Quick Travel: Dream Hunt

As soon as she finished speaking, the ring guard on the queen's little finger suddenly fell to the ground with a crisp sound. Tinghe immediately lowered her head obediently and stopped talking.

Who knew that the queen would frown and murmur with empty eyes: "Is it really impossible to get out of this muddy harem? I thought that letting my father retire and return home would save the Xu family, but who knew that he would still go the same way? But my heart is like a pool of stagnant water, no longer ripples. I think I am not destined to give birth to a dragon fetus. Even if I am lucky enough to have a child, I am afraid I can't protect it in this harem. What should I do? Sometimes I really want to leave this turbulent place..."

Ting He pursed her lips and said nothing, not knowing how to comfort the Queen. She then heard the Queen continue, "It seems that Concubine Rou has won the Emperor's favor. It's not long before she becomes pregnant with the Dragon Child. After all, I am not as good as her, and I shouldn't expect things that are out of reach..."

After Ting He pondered for a while, he roughly understood that the queen was badly hurt in her previous life, and she dared not compete for favor or get pregnant in this life, for fear of ending up like in her previous life. So Ting He comforted her:

"If Your Majesty wants to be truly free and have the ability to protect herself and her family, I would like to ask Your Majesty to make a long-term plan and give birth to a dragon heir before Concubine Rou, so that you can secure your position as empress first and then make other plans."

The Queen's eyes turned back for a moment after hearing what she said, and she looked into Ting He's eyes and asked, "Really? I am tired of the harem fighting, and my father has retired and returned home. I originally wanted to spend my life in this harem without fighting or competing, so as to protect myself and my family. But after listening to what Ting He said, I think it makes sense. But what if I want to give birth to a dragon heir before Concubine Rou?"

After hearing this, Ting He knew that the confused queen had finally come to her senses. She couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief and whispered in her ear:

"I heard that His Majesty loves the Begonia cakes made by the Empress the most. The Purple Dragon Wo Xue in the Empress' courtyard is in full bloom right now. Why don't you send someone to invite His Majesty to taste the Wo Xue together? When the time comes, I will present the fine wine that I have prepared for His Majesty and the Empress to drink together."

As she spoke, Ting He took out a fertility pill and stuffed it into the Queen's pocket, saying, "This is the latest pill I developed. If the Queen takes this pill, she will be able to give birth to a baby boy."

The queen's eyes lit up, and she took it and ate it. She covered her hot belly and said with tears in her eyes, "Very good, very good. Thank you. I am grateful to Tinghe for planning for me. I owe you a debt of gratitude."

In her heart, she was saying, thank you Ting He for planning for her in two lives. Not only did she not listen, but she also ended up dying tragically in the cold palace, and even dragged Ting He to be buried with her. In this life, she has the memory of her previous life, but she still wants to make a big deal out of a small matter, but she almost caused a big disaster again. Ting He is right. Only if she has a child can she keep her position and prevent the Xu family from being exterminated. In this life, she will definitely listen to Ting He's words and make the road to the harem smoother. Besides, she really misses her prince in her previous life. She only hopes that this time she will have the opportunity to give birth to her prince again.

Ting He did not interrupt the Queen from shedding tears, but stood silently by her side and performed her duties as a maid. However, she thought in her heart, since Liu Nishang wanted to give birth, then let her give birth to her fill, which would also be considered as removing the stumbling block for the Queen in advance.

In the evening, Nanny Li sent a young eunuch to the Qinzheng Palace to invite His Majesty. When His Majesty heard that the Queen invited her to taste the Purple Dragon Wo Xue together and even prepared the Begonia Pastry herself, his heart softened for a moment and he said, "Tell the Queen that I will go right away."

Then he rubbed his splitting headache and continued reading the memorials. Although the important memorials concerning national and family affairs had been intercepted by the Ninth Prince, the remaining ones were enough to give the emperor a headache.

In the evening, the emperor came to Kunning Palace as expected. Looking at the empress who was becoming more and more charming, he tasted the cakes made by the empress herself, tasted the refreshing wine, and admired the precious purple chrysanthemums swaying gently in the breeze. He became intoxicated unknowingly and naturally had sex with the empress.

Before it got dark, Concubine Rou kept sending people to deliver messages, saying that she was seriously ill and hoped that Your Majesty could go to Nishang Pavilion to see her. However, Your Majesty's eunuch Fugui could not get the message in at all. Nanny Li and Tinghe of Kunning Palace guarded the door tightly, and it looked like even the Jade Emperor could not get in.

When Nishang Pavilion heard that His Majesty had stayed at Kunning Palace, she was so angry that she swept the teacup off the table and even overturned the entire round table in anger, scolding the maid:

"Bitch, what's so good about that vixen? She actually dared to compete with me for your majesty's favor. What queen? She's just a decoration. Her mother's family has no power and no influence and has retired to their hometowns. What's the point of being so arrogant? Sooner or later, I will be able to get your majesty's full favor and reach the most dazzling position, and become a woman who can reach the top with your majesty."

The maids knelt on the ground trembling, not daring to breathe. They trembled with fear on their faces, but they were complaining in their hearts. Didn't the noble lady say that everyone is equal, so they don't need to kneel at every turn? It has been less than a month since she entered the palace, and her true colors have been revealed. Not only did she wantonly smash the porcelain, but she also slapped them at every turn, and said some strange words that they couldn't understand. Sometimes she even said some treasonous words that insulted the queen and cursed the concubines. I really don't know what kind of character the noble lady Rou is. She changes her behavior every day, which simply scares the maids and eunuchs to death. They are terrified all day long.

"What are you all kneeling for? Why are you shaking? Am I a devil? If you are really that scared, why don't you go to Kunning Palace and investigate again? If His Majesty doesn't come to Nishang Pavilion tonight, I will give each of you twenty strokes of the cane. Why don't you go now?"

The maidservant immediately responded by kneeling on the ground, and left the palace on her knees. She did not dare to clean up the palace when Concubine Rou was angry. She just wanted to leave quickly to save her life. However, she kept complaining in her heart that only those with the rank of concubine or above could call themselves "this palace". Concubine Rou was really spoiled by His Majesty to the point of being lawless. Not only did she dare to curse the concubines and insult the Queen, she even dared to pretend to be sick and go to the Queen's Kunning Palace to intercept someone. The person she intercepted was His Majesty the Emperor. She was really arrogant, but they did not dare to say anything.

Soon, late at night, Ting He took the opportunity to go to the toilet, put on an invisibility talisman and flashed to Nishang Pavilion. She directly stuffed a sterilizing pill into Liu Nishang's throat. But just as the pill was about to go down her throat, she suddenly found out that Liu Nishang was actually pregnant, and with a prince. She directly took back the sterilizing pill and replaced it with a fertility pill, forcibly changing the baby's gender.