"What kind of orb is it? Bring it to me and have a look." Zhao Bohu's words were cold.

Meng Ji gingerly took out a dove egg-sized orb from his sleeve. As expected, it was radiant with brilliance and crystal clear. It was twice as big as the pearl sent by Wu. Zhao Bohu glanced at it and said coldly: "Recently,

The Marquis of E repeatedly remonstrated, demanding that the ownership of Tonglu Mountain be returned to the State of E. I asked him why he was so confident, it turned out that you had collected the orb! Huh!"

Meng Ji was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly: "I don't know! I hope you will forgive me. I see that this pearl is really rare. I thought that my sister would give birth to a daughter and it would be the pearl in my hands. The meaning is just right. But I didn't know what was going on behind it."

There is nothing wrong with me, please forgive me for my ignorance!"

"You are not ignorant, but short-sighted!" Zhao Bohu waved his sleeves and angrily rebuked: "She is indeed a daughter of a concubine with shallow eyesight. She will be greedy when she sees any good things. That's all. Leave the housework to Uncle Mi to take care of it and come back.

Go home and reflect!"

"No!" Meng Ji put down the orb and silently exited the room. She could feel the servants in the hall casting contemptuous glances at her. She was so embarrassed and angry that she wished she could find a crack in the floor to crawl in.

"A daughter of a concubine has shallow eyes-------" Could it be that as a concubine, she would never be able to get ahead?

In the palace hall, when Zhao Bohu hurried in, Zhou Li Wang Jihu was concentrating on making a small mahogany sword. The third prince Ji Ci was looking at the king's arm flying up and down with admiring eyes. The monarch and his ministers had finished the ceremony.

Knowing that they were discussing state affairs, Young Ji very obediently took Zhong Ji with one hand and Ji Ci with the other, and resigned.

"Your Majesty is really becoming more and more like an elder brother now!" Zhao Bohu said, half jokingly, half admiringly.

Ji Hu waved his hands and smiled bitterly: "There is nothing we can do about it! I am ashamed of Empress Huang Ying, and I can no longer wrong my third brother and second sister. By the way, what is the important thing for my young father to come here?"

Zhao Bohu bowed solemnly and said: "I am here to ask the king to issue an edict. The spring plowing season is in full swing. All princes in Beijing are strictly ordered to return to the country within five days to manage their affairs, so as not to waste the farming season."

Ji Hu understood that since the funeral of the late king has been completed, all the princes have returned to their country. The only ones who are still staying in Haojing City and refusing to leave are the Duke of Guo, the Marquis of E and the Suihou who assist in military affairs. The reason for this is self-evident.

The Marquis of E has repeatedly remonstrated and demanded the return of the ownership of Tonglu Mountain, but the Suihou refused to hand over the Tonglu Mountain. The two of them quarreled in court every day, and each asked the emperor and Zhao Gong to bring justice to their family. In this matter,

The government and the public are all aware of it, and there are a lot of discussions. If there is no final conclusion, I am afraid that other troubles will arise.

"Hmph!" Ji Hu slapped the table and said angrily: "This Ehou has gone too far! In order to appease him, the late king had already made his sister the queen, and placed an aunt on Gu's head. Gu has always tolerated this tone.

, and now he has gone even further and wants the Bronze Green Mountain, isn’t it just wishful thinking?”

"Your Majesty, you have a clear lesson!" Zhao Bohu said calmly: "I have thought about it carefully. It is better for Sui to continue to control Tonglu Mountain. As Sui is a great country in Jianghan, Ji's surname is a close branch, so he should be in charge of the great Zhou Dynasty.

Qi. And the country of E was a country granted by the Yin and Shang Dynasties. It has always been at odds with our Zhou Dynasty. When King Wu conquered Zhou, he did not come to join the alliance because his intentions were different. A few years ago, they themselves lost to the Chu Kingdom.

It is a loss of troops and humiliation for the country. If it had not been for the king's personal expedition, the Tonglu Mountain would have fallen into the hands of the Chu barbarians. Now, what has been the merit of his E country, why should he come to take the Tonglu Mountain? Your Majesty, this is not an example!"

"Okay!" Ji Hu said resolutely: "Tomorrow there will be a meeting at the court, and Gu Hui will personally issue an edict. If the princes do not return to the country within five days, it will be regarded as treason!" Finally, he said bitterly: "How dare Ehou Yufang be so presumptuous?

Relying on his sister's title of queen? I really hate the feeling of being restricted by others!"

Zhao Bohu remained silent. But Jia, the chamberlain who was standing at the door, felt something in his heart. He puffed up his chest inadvertently, and the lining on his front made a rustle. There was the edict left by King Zhou Yi for him------

In the bedroom of Xuanning Palace, Queen E-sun of Yi was holding the orb in her hand and playing with it repeatedly. She had ordered all the candles to be extinguished. The palace was dark, but the brilliance of the orb was like a bright moon in the dark night sky.

It poured out and lit up half of the bedroom. With such a treasure, all the maids and maids were stunned!

"The Duke of Zhao really doesn't know how to commend himself. As the uncle of the state, the Marquis of E gave such a treasure as a gift, and he returned it to the empress like this? It's really ------" the maid uncle muttered angrily, but she didn't

I didn't know what words to use to describe it, so I had no choice but to shut up angrily.

"He is not wrong." E-shang said categorically: "People are short-handed. My brother gave this orb in order to get the Copper Green Mountain. Both Duke Zhao and the king were determined not to give it to me. Why did he accept this orb?"

Not only does he not accept it, I cannot accept it either. Tomorrow, you will return this pearl to Ehou."

