The handkerchief in Boji's hand had already been twisted into a twist, and she pursed her lips and said, "I don't dare to see her secretly. If my father finds out, a good thing will turn into a bad thing."

"What's the matter? I will definitely inform you." E Shi asked strangely.

Bo Ji raised her head happily and said, "The queen mother announced that I have told you that after she gives birth, my father will issue a general amnesty. At that time, my mother can be released from the cold palace, and she can live peacefully in the palace from now on. In the future, when I leave the cabinet,

You can also take her with you to your husband's house to settle down. Madam E, you must persuade my mother to calm down for a few months and stop having any evil thoughts. If you anger my father, it will be all over!"

E-shang smiled strangely: "I will definitely bring the words to you." In fact, in her heart, she had already added two words to the end of this sentence - how strange!

If the concubines in ancient times were not favored, it was not easy to meet a man. Not to mention that in the emperor's family, it was even more difficult for concubines who were not particularly favored to meet a man. Without a summons, they would definitely not be able to go to the king of Zhou.

In the main hall of the office, if you don't do that kind of behavior well, your head will fall to the ground. As for the middle palace where the king of Zhou currently lives, it is even more guarded like an iron fence. The queen can't leave, and she can't go in without a summons. So, they

Depressed.

It's okay for concubines with children, such as Meng Jiang and Ji Jiang. They can take advantage of the opportunity when their children have headaches and fever to meet the King of Zhou. Unfortunately, the second prince Ji Shang's father is still young. If he starts to read and learn when he is older,

Ji Xie had to take the exam for his studies from time to time, so Ji Jiang was even more eager to ask for it. It's a pity that he was only a little boy of two or three years old.

E Jiu was slightly better. He went to the Central Palace every now and then to report work to the queen. If the timing was right, he would occasionally run into King Zhou Yi. Not to mention Huang Ying and Dong'er. Relying on their close relationship with the queen, they were able to

Wuji came in and out of the middle palace, and immediately became the envy of all the women in the harem.

So, those with bright minds began to find another way.

Over the past few days, King Zhou Yi found that the only way to go from the central palace to the main hall had become very lively. From time to time, he heard the beautiful sound of flutes and flutes, or the sound of beauties singing loudly, and even the beautiful figures in white clothes dancing in the wind.

The distance tempted him. Most of these beauties were the same group of beauties who were selected when the Central Palace was jokingly called Jimei Palace. Now they are scattered everywhere and suddenly fell out of favor. How can they be willing to accept it?

Fortunately, King Zhou Yi is a man who has seen the world. He has experienced a lot in these years, and he got back together with the queen after many twists and turns. It was the time of deep love, how could he not see through these little tricks? Without waiting for the queen to say anything,

He himself sent several women who were accustomed to behaving like monsters out of the palace, and finally the palace returned to peace. The remaining women were either limited by their status or knew their tastes, and no one dared to come out and play around anymore.

It is impossible for Fan Ji not to know that although she herself does not go out or take another step, Huang Ying will tell her exactly what happened outside. Fan Ji frowned, she knew very well that "Episode 6"

The principle of "the favor of the palace is to gather the resentment of the six palaces". Although the middle palace is regarded as like an iron barrel by Nianyangsi, after all, it is always in contact with the outside world. "It is easy to hide from open guns, but difficult to guard against hidden arrows."

It's not that she doesn't understand the truth. Especially the hidden arrows around her, they must not be left alone.

"Ah Ying, do you hate me?" Huang Ying was confused by Fan Ji's meaningless question. Fan Ji asked again: "Do you hate me when the king treats me like this?

"

Unexpectedly, Huang Ying did not kneel down to show her loyalty as before. She is a smart and wise woman, and knew that doing so was useless. So she smiled calmly: "Empress, where did you want to go?

Ever since Deng Man left, I have only had one thought: as long as my loving son can grow up safely, I don’t want anything. As for the king, he has little affection for me, so he can’t hope for anything. Your Majesty

You are the biggest supporter in my mother's womb. As long as the queen is well, we will be fine. As for the king, I really don't care."

Thinking back to these days, although Huang Ying came in and out of the middle palace, she never had any intention of competing for favor and only accompanied her wholeheartedly. Often when King Zhou was present, she would be more low-key and restrained than in front of Fan Ji. Fan Ji felt guilty.

He took her hand and said: "Good sister, now that the king is treating me like this, I feel guilty! I am afraid of becoming the target of public criticism!"

"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much." Huang Ying's eyes were clear: "My Majesty is the Queen of Zhou Dynasty, the King's wife, married couple, and the Prince's biological mother. Your Majesty, you should be respected and loved as much as you should be. All the ministers of the court and all the people of the world

, who is not convinced? Your Majesty just wants to raise the baby with peace of mind and give birth to the little prince, and the Prince also has many brothers, right?"

After Huang Ying retreated, Naoyangsi came closer quietly and said, "Empress, why do you only ask Empress Huang Ying? Dong'er is always waiting at your side, but you are so relieved?"

Fan Ji smiled faintly: "Once a woman has her own flesh and blood, she will consider him wholeheartedly. This is human relations and there is nothing we can do about it. Dong'er has not yet given birth. Only by being attached to me can he continue to favor him and give birth to children in the future.

