How did my host die?

Duoduo was lying down and chatting with Tuanzi. The weather was getting hotter and hotter. It would probably be time to leave the palace to escape the heat soon. This year, everyone should be able to go. By then, Wanpin would have just finished her confinement.

Queen, this time you didn't make trouble, and let Concubine Wan give birth smoothly. No wonder the Queen has changed her temper. No more abortion, Duoduo thought, it shouldn't be possible, how could this person's nature change? Concubine Duan didn't do anything, didn't she want to hold the baby?

In Suiyuxuan, Wanpin finished packing and asked, "Where's the baby?" Jinxi brought it over and said that the queen was a princess. Wanpin was a little unhappy when she heard that it was a princess-to-be. Jinxi said that the queen was still young, and a princess would be fine, not so conspicuous, and the next child would be a prince. First blooming, then fruiting.

Wanpin held the child in her arms without saying anything. She didn't know if there would be another one. She had been in the palace for a while. There had been constant turmoil, especially after she became pregnant. She was lucky to be able to give birth to the child safely. She was a princess. With a child, the emperor would not neglect her for the sake of the child. She also felt that since she became a concubine, the emperor didn't like her as much as before. Maybe the recipe for the food plague made the emperor aware of something.

Just ask Jinxi if Emperor Jinxi has anything to say.

The emperor told the master to rest more and he would come to see her whenever he was free. Your Majesty, you are still in confinement, so don’t think too much, otherwise you will be in poor health. The emperor still has your Majesty in his heart.

Jinxi comforted.

That's right, my lady. When you gave birth, the emperor was waiting outside. He didn't leave until you gave birth. The emperor dotes on you so much, he will definitely come to see you and the little princess. Huanbi said.

Only Zhen Huan herself knew that the Emperor didn't treat her as fondly as before after she was promoted to a concubine. How could she tell Huanbi about this? She should only eat the fruit she grew, and the Emperor would surely become suspicious if she knew the recipe for the epidemic.

Listening to Huanbi and Jinxi's comfort, Wanpin said nothing and just lay down to rest.

The Empress Dowager of Jingren Palace said to Jianqiu, "Concubine Wan gave birth to a princess, which is good. I don't want another virtuous concubine to appear in the palace. Three children will ensure her a life of glory and prosperity."

Your Majesty, no matter what others do, you are the Queen, and no one can surpass you.

Yes. Even if I don't have palace power, so what? I am still the queen, and even though Concubine Hua is favored, she still has no children and holds palace power. So what? She still has to come to Jingren Palace to pay her respects to me.

The Queen asked Jianqiu about the arrangement that An had agreed to.

Everything has been arranged, just waiting for the emperor to go to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat. An promised to study very hard and is already 60% similar to Empress Chunyuan.

I hope she can be favored, so that my efforts will not be in vain.

With your majesty's preparations, and An Dasheng working hard, he will definitely be favored, Jianqiu said.

It’s just that this An Da Ying’s status is a bit low. Why doesn’t Your Majesty find someone with a better family background, Jianqiu asked.

So what if she has a good family background? A good family background is hard to control. It's good that An agrees to do this. Her family has no power, so she can only rely on me. If she has a good family background, she will turn against me after she is favored. It's better to have a bad family background. I just didn't expect that An agrees to be so good at making incense. She is a useful talent, the Queen said to Jianqiu.

The weather is getting hotter, so let her prepare well.

Duoduo still doesn't know that Mrs. An is involved with the Queen.

She is still lying in Chengqian Palace. If people knew about it, it would be a big deal. This Mrs. An is even more cruel than the queen.

In Chengqian Palace, she asked Meixiang to put some ice in her room, hoping that the emperor would let her go to the garden to escape the heat as it was getting hotter and hotter in the palace.

On this day, Shunpin and Jingpin came to Chengqian Palace as usual. Shunpin said that when she came to pay her respects to Concubine Hua in the morning, she left the Empress speechless. She also said that the Empress was really tolerant, but she could not tolerate it.

Jingpin said that the Empress had no power in the palace now, and the Emperor did not respect her too much. It was just that the Empress Dowager was still around, so they could just save face. Hua Fei was arrogant to begin with, and she didn't take the Empress seriously at all. The power in the harem was now in her hands alone.

He also looked at Duoduo and asked, "Your Majesty, why don't you think about taking some palace power? With palace power, it would be easier to arrange people."

I don't want Gong Quan to be too tired. I have three children to take care of. I don't have that much time to manage other things. I don't have that much time to get a good beauty sleep.

To put it bluntly, we are all concubines, and being a housekeeper is the wife's job. I just want to make sure they don't starve, and I don't want to get involved in anything else.

Even now, the Empress does not have such great power since the Emperor became suspicious of her, but she still has to be careful. The Empress should still have a lot of people around her in the palace, and there is also the Empress Dowager. With only the Empress Dowager around, the Emperor cannot be too harsh on the Empress, otherwise it would be unfilial. Shunpin, you have to manage the people in your palace well, especially those around the children.

Shunpin nodded. The emperor would soon go to the garden to escape the summer heat. When the time comes, they should arrange their affairs in the palace so as not to be in a hurry. Duoduo told them.

He also asked about the situation of An Da Ying and Shen Gui Ren in Jingpin's palace.

Concubine Shen often visited Concubine Wan. I didn't pay much attention to An Da Ying. The emperor didn't favor her much, and she didn't like to go out, so I didn't pay attention to her.

Duoduo said, "Please pay more attention to An Da Ying. I heard that An Da Ying is a master of incense making. If she has any bad intentions, we will be unable to guard against her. She is in your palace, so please pay more attention."

The incense-making master, Shunpin asked.

Yes, her family started out by selling spices. I also heard this, and it should be true. You two should pay more attention to it.

Jingpin also said. This incense can be good or bad. No one in the palace knows about the person who has this skill. If he has other intentions, it will be hard to guard against.

Duoduo also hoped that she was just overthinking. An agreed not to return the jade intact this time. Although she was not favored, Jingpin, the head concubine of Xianfu Palace, was also a gentle person. Not as talented as Xia Dongchun. Pengdi had arranged her to Xianfu Palace in the first place to win her over. If An agreed to become ruthless, it would be hard to stop her. Although she was not afraid of it, it was still annoying for her to act secretly, especially since she had a child.

Doctor Wen is not in the palace and he should not appear this time. Noble Lady Shen is pregnant with Doctor Wen's child. The Emperor has not asked her to take over the palace power, and Concubine Hua will not target her. Besides, Concubine Hua is not as arrogant as in the original plot. Her brother is not the only military general who can be used. The Emperor has appointed the Xue family, which has been a military general for generations and has a much stronger foundation than the Nian family. Therefore, Concubine Hua's brother is not that powerful. It can only be said that it is normal. He dare not buy or sell official positions.