The identity of the child's father seems unusual

Concubine Yi poured tea for the emperor with a smile, and then said: "It's the concubine, the younger sister who always asks about her elder brother. The concubine can't hold her back, so she thinks that her cousin is close to the emperor, so she came to ask."

The emperor took a sip of the tea, then raised his head to look at Concubine Yi.

"It turned out to be her. Tell her, I don't know where Yi San is now."

"understood."

The emperor put down his teacup, stared at Concubine Yi's pretty face for a while, and suddenly said: "I think my concubine's sister has reached the age when she should leave the court, so do you have a betrothal?"

Concubine Yi's head was befuddled, humming loudly, and stammeringly replied: "Ten, seventeen. There hasn't been a betrothal yet... Your Majesty, why are you asking about this?"

"I met her a few years ago. At that time, she was still a girl who hadn't bloomed. The imperial concubine looked like a flower and a jade, and I thought my sister would be no worse. I was just curious. Speaking of it, I'm seventeen, why haven't I been married yet? "

"Mother takes pity on my younger sister and doesn't want her to leave home, so she is not in a hurry to betroth her."

"It should be urgent."

Concubine Yi's heart thumped, what does the emperor mean by this, it's hard to imagine...

"emperor……"

The emperor interrupted her: "Aifei."

"Do you remember how many years you have been in the palace?"

"Six, six years." Concubine Yi answered with trepidation.

"So it's been so long." The emperor narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, then asked again, "Do you know why I called you into the palace as a concubine? Back then, the eldest daughter of Jing Shangshu's family was the most beautiful woman in the capital, and I didn't even look at it." At a glance, everyone is surprised how I married a merchant girl."

Concubine Yi blushed and shook her head frequently: "I don't know." Naturally, it wasn't because of liking, nor because of her beauty.Since she entered the palace, she has not even been favored.From the first day he entered the palace, the emperor had told her that he would not favor her, but would make her the most honored favor in the eyes of others.

This is the path she chose.That day her cousin asked her if she wanted to enter the palace.If she doesn't want to enter the palace, she can choose another husband-in-law for her.She chose to enter the palace and became the noble concubine Yi admired by the world.

"The reason is very simple, because you are just a merchant's daughter. Your backing in this palace is Yi San, but Yi San is one of my subordinates, he only needs to listen to me. There is one thing I hate the most, It's just being pointed at by others. When I first appeared on the stage, I was bound by my hands and feet for too long. All the women in my harem have no background and are clean."

Concubine Yi lowered her head, she understood these things when she first entered the palace.The emperor is a cold-blooded person without any emotion, even more cold-blooded and ruthless than Cousin Yi.She was able to stay in the harem and become the only imperial concubine in the harem precisely because she did not have a prominent background.

On the other hand, the concubines and concubines in the palace, noble daughters of high families, have a prominent background, but their rank after entering the palace is not considered high.Except for the late empress, no one in this palace has ever been pregnant.Concubine Yi guessed that probably other women in the palace, like her, had not received favor.

It's not too bad that there are women in the entire harem who are widowed with her.What's more, she has a noble status that others envy, which she didn't have before.Although the Yi family has a wealth of wealth, it is only a family of merchants after all. If it is said to be noble, it does not have it.Now there is no empress in this palace, apart from the emperor, she is the only one with the highest status.

What is there to be dissatisfied with!

"I'm tired, you go down first. Also, there are some things in the Crown Prince's East Palace that are outdated. You can keep an eye on them and let them replace them with new ones." After speaking, the emperor closed his eyes and stopped looking at Concubine Yi. .After giving a little salute, the noble concubine withdrew and returned to her own palace.

Concubine Yi's younger sister, Wen Xiu'er, is a compatriot with the same mother as her, but their temperaments are quite different.

"Your Majesty, you are back. But I have seen the Emperor, what does the Emperor say, do you have a letter from my cousin?" Wen Xiu'er immediately got up to greet her, but did not salute first.This made the court lady next to Concubine Yi give her a warning look, but Wen Xiuer didn't notice it.

Concubine Yi dismissed the court ladies, leaving only her and Wen Xiu'er.

"Sister is really impatient. The emperor said that she never had one."

Wen Xiu'er was a little disappointed, she was still holding the imperial concubine's rouge box in her hand.Concubine Yi found it, and just smiled and said, "Your sister is interested in her rouge?"

