The queen has four sons and six daughters, and she can call the wind and rain

The news of Yun Zhining's pregnancy quickly spread throughout the harem. Everyone was happy for her, and the people in Xiaohe Palace were also very happy when they heard the news.

"Did the imperial physician tell me how many months Concubine Yi is pregnant?"

"To answer your mother's question, Imperial Physician Gao said that Imperial Concubine Yi has just been pregnant for less than a month. She is almost thirty years old now and has given birth to several children before. Her body is a little weak, so she needs to rest for a while."

"Then let someone else take care of the affairs of the harem temporarily. After so many years, she is also tired. Take this opportunity to take a good rest for a year and recuperate."

"Palace power is important, but health is more important. If your body collapses, no matter how much power you have, you can't save your life."

"Mother, what you said makes sense. I will discuss this matter with her when I return."

"However, I came here today, in addition to reporting the good news to the two queens, I also have something else I want to discuss with you."

"whats the matter?"

Qi Yejing groaned for a moment and spoke slowly.

"I think that Noble Concubine Yi has been in charge of the harem for many years. She has managed the affairs of the harem in an orderly manner and treats all concubines equally. Over the years, except for Lan Xiuyi who was accidentally hit by a maid in her own palace and had a miscarriage, all other pregnant concubines gave birth to princes and princesses safely. She is very virtuous."

"Now that she is pregnant again, I want to promote her to Imperial Noble Consort, so that she can truly become the head of the harem. What do you think, mother?"

"puff!"

Queen Mother Xiaoyan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"You are so serious, I thought you wanted to make Concubine Yi the queen."

"To be honest, mother, I do have this idea. However, Imperial Concubine Yi is good in every way except that she lacks a strong backer. Although her brother is a young talent who won the second-class Jinshi in the imperial examination when he was a teenager, he is still young after all and needs to experience hard for a few years. He cannot be granted a high position for the time being, so I have to think of another way."

Empress Dowager Xiaoyan frowned when she heard the voice.

"If you really want to make Concubine Yi the empress, why don't you find a minister in the court who likes daughters but doesn't have one, and let Concubine Yi recognize her as a godparent?"

"If Imperial Concubine Yi becomes the empress, he will be the father-in-law of the emperor. I don't believe that with such a great benefit in front of him, no one would be tempted."

Qi Yejing raised his lips and smiled.

"Thank you for your advice, mother. However, I already have an idea in mind. In a few months, this matter will come to fruition."

"That's good."

"Since you already want to make Consort Yi your queen, then the position of a mere Imperial Consort is nothing. Just go for it. Queen Mother will always stand by you."

"With these words from my mother, I will feel relieved."

When serious matters were being discussed just now, Empress Dowager Xiaoci had no chance to get a word in and could only stand by as a mascot. But when it came to trivial matters, she had the right to speak.

"Imperial Concubine Yi is pregnant now, so I guess she won't be able to take care of her. If she can't take care of her, send Xiaojiu to Xiaohe Palace and I will take care of her myself."

"do not want!"

"do not want!"

Before she could finish her words, she was rejected by both Qi Yejing and Empress Dowager Xiaoyan.

Qi Yejing glared at her and said unhappily.

"You have led Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi astray. If you lead Xiaojiu as well, Aning will definitely go crazy."

"If you are bored, write more storybooks to generate income for your son's private library."

"Aning may give birth to a few more children in the future, and then we will need more money. Little Grape will be coming of age in two years, and I am planning to find a place for her to build a princess mansion, but the border has been unstable recently, the treasury is a bit empty, and her dowry is also a huge expense. Don't you know how to pity me?"

Empress Dowager Xiaoci curled her lips and said with a look of grievance.

"I just want to help her, why are you so fierce?"

"Come on, I'll be thankful if you don't cause her trouble."

Seeing Empress Dowager Xiaoci's pitiful expression, Empress Dowager Xiaoyan suddenly felt a little distressed.

"Be good, Ling'er. If Qingning Palace is really too busy, I will send two people to follow you. With them around, you will definitely not cause trouble for Aning."

"Mother, just spoil her. Sooner or later, she will become a bad girl."

Empress Dowager Xiaoyan rolled her eyes at him and said unhappily.

"You have Aning, Xiao Pu Tao, and Wan Er to spoil you, but your mother is spoiled by me alone, so don't act like a good kid after getting the advantage."

"The Queen Mother is partial."

"I knew your mother before I knew you. If I don't favor her, why should I favor you?"

"Okay, stop standing here and go back to Qingning Palace to take care of Aning."

