Concubine Li Shu didn't expect Chu Yunning to refuse directly. She couldn't help but feel a little angry. Could it be that Concubine Xia also bribed her?
"Concubine Xia, may it benefit you?" Concubine Li Shu asked coldly.
Chu Yunning shook her head: "No comment."
"You!" Concubine Li Shu was stimulated by Chu Yunning's unruly attitude. She covered her lower abdomen with one hand and said with a stern look, "Do you believe that I can let you die without a burial place?"
"Your Majesty, calm down." Jing Niang patted Concubine Li Shu on the back and whispered a few words. Concubine Li Shu's mood gradually stabilized, but her eyes at Chu Yunning were still unkind.
Jingniang walked up to Chu Yunning and said warmly: "Good birds choose trees to roost in. Princess Xiao is a smart person and should know the differences between princes. The one in Concubine Shu's arms is the eldest son!"
"According to Concubine Shu's fetal condition at the moment, it is not certain who will take the position of the eldest son."
With so much trouble, it would be a problem to preserve the pregnancy for even six months, let alone seven months. Concubine Li Shu drank a lot of tonics every day to preserve the pregnancy. If she continued, nothing she drank would help.
"How dare you curse me!" Concubine Li Shu's anger that had just calmed down was stirred up again in an instant. She picked up the teacup on the table and threw it at Chu Yunning. Chu Yunning avoided it with quick hands and eyes. This move was undoubtedly another
This angered her: "How dare you dodge!"
Chu Yunning took two steps back and said with cold eyes: "Concubine Li Shu, if you can go out of your way to punish me with the sacrifice of a prince, and I accept this punishment, what will you get? Will the Emperor do it?"
Because you lost your child and pity you, will you be able to conceive an heir in the future and continue your glory and wealth for the rest of your life?"
Concubine Li Shu was so angry that she couldn't listen to the advice at all and shouted at Jing Niang: "Slap me hard!"
Jing Niang frowned.
"Concubine Li Shu, I am a second-grade princess. You are just a second-grade concubine. In terms of grade, I am slightly higher than you. What qualifications do you have to punish me?"
Chu Yunning really wanted to open Concubine Li Shu's head and see what was inside. She held the script of lying in her hands. The chosen one would be rich and glorious. As long as she gave birth to a child safely, no matter whether the child was the heir or not, Li Shu
The concubine's life will not be bad.
If it were him, Chu Yunning would wake up laughing even in his dream.
It's a pity that some people are so lucky that they simply can't resist this blessing.
Seeing that no one was moving in the room, Concubine Li Shu got down from the trap in a hurry. As soon as she took a step, she felt pain in her lower body, and Concubine Li Shu's face turned pale.
Chu Yunning glanced at the blood gradually seeping out of Concubine Li Shu's lower body.
"Why are you still standing there? Please help Concubine Li Shu." Jing Niang supported Concubine Li Shu, her expression slightly flustered and frustrated.
When encountering a pig teammate who refuses to listen and becomes a thief, Jingniang can only keep cleaning up the mess for Concubine Li Shu.
Chu Yunning stood motionless on the spot, as if it had nothing to do with her, and sneered at the corner of her mouth: "I don't owe her anything, why should I save her? I've reminded her several times, Lishu
This concubine's pregnancy is not stable, and there is a risk of miscarriage at any time. Concubine Li Shu doesn't care about it herself. Why should I care? The emperor will also have a disobedient little prince like this in the future."
Speaking of this, Concubine Li Shu became even more angry: "If I can't save my royal son, you will never leave the palace alive!"
"If I cannot leave the palace alive, the entire Li family will be implicated because of Concubine Li Shu's failure to protect the emperor's heirs, and will either be demoted or exiled!"
"You!" Concubine Li Shu was so angry that her head was dizzy. The pain in her lower body became more and more obvious. She clenched her teeth and trembled all over.
She was a little scared.
This child is her future and there must be no room for error.
"Chu Yunning, I order you to keep the emperor!" Concubine Li Shu glared at Chu Yunning with a commanding tone.
Chu Yunning sneered and did not move.
"Princess Xiao, are you going to die without saving me?" Jing Niang asked back.
When Concubine Li Shu was in so much pain that she was about to faint, and the blood in her lower body was bleeding more and more, she had no intention of taking action.
