Chapter 584 Fan Ruoruo is pregnant
In the second year of the new emperor of Qing Dynasty, it was time to take the imperial examination.

Mid-February.

Su Mingzhe ordered Hu Daxueshi to be the chief examiner and held the Spring Examination.

In the end, 300 people were selected.

The excitement of the imperial examination has just ended.

The wedding delegation, along with the Princess of Northern Qi and her entourage, finally returned to the capital of Qing.

Along the way, the princess and her entourage did not cause any trouble.

When they saw Kyoto City, several noble ladies accompanied the princess to look out the window, but they couldn't help but screamed: "

"Your Highness, the wedding envoy is right. It's only March, but the flowers in Qing Kingdom are already in full bloom."

The princess also looked outside and saw the spring scenery with hundreds of flowers in full bloom. She couldn't help but feel a little homesick and said calmly:
"I wonder if the willow trees in Shangjing City have sprouted branches yet..."

When several noble ladies heard this, their eyes suddenly turned red, especially the sentimental one like Shen Wan'er, who first sobbed softly and then began to sob softly.

Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea, and from then on Xiao Lang becomes a passerby.

Several women traveled thousands of miles to marry into the royal family of Qing Kingdom with the mission of peace and peace.

These women have sacrificed their lifelong happiness, but no one can guarantee that this road to peace can be maintained for a long time.

Even the family elders of the girls had warned them in advance that this marriage would at most prevent the two countries from fighting for two to three years.

Two or three years later, the national war broke out.

Several noble ladies from Qi who married into Qing would find themselves in an awkward situation.

Just when the ladies were worried about their fate, the Minister of Rites Guo Youzhi, led the Minister of the Honglu Temple, the saint Haitang Duoduo who stayed in Qing State, and the guest officials from Northern Qi who stayed in Qing State, went out of the city to welcome the wedding delegation.

Although there were no officials to welcome him, it was still good enough that Qing Kingdom could send two of the Nine Ministers.

The eldest princess spoke to Guo Youzhi according to etiquette, and finally, accompanied by Haitang Duoduo, she entered the Northern Qi Embassy to rest.

As soon as they arrived at the embassy, ​​the princess took the lead in bowing to Haitang Duoduo and said guiltily:
"Guoguo pays homage to Her Royal Highness the Saint."

"I dare not. Your Highness, please stand up."

Haitang Duoduo's tone was a little cold, even a little distant and isolated.

The princess saw that the saint didn't like her and knew the reason in her heart, but at this time, she could only sigh and say:
"Your Highness, please stop blaming Guoguo, okay? Guoguo also had her own reasons, which is why she dragged you into this."

Haitang Duoduo was a soft-hearted person. After hearing what the princess said, although she was still very dissatisfied with the princess for dragging her into this, she sighed softly when she thought of Qingguo's recent attitude towards her, saying that she understood the princess's approach, and finally said:

"Your Highness, please rest assured. I agreed to be your dowry not only because of your request, but also because I want to save my master from trouble."

After Haitang Duoduo said these cold words, she turned around and went back to her bedroom to rest.

Well, Haitang Duoduo is now one of the eight noble ladies accompanying the eldest princess as a dowry.

Seeing Haitang Duoduo's attitude, the other noble ladies were a little frightened.

The eldest princess also felt a little tired, so she waved her hand and asked the ladies to go down and rest.

Only Zhuang Yuer had a twinkling look in her eyes. After everyone else left, she leaned over to whisper something in the eldest princess' ear, and the eldest princess' eyes immediately flashed with surprise.

"Yu'er, you are truly my female military advisor."

"Your Highness, when we were in the capital, we had the best relationship. If I don't help you, who will?"

Zhuang Yuer held the eldest princess's slender hand and said distressedly:

"What's more, my grandfather often said, 'With unity, even Mount Tai can be moved.' We women have come all the way to Qing Country, over mountains and rivers. If we still have our own little thoughts, won't our lives in the future be even more miserable?"

The eldest princess felt so warmed at heart by her best friend's words that tears began to well up in her eyes.

At the end, the princess thought of what she had done and couldn't help crying. She said:
"Yu'er, you are right. We are all women with miserable lives. But the fate you have now is all caused by me, especially Her Highness the Saint..."

"Princess, please don't say that again. This has nothing to do with you. Even if you didn't ask, there aren't many noble ladies in the entire Shangjing City who would agree to the conditions."

Zhuang Yuer finally managed to calm the eldest princess down.

Then the ambassador to Qing State asked for a meeting.

The princess let him in.

It turned out that this official was telling the eldest princess the time of the enthronement ceremony prepared by Qing Kingdom, as well as the etiquette of Qing Kingdom.

Naturally, the eldest princess would have no objection to this.

Of course, even if there are objections, it is of no use.

This is the reason why a weak country has no diplomacy.

The Princess of Northern Qi entered Kyoto today.

As a man, Su Mingzhe was no exception and went to the city gate to watch.

The Princess of Northern Qi was indeed beautiful, with crescent-shaped eyebrows, red lips, and a delicate oval face. With heroic eyes, she had a bit of the spirit of Mulan.

After returning to the palace, Su Mingzhe ordered the Imperial Observatory to select an auspicious day for the enthronement ceremony.

Originally, the Princess of Northern Qi was only canonized as Chen Fei, not even a noble concubine, and was not qualified to hold any canonization ceremony.

However, this matter involved many of Chen Pingping's plans, so Su Mingzhe could only cooperate and make the event more lively.

Su Mingzhe sorted out his thoughts and was about to deal with the memorial when he saw Eunuch Hou trotting into the imperial study and reporting back:
"Your Majesty, the Queen has just cooked some lotus seed soup and will bring it to you later."

