[Red Mansion] The adopted son of the Lin family

The Chengqian Palace is now full of joy, and all the decorations have been replaced with gold, jade and precious utensils and ornaments according to the order of the Supreme Emperor.Even the bed where Baochai slept was completely new, covered with tributes brought from the treasury by the Emperor himself, it was warm in winter and cool in summer, which was just right for Baochai's confinement.

These gold and silver utensils, to put it bluntly, are not placed in whose palace, the rewards from above, which palace concubine dares to take it for herself.It just means that the Supreme Emperor values ​​a certain concubine, who can really be serious about these things.On weekdays, the comparison between concubines and concubines is not for one, two or three cents, but for the favor of the person next to them.

The Supreme Emperor's love for Xue Baochai has obviously taken away the limelight from too many people in Ningshou Palace.The old concubines, who had been serving the left and right sides with the Supreme Emperor from his hidden residence, felt that they should not be able to do so, but they were either not favored or had no children.Year after year, she wasted her youth in the palace, and no amount of beauty was gone with the passage of time.

Seeing Xue Baochai sitting firmly on the same seat as them, not only doted on by the Supreme Emperor, but also pregnant with a dragon seed in her stomach.Don't say whether the concubine is carrying a boy or a girl, just saying the word "old man and son" has already made the emperor laugh from ear to ear.

A man, especially a man who used to rule the world but now retreats behind the scenes, the years have left indelible marks on his body, but he is eager to prove that he is not old yet!That's why he fell in love with Jia Yuanchun, who had a very lucky birth date and appearance back then. After that, he included Xue Baochai one after another.

But Jia Yuanchun is not up to Xue Baochai after all.

In terms of qualifications for entering the palace, Jia Yuanchun went from a court lady to a female official, and then sat on the seat of a palace concubine. Naturally, he experienced much more than Xue Baochai later.It stands to reason that Jia Yuanchun should take advantage of the right time, place and people.But on the contrary, it was Xue Baochai, a woman who came from behind, who really took advantage of the right time, place and people.

When Jia Yuanchun came out, it had only been a few years since the Supreme Emperor and his concubine moved into the Ningshou Palace. The proud toffees had long been accustomed to the days of stars and moons.All of a sudden, she suddenly became an old woman whose time had changed, and they couldn't accept it quickly.

And in the past few years, Ningshou Palace has Concubine Shen firmly sitting on the top spot, although Concubine Shen is not the empress dowager, and her status is not very high.But she deserves to be favored. When the Supreme Emperor was still the emperor, Concubine Shen was simply the most favored woman in the sixth palace.Moreover, Concubine Shen's son, Prince Zhongshun, was the number one contender for the throne at the beginning. Even though the emperor is now enthroned, there is nothing to do with Prince Zhongshun, but he can't stand the favor of the Supreme Emperor. There are faint signs of recovery in recent years.

Throughout the ages, most of them are like this.

The harem and the former dynasty, men and women, are closely related and come down in one continuous line.

In the palace, Concubine Shen was able to control the Supreme Emperor, but outside the palace, there were loyal and obedient princes who came to the palace every now and then to fulfill their filial piety.The Supreme Emperor did not love the mother and son.Even though today is the one who sits firmly on the throne, the Supreme Emperor still gave Concubine Shen an imperial decree, saying that after a hundred years, Concubine Shen would be buried in the mausoleum.

You know, this is a great favor.

To be able to sleep in the ground with the emperor, apart from a woman sitting on the queen's seat, there is no other.

Concubine Shen received this imperial decree, she was naturally grateful, and she became so arrogant that everyone in the harem couldn't match her.

This is probably the most beautiful time for Concubine Shen.However, at this moment, Jia Yuanchun was chosen by the Supreme Emperor, and he was promoted to the position of nobleman unexpectedly.

What a nobleman, when Concubine Shen was at her most proud and beautiful, Jia Yuanchun flattered her so blatantly, wouldn't she be slapping her in the face?That's why Concubine Shen bullied Jia Yuanchun and gave Jia Yuanchun a deep impression.The people in the harem naturally acted accordingly, Jia Yuanchun was just a newly promoted nobleman, no matter how favored he was, his rank was very low, not to mention that the Supreme Emperor favored her to accompany Shen Taifei on the second day, this Jia Yuanchun was also unreliable. wavy.

