In Huilan Palace, the palace servant who inquired about the news came back.
Concubine Hui Gui asked: "Are you sure the emperor went to Ziyun Palace?"
The palace maid Baitao affirmed: "The eldest princess accompanied her there in person. The palace officials who passed the meal were informed that the emperor was going to have a meal at Ziyun Palace."
Concubine Hui quickly asked: "Besides the eldest princess, who else can accompany you?"
Baitao replied: "I heard that there is also Lu Zhuangyuan and his wife, I don't know if it is true?"
When Concubine Hui heard this, her expression changed. So what if it was true?
Everyone knew that there was a palace banquet in the palace. She was a newly favored concubine and she was pregnant. If she didn't go out and walk around, she would be invisible in this palace.
Concubine Hui Gui immediately said: "Let's go to Ziyun Palace."
Baitao whispered: "Mother, forget it, the eldest princess is over there."
Concubine Hui Gui was displeased and said in a cold voice: "The eldest princess is here, what are you afraid of her for? Didn't they say that Wang Xiu has medical skills? She happens to be pregnant, and I am pregnant too, so there is no need to make excuses."
After concubine Hui Gui finished speaking, she insisted on going.
The palace maid Baitao quickly called the two young eunuchs, and they hurriedly followed, fearing that Huigui would accidentally fall.
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In Ziyun Hall, Lu Yunhong and Wang Xiu went to the side hall.
Aunt Lu had no choice but to move a few smoke cages over, and then asked the palace servants to arrange them. The eldest princess and the emperor arrived.
Seeing the busy Nanny Lu, the eldest princess asked suspiciously: "Why are you walking around outside the palace, where are Axiu and Lu Yunhong?"
Mammy Lu pointed to the side hall and said, dumbfounded: "Ms. Wang and Lu Zhuangyuan said that His Highness was not here and refused to enter the main hall. This slave has just asked someone to move the fumigation cage for them."
When the eldest princess heard this, she felt distressed and helpless, and quickly said: "The side hall is so cold, why didn't you persuade me to stop it?"
Aunt Lu smiled bitterly and said, "I can't help you."
Emperor Shunyuan looked at the open door of the main hall, nodded and said: "The couple are very polite, which is good."
What else could the eldest princess say, so she could only tell Nanny Lu: "Go and invite them to the main hall."
After a while, Lu Yunhong and Wang Xiu entered the main hall.
As soon as the two of them sat down, Nanny Lu came in and said, "Report to the Emperor, Concubine Hui is here."
Emperor Shunyuan frowned and said displeased: "What is she here for?"
Aunt Lu replied: "Empress Hui said that Madam Wang is pregnant and has excellent medical skills. She would like to ask Madam Wang to take her pulse."
When the eldest princess heard this, she immediately sneered and said: "I didn't ask the envoy of the Imperial Academy to go and see it for her. Since she couldn't even trust the envoy of the Imperial Academy, she just called all the doctors from the imperial hospital."
When Emperor Shunyuan heard this voice, he knew that his eldest daughter was angry, so he quickly said: "Tell her to go back to the palace and stop wandering around."
Aunt Lu immediately went down to deliver the message, and after a while she hurried over and said, "Ms. Hui Bin said she has a stomachache and can't walk anymore."
The eldest princess scolded: "Then ask someone to carry it back!"
Wang Xiu saw that the emperor seemed a little worried, so he immediately stood up and said, "I'll go take a look."
The eldest princess said: "You don't need to go, don't pay attention to her."
Emperor Shunyuan also said: "Ask someone to carry her back and send the imperial doctor to take a look at her."
Wang Xiu thought to herself that it would be okay if she took her back. If something happened, she was afraid that someone would accuse her of refusing to save her.
Neither Emperor Shunyuan nor the eldest princess would have thought of this at this time, so there is no need to blame them. However, if something happens to the concubine Hui in the future, there is no guarantee that there will be resentment, especially the father-daughter relationship between the emperor and the eldest princess.
, I’m afraid it will be affected.
Lu Yunhong heard what Wang Xiu was thinking and stood up and said: "Your Majesty, let Axiu show it to Empress Hui. If everything is fine, that's fine. If there is anything, Axiu can also help with the prescription."
After hearing this, Emperor Shunyuan glanced at his eldest daughter.
The eldest princess had a cold face and refused to respond.
Wang Xiu immediately stepped forward, took the eldest princess's arm and said, "I'm sitting here. It's not good to be indifferent. Just take a look."
