Three anecdotes

"My lord, Lu Chongyuan is here." Ying Hua, the shadow guard next to Cardinal Jin, said.Since he came back from Chu State last year, he brought with him four men, four women and eight shadow guards.Men call them throwing helmets, abandoning armor, breaking halberds, and sinking sand, and women call them Huakai, Hualuo, Yunshu, and Yunjuan. All of them are masters out of a hundred. Shang Chengbi once said to him that these people It's too inauspicious to combine his names, but Cardinal Jin said, "A minister who has lost his country doesn't even own his own life, let alone his name?"

Cardinal Jin put down the white silk for wiping the sword, "She is not in Yikun Palace to raise her baby with peace of mind, what is she doing here?"

"Send her away." Hua Kai said.

Cardinal Jin raised his hand, "No need, listen to what she has to say, go and make a pot of wattle honey."

"Yes." Huakai agreed in a low voice.

Lu Chongyuan is now the ninth concubine and lives in the Yikun Palace where only the fourth concubine is eligible to live there. It is a time of prosperity.

Shang Chengbi has been on the throne for nine years and has no heirs. Before Cardinal Jin, he had always treated the concubines in the harem equally. Those who were pleasing to the eye would stay for a while longer, and rewarded a lot, but never increased his status.As a result, the position of the fourth concubine has been hanging in vain. Except for Dang Xiuyi who was given to death because of the rebellion of the king of Chu, there is only one of the nine concubines, Lu Chongyuan.

Shang Chengbi's vision is extremely high, except for Cardinal Jin, he has never been in love with anyone, he has indulged in sex for many years, and has controlled countless girls, but his son has never seen any movement.Once upon a time, there was a court lady surnamed He, who had some kind of great luck, and she was lucky enough to conceive a dragon fetus. Unfortunately, she was lucky, and the dragon species slipped out after staying in her stomach for less than three months.Shang Chengbi didn't feel any pity when he found out, anyway, he was in his prime and had plenty of opportunities, even if there were some dark rumors from the previous court, he didn't take it to heart at all.Now that Lu Chongyuan is pregnant, she has also blocked the mouths of those old ministers.

Cardinal Jin smiled and saw that this newly favored Chongyuan was indeed a homely spirit and a nourishing body, and her airs became more and more arrogant.She was two months pregnant, and her belly hadn't shown yet, so she pretended to be supported by a handsome young eunuch and put on an air of arrogance, followed by eight maids of honor. The villain succeeds.After entering the door, he said hello, but he refused to sit on the embroidered pier with a six-legged lotus flower around his waist, so he asked someone to spread several cushions on the soft couch, and even put a soft pillow behind his waist, "Marquis Linyuan Forgive me, it's really not my frivolity, but the dragon fetus in my belly—"

Cardinal Jin smiled, "Your Majesty is now the number one noble person in the palace. If this baby is born safely, it may become the eldest son of the emperor. Naturally, you should be more careful."

Lu Chongyuan sighed leisurely, "But he still asks Lord Hou to fulfill him."

Cardinal Jin waited for the honey tea to bloom before saying, "I know that my mother is pregnant with dragon descendants and it is inconvenient to drink tea. This is the nectar specially mixed by my servants. Forgive Chonghua to say it bluntly, my mother's complexion is very gloomy."

Lu Chongyuan nodded to a confidant girl beside her, and the girl immediately called for someone to carry a five-foot-high blood coral. The coral was so delicate and bright red that it was so thick that it could drip blood.Cardinal Jin laughed, "What are you doing, Your Majesty?"

Lu Chongyuan and the rest of the servants all retreated, and they stood up with their arm pillows propped up, and bowed to Cardinal Jin, "This blood coral is so precious, how can a concubine dare to plunder its beauty."

Huakai immediately helped Lv Chongyuan up, and Cardinal Jin said, "The one in your womb may be the future emperor of Daliang, how can Chonghua deserve this obeisance."

Lu Chongyuan looked around and deliberately lowered her voice, "Marquis Linyuan can afford it. Whether this child can be born safely or not depends entirely on Marquis Linyuan."

Cardinal Jin pulled the corners of his lips, hooked his feet and leaned against the table, and stroked the spine of the sword with his fingers, "Your Majesty, it seems that I can't tolerate this child anymore?

Lu Chongyuan got up and walked over, stretched out a pair of slender hands in front of him, "Master Hou, please take a look."

Cardinal Jin didn't even raise his head, "I don't dare to look at this, my lady, please be more solemn."

Lu Chongyuan blushed, "I didn't mean that, but I asked Marquis Linyuan to look at this string of beads."

"Your Majesty's wrists are as bright as jade, but the red agate beads make her arms more lustrous." Cardinal Jin said lightly.