Only then did Jing Niang realize that Chu Yunning really had no intention of saving anyone.
"Concubine Li Shu, I'm sorry. My medical skills are limited and I can't bring you back to life. It's the little prince who is unlucky."
Chu Yunning turned to leave, but Concubine Li Shu was frightened and knelt on the ground: "Princess Xiao, it's my fault. I shouldn't have offended you. Please be kind to Princess Xiao and save the emperor."
For the sake of her children, she is willing to bend and stretch, and everything will be done after she gives birth.
"Concubine Li Shu, it's too late."
Concubine Li Shu's child could not be saved at all. She knew it from the moment she stepped through the door. The air was filled with a faint musky smell. Concubine Yi Li Shu's body could not bear this.
In order to frame her, he would not hesitate to harm himself. Chu Yunning thought there was no hope.
"You!" Concubine Li Shu looked at the increasing amount of blood on her lower body, curled up and wailed in pain.
The blood stains spread and soaked the carpet, and soon the air was filled with a strong fishy smell. Chu Yunning watched helplessly as Concubine Li Shu fainted from the pain.
Emperor Mingwen arrived half an hour later. Concubine Li Shu was still unconscious. The imperial doctor said that the little prince had turned into a ball of blood and disappeared.
Emperor Mingwen's face suddenly darkened, and he glanced at Chu Yunning, as if asking her why she didn't keep her promise to keep the child.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Li Shu's child had already shown signs of miscarriage before my wife came. These days, Concubine Li Shu has been too violent, her mood has fluctuated too much, she has taken too many tonics, and the child has already died.
The fetus was aborted, but the baby just came out today."
Concubine Li Shu is not a qualified mother at all.
Hearing this, Emperor Mingwen took a breath and slowly stood up, without even giving Concubine Li Shu an extra glance.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Emperor Mingwen lost patience with Concubine Li Shu.
After a stick of incense, Emperor Mingwen issued an order to deprive Li Shu of her title and demote her to Li Guiren. Chu Yunning couldn't help sighing. She was originally a destined concubine, free and easy, but now she has become a reserve member of the cold palace. She is destined to be lonely and miserable for the rest of her life.
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Li Guiren's body couldn't withstand pregnancy at all, so it would be a good thing for her to lose the child. Otherwise, Li Guiren would have suffered massive bleeding and died on the day of delivery.
The child was gone, but Li Guiren's life was saved.
"Princess Xiao, Your Majesty, please come over immediately." Eunuch Mo whispered in Chu Yunning's ear: "Princess, please take care of yourself."
Chu Yunning's eyelids twitched when she heard this. Emperor Mingwen asked her to keep Concubine Li Shu's fetus yesterday, but she looked on with cold eyes. A prince had just disappeared from the royal family. It would be strange not to be angry.
"yes!"
After gathering her emotions, Chu Yunning went to see Emperor Mingwen. There was no one in the main hall. The further she walked in, the colder she felt. She didn't dare to raise her head. She knelt on the ground and shouted: "My wife, please pay your respects to the emperor."
After waiting for a long time, no one shouted. Chu Yunning quietly raised his head. Emperor Mingwen was dealing with the memorial with his head lowered, as if he was deaf, concentrating on his work.
As time passed by, a cool breeze seemed to rush into the knees on the cold marble floor, causing the knees to become sore and weak.
However, Chu Yunning saw that the memorials on the case were almost piling up into a mountain. After finally reviewing more than half of them, Eunuch Mo came with another thick pile. Chu Yunning complained endlessly. This pile would take at least two hours to review.
Her knees...
Chu Yunning reached out and rubbed her knees. Just when she was about to relax for a moment, she heard several coughs from above, which frightened her and she immediately knelt down again.
After a full two hours, Chu Yunning's body was shaky and almost unbearable. Big beads of sweat slid down his cheeks. The broken hair on his temples soon became wet and stuck to his face, and his back was also wet.
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If she moved even a little, there would be movement from above. Either the teacup would fall heavily on the table, or there would be a lot of movement while reading memorials. They were monitoring her every move all the time. Chu Yunning gritted her teeth and endured it.
