The emperor and the empress went out of the palace together to pray for rain for the people. The scene was quite grand. They walked through the Daqing Gate, which concubines were not allowed to enter or exit. Nine elephants led the way, and the sedan chair was carried by thirty-six people.

All the concubines saw them off from afar. Concubine Hua had the most sour expression, while Zhen Huan had the saddest look. The two of them started quarreling in front of everyone.

This time, Jingpin has already joined Ye Bingshang's camp. Ye Bingshang has an ambiguous relationship with Zhen Huan, sometimes close and sometimes indifferent, so she did not speak for Zhen Huan.

Yinzhen had already left the palace, and Ye Bingshang would not rush to act out the deep sisterly love, so Zhen Huan alone bore all the cannon fodder from Concubine Hua, and her face turned pale when she left.

It is said that when Zhen Huan returned to Sui Yuxuan, she asked Imperial Physician Zhang, who was responsible for preserving her pregnancy, to diagnose her pulse. Imperial Physician Zhang only said that the mother was weak and the fetus was fine.

On the second day after the Emperor and Empress left the palace, Concubine Hua immediately started to tremble, even more than in her previous life. She asked all the concubines to go to Yiku Palace for lectures after breakfast and lunch, and each lecture lasted at least two hours.

Apart from Ye Bingshang who escaped with Yinzhen's special permission, Concubine Hua did not even let Concubine Duan go. She had her carried over by force and also thoughtfully invited the imperial physician Jiang Shen to wait in the Yikun Palace.

Whenever Concubine Duan felt a little unwell, Concubine Hua would order her to be given a dose of Chihua in order to keep her alive. However, this medicine also caused Concubine Duan to suffer great torture.

"If the imperial physician says it's fine, then it's fine. If it's fine, then you should listen to my instructions." Concubine Hua looked at Concubine Duan coldly without any sympathy or pity. "All the concubines are like this. Why are you, Concubine Duan, so special?"

"A concubine is a concubine, and a noble concubine is a noble concubine. Just one word difference means they are inferior to others. If you are inferior to others, you must bow your head and obey them, and you must not disobey. You must all remember this principle firmly in your heart."

There were only two concubines, Concubine Qi and Concubine Duan, each of whom was useless in their own way. The others were of lower status, so they naturally did not dare to plead for Concubine Duan. Although Zhen Huan liked to speak up for justice, she was only a noble lady now and had no friendship with Concubine Duan, so she remained silent.

Concubine Hua glanced around arrogantly and coldly. She felt satisfied when she saw all the concubines lowered their heads obediently. She stroked the pearl tassels on her temples proudly.

"Concubine Duan, although you have served the emperor the longest, when I was his concubine, you were just a princess. In the emperor's heart, you will never surpass me, do you understand?"

Concubine Duan was already in great pain from being tortured by Chi Huan, so how could she withstand such heart-piercing remarks? She coughed up blood, and then was forced to take another dose of Chi Huan.

All the concubines were terrified upon seeing this, and their fear of Concubine Hua increased. They dared not disobey her orders anymore.

Zhen Huan was very dissatisfied when she saw Concubine Hua's arrogance, but perhaps because this time Yinzhen did not give her enough confidence and preference as in her previous life, she did not dare to go against Concubine Hua openly.

Even though he felt chest tightness and shortness of breath from the aroma of Huan Yi, he still endured the discomfort and did not miss the time to pay his respects to Concubine Hua.

The docility of the favorite concubine Zhen Huan made Concubine Hua feel flattered, and she even started to think about another favorite concubine Ye Bingshang. She ignored Yinzhen's order for Ye Bingshang to rest and protect her pregnancy, and forced Ye Bingshang to come and listen to the lecture.

Zhou Ninghai led several palace maids who looked strong to Lanqi Valley. His tone was sinister, half persuasion and half threat.