The eldest princess knew that Wang Xiu was in trouble. In the final analysis, the concubine Hui Gui was too short-sighted. She thought that anyone could attend the royal banquet?
She also asked the guests she brought to help with the diagnosis. Hui Guifei's face was really big.
The eldest princess immediately said: "Okay, let's give her a good look."
After saying that, he said to Aunt Lu: "The envoy from the Sun Academy is here, but don't try to put blame on others. I won't accept this trick."
Emperor Shunyuan was extremely embarrassed. His neck was red. He didn't know whether he was angry or ashamed.
Lu Yunhong saw it from the side and quickly poured the emperor a cup of tea.
The emperor took the tea cup and thought that it was lucky that Lu Yunhong and his wife were here, otherwise he would be a little scared if his daughter would get angry.
Wang Xiu continued: "I heard that Concubine Huigui is very similar to the late Empress? But until now, Your Highness and I have been on good terms, but we have never had the opportunity to meet the late Empress. Why not take this opportunity to meet Concubine Huigui?"
When the eldest princess heard this, she exploded like a firecracker and said angrily: "If it weren't for her face, I really don't know what else she could rely on?"
"Her belly?"
"What a joke!"
While Wang Xiu held the eldest princess's hand and squeezed it, he looked at Emperor Shunyuan and asked very sincerely: "Don't you have the same temperament?"
The eldest princess smiled coldly, and her meaning was clear.
Wang Xiu once again gave her a hint, telling her not to force herself.
The eldest princess is naturally not afraid of a little noble concubine. If it weren't for her pregnancy, it would be easy to kill her.
But she looked at Wang Xiu beside her. Wang Xiu was worried about her, worried that she would offend her father and cause immeasurable consequences.
This gave her a sense of helping each other, as if she could trust Wang Xiu with her back. As long as Wang Xiu didn't fall, nothing would happen to her.
For some reason, the eldest princess's eyes suddenly became moist.
She is the same age as the prince, and because she was born a moment earlier, she became the eldest sister. Over the years, she has been used to protecting the prince, and always puts herself in front of him in everything. Everyone only knows that she has an impatient temper, is ruthless in dealing with things, and easily treats others poorly.
Leave a way to survive.
But how did they know that if she didn't do something, the prince would have to do it. And she was the elder. Except for her father, none of the concubines in the harem dared to talk about her. Therefore, she gradually developed a sharp edge that others just wanted to avoid.
Kai, how could he come up to her and try to protect her behind him?
Even her father only regarded her as a strong-tempered person who would give in to many things and would not argue with her if he could.
Little did she know that what she was afraid of was not the dispute at all. It was the bitterness and pain that no one would tell after the dispute.
Thinking of this, the eldest princess was already in a low mood. She took advantage of the situation and said: "My mother, she is such a tender and affectionate person. No one in the palace who has met her does not really admire her. How can there be such a fake?
Come here, why are you still complaining about stomachache at the gate of my palace?"
"I'm a married princess. But when I go back to the palace, I can't even find a quiet place. I guess it's because of my bad luck that my mother left early. As long as my mother is alive, who in this palace would dare to treat me like this?
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The eldest princess showed weakness at the right time, which made the emperor feel more guilty.
Wang Xiu was overjoyed when he saw that the eldest princess had figured it out. He couldn't help but hold her hand tightly, but said on his face: "Your Highness, please don't say that, otherwise what will happen to our husband and wife?"
Lu Yunhong also stood behind Wang Xiu at the right time, as if he was ready to advance and retreat together at any time.
Emperor Shunyuan saw this and said quickly: "That's right, if you don't want to see her, just ask her to leave. Lu Yunhong and his wife are still here. They were invited into the palace by you. You can't just throw away and let me take your place."
Can you say hello?"
The eldest princess deliberately touched the corner of her eyes and choked: "There is no need to trouble my father. Why don't you just ask us to drive us out?"
Emperor Shunyuan said: "Nonsense, you are just a noble concubine. You are my legitimate princess."
The eldest princess said with a cold face: "What about the child in her belly? Isn't it also the flesh and blood of the father?"
When Emperor Shunyuan saw that his eldest daughter really cared about this matter, he said immediately: "It's just a child that has not yet been born, and my father has no heart for tigers and wolves, so how can he dislike it? He is just a concubine, how can he be compared with you and the prince?"
"If you, brother and sister, are really worried, how about after the child is born, I send it to the East Palace for the prince to raise in person?"
As soon as Concubine Hui entered the hall, what she heard was this shocking sentence. She was stunned on the spot, and her face instantly turned as white as paper.