Soft and crispy waist

The two men's eyes met, and neither of them took a step back.

After a moment, Tao Yurong smiled.

"Right and wrong, success and failure are all in vain. I've tried everything, but God won't give me a chance. Why?"

"Even if you don't care, you are the Crown Prince's Consort. Since the Crown Prince has married you, he will not treat you unfairly. You will always be his legal wife. Why do you have to do this?"

"What's the use of an empty name? Besides, if I leave my fate to others, I won't know what will happen tomorrow. People's hearts are fickle, and the Marquis' Mansion can't support me. They'll just cross the river and destroy the bridge. If I don't have a child to stand on, Gu Yizhi will save my face today, but who can say for sure what will happen in the future? My life should be in my own hands. You should understand me the best, right?"

Xia Zheng really understood.

That feeling of powerlessness and uneasiness haunts me every moment, making it difficult for me to sleep.

"But this is not a reason for you to kill innocent people and torture them to vent your anger." She can do it for herself, even to kill people, but she can also do it without killing people cruelly or indiscriminately.

Whether it was her in the previous life or Qiu Ying in this life, they had no grudges against each other, but she wanted to humiliate and kill them in every possible way.

"Ants are born lowly." Looking at Xia Zheng, Tao Yurong only felt hatred, without any regret.

"What if you were an ant?"

"I can't. I wasn't born that way."

Xia Zheng felt that there was no point in talking, so she stood up and wanted to leave.

"Don't go!" Tao Yurong anxiously reached out to grab Xia Zheng's hand, but even with all her strength, she could only hold it loosely. "I didn't know that Caiwei had planned to get the smallpox."

Xia Zheng knew that since Tao Yurong was pregnant, she would not take Ruanruan seriously, nor would she wait until the right time to kill Ruanruan and her to anger Gu Yizi.

"I'm going to die, I know, let's make a deal."

Xia Zheng turned back and asked, "What deal?"

"You have no status now. I can let my Anyang Marquisate adopt you as my adopted daughter and let you enter the harem as the legitimate daughter of the Anyang Marquisate. However, you must register my son under your name."

"You are in this situation now, and you still want to make plans for Anyang Marquis Mansion?" Xia Zheng didn't understand. Anyang Marquis Mansion has always been a burden to Tao Yurong. If it weren't for Anyang Marquis Mansion, she wouldn't have reached this point.

And her son is Gu Yizi's legitimate son. Even though Gu Yizi and her have no contact with each other for life, he will not treat the child harshly.

"I am the daughter of the Anyang Marquisate, and the Anyang Marquisate is also my son's maternal family. If you need an identity, I will give it to you. You won't lose out on this deal."

"It's indeed a good thing." Xia Zheng smiled, pulled her hand out of Tao Yurong's, and shook her head, "But I don't want to be the queen, and I don't need any status."

"Why?" Tao Yurong didn't expect Xia Zheng to reject her.

The Empress of the Central Palace is a position that many people dream of.

She has planned her whole life for this position.

Now everything is in front of Xia Zheng. As long as she nods, it will be hers, but she doesn't want it.

"I have told you many times, Princess Consort, that I just want to live a good life and keep my family healthy. I don't care about anything else." After saying that, Xia Zheng walked away without stopping for a moment.

Tao Yurong watched her back as she walked step by step into the light and shadow, wondering what she was thinking at the end.

……

The first year of Yong'an, spring.

Gu Yizhi ascended the throne and changed the reign title to Yong'an.

The Crown Prince's Consort Tao Yurong died of illness. The Anyang Marquis's Mansion committed many evil deeds, so the couple was executed and the entire family was exiled. Therefore, Tao Yurong was not suitable to be the queen, and was posthumously named the Xianzhen Imperial Noble Consort.

However, Gu Yizi did not appoint a queen because of this, and Wei Qingqing was named a noble concubine and took charge of the six palaces.

Xia from Cangzhou was granted the title of Defei and assisted in managing the six palaces.

Lin Rongrong was given the title of Shufei, Chunzhi was given the title of Changpin, and Aunt Huan was given the title of Huanpin. The rest were given titles according to their rank and kept in the palace.

Xia Zheng's Changchun Palace is closest to the Yangxin Palace, and she could see people standing at the palace gate from a distance.

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Virtuous. I am Xia Jin, the Shangyi from the Shanggong Bureau. I have come to see Her Majesty today." Tuan'er bowed.

After not seeing each other for two years, Tuan'er has grown a lot taller. He is no longer the skinny child he used to be. He has become a graceful young lady. His eyes are looking at Xia Zheng, and his smile is gradually moistened by the mist.

"In the future, you will have to rely more on Xia Shangyi for palace affairs." Xia Zheng said as she reached out and held Tuan'er's hand.

"Let's talk about politeness later!" Before Xia Zheng could take a good look at Tuan'er, Wei Qingqing's anxious voice came.

Turning around, she saw her hair disheveled, and she was running towards them, holding Runqing, who was crying breathlessly. Too anxious to catch her breath, she said, "I don't know what's wrong with him. He just won't stop crying, and nothing I do will stop him. He's already weak, will he die from crying like this?"

