Returning the Pearl and the Reborn Emperor

The funeral of the imperial concubine is not small. The biological Yongzhang and Yongrong wear the heaviest mourning clothes. The married daughter He Jia wears filial clothing according to the standard of married women. It's just that each person's status is different. Adopted daughters Lan Xin, Qing'er, and Ziwei with a more subtle identity also have their own rules of filial piety.

In the mourning hall, Yongzhang cried the most. He passed out when he heard that his mother had passed away. He can't be proud of him, and he is afraid of hurting his brothers and sisters. Now that his biological mother has passed away, as a son, he can't do anything to make his biological mother leave at ease.

The way he cried touched others, Yong Rong and Jia even burst into tears, and the other princes also had their own concerns. They were touched by this scene and cried very sadly. When the biological mother passed away, I felt nostalgic about my life experience, and couldn't help crying.

The other concubines all described themselves as haggard. Although there were elements of acting, the atmosphere in the mourning hall was bleak, which could not help but bring out the sadness in my heart. Besides, I have fought for so many years, but there is no benefit for people. It's fighting, but the women in the harem who can talk and relieve boredom are those women who belong to the same man. They are gone, and there is nothing aggressive. .

Hanxiang was released from Baoyue Tower because she wanted to cry for the pure imperial concubine. She also came in plain clothes, but she was thinking about her own thoughts. Although there were tears on her face, but judging from her description, it was clear that it had nothing to do with Concubine Chun.

When Qing Ting went in, she passed by her and saw her from the side of her eyes, thinking that she hadn't been taught enough about being so eye-catching.She deliberately coughed, Han Xiang felt it, and found that the queen was staring at her sternly.

Han Xiang's body trembled, so she didn't dare to think wildly, lowered her head, and cried with the others.

Qing Ting walked to the front, sat down slowly on the chair, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and burst into tears, whether it was Ulanara and Gao Jia, or her Lu Qingting and Gao Jia, they had torn each other down and fought against each other. , Seeing death but not being saved, it is always indescribable, but in the end, it is a lonely and depressed life in the deep palace. Whether it is a queen or an imperial concubine, they will all die in the end and return to the mud. Who can guarantee that they will go first Not luck?

Qing Ting cried for a while, and He Jia, Lan Xin, Qing'er and others advised her to pay attention to the jade body and not to be too sad. Yan is also full of sadness and pale. Before they were young, they didn't understand and couldn't remember things about life, old age, sickness and death, but now it's different. Everything in front of them is enough to make them think about many things.

Yong Xing and Yong Xing really don't understand, why there is no one person like this, they also heard before

It is said that the pure imperial concubine is not in good health, but they are young, and they will not say some things in front of them. Suddenly, they heard that a person who lived together in the palace was gone, and she was the mother of the elder brother and sister. Although everyone was crying, But everyone's crying method is different, and there are many things in my heart.

Yong Xing thinks more, he thinks of his mother lost when he was young, the queen raised him, he wants to recall his biological mother, but his memory is very vague, is it possible that when a person dies, the living will forget the dead, and even a son can forget the biological mother ?He has a lot of things that he can't understand, and he doesn't want to tell others what's on his mind, he just thinks in his heart.

Seeing Huang Erniang crying, Yongzhen suddenly remembered the year when his younger brother and sister died, Huang Erniang was seriously ill, but pure imperial concubine is different from younger brother and younger sister, he can understand some subtle things, but But he doesn't know how to describe it, and Yong Xin doesn't understand life and death, and he doesn't understand why people's emotions are so different.

Qing Ting paid attention, and found that the little guy was silent a lot, but didn't say anything, so she said some questions about life and death in extremely simple and plain language, hoping to fit with their inner problems and solve their confusion a little bit, but People will always encounter some deep-rooted problems, and they will wonder about it for many years, and it is often not their parents who finally solve the doubts.

After the death of the pure imperial concubine, the women in the palace began to yearn for the position of the noble concubine. Could it be that the emperor wants to keep the position of the noble concubine vacant?

Concubine Shu has lost her thoughts this time. She can also see that she is not in the emperor's eyes, but she doesn't know what she did wrong to annoy the emperor. But it was all ashes.

Seeing Concubine Shu's gloomy and disheartened look, Qing Ting guessed most of the reasons why she was like this.Speaking of Concubine Shu being implicated by her descendants, Qing Ting was lucky. In fact, both of them belonged to the Nala clan. If the queen and Empress Xiao Jingxian were not both Ulanara, the emperor would not have treated her differently.Occasionally, Qing Ting talked to Concubine Shu for a few words about Buddhism, to comfort her heart, there were fewer old people in the palace, and there were more new ones, and newcomers were always inferior to old ones.

