Didn't Love You Enough

In December of the eighth year of Yuntai, Xuanyuan Zhaoshen officially abdicated as the Supreme Emperor. From then on, he stopped interfering with political affairs and concentrated on resting his body.

After the simple enthronement ceremony, Xuanyuan Hancheng once again sat on the dragon chair after a long absence, feeling a burst of emotion in his heart.

In the days that followed, Xuanyuan Hancheng handled government affairs in an orderly manner, visited his father every day, and felt relieved to see his father's condition improved.

Xuanyuan Hancheng was not in a hurry to move out of the Crown Prince's East Palace, and went back and forth between the Imperial Study Room and Pingle Garden every day as usual.Although Xuanyuan Hancheng only had Lin Jiabao, the Song family and the Yu family in the backyard, it would not be difficult to change the palace.But Xuanyuan Hancheng considered that Guaibao's body was heavy, and it would not be easy to get tired now, so the matter of moving the palace was postponed.

Xuanyuan Hancheng only issued an imperial decree regarding the matter of the ministers' canonization of the harem.Canonize Lin Fangjun as noble monarch, and posthumously confer Zhang Fangfei as virtuous concubine.Both the Song family and the Yu family were canonized as concubines.In addition, no canonization ceremony was held.

Xuanyuan Hancheng knew that now was not the time to make Guaibao the queen, so he didn't care too much about the absence of the canonization ceremony.

Everyone inside and outside the court knew that this was because the Supreme Emperor was ill, and it was not good for the emperor to seal the harem at this time.Seeing that the emperor is still living in the prince's east palace, he has no intention of moving the palace for the time being.The ministers all praised the emperor for his pure filial piety, and they were much less worried about the new emperor's enthronement.

When Zhang Shilang's family learned that their daughter was posthumously named a concubine, the whole family was very pleased.I am even more grateful to the emperor, full of gratitude.In the court, Zhang Shilang always followed the emperor's political opinions, and followed suit, which brought great convenience for Xuanyuan Hancheng's control over civil servants.

Mrs. Yu broke a set of exquisite tea sets, "My lord! Your lord! You are just a twin, born as a palace servant. Now you have been named a noble, why!" The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she became, "My stomach I don't even know what it is!"

"Your Majesty, don't be angry, it's not worth it to be angry." Biying, the eldest palace maid beside Yu Shi, persuaded her.

"Oh...the palace is not moving, and there is no canonization ceremony, what kind of empress..." Yu continued to complain.

"Your Majesty, stop talking, be careful..." Bi Ying looked out of the window worriedly, the partition wall has ears.

Yu's mouth was silent, so he had to vent his anger on the handkerchief, and twisted two more handkerchiefs before giving up.

In the afternoon, Xuanyuan Han returned to Pingle Garden after summoning several confidant ministers.He was not in a hurry to see Guaibao, but changed his clothes first, and then went to Guaibao's palace after getting rid of the cold air on his body.

Once inside the palace, it was as warm as spring, and more than a dozen braziers were placed in the palace, all burning gold charcoal without a trace of smoke.This top-notch treatment is the only one in this harem except for the empress.The people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are all good people, and everyone in the harem doesn't know who doesn't know Lin Guijun's exclusive favor status.Naturally, as soon as I have something good, I will send it to Pingle Garden, which is very courteous.

Seeing Xuanyuan Hancheng's return, Lin Jiabao got up to greet him, "Prince... oh no, your majesty is back." Lin Jiabao couldn't get used to it yet, and Xianggong suddenly changed from His Highness the Prince to the Emperor.

"How is Guaibao feeling today?" Xuanyuan Hancheng helped Guaibao to sit down, and kissed Guaibao's dimple.

"Very good, today I can feel the baby moving." Lin Jiabao said excitedly, feeling the baby move for the first time.That was the first time he clearly felt the magic of life, stroking his swollen belly, the blood-linked happiness cannot be described in words.

"Really!" Xuanyuan Hancheng put his hands on Guaibao's belly carefully, and said expectantly to Guaibao's stomach: "My boy, say hello to father."

After waiting for a long time and seeing no movement, Lin Jiabao grinned. "Perhaps the baby is asleep."

As soon as Lin Jiabao finished speaking, Xuanyuan Hancheng suddenly felt a bulge on Guaibao's stomach.

"Ah! The baby just kicked me!" Lin Jiabao said happily.

"Good boy, don't kick your father in pain." Xuanyuan Hancheng also felt it, and smiled and said to Guaibao's stomach.

"I don't feel any pain." Lin Jiabao said as he leaned against Xuanyuan Hancheng, liking Xianggong's nervousness towards him.After Xianggong became emperor, he still regarded him as a treasure as before.

