should speed up our plans and try to reduce the chances of this happening today.'

If it is impossible to avoid it completely, then try your best. As long as they have a clear conscience, that's enough.

The system does not have the kindness to ask the host to do this or that. It knows that some things are beyond their control, and they can only do their own thing well.

"In front of the system, the power of individuals is insignificant. Now we are safe, but we are just one step ahead in skills." If one day they fall into danger, then the troubles that befall others today will turn around and fall on us.

Because Shen Yao has the system by her side, she sometimes feels like she has a bird's-eye view, but she is more likely to be secretly vigilant, reminding herself not to get complacent and make mistakes. Human beings are the most controllable and the most uncontrollable creatures. No one knows how a person will behave if he does not play by the rules. She still has to be cautious and proceed step by step.

"You must keep an eye on the former court and the harem for me. We cannot afford to fail in our mission."

It is far less effective to remedy the situation after the fact than to prevent it in advance. Shen Yao slowly stretched her body and her closed eyes began to wake up slowly.

"Beloved Concubine"

"Your Majesty!"

Shen Yao opened her mouth, tears welling up before the rain, and looked towards Yu Yu beside her with a pair of misty eyes.

Yu Yu was immediately heartbroken and quickly walked to the bedside and took Shen Yao into his arms. He whispered soothing words and made soft promises, trying his best to ease the other party's nervousness and not affect the royal heir in her belly.

Shen Yao buried her head in Yu Yu's arms, tears welling up in her eyes.

Yu Yu felt a wetness on his chest, and stroked Shen Yao's hair with his big hand, "Don't worry, my beloved concubine, I will not let go of those evil people who attacked you and the emperor this time!"

In his heart, he had already put some people on the kill list. Yu Yu gritted his teeth and felt that what he had done before was too mild. Killing a chicken to scare the monkeys? It seems that if he didn't kill enough chickens, the monkeys would not be afraid at all.

The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet ended in a hurry, and all the concubines in the palace were banned by the emperor, not allowed to go out without oral permission.

It was simply overbearing and unreasonable. For some concubines of noble birth, this was a slap in the face.

"What dignity do we have? Once we enter the palace, we become concubines with no control over our own affairs," and it is even difficult for us to be ourselves.

Zheng Xiurong fiddled with the book in front of him, turning a page calmly while talking.

The maids serving beside her had faces full of heartache. They would occasionally show some joy before their master entered the palace, but after entering the palace, she was like a puppet, always with just the right smile on her face, without any excessive emotional fluctuations, as if she was heartbroken.

"No need to be like this. I have lived a good life in the palace. Your Majesty, give face to the Zheng family." Besides, even if she was slapped in the face, all the concubines were treated equally. What should Zheng Xiurong be sad about? As for not being able to compare with the pregnant Xin Zhaoyi? If she were the emperor, she would only do more than the emperor. It was human nature.

Maid:......

What else could she say? Her master had already said everything she wanted to say. The maid turned around and silently brought her the cakes and drinks that her master liked to eat and drink, taking care of her wholeheartedly.

In fact, there are many people in the harem who are open-minded like Zheng Xiurong.

Of course, there are also a few typical examples of people who cannot get over it, such as the imperial concubine and Deng Chongyuan.

The imperial concubine was extremely excited because she had something to hide, while Deng Chongyuan was worried and afraid of being considered troublesome.

The two people had two different mentalities, and the result was that the imperial concubine became more and more crazy, and Deng Chongyuan became more and more seriously ill.

When Shen Yao was sent back to Furong Palace from Qianqing Palace to stay in seclusion for the pregnancy, Deng Chongyuan was hanging on to her last breath, and the imperial concubine also broke off relations with the Zhou family.

"The Emperor is busy trying to find evidence against Prince Cheng and his men. A group of imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital and palace maids from the Imperial Kitchen have been killed. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is selecting new people. Has the Shen family inserted anyone according to our plan?"

This is the best opportunity to enter the palace. The number of servants in and out of the palace is fixed every year, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs does not select people every year.

The emperor's anger was uncontrollable on both occasions, causing a lot of additional damage and serious loss of palace servants.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs took the opportunity to recruit some new people as a chance to place some personnel there.

The Shen family had confirmed these details with Shen Yao when Shen Rong entered the palace. Now, it has only been less than half a month since Shen Rong entered the palace, so she will most likely not have forgotten them.

'We are preparing according to the host's plan, but there are many families outside the palace who want to do this, and the number of people in the Imperial Household Department's small selection is also limited. The host does not need to hold too high hopes.' As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. The system feels that with the current status of the Shen family, it is difficult to deal with the huge Imperial Household Department, after all, it is a department that serves the royal family.

"It's good to have it. There will be other opportunities in the future," Shen Yao kept a calm mind.

This time, with the help of the emperor, Shen Yao cleaned up Furong Palace again.

Now there are no spies planted by others in Furong Palace, so at least she can rest assured about the safety of her own territory for the time being.

"Eat the meal in front of you one bite at a time, and walk the road ahead one step at a time," Shen Yao smiled and encouraged herself.

"master"

Xiaofu came in from the door, bending over. "Butler Li brought some people to deliver some rewards. Master, do you want to go out and take a look?"

These days, rewards from the Qianqing Palace continued to flow in, from large porcelain ornaments to small jewelry and cosmetics, all of which flowed into the Furong Palace like water.

Who doesn’t say that Furong Palace is the most favored, unique inside and outside the palace!

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