Thinking about it this way, those concubines and concubines, including the lower court ladies and little eunuchs, are not very friendly to Jia Yuanchun.

If it weren't for Mrs. Wang's constant support of the silver that was sent to the palace, Jia Yuanchun would hardly be missed by the Supreme Emperor.After surviving the most difficult situation, Jia Yuanchun, who finally succeeded in ascending to the position of concubine with his own beauty and the favor of the Supreme Emperor, was too late to be happy, but a bigger blow came soon after.

The daughter-in-law who was supposed to look after her younger brother cut off her beard!

Jia Yuanchun caressed the jade bracelet on his wrist, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"The Supreme Emperor is here." The shrill voice carried a hint of imperceptible arrogance. When Jia Yuanchun heard the sound, he knew that it was Eunuch Li who was often accompanied by the Supreme Emperor.When he was about to get up, the Supreme Emperor had already approached the hall.

"The concubine pays respects to the Supreme Emperor, and the Supreme Emperor is blessed and safe."

Jia Yuanchun's voice was intentionally soft, matching her slender waist, her gentle smile was even more indescribably graceful.Although not as delicate as Jiangnan women, it is also a rare hibiscus in the palace competing for spring.When the Supreme Emperor saw this, he was naturally happy, and he stretched out his hand to help him, seeing the piece of bracelet protruding from Jia Yuanchun's wrist, he couldn't help but smile.

"My concubine is a little out of touch, I just came to see you. I heard that my concubine has been feeling unwell recently, but have you announced the imperial physician?"

Jia Yuanchun replied with a smile: "Trouble the Supreme Emperor for thinking about my concubine. The body of my concubine is just a small problem of the old year, so there is nothing wrong with it." After speaking, he sat down in the direction of the Supreme Emperor's finger.

However, upon hearing what Jia Yuanchun said, the Supreme Emperor looked at her pretty face like a lotus and couldn't help sighing: "That's right, old diseases should be taken care of well. You have been in the palace for so many years, the most important People with my heart, it's a pity that you are too careless physically. When it comes to this, you should learn from Concubine Duan."

When the Supreme Emperor mentioned Xue Baochai, Jia Yuanchun almost gritted his silver teeth.But when the old sage said this, he was thinking of her everywhere, but there was a bit of reproach between the lines.It seems to be saying that if Jia Yuanchun had taken care of his body and served in the palace for so many years, he would have given birth to an heir, so why wait until now.

Jia Yuanchun hurriedly changed his face, and fell down on the lap of the Supreme Emperor with a look of fear, and said in a soft voice: "The old sage blamed all the concubines for being careless, and they didn't take good care of their bodies. It's really the concubine's fault for the old sage to keep this in mind." After finishing speaking, two teardrops seemed to fall, which made the old sage's heart soften, and he couldn't say anything more.

Ever since Baochai became pregnant, the old sage's favor towards Chengqian Palace has been growing day by day.Not to mention that the daily rewards flow like running water, even the old sage is not very happy to go to other palaces, he only wants to be with Xue Baochai wholeheartedly, let alone worry about the child in Xue Baochai's belly every day.

But today I don't know what kind of wind is blowing, and the old saint came to his palace.

Jia Yuanchun lay on the lap of the old sage, several thoughts had already turned in his head.She is not a stupid person, Xue Baochai is in the limelight now, and the old saint is most nervous about the fetus in her womb, how could she go to another palace at this time?If Xue Baochai heard about it, wouldn't that be an embarrassment to Xue Baochai?

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the old sage sigh softly, "I have neglected the harem these days because I am concerned about the fetus in the womb of Concubine Duan. I think you have been ill for a long time, and it is hard to bear. I heard Concubine Shen say When you started to have a high fever, you still called me, I really..." At this point, the Supreme Emperor stretched out his hand and stroked Jia Yuanchun's temples slowly, with a sense of appeasement.

Only then did Jia Yuanchun understand that the reason for the old sage's trip was because Concubine Shen had shown her merits in front of the old sage.Thinking of what Concubine Shen said before, Jia Yuanchun strengthened his thoughts even more.

Because she timidly raised her head, she had shed a few tears just now, and the corners of her eyes were still slightly red, looking up at the Supreme Emperor like this, really looked a little pitiful.Jia Yuanchun's face was always like a hibiscus, but now his eyelashes were full of tears, it was more like a hibiscus with dew, indescribably beautiful.