Yongzhen told Qingting that the emperor left Yongzhang, but he didn't know what to say. After talking with the emperor, Yongzhang's complexion improved a lot.

Qing Ting thought: That's fine, only he can untie Yongzhang's knot in this world.

Because of the funeral of the pure imperial concubine, Qing Ting has been really busy for a few days. Perhaps because of being too tired, she feels more and more tired in the past few days.

Mother Rong persuaded: "Master, could it be that you are so tired these days, why don't you come and have a look at the imperial doctor Xuan?" Why did the empress look like she was pregnant with Wugege's symptoms? Will be hit.

Qing Ting didn't object, she closed her eyes and nodded, and said, "That's fine, I've been very tired these past two days, and I don't bother to eat, so I asked the imperial doctor to prescribe some nourishing medicine for me. After all, I'm getting older, and I'm not as good as before."

Nurse Rong said cautiously: "Master, will you

It will be... happy..."

pregnant?Qing Ting opened her eyes, and calmly said: "The imperial physician has never seen it before, so don't talk nonsense, it will make people hear a joke." Qing Ting didn't think she could still give birth, so instead of talking about Nala's age, she just talked about herself. Nor is it like a blessed person with a full house of children and grandchildren.

Nanny Rong didn't think so, she immediately sent for the imperial physician, and she secretly prayed in her heart: May the empress blossom and bear fruit again.

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As soon as the news of the queen's happiness spread, both the inner and outer wives couldn't believe it. How old was the queen, and she was actually happy.

The concubines in the harem think more, the number of times the emperor favors the harem is much less than before, and the opportunity to conceive is extremely precious, but he did not expect the empress to come across it.However, what is the pregnancy of a woman in the harem? If she can be born safely and be raised safely, she must live until the day she enjoys happiness.After all, the queen is not young, and this child does not know whether it is a blessing or a curse, and it is not certain now.

Qing Ting didn't want people to publicize it, and said: "The funeral of the pure imperial concubine has not yet passed, and now there is a lot of noise everywhere, and no one will say that I am frivolous."

Mother Rong smiled and said: "Master Empress, who dares to say that, besides, this is a great happy event, so people should know about it."

Qing Ting forbids it, this tragedy and joy, no matter who is in the palace, if they act carelessly, they will be offended.Nanny Rong had no choice but to act in a low-key manner, but she still offered the everlasting lamp in front of the Buddha, in order to go in and out of the mourning hall in the past few days, for fear of bumping into the queen and the dragon species in the queen's belly.

The emperor was very happy to learn that the queen was happy, but worried that the queen was too busy these days and hurt her vitality.The emperor came to see the empress and saw that her face was thin and yellowish. Although she was beautiful, she was still a little haggard, so he said dissatisfied: "It turns out that you didn't think about eating and drinking a while ago. No one takes it seriously, if you are not cautious, you don’t know when you will get a letter, I think this group of people, their ability is fed to the dogs.”

Qing Ting said: "It's not the imperial doctor's business either. The time is short, so I can't see it for a while. But, Your Majesty, the imperial doctor said that my fetal breathing is not stable, and asked me not to worry too much, but I have no leisure at this time. Someone has to take care of things.”

The emperor also thought about this, and he had thought about it a long time ago. At this time, he said his idea: "Let He Jing take your place for a while, and let He Jing handle all the big and small things. You can take care of your baby with peace of mind. After waiting for a while Say it again."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid He Jing won't dare to intervene, and someone needs to accompany her."

"You said the candidate, if it's good, I'll allow her to be with He Jing. In major matters, if you sound like a good rule, let them handle them, and let them make up their own minds about minor matters."

"The candidates are chosen from Concubine Shu, Concubine Wan, and Concubine Ying, but Concubine Wan is an honest person who never cares about things.

Concubine Ying is too young and inexperienced, only Concubine Shu is left. "Qing Ting knows that if you suppress people like Concubine Shu, she will be honest after a long time, but if you praise her, she will start to look for trouble. She guessed in her heart that the emperor must choose Concubine Shu. Because among the three, she is the only one who can create some disturbances. Concubine Ying doesn't have the guts yet. If no one in the harem creates disturbances or suppresses them, the queen will be the queen alone. The emperor doesn't want anyone in the harem to be too popular. Sheng's.

"Concubine Shu, she has handled palace affairs before, so she has some experience, let Concubine Ying assist." The emperor also knew that Concubine Shu was a human being, and her respectful status was limited, so she couldn't restrict Concubine Shu too much. She didn't move until the fire was on her head. Although Concubine Ying still had concerns in her heart, she still had the ability to make small troubles.

