In full view of everyone, Xin Changzai's body was stiff as Wen Shichu diagnosed her as pregnant. Pang Ju opened his mouth but found that he was not happy in his heart and could not bring himself to say thank you.

The long silence made Xin Changzai's face look ugly. Fat Ju stared at her belly and shook the warm jade eighteen beads on his wrist impatiently, unable to make up his mind.

"Wen Shichu, if Wanpin's child is aborted, will she be able to get pregnant again in the future?"

Wen Shichu's forehead was covered in sweat. "Your Majesty, I will definitely use all my life's knowledge to take care of your Majesty's health. If you take good care of yourself, you may be able to have another child in three to five years!"

After getting Wen Shichu's answer, Pangju finally made a decision: to save Wanpin.

After waking up from the aborted pregnancy, Zhen Huan learned that she had been murdered and only one of her could survive, the child or herself, but the emperor had chosen her. She cried uncontrollably.

The emperor chose him over the heir. Silang truly loves Huanhuan. But, that's our child! "Silang~my child, she's already seven months old, she's fully formed! In a few days, she'll be able to meet Silang...Silang, Silang!"

"Hanhuan, you are still young, and we will have children in the future." The words of comfort were too pale and powerless. Zhen Huan cried bitterly, and Pangju's heart was broken. He ignored the majesty of the emperor and cried in public.

What made the Queen and Concubine Hua even more unhappy was that the Emperor went against all odds and promoted Concubine Wan to be a concubine.

At Zhen Huan's conferment ceremony, the Queen once again arranged for Chun Yuan's old clothes bureau to be used. However, An Lingrong did not want the Queen to be proud, so she secretly informed Qi Yuebin, making the Queen's plan fail.

In the end, Zhen Huan borrowed Qi Yuebin's ceremonial dress to complete the ceremony, and afterward, with just a few words, she made the emperor suspicious of the queen because the ceremonial dress sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was damaged.

Even though the Queen Mother cleaned up the mess for the Queen in time and prevented Pang Ju from getting any evidence, the suspicious Pang Ju still offended the Queen. Not only did he divide the Queen's palace power with Zhen Huan, he also planned to let Xin Chang give this baby to Zhen Huan to raise.

The Queen, who failed in her attempt to steal the chicken but ended up losing the rice, came up with another plan. She used Wen Yi's future as an excuse to instigate Cao Qinmo to encourage Concubine Hua to compete with Zhen Huan for custody.

Cao Qinmo successfully persuaded Concubine Hua by citing the folk tale of "recruiting a brother." Later, Nian Shilan played the emotional card with the Emperor, arguing that she hadn't heard from anyone since her miscarriage in the palace, and that they hadn't had any good news in years. The Emperor, feeling guilty, was reluctant to refuse Concubine Hua.

An Lingrong took advantage of the situation and placed a small stool in front of Shen Meizhuang to act out a scene, deliberately letting her eavesdrop: "Doesn't Concubine Hua already have Princess Wen Yi? Why is she fighting with Concubine Wan for the child?"

Shen Meizhuang suddenly realized something and hurried to find Zhen Huan to discuss the matter.

Zhen Huan knew very well that the emperor was wary of Nian Gengyao, so she took this opportunity to remind the emperor that if this baby was a princess, it would be fine, but if it was a prince, it would probably only strengthen the Nian family's arrogance if it was raised by Concubine Hua. And if it was a princess, didn't Concubine Hua already have Wen Yi?

The emperor was indeed moved, so he ordered that Princess Wen Yi be registered under the name of Concubine Hua, and Zhen Huan moved to the main hall of Chuxiu Palace and became the mistress of Chuxiu Palace. In the future, she would raise children with Xin Chang, who also lived in Chuxiu Palace.

As compensation, Pangju also promised Xin Changzai that he would make her a noble lady after her baby was born, and also allowed her to raise Princess Shuhe personally as a noble lady.

Lu Yingfeng covered his stomach and cursed his father in his heart, but he had to put on an attitude of gratitude on the surface.

