Since Xiao Junhe has also come, and her intention to protect her is obvious, the Queen Mother cannot directly refute Xiao Junhe's face. "Ning'er was attacked by a wild cat in the imperial garden, and she was carrying His Majesty's first heir. , no matter what, you should be cautious."

There are many insidious and cunning people in the harem, so the Queen Mother did not make a big fuss. "The Ai family also wanted to find out the truth, so as not to let people with evil intentions escape."

Xiao Junhe tightened his fingers in the wheelchair. He was worried about Shen Ning, but he couldn't show it too obviously. "Concubine Ning was attacked by a wild cat in the imperial garden? What does this have to do with Nian'er?"

Xiao Junhe calls Concubine Shen Ningning, but Concubine Nian is her maiden name.

These women in the palace are not fools, they are all shrewd. Shen Ning was not allowed to sleep with her because of her pregnancy, and she was too well protected and cautious because of her pregnancy. She had obviously lost the emperor's heart.

The most favored person in the palace now is Huo Sinian.

Huo Sinian was recognized as a beauty in the palace. She was aloof and aloof, like the moon high in the sky, and she did not like the fireworks of the world.

She never smiled at anyone, and the only tenderness she saw was given to those wild cats in the Imperial Garden.

In previous years, wild cats would be captured in the Imperial Garden at this time, but because Huo Sinian was feeding them, the emperor did not allow them to be moved.

Now that these wild cats have caused trouble, the emperor will naturally protect Huo Sinian.

"A few years ago, your father's wife, Mingui, was pregnant, and the child was about to be born. The vicious woman in Xiyuan ordered a wild cat to attack her, and she ended up with one dead body and two dead ones." The Queen Mother said calmly. , the meaning is very clear, it is also possible that Huo Sinian deliberately fed those cats in order to attack Shen Ning when she passed by.

"The Queen Mother, when Si Nian went to feed those cats, they were very well-behaved and not aggressive. They usually avoid people when they see them. They must have been stimulated by something before they were taken advantage of." Huo Si Nian rarely spoke, she just stood next to Xiao Junhe, but this time she spoke.

Probably because he didn't want to cause trouble to Xiao Junhe.

When Shen Ning entered the Cining Palace, she saw Huo Sinian standing steadily and calmly beside Xiao Junhe. She was beautiful, and there seemed to be no sense of incompatibility between the two of them standing together.

Shen Ning was stunned for a moment and paused.

"Miss..." Chuntao supported Shen Ning and called softly.

"Ning'er has met the Queen Mother. May the Queen Mother be safe and sound." Shen Ning said sweetly.

The sentence "Mother Queen" was very useful to the Queen Mother.

"Hurry up and help Ning'er come over and sit down. You're frightened and you can't take good care of the fetus. What are you doing here?" The Queen Mother scolded her, but it was not difficult to see her concern.

Just because Shen Ning is now pregnant with Long Si and Shen Bozhong's daughter, the Queen Mother must be partial to her.

"Thank you, Mother." Shen Ning walked over and looked back at Xiao Junhe.

There was no emotion or anger on his face, but he only glanced at Shen Ning.

"Your Majesty." Shen Ning gave Xiao Jun a blessing.

"It's better not to run around when you're pregnant. There are many wild cats in the Royal Garden, and the Queen Mother will feel bad if she hurts her." Xiao Junhe's words were full of meaning, as if he was deliberately alienating Shen Ning because she was too close to the Queen Mother.

Maybe it's because the Queen Mother is too protective of Shen Ning now.

The Queen Mother's eyes darkened, the Emperor... was also thoughtful.

Shen Ning is Shen Bozhong's daughter. Before he came to the throne, he was wary of Xiao Chengyin because he instigated Shen Ning to kill Concubine Lian. Now the Queen Mother is protecting Shen Ning and the child in her belly.

Xiao Junhe was naturally afraid. He was afraid that once the child was born, the Queen Mother would be eager to get rid of him, a disabled puppet, and assist his youngest son to ascend the throne and completely control the power.

Shen Ning lowered her eyes and sat aside without speaking.

