"This...this..." Concubine Hui's eyes rolled rapidly, but she couldn't say that Bai Susu didn't kneel! She did kneel, but she fainted not long after kneeling, or she was pretending to be faint!

"Your Majesty, she did kneel, but she didn't stay there for long before she fainted. The weather is cool today, so it's impossible for her to have heatstroke. She was clearly pretending to faint."

Emperor Xuan Jing didn't want to listen to Concubine Hui's arguments anymore. He stood up and said, "Whether she is pretending to faint or not, the imperial physician will judge. I will also ask the Empress when I go to Changchun Palace later."

He turned to leave, but then glanced back at Concubine Hui, his face slightly colder, and said, "You think Concubine Bai is disrespectful to you, but are you respectful to the Empress? He Jia is still young and is learning etiquette. I hope that those around her will understand the rules."

As soon as Emperor Xuan Jing said this, Concubine Hui's body swayed, and she seemed to have lost half of her strength and collapsed to the ground. Nanny Sun came forward to help her, her face full of worry: "Your Majesty..."

Concubine Hui's face turned pale. She clenched her teeth, but her words still trembled a little: "Mammy, the emperor doesn't want me to raise Jia'er anymore. He wants to take Jia'er away from me."

Nanny Sun was horrified and cried out in disbelief, "How could this be? Your Majesty, don't worry about it. You are the princess's biological mother. How could the emperor let the princess leave you?"

Concubine Hui closed her eyes and said nothing more. Tears flowed down her cheeks like a curtain. Although the emperor did not say it explicitly, Concubine Hui could hear it. Fear and panic surged from all directions, almost drowning Concubine Hui.

She knew that the princess was everything to her and she had to hold the princess firmly in her hands.

_

Changchun Palace

The queen's uneasy heart finally settled down when she heard that the emperor had arrived.

The two were a young couple, and the tacit understanding between them was self-evident. Emperor Xuan Jing personally helped the queen up, and seeing that she looked thin, he asked a few questions about the queen's health with concern.

The queen answered them one by one, with a gentle smile on her face the whole time.

Seeing a hint of fatigue between Emperor Xuan Jing's brows, she said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late, why don't you go to bed early."

Her earlobes turned red. After taking off her jewels and pearls, she was no longer the graceful and noble queen, but just a woman who longed for the pity of her lover.

Emperor Xuan Jing's eyes moved and he nodded.

The queen personally helped the emperor change his clothes, and then the two of them got on the bed.

Emperor Xuan Jing was in his prime, full of vigor and vitality, and with strong desires, but he could never satisfy himself in front of the empress.

The Queen was so frail that Emperor Xuan Jing was afraid that if he indulged her even a little, she would fall seriously ill.

After a restrained love affair, Emperor Xuan Jing closed his eyes and fell asleep. Although the queen was physically tired, she was faintly excited in her heart.

She has been taking the medicine for quite some time, and she served the emperor in bed today, which means there is a high probability that she is pregnant.

However, the medicine not only needs to be drunk before sex, but also after... you also need to drink a bowl of it.

Emperor Xuan Jing was not sleeping soundly, and he noticed the Queen getting out of bed.

Looking at the shadowy figures outside, Emperor Xuan Jing opened the curtain and slowly sat up.

The queen took a sip of warm water to suppress the bitterness in her mouth, and then waved away Nanny Zhang.

She turned around and was about to get on the bed, but unexpectedly she saw Emperor Xuan Jing sitting up.

She was startled, but remained calm. She asked softly, "Your Majesty, why aren't you resting yet? Did I wake you up?"

The hall was actually dark, with only a faint glow of moonlight coming from outside.

Emperor Xuan Jing saw that the empress was very thin and her pajamas looked extremely loose.

He sighed inwardly and said, "Nothing, I'm a little thirsty, can you pour me a glass of water?"

In fact, the queen was always worried, fearing that Emperor Xuan Jing would ask her even a few questions.

It's because Emperor Xuan Jing didn't want her to drink these messy medicines.

It is no secret that she has been taking care of her body, and it has been going on for a long time.

At the beginning, the emperor agreed as long as it did not harm her body. But later, because her body became weaker and weaker and she was often bedridden, the emperor ordered her to take good care of herself and not to focus on having a child.

But the queen was stubborn. How could she let the emperor down when he treated her so well? She wanted to give him a legitimate son!

Why could Concubine Hui give birth but she couldn't? Was it because she was born weak?

Every time this happened, she hated this body immensely, which made her even more obsessed. As long as she could give birth to a prince, she would be willing to do so even if it cost her her life immediately.

