An Lingrong after rebirth

The smile on Yixiu's face paused slightly, and without saying anything else, she nodded, saying that this was fine.

"After saying that, he supported Jianqiu and was about to go in, but Zhuxi blocked the way. Your Majesty will go in today, and Jianqiu needs to stay outside the palace."

"Why is that?" Yixiu asked subconsciously. Seeing Zhuxi's expression, Yixiu's face darkened and he let go of Jianqiu's hand. "Jianqiu, you wait outside."

"After saying that, without waiting for Zhuxi to say anything, he entered the main hall of Shoukang Palace alone. Today, the sandalwood scent in Shoukang Palace is stronger than usual. Even Yixiu, who never uses incense, finds it pungent."

"But I have something hidden in my heart, and I can't show it on my face. I raised my head and faced the Queen Mother, who was sitting in the middle. Yixiu quickly stepped forward, knelt down and saluted. I pay my respects to the Queen Mother!"

"After hearing this, the Queen Mother opened her closed eyes slightly and stared at the Queen for a moment, but did not ask her to get up. Yi Xiu was confused and did not dare to look up. She thought that the Queen Mother did not open her eyes, so she asked in confusion, "The Queen Mother..."

Queen, what a good trick...

"The Queen Mother's cold voice sounded, and Yixiu's face changed slightly. But after being in power for many years, her thoughts are not much less profound than the Queen Mother's, right?"

"How could I be exposed because of a word from the Queen Mother? I let out a sigh and said, "I am terrified. I don't know what the Queen Mother means by this."

"Fearful? How can the Queen, who is in the position of the Empress and has accumulated power for a long time, also be fearful?"

Your Majesty, your words are too serious. I have only been in Shoukang Palace for a cup of tea. I really don't know what your Majesty means. Please explain clearly, Your Majesty!

"Yixiu, do you really think that what you did was flawless? The Queen Mother sneered, raised her hand, and the teacup on the table fell to the ground with a clang."

"Oleander, haha... Such a thing, Concubine Qi is stupid, how could she think of this thing? Yixiu, are you proficient in medicine?"

The Queen Mother's words finally made Yixiu's originally calm face fade. After a moment of silence, Yixiu spoke again, "Queen Mother, I am proficient in medicine. The chestnut cake was made by Concubine Qi and sent to Concubine Ding. Why are you blaming me now?"

"Qi Concubine is stupid. If you hadn't instigated behind the scenes, you would have told Qi Concubine that Ding Concubine is of noble status and once she gave birth to a son, it would definitely threaten the position of the Third Prince."

How could she be so cruel to Concubine Ding? "Your Majesty, I don't understand, and I haven't done it."

"I didn't do it, Yixiu. Do you think you can deceive me at will? I have demoted Concubine Qi's status and confined her to Changchun Palace, but that doesn't mean I won't let anyone ask about this matter."

"You want to quibble over what Concubine Qi said herself? The Queen Mother's voice became more and more urgent, and the anger in her voice could no longer be hidden."

"Yi Xiu, who was kneeling, suddenly stood up, reached out to flick the dust that was not there, and when he looked up again, his face was calm."

"I won't say anything else, but what I said is correct. Concubine Ding is of noble birth, and Concubine Qi's family is also impoverished. If Concubine Ding is allowed to give birth to a child, there will be no place for Concubine Qi in the harem."

"The Queen Mother sneered after hearing this. According to what you said, if she obeyed your orders and did something to harm you, the heir to the throne, it would make Concubine Qi noble and the Third Prince even more noble?"

"Now that the truth has been exposed, Concubine Qi has been demoted and confined. If I hadn't silenced the others, the Third Prince would have had a mother who was full of evil. How can a prince like this still be honored?"

"So, if I take advantage of the fact that Concubine Qi made a mistake and replace Third Prince with a more honorable mother, then wouldn't Third Prince be more honorable?"

"Yixiu's words surprised the Queen Mother. She looked directly at Yixiu and asked, "You actually have such an idea, Yixiu, do you know what you are doing?"

"Queen Dowager, I know what I am doing. No matter what I do, it is for the glory of the Ulanara and Uya families."

Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will never forget what is in your heart and I have never put it behind my mind.

"You are the queen. No matter who ascends the throne in the future, you will be the queen mother. Why would you do something like this to displease the emperor?"

"Yi Xiu laughed. If it weren't for Concubine Shu who stopped Concubine Qi from leaving the Yanxi Palace, the Third Prince would have been your son by now."

How could it be the turn of Concubine Qi to talk nonsense in front of the Emperor and the Queen Mother? "You are really crazy!" The Queen Mother said in a shocked voice, causing Yixiu to laugh again.

"Crazy? The Queen Mother is wrong. I have never done anything for myself," the Queen Mother stared at Yixiu for a long time and said again; the Emperor already had doubts about what Concubine Qi said.

