The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

The day of Wen Yi's one-year-old birthday banquet soon arrived. Nian Shilan had told Concubine Duan about it the night before. Now Concubine Duan was in good health under the care of Imperial Physician Wen, but in order not to attract other people's attention, Nian Shilan had asked Wen Shichu to treat her secretly. She also asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to continue to withhold the monthly salary of Yanqing Palace, and secretly sent Songzhi to make up for it in private.

Concubine Duan also attended the banquet for Wen Yi's first birthday. This time, Concubine Duan prepared a jade ring for Wen Yi that she had asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a month in advance. The jade was made of the finest jade. Nian Shilan also saw Concubine Duan's thoughtfulness and the kindness she showed to her.

In the previous life, Concubine Duan gave Wen Yi the necklace that came with her dowry. A necklace is a very sensitive item and can only be given to blood relatives or marriage partners, so Concubine Duan's intention of giving the necklace to Wen Yi was very obvious. In this life, Wen Yi was registered under her own name, so Concubine Duan no longer acted like she did in the previous life. Nian Shilan was slightly moved in her heart.

Just like in her previous life, the Queen gave Wen Yi a piece of calligraphy she had written herself. Nian Shilan was quite disdainful of it, as if no one cared about it.

Concubine Wan took out a wreath from her sleeve. It was made by Ji Zilan. Wen Yi liked it very much when she saw it. She kept giggling in Nian Shilan's arms. The emperor was also very happy to see Wen Yi so happy.

But when Concubine Duan saw Concubine Wan, she, who usually did not show her emotions, had a dull look on her face for a moment. They looked alike! They looked so alike!

The princess's first birthday party was a family banquet, and all the princes were present. In the previous life, Cao Qinmo suggested that Zhen Huan dance the Jinghong Dance, and she would recite Loudong Fu to regain the emperor's favor. But this life is different. She was not demoted, so Cao Qinmo didn't need to give advice again, and naturally Zhen Huan didn't need to dance the Jinghong Dance.

The protagonists today are Nian Shilan and Wen Yi. Nian Shilan naturally attended the event in her best attire. Concubine Duan sat opposite Nian Shilan, and next to her were the pregnant Concubine Hui and Noble Lady Fucha. Even Concubine Wan's seat was a little further back than Noble Lady Fucha's. Because she was pregnant with the dragon heir, Noble Lady Fucha became arrogant and her status and treatment rose sharply. It's just that no one knows whether the dragon heir can be born safely.

The emperor and the empress sat on it. When the emperor saw Noble Lady Fucha, he asked her as usual, "Noble Lady Fucha's child is two months old, right?"

"Yes, the imperial physician came to see me this morning and said that I am fine. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Noble Lady Fucha said to the emperor in a pretentious manner. The emperor nodded without changing his expression and looked at Concubine Hui.

"Is Concubine Hui okay today?" the emperor asked.

Huipin's face was full of maternal radiance. She lowered her head to look at her belly and said dignifiedly, "I am fine. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

The emperor listened to Huipin's words, his expression brightened a little, and he nodded, "Even if the fetus is stable, you still need to pay more attention."

The emperor looked at Wanpin thoughtfully after he finished speaking, "Wanpin, what's in your cup?"

Wanpin replied in a low voice: "It's wine."

The Emperor knew that the Empress did not know that Zhen Huan was pregnant, so he whispered to Su Peisheng, "Wanpin has a poor alcohol tolerance and is not suitable for drinking. Go and replace the wine in Wanpin's cup with water."

After hearing this, Su Peisheng quickly took the order and replaced the wine in Wanbin's cup with water.

The queen sat on the throne, her expression unchanged, but her hands in her sleeves were already clenched tightly.

Although the Queen had always used Queen Chunyuan's sisterhood as a shield and gained many benefits, she couldn't help feeling jealous when she saw the Emperor being so gentle towards other stand-ins who looked like Queen Chunyuan.

At this moment, something unexpected happened. Zhen Huan took a bite of the dish in front of her, but not long after, she felt unbearable stomach pain and cried out in surprise.

The emperor saw this and ran to Wanpin. Wanpin was weakly held in his arms and whispered softly, "Your Majesty, I am in so much pain... It hurts so much."

Huipin was also shocked and didn't know how to react. An Da Ying quickly stepped forward to support Huipin, with a concerned look on his face, "Sister Mei, how are you?"

Huipin said in a trembling voice, "I'm fine, hurry up and save Huan'er."

The emperor shouted angrily, "Su Peisheng, call the imperial physician, call the imperial physician immediately."

Fortunately, when banquets were held in the palace, the imperial physician would be waiting in a side hall, in order to avoid unexpected incidents that would require summoning imperial physicians from everywhere and delaying treatment.

Today, the two doctors in the side hall were Zhang and Wen. Seeing the emperor's furious look, they hurriedly trotted to the emperor's side. Just as they were about to salute, they heard the emperor angrily say, "It's already this late, and you still need to salute? Hurry up and check Concubine Wan's pulse. If anything happens to her and the dragon heir in her belly, I will kill you."

The emperor's words shocked everyone in the harem. Xia Dongchun quickly asked Xin Changzai beside her, "Is Concubine Wan pregnant? Sister, is this true?"

Xin Changzai glanced at Xia Da Ying and did not respond. Everyone in the harem knew how much the emperor hated Xia Da Ying now. It has been more than a year since she entered the palace, and not only has she never been favored, but she has been confined and punished every few days. She must stay away from such a stupid person to avoid bad luck.

Lipin continued, "This Wanpin is so thoughtful. She is pregnant but she didn't tell anyone. Who is she hiding this from?"

The Queen came down from the palace and wanted to go to the Emperor, but she happened to hear what Lipin said. She was a little angry, but she also knew that she had to make sure Wanpin was safe first. She was the one who organized the banquet, and if anything happened, she would definitely be involved.

After Imperial Doctor Zhang finished taking Concubine Wan's pulse, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Wan took some food that is not good for pregnant women, which caused her unbearable abdominal pain. Fortunately, Concubine Wan did not take much. As long as she rests and recuperates, the fetus will be fine."

The emperor was slightly relieved when he heard what Doctor Zhang said. At this moment, Concubine Qi said, "Your Majesty, if anyone is to blame for this, it's Concubine Wan. She was pregnant but she didn't tell the Empress, so it's inevitable that there were omissions in the preparations."

As soon as Concubine Qi finished speaking, Concubine Hui knelt down in front of the emperor, crying. She looked tearful but still dignified. "Your Majesty, please make the decision for Concubine Wan and Concubine I."

The emperor was confused when he heard Huipin's words. "Wanpin was poisoned, but what does this have to do with you? Huipin, stop crying and get up and talk."

Nian Shilan watched the scene in front of her quietly and knew that Zhen Huan was about to make a big move. This was probably all planned by the three of them.

Huipin didn't get up, she sobbed and cried, "Huan'er was supposed to eat my snack."

Huipin was really frightened. She only knew that Wanpin wanted to use today to deal with the Queen, but she didn't expect that the Queen would take the initiative to deal with her and the baby in her belly.

The emperor was instantly furious when he heard this. After confirming that Concubine Wan was fine, he personally carried Concubine Wan to a side hall and let her rest. Then he walked back to the main hall of the Qianqing Palace with a gloomy face.