After Emperor Xuan Jing finished his tea, the two of them lay down again, looking at each other in silence. They were not far from each other, but there was always a narrow gap between them.

The queen clenched her palms and wanted to say something. The emperor didn't ask, but she didn't feel any better.

She wanted to talk about how she had gotten through the past few years, how much medicine she had taken, and how much suffering she had endured, just because she wanted to have a child.

But because of her incompetence, there has been no legitimate son in the palace so far, and she has not even had any good news. She seemed unable to say these words.

She is incompetent!

Emperor Xuan Jing closed his eyes and quietly felt this powerlessness. He was an emperor, ruling the world, but he had no prince who could inherit his cause.

This is sad, but Emperor Xuan Jing is extremely strong-willed. He has always believed that as long as you pay the corresponding price, you can get everything.

For example, his throne, but how could he be so powerless when there was a prince.

The Queen's action of drinking the medicine aroused Emperor Xuan Jing's inner frustration and powerlessness, which was also the reason why he did not like to come to Changchun Palace. The Queen was a good person. She was gentle, dignified, sensible, and could manage the harem in an orderly manner.

However, the queen could not share his pain and would reopen the scar again and again.

The ministers in the court were already ready to make a move, and they all wrote to him to ask him to find a son of the royal family to be the crown prince.

As a son of the royal family, his path to inheriting the throne was not so easy. He was unwilling to hand over his kingdom to others.

There will definitely be a child. With so many concubines in the palace, there will definitely be one.

_

The next day, the emperor was about to go to court, and the queen personally helped him change his clothes. During this time, she seemed to inadvertently mention the lawsuit between Concubine Hui and Bai Susu.

She didn't say much about Concubine Hui's domineering behavior, but only said how pitiful Bai Susu was when she fainted: "That little face was so pale, it was really bloodless. Concubine Bai and the others had just entered the palace and were young. Concubine Hui was really taking it too far."

Emperor Xuan Jing couldn't help but imagine Bai Susu's fainting appearance, but it was quickly replaced by her mischievous appearance.

Although he scolded Concubine Hui, in his heart, Bai Susu was not completely blameless. She could not stand the slightest grievance and was too pampered.

He snorted coldly, his face showing no emotion, and said, "She's just too delicate!"

The Queen paused while adjusting Emperor Xuan Jing's jade belt, then immediately agreed calmly.

Emperor Xuan Jing said nothing more, put on his court robes, and went to court.

Emperor Xuan Jing's behavior made her confused about his attitude towards Bai Susu.

But she was so exhausted that she couldn't think any more. She swayed, and Nanny Zhang hurried forward to support her, saying worriedly, "Madam, you went to bed late and got up so early. Your body can't take it anymore. Go back to bed and rest for a while."

The empress has always been polite. Even if she was not feeling well, she would get up and help the emperor wash and change clothes, and she never missed a single time.

She pinched her forehead, took Nanny Zhang's hand, and let her help her return to the bed to rest.

What Emperor Xuan Jing thinks of Bai Susu can be known only by seeing whether he will go to Qixiang Palace today.

She's not in a hurry.

_

Nanchun didn’t sleep well yesterday. Although the emperor finally went to Wanchun Palace, he stayed in Zhaoyang Palace for a long time first!

She didn't dare to imagine how Concubine Hui would slander and defame her master during this time.

She started serving Bai Susu as soon as she entered the palace, and she had a hard time with Bai Susu - those days when she didn't sleep with her in the beginning and no one cared about her.

Now that the master has finally shown up in front of the emperor and gained some favor, Nanchun becomes extremely panicked at the thought of her master falling out of favor.

After all, the master's opponent is Concubine Hui!

The Huifei who gave birth to the only princess, the Huifei who was always favored!

She looked at her carefree master and didn't know what to do.

Bai Susu was sitting beautifully on the chaise longue and dyeing her nails. In the afternoon, she asked Manxia to go to the imperial garden to pick some Impatiens balsamina, crush the juice, add alum, soak it on the nails, and then wrap it carefully with white cotton cloth.

After immersing myself in this for an entire afternoon, it is time to verify the results.

After Manxia peeled off the white cloth one by one, Bai Susu raised her fingers and lowered her head to admire the finished dyed product. She felt that it was quite good.

Although it is not as good as modern manicures, it is also pink like peach petals. Her hands are already slender, white and tender, and now with dyed nails, it is even more eye-catching.

Bai Susu stretched her hand in front of Nanchun and asked with a smile: "Nanchun, do you think my nails look good?"

Nanchun took a look, then nodded and said, "It looks good."