Empress Dowager Xiaoci snorted and raised her eyebrows at him smugly.

Qi Yejing twirled his fists twice, and she was so scared that she hid in the arms of Empress Dowager Xiaoyan for protection.

Although Empress Dowager Xiaoyan felt that she was already very old and would soon become a great-grandmother, but was still as childish as a three-year-old girl, she did not push her away. Instead, she gently patted her shoulder and whispered a few words to comfort her.

If Empress Dowager Xiaoci had not been a little big, with wrinkles on her face and white hair, Qi Yejing would have almost thought she was the daughter of Empress Dowager Xiaoyan.

Really blind.

He left and went back to Qingning Palace to see his baby Aning.

I don’t know whether the little one in Aning’s belly this time is a prince or a princess?

In Qingning Palace, Yun Zhining chuckled after hearing this question.

"Your Majesty wishes it to be a princess or a prince?"

"I secretly hope that this baby will be a princess. After all, a daughter is the most intimate little cotton-padded jacket for her mother. If you have more little cotton-padded jackets, you won't feel cold."

"But after all, you have already given birth to four princesses, but only two princes, Jun'er and Xiaojiu. I'm afraid that someone will point fingers at you behind your back, so it's better for this baby to be a prince."

"If something happens to one of Jun'er and Xiaojiu, the other at least has a brother to support each other."

"I don't have any objection. Whether they are princes or princesses, they are all my children. I will treat them equally. I wish the emperor all his wishes come true."

"Equal treatment?"

Qi Yejing raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile.

"If these four words were applied to other people, I would believe them, but when applied to Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi, I don't believe them so much."

"How dare you say that? If you hadn't sent Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi to Xiaohe Palace to be taken care of by our mother, they wouldn't have been led astray by our mother."

"Sister Lin always says Feng'er is the most mischievous, but compared to the two of them, Feng'er is so well-behaved."

"Little Grape and Wan'er are both caring little cotton-padded jackets, but when it comes to the two of them, they become little cotton-padded jackets that leak air. If I had worn them both in winter, I would have frozen to death."

She didn't do anything wrong in her previous life, so why did she give birth to two such enemies?

Yun Zhining became angrier and angrier as she spoke, her face turned pale with anger, and Qi Yejing hurried to comfort her.

Her fetus is not stable yet. It would be bad if those two little enemies caused any problems.

But no matter how naughty a little enemy is, there are people he is afraid of.

In the side hall, Little Grape was watching the Sixth Princess and the Seventh Princess doing their homework, while Wan'er was embroidering nearby.

The Sixth Princess finally finished writing a piece of long calligraphy, but Little Grape took a quick glance at it and tore it up.

"The writing is superficial and it's obvious that there's no effort put into it. It's perfunctory and they just want to finish the task as quickly as possible."

"rewrite!"

"No!"

The Sixth Princess held her head and wailed.

"Big sister, this is already the third piece of big characters I have written today, and you are still not satisfied with this."

"How do you want me to write?"

"Xiao Qi is almost done with his homework, but I haven't even finished my first assignment yet."

"Just let me go, please."

"No, rewrite it. If you can't write it well today, forget about doing other homework."

"Go to the study room tomorrow. When the tutor asks you why you haven't completed your homework, tell him to come to me and I'll explain it to him in person."

Then forget it.

After her elder sister's explanation, the tutor assigned her more homework and kept a close eye on her, not giving her any chance to cheat.

It's strange to say, she and Xiaoqi are siblings, born at the same time, sent to Xiaohe Palace by their mother at the same time, taken care of by the Imperial Grandmother at the same time, and led astray by the Imperial Grandmother at the same time, but why is Xiaoqi not only very smart when doing bad things, but also always making plans behind the scenes and then letting her execute them, and hiding herself perfectly after something happens, leaving her alone to face the storm and bamboo shoots and pork fried from her father, mother and elder sister, but also very smart in her homework, even if the elder sister stands beside her and stares at her, she can write very steadily?

No wonder my mother often said that sometimes the gap between people is greater than the gap between people and pigs.

The Sixth Princess shook her head and sighed, then took another piece of rice paper, dipped it in ink, and wrote the big characters again.

Seeing that the Sixth Princess had started a new journey, Little Grape went to check the Seventh Princess's homework.

I had just finished reading the big words written by the Seventh Princess and had not had time to check anything else when Xiao Kui came in.

"The queen suddenly had a miscarriage, and the emperor asked you to go over to see her and comfort her."

Little Grape frowned.

"Why did mother get pregnant out of nowhere?"

