In order to eat, I signed a contract with the system

After Zhen Yurao joined the harem, the emperor really met his 'true love'. For a long time, he was like a young boy who only cared about Zhen Yurao. Not only did he favor Zhen Yurao alone, he also quickly made Zhen Yurao a concubine because she had no children, and she became Concubine Rou. Zhen Yuandao also successfully returned to the officialdom with the help of Concubine Rou. Although she did not get her job back, she was no longer a commoner. The two Zhen sisters became official ladies again.

It is unknown whether Zhen Yurao is happy or not, but it is still possible to tell that Zhen Huan is happy. After Zhen Yurao entered the palace, time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, another year had passed. Concubine Jing was once again promoted to Concubine Jing, while Concubine Jiao could no longer be promoted and could only remain as she was.

Although Zhen Huan lost favor to Zhen Yurao, those years were not fake. She successfully rose from Concubine Wan to Imperial Concubine Wan. At first, Zhen Huan felt sorry for Zhen Yurao. Later, under the emperor's exclusive favor, Zhen Huan became jealous of Zhen Yurao. Gradually, cracks appeared in the relationship between the two sisters. But after all, they were not half-hearted sisters like Huanbi. After a heart-to-heart communication with Zhen Yurao, Zhen Huan finally gave up her unnecessary jealousy and reconciled with Zhen Yurao.

In these years, there were no more people who could cause trouble in the harem, and those who wanted to do so did not have the ability. The remaining concubines did not want to cause trouble and just wanted to live a good life. They lived a very peaceful life. In this peaceful life, Lingrong gradually lost the unstable mental state she had when she first entered the palace, and became much calmer.

Concubine Duan died not long after Concubine Rou entered the palace. The emperor was wholeheartedly devoted to his new love at the time and did not say a single word to Concubine Duan, an old lady who had been with him for a long time. It must be said that after what happened to Concubine Duan, Concubine Qi's feelings for the emperor faded a lot. She began to want to arrange a palace maid for Hongshi so that she could have a grandson as soon as possible, but she did not expect that her arrangement would be rejected by Hongshi.

The fourth prince Hongli is still staying in the Old Summer Palace and has not returned. The emperor has completely forgotten about him. In recent years, the emperor seldom takes concubines to the Old Summer Palace for summer vacation. After all, every year either a concubine dies or has a miscarriage, and the emperor has long lost the mood.

Imperial Concubine Jing has been preparing sperm-killing packages for the emperor. Lingrong guessed that Imperial Concubine Jing was unsure of the emperor's physical condition and was afraid that the medicine would not be effective enough, so she insisted on giving him the medicine. So far, Lingrong didn't know how Imperial Concubine Jing arranged the staff, and she couldn't find any evidence against Imperial Concubine Jing, which made Lingrong a little worried.

Although Imperial Noble Consort Jing had kept her mouth shut as she had sworn over the years, Lingrong still felt uneasy about the fear of having the secret in someone else's hands. However, after observing her for several years, she discovered that Imperial Noble Consort Jing had never doubted Hongche's background, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.

It seems that Imperial Noble Concubine Jing has only taken revenge on the Emperor over the years, but in fact she also hates Zhen Huan very much, but she has never found a good opportunity. In addition, Imperial Noble Concubine Jing is rational and understands that the little princess's death at birth was not Zhen Huan's fault, so she has been restraining her hatred.

Another year passed, and a major event happened in the palace. Concubine Rou, who had been the only favored concubine for nearly three years, fainted in the imperial garden this morning for unknown reasons.

Upon learning of this, the emperor hurried to Yongshou Palace as soon as the morning court session ended, without even changing into his court robes. As the person in charge of the palace, Noble Consort Jing brought the imperial physician to Yongshou Palace and stayed with her ever since she learned of Concubine Rou's fainting.

As soon as the emperor entered Yongshou Palace, he could not help but ask the imperial physician: "Imperial physician, why did Concubine Rou faint?"

When the emperor came over, the imperial physician had just finished taking the emperor's pulse. Seeing the emperor asking, he hurriedly congratulated the emperor with a happy face: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty, Concubine Rou is pregnant."

"Pregnant?" The emperor was incredulous. He knew that he had long been diagnosed by the imperial physician as infertile. Therefore, he was both expecting and doubtful about Concubine Rou's pregnancy. He expected that the golden pills he took had taken effect, but he suspected that Concubine Rou had a stomach problem.

"Call a few more imperial doctors to diagnose and see if there is any problem with the baby in Concubine Rou's belly?"

"Pregnant..." Imperial Noble Consort Jing, who had been standing aside, was unwilling to believe it. She did not see the doubt on the emperor's face and thought that the emperor still had some fertility because she had not given enough medicine. Seeing that the emperor was so worried about the child in Roupin's belly, Imperial Noble Consort Jing could not help but think of the day when she gave birth and the imperial physician who could not be called. In an instant, the suppressed malice surged into Imperial Noble Consort Jing's heart, "Why did it have to be Zhen again? Could it be that the emperor did not take it seriously just because it was my child?"

Noble Consort Jing tightly grasped the handkerchief in her hand. She watched as the Emperor once again summoned all the imperial doctors to examine the baby in Zhen Yurao's belly. The resentment and hatred in her heart completely surged up.

After all the imperial physicians examined her, it was confirmed that Zhen Yurao was indeed pregnant with the royal heir. The emperor looked at the date of pregnancy and secretly compared it with the days when Zhen Yurao had slept with the emperor. After confirming that there was no major problem, he finally felt relieved.

Seeing that the emperor wanted to stay in Yongshou Palace to accompany Zhen Yurao, Imperial Noble Consort Jing withheld her malice and took her leave without changing her expression. After leaving Yongshou Palace and returning to Xianfu Palace, Imperial Noble Consort Jing called Ruyi and gave her a few instructions. After Ruyi left, Imperial Noble Consort Jing sat alone by the unlit window and muttered to herself, "The newborn baby is certainly a surprise, but I believe that with the baby in Roupin's belly, the emperor won't be too sad even if a few more sons die."

When the news came from the Old Summer Palace that the Fourth Prince had drowned, Lingrong was preparing to move Hongche's belongings to the Prince's residence. The mother and son looked at each other, unable to believe the news they had just heard. Before the Emperor could be sad about the Fourth Prince's death, news came from the palace that the Third Prince Hongshi had been poisoned, vomited blood and was in a coma.

As the third prince Hongshi was poisoned and fell into a coma, the first person to fall was Concubine Qi, who was worried about her son. The second person to fall was Concubine Rou, who was less than three months pregnant. After Concubine Rou became pregnant, the emperor immediately promoted her to concubine.

The emperor was now worried about Hongshi, but he couldn't help but worry about the baby in Concubine Rou's belly. In the end, the emperor still chose Concubine Rou. He only went to see the unconscious Hongshi and asked the imperial physician to treat him. Then the emperor returned to Yongshou Palace and decided to stay with Concubine Rou.

"Imperial Physician, what happened to Concubine Rou?"

The imperial physician frowned and examined the patient for a long while before reporting to the emperor: "I have examined Concubine Rou's pulse and found that she fainted because of a sudden attack of anger."

"Stirred? Anger?" The emperor was puzzled. He asked the palace servants serving Zhen Yurao, "What news did your queen hear before she fainted?"

Zhen Yurao's personal maid turned pale and dared not speak. The emperor realized something was wrong and immediately signaled Su Peisheng to take the person away and torture her. Seeing that they would die if they didn't speak, some palace maids in Yongshou Palace finally felt scared and started to tell the truth.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare my life. I will speak, I will speak!"