Baby, don't be afraid, I'll accompany you to the heavens and the seas!

The rain curtain over the capital, carrying the fragrance of apricot blossoms, repeatedly drenched the deep gardens and high walls of the imperial palace.

The cool breeze brought a refreshing feeling, calming the burning desire deep within many people's hearts!

Inside the East Palace's Yu Hall, the atmosphere grew increasingly tense due to the heat emanating from the brazier.

Yang Huizhang, her pregnant belly prominent and face pale, exclaimed, "She's no good daughter of any family!!"

"Zhang'er wants to marry Young Master Luo!"

Upon hearing Yang Huizhang's words, His Highness the Crown Prince paused in his tea-serving hand.

Meanwhile, the vengeful Qianqian fell back into the golden cage of the Dog Palace. As if sensing something, she kept sneezing and coughing!

"Hahaha, how interesting! The Imperial Concubine's jokes are truly hilarious!!"

"Someone, escort the Imperial Concubine back to the palace. Don't let her miscarry!" Qing Tingyu changed the subject, refusing Yang Huizhang's request.

Yang Chenqing, who had just finished bathing, had not even seen her elder sister when she was "driven out" of the Eastern Palace by His Highness the Crown Prince.

The news that the Yang siblings visited the Eastern Palace to ask for General Luo's hand in marriage but failed quickly spread throughout the palace.

Rumors spread like wildfire, claiming that the Crown Prince's infatuation with a foreign prince and his neglect of state affairs greatly displeased the Empress.

Inside Qinrou Palace;

Lin Qinrou's beautiful face was filled with shame. She stared at the envelope sent by the Eastern Palace's spy and angrily overturned a table full of pearls and jade.

"Outrageous! How could Your Highness be so absurd?!"

"Monster, an indecent monster!!!"

"How could I, the empress of a nation, have given birth to such a filthy, worthless child?!"

Empress Lin, biting her lip, cried and threw herself into General Lin's arms, tears streaming down her face.

"Alright! Rou'er, you're carrying the Emperor's child!"

"Don't hurt yourself! Listen to me!!" Lin Litian clenched his fist and gently advised.

"Brother, Rou'er is heartbroken~, Yu'er will never forgive me!"

"In this vast imperial palace, Rou'er can only rely on her brother!"

"Brother~! Waaaaah~ Rou'er hates that freakish bastard! Rou'er, Rou'er~!!"

Empress Lin was carried into the inner bed by General Lin, and the remaining palace maids immediately withdrew from the outer hall upon seeing this.

The soft, gentle whispers were gradually drowned out by the increasing rain outside the palace, and only those with a discerning eye could detect a hint of something strange.

Emperor Qing Tingmo, riding in his imperial carriage, inappropriately summoned Qinrou Palace.

Kang Dajian, in a high-pitched voice, inappropriately announced the Emperor's boundless grace.

"Our Emperor will be visiting Qinrou Palace tonight. Your Majesty, please make preparations immediately!"

Outside the Qinrou Palace, Bai Si, the Empress's personal maid, and Cong Shang, her personal guard, both frowned upon hearing that the Emperor had visited Qinrou Palace.

Emperor Qing Tingmo narrowed his eyes, slowed his pace, and stepped down from the carriage with a dark expression.

"May Your Majesty be well!!"

"May Your Majesty be well!!!"

The palace maids and guards outside Qinrou Palace knelt on the ground, bowing and paying their respects to the current emperor.

"Hahaha~ No need for formalities!" Qing Tingmo, escorted by Eunuch Kang, walked into the inner hall with a forced smile.

The lingering scent of incense mingled with the intense pleasure of love, drifting in wisps above the inner hall.

Qingting Moping dismissed his personal eunuch and guards, and strolled into the inner hall on his own.

Lin Qinrou, dressed in a loose-fitting dress for sleeping in, with her long black hair flowing freely and barefoot, came to greet the emperor.

