The coldness in the capital is getting stronger, and Jin Xin's belly is getting bigger. During this period of time, she has been working very hard and her waist hurts. She has to be vigilant at all times to survive in the harem.
Now the emperor suspected that he had done something to Concubine Jade, but he didn't show it to his face, let alone question him, so she couldn't explain it first.
Concubine Yu and her were indeed sworn enemies in appearance. Whenever something happened to Concubine Yu, most people would doubt themselves.
This also includes the Emperor.
For a moment, I really couldn't do anything to Concubine Yu.
She asked someone to send soup to the emperor to see if he had anything to say to her, but after waiting all afternoon, the emperor didn't come back with anything.
Concubine Yu woke up after being in a coma for two days. Out of courtesy, Jinxin could only send someone to greet Concubine Yu.
Surprisingly, Concubine Yu did not drive her people out, but instead sent them out with a smile.
All the slaves in Concubine Jade's previous palace were killed with sticks and replaced with a new batch.
Jin Xin naturally arranged for her own people to go in and monitor Concubine Yu's every move.
Since she woke up, she has become peaceful and walks around her palace every day. Her temperament has become docile and she knows how to smile at her servants.
Listening to the news from the eyeliner, Jin Xin was pruning the potted plants in the house. The same news came back every day, making Jin Xin frown.
"Didn't the Emperor go there even once?"
"I haven't been there, not even once. She was heavily guarded there and she was not allowed to leave the palace gate even half a step." The palace man replied.
"Is it better for Dr. Wen to go there every three days to have an abortion?" Jin Xin asked.
"yes."
When Jin Xin heard this, she felt a little irritated. A month had passed and Concubine Yu's fetus was gradually stabilizing. She still had no chance to take action.
If this allowed her to give birth, wouldn't it open the door to her palace and allow the emperor to accept her again?
The emperor does not come to her now, nor does he go to Meng Guiren and Lan Concubine Xuan Concubine. Instead, he goes to Ying Concubine several times and favors other nobles. The one who was favored most before was Li Guiren.
These are trivial matters, and Jin Xin doesn't think anything of it. Li Guiren just comes from a small family, and is a little smart. After accepting the favor, he doesn't dare to be proud, so he comes to Jin Xin to show his modesty.
But what people didn't expect was that after Li Guiren came here once, the emperor did not announce her, but announced another noble person.
Suddenly, the palace seemed to smell something. Was the emperor warning Concubine De?
This incident made Jin Xin feel a little bit in crisis. The emperor was clearly targeting himself and deliberately warning her.
It is already the eighth day of winter, and the emperor has not been to Cheng'en Palace for a month and a half. If this continues, if the emperor does not come, those minions will also follow the wind.
The two newly promoted nobles were in the limelight for a while, but the last time they saw Li Guiren, he was no longer summoned by the emperor after he came to pay his respects to Jin Xin, so he did not come to pay his respects to Jin Xin.
Jin Xin was in charge of the harem, and she also had to prepare a Winter Solstice palace banquet, so that the concubines would go to the Taiping Hall to eat together.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jin Xin came to the imperial study room with a full belly to ask for instructions from the emperor.
But inside was Sun Guiren, who was accompanying him. Hearing that Concubine De asked for an audience, Guiren Sun quickly walked out from the emperor's side and bowed obediently to Concubine De.
Jin Xin held out her belly and saluted the emperor. The emperor frowned and said, "You don't have to salute. Just sit down and talk."
Jin Xin glanced at Sun Guiren, who quickly lowered his head and said, "I'm leaving."
The emperor glanced at Jin Xin, watched Sun Guiren go out, and then said, "You look much more powerful now. They are much more careful when they see you."
Jin Xin glanced at him and half-heartedly said, "Your Majesty is punishing your heart. I am just older than them. They know etiquette. Is this considered my concubine's fault?"
"I think you are very smart and learn things quickly. You have a shadow of me from back then." He suddenly said seriously.
These words made Jin Xin feel a little nervous, and she immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I don't dare to have any inappropriate thoughts."
"I know you haven't, and you can't, because you are a woman."
But her changes happened completely under her nose. She was cautious at first, but now she has changed a lot.
Although it was not found that the incident of Concubine Yu being exposed to red flowers was related to her, he thought carefully about everything he had with Jin Xin late at night, and it seemed that she was involved in many things without having to take part in them.
Just like when he was involved in seizing the heir, he did everything by himself, but in the end he did nothing.
This made him afraid.
Jin Xin raised her eyes and looked at the emperor's eyes, which made her panic. Was she too aggressive?
She knew that if she couldn't eliminate his fear of her in time, she would soon be left alone.
She immediately leaned down and kowtowed heavily. The emperor watched her do this but did not stop him and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Please, Your Majesty, take away my right to manage the harem. I just want to be an ordinary woman, a woman who is loved by her husband." She said, raised her head, and looked at him stubbornly and aggrievedly.
This look touched his heart.
"Are you willing to give up?" he asked, frowning. After tasting the benefits of power, who can be willing to give up?
Gao Mingyao grew up with him. He was almost inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. He was not willing to be a minister. He did not believe that anyone could give up the sweetness of rights.
Jin Xin immediately took off the nine-tailed phoenix hairpin on her head. This is only worn by empresses. Imperial concubines wear eight tails, concubines with seven tails, concubines with six tails, and those below the concubine rank are not qualified to touch this kind of hairpin.
This is a privilege granted to her by the emperor.
She raised her hands in front of the emperor, with tears already flowing down her face, "If the emperor neglects me because of this, I would rather not do it. I am loyal, only the emperor. It was the emperor who said that he hoped that I would share your worries, but now it has become For the reason why I can't see my husband, if I don't have the emperor's love and affection, I will be given the title of concubine, imperial concubine, or even queen, which is not what I want."
As she spoke, she knelt forward and placed the hairpin on his desk. Then she knelt down firmly, refusing to compromise.
"Then what if I give this right to someone else?" He asked with a frown.
"As long as my conduct is convincing to everyone, I have no objections. However, I beg the Emperor to come and see me often. Don't let me sit alone in an empty room and look forward to it every night." She said, looking at him affectionately, her eyes were very hurt. , his eyes were filled with mist of tears, his eyes were slightly red, aggrieved and sad.
When he saw this, he immediately felt guilty. He immediately stood up and stepped forward to pull her up. He looked at her eyes which were red from crying. The tears slid down to her chin. He brushed away her tears with his thumb, thinking of her being helpless and managing the harem. If you are not strong enough and have no strategy at all, it will be difficult to achieve anything.
However, he was somewhat concerned about the Jade Concubine.
"I plan to release Concubine Jade from her imprisonment." He said tentatively to see how she would react.
Jin Xin frowned when he heard this, snorted, and said, "Does the Emperor have a grudge against this concubine because of the incident with the Jade Concubine?"
This sudden revelation made him feel embarrassed for a moment.