After Tao Yurong passed away, Runqing was given to Wei Qingqing to raise.

Although it was Tao Yurong's child, Wei Qingqing was unwilling to have him at first, but after raising him, she treated him with great care and would get anxious and angry if something went wrong.

Because Runqing was born prematurely and was weak, Wei Qingqing kept three or four doctors by her side to take care of Runqing's health.

Xia Zheng had raised Ruanruan, so she would come to Xia Zheng whenever she couldn't handle something.

Xia Zheng took over and coaxed Runqing, but he didn't stop.

I checked again and found that the diaper was dry and there was no rash anywhere on the body.

Just when everyone was wondering, Ruanruan, who had been following Gu Yingxin, took a few steps forward and slapped Runqing in the face, sternly saying, "You're not bald!"

This stunned everyone.

And Runqing really stopped crying.

"Mom, Ruanruan, you're great!" Ruanruan proudly gave herself a thumbs up.

puff!

Everyone burst into laughter immediately.

……

Another year has passed, spring goes and autumn comes.

Gu Yi settled all the malpractices left over from the past by the aristocratic families one by one. Since he ascended the throne, the Dali Temple became the busiest place, with endless cases to try every day.

Some people say that Gu Yizi is a fair judge, while others say that he is a tyrant.

But after a year of digging out the accumulated problems of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

That night, Gu Yizi was busy again and did not return to Changchun Palace until midnight.

The lights were already off, but he didn't ask anyone to light them up. He undressed familiarly, got into bed, hugged the person inside, and complained, "You have no conscience. You slept so soundly."

"Your Majesty, please don't slander me. I haven't slept yet." Xia Zheng turned around and said coquettishly.

Gu Yizhi immediately pecked her on the lips, "That's pretending to be asleep, the crime of deceiving the emperor."

"Your Majesty is so overbearing. This is also a crime. I am clearly doing this for your Majesty's own good. I want you to spend the night with another sister so that everyone can enjoy the love and care."

Gu Yizhi hugged the man tightly and said unhappily, "Why, are you trying to push me out?"

"I have no choice." Xia Zheng lowered her head in grievance, sniffed deliberately, and said, "They all say that I am a witch concubine who is causing trouble for the country. I insist that His Majesty favors me alone, which is not conducive to the expansion of the family and is detrimental to the country."

"Who are they?" Gu Yizi asked knowingly.

Xia Zheng pursed her lips and said arrogantly, "They are who they are."

"Oh!" Gu Yizi nodded, reached out to tuck her loose hair behind her ears, and asked, "Then how do you plan to dispel the rumors, my beloved concubine?"

"I have a secret thought: the Queen Mother is currently employing female officials in Yongzhou, and they are governing the city very well. If the entire Great Zhou also provides some political positions and career opportunities for women, then there will be no need to employ men everywhere. In this way, it won't harm the country if there are not many children."

Xia Zheng looked at Gu Yizi with her bright eyes, as if looking at a god, waiting for the god to show her favor.

She had wanted to say this for a long time.

Life is difficult for women in this world. There are only a few ways out. Unlike men, they do not have as many choices and fewer constraints. Even if they have ambitions, they have nowhere to display them. They can only fight with each other in the backyard for that little chance of survival.

Such as ***, Tao Yurong, Wei Qingqing... there are too many of them. If they could become ministers and officials like men, they would look down on those in the harem and would not be burdened by their families. There would be more opportunities for women in the world.

"Wrong logic!" Gu Yizi scolded her, but there was no anger in his expression. He just smiled and said, "But I have been bewitched by the witch concubine, so it's okay to give it a try."

"Gu Lang is cunning." Xia Zheng frowned and sneered at him. It was obvious that she was saying what he was thinking. If he hadn't turned a blind eye, how could the empress dowager have such a smooth journey in Yongzhou.

"How dare you insult me? You should be punished!" Gu Yizi said as he was about to move forward.

Now he has lived up to his past image as a serious gentleman. No, he has lived up to Xia Zheng. He is increasingly unwilling to let her off on that matter, and his hands and feet are becoming more and more skillful as he becomes more familiar with it.

In just a moment, Xia Zheng's pajamas were taken off, leaving only her underwear.

She hurriedly grabbed Gu Yizi's hand as he was about to untie it again and refused, "No."

"Why?" Gu Yizi was a little unhappy. He had been busy with government affairs over the past year and had little free time. He had to make the most of the little time he had.

Xia Zheng took his hand and placed it on her belly, and said with a shy smile, "Someone lives here."

anyone?

Gu Yizi paused for a moment before understanding and asked happily, "Are you pregnant again?"

Xia Zheng nodded, "The imperial physician said that this time it might be twins."

"You are quite capable. Now no one will dare to say that you are an obstacle to your offspring."

"Gu Lang is really amazing." Xia Zheng lowered her eyes, looking shy and embarrassed, with her shoulders half exposed, which made Gu Yizi's mouth dry.

He pulled the quilt over her tightly, hugged her to prevent her from struggling, and said, "Now that you're pregnant, put away those little tricks of yours."

Xia Zheng was wronged.

When did she seduce him?

She doesn't know!