"Your Majesty, Wen Yi was often brought to play with me by Cao Shi in the past, so Wen Yi is naturally the closest to me."

Concubine Hua spoke with a triumphant smile on her face, then looked at the emperor, her eyes and brows full of gratitude for his success.

There was no other reason. During this period of time, she often went to the Qinzheng Palace to ask for an audience. Although the emperor did not meet her every time, the emperor knew that she wanted to raise Wen Yi under his own name.

Now he said he wanted to find someone Wen Yi would be willing to be close to to raise him, so wouldn’t that be me?

In the harem, apart from Wen Yi's wet nurse and Cao Qinmo, the person Wen Yi is most familiar with is herself. It can be seen that the emperor still cares about herself.

As Hua Fei thought about it, her smile became more intense, and her gaze towards the Emperor became more passionate.

"If Wen Yi is willing to be close to you, that would be a good thing." The emperor could not ignore the eager look from Concubine Hua, so he spoke.

After the emperor finished speaking, he raised his hand and the wet nurse handed Wen Yi to the emperor. The emperor took it and Wen Yi burst into tears instantly.

"Wen Yi has been crying a lot lately. The Queen is weak and needs to rest. Concubine Hua, Concubine Duan, and Concubine Jing, the three of you come over and hug Wen Yi."

The emperor spoke and patted Wen Yi's back gently, but Wen Yi continued to cry and stiffened her body to find a wet nurse.

"Wen Yi, come here, let Empress Hua hug you~~" After the emperor finished speaking, Concubine Hua, who was sitting in the first seat, had already come to the emperor. She stretched out her hand to take Wen Yi, gently stroked Wen Yi's little face, and then patted her to comfort her.

It was not known whether it was because Hua Fei's exquisite armor touched Wen Yi and made her feel uncomfortable, or because she disliked the fragrance of Hua Fei's body, but Wen Yi began to twist her body and cry.

The more Concubine Hua coaxed her, the harder Wen Yi cried, and she even started to become hysterical. While crying, she looked at the wet nurse, who had a look of heartache on her face but did not dare to step forward.

Hua Fei tried to coax Wen Yi for a long time, but Wen Yi didn't get better. Hua Fei looked a little impatient, but because the Emperor was still there, she could only suppress her anger.

"Concubine Duan, come and hug Wen Yi." The emperor was a little impatient with Wen Yi crying, so he spoke.

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Hua looked at the emperor with pleading eyes, but the emperor's expression did not change. He waved his hand, and Concubine Duan walked forward.

"Wen Yi, don't cry, let Concubine Duan hug you..." Concubine Duan spoke and reached out to pick up Wen Yi. Concubine Hua was so angry that she threw Wen Yi into Concubine Duan's arms. Although Wen Yi was young, she could feel the malice and cried even louder.

Concubine Duan was startled, but she still caught Wen Yi steadily and held her in her arms. She patted Wen Yi gently with her bare hands and soothed her in a gentle voice:

"Don't be afraid, Wen Yi. Empress Duan will hug you... Don't cry... Wen Yi, don't cry..."

Just when everyone thought that Wen Yi would cry even harder, her crying gradually became softer as Concubine Duan comforted her. After a few breaths, she stopped crying and looked at Concubine Duan curiously, then reached out to grab the hairpin in Concubine Duan's bun.

Upon seeing this, Concubine Duan took out a hairpin from her hair and waved it in front of Wen Yi. Wen Yi grabbed the hairpin with both hands and started playing with it.

"Hahaha! Don't cry Wen Yi, Concubine Duan, Wen Yi is destined to be with you!" The emperor laughed, and the concubines stood up and said:

"Congratulations to Concubine Duan on the birth of a princess."

Concubine Duan held Wen Yi in her arms, still with a gentle smile on her face, and knelt down to the emperor and said, "I will definitely raise Wen Yi well and will never let her suffer any grievances."

"Get up. Wen Yi will be in your care from now on." The emperor raised his hand, and Concubine Duan thanked him again:

"I thank Your Majesty for your grace. Your Majesty, Wen Yi must be a little hungry, so I will take Wen Yi back first."

"Okay." The emperor said, and Concubine Duan carried Wen Yi out of Taohuawu, and the wet nurse behind them also followed.

After Concubine Duan left, the palace fell silent for a moment. Everyone looked at Concubine Hua intentionally or unintentionally. Concubine Hua was so angry that she was about to crush the sandalwood armrest in her hand, and her face looked even uglier.

"It's getting late. I'll go back first." The emperor said as he stood up, and everyone stood up to see him off.

At night, news came from the front that the Emperor had turned over Hua Fei's name card tonight. This was the first time the Emperor had turned over Hua Fei's name card since Cao Qinmo framed Shen Meiyu. It seemed that he wanted to make up for it.

When the news came, An Lingrong took Juqing to Concubine Duan under the cover of night.

Jixiang led the two of them into the house. The yard was quiet. Wen Yi had already fallen asleep, and Concubine Duan was sitting on the Luohan bed sewing a child's underwear.

"It's so late, why is Your Majesty still sewing clothes? I'm afraid you'll hurt your eyes." An Lingrong spoke. Concubine Duan turned her head, smiled and stretched out her hand to An Lingrong.

"It's all thanks to you that I can raise Wen Yi. I don't know how to thank you." Concubine Duan stood up and took An Lingrong's hand to thank her.

"What are you doing, Your Majesty? If you do this, it will only embarrass me." An Lingrong hurriedly supported Concubine Duan and helped her sit down.

"Ever since I started serving the Emperor, I've wanted to have a child of my own. I never thought that incident would make Concubine Hua hate me so much. Concubine Yi, please believe me, I really didn't mean to harm her. That medicine... In short, please believe me, I'm definitely not such a vicious person." Concubine Duan said as she looked at An Lingrong. Seeing An Lingrong nod at her, she continued:

"I have always loved children, but when Concubine Hua fed me the red flower that night, I knew that I would never have the chance to be a mother again in this life. I never thought that I would meet you in this life, Concubine Yi. Thank you so much for being willing to make plans for a sickly child like me. In the future, I..."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to say more. The other day the Emperor told me that he wanted to find a mother for Wen Yi, and I immediately thought of your Majesty.

Your Majesty has been in the palace for many years, and she knows that the Queen disdains to raise other people's children. Concubine Hua's personality is even more unsuitable. She wants to raise Wen Yi so much just to let the Emperor go there more often.

So, after thinking about it, you are the only one in the harem who can take care of Wen Yi wholeheartedly." An Lingrong smiled and said.

After hearing this, Concubine Duan nodded vigorously and said, "You are a good person. I will definitely protect Wen Yi with my life in the future."

"I asked Juqing to bring some incense. Your Majesty, please use it for a while. It won't be too late to stop after Wen Yi gets used to your care." An Lingrong spoke, and Juqing handed a box of incense to Jixiang.

"Thank you." Concubine Duan looked at An Lingrong with gentle and grateful eyes.

The emperor summoned Concubine Hua for three consecutive days, and Concubine Hua returned to her old self and came to pay her respects every few days. Even when she met the concubines in the courtyard, she would lecture them no matter who they were. However, without Concubine Li and Cao Qinmo around, she would make sarcastic remarks to others, but since no one agreed with her, she felt bored.

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