The crabapple tree is fragrant in the tent, and the bright moon is in my arms

The gate of Suihe Palace opened.

Huang Quan lowered his head and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Your Majesty."

"Go back to the Hall of Supreme Harmony." Zhu Dingyuan looked gentle and elegant, with a comfortable smile on his lips.

In the Purple Calyx Garden.

It was still groggy, the charcoal fire had long burned out, and although there was no wind, it was so cold that it made people shiver.

Lingpin put on her clothes tremblingly. Looking at the motionless Meng Ying, tears flowed from her eyes. She pushed her hair aside and said, "Sister, sister."

Meng Da Ying opened her eyes, but they were dead gray, without any luster. She coughed and tried to force a smile, but her voice was extremely hoarse: "I, I'm fine."

"Does it hurt? Does it hurt?"

After all, they are blood-related sisters. Seeing the lively person who used to make tea and play with her in the mansion become lifeless, Lingpin couldn't help but cry out in sadness.

"I'll find you a doctor. I'll find you a doctor."

Meng Shuran raised her hand with difficulty, looked at the glaring red marks on her shoulder, and pulled her clothes on: "Sister, why would the emperor we like... I don't understand..."

Lingpin's eyes were fixed. "Don't talk to your majesty. He must have a reason. There must be one. Don't say anything. I'll go get you a doctor. Liuxi! Liuxi!"

"Reason, what reason..." Meng Shuran muttered with a bitter taste in her mouth, tears rolled down her eyes, and she turned her head away.

The imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital came hurriedly, and the queen, who had been resting peacefully during her pregnancy, also appeared in the palace. She looked at the two people in front of her with a dignified look and a dark gaze.

After she had packed up, Lingpin's eyes were red and swollen. She forced a smile and bowed: "Your concubine, your concubine pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen."

The Queen looked towards the bed, where Imperial Physician Liu was treating Meng Ying, with an unclear expression.

"What happened today?"

After the imperial physician left, the queen sat upright on the couch and looked at Concubine Ling.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." She was uneasy, hesitant and unable to speak, unwilling to recall the moment just now.

The Queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty heard that you two sisters have a deep affection for each other, and because Your Excellency has worked hard to cure Hong, you talked to you for a long time and listened to your new play, right?"

Her graceful eyes fell on Lingpin, exerting subtle pressure on her.

Lingpin looked at her in surprise, moved her lips, but quickly lowered her head as she narrowed her eyes: "Yes..."

The queen then raised her hand and pushed the medicine bowl beside her, her tone softened: "Drink the pregnancy medicine."

Lingpin picked up the medicine: "Meng Da Ying..."

"I believe you can comfort her. Please feed her the pregnancy medicine. I hope you will have many children and give birth to more heirs for His Majesty. Isn't it a blessing for Lingpin today?"

Lingpin drank the medicine in one gulp, feeling a little happy: "I understand."

The queen left and spoke to the waiting Doctor Liu: "Doctor Liu, how are they?"

"Lingpin is just frightened, nothing serious is wrong, but Meng Ying was seriously injured, and she is weak to begin with, so I'm afraid... I'm afraid it's not going to be good."

"You are an old man in the Imperial Hospital. You don't need me to teach you what to say or write."

"I understand." Doctor Liu lowered his head.

Lingpin brought the pregnancy medicine to Meng Shuran's lips and said, "Sister, the Queen is here. Drink the pregnancy medicine and forget about what happened today, okay?"

Meng Shuran opened her eyes, a glimmer of light burst out from them, and she stood up with disbelief: "Sister, sister...how could you forget?"

They are ladies from noble families, women of dignity, but they are no better than playthings by the emperor's side. They are toyed with and humiliated at will, and her sister actually said, forget?

Lingpin didn't dare look at her, her voice was hoarse: "He is the Son of Heaven, His Majesty. As the Queen said, there are so many concubines who cannot be favored by His Majesty. Today... today is also a blessing."

"Fu Ze?" Meng Shuran looked at the pregnancy medicine she was holding and laughed: "Fu Ze, this is Fu Ze..."

Her tears welled up again, making her pale and decadent face look even more haggard and pitiful.

"Drink it. This is the pregnancy medicine given by the Queen. It is good for the body. I heard that the Queen was able to conceive the dragon heir after drinking this."

Meng Shuran pushed the medicine away: "In that case, sister, drink it and be the most blessed person."

She struggled to get up and took a long breath: "Fuling, go back to the Pixiang Palace."

Looking at her swaying back, Lingpin clenched the medicine bowl in her hand, suppressed the sadness in her eyes, and drank the medicine.

She is not afraid of anything. Yes, she wants to be the most blessed person.

-

Fengyi Palace.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Meng Da Ying didn't take the medicine and couldn't even walk steadily, so she returned to the Pixiang Palace." Xun Qiu handed her the needle and thread.

The Queen raised her eyebrows: "Really? She is more courageous than her sister. What a pity. She wasted my medicine."

Xun Qiu: "My lady, this noble lady Zhao is sick every other day. I think she is just a beautiful sickly girl. You don't have to worry too much."

"She is beautiful and pleasing to the eyes. Your Majesty is reluctant to touch her and has to touch others. You really push all your favors to others."

The queen curled her lips and said, "She stays in Ningzhu Pavilion every day and is quite well behaved. But what about Concubine Gao? Why is there no movement at all?"

"Hua promised to learn dancing every day. I think she wants to win the emperor's attention at the birthday banquet so that she can be favored again."

"She actually agreed to learn dancing from Hua." The Queen laughed and stroked her belly: "It's getting more and more lively. I haven't seen such a wonderful show in a long time."

"The queen is pregnant with the heir of the dragon. They sang this play to make the queen happy. It is worth it that the queen gave them the medicine for pregnancy. It is a good prescription. Even His Majesty praised the queen for her elegance and grace."

The queen gently lowered her head and looked at her already bulging belly: "It's a pity that she is pregnant, but she must be lucky enough to give birth to the baby."

"The imperial physician said that the queen's baby is most likely a boy."

"I like both boys and girls." The queen swallowed the medicine and said, "Please comfort the Pixiang Palace and send the new tribute cloak from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Yes, my lady, be merciful."

-

Yaohua Garden.

"Alas, His Majesty seems to be not as kind to me as before."

"Yes, even the food sent by the imperial kitchen is becoming more and more perfunctory."

"That day, His Majesty met the young lady in the Pillow Book Tower and said that the young lady..."

"You bold slave, you are not working but talking secretly about something?" Lan'er came down with the quilt in her arms: "You are really itching for trouble, aren't you?"

The two maids knelt down immediately and said, "Sister Lan'er, please forgive us. We will never dare to be lazy again."

"What were you talking about just now?" Lan'er's face darkened.

They were silent. Kang Fuhai came from behind and said, "Don't be angry, Sister Lan'er. I heard you. We were just chatting about some cosmetics."

He was much fatter than before, and the flesh on his face piled up when he smiled: "You sluts, you are not careful when you are doing your job, you really should be punished."

Lan Er then relaxed her brows and said, "Alright, I won't let you off easily next time."

"Thank you, Sister Lan'er." They kowtowed quickly to express their gratitude.