Seizing the throne, abolishing the adopted son, the imperial concubine rose to prominence

"I have already instructed the Imperial Hospital to have a special imperial physician examine the eldest prince over the next few days. I will also instruct the Imperial Food Bureau to prepare some warming and nourishing medicinal food that is easy for the prince to digest."

"But the hearts of people in the palace are unpredictable. It's not like you are in the temporary palace. The eldest prince is favored by the emperor, so you should pay more attention to him."

"If you have anything to say, just come to me."

After seeing the emperor off, the queen took Gu Youning's hand and said.

"Thank you for your guidance, Your Majesty. I have been very busy today and have not yet thanked you for the precious rewards you have prepared for my family."

Gu Youning bowed again as he spoke.

"No need to be so polite. I am very pleased that you thought of me when you were in trouble."

"Although the Emperor loves you, he is so busy that he cannot always be there. He has long ago instructed me to pay more attention to you and your son."

The queen was smiling, but her eyes were filled with scrutiny.

Gu Youning's clear eyes revealed a hint of disbelief: "How can the emperor feel sorry for me? He even scolded me during the day, saying that I wanted to see my family as soon as I entered the palace, and that he was making things difficult for you, Your Majesty."

"If Zheng'er hadn't come over, the emperor would have left in anger."

The more Gu Youning spoke, the more resentful and dissatisfied he looked.

"The Emperor is also afraid that your actions will attract attention and arouse jealousy."

The queen's expression became gentler.

Gu Youning respectfully saw the queen off, then held Tan Yin's hand and returned to the palace.

"Master, don't worry. The eldest prince is being watched by Sister Xianyu, and Xiao Shengzi is also watching from behind. Nothing will happen again."

Tan Yin saw the weariness that could not be concealed between her master's brows and eyes, and comforted him softly.

"The master mentioned the emperor's safety today. Although the mastermind behind the search of the six palaces was not found, the mastermind lost so many people, which can be regarded as revenge for the eldest prince."

Tan Yin felt that her master was really amazing, and of course she was also lucky.

But Gu Youning knew that what she relied on today was not luck, but prophecy.

In the previous life, it was because of a concubine's accidental miscarriage that it was revealed that many of the furnishings sent by the Shangqin Bureau to the concubines had problems, but that was all that was found.

Of course, those concubines with good family background and brains would dispose of anything they had tampered with in their own palaces, but no one would remind others that in this harem, everyone except themselves is an enemy.

It would be a good thing for everyone if one less person could bear the royal heir.

"Master, do you also have doubts about Lin Cainu?"

Seeing that her master looked thoughtful, Tan Yin thought of her master's blunt questioning just now and raised a question carefully.

"The entire palace is laced with this contraceptive drug, and no one is aware of it. This means it only has a contraceptive effect, and the dosage is not large. Yet, she is in so much pain. And which of the words that personal maid said were spoken casually?"

Although Gu Youning was not 100% sure that Lin Cainv had intentionally sent the unclean lotus root powder and osmanthus cake, there was no doubt that she had caused Zheng'er to suffer so much.

"From now on, no matter who brings the food, it must not be given to the eldest prince."

Every failure makes you wiser, and Gu Youning will never allow himself to make the same mistake a second time.

"The servant knows."

Tan Yin was somewhat dissatisfied with the fact that Lin Cainv, the palace maid, was forcing her master to beg.

……

Fortunately, Gu Youning raised his son to be strong, and Xiao Yunzheng's diarrhea stopped the next day, but he was still a little weak. Gu Youning stayed with his son in the back hall until he coaxed his son to sleep after lunch.

"Master, Xiao Shengzi heard from the eunuch who came to lunch today that the Queen has issued an edict to promote Lin Cainu to the rank of Imperial Concubine. I heard that Lin Cainu consumed too much lotus root starch and osmanthus cake yesterday, and she needs to be raised for two or three years before she can bear an heir to the throne."

Tan Yin supported Gu Youning, who had just come out of the back hall, and spoke softly.

