The princess is so powerful that the fish pond is full of people

"Since Mother also said that my cousin is not bad, then let her enter the palace to keep Qingdai company."

The empress dowager seemed to have not expected the emperor to be so easy to talk to. All the speeches she had prepared earlier were useless at this moment.

The Queen Mother and Dugu Yunfu exchanged glances. The former was pleased that everything was under her control, while the latter was filled with lofty ambitions.

Only Qi Deyuan noticed the amusement in the emperor's eyes, fearing that the empress's headache would never be cured.

"What about Yun Fu's position?"

"Since my cousin is so loved by the Queen Mother, then the Queen Mother can make the decision."

Liang Zhan played with it in his hands and casually looked at the various decorations in the Empress Dowager's palace.

"Since the first-rank concubine position is full, I will decide to confer the second-rank concubine position. Yun Fu is pure, elegant, dignified and generous. I will also bestow the character 'Chun', which means pure and beautiful. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

(From the first rank of concubine: Gui, Shu, Xian, and De, with Guifei at the top and the other three concubines being equal.)

Liang Zhan raised a hint of unintentional sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, and looked at Dugu Yunfu with a smile in his eyes. The latter's cheeks flushed and her eyes were full of charm when he looked at her.

"If your Majesty Queen feels that this is a good idea, then of course it's a good idea. If there's nothing else, your son will leave first."

"Your Majesty, wait a minute. Yun Fu, you go down first. I have something to say to the Emperor."

When Dugu Yunfu retreated, she would look back from time to time to peek at the emperor.

The Empress Dowager gave a look, and Aunt Lan Fang, the head of the household, led a group of palace maids downstairs.

The only people left in the entire Cining Palace were Liang Zhan, the empress dowager, and Qi Deyuan who was standing hunched over beside them.

Qi Deyuan was the emperor's personal eunuch. Even if the empress dowager disliked him, she had no right to ask him to leave.

Liang Zhan was leisurely sipping the tea in the Empress Dowager's palace. Over the years, the Empress Dowager had accepted benefits from others inside and outside the palace. He gave all the top-quality white tea that was tributed from the south to Yue'er because the quantity was small. He didn't expect that the Empress Dowager also had some.

"Emperor, Concubine Chen's pregnancy is already seven months old, right?"

Sure enough, it still involves Yue'er.

Liang Zhan was just concentrating on tasting the tea. He only stopped talking and said "hmm" after finishing a bowl of tea.

"Does the Emperor have any ideas?"

How could there be Xiang family blood among the royal heirs? It was simply absurd.

After being indulged by Liang Zhan for more than ten years, the empress dowager no longer hides her true emotions in front of the emperor.

When he spoke, the malice in his eyes was not concealed at all.

"I have been on the throne for over ten years now. Not counting those in the imperial residence, I have only four children who have grown up safely. In the past three years, not a single heir has been born safely. I cannot afford to lose this child again."

Liang Zhan's words completely blocked the empress dowager's mind.

The previous dynasty had long complained about the fact that the children in the harem could never be kept, and all the concubines in the harem were terrified.

Looking forward to pregnancy but also worried about losing two lives.

The Queen Mother was horrified when she thought of her cruel niece.

The imperial physician had already diagnosed that Concubine Fu's baby was most likely a princess. Raising her with her would be a helper when she got married in the future. However, the queen was still not going to let the child go.

"Duke Dingguo is the pillar of power among military commanders, and he has 700,000 elite soldiers at his command. If Concubine Chen gives birth to a prince, the emperor..."

The Queen Mother did not finish her words, but Liang Zhan knew what she was going to say.

But they were afraid that Duke Dingguo would be more successful than his master. If an imperial heir with Xiang family blood grew up, he might be disloyal.

But they all forgot who supported him, the most hopeless prince, all the way to the throne.

They were all beneficiaries of his status as emperor, except Yue'er, who lost a child and still had to live under someone else's control for a long time.

"Don't worry, mother. I know what's going on."

The empress dowager saw that the emperor had a serious expression and looked unhappy, and thought that the emperor had heard what she had just said, so she said no more.

"You just need to know, Your Majesty. You are my child, born after ten months of pregnancy. Although I have never raised you, I will never harm you."

The Queen Mother spoke with such sincerity that tears welled up in her eyes.

"Mother, please take care of yourself. All these sons know that the previous dynasty still has some political affairs to deal with, so I will leave first."

The emperor sat on the dragon chariot, getting farther and farther away from the Cining Palace. His deep eyes flickered, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Qi Deyuan."

"The slave is here."

"Change the route to Yikun Palace."

"Yes, Your Majesty, please go to Yikun Palace~"

Inside Yikun Palace.

Xiang Huayue hasn't woken up yet. She always sleeps a lot in the late stages of pregnancy.

Now she doesn't have to pay her respects to anyone, and Liang Zhan will order the palace servants not to wake her up when he stays overnight.

Xiang Huayue never treats herself badly and sleeps until noon every day.

My complexion is a little better than before I got pregnant.

Liang Zhan went straight into the inner hall without notifying anyone.

Liang Zhan had gotten used to seeing Xiang Huayue with one leg across the quilt, looking completely different from a sleeping posture.

"Everyone, go down and keep your voice down. Don't disturb your master."

After all the palace servants had left, Qi Deyuan helped Liang Zhan change out of his court robes and then followed him out of the hall.

Liang Zhan got on the bed quietly. When Yue'er mentioned her first miscarriage in Cining Palace just now, his mind was filled with Yue'er's panicked look with blood all over her body. Yue'er remained calm even when the sky was falling. She was really hurt that time.

Now that he held her in his arms and touched her bulging belly, Liang Zhan's heart finally settled down.

Perhaps she was uncomfortable being held, Xiang Huayue groaned, turned around with difficulty, and buried herself in Liang Zhan's arms.

In Kunning Palace, the soft sobs of children echoed in the hall.

Liang Zhirou was being punished by the Queen to copy the Rules and Precepts for Women. As a small person, it was difficult for her to even hold a pen properly, let alone copying the heavy ancient books.

Tears fell like beads from a broken string, and her little face, as white as jade, had turned red from crying.

"My Lady, the princess is still young. Crying like this will only make her sick."

As the head aunt in Kunning Palace, Dongmei watched the princess grow up, and even spent more time and more times taking care of the little princess than the empress.

Looking at the pretty girl crying now is heartbreaking, and I feel so sad.

"She's so young and knows how to compete for favor. I don't know who taught her that. The Emperor said I don't know how to teach children. Today I want to send her to the Empress Dowager, and tomorrow I can send Zhen'er there."

The queen lay on the bed, unwilling to even glance at the little man kneeling on the ground copying books. She tightly held a small white jade bottle in her hand, in which a strand of raven hair could be vaguely seen.

The queen looked at the small white jade bottle with extremely gentle eyes and indescribable attachment.

The small white jade bottle contained the hair of the Empress's little prince who died young. Dongmei really didn't understand. They were all the Empress's children. She didn't know since when the Empress started to treat the little master so harshly and punish him by making him kneel down and copy books for the slightest mistake.

"Your Majesty, the little princess is still young, how could she understand those twists and turns? It must have been instigated by the ignorant palace servants. The Third Prince and the Third Princess are both legitimate children of the Empress, and those illegitimate princes and princesses cannot compare. The Emperor values the Princess too much, so he said those words in a fit of anger."