Yeting Palace.

On both sides of the Imperial Palace, the palace area built and the Imperial Palace complement each other, like two trunks to protect them, so these two palace areas are called Yeting.

On the east and west sides of the Yeting Palace, some of which are called the Yeting Palace, where the palace maids live and the criminal family members and women are in danger of labor.

As Wu Meiniang walked along the way, the palace people bowed their heads to say hello to her.

Looking at the palace ladies and criminal female relatives, she couldn't help but remember that her mother and sister had worked here for more than ten years. She should have lived in this Yeting Palace since she was a child, but King Zhao asked herself to stay outside the palace.

The Yeting Palace is divided into three districts, with the central part being the residential area of ​​the palace maids, which also includes the place where the criminals and women who have entered the Yeting Palace work. The north and southwest of the Yeting Palace are located in the inner eunuchs.

There is also a quiet area in Yeting Palace, which makes people feel discolored, which is the legendary cold palace.

Concubines who fell out of favor and violated the emperor were often sent to cold palaces.

When we arrived here, it was like the officials in the court were exiled, and there was no more day and sun.

In a corner of the cold palace, a simple courtyard, it is closely guarded by a group of stout palace servants, and ordinary people are not allowed to approach it.

Wu Meiniang came over with a food box and smiled and nodded at the women guarding.

"Bring some snacks to my sisters."

The women came over to check without expression. They carefully checked the two food boxes, and someone carefully searched Wu Meiniang's body.

Finally, a food box was left.

"Wu Cairen can go in."

When I walked into the courtyard, it was quiet inside.

It's very hot outside in July.

Under a vine tree, there is a mat.

Xia Hua was sitting and stretching her limbs, her abdomen was bulging high.

"Oh, you're so desperate. You're seven months pregnant, and you're still daring to do these moves." Mei Niang saw it from afar and hurriedly ran over.

Xia Hua turned her head and looked at her, but continued to make movements calmly.

"These yoga movements do not hurt the body, but can strengthen the body. You don't know. Besides, these movements seem difficult, but I have practiced them for many years."

"That's not OK. You're a big belly now, you've been seven months old. Stop messing around!"

The summer flower smiled slightly.

He didn't look like a detained princess who was imprisoned.

She stopped working, sat cross-legged, and looked at the food box.

"What delicious food did you make for me today?"

"I know you like sour food, so I specially made some sour plums for you, as well as several dried fruits, as well as beef jerky and five-spice. This is what I bought at Fumanlou, and it still tastes the same as before."

Xia Hua smiled and took out a pack of sour plums from it, grabbed one and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Well, this tastes good."

"If you like to eat, you shouldn't eat too much. It's said that savory and spicy girls are so savory. If you like to eat sour things, you must be pregnant with a boy."

Xia Hua ate several sour plums in a row, then took out a piece of five-spice beef jerky and chewed it.

"Tell me a conversation and tell me what's going on outside. Is my dad still in Guangzhou?"

"Are my mother and my father still reunited?"

Although Mei Niang was allowed to visit Xia Hua by the emperor, she couldn't come often. The last time she came, Zhang Chao was still in Guangzhou.

"Tell you good news, your adoptive father is no longer in Guangzhou. Can you guess where he is now?"

Xiahua chewed the jerky meat and was very satisfied.

"Well, I guess maybe I've been to Fujian or Jiangxi."

"I guess wrong, guess again."

"Isn't it going to Hunan? Did you defeat Li Ji?"

Mei Niang curled her lips, "Li Ji is still at the foot of Jiuyi Mountain. It is said that Li Ji is known as the God of War and is as famous as his adoptive father and Duke Wei. But now it seems that his reputation does not match, and even Zhang Shuai can't beat him."

"Tell me where my dad is."

Xia Hua and Mei Niang grew up together since childhood. Although Mei Niang was the slave and maid of the Zhang family at that time, Xia Hua always regarded her as her sister's partner.

Now one has become an emperor's prisoner and the other has become the emperor's favorite concubine, but the relationship has not changed.

