Guan Yu Temple

  "Two mothers, I don't know how to address you." Su Jingfan got up early in the morning and had breakfast at the Qianqing Palace. Seeing that Zong Zhengjin had not yet finished his court duties, he returned to the palace on his own. Dance of the E-book

  Those two maids exchanged a glance. "The slave's surname is Xia, and this one's surname is Song. Your Ladyship can call us whatever sounds more convenient."

  Su Jing smiled faintly, "Xia Mu, Song Mu, since you were sent by the Emperor, I will naturally trust you."

  Xia Momo bowed her head and said, "I understand, since I have entered the palace, I am yours, Your Majesty. It is my good fortune that you trust me, and I will do my best to help you with your worries."

  "Yes, I will definitely help the princess have a safe pregnancy and give birth to a prince soon," Song Momo also chimed in, showing her attitude.

  Su Jing furrowed her brow, "Who said he was the prince's child? Whether boy or girl, they are all children of mine and the emperor."

  Everyone was shocked, apparently not expecting her to say so. In the past, when other concubines were pregnant, none of them did not hope that the child in their belly would be a male heir. The treatment of princes and princesses is vastly different.

  Xia Momo reacted quickly and replied, "The princess is right. Whether it's a prince or a princess, as long as they are the princess's children, they must be blessed children."

  Su Jing nodded and calmed down, "This is what I heard from Yao and Dai Man, the senior palace maids by my side."

  "Please, mistress, instruct me further. I'm young and inexperienced, so if you notice anything amiss, please don't hesitate to point it out," Yao said, stepping forward and bowing.

  Xia Momo and Song Momo both dodged to the side, not daring to accept this gift. They also understood in their hearts that since the emperor had sent them to Guan Yin Palace, they were now people of this princess. First come, first served, as the two girls were already senior palace maids, they must be trusted by the princess.

  Xia Momo didn't dare to be presumptuous, "Listen to what Yao Niang said, we've just arrived and are not yet familiar with the mistress's habits. It would be a great help if you two ladies could give us more guidance."

  "Hmm, let's do it this way," Su Jingyan turned her head, "I'm a bit hungry, Song Momo, let me try your cooking skills."

  "Yes, your humble servant obeys."

  Xia Momo is lively and talkative, skilled in medicine, and serves as a nurse. Song Momo is more taciturn, expert in prenatal care, skilled in cooking, and takes charge of Su Jing's diet. The two sisters complement each other and make a perfect pair.

  Have to say, Song Momo's craftsmanship is indeed good. A bowl of ordinary long spring lotus root soup, after being cooked by her, has a different flavor and is very suitable for her taste.

  Su Jingxiang put down a small bowl and placed her spoon, "Mmm, good craftsmanship, reward."

  "Thank you for your reward, Your Ladyship," Song Mu Mu said with a bow.

  "The Emperor has arrived," a eunuch's voice echoed from outside the door, and before he had even finished speaking, someone had already stepped inside.

  "Your Majesty," Su Jing curtsied, but before she could kneel down, she was already helped up, "You don't have to be too polite, you're not feeling well."

  "Thank you, Your Majesty," Su Jing said as he walked to the side of the bed with his support and sat down, "Why have you come at this hour?"

  Zong Zhengjin reached out and touched her belly, but there wasn't much of a difference. "Did he give you any trouble today?"

  Su Jing let out a soft laugh, "He doesn't understand anything yet, he's so young, how can he cause trouble?"

  Zong Zheng's hand withdrew with a hint of embarrassment, "Am I not asking in vain?"

  Su Jing thought for a moment, shook his arm and said, "Your Majesty, do you want a prince or a princess?"

  Zong Zhengjin swallowed back what he was about to say, glanced at her expression, and hooked the corner of his mouth. "What does Feier want?"

  "It's not that I want anything, he is my child, regardless of whether it's a boy or girl, I will love him dearly. It's just that I'm afraid if it's not what the Emperor wants in his heart, perhaps when the time comes, there will be disappointment."

  Zong Zhengjin thought his previous decision was wise, and he hugged the person who was getting more and more depressed to his leg. "As long as she is your child, I will like her, even if she is not what I expected in my heart, I will give her the best things, love her, spoil her, and make her the most favored princess of Chu Zhou Kingdom."

  Zong Zhengjin was thinking that if she really gave birth to a lovely and beautiful daughter like her, it wouldn't be bad either. At this time, she was already so beautiful, and when she was young, she must have been delicate and lovely too. If such a little her were to coax him, he would surely melt.

  "Besides, even if it's not this time, we can just have another child, and eventually one of them will be."

  Su Jing heard his words meaning that no matter what she gave birth to, he would like it, but still had to give birth to a boy, this pregnancy was not possible, and could continue to give birth.

  "Some were speechless, 'Your Majesty is treating me like a little pig?'"

  Zong Zhengjin was amused by her resentful tone, and gently scratched her delicate nose. "Mmm, little pig needs to eat more to give birth to a healthy little piglet."