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Two more hours passed, and it was already late at night. Chu Yunning's stomach grumbled loudly,
It is particularly clear in the silent night.
She raised her head with some embarrassment and met a pair of knowing eyes. She was frightened and opened her mouth: "I am guilty, please forgive me."
After kneeling for almost five hours, it was time to calm down.
Emperor Mingwen put down the memorial in his hand and asked patiently: "Chu Yunning, you have gone back on your word, how will I punish you?"
"Your Majesty, Concubine Li Shu's fetus cannot be guaranteed, but this does not mean that I will not save Concubine Li Shu even if she is dying." Chu Yunning argued that she really didn't want to put in the effort to save Concubine Li Shu, and she didn't have the ability.
Emperor Mingwen snorted twice: "Strong words to make sense!"
"Your Majesty, I will never dare to hide anything." Chu Yunning's legs were numb and she had no feeling.
He sat paralyzed uncontrollably, holding one hand on the ground to prevent him from falling.
Emperor Mingwen glanced sideways at Chu Yunning, his expression flickered, and he found a memorial from the side and threw it in front of her.
The scattered memorials clearly stated that King Xiao wanted to request the emperor to designate Ye Yaner as Princess Xiao Ping.
Princess Ping is also Ping's wife, no longer a concubine.
Chu Yunning looked at the memorial, which was filled with tears. No more ripples arose in her heart. She picked up the memorial, folded it again and put it at hand.
"Since it is Prince Xiao's wish, please ask the Emperor to grant it. Concubine Ye and Prince Xiao are in love and have been together for so many years. It must be very painful to lose them suddenly."
Chu Yun Ning would not exhume the person and whip the corpse if the person died. As for what Prince Xiao did, it was none of her business.
"Hypocrisy!" Emperor Mingwen snorted coldly, exposing Chu Yunning's little thoughts.
Chu Yunning looked blank, opened his mouth and found that there was nothing to explain, so he simply stopped talking.
"If Prince Xiao knew that you killed Ye Yan'er, he would not let you go." Emperor Mingwen suddenly said, looking at her with an expression that said nothing could be hidden from me.
"emperor……"
"Concubine Li Shu has lost her prince, and nothing can happen to Concubine Xia's fetus." Emperor Mingwen did not dwell on the memorial, but asked her: "Within two months, I want you to test and find out that the two concubines are pregnant.
People, you have to make your choice!"
Chu Yunning was still confused and didn't quite understand what it meant. Eunuch Mo had already handed it to her with the sleeping book recorded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in his hand.
"This is the list of all the concubines in the harem. Princess Xiao, please take a look."
Emperor Mingwen glanced sideways at Chu Yunning, and his tone was light but somewhat threatening: "Whether I am really pregnant or fake, good news must come out in two months, otherwise we will settle old and new accounts together.
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Chu Yunning was completely choked. Does this mean that she is responsible for arranging the emperor's sleeping arrangements?
What is this thing called?
It was almost midnight when Chu Yunning returned to Qingluan Hall. His legs were trembling as he walked back with a cane.
"Miss, you..." Bi Xiu was about to ask, but Chu Yunning immediately stopped her and carefully looked at the side room: "Is Beibei sleeping?"
"Already asleep."
Beibei was very well-behaved. He came back from the Queen Mother's Palace and played for a while before falling asleep.
Bixiu helped Chu Yunning back to the house and sat down. She opened her trouser legs and saw that her knees were green and purple. She looked very scary. Bixiu looked distressed and immediately went to get some medicine to apply on Chu Yunning.
"Miss, when can we go back?" Bixiu couldn't eat well, couldn't sleep well, and was worried every day.
Chu Yunning consoled her: "I can't go back just yet, just bear with it a little longer."
"This afternoon, I heard that Concubine Li Shu was demoted, and I was very afraid that something might happen to you. I feel relieved when I see that the young lady is fine."
After soothing Bixiu's mood, Chu Yunning asked about Concubine Li Shu's situation again. Bixiu said: "I also heard a few questions from the maids during their private chat. Concubine Li was crying and clamoring to see the emperor after giving birth.
I was slapped a few times by the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and told that if I dared to make any noise, I would be thrown into the cold palace. After hearing this, Lady Li stopped making trouble."
Chu Yunning had no pity at all for Li Guiren