A flash of amazement flashed in Taishanghuang's eyes, which was caught by Jia Yuanchun.

Jia Yuanchun gently took the hand of the Supreme Emperor and pressed it on his wrist, the transparent jade bracelet was also exposed from the cuff.Jia Yuanchun said with a slight smile: "The Supreme Emperor still remembers that this jade bracelet was given by the Supreme Emperor himself when the concubine was promoted to the concubine last year."

The Supreme Emperor also looked at it carefully, and it was really good.This jade bracelet was a tribute from Burma in the year when Jia Yuanchun became the concubine Xiande. Because the jade bracelet was transparent and clear, and of excellent color, Jia Yuanchun was the most favored by him at that time, so he personally Rewarded.Yin smiled and said, "It's hard for you to still wear it."

When Jia Yuanchun heard this, he withdrew his wrist shyly and timidly, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and said with blushing cheeks: "The concubine will not forget it for a day. The emperor gave it to the concubine, and the concubine only regards it as the emperor's companion." It's the same as being by your side. In this way, even if the Supreme Emperor can't think of his concubines, his concubines will still think about the Supreme Emperor every day."

As expected of someone who has been in the palace for many years, he naturally knows what the Supreme Emperor loves to hear most.

Jia Yuanchun's words were just right.

The Taishang Emperor was really happy, he held Jia Yuanchun's hand and rubbed it for a while, and couldn't help saying: "I also know that I have wronged you these days, but it's just that Chai'er is pregnant and weak, so I have to spend more time with her. You and her are relatives." Sister, are you still thinking that you can't eat these old vinegar?"

Hearing the Taishang Emperor's mouthful of hairpins, Jia Yuanchun almost wanted to bite his silver teeth to pieces.Helpless, if she really showed such a shape in front of the Supreme Emperor, it would be a waste of Concubine Shen's effort.

Thinking of this, Jia Yuanchun raised his head halfway, and his bright eyes were stained with tears.

"The Supreme Emperor cares about his sister, so there is nothing wrong with the concubines. The single concubine really misses the Supreme Emperor in her heart, and she looks forward to it three times a day, but asking the Supreme Emperor to sit in the concubine's palace, even for a short time, is an infatuation of loving the concubine." After finishing speaking, she leaned on the Supreme Emperor's lap again, and said in an extremely soft voice: "If the Supreme Emperor is free today, I just ask to accompany my concubine more. The concubine sees that her sister is spreading leaves for the Supreme Emperor, and she is only envious in her heart. "

After hearing this, the Supreme Emperor felt a surge of excitement in his heart.Compared with the generosity of everyone in the harem, Jia Yuanchun's coquettish attitude is really like the appearance of Concubine Shen when she first entered the palace more than 20 years ago.Thinking about it this way, the Supreme Emperor looked at Jia Yuanchun with a little more love and affection.

Xue Baochai, who was sitting at the round table, saw the sunset and the beginning of the month, but the palace servants hadn't announced the arrival of the Supreme Emperor, and his heart slowly cooled down.Seeing the sumptuous dishes on the table in front of him, Xue Baochai paused holding the chopsticks, losing his appetite after all.

After a while, Ying'er came in and reported back, "Madam, Eunuch Li, who is in front of the Supreme Emperor, is here."

When Xue Baochai heard this, she hurriedly put away the unhappy expression on her face, and put on a faint smile. After listening to the string of greetings from Eunuch Li, Baochai said with a smile: "Eunuch Li has worked so hard. Now, Yinger, don't worry about it."

Eunuch Li held the flat purse in his hand, his eyes were all smiles.Who doesn't know that the purses that reward people in this palace, naturally the flatter they are, the more powerful they are.What's more, Concubine Duan has always spent a lot of money, and the amount here is probably no less than 200 taels.Just holding the purse into his arms, Xue Baochai asked with a smile: "I don't know where the Supreme Emperor is eating today. Yesterday the Supreme Emperor said he loves this bad goose palm, but today he can't enjoy it." .”

After hearing this, Eunuch Li knew nothing.This Concubine Duan looks gentle and honest, and she is not angry when she hears that the Supreme Emperor is not coming, but it can be heard from this question that the Concubine Duan is trying to express that she is favored, and the whereabouts of the Supreme Emperor cannot be ignored Said.After thinking about it, Eunuch Li bowed and replied: "Your Majesty doesn't know, today a virtuous concubine from Changchun Palace has kept the Supreme Emperor for a meal, the Supreme Emperor is very happy, and today she will rest in Changchun Palace."

