In the imperial concubine's palace.

Concubine Wu stared at the eunuch who responded with an extremely ugly expression.

"I don't even know that there was an extra woman in the harem yesterday. What do I need from you?"

"What is the identity of that woman? Have you found out?"

The concubine panicked when she thought that the emperor had favored a woman she didn't know about last night.

The emperor has not had any concubines for so long, but now he favors a woman whose origins are unknown.

"Reporting to the imperial concubine, as far as I know from my inquiries, Eunuch Wang Yun personally picked up the woman at the palace gate."

"No one knows the identity. They only know that the emperor values ​​this woman very much."

After a pause, Eunuch Futian hesitated whether to say what the palace maid said.

"You're hesitating, why don't you hurry up and say it?!"

"I heard a sentence from a palace maid, but I haven't confirmed it yet. It's possible that the palace lady heard it wrong."

"explain?!"

"The palace maid said that she heard Eunuch Wang Yun calling the woman Queen."

The imperial concubine's eyes became cold and cruel, and her round eyes stared at Eunuch Futian, her eyes full of terror.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. These are the exact words spoken by the palace maid. There is absolutely no falsehood in my words."

The imperial concubine clenched her fists, feeling a strong sense of crisis in her heart.

She had always regarded the position of queen as her own, and she thought she only needed an opportunity.

She originally thought that on New Year's Eve, when her Bingxi would shine, she would ask her father to urge her to stand up.

By then, she will definitely ascend to the position of queen.

After all, she was the highest ranked concubine in the harem, and who could compete with her for the lower rank.

But now, a new woman appeared beside the emperor.

No, she couldn't sit still and wait for death.

"Is the Queen Mother in Cining Palace?"

"The Queen Mother is in the small Buddhist hall." The personal maid in green clothes said.

In the side hall of Cining Palace.

The Queen Mother held a string of Buddhist beads and knelt devoutly in front of the Bodhisattva and the Lady Sangzi, muttering something in her mouth.

"The Queen Mother, the noble concubine is here." The nun beside the Queen Mother said.

"Then let her come in and kneel down together."

The imperial concubine burned incense and knelt down before helping the queen mother out.

"I haven't seen you for a while, why is your body so thin?"

"The emperor hasn't come to the harem recently, and I want to practice ice dancing to please the emperor."

The Queen Mother clapped her hand happily: "That's the truth. If you can persuade the emperor to go to the harem, then you will be a great hero."

Although she felt that there was no hope for her heirs, there was still a glimmer of hope deep in the Queen Mother's heart.

What if?

Wouldn't it be great to have an heir of his own?

Therefore, the Queen Mother also thought of ways to let the emperor go to the harem.

Glancing at the Queen Mother, the imperial concubine said calmly: "I heard that the Emperor brought a new sister back yesterday. I don't know which daughter she is."

"The other sisters came to inquire about my concubine this morning."

Nowadays, there is no empress in the harem, so the other concubines pay their respects to the imperial concubine every morning.

The Queen Mother's eyes flashed with surprise, obviously she didn't know about this.

After looking at Mammy, Mammy nodded. She planned to wait until the Queen Mother finished praying to the Buddha before talking about this matter, and the noble concubine came.

In this way, the Queen Mother also understood what happened to the imperial concubine coming here despite the heavy snowstorm.

"It's a good thing that the emperor favors the new couple. After so many years, the concubines in the harem either can't conceive or can't conceive."

"It's good to get some new blood. If you can conceive an heir, your concubine will have someone to rely on."

The Queen Mother is actually quite satisfied with the imperial concubine. The harem is well managed and she can keep the concubines under control.

Of course, sometimes the means are too much, but that's how the harem is.

The Queen Mother is actually aware of many small tricks, but she can also accept them.

But now that the emperor favors the newcomer, the queen mother is happy to agree.

It is better than the emperor becoming a monk, and besides, the emperor begins to have needs, which means that he may soon recruit concubines to serve him.

The imperial concubine's eyes lit up. She had actually gotten pregnant a few years ago with the help of the imperial doctor's prescription.

But when I was two months old, I felt wet all over my body until midnight. When I touched it, my hands were covered with blood.

The child still did not survive three months.

Three months is like a curse. Even the concubines who have been pregnant in the harem cannot break this curse.

A miscarriage hurts her body. The imperial doctor said that it would be difficult for her to get pregnant again in this life.

What the Queen Mother meant was that if someone in the palace could give birth to the Emperor's child, he would have it and raise it under her name.

This is tantamount to promising her the position of queen.

After visiting the Queen Mother, the imperial concubine felt as if she had taken a reassurance.

But I was actually a little concerned about the fact that the emperor favored the newcomer.

So he did not hesitate to tell the truth about the plum blossoms being picked in the plum garden.

The emperor also agreed and was present at the scene but did not say anything.

As soon as the Queen Mother's expression calmed down, Eunuch Wang Yun arrived with a handful of red plums.

"The Queen Mother, these are plum blossoms that the Emperor personally folded and asked for to be delivered to the Queen Mother's Palace."

"The emperor said that the plum blossoms in the Plum Garden are blooming just right. I should fold some and put them in the Queen Mother's Palace so that the Queen Mother can always see them."

The Queen Mother took the plum blossoms, put them on the tip of her nose, smelled them, and smiled: "Aunt Gui, take two vases and put them in them."

The imperial concubine's face froze, she didn't expect that the woman she had just poured dirty water on would be exposed.

Before the Queen Mother looked over, the imperial concubine spoke first: "It turns out that the flowers in the Plum Garden were cut by Your Majesty. I thought it was someone bold enough to touch the Queen Mother's heart."

The Queen Mother glanced at her, how could she not know what little calculation she had in mind.

Whether it was being plotted against her or against someone else, the Queen Mother had seen many such things before, otherwise how could she be in her current position.

But I also knew that it was because the imperial concubine's heart was with the emperor.

If you don't love it, it doesn't matter who the emperor favors.

"The emperor is interested, Wang Yun. I heard that your majesty favored the newcomer last night? Why didn't the Ai family hear the news of the canonization? Which family's daughter is it?"

The imperial concubine perked up her ears.

Wang Yun glanced at the Queen Mother in embarrassment and then at the imperial concubine.

"Concubine, please go back first. Be careful in this snowy weather."

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern. I will take my leave first."

Aunt Gui was not stupid and sent the concubine out herself to ensure that she would not eavesdrop.

"Tell me? Which young lady puts you in such a difficult situation? You still have to take care of the imperial concubine."

Mr. Wang Yun smiled sarcastically: "The Queen Mother is just joking. I am afraid that the imperial concubine will cause trouble if she finds out. If the emperor blames me, it will be difficult for me to do my job."

"Could it be that you still have some issues with the imperial concubine?" the Queen Mother wondered.

Eunuch Wang Yun shook his head: "No, it's because the emperor is about to have a queen."

Eunuch Wang Yun has been with the emperor for many years, and today he is sent to send plum blossoms. It is obvious that he wants to inform the queen mother after she becomes the queen.

The Queen Mother's eyes widened when she heard this, and she was surprised: "Which young lady is so capable? How many times have the courtiers told the Ai family, and they have been dragging it out for several years without even nodding. Who is so capable that the emperor can be tempted?"

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