Ruyi drank the bitter soup for so long, but there was still no movement in her stomach, but Concubine Mei was diagnosed as pregnant.

Ruyi became even angrier when she heard the news. She leaned back on the couch with a frown on her face, not saying a word.

Rong Pei, who reported the news, lowered her head and did not dare to comfort Ruyi. She had caused Ruyi to fall out of favor this time, and Ruyi was so angry that she didn't let her serve her for several days.

Rong Pei finally got the chance to come in and serve, but she happened to hear the news that Meipin was pregnant. Rong Pei began to wonder if she was possessed by the god of bad luck.

long street

Hengchu entered the palace in a sedan chair, followed by palace maids, and the group went to the Cining Palace in a grand manner.

Cining Palace

Hongli accompanied the Empress Dowager and Hengchu into the palace.

Wang Qin ran in and said, "Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, Princess Duanshu has arrived."

The Queen Mother cried with joy.

Hongli said in surprise: "Please come in!"

Wang Qin: “Yeah.”

Hengchu was respectfully brought into the palace by Wang Qin.

Hengchu was also very excited, but reserved. He bowed deeply and said, "Greetings to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor."

The Queen Mother wiped her tears and said, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

Hongli stepped forward and said, "You and I haven't seen each other for many years. There's no need for such a grand ceremony."

Duan Shu helped Hongli stand up and said gratefully, "I appreciate your kindness, my brother. This is my first time visiting the capital since my marriage, so no matter how grand the ceremony is, it wouldn't be too much."

Hongli smiled and said, "Hengchu, I have been thinking of you all these years. Did you receive the golden katydid cage I asked Jingqin to bring you?"

Hengchu nodded and smiled, "Jingqin has already been given to my sister. I'm ashamed that my brother still misses her."

Hongli: "I still remember that it was left to me by you before you got married. It was your favorite toy when you were a child."

Hengchui's eyes were filled with nostalgia, and he smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, my Royal Brother."

Hongli felt a little guilty and said, "Hengchu, although a princess's residence has been built for you outside the palace, you should move to the Cining Palace to live permanently. The Empress Dowager is most concerned about you."

The Queen Mother also looked expectant.

Hengchu nodded and said, "Thank you, my royal brother. I will come to accompany the royal mother. I owe the royal mother my filial piety, and I will spend the rest of my life making up for it."

Hongli nodded, looked at the mother and daughter with tears in their eyes, and finally stopped reminiscing about the past. He said, "I'm glad you're back. I still have some government affairs to deal with in the Yangxin Palace.

"Hengchu, you should talk to the Empress Dowager first, and we can reminisce about the past later. The reunion banquet has been prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and you and the Empress Dowager can come to Changyin Pavilion later."

Hengchu nodded and said, "I understand. I respectfully bid you farewell, my dear brother."

Hongli left.

The Queen Mother stepped forward and hugged Hengchu tightly, and the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.

The Queen Mother cried, "After twenty years of separation, we mother and daughter finally meet again."

Hengchui also cried and said, "Mother, I don't want to leave you anymore."

The Queen Mother cried and nodded, "Okay, I can't leave, I can't leave."

Fujia stepped forward and advised, "Princess, Queen Mother, today is a happy day, you can't cry. There is a dinner tonight, what will happen if you cry your eyes red?

Prince Guo and Princess Roushu will also be coming to the palace later, so don't let them worry."

The Queen Mother wiped her tears and said, "Yes, Hengti and Hongzhou will also come to the palace later. You three siblings haven't seen each other for many years. It's time for you to have a good time."

Hengchu nodded and said, "I heard Jingqin said Hengti also made a deal with her for me. I wonder what it was?"

The Queen Mother said, "It's not a big deal. Didn't Mother tell you in her previous letter that Hengti is married to the Minister of the Imperial Court, Zongzheng, and your brother-in-law is a ceremonial official. Hengti promised Jingqin that if she needed your brother-in-law, she could ask for his help."

Hengchui was surprised and asked, "What did mother agree to?"

The Queen Mother whispered, "Niu Hulu is now listening to Jing Qin."

Hengchui murmured in thought: "Zhangjia clan, Niuhulu clan, Fucha clan, Uya clan, Tonggiya clan, Junggar, Khorchin..."

The Queen Mother quickly covered Hengchu's mouth and whispered, "We don't know anything else."

Hengchu nodded.

Changyin Pavilion

The actors on the stage sang "Five Daughters Paying Homage to Their Birthday."