When Baochai heard this, her smile became more tranquil, "Eunuch Li has always been the most proud person in front of the Supreme Emperor. The Supreme Emperor often said that only Eunuch Li is the most lovable when changing the palace people around him." Said: "It's a good idea to send Eunuch Li out. It's time for the Supreme Emperor to find him."

After finishing speaking, Ying'er respectfully sent Eunuch Li out without mentioning it, and Eunuch Li was very proud of being so promoted, so it was no problem.

But he said that far away in the Rongguo mansion, in the Lixiang courtyard, another incident happened.

It turned out that when the news came that Baochai was pregnant, the rewards in the palace were like flowing water, and the Lixiangyuan where Aunt Xue lived was naturally plated with gold. The kindness made everyone get close to Xue's family in every possible way.Gradually, Mrs. Wang and others were shot backwards.

Because of this incident, Mrs. Wang was often called to speak by Jia Mu.The meaning inside and outside the words, I really don't want to see Xue's family.

Mrs. Wang was also very bitter in her heart. Of course she didn't want Baochai to be favored and steal Yuanchun's limelight in the palace, but the other one, Aunt Xue was also her biological sister after all, with a rich family, even Baochai had entered the palace now. But since he lives in the Rongguo Mansion, he can still make money in terms of expenses.

Seeing that she couldn't make sense with Mrs. Wang, Jia Mu had to go to Changchun Palace every second and sixth to pay her respects, and kept telling Yuanchun.

In fact, to put it bluntly, Jia Yuanchun and Xue Baochai are obviously the same type of woman.

But when it comes to why the Supreme Emperor dotes on Xue Baochai more, it is simply because of a man's nature of liking the new and loathing the old.Furthermore, Xue Baochai was only sixteen years old, and was born as a businessman. She was good at dancing and could win people's hearts.Although Jia Yuanchun also has a gentle temperament, but because she was born in the Duke's family, she must be somewhat arrogant, so she is not as popular as Xue Baochai in the palace.

This was also expected by Jia's mother. Compared with Xue Baochai's tact, although Yuan Chun is much older, and has been immersed in the harem for so many years, after all, it is not as good as Baochai's ability to buy people's hearts.

Mother Jia had no choice but to find a prescription for Yuanchun in private, hoping that Yuanchun would be able to dream of bears and omens. If a prince was born in the future, not only would Yuanchun stabilize his position in the harem, but Even the Jia family can leap forward.A young prince who poses no threat to the throne is simply a talisman for the Jia family's century-old prosperity!

However, when the news came from the palace that Concubine Duan was pregnant, Mother Jia felt as if she had received an electric shock.

When she went to see Yuan Chun in the palace again, she saw that although Yuan Chun had lost a little, his expression was quite calm.After further discussion, I realized that because of Baochai's favor, the Supreme Emperor had rarely gone to the harem.But Yuanchun had the help of Concubine Shen, so the Supreme Emperor stayed in Changchun Palace for half a month.

When Jia Mu heard this, she was really happy and surprised.

Happily, it was only Yuan Chun who regained the favor of the Supreme Emperor, and when Xue Baochai was pregnant, he was able to keep the Supreme Emperor's man, which could not be said to be Yuan Chun's good fortune.

Surprised, it was Concubine Shen who never made friends with the Jia family, and now she took the initiative to show her kindness, and she didn't know what kind of medicine this Concubine Shen sold in her gourd.

But seeing the sharp contrast between the attitude of the palace people in Changchun Palace and half a month ago, and seeing a bit of complacency on Yuan Chun's face from time to time, even though Jia Mu was suspicious, she suppressed it.I had no choice but to hold Yuan Chun's hand and exhort: "Your Majesty is working very hard in the palace, and her every move attracts attention, so be careful."

"In the past two years, the Supreme Emperor's mind has become more and more difficult to guess. The empress must serve carefully, and don't fall into the tongue of others."

"This is the medicine that the old lady found for the empress, please take it on schedule. In the deep palace, the empress should be pregnant with the dragon heir as soon as possible, so I can plan."

Yuan Chun took the medicine, held it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, it was indeed almost the same as the medicine he took before.

