The naive concubine is only interested in being a bad person. Your Majesty, please change your favor

"So, what you mean is that this vicious woman Jiang Liangyuan is really pregnant? When did it happen?" The Queen Mother was a little confused. She didn't expect that Jiang Wange was really pregnant with the dragon heir, and it wasn't just a lie!

"Queen Dowager, please stop calling Wanwan a vicious woman. I have heard about Xia Qingqian's sudden death. I will hand this matter over to the clan affairs office for investigation. Whether Wanwan is guilty or not remains to be proven. You must leave Fengming Palace immediately!"

Xiahou Xuan directly issued an order to expel all the concubines, and those timid concubines fled in panic, fearing that they would be held accountable by Xiahou Xuan.

Only the Empress Dowager, Consort Shu and Consort Chen were present.

"Queen, let's leave first, so as not to make His Majesty even more angry."

Concubine Shu walked up to the Queen Mother and spoke cautiously.

Even though the Queen Mother was unwilling, she knew that she could not do anything to Jiang Wange today!

"let's go--"

At a command, the Queen Mother and her group left together.

The concubine heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Jiang Wange:

"Sister Jiang is too bold. How can you get blood drawn when you are pregnant? It is too unlucky. Call the imperial physician to take a look immediately, so as not to frighten her and disturb her pregnancy."

Concubine Chen looked at Jiang Wange with concern and said.

Seeing that everyone had left, Jiang Wange immediately got out of Xiahou Xuan's arms, wiped away the tears that came out of her acting, and thanked Concubine Chen:

"Thank you, Sister Chen Fei, for speaking up for me. You delayed a lot of time."

"Sister Jiang, what are you talking about? I hope you are fine. Since His Majesty has arrived, I will go back first."

Then the Concubine Chen looked at Xiahou Xuan again, and Xiahou Xuan nodded, allowing the Concubine Chen to leave first.

Now we are the only ones left in the yard.

"Wanwan, do you want Wen Yilan to come and check on you? Is the baby not in labor?"

Xiahou Xuan's worried tone could not be faked, and his eyes were full of worry.

"Your Majesty, why didn't you wait until I was strangled to death by the Queen Mother before coming? I had no choice but to reveal my pregnancy to survive this disaster." Jiang Wange glared at Xiahou Xuan unhappily.

How could this man fail at the critical moment?

"I was wrong. When the Black Guards came to inform me, I was discussing border defense with the ministers of the Military Affairs Council. It was quite important, and Hai Dezi didn't dare to disturb me. He came here immediately after I finished."

Xiahou Xuan felt very guilty, but state affairs came first and he could not abandon them.

"Hmph, His Majesty said he would protect me, but that's just lip service. I can't count on him at the critical moment."

As he spoke, Jiang Wange lowered his head, somewhat disappointed.

This really broke Xiahou Xuan's heart, and he quickly explained:

"There is still a Xuanyi Guard staying in Fengming Palace, watching you all the time. However, the Xuanyi Guard is special after all. They will not expose themselves unless it is a critical moment. I think after seeing that you can deal with the Queen Mother, they did not show up. It is my fault."

This explanation was barely acceptable to Jiang Wange.

If the Black-robed Guards suddenly appeared, I would probably become an even bigger thorn in the empress dowager's side, although it doesn't make much difference now.

Seeing that Jiang Wange's expression had eased a little, he helped her into the house to rest, and at the same time asked Yufeng to ask the imperial physician to come and take her pulse.

After the two of them sat down, Xiahou Xuan held Jiang Wange's hand tightly and looked at her:

"Now that the Queen Mother and the others know that you are pregnant, the days ahead will be even more dangerous. I will issue an order to seal off Fengming Palace. Only certain people will be allowed in and out. Anyone else who trespasses into Fengming Palace will be killed without mercy."

"In fact, these two months won't make a difference. The fetus is stable now, so it doesn't matter if they find out."

Jiang Wange couldn't help but look at her belly. If she wore something tighter, she would probably be able to see her slightly bulging belly. It wouldn't be noticeable unless you looked carefully; only she could feel it.

By the time of New Year's Eve, she was afraid that she would not be able to hide it at all and her belly would swell. She couldn't hide in Fengming Palace forever and had to go out for some fresh air. So announcing it in advance had its benefits.

"It's just that Wanwan, I have to ask you in advance, Xia Qingqian's death should have nothing to do with you, right?"

Hearing this, Jiang Wange looked up at Xiahou Xuan:

"I don't hate Xia Qingqian. Even if she wants to enter the palace as a concubine, or even deliberately gets close to me, I don't hate her."

Therefore, she had no motive for committing the crime.

Xiahou Xuan was completely relieved when he heard Jiang Wange's words.

"I understand. Leave the rest to me and the clan affairs office. You don't have to worry about it. I will find out who killed Xia Qingqian."

"Well, tell me when you find out. I also want to know who harmed Xia Qingqian." Jiang Wange said in a low voice.

As a female official beside the Queen Mother, Xia Qingqian was one of the Queen Mother's closest people. How could someone in the palace be so desperate as to harm her? This didn't make sense in any way.

It can even be said that the possibility of Concubine Shu being murdered is greater than the possibility of Xia Qingqian being murdered.

However, since she couldn't figure it out, she wouldn't dwell on it too much and would just wait for Xiahou Xuan to tell her the truth.

At this time, the harem had been turned upside down because of Jiang Wange's pregnancy.

The Queen Mother was in Ci'an Palace, feeling uneasy.

"This is ridiculous! How could this little bitch get pregnant? I clearly sent her contraceptive soup! I also had someone watch her drink it! How could she get pregnant!"

The Queen Mother still couldn't believe that Jiang Wange was pregnant. The contraceptive soup was effective for at least three months, so this was the reason why she didn't continue to give Jiang Wange the contraceptive soup.

When Concubine Shu heard the Queen Mother's words, she couldn't help but fall into deep thought:

"If she was pregnant before the Queen Mother gave her the contraceptive soup, then wouldn't the contraceptive soup be useless?"

The Queen Mother suddenly understood what was going on, but still couldn't believe it:

"But the first time Jiang Wange slept with someone on record was at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet! How could she have been pregnant before that?"

Shufei felt that the time the empress dowager had confirmed for the first night with her was very suspicious.

"Queen Dowager, perhaps Your Majesty has favored Jiang Liangyuan before, but has kept it a secret because of the people in the harem. But I heard that there was no bleeding in the side hall during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, which is enough to prove that it was not the first time that Jiang Liangyuan slept with you."

The Queen Mother was suddenly enlightened, and many irrational and confusing things suddenly became clear to her.

"He has been guarding against me all the time! He has been on guard all the time!" said the Queen Mother angrily.

Concubine Shu disagreed in her heart:

The relationship between the Xia family and Your Majesty is not as harmonious as it seems. Your Majesty is such a smart man, how could he let the Xia family and the Queen Mother see this?

If the Queen Mother hadn't made such a big fuss today, I guess people wouldn't have discovered that Jiang Liangyuan was pregnant until she was about to give birth, right?

Thinking of this, Concubine Shu couldn't help but laugh at herself.