Maybe. Compared to those beauties outside the palace, she is so lucky, how could she not know this?"

"Your Majesty has a far-sighted vision, and this servant respects you."

"How could I think of such a calculation, but it turns out that I have Hu'er. No matter what, I have to think about him and check out all the hidden dangers one by one until everything is safe." Fan Ji also didn't like the way he looked so calculating now.

As Fanji's delivery date gradually approaches, Naoyangsi becomes more and more alert, her eyes are green and scary, and no one in the palace looks like a good person. The soup, rice and tea that Fanji eats, even if she is old,

The doctor had already checked it, and she had to check it again carefully, and her eyes were scratched all over.

The weather is getting warmer day by day, and all the necessary things have been prepared one after another. Even the scissors, cotton cloth, copper basins, and quilts used for production have been carefully checked by Naoyangsi several times. She wants to chop the firewood for boiling water.

Cheng Xisi had seen it. She probably knew that she was being too suspicious, so Naoyangsi couldn't help but sigh: "Although people have their own destiny, people's hearts are unpredictable. Although the palace seems calm now, but---

---The adulterer will never be willing to do it, so she'd better be careful."

Fan Ji lowered his head and stroked his belly. He had done everything he could to prevent himself, and the next step was only up to God.

King Zhou Yi's face was gloomy, and Fan Ji hurriedly touched his belly to greet her. Ji Xie supported her and sat down on both sides of the couch. Seeing that she was holding her waist to get some tea, Ji Xie stopped and said, "Stop."

Come on, let the people behind you do these things. You only need to take care of yourself and your children, and stop worrying about other things!"

Fan Ji knew that he was in a bad mood. After a while, after he drank half a bowl of tea, he asked softly: "The king's face is not good, could it be that things are not going well in the court?"

"Alas -" Ji Xie put down the tea bowl: "It's nothing, it's all old problems. Today the copper cakes from the south were delivered, but the amount is still a little less than in previous years. The gold from the Copper Green Mountain has not been lowered by the country.

, the State of E, who was guarding Suizao Pass, withheld some and waited for it to be transported to Haojing. How much will be left? Although the Yanxi in the north was newly defeated last year, it is said that it is strengthening its troops recently and is preparing to make a comeback next year. Although the two countries of Song and Qi in the east are newly at peace.

, but even now they have not sent envoys to pay tribute, and they have not shown anything. They clearly refuse to tame these princes!"

He slammed the couch table hard, and the lid of the tea bowl fell to the table. Fortunately, it did not break. Ji Xie became more and more angry as he spoke, and his voice became louder: "They are all granted by my ancestors named Ji, and the people of this land are all Zhou royal families."

Granted. But now they all have evil intentions, wishing they could lie down on my royal family and suck more blood. When it comes time for them to help others, they all shrink their heads and retreat, with self-preservation as their top priority.

.The world is so big, it seems that it can be pushed by just one person. It really cannot be pushed forward!"

Regarding the issue of the princes' unwillingness to tame and their excessive selfishness, Fanji, even though he was a resourceful man, was helpless and had no clue at this time. Ji Xie, on the other hand, talked to himself and finally sighed: "If only the previous kings had not granted such

It would be nice to have more princes!" After saying that, he suddenly laughed to himself: "But that's impossible!"

It is indeed impossible. The feudal system of the Zhou Dynasty has been going on for almost two hundred years. The Zhou tribe was originally a small and peaceful country in the northwest. The second generation of Wen and Wu kings worked hard to govern. In addition, the Yin Dynasty was tyrannical and the political foundation was shaken. Only then did Makino seize the opportunity.

War, the world was determined. But at that time, when they came from the distant Wei River Valley to the vast Central Plains, the Zhou people did not have an advantage in numbers and were completely surrounded by the more numerous Yin people. As a last resort, they could only canonize the flesh and blood of Ji.

In order to control the east. The ancestor of Qi State, Jiang Taigong, was the father-in-law of King Wu. Uncle Kang, who was sealed in the Chaoge area, was the half-brother of King Wu of Zhou. In addition, when he became king, he was the "Tongye brother" in Jin State.

The surname Ji accounts for more than half of the seventy-two vassal states.

However, as time goes by, the so-called "relatives with the same surname will be killed in five generations". More than a hundred years have passed, and the blood relationship between the princes surnamed Ji has become distant. They no longer regard the Zhou royal family as their closest relatives, but

It is inevitable to think more about yourself.

"Gu Zhen is really afraid of fighting!" Ji Xie said with emotion: "Every time you fight, if you lose, it's okay; if you win, you have to reward the princes or officials who participated in the war and give them land. In the past, land was given by the royal family.

It was a whole piece of land, but now we can only give it piecemeal, piece by piece, and we can’t even come up with the whole number of twenty acres.”

Fan Ji finally spoke: "Of course, the land of the dynasty is also limited, and it is not inexhaustible. There are more and more feudal princes, and they all ask for more than they can, and they will go to the king when they do something.

Reaching out for soil and fields. Exchanging land for loyalty is like cutting off your own flesh to feed them. When will it end?"

Ji Xie's eyes lit up: "Ah Ji, do you have any good ideas?"
Chapter completed!