The worst-off was Cao Qinmo. After Wen Yi was taken to Yikun Palace, Concubine Hua repeatedly blocked her from getting close to Wen Yi. Even the Emperor condoned Concubine Hua's overbearing behavior. Furious, Cao Qinmo kept making venomous vows against the Empress in her heart.

The Empress, who had gained nothing, cried out in frustration! This round, everyone from Concubine Hua to Zhen Huan to even the meat on the chopping block—Concubine Xin—had gained something, but she, alone, received nothing but Cao Qinmo's complaints. Truly a bad year!

In the Yanxi Palace, An Lingrong was extremely happy as she drank some wine when she heard that the Queen had suffered another headache.

Summer arrived, and everyone began to move to the Old Summer Palace again. The Concubine Chun, who had just shown her prominence, slept forever in this summer.

Zhen Huan, having just confirmed that she was drugged and that it was related to Concubine Hua, burst into tears while clutching the kite that the servants had retrieved after Chun'er's death. She vowed to fight Concubine Hua to the death. (Chun'er had heard the secret of Concubine Hua's selling of official positions while retrieving the kite, and was pushed into the lotus pond by Zhou Ninghai and drowned.)

However, before she could point her sword at Concubine Hua, Concubine Hua threw a devastating thunderbolt in the harem!

"Your Majesty! I want to report the Queen!

The Queen killed Queen Chunyuan!"

"Boom!" The Queen heard a loud noise in the sky, frightening her to the point of trembling. Cao Qinmo! How could she know that my sister's death was related to me?!

Fat Orange's originally impatient expression suddenly became solemn and dignified, and the whole person seemed to be under a dark cloud, frightening everyone present so much that they dared not even breathe.

It was as if his gaze had substance and shifted from Cao Qinmo's shoulder to the Queen's face. He saw that she was just frowning as if she found it ridiculous. Jianqiu beside her did not look guilty at all. She just glared at Cao Qinmo indignantly. Fat Ju could not decide whether the Queen and her servant were really wronged or if they had acted so well that he could not find any flaws!

Looking at Concubine Hua again, it was naturally her instigation that Cao Qinmo reported the matter. She was now sitting on the chair with full of confidence and gloating, as if she was sure that the Queen would definitely be finished. When she saw the Emperor looking over, she realized it belatedly and used her exaggerated acting skills to pretend that she had eaten a shocking piece of news.

"Lady Cao, do you acknowledge your guilt for slandering the Queen Mother?"

"I deny it! Your Majesty, I have evidence that the Empress killed Queen Chunyuan!"

"How dare you!" Yixiu slammed the table and stood up. "Noble Lady Cao, I don't know who ordered you to do this, but the palace rules are strict. If you speak so recklessly, you should think carefully about the punishment for slandering the Queen Mother!"

Cao Qinmo was not afraid of her. The death of Queen Chunyuan was enough to bring down the Queen, and Concubine Hua even promised to marry Wen Yi to the Nian family. Wen Yi had a bright future, so what was there for her to fear?

"Steaming food in banana leaves and replacing almond tea with peach kernels are both harmful to the fetus. Your Majesty is quite knowledgeable in medicine. I wonder if what I say is correct?"

Hearing this, Fat Orange, thinking of Chun Yuan's love of almond tea, immediately became suspicious of the Queen. His face was gloomy and his eyes were like knives, as if he wanted to penetrate the Queen's body and see into her soul. Even Zhen Huan, who was watching from the sidelines, was frightened by his sinister look.

The queen herself felt as if her head was in an ice cellar, and she had only one thought in her mind - it's over!

[A small fantasy: What if it was Zhalong instead of Ruyi who picked up Rong Pei on the long street?]

"Have you heard? The emperor picked up a maid on the palace road yesterday and took her back to be his maid. She slept with him that night and now she has been given a title of Rong Ping!"

——"The Domineering Emperor Forces Love, Where Can Aunt Rong Pei Escape?"

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