"I haven't asked you about Jingren Palace yet, only for the sake of the stability of the court. If you don't restrain yourself, I can't clean up the mess for you every time!"

"Don't worry, Queen Mother!" Yixiu lowered her head again and responded. Seeing this, the Queen Mother didn't say anything. After a moment, she said again, Dingpin's child is temporarily saved, and I don't want you to be contaminated by anything."

"That's true for Wanpin. There are too few children in the harem. I want to see them give birth safely. When the Queen Mother said this, Yixiu showed a hint of humiliation on her face."

"It's fine for Concubine Ding, but Concubine Wan has a face that looks 50% like Rouce, and she's pregnant. Now I have to watch her give birth safely. How can I be willing to do that?"

"Rouce killed her own son, and she will never let Zhen Huan, the substitute, give birth safely. After thinking for a few times, Yixiu knelt calmly, Wanpin is a blessed one."

As soon as she entered the palace, she was valued by the emperor. Now with the care of the empress dowager, Wanpin is a blessed person and will naturally be able to give birth to a child safely.

Finally, this is it. Well, I have said what I need to say. You can go back now! Yes, I will take my leave.

"Yi Xiu left. Zhu Xi pushed the door open and saw that the Queen Mother still looked unhappy. He sighed secretly and came forward with a teacup. The Queen Mother must be thirsty after talking for so long. Have some tea to moisten your throat!"

"The Queen Mother took the teacup and asked, "Did you see Yixiu leave? Yes, I personally escorted the Queen out of Shoukang Palace."

"What kind of expression does she have? Zhu Xi raised his eyelids and thought for a moment before answering, "It seems that the Queen is very unhappy!"

The Queen Mother snorted coldly! She was naturally unhappy that her plan had failed. She put the teacup on the table.

"Empress Dowager, the Queen has her own ideas. It's time for you to enjoy your life. Why bother worrying about these things?"

"Of course I don't want to enjoy life, but look at what she has done. She has done it and still let people find out. She is really useless."

"Zhu Xi was very shocked by what the Queen Mother said. It seems that the Queen Mother agrees with what the Queen said. After all, what is the honor of Dingpin?"

"If she really gives birth to a prince, even if Yixiu becomes the empress dowager in the future, she will not be able to suppress such a noble empress dowager."

"From her perspective, this was not wrong. The mistake was that the emperor discovered the clues," the Queen Mother sighed.

"Zhu Xi, what do you think the other person from Shupin came to deliver the message today? What is their plan?"

Empress Dowager, it is estimated that Concubine Shu heard what Concubine Qi said but did not dare to report it to the Empress, so she came to the Empress Dowager for help. Whether what Concubine Qi said can be trusted depends entirely on the Emperor himself!

"Even if Concubine Qi spoke without restraint in front of the emperor, she might have been afraid and spoke unclearly, which reduced the credibility of her words."

"And as the Queen said, if it wasn't for Concubine Shu's intervention, I might have seen you asking the Queen to do what Concubine Qi did today. If that's the case, then why did Concubine Shu do this?"

"I am really confused. Queen Mother, Concubine Shu doesn't know the ins and outs of this. Maybe she was too scared and asked someone to pass the message on!"

"Plus, Concubine Shu seems to be very respectful to the Empress. I think Concubine Shu must have listened to the Queen Mother's words before and knew to protect the reputation of the Empress."

It would be fine if this were true, but people’s hearts are fickle, who knows what she is thinking?

The empress dowager shook her head slightly and said, "Forget it. Concubine Shu has a kind personality and seems to be a well-behaved girl now. Perhaps I am worrying too much."

The Queen Mother is right! "Is there any movement from Wanpin? Queen Mother, Wanpin couldn't get out of bed for the first three months. Doctor Wen is a skilled doctor who took care of her pregnancy, and it's getting better now."

"I saw her two days ago. Wanpin's face was rosy and healthy. The Queen Mother can rest assured! Dingpin is around and Yixiu is worried. You and I know why Yixiu regards Wanpin as a thorn in her side."

"Yixiu deeply hates Rouce, and I'm afraid she won't let Wanpin give birth to the heir in her belly! The Queen Mother's words are a little worried, and Dingpin's matter has made the Emperor suspicious."

"If Wanpin gets into trouble now, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop the emperor from investigating it thoroughly. You must keep an eye on Suiyuxuan and make sure nothing goes wrong again."

After hearing this, Zhuxi nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, don't worry, I understand!"

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Inside the Broken Jade Pavilion

"Zhen Huan is smarter, Cui Jinxi is very resourceful, and now only the two sisters live in Sui Yu Xuan, so since Zhen Huan became pregnant, Sui Yu Xuan has been under Zhen Huan's control."

