The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

At this moment, the emperor was drinking and making an impassioned speech, one about the country and the people, the other about eternal prosperity. Many of the new scholars were moved to tears by his words.

At this moment, an untimely dry heave was heard.

Following the sound, I saw Concubine Song with an embarrassed look on her face. She stood up and said, "I have behaved inappropriately. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Xue Zhiyi discovered that Lady Song's seat was now very close to the front, having surpassed many of the concubines who were above her in rank. Her attire today was also very gorgeous, and the gems on her hair crown were of excellent quality, truly dazzling.

At this age, the emperor was naturally happy to have a son in his old age, so how could he blame anyone?

He said, "It's okay, no need to get up so easily."

The Queen also said, "Lady Song has worked hard to take care of the baby. Please have someone prepare some sour plum soup."

Concubine Song said in a soft voice: "I thank your Majesty and your Majesty."

The emperor smiled and said, "This year's spring is warm, and the weather has been good since the beginning of spring. Dayong has gained new talents, and the palace has also added an heir. I think it is the blessing of our ancestors that has made Dayong prosperous."

The Queen only echoed, "This pregnancy of Lady Song is a sign from heaven. Your Majesty should ask the Imperial Divination Temple to take a look. I think the gods in heaven saw that Your Majesty is diligent in government and loves the people, so they bestowed blessings upon you."

Speaking of this, the emperor thought of the strange sight of the koi in the Thousand Carp Pond in Cuiwei Palace a few days ago, and his mood became even better.

Upon seeing this, all the ministers stood up and toasted: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, God bless Dayong!"

The emperor was very happy and drank to celebrate.

At this moment, there was a sound, like the rustling of birds' wings and the chirping of birds, and then something seemed to come from the sky, blocking out the sun.

When everyone looked up, they saw flocks of birds, nearly a hundred of them at a glance, flapping their wings and heading towards them.

"What is this?" someone whispered.

"It seems to be magpies, but why do magpies suddenly come in such large groups?"

"It's so strange, I've never seen anything like it."

Listening to the discussions of the crowd, Xue Zhiyi looked at Concubine Song from afar. She was also holding her head high. It could be seen that her expression had tried her best to show surprise, but the anxious thoughts in her heart made her seem a little unnatural.

But at the moment the emperor had no time to pay attention to him. He just frowned and looked at this abnormal scene.

Seeing this, the queen could only comfort him: "Magpies are auspicious birds. Although this situation is unusual, perhaps it is a good thing?"

Concubine Ge, who had always been at odds with the Queen, only smiled faintly and said, "Your Majesty is not from the Imperial Divination Temple, but you can easily predict strange stories and phenomena. Your Majesty is really knowledgeable and well-informed, even about matters of gods and ghosts. I admire you."

The imperial harem has always been very secretive about matters related to gods, ghosts, witches and sorcery. The malice in Concubine Ge's words was too obvious.

The queen's expression remained calm: "I know that bad words can turn into prophecies. It is the way to accumulate blessings to say good words and avoid creating bad karma."

The emperor ignored them and just looked at the sky. The two of them felt nothing and kept silent.

Magpies were circling in the air, as if they were looking for something in groups.

Everyone looked at it in confusion, but Huo Wuyou at the table's eyes twitched slightly. He looked at Xue Zhiyi and smiled without saying a word.

After hovering for a while, the magpie seemed to be attracted by something and gradually flew in one direction.

The circle formed by the magpies became smaller and smaller, and finally, it gathered on the canopy of Lady Song.

So, all the concubines' eyes fell on Concubine Song, or rather, on her belly.

Especially Concubine Ge. The last time the koi fish brought blessings had already made her suspicious, and now she dared to do it again and again.

Lady Song looked terrified: "Your Majesty..."

Unexpectedly, the emperor laughed out loud. Just when everyone was silent, the emperor said, "As expected, as the queen said, there are frequent auspicious signs in the palace. It is the blessing of heaven to Dayong. Our Dayong will last for thousands of years and have a long and prosperous reign!"

