Chapter 91: Not even a son or a daughter

Concubine Hua looked at the eunuch who was kneeling on the ground with his head drooping, and finally fixed her gaze on Noble Lady Fucha's slightly bulging belly.

"These days, Noble Lady Fucha's belly seems to be more prominent." Concubine Hua smiled and looked at Noble Lady Fucha, with the corners of her beautiful almond-shaped eyes slightly raised.

"Yes." When Noble Lady Fucha saw Concubine Hua looking at her belly with an indifferent gaze, she sneered in her heart. So, no matter how many royal favors she had, without children, wouldn't she still be as pitifully envious of herself as Concubine Hua?

Zhou Ninghai stared at Fu Cha Guiren's belly with a venomous gaze, wishing he could push her down! If it was the former Concubine Hua, she would definitely do this, simple and rough, taking revenge, how cool!

But the current Concubine Hua would absolutely not allow Zhou Ninghai to do so.

"Then congratulations, sister." Concubine Hua was still smiling. She walked towards Noble Lady Fucha with a faint smile on the corner of her lips.

Noble Lady Fucha always felt uneasy when she saw Concubine Hua's smile. Concubine Hua was obviously smiling, but in Noble Lady Fucha's eyes, the smiling Concubine Hua looked more terrifying than the non-smiling Concubine Hua.

"Thank you, Empress Hua." Noble Lady Fucha pulled the corners of her mouth slightly and forced a smile.

Concubine Hua took two steps at a time and walked in front of Noble Lady Fucha. She lowered her eyes and looked at her belly seriously, then asked with a smile, "Can I touch it?"

"Of course." Noble Lady Fucha replied with a forced smile.

"Thank you very much, Noble Fucha." Concubine Hua smiled and thanked Noble Fucha, her tone full of politeness, which left Noble Fucha no chance to refuse or refute.

Hua Fei stretched out her slender green onion-like fingers and placed them on Noble Lady Fucha's slightly bulging belly, her lips curled slightly: "So, this is what pregnancy feels like."

Seeing Concubine Hua mumbling to herself with a somewhat sad expression, Noble Lady Fucha was somewhat surprised. She actually saw a sadness that she had never seen before in Concubine Hua's eyes.

Hua Fei's hand continued to touch, and with every touch, Noble Lady Fucha's back straightened little by little. She dared not breathe, and cold sweat even began to appear on her back.

"Empress Hua, I still have to go to the Yangxin Palace to accompany the Emperor." Noble Lady Fucha said to Concubine Hua with a smile.

"Oh, yes." Concubine Hua raised her eyes, but her hand did not leave Noble Lady Fucha's slightly bulging belly. "Did I delay you?"

Noble Lady Fucha hurriedly shook her head, "No...I was just worried that Your Majesty would wait too long."

Hua Fei smiled slightly, "Yes, the emperor probably misses you too." She turned and said to the kneeling eunuchs, "Why don't you get up and send Hua Fei to Yikun Palace?"

When the four eunuchs heard what Concubine Hua said, they stood up quickly as if they had been pardoned.

"Noble Lady Fucha, you must give birth to the child. The emperor has few children, and I hope that the women in the harem will give birth to more children for the emperor." Concubine Hua smiled and pulled her hand away from Noble Lady Fucha's belly.

Noble Lady Fucha let out a sigh of relief.

Concubine Hua sat back on her sedan chair. Seeing that Noble Lady Fucha was still standing there in a daze, she smiled and reminded her, "Sister, why don't you get on the sedan chair?"

Noble Lady Fucha knelt respectfully.

"According to the rules, Madam Hua, you go first."

Concubine Hua curled her lips and smiled, "Sister knows the rules." She moved her eyes away from Noble Lady Fucha and fell on Zhou Ninghai, "Let's go."

Zhou Ninghai raised his whisk and said, "Lift the sedan chair!"

Noble Lady Fucha once again knelt down and said, "Farewell, Madam Hua."

Hua Fei and her entourage passed by Noble Lady Fucha. Noble Lady Fucha lowered her head slightly, not daring to look back. Only after she was sure that they were far away did she straighten up and breathe a long sigh of relief.

The maid saw that Noble Lady Fucha's face was pale, and hurriedly supported her arm, "My lady, what's wrong with you?"

Noble Lady Fucha looked at Concubine Hua's receding back and sighed, "Concubine Hua clearly didn't scold me, but when I was in contact with her just now, I felt an inexplicable sense of oppression."

That was the fear and terror that came directly from the bottom of my heart!

"My lady, everyone in the harem says that Concubine Hua is a difficult person to get along with. You still have the courage to get close to her. You are really amazing!" The personal maid comforted Noble Lady Fucha.

The wealthy nobleman gently stroked his chest with his hand, "You're right."

The personal maid said again: "What's the matter with Hua Fei or not? The most important thing for you now is to go see the emperor. The emperor's favor is the most important thing!"

Noble Lady Fucha agreed with this and immediately got into the sedan chair and went to the Yangxin Palace.

.........

As soon as we arrived at Shoukang Palace, it started snowing again.

Hua Fei got off the sedan chair and told the eunuch guarding the gate that she was here to visit the Queen Mother. The eunuch hurriedly trotted in to report.

"Empress Dowager, Concubine Hua is outside the door asking to see you."

The Queen Mother had just woken up from her afternoon nap. Looking at the snowflakes falling outside, she said to Zhu Xi, "This Concubine Hua is quite attentive."

Zhu Xi said: "It is a good thing that Concubine Hua knows how to be filial to the Queen Mother."

The Empress Dowager recalled what the Emperor had said to her yesterday: Nian Gengyao had been pressing the rebel leader Lobsang Danjin step by step. If the battle continued at this pace, the Qing Dynasty would most likely win the battle in the northwest.

"Don't let Concubine Hua stand outside for too long on a snowy day. Let her come in." The Queen Mother said to Zhu Xi.

Zhu Xi responded "yes", walked to the outside of the palace gate, and personally welcomed Concubine Hua in.

"Greetings to the Queen Mother." Concubine Hua knelt respectfully to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Hua's respectful appearance and nodded slightly, "Hurry up and sit down by the oven."

Hua Fei said, "Thank you, Queen Mother."

Hua Fei stood up and saw Zhu Xi bringing the empress dowager tea for washing up, so she said to her, "Aunt Zhu Xi, you take a rest. I will serve the empress dowager."

Aunt Zhuxi looked at the Queen Mother, who nodded slightly.

"Then I'll trouble you, Madam Hua Fei."

Hua Fei first handed the tea for rinsing mouth to the empress dowager with both hands. The empress dowager took it, tilted her head back and passed it in her mouth. Hua Fei took the spittoon swiftly and handed it to the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother had just spit the mouthwash into the spittoon when Concubine Hua brought a clean handkerchief and handed it to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother took the handkerchief, wiped her mouth, and looked at Concubine Hua with approval.

"It's so cold, I'm ashamed that you still care about me. Your service skills have improved a lot."

Hearing the Queen Mother praising her, Concubine Hua smiled slightly.

"Are you blaming me for not taking good care of you in the past? Then I will come to Shoukang Palace more often to take care of you. I hope you will not despise me."

The Queen Mother looked at Zhu Xi, and they both laughed.

"The words of Concubine Hua are getting sweeter and sweeter." The Queen Mother smiled and looked at Concubine Hua who was still curtseying and said, "Don't always bow to me. You have served the Emperor for many years and we have become family. Hurry up and sit down!"

Hua Fei straightened her back and smiled, then said, "Your Majesty has favored me for many years, but I was not able to bear a child. I am ashamed and can only work harder on filial piety."

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