The matter was settled in this way, the emperor did not ask Qing Ting to hand over the Phoenix seal, and the power of the harem was still in her hands.

The concubines in the harem more or less expected this would be the case, and the emperor thought it was because he didn't want to make another concubine.Concubine Shu didn't feel much complacent when she found out, Feng Yin was still with the queen, this time it was a thankless task again.

He Jing took the order in the face of danger, and thought: No wonder the queen looks haggard and lifeless these days. It turns out that she is happy, and there are rumors in the palace that He promised to be angry, so she suffered a lot from being difficult to tell.He Jing wondered if the empress had deliberately let people spread the words. She didn't like Hanxiang, it was no secret, but Hanxiang was unreasonable in the first place, which annoyed the empress, and the empress wanted her out There is no one to complain for her, but now that the queen is pregnant, she thinks she will accumulate virtue for the child and forget about Hanxiang.

Qingting really wanted to throw Hanxiang aside to fend for herself, but when she thought that Mengdan was rescued by someone who suddenly appeared that day, and there might be brothers from the Fu family here, she felt uncomfortable, and she always felt that if she didn't settle the matter, she would later Unexpected things will happen.

Could it be that they would sneak into the palace and steal Hanxiang?In the past, there was still an internal response, but this time - it is the unknown and changing things that cause headaches.This worry cannot be shared with the emperor, Qing Ting thought, the emperor must have his own opinions in his heart, even if he did not pay attention to this matter, the palace is now governed by him like an iron bucket, how can they succeed casually?I'm afraid that if they come once, the whole army should be wiped out.Qing Ting just asked people to keep an eye on Han Xiang, don't make any troubles at this time, and let the emperor worry about the rest.

The emperor really had some thoughts in his heart. What happened last time kept him brooding, but Meng Dan and his group were completely gone. He didn't find them even through open and secret investigations. He wouldn't believe that they all left Beijing, but they couldn't find them. People, made him even more vigilant.This group of people seems to have a difficult method, and they must not come just for a woman, for fear of other plans.

Therefore, the emperor stepped up the search for Meng Dan and others.

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Because the queen is pregnant, most of the palace affairs in the palace are handed over to others. As Princess Gulun, Hejing has acted as an agent for palace affairs before, but there is a reason for everything. She is a married daughter, and there is no reason to do it for her. Those who don't want to let themselves take power, are disheartened and don't plan to be troublesome. Concubine Ying is a novice, and she is responsible. Seeing that the two of them don't make big moves, she is not too busy, and only does what she is supposed to do. As for Whether the two will have disputes in the future is another matter.

It's so peaceful, Qing Ting pushes the matter to others, and she can raise her baby with peace of mind. In the past, there were many taboos about pregnancy, and there were even more taboos in the palace. Once on the kang, the items in the room cannot be changed at will, and it is not allowed to go out of the room when it is dark, let alone go to a place with a backlight, etc. Qing Ting can't remember, but there is a nurse Rong by her side, and the taboo of needles is big. Keep it firmly in your heart.

Qing Ting was depressed. She was pregnant before, and there were people around her who told her about such and other taboos, but she mostly listened to it. The Shen family has always been her word. You have to listen to a lot of words, and you have to follow them. The one who can say everything in the palace is the emperor.

Qing Ting wanted to make some small clothes and shoes for the child by herself, but when she asked, she found out that Nanny Rong had already put away all the scissors, needles and thread in Kunning Palace. Children are flawed.Qing Tingxin said: Genetic defects are really not cut out with scissors or poked out with a needle.

Anyway, it's all for her own good, and there is no shortage of needleworkers in the palace. If she wants to murder her child, she must have good means. Qing Ting can relax and raise her baby.

Mother Rong asked the small kitchen to make all kinds of supplements, and the corners of her smiling eyes bloomed: "The empress is very lucky. Others are happy, and those who are unhappy can't eat anything. They suffer all the suffering, but the master enjoys the blessing. Master, the anti-fetal medicine has just been boiled." Alright, the old slave is watching from the side."

Qing Ting said with a smile: "It's really hard work, mammy, let them do things like brewing medicine. Mammy is busy these days, and I also said that it's time for mammy to enjoy herself."

"The master gave birth to the young master safely, and the old slave is enjoying the blessings. Master queen, you have to drink this anti-fetal medicine while it is hot. The emperor has ordered it. I want to see that you drink it without any leftover. The emperor is thinking of the master in his heart." and you."

Qing Ting frowned and drank the anti-fetal medicine, and said to herself: He was thinking about his child, not me.Qing Ting wanted to read Buddhist scriptures for a while, but was stopped by Nanny Rong, who always felt that reading Buddhist scriptures was taboo at this time.Qing Ting had no choice but to retreat: "Hui'er, bring the "Thousand Characters"."

