On the eve of the eastern tour, Jinzhong suddenly came to announce the imperial edict, promoting Lanqi to concubine and bestowing the title Cheng. Yanwan was also promoted to noble lady because of her good service, and the emperor bestowed the title Ling, which also means good.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent people to arrange the expenses of Guanju Palace according to the concubine's expenses.

Lan Qi was extremely bored, so she asked Yingsi to look after the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and she took Ji Tao to Yongshou Palace.

As soon as Lan Qi stepped into the room, she saw Yan Wan leaning on the beauty couch, Lan Cui half-knelt and gently tapped Yan Wan's calf, while Wang Chan on the side was also saying all kinds of compliments to Yan Wan, which made Yan Wan laugh out loud.

"Cough cough——" Lan Qi coughed twice.

Yan Wan looked up and saw Lan Qi and Ji Tao standing outside the door. She hurriedly stood up and invited Lan Qi in, and asked Lan Cui to bring the best tea.

"Congratulations, Your Excellency. Congratulations, Your Excellency." Lan Qi smiled and asked Ji Tao to hand the gift in her hand to Wang Chan.

"Sister, you're joking. I also want to congratulate you on becoming the mistress of the palace. Please take a seat." Yanwan took Lanqi's hand and pushed her onto the chair affectionately.

Soon Lan Cui brought the tea to Lan Qi.

Lan Qi looked around. She had been to Yongshou Palace several times after her rebirth, but had never really enjoyed it. She suddenly remembered that if she was reborn once, would the "Spring Cicada" appear in Yongshou Palace again?

Yan Wan was sharp-eyed and noticed Lan Qi's strange behavior. She asked, "Sister, what are you looking for?"

Lan Qi picked up the tea, took a sip, and then asked casually, "I wonder if you have ever seen a palace maid named Chunchan?"

"Spring cicada?" Yan Wan thought hard for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No."

But for some reason, when she heard the name, she felt a dull pain in her heart, as if something had gone missing.

Lan Cui, who was standing aside, wiped away her tears.

She said, "Chun Chan was my friend, but she died of a strange disease four years ago."

Upon hearing this, Yan Wan patted the back of Lan Cui's hand, then turned to Lan Qi and said, "Sister, do you know this palace maid named Chun Chan?"

Lan Qi smiled but said nothing.

It turns out that there are really no spring cicadas in this world.

In order to hide the discomfort in her eyes, she picked up the cup and kept drinking water, but inadvertently caught a glimpse of the ruby ​​ring in Yanwan's hand.

The ring was crudely made and looked not to be of much value.

But it reminded Lan Qi of Ling Yunche.

Ling Yunche is a stumbling block on Yan Wan's road to success. Lan Qi will never allow this man to destroy Yan Wan again in this life.

She must find a suitable opportunity to have a good talk with Ling Yunche. If they can't reach an agreement, then she must eliminate him.

"Your Excellency's outfit today is truly magnificent, especially this ruby ​​ring, which makes your hands look even whiter and more charming." Lan Qi mentioned the ring seemingly unintentionally.

Upon hearing this, Yan Wan subconsciously retracted her hand and hid the ring in her sleeve, smiling awkwardly, "I just wear it for fun, it's not worth much."

Lan Qi didn't expose her, but just smiled and changed the subject.

The two were chatting when Yihuan came into the house with a gift.

"I was wondering why I couldn't find Concubine Cheng. Turns out she came to see Concubine Ling." Yihuan smiled and asked Xihe to hand the gift to Ji Tao and Lan Cui.

"Sister Shupin is here, please take a seat." Yanwan smiled and invited Yihuan to sit down.

The three of them sat together and chatted intimately like sisters.

They were chatting happily, but Yihuan's face suddenly fell.

Seeing Yihuan's unhappy expression, Yanwan thought it was because she had been promoted to a noble lady. She was unhappy, so she took Yihuan's hand and said something nice: "Sister Shupin, you have been favored for many years. Now that sister Chengpin and I have been promoted, you don't have to belittle yourself. You are young and beautiful, and you have the emperor's favor. Sooner or later, you will be promoted to a concubine."

Yi Huan smiled faintly, "Your Excellency, you are joking. I have always been indifferent to fame and fortune, and I don't care about these false names, but..."

Yihuan subconsciously touched her belly, then sighed and said, "It's just that the imperial physician said that my health is not good and it might be difficult for me to get pregnant. I just want to have a child of my own with the emperor."

When Yan Wan heard this, a hint of embarrassment flashed in her eyes.

She is the same as Yihuan, but also different.

Yihuan has more affection and love for the emperor, while Yanwan has more desire and power for the emperor. Yihuan wants to have a child with the emperor because of love, while she hopes to have a prince by her side.

Yan Wan remembered that she had stolen the pregnancy-maintaining medicine recipe given to her by the emperor from Yi Huan at any cost, but she had not been able to get pregnant for many years.

"Sister, don't be discouraged. Having a child depends on fate. Maybe one day you will get pregnant." Lan Qi said quickly.

"Yes, Sister Shupin, we will definitely have our own children." Yanwan also agreed.

Yihuan forced a smile and said nothing.

Lan Qi looked at Yihuan's sad face. Yihuan did nothing in her previous life, but she was sincere to the emperor. Now that they became good friends again, Lan Qi didn't mind helping her.

In general, Yihuan is also a pitiful person. If it weren't for the conspiracy between herself and Yanwan in her previous life, how could she have gone and burned herself to death?

"I suddenly remembered that when I was still unmarried, the concubines in my family had been childless for many years. Later, they went to the temple to find some prescription, and after taking it, they really became pregnant. If you need it, I can write a letter to my father." Lan Qi mentioned it deliberately.

Yihuan's face was indifferent, but Yanwan excitedly grabbed Lanqi's hand and said, "Really?"

Lan Qi nodded and said, "It's just that the medicine is very dangerous. You can't take other medicines within six months before taking it. So you need to stop taking the pregnancy-maintaining medicine. And you must not let anyone else know about this."

Yihuan wanted to refuse, but then she changed her mind and thought that since she didn't get pregnant after drinking the pregnancy medicine given by the emperor, she might as well try another medicine which might be effective.

She stood up and thanked him: "Then I'll trouble you, sister."

"There's no need to thank me between you and me, sisters. If you really want to thank me, get well soon and give birth to a prince for the emperor." Lan Qi said with a smile.

"Yeah." Yihuan nodded heavily.

This time, whether the tenth prince can be born safely depends on Yihuan's luck.

But if she knew in the future that the emperor's love for her was full of calculation and falsehood, she wondered if she would regret her determination today.

Lan Qi thought about it and shook her head again.

Yihuan is such a strong-willed woman. If she knew the truth of this matter, she would be in great pain and might even repeat the same mistake as in her previous life.

As the day of the Eastern Tour drew closer, Lan Qi went to Changchun Palace to visit Langya several times and thanked her for her promotion. Although her complexion was still good, she still couldn't hide it from Lan Qi's eyes.

The smell of ginseng in Changchun Palace was strong. She thought that Langya must have asked Qi Ru to bring ginseng to keep her spirits up so that she could accompany the emperor on his eastern tour.

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