Xia Dongchun did not respond to Concubine Qi's words, but looked at An Lingrong. In front of so many people, Xia Dongchun did not directly show a cold face, but showed a puzzled expression: "The Queen Mother invited us to watch a play to relieve boredom. I was just listening to the play seriously. But An Guiren, you are sitting behind me, not watching the play carefully, and you keep looking at me. Why?"

There was no malice in her tone, it seemed as if she was genuinely just curious.

But An Lingrong knew that was not the case. She had sensed that Xia Dongchun was not as stupid as she had initially thought, so she lowered her head and made the expression she was best at: "How could Concubine Zhao think like that? I just happened to see it and was worried that Concubine Zhao was feeling unwell."

"Are you saying that Concubine Qi has misunderstood?" Xia Dongchun retaliated by throwing back the knife that An Lingrong had thrown at her.

Concubine Qi glared at An Lingrong reproachfully, and An Lingrong fell silent.

"Okay, let's watch the show." said the Queen.

Xia Dongchun turned around and smiled at An Lingrong with disdain in her smile.

An Lingrong clenched the handkerchief in her hand so tightly that she almost tore it apart.

It was with this kind of look that An Lingrong hid the hatred in her eyes. She hated the look of contempt from others the most.

However, this little noise was not enough to cause any more trouble. After the show, everyone went back. Xia Dongchun and An Lingrong walked together. There was no one around. Xia Dongchun walked in front without looking back, but it sounded like she was talking to An Lingrong: "I advise you not to provoke me. I'm not as stupid as Noble Lady Fucha, nor am I someone who is deceived by your appearance like Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang. In front of me, you'd better put away your tricks, so as not to disgust others for no reason."

These were the most straightforward and offensive words Xia Dongchun had said to An Lingrong since entering the palace.

At least he had many concerns before. Although Xia Dongchun's attitude towards An Lingrong was not good, he was still willing to pretend on the surface.

An Lingrong paused for a moment, and her expression froze, but she quickly returned to normal, still pretending to be dumb: "What is Concubine Zhao saying? Why don't I understand?"

"Humph," Xia Dongchun couldn't help laughing. She simply stopped and turned around. "How dare you say that Fu Cha Guiren's affairs have nothing to do with you? Let's not talk about her childbirth this time. But the two palace maids around her were punished to the Ministry of Punishment. I'm afraid it has something to do with you, right?"

An Lingrong wanted to deny it, and her attitude became tougher: "I remember the noble lady once said that when speaking in the palace, you have to provide evidence. It's better not to talk nonsense about this unsubstantiated speculation."

Xia Dongchun looked at her, remained silent for a moment, walked closer to her, and whispered in An Lingrong's ear: "Then...was the scar-removing glue also a guess from me?"

An Lingrong's pupils shrank and she took two steps back. Although she didn't say anything, her expression said it all.

Xia Dongchun smiled lightly, left a sentence "Mrs. An, take care of yourself", and left with Yun Ling.

An Lingrong was left standing there for a long time. Baojuan looked at her with some concern: "My lady... do you think Concubine Zhao really knows something?"

"Let's go back to the palace first." No matter whether Xia Dongchun really knew something or not, such words must never be said outside. An Lingrong came to her senses and hurried back to the Yanx Palace with Baojuan.

After returning, Xia Dongchun still felt unwell, so he asked Yin Zhu to invite the imperial physician.

This time it was Xu Zhiyun who came. Doctor Zhang asked to leave the palace and return home because of the matter of Noble Lady Fucha.

After taking her pulse, Xu Zhiyun said, "Congratulations, young lady. Congratulations, young lady. From my pulse, I know you are more than two months pregnant."

"Are you serious?" Xia Dongchun's eyes widened suddenly. This news was indeed too sudden for her.

But after calming down, Xia Dongchun felt that getting pregnant at this time might not be a good thing.

Ling Yuan is still young. Although Yinzhen promised to let her take care of Ling Yuan herself, there is no guarantee that someone will not take advantage of this opportunity to take Ling Yuan away from her using the excuse that she is pregnant and cannot take care of her.

In addition, with the recent incident with Noble Lady Fucha, other people should have been eyeing Zhen Huan's belly, but now, she is here to share the burden for Zhen Huan.

Xu Zhiyun stood up and said, "I dare not lie to you, my lady, but have you not rested well recently? I see that your pulse is weak, dry and urgent, so you should take care of the fetus. I will prescribe a prescription for you to keep the fetus safe and then report to the emperor."

"Thank you, Lord Xu." Xia Dongchun nodded and gave Yin Zhu a look, and Yin Zhu sent Xu Zhiyun out.

"Why does it seem to me that the young lady doesn't look happy?" Yun Ling asked worriedly.

"In a few days, the Emperor and the Empress will go to Ganlu Temple outside the palace to pray and burn incense. Concubine Hua is in charge of the six palaces. The Emperor has been doting on her a lot recently. She is in a very proud period. If she gets pregnant at this time, wouldn't she be a thorn in the eyes of others?" Xia Dongchun sighed.

"Oh, my lady, don't think about it." Yun Ling squatted down and looked up at her. "My lady, it's a good thing to have many children. No matter what, Concubine Hua can't blatantly murder the heir to the throne."

After a pause, Yun Ling looked outside and saw that no one had come in. He whispered, "If it really doesn't work, let's think of a way to not go out."

Xia Dongchun didn't expect that Yunling had the same idea as her. She couldn't tell Yinzhen about her concerns directly, so she could only think of another solution herself.

However, what Xia Dongchun didn't expect was that Yinzhen arrived before she could come up with a solution.

She also took the initiative to express what was on her mind.

Yinzhen, who had been depressed because of the stillbirth of Noble Fucha, felt a little relieved after learning that Xia Dongchun was pregnant. When he came to the Yanx Palace, he remembered how Xia Dongchun was repeatedly assassinated when she was pregnant with Lingyuan.

Although everything was saved in the end, after what happened with Noble Lady Fucha, Yinzhen didn't want to see the same thing happen again.

In addition, Xu Zhiyun said that Xia Dongchun's pregnancy was a little unstable this time, which made him even more worried.

As soon as he entered the room, Yinzhen said, "I heard that Zhao'er was pregnant, so I came to see you."

Xia Dongchun stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health."

"Hey, sit down." Yinzhen pressed Xia Dongchun's shoulder and asked her to sit down. He also sat down beside her and expressed his thoughts. "In a few days, the Queen and I will go out of the palace. You and Wanpin are both pregnant. I am worried. What I mean is that you should take good care of your pregnancy in Yanxi Palace. I will tell others that you are under house arrest. I have not told others about your pregnancy for the time being. Everything will be known after I come back."

It's a pity that everyone already knows that Zhen Huan is pregnant, otherwise Yinzhen would have planned to treat Zhen Huan in the same way. But now that Xia Dongchun is also pregnant, Yinzhen can feel more at ease if he does this.

Although Concubine Fucha was purely responsible for it, he never wanted to see the same thing happen to Concubine Fucha again.

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