Not long after Princess Duanshu returned to the palace, she met Ruyi in the imperial garden.

No one knows what Ruyi said, but Princess Duanshu slapped Ruyi in the face, and after returning, she jumped into the lake.

Although the baby came immediately, because it was the Guishui season and the weather was cold, the bleeding would not stop and it would be difficult to have a baby in the future.

Hongli hurried to the Cining Palace. Before he entered, he heard Princess Duanshu's screams. He was shocked. The next moment, he saw the palace maids coming out carrying blood, which made him even more shocked.

The Queen Mother's eyes were filled with tears: "Emperor, I know you are unhappy. I shouldn't have forced you because I was worried about your health, but Duanshu...she was your most beloved sister in the past!"

Of course Hongli remembered the sister who sweetly called him fourth brother, and the kindness she had shown him in their early years. He hurriedly looked for her favorite toy from childhood, but he didn't expect that such a thing would happen before he could give it to her.

He held the Queen Mother's hand and said in a deep voice: "Please calm down, Madam. I will give my sister an explanation!"

He handed the toy to the Queen Mother, took a solemn look at the hall where Duan Shu was, and strode away with a cold face.

At the door, I ran into Yan Wan who was hurrying over.

Hongli's eyes were slightly warm: "Royal Concubine, comfort the Queen Mother. I will personally give her an explanation."

Yan Wan nodded anxiously, and when she saw him about to leave, she hurriedly called him, "Your Majesty... no matter what, don't get yourself hurt by being angry!"

Hongli nodded and left in a hurry.

Yan Wan did not linger at the door any longer, but walked in quickly, and saw the Queen Mother talking to Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yun looked very remorseful, but Yan Wan knew his temper well and knew that he had not yet fully entered the state.

Obviously, he had originally agreed to only see her and the Empress, but now that he had so many strange and extra tasks to do, he felt a little tired.

Yan Wan walked quickly forward and saw Zhang Yun look up for a moment, then he immediately entered the state, his face full of regret and sincere self-blame.

Yan Wan glanced at him with a warning look in her eyes.

Zhang Yun's skin tightened, and he lowered his head quickly: "I am incompetent, and the princess is not in good condition."

Yan Wan's eyes were red as she helped the empress dowager into the hall.

The two of them visited Princess Duanshu together, and fortunately, the child was finally aborted.

Aunt Fujia went to deal with the child herself. The Queen Mother sat by the bed, touching her daughter's face as she fell asleep, and silently shed tears: "When I was pregnant with her, I didn't care whether she was a prince or a princess, but after I gave birth, I hoped she would be a prince."

If it was a prince, he wouldn't have to go through the pain of childbirth.

If he were a prince, he would have been raised in luxury since childhood and would not have had to go to Mongolia to marry a princess.

If it was a brother...

She quickly wiped her tears and turned to look at Yan Wan: "I have to thank you this time."

Yan Wan said with guilt: "As a woman, there are really limits to what I can do. I hope the Queen Mother will not blame me for coming up with this sinful idea."

The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "It's not us who are guilty, it's that beast!"

Yan Wan's eyes were gentle: "The Queen Mother is always so clear-headed."

The Queen Mother looked at her gently and said, "There is nothing serious here. You should go back and rest. Go to the Queen and tell her to just take good care of herself and not to come over. Otherwise, Duan Shu will feel guilty for exhausting her sister-in-law."

Yan Wan nodded: "Yes, I will take my leave."

She came out of the Cining Palace, her eyes and brows were cold and solemn, but her mood was very relaxed.

The Empress Dowager and the Emperor have a deep mother-son relationship, but no matter how deep their love is, it is different when facing her own biological daughter.

Yan Wan didn't need the Queen Mother's help in doing anything. She just wanted the Queen Mother to remember the kindness they showed her today and not do anything.

The Queen Mother was intelligent, and she had learned from her, so it was difficult for her to completely hide what she had done from the Queen Mother.

Not long after she returned, Yan Wan heard the emperor's punishment on Ruyi.

Demoted to an official woman, she could only call herself a slave when facing the Eighteenth Prince.

Yunjiao lowered her voice and said, "It is said that the emperor was planning to adopt the eighteenth prince out, but the girl from the Yaoguan threatened to die, so the emperor changed his mind and asked the girl from the Yaoguan to be a servant of the eighteenth prince. He also asked her to live in the servants' room and even had her dragged to the long street and beaten."

When she said this, Yunjiao's face was full of sighs.

Even the lowest-ranking palace maid in Xinzheku was not as miserable as a concubine in Yaoguan.

Every day, he would be put on the long street to slap his face, and bow to his own son...

Yan Wan lowered her eyes: "The emperor is furious."

Calculating the time, the emperor had already thought about marrying Princess Duanshu for the second time, and he also had plans in mind for Princess Duanshu's pregnancy.

Unfortunately, his love offended Princess Duanshu, forcing her to commit suicide for the sake of her chastity and damaging her body...it was impossible for the princess to marry again.

The Emperor and Princess Duanshu do have a brother-sister relationship, but he is the emperor first, and other identities second. As for the identity of an elder brother, who knows how far he ranks?

Yan Wan said calmly: "Don't worry about them, some of them are making trouble."

Ruyi was only suppressed temporarily. As she suffered more and more, she would eventually lose control and go crazy.

She lowered her eyes and fiddled with the sapphire ring on her finger, narrowing her eyes slightly: "Go tell Zhang Yun that when the Eighteenth Prince is critically ill again, ask him to come over, and by the way, tell the Yaoguan girl that if she hadn't taken the sterilization medicine that year and hurt her body, the Eighteenth Prince wouldn't have to suffer this."

Yunjiao asked with a smile: "Should Sister Chunchan go and talk about this, or should I go and talk about it?"

Yan Wan chuckled: "Except when I'm sick, you're the one who goes when I need him to do something."

A smile flashed in Yunjiao's eyes. She let out a crisp "ah" and left.

Chunchan came in with medicine and asked with a smile, "What happened to Yunjiao? She looked like she had found gold."

Yan Wan chuckled: "This girl always loves to laugh, as if she has found gold every day."

Chunchan's eyes curved, "Master, please drink the medicine quickly. Lancui will bring the child to pay respects to you in a while."

Yan Wan smiled so hard that her eyebrows curved. "You came here today? I was so busy that I was confused!"

She picked up the medicine and drank it quickly. Chunchan had already picked up some candied dates and fed them to her.

Yan Wan looked anxiously and asked several times, then saw someone coming in with a plate, it was none other than Lan Cui.

Chunchan followed behind Lancui, holding a chubby, almost one-year-old baby in her arms, who looked just like Lancui.

Yan Wan was pleasantly surprised and said, "This child looks so festive!"

Then he said to Lan Cui, "You are already a concubine. You don't have to do these things. If others see you, they will gossip about you."

Lan Cui's eyes were slightly red: "Your servant..."

Seeing Yan Wan glaring at her, she quickly changed her words and said, "I thought I would be able to visit you soon after getting married, but I didn't expect to get pregnant soon after getting married, and the pregnancy is not good.

This delay lasted until the child was born. You felt sorry for me and ordered me not to come. You were afraid that I would not recover well, and you also specially allowed Nanny Tian to leave the palace to take care of me..."

After all this time, I haven't seen the master for almost two years.

If she had known that she would have no control over her life after getting married, she should not have gotten married!

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