Lin Qin'er made it clear that only by letting the Lotus Concubine accept the punishment could the Xixia people cut off the heart of asking for help from the Lotus Concubine, otherwise the Lotus Concubine would always be in a dilemma. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Hearing this, Princess Lotus bowed her head and bowed, "Sister, thank you for your sister's care." ”

Lin Qin'er nodded and said to Princess Lotus: "You and I are both cultivators, and we are strong and healthy, so this palace will punish you with thirty boards and declare eighty to the outside world!"

When Lin Qin'er spoke, she drank lightly, and the two palace maids who served her walked up slowly with wooden sticks, and Princess Lotus bowed to the ground, but at this time, she secretly held her belly.

This small action made Lin Qin'er see it suddenly, her expression was shocked, and she immediately scolded angrily: "What do you mean by protecting your belly?"

When he was angry, he stepped forward and grabbed Lotus's wrist, buckled his pulse, and his face changed: "Pregnant! You are pregnant!"

At this time, Lin Qin'er's face changed with a little joy, and even more with a little anger, she stepped forward to help the lotus concubine and scolded angrily: "Since my sister is pregnant, why don't you speak, is it deliberately letting the palace punish her, and after hurting the belly child, go and then complain!"

Hearing Lin Qin'er's words, Princess Lotus's face changed suddenly, and she immediately bowed down and said: "How dare my sister do this?" It's just that I only learned that I was pregnant today, and I wanted to tell Your Majesty and my sister, but the relatives in the family begged my sister for help, and I had no choice but to put this matter out for the time being, begging Your Majesty, I don't want to violate the ancestral system, I have the heart to beg for mercy, but I am afraid of chilling my sister's hard work!"

When the lotus concubine said this, her expression was full of bitterness, she actually didn't want to be the first to get pregnant, and she came to collide with the status of the queen's mother, the queen and the current majesty are a troubled couple, trusted and favored by your majesty, if she is pregnant with a son-in-law, it will inevitably cause discord in the harem.

The second is that he is a member of the Western Xia Party, and if he is pregnant and gives birth to a son-in-law, he will inevitably be suspicious of the courtiers, and what is worse is that now the war between the Western Xia and the Great Song Dynasty has stopped.

"Sister, is Lotus really pregnant?" "Great, someone in the harem is finally pregnant, and those courtiers won't be chewing their tongues!"

The two sisters of the Yin family were either happy or surprised, Lin Qin'er looked at the lotus flower with a bitter face, understood what was in her heart, and said with a smile on her face: "No matter what, it is excellent to have the blood of the Heavenly Family." Let's tell Your Majesty that it's a double happiness. ”

Lin Qin'er took Lotus's hand and walked inside, and at the same time said to the two maids beside her: "Tell Your Majesty immediately, just say that Lotus Guifei is pregnant, let the imperial doctor send someone to take care of her!"

After Lin Qin'er ordered to go down for a long time, Zhao Shu, who was discussing the matter of the envoy and the Fengshen List with Zhang Junbao, heard the performance, his face was overjoyed, and he went directly to the harem, and did not pay attention to Zhang Junbao.

And Zhang Junbao's face was also overjoyed after Zhao Shu left: "This is a great joy, I have to tell Long Bo and Jiang Kui!"

Zhang Junbao turned around and walked away, and after half a day's work, the entire Yanjing City knew that Concubine Lotus was pregnant, and all the ministers and people were overjoyed.

After Li Yancheng in the Xixia Post House heard the news, he stroked his palms and laughed: "Okay! Okay! Great! The princess is pregnant, if she gives birth to a concubine, then our Xixia will really be saved, as long as we give Xixia three years, we can digest the gains of the Western Regions and recapture the two states of Yinxia." ”

Li Yancheng looked overjoyed, pacing back and forth in the post house, constantly thinking about how to enter the table for Zhao Shu.

"Come on, report Princess Lotus's pregnancy to the country immediately!" Li Yancheng clapped his hands and shouted at the guards, and at the same time, the secret agents in Yanjing City and the servants of the imperial court also spread the news to all parts of the country.

At this time, Long Bo, who received the news, entered the palace for the first time to visit, that is, the Emperor Taishang of Yanfu Palace also came to the palace in person, and the fact that the royal family has children is not only a matter of the royal family, but also can stabilize the hearts of the people in the world, so that those who follow Zhao Shu know that they are still loyal to the people, and they also understand that there are people who can maintain their interests.

At that time, Liu Bei turned to the Quartet, because he had no heirs, he had to recognize an adopted son to stabilize people's hearts, and it was not until after Adou was born that he sent his adopted son Liu Feng away, which shows the importance of an heir to the royal family and the newly prosperous Great Song Dynasty.

After the appearance of the royal heir, Zhao Shu also personally restrained the luck on the palace and protected the palace, lest a ghost and immortal master be born in the royal family, and Ying Long also guarded day and night, so as not to be hurt by Zhao Shu's heirs, and lest some masters with strong cultivation enter the palace.

Countless envoys who had originally come to congratulate also redefined the congratulatory table and increased the number of gifts.

It's just that at this time of rejoicing, the important ministers of the imperial court and the scholars and doctors in Jiangnan are not satisfied with the identity of the Lotus Concubine Xixia, especially since the Western Xia has not yet been conquered, for fear that Princess Lotus will be pregnant and affect His Majesty's policy towards the Western Xia.

However, this worry was covered by joy, but it did not cause too many waves, and three days later, the mansion where Princess Lotus lived was protected by a large number of secret guards, and Ying Long's power also extended to Lotus Palace.

And Zhao Shu summoned the envoys of various countries before accepting the concubine, listened to the performance, accepted the gifts, and then gave back, which was the due meaning of the imperial court and the due meaning of the Great Song Dynasty's tribute to foreign countries.

In the main hall, the ministers stood on both sides, and the envoys of various countries were also assigned at the end of the civil and military officials, waiting for Zhao Shu's summons.

For the envoys of Goryeo, Japan and other places, Zhao Shu just summoned as usual, and after hearing the congratulatory table, he rewarded it, not that the Great Song Dynasty did not attach importance to the two countries, but that there was a Jin country between Goryeo, Japan and the Great Song Dynasty, which could only be traded through the sea, Zhao Shu did not have much thought about Japan at present, and was ready to deal with this Japan after the Jurchens and Western Xia were exterminated, because in addition to the immortal heaven of the grassland, Zhao Shu also suspected that those people of the gods were hiding in Japan.

After the envoys of the two countries left, the envoys of Western Liao paid a visit, and Zhao Shu's Nine Turns Yuan Shen personally sat in Western Liao, and he was clear about the things there, and even this envoy's tribute was promoted by Zhao Shu and Xingnu.

The arrival of the Western Liao was to open up the Silk Road, and it was also Zhao Shu's hope to unite with them to deal with the Jurchens and even the Mongol tribes that might rise in the future.

However, these days, the Mongol tribes of the Yesugai, the Kereh tribe of the Dehu Lingle, Khorezm, and even the deeper part of the steppe also sent envoys, for these steppe tribes, Zhao Shu rewarded a lot of salt, cloth and other practical things, which is also a characteristic of the Great Song Dynasty rich and strong.

After these tribes met with each other, Zhao Shu received the tributaries of the Western Xia, Jin and Western Chu kingdoms. (To be continued.) )