After a while, Baoqin came to deliver a message, Yuanchun locked the medicine in the box, and said goodbye to Jiamu, and asked Baoqin to send Jiamu out.

After Jia Mu went out, Yuan Chun began to read the letter Mrs. Wang sent when she entered the palace last time.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, everything is in order. The Xue family's old shop has sold two places, and in half a month, they will all change hands."

This was written by Mrs. Wang herself, and the handwriting made Yuan Chun have a long-lost warm smile on his face.Although my mother is being overwhelmed by Xue's family in the mansion, Aunt Xue has let her guard down a little bit after bearing the humiliation. She has repeatedly mentioned the expenses in the palace, which finally moved Aunt Xue's heart.Also, Yuan Chun took advantage of Mrs. Wang's time to enter the palace to make more suggestions. Several places in the Xue family's old shop have been found and sold by Mrs. Wang.

Hmph, what a merchant's daughter, the light of the firefly is also worthy to compete with the sun and the moon in this palace!Let's see if there is nothing left in your Xue family's old shop, will you still be able to sit firmly in the position of Duan Concubine!

Another day, the Supreme Emperor stayed in Changchun Palace, and when Jia Yuanchun woke up the next day, the Supreme Emperor had already disappeared.Baoqin heard the sound coming from the curtain, and hurriedly went to serve.When he was fully dressed, Jia Yuanchun turned the emerald ring between his fingers, looked at the scenery outside the house and said with a smile: "It's such a rare day, don't let it down, Concubine Duan is pregnant. Her sister, it is time to visit her."

Holding the piano to understand, he brought a cloak embroidered with auspicious clouds and blessings in gold silk and put it on Yuanchun. Looking at it, it was indescribably graceful and luxurious.Coupled with Yuan Chun's exquisite makeup that was lucky yesterday, it even brought out the magnificence of the virtuous concubine.Yuan Chun took a picture in the mirror and couldn't help pursing his lips into a smile.

Chengqian Palace has always been the place closest to the emperor, even though the Supreme Emperor has retired to the position of emperor, but this Chengqian Palace is still the most yearning place for the favored concubine.Xue Baochai has been in the palace for only two years with a mere body, and her status has risen so quickly, how many people in the harem are jealous and want to catch her wrong.But Xue Baochai has a smooth temper and is good at dancing with long sleeves, so people can't find the slightest fault.

Jia Yuanchun raised his head and glanced at the palace plaque engraved with the words "Chengqian Palace", it is really a place that people yearn for.

When she thought of the Chengqian Palace, which was supposed to be in her pocket, but was robbed by Xue Baochai halfway, she felt unspeakable resentment in her heart.Looking up at the palace plaque for a long while, Yuan Chun finally managed to suppress the resentment on his face, a slight smile appeared on his lips, and he also clasped his hands in his cuffs.

"Concubine Xiande... This servant greets Concubine Xiande." Ying'er was taken aback when she saw Jia Yuanchun, obviously she never thought that this Concubine Xiande, who had never been in contact with Concubine Duan, would appear here.However, she was only slightly stunned for a moment, and Ying'er had already reacted.

"Hmm." Jia Yuanchun looked down at Ying'er who greeted her with a condescending smile, with a mocking smile on his lips.

Jia Yuanchun pondered for a little longer, Ying'er's calf trembled a little while kneeling on the ground.

"Ying'er?" Accompanied by a gentle call, Xue Baochai, who was caressing her belly, walked out of the palace calmly with a smile on her face.When he saw Ying'er kneeling on the ground and Jia Yuanchun, who was smiling but not smiling, he was only slightly distracted, and smiled affectionately: "Why is my sister here? It's really hard for my sister in such a hot weather." Said Then, she spat at Ying'er who was kneeling on the ground: "Stupid girl, hurry up and pour a cup of good tea for sister, she's stuck here like a log."

After some words were dismissed and punched, he had already picked up his posture, and even Yuanchun couldn't do anything about it.

When Ying'er was blessed and went into the inner room, Xue Baochai said with a smile again: "I don't know what kind of wind is blowing today. Earlier, the Supreme Emperor came to visit and gave a lot of instructions. Now my son and sister Here we go again. My sister is so happy, I haven't seen my sister for quite a while."

When Jia Yuanchun heard this, a bit of anger rose in his heart.

