end of days

Xuanyuanhen nodded, signaling them all to retreat, and then asked De Yu to collect all the spices from the harem for a thorough investigation.Of course, none of this was announced to the outside world, after all, if the murder of the emperor's heir spread, it would definitely cause an uproar.

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The turmoil in the harem often affects the imperial court. Now Xidi is eyeing the frontier, and the war is imminent. Xuanyuanhen doesn't want any more conflicts within the imperial court.

After ordering a group of imperial physicians to stay by Yubi's side to take care of her day and night, Xuanyuanhen left Qinghui Hall with complicated emotions.

The harem appears to be calm, but inside it is turbulent.The diagnosis made by the Imperial Hospital was not wrong, the concubine Yu was indeed assassinated, and the instigator was Concubine Xiao Shu.

"Damn girl, you can't handle such a small thing!" Concubine Xiao Shu heard that the concubine Yu was safe and sound, she was extremely annoyed, she grabbed Zi Yi, the maid beside her, and knocked her to the ground with a slap.

"My servant knows I'm wrong, my empress, please forgive me!" Zi Yi kept kowtowing to plead, her body trembling as if she was sifting through chaff, knowing that she might lose her life when Concubine Xiao Shu was furious.

"Drag on, stick twenty." Concubine Xiao Shu waved her hand, signaling to the servants on both sides to do it. She is not stupid. Someone will do things for her, so she might as well spare her life, instead, she can earn her loyalty.

Although twenty spine sticks are hard to bear, they can't kill anyone. Zi Yi was very grateful when she heard that her life was saved.

Concubine Xiao Shu took a sip of tea, her face looked calm, but she actually wanted to tear up her concubine.

"Damn slut!" Yubi was not feeling well two days ago, so she called a medical officer from the Imperial Hospital to see her. It happened that the medical officer was close to Concubine Xiao Shu, and she diagnosed a happy pulse, so she told Concubine Xiao Shu without telling her.

Concubine Xiao Shu was already resentful that Xuanyuanhen put her whole heart in the Quehua Palace, but now she was surprised to hear that Yubi was pregnant with a dragon seed, so she naturally wanted to do everything possible to fall for the child, so she asked her personal maid Ziyi to add musk to the incense distributed to each palace Others thought it was fine, but the pregnant concubine was pregnant. Concubine Xiao Shu was in charge of the harem, and the daily necessities of the palaces were also distributed by her. This matter was done by her. In time, the jade concubine escaped the catastrophe by luck.

However, Concubine Xiao Shu didn't expect that the reason why the jade concubine was so lucky was because Zi Yi was pure and kind by nature, and she didn't want to do such an outrageous thing, but because of the majesty of her master, she had to do it but only dared to add a little bit of material , so the imperial physician can save the fetus in time.

Until being reprimanded by the guards on the ground, Ziyi was still secretly thankful for her previous actions. Fortunately, she did not make a big mistake. Although the twenty sticks hit her body right now, it hurts a lot, but it is just a pain in the flesh. If the emperor's heir is really lost, I'm afraid that I will be uneasy for the rest of my life.

Concubine Xiao Shu was resentful at this time, but she didn't expect that after only two days, Jing Zhaoyi, who was far away in Jianjia Palace, also heard good news. Xuanyuanhen's turbulent night made her pregnant. There is also a turning point.

Xuanyuanhen was overjoyed in his heart, and because he felt ashamed of Jing Zhaoyi, he promoted her to Concubine Jing, and the concubine Yu, who was not very popular at first, was also promoted to Concubine Jade.

Seeing this, Concubine Xiao Shu was even more in disarray. Although she and Concubine De were the heads of the Six Palaces in name, once someone gave birth to a dragon son, she would never be able to take the queen's position.

Sitting in front of the mirror, Concubine Xiao Shu looked at her gray face after taking off the rouge and gouache, her heart was filled with panic, she was clearly still in her twenties, Fanghua was just at the right age, but she looked so old and tired.

Once she entered the palace, one year seemed like ten years. She was a high-spirited and superior concubine Xiao Shu in front of people, but every night, looking at the deserted bedroom, she would feel a chill rise from the bottom of her heart.

So she tried everything to climb up and get the emperor's attention, but things always backfired. Concubine Xiao Shu couldn't help clenching her fists, her nails sank into her flesh, but she didn't feel any pain at all. After a long time, Concubine Xiao Shu grew He let out a sigh of relief, his eyes were a little lonely and miserable, but more determined.

Regardless of whether it is for herself or her family, she must become the winner of this court struggle. The pain in her palm drew her attention back. Looking at the blood-stained fingertips, Concubine Xiao Shu couldn't help but startled, and then wiped the blood little by little. , Wiping a little on her lips, looking at the bright red in the bronze mirror, the corners of Concubine Xiao Shu's mouth gradually curled up, smiling like a ghost.

The jade concubine who was promoted to the imperial concubine raised her head higher and higher in the harem, and she couldn't wait to get out of bed just when she was getting better. She led the maid and eunuch who was close to her and said that she wanted to visit the imperial garden, but no one knew that the concubine Yu was not good enough. She just wanted to show off. Although she still has Concubine Shu and Concubine De on her head, Concubine Yu, who is pregnant with a dragon seed, has begun to pamper herself like a queen.