"But your Majesty, if this is the case, wouldn't the Marquis of E be more at odds with your Majesty?" Shu Gu asked in confusion.

"You also need to tell him that the matter of Tonglu Mountain should not be mentioned again in the future. I can't help him." E-shen thought for a while and added: "One more sentence, after my brother and his children grow up, if they want to

By marrying the king, I can plan for the mother country."

She smiled bitterly and murmured to herself: "A woman who is infertile has no roots in her husband's family, and her mother's family is her only source of support. I dare not offend anyone!"

Chaogedong City, at this time, the market was bustling with people coming and going. It was the most lively and busy time of the day. A two-horse warm car drove slowly through the market and stopped in front of a drug store. A man wearing a

The woman in the curtain hat slowly got out of the car with the help of the maid, and was followed by a man dressed as a servant to see her off. The woman was wearing a plain gauze brocade dress, with a plain gauze scarf covering her face. She was slim, delicate, and charming.

, looking at it coldly, it is as hazy and mysterious as the moonlight.

About half an hour later, the woman came out of the drug store. Her steps were a little sluggish, and she was obviously not as light as when she came in. Before leaving the door, she suddenly turned back to the drug store clerk and said: "At this time tomorrow, my maid will come to get the medicine.

You must be ready." Her voice was rustling, like the mist in the morning, rippling everywhere.

"Okay, you will never miss my wife's business." The shop assistant responded loudly.

The carriage started and drove past the corner of the street, out of sight. Another young woman dressed as a servant rushed into the drug store and sat down in front of the middle-aged doctor's desk without saying anything. Without saying a word, she took out a copper cake and threw it on the desk.

.The copper cake weighed half a catty. A glimmer of joy flashed in the doctor's eyes, and he asked repeatedly: "How can this eldest sister see you?"

"Needless to say, what disease did that lady have just now?"

Anyway, I don’t know who it is. For the sake of the copper cake, what can’t be said? The doctor replied without hesitation: “The masked lady just now is already two months pregnant.”

"What? Two months? Are you sure it's two months? Not four months?" The servant woman raised her voice first, then felt something was wrong, then lowered her voice and asked.

"Look at what you said. Although I am not talented, I am not wrong about how many months I am pregnant. It is actually two months, so I am not wrong." The doctor was a little unhappy when his medical skills were questioned.

The servant girl ignored her and continued to ask, "Then she is here to prescribe anti-fetal medicine?"

"That's why it's strange." The doctor said, stroking his beard: "She wants a certain person to prescribe abortion pills to her. This is the first child, and rash abortion is obviously dangerous. But the masked lady is very determined, so I can only

Yes."

The servant woman rolled her eyes and said something out of her mouth: "Mr. Sir, that person just now was my young lady. Because she had a quarrel with my young master and insisted on having an abortion, my madam seemed to be in a hurry. Tomorrow that will happen.

The maid is here to get the medicine. Please ask the doctor to give her a good pair of anti-fetal medicine."

After finishing speaking, he took out two more copper cakes and said softly: "When the young lady gives birth to the child, my wife will also express my gratitude."

The doctor couldn't help but accept the copper cake with joy, stood up and bowed his head and said: "It's easy to talk, it's easy to talk."

After the palace, the woman dressed as a servant changed into palace clothes and whispered in Mrs. Li's ear for a long time. At the end, she added: "This slave has bribed the doctor to replace the abortion pills with anti-fetal pills."

, Mrs. Tai, you can rest assured."

There was a hint of ridicule in the corner of Mrs. Li's mouth: "Huh! Wei Yu has been gone for almost four months. If she is two months pregnant, she will be a bastard of the Shi family. No wonder she wants to have an abortion secretly. Fortunately, Wei Yu is back

This matter was settled before. I can’t allow her to worry so easily. How can you let such a good handle go so easily? You are clever!”

The palace lady couldn't help but be overjoyed by the compliment, and quickly offered her advice: "Mrs. Thank you for your compliments, but if Guan Ji fails to have an abortion at the first time, she will have to find another apothecary to do the job. Mrs. Tai still has to try to get her into the palace.

If you put it under your nose, you won't be able to pull out any tricks."

"Why don't I want to do this?" Mrs. Li frowned and said, "It's just that now, everyone knows that I am not on good terms with Uncle Wei. If I were to openly come forward to connect that Guan Ji to Wei Palace, I'm afraid it would be too deliberate.

, if something happens in the future, I can’t tell the difference. It’s just that this matter is difficult to handle.”

"Don't worry, madam!" the palace lady said flatteringly, "I have a niece from my mother's family who is listening to the young lady of the Shi family. As long as she reveals Guan Ji's pregnancy through her, the Shi family will definitely send the girl away for fear of trouble.

Entering the imperial palace."

Mrs. Li's eyes lit up and she said to the palace lady: "In this case, you quickly go to your niece and say -----" She whispered something in her ears, and the palace lady understood: "My wife is really extremely smart.

, If you say this, everything will be safe. I will leave the palace right now."

In Chaoge City, the residence of Shijiao's family, the Shangdafu, is second to none in terms of scale and grandeur. After all, it is the home of the important ministers of the Wei Kingdom who have been the Shangqing for generations. Not to mention the owner, even the servants and maids can come in and out.

presentable.

But at this time, the young lady in charge of the Shi family, the wife of Shi Jiao's eldest son, was filled with sorrow and misery. Because she had just learned a shocking news from her maid Yun'er - her father-in-law was acting for Uncle Wei.

Guan Ji, who was raised in the outer room at home, was already two months pregnant.
Chapter completed!