The Taishanghuang got up early today, and because he enjoyed serving him yesterday, he asked her in every way to rest well and not to get up to serve.She woke up a bit late, who would have expected that the Supreme Emperor woke up early in the morning, and it turned out that he came to Chengqian Palace!

On the one hand, Xue Baochai led Jia Yuanchun into the Chengqian Palace, on the other side, Yinger had already made tea and put it on the table, standing aside with a smile to serve.Jia Yuanchun secretly praised in his heart: What a clever girl.Looking at Baoqin next to her, although she is more than loyal, she is a little less intelligent.

Sitting at the table, looking at Xue Baochai's calm and soft smile, Jia Yuanchun also smiled lightly: "My sister has been in the palace for less than two years, but she has such a great blessing. My sister is also very happy for you."

Baochai lowered her head slightly when she heard the words, as if shy.

"Thanks to my eldest cousin for taking such good care of me in the palace, otherwise I wouldn't be here today." Baochai said this in a very low voice, except for Yuanchun, even Yinger and Baoqin could hardly hear it clearly.Just holding the piano and watching Baochai caressing his lower abdomen from time to time, and seeing the flash of anger in Yuanchun's eyes, he knows that Baochai must be provoking Yuanchun's anger.

Sure enough, Yuan Chun snorted coldly and said: "My sister has a heart. I can't afford the title of 'Big Cousin'. My sister is now the most proud person in front of the Supreme Emperor, and she is pregnant with the emperor's heir." , I am far behind you."

Baochai smiled sweetly and said, "Eldest cousin was joking. My younger sister entered the palace that day. If it hadn't been for the eldest cousin to make it happen, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to be where I am today." As he spoke, he got closer to Yuanchun, and only smiled: "If it wasn't for my palace that day There are other plans, and now I'm afraid they are still being manipulated by the eldest cousin!"

"you--!"

Just as Yuan Chun was about to have a seizure, she heard a sharp declaration of decree, and when she saw Baochai again, she had already sat upright with a faint smile on her face, and her left and right sides blocked the hand she was about to wave.

"The servant congratulated the concubine Duan, the mother of the empress was sealed by the emperor's relatives.

Madam, although she is no more than a fourth-rank respectful person, the Supreme Emperor has something to say first.As long as the empress can give birth to the prince smoothly, this empress' mother's family still has a bright future. "

It was Eunuch Li who was in front of the Supreme Emperor who came to announce the decree. Holding a piece of yellow silk in his hand, he quickly read out all kinds of rewards like flowing water, and finally mentioned this top priority again. Not to mention a purse.

After they left, Jia Yuanchun stood up resentfully, and looked down at Xue Baochai who was smiling and silent. "Sister is so capable, she coaxed the Supreme Emperor into giving her an imperial order!"

Jia Yuanchun said this angrily and anxiously, didn't he!Her biological mother, Mrs. Wang, was only a pleasant person, and the only person she could compare to Xue Baochai in this harem was that she was born in a duke's family.However, the emperor's imperial edict immediately lifted Aunt Xue to the position of the fourth-rank imperial order, which was equivalent to overwhelming Mrs. Wang.How can Jia Yuanchun not be angry, not angry!

Xue Baochai stroked her lower abdomen with a smile, and under Yuan Chun's jealous gaze, said with a faint smile: "The eldest cousin is joking, how can we control the mind of the Supreme Emperor? My sister is just a woman who only knows how to reproduce for the Supreme Emperor. Scattered branches and leaves. Can't compare to my eldest cousin, she has always been a sweetheart, and she can help the Supreme Emperor to solve problems."

These words, coupled with Xue Baochai's nonchalant glance at Yuan Chun's lower abdomen, can be described as a vicious provocation.

But Jia Yuanchun was just irritated.

"What a Mrs. Xue, you dare to be presumptuous in front of me!" Yuan Chun was so angry that he almost pointed at Xue Baochai's nose and scolded, "I used to think you were a good person at home, but it turns out that you are such a good man!" Scheming. Strange way coaxed his wife to like you so much, wishing to point you to Baoyu, and coaxed his wife to bring you into the palace, plotting against Bengong's family, stepping on Bengong to take the position."

"Bah! You're an idiot, you don't even look at your background, and you're ashamed to compete with me for this honor!"

Baochai let Jia Yuanchun yell and scold, the smile on his face gradually faded, showing a bit of aggrieved look.

"Big cousin, I..."