Lu Chongyuan clenched his fists, "The Marquis of Linyuan doesn't know, this is not agate beads, this, this is clearly red musk beads."

Cardinal Jin slid the Chu characters engraved on the sword of the flying spring sword, "That lady was not careful. Although musk is precious, it has the effect of promoting blood circulation and stimulating menstruation, and has the effect of promoting the birth of a child. The queen's dragon fetus is not stable, and she is greedy for the orchid musk that fell that night. You shouldn't be so careless about the romance in your life."

Lu Chongyuan took off the red musk string, "The Marquis of Linyuan knows that someone intends to harm him, and—"

Cardinal Jin interrupted him, "Murdering the emperor's heir is a serious crime. Your Majesty has no proof, so be careful what you say."

Lu Chongyuan took a deep breath, "Master Hou, I know that Su Ri has offended me a lot, and I am here today to apologize to Marquis Linyuan."

Cardinal Jin still had that indifferent look, "Not to mention."

Lu Chongyuan bit her lip, "Apologizing is the first thing; second, I want to make a future for the child in my womb."

Cardinal Jin didn't even look at her, "Your Majesty praised her. The eldest son of Daliang, the emperor, naturally has a great future."

Lu Chongyuan knelt down, "Master Hou, I know that I am from a humble background and have no one to rely on. As a parent, I have to think far and wide for my children. This concubine wants to dedicate this child to Marquis Linyuan. This son-in-law—" She had just finished speaking, but Cardinal Jin pulled her up, Lu Chongyuan was so shocked that her face turned pale, but Cardinal Jin put his ear on her belly, "Don't move."

Lu Chongyuan's heart was pounding, and Cardinal Jin just said, "You are so nervous, how can I hear the fetal breathing."

Hearing what he said, Lu Chongyuan felt relieved immediately.She leaned back, asking Cardinal Jin to listen carefully to the fetus.Cardinal Jin put his arms around her waist, walked around with his palms close to her waist, and gently pushed her down on the couch, Lu Chongyuan was startled, "Master Hou, what are you doing?"

Cardinal Jin pressed his knee against her lower abdomen, and blew into her ear, "This child already has a cheap father, I don't want to be the second one!" He stood up immediately after speaking, "Take Take your coral, take your beads, and go!"

Lu Chongyuan also stood up, her face was slightly pale, but her movements were very neat, but when she put on the red musk beads again, she deliberately raised her arms. She was originally weak, but now her light yellow sleeves are rolled up, Then he revealed a snow-like jade arm, and Lu Chongyuan looked at Cardinal Jin, "Don't you even know this, Lord Hou?"

Cardinal Jin didn't want to look at her at first, but out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a red mole on her arm. The mole was so small that nothing unusual could be seen at all. Not sold."

The weak Lu Chongyuan immediately changed his posture, and even his foggy eyes shot out a murderous look, "I have never bowed down to serve the emperor."

Cardinal Jin sighed lightly. It turned out that the king's father's conspiracy was so deep, "Now I know how your child came here."

Lu Chongyuan just straightened her back, "My lord said, this child needs to be protected, so please put the big things first."

Cardinal Jin stood with his hands behind his back, "I have my own opinion, you should step back. From now on, there is no need to come."

"The subordinates have something to ask the prince." Lu Chongyuan said.

"I can't save your life. The Jin family will definitely take good care of your family." Cardinal Jin's voice was very low, but his momentum was very heavy.

"I never thought that I would be able to go back alive. I still say the same thing, the child in my belly is always my flesh and blood. I—" before Lu Chongyuan finished speaking, Cardinal Jin immediately interrupted, "This I will discuss this matter with the emperor. Please go back with Chong Yuan."

Lu Chongyuan understood and was about to leave immediately, but suddenly heard that extremely cold voice, "What are you doing here?"

Before the words fell, there was a wailing. Shang Chengbi came here in anger, and saw Lu Chongyuan standing there gracefully in a goose-yellow shirt. There were only her and Cardinal Jin in the whole dormitory, and his face changed at that time. Hua, what's going on?!"

"The concubine sees the emperor." Lu Chongyuan quickly knelt down and saluted.If it was normal, Shang Chengbi would have called her to stop before she lay down, but today, the wind swept across her sleeves and knocked the coral to the ground.

Cardinal Jin smiled and shook his head, "Why are you so angry, are you troubled?" He said to Lu Chongyuan, "Get up."

"Distressed?" As soon as Shang Chengbi grasped Cardinal Jin's wrist, Cardinal Jin pushed him, "I lost my temper for no reason, of course I feel distressed, and I feel distressed for the child in her belly."

