Seeing He Heng walk next to her, Qu Qing Ju prepared to stand and bow to him but he gently pressed down on her shoulder: "There's no need. Zhen had just come out of muhou's palace and came to see."
Hearing this, Qu Qing Ju responded: "Originally, I wanted muhou to come with us to admire the chrysanthemums. Who knew that the two of them said that there were too many matters in the palace and wouldn't come to the banquet." Speaking of this, a thread of guilt appeared on her face as though it was because of her that the two Empress Dowagers were so busy.
"You are pregnant now, you don't have to do those kinds of things that use your brain," He Heng smiled as he sat down next to her, "The two muhou will understand." He was very reassured about the two Empress Dowagers.
He had asked the taiyi before. They said that when a woman was pregnant, they couldn't be too tired or angry. Otherwise, it would harm both the body and the fetus. That would be a very bad thing.
Hearing He Heng say this, Qu Qing Ju smiled, "This is stealing half a day of leisure."
Even though he was sitting in front of a crowd of womenfolk, He Heng didn't feel the slightest discomfort. He even pretended that the womenfolk sitting below didn't exist, and very naturally talked about small matters with Qu Qing Ju as though everyone else was a bonsai.
Using a gap, Qu Qing Ju looked down. All the womenfolk seemed to be chatting freely with the people around them. There wasn't an awkward silence due to the Emperor's arrival. They tried their best not to let the Emperor feel that they weren't welcome.
Qu Qing Ju felt that she couldn't trick the womenfolk present like this and said to the crowd: "Originally, we had planned to keep everyone for a meal before leaving, but because ben gong is pregnant, the taiyi has repeatedly reminded us not to sit for long in the first three months of pregnancy. So today, we will not keep everyone. We have neglected everyone and hope that everyone can understand."
The womenfolk present who had children all stood. As they thanked the Empress for her invitation, they said that the first three months of pregnancy needed to be more careful. They also said that the Empress and the child in her womb were blessed with good fortune and everything would be auspicious and smooth.
Qu Qing Ju smiled and let them leave. Before these people left, she specially looked at Qin Zhao Yun. She was a pretty little yatou and knew how to perform. It was a pity that her clothes were so plain, but her shoes exposed her true nature.
If a person wanted to act, they had to act more realistically. Other than the ordinary hair bun and plain clothes, how could they forget to disguise their shoes?
The embroidered shoes of unmarried girls were often changed, especially those inlaid with agate and pearls. Because it was not easy to clean, the pearls and agate would easily scatter or lose their color after washing, so they would generally not wear them a second time after wearing them once. As a result, unless one was from a wealthy family, most people would not easily wear this kind of shoes.
This was where Qin Chao Yun failed. If he really liked simple things, why would he wear those shoes?
So even though she had some methods and some guts, she was still too inexperienced. In front of He Heng, it wasn't enough.
Jin An Princess Royal had originally planned on having some private conversations with Qu Qing Ju after the banquet, but seeing the Emperor protecting her like this, she felt she didn't need to say anything. She left with a smile on her face with the other womenfolk.
After the womenfolk left, the two returned to Tian Qi Palace to eat. Each dish was tested by the taijian before they started to eat.
The combination of meat and vegetables was very good, and they were all things beneficial to the pregnant woman and the fetus. Qu Qing Ju disliked the taste of the dishes, but she still ate a lot.
After eating, He Heng went to the front hall. Qu Qing Ju lay on the soft couch, her expression calm as she asked: "The people that brought their di daughters into the palace today, did you remember them all?"
"Niangniang, don't worry," Mu Jin covered her with a thin blanket, "There are only a few families that brought their unmarried daughters into the palace. Nubi remembers them all."
Qu Qing Ju nodded. She was very confident in Mu Jin's work, "The Qin Family is lucky to be a scholarly noble family. Doing all these things, it really doesn't seem like something a noble family would do." She didn't understand the Qin Family very well, but based on her understanding of scholarly noble families in her previous life, weren't they all elegant and courteous, humble but not hypocritical? Why was it like this when it came to the Qin Family? Their Qin Family had destroyed the reputation of a scholarly noble family, wasn't it a bit lacking in morals?
"Empress, you don't know," Jin Zhan, who was usually well-informed, spoke at this time, "Nubi heard that the previous generation's Jing Guo Gong was a very talented person. Who knew that the Heavens were jealous of his talent and he passed before thirty. But he didn't have any children and could only pass the title to his shu brother's son, who is the present Jing Guo Gong. The present Jing Guo Gong has a soft personality and usually listens to his furen. In the past, I didn't feel it, but now the Qin Family is becoming more and more restless. If this continues, I'm afraid that the reputation of a scholarly noble family can't be maintained. "
"If that's the case, then the present Qin Family can't be considered orthodox?" Yin Liu thought of Rui Wang Fei's condescending demeanor in the past and said, "Since it's not orthodox, why does Rui Wang Fei have to put on airs?"
