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

"Whether it is or not, it's fine as long as the Queen knows it."

Zhu Dingyuan withdrew his hand, stood up, and lifted her pointed chin: "Nangong Yunyun, give birth to the heir well, and I can make him my legitimate son, otherwise..."

His calm and gentle voice sounded like thunder in the queen's ears, making her panic.

"If you like to worship Buddha, you should be pious and clear-minded, so as not to be contaminated by dirty things."

Zhu Dingyuan put his hand on her Buddhist beads and said, "You hurt my heir."

"Your Highness...Your Highness knows."

The bright yellow figure left.

The queen's body went limp, and she slid down powerlessly. Xun Qiu quickly supported her: "Your Majesty!"

She sat in the chair, stroking her aching abdomen, trying to regulate her rapid breathing.

"We were wrong. We were all wrong..."

She held tightly the Buddhist necklace on her wrist.

"My lady, what's wrong?"

"Heh..." The Queen laughed out loud: "It's all your Majesty's pretense. His love for Zhaoyue is all real!"

Xun Qiu was stunned: "Your Majesty did reward her with the title of Imperial Concubine, but it was a promotion. Even if she jumped the rank and was promoted, she...she can't have children. Maybe it's your Majesty's compensation?"

The Queen's smile was bitter: "Xun Qiu, I have been deceiving myself all this time. From the time Your Majesty renovated the Chuntang Palace for her, to the time when he killed dozens of people from the Imperial Kitchen for her, to the time when he used the title of Imperial Concubine to compensate her for not being pregnant, all these things, what else could they be but love?"

"But, Your Majesty rarely stays overnight at Concubine Zhaochun's place, right?"

"She is not in good health. Your Majesty has taken pity on her to such an extent." The Queen stood up and went to the inner hall: "Find out who is stirring up trouble in the previous dynasty. I will add fuel to the fire for her. I want to see how she survives this disaster!"

Your Majesty protected her, and then the public wentssip and all the officials attacked and criticized her.

The throne and Zhaoyue, how will he choose, and how will he protect it!

"I don't believe that he can give up the throne for her!" The queen drank the pregnancy-preserving medicine.

My stomach still hurts badly.

Xun Qiu pulled up her clothes with concern. Looking at the black marks crawling all over her belly like a spider web, his fingers trembled a little: "Madam... the medicine given by the miracle doctor is getting more and more perfunctory... He said that the ones you sent were not of good quality."

"The quality is not good. Do I have to go to the mass grave every night to dig up the graves?"

The queen looked at the ugly belly, her eyes reddened: "For the sake of the heir, my body has become a mess. I am afraid that I will never be favored by the emperor in the future, so the child must be kept!"

"My Lady, please ask the Young Master to look for it..."

"She's not good-looking. Don't you understand what he wants? No matter how beautiful the women outside are, they can never be more beautiful than those in the palace. All the beauties in the world belong to your majesty. Aren't all these beautiful people here, huh?"

Xun Qiu took the ointment and applied it to her lower abdomen to reduce the black marks: "Madam, are you saying... Meng Da Ying?"

"The Hall of Incense was burned down to the ground, and now not even a trace of ashes is left."

The queen picked up the fragrant tea and drank the pills. The pain in her stomach gradually disappeared. "First, pick some beautiful palace maids. I remember that there is a lady named Shen living in Pianxi Pavilion?"

"Yes, Your Majesty has completely forgotten about it. She looks OK, but she is timid and trembling when she speaks."

"In this case, no one will remember her without her." The Queen laughed: "Did father send a letter yesterday?"

Xun Qiu stood up and took the letter: "It was delivered very late, and the queen had already gone to bed, so I didn't disturb you."

The queen unfolded the letter, read every word inside, knocked over the teacup, and the anger that had just subsided immediately surged up.

She clenched her teeth.

"My father and my second brother are stationed at the border. My second brother is the leader of the Black Cavalry and was personally appointed by His Majesty as the General of the North! He traveled 800 miles in a hurry just to help Zhaoyue deliver a box of Concubine's Smile?"

The queen fainted on the couch.

"My Lady!?"

There was chaos in Fengyi Palace.

-

Yaohua Garden.

Ning Ruxin looked at the things in the bedroom and asked, "Have they been changed?"

Lan'er took the pillow and said, "My lady, the thing inside is the Soul-Loss Leaf."

She knelt down and said, "It's all because of this servant, otherwise the young master wouldn't have suffered. This servant is willing to be punished."

Ning Ruxin stretched out her hand and motioned for her to stand up: "I know it's not you."

Lan Er's eyes were filled with gratitude: "Thank you, my lady. I will definitely find that traitor."

"Which earring am I missing?" Ning Ruxin asked.

"No, not a single one. Pei'er and I serve the young lady together. The young lady's bedroom is cleaned by only the two of us. Pei'er and I have checked and there is not a single one missing."

Lan Er frowned: "Could it be that the man took the young master's things and returned them intact?"

She pursed her lips and said, "My lady, although Pei'er is honest and doesn't talk much, we are the only ones who can enter your room now. How about asking Pei'er to ask?"

Ning Ruxin looked at the pillow on the ground with a dark look in her eyes: "No, if she has helpers, it will alert the enemy. Don't say anything or do anything for now."

She asked again, "Are you sure you have changed them all? Even one cup, all of them have to be changed."

"They've all been changed." Lan'er nodded immediately.

"What about those?" Ning Ruxin looked at the incense burners, vases, teacups and some carved stands.

"Those were given to the palace masters by the Empress when they first entered the palace." Lan'er said, "I have checked them and there is nothing unusual. If the young master doesn't like them, I will take them away immediately."

When I first entered the palace, the queen did give a lot of gifts to each lady.

She developed amnesia after the pillow appeared, so it should have nothing to do with these.

Ning Ruxin waved her hand: "Leave it alone."

"Pay attention to Pearl's usual movements."

Lan'er picked up the pillow and said, "Yes, I'll take my leave."

Ning Ruxin looked at her back and sneered, no matter whether it was Pei'er or Lan'er.

She didn't believe it.

-

Pei'er sat in the side room, staring at the jade pendant in her hand in a daze. She had seen this other half on the young lady before.

Could that person have any relationship with the young lady?

The door creaked open and she quickly put her things away.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Lan'er looked at her with a sullen face and asked.

"Sister Lan'er, I will cut some ginger and make some dried ginger porridge for you tonight. It can warm your body and dispel the cold."

Pei Er smiled: "I was distracted for a moment, and I was afraid that my sister would punish me, so I panicked."

Lan Er then hummed: "My young master is studying medicinal diet, and you have learned a lot from her. You are a sensible person. My young master loves you well."

"It's all because of my sister's kindness that she supports me and doesn't look down on me for being honest and clumsy. Otherwise, how could I have the blessing to serve the master?"

Pei'er has a well-behaved, fair face.

Lan'er looked at him for a long time before saying, "Don't have any other thoughts. The most taboo thing for a servant is to be disloyal and talk too much. I like you. If you make a mistake, you know the consequences."

"I will be careful with my words and actions."

Pei'er, who wanted to ask about the jade pendant, immediately gave up the idea. Her master's affairs had nothing to do with her, and she just needed to do what a servant should do.

At night, she buried this thing quietly.

She saw nothing and knew nothing else.