"Shut up! The bitch has to be called Bengong, and you don't want to see if you deserve it! Earlier, I was a careless person, but you have a vicious face, which coaxes everyone in the family to let you go Order, come now to ask for my strength, I will clean up you sooner or later—"

"presumptuous--!"

Jia Yuanchun was on the verge of scolding, but was suddenly stopped by someone, his heart was hard to calm down, he turned his head and cursed angrily: "What are you, come and stop my palace—the emperor, the Supreme Emperor...!"

Jia Yuanchun was so frightened that he lay down on the ground. He never thought that the Supreme Emperor would appear in Chengqian Palace at this time, not dealing with the emperor's government affairs.

The Taishanghuang's face was purple with anger from Jia Yuanchun's scolding, and seeing Xue Baochai's hand caressing his lower abdomen, his face was snow-white, and he looked like he was about to cry, his heart was full of pity, and he hurriedly hugged Xue Baochai's shoulders and couldn't help comforting him.When he looked down at Jia Yuanchun who was trembling on the ground, his eyes were already full of disgust.

"I pass on my decree: Grand Concubine Jia's words are not condescending, she is disrespectful in front of the palace, and violates the precepts of the saints and ancestors. Immediately remove the title of 'Xiande', demote her as a concubine, and move to the side hall of Changchun Palace. She is forbidden to leave the palace for half a year."

Hearing this decree, Jia Yuanchun was already so frightened that he almost fainted, so he didn't have any thought to look at the sarcasm floating on Xue Baochai's lips.

Jia Yuanchun was reprimanded sternly by the emperor, and he didn't dare to argue a word.When she heard the Supreme Emperor's decree and deprived her of the title of concubine and demoted her to be a concubine, the sadness and anger in her heart were intertwined, and she wished she could eat Xue Baochai who was smiling like a flower beside the Supreme Emperor.

"Concubine Jia, don't back down!"

"Yes, concubine, thank you Lord Long En." With tears in his eyes, Jia Yuanchun gave the Supreme Emperor a mournful look, but because the Supreme Emperor turned his face away in annoyance, he couldn't detect the look in the Supreme Emperor's eyes.

When Jia Yuanchun was helped out by Baoqin, Xue Baochai put away the schadenfreude smile on his face, frowned slightly and helped the Supreme Emperor to sit on the couch, and then said softly: "Please the Supreme Emperor lightly, so as not to be called The eldest cousin is sad."

The Supreme Emperor was a bit surprised when he heard Xue Baochai say this, and when he saw Baochai frowning slightly, he quickly stretched out his arms to embrace her, "My concubine's words are wrong. Even though Concubine Jia is your eldest cousin, in the end there is something wrong with her virtue. Since she has served me for so many days, she has already been punished lightly."

"The Supreme Emperor doesn't know. When my concubine was at home, I always heard that my eldest cousin is the most talented woman. I also heard that my eldest cousin has been in the palace for so many years and has worked hard to serve the Lord. The Supreme Emperor was still a concubine a few days ago. From time to time, I mentioned that I want to reward my eldest cousin, but now my eldest cousin thinks about it, but it is just a momentary impulse. A favor!"

"This……"

The Supreme Emperor was a little embarrassed.

Ordinarily, Jia Yuanchun's aggressive posture really displeased the emperor, but in the past month, because Baochai was pregnant, he spent almost every day in Changchun Palace.I have to say that in terms of serving people, Jia Yuanchun and Xue Baochai want to compare, that is a mature and charming, and a young and cute.But now that Baochai is pregnant with a dragon heir, no matter how he thinks about it, it is useless.It was because of this incident that he discovered a side of Jia Yuanchun that he had never discovered before.

Now that Jia Yuanchun was smashed by his own eyes, he was not willing to punish him too much, otherwise, when Xue Baochai was pregnant in October, whose palace would he go to?But if you don't punish... The Supreme Emperor glanced at Xue Baochai, always feeling that Xue Baochai didn't seem to be sincerely pleading for Jia Yuanchun.

Xue Baochai caught the look of hesitation in the Emperor Taishang's eyes, so she smiled lightly and leaned on the Emperor Taishang's lap, saying: "The Emperor does not know that my concubine also lived at the eldest cousin's house for a period of time before, so I don't know what to say or not to say. "

"Is there anything else to hide between my concubine and I?" The Supreme Emperor also smiled and pinched Xue Baochai's plump cheeks, and said with a smile: "Speak quickly, my concubine, no matter what you say, I will not blame you at all." That's it."

