The daughter of the first wife grew up in the countryside and was extremely powerful

Originally, because of the recent exposure of her background, people in Beijing were waiting to laugh at her.

I have been preparing for a long time today, and I have thought of all the poems I could think of from my textbooks. I am determined to become famous today.

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But in front of everyone, she naturally couldn't show any dissatisfaction and could only retreat in disappointment.

Seeing Meng Hewan being so wronged, Gu Ruyue felt even more distressed and even blamed her sister for her actions.

Because it concerned the imperial concubine's health, the imperial physician on duty at the Imperial Hospital ran as fast as his legs could lift. By the time he arrived at Qinhua Palace, he was exhausted and out of breath.

Concubine Xi had been helped to a side hall, where the emperor sat next to her, and the empress sat on a stool beside her.

The imperial physician stroked his beard and examined the patient carefully for a while before speaking to the emperor's worried eyes:

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! Imperial Concubine Xi is pregnant!"

This sentence shocked everyone in the room. Even the queen, who usually kept her expression expressionless, showed an incredible expression:

"What did you say?"

The emperor glanced at the empress who had lost her composure with some displeasure. The latter immediately restrained her expression, but she exerted a little force on her hands, and her knuckles turned white.

"Have you made a thorough diagnosis?"

After all, Concubine Xi has not been pregnant for so many years since she entered the palace. How come she is pregnant now?

However, there was not much joy on the emperor's face.

A cold look flashed in Gu Yunshu's eyes.

His Majesty has seemed to be extremely fond of her over the years, but in fact he is just afraid of the power of the General's Mansion.

If she had given birth to a prince earlier, he might have been even more suspicious of the general's intentions.

So now it seems that the emperor may have had some influence on her inability to get pregnant?

The imperial physician was slightly stunned, but then he said with certainty, "Your Majesty, I am certain that Concubine Xi is pregnant, and she should be almost three months pregnant."

The emperor's expression suddenly changed. "Hahahaha, good, good, my beloved concubine, this is a happy occasion! Today is your birthday, and you have given me such a great gift! Reward, everyone in Qinhua Palace will reward!"

At this time, Concubine Xi also leaned shyly on the emperor and said softly:

"Your Majesty, being able to bear a dragon heir is Shu'er's blessing and also a blessing from heaven."

"Noble Concubine Xi is pregnant with the heir to the throne. Please take good care of yourself. If you need anything, please send someone to inform me."

The queen had regained her dignified and proper appearance and said with relief.

No matter how dissatisfied or suspicious these people are in their hearts, they will never show it on their faces.

However, the emperor and the empress lost interest in attending the banquet. They only announced in front of everyone that Concubine Xi was pregnant. After staying for a while, they said they had important matters to deal with and left Qinhua Palace.

However, Concubine Xi was still given enough face, which made the ladies of the aristocratic families envious again.

Imperial Concubine Xi has been so favored despite not having children for so many years. Now that she is pregnant, no matter whether she gives birth to a prince or a princess, she will surely be even more favored by His Majesty!

Looking at those envious eyes, Gu Fanchu just felt funny.

Do they really think that life in the harem is so easy?

From the moment the emperor left halfway, she knew that the emperor probably didn't really love his aunt.

If the General's Mansion remains strong forever, then even if His Majesty is wary, the Emperor will always favor my aunt. But if one day the General's Mansion loses power, then this favor will probably disappear immediately.

Emperors have always been heartless, and it seems to be true.

The next banquet skipped the part where the young ladies showed their talents. The queen was not happy about this, so she asked the singing girls and dancers to play string instruments to entertain everyone.

After a while, Gu Fanchu glanced towards the Marquis' Mansion, but found that Meng Hewan had disappeared.

As if he had thought of something, Gu Fanchu stood up and said to Li Nanyi, who was eating quietly, "Second aunt, I'm going out for some fresh air."

Li Nanyiyi nodded and told her to be careful. Gu Fanchu responded obediently and then took Liuli out.

Qinhua Palace was built very luxuriously, with every brick and wood carefully crafted, enough to reflect the noble status of the people living here.

Gu Fanchu walked out of the main hall and hurried along the path towards the lotus pond on the side.

Because she was anxious to know something, she didn't notice that someone was watching her actions.

The man standing in the pavilion saw the pink figure and his eyes showed strong interest.

And there was a man sitting beside the stone table.

She wore a long satin robe with golden flowers on a moon-white background, a white jade crown with auspicious cloud pattern as a hair tie, a white jade ring with a carved tower on her hand, and a faint smile between her eyebrows. She was truly elegant and gentle.

"Fifth brother has been very active recently. I think he's aiming for the vacant position of Assistant Minister of War."

Although the man had a gentle smile on his face, if you looked closely, you could see the sarcasm and coldness in his eyes.

"Your Highness, don't worry. His Majesty will not allow anyone from the Fifth Prince to take that position."

Shi Jinyan's cold voice sounded.

Although the emperor seems to favor the fifth prince, he is actually just weighing the strength between the crown prince and the other princes.

That position is really bad. No matter whether it is someone from the Crown Prince's party or someone from the Fifth Prince's party who gets in, they won't have much influence on the court.

On the contrary, there are some people who may be the candidates in His Majesty's mind.

"Zi Xi said this, but is there any news?"

The prince grew up with Shi Jinyan, but he still couldn't see the man's true thoughts.

When he was a child, he was the crown prince, but he was in poor health and was ostracized by his brothers, both openly and covertly.

But because his biological mother was the queen, others did not dare to be too presumptuous.

But Shi Jinyan is different. He has no parents. Although he is loved by his father, he is a dull person.

I never tell others when I am wronged.

So naturally they were bullied even more miserably.

He actually felt a bit of sympathy for Shi Jinyan, thinking that they had a lot in common, so he would occasionally help him out.

Because of this, Shi Jinyan treated him a little differently.

Everyone said that this prince would not live past the age of twenty, so most of the time they chose to ignore him.

But only Shi Jinyan still stood firmly behind him after becoming the Grand Tutor.

"Your Majesty is suspicious by nature. No matter which side he uses, it will not be safe for him. This position should only be filled by someone he feels comfortable with."

Shi Jinyan turned around and clasped his fists slightly towards the jade-like man: "Your Highness, I will take my leave first."

After saying this, he left the pavilion without waiting for the prince's reaction.

After he left, the prince in the pavilion stopped smiling and said to the air, "Go and call back those secret guards. Don't do anything for now."

After all, I was a little anxious.

Outside the pavilion, I only felt a gust of wind blowing through the treetops, and then everything returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.