It's good to exchange marriages. My sister eats coarse food while I wear gold and silver.

"It is basically certain that the child is Deng Rong's."

"Emperor Deng? It's not often that he returns to the capital. How could it be possible that..."

"Openly he cannot go back, but privately, he can disguise himself and sneak into the palace at any time to have a tryst with the empress." Princess Jinghe was also a person who had experienced love. If the empress was not the empress, she would not want to care about her relationship with Jiedushi Deng at all. But now she is the empress who is the mother of the country, worshipped by the people of the world, and her son is the next emperor. However, she did such a rebellious and immoral thing. She was extremely selfish.

The imperial concubine covered her mouth and nose immediately. He actually heard the queen's secret so easily.

"No wonder."

"What's so strange?" asked Princess Jinghe.

"The Queen came to me once before and asked me if there was any medicine that could help women avoid pregnancy without hurting their genitals. She was afraid that her maids in the palace would be cheated of money and sex by some rascal. Originally, the Queen planned to ask the Imperial Hospital for some medicine, but she said that the imperial doctors always made a fuss, so she came to me. At that time, I thought that since the Queen took the initiative to ask, I couldn't refuse. I also thought that she was kind-hearted and would actually consider this for the maids. So I sent the medicine to her that day, and then every month, she would ask her personal maid to come and get the medicine." The imperial concubine patted herself lightly, "I was really confused. If it was medicine for a maid, I could just ask a maid to get it. Why did I bother the Queen's confidant to come and get it in person?"

"In other words, she took the contraceptive pills herself?"

Princess Jinghe was confused: "But she vomited everything she ate. Bu Wei, you said she was pregnant. Isn't that contradictory?"

"The contraceptive drugs used by women are all cold substances. Drinking too much will only cause harm to the body and will not provide any benefits. Even if you get pregnant, it will be difficult to carry the child to full term. Besides, the queen is too old to be allowed to get pregnant. If she really gets pregnant on her birthday, there might be two deaths." Yuan Buwei said this to Princess Jinghe. She grew up in the harem and must know about the struggles and schemes between the concubines.

really.

Princess Jinghe narrowed her eyes and said, "I understand, Buwei, you can make the medicinal food, but you have to replace it with abortion-preserving medicine. It just so happens that I will go to meet her."

"But now we don't know what she wants to do?" The imperial concubine expressed her doubts.

"The baby in her belly is either for me or for Concubine Xian. The other concubines' families are all civil officials, but Concubine Xian's family is a military family. There are many of her relatives in the court now. Moreover, the choice of the queen was to choose between the current queen and Concubine Xian, and my brother chose the queen." Princess Jinghe smiled coldly, "I really don't care about her tricks."

Fengyi Palace.

The Queen was very alert when facing Princess Jinghe who came uninvited.

Especially when I heard her say that she asked someone to prepare a bowl of medicinal food specifically for her body to nourish her body.

"Jinghe, I'm fine. It's probably because the temperature difference between indoors and outdoors is too big these days. I'm just a little uncomfortable." The queen pulled up the quilt that had been slipping a little on her body. "You look better and better recently."

"I look good because of the medicinal food. If the Queen is worried that it is poisonous, I can try it first." Princess Jinghe said, and without waiting for the Queen to answer, she took a bite and said, "I just found that the medicinal food is easier to swallow than the decoction, and the effect is smaller, so I rushed here as soon as I learned that the Queen was unwell."

"It's my fault. I made you, Jinghe, worry." The Queen smiled at Princess Jinghe. Seeing that she had eaten the medicinal food, there was nothing wrong with her. Moreover, she vomited everything she ate now. There was nothing in her stomach anymore. Now she could smell the scent of the medicinal food.

She couldn't help swallowing.

"Sister-in-law, try it. If it doesn't taste good, you can spit it out."

"That's good. It's Jinghe's thoughtful intention." The queen nodded. After confirming that Jinghe was fine after eating the medicinal food, she began to drink it.

As a result, her appetite was whetted as soon as she took a bite.

"Jinghe, how did you make this medicinal food? Why is it not bitter at all, but sour and sweet instead?"

"It has plums and honey in it, so it tastes sour and sweet, very appetizing." Princess Jinghe looked at the queen and smiled, "If you like it, I will tell your maid how to make it and ask her to make it for you. The ingredients are simple and the method is also very simple."

The queen had been lazy for several days, and after eating the medicinal food, her stomach felt warm.

Most importantly, she didn't feel nauseous.

"It is said that long illness makes a doctor. Jinghe, during the time you have been ill, not only have you changed your temper, but you have also learned to care about others. This really surprises me."

"I used to be ignorant and always made my brother worry. Now, when I was sick and lying in bed, needing someone to serve me when I ate, drank, defecated and urinated, I realized that I had done a lot of stupid things in the past. Fortunately, my brother forgave me." Princess Jinghe held the Queen's hand and said with great emotion, "Sister-in-law, you should rest. I will go back first."

"Won't you sit down for a while?"

"No, it looks like it's going to snow again. I'd better go back early so that the imperial concubine won't worry." Princess Jinghe bowed and then left.

As soon as she left, the queen felt sleepy.

When I woke up, it was dark.

She felt a little hungry, so she called the maid: "Lianxin, have you gone to Jinghe to get the recipe for the medicinal diet?"

"I have it, Queen. Would you like me to ask Doctor Hu to take a look? After all, it is something that is taken orally, so it is better to be careful."

The queen thought so too.

Then he agreed.

When Lian Xin came back with the prescription, she looked a little terrified: "Empress, Doctor Hu said that this prescription is for preserving the pregnancy."

"What did you say?"

The Queen sat up straight and said, "Show it to me."

The menu of medicinal food was very simple. Although the queen did not understand the properties of each medicine, she recognized each one of them. "It's impossible. Jinghe is not pregnant. Why would she take a prescription to preserve the pregnancy? Lianxin, cook a bowl of medicinal food according to this recipe. I want to taste it and see if it is different from the bowl Jinghe brought."

"Yes."

Less than half an hour.

Lianxin came in with the medicinal food.

The queen smelled it first and found that it tasted the same as what she had drunk in the afternoon.

Then, she couldn't wait to take a sip, and her brows suddenly frowned.

"Empress, what's wrong? Is this... the medicinal food wrong? I cooked it according to the recipe, not missing a single step."

"Do not."

The Queen shook her head and looked at Lian Xin: "This medicine is exactly the same as the bowl that Jing He brought."