The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

Qin Wan soon found out who the bad guy that Little Lion was talking about was. When at the Qin family, Little Lion was with his two uncles, and the eunuch Ye Liang was still with them.

Eunuch Gao is old, and his legs and feet are not as nimble as before, so when Little Lion goes out, Ye Liang always follows him and serves him.

After returning to the East Palace and handing the little lion to Eunuch Gao's care, Qin Wan called Ye Liang over.

"Did the prince of Guangling Marquis's Mansion really say this?"

Ye Liang leaned forward and said, "Princess Consort, I dare not lie. My two uncles and Master Xie were also there at the time."

Qin Wan's fox eyes narrowed slightly. The Yao family was relying on the presence of Concubine De in the palace and was becoming arrogant.

"Okay, go down and serve the emperor's grandson well."

"Yes, Princess!"

Ye Liang bent down and slowly retreated.

Qin Wan looked at the sky and asked, "Why hasn't the prince come back yet?"

Gui Xi came in at this time to report, "Your Majesty, there is news from Shi Xi. The prince said that Your Majesty should go to bed first. There is something going on in the front court, and the prince will be busy until late at night."

"okay, I get it."

After Gui Xi left, Granny Ping brought in some chicken soup. "My queen, you've been tired today. Have some chicken soup."

Qin Wan was pregnant now, so she couldn't help being hungry. She smiled and sat at the table, "Grandma Ping is still thinking about me."

Granny Ping liked Qin Wan's closeness to her very much, and a smile appeared on her face.

Qin Wan quickly finished the chicken soup, even eating the chicken in it, "Grandma Ping, I think my appetite is much better than before."

"Your Highness is eating for one person now, and supplementing for two people, so it's natural that you have a good appetite."

Qin Wan thought of the past and sighed, "When we had the little lion, we were really worried every day, always worried that someone would harm us. Even after giving birth to him, life was not smooth."

Thinking about the past, I naturally thought of someone, "How is Song Zhirou doing?"

Grandma Ping knew the grudge between Qin Wan and Song Zhirou, so she naturally didn't think her master was cruel.

If the Crown Princess doesn't have any skills and is like a person made of clay, such a master won't go far and is not worthy of their following.

Granny Ping replied, "Madam, Mr. Song has been bedridden for several months. He only has two or three months to live."

Qin Wan had said at the beginning that she didn't want Song Zhirou to continue living, so the people below would naturally take action.

In fact, if there was really someone in the palace who wanted to protect Song Zhirou, her people might not succeed.

However, there was no one around Song Zhirou, and no one cared about her life or death, so Qin Wan would not be polite.

Qin Wan attacked Song Zhirou without telling Zhao Zhen. Qin Wan didn't know how Zhao Zhen would look at her when she knew the truth.

But Qin Wan did not regret her action.

Although she comes from modern society, she is not a kind-hearted person, nor is she a big enemy.

It is her character to take revenge.

Song Zhirou went too far in the past.

In fact, Qin Wan didn't know that Zhao Zhen had already known about her actions and did not try to stop her, which meant she agreed.

However, the two had never communicated about this matter, and neither of them knew that the other knew about it.

"That's good, keep him under guard."

"Don't worry, Madam. The people serving Mr. Song are all our people. Besides, the imperial physician will never be able to detect the poison in Mr. Song."

Qin Wan nodded, "That's good!"

Thinking of the Yao family, he instructed again: "Send a message to Shang Rui outside the palace and ask him to send someone to keep an eye on the Yao family, especially Yao Changfeng."

Granny Ping used to serve Shang Qingci, and Shang Qingci used to go to Guangling Marquis Mansion frequently. Granny Ping was also familiar with Yao Changfeng.

"My lady, what's wrong with Master Yao?"

Qin Wan shook her head. "No, I just felt that the Yao family was not very friendly to me, so I sent someone to keep an eye on them."

"Okay, I'll go and tell you right away."

Qin Wan was tired after a day of work. After Grandma Ping left, Qin Wan washed up and went to bed.

In the middle of the night, Qin Wan felt a pair of big hands touching her belly. She woke up dazedly, "You're back."

Zhao Zhen lay beside Qin Wan and put her arms around her. "Was your baby good today?"

Qin Wan rolled her eyes at Zhao Zhen and said, "It's only been a few months. He may not even be as big as a fist now!"

Qin Wan had taken biology classes in her previous life, so she was very familiar with the development process of the embryo.

Zhao Zhen's big hand rubbed Qin Wan's abdomen, "I was not with you when the little lion was born. This time when you give birth, I hope I can be with you."

Qin Wan, who was originally a little sleepy, suddenly became alert.

"What happened? Why do you say that?"

Zhao Zhen patted Qin Wan's back gently, "It's okay, don't think too much."

Qin Wan is so perceptive. If nothing happened, Zhao Zhen wouldn't be so sentimental.

They were in the East Palace, so when she gave birth, Zhao Zhen could naturally be in the palace, unless Zhao Zhen wanted to leave.

Qin Wan leaned into Zhao Zhen's arms, "No, something must have happened. Did something happen in the previous dynasty?"

This was all Qin Wan could think of.

Zhao Zhen sighed, "The Xianbei are making moves on the border again. They have been quiet for only two years, but now they are starting to make moves again."

"Barbarians?"

"Well, the snow and wind in the north are very strong this year. The Hu people are coming to harass the people in the north again."

Zhao Zhen was very helpless, because now the entire Yan Dynasty belonged to the Zhao family.

The Zhao family is no longer just responsible for guarding the northern fortress as they did in the past. Now the whole world depends on the Zhao father and son.

No, to be exact, it was on Zhao Zhen's body.

The emperor almost handed over all state affairs to the prince, and he focused on taking care of his health.

The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. The world has been conquered, but as the old saying goes, it is easy to conquer the world but difficult to keep it.

The emperor cannot ignore any trouble anywhere in the world, unless he wants to be a tyrant and want the country to perish.

"Then shall we send troops?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head. "It has not been decided yet. We will discuss it in the court tomorrow."

Qin Wan also felt heavy-hearted. The imperial court could not ignore the lives of the people in the north, but if a war broke out, the tax silver collected during the autumn harvest would probably have to be taken out again.

Qin Wan suddenly felt that the entire Yan Dynasty was like a big funnel, leaking either here or there.

Zhao Zhen patted Qin Wan's back gently, "Don't worry, it's not a big deal, go to sleep quickly, all you can do now is to take care of your body and give me a healthy baby."

Qin Wan looked at Zhao Zhen, stretched out her hand, and gently touched his eyebrows and eyes, "Zhao Zhen, I will help you!"

Zhao Zhen didn't take Qin Wan's words seriously. He took Qin Wan's hand, kissed her lips, and coaxed her softly, "Well, I know, go to sleep!"

Qin Wan knew that Zhao Zhen didn’t believe it, but it didn’t matter, she would give him a surprise.