  "Well, if I'm a little pig, then the emperor's children are also little pigs. What is the emperor?" Su Jing retorted fearlessly and immediately counterattacked.

  Zong Zhengjin was momentarily tongue-tied, coughed twice, and said, "I am a human being."

  Su Jing finally had a chance to shut him up, and he was left speechless. She felt a great sense of accomplishment in her heart, but she wouldn't let him off the hook that easily either. After all, some boundaries still needed to be maintained.

  "In a few days, the results of the trial will be out, and your brother is also among them," Zong Zhengjin suddenly said.

  Su Jing was taken aback, in fact she had never forgotten this matter, it's just that due to the rule of not interfering with politics in the harem, she didn't dare to ask more questions, and only silently worried about it in her heart.

  Zong Zhengjin naturally knew what she was thinking, so he brought it up at this time. If it were in the past, he would have waited for the results to come out before telling her. But now that she is pregnant, if she worries and thinks too much every day, it will not be good for the fetus. It's better for him to speak up first.

  "His results are good, I've taken a look myself. However, the specifics will have to wait until the day of the imperial examination. Don't worry about it, taking care of your pregnancy is what's most important."

  "Hmm," Su Jing nodded in agreement, having gotten the answer she wanted, "I understand."

  Zong Zhengjin suddenly saw the stack of novels placed on the desk, moved her head to them and said seriously, "You're pregnant now, you're not allowed to read those novels anymore."

  Su Jing was taken aback for a moment before reacting, her face twisted in a bitter expression, "Your Majesty"

  "No," Zong Zhengjin said resolutely, not looking at her pitiful appearance. "The things in there are all over the place and of poor quality. How can my child be influenced by such things?"

  Su Jing let out a sigh, "But if there were no books to read, I would be so bored. When one is bored, it's easy to get lost in thought, and when one gets lost in thought, they start to worry, and when they worry, they become anxious."

  Zong Zhengjin's mouth twitched, and he said helplessly, "Look at the others, I'll order someone to send you more books."

  "Does the emperor read to his concubine?" Su Jing thought of a saying, "I've heard that if parents read to their children, even if they're still in their mother's womb, they can still feel it and will become much smarter after birth."

  Zong Zhengjin raised an eyebrow, although he didn't quite believe this theory. In his opinion, since ancient times, those imperial consorts who became pregnant hadn't had such so-called "reading" and their children were still very intelligent.

  However, to avoid getting annoyed as she said, and also to find something for her to do, he nodded in full cooperation, "Yes, I will have someone send some children's enlightenment books over. You can read them to him when you're free, and I'll come too when I'm available."

  "His Majesty is the best," Su Jing said with satisfaction, flattering him.

  She was actually quite moved, as far as she knew, the eldest princess and second princess met him only a few times a month, and the feelings between father and daughter were even more thin and pitiful, and even the third prince, because of some special reasons, he had not gone to see him once.

  Even though he had said before that he would give her a child, but when this child really existed, from yesterday to today, his performance was beyond her expectation, almost no different from a good father, he did many things that she might not have thought of.

  As he had promised himself, he was always by her side.

  Zong Zhengjin burst out laughing, previously it was just "really good", now it's become "the best", it seems she also has a conscience, or rather, he should praise her instead.

  "You're good at flattering me."

  "It's because Your Majesty is really good that I'm trying to curry favor with you; if Your Majesty were not good, humph."

  Zong Zhengjin waited for her to come up with a reason, but in the end, she just hummed and hawed for half a day, making him burst out laughing, really having no dignity.

  "Your Majesty, shall we have lunch?" Su Jing couldn't bear his piercing gaze and had to change the subject.

  Zong Zhengjin didn't want to argue with her about these trivial matters, "Mm, let's just have dinner."

  After washing his hands, he sat down at the dinner table. Zong Zhengjin glanced at the people standing beside him and suddenly spoke up, "You two will stay in Guan Yu Palace to serve Zhen Xiurong from now on, there's no need for you to return."

  This sentence is saying that after Su Jing's death, they were indeed their own masters.

  Xia Momo and Song Momo exchanged a glance, both bowed, "Your slaves obey the order."

  Su Jing was actually quite pleased, this way she didn't have to think of ways to subdue them, and in the future wouldn't have to waste a lot of effort only to lose these two useful people again. The emperor's one sentence was worth more than her many words.

  "Your Majesty, have some food," Su Jing gave him a piece of rabbit meat with tiger skin, revealing a smile.

  "Uh-huh."

  Two people started having dinner, Su Jing's appetite was much bigger than before, and she didn't know if she was really hungry or not. She just felt like she couldn't eat enough in her subconscious mind. The time they spent having dinner was intentionally or unintentionally prolonged for a long while.

  After dinner, Zong Zhengjin returned to the Zi Shen Hall.

  Palace Concubine (Yi Shu)

  Gong Shu