The princess only wants to get rich and support her family

Hu Cuiwei nodded in agreement.

Everyone's attention was on Concubine Jin's baby.

The Queen Mother calculated the date and said, "According to the date, Concubine Jin should show signs of giving birth next month."

"In the morning, Concubine Jin led a group of sisters to the Yangxin Palace. Maybe she was tired from standing and had a miscarriage." Hu Cuiwei raised her hand slightly, and there was an incredible smell between her sleeves.

The Queen Mother was close by and quickly covered her face with her handkerchief. "From now on, the fragrance dew will only be lit in your palace."

Hu Cuiwei nodded in agreement.

The concubines suddenly became suspicious, but they all tactfully said nothing.

"My queen, it's bad, my queen."

Outside the side hall, the voice of the palace maid's report was heard.

Hu Cui raised her eyes slightly and saw a palace maid rushing in in a panic and kneeling in front of the empress dowager. "Oh no, the third prince fell off his horse and was stepped on by the horse's hoof. He has already..."

The Queen Mother's face was as dark as the abyss. The palace maids did not dare to say anything more and knelt there trembling.

"Don't make this public..."

As soon as Hu Cuiwei finished speaking, the palace maid cried, "Your Majesty already knows, General Nalan and Zhenbei also know."

The Queen Mother stood up from her chair and said, "We must not let Concubine Jin know."

"But..." Before the palace maid could finish her words, another palace maid rushed in, "Oh no, Concubine Jin heard that something happened to the Third Prince and was so excited that she bled profusely."

In an instant, everyone panicked.

Only the Empress Dowager and Hu Cuiwei's thoughts were unfathomable.

The imperial physician was busy treating the patient, and the midwife was also busy running around.

When the news reached Xuanyuan Li, he did not attend court and hurried to the Yanxi Palace on his sedan chair.

Hu Cuiwei and others were sent back to the palace by the Queen Mother. They saw Xuanyuan Li's sedan chair from afar. No one had the heart to flirt with him at this time, except Hu Cuiwei.

When she saw the emperor, she knelt down and greeted him. Xuanyuan Li said, "Get up," and then asked, "How is Concubine Jin?"

Hu Cuiwei replied, "The imperial physician and the midwife are already treating the baby inside. The baby has not been born yet." After a pause, she said, "I have sent someone to tell Concubine De that the Empress Dowager and her entourage are in the Yanxi Palace. Your Majesty does not need to worry."

"Yes. It's time for Concubine De to come over. Then send someone to tell my mother to go back to the palace and wait."

"Yes." Hu Cuiwei responded, and the eunuch quietly retreated to reply.

Xuanyuan Li said to the concubines, "Since the imperial physician and the midwife are inside, it would be bad for all of us to be here together. You can go and rest first. Concubine Chen will go in with me."

The Queen Mother had just dismissed everyone, including Hu Cuiwei. But she didn't know that Xuanyuan Li would bring Hu Cuiwei back to the Yanxi Palace. When the palace servants reported it, they thought it was only Xuanyuan Li. The Queen Mother scolded him without explanation: "Look at how your harem has been messed up by that vixen. I let Chuan'er be adopted by the Queen out of consideration for your kindness. But you, you have provoked Hu Luanfei and Hu Cuiwei, causing harm to the Queen and her daughter..."

The Queen Mother was halfway through her words when she saw Hu Cuiwei behind Xuanyuan Li. She was speechless and glared at Xuanyuan Li angrily, "The Concubine Chen is here, why didn't you remind me?"

Xuanyuan Li said with a straight face, "I didn't know that my mother would say bad things about the Concubine Chen."

The Queen Mother was speechless.

Concubine Jin was in the main hall, screaming in pain during childbirth. The imperial doctors knelt in panic when they saw the king coming.

Xuanyuan Li waved his hand and ordered them to stand up: "What is the situation of Concubine Jin?"

The leading imperial physician replied, "Your Majesty, we will do our best to stabilize the noble concubine."

Hearing what the imperial physician said, Xuanyuan Li's emotions became unstable, like a torpedo that could explode at any time. Everyone was tense, and their fists were tightly clenched under their sleeves. Because they were clenched too tightly, their knuckles were slightly white.

The imperial physician saw Xuanyuan Li sitting down, but he said nothing. He then said tremblingly, "Your Highness is blessed by heaven. You will surely give birth to an heir to the throne smoothly. But..."

"Just what?" Xuanyuan Li said sternly, "Don't be so hesitant when speaking."

The imperial physician nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes...it's just that the noble concubine was quite frightened and emotionally agitated, which could easily lead to hemorrhage."

"In this case, you must treat the patient carefully and not be careless."

The imperial doctors all nodded in agreement, and when they saw that Xuanyuan Li didn't say anything else, they hurried to see Concubine Jin.

"Ze'er fell off his horse. What do you think?" Xuanyuan Li suddenly raised his eyes and stared at Hu Cuiwei.

Hu Cuiwei lowered her eyes, her round eyes looking directly into those sharp and cold eagle eyes, "Your Majesty, what do you want to hear from me?"

"When Ze'er fell off his horse, Chuan'er was right beside him."

"Then what?" Hu Cuiwei asked innocently, "If something happens to Ze'er, will it be my Chuan'er's fault?"

"You know, both brothers are candidates for the crown prince."

"So what?" Hu Cuiwei was not afraid of the increasingly cold old face in front of her, and said bluntly: "Chuan'er is upright, loyal and righteous, and a soft-hearted person. If Your Majesty wants to doubt Chuan'er, I don't know what to say."

"The palace servants reported that only Chuan'er and Ze'er were at the crime scene."

"Aren't the palace maids human beings?"

"Don't try to make excuses." Xuanyuan Li said with displeasure, "Last night you said Chuan'er didn't have a left-hand man and a right-hand man, and couldn't compare to Ze'er."

"But Your Majesty also said that how can the child of Concubine Jin be compared with my child? Could it be that Your Majesty is deceiving me?"

The two people's eyes met briefly.

She saw countless murderous intent in his eyes.

He saw that her face was full of loss, as if she was walking on a long, distant road with no idea where to return and gradually losing hope.

After a brief silence, the two of them made small movements and turned aside, unwilling to face each other.

Xuanyuan Li's attitude further strengthened Hu Cuiwei's decision.

Concubine Jin had a difficult delivery, and Hu Cuiwei stayed with her until late at night. Then a court official came to see Xuanyuan Li, and the two of them left the Yanx Palace and went their separate ways.

The relationship between the two people, who had already been bad, quickly returned to freezing point.

Inside Chengqian Palace, Hu Luanfei's knuckles trembled as he held the imperial edict. "Mother, do you really want to acknowledge this man as your father?"

Hu Cuiwei said: "Don't you want to have a place in Beiqiu?"

"I want to, but I won't acknowledge him."

Hu Cuiwei hesitated for a moment, but when she thought about Xuanyuan Yuchuan's lack of support, compared to the Third Prince who had many backers, she quickly confirmed her original intention of making this decision. "Mother knows that she has let you down and has no face to discuss conditions and favors with you. But Luanfei, think about your brother. He is now walking on thin ice in this court. Without support from behind, it will be difficult for him to break through the siege and ascend the throne."

There was another brief silence in the hall. Hu Luanfei's eyes fell on Hu Cuiwei's tearful face. "Mother, even if you don't recognize this father, I will not abandon you and your brother. I will not refuse to help if I can."

The imperial edict was returned to Hu Cuiwei, and Hu Luanfei said again: "Mother, the Third Prince's affairs will not hinder my brother."