"Empress Hua said that Empress Lan is already over five months pregnant and is very stable. It doesn't matter if she listens to a lecture. Please don't make things difficult for me, Empress Lan."

Ye Bingshang had a cold face and did not speak. Caiyue, who was standing beside her, suppressed her anger and bowed to Zhou Ninghai, "Eunuch Zhou, my little lady is weak. The emperor has specially allowed her to stay in the uterus to protect the pregnancy. I'm afraid..."

"Empress Lan, forgive me for speaking frankly, but Empress Hua said that you have to go today whether you want to or not." Zhou Ninghai tried hard to make a fierce and strong expression.

But in Ye Bingshang's eyes, his squinting eyes and extremely uncoordinated facial features were as ridiculous as his limp. After listening to what he said, she felt like she had been enlightened.

A eunuch asked the empress not to make things difficult for him. He is truly a servant following his master. He is as arrogant as Concubine Hua. His recklessness is truly enviable.

She was waiting to put another layer of eye drops on Concubine Hua after Zhen Huan had a miscarriage, but this time you guys are the ones who are going to run into her, and if she doesn't provide you with evidence of your guilt, her life will be in vain.

"Please wait for a moment, Eunuch Zhou, so that I can change my clothes."

Considering the fragrance of the Yikun Palace, Ye Bingshang first drank a bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine prescribed by Wei Lin, then put on a veil soaked in medicine to isolate the smell, and finally instructed Yu Gu to quietly inform Wei Lin and let him perform according to the situation.

After completing this series of operations, Ye Bingshang took Caiyue, Caixing and Fangzhi to Yiku Palace.

"May Her Majesty Hua be healthy and well." Ye Bingshang protected her belly and saluted respectfully to Her Majesty Hua. Her manners were perfect and no one could find fault with her.

Concubine Hua was still not satisfied and deliberately found fault, saying, "No need to be polite, why is Concubine Lan still wearing a veil? Do you feel ashamed to face others?"

Ye Bingshang looked normal upon hearing this, with a smile on her face and a gentle and pleasant tone, not revealing the slightest bit of unhappiness. She sat down calmly before she began to explain.

"My Lady Hua, I cannot stand the heat and used too much ice. I didn't expect that I was weak and caught a cold. I was afraid that I would pass on my illness to you sisters, so I wore a veil."

"You are so unlucky." Concubine Hua rolled her eyes without disguising, "When you are pregnant with a dragon fetus, you should put the heir first. How could you be so greedy that you hurt yourself? Do you know your mistake?"

It is true that I am not blessed enough to smell the fragrance of your palace. Ye Bingshang fought back in her heart, but her face became more respectful. "I know I was wrong. From now on, I will put the dragon fetus first."

Her humble appearance undoubtedly intensified Concubine Hua's domineering aura, as if she was saying to Concubine Hua, 'Look, so what if I'm a favorite concubine, so what if I'm pregnant? I dare not say a word in front of you, Nian Shilan, and the Nian family.'

Ye Bingshang sat next to Concubine Jing, and listened to Concubine Hua's boasting with the other concubines. She talked about everything from her mansion to the imperial palace, from Nian Gengyao to Nian Fu.

It could be fate, or more likely it was because the Huan Yi Xiang was so effective. After a while, Zhen Huan felt unwell before Ye Bingshang and wanted to leave first.

Ye Bingshang's eyes flickered for a moment, and then she immediately lowered her head so that no one else would notice. "Your Highness, Imperial Concubine Hua, I am feeling a little unwell, and would like to leave first with Imperial Concubine Wan."

Concubine Hua raised her chin high, with an excited and fierce look in her eyes, determined to put down the arrogance of Ye Bingshang and Zhen Huan.

"There are always servants in the palace who take advantage of their master's favor to quarrel. Now it's time to discipline them. If the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked. For example, Mipin took advantage of her pregnancy to become spoiled. If there are still people who refuse to obey the lesson and continue to follow Mipin's footsteps, it would be too wrong."

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