Concubine Shen knew that Concubine Rou had ill intentions towards her, but it was too absurd to say that she was faking her pregnancy without any evidence.

I was genuinely pregnant with the emperor's child, so how could I, as she said, fake the pregnancy to win favor?

But after Concubine Rou said this, Concubine Shen also wanted to see whether the Emperor would become suspicious of her because of a few words from others.

Concubine Shen and Concubine Rou looked at the emperor at the same time, waiting for him to speak.

Xiao Rui took a deep breath, as if to calm himself down, and then said, "No need to ask the imperial physician, I trust Concubine Shen, but Concubine Rou, you don't know how to keep to yourself, but instead focus on suspecting others!"

"Demote yourself to the position of a concubine! You are not allowed to leave without an imperial decree!"

Concubine Rou widened her eyes in disbelief. The emperor didn't trust her words at all. He even didn't bother to check when it came to the royal heir. He just kept criticizing her.

"Your Majesty, you only trust Concubine Shen. One day, facts will prove that I am not lying! Your Majesty!"

Xiao Rui ignored her and asked Shenpin gently, "Is it not frightening you?"

Concubine Shen shook her head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, no."

"Let's go." Xiao Rui said, and walked out with Concubine Shen.

"If you just bear with it for a few more days, Qixiang Palace will be completed soon. When you move there, no one will bother you anymore."

Shenpin smiled shyly, "Thank you, Your Majesty~"

Before leaving, the emperor instructed the palace servants of Xiwu Palace, "What happened today concerns the Dragon Descendants. Anyone who spreads even a word of it will be killed!"

The palace servants quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes."

After the emperor left, Zhenzhu couldn't help but say proudly, "Fortunately, your majesty, you have a keen eye and saw through that Qinghu's fault, so you sent her away."

"Concubine Ling Rou had no choice but to identify you personally. I didn't expect that the emperor would not believe her nonsense and even demoted her!"

"Afterwards, the Emperor feared that the reputation of you and the unborn prince would be affected, so he ordered no one to say a word. From what I see, the Emperor is really good to you, Madam!"

Concubine Shen curled her lips and smiled, "Concubine Rou said that this palace was faking her pregnancy. The Emperor and the Empress Dowager love this child of mine so much. If this palace was really faking her pregnancy, wouldn't it prove that the Emperor was so stupid that he was fooled by me?"

"How could the emperor slap himself in the face? From the moment Concubine Rou pointed out this to me, she should have been prepared. Whether it's true or not, she will be punished by the emperor!"

Pearl agreed, "That's right, but don't worry, my lady. We will move out in a few days~"

Shenpin: "Yes, after living under the same roof with her for so long, it's time for me to go out and have some more space."

Zhenzhu smiled and said, "The Emperor said that Qixiang Palace is only for you to live in. You will have a spacious room. You don't have to worry about others discovering your correspondence with the general. The whole palace is full of our own people~"

Jingyang Palace

After Yingcan entered the room, she closed the doors and windows and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I heard that Concubine Qing seems to be more seriously ill recently."

Haitang was in the room, serving Song Qingwan. When she heard the new news brought by Yingcan, she couldn't help but laugh, "This Imperial Concubine Qing has been planning so painstakingly for so long, but we didn't expect that our queen would ruin her plan with just two moves. She must be so angry now! Hahahaha"

Song Qingwan said, "So, the more we are at this moment, the more we must not let our guard down. She is now in a desperate situation, and it is inevitable that she will turn around and attack us."

The alert Yingcan immediately thought, "So, her serious illness might be fake news, just to make us let down our guard? So we can fight back!"

Haitang covered her mouth and exclaimed, "Ah, this woman is too deep-minded, it's scary."

Song Qingwan held Yingcan with one hand and Haitang with the other.

"So, we must be extremely careful these days. As a noble concubine, we must not let her catch us! Otherwise, she will definitely do her best to deal with us!"

Yingcan nodded and said, "I know this. I must be careful in what I say and do, and I must not let her find fault with me."

Haitang also said, "The same goes for me. I will think twice before I act. I will not hinder the queen and will not cause trouble for our Jingyang Palace!"

Song Qingwan looked at the two little girls in front of her with satisfaction. Since entering the palace, each of them has matured a lot.

"Brilliant."

Yingcan looked up in confusion, "What's wrong, my lady?"

Song Qingwan said, "You and Doctor Chen are a perfect match, and I see that you are in love with each other. When he asks me to marry you, I will marry you to him, so that you don't have to live in fear in this harem where people are eaten without leaving any bones."

Yingcan felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this, "My queen, if you don't want me to, I won't leave. I don't want to marry out of the palace. I can't bear to leave you alone!"

Song Qingwan smiled and said, "Then I will keep you for another two years. Let Doctor Chen think about it~"

Haitang couldn't help but chuckle.

in a few days

News came from the palace that an envoy from Fanwai, with the princess of the local tribe, came to Daqing to offer surrender, and a grand banquet would be held in the palace at that time.

Everyone in the palace was discussing how beautiful this princess was. She was able to represent their entire tribe and must be no ordinary person.

"Your Majesty, you have just recovered from a serious illness. I wonder if you have ever seen this princess. What does she look like?" Zuo Wenyi asked.

Concubine Qing smiled and said, "We'll know in a few days. I've never seen her, but I've heard that she's both talented and beautiful. Even Concubine Yu is three points inferior to her~"

Song Qingwan was extremely speechless. The princess was beautiful and that was it, but she had to drag herself down. Seeing the concubines looking down on her, Concubine Qing felt relieved because she was afraid that this was the case.

"I am plain-looking and my talent is inferior. How can I be compared with the princess?"

Imperial Concubine Qing said, "It's okay, Concubine Yu, you don't have to feel inferior. The sisters will dress up well and must not lose face for Daqing in front of the envoys from various countries."

"The palace just happened to have a new batch of material, which is the best Shu brocade. Someone will go to each palace later to measure the waist circumference of the sisters and cut them into clothes."

The concubines were extremely happy when they heard this and hurriedly thanked Concubine Qing.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Song Qingwan looked at Concubine Qing's meaningful smile and wondered what she was up to.

She declined politely, "Your Majesty, I don't need any of it. When I was pregnant, the Emperor gave me several new clothes, but I haven't worn them yet. I'd better leave these nice things to my sisters."

Imperial Concubine Qing said, "How can this be? I have always treated all my sisters equally. Even if Concubine Yu doesn't want to wear it, she still has to have it."

Song Qingwan replied, "It would be a waste if we own it even if we don't wear it. Let's leave it to the sisters."

Xu Yinshang said, "Yes, Madam, since Concubine Yu doesn't need it, just give it to the other sisters~"

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