The Favorite of the Court of Joy

"The ancestor of the abbot did not explain the meaning of it, but said that when this scene appeared, it was an auspicious omen. This year will be an eventful year, but in the end it will be peaceful because of the predestined people, and finally achieve peace and prosperity."

"Fateful person?" Zhao Yunxuan really wanted to find this predestined person who could help him achieve peace and prosperity, "Where is he?"

The abbot shook his head and said, "Amitabha, this person may be in the remotest corners of the world, or he may be right in front of him. Since there is a predestined relationship, it is only by predestined relationship that we can meet each other."

"Thank you, master, for your suggestion."

After Zhang Xiaoqian heard the conversation, he couldn't help complaining in his heart: The old monk said the same thing as he didn't say, where did he come up with a point, the emperor thanked you, stupid or not.

"Your Majesty is being polite. This is the meaning of the abbot's ancestors." The abbot continued, "Then let's start preaching scriptures and praying for blessings now."

The abbot sat on the grass ball in front of the Buddha statue, with a scripture book in front of him, and began to recite the scriptures respectfully.And the other four people sat on one side in twos, sitting upright, looking very respectful.

Zhang Xiaoqian only insisted on being respectful for a while, and the abbot only explained a page of scriptures. Zhang Xiaoqian dozed off while sitting on the straw ball, with saliva on the corner of his mouth. Zhao Minghan gave him a disgusted and speechless look, and wanted to wake him up, but the abbot said: "My lord, there is no need. Prayer lies in sincerity rather than etiquette. Buddha is everywhere and can perceive people's hearts. Your son is sincere and will definitely be blessed by Buddha."

Zhao Minghan sighed, Zhang Xiaoqian was so sincere, he should pray more sincerely for the child.

The abbot considered that Wan Zi and Zhang Xiaoqian were both pregnant with their children, so they could not sit cross-legged for too long, so the lecture ended after three pages of scriptures.Throughout the whole process, only Wan Zi was very devout and serious from beginning to end.

When it was over, Zhao Minghan shook Zhang Xiaoqian awake, Zhang Xiaoqian woke up startled, and said, "What's the matter? What's the matter?"

Zhao Ming looked at him coldly and said, "It's over, wipe your drool quickly."

"Huh? Drooling?" Zhang Xiaoqian touched the corner of his mouth, it was wet, he smiled embarrassedly and then spoke nonsense seriously, "Just now Duke Zhou asked me to play chess, I didn't want to go, but the Buddha said that I can go , and off I went."

"Heh, you can find such a good reason for dozing off. It's the meaning of the Buddha. You have great skills, little slave, and you are all supernatural."

"Okay, okay, don't hurt me, I really listened carefully, but fell asleep for some reason, my heart of praying is sincere."

"Okay, okay, as long as the Buddha knows your sincerity." Zhao Minghan helped him up, and then said, "We have to go back home."

"Huh? So fast, I haven't played enough yet."

Zhao Minghan's face immediately became very serious, and he said, "Let's go."

Zhang Xiaoqian immediately became a little darling, and said with a smile: "Go, wherever the prince goes, the little one will follow." In fact, he was slandering in his heart: You fucking Zhao Minghan, how fierce is it, I will make you kneel and sing " conquer".

A group of people gathered at the gate of Chengtian Temple, Xiao Anzi, Zhao Yunxuan's personal eunuch, was already waiting here, when he saw them coming out, he knelt down and bowed immediately: "Your servant sees the emperor, sees the prince."

"Be flat."

After Xiao Anzi got up, he came to Zhao Yunxuan and said in a low voice, "The empress's carriage is waiting for the emperor."

Wan Zi couldn't help but froze when she heard Xiao Anzi mention the queen, and felt that she was a shameful person.

"Okay, I'll pass now." Then Zhao Yunxuan said to Wan Zi who was beside him, "Take care of yourself, I will come to see you when I have time."

"Well. Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about me. The prince and Xiaoqian are very good to me, and I will be fine."

"Well, that's good." Then he said to Zhao Minghan, "Uncle Nine Emperors, I'm sorry to trouble you."

"What's the trouble? He's pregnant with a descendant of our Zhao family. It's right to take care of him."

Zhao Yunxuan didn't say anything anymore, and got into the carriage to meet the Queen's Association.

"Okay, it's time for us to go back home." Zhao Minghan said.

The arrangement was the same as when they came, whoever took which carriage would sit back again.

In the carriage, Zhang Xiaoqian asked Zhao Minghan, "What kind of person is that Empress Xue? If Wanzi is taken into the palace one day, will she abuse Wanzi?"

