"Since you are sick, then you should rest well. I am not a royal doctor and cannot help you cure your illness."

Concubine De's eyes were filled with tears.

"The imperial physician can treat my physical illness, but only Your Majesty can cure the illness in my heart."

"What's bothering you?"

"I dare to ask the emperor to register Little Grape under my name and make her my biological daughter."

Qi Yejing frowned.

"Little Grape's biological mother is Ming Deyi, how can she recognize you as her mother?"

"Ming Deyi is still young and very favored. She will have many children in the future, but I have not been pregnant for so many years. Maybe I will never have children in this life."

"During this period of time, I have tried my best to take care of Little Grape. I have subconsciously treated her as my own daughter. If she follows Ming Deyi, she will definitely be ignored in the future. But if she follows me, she will get all the attention and love. Isn't this a good thing?"

"Little Grape is the child Ming Deyi carried for ten months and gave birth to with great difficulty. It is also her first child, and you took her away right after she was born. She must miss Little Grape very much. Even if she has other children in the future, she will take good care of Little Grape and will not ignore her."

"As for you, you are still young. I will ask the imperial physician to take your pulse and help you regulate your body. If you keep a positive attitude, you may have your own child soon."

"But I really like Little Grape and I really want her to be my daughter."

"I have never asked the emperor for anything in my many years in the palace. This time, please consider that I have always done my best to take care of you and agree to my request."

"Please, Your Majesty."

"This is a serious matter. Please allow me a few more days to think about it."

"Take good care of yourself, I will come to see you in a few days."

On the way back to the imperial study, Qi Yejing remained silent and Dong Ling did not dare to say a word. When they were almost at the imperial study, he suddenly stopped and looked at Dong Ling.

Dong Ling suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Your Majesty, you..."

"Do you think I should register Little Grape under the name of Concubine De?"

"This, this is the emperor's family affair, how dare I interfere?"

"In my eyes, you are my family, and my family affairs are your family affairs. Since it is your family affairs, what is there that cannot be discussed?"

"Your Majesty, aren't you making things difficult for me?"

"Yes, that's right. I am trying to embarrass you. If you don't tell me, I will have you dragged down and beheaded."

Dong Ling was completely speechless.

"Your Majesty really wants to listen to my opinion?"

"Of course it's true."

"No matter what I say later, Your Majesty will not be angry and will not punish me?"

"I promise you that no matter what you say is different from what I think, I will not punish you, so you can rest assured and speak boldly."

"Row."

Since Qi Yejing had said this, Dong Ling also spoke frankly.

"In my humble opinion, the request of Her Majesty Defei is really inappropriate."

"Even if Ming Deyi gives birth to ten princes and princesses in the future, that is her own ability. It does not prevent her from being the biological mother of the little princess. This cannot be a reason for others to snatch her children away."

"The Empress Defei's method is too, too..."

"Poor, isn't it?"

Dong Ling: ...

"This is what the emperor said. I said nothing."

"Yes, yes, yes. I think Defei's methods are a bit crude, but do you remember what kind of person Defei's father is?"

"The Imperial Academy is a great academic institution, and his students are all over the world."

"So, this matter is not as simple as we thought."

Dong Ling took a deep breath and his expression instantly turned ugly.

"Your Majesty, what you mean is that Concubine De is likely to..."

"Ming Deyi is really unlucky and has a miserable life!"

I thought I could feel at ease after having a daughter, but who knew that in the end the child would be taken away by someone else. It's so pitiful.

"So, the emperor intends to register the little princess under the name of Concubine De?"

"To be honest, I don't want to do this, but I don't know if De Fei's father will cause any trouble."

"Should we tell Ming Deyi about this?"

"No need. She is already upset because Concubine De stabbed her. If I tell her this guess, she will go crazy!"

"It's better to keep an eye on it first and tell her the result after it's out, so that she won't be overly happy or sad and end up losing control of her emotions."

When little Grape first returned to Qingning Palace, she was still a little uncomfortable. She wanted her wet nurse to carry her around all the time and refused to lie down in her cradle and sleep. After being circled around Qingning Palace three times, until her wet nurse's legs became almost thin, she finally became familiar with the surroundings and lay down in the cradle and slept.

Zhou Baozhu felt heartbroken.

"On the day you gave birth, Concubine De placed you in Yongshou Palace so that you could give birth peacefully. I was extremely grateful to her. I also thought that if Concubine De needed me in the future, I would do my best to serve her. Who would have thought that Concubine De would be such a person. She could still have children of her own, but she insisted on stealing someone else's child. It was really too much."

"To be honest, I don't know what Concubine De is thinking."

She remembered that in the previous life, Concubine De had a prince. Although he was sickly when he was born, his health improved as he was nurtured. Although he could not ride a horse or hunt, he would not fall down at the slightest touch of wind. Did she really want to steal someone else's child?

Yun Zhining really didn't understand.

"But no matter what means she uses, she can never take Little Grape away from me."

The rain lasted from early August to late August, a total of twenty days, and it rained continuously. The Queen cancelled the morning and evening visits and asked everyone to stay in their own palaces and not go out. Qi Yejing became even more irritable.

It was the flood season in the south, and there was torrential rain that did not stop for a long time. The river channel was washed away, houses collapsed, and people were washed away. Their families were broken up, and they were displaced. There was widespread grief. He was so busy every day that he had no time to deal with Concubine De's affairs.

"Good news, Your Majesty. Zhou promised to come over and tell me that the Zhou family is willing to donate one million taels of silver to help the victims and rebuild their homes. The father of Concubine De also called on the students of the Imperial College to go to the streets to collect donations. The students responded one after another. Some donated money, some donated people, and those who were close to the disaster area brought people to help. The civil and military officials in the court and the common people donated silver. Merchants donated food, clothing, medicine and other things, and they are waiting for Your Majesty to send people to receive them."

"Okay, okay, everyone is great."

Now that the money, food and people were in place, Qi Yejing immediately sent people to provide disaster relief.

It’s strange that just as we were getting ready, the rain stopped.

In early September, Concubine An gave birth to the third prince prematurely and safely. As soon as the third prince was born, the rain outside stopped and gorgeous clouds appeared in the sky, an auspicious sign.

Qi Yejing was overjoyed, and immediately granted the title of Chao and issued a general amnesty. The third prince and his mother became the most popular people at the time.

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