"Husband, why did you come in such a hurry?!" Lin Qinrou greeted Qing Tingmo, who was sitting on the high platform in the inner hall.

Despite her deep-seated fear, she stepped forward to pour tea for the emperor.

"Is that so?! I'm out of step with the times!"

"Tsk tsk tsk~ Hahahaha~!" Qing Tingmo casually threw the handkerchief he was using to cover his nose on the ground and grabbed Empress Lin, who was pouring tea.

The emperor toyed with the empress's slightly disheveled black hair, his tone cold and his expression playful.

Lin Qinrou, heavily pregnant, sat on Qing Tingmo's lap. She lowered her head uneasily, not daring to say a word.

"Alright, I was just joking with Rou'er!"

"Why are you looking down?! Let me have a good look at the Empress's beautiful face!"

"Tsk tsk tsk~ Why are there so many red spots on my neck? Could they be mosquito bites?!"

Qing Tingmo gripped the Empress's neck tightly with one hand, while gently stroking her fair skin with the other.

"Husband, my lord!! It's... it's because Rou'er took a lot of medicine during her pregnancy, and she was feeling resentful and irritable. She accidentally scratched herself with her nail polish, leaving these marks!"

Empress Lin, her eyes filled with tears, was being choked to the point of near suffocation. She touched the Emperor's wrist and explained in a pitiful tone.

Qing Tingmo seemed to sense something and casually glanced at the hidden chamber inside the inner hall. He chuckled coldly a few times and slowly loosened his grip.

"That must have been tough on my good Empress. Come, let me hear if the baby in your belly is as restless as Yu'er!"

Qing Tingmo lowered his head and put his ear close to Lin Qinrou's newly showing pregnant belly.

Lin Qinrou maintained her composure and forced back her tears: "Husband, this child is just as fussy as Yu'er!"

"Hahaha, my wife is only just showing her pregnancy, and our baby is already jumping and bouncing around inside her belly, so lively!"

Lin Qinrou gently patted the emperor's head, her face bearing a fake smile that had been accumulating over the years.

"Is that so?! Hmm~ After Consort Yang gives birth to those twins, my Rou'er will also give birth to a prince for the imperial palace!"

"At that time, the imperial palace will finally have some life, hahaha~!!"

"Back then, the Crown Prince had several younger brothers and sisters to keep him company, so he wasn't so lonely!"

Qing Tingmo spoke meaningfully, without revealing any intention to depose the crown prince.

"Having more brothers and sisters is good, as they can help Yu'er share the burden of government affairs!"

"Otherwise, the Crown Prince will suffer! Hahaha~!"

Lin Qinrou's face was pale. She gritted her teeth and frowned, "My husband is far-sighted, and I will follow him!"

"I knew it! My Rou'er is just sharp-tongued, but deep down she still cares about the Crown Prince!"

"The Crown Prince is still young, Rou'er needs to be more tolerant of him!" Qing Tingmo got up, picked up the Empress, and walked steadily toward the inner bed.

Empress Lin obediently wrapped her arms around the Emperor's neck, and almost inaudibly peeked out from his embrace, casting a glance at the hidden chamber inside the inner palace.

……

Outside the Qinrou Palace, where the rain was pouring down, Green Sleeve, a palace maid from the Badge Palace, stumbled and pounded on the palace gate.

"Open the door!!"

"Open the door!!!"

"My wife miscarried, waaaaah!!"

"Please, please inform our Emperor immediately!!"

"Waaaaah~ Your Majesty! Something has happened to the Imperial Concubine!"

"Waaaaah~ My Emperor!!!"

The palace maid, Bai Si, stood under the eaves of the palace gate, staring expressionlessly at the gate that was being violently pounded on.

The rain was heavy, and night had fallen. The cool night sky filtered through layers of moisture, blurring the vision of many people.

"Sister Bai, news has come from the Imperial Palace that Consort Yang went through a miscarriage after leaving the Eastern Palace, and it wasn't until she rushed back to her own palace that the twins miscarried on the bed!"