What a joke! The person in charge at that time repeatedly told us not to serve Ru any more delicious, spicy dishes.

At first he didn't understand why this happened. After all, it was normal for a pregnant woman to have a picky taste, so it was not surprising that she wanted to eat some strange things. It was just spicy food, nothing special.

But when he saw Ru Zheng today, he completely understood what was going on. Ru Zheng's whole face was swollen like a steamed bun, and his mouth was swollen like two sausages due to the spiciness. If he continued to eat like this, he would definitely be in trouble.

The cook shook his head and refused, "If you agree to forgive me, I can no longer serve you spicy food. The emperor has decreed that no one in this palace can serve you spicy food from now on."

Ruhua frowned, her heart suddenly trembling. The emperor was really something. Although she knew that the emperor wanted a little prince, she didn't expect that the emperor cared about her so much.

He was afraid that he would give birth to a little princess, so he ordered the imperial kitchen not to serve him spicy dishes.

Ruhua raised her stubby, armored fingers and smiled charmingly, "After all, the emperor and I fell in love at first sight at Ganlu Temple. Such a bond is naturally incomparable to others."

Chunmei's cheeks turned red when she saw the chef's speechless look. It was really embarrassing to follow such a master.

Chunmei tried her best to persuade Ruhua to return to Qixiang Palace.

Ruhua was lying on the bed, wrapping herself in the quilt like a short and thick silkworm cocoon. She was putting sour dried apricots into her mouth while showing a sly smile. She thought she was so smart. She was obviously pregnant with a prince, but she deceived everyone in the harem.

Gyeongin Palace

The next morning, Ruhua stuck out her not-yet-revealed belly, looking very proud.

Usually when she came to pay her respects at Jingren Palace, she always looked drowsy, but today she seemed exceptionally energetic and kept talking to herself.

"I'm pregnant now, and I want to eat some delicious, spicy food, but for some reason, the Emperor won't let the Imperial Kitchen prepare it for me. Maybe he wants me to give birth to a prince too much!"

Hearing Ruhua's crazy words, all the concubines curled their lips in disdain.

Xin Chang rolled her eyes and said bluntly, "If you promised me that, why didn't you look in the mirror before you said that? Look at how swollen your face is! And you dare to eat spicy food!"

Ruhua lowered her head in grievance. The concubines in the harem were really narrow-minded. Even though she was pregnant with a princess, they were still jealous of the emperor for being so good to them.

"The Queen is here!"

The concubines quickly stood up and saluted, "Your servants pay their respects to the Empress, may the Empress be blessed with good health and happiness."

Yixiu smiled and glanced at everyone, then raised her hand and said with a smile, "Sisters, please stand up. There's no need to be so polite."

Among all the people present, Ruhua was the only one who didn't move from her chair at all.

Consort Xian scolded her, "How dare you agree to this! You didn't even stand up and kneel to pay your respects to the Empress! You are committing the grave sin of disrespecting the Empress!"

Ruhua lowered her eyebrows and said, "I don't know what to say to the wicked concubine slandering me like this. I have no words to defend myself."

She raised her head again, her swollen face almost narrowed her eyes into slits, and her sausage-like mouth opened and closed.

"I believe these rules and etiquette are inherent in people's hearts. The Empress is the mother of the country. Even if I don't salute her, she is still the Empress."

Concubines: ………

Yixiu waved helplessly to Concubine Xian, her eyes seemed to say that she has always been like this, why bother with her about this?

Unexpectedly, Shen Meizhuang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

"The rules of the harem have always been strict. I believe that Ru Yingcheng is taking advantage of her pregnancy to disrespect the Empress. If she is not severely punished this time, I am afraid it will encourage unhealthy trends in the harem. I beg the Empress to punish Ru Yingcheng severely."

Yixiu raised her eyebrows. What were Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan planning?

Are the two of them going to attack Ruhua?

Yixiu just watched the show and did not stop it. She hoped that the harem would be in chaos because of Ruhua, so that the emperor could be distracted and unable to treat his illness properly.

Su Chou wrote to me a few days ago, saying that Nian Gengyao has already taken root in the Northwest Army. The more it is now, the more cautious we should be.

The emperor has been ill and has not been taking care of state affairs, which is convenient for him to do things.

Ruhua smiled faintly, then slowly stood up and explained to Yixiu, "I am pregnant now. If there is anything that is against the rules, please don't mind it, Your Majesty."

Zhen Huan smiled and said, "I still remember that I was just a little late, so Concubine Hua was punished to kneel outside. I said something wrong, and now it should be Noble Lady Nian."

Concubine Nian's expression changed. When she saw the obvious mockery in Zhen Huan's eyes, her face became filled with anger.

Nian Shilan stood up and pointed at Zhen Huan angrily, "Noble Lady Wan, do you think I'm down and out now and want to step on me? Don't get the wrong idea. I'm not someone you can easily bully. Your Majesty. Noble Lady Wan has provoked me with her words. I beg Your Majesty to punish her severely."

Zhen Huan smiled slightly, "I dare not. It is because you are suspicious. I have no such intention."

When Zhen Huan saw Nian Shilan was angry, she immediately stood up and bowed to Yi Xiuxing.

Shen Meizhuang sneered and said, "Noble Lady Wan just said it casually. After all, this matter is the truth. Noble Lady Nian is so afraid of people talking about it. Could it be that she is guilty?"

The two sisters talked back and forth and successfully angered Nian Shilan.

After Yixiu realized what was happening, she wanted Jianqiu to stop it, but it was too late.

Concubine Hua rushed forward angrily, wanting to fight Zhen Huan and Shen Meiyu.

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang took half a step back, but just happened to retreat behind Ruhua who wanted to come forward to watch the fun.

Nian Shilan slapped Ruhua in the face. The crisp sound made everyone's heart tremble.

Ruhua was slapped to the ground, her head buzzing, and she collapsed to the ground for a while.

Yixiu angrily slammed the table, "How dare you! Someone, drag Noble Nian away!"

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang knelt on the ground, looking aggrieved, and cried, "Please, Queen, help me. Your Majesty has such a bad temper. I just casually told you something from the past, and you scolded me without hesitation."

They were both thousand-year-old foxes, so how could Yixiu not see that they were acting? Today's scene was clearly a trap set up for Nian Shilan.

And Ruhua is so stupid. Why does she have to go forward and join in the fun?

Now he needs Nian Gengyao, and Nian Shilan cannot be in any danger.

The two brothers and sisters now check and balance each other. Yixiu needs to use Nian Shilan to threaten Nian Gengyao to do things for her in the army. At the same time, Yixiu also needs to use Nian Gengyao to threaten Nian Shilan to let her harm the emperor's body.

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