Chapter 856

The queen walked over and sat beside Lu Jiao. Lu Jiao felt her pulse with her hand, and then confirmed that Pei Yu's lethargy was pregnant. She was suddenly happy, and said with a smile: "You are pregnant, but the month is too young. The people from the Imperial Hospital didn’t come out.”

Pei Yu was stunned, while Concubine Shu came over to congratulate her.

"Congratulations, Empress Dowager."

Pei Yu regained consciousness, feeling unspeakably happy, and subconsciously touched his stomach with one hand: "I'm pregnant, and I'm actually pregnant with a child."

Pei Yu looked at Lu Jiao incredulously: "Are you really pregnant?"

Lu Jiao nodded affirmatively, she was still sure of this.

Concubine Shu on one side happily ordered: "Go, tell Your Majesty the good news, the empress is pregnant, this is a great joy."

This is His Majesty's first child, and His Majesty will be delighted.

Lu Jiao subconsciously turned to look at Wang Mengyao, wanting to see if Wang Mengyao would be unhappy, but she could see that Wang Mengyao was not jealous at all, on the contrary, she was really happy for the queen.

Seeing Wang Mengyao's expression, Lu Jiao felt relieved.

Xiao Wenyu got the eunuch's report, and immediately brought people over.

"Mother, the Queen is really pregnant."

Lu Jiao nodded with a smile: "The empress is really uplifting. It's been a long time since I've been married to you, and I'm pregnant now. This is a happy event."

Xiao Wenyu nodded and said happily, "It's a happy event."

When he finished speaking, he saw the empress standing, and immediately reached out to support Pei Yu: "Empress, sit down, don't stand still."

Pei Yu didn't expect His Majesty to be so happy, and she couldn't express her joy in her heart. She put one hand on her belly and thought silently, if only this child could give birth to a prince, then he would be the eldest son of the royal family. The prince, the Pei family will not decline in the future.

Seeing that the emperor and empress were happy, Lu Jiao took Wang Mengyao out of Kunning Palace quietly, not wanting to disturb them.

The two went to the palace where Wang Mengyao lived, Chaoyang Palace.

Lu Jiao thought that Wang Mengyao entered the palace before the queen, and there was no news in her stomach. She must be upset. Lu Jiao couldn't help comforting her.

"Mengyao, there is a definite number when this child will come. Don't worry, she will definitely conceive later."

Wang Mengyao suddenly laughed. She stretched out her hand to hold Lu Jiao, and whispered in Lu Jiao's ear, "Aunt Lu, Your Majesty hasn't favored me yet. Before I entered the palace, Your Majesty told me that I will wait until the princess is pregnant. Touch me again, we have already discussed this matter, so don't worry about me, I'm not in a hurry."

Lu Jiao didn't expect this to happen. She turned to look at Wang Mengyao, and found that there was no resentment or unwillingness on her face.

Lu Jiao couldn't help admiring her good character: "You are a good boy, His Majesty must know it well."

"That's for sure."

Wang Mengyao smiled and took Lu Jiao's arm, and the two entered Chaoyang Palace.

In half a day in the morning, the selection by the Shang Palace Bureau was completed. A total of twenty-three beautiful girls were selected. Most of them were the prostitutes of important officials in the court. They all came from the Chongde Women's Court. They are proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the etiquette norms are also carefully taught. Every move is like a painting.

Lu Jiao couldn't help sighing when she saw it, she couldn't be so elegant, but among these people, Lu Jiao saw an accident, it was Chen Yuan, the daughter of the Chen family.

Lu Jiao looked at it several times in surprise, thinking that she had misread it.

Although Chen Yuan is the daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Cheng'en's Mansion, her grandfather has no title but no real power, and her father is only a fourth-rank official in the court. Normally, she should not appear in the palace.

Lu Jiao didn't understand, so she looked at the Queen Pei Yu, "Why did Chen Yuan of the Chen family enter the palace to run for election?"

After Lu Jiao finished speaking, she subconsciously glanced at Chen Yuan. She even saw Chen Yuan looking at her with some pride in her eyes, as if she was saying, if you don't agree to let me enter the palace for election, I will also enter the palace for election. ?

Lu Jiao turned her head to look at the queen speechlessly, the queen moved uncomfortably, and said helplessly: "The Chen family handed over a post to visit me in the palace before, saying that they want their daughter to enter the palace for election, I am thinking of them The family is His Majesty's natal family, not allowing them to enter the palace to participate in the election seems to embarrass His Majesty, so I agreed to let the Chen family's daughter enter the palace to participate in the election."

Lu Jiao took a deep look at Pei Yu, but said nothing.

Seeing Lu Jiao's eyes, Pei Yu's heart sank, and he carefully approached Lu Jiao and asked, "Ma'am, did I do something wrong?"

Lu Jiao smiled, everyone has entered the palace, what are they talking about so much.

She shook her head: "It's okay, I just think that their family is not qualified to run for the election. This time, His Majesty has ordered that the daughters of important officials of the third rank or above enter the palace to run for the election. Although the Chen family has a Marquis, they have no real power. It stands to reason that they Family members are not eligible to enter the palace to run for election."

The queen smiled lightly and said, "Even so, the Chen family is His Majesty's natal family. If you refuse directly, it will be a slap in the face of Your Majesty, so I let their girls enter the palace to participate in the election. Others should see it as well." I won't say anything gossip."

Lu Jiao's eyes darkened. People don't know how to gossip on the public face, but they might not know how to say it in private. Besides, as a queen, she should prevent His Majesty from troubles that shouldn't happen. She just let Chen Yuan in like this. Your Majesty is in trouble.

If His Majesty does not choose Chen Yuan, the Chen family will probably annoy His Majesty, and if Chen Yuan is selected, His Majesty will be tongue-tied again.

Lu Jiao couldn't help thinking deeply, the queen was taught by the Pei family, but she seemed to pay too much attention to her own virtuous character, and forgot to share his majesty's worries.

Lu Jiao didn't say a word, she turned her head and looked down at the candidates for the draft.

Five of these show girls stepped forward to introduce their backgrounds and hobbies, and then performed their talents later.

To be honest, they are all carefully cultivated by the aristocratic family, and they are definitely not bad.

But when it came to Chen Yuan, she immediately showed a disadvantage. Chen Yuan had shallow hobbies, and the most important thing was that her talents were not enough.

Lu Jiao looked at her, and found that the Qin she was talking about was incomparable to the noble daughter of the family. She looked at Chen Yuan, and after a moment of silence she said, "Chen Yuan is no match."

Lu Jiao knew that she had offended the Chen family by saying this, but she couldn't put this matter on His Majesty's head. His Majesty had to decide this matter, so let her be the villain.

Originally, as long as the empress did not let the Chen family enter the palace, there would be no such matter, but the empress actually let the Chen family enter the palace, so Lu Jiao could only be the villain herself.

You can't let your majesty come down to be this villain. If your majesty didn't want to stabilize the court, it would be impossible to choose a concubine in such a short period of time. The Chen family is in decline, and there is no need to let their daughter enter the palace.

Next, after hearing Lu Jiao's words, Chen Yuan's eyes widened in disbelief. Then her eyes turned red with grievance, and she looked at Lu Jiao and said, "Mrs. Zhou Guo, why can't I enter the palace?"

(end of this chapter)