Jinwei joins hands in rebirth: villains can also eat at the table

"Sister's belly is getting bigger and bigger. No matter how I look at it, I feel like it's a little prince."

Hailan touched Ruyi's belly happily and praised her.

"I think it's most likely a girl. Isn't it said that sour boys and spicy girls? I love spicy food during pregnancy and don't like sour food at all." Ruyi held her belly with some anticipation in her eyes.

This is her and the emperor's first child. She has been waiting for more than twenty years. How can she not be happy?

Hailan was about to speak when she looked up and suddenly smelled a faint fragrance.

"There are plum blossoms in this season?" She frowned slightly and looked at a red plum bud in front of the window that was about to bloom.

"They were sent by the flower garden a few days ago. It's winter, keeping the cold wind out of the palace, so it's quite elegant to have a few plum blossoms."

It is inconvenient for her to go out in winter, so placing a few pots of plum blossoms in the hall is not only elegant, but also can soothe her chaotic mood.

As she was talking, Ruyi suddenly became interested. She was about to get up and go to the potted plum blossoms, but she suddenly felt dizzy and was about to faint before she could take two steps.

She was supported by Rong Pei. Seeing something was wrong, Rong Pei quickly put her foot down behind her, fearing that she would fall to the ground.

"Sister! What's wrong with you? Help her to the bed!" Hai Lan didn't expect that Ruyi fainted after just a few words. She was so panicked that she hurried forward to help Rong Pei, and at the same time did not forget to ask someone to call the imperial physician.

"Oh no! The Queen has fainted!"

"Call the imperial physician! Call the imperial physician!"

"Sanbao, go and invite the emperor..."

With this fall, the Yikun Palace was thrown into chaos.

Hailan thought carefully about what had just happened, and her eyes swept over the pots of plum blossoms, full of suspicion.

"Someone, move these pots of flowers out..."

Yan Wan was calculating the list of palace maids who were around 25 years old and were to be released from the palace when Li Yu suddenly broke in with his men.

"Eunuch Li Yu, you're so anxious, what happened? Does the Emperor want to see me about something?"

Seeing Li Yu's serious expression, Yan Wan was confused and put down the list in her hand.

"Empress Ling Fei, please follow me to Yiku Palace. The Emperor has something to tell you." Li Yu's face was stern, and he didn't even offer a simple greeting. He just wanted to arrest someone.

"Okay, then, could you allow me to tidy up my appearance? I didn't expect the Emperor to summon me. This attire is too simple, and I'm afraid it would be impolite to go before Him like this."

Yan Wan smiled slightly and replied that she had been busy dealing with palace affairs recently and was dressed too simply, a light purple mandarin jacket with only a few simple velvet flowers on her head as decoration. Since she was going to meet the emperor, this outfit was too simple and would inevitably seem disrespectful.

As she spoke, she gave Lan Cui who was standing at the door a look. Lan Cui understood what she meant and slipped out of Yongshou Palace while no one was paying attention.

"Your Majesty, please don't make things difficult for me. The Emperor has issued an order, and you are requested to go immediately." Li Yurong didn't allow her to say more. He shook his head and emphasized the word "immediately".

When people hear it, it has a threatening tone for no reason.

"In that case, I'll go there."

Yanwan raised her hand and asked Chunchan to help her up. The two exchanged glances and immediately went to Yiku Palace.

There was no need to guess that something had happened in the Yiku Palace. I could hear the noise inside before I even got close.

"My concubine pays your respects to the Emperor."

As soon as Yan Wan entered the palace, she found that the emperor was sitting at the top with a serious expression on his face, with Concubine Yu and Concubine Chun on both sides. Concubine Jia Jin Yuyan was also there, which made the place quite lively.

"Empress Ling, did you have someone send the plum blossoms to the Queen's Palace?" His expression was not very good, but he was unwilling to believe that Concubine Ling would do such a thing.

"Yes, I thought that the Empress was pregnant and it would be inconvenient for her to travel, so I asked the greenhouse to send you some early-blooming plum blossom potted plants. I thought that the Empress loved plum blossoms, and putting them in the palace would help relieve the dryness and depression during pregnancy. But is there anything wrong with that?" Yan Wan was confused, and there was no abnormality on her face when she replied.

Seeing her puzzled expression and her complete ignorance of the Queen's current situation, the Emperor's doubts were somewhat relieved.

"Of course it's inappropriate, Concubine Ling. You were so intent on pleasing the Empress that you sent her plum blossoms this morning. But did you know someone secretly smeared musk in the plum blossoms you sent, nearly causing the Empress to have a miscarriage? The Emperor gave you the responsibility of governing the six harems, not to use this opportunity to murder the Empress."

Jin Yuyan sat aside and said sinisterly, a hint of gloating flashed across her face, which was seen by Yan Wan.

She was shocked when she heard the voice and knelt down quickly: "Your Majesty, please understand. I have no intention of murdering you! Not to mention that I have no children, what is the point of murdering the Queen? Besides, everyone in the palace knows that it was I who asked the flower room to send the plum blossoms. If there is any problem, the first person they would investigate is me. I would not be so foolish..."

"Although I had someone deliver it, I only ordered someone to work with the flower room manager to arrange it. The flower room staff were the ones who handled it. I never sent anyone to do anything with it! Imperial Concubine Jia keeps saying it's a plot to murder me, and now you're eager to accuse me of it before the truth is revealed. Do you have clairvoyance and saw me murdering the Empress with your own eyes? Your Majesty, I'm innocent, I'm truly innocent!"

There was some truth in her words, and the emperor did not believe that she, who had always been submissive, would do such a thing, so his expression softened a little.

Seeing the Emperor's expression shift, Jin Yuyan grew anxious. "Concubine Ling is truly sharp-tongued. With just a few words, she's trying to distance herself from the matter. Everyone knows that the Empress reprimanded you in Yongshou Palace. Who knows if you're holding a grudge against her? Furthermore, the Empress's unborn child is the Empress's legitimate child. You're the most favored in the palace. Who knows if you're trying to take a risky approach and eliminate the Empress's unborn child to pave the way for your own future children?"

"Hmph! The Imperial Concubine is also pregnant. You are making such malicious speculations. Then I will speculate on you too. You were pregnant only one month earlier than the Empress. Who knows if you are paving the way for the Fourth Prince, the Eighth Prince and the child in your belly? Besides, I remember that you, the Imperial Concubine Jia, also have a precedent of murdering the Empress and the royal heir..."

Seeing that she was talking about the child, Yan Wan retorted without mercy.

"How dare you slander me?"

Jin Yuyan couldn't believe it. Wei Yanwan actually dared to ridicule her with what happened before and even brought the matter onto herself. She couldn't help but show a bit of panic on her face.

"Alright, stop arguing. Isn't it chaotic enough? Let's listen to what the doctor has to say first."

Seeing the two arguing, and the queen's life or death unknown, the emperor became anxious and angry, and loudly rebuked them.

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Yebi and Rong Pei came out from the inner room.

"How is the queen? Is the royal baby in her belly okay?" Seeing him come out, the emperor was concerned about the situation and asked repeatedly.