Today, she had just come back from paying respects and had just sat down to have breakfast when someone came who caught Zhen Huan off guard. "Chun Changzai is here!"

Zhen Huan was stunned by Liu Zhu's words. After all, she hadn't seen Chun Changzai for a long time except when she was paying respects. "Why is she here?"

"My lady, I saw the maidservant beside Concubine Chun carrying a food box. She must be here to deliver food!" After hearing this, Zhen Huan didn't want to see her even more.

"Ever since she got pregnant, she has been very cautious and asked Wen Shichu to check all her food. During the two times when Wen Shichu was not around, she asked Liu Zhu and Cui Jinxi to cook for her. How could she eat the food brought by Concubine Chun now?"

"After exchanging a glance with Cui Jinxi and seeing the expression of disapproval in her eyes about her meeting with Concubine Chun, Zhen Huan spoke up and told her: I am not feeling well and have gone to bed. Please ask her to come back another day!"

Liu Zhu responded and turned away. Cui Jinxi looked at Zhen Huan's expression and tried to speak, "My lady, what are you going to do with Chun Chang in the future?"

"Zhen Huan paused with the spoon in her hand after hearing this. When she was in Sui Yu Xuan before, she quietly gained favor under my nose. This shows that this person is not a simple character."

"Later, when I had to use a trick to get her to move to the Yanxi Palace, she acted extremely happy and didn't care about my feelings at all."

"But she was driven out by Concubine Shu not long after she moved into the Yanxi Palace. Now that she is not favored, she has started to get close to me again. Jinxi, how can I trust such a person?"

"My lady is right," Cui Jinxi added another half bowl of porridge to Zhen Huan before continuing, "I dare to say that Chun Chang looks simple on the surface, but she has a lot of thoughts in private."

"And I heard that she offended Concubine Shu when she came out of the Yanxi Palace. She was able to escape unscathed, which means she must have someone helping her behind the scenes! No matter whose orders it was, we have nothing to do with it."

"You see things more clearly. It's a pity that I treated her as my sister in the beginning. I didn't expect that I gave her to the wrong person." The young lady is pregnant now. Concubine Chun has been showing little favor to her since she moved out of Shuiyuxuan. The young lady doesn't need to care about her.

Just take care of your own body, that's the important thing, yeah! What you mean is, we just need to take care of ourselves in the future! After saying this, Zhen Huan didn't mean to say anything else!

"Duanpin slowly drank the bowl of porridge, but not long after, the door opened again, and the two looked up and saw Liuzhu coming in with a food box."

"My lady, Concubine Chun was sent away by this servant, but Concubine Chun said that the food box contained the lotus root flour cake that she made for you this morning!"

"My lady, it is inconvenient for you to see her, so you can use this cake. Zhen Huan frowned after hearing this, and was about to ask Liu Zhu to take the things away, but she didn't know what she thought of, and turned her eyes and said; put it down, let me take a look."

"Yes!" Liu Zhu responded by putting down the box and raising his hand to open it. As soon as the lid was opened, a very strong fragrance floated out!

"Zhen Huan was close to him, and the strong aroma made her face change, and she pinched her handkerchief to cover her nose. "Isn't it said to be water chestnut powder cake? Why doesn't it smell like it?

"Liu Zhu looked inside and saw a plate of cakes in the box. My lady, it was the water chestnut cake. Perhaps Concubine Chun used some other novel method to make it smell so good!"

"Zhen Huan did not respond to Liu Zhu's words, but turned to look at Cui Jinxi. Cui Jinxi did not say anything either, but raised her hand and took out a silver hairpin from her hair."

"Under Liu Zhu's suspicious gaze, he took a small piece of cake and inserted it into the cake without hesitation. After a moment, he pulled out the hairpin and looked at it carefully to make sure that the hairpin had not changed color."

"I just nodded to Zhen Huan, the young lady should not be poisoned. Zhen Huan nodded, you and I thought too much. Chun Changzai is not Qipin, how could she do such a thing as poisoning someone."

"After hearing this, Cui Jinxi smiled slightly. What the young lady said is true. In the entire harem, the only person who could do such a thing is probably Concubine Qi."

"Zhen Huan smiled. Even if it wasn't poisonous, she didn't plan to use the cake! She stretched out her hand and pushed the cake out. Liu Zhu, take the cake and give it to Huan Bi."

"After hearing this, Liu Zhu closed the food box and bent her knees. Yes, I will go right away. Liu Zhu retreated. Zhen Huan reached out and touched her slightly arched belly. There is still so much time left. This little lady is really worried every day."

Cui Jinxi smiled after hearing this. It is a blessing for the young lady to be pregnant, but not everyone can enjoy it. Doctor Wen is cautious. The young lady will definitely be able to give birth to the baby safely.