"No, she is a smart woman. Wan Zi's existence will not threaten her status. She has always known what she wants, and it is not her style to be jealous and play tricks." Zhao Minghan said, "Don't worry, Wan Zi will be in the future." Not only will Zi Jingong not be abused, but she can even be taken care of by her."

"I hope so." Zhang Xiaoqian sighed, and then fell asleep on Zhao Minghan's suspicion.

When the group returned to the palace, the main gate was opened to welcome them. Those who could walk through the main gate also included the main lord of the palace, as well as important guests who had come and gone. of.

Zhao Minghan got off the carriage with Zhang Xiaoqian in his arms, and Wan Zi got off the carriage with Ximei's support.Zhang Xiaoqian and Wan Zi were wearing thick capes, which just covered their stomachs.Zhao Minghan took Zhang Xiaoqian's hand and walked towards Yimeiyuan.Walking on either side of them were six maidservants carrying lanterns to light the way.On the way, Zhao Minghan carefully supported Zhang Xiaoqian wherever he went up or down the steps, and told Ximei to help Wanzi well.

The Yimei Garden was brightly lit, and Xiao Huang had prepared meals for them to come back.

From the moment their carriage stopped at the gate, there was a pair of eyes staring at them in the dark.After reading it, this person wrote down what he saw concisely on a small piece of paper. Early the next morning, he found a free time to sneak out and pass the news to his master.

There were still two days left for the imperial court's annual leave, Zhao Minghan kept his promise to Zhang Xiaoqian and stayed with him all the time.Zhang Xiaoqian is naturally happy, forgetting for the time being that Zhao Minghan is a man with many concubines, he only treats him as someone who loves him wholeheartedly.But he didn't dare to be too intimate with Zhao Minghan openly, for fear of hurting Wan Zi's heart.

Although Wan Zi was envious of them being able to spend a whole day together, seeing Zhang Xiaoqian so happy, he was also happy, and there was absolutely no intention of being sad.

………………

For two consecutive days, Bu Xiangshi received news from the eyeliner, he no longer hesitated, and took a carriage to the Grand Master's Mansion.I happened to meet Li Taishi who was about to go out at the door, and immediately stopped him and said that he had something very important to say.And Taishi Li also wants to go out to meet a very important guest, and wants Bu Xiangshi to come back tomorrow.Bu Xiangshi used the news that he could deal with Prince Rui to dissuade Taishi Li from going out.

Taishi Li immediately brought Bu Xiangshi to the study, offered good tea and treated each other with courtesy.

No one knew what Taishi Li and Bu Xiangshi talked about in the study, they only knew that they stayed there for a long time, and when it was dark, Bu Shangshu went out with a smile on his face.

But Taishi Li's face was flat, showing no emotion.He went into the study again and closed the door tightly, then he waved his hand, suddenly several hidden guards came down, knelt down on one leg in front of Grand Master Li, and said, "What's your order, master?"

Taishi Li called them to him and whispered something.The hidden guards nodded and said, "This subordinate promises to complete the task." Then they all disappeared in an instant.

Grand Master Li didn't fully believe Bu Xiangshi's words, he had several doubts in his mind, and he had to ask someone to investigate and investigate these doubts.

After a few days, Grand Master Li got some information he wanted to know from the hidden guard one after another.The combination of these news made him feel that it was necessary to go to the palace to meet the Queen Mother immediately.

When Grand Master Li arrived at the Palace of Compassion, Empress Dowager Li had just finished her dinner. Seeing that her brother came suddenly at this time, she must have something very important to say.After she asked people to serve tea, she sent all the palace people away.

"Brother, is there anything urgent to say?"

"I got two pieces of news, one piece of news is absolutely true, and the other piece of news is only [-] to [-] percent sure to be true."

Li Taishi's unspoken words made the Empress Dowager Li feel very nervous. "What news? Is it related to our Li family?"

"Of course it's related, and it's a big relationship."

"Brother, tell me quickly."

"Bu Xiangshi sent me two messages. The first one is that Zhao Minghan's house has two darlings, one named Wan Zi and the other named Qian Hong, and both of them are pregnant. It seems that they have been around for more than four months. I heard that he attaches great importance to these two fetuses, and asked Tai doctor Jiang to check the pulse."

Empress Dowager Li was surprised. "What? It's fine for Prince Rui to raise Beloved, but he still wants to care for Beloved? The common people know that Beloved's childbirth is a disgrace to the family. It's good for him to go against the morals of the world."

Empress Dowager Li breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Alright, finally let us find a handle to dispel his spirit."

"Brother, you should go write an excerpt and participate in him. No, let someone else write an excerpt and participate in him. You said that this news was explained by Bu Xiang, then let him write it."

