After Chu Ji finished coaxing Qiao Jinhuan and saw her sleeping, he went to look at the child next to him who had already fallen asleep.
He stretched out his fingertips and gently touched the child's face. His eyes were heavy. After a long while, he walked out and said, "Tao Hong."
"I've met King Su."
Taohong, who was standing outside, bowed and saluted.
"You go to do something, Mr. Xue, you can't keep the child in your belly."
Chu Ji said coldly.
Taohong was stunned for a moment, "This... I'm afraid the empress won't allow it..."
"The affairs of Jin Huan and this king cannot be hidden from so many people. If the late emperor still has a child, there is no guarantee that those civil servants and Xue Guiren's father will not use this to force Jin Huan and this king's son to abdicate."
Hearing this, his pink eyes flashed slightly.
"Go and do it, do it cleanly, and don't let Jin Huan know about it."
Chu Ji spoke again.
"My slave takes orders."
Taohong responded in a low voice.
Xue Guiren's child is insignificant, but if it threatens the mistress and the young master, she will not show mercy!
After Chu Ji finished speaking, he left the palace.
After Qiao Jinhuan was raising her baby, he always came in the afternoon and went back at night.
Within seven or eight days, I heard that Xue Guiren accidentally fell into the water, the fetus in her belly was miscarried, and she was injured. It would be extremely difficult to get pregnant again in this life.
"Hey~ I heard that Mr. Xue is so arrogant and domineering because of the child in his belly that he insists on going to see some flowers at night. He also pities the palace servants who are waiting for him..."
Taohong sighed and said to Qiao Jinhuan.
It's strange that Qiao Jinhuan can believe her.
But the problem is not big. She gave Xue Guiren a chance at the beginning. As long as he relied on her, he could leave the palace and enjoy a good life.
Look at the daughter of General Weiyuan, the former noble lady of the Song Dynasty. Now she has left the palace and is married to her childhood sweetheart. They play the piano and the harp in harmony. The husband and wife are so loving that others envy her.
However, Xue Guiren refused at first, so he couldn't blame her.
"Send noble Xue to the garden as well, so that he can be with other nobles and have a chat."
Qiao Jinhuan said calmly.
"yes."
Taohong responded with a smile, "Madam, you should take good care of yourself right now, so don't worry about those things."
Qiao Jinhuan lowered her eyes and teased the child, with a smile on her lips, "Taohong, a few years ago, I didn't dare to think that I could still live such a good life."
"The empress is a person who will have good fortune in the future. Just like those talented people said, when heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on a person, he must first harden his will and other things. All the things in the past are just to temper the empress. The good days of the empress are yet to come.
"
Pinky curled her lips.
A few years ago, she would not have dared to think that she, a mere slave girl, could have reached the status she has now.
I remember that in those days, Qingyi, even if the ministers outside met her, they would always call her "Aunt Qingyi" politely.
She was envious at that time.
Now that he has become "Qing Yi" and is facing the inside of the harem, who can't help but say something nice and angry?
This means you are following the right master!
Taohong thought about it, looking at Qiao Jinhuan with more and more loyal eyes.
Taohong was busy inside the palace, and Chu Ji was busy outside the palace. They established Chu Gui, who was still a baby, as emperor, and asked the Ministry of Rites to sort out the enthronement process.
Ministry of Rites:……
The officials in the Ministry of Rites had no choice but to curse in their hearts and work overtime to change the etiquette system.
Under Chu Ji's coercion, Qiao Jinhuan, who had just given birth, was forced to go through the entire process holding the baby in her arms.
To be honest, they all felt that the imperial concubine and Chu Ji were too messy.
What might be done?
The late emperor's heirs now only have a few talents in total, but if there is another one for them to choose from, they will not let these things pass so smoothly.
Now that things have come to this, we can’t just hold our noses and admit it.
They can't raise a flag to rebel on their own, right?
The nine clans probably have to "thank" him underground.
Or find another prince to help the other party rebel?
Come on, the military power is all in the hands of Chu Ji, and the imperial concubine is proficient in power and ruthless. If she rebels under their noses, she still thinks that her nine tribes are living too comfortably.
Thinking of this, the courtiers could only pretend to be ignorant.
Qiao Jinhuan and Chu Ji were not surprised by the choices of the courtiers.
Don’t you see, since ancient times, the weakest bones have been those of civil servants. It’s not that there are no true gentlemen among civil servants, it’s just that there are few, too few.
The general's bones are strong, but Qiao Jinhuan's son is Chu Ji's. Why are they making a fuss?
Therefore, Qiao Jinhuan spent a fairly stable period in power.
However……
"King Su is also called sick today?"
Qiao Jinhuan frowned, raised her hand and touched her face, "Taohong, did I become ugly after confinement?"
That bitch of Chu Ji, after she was given confinement and took charge of the government, frequently complained that she was ill and could not go to court, and he also reduced the frequency of coming to see her in the palace.
The last time I came here was three or four days ago.
She probably knew what the other person was thinking, but she was very unhappy!
"The empress is the most beautiful woman in the world, how can she be ugly?"
Qiao Jinhuan tapped the table with her fingertips, her eyes darkened, "Ask the chamberlain to invite Prince Su into the palace, and then go and get me something."
She hooked her hands and whispered a few words to Taohong.
Taohong couldn't help but be surprised when she heard this, and retreated with a slightly red face.
Not long after, she came in again, handed Qiao Jinhuan a porcelain bottle, then bent down to take the sleeping baby out, and dismissed some of the people waiting nearby.
On the other side, Chu Ji was just about to sleep when he heard someone coming from the palace.
"You said, the Queen Mother allows me to enter the palace?"
Chu Ji was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the gloomy night on the horizon, "Why?"
"The Queen Mother didn't say anything, she just asked the servant to invite you into the palace."
Chu Ji laughed, went back to his room and changed his clothes, and then followed the chamberlain into the palace.
Although Qiao Jinhuan became the Queen Mother, she did not move into Cihe Palace. She still lived in the original palace. Chu Ji was so familiar with her that he didn't need anyone to take care of her. He walked in by himself.
"I've met King Su."
Taohong looked at him with a bad expression, "Prince Su, your Majesty has not been very happy lately."
"Who is so short-sighted that made her angry?"
Chu Ji asked with some displeasure.
Taohong gave him a meaningful look, then opened the door and said, "Your Majesty is inside, Prince Su, please go in."
This feeling of asking you to put yourself in a urn is really not a good feeling.
Chu Ji thought and walked inside.
As soon as he entered, Taohong closed the door outside.
Listening to the "bang" sound, the corner of Chu Ji's mouth twitched slightly for a moment, then he walked around the screen and entered the inner hall, "Jin Huan, Tao Hong said that you have been in a bad mood recently, but someone in the court doesn't want to give you face?"
Qiao Jinhuan was half lying on the soft couch, squinting at him without saying a word.
Seeing this, Chu Ji's heart skipped a beat, his brows instantly furrowed, and he walked quickly to her and hugged her, "What's wrong? You don't even give me a good look, are you angry with me?"
Qiao Jinhuan raised her eyebrows slightly, and gently poked his heart with her soft fingertips, "Erlang, do you love me?"