"Where is the adoptive father in Yangzhou now."

"Yangzhou?" Xia Hua was surprised, "Tell me quickly, what's going on."

"If you want to say this, that's a long story."

"It's okay, you can talk slowly, I'll listen slowly, no one will accompany me every day, so I'm so bored."

Mei Niang smiled and told Xia Hua about the situation she learned about, such as Zhang Chao's northern expedition, and all over the country were looking forward to the wind. The Dragon Boat Festival raided Hangzhou, and it was June to capture Jiangnan. In the further disaster, it was Yangzhou and other eleven states.

"Well, there is also good news. Aunt Hongxian took Erniang, Qiniang and two younger brothers to reunite with her adoptive father in Runzhou. Then, Madam Cui finally escaped in Jiangzhou and has been sent to Yangzhou."

There is another news that Mei Niang didn't say.

Crown Prince Chengqian proposed marriage to Zhang Chao and asked Zhang Erniang Ruohua.

Zhang Chao asked his daughter to make the decision on this marriage. In the end, the news came that Zhang Ruohua had agreed to marry the prince. Now in Yangzhou City, the prince has officially invited Ma Zhou to be a matchmaker and has made a decision.

This noticeable marriage has been decided.

Mei Niang didn't dare to tell Xia Hua, now everyone outside thought she was dead.

"Then is going to end? I hope His Royal Highness can return to Hanjing before I give birth. I hope he can be with me when the child is born."

"It will definitely happen." Mei Niang said.

But she knew that things wouldn't be that simple.

The emperor will not surrender.

"Mei Niang, I see that your face is so rosy. Tell me, are you pregnant?" Xia Hua looked at Mei Niang.

Wu Meiniang nodded.

He was with the emperor every day and was often pushed down by the emperor. The rain and dew were touched a little frequently. Half a month ago, he had already discovered that he was pregnant.

"The imperial doctor has confirmed that it is a happy pulse, and it has been more than two months now."

"Ah, congratulations, I'm going to be a mother."

Mei Niang shook her head.

"I don't want to give birth to this child."

“Why?”

"Because it's his child." Mei Niang said. She has no good feelings for the emperor now. She is actually like being with a tiger every day. She is trembling every day, fearing that if she does something wrong, she will be sent to the palace by the moody emperor.

"Actually, no matter what, the child is always right."

Mei Niang sighed.

Royal Palace.

Li Shimin was still quarreling with the prime ministers.

This time, Fang Xuanling and the others resolutely resisted the emperor and refused to give in.

Even if Li Shimin yelled to dismiss them, they were not afraid.

At worst, resign collectively.

"They have all come to Jiangzhou. At this time, do you ask me to talk to them about a ceasefire?"

"Unless Zhang Chao agrees to withdraw from Jiangxi, Huainan, Jiangnan, Longyou, Jiannan, and let the rebels from the north withdraw from Daibei and Yingzhou. Otherwise, I will not cease to fight!"

The conversation between the king and his subjects was at a deadlock.

Li Shimin was the emperor of Fengshan Mountain in Tai. He wiped out the Turks, Goguryeo, Tuyuhun, and Linyi, and expanded the territory far to Hezhong and Xindu. No other countries around him did not surrender to him.

But now, he has to compromise with his ministers and sons. How is this possible?

Li Shimin refused to persuade him by how the prime ministers persuaded him.

If Zhang Chao was still in Runzhou, maybe Li Shimin would consider it.

But now Zhang Chao has taken Huainan and attacked Jiangxi, so that’s all that.

Let’s talk about it again, Zhang Chao is about to come to the capital of Han.

"Call all ships immediately and be prepared. I will fight to the death with Zhang Chao!" The more the prime ministers persuaded him, the less Li Shimin could not listen.

Yangzhou.

Chengqian and Ruohua have already engaged and agreed to get married next year.

The prince became Zhang Chao's son-in-law again, and this marriage was blessed by everyone.
To be continued...