The emperor just doesn't treat everyone equally, and it's none of my business!

Gu Shijin's eyes flashed. When she met Concubine De...how many people were around Concubine De?

"Your Majesty... Lady Liu... Lady Liu is having a difficult birth."

Lu Junze closed his eyes, a trace of sadness flashed across his face, and he opened his eyes again and said, "Do your best to protect mother and child, otherwise... you must also do your best to protect Concubine Liu."

It can be seen that Lu Junze's decision was very difficult, but it also surprised Gu Shijin very much.

Lu Junze is really a very good husband. Although he did not give love to the concubines in the harem, he has tried his best to protect them.

In this era, it was rare for Lu Junze to be able to make the decision to raise a nanny, not to mention that he was in the royal family and the person he gave up was a prince.

Shangguan Yan was shocked when she heard Lu Junze's words. She looked at Lu Junze and hesitantly called out, "Your Majesty..."

"My decision has been made."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The various noises in the inner room mixed together, making people uneasy. A group of people in the outer room also held their breath and waited for the final result.

About half an hour later, an extremely miserable scream and a loud baby cry were heard from the inner room.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the baby crying, especially the Queen. Gu Shijin, standing below, easily saw the flash of joy on the Queen's face.

Soon, a maid came out holding a baby, and knelt down with a happy face to congratulate: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty, Concubine Liu has given birth to a little princess."

Lu Junze waved his hand and said, "Reward."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lu Junze didn't see how wonderful the faces of the concubines present were when they heard the nanny say it was a little princess.

Especially the queen, her face-changing performance is comparable to that of Sichuan Opera.

In a matter of seconds, I went from happy to angry to disgust.

Although the other concubines had different expressions, most of them were happy in the end. After all, having one less prince in the palace was a good thing for everyone.

Except the Queen.

The imperial physician clearly said it was a prince, how could it be a princess!

Shangguan Yan felt dazed. She even wanted to ask if the midwife had taken the wrong baby. However, the Emperor and she had been in Yufu Palace since Concubine Liu gave birth. It was impossible for someone to switch the baby.

Lu Junze took the little princess from the nanny's hands. The newborn baby was wrinkled and not pretty, but Lu Junze was very happy with a smile in his eyes.

The little princess seemed to sense something and smiled in Lu Junze's arms.

"Your Majesty, the little princess is so well-behaved." Shangguan Yan had calmed down and walked up to look at the little princess.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

At this time, a palace maid ran out in a panic and fell to her knees with a plop: "Your Majesty, Concubine Liu is bleeding."

A trace of sadness appeared on Lu Junze's face, and he said, "Let the imperial physician treat him with all his strength."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

In the end, Concubine Liu could not be saved. She had suffered too much damage during her pregnancy. Her body was already weak, and after all this suffering, it was very difficult for her to hold on until the birth of the child.

"Pass on my decree, conferring the title of consort to Liu, and all funeral rites shall be conducted in accordance with the status of a consort." Lu Junze said with a cold face.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Concubine Liu died while giving birth to a princess, so no one would have any objection to her being promoted to a concubine.

"As for the little princess..." Lu Junze touched the little princess's face, "Let Concubine De raise her for the time being."

No one present was surprised by the emperor's decree. There were only a few people who could raise the princess. Concubine Xian and Concubine Rong both had children, and the queen didn't even care about her own children. The emperor would definitely not give the little princess to her. Concubine De was the most suitable candidate.

Concubine De squatted down and said, "I obey your order. Thank you for your trust. I will definitely raise the little princess well."

Gu Shijin felt happy when he saw Shangguan Yan's unwilling look. He had done so much, but in the end he was making wedding dresses for others.

……

Concubine Liu did not have a strong maternal family and was not favored by Lu Junze, so her funeral was just a process. She only stayed in the palace for three days before being buried.

Death is very common in the palace. If you don't have anyone to rely on, you will be dead and no one will think of making decisions for you.

Everyone knew that Concubine Liu's premature birth was an accident, but the emperor sent people to investigate and found no suspicious person, so the matter was shelved.

Fengyi Palace.

Ever since Concubine Liu gave birth, the atmosphere in Fengyi Palace had become extremely depressing every day. The palace servants did not dare to make any big noise when doing anything, for fear of bringing trouble upon themselves.

After Concubine Liu was buried today, Concubine Zhou and Concubine Rou were called to Fengyi Palace by Shangguan Yan.

"Your concubine pays her respects to Her Majesty the Queen." The two stood together and saluted respectfully.

Shangguan Yan stared at the two people fiercely without saying a word.

Concubine Zhou and Noble Lady Rou felt a little frightened by Shangguan Yan's gaze, but they didn't dare to look up and look him in the face.

After a long while, until Concubine Rou was swaying and could no longer stand, Shangguan Yan finally said, "Get up."

"Thank you, Queen."

Shangguan Yan did not offer them a seat, so the two of them could only stand.

"I asked you to keep an eye on Concubine Liu, but you made such a big mistake." Shangguan Yan slammed the table and raised her voice suddenly, "Didn't you say that Concubine Liu was pregnant with a boy?"

"Now I have failed in my mission and my power has been exposed to the Emperor."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me."

The two had no way to defend themselves and could only beg for mercy.

They didn't know what was going on. The imperial physician clearly said it was a boy, so why did Concubine Liu give birth to a princess in the end!

But it was the imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau who said that Concubine Liu was pregnant with a boy.

"Your Highness," Concubine Zhou asked cautiously, "Your Highness, where is Imperial Physician Liu?"

Doctor Liu was Shangguan Yan's colleague in the Imperial Hospital, and he was the first one to tell Shangguan Yan that Concubine Liu was pregnant with a boy.

Shangguan Yan said coldly: "Doctor Liu said his diagnosis would not be wrong."

Shangguan Yan still didn't understand anything until now. Someone was setting a trap for her to fall into. And in this palace, the only person who could make so many people cooperate in setting a trap for her was the emperor.

Your Majesty, do you really want to dethrone me from the position of Queen?

But I won’t do that. I want to sit firmly on the throne of Queen. A hundred years later, you can only be buried in the same coffin with me.

The more Shangguan Yan thought about it, the more distorted her face became. Concubine Zhou and Concubine Rou looked at each other and lowered their heads silently.

No one in this palace is kind, but the queen can firmly hold the power of the six palaces in her hands, which should not be underestimated.

Concubine Zhou is the person who has followed the Queen the longest and is also the person who knows the Queen best in the palace. Although the Queen appears to be dignified and virtuous on the surface, she is actually ruthless.

There is no telling how many unborn children in this palace were left in the Queen’s hands.

It’s just that the queen may have been completely disappointed with her pregnancy recently, so she thought about adopting a child from someone else.

"You two should pay attention. I don't keep any trash around me."