Qin Keqing was lying on the bed, thinking about the current situation in the palace.
Under her, the queen, were Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baochai.
Shi Xiangyun was innocent and had no children. If she could become the queen after her death, then her children would be safe.
But thinking about Xue Baochai, Qin Keqing frowned a little. Although Xue Baochai was inferior to Shi Xiangyun in status now, she was still a noble concubine after all, and together with her sister Xue Baoqin, she was quite popular with Jia Ke.
The most important thing is that Xue Baochai has a son, and Xue Baochai is very scheming. If Shi Xiangyun had not become the queen and let Xue Baochai move into Kunning Palace, Xue Baochai would definitely dislike Jia Zhi, the child of the previous queen, for the sake of his son.
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Then the consequences are very obvious. In order to let his child become the eldest son and have an inherent advantage in inheriting the throne, Xue Baochai will definitely try his best to kill his own Jia Zhi.
Qin Keqing felt extremely worried every time she thought of this, and at the same time she began to feel angry that her body was not living up to expectations.
Qin Keqing now thinks that he still has to beat the drum with some big shots in the palace, add some weight to Shi Xiangyun, and strive to let Shi Xiangyun move into Kunning Palace after his death.
Only in this way can Xue Baochai be temporarily suppressed. As long as Xue Baochai cannot become the queen, she will not dare to act unscrupulously. And her son Jia Zhi, with his status as the eldest son, will also have a high probability of inheriting the throne in the future.
After Qin Keqing thought of this, she let out a long breath. The only thing she could do now was to pave the way for her son before she died.
Besides, at Xue Baochai's Chengqian Palace, Shi Xiangyun had just come out of Qin Keqing's Kunning Palace when someone reported the news to Xue Baochai.
Xue Baochai now has his eyes set on that position after Qin Keqing became seriously ill.
Moreover, Xue Baochai pulled everyone in the palace aside, and finally thought that only she and Shi Xiangyun could inherit the throne of queen.
Shi Xiangyun is the grand-niece of the Empress Dowager, and will definitely receive strong support from the Empress Dowager in the future. She will have a great advantage over him innately.
And her only support in the palace was the Queen Mother, and everyone in the palace could see clearly that the Queen Mother did not deserve Jia Ke's respect.
If it weren't for the constraints of feudal etiquette, the Queen Mother would probably be pushed aside. Then the only one who can help her now is the Queen Mother Zhou.
Xue Baochai thought about the situation between her and the Empress Dowager Zhou, and found that there was nothing to offend the Empress Dowager Zhou, and because of her thoughtful etiquette, the Empress Dowager Zhou had a good impression of her.
But Shi Xiangyun was different. When the Empress Dowager Zhou was still his aunt, Shi Xiangyun was arrogant and didn't pay much attention to the Empress Dowager Zhou. The relationship between the two was just mediocre.
Thinking of this, Xue Baochai finally showed some smile on his face. No matter how majestic the Empress Dowager is, she may not be able to compare with the affection between mother and child.
After Xue Baochai made up his mind, he finally felt relieved, but he could not wait and see how things would change. If he did not take active action, he might fall behind others.
So Xue Baochai summoned Wang Shun, his personal eunuch, and said, "I have some pearls here. You can take them to Eunuch Li Deshan who is with the emperor. You can say that I rewarded him for his hard work in serving the emperor."
After Wang Shun took the kit, he bowed and took a few steps back, not daring to ask why. He just left the Chengqian Palace.
After Wang Shun left, Xue Baochai thought that it was very important to have Li Gui beside the emperor. If it was given to only one person, the other person would not get any benefit and it might cause harm.
So Xue Baochai ordered someone to take out a coral and asked his eunuch to give it to Li Gui.
Sure enough, Xue Baochai's money offensive is still very effective.
After Jia Ke's two personal eunuchs received the heavy gift from Xue Baochai, although they did not understand what Xue Baochai asked them to do specifically, they still gave a lot of kind words to the Xue Baochai sisters in front of Jia Ke.
Therefore, during this period of time, Jia Ke spent almost all his time with their sisters.
Even Xue Baochai's son, King Jia Hui of Qi, is now quite popular with Jia Ke.
When Qin Keqing saw this situation, he still didn't understand what Xue Baochai was thinking.
Just because Qin Keqing saw Xue Baochai's non-stop movements, she became more and more anxious, so regardless of how sick she was, she reluctantly ordered someone to drive up a sedan chair. She was going to Ningshou Palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager.
Despite Ruizhu's persuasion several times, Qin Keqing still worked hard for her child's future.
Seeing that she really couldn't persuade Qin Keqing, Ruizhu could only wrap the software tightly so that Qin Keqing would not be exposed to the wind while sitting inside.
Qin Keqing came to Ningshou Palace in a soft sedan and asked people to report inside.
Meanwhile, Jia Mu, who was in Ningshou Palace, received a report from the young eunuch that Queen Qin Keqing was outside asking for an audience.