Under the stage, the Empress Dowager, her two daughters and two "sons" were having a great time. Although the Empress Dowager and the others did not leave out Hongli, Hongli still felt a little lonely.

Yonghuang and his companions treated Hongli with awe, but not with intimacy. Only when he was with the Empress and Jingqin did Hongli feel like a family.

Hongli was very harsh towards the other princes.

Meipin, who was four months pregnant, stood up and said respectfully, "The eldest princess has shed her makeup, and the Empress Dowager has finally achieved her wish. I wish the eldest princess all the best, and the Empress Dowager a long and healthy life."

The Empress Dowager smiled with satisfaction and said, "You are quite perceptive, Your Majesty. Since Meipin's title has been shared, why don't I grant her a favor?"

Hongli: "It's up to the Empress Dowager to decide."

The Queen Mother pondered, "Yan means beautiful, and another word means intelligent. Why not give her the title 'Yan'?"

Hongli nodded and said, "Princess Yan, why don't you thank me quickly?"

Lin Ruoyao said in surprise: "I thank the Emperor and the Empress Dowager."

Upon seeing this, all the concubines toasted and spoke kindly to her. The empress dowager happily gave her many good things.

Only Ruyi picked up the wine and raised her eyebrows, saying, "I remember that Concubine Yan is pregnant and cannot drink."

Everyone looked at Ruyi in confusion.

Lin Ruoyao was somewhat puzzled and replied, "I would like to offer tea instead of wine to the Empress Dowager and the Princess."

Ruyi said proudly, "I'm not offering you wine, and your heart isn't sincere. How can your words come true?"

Lin Ruoyao was amazed. Who did Ruyi learn this trick of killing fifty enemies but losing ten thousand of her own?

Lin Ruoyao knelt decisively and said, "This time, I was inconsiderate and didn't explain clearly. As for what I said...it will naturally come true. The Queen Mother and the Princess are both blessed people. After this ordeal, everything will surely go smoothly in the future."

The Empress Dowager's face had turned dark, but she didn't say much out of consideration for Hongli's reputation.

Unfortunately, Ruyi hit a wall. The reason Hengchui and Dorza had such a bad relationship was because of Hengchui's straightforward personality. In the past, no one dared to provoke Hengchui in the palace. Now that she has returned, how could she tolerate a mere concubine?

Hengchu glanced at Ruyi and said calmly, "Isn't this the Princess Qingying who was disliked by the Emperor?"

Ruyi retorted, "Princess, I am no longer Qingying, but Ruyi, a name bestowed upon me by the Empress Dowager."

Hengchui sneered, "Who cares about your green cherry or pink cherry? You were never a nice guy in the palace before, and you're still annoying now! Since you can't speak, just shut up and stop annoying people!"

Ruyi didn't understand how she had offended Hengchui again. She was clearly just kindly reminding the Empress Dowager and the Princess that Lin Ruoyao was not sincere.

Ruyi looked at Hongli with grievance.

Hongli was really impressed by Ruyi's words. He waved his hand and said, "The Imperial Concubine is drunk. Help her down quickly."

Ruyi stood up aggrievedly and said, "I'll take my leave."

……

If Yanpin's pregnancy made Ruyi jealous, then Yingpin's pregnancy made Ruyi anxious.

Yingpin became pregnant just one year after entering the palace, and Ruyi had been married to Hongli for more than 20 years, but there was still no movement in her belly.

Ruyi even suspected that it was a genetic problem of the Ulanara family. Of her two aunts, one lost both mother and child after giving birth, and the other gave birth to a prince and then had no other children.

Ruyi wanted to drink the fertility soup as if it were water, but no matter how much or how diligently she drank, Hongli refused to enter her room.

Only then did Ruyi shift her focus from herself to Hongli. If Hongli didn't come, how could she give birth alone?

Ruyi started to attack by sending soup. Although Hongli refused many times, his attitude softened.

As Ruyi served the soup, the two began to reminisce about the past. As they reminisced, they became affectionate again.

Fortunately, Hongli only fell into depravity himself, and did not lose his mind and grant Ruyi those powers, so Ruyi did not care.

The two of them were teasing each other, but the harem was not affected at all.

The harem spent half a year in peace.

Concubine Yan gave birth to the eleventh prince, who was named Yongyan by Hongli. Concubine Yi's third princess was promised to Gao Bin's grandson by Hongli. Concubine Chun's fourth princess Jingyan was promised to Fu Heng's son Fulongan by Hongli. They all married in grand occasions.