"Yes, if that's the case, then Rui Wang Fei's lineage can be considered shu children." Mu Jin sighed, "No wonder Rui Wang Fei has such a personality."
Even though she was suspicious of this kind of bloodline theory, Qu Qing Ju understood another matter. No wonder the Qin Family's conduct was so short-sighted. So the one in charge was the matriarch of the inner compound. It had to be known, no matter if it was a man or woman, if they stayed at home all day and didn't understand the situation outside before giving orders, it was easy to make the wrong decision.
The inner compound could easily limit a person's vision and judgement.
When He Heng returned to the front hall, he suddenly flipped through the list of female candidates that the Department of Household Affairs had presented, "Rui Wang is muddle-headed right now. It is also because Rui Wang Fei didn't try to persuade him. Zhen can't bear the servants of didi not doing their best. Today, I specially bestow a few female candidates to serve in Rui Wang Fu, so that they can remember Rui Wang with virtue." Finishing, he circled four names out of the twenty eight female candidates and had Qian Chang Xin lead them to Rui Wang Fu.
These four female candidates didn't seem to have any connection, but in reality, their paternal families were all in Jing City. Even though they weren't from prestigious families, they had some connections in Jing City and had done some things that He Heng didn't like. So he felt very happy that the women of these four families were sent to Rui Wang Fu.
He Heng closed the list and put it to one side. Right now, he didn't have any thoughts of taking fei. In the past, he had felt that all kinds of beauties by his side were the icing on the cake. Now, he felt that no matter how many women there were, if it wasn't to his liking, it was just taking up space.
"Come, pass down the order. Bestow a pair of gold bracelets to the female candidates of Tuan Fang Hall as dowry. Three days later, let them return to their homes to marry. They don't have to stay in the palace."
The Emperor giving such a decree was telling everyone that he didn't want to take these female candidates as feipin, so he was letting these female candidates return to their homes to marry.
If the female candidates were sent home to marry, and the Empress was pregnant, then who would serve the Emperor? The thoughts of the people in the palace started to move, as though they had forgotten the lessons of the past.
Qin Bai Lu listened to the subordinate report on Qu Yue Su's sorry state and her mood was very good. She rewarded a handful of copper to the yahuan who was mimicking her. She raised a teacup to say to Ru Hua beside her, "I want to see, without wang ye's favor, how long she can last."
Ru Hua saw the smile on wang fei's face and said helplessly: "Wang fei, nubi heard that today at court, wang ye was … …"
"What does his business have to do with me," Qu Yue Su smiled coldly, "Right now, I can't even manage the inner compound, much less what happens outside."
Seeing wang fei's expression, Ru Hua understood. Wang fei probably didn't know that wang ye had been demoted and banned from court. That kind of matter was very serious. If wang ye saw wang fei like this, wouldn't there be another commotion?
"Ben wang's matters naturally have nothing to do with you," He Yuan strode in from outside the door. He didn't even look at Qin Bai Lu and Ru Hua, whose expressions had changed. He sat down at the front and said faintly, "Right now, your Qin Family has already set their sights on the Emperor, how can you still look favorably on ben wang?"
Qin Bai Lu's expression instantly darkened. He Yuan's words were hard to hear, but he wasn't a person who made things up. Since he said such things, it meant that the Qin Family really wanted to arrange for people to enter the palace.
He Yuan laughed lightly, "You really think that the women of the Qin Family are the mysterious women of the ninth heaven, loved by everyone? Your Qin Family doesn't feel ashamed, but ben wang feels ashamed for you. " His finger lightly tapped the armrest of the chair, and he said wryly, "Also, since you have already said that ben wang's business has nothing to do with you, why don't you pack up and return to your paternal home? Ben wang will definitely ask the Emperor for a decree of separation."
Qin Bai Lu's heart jumped. She looked at He Yuan as though she wanted to find a hint of a joke on his face, but there wasn't any hint of a joke on the other's face.
"Wang ye … … qie is the wang fei that xiandi bestowed upon you, you can't treat me like this," Qin Bai Lu said dryly, "You can't divorce qie."
"Even if xiandi was here, ben wang would divorce you if I wanted to. Even more so, xiandi is not here anymore," He Yuan looked coldly at her, "Leave, ben wang doesn't want to see you."
The rims of Qin Bai Lu's eyes reddened. She bowed and was about to leave when she saw He Fu Er hurriedly walk in. Then he said something that she found hard to endure.
Why would the Emperor bestow a few concubines down? And what did he say that she didn't serve wang ye well? Qin Bai Lu felt as if her cheeks had been slapped hard by someone, and it was burning with pain.
He Yuan ignored her and ordered He Fu Er to bring the person over for him to see.
Qin Bai Lu looked at He Fu Er's back as he half walked and half ran. It was like someone had poured a bucket of ice water over her, and she felt cold from head to toe.
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