The weather is clear and sunny.

In Jingren Palace, the Queen's expression was unpredictable.

Jianqiu looked guilty and bowed her head to apologize: "My lady, it was my negligence. In mid-February, Lord Emin sent clothes and medicinal herbs to Concubine Qi. Since then, Concubine Qi has been drinking medicine on the pretext of heart pain. I think what she drank was the medicine to help her conceive."

There was a sinister flash in the queen's eyes: "My people actually had such thoughts behind my back. They are really outstanding."

Jianqiu understood and immediately said, "My lady, should I prepare in advance?"

The Queen raised her eyebrows and said mockingly, "No need. She has used too many secret medicines given by me during these years of being favored by the emperor, and her foundation has been damaged. If she insists on it, she will have to bear the consequences and just wait and see."

In Yonghe Palace, An Lingrong was teaching seven-year-old Wen Yi the technique of splitting silk.

"Twist the thread from the middle and separate it into two strands. Each strand has eight strands. Slowly pick out one strand..."

Cao Qinmo was fanning the two of them gently. Looking at An Lingrong who was teaching patiently and softly, she knew that she had made the right decision to ask An Lingrong to teach Wen Yi embroidery.

Her daughter is a princess, so naturally she doesn't need to sew clothes by herself, but it is always good to learn more.

She also thought that after Wen Yi got good at Suzhou embroidery, she would let An Lingrong teach Wen Yi the art of perfume. After Wen Yi got married, if the couple lived in harmony, making perfume and pouring tea could promote their relationship. If the couple respected each other, making perfume would be a pastime for Wen Yi that would keep her calm and she wouldn't have to lose her true self because of the trivialities of marriage.

After An Lingrong had finished explaining the thread division and needlework and had Wen Yi practice alone, Cao Qinmo finally had the opportunity to talk to An Lingrong about Concubine Qi:

"The Emperor was busy with government affairs, so he only sent people to give rewards to Yongshou Palace, which made Concubine Qi very angry. Now that she is pregnant, she has become even more arrogant, and she beats and scolds the palace servants at will, and the Empress doesn't care."

An Lingrong passed the cherry in front of her to Cao Qinmo and said, "Sister Cao, let her be as crazy as she wants. Who cares what she does? Just watch her with a cold eye."

Cao Qinmo was a little confused by this. She had followed An Lingrong's suggestion and indirectly told Concubine Qi about An Lingrong's secret recipe for having a child. Why did An Lingrong stop taking any action after the fish was hooked?

An Lingrong saw her doubts and gave her a sly smile: "Sister Cao, please be patient. The show will be more interesting if you watch it slowly. I can also arrange for someone to perform the murderous scenes. Besides, the Guarjia are arrogant and will act without regard for others. That's when the good show will begin."

Seeing her smiling like a fox, Cao Qinmo's curiosity was aroused. An Lingrong waved at her and whispered a few words to her.

"Madam Wen, how do you know this?" Cao Qinmo looked incredulous.

How did she know? Of course it was based on her experience from the previous life. The Queen had clearly given the red musk beads with added ingredients to Guarjia Wenyuan. Ever since Concubine Qi entered the palace, she had been the Queen's pawn to win over the Emperor. How could she have any chance to stand out? That's why during the blood recognition ceremony, the Queen could use Concubine Qi as a knife without any scruples. No matter the success or failure, the one who would suffer would be the ignorant Concubine Qi.

Although there are no red musk beads in this life, there may be other good things according to the Queen's means. Concubine Qi has been burning incense and asking Buddha for many years, and she has no idea how many times she has prayed for a child. An Lingrong took the opportunity to take out the pregnancy-aiding prescription given by the Queen in the previous life, giving hope first and then shattering it. I wonder what action Concubine Qi will take when she learns the truth.

After An Lingrong finished speaking about her plan, Cao Qinmo quickly expressed her opinion: "I don't have any great abilities, but if the Majesty requires me, I will do my part."

"Next time Wen Yi comes over, you can ask the eldest princess to come along. I will teach both of them."

The eldest princess is already ten years old, which is a good time for her to learn needlework. Although there are maids in the palace to teach her, it will not hurt to be closer to her sisters from an early age. Besides, Concubine Xin is probably happy to have a queen in a high position treat her daughter well.

Cao Qinmo thought of Concubine Xin who lived in the same palace with Concubine Jing, and nodded and agreed with a smile.

The game is over, and it’s just a matter of moving the pieces forward.

During the whole month of April, the emperor came to the harem twice, once to the empress and once to the Yonghe Palace.

Because the Emperor did not visit Concubine Qi, she felt resentful towards An Lingrong, thinking that she was taking revenge on him. She cursed him with countless harsh words in secret.

After hearing this, An Lingrong smiled calmly and continued to be busy with her teaching career.

When Concubine Xin saw that An Lingrong was willing to teach her daughter, she was so happy that she had forgotten the verbal friction in their early years and came with Cao Qinmo every day. She was quick-witted and could talk back to people indiscriminately and even coax them. She found different ways to make An Lingrong smile every day.

The days passed leisurely like this. After escaping the summer heat in the Old Summer Palace, it was Mid-Autumn Festival in August in a blink of an eye. At this time, Concubine Qi was already five months pregnant.

She secretly consulted the imperial physician, who confirmed that the baby was a boy, which made her even more arrogant.

This year's Mid-Autumn family dinner went smoothly.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Concubine Qi felt that her lower abdomen was sinking. The Queen arranged for her to use moxa fumigation every three days to protect the fetus, but the effect was not obvious. She began to have symptoms of back pain and abdominal pain. The imperial physicians were replaced one after another, and they all said that the mother was weak and had no sperm and blood to supply the fetus, and that the fetus might be difficult to save. When the Emperor learned about this, he was silent for a long time and only ordered the imperial physicians to do their best.

Upon hearing the news, Concubine Qi acted like a madman: "I don't believe it. I haven't even had morning sickness since I became pregnant. You quack doctors are clearly trying to shirk responsibility."

This left the imperial doctors speechless and they could only bow their heads and apologize. It was the Queen who came out to persuade Concubine Qi:

"Children are all fate. Fortunately, you are still young and have a chance. But now, you have to listen to the doctor and bring the baby down. Otherwise, if the baby dies in the womb, you will be the one hurting. Then you will hurt your foundation and it will be difficult to get pregnant again."

After crying for a while, Concubine Qi finally drank the bowl of medicine.

The pain lasted for almost half the night, and a thin male fetus that had already taken shape was discharged. It was still trembling slightly in its thin chest, but after a moment, there was no movement at all.

This situation was so shocking that Concubine Qi screamed and fainted.

During the entire confinement period, the image of the poor child would appear before her eyes at any time. She became depressed and often did not say a word the entire day.

When she was out of confinement and came out to pay her respects, everyone felt that she had changed. The former Concubine Qi was beautiful with a hint of naivety, but now Concubine Qi was beautiful and fierce, and looked full of aggressiveness at first glance.

But when everyone looked at her, she retracted her sharpness and deliberately acted innocent, which looked awkward no matter how you looked at her. Thinking of her past behavior, everyone moved away from her unnaturally.

Despite all the precautions, the accident still happened more than a month later.

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