The Queen Mother looked at Shen Ning with a somewhat complicated look. Men...that's how it is.

When the late emperor was still a prince, Concubine Lian was his official wife, but once he took the throne, everything changed.

A man's heart is never static.

In this palace, the new people are always smiling but the old people are not crying.

There are too few men like Shen Bozhong who have never had a woman by their side.

Shen Bozhong married a hasty wife and gave birth to Shen Ning. Later, his wife died of dystocia and he never married again.

Liu Anning used to be jealous of Shen Bozhong's wife, but now he is glad that she died early.

With a hint of pity in her eyes, the Queen Mother sighed and spoke in a deep voice. "In the final analysis, this matter has something to do with the wild cats in the Royal Garden. Let's get rid of them."

The Queen Mother finally weighed it up and put the blame on the wild cats and the maids around Li's concubine. "And this clumsy maid, let's get rid of them together to set an example to others."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Concubine Li wanted to say something, but Concubine Ying silenced her with a look.

The Queen Mother would not really touch Liu Zhensheng's people because of the Liu family's face. It was the best to deal with a maid and those cats.

"The Queen Mother." But Huo Sinian suddenly knelt on the ground. She just felt worthless for those cats. "Your Majesty... those cats are innocent. Most of their babies were picked up and thrown out by the palace people. They It's just that...for mothers who go crazy looking for their children in the palace, the Queen Mother can be merciful and drive them out."

The Queen Mother's eyes darkened and she looked at Huo Sinian.

The Huo family thinks they are noble, and now they still look aloof.

A mother who lost her child and went crazy? Who is she sarcastic about?

Shen Ning glanced at Huo Sinian. She was indeed very well-born, and she might not be suitable to live in this dirty and mixed harem. This kind of high-altitude flower should be raised on a holy mountain peak, not in the mud...

Sighing, Shen Ning looked at Xiao Junhe.

Xiao Junhe's eyes were always on Huo Sinian.

Probably... If you are used to seeing the intrigues of people around you, a maverick pure white flower like Huo Sinian will be more attractive.

Inexplicably, her heart tightened, and Shen Ning lowered her eyes and breathed a little painfully.

In fact, she understood in her previous life that there is no such thing as unchanging love.

She knew that Xiao Junhe loved her, and it was already... extremely good.

People should not be too greedy.

When she was reborn, what she wanted was revenge and to protect the people she wanted to protect. Why put her children's personal relationship... above everything else?

"Concubine Nian, the Ai family thinks that you are too dependent on your own temperament. What is in Concubine Ning's belly is His Majesty's child. How can Long Si's life be inferior to those of those wild cats? This is ridiculous and extremely ridiculous!" The Queen Mother was angry and gave a tea The cup fell to the ground.

All the concubines bowed their heads in fear and dared not speak.

This Huo Sinian was too arrogant just because he had the favor of the emperor. The whole palace knew that the subject of losing a child should not be lost before the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother's child was killed by someone, and she paid the price of not being able to conceive for the rest of her life.

"Mother, I am very lucky that Concubine Ning's child is fine. This year I will mourn my father and ring the bell of mourning in the palace. It is not appropriate to kill animals. Drive them out." Xiao Junhe said calmly and asked people to drive the wild cats out of the imperial garden. .

The emperor's intention to protect his concubine was clearly revealed.

The other concubines were jealous and envious, so their attention naturally went to Concubine Nian.

As for Concubine Ning, who was not favored, they were all waiting to see the joke. If Concubine Ning gave birth to a daughter instead of a son, she would be completely unpopular with the emperor.

From now on, Concubine Ning's life in the palace will not be easy.

"Mother, wild cats are all beasts, inhumane. What is scary is not the beasts, but the human heart." Shen Ning stood up and wanted to kneel down.

The maid next to the Queen Mother quickly supported her. "Concubine Ning is heavy, and the Queen Mother exempted you from kneeling before."

"Mother, if Li's people hadn't sprinkled fish meal on Ning'er, those cats wouldn't have been attracted. The cats are indeed innocent." Since Xiao Junhe protected Huo Sinian, Shen Ning naturally wanted to protect her.


Chapter completed!