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

Can't keep it?

Why can’t it be saved?

Hua Ni thought about the conversation she had just had with her and suddenly opened her eyes wide: "You...you want to fight not only the queen, but also...!?"

Her voice trembled unconsciously.

Zhaoyue raised her eyebrows and stretched out her hand. He Quan quickly held it, not caring about Hua Ni's gaze at all. He sat on the couch and put his arm around Zhaoyue's waist.

"Hua Da Ying, I don't quite understand what you said." Zhao Yue picked up the grapes on the table and put them on He Quan's lips. He narrowed his eyes slightly and swallowed them with a smile.

Zhaoyue's fingertips slid across his tongue and she pouted in disgust.

He Quan picked up the handkerchief and wiped her: "I was wrong."

Hua Ni looked at the scene in front of her. She clenched her hands, then loosened them: "Aren't you afraid... aren't you afraid..."

Your Majesty.

"What are you afraid of?" Zhao Yue blinked: "Did I do anything, huh?"

Zhao Yue looked tired: "You are a smart man. Do you know who cooked the human meat on the table?"

Hua Ni thought about it and finally shook her head.

"It's the queen." Zhao Yue leaned in He Quan's arms and played with the fine beads on his lapel.

"She killed many people and transported many people out of the palace."

"She, what is she going to do." Hua Ni swallowed her saliva: "You tell me what to do!"

"Since Hua Da Ying wants to join me, I can't hide it from you. What if Hua Da Ying dies without knowing why?"

Hua Ni took a few steps back: "Dead?"

Zhao Yue's gaze fell on her lower abdomen: "There is a problem with the Queen's heir, and there is also a problem with the pregnancy medicine. If you want to give birth to the child..."

She stretched out her slender white hand, yawned lazily, and leaned into He Quan's arms: "Maybe his birth is the date of your...death..."

He Quan raised his eyes and said: "My lady is tired, Hua agrees, please go back."

Hua Ni wanted to say something, she wanted to get things clearer, but she could only leave the hall.

Backtrack.

Hua Ni bumped into Su Ziyun at the side door and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead: "Su, Doctor Su?"

Su Ziyun did not answer, but said: "My lord, do you have any questions for me?"

Problem, what problem? Hua Ni's mind was in chaos: "What's wrong with the Queen's child? Why will I die if I give birth to the child... No, that's not right..."

She looked at Su Ziyun: "That plate of human flesh was done by the Queen. The person was killed by the Queen... Who did she kill?"

Su Ziyun approached her and lowered his voice: "A... pregnant maid."

He handed the medicine bag to Hua Ni and said, "My Lady Zhao asked me to give it to you. Perhaps you can use it. I have something else to do, so I will take my leave now."

Hua Ni's pupils trembled slightly, and his words circled in her mind. Everything seemed to be connected somehow.

The queen killed a person who was pregnant.

The queen prepared a medicine for them to help them have a baby, and said that she got pregnant with a child thanks to this medicine.

The Queen doesn't want anyone, could it be that she wants...

Hua Ni returned to Yanhui Garden, her steps were weak and her stomach was aching again. Baoer quickly brought her some hot water: "My lady, what's wrong with you? You don't look well."

"Baoer, have the Queen's men been here?"

"No, I only sent food. Maybe because you haven't had an appetite in the past few days, I sent a lot of meat and vegetables today."

"Meat dishes?" Hua Ni looked at the table.

"Yes, my lady, look, this one is soft-shelled turtle, and this one is raw pickled shrimp. But I remember that these are cold in nature, so my lady should use less."

Pregnant women should not eat cold foods.

She ate little and did not drink at the birthday party. The Queen was testing her.

Hua Ni remained silent, and Bao Er spoke again, "By the way, Miss Gao Er left the palace today. She was talking to Miss Cai Yue just now, and I overheard something."

"what's up."

"Princess Qi is coming back, and it seems...she is pregnant!"

The cup in Hua Ni's hand fell to the ground.

"You said that Concubine Qi is pregnant?"