After hearing this, Jia Mu's eyes flickered. Jia Mu was someone who had been fighting in the back house all her life. Now Qin Keqing is not well anymore. It doesn't look like she will be around for long.
In this case, why would Qin Keqing come here to stay with him if he wasn't recuperating in his own palace?
But Qin Keqing is the current queen after all. Even though she is the empress dowager, she cannot be embarrassed by her, so she can only order someone to help Qin Keqing in.
After Qin Keqing came in, with the support of the maid and eunuch, Qin Keqing reluctantly bowed to Jia Mu, and then she was assigned a seat by Jia Mu and sat aside.
"Queen, if your body and bones were not raised in the palace, why would you come to my old lady to ask for greetings?"
After listening to Jia Mu's words, Qin Keqing could only smile reluctantly, and then said: "I haven't seen Lafayette for a long time. I took advantage of my good spirits these past two days to come here to pay my respects to Lafayette. I won't come back again in the future."
Do you know when we can see you again?"
Qin Keqing had tears in her eyes when she said this.
Jia Mu is a person who likes to get together but not to separate. She is not happy to hear about these separations and separations. Especially now that Jia Mu is old, she doesn't like to hear other people talk about life and death.
Now that Jia Mu heard that Qin Keqing actually said farewell, she felt a little unwelcome to see her.
"My old bones are still strong. I think Queen, you should go back to the palace and recuperate as soon as possible."
Qin Keqing had heard the displeasure in Jia Mu's heart, but she did not leave according to Jia Mu's wishes. Instead, she said: "Old Buddha, to be honest, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive. After I leave, I don't know what happened to the harem."
Who should make the decision?"
When Jia Mu heard what Qin Keqing said, her eyes shone sharply. She looked Qin Keqing up and down, and then a smile appeared on her lips.
Jia Mu has understood what Qin Keqing meant. Now in Jia Ke's harem, besides Qin Keqing, Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baochai are the most respected.
Naturally, Jia Mu hoped that Shi Xiangyun of her natal family would take over the position of queen after Qin Keqing's death.
But it doesn’t matter if he just says it himself. If Qin Keqing can say a few words to Jia Ke when he is dying, given Jia Ke’s feelings for Qin Keqing over the years, and with his old grandmother beside him,
Bianjiao, I would like to ask Jia Ke to agree.
Now, Mother Jia naturally couldn't let go of her feelings. Instead, she smiled and said to her: "Good boy, it's not in vain that I hurt you. Among this granddaughter-in-law, I have long seen that you are the first one."
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Qin Keqing sat below, listening to Jia Mu's praise, he coughed, and his eyes shone with excitement. It seemed that Jia Mu understood what he meant.
"Sister Shi is the most pure and kind among the sisters around the Emperor. I will definitely speak more in front of the Emperor."
After hearing this, Mother Jia nodded, and then said: "It's so pitiful that you are so sick and still worry about them. Don't worry, they will not forget your thoughts."
Qin Keqing felt relieved after hearing this. She still believed in Jia Mu's words. Although Jia Mu was somewhat utilitarian, she was now the most noble woman in the world. What she said from her mouth would never be the same.
Any regrets.
The two of them reached a deal with just a few words. Qin Keqing would speak to Shi Xiangyun in front of Jia Ke and strive to allow Shi Xiangyun to ascend the throne of the queen after his death.
And Jia Mu has also promised Qin Keqing that she will properly resettle the King of Chu. Now the two of them can each get what they need.
Qin Keqing was active here, and Xue Baochai was not idle either.
Ever since he learned that Qin Keqing had begun arranging funeral arrangements, Xue Baochai went to Cining Palace every day to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager Zhou.
To be honest, Empress Dowager Zhou still liked Xue Baochai very much.
Just because although Xue Baochai is beautiful, she has the kind of dignified and steady beauty, which is not as thrilling as Qin Keqing's back then, but when the man sees her, she becomes a little distracted and a bit charming.
What's more, when she was still her aunt, Xue Baochai was one of the few girls in the Jia family who respected her very much.
Therefore, Empress Dowager Zhou was very happy that Xue Baochai came to pay her respects every day. Every time she came, she would hold Xue Baochai's hand and talk to her for a long time.
Sometimes when Qiaolian brought King Wu here, she would feel a little jealous when she saw how harmonious the two of them were.
And who is Xue Baochai? She has long seen her little jealousy towards Qiaolian, so Xue Baochai just flattered Qiaolian a few words, and Qiaolian almost regarded Xue Baochai as a biological sister.
As time went by, Qin Keqing's health became worse and worse. Although Jia Ke neglected Qin Keqing during this period, after all, they were a young couple, and Jia Ke still had feelings for Qin Keqing.
Therefore, after Jia Ke had dinner that day, he received a report from the imperial doctor that Qin Keqing was getting worse and worse, probably within this month.
Jia Ke was silent for a long time after hearing this. Qin Keqing's current appearance also has something to do with Jia Ke's deliberate alienation.
If Jia Ke could comfort and take care of Qin Keqing when she was anxious, Qin Keqing might not have such a psychological burden, and her illness would not become so serious.