"Did Father make her angry again?"

Xiao Kui shook her head, her eyes fell on the Sixth Princess, she shook her head and sighed.

"The Emperor just came back from Xiaohe Palace and brought the decree to promote the Empress to Imperial Noble Consort. The Empress was very happy and discussed with the Emperor whether the baby was a prince or a princess."

"Somehow, the topic turned to the Sixth Princess, and then the Queen got angry and had a miscarriage."

"Just wait and see how I'll deal with you when I get back!"

Little Grape reached out and twisted the Sixth Princess' ear, then left angrily.

The Sixth Princess looked at the Seventh Princess and felt very wronged.

"It was obviously the two of us who did the bad things, but why am I the only one who gets scolded every time?"

"Of course it's because you're stupid, my dear sister!"

The seventh princess put down her brush and smiled sweetly at her.

"I heard from Aunt Qi and Aunt Qingzhu that when the eldest sister was young, she was also very naughty. She often took the second brother, the third brother, and the second sister to do bad things. But every time after doing something bad, she would push the responsibility onto the second brother, letting him be scolded by Empress Lin, while she herself would be perfectly invisible."

"So in the final analysis, Mother is not angry because of your mischief, but because she is afraid that you will be used as a gun. It is not you who did anything wrong, but in the end you are the one who is punished. Do you understand?"

"Ahhh!"

The Sixth Princess held her head and howled.

"But I'm naturally stupid, I can't beat you guys!"

"Then there's nothing we can do. You can only be the scapegoat."

"Ahhh, I don't want it, I don't want it!"

The Sixth Princess slammed the table and clapped her pen, making the Seventh Princess unable to calm down.

"That's enough. If you make trouble again, I will send you to see the emperor."

My mother's miscarriage was caused by her. If she continues to make trouble, my father will definitely be very angry. Even if we ask the Empress Dowager to come, she won't be able to save her.

The Sixth Princess weighed the pros and cons in her mind and found that she had no chance of winning, so she could only pick up the pen obediently and continue writing her own characters.

But with her personality like that, how could she possibly be content? She had just written two big words when a devilish idea came to her mind.

"Third sister, since the eldest sister is not here at the moment, please be flexible and let Xiaoqi write a big character for me."

"Otherwise I really won't be able to finish my homework today. When I go to the study room tomorrow, the master will definitely spank my hands."

"Please help me, my dear sister. I beg you. I really beg you."

Wan'er didn't say anything, but put down the needle, took out a handkerchief from her arms, shook it, and her eyes instantly turned red.

Seeing that she was crying again, the Sixth Princess immediately raised the white flag of surrender.

"Okay, okay, stop crying."

"I write it myself."

"I will write it now, immediately, right away."

"I will never let Xiao Qi help me."

"Is this okay?"

Wan'er's tears disappeared without a trace in an instant, and a smile slowly appeared at the corner of her mouth.

I can't cure you, little bastard!

In the main hall, Yun Zhining ate a bowl of chicken soup with wontons, two roast ducks, three pounds of shrimps and four roast chicken legs, and her mood improved a little.

"Okay, I'm fine now. Go back quickly, take a shower and go to bed early."

"Wait a moment, I have something I need to tell my mother."

Seeing that Little Grape's expression was very serious, Yun Zhining immediately became serious as well.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

"After paying respects to Imperial Noble Consort Xiaomin today, didn't mother feel dizzy when she got up and messed up the things on the incense table, and then asked me to tidy them up?"

"When I was tidying up, I found a piece of paper under the incense table with four words written on it."

"White frosting cake."

"White frosting cake?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yun Zhining's eyes widened instantly.

"Isn't this the favorite pastry of Imperial Noble Consort Hyomin when she was alive? Why is it on the note?"

"Wait a minute, we went there very early today, but we didn't run into anyone in Xuanhua Palace."

"Moreover, since the death of Imperial Noble Consort Xiaomin, Xuanhua Palace has been sealed off, and ordinary people cannot enter at all."

"Who on earth has the ability to enter Xuanhua Palace quietly and place such a note under the incense table?"

"Besides, why did she write these four words?"

"Could it be that the death of Imperial Noble Consort Xiaomin has something to do with the white sugar frost cake?"

"If that's the case, then there is only one possibility..."

Qi Yao was killed because he ate the white sugar frosting cake!

But what was put in the white sugar frosting cake that caused her to be killed without losing her martial arts?

What did Madam Yin see that frightened her to death?

What happened seven years ago reappeared in front of her. Is there any conspiracy behind it?