My eunuch An is a yandere

Xiao Duo's feelings towards Bai Ningwei are very complicated. It is definitely not love. In his previous life, he particularly liked her because she was young, knowledgeable and interesting, and a good talker.

But after Xiao Duo's death, he finally discovered that his soul had been floating in the palace for many years.

Bai Ningwei wasn't just a pretty face. She was strategic, thoughtful, and incredibly intelligent. However, her lack of experience meant that many of her decisions weren't practical, leading to her constant failures.

Her greatest strength is her self-awareness and her lack of greed for power. She knows she's not qualified to be in power, so she lets go quickly.

But precisely because she doesn't covet power, she's able to abandon all the splendor and wealth, faking her own death for the sake of so-called true love. She's a complete love-obsessed person.

Xiao Duo was very angry during that period. He was an emperor, and it was unacceptable for his own woman to be attracted to him, even if it was just something he thought about but had not taken any actual action.

So now, looking at the woman lying on the bed, he was in no mood to be gentle and affectionate with her. He just wanted to get the matter over with, elevate his status, and send her away.

The reason why he turned over Bai Ningwei's name card this time was to raise her status.

The head of the Imperial Hospital was reporting back on the Empress's pulse diagnosis: her health was completely broken, and the prince in her womb would most likely not survive. He wanted to find a mother for his legitimate son who would be at ease.

Looking at the entire harem, he only trusted Bai Ningwei. Only Bai Ningwei would treat the prince as her own child, carefully nurturing him and guiding his growth correctly.

Therefore, Bai Ningwei's position cannot be too low.

Xiao Duo suppressed the knot in his heart that had arisen from her betrayal, sat down on the edge of the bed, blew out the candle, and carried out his task in the dark.

This can be considered a self-sacrifice for the family business of my ancestors and the great cause of the dynasty.

Xiao Duo comforted himself in this way, quickly ended the sex, and asked someone to send Bai Ningwei away.

Less than two quarters of an hour after the emperor fell asleep, he called for water and hurriedly sent the person away. All signs indicated that Hui Meilan did not win the emperor's favor.

After receiving the news, the spies from each palace returned to their respective masters to report the results.

Who could have thought that the next day the emperor would promote Concubine Hui to be Concubine Hui Zhaoyi.

Zhaoyi is the head of the nine concubines, and since Bai Ningwei also has a title, her status is equivalent to that of a half-concubine.

This result was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

This wasn't just a matter of jumping two ranks. Xiao Duo's harem wasn't very large to begin with. Besides the Empress, there were only the Liang Consort and the Xian Consort. Liang Consort wasn't even a concubine anymore. In other words, if the harem were ranked, Bai Ningwei, a newcomer, would become the third-highest-ranking concubine.

Not only were the people in the harem dissatisfied with this matter, but some people in the former dynasty were also unable to sit still. They submitted memorials to plead for Concubine Liang and demanded that her honorable position be restored.

After all, the Empress, the Virtuous Consorts, the Good Consorts and others are all old people from the time when the Emperor lived in the palace. Not only do they have a relationship with them, but their respective families also have strong power.

What does Bai Ningwei have? Her family has only a fifth-rank idle official.

If we were to say who is the person who cannot accept this result the most, it would be the Queen.

As the saying goes, I am afraid that my brothers will suffer, but I am also afraid that they will drive a Land Rover. This is exactly how the Queen feels at the moment.

She wanted an extra helper in the harem, not an extra competitor. So Bai Ningwei becoming the head of the nine concubines was like being struck by lightning, and it was she who had brought this lightning upon herself.

Seeing that the queen was angry, Nanny Qin naturally stepped forward to comfort her.

"Your Majesty, although Concubine Hui is the head of the Nine Concubines, Your Majesty has not rewarded her mother's family as per the custom, which shows that Your Majesty does not have any special affection for her. Moreover, I heard that Concubine Hui spent less than two hours in Shende Hall last night. I can only say that Your Majesty is honoring Concubine Hui so much this time, all because of Your Majesty."

Nanny Qin’s analysis was good, but women’s minds are always complicated, and coupled with the worries during pregnancy, the queen simply couldn’t calm down and stop thinking about random things.

Once the heart fire came, the fetus was disturbed and bleeding occurred in the lower body.

All the imperial doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau tried to stabilize the fetus overnight, but they still failed to prevent the queen from giving birth prematurely.

Half a month later, the queen barely made it to the ninth month of pregnancy, and finally went into labor one afternoon.

The queen gave birth prematurely, which was a serious matter. Xiao Duo went directly to the queen's courtyard and waited.

As the highest-ranking concubine in the palace except for the queen, Bai Ningwei naturally took over the other concubines.

Although Bai Ningwei wanted to get a high position, she never thought that she could sit in the position of the ninth concubine at such a speed.

According to her plan, she was supposed to cling to the Queen's thigh, serve her in bed with her according to the rules, and be promoted to a beauty when she was eighteen years old.

After the Queen passed away, she would be promoted to Jieyushi when the whole palace commended her for her dedicated service to the Queen. Then she would concentrate on winning over the Queen Mother, who would then promote her to Concubine.

It will take at least seven or eight years to complete this system, and more than ten years at most, but the process will be smooth and silent and will not attract anyone's attention.

Unlike now, it was like riding a rocket. In just over two years, she became the head of the Nine Concubines.

The whole process was garish, ostentatious, and even irrational.

But fate was unavoidable, and Bai Ningwei had no choice but to express her gratitude. Even along with the imperial decree came a bowl of contraceptive medicine, which she inexplicably drank completely under Wang Xi's watchful eyes.

Let’s put this matter aside for now. The Queen is giving birth. In order to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause trouble, Bai Ningwei, as the current highest authority in the palace, immediately gave orders.

"All concubines return to their own palaces to pray for the queen and are not allowed to step out of the courtyard."

"Keep your palace servants under control. Anyone who wanders outside will be killed immediately."

"Everything in Changchun Garden is under the control of Nanny Qin. All matters concerning the Empress must be approved by Nanny Qin."

"Go to the Queen Mother and ask her not to worry. His Majesty is here to take care of things."

"Caihe, go to the eldest princess and tell her not to cause trouble in Changchun Garden. His Majesty is here to rule."

There were several instructions in succession, all of which were considering the safety of the Queen. Nanny Qin was filled with gratitude after hearing them. She stood at the door of the palace and bowed deeply to Bai Ningwei, then turned around and went back to reassure the Queen.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured and give birth. Concubine Hui has arranged everything outside. No monsters or demons will come to disturb you today."

The queen was already sweating profusely at this time. After giving birth again after more than ten years, she was actually no different from a woman giving birth for the first time.

In addition, in ancient times when medical equipment was backward, she was an older mother at high risk. Even if all external malicious intentions were blocked, she would be in great danger today.

After drinking a bowl of labor-inducing medicine, the queen's lips turned white in pain and she couldn't exert any strength at all.

The midwife next to her was so anxious that she was running around in circles.

The queen was of noble status, and she would never dare to use ordinary production methods on her.

However, she did not dare to delay the prince in the queen's belly. It had been confirmed that the male fetus was the emperor's legitimate son. If anything happened to him, even the sacrifice of her entire clan would not be enough.