Xue Baochai then said eloquently: "The original concubine is also a niece, so how can I say that my aunt is not. However, although the second wife of the Rong Mansion is the concubine's aunt, she is also in charge of the household's property, blindly only For self-interest, the relatives were forced to complain. Besides, the slaves in the mansion are also very powerful. The emperor cherishes the old courtiers the most, but the emperor has inevitably forgotten that these old courtiers’ families are now in charge. The person who does the housework has already changed."

"Whether these people respect the emperor in their hearts, they can't say for sure."

As soon as Xue Baochai finished speaking, he blessed him generously and said with a smile: "I forgot that the concubine, thinking that the emperor will come to the concubine's palace, had already prepared a soup of tremella and lotus seeds and chilled it with crushed ice. At this time It couldn't be better to eat. I also invited the emperor's ministers and concubines to fetch it, so it's comfortable to eat in summer." After saying that, he was blessed and took Ying'er with him.

When Ying'er was walking forward holding Baochai, followed by a little court lady holding white fungus and lotus seed soup, the Supreme Emperor had long since disappeared from Chengqian Palace.

Baochai smiled and sat at the table, asked the little maid to put down the white fungus and lotus seed soup, took a sip of the spoon persistently, and said with a slight smile on her lips: "It's better to chill it after all, it's a pity, the Supreme Emperor can't taste it." Here we are." Then he smiled at Ying'er and said, "This soup is too cold, I can't eat more when I'm pregnant, so I reward you today."

Ying'er bowed her knees to thank her, took the white fungus and lotus seed soup and ate it.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager came and left in a hurry. It's hard for the Empress to have prepared such a good white fungus and lotus seed soup early in the morning. But the Empress Dowager didn't even have a bite, it was wasted." Yinger finished eating , wiped his mouth, and smiled again: "It's just that the Supreme Emperor has no good luck, but it's a slave servant for nothing."

Then Baochai raised her eyelids leisurely, "When I was in Jinling, when it was very hot and hot, didn't you like to eat the white fungus and lotus seed soup the most? Bengong's body is colder. I can’t bear cold things. I’ve chilled this white fungus and lotus seed soup again, isn’t it your favorite? It was meant for you to eat, so why feel sorry for others.”

Ying'er was startled when she heard the words, and she also thought of the old days in Jinling. Although she understood a little bit, she was very puzzled.

Baochai smiled again and said, "Silly girl, I didn't prepare this white fungus and lotus seed soup to cool off the summer heat. If the hot and scorching weather doesn't stir up the emperor's anger, I'm afraid I won't wait After the birth of the emperor's son, the Chengqian Palace will change hands."

Such a Jia Yuanchun, such a Mrs. Wang, encouraged her mother to sell half of the old shop in the middle of the capital, and most of the money she got was probably withheld privately.

Xue Baochai squinted her eyes, "Make wedding clothes for others", I'm afraid Jia Yuanchun didn't understand this sentence deeply enough!Otherwise, how dare she give Mrs. Wang a trick against her Xue family?

"But the empress is still begging for Jia Taipin today, the Supreme Emperor may not let Jia Taipin go because of the empress's favor."

Regarding this, Xue Baochai smiled and said: "Of course I want to intercede for her, otherwise, how can I burn this fire in the palace outside the palace?"

"Good cousin, good aunt, you should never, never should have plotted against me and the Xue family!"

As Xue Baochai said, within two days, Jia Yuanchun's status was demoted again, and he was demoted from a concubine to a nobleman.Only this time, it's no longer the Jia Guiren who was so famous when he was first visited by the Supreme Emperor.When Eunuch Li went to Jia's house to announce the decree in person, Mrs. Wang's fifth-rank edict was deprived, and even Jia's mother's first-rank edict was affected, not to mention Jia Zheng and others who never had the slightest idea.

When the news from outside the palace reached Jia Yuanchun's ears after a day's delay, Jia Yuanchun, who had already been demoted by the Supreme Emperor to a nobleman, once again tasted what it means to be ruthless and the heart of an emperor.

But those, after all, it was too late to understand.

Concubine Shen couldn't have imagined that a chess piece that was pushed out with great difficulty would actually be played against Xue Baochai for the first time.