Author: Qing Yunmo

Wanmei was naturally not happy when someone came from all the way to compete with her.

Especially this person who is vying for favor is the woman who stole her son.

But Wanmei thought for a long time and still didn't go to Concubine Ping to find trouble with her.

First, there were too many nuns around her, and it was impossible for her to get away from them and go alone. But if these nuns knew that she was looking for trouble for Concubine Ping, it wouldn't work either.

Second, the most important thing now is the child in her belly, and everything else must be put aside.

Concubine Ping also learned that Wanmei was pregnant again.

There were many concubines in the harem, and the emperor brought out many to accompany him.

The emperor used to be relatively pure and stoic, but in the past two years he has become a little less caring about his body.

A few veterans wanted to persuade him, but they didn't have the courage.

Moreover, the prince had grown up to be able to bear heavy burdens, so after several discussions, no one came forward to persuade the emperor.

Doctor Chen was in charge of the emperor's pulse. He told the emperor openly and secretly, but the emperor didn't like to hear it.

Every time he said something, he would kneel down and say he was guilty, and then get out of the house.

Concubine Ping looked at the pearl hairpins on the dressing table in a daze, thinking about Wanmei's pregnancy.

She has already found out clearly that the beauties accompanying His Majesty have all been favored once or twice.

Among them, the number of times Wanmei has been favored is not considered to be that many.

Why is it that no one else is pregnant, but only Wanmei is?

Concubine Ping was unwilling to give in. When she was first named concubine, she was almost pampered, but there was no news about her stomach.

She even searched for famous doctors, but all she got was that there was nothing wrong with her body, that she needed to be recuperated and that she would definitely have a chance in the future when she was young.

Concubine Ping did not have the courage to think that the emperor was unable to give birth, she just felt that she was not so lucky.

As for the concubine next to her, she was also not pregnant, so she didn't think about it.

As for Wan Meiren... Concubine Ping was sure that this person must have a secret recipe that could give birth to a child.

She had thought about getting the secret recipe before, but now she didn't want to.

She already has an eighth prince in the palace. If she gets pregnant, the eighth prince will have to be raised by someone else. But even if she is pregnant, she doesn't know whether it is a boy or a girl.

There was no way she would give up the Eighth Prince for a piece of meat that was hard to come by and whose gender was unknown.

Concubine Ping thought about all this, picked a green hairpin and put it into her bun, looked at the bronze mirror carefully, and then curled her lips with satisfaction.

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Yun Zhao didn't see Mr. Zhong and Mr. Cheng again in the palace for several days.

But someone did come to her palace.

They are two princesses.

Xiao Fangyi said: "Originally, when we two sisters knew that our father was assassinated, we should have rushed there, but we were worried that staying there would not be of any help and would only cause trouble."

This explains why they came back immediately without any delay.

Yun Zhao looked at the vase on the window sill, where there were newly picked plum blossoms.

Xiao Fangyi bit her lip and stretched out her hand to push her sister's arm. Xiao Fangrong could only bite her tongue and said, "Princess, my sister and I were thinking that we had just returned to Lanjing and we should get together."

"But my father hasn't gotten better yet, and we're not in the mood to make a big deal. Just stay in my house, okay?"

Of course Xiao Fangyi arranged all this, she actually wanted to arrange it in her own house.

But her sister has always been a boring gourd outside, and her reputation is mostly "steady". She is arranged there so that no one will suspect her.

Besides, her house is not completely without traces.

It would be bad if someone is not careful and clues are discovered.

Yun Zhao opened his mouth and wanted to refuse.

Xiao Fangrong was bumped by her sister again. She raised her face bitterly and said, "Speaking of which, after we two sisters got married, it may have been a long time since we sat together with the princess and had a good talk."

Although Xiao Fangyi's movements were small, Yun Zhao was not blind and could not see at all.

She was thinking about why these two people kept asking her to leave the palace.

Want to harm her?

not necessarily.

Want to send a woman to the East Palace?

Yun Zhao frowned and thought it was impossible. After all, Xiao Changyin was not in Lanjing, and it would probably take a long time to come back.

What's the use of pushing a woman here now?

Besides, it has always been the case that elders give concubines to younger ones, but not younger sisters give to older brothers...

In short, if they really did this, the two of them would have no shame in staying in Lanjing.

Yun Zhao looked at the anxious expressions on their faces and said thoughtfully, "Okay."

She wanted to see what the two of them were going to do.

Xiao Fangyi's face was filled with joy, and her voice was filled with joyful emotions, "I will post a message later and invite a few ladies to come over and get together."

She paused and then quickly added, "Don't worry, Crown Princess, the people I'm inviting this time are all sensible people."

Xiao Fangyi really wished that a lady would come over with a girl of the right age so that Yun Zhao could finally be brought back to the East Palace.

But no, at least not this time.

She has more important things.

After the two of them left, Yun Zhao asked Su Xi if anything big had happened recently.

Qiuyue listened and thought carefully, but she didn't expect it.

A palace servant named Xilan who brought tea said, "There should be nothing in the harem, but there is one thing in the former court."

Yun Zhao cheered up and said, "Say."

Xilan looked at everyone, her face turned red and she mustered up her courage, "I heard this too. I heard that where the eldest prince was imprisoned, there were many guards inside and outside."

Yun Zhao subconsciously scratched his bun, the eldest prince...

She remembered the time she fell into the cliff before.

"Forget it, don't mention these." Yun Zhao held her chin and said, not mentioning these, but she reached out to dip her hand into the tea and drew circles on the table.

For no reason, the eldest prince has been imprisoned, and there cannot be more guards outside.

Unless you are worried that the person will run away after being rescued, or you are worried that the person will hang himself.

Apparently not because of the latter.

But can a prince who has been imprisoned for several years have the ability to be rescued?

The eldest prince... Xiao Fangrong and Xiao Fangyi were both descended from Concubine Hui.

The three of them are real brothers and sisters, the kind whose blood is thicker than water.

But Yun Zhao didn't see much emotion in the two sisters, not for the eldest prince or even for Concubine Hui.

The princess went out to play in the capital and accidentally met the emperor who was paying a private visit incognito.

If there are too many accidents, it won't look like accidents anymore.

Yun Zhao thought seriously and made a bold guess that they were connected.

The eldest prince was imprisoned, and there were more guards guarding the outside. Only one person could issue this order.

And when the emperor issued this order, it was impossible to punish Xiao Changyin again because he had been wronged.

He can only do it for himself.

So during this period, what can the imprisoned eldest prince do to the emperor?

Assassination?

The eldest prince himself cannot do it, but he may still have subordinates. What he cannot do, his subordinates who were originally loyal to him can do it.

Although Yun Zhao felt that if there were such subordinates, it would be too stupid to assassinate His Majesty for the sake of an illusory future.
Chapter completed!