In a blink of an eye, the emperor's birthday banquet is approaching. He usually advocates minimalism in his actions and does not allow the harem to be extravagant.

The queen still took the emperor's face into consideration and held the banquet properly.

The invitations were sent by the Empress to the ministers and their families, so the birthday banquet was bound to be very lively.

Jianqiu sent the invitation down and handed it to the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Queen Yixiu stroked her belly. She cared about this child the most and was looking forward to the birth of the child all the time.

"Please ask Doctor Zhang to come and see me."

Yixiu's voice was cold. The palace maid Huaqiu came out and said respectfully, "I will go and get Doctor Zhang right away."

After a while, Doctor Zhang came to Jingren Palace with a medicine box. Yixiu felt some pain in her lower abdomen. The palace maid helped her to sleep, and Yixiu felt a splitting headache.

It was a little different from the usual headaches. The pain this time involved her lower abdomen, making her feel like she was dying.

Apart from the pain she experienced during childbirth, Yixiu has had smooth sailing over the years and has never suffered like this again.

"Your Majesty, I will examine you."

Doctor Zhang was waiting outside the screen, carrying a medicine box, with a panicked look on his face.

Yixiu said weakly, "Come in. I'm in great pain. Please help me relieve the pain first."

Doctor Zhang was promoted by Yixiu, and could be said to be an old man in the palace. When he heard Yixiu say this, he asked.

"Is your Majesty suffering from an old illness?"

As he said this, he took a step forward, covered Yixiu's hand with a handkerchief, and took her pulse. His brows were furrowed, and it was unknown what he was thinking about.

Yixiu asked anxiously, "Your medical skills have always been excellent. Is my illness difficult to cure?"

Doctor Zhang sighed and quickly knelt down to confess his guilt.

"Your Highness didn't have a headache, but...a miscarriage."

Yixiu's face changed drastically, and she dropped the cup in her hand heavily. The queen, who was usually calm, dignified and gentle, seemed to have turned into a terrible mad woman at this moment.

An Lingrong, who was outside the palace, had come to visit the Queen in a pretense. When she heard the noise in the palace, she thought to herself.

Could it be that something happened to the Queen?

Outside Jingren Palace, there were only two dozing maids. These people acted as if An Lingrong didn't exist and didn't care about her.

Originally, An Lingrong was like a transparent person in the harem, but this time she was able to steal the secret.

She hid secretly outside the hall, in a very secluded corner, but she was able to hear the conversation in the hall.

Yixiu still couldn't catch her breath, she said coldly.

"What nonsense are you talking about! How could I be seriously ill? My child is already several months old and will be born soon. Doctor Zhang, are you getting senile?!"

Doctor Zhang wiped the sweat from his forehead in panic and spoke quickly.

"Your Majesty, your pulse does not indicate a pregnancy. Based on my twenty years of experience as a doctor and pulse diagnosing, I believe you have indeed had a miscarriage. If you do not believe me, you can consult with others at the Imperial Hospital, or ask the public for help."

Yixiu didn't say anything. Her expression was panic and painful. She was in more than a thousand kinds of pain because of what was happening now.

"Don't let this matter be spread outside, Doctor Zhang, you should know the rules of this palace!"

Doctor Zhang quickly assured her, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I won't say a word about this matter."

Yixiu was exhausted. She had always thought that it was a gift from God to let her child come back, but now her joy was in vain.

She looked at her fair and slender hands, and thoughts emerged in her mind.

Could it be that her hands were stained with too much blood, which caused the miscarriage? She wanted to kill everyone in the harem and bury the child with them.

Doctor Zhang couldn't bear it and said, "Perhaps the Empress's health hasn't recovered yet. Once you recover, the prince will definitely be able to..."

Yixiu laughed at herself, her eyes sharp and solemn.

"Doctor Zhang, I am forty-five years old this year and am no longer a young and beautiful woman."

Doctor Zhang was shocked, and then felt infinite guilt.

In the end, Yixiu asked Doctor Zhang to leave and dismissed all the palace maids. Until the night before the emperor's birthday banquet, Yixiu did not show up due to illness.

Her child died, so she had to find someone to be buried with him, and Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang were the best candidates!

Zhen Huan's wishful thinking of giving birth to an heir to the throne was simply wishful thinking. On the day of the birthday banquet, she wanted to make Zhen Huan fall to the bottom and be disliked by the emperor from then on.

As for her children, they are naturally insignificant.

The harem is a place where a mother's status is determined by her sons. No matter how smart Zhen Huan is, she cannot escape her meticulous plan.

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