Chapter 167
After Concubine Wen finished speaking, others also expressed their opinions.
"Yes, I saw it just now."
"I saw it clearly!"
"Oh my god, there is such a thing"
Concubine Lou's eyes were full of anticipation: "Princess, I still remember that when the prince announced that no one in each courtyard could stay overnight, it was after Concubine He came, right?"
Concubine Xu Shu also spoke. She has always been free and easy-going, and she didn't care too much about what she said. In addition, she gave birth to a daughter, and the public's attention was generally focused on those who gave birth to sons, so she acted even more freely.
"Ah! Wasn't that the day after Concubine He came? Could it be that the prince heard some rumors and that's why..."
She covered her mouth with a handkerchief in one hand, and her bright and pretty face was full of obvious surprise.
Concubine He was very angry when she heard the discussions which were just loud enough to be heard.
"Princess, don't say this is nonsense now. Even if I were reincarnated, I would never, ever..."
Look at that little devil Ji Yunqing.
On the other hand, Ji Yunqing, the innocent little poor thing, was so scared that she was "trembling" and her tone was very pitiful.
She said harmlessly, "Don't say that, Concubine He. When I was young, I saw a dog. When the dog saw me, it always licked me enthusiastically, scratched my legs in various ways, and even stood up and hugged my legs.
Now that I think about it, could it be that this dog had some connection with me in my previous life, and that even if it turned into a dog in this life, it would come close to me? "
He actually compared her to a dog!
"you……"
Concubine He was so angry that she gritted her teeth and looked at Ji Yunqing viciously.
As a result, she saw that the other party was extremely exaggerated and shook her body in a very pretentious manner, and said very weakly: "He Shiqie, why are your eyes getting more passionate? I'm so scared"
Damn the enthusiasm!
Concubine He was so angry that she gasped: "I didn't look at you!"
Ji Yunqing tried to comfort him, "Yes, yes, you didn't, it's the puppy who saw it, right?"
Concubine He: “…” This made her even angrier.
Everyone laughed secretly when they saw this.
Ji Yunqing didn't want to dwell on this point any further and turned to look at the princess.
He even turned around in front of the princess to show himself off.
"Princess, do you think I look pretty today? It's my birthday today. I thought it only comes once a year, so I dressed up specially and wanted to invite you to my birthday party."
Faced with a beautiful woman with a gentle voice, nice words and a docile attitude, although she is a concubine, she is much better than those troublesome concubines in comparison.
The princess said with a smile, "So today is your birthday. No wonder. I won't go to this birthday party. Madam Lou, bring me the box on my dressing table.
A pair of bracelets were recently delivered to me, and I think they suit you very well, so I'll give them to you!"
Ji Yunqing felt a little embarrassed and said, "Princess, how can I take your beloved things? Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
The princess didn't care: "It's just a pair of bracelets."
In fact, Ji Yunqing said this specifically for reporting. After all, she still wanted to invite King Zhao to her courtyard, but didn't want to offend other women.
The women in this mansion seemed very kind to her, but if she accidentally annoyed them, Ji Yunqing, a novice in house fighting, would really not be able to withstand it.
We can only carefully maintain good relationships with all parties.
Alas, it is really not easy for her.
After talking about her story, the princess also took the opportunity to explain why Ji Yunqing wanted to leave the house.
"A few days ago, a concubine in Prince Lie's mansion gave birth to a child. The concubine said that she had met Concubine Ji once. The child will be one month old in a few days, and she would like you to go and talk to her."
Isn’t the concubine in Prince Lie’s palace Zeng Cheng?
Ji Yunqing was confused.
Why invite her over?
What to say?
A former engaged couple meets again after many years and each has a child for the other person. Do they discuss their experience in raising the child at this time?
Or should she teach her former fiancé how to raise a child?
As a result, the princess's next sentence successfully made Ji Yunqing give up this idea.
"That concubine of King Lie was extremely pregnant. It is said that she gave birth to eight children in one go, all boys!"
...Eight, children?
Can this belly accommodate it?
Ji Yunqing's eyes widened in shock, all he could think of was...
Family members!
Things are reversed now. This definitely doesn't mean she should be asked to go over and talk about how to raise a child.
Maybe the situation will be the other way around.
She couldn't help but blurt out: "Princess, do you want me to ask Zeng, that concubine, how to give birth to eight children in one go?"
He is a former man, why should he work so hard?
It makes me cry just thinking about it.
It is simply the opposite of Tiangang!
Lost!
When it comes to having children, she actually lost.