"A royal concubine, for her, the loss is probably not worth the gain."

Gu Youning's eyes flashed. Yesterday she had deliberately deepened the emperor's guilt towards Zheng'er.

The emperor must have been upset after feeding the problematic pastries to Zheng'er with his own hands, and he would naturally be dissatisfied with Lin Cainu who delivered the pastries.

Now it seems that her goal has been achieved.

"She caused our eldest prince such harm, and she didn't deserve this imperial concubine. It's just that the Emperor and the Empress don't want to investigate this matter in detail and want to appease her."

Tan Yin no longer has any good feelings towards Lin Cainv.

"Please have someone keep an eye on the Zhaoqing Palace. My mother and the others have already entered the palace. Have Xiao Shengzi go to the Jingde Gate to welcome them. Don't let anything else happen."

Gu's father was only a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Shangshu, and anyone in the palace could step on him.

Gu Youning was not worried about her stepmother, but she was afraid that her aunt would suffer.

……

A side hall of Zhaoqing Palace.

"master!"

After the head maid of Fengyi Palace left, Shanhu hurriedly supported the staggering person.

"The Emperor still has pity on the Master, so he promoted her. Although it's only one rank, no one in the harem has ever received this favor since the Emperor ascended the throne. The Master is the first to do so."

Coral carefully helped her master sit down.

Seeing her master still looking lost and sad, Shanhu became angry again: "If Concubine Gu hadn't been dissatisfied with you yesterday, and the emperor had cared about her a little for the sake of the eldest prince, the master would have received more sympathy."

"This isn't the master's fault. The master himself was harmed by someone. Besides, the eldest prince just had diarrhea a few times. He'll be fine after a few days of rest..."

"Coral, shut up."

Lin Cainu's pair of thin willow-shaped eyebrows were tightly furrowed. "The eldest prince is precious. How can I compare with him? It's normal for Sister Gu to be angry with me. Don't say such things in the future."

"Pick out some of the supplements sent by the various palaces and keep them carefully. I will send them to Sister Gu one day."

"Sister Gu is so smart, she must understand that this matter has nothing to do with me. Just explain the misunderstanding clearly."

"Yes."

Coral wanted to say something, but seeing the pale face of her master, she didn't open her mouth in the end.

……

The main hall of Cheng'an Palace.

On a black lacquered couch inlaid with gold, silver and mother-of-pearl, a beautiful woman with elegant makeup was leaning on a soft golden pillow, with a snow-white velvet blanket covering her legs. Under her feet was a woman in light-colored palace clothing who was kneeling on the ground, serving her medicine.

boom!

The entire medicine bowl was dumped onto the carpet below.

The lady in plain palace dress in front of him shuddered, but she didn't dare to wipe the medicine soup that splashed on her body. She just lowered her head even more.

"You bitch! Someone, go get the silver needle."

The person on the couch had no intention of letting it go, and her beautiful eyes were filled with gloomy hatred.

"Master, you didn't get enough rest yesterday, so don't get angry anymore. The Emperor instructed us to take good care of you before he went to court this morning."

A maid nearby quickly stepped forward and leaned over to gently stroke the chest of the person on the couch.

"Please go back first, Baolin."

The nanny looked coldly at the woman in plain palace dress.

"Yes, the concubine is retiring."

The woman in palace dress secretly breathed a sigh of relief and staggered out of the hall.

"My Lady, I know you dislike the Fourth Young Lady, but now our manipulations of the concubines have been discovered. I'm afraid we won't be able to stop the heir in the future. If someone else takes the lead, it will be disadvantageous to both the Master and you."

"The fourth young lady is just a tool for bearing children. We just have to wait for her to give birth to a prince. Then whether to beat or kill her is up to you, right?"

The nanny advised earnestly.

"But when I think about the Emperor having sex with that bitch right under my nose, and even trying to give birth to a dragon heir, I want to skin her alive."

Concubine Zheng's eyes were red, and hope suddenly flashed across her face: "The imperial physician said that my body is in good health, so can I..."