Chapter 212 January in a blink of an eye
Chapter 212 January in a blink of an eye
Time flies. The hot summer of July and August gradually passed, and September came in the blink of an eye.
News from the palace continued to reach the temporary palace, and news from the temporary palace was also rushed to the imperial palace and into Xie Yu's hands within two or three days.
Lin Junxue had been away from the palace for more than four months without realizing it. There had been many changes in the palace and it had never been peaceful.
Meanwhile, life was peaceful and quiet in the palace. Lin Junxue lived a fulfilling life and felt comfortable every day.
She asked Ye Yushuang to send in two secret guards from the Lin family. During these two months, she learned some martial arts to help herself.
Of course, she couldn't become a martial arts master in two months, but she had at least entered the door of martial arts.
Lin Junxue learned how to protect himself and kill people, which would be useful in the future.
During this period, Zhang Yuyan wrote letters frequently, detailing every detail of the harem affairs.
In the past two months, Xie Yu has been to the harem more often and favored many concubines, but he did not favor anyone in particular. It seemed that he was treating everyone equally.
Of course, Zhang Yuyan had the most sleep with him, followed by Qin Shushu.
Last time, Qin Shushu scolded Gu Mo and fell out of favor. She knelt in Taiwu Hall for several days to plead guilty and asked for Xie Yu's forgiveness, and then she became favored again.
A few days ago, she was officially canonized as a seventh-rank imperial concubine.
Qin Shushu is very popular in the harem and is close to Sun Manrou.
The remaining three girls from this year's show are now nobles.
It was just that Zheng Jin was frightened sick by Sun Manrou's dog. After he recovered, he seemed like a completely different person.
Xie Yu had been announcing this for two days in a row, and during these days, she became the new favorite in the harem, to everyone's surprise.
After all, Zheng Jin's timidity and submissiveness are not fake at all.
How come after a person gets sick, he becomes a completely different person? Even his speech becomes much better.
Two days ago, Zheng Jin came to cause trouble for Sun Manrou again, but he did not lose the upper hand and blocked Sun Manrou's mouth. In the end, he left unscathed, and the news spread throughout the harem.
Even Sun Manrou, whom Xie Yu had always disliked, was chosen by Xie Yu to sleep with him twice, and he looked very happy.
Sun Manrou summoned concubines to the harem every day, either to appreciate flowers or to watch singing and dancing.
She also specifically asked Xie Yu to let her take care of the Mid-Autumn Festival in September.
Chen Mi got the power to temporarily take over the six palaces, and Sun Manrou was unhappy about it.
But Chen Mi acted cautiously and she couldn't find any fault with him, so she thought about saving face at the Mid-Autumn family dinner.
Apart from minor quarrels, the frictions in the harem were not serious and were all insignificant matters. Nothing major happened.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Li Shiwen stayed in her own palace and did not go out.
In her spare time, she would not go anywhere except Chen Mi's Shenguang Palace and Zhang Yuyan's Liuguang Pavilion.
Impure things were found in Li Shiwen's food, but fortunately, she had an experienced nanny by her side and was not contaminated.
As the months went by, she gained a lot of weight, became swollen, and became lazy. Li Shiwen became more cautious and stopped leaving the palace.
Zhang Yuyan also said in the letter that Chen Xier had not appeared in recent months and had been staying quietly in Xian'ya Palace.
Strangely enough, except for the imperial physician, Chen Xier refused visits from all concubines in the name of taking care of the pregnancy.
Last time, the emperor asked the judge to go to Xian'ya Palace to take the emperor's pulse. After being rejected, he became angry and never even set foot in Xian'ya Palace again.
Everyone in the harem knew that Chen Xier, the favored concubine for many years, had completely fallen out of favor, and now only relied on the dragon fetus in her belly.
However, even though Chen Xier had fallen out of favor, she was still a noble concubine and was pregnant with a dragon fetus.
Therefore, no concubine dared to sneer openly, and they all talked about it behind her back, and it was quite lively.
Not only the letters from the palace, but also Xie Wuji, who was far away in the prince's mansion, received a letter every month in the past few months, which was delivered to the palace on time at the end of the month.
Perhaps it was because Xie Yu began to pay more attention to Prince Xie Wuji, his life became much better.
Last month, Xie Yu found a new tutor for Xie Wuji.
Because Lin Junxue mentioned Xie Wuji in her reply to Xie Yu, there was a hint of concern in her words.
Therefore, Xie Yu asked to replace Xie Wuji with a highly respected tutor, whose knowledge was much better than the previous one.
Xie Yu called him once more and asked about Xie Wuji's homework. He was satisfied and praised him a few words.
Because of this signal, Xie Wuji finally began to have the dignity of a prince.
However, Xie Wuji did not make any ostentatious moves, and his style of doing things was still low-key and steady.
Seeing him like this, Xie Yu's attitude towards him improved a little.
Palace
Lin Junxue read the letter Zhang Yuyan had just sent her, put it aside, and served tea.
"Your Majesty, yesterday, Concubine Lan's letter was just delivered. Today, Concubine Yan's letter came again. I calculated the date. Concubine Lan will be pregnant in another month, at the end of September."
Lin Junxue nodded slightly, her lips curled slightly
"After ten months of pregnancy, there is one day of delivery. Shiwen is indeed about to give birth. In her letter yesterday, she said that everything is fine."
Danzhen came in with some cakes and put them on the table.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Lan is about to give birth, so Concubine Xi will also be pregnant soon, right?"
Lin Junxue smiled but said nothing, with a secretive look in her eyes.
Yes, Chen Xier’s life is almost over, and things should be over. The days in the palace are about to come to an end!
Lin Junxue stood up and stood by the window. The fallen leaves of early autumn made the scene look bleak.
Staying in this palace for too long can indeed make people lazy.
People are all like this. It's time to return to the palace.
September Mid-Autumn Festival Family Dinner
Sun Manrou was in charge of the project and it was going on in full swing. She did a good job and was rewarded by Xie Yu.
All the concubines were present, even Chen Xier, who had not appeared in the past few months.
She is already eight months pregnant, but her belly doesn't look that big and her limbs are slender.
Xie Yu saw Chen Xier's expression, thinking about the baby in her belly, and asked again?
Chen Xier smiled and said that the baby was active in her belly, so she didn't sleep well in the past few days and looked a little haggard.
Xie Yu is now doting on Zheng Jin and Qin Shushu. With these two new favorites around, Xie Yu was very happy with every word they said, so he didn't ask any more questions.
As long as the dragon fetus is safe, he no longer cares about Chen Xier.
The Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet was lively, with singing and dancing. Xie Yu drank a few glasses of wine and seemed to be in a very good mood. The concubines in the harem also presented gifts in various ways.
Zhang Yuyan and Li Shiwen were standing next to each other, looking at the situation of vying for favor.
When it comes to competing for favor, neither Li Shiwen, who already has a child, nor Zhang Yuyan, who has the highest rank among the concubines in this year, have any interest in it.
Zhang Yuyan whispered, "Sister, I haven't visited you in the past two days. Is the baby in your belly still bothering you?"
Li Shiwen gently stroked her belly. Now her every frown and smile is full of maternal tenderness.
"Don't worry, Sister Yan. This child is very well behaved. He doesn't make trouble and doesn't seem tired even if he moves around occasionally."
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