Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1098 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 24

The empress dowager certainly knew what was going on between her and Longkodo, but after wasting most of her life in the harem, the little affection Longkodo showed naturally seemed more sincere than the late emperor's illusory favor.

But no matter what, the Queen Mother could only send her old lover Longkodo away with tears in her eyes.

Within a few days, Longkodo died of illness, and took away his arrogant concubine Li Si'er. The empress dowager in the palace closed Shoukang Palace and refused to allow anyone to visit.

The concubines in the harem all felt that something big might have happened, but no one connected the empress dowager's confinement of the palace with the death of Longkodo in the previous dynasty. Only Concubine Hua was complacent, thinking that the empress dowager's confinement of the palace should be the emperor's compensation for the suffering she had suffered in the past.

Concubine Hua happily went to the Yangxin Palace with some snacks to thank Dapangju, but Dapangju was not in a good mood. He took the snacks from Concubine Hua but did not meet her.

However, because of Su Peisheng's respectful attitude towards her, Concubine Hua just kept making excuses for Da Pangju, saying that after all, his mother had been wronged in order to favor his concubine, and this matter itself could not be made public. So she said with a happy face that she understood Da Pangju's concerns and would definitely not let any rumors spread.

Su Peisheng was confused by Concubine Hua, but he was always very good at dealing with people. When he heard this, he knew that Concubine Hua must have misunderstood something, so he said ambiguously: "I'm glad that your Majesty can understand."

Jiang Xinxin didn't know about Concubine Hua's wishful thinking. What she was concerned about were the three pregnant women in the palace who had just announced good news: Concubine Wan, Concubine Fucha and Concubine Guaerjia.

The babies in these three people's bellies were about the same size, all of them looked to be a little over a month old. Because the rules for taking pulses in the Imperial Medical Bureau were greatly changed by Jiang Xinxin, the imperial physicians who took pulses for safety each time worked in pairs, and the imperial physicians who took pulses three times a month were different, so there was no way to conceal it. Once a happy pulse was confirmed, it was reported to Jingren Palace immediately.

Jiang Xinxin pretended to flip through the history books, and then asked Jiang Fuhai to bring the two imperial doctors to the Yangxin Palace to announce the good news. After Jiang Fuhai left, she put away the smile on her face and said to Jianqiu, "I vaguely remember that we have a few Wanzi Fu quilts in our warehouse, right?"

Jianqiu immediately remembered, "It's just the third bed. Madam, you said the color and pattern are a bit old-fashioned, so let me put it away."

Jiang Xinxin said, "It's just right for each of them to send a bed, and the other person to send a few pieces of suitable fabric and some jewelry."

"Oh, by the way, there is another concubine named Rou in the palace who has not yet served the emperor in bed? Remind the emperor of this as well."

Seeing Jiang Xinxin like this, Jianqiu knew that Jiang Xinxin had no interest in the women in the harem.

Not only was he not interested in whether they were pregnant or not, he was even less interested in whether the emperor would come to Jingren Palace or not. Otherwise, he would not have thought of a way to push the emperor out tonight.

Since it was something Jiang Xinxin wanted to do, Jianqiu would definitely complete it meticulously or even exceed the target. So when she sent the rewards to the three pregnant nobles at Jingren Palace, she also went to Rou Ying to ask her to be prepared. She also went to the Imperial Hospital and ordered six imperial doctors who were good at preserving the fetus. She asked them to form separate groups and take turns to take care of the three pregnant women.

Jiang Xinxin was very satisfied with everything Jianqiu did. She gave Jianqiu a set of old clothes that she had worn when she was in the palace, and also generously gave him one hundred taels of silver.

And Jianqiu really liked Yixiu's old clothes more, and seemed only slightly happy about the one hundred taels of silver.

In the Yangxin Palace, Su Peisheng was very happy to hear Jiang Fuhai tell him that three noble ladies in the harem were pregnant. Fatty Ju became even happier after hearing this and immediately went to the Jingren Palace to see the queen.

Su Peisheng once again regretted sending his old acquaintance Cui Jinxi to Chengqian Palace. This noble lady Wan might be favored for a long time, but in the end, the one who would have supreme power would definitely be the Queen of Jingren Palace.

But it cannot be said that Cui Jinxi's choice is definitely wrong. It's just that in Su Peisheng's opinion, the benefits will not be very great. It is only slightly better than Cui Jinxi continuing to serve the Concubine Dowager.

The three pregnant women were all looking forward to Da Pangju's arrival, and even started comparing with each other secretly, but they didn't expect that Da Pangju didn't visit anyone, but went directly to Jingren Palace.

The three of them were very disappointed for a moment, but Concubine Wan was more sensible and she also saw from this the unshakable position of the Queen. However, she buried this deep in her heart and did not reveal it at all.

The other two were very interesting. As long as Big Fat Orange didn't go to Wan Guiren's place or to the other party, they were very happy. They felt that although they didn't win, they didn't lose either.

As soon as Fat Ju entered Jingren Palace, he held Jiang Xinxin's hand tightly. Jiang Xinxin pulled her hand away with a fake smile, and she wanted to ask Jianqiu to fetch a basin of water to wash her hand thoroughly.

Big Fat Orange pretended not to see anything and just focused on drinking tea. He also asked Su Peisheng to display the good things he had selected from his private warehouse for Jiang Xinxin to open her eyes.

"...Queen, look, this golden peacock ornament was a tribute from Persia. It's nothing special except that the gemstone inlay technique looks quite novel, and the polishing technique of the gold frame is also quite good."

Jiang Xinxin lost interest after just a casual glance. It was just a peacock made of gold with its tail spread out. Only the hollow tail feathers inlaid with gems looked lifelike and interesting.

Seeing that Jiang Xinxin was not interested, Big Fat Orange pointed and said, "Here is a pair of pink crystal dragon incense burners. There is nothing special about them, but the color is so pink and lovely. It is quite rare and suitable for the queen to display here."

Jiang Xinxin indeed looked at it a few more times. This pink color was indeed delicate and lovely, more lively than peach blossoms, and without any other colors. It was indeed rare.

Seeing that Jiang Xinxin finally took a few more glances, Fat Ju quickly asked Jianqiu to set the table.

Big Fat Orange is good at imagining things. He now thinks that the Queen has nothing and only the title of Queen supports everything, so he can rest assured to give the Queen more honors. However, he has never thought that Jiang Xinxin really doesn't need it, and Yixiu herself doesn't need it either.

After a while, Big Fat Orange couldn't help muttering, "It's certainly a good thing to have three more heirs in the harem, but the Fucha and Guaerjia families in the previous dynasty were not very peaceful, and the Manchu clans have always liked to play tricks. I'm worried that the three nobles will be deceived by others and have some ambitions that they shouldn't have."

Jiang Xinxin sneered speechlessly, "Who in the previous dynasty didn't want the next emperor to come from their own family? Even though Lady Wan was born in the Han Army Banner, does the Zhen family really have no intention of using the royal heir to elevate their status and seize power?"

Jiang Xinxin's words were very unpleasant to hear, but Big Fat Orange knew it was the truth and thought that the queen's honest advice was unpleasant to the ear. He was still moved and said, "Nowadays, only the queen will only care about me."

When people are speechless, they really laugh.