Concubine Song was originally a little uneasy. After all, before the emperor acknowledged that this was an auspicious sign, no one could jump to conclusions.

Now that they saw the emperor was so happy, everyone dared to congratulate him: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Dayong!"

Mixed in with the sounds of celebration, the chirping of magpies was clear and incessant. They stayed on the canopy above Lady Song's head for a long time, unwilling to leave, and even landed on the top in unison, chirping incessantly.

But the concubines had different expressions. Originally, Concubine Song's pregnancy was already very enviable, and now this baby was a good omen. They couldn't imagine how smooth Concubine Song's life would be in the future.

As expected, the emperor said happily: "Now that it is God's will, how can I disobey God?"

After that, he called out, "Peng Hui."

Peng Hui bowed: "Your Majesty."

The emperor said, "Pass the decree down. Concubine Song has contributed greatly to the birth of the royal heir. She will be promoted to Noble Concubine. Choose an auspicious day to confer the title."

Immediately, all the concubines looked at each other in surprise: this is already a promotion above the level.

Everyone knew that the emperor believed in astronomical phenomena very much, but no one expected that he would treat Concubine Song so well because of the astronomical phenomena.

Lady Song herself was a little slow to react. She was so shocked that her eyes widened. After a long while, she stood up with great joy: "Your Majesty, your concubine...your concubine thanks you! Thank you, your majesty!"

The queen remained calm, with only a gentle smile on her face: "Song Guipin is so lucky, you must take good care of her and give birth to a healthy little prince for His Majesty. Don't let His Majesty down."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty." When Concubine Song was helped to sit down, she still felt a sense of unreality.

Xue Zhiyi just watched quietly. At this moment, behind her, Jingchun couldn't help but exclaimed: "Sister Zhiyi, there is such a strange thing in the world. This is the first time I have seen it."

Xue Zhiyi only said something ambiguous: "Yes, Concubine Song is really blessed."

At this moment, Concubine Ge's back teeth were sore, but she heard the Queen say: "Concubine, Concubine Song is now living in Cuiwei Palace. You have to trouble your concubine to take care of her."

Concubine Ge simply said, "The people in the palace will naturally not dare to neglect their duties and will do their best to take care of the heir to the throne for Your Majesty."

But what she was thinking in her heart was that Song was clearly on her side, and the old lady the Queen was tolerant of her. She acted like a virtuous woman at the moment, and it seemed genuine.

During the banquet, Concubine Xian unconsciously looked a little worried. His Majesty had favored her son over the years, which was somewhat due to the auspicious signs. Now there would be a second child like this in the palace. Not only that, this child would not be dumber than her son... How could she not be worried?

It was the Queen Mother who reminded them: "Today is indeed an auspicious day. There are many happy events in the palace, and it is also a good day for the Qionglin Banquet."

If it weren't for this reminder, people would seem to have forgotten that today is the Qionglin Banquet, not a banquet to celebrate Concubine Song's pregnancy.

The emperor nodded: "Mother is right, we can't delay any longer."

This was a royal banquet held for the imperial examination. After the emperor finished speaking, the eunuch Peng Hui beside him shouted, "Call the new number one scholar to see the emperor!"

Xue Zhiyi raised his eyes quietly, and saw a handsome young man walking towards him. He had soft features, clear eyebrows and eyes, and had the humility and bookish air of a scholar.

She couldn't help but smile. It was still Jiang Xu. Even after a lifetime, this true top scholar remained unchanged.

It's just a pity that he became King Cheng's man. I had to save his life at that time and pushed him to King Cheng's party as a stopgap measure. I just hope that one day he can be useful to her, or at least not become her enemy.

During the banquet, there was a man whose eyes were always on Xue Zhiyi. When he saw her stealing a glance at Jiang Xu, just like that day at the spring gathering, the emotion in his auspicious eyes suddenly changed.

Huo Wuyou drank a sip of wine in silence: I really don’t know what’s so good about it!