New Return of the Pearl: The Group's Pet Swallow Flies

After ten days of travel, the group finally arrived in the capital.

Because the Emperor was going to bring Xia Yuhe and her daughter and Xiao Zhihang's family to the palace to pay a visit to the Empress Dowager, Fucha Fuheng took Liu Chenfeng and his family to his residence to settle down first.

Fulan also took his two sons home to report to his wife that he was safe.

Xiao Mu took a group of Xiao family servants to the Earl's Mansion granted by the Emperor to pack up and reorganize the team. The convoy suddenly became much smaller.

Hongli and Xia Yuhe rode in one carriage, Xiao Zhihang and Du Xueying rode in another, Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei rode in another, Yongqi, Benjamin and Xiao Feng rode in another, and Doctor Hu and Ji Xiaolan rode in another. They all went into the palace together.

Xiaoyanzi sat in the carriage, drew aside the curtain and looked outside at the strange yet familiar capital city, her eyes a little dazed.

The capital city was indeed different from ordinary towns. The city walls were even more imposing, and the soldiers guarding the gates looked even more imposing.

There are many shops on the bustling streets, and most people live and work in peace and contentment with smiles on their faces. But if you look closely, you can see that many people are still working hard to make a living.

Xiaoyanzi looked at the bustling streets outside. The general direction seemed to be similar to the future. However, if she looked closely, many shops were still different from what they would be more than ten years later. She then truly felt that she had returned to the past.

Ziwei seemed to see what Xiaoyanzi was thinking, and gently held her hand to comfort her.

The next moment, she heard Xiaoyanzi's soul-searching question, and her face changed instantly.

"Ziwei, we're going back to the palace soon. Are you afraid? There are still the Queen, the Empress Dowager and others in the palace."

Xiaoyanzi saw that Ziwei looked unhappy and felt that her palms were sweating. She wanted to laugh, but to be honest, she was also a little nervous.

"Okay, don't say you're nervous, I'm nervous too."

Ziwei pursed her lips, trying to calm herself down. She said calmly, "It's okay. We are still children now. I believe they won't embarrass us."

Xiaoyanzi nodded in agreement but felt a little uneasy in her heart. She wondered if the Empress and Empress Dowager would have bad tempers when they were young and would make things difficult for them.

"To be honest, I'm a little worried about mother."

Ziwei thought about it and couldn't help but speak her mind, her eyes full of worry for her mother.

Xiaoyanzi leaned beside her, tilted her head and smiled, "Don't worry, with the two of us who know the future, how can they bully mother? Impossible, hahahaha."

Hearing Xiaoyanzi's words, Ziwei smiled helplessly, but in her heart, she relaxed a little. She looked outside through the curtain that Xiaoyanzi lifted and started chatting and laughing with her.

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Xia Yuhe, who was being missed by them, was indeed feeling somewhat uneasy. As she watched the carriage getting closer and closer to the magnificent and majestic imperial palace, she felt an inexplicable panic in her heart.

Who among the women in the world doesn't want to enter the imperial city, become the emperor's concubine, and be someone who is below a few people and above ten thousand people? To be honest, she had the same idea at the beginning, so after falling in love with the emperor for a long time, she also had the idea of ​​being taken into the palace by the emperor and becoming the emperor's concubine.

Therefore, she had physical contact with the emperor at that time, and she also wanted to take a chance. Not to mention giving birth to a son to fight for the throne in the future, at least, having a child by her side and entering the palace was a good thing.

But she never expected that she would have to wait for three years, and during these three years, she had also heard a lot of rumors about the palace.

It is said that the emperor's words are law, but there are also many emperors who are unfaithful, favoring Concubine Ling, or favoring some new beauties in the palace.

It was hard to tell what was true and what was false, but she also knew that once she entered the palace, there would be no turning back.

So, during those three years, she was both looking forward to it and feeling lucky at the same time. She was looking forward to his coming, but also feeling lucky that he didn't come.

. . . . . . .

Now, he came, and he took her and the child back to the palace as promised. However, when she saw the deep walled courtyard up close, her heart began to panic. She suddenly thought of those concubines who died tragically in the palace and were banished to the cold palace. She began to be afraid...

"What are you thinking about? Why are you still shaking?"

Hongli was reading a book and felt his neck was tired, so he rubbed it. When he looked up, he saw Yuhe staring out the curtains in a daze. He shivered unconsciously and couldn't help asking.

Xia Yuhe turned back with a pale face. She did not dare to say that the palace looked like a cage. Instead, she curled her lips and said, "It's nothing. I'm just afraid that after entering the palace, I will never be able to leave. I'm also afraid that the old Buddha and the others will not like me."

Hongli smiled and took her into his arms, comforting her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Xia Yuhe felt the warm embrace and inexplicably felt at ease, but she silently made up her mind not to put all her hopes on one man, because men are the most unreliable, especially men with three wives and four concubines.

Although, with the support of the emperor, she can have no worries about food and clothing and enjoy all the honors and favors, but relatively speaking, there are also many dangers. Once the honors and favors are gone, it will be a dead end. She still has to rely on herself, or cling to someone else's thighs.

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Inside the palace.

Knowing that the Emperor would be returning today, the Empress Dowager had the palace cleaned and decorated carefully early on.

The Queen and others were waiting in front of the Qianqing Palace early, waiting for the Emperor and others to return.

Shu Yuan, dressed in an exquisite phoenix robe, was supported by Madam Rong. She had a peaceful smile on her face, but she didn't know how many times she had cursed the emperor in her heart.

From time to time, he glanced at Concubine Ling who was holding her belly beside him, and his heart felt a little sour.

Thinking back to the day when Concubine Ling was found to be pregnant, she took the supplements brought by the palace maid and walked towards the Yanx Palace. Not long after, she saw the Empress Dowager, Concubine Yu and others coming over.

Seeing the Empress Dowager, who had been lying in bed for more than ten days, got out of bed happily to see Concubine Ling because she was pregnant.

Shu Yuan felt inexplicably uncomfortable in her heart. She blamed herself on not being liked by the emperor and also on her own poor pregnancy.

Wei Qinglan held her stomach, her face a little pale. The child is still young, but she suffers from severe morning sickness. She also likes spicy food very much. If she doesn't eat spicy food for a meal, she will feel uncomfortable. However, if she eats too much, she will easily vomit and have diarrhea.

These past few days have been very tiring for her. She has no appetite every day and cannot rest well. For some reason, she even regrets having a child. However, the child is here, it is fate, and she really cannot give up the child. After all, this is the child she has been looking forward to for a long time.

"Mother, are you okay?"

La Mei supported her own queen and felt the cold sweat on her palms. She was quite worried and couldn't help but ask quietly.

Wei Qinglan shook his head and gritted his teeth, "It's okay, I can do it."

The old Buddha seemed to have heard the noise, and looked at Concubine Ling with concern, saying in a loving voice, "Concubine Ling, you are now in a coma, why don't you go back and rest. When the emperor comes back, I will ask him to go see you first."