The imperial concubine is charming and charming, and only seeks power and wealth

This will have no other impact except adding another layer to the reputation of arrogance and domineering.

He didn't have to worry about being framed by Concubine Zhao, who was always ready to have a miscarriage, nor did he have to worry about whether there was someone watching him in secret.

Jiang Lingyue lived a very comfortable life.

As the weather grew colder, she stayed in her bedroom, which was warmed by the heating. Her daily routine was to enjoy singing and dancing with Lu Chongrong and several other concubines, listen to the latest news in the capital, and occasionally ask them about their plans to leave the palace in the future.

They were both girls of similar age. After facing reality and completely giving up the idea of ​​competing for favor, they no longer had conflicts of interest. Instead, as they talked and laughed day after day, they actually developed some feelings for each other.

No more superficial flattery, but trembling with fear.

When I woke up early this morning, Jinshu told me that the plum blossoms in the imperial garden were in bloom.

Jiang Lingyue immediately felt like appreciating the plum blossoms, so she led several concubines who had come to pay their respects to the plum garden to burn incense and brew tea while appreciating the plum blossoms together.

Unexpectedly, Lady Zhao got the news from somewhere and came here with a big belly.

Let her come. After all, this is the Imperial Garden, not Ning'an Palace. Even if Jiang Lingyue is annoyed, she can't be so arrogant as to not let her come out to visit the garden.

Lady Zhao was still gentle and respectful, her posture as humble as ever, and she bowed as she stepped forward.

But now the weather is getting colder. Although the palace servants are cleaning the long palace road paved with bluestone bricks, there is still frost left over from last night in some tiny corners that has not been cleaned up.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, she walked in front of Jiang Lingyue with her belly bulging. Just as she bent her knees, the embroidered shoes on her feet suddenly slipped and she fell forward.

Faced with such a scene, Jiang Lingyue's first reaction was to help the person, and she stretched out her arms, but Nanny Qian beside her reacted faster.

No one knew what order Nanny Qian received, but when Concubine Zhao fell forward, she pulled her mistress behind her to protect her, and kicked Concubine Zhao on the shoulder as she rushed towards her.

So, in full view of everyone, Concubine Zhao was kicked to the ground by Nanny Qian... with her belly landing on the ground.

Blood was seen on the spot, and the flowing blood was redder than the plum blossoms in the garden. Her shrill wails shocked all the concubines present.

In everyone's eyes, Concubine Zhao was pregnant with the Emperor's first child, and she was the focus of attention of all the civil and military officials in the court.

And now, she was kicked down by the female official beside the imperial concubine.

This is a blatant act of harming the royal heir!

The scene became increasingly chaotic.

Finally, someone reacted and Concubine Zhao was carried onto a sedan chair and returned to Baohua Palace.

As the mistress of Baohua Palace, Chen Shuyi was shocked to see Concubine Zhao, who lived in a side hall, being carried back covered in blood.

Without bothering to ask the reason, he hurriedly ordered the palace servants to call the imperial physician and summon the midwife who had been arranged long ago. Everything was arranged properly. When Concubine Zhao was sent to the delivery room, the chaos was slightly calmed down.

Hearing the cries of pain rising louder and louder from inside, Chen Shuyi suddenly turned around and looked at the concubines and asked, "How did this happen?"

Some affection had accumulated over these days, and Lu Chongrong and others looked at each other, unable to tell that it was the female official beside the imperial concubine who kicked them.

Seeing that these low-ranking concubines were timid and did not dare to answer, Chen Shuyi turned her gaze to Jiang Lingyue's face.

Chen Ziwei was her half-brother, and they had a very good relationship. During the two years she spent on the farm, her family would occasionally visit her in the palace, and Chen Shuyi could tell that her brother might have a lover.

She sent people to investigate and soon found Jiang Lingyue.

Compared to Concubine Xian, Chen Shuyi did not feel that the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, who was disliked by her father and brother, was not worthy of her younger brother.

She entered the palace and endured a miserable life there that she could see the end of. Of course, she didn't want her beloved brother to suffer the same fate as her.

Chen Shuyi hoped that her younger brother could marry his beloved smoothly, so when Chen Ziwei proposed to go to the Jiang family to propose marriage, she also helped to persuade his parents.

Who knew what would happen next...

The last time the two clashed was on the day Jiang Lingyue took over Ning'an Palace.

At that time, Chen Shuyi knew that her brother's sweetheart had broken their agreement and chose to enter the palace as a concubine. She was furious and deliberately went to the palace to show her power, saying bluntly that the two of them could not be on equal footing.

And now, less than a year later, she is still a second-rank concubine, while she is the head of the four concubines.

Chen Shuyi swallowed all her thoughts, her face remained calm, she slightly bent her knees and bowed.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you," she said calmly. "I wonder if Your Highness could tell me what happened to Concubine Zhao?"

How did it happen...

The hall was silent for a moment.

This happened in full view of the public and it was impossible to conceal it.

Nanny Qian, with a pale face, stepped forward and said, "It was my fault. It has nothing to do with the mistress."

She didn't know the true origin of the child in Concubine Zhao's belly. It was just that some time ago, the chief eunuch Liu Rong specifically told her to be wary of Concubine Zhao from getting close to the imperial concubine.

But if she intended to move, she could just do it without any hesitation.

After all, she is the emperor's person, and protecting the imperial concubine is the emperor's death order. Nothing is more important than the imperial concubine's safety.

Just now in the Plum Garden, when she saw the other party rushing towards her so suddenly, Nanny Qian remembered Liu Rong's words and thought that Concubine Zhao intended to commit murder, so she didn't care about anything else.

He kicked it away.

Only after the man fell to the ground did he realize how much trouble he had caused.

In any case, that is your Majesty's first child.

She was someone close to the Empress, and in everyone's eyes, it was the Empress who did it.

Not only did she cause trouble, she also implicated the Imperial Concubine!

Of course, given His Majesty's fondness for the Empress, even if the whole court was in an uproar, he would probably not be willing to really punish her harshly.

I am just a slave who caused Your Majesty to lose his beloved son. How could Your Majesty forgive her?

Nanny Qian was full of regret, and Chen Shuyi was also shocked when she heard it.

She looked at Nanny Qian who was respectfully apologizing in front of her, then slowly turned her head to look at Jiang Lingyue not far away.

Of course, he would not believe that a mere servant would dare to attack a pregnant concubine without the master's order.

and so……

She looked at Jiang Lingyue and didn't know what to say for a moment.

I just feel that the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, who was granted the title of imperial concubine less than a year after entering the palace, was probably spoiled by the emperor and lost her mind.

Otherwise, how could she, how dare she, attack the royal heir!

The solemn atmosphere in the hall was soon broken when a burst of hurried and chaotic footsteps was heard from the palace gate.

The footsteps gradually approached, and a group of people soon appeared outside the hall.

It turned out that the three concubines Hui, Shu and Xian arrived at the same time.

The three of them all had the power to manage the harem, and they had obviously learned the whole story on the way. They were in a hurry now, with excitement in their eyes and faces.

Upon entering the palace, Concubine Hui didn't even bother to show some courtesy by paying attention to Concubine Zhao who had given birth. Instead, she turned her attention directly to Jiang Lingyue and coldly said to the eunuchs from the interrogation department who followed her, "Your Highness is plotting to murder the heir to the throne. Capture her."