However, Ji Yunqing was also completely certain that this guy must have some system or something like that, maybe it was something like having many children and eight treasures in one pregnancy, otherwise just having one or two children would be enough.
Who has so many children?
The other women were also shocked by this staggering number. When they heard, "Excuse me, how can a person have so many children?", their eyes lit up.
They also want to ask for advice!
Maybe after they come back, they will be the next ones to give birth to eight children.
but……
Who would bring so many concubines out? It sounds a bit too much of a fuss.
Concubine Wen said without hesitation: "Princess, I will go there too when that day comes."
If she could hug those children and share in their joy, maybe she could also give birth to a child.
She doesn't ask for eight children, just one will be enough.
Thinking of the chubby baby born to Ji Yunqing whom she had seen before, Concubine Wen also wanted one.
As for the children of other women in the backyard, she actually rarely saw them.
After all, the child is so young that he can't even walk or talk, and everyone treats him like a treasure.
It's impossible to just take it out casually.
The princess knew what Concubine Wen was thinking. Although she didn't want Concubine Wen to have a baby, she still nodded and said, "If Concubine Wen wants to go, she can go."
I'm afraid that even if she holds the baby, she may not be able to get pregnant.
Concubine Lou, who usually watched from the sidelines with an indifferent expression, could no longer sit still and could not help but speak up: "Princess, I haven't left the palace for a long time. This time, Prince Lie gave birth to a child, which is an unprecedented happy event. I also want to go and see it."
It doesn't matter whether you take one or two. Although it may be a bit of a hassle, after all, it is about giving birth to eight children at once, and who knows how many people will be there by then!
By then it won't be noticeable.
The princess nodded in agreement.
"Your Highness and Prince Lie are brothers. Now Prince Lie has given birth to a son, and it's eight children in one litter. We should really take it seriously."
Ji Yunqing complained in his heart, what you said, if someone didn't know, they would think it was King Lie's own child.
Two of the three concubines present went, and Concubine Xu also asked to go. She threw a coquettish glance at the princess, and her tone was extremely ambiguous.
"Princess, I want to ask what kind of posture is it that can give birth to eight children. I am curious."
The princess remained calm and said, "Okay, you go too."
The princess, concubines and imperial concubines in the palace all went, so there were quite a lot of people, and the maids were also eager to try.
The concubine of the king asked tentatively: "Princess, I am thinking..."
The princess looked over and said with a half-smile: "Can't everyone in our house go?"
What would it look like if even the concubines in the backyard were brought along?
If the prince took me on a business trip to other places, it would be barely acceptable to meet guests when traveling, but not in the capital.
Cen Xi also looked at the princess, but she was not mentally ill and did not say anything, intending to bring it up in private.
Concubine He also wanted to go and take a look, because that was the method to give birth to eight children!
Who wouldn’t be greedy after seeing it?
If she had known this, she would have waited before entering the mansion. Maybe it would have been easier for her to hold the eight children.
No, with her status as a young lady from a general's mansion, as long as she wanted, she could definitely have a child by following her mother.
Maybe with this joyous atmosphere, she will be able to have a child when she comes back.
This time of greeting, everyone in the backyard was extremely upset.
But the good news is that with these eight children around, no one cares about Ji Yunqing's birthday today.
After returning, Ji Yunqing waved his hand and prepared three tables of banquets for the maids in the yard to enjoy. However, they were not allowed to drink alcohol, so as to avoid getting drunk and delaying work.
In addition, Ji Yunqing also received a large number of gifts from King Zhao.
You see, although this man did not go to the main courtyard, everything that happened in the main courtyard did not escape his eyes.
Ji Yunqing became even more alert in her heart. Most of the servants in her courtyard were arranged by the prince, and they might all be spies.
Thinking of this, Ji Yunqing became more cautious from then on.
But now...
Ji Yunqing went to the study to write a love letter to King Zhao, inviting him to come and accompany her tonight, and then sent someone to deliver it.
That’s right, the content of the love letter she wrote to King Zhao was so direct!
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Eunuch Shi took the envelope he had just received from the young eunuch, glanced at it, and almost laughed out loud.
Concubine Ji is so...straightforward.
She walked into the room quietly and stood in her usual position. When King Zhao stopped writing, she stepped forward and whispered, "Your Highness, this is a love letter from Concubine Ji to you."
King Zhao only glanced at the tightly wrapped envelope and scolded with a smile: "You old man, how do you know this is a love letter - huh?"
When he received the thick letter, he fell silent.
There were only two big words written on the envelope: "Love Letter". It was clear at a glance and no one could make a mistake.