"Master, why don't you ask Lang Gege to read it to you, the old slave is afraid that your eyes will be tired after reading it for a long time." Rong Rong suggested.

Qing Ting couldn't laugh or cry: "Nurse Rong, just look at it for a while, I don't dare to sit for too long now, and I have to walk around later." Thinking back to Huai Yiqing and Jingmeng, she still looked at the account book, and she didn't care. born

It's okay to deal with housework, but it's just a little less busy than usual.

However, with Nanny Rong around, even if Qing Ting wanted to be busy, she couldn't.

After the funeral of the pure imperial concubine, the princes and empresses, except for the biological children of the pure imperial concubine, the other princes and empresses have ended their filial piety one after another according to their respective identities.Yong Xing and Yong Xing shaved their hair, revealing half of their shiny heads, and began to think about having a younger brother or sister in the future.

Yong Xing began to think about profound questions: why do people die, and why do they live, but people have to die after all. If someone you care about dies, it would be such a sad thing, but since it is so sad, why did you have to pay for it in the first place? emotion.

Yong Xing asked Yong Xing, but Yong Xing was involved instead, yes, I gave my feelings, but I had to bear the sadness when I lost, if I didn't give my feelings at the beginning, then there would be no sadness in the future.But this truth should be known to everyone. Since everyone knows it, why do we still have to give affection?

They knew that they could not disturb the queen now, so they asked the emperor when the emperor was checking their homework, and the result can be imagined.

After Qing Ting found out, she was very helpless, and she didn't know how to answer their questions.Seeing the rare depression on the emperor's face, Qing Ting smiled and said: "Children's family, after a few days, they will throw it away by themselves. Isn't that how people in the world come here?"

The emperor asked her: "When the queen was young, she also asked her aunt, the question of life and death emotions?"

Qing Ting replied in embarrassment: "It seems that there has never been." In fact, there was, and she got a vague answer.

The emperor thought to himself: I have never done this before, these two children are spoiled for their audacity. "How is your body? I heard that you still eat less these days."

"I don't think I'm eating too little. Madam Rong is staring at me every day for nourishment. I'm afraid that the baby will be too nourished and it won't be easy to give birth." Qing Ting smiled, looking at her abdomen, it doesn't show much.

"Wait until you can really nourish that much. Every day is like feeding cats, but you are almost coaxed to eat it. No, it's feeding fish. You just drink a lot of soup and water all day long." The emperor looked at the queen's abdomen , Thinking of my own sons who were not up to expectations, and thinking of those two boys who kept having problems, I don't know what kind of kid they are this time. "The queen guesses whether it will be a boy or a girl this time, and I don't know the personality."

Qing Ting touched her belly subconsciously, and said softly, "I think it's a girl. I want a very special girl."

The emperor looked at Qing Ting thoughtfully, and said: "I still want to have another boy. To be honest, you and I are not too young. Raising a daughter is not a worry-free thing. A son will be stronger and able to take care of himself. It is a good thing that Yongzheng has a younger brother from the same mother, and I also have many promising sons, so everyone is happy."

"Your majesty is so blessed, it was the time of the year, how can you say such a thing." Qing Ting said, she lowered her head and didn't know what she was thinking, and she said it after a while

: "But when it comes to raising children, it is said that raising a son takes a lot of effort, and raising a daughter takes a lot of effort. How long can parents work for their children? In the end, it depends on the children themselves. A man can take care of himself, and a daughter...no matter how old she is, once she is married, After all, it's still worrying. It's just that I just like my daughter. Seeing that Lan Xin and Qing'er are going to get married in two years, it would be great if I could have a caring daughter at this time. Is it possible? I gave birth to a daughter, the emperor, you don't love her at all?" Qing Ting was a little confused, what the emperor meant by saying this, could it be to test her, whether she wants to have another son-in-law.

The emperor smiled and said: "You are really not satisfied. You are not satisfied with such good daughters as Lan Xin and Qing'er. Could it be that you are satisfied if you only have Yong Xi?"

"Isn't there still Yongxing? Besides, the princes and daughters in this palace don't want to call me Huang'er Niang, which one is not my child, but you tell me, which child I don't love?" Qing Tingyue Suspicion was aroused.

The emperor didn't answer her, and changed the subject by saying a few words casually.

That day the emperor did not turn over the green cards of other concubines and slept alone in his bedroom.Qing Ting remembered that it was the first day of the new year, and understood that the emperor was doing this to save face for the empress. In the past, even if the emperor was busy with state affairs or other reasons, and did not come to the empress on the first fifteenth day of the new year, he would never visit other concubines.