Ruyi was so obsessed with having a child that she not only drank the childbearing soup herself, but also secretly fed some to Hongli. Hongli was not on guard against the soup given by Ruyi and drank it directly.

Hard work pays off, and Ruyi finally becomes pregnant. Fearing a repeat of the previous miscarriage before she even knew she was pregnant, Ruyi starts taking medication and visits Jiang Zhou every day to check her pulse.

This time, after Ruyi became pregnant, she didn't dare to act up. She hid in the palace and didn't go out. Hongli was puzzled. She had been pestering him desperately a few days ago, so why did she stay quiet these days?

Whenever Hongli had time, he came to Jingren Palace to find out what was going on.

Gyeongin Palace

As soon as Hongli came in, he saw the unconcealable joy on Rong Pei's face and asked, "What happened?"

Rong Pei smiled and said, "Your Majesty, let the Empress tell you."

As Hongli approached, Ruyi touched her belly and said happily, "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Jiang said I am two months pregnant."

Hongli was stunned for a moment and said, "I'll let Xia Zhang show you too."

Ruyi thought that Hongli valued her pregnancy and nodded in agreement.

……

Xia Zhang came in and took Ruyi's pulse, frowning as he said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, and the Imperial Concubine. It has been two months since the Imperial Concubine was pregnant."

While Ruyi and Rongpei were still immersed in joy, Xia Zhang looked at Hongli, shook his head slightly, and said silently: "Secret medicine."

Hongli understood and frowned.

Ruyi continued to ask coquettishly, "Does the emperor prefer the prince or the princess?"

Hongli frowned. If it was obtained from the secret medicine, Ruyi's baby would be a sickly one even if it was born. What was the difference between a princess and a prince?

Hongli: "I hope it will be a prince." The prince's illness will not have any impact, Yonghuang and Yongzhang can still marry wives. But the princess is sick, how can she get married in the future?

Ruyi pouted and said, "I hope the baby in my belly will be a princess."

Hongli frowned, but didn't say much. When Concubine Shen gave birth, he knew that Ruyi's words of love were just talk. Ruyi dreamed of having a prince!

Seeing Ruyi's delight, Hongli couldn't bear to disappoint her and said sternly, "Jiangzhou, I will leave the Imperial Concubine's pregnancy entirely in your hands. If there is any mistake..."

Jiang Zhou said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, this humble official..."

Hongli knew that this was a bit unreasonable, so he tried to save the situation by saying, "There must not be even the slightest mistake."

Jiang Zhou: "I will do my best."

Hongli talked with Ruyi for a while and then advised her, "Take good care of your pregnancy."

Then he left.

Only Ruyi and Rongpei were still happy.

Ruyi was lying on the bed.

Rong Pei: "I heard that other concubines would suffer from morning sickness when giving birth, but your baby is very well behaved and doesn't make any noises, unlike Concubine Shu who vomited violently at that time."

Ruyi: "Every pregnancy is different."

Jiang Zhou twisted his lips and thought of the most tragic things in his life before he said nothing.

Let’s not talk about how Ruyi suffered from morning sickness when she was only two months pregnant. Just the fact that Ruyi’s baby was so weak that it was difficult for it to move, so how could she have the energy to bother the mother?

Rong Pei: "The Emperor came to see you and told you to rest. Don't worry about other things."

Ruyi: "That's good. It saves me from having to deal with so many people coming and going to congratulate me."

Jiang Zhou had wasted so much energy holding it in. With Ruyi's terrible popularity, who else could he possibly deal with? Those two idiots, Yingpin and Kepin?

Jiang Zhou had so much to complain about that he hurriedly left under the pretext of making some medicine for pregnancy, fearing that he would burst out laughing if he stayed too long.

Ruyi was two months pregnant, and this caused a huge uproar, shocking everyone.

Cining Palace

The Queen Mother: "She's pregnant again? Can she still be pregnant?"

Hengchui was confused and asked, "Huh?"

The Queen Mother: "Mother tells you..."

Hengchui: “Oh~”

Other concubines

Concubine Zhe: "Ahem, what? Ruyi is pregnant?"

Concubine Chun: "Even Ruyi can have a happy marriage, why is there no news about Yongzhang's wife yet?"

Concubine Shen: "Hurry up and send a message to the princess!"

Concubine Yi: “Huh?”

Shu Fei: "Did you also use medicine?"

……

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