After Huanbi was reborn, she became the prince's favorite

At this time, the emperor noticed Zhen Huan.

The emperor stretched out his hand to signal Zhen Huan to come over, "Huan Huan, you are here too?"

Zhen Huan smiled, "I heard that Noble Lady Fucha was pregnant, so I came to congratulate her. I rushed here, but I didn't expect to be the last one to arrive."

Seeing the emperor's gentle gaze, the queen said first: "The congratulations from Wan Guiren are about the intention. What matters is that you are a little late."

Zhen Huan smiled faintly at the Emperor, pulled An Lingrong to the bedside and glanced at Noble Lady Fucha. After the two presented the gifts they had brought, they said a few words of concern.

The group stayed in the Yanxi Palace for a long time and were about to leave. At this time, Xia Dongchun suddenly felt a stomachache and insisted that the emperor come to her palace to accompany her. The emperor looked at her bulging belly and asked, "It's five months, right?"

Xia Dongchun blinked her eyes and raised her brightly painted lips, "Your Majesty, in a few days it will be five months."

"It's been more than five months, so you should be more careful. Come on, go sit in your palace."

After that, he waved his hand and pointed at everyone, "You all go back!"

The concubines left the Yanxi Palace. Jianqiu supported the queen and reminded her, "The queen mother said that she would go over there later."

The queen did not reply, but walked towards Shoukang Palace.

"After the New Year, the Emperor only favored Noble Lady Fucha twice, and she became pregnant. What a blessing! The Yanxi Palace is now bustling with activity."

Jian Qiu glanced at the door behind him with disdain, "Noble Fucha has only been in office for more than a month. They say the first three months are the most important, but anything can happen in these three months.

As for Concubine Xia, she still thought her pregnancy was stable, but she didn't know that the fetus she was trying to win favor with didn't have much time left. "

The queen looked at her warily, "Why have you become so impetuous these days? Where has your former caution gone?"

Jianqiu realized that this was not the place to talk, so she admitted her mistake and shut up.

The two men entered Shoukang Palace. The empress dowager was very happy to learn that two concubines in the palace were pregnant at once. However, the two women had low status and it was not yet time for them to meet the empress dowager.

She warned: "There are more people in the palace, and more things to do. The emperor is inevitably distracted. The queen should help the emperor to share his worries and solve problems. For many things, especially the jealousy of the concubines, the queen should clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments, and must not let anyone misunderstand at this time.

For the royal family, the most important thing is to have more offspring and more descendants."

The Queen nodded solemnly, "I understand. Concubine Xia is already five months pregnant, and Concubine Fucha is only a little over a month pregnant. The two gave birth far apart, and with the help of other concubines, I am able to handle it."

The Queen Mother gave a few more instructions, and the Queen agreed to them one by one. After a while, she came out of Shoukang Palace.

Jianqiu supported the queen back to Jingren Palace and asked, "Your Majesty doesn't look good, but what did the Queen Mother say?"

When the empress dowager was speaking just now, she sent Jianqiu and Zhuxi away.

The Queen sighed, her eyes suddenly becoming sinister and cruel, "The Queen Mother wants me to take good care of the concubine's belly. Jianqiu, do you think the Queen Mother has guessed my plan?"

Jianqiu asked Huichun to bring a cup of hot tea and sent her away.

"Have a cup of tea, your majesty, and calm your mind. I don't know what the queen mother said, but we didn't do anything, so what can the queen mother guess?"

The queen finally smiled after hearing this, "Yes, I didn't do anything, and I don't plan to do it myself. Even if something happens, the Queen Mother won't suspect me."

Through the window, the queen saw that the flowers in the courtyard were all budding and about to bloom. She thought for a while and said, "Jianqiu, go and invite the concubines from the six palaces to come to Jingren Palace in a few days to enjoy the flowers together."

Three days later, the concubines gathered in the courtyard of Jingren Palace. The peonies were in full bloom, big and round.

An Lingrong looked at the flowers and said to Zhen Huan happily, "Sister, look, the flowers in the Queen's yard are blooming beautifully."

Zhen Huan gently stroked a large and luxurious peony and nodded in agreement, "The Queen's palace has a good climate. The peonies are blooming so big and in clusters. It's really beautiful."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Dongchun came over holding the maid's hand and said, "What kind of status does the Empress have? How can you, a person from a small family, compare to her? The Empress has a graceful and elegant temperament, and the flowers that bloom in the palace are the best."

The Queen smiled and said, "If you hadn't behaved yourself, I wouldn't have had the time to take care of these flowers."

Xia Dongchun walked up to the queen and continued, "Your Highness is humble. You are not like some people who think they can soar to heaven just by climbing up the social ladder. Now they dare to speak in front of us."

An Lingrong knew that Xia Dongchun was talking about her. After entering the palace, other concubines were either beautiful or had superior family backgrounds, but she had none of those. She already had an inferiority complex, and Xia was ostracizing her in front of so many people, so her face turned red instantly.

Seeing her like this, Zhen Huan walked up to Xia Dongchun and said, "Xia Changzai is already five months pregnant. Now that she is older, she should take good care of herself, relax and be less angry, so that she can give birth to a prince smoothly."

Hua Fei felt a little jealous. One or two of them were pregnant, but she was not. She snorted disdainfully, "How does Wan Guiren know whether the baby in Xia Changzai's belly is a boy or a girl?"

Zhen Huan smiled and said, "Both boys and girls are fine. They are both the emperor's children and the future of our Qing Dynasty!"

"Hmph, if it's a son, it won't be a waste of Xia Chang's pride. If it's a princess, it's better than nothing! Look at the princesses of the previous dynasty, how many of them could stay in the capital? It's better to have no marriage at all than to make the parents worry!"

After that, she asked Zhen Huan with an expression of watching a good show, "Lady Wan, is that right?"

Zhen Huan was frightened when she heard this. Marriage between foreign countries has been a tradition since ancient times. How dare Concubine Hua openly comment on the matter in front of many people? If the emperor heard about it, it would be considered as a concubine interfering in state affairs. She didn't know how to respond.

She turned to the queen and asked for help, but the queen just stared at her with a smile, with a hint of amusement and teasing in her eyes.

Seeing that she was at a loss, Concubine Hua started to attack her again, "Why, Concubine Wan is always good at speaking, but today you don't know how to answer my question? Is it because you don't know, or is it because Concubine Wan only chats with the emperor and doesn't bother to talk to us concubines?"

Huanbi stood aside and pondered what Concubine Hua said. At this moment, it would be wrong for the young lady to say anything or not. If she said it, it would be considered as discussing state affairs without permission. If she didn't say it, she would be accused of being arrogant and despising concubines due to her favor.

Huanbi thought for a moment, picked a flower and handed it to Wen Yi, saying with a smile: "Princess Wen Yi seems to like the flowers in the Queen's palace very much."

Zhen Huan looked at Wen Yi, and immediately understood what Huanbi meant. She smiled and said:

"Everyone in the palace has their own position and naturally has to shoulder corresponding responsibilities. The Holy Ancestor Emperor was brave and wise, and I dare not make any irresponsible comments.

But I feel that the Emperor loves Princess Wen Yi the most. I heard that he often went to Sister Cao's palace to visit the princess. If I can give birth to a child as well-behaved and lovely as Princess Wen Yi in the future, it will be a blessing for me for several lifetimes."