"I heard that the emperor has been acting very abnormal these days. He has become much colder towards Xuan Zheng and even scolded him many times. Is that true?"

The empress dowager half closed her eyes. Perhaps because of her old age, she always felt a little powerless. She felt lazy and didn't want to move at all.

Mammy stood aside.

"As the Queen Mother said, I don't know what's wrong with the Emperor recently. He has changed his past indulgence towards Prince Linhuai and has severely reprimanded him if he is not satisfied with anything. It is really puzzling."

"Rumors are flying everywhere, saying that Prince Linhuai has overstepped his bounds, causing the Emperor to be wary."

"But there is one thing I don't understand. The Prince of Linhuai has been acting recklessly for a long time. The Emperor has always been indulgent towards him. If he was afraid of him, he would have been afraid of him when the Prince of Linhuai held the military power in the capital. Why did he wait until now to act?"

The Queen Mother snorted with an ambiguous tone, "It's not surprising that the emperor is suspicious. Even brothers can turn against each other. Moreover, Xuan Zheng is not his brother. How can the emperor be assured of leaving the military power in the capital in his hands? It's only a matter of time. I have long expected this day to come."

I just didn't expect it to come so soon.

But how come there wasn't even any sign of this beforehand?

The Queen Mother pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "How is Jia Yuanchun?"

"Everything is fine, Her Majesty." Nanny naturally knew what the Queen Mother wanted to know. After a brief thought, she said, "Although the Emperor has been a little cold to the Imperial Concubine because of what happened before, in this palace, the ultimate criterion is 'a mother's status depends on her son'. As long as the Imperial Concubine can safely give birth to an heir, the current problem can be easily solved."

The Queen Mother said, "I don't think so."

The nanny asked in confusion, "What does the Queen Mother mean by this?"

The Empress Dowager's well-maintained face showed a hint of sneer, "The Emperor's thoughts are beyond my comprehension. Whether it is 'the mother is honored by her son' or 'the son is honored by his mother', it all depends on the Emperor's thoughts. Let's wait and see."

Jia Yuanchun is no longer favored by the emperor. Even if she can give birth to a child successfully, she may not be able to regain his favor.

Speaking of Jia Yuanchun, the maid suddenly said, "The Imperial Concubine has been feeling tired today, and her appetite has been much worse than before. This is not a good way to go on."

The Queen Mother snorted coldly.

"I originally thought she was smart and resourceful, so I supported her many times. I didn't expect that a girl of humble origins could make her so anxious. She is really useless."

"If it were just this, it would be fine, but now it seems that he has become even less scheming."

"If you feel unwell, ask the imperial physician to take a good look at you and use the necessary medicine. If her ineffectiveness causes harm to the royal heir, even if she dies a thousand or ten thousand times, it will never be enough to atone for her sin."

"Besides, which woman doesn't give birth to a child? Why is she so delicate? I really can't stand these pretentious ones. Don't let them pollute my eyes."

Just as the nanny was about to speak, a little palace maid came in and whispered a few words in her ear. She waved her hand and asked the maid to leave.

"Empress Dowager, I don't know what happened to the Emperor today. He actually went to the Imperial Concubine himself and summoned the imperial physician."

The Queen Mother opened her eyes slowly.

"Really? Did the sun rise from the west today?"

"Or did Jia Yuanchun use some tricks?"

The nanny stood silently by, knowing that the Queen Mother was not asking her.

The Queen Mother said, "Go, have someone investigate carefully. If there is anything unusual, report it immediately."

"Yes."

The Empress Dowager felt strange and confused because the Emperor went to Jia Yuanchun's palace.

Jia Yuanchun had the same idea. When she saw the emperor coming, she was surprised at first, but when she saw Fuqiu following behind the emperor, her heart, which had been flying high, instantly fell into a pit.

"Why did Your Majesty and Sister Fuqiu come together?" Jia Yuanchun looked a little haggard, but she tried to stay alert and said, "I was not feeling well and was unable to come to greet you. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me for my impoliteness."

The emperor said, "It's okay. I just came here on a whim. I heard you were not feeling well, so I came to see you."

His eyes fell on Jia Yuanchun's haggard face.

"It's only been a few days since I last saw you, and you've become so thin. If you continue like this, it will hurt the baby in your belly."

"Let the imperial physician take a good look at it. If you are ill, treat the disease instead of hiding it from the doctor."

Since Jia Yuanchun fell out of favor, it seemed that the emperor had never cared for her like this again, and she felt a little sad.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am fine."

The emperor asked the imperial physician to come forward and feel Jia Yuanchun's pulse. When he frowned, he looked very majestic. "Wait until the imperial physician feels your pulse, then we can talk about other things."

Jia Yuanchun had no choice but to follow the emperor's wishes and let the imperial physician take her pulse.

After a while, the imperial physician said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine is pregnant with twins, so she will naturally be more tired than an ordinary woman. I will prescribe some medicine for you, and you will be fine after taking a few doses."

Twins!

Everyone's eyes instantly fell on Jia Yuanchun's bulging belly, and they all looked at her in unison, as if they had made an appointment.

Jia Yuanchun smiled at the right moment, dignified and generous, but her eyes were shy and timid, "Your Majesty..."

Fuqiu rolled her eyes and cursed Jia Yuanchun in her heart.

"Your Majesty, my sister is so lucky. I was wondering why your sister got pregnant after me, but her belly is so much bigger than mine..." Fuqiu smiled with her hands covering her lips, seeming a little embarrassed. "To be honest, I was thinking that it was because your sister was plump that this happened, but I never thought it would be like this."

The emperor was very happy. As he spoke, he looked at Jia Yuanchun tenderly, "Not only did you not expect it, I also did not expect it to be because of this."

Jia Yuanchun touched her belly and her gentle eyes met the emperor's. The two seemed to have returned to the time when she was first named a noble concubine.

"I didn't expect this to be the reason. It was my negligence."

The emperor's attitude was more friendly than before. "This is your first pregnancy too, so it's normal not to know. But you must never do this again in the future."

Jia Yuanchun's thoughts moved, and her beautiful eyes instantly covered with a layer of mist, "Your Majesty is right, but I really don't understand the fact of pregnancy. If my mother could come to the palace to accompany me, I think this kind of thing would not happen again."

After that, as if she was afraid that the emperor would misunderstand something, she hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, please don't misunderstand me. I just spoke hastily and I dare not violate the rules of the palace."

"It's okay." The palace hadn't had twins for a long time, and the emperor was happy. He didn't want to argue with Jia Yuanchun about these things that were not worth it. "It's not a big deal. Since you brought it up, let your mother come to the palace to accompany you. After the birth is safe, let her leave the palace."

Jia Yuanchun was so happy that she kept thanking him.

After receiving the imperial edict, Madam Wang no longer wanted to care about anything and began to think about what she would do after entering the palace...

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