Wen Xiu'er looked envious: "Your majesty, the rouge here is really good, the rouge outside is really not as good as the good things in the palace."

Concubine Yi seemed disapproving: "My sister likes it so much, so I'll give it to you. But, you don't live at my aunt's house, will there be any good things at my aunt's house?"

"That's my aunt's house, I'm ashamed to take it at will. Besides, my cousin is not at home now, and Yi's house is now occupied by some dubious idlers. If my cousin doesn't come back, those people will take advantage of it." It's nest!" Wen Xiu'er looked angry.My aunt just eats incense and worships Buddha all day long, and doesn't care about these things at all. She has the right to say a word in Yi's house.Cousin's dog servants are one by one, and the dog sees people as inferior, and only treats her as an idler.

Hmph, as long as she coaxes her aunt to be happy, if she can become the hostess of the Yi family, she must take good care of these dog slaves.But will my cousin come back?If she doesn't come back, then her plan will be in vain.

After saying this, Concubine Yi felt sour in her heart.Xiao Lang hoof, it's really a beautiful idea.Before you even write your horoscope, the Yi family is yours.Based on what she knew about her cousin before, it was impossible for him to take a fancy to this girl.Not to mention this girl, the daughter of the Jing family back then was rejected by her cousin when the emperor offered her a marriage, and it was her turn.

Wen Xiu'er was worried, and looked up to see the graceful and luxurious Concubine Yi, with everything she wore and ate, everything was fine.She envied Concubine Yi's life again, she was born with the same parents as her, how could she have such a good life and become a concubine!Even if she became the cousin's wife, she would never have such a noble life as a concubine in this life.

She spoke with a shy face.

"Sister..." At this moment, I asked my sister to get closer.

Concubine Yi smiled, but her heart was cold.

"What did my sister call me?"

"Is the emperor's harem a little deserted? It's been so many years, except for the former empress, there is no one who has helped the emperor." Wen Xiuer beat around the bush, and added a sentence as if she felt disgusted that she didn't speak clearly enough. The words are ridiculous and generous, "A Taoist priest once said that Xiu'er's fate is good, and she is the fate of a very profitable heir."

A sister can be a concubine, why can't she.See how honorable she is said in the palace, but she has never even had a son and a half.

"Hehe." Concubine Yi sneered, "My sister's hands are really long!"

Damn girl!After Xiao thought about his cousin, he still thought about the emperor!Even if the emperor never favored her, she would never allow one more person to divide her dignity.Her favor in this palace was given by the emperor and also by her cousin.

Wen Xiu'er's face turned pale, knowing that she had said something wrong this time in a hurry, and was about to explain when Concubine Yi's beautiful almond eyes stared at her coldly.

"Sister, people must be self-aware, don't always think about what you can't get. As a sister, I haven't taught you anything, so I will give you a word, you can't lose money by stealing chickens." After speaking, he waved his hand and called The maid came, "I'm tired, I need to rest. Let someone send Miss Xiu'er out of the palace."

Wen Xiuer left the palace with a pale face, forgetting to bring even the rouge she begged for.A moment of greed and said the wrong thing, but now there is a bitter fruit to eat.As for the box of rouge that Wen Xiu'er touched, it was thrown away by Concubine Yi that day.

Wen Xiu'er was anxious, knowing that it was impossible to enter the palace, only her cousin still had some hope.But my cousin has been cold and indifferent since he was a child, and he doesn't know how to be compassionate and sympathetic at all, but he has something to say with his sister.Wen Xiuer once mentioned it to Concubine Yi, when she looked at herself and said that her cousin would not talk to stupid people.Smart people know what to choose and what not to choose. She chose a path that is beneficial to herself and her cousin. You can't learn it.

Wen Xiu'er was not convinced, but now she has to admit that the empress is still much smarter than her.It seems that the only thing to do is to please my aunt as much as possible.

Wen Xiu'er made up her mind, and went to Yi's house, saying that she wanted to spend time with the old lady to relieve boredom, but she was a bit petty in her heart.Seeing the matter of the Yi family, he wanted to intervene everywhere.It was Yi Zhiyu's loyal subordinates who wouldn't let her touch him at all, and Wen Xiu'er was so angry that she cursed.

"Damn slave, what are you!"