King Zhao had mixed feelings
Holding the envelope, this was the first time someone had sent him a love letter!
Quite thick.
"This Ji family usually plays some tricks, that's all, I'll just watch it."
Eunuch Shi quickly flattered, "It must be because the prince is too outstanding, and Concubine Ji can't help herself. What is this called? Every word of lovesickness is written on paper. Concubine Ji just misses the prince too much!"
King Zhao was thinking this in his heart, and he also thought of the clothes he had given her last time. When he saw the fabrics, many styles came to his mind.
What a beautiful sight it would be if Ji put it on and showed it to him.
Although Ji's brain wasn't working very well, she was really cooperative.
Thinking of this, King Zhao couldn't help but feel a little interested.
"Ji is still young, so it's inevitable that she has a lively personality. Well, since today is her birthday, I will go and see her."
As he spoke, King Zhao opened the thick envelope.
As soon as it was opened, a few petals fell out, and King Zhao couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips.
From the first page to the tenth page, Ji Yunqing was writing about how great King Zhao was. She missed him very much. After hearing that King Lie had eight children, she wanted to give birth to ten for him!
Pages 11 to 20 describe Ruirui's longing for his biological father. He says that he now calls his father daddy and is waiting for the prince to come and see him. Unfortunately, the prince has never come and the child is getting impatient.
Seeing this, King Zhao couldn't help but sigh: "Although Ji Shi is not very smart, she is really a kind mother." Even at this time, she did not forget to mention the child, for fear that he would forget the child.
Eunuch Shi chimed in promptly: "It's all because of the prince's good teaching!"
From pages 21 to 30, she looks forward to the future and says that today is her birthday and the prince wants to give her a surprise. It doesn't matter if the prince doesn't have one, because she has prepared it in advance.
Finally, there was a gold-plated invitation, which was very formal. The theme was to invite the prince to her yard, and there were some beautiful flowers on it.
Facts have proved that even the mature and steady King Zhao could not withstand Ji Yunqing's various unexpected tricks.
After reading it, King Zhao wished he could fly to the Osmanthus Garden.
He held the invitation with his slender fingers, and said in a particularly hard tone: "Tsk, Ji's handwriting is really shameful, but seeing that Ji is so sincere, I have to go. You are really good at acting like a spoiled child."
Eunuch Shi thought to himself that since Your Majesty thinks Concubine Ji's handwriting is ugly, you don't have to go!
There are so many women in the backyard, and the prince will not attend every woman’s birthday.
After all, the main duty of the women in the backyard is to serve the prince, not to make the prince spend time coaxing them.
After Ji Yunqing finished writing the letter, he went to play with Xiao Ruirui.
This little guy has been very cute recently and can actually understand what people say.
Ji Yunqing sat leisurely on the swing specially set up in the yard, looking down at the children crawling on the ground.
She pointed at Ruirui's toy on the other side and said lazily, "Ruirui, go get the rattle!"
The little guy was very obedient. He crawled happily to get his rattle to his mother.
He also kept babbling.
Nanny An felt a little sorry for the innocent little kid being played around by his mother.
"Master, after all, the young master is still young. Besides, what if the prince sees him..."
Ji Yunqing walked around the kid who was crawling around in a dirty state, took out the rattle in his hand, pinched it between two fingers, and shook it.
He said nonchalantly, "It's okay. The prince and I have an appointment in the evening. It's still early now!"
The rattle makes a "dong dong dong" sound.
Ruirui was extremely happy to hear this, and her "ahhh" sounds became much louder.
From time to time, vague words like "dad" and "big" popped out of his mouth.
Ji Yunqing didn't take it seriously. Recently he was teaching the little guy to call him daddy, and he could hear him calling a few words from time to time.
After playing for a while, Ji Yunqing asked Ruirui to get her something else. Children need more exercise. Now that she has used up her abundant energy, she can sleep well at night.
Otherwise the child won’t be able to sleep and will be very noisy.
This time Ruirui brought her a whistle.
Ji Yunqing wiped it with a handkerchief with a bit of disgust, put it in her mouth and blew a short passage, and she actually got a tune. She was really amazing.
Seeing his mother playing with his toys, Ruirui worked even harder, crawling back and forth again and again, and soon there was a pile of toys around Ji Yunqing.
Ji Yunqing also gave the children face and picked up each one to play with.
Today's interaction between mother and son was very successful!
But after the little guy crawls a few times, he will always excitedly call for his daddy.
Ji Yunqing guessed that maybe he had finally learned to speak human language and wanted to show off.