The newlyweds were replaced with new wives, and the medical concubine entered the palace and killed

Because the imperial edict issued by Emperor Tianqi was rushed, the Imperial Household Department worked intensively to make a dragon robe for Long Shang. Long Shang began to handle affairs of the court, but no matter how late it was, he insisted on going back to the Jingwang Mansion to sleep every day.

Gu Lingyue was worried that Long Shang's body couldn't handle it, so after much consideration, she decided to move to the palace.

However, there were still Emperor Tianqi's concubines in the palace at this time. Although there were not many of them, Emperor Tianqi's departure left all the mess to Long Shang.

During the reign of Emperor Tianqi, after Empress Shen was banished to the Cold Palace, it was Consort De, the mother of Prince Xuan, who managed the harem. Now that Long Shang has ascended the throne, Gu Lingyue is naturally the Empress. Consort De sent someone to give Gu Lingyue the token to manage the six palaces.

Gu Lingyue didn't stand on ceremony and stayed, and prepared a gift for Yun Jin to deliver to Consort De.

With the Phoenix Seal and the token to manage the six palaces, Gu Lingyue began to reorganize the harem.

Now that Long Shang has become the emperor, the palace will be her home from now on, and she will not allow anyone else to be in her home, especially not women.

Long Shang was worried that Gu Lingyue would get tired, so he sent Gao Ming to serve her.

Therefore, Gu Lingyue instructed Gao Ming to inform the women in the harem.

Those with children could go out of the palace to live with them if they wanted to. Those without children could go back to their parents' home if they wanted to, or go to the imperial palace if they didn't want to. They could also buy a courtyard in the capital if they didn't want to go to the imperial palace. But no matter where they went, the Imperial Household Department would pay their monthly allowance on time and send someone to deliver it to them.

Those with children left the palace with them. Those without children knew that they wouldn't gain anything if they stayed in the palace, so it was better to leave. That way, they could secretly keep a male concubine or have a child to support them in their old age.

So, within a few days, most of the women in the harem had left. Those who didn't leave were those who hadn't yet bought a house. Gu Lingyue wasn't in a hurry to get rid of them and gave them plenty of time.

These past few days, Long Shang has been coming home very late at night, and I don't know what he's doing. He's acting all mysterious, but Gu Lingyue knows he wouldn't do anything to betray her, so she hasn't asked any further questions.

With her pregnancy now over eight months along and only a month left until delivery, Tang Shi, who had been living in the Jing Prince's residence, had all her companions, including Wenxiu and Wei Yingying, brought to the palace.

She noticed that even her mother and the others were acting mysteriously. She secretly asked Wei Yingying, but the little one kept her mouth shut and refused to tell her.

However, during this time, Tang went out of the palace and came back to tell her that her third brother's wedding date had been set for six months from now, and that her second aunt had agreed to her fourth brother's marriage to Yun Shu.

Of course, Long Shang had issued an imperial edict, bestowing the titles of county princess upon Yun Jin and Yun Shu, which was why her second aunt agreed.

Gu Lingyue could understand her second aunt's suffering, and since her fourth brother liked Yun Shu, she thought that Yun Shu would not suffer if she married into the family.

Originally, Chang Jinnuo was the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards. After the Shen family's incident, Long Shang let Chang Jinnuo take over the Shen family's military power, while the Imperial Guards were handed over to Yun Hao and Yun Yi to command.

He also bestowed a marriage upon Yun Hao and Yun Jin. As for the wedding date, Yun Jin said there was no rush and they would wait until the little princess or the little prince was older.

Yun Hao complained about this for a long time. He felt that even after getting married, it was okay not to have children yet, and that they could have them when the little prince was older. Yun Jin firmly disagreed.

She felt that once she got married, whether or not to marry was no longer her decision.

In the end, Gu Lingyue took out a condom and told her that it could prevent pregnancy. Yun Jin blushed and agreed to marry Yun Hao first, but resolutely refused to have children.

Yun Hao was so happy he almost jumped for joy. He said he also wanted the two of them to start over and didn't want a little one to bother them so soon.

Two more days passed quickly, until this morning when Gu Lingyue woke up to find the palace decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, filled with a festive atmosphere.

Only now did she seem to realize something. Looking at Long Shang's doting eyes, Gu Lingyue couldn't help but feel tears welling up in her eyes.

It turns out he had always remembered what he promised him.

So many people were busy, and they were all looking at her with strange eyes. She should have guessed it long ago, but it's a pity that she only thought about it now. No wonder people often say that pregnancy makes you stupid for three years.

Seeing Gu Lingyue's tearful face, Long Shang asked worriedly, "Yue'er, are you feeling unwell?"

As he spoke, he shouted from outside, "Someone! Quickly, summon..."

"Stop shouting, I'm fine." Long Shang was interrupted by Gu Lingyue before he could finish speaking. "I'm just a little excited," she explained.

Pregnant women's moods are inherently unstable, especially as they approach their due date, when they may find it difficult to control their emotions.

Hearing Gu Lingyue say this, Long Shang felt extremely distressed.

He meant to surprise her, but instead he made her cry.

Long Shang gently pulled her into his arms. He wanted to kiss her forehead, but the baby in Gu Lingyue's belly kicked him.

Gu Lingyue glanced at her belly and laughed, "Look, she's protesting." As she spoke, she stuck out her belly, and at that moment, the baby inside her cooperated by pushing another bulge out of her belly.

Seeing this, Long Shang shook his head and smiled helplessly.

At this point, he could already foresee what the scene would be like after his Yue'er gave birth.

Gu Lingyue also frequently had prenatal checkups every month in the space, so they all knew the baby's gender, but they just didn't tell anyone else.

At this moment, Tang Shi and Wenxiu entered with people carrying a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe.

"It's time to change your clothes, or we'll miss the auspicious time," Tang said with a smile.

Gu Lingyue looked at Tang Shi and said reproachfully, "Mother! I didn't expect you to be helping Long Shang keep it from me just like them."

Tang laughed heartily: "The Emperor wanted to give you a surprise, so he told us to keep it from you for the time being. I thought you would guess it, but who knew you would only think about it today."

Gu Lingyue was speechless. She really didn't expect that Long Shang would prepare a surprise for her when she was only a month away from giving birth!

Seeing that it was getting late, Mrs. Tang began to urge them on, afraid that they would miss the auspicious time.

Long Shang went to the next room where Yun Jin and Yun Shu helped him change into the groom's clothes, while Tang Shi and Wen Xiu helped Gu Lingyue change into a phoenix coronet and wedding robe.

Because Gu Lingyue was heavily pregnant, many procedures were simplified, and even the phoenix crown was designed to be very simple, but still dignified and majestic.

Tang personally handled everything from hairstyling to makeup.

When Tang placed the phoenix crown on Gu Lingyue's head after she was dressed, she shed tears of relief.

When Yue'er got married last time, she was seriously ill and couldn't handle anything, which became a regret in her heart. She never thought she would have a chance to make up for it.

Seeing Tang Shi in tears, Gu Lingyue could empathize with her, after all, she was also about to become a mother.

However, she was not Tang's biological daughter after all, and she felt guilty for enjoying Tang's care so unscrupulously. So, she made a bold decision: she decided to tell Tang her true identity.

If she is willing to accept me, then of course everyone will be happy. If she is not willing to accept me, then it means that the bond between mother and daughter is shallow, and I will not force her. At the very least, I will not keep thinking that everything I did was originally for the original owner, and that I am the one who has taken over her place.