The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Ten days have passed without any news.

Emperor Yuande was a little worried. He originally wanted to go back to the palace to continue communicating with Shen Ruochen while it was hot, but now he didn't dare to go, for fear of being seen out, and he didn't know how to speak properly. Emperor Yuan De was so worried that he sighed all by himself.

"Chen Yuan, what do you think we should do?"

Emperor Yuande still had great trust in Chen Yuan, who was just waiting for him. "You give me an idea. You said that this woman doesn't like gold, silver, and jewelry, and she doesn't dare to be interested in emeralds and corals. You said that I would give her a little reward." What’s good?”

Chen Yuan kept smiling, "How can this old slave and a eunuch know this, but..."

"But what?"

"The old slave thought that if he doesn't like these things, he must be a deity who looks down on the common things in the world. But this deity has to eat incense, right? He must also hope to live a better life."

"Better days... better days..." Emperor Yuande knocked on the table and fell into deep thought.

Shoukang Palace.

In the evening, Emperor Yuan De brought Chen Yuan to greet the Queen Mother. After chatting for a while, Emperor Yuan De said, "I have recently understood Concubine Shu's right to co-manage the Sixth Palace. I don't know if there is any chaos in the harem."

The Queen Mother said, "There have been a lot of messages in the palace recently! Has the Emperor heard about it?"

Emperor Yuande smiled and said, "When did the rumors in the palace stop? They are just gossips. The Queen Mother does not need to pay attention to them."

"Although it's just nonsense, the former dynasty and the harem are closely related, and the emperor has to take it into consideration sometimes." The Queen Mother chanted the Buddhist beads in her hand and said word by word. "While doting on your new love, don't forget your old one!"

"What Huang'e Niang taught her is that her son should keep it in mind," Emperor Yuande said, "Actually, my son didn't listen and knew what they were talking about. They were just talking about concubines."

The Queen Mother nodded, "Why is it sealed with the character Chen? Are we all comparing ourselves to the empress of Guanju Palace in the previous dynasty?"

"It's just that the word "chen" in her name is just "chen". I felt bad about it, so I changed it. What about the eldest empress of Guanju Palace? Now that our dynasty is prosperous, even the daughter of the King of Mongolia is nothing more than that, let alone Will care about a man and a woman."

"So that's what happened," the Queen Mother nodded, "Then it's okay to wait until the word gets out. The Emperor has been visiting other palaces in the past few days to avoid the sour smell everywhere in the Forbidden City."

Emperor Yuande smiled and said, "It's all because of the fault of the emperor's mother-in-law."

The Queen Mother waved her hand, "It was the same when the late emperor was here. Isn't this the case with this woman? It's good that the emperor knows it well. By the way, your eldest sister's house, the Aijia, has seen it. Yes, you are interested."

"As long as the Queen and the eldest sister like it. When spring comes, if the Queen wants to go to the palace for a walk, she can stay there for two more days. It's not far anyway."

"Well," the Queen Mother nodded, "the Ai family likes the lake behind it. I think it will be very beautiful when lotus flowers are planted there!"

"The lotus leaves connecting to the sky are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers reflecting the sun are uniquely red, so beautiful!" Emperor Yuande said with a smile. What I wanted to say was not said.

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After leaving Shoukang Palace, Emperor Yuan De thought for a while and then walked to Kunning Palace.

"Good luck, Your Majesty!" Queen Nala hurriedly stood up from the bed to say hello, but Emperor Yuande pushed her back, "You are not in good health, so I will excuse you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Queen Nala looked at Emperor Yuande and asked happily, "Why is Your Majesty so free to come today?"

"I thought I hadn't seen you for a long time, so I came to take a look," Emperor Yuande looked at Queen Nala's bulging belly and said, "This child is really causing trouble for you. When he comes out, I have to treat him well." You can’t teach him a lesson!”

Queen Nala pursed her lips and smiled, lowered her head and said to her belly, "My child, did you hear that your emperor is going to teach you a lesson! Please say something nice quickly."

Emperor Yuan De laughed loudly, "I calculate that you only have three months to give birth. The imperial doctor came to tell you yesterday that your baby is a prince!"

"Really?" Queen Nala pretended not to know and was surprised, "No wonder she is so naughty!"

"You've suffered too, it's not easy! The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I've given you a lot of gifts to your mother's house, so you don't have to worry."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Empress Nala looked at Emperor Yuande's hesitant look and thought for a moment, "Does Your Majesty have anything to say? Please tell me. I just can't share your worries or comfort you." A few words are good too!”

"Actually... there is something. Originally, I saw that you were pregnant and didn't want to talk about it. But now, Concubine Shu... after all, you are the Lord of the First Palace, so I still have to discuss it with you."

Queen Nala's heart skipped a beat, and she had a bad premonition, but she pretended to be joking and said, "Your Majesty, how big of a deal is this to make you so worried."

"It's not a big deal, it's just... it's about the concubine," Emperor Yuande said tentatively, "I still want to promote her status, but I don't know if it's good or not."

"Still promoted?" Queen Nala disagreed, "If she is promoted, she will be a concubine. She has been promoted continuously within this year. I'm afraid it's not good, right?"

"I think so too, but..." Emperor Yuande said, "There is something I haven't told the world yet. This matter... I don't know about it either. I don't know how to say it, so I just want to give her something. Make amends, and then..."

"What's going on?"

Emperor Yuan De sighed, "Her father was washed away by the water in the Yellow River, and his body is still dead. After all, this is for me and the people of the world. I just want to compensate her."

"This..." Queen Nala didn't speak for a long time.

Seeing this, Emperor Yuande said, "Actually, that's what I said. She doesn't care about anything else. There's nothing she can do...Forget it, maybe she was promoted too fast, so just pretend I didn't say anything."

"No, Your Majesty, I feel that you are right. Concubine Chen's father is also a meritorious official. Your Majesty's actions can also show the civil and military affairs of the court. Your Majesty's compassionate heart and how much you take care of your meritorious officials. Concubine. I support you!" Queen Nala said with a smile, "I didn't speak just now, because I was thinking about how to say it."

"Oh, do you agree?" Emperor Yuande was very happy and leaned towards the Queen, "I just went to the Queen Mother's house and I didn't dare to say anything. I didn't expect you to agree!"

"The Queen Mother and the concubine sister are not...it will be fine after a while," Queen Nala said with a sigh, "I think that the concubine sister is also pitiful. The sister is gone, and now the father is gone too. , If you know this, you still don’t know how to cry. The emperor should take more care of her. Sister Chen’s life is hard enough, alas!"