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

Xun Qiu held an umbrella for the queen. She shook her head and deliberately let some rain fall on her shoulders. She walked along the corridor of the Yanxi Palace with a smile on her lips.

However, the moment she saw Huang Quan, she immediately displayed the dignified bearing that only a queen could have.

Huang Quan was stunned when he saw her, but when he saw her clothes, he quickly smiled and said, "Queen, why are you here in such a heavy rain? You are pregnant with the heir, please take care of yourself."

"Is your majesty in there?"

There is no need to ask this question. If you stand close, you can hear the passionate breathing inside.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... I will help you sit in the hall first and wait for Your Majesty..."

The Queen looked at him and said, "Open the door."

"My lady, this is probably..."

"Huang Quan." The Queen's eyes turned cold. "Noble Concubine Gao has passed away. I am here to ask Your Majesty about her burial arrangements."

"Let her in." Zhu Dingyuan's voice came from inside, extremely hoarse.

Huang Quan then moved aside and pushed open the door.

The queen went in alone. When she saw Hua Ni's snow-white back, her eyes gradually darkened. Zhu Dingyuan stood up and came down, wearing a loose robe and smelling of alcohol.

Hua Ni put on her clothes and saluted to the Queen, but the Queen's eyes were always following Zhu Dingyuan.

He was disappointed and sat on the couch with one leg bent and his hair spread out behind him. His face was indifferent: "What's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, you have been favoring Huapin for several days in a row, and drinking every night. Is she going to imitate the evil concubine and cause chaos in the court?"

Hua Ni did not leave. She looked at Zhu Dingyuan aggrievedly, knelt on the ground, and said nothing.

"Ha." Zhu Dingyuan laughed.

He raised his face, the lust in his eyes still showing after his debauchery, which had not faded yet. He curled his lips at the queen with a half-smile on his face.

"Noble Concubine Gao is dead, and you want to use this as an excuse to attack me?"

The queen looked at the red scratches on his neck and clenched her fingers jealously: "Your Majesty, I am the queen. I must say these words for your sake. The virtue of a concubine comes first."

Zhu Dingyuan looked at him dimly: "Queen."

His appearance changed. His brows were gloomy, the corners of his eyes were sharp, and there was no trace of warmth in his eyes. Instead, they flashed with an extremely depressing dark light that was frightening.

The queen was a little scared, but still looked at him.

Gao Lian'er is dead, Concubine Zhao is in the cold palace, and she is pregnant with twins. Now she has the harem firmly in her hands.

Even if the man in front of her doesn't love her, she is still the queen and can punish these vulgar people who climb into her bed.

"Why do you always make me unhappy?" Zhu Dingyuan looked at Hua Ni and stretched out his hand to her.

Hua Ni stood up sensibly. She fell into the man's arms like a light butterfly and was easily controlled. She sat on his lap, her clothes slipped off, revealing her snow-white shoulders.

Zhu Dingyuan hooked her chin and said, "If I don't come to such a beautiful scenery, wouldn't it be a waste?"

"Your Majesty...it's so itchy..."

The Queen watched Zhu Dingyuan biting Hua Ni's earlobe and her body began to tremble. She was even more wanton than Zhao Yue and was increasingly out of her control.

Her cheeks turned pale. "Your Majesty, Concubine Gao has passed away. The Gao family's tutor has resigned. Concubine Gao has no children. Should I enter the Royal Golden Garden as a concubine?"

Zhu Dingyuan stopped, shook off Hua Ni's hand, pushed her off his body, stood up and walked towards the queen step by step.

"It's New Year's Eve soon, doesn't the Queen know?" He wiped his lip and tied his clothes: "I really hate those white flags all over the sky."

He placed his hand on the queen's shoulder and smiled at her: "Wait until New Year's Eve is over, don't worry. Since the queen is so concerned, I will leave this matter to you."

"Your Majesty, Concubine Hua..."

"I will accompany you back to Fengyi Palace." Zhu Dingyuan held her hand: "There is already one in the cold palace, isn't there?"

The queen then shut up, glanced at the flowers on the ground, and walked out with him.

Baoer came in and saw her lying on the ground and quickly helped her up. Hua Ni touched her waist nonchalantly and said, "You are so hard to please. When will Zhaoyue come out?"

"Your Majesty hasn't gone far yet!" Baoer quickly covered her lips.

Hua Ni took the bronze mirror and looked at the wound on her neck: "Noble Concubine Gao is really a man of integrity. She never said anything about the trap she set for the Queen until her death. Bao'er, bring Caiyue here."

Baoer was a little unhappy: "My Queen, you really want her to serve you." There was jealousy in her round eyes.

Hua Ni stuffed the mirror into her arms and pinched her cheeks: "You wish, the queen only wants you to serve her."