"Hey, isn't this Sister Defei? Why, come out for a walk too?"

"Well, the bedroom is very stuffy, so I went out for a walk." Concubine De only wore casual clothes, and took Xuejiang and Xuejian to go to Quehua Hall for a sit-down. Coincidentally, she met Concubine Yu.

Standing beside the large group of people in the Qinghui Hall, looking at Concubine De, who was dressed in a fine attire, Concubine De couldn't help but feel amused secretly. After going down, the face smiled again.

"Sister De Concubine, walk slowly, and my sister has to walk forward to have a look, so I won't disturb you." After finishing speaking, with one hand on her waist, Concubine Yu walked away gracefully, as if she was showing off her stomach to Concubine De Children are average.

"En." Concubine De looked at Concubine Yu who was walking away, she couldn't help frowning, her face became more serious.

"Niang Niang?" Seeing Concubine De lost in thought, Xue Jiang couldn't help reminding her.

"Oh, let's go." Concubine De looked relieved, but she couldn't help worrying in her heart, Concubine Yu was so arrogant, how long could Concubine Xiao Shu endure... I'm afraid, Concubine Yu might not be able to give birth safely.

When she arrived at the Quehua Palace, she saw Zhuo Ran and Xiaoyu having fun, and Concubine De was a little surprised. She probably knew that there was another person living in the Quehua Palace, but she didn't expect it to be a child.

"Ms. De Concubine." Zhuo Ran saw De Concubine from a distance, and said hello to her. De Concubine smiled back as a gift, but still focused on Zhuo Yu.

"This is……"

"This is the dog Zhuo Yu, Xiao Yu, hurry up and say hello to the Concubine De." However, Zhuo Yu hid his whole body behind Zhuo Ran, poking out only a small head, and looked at Concubine De with some fear.

"Brother Zhuo is too polite. Just call me Zhenger. You and your brother have been friends for many years." Pei Zheng's mood when she came to Quehua Palace this time is completely different from the last time. She has already decided to leave the palace and let go of those thoughts of fighting. , she began to wonder what kind of person Zhuo Ran was. Her childhood memories were very vague, but Pei Zheng also knew that her brother was not someone who brought friends home casually. Follow him around.

"This..." Concubine De's words made some sense, but Zhuo Ran always felt that it was not appropriate, so after hesitating for a while, she finally nodded and said: "I didn't expect that Zheng'er is also a person of grandeur."

"Don't dare."

"I don't know what you can learn when you come back?" Zhuo Ran picked up Xiaoyu, tilted his head, and signaled Concubine De to come into the room to talk again. Xiaoyu had just recovered from a serious illness, and his body was still a little weak. He soon fell asleep from exhaustion. Handing the sleeping Xiaoyu to Xiaoxizi to take him back to the inner hall to settle down, Zhuo Ran opened a pot of tea with his own hands and poured a cup for Concubine De and himself.

"Taste this tea."

Seeing that Zhuo Ran had something to say, Concubine De asked Xue Jiang and Xue Jian to wait outside first, Yun Qing and Yun Che retreated knowingly.

"You...have you made a plan?" Concubine De obviously understood what Zhuo Ran was going to say.

"Ah."

"No regrets? In fact, His Majesty treats you really differently." Without the pressure from the family, Concubine De didn't want Zhuo Ran to leave. The emperor has really changed a lot in the past month, with many things missing and many things added.Concubine De couldn't tell what it was like, but she vaguely felt that the emperor might have special feelings for Zhuo Ran.

She is a woman, she yearns for love, and even begins to want to match Xuanyuan Hen and Zhuo Ran. She sees Xuanyuan Hen very clearly. She looks domineering, but she is an extremely delicate person. If they can have a good result, Concubine De Happy to see it happen.

"I don't know, but I have already decided that this place...is not suitable for me." The atmosphere in the palace was too oppressive, after staying for a long time, Zhuo Ran didn't know what would become of him, so he would rather escape here early.

"Well——in this case, I have nothing to say, I will look for opportunities." Indeed, the palace is like a cage, and even I want to leave, let alone Zhuo Ran who is used to freedom. Concubine De is determined to see Zhuo Ran. Having made up his mind, he didn't say anything else, just sipped the tea in the cup silently.She is the kind of person who doesn't force and doesn't talk too much.

"Thank you, Zheng'er."

"It's nothing, it's that child..." Pei Zheng looked at the closed door of the inner hall, with doubts in his eyes, "That child... looks a bit like His Majesty."

Zhuo Ran was taken aback when he heard the words, so it turned out that he was not the only one who felt this way, Zhuo Yu had been taken care of by someone specially assigned to eat and drink these few days, and his face gradually became fleshy, looking more and more like Xuanyuanhen.

"You have to be careful... I'm afraid that someone with good intentions will have the intention of harming this child..." A child who looks like an emperor has just entered the palace. Although the emperor has always been strict, no one can guarantee Does he have any romantic debts outside? I'm afraid many people will misunderstand the relationship between Zhuo Yu and Xuanyuanhen.

Zhuo Ran didn't think that much at first, but now he heard what Concubine De said, and he started to feel a little worried.Although Xuanyuanhen valued Zhuo Yu, but the court was a mess, no one knew if Zhuo Yu would have any accidents.