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

"How many months is Concubine Xi pregnant? I can't quite tell. The heir to the throne is extremely important, so we can't make any mistakes, right?"

The Queen Mother couldn't help herself and took the initiative to attack Jiang Wange.

Hearing this, Jiang Wange raised her head and looked at the Queen Mother, then responded obediently:

"Replying to the Queen Mother, this concubine is already more than five months pregnant."

The Queen Mother silently recited the words "more than five months" and was shocked. Doesn't that mean Jiang Wange was pregnant when she was just canonized as a noble lady? She had only slept with him a few times at that time!

"Xi Guipin is really lucky. She was able to get pregnant after serving the emperor for a few times. There are so many concubines in the harem, but she has not gotten pregnant after serving the emperor for a year."

What the Queen Mother said was interesting. She didn't believe that the Queen Mother didn't know how the concubine had slept with the emperor before. Now she was bringing up the matter again. It was really boring.

"What the Queen Mother said is right. It's my good luck, and it's also your Majesty's ability that made me pregnant with the heir so quickly. It's mainly because of your Majesty's efforts."

Jiang Wange smiled shyly, then looked at Xiahou Xuan, signaling him to say a few words quickly, as she couldn't be left to perform a solo here.

Xiahou Xuan received Jiang Wange's distress signal, and held her hand tightly, then looked at the Queen Mother:

"Queen Mother, this matter is indeed inseparable from my efforts, but Wanwan has also worked hard. It is not easy to get pregnant and give birth to a child, let alone my first child."

"Your Majesty is still young, and there are many concubines in the harem. As long as Your Majesty often visits other concubines, children will come one after another."

The Queen Mother openly and secretly encouraged Xiahou Xuan to favor other concubines.

When the concubines heard the Queen Mother's words, hope suddenly ignited:

Yes, as long as Your Majesty is willing to favor them, they are young and healthy, so why worry about not being able to conceive a royal heir?

But Xiahou Xuan continued to pretend to be deaf and dumb and did not understand what the Queen Mother meant.

"Don't worry, Queen Mother. Wanwan and I will definitely not have only this one child. After Wanwan gives birth to this baby and recovers, I will definitely try my best to make her pregnant with the heir to the throne!"

"Your Majesty~~ So many sisters are here, please don't say that, I should be embarrassed."

Jiang Wange was so embarrassed that the other concubines present looked like they had a heart attack!

"Your Majesty, you... forget it, I won't talk to you about this anymore."

The Queen Mother was furious that Xiahou Xuan was pretending to be deaf and dumb, talking at cross purposes and not agreeing on anything!

Didn't he mean to tell her and the other concubines that he would only have children with Jiang Wange, and that no one else could even think about it?

Although Jiang Wange pretended to be very shy on the surface, she was complaining in her heart:

Who wants to have another baby with you! After giving birth to this one, she will definitely take precautions and won't let herself get pregnant again! Giving birth to one is not enough, but you want to have another one? Do you think she is a sow?

However, Jiang Wange would not say these words in front of so many people, nor would she tell them to Xiahou Xuan. She would only do it secretly and then surprise everyone!

The New Year's Eve banquet was halfway through and the singing and dancing performances had ended. Everyone began to concentrate on eating the food in front of them, and then stayed up together, waiting for the arrival of the new year.

Seeing that Jiang Wange was already feeling sleepy, Xiahou Xuan whispered to her:

"If you can't bear it, let Yufeng and Xiaofuzi take you back to Fengming Palace to rest. I will go back to accompany you after I finish my New Year's Eve."

"No need. There are so many people waiting here. It's not good for me to go back and rest alone. I can hold on. Besides... this is my first time to spend the New Year with you. I don't want to go back alone."

When Xiahou Xuan heard Jiang Wange's casual muttering, his heart was filled with joy and he wanted to hold her tightly in his arms so that the two of them could become one.

Jiang Wange didn't know which of her words touched Xiahou Xuan, he held her hand even tighter, and she could clearly feel Xiahou Xuan's excitement.

Are you having a seizure again?

When Jiang Wange heard the night watchman's reminder tone at midnight, he thought that the New Year's Eve was over.

But she was too happy too early. After midnight, Jiang Wange was ready to go back. But when she looked around, she saw that none of them had any intention of leaving. She couldn't help but look at Xiahou Xuan suspiciously:

"Your Majesty, isn't it past midnight? Do we still need to observe it?"

"What time is it now? The vigil will not be over until dawn. After the vigil is over, the concubines must greet me and the Queen Mother, and then they can return to their respective palaces."

Hearing Xiahou Xuan's words, Jiang Wange was dumbfounded.

"But in Qingzhou, the guards always end at midnight..."

"The customs of staying up all night to celebrate the New Year are different in the north and south, so I just asked you if you want to go back and rest early. You can endure it, but the baby in your belly can't. Everyone can understand you."

When Xiahou Xuan saw that Jiang Wange looked listless, he knew that she couldn't bear it anymore, and he felt a little distressed.

If they have to stay up all night, Jiang Wange said that it doesn't matter if she doesn't celebrate the New Year, she hates staying up late the most!

"Then I'll let Yufeng and Xiao Fuzi take me back to the palace."

"Well, be careful on the road. It's very humid at night. Put on my cloak."

After saying that, Xiahou Xuan put a thick cloak on her to protect her from the cold wind and moisture.

Under the envious gazes of the crowd, Jiang Wange slowly left. Xiahou Xuan followed her all the way, and after Jiang Wange left, his gaze became cold and ruthless.

"Your Majesty is too pampering to Concubine Xi. Others can stay up all night, so why can't she? Is she more special?"

The Queen Mother was very direct and sarcastic, not hiding her disgust for Jiang Wange at all.

"Queen Dowager, Wanwan is pregnant now. If the fetus has problems, it will not be worth it. Queen Dowager is too harsh on Wanwan. She is a pregnant woman now. You should be more tolerant of her."

"Your Majesty, do you mean that I deliberately treated Concubine Xi harshly?"

"I didn't mean that. Your Majesty is worrying too much."

Xiahou Xuan didn't even want to give the empress dowager a glance. After he finished speaking, he turned around, looked straight ahead, and continued to stay up all night.

The Queen Mother was so angry that she couldn't speak, and Concubine Shu beside her saw the Queen Mother's anger clearly.

Why is the Queen Mother getting more and more impatient? She is already the Queen Mother of a country, with an extremely noble status, why does she keep picking on a concubine?

Even if Concubine Xi gave birth to a prince and was conferred the title of consort or even queen, she could not surpass the empress dowager, the nominal "queen mother". Why did the empress dowager do this?

Concubine Shu was a little confused about the Queen Mother's mood changes, but the Queen Mother seemed to pay special attention to His Majesty. Her eyes lingered on His Majesty all night and she never looked at anyone else. It was very strange...

It's no wonder that Concubine Shu could notice it. The Empress Dowager was too conspicuous tonight. Many people could sense the tension between the Empress Dowager and His Majesty, but they didn't know what exactly happened between them.