"No. He doesn't know how to write. He doesn't have the guts to play Zhao Minghan." Grand Master Li said, "In short, this matter is absolutely true. Let's release the news and let the people of Dongyue Kingdom know that Zhao Minghan violated the law." The way of the world is to let Beloved give birth to a child. The people are full of grievances, and the emperor can't pretend to be deaf, which is much more effective than others participating in the performance."

Empress Dowager Li smiled knowingly, "Big Brother is still smart."

"Then what is another news that might be true?" Queen Mother Li asked.

Grand Master Li immediately became serious, picked up the teacup, blew on the hot air, took a sip to moisturize his throat, put it in the teacup, and said: "Two pregnant darlings, one of them may not be pregnant with Zhao Minghan's child."

"What?" Empress Dowager Li suddenly felt gratified, laughed loudly, and then said: "He, Zhao Minghan, was also cuckolded. Brother, this big scandal will not be released. It is best to let Xichu and Nanjiang And the people of Beisha Kingdom know that this God of War, who they fear, was cuckolded by a favorite."

Grand Master Li didn't smile at all, and said in a low voice: "Don't laugh, I'm only halfway through what I've said. When you're done listening, you won't be able to laugh anymore."

"Brother, do you want to say that this news is fake?" Empress Dowager Li said, "Don't worry, the Ai family hasn't felt at ease for many years."

"According to the news from my hidden guard, I reckon that this child may belong to the emperor."

Empress Dowager Li's smile disappeared instantly, "Say it again, brother."

"One of the two favorites may conceive a child of the emperor."

"This...how is this possible? How could the emperor meet a favorite? You said that the child is more than four months old. Didn't he have it last year?" Empress Dowager Li still didn't believe the news. "Didn't Zhao Minghan just announce that her side concubine is happy?"

"You combine some of the days he announced."

Empress Dowager Li thought for a while and said, "Based on this calculation, the side concubine Hua should have been pregnant for more than four months. It happens to be the same month as the two favorites. Is this a deliberate trick by Zhao Minghan?"

Master Li nodded.

"Brother, how did you get this news?"

"I asked the dark guard to investigate the identities of these two favorites. They escaped from the Xunhuan Pavilion. There was one named Qianhong who entered the palace by chance and was chosen by Zhao Minghan as a male favorite. He also brought his two younger brothers into the palace. One of them was Wan Zi, who had been pregnant for more than four months. Physician Jiang often went to Prince Rui's mansion, which shows how much Zhao Minghan attached importance to these two children. During this period, the emperor even entered the palace at night. He only returned to the palace in the early morning. Not only that, but Bu Xiangshi's son even saw Zhao Minghan and the emperor bring these two darlings to Chengtian Temple to play. It was the second day of junior high school. The day when the emperor went out of the palace with the empress."

Grand Master Li went on to say: "According to Bu Xiangshi's informant in the palace, Zhao Minghan is very close and respectful to this favorite named Qianhong, but he is relatively unfamiliar with his younger brother. If the two favorites are both Zhao Minghan's male favorites It is impossible to treat them differently, and the food and clothing of the two darlings are the same. It can only be said that Zhao Minghan is supporting the darling, because he is the male favorite of a very important person. Combined with the general news And signs, the child is the emperor's, and it is almost inseparable."

Empress Dowager Li got angry, slapped the table again, gritted her teeth and said: "The emperor has really grown up, his wings are hardened, and he knows how to do things secretly without telling Ai's family. I don’t want a good woman, but I just go to favor a dirty woman." Dirty darling, really as despicable as his biological mother."

"Don't jump to conclusions, these are just my guesses, and there is always a [-]% possibility that they may not be true."

"Why isn't it true? There are so many reports pointing to the emperor's child being conceived by the scumbag's darling." Empress Dowager Li added, "If it's true, just ask someone to find out."

Then Empress Dowager Li shouted: "Come here, Ai's family is dizzy, and immediately invite Doctor Jiang here."

Not long after, Imperial Physician Jiang came to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, but as soon as he entered, he saw the empress dowager's energetic face, which seemed dizzy, and he felt a sense of crisis in the air.

"My minister sees the Queen Mother."

"Doctor Jiang, get up." At this moment, Grand Master Li was behind the screen.Empress Dowager Li said again; "Doctor Jiang, please sit down and talk."

Physician Jiang felt a chill running down his back, but sat down obediently.

Empress Dowager Li asked: "Doctor Jiang, you have been really diligent in going to Prince Rui's mansion these days."

"The lord has orders, and the humble minister will go."

"Who's going to take the pulse?"

"Give...to Concubine Hua."

"anything else?"

Physician Jiang immediately realized what the Empress Dowager knew, but he was too nervous to answer for a long time.