The fake eunuch who lurked in the palace

For the Queen Mother's birthday, even if she doesn't want to make a big deal, the specifications are still big enough.

All the high-ranking concubines in the palace had to come to congratulate her on her birthday.

Song and dance performances are indispensable.

The emperor left the preparations to Li Yi. He was now accustomed to leaving Li Yi to take care of anything.

In terms of favor and trust, in the eyes of outsiders, Li Yi was definitely the number one person around the emperor.

Regarding this, Li Yi just wanted to look at the emperor.

Mad, I have never seen such a person. He doesn’t pay for things, he has to pay for everything himself, and he won’t be reimbursed when it’s over.

Even more shameless than him.

"Eunuch Li."

A young eunuch sneaked up to Li Yi and whispered a few words. Li Yi's expression immediately turned cold.

After pondering for a while, he went to find the emperor.

"Your Majesty, on the Queen Mother's birthday two years ago, she kept things as simple as possible in order not to burden the national treasury."

"This year, why don't we give her a surprise, invite all the civil and military officials, and hold a grand event so that everyone in the world can imitate the emperor's filial piety."

"Li Yi, you are more and more in line with my wishes." The emperor took a sip of tea and said, "I will leave this matter to you."

"Little Zongzhi."

Li Yi bowed and retreated, cursing secretly in his heart and not mentioning the money.

The inner treasury has a cleaner face than him. What the heck, he has to put money into it himself.

I'll have to find a few corrupt officials to kill him and fill my pockets.

"Mother, Xiao Yizi sent a message to you to check his eyes tonight. The melons and fruits are available, but the rest..." Xia Ling leaned against Xiao Qingyue's ear and shook her head at the end.

Xiao Qingyue glanced at Concubine Rong. She was the only one who dared to take action on the Queen Mother's birthday.

"There has been no good news in the palace for a long time. The emperor has few heirs, and the Ai family is very worried. Now that Xiao Zhaoyi is here, you must step up to support the emperor."

The Queen Mother said, casting her eyes towards Xiao Qingyue, with a bit of joy in her eyes.

She was well aware of the situation in the palace, but Concubine Rong had the Taiwei Mansion behind her, so no one could do anything to her.

Even if the concubine next to her is pregnant with a dragon heir, she cannot keep it.

Behind Xiao Qingyue is the Xiao family, so Concubine Rong may be a little more scrupulous.

The legitimate son is of course important, but with the emperor and the queen in such trouble, we don’t know how long it will take.

What is it like for an emperor to have been on the throne for a few years and not have a prince under his knees?

Unable to force the emperor to favor Lu Li, the queen mother now hopes that Xiao Qingyue will give birth to a grandson.

The concubines responded in unison, their eyes falling on Xiao Qingyue with envy and even more meaning.

There were many concubines in the palace who were pregnant with dragon heirs, but the only one who was born safely was a concubine Shu. However, she failed to prevent Concubine Rong from plotting against her. She almost killed two people. She has been injured since then and has never given birth to another child. .

This is also the reason why Concubine Shu and Concubine Rong fight to the death without even doing any superficial work.

Xiao Zhaoyi, such a cold and cold person, how could he be a match for Concubine Rong? Who knows how long this baby can be pregnant.

It would be okay if he didn't show his love, but if he could move, it might be heartbreaking.

Facing these thoughtful glances, Xiao Qingyue's expression did not change, she just sat indifferently.

With a pity or two, the Queen Mother asked Xiao Qingyue to not come to Cining Palace to pay her respects if there was nothing important after today.

By reducing the number of meetings with Concubine Rong and not attracting that woman's attention, Xiao Qingyue could give birth to her baby safely.

Concubine Rong only smiled at the Queen Mother's thoughts. No matter how hard she worked, she would turn into blood tonight.

When Xiao Qingyue came back from the Queen Mother's place, she was retching. Xia Ling quickly brought her some jujubes to suppress the pain. The mother's reaction to the pregnancy was huge.

"He's quite a troublemaker."

After Xiao Qingyue rinsed her mouth, she smiled weakly.

I don't know if she is as thick-skinned as Li Yi, stroking her lower abdomen, Xiao Qingyue has kindness in her eyes.

On the Empress Dowager's birthday, since the emperor held a banquet and invited them expressly, there was no reason why all the officials would not go.

Speaking of which, they had not seen the emperor for half a month.

Nowadays, whether the emperor comes to the morning court depends on his interest. Well, he is usually not in the interest.

But it really didn't matter whether he came or not. It was always something that had been discussed before him, and he just had to nod his head and it was done.

Except for those who had just entered the official position and were rushing into the official position without seeing the situation clearly, everyone else was doing what they were supposed to do.

Li Yi's ability to do things is really real. Time is tight, but for the birthday party, he held it very grandly, and there was no sense of haste at all.

The emperor was very satisfied. He liked this kind of slave who didn't have to worry about anything.

He did things beautifully and was obedient.

If Zheng Yanzhuo were to be like Li Yi, why would he be worried?

The dinner was harmonious and everyone was happy to do it.

The queen was grounded, so the seat next to the emperor naturally belonged to Concubine Rong. "Your Majesty, I see that Sister Xiao hasn't moved her chopsticks since the banquet. Maybe a pregnant woman can't eat heavy food."

"She should be able to eat the plate of almond tofu on our table, so why don't we have someone bring it to us."

Concubine Rong showed off her virtuous character. Following her words, everyone's eyes focused on the plate of tofu, and almost all had the same reaction. This was probably because something was added.

The emperor's eyes narrowed, but only for a moment, he chuckled, "My beloved concubine is very careful. Come on, bring it to Xiao Zhaoyi. If you can't eat it, don't force it."

The emperor looked at Xiao Qingyue with hints in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, the yam soup here has not been touched yet. Empress Zhaoyi will definitely like it." A beauty said.

"Let's send it to Xiao Zhaoyi together."

Before the emperor could speak, the queen mother spoke and glanced at Luo Meiren. She was a sensible person.

"Tofu is not as good as yam, and the soup is more nourishing. You may use more." The Queen Mother said warmly to Xiao Qingyue.

She is a smart person and should know what is touchable and what is not.

The Queen Mother still valued the dragon heir in Xiao Qingyue's belly.

So she will speak out this time.

Li Yi watched this scene quietly and took a few steps forward.

"Your Majesty, the braised pork on Queen Zhaoyi's table would be very uncomfortable for a pregnant woman to smell. It would be a pity to take it away. It would be better to reward the little one." Li Yi looked like he was begging for mercy.

The emperor was happy to satisfy him with this trivial matter.

Li Yi quickly thanked her, walked over in a few steps, knelt down beside Xiao Qingyue, nodded to her, picked up the chopsticks, and ate the braised pork on the plate.

The portion of this kind of palace banquet is really small, a plate of braised pork is only three pieces.

Xiao Qingyue looked at Li Yi, subconsciously worried.

He asked her not to eat, but he took the initiative to ask for it. This would definitely not be that simple.

Li Yi confessed to Xiao Qingyue and retreated to the emperor's side without any interaction with her throughout the process.

Facing the meal delivered by Concubine Rong and Beauty Lu, Xiao Qingyue looked at Li Yi, who nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Xiao Qingyue asked Xia Ling to scoop up half a bowl of yam soup for her.

As soon as Xia Ling took the first spoonful, Li Yi spurted out a mouthful of black blood.

This sudden change immediately made everyone exclaim.

Li Yi fell to the ground, curled up, with a painful expression, and black blood kept flowing from the corners of his mouth. This was obviously a symptom of poisoning.