"My lady, what happened to you?" Bao'er quickly picked up the porcelain pieces and said, "I don't know whether it's true or not, but they said that the Queen went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony in person to ask for mercy, and only then allowed Concubine Qi to return to the palace."

"The Queen is pregnant, and her heart has softened. Maybe she feels sorry for Concubine Qi who is alone outside."

Baoer cleaned up and said, "I'll go get a new cup."

After she left, Hua Ni looked at the food in front of her and smiled self-deprecatingly: "I pity Concubine Qi for being lonely..."

Everything that Concubine Qi says and does is under her control. His Majesty doesn't even know that Concubine Qi is pregnant, but she knows about it. She is so eager to have Concubine Qi return to the palace.

Hua Ni opened the medicine bag she was holding, looked at the powder inside and smelled it.

It is indeed motherwort.

She swallowed it with water, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes. When her lower abdomen ached, she spoke: "Baoer!"

Hua Ni's eyes gradually became firm. If she wanted to rise quickly in the harem, she could only rely on Zhao Yue. She couldn't get pregnant now!

Her most useful thing is her body.

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Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Zhu Dingyuan flipped through the poem book in front of him: "Does the Queen have anything else to say?"

The Queen placed the tranquilizing tea in front of him and said, "Your Majesty, since Concubine Qi is returning to the palace and is pregnant, you have promoted Concubine Fang to a higher position.

Now that Concubine Gao is under house arrest and the position of Concubine is vacant, why don’t you reward the sisters and have fun together in the six palaces?”

Zhu Dingyuan didn't raise his eyes, but fumbled with the ring on his knuckles: "The Queen means that I should be promoted to a higher position."

"I just think that Concubine Qi has been with Your Majesty for a long time and is also an old man in the palace."

"She is pregnant with the heir." Zhu Dingyuan closed the poem book: "I didn't know it, but the queen knew it first."

"Qipin is your majesty's concubine after all. She cannot be ignored when she leaves the palace to reflect on her duties. I will naturally pay attention to her and take care of her."

"The queen is truly virtuous." Zhu Dingyuan smiled and said, "Promote her to the rank of consort and move her to your Fengyi Palace, so that the imperial physician can take care of her more easily."

He held out his hand: "What do you think, Queen?"

The queen was led by him, with a faint smile on her face: "But I am a worried person. I am afraid that there are not enough people in my palace to support Concubine Qi.

Or let Concubine Fang come to serve you. She has been pregnant before and is steady in her work. With her around, I feel at ease."

Zhu Dingyuan felt her cold golden armor, withdrew his hand, and drank a sip of tea: "Fang Fei is safe, but now she has to help manage the six palaces, and she is too busy to do anything else. Let Lingpin and Ruichang serve you."

The queen looked at his withdrawn hand with a dark look in her eyes: "Yes."

"Now that you've passed the first two months and the fetus is stable, don't keep yourself locked up all the time."

Zhu Dingyuan's smile did not reach his eyes: "Lingpin wants to serve you, so she will be promoted to the position of concubine. I think what the Queen said about the six palaces enjoying themselves together is very good. Ning Changzai and Rui Changzai will be promoted to noble ladies, and Meng Ying will be promoted to Changzai. What do you think, Queen?"

"Of course, it is up to your majesty to decide, but..." The queen hesitated: "What about Concubine Zhao? Is she a concubine?"

Zhu Dingyuan leaned on the soft cushion and picked up the poem book again: "I rewarded her with Chuntang Palace, so naturally she must be worthy of the position of the head of a palace. I bestowed the title of Zhaochun and promoted her to concubine."

"Your Majesty, if you want to give Lady Zhao a title, that's fine, but I'm afraid using two characters for the title of concubine is a bit..."

The queen stopped abruptly and looked at the man in surprise: "W-what, the position of concubine?"

Zhu Dingyuan's eyes were playful: "Didn't the Queen say that the position of concubine was vacant?"

"When Concubine Qi returns to the palace, the enthronement ceremony will be held in Fengyi Palace."

"Yes……"