When Shang Chengbi heard this, he clasped his hands even tighter. Cardinal Jin raised the corners of his eyes but bit his lips slightly, with an extremely aggrieved look, "The child must be afraid of you when he sees you like this." Father is gone. Let go."

Shang Chengbi felt that he meant something, and gently let go of the hand that was clasping his wrist, "The harem is a place of right and wrong, but it turns out to be left and right—"

Cardinal Jin smiled, "What am I supposed to do? It's worth being jealous." As he spoke, he stuck out his tongue, and the tip of his tongue lightly touched the tip of Shang Chengbi's nose. Shang Chengbi's body trembled, and the numbness was not over But the son suddenly disappeared, as if scratching his heart with claws.Cardinal Jin looked back at Lu Chongyuan, "Are you still going out?"

Shang Chengbi put his arms around Cardinal Jin's waist, "I heard that she brought that coral to you."

Cardinal Jin lazily laid half of his body on his lap, "You came here in such a hurry because you were afraid that I might miss and hurt your son."

Shang Chengbi didn't speak, Cardinal Jin turned over and lay on his lap, "Someone planned to hit your precious son, but unfortunately it wasn't me."

"Not necessarily a son." Shang Chengbi deliberately did not answer his words.

Cardinal Jin said, "Don't worry, from now on, the person who will touch this child the last is me."

"Why?" Shang Chengbi asked anxiously.

"What do you think she is here for today?" Cardinal Jin asked without answering.

"How did I know—" he suddenly changed his words when he said this, "so that's the case. No wonder she came here with that coral. This woman is not too stupid."

Cardinal Jin sat up, "Do you agree?"

Shang Chengbi held him tighter, and rubbed his face with the tip of his nose, "I've actually thought about this a long time ago, but it's still too early to say."

Cardinal Jin said, "I hope she will have a daughter."

"Why?" Shang Chengbi was puzzled.

Cardinal Jin sat on his lap, but dangling his feet, "I like girls, they are a little bit small, they grab our clothes, call you father, call me—"

"Call your father king, okay?" Shang Chengbi asked him, "I want to make you King Rui."

"I like the word Linyuan. Moreover, I like to be called Xiao Hou Ye, which sounds much better than Wang Ye." Cardinal Jin refused.

Shang Chengbi remained silent, Cardinal Jin took his hand, "Jia, actually, I want our daughter to call me Marshal Father."

Shang Chengbi followed his long hair, "I said something wrong yesterday, don't worry about it."

Cardinal Jin tensed his forehead, but the more he tried to flatten the lines on his forehead, the more he wrinkled, "Maybe you are right, but unfortunately—"

"What a pity?" Shang Chengbi looked at him.

"It's a pity that the Di people are useless. A King Jingbian is enough to take care of them." Cardinal Jin rubbed the back of Shang Chengbi's hand with his fingertips, "Ji Tan, when you go to march in person, I'll be on the saddle. It can also make a difference!"

"Okay. At that time, we will mount a war horse, I will use a gun, you will use a halberd, and we will go to Helianshi's hometown!" Shang Chengbi waved his hand, and said with pride.

Cardinal Jin also looked fascinated, "Then you agree, and when the child is born, you will call me Father Commander."

Shang Chengbi wrapped him in his arms, "Okay. These years, you have taken care of my Jianghu affairs for me, and you can be regarded as half a commander in chief."

Cardinal Jin suddenly sighed, "It's a pity, after all, it's still your and someone else's child."

Shang Chengbi hugged him tightly, "If I say it's yours, it's yours! I'll make an order for him to recognize you as his father. If he doesn't obey and bully you, I'll beat him for you."

Cardinal Jin smiled, "Before your son was born, you were thinking about beating him up."

Shang Chengbi put his lips into Cardinal Jin's ear, "I can't let anyone bully you, not even my son."

Cardinal Jin said, "But, I'm afraid that he will be bullied by others. Chongyuan, after all, is the last of nine concubines, and a rebellious son like me is put on the table as a foster father, this child—"

"You and my child, do you still care about these things? This woman actually thought of taking refuge in you. Didn't she always treat you—" Shang Chengbi was a little puzzled.

Cardinal Jin smiled, "Some people can't sit still. The queen is too unprogressive, and Musk can do such an old trick."

"It may not be the queen." Shang Chengbi looked at Cardinal Jin, "Yu Jiazhen will clean up sooner or later, so don't keep staring."

Cardinal Jin said, "Who would it be if she wasn't? Are other women in this palace worthy of competing with this child? Kai, it's been nine years, and you've had at least hundreds of concubines and maids in your life, but none of them are safe. Don't you really have any doubts about giving birth to a child?"