This careless praise made Bai Susu chuckle and said, "Why are you so unhappy? Don't worry, even if I, your master, fall out of favor, I will protect you and make sure you don't suffer."

Let’s not talk about how Nanchun reacted.

Wang Fuhai, who was outside Qixiang Hall, was frightened when he heard Bai Susu's shocking remarks.

He secretly glanced at Emperor Xuan Jing's face, and it was indeed as dark as it could be.

Emperor Xuan Jing was busy with official duties all day. In the evening, he looked at the green cards but had no interest in favoring anyone.

I went out for a walk to get some fresh air, but the Queen's words, "Your little face is so pale," kept echoing in my mind.

Before I knew it, I had reached the entrance of Qixiang Hall.

Wang Fuhai was stunned when he saw the emperor coming to Qixiang Palace without saying a word.

Since you were thinking about Noble Lady Bai, why didn't you just flip over the green card when you turned it over just now?

Why did he make such a sudden visit in the middle of the night? He frightened the eunuch guarding the door so much that he was speechless.

Xiao Shunzi in Qixiang Hall was caught off guard when he saw a bright yellow dress. He immediately became alert and knelt on the ground, just as he was about to salute.

The emperor waved his hand, obviously not wanting to disturb the people in the room. Xiao Shunzi was forced to swallow the words that were about to come out of his mouth, choking him.

Wang Fuhai saw that Xiao Shunzi closed his mouth in time and nodded secretly, thinking that he was smart, which saved him the trouble of covering his mouth.

Emperor Xuan Jing brought Wang Fuhai to the door of the house, but stopped again.

Wang Fuhai saw that the room was bright, and it was obvious that Concubine Bai had not slept.

He glanced at the emperor's handsome profile, and an absurd thought arose in his mind. Could it be that the emperor wanted to eavesdrop?

Oh, when has this wise, powerful, stern, noble and cold emperor ever done something as sneaky as eavesdropping?

Emperor Xuan Jing actually didn't intend to listen to Bai Susu's speech, but he wanted to give Bai Susu a cold shoulder, but he couldn't help but come to Qixiang Palace.

This feeling of being slightly out of control made Emperor Xuan Jing hesitate.

But what did he just hear?

This woman actually talked about what would happen if she fell out of favor. She said it so easily and with a smile, making Emperor Xuan Jing feel that he was not that important in her heart at all?

Emperor Xuan Jing suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart for no reason. He pushed the door open and strode into Qixiang Hall.

Everyone was surprised that the emperor would come. They were so frightened when they saw the bright yellow figure that they all saluted in a panic.

Bai Susu was still sitting on the beauty couch, and she didn't know why the emperor suddenly appeared.

However, she quickly adjusted her expression. Her emerald eyebrows curved, and her eyes, bright as stars, were filled with a smile. Her sweet and soft voice rang out, "Your Majesty, why are you here?"

That smile was so sweet and pure, like a flower blooming in a dark room, which made Emperor Xuan Jing's anger that was about to be released stop in his throat.

His face looked bad, and everyone in the palace could see it. Bai Susu's smile disappeared, and her big eyes rolled around, as if she was wondering how she had offended the emperor.

Emperor Xuan Jing saw Bai Susu getting down from the beauty bed. She moved slowly, but because Emperor Xuan Jing's eyes were always on Bai Susu's face, he didn't notice it at first.

Bai Susu's expression was so vivid. At first she was pure joy, then a little nervous, and now she bit her lip and saluted properly, with a bit of stubbornness and indomitable spirit in her eyes.

Emperor Xuan Jing sat on the beauty couch, watching Bai Susu's constantly changing expressions, and the anger in his heart was extinguished a little.

Compared to Concubine Hui who is two-faced, he really prefers Bai Susu who doesn't hide her feelings.

Although sometimes he speaks without restraint and makes people angry, it can also be said to be his true nature.

However, although her true nature is good, she is in the palace and the rules cannot be broken.

He said calmly, "Did you have a conflict with Concubine Hui yesterday?"

Bai Susu lowered her eyelashes and thought to herself that the dog emperor had really started to punish people. The so-called wise and powerful emperor was actually a fool who was easily influenced by others and would only listen to others' distortion of the facts.

She knelt down straight and said, "I have offended Concubine Hui. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

She knelt down straight like this, which frightened Emperor Xuan Jing. He frowned and said, "You still think you're right?"

Bai Susu was about to cry, her almond eyes watering: "The Emperor has already made up his mind and won't listen to my explanation. If the Emperor wants to punish me, then go ahead!"

Such rude and aggressive behavior made Emperor Xuan Jing so angry that his temples throbbed.

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