Hongli was the emperor, and no matter who else's ice was missing, he would not be missing. He was comfortable, but some concubines of lower status, such as Concubine Jia, were not very comfortable.

Perhaps because she was pregnant and her body was heavy, she was particularly afraid of heat for some reason. In her palace, in addition to a large amount of ice, the palace maids also fanned her to cool her down.

Concubine Jia thought that her poor appetite was due to the heat, so she began to resent the emperor for not taking her to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat.

However, he dared not complain out loud, and could only secretly point out the hot weather as an excuse for his poor appetite.

Fucha Langya didn't understand the hidden meaning of Jia Guiren's words and nodded.

"Autumn will arrive soon. Please be patient. I will have more ice delivered to your palace starting today."

There aren't many concubines in the palace now, so there's no need to be frugal with ice. It's just a special treat for Concubine Jia, so it's no big deal.

Unexpectedly receiving such an unexpected benefit, Concubine Jia's eyes lit up and she thanked him happily, then looked at Concubine Xian with pride.

Concubine Xian always claims to be the emperor's true love, which makes Jin Yuyan feel sick. Moreover, Ruyi is the biggest obstacle to Jin Yuyan's favor, which is not conducive to her becoming a favorite concubine in the future and helping Prince Yu to better control the Yu family.

Hai Lan noticed the smug look in Concubine Jia's eyes, and immediately felt indignant for her sister. However, this was Changchun Palace, not a place where she could flirt with people. She had to swallow the imbalance in her heart and looked at her sister with comforting eyes, hoping that her sister would feel better.

Ruyi had her eyelids drooping, her chin supported by her hand, and she looked extremely sleepy. She did not take Jia Guiren's provocation seriously at all. She was like a chrysanthemum that remained calm in the face of any emergency.

Although Ruyi's attitude was inappropriate, no one else felt that she was disrespectful to the queen.

When Hai Changzai saw her sister in this state, she felt relieved. Also, her sister was not affected by Jia Guiren.

After the morning meeting, Wei Yanwan lagged behind everyone else and left Changchun Palace. Concubine Jia disliked the hot weather outside and gave up teasing Wei Yanwan. She hurried back to Qixiang Palace with the support of Zhenshu and Lixin.

Wei Yanwan walked out of the palace gate alone. Others walked in pairs or at least had a palace maid accompanying them. Just as Wei Yanwan felt lonely, she saw a familiar figure standing not far away.

Jinzhong stood tall and straight, as elegant as a pine or bamboo, with a mask-like smile on his handsome face. He put one hand behind his back, and stared at Wei Yanwan quietly with his charming eyes.

He is not like ordinary eunuchs.

Even if someone said he was a young man from a noble family, Wei Yanwan would still believe it.

It's a pity that he is a eunuch.

For some reason, a feeling of pity arose in her heart again. Wei Yanwan walked towards Jinzhong step by step and stood in front of him.

Jinzhong lowered his head and looked at Wei Yanwan, "Master, I will take you to Chuxiu Palace."

"...Thank you, father-in-law."

When Wei Yanwan looked at him, her heart skipped a beat. She tilted her head as if to hide it, and her voice was hoarse.

For some reason, ever since she had slept with Jinzhong last night, she always felt a faint sense of regret when facing him, as if she had missed something, which made her feel uncomfortable, even more uncomfortable than when Concubine Jia mocked her.

Her heart also felt sore and numb, especially when Jinzhong was as gentle to her as always.

Behind Jinzhong were two young eunuchs, who held Wei Yanwan's meager belongings. The rest had to be approved by the Ministry of Internal Affairs before being added to Wei Yanwan's account.

There were also palace maids serving as servants, who were also recruited by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The current head of the Imperial Household Department is Qin Li. Qin Li has a very specific hobby, which is to target Ruyi. As long as Ruyi shows signs of falling out of favor, Qin Li will immediately mark Ruyi's food and supplies.

But he treated other concubines equally and never treated them harshly.

Jinzhong was ordered to arrange things for Wei Yanwan, and Qin Li approved it readily.

The people sent to clean the west side hall of Chuxiu Palace were also in place.

Wei Yanwan only had to wait for an hour before she could move in comfortably.

Jinzhong sent Wei Yanwan to the west wing of Chuxiu Palace, stayed with her there for a while, and then went back to report to the emperor.

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Yonghe Palace,

Bai Ruiji leaned against the soft couch by the window, listening to Suyun's report.

".....Lady Jia also ate the fresh shrimp provided by the imperial kitchen today."

Bai Ruiji smiled and said, "Okay, eat more so that you can give birth to a good baby."

With the clues provided by Jinzhong, Bai Ruiji found out that it was Jin Yuyan who instigated Concubine Hui to put mercury in her food.

Bai Ruiji was angry at first and wanted to rush to Qixiang Palace with a whip to beat Jin Yuyan, but was persuaded by Suyun.

Because Jin Yuyan is very scheming and obviously not on the same level as Ruyi, it is okay to bully Ruyi, but bullying Jin Yuyan will probably not end well.

And then Jin Yuyan was revealed to be pregnant, which made it even more difficult for Bai Ruiji to take action against her.

But if she didn't avenge herself and vent the anger in her heart, Bai Ruiji would feel like there was something stuck in her throat and she couldn't sleep or eat.

Until Su Yun suggested that they could put mercury in Jin Yuyan's food to treat her in her own way.

It also allows Jin Yuyan to experience the pain of giving birth to a deformed fetus.

Bai Ruiji suddenly became enlightened, and quickly bribed a maid in Qixiang Palace to add a small amount of mercury to Jin Yuyan's food every day.

After taking the mercury, Jin Yuyan felt uncomfortable and had no appetite. Then, because of her poor appetite, she could only eat appetizing and non-greasy foods such as fresh shrimp. This cycle repeated itself, forming a vicious circle.

Although Zhenshu understands medical principles, most of her methods are harmful to people. After all, she is different from the experienced imperial physician. She cannot detect the early stage of poisoning at all. She can only find out that Jin Yuyan is weak and needs tonic.

The imperial physician who was responsible for taking Jin Yuyan's pulse was bribed in advance by the Queen Mother so that he would not remind Jin Yuyan.

The Queen Mother's control over the harem at this time was obviously still quite good.

Perhaps it was also due to the lax rule of Hongli.

Throughout the original plot, apart from Wei Yanwan, who else regarded him as a majestic emperor? It was understandable that the harem was in chaos due to women.

Bai Ruiji is the Queen Mother's pawn, but she is also on the same boat with her.

The Queen Mother was willing to help Bai Ruiji, also because she wanted to dampen Jin Yuyan's arrogance.

Bai Ruiji had never felt as convenient as she did at this moment, having the Empress Dowager behind her.

A month later, Bai Ruiji gave birth to a healthy baby girl, the emperor's fifth princess.

The long-awaited baby turned out to be a girl. Concubine Jia breathed a sigh of relief and had no time to think about why Concubine Wen, who had eaten mercury, could give birth to a healthy child. She quickly turned her attention to Concubine Yi.

Concubine Yi became pregnant more than a month earlier than her. If Concubine Yi gave birth to a prince, then the title of the first prince born after the emperor ascended the throne would be taken by Concubine Yi.

She had to find a way to abort Concubine Yi's fetus.

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