In a secluded and quiet house in the capital, Yan Chi brought only one person into the house.Of course the house is the one where Yi Zhiyu and Jing Zhaoqiu live, and now there are only two old slaves who do rough work in this house.Yi Zhiyu did all the delicate work by himself, and Jing Zhaoqiu always said that he was really working hard, and these people could do it if they asked others to do it.

"They're not as careful as I am." Yi Zhiyu squeezed Jing Zhaoqiu's legs, counting the time, it was only two months before the birth.Pregnant people have swollen legs, and Yi Zhiyu pinches Jing Zhaoqiu's legs every day.

Wen Tianzhen took Jing Zhaoqiu's pulse and said: "It's better for him to come. Don't tell me, he tapped his leg. When I hold this pulse, I can feel that the little guy in my stomach is more active than usual. It's not bad. Looks like a good few months, well taken care of."

Yi Zhiyu looked at Wen Tianzhen dissatisfied: "You have known it for several months."

Wen Tianzhen laughed twice: "Well, hehehehe."

Jing Zhaoqiu patted the back of Yi Zhiyu's hand: "It's okay, am I fine?" Yi Zhiyu, who was never nervous, has become nervous these days.If it wasn't because he was too nervous to rush to Yi Zhiyu, in normal times, he would not stop Wen Tianzhen, and it would be good if he didn't insert a knife.

Yan Chi stood there for a long time, and Jing Zhaoqiu asked him to speak directly.Yan Chi was Yi Zhiyu's most reassuring person among them, so now Jing Zhaoqiu couldn't hide it, and he was the only one who could come.Jing Zhaoqiu has many scruples about having a big belly, the less people know about it, the better.As a result, the number of servants in the house dropped sharply.

Yan Chi glanced at Yi Zhiyu's eyes and saw that there was no objection, so he talked about the current situation of the Yi family.

"All cats and dogs want to get involved, even Grandpa's cousin said it." Yan Chi said, imitating what Wen Xiuer said with her hands on her hips, which made Jing Zhaoqiu laugh while clutching his stomach.

After Jing Zhaoqiu laughed, he asked abruptly: "What cousin, why didn't I know there was such a person?"

Broken, said the wrong thing.The master doesn't let anyone approach Master Zhaoqiu casually now, only he can come.He said something wrong now, but no one can save him.

Yan Chi bit the bullet and answered honestly: "Young Master Jing, there is no one, but the old lady's niece, that is, a cousin of my grandfather."

"Oh, cousin." Jing Zhaoqiu kept a straight face, but secretly laughed inwardly, "This cousin really cares about your cousin."

Wen Tianzhen added fuel and vinegar: "Yes, yes, this relationship is too messy."

Yan Chi frowned and looked at Yi Zhiyu, he caused trouble for his master, this is bad.Fortunately, Grandpa's complexion is not too bad, and he doesn't seem to be in a hurry.Yan Chi felt relieved again, it seemed that the disaster was not too serious.

Yi Zhiyu smiled a little, tugged Jing Zhaoqiu's cheek, and was slapped away by Jing Zhaoqiu.

"You pinched my ankle just now, and then you touched my face again!" The tone of disgust was beyond words.

Yi Zhiyu replied: "You are very clean, what's the big deal."

Jing Zhaoqiu's eyes widened, and a word suddenly came out of his mind.Is it possible that most men will become middle-aged greasy men after marriage?Yi Zhiyu used to be a very particular person, when he went out to eat in restaurants, he had to wipe the chopsticks clean before using them, why is he not particular at all now?

In case, he really turns into a middle-aged greasy man, should he be kicked or kicked...

Yi Zhiyu obviously didn't realize that he was about to be kicked, and he still wanted to talk to Yan Chi.

"Let them make trouble, you don't have to worry about it, as long as you hold important things in your hands."

"But just in case..." Yan Chi was still worried.None of the people in those branches are easy to get along with. If they are really bitten off the flesh of the main family, they will have to pay for it.

"There is no chance. If there is a chance, it doesn't matter. What about the wealth of the Wanguan family? If you lose, you lose. If I can't earn it back, I can have another Yi family?" Yi Zhiyu didn't even raise his head. Something more important than the entire Yi Family.Everything, wait for the little guy in Jing Zhaoqiu's stomach to land.

Yan Chi bowed respectfully: "Yes, Master." That's right, what was he worrying about.So what if the Yi family is defeated, they have a total of 14 people, and it is not the Yi family who have always been loyal.

It's just the master alone.