"Why is this girl here again? Didn't we tell her to rest more?"

Su Mingzhe complained a little, but his eyes and body were honest. His eyes were filled with smiles. He stood up and walked out of the hall, ready to welcome Fan Ruoruo.

Soon, Su Mingzhe supported Fan Ruoruo and carefully sat down on the bed in the imperial study, still mumbling:

"Ruoruo, didn't I tell you that you just got pregnant, so you need to rest more." "Your Majesty, I am not that delicate."

Fan Ruoruo touched her still smooth abdomen with a happy look on her face and explained:

"The people at the Imperial Medical Bureau said that pregnant women may be a little sleepy, but they still need to move more on weekdays, which will facilitate childbirth."

"Then listen to the doctor."

Su Mingzhe actually felt distressed. It took Fan Ruoruo more than ten minutes to walk from Yaohua Palace to Weiyang Palace, which was not a short distance for a pregnant woman.

"However, you don't have to go around the Weiyang Palace. Go to the Imperial Garden more often on weekdays. The air there is good and you can take a walk there."

"I came here this time to ask a question."

Seeing the man being so gentle to her, Fan Ruoruo thought of the purpose of her visit and hesitated. However, after a moment of silence, she finally spoke:

"After the Concubine Chen enters the palace, does Your Majesty intend to let her live in Yuchen Palace?"

When Su Mingzhe heard this, he immediately understood that Fan Ruoruo was probably jealous.

Chen, which means the North Star, generally refers to the emperor.

Before this, Yuchen Palace was where several previous queens lived.

Su Mingzhe conferred the title of Chen Fei on the eldest princess of Northern Qi and let her live in Yuchen Palace.

Fan Ruoruo naturally began to have doubts in her heart.

In order to prevent the woman from thinking too much, Su Mingzhe told her about Chen Pingping's plan:
"Ruoruo, this matter is for you to know only, don't spread it to anyone else."

"I understand."

After hearing the explanation, Fan Ruoruo felt a little sorry for her pettiness.

The couple chatted for a while and drank the lotus seed soup together.

Afterwards, Su Mingzhe let Fan Ruoruo rest in the imperial study while he continued to deal with memorials.

It was not until noon that the two of them went to Yanshou Palace together to pay their respects.

As for the Queen Mother, Su Mingzhe has not allowed Fan Ruoruo to go to Yanfu Palace since she became pregnant.

The intention of taking precautions is obvious.

If 'Emperor Qing' had not appeared, the Queen Mother would definitely take action against Fan Ruoruo.

However, now that 'Emperor Qing' is still alive, he will come back for a month every year.

The empress dowager could only stay in Yeonbok Palace and continue to eat vegetarian food and play with her rosary.

It was night in a blink of an eye.

Su Mingzhe paid his respects to the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother, then went to Yaohua Palace to have dinner with Fan Ruoruo.

After dinner, the two held hands and took a walk in the courtyard of Yaohua Palace.

Suddenly, a eunuch came trotting in from outside the door to report that Concubine Xian and Concubine Shu had come together to pay their respects to the Queen.

"Invite them in."

Fan Ruoruo has excellent management skills.

As for Su Mingzhe's concubines, she won over some of them, kept some neutral, and suppressed some of them.

The Concubine Xian and the Concubine Shu were the ones who were won over by her.

Not long after, Mei Ruohua and Wang Tong'er came in together. Seeing Su Mingzhe was also there, they quickly bowed and greeted him.

"No need to do that, get up."

Su Mingzhe motioned for the two women to stand up.

To be honest, because Fan Ruoruo and Lin Wan'er's halos were too great, Concubine Xian Mei Ruohua, Concubine Shu Wang Tong'er, and even Concubine De Ye Ling'er, although they were all the masters of a palace, were treated no differently from the other nine concubines in Su Mingzhe's eyes. They were all picked and sent to Taiji Palace to serve as tools.

Things like Su Mingzhe accompanying Fan Ruoruo for a walk today were such beautiful things that they dared not even dream of them.

Fan Ruoruo was beautiful and intelligent. She saw the envious looks of the two concubines, smiled faintly, and then said:

"Your Majesty, I am a little tired. Let's go back to the palace and rest for a while."

"Well, let's go back to the palace and rest for a while."

Su Mingzhe supported Fan Ruoruo back into the palace, with Wang Tong'er and Mei Ruohua following on his left and right.

After returning to the palace, Fan Ruoruo asked her trusted maid to help her go to the bedroom to change into outer clothes.

Su Mingzhe was served tea by Wang Tong'er and Mei Ruohua.

The reason why Wang Tong'er and Mei Ruohua were won over by Fan Ruoruo was that the three girls were all talented and had many common topics and could chat together.

Now, with the help of the lights in the hall, Su Mingzhe discovered that Mei Ruohua and Wang Tong'er had a temperament similar to Fan Ruoruo and the Princess of Northern Qi, both of them were slender and delicate.

However, Su Mingzhe had examined the bodies of Mei Ruohua and Wang Tong'er and knew that they both had plump and beautiful figures.

The two girls couldn't help blushing when Su Mingzhe looked them up and down.

Speaking of which, the two women have been in the palace for more than a year and have served Su Mingzhe more than a hundred times. However, being looked up and down by Su Mingzhe with such a scrutinizing gaze still makes the two women feel shy.

Seeing the two girls' shy reactions, Su Mingzhe couldn't help but feel proud:

"My two beloved concubines, how about we go back to Shufangzhai to rest together?"

After hearing Su Mingzhe's "invitation", the two girls suddenly felt shy and timid, but they were unwilling to refuse. After a moment of silence, they shyly said:
"I will obey your majesty's orders."

(End of this chapter)