She twisted her hair around her fingers charmingly: "Noble Concubine Gao gave her to us, so naturally we have to teach her the rules of Yanhui Garden."

Baoer then smiled: "I'll bring her here."

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Fengyi Palace.

The Queen offered tea to Zhu Dingyuan: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother's health is getting worse and worse. I'm afraid she won't be able to attend the New Year's Eve palace banquet."

She sighed: "The Queen Mother seems confused. She keeps muttering about Shangqing Temple and the past. She also holds tightly to the red carp ornament sent by the person in the cold palace. What do you think of this..."

"She has been sent to the cold palace, but the Queen still feels that there is something unclean in this palace that is bothering me and the Queen Mother, right?"

"Your Majesty, I am only concerned about the Queen Mother." The Queen frowned sadly.

"Is the Buddha that the Empress Dowager chants the real Buddha?" Zhu Dingyuan said this to her and chuckled with deep meaning.

The queen didn't understand and wanted to ask more.

Xun Qiu led people in and saw Zhu Dingyuan sitting inside. She quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will leave immediately."

Zhu Dingyuan looked at the row of people behind her: "What's wrong?"

The queen explained, "They are all newly selected wet nurses. I will give birth to a dragon heir soon. I have been taking medicine because of my poor health, and I did not stop even when I was pregnant with the dragon heir. I was afraid that my milk would not be good for the child, so I found them."

When she talked about children, her tone became much lighter.

"The Queen has always been prepared for a rainy day." Zhu Dingyuan glanced at her belly which was as big as that of a full-term pregnant woman.

Then he looked at the young nurses and said, "It's quite interesting..."

He narrowed his eyes and pointed at the one standing at the end: "How old are you?"

Xun Qiu pushed her out: "His Majesty is asking you a question!"

"Your Majesty, My Lady, I am seventeen years old this year." Her chest was bulging, and her waist looked thin. She was not very pretty, but her eyes were watery and she looked as timid as a deer.

As soon as she opened her mouth, her face turned red all the way to her neck.

"Come here." Zhu Dingyuan said.

The queen was stunned and looked into his eyes, which were cold and silent, with only intense desire.

"Your Highness, I have remembered something, so I will take my leave first."

The moment she walked out the door, she looked back and could only see Zhu Dingyuan's hand on the young wet nurse's waist.

The queen held Xunqiu's hand tightly, her face pale: "Xunqiu, I hate you so much."

"Your Highness, you have a dragon heir. They are just a whim of His Majesty." Xun Qiu comforted her, with a hint of doubt: "Huapin has always been well-behaved and obedient. Why do you have to go today..."

"You don't understand!" The Queen bit her lip, her eyes filled with coldness. "I am no longer able to serve you in bed, but they are all so beautiful that they have seduced your Majesty. Each of them has lingered in bed with your Majesty. I hate them so much."

Not as a queen, but as a woman, she hated that she could not be like them and could only guard the empty Fengyi Palace every day.

Even with the child, she had only these pitiful consolations, this man didn't want to touch her, wouldn't touch her, she really hated these women lying next to her Majesty who belonged to her.

She wanted to kill everyone who slept next to him!

The Queen's eyes were red, and she suddenly felt a little panicked: "Xunqiu, I was about to punish Huapin just now, but His Majesty stopped me. He blamed me for sending Zhaoyue to the cold palace, and now he doesn't want me to replace her. What do you think...what do you think when Princess Cassel enters the palace, will it be another supreme favor?"

She shed tears and was extremely depressed: "If Concubine Gao leaves, there will be another Concubine Gao. All the women in the world will belong to him. There are so many of them and they are so beautiful. I have to send these women to him with a smile."

"Hua Ni was given to me, wasn't it? Xun Qiu... I'm so tired. Do I have to fight for the rest of my life?"

"Your Majesty, calm down, Your Majesty!" Xun Qiu supported her body: "You are the queen. No matter how many women come in, you are the only wife of His Majesty."

The queen gradually calmed down, straightened her back, and looked at Xun Qiu: "Princess Cassel, where are you?"

Xun Qiu forced a stiff smile: "Tomorrow... we will arrive at Tianzhao."

The rain finally stopped, and drops of rain began to fall from the eaves of the palace.

The queen, who was sitting on the couch with her eyes closed and turning the Buddhist beads, opened her eyes. The green wood fragrance in the hall was natural and peaceful.

"Has His Majesty left?"

Xun Qiu came in from outside and nodded: "Your Majesty did not give her a position, it seems that it is just..."

"Just what?"

Xun Qiu couldn't help but feel embarrassed despite his age: "I drank some milk."

The queen was silent for a while and said, "Send it to the miracle doctor."

"Yes."