Xuanyuan Hancheng saw several booklets on the table, "This is it?"

"This is what the second prince needs to get married. The queen mother has to take care of the Supreme Emperor every day, and is also busy with the second prince's marriage. It is very busy. There are still ten days until the wedding, and the mother asked me to help check it." Lin Jiabao As he spoke, he handed the brochure to Xuanyuan Hancheng.This time the second prince's wedding was ahead of schedule, and the construction of the second prince's mansion has not yet been completed.The queen decided to let them get married in the palace now, and rearranged the Jinyang Palace where the second prince lived now, and used it as a temporary residence after getting married.

Xuanyuan Hancheng turned the page, "Don't be so tired, baby, ask Mother Qiu to help you a little bit."

"I'm not tired, I see you and the queen mother are so busy, I also want to make some snacks." Lin Jiabao said a little shyly.

"Guaibao is so good! You have done a good job, as long as you and the baby are doing well, that is more important than anything else." Xuanyuan Hancheng said softly to Guaibao.

Ten days later, the second prince's wedding was held in Jinyang Palace as scheduled.Xuanyuan Han was very pleased to see that his younger brother was able to start a family and start a career in this life.Lin Jiabao watched the ceremony with him, feeling a little envious when he saw this grand scene.But thinking back to that red candle night back then, the piece of dragon and phoenix auspicious handkerchief that has been treasured up to now, thinking about Lin Jiabao also felt very satisfied.

"Guaibao, Xianggong owes you a grand ceremony, and I will definitely repay you in the future." Xuanyuan Hancheng noticed the look in Guaibao's eyes and whispered in Guaibao's ear.He secretly vowed in his heart that in the future, he must give Guaibao a grand empress ceremony.

After hearing Xuanyuan Hancheng's words, Lin Jiabao just shook his head lightly, showing a bright smile.Now this is fine, he is very satisfied and not greedy.

Xuanyuan Hancheng was dazzled by Kuaibao's smiling face, and he held Kuaibao's ten fingers together, feeling the warmth of affection in his heart almost overflowing in an instant.

Early the next morning, the second prince and the second concubine came to visit Yongshou Palace.The Supreme Emperor was still unwell and did not attend.Wen Wenqian and Xuanyuan Hanqi first stepped forward to offer tea to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager took a sip from the teacup, said a few words of encouragement, and asked Nanny Zhou to present a red envelope as a reward.

Afterwards, Wen Wenqian and the others knelt down to offer tea to the emperor. Xuanyuan Han took a sip from the teacup and said to his younger brother, "When you get married, you are an adult. Brother, you can't be self-willed in the future." Yuanfu also gave him a reward .

At the end, Xuanyuan Hancheng said to Wen Wenqian, "Let's toast Lin Guijun with a cup of tea."

Wen Wenqian kept her head slightly lowered just now, only then did she notice that Lin Guijun was sitting shoulder to shoulder with the emperor.Seeing that the empress dowager was all smiles, she didn't object.Wen Wenqian calmed down and knelt down to offer tea to Lin Jiabao. "Lin Guijun, please have some tea."

Lin Jiabao took a sip of the tea, asked Yuan Qing to hand over the purse, and handed it to Wen Wenqian himself. "Second Princess, please get up."

Then, Wen Wenqian and the others went to pay respects to the elders of the royal family one by one, and both of them were a little tired after a long time.

Back in Jinyang Palace, Xuanyuan Hanqi felt sorry for his imperial concubine, pointed to the imperial concubine's court dress on her and said, "Qian'er, you are exhausted, quickly change this burden."

Wen Wenqian felt a little sweet after hearing what the second prince said, and smiled slightly. This court dress was really heavy, and it was about to overwhelm her after a long time. "No. The concubine will leave first."

"Go quickly." Xuanyuan Hanqi was also ready to change clothes, the prince's court clothes were too tiring.

In the bedroom, Wen Wenqian's dowry maid, Qi'er, was changing her clothes. "Miss, this court dress is really heavy. You have walked so much, you are exhausted. Sigh... This palace is so big, it is really tiring to walk for half a day!"

After changing her clothes, Wen Wenqian finally felt more comfortable.

"Miss, I have opened my eyes today. I met so many royal family members. And the emperor, it's not as scary as the rumors say." Qi'er was a little excited, talking about what he saw today.

"How can the rumors be trusted!" Wen Wenqian was a little dazzled when she thought of the emperor's handsome and cold expression.

"That's right! The rumors really shouldn't be taken seriously, that Lin Guijun doesn't look very good, he doesn't have the stunning beauty in the rumors." Qi'er thought for a while and said: "But Lin Guijun is really as popular as the rumors say, She actually sat in the empress's position majesticly, and even the empress dowager didn't say anything."

Speaking of Lin Guijun Wen Wenqian's face darkened, she had seen him when she entered the palace with her mother.At that time, I just thought that this Shuang'er looked innocent and cute, but there was nothing special about it. I didn't expect Lin Guijun to be so favored.

Qi'er was a little bit aggrieved by his master, "Today the emperor actually asked the young lady to serve tea to Mr. Lin Gui.

"Qi'er, shut up! This is the palace, don't talk nonsense, know that disaster comes from your mouth. And don't call me Miss anymore." Wen Wenqian interrupted Qi'er, although Qi'er was right , She also felt a little uncomfortable about what happened today.But this is the palace after all, it is better to be more cautious.

"No. What the imperial concubine said is true, Qi'er will not say anything." Qi'er also knew that he was not from the original mansion.

After New Year's Eve, the Taishanghuang's health improved slightly, but the empress dowager, who had been taking care of the Taishanghuang, fell ill.Fortunately, after the diagnosis and treatment by the imperial physicians, it is just a little tired and there is no serious problem.Xuanyuan Hancheng heaved a sigh of relief after hearing the imperial physician's words.

As the daughter-in-law, Wen Wenqian naturally had to go to treat her illness, and Wen Wenqian was serving the decoction for the empress dowager.At this time, I heard a message from outside the hall, "Lin Guijun is here!"

Lin Jiabao's figure came into everyone's eyes. At this time, his stomach was already more than seven months old.Lin Jiabao walked very slowly, and was slowly walked over with the support of Nanny Gui.

Seeing Jiabao coming, the queen mother said nervously, "Oh! Why are you here, Jiabao? Slow down."

"My queen mother, I heard that you are sick, and I am very worried about you. Are you feeling better?" Lin Jiabao walked up to the empress dowager and asked with concern.

"The empress is fine, Jiabao, you are getting heavy, be careful! Nanny Zhou give Jiabao a seat quickly." The empress dowager ordered to Nanny Zhou.

Nanny Zhou asked the palace people to move the chairs behind Lin Jiabao without the Queen Mother's order.

Lin Jiabao sat down as promised, and said to the Empress Dowager: "Please rest assured, Empress Mother, Nanny Gui has prepared very comfortable shoes for me, and I can walk safely in them."

The Queen Mother was also very satisfied when she heard this, and said to Nanny Gui: "You have done a good job, as long as you serve Lin Guijun well, I will reward you very much."

"No. This old servant will definitely do his best." Nanny Gui responded quickly.

Then Lin Jiabao talked about some interesting things about him in recent days, such as the baby turning over in his stomach and practicing boxing.The emperor likes to listen to the movement of his stomach, and the emperor will also say hello to him through his stomach.The queen mother was also amused when she heard it, and he didn't know that Cheng'er had such a side.

Wen Wenqian stood aside and listened quietly without interrupting.During these days in the palace, this is not the first time she has seen the empress dowager and Lin Guijun as mother and child.She had inquired about it and learned that the Empress Dowager and Lin Guijun had shared an adventure together in the assassination of the Xue family, and Lin Guijun had also rescued the Empress Dowager.It's no wonder that the relationship between the two of them is very close, Lin Guijun has been calling the queen mother, mother and queen, very affectionate.Alas... Obviously she is the real daughter-in-law of the Empress Dowager, but she is far from surpassing Lin Guijun.

After talking for a while, the empress dowager felt a little tired.He said to them: "You all go back earlier, I am a little tired, I want to take a break. Jiabao, go back quickly, don't get sick. Be careful on the way back, Gui Nanny, pay attention point."

"No. The old slave must take care of it carefully."

Wen Wenqian and Lin Jiabao came out of Yongshou Palace together, and she gently helped Lin Jiabao down the steps. "Lin Guijun, be careful on this step."

"Thank you." Lin Jiabao himself was very careful and walked down the steps step by step.

"I haven't visited Lin Guijun these days since I entered the palace. I'm really rude." Wen Wenqian spoke like gurgling water, her voice was very soft and pleasant.

"Second concubine, you are welcome, you are welcome to Pingle Garden." Lin Jiabao replied happily, Pingle Garden rarely came.

"Then I will definitely come to visit when I have time." Wen Wenqian said with a light smile.

At this time Yuan Qing ran forward, "Lin Guijun, Bu Tuo is ready."

"The second concubine, I'll go back first." Lin Jiabao was supported by Nanny Gui to sit on the step, and waved goodbye to Wen Wenqian.

"Lin Guijun, walk carefully and slowly." Wen Wenqian watched Lin Guijun's sitting step being carried away steadily by four sturdy guards.Her eyes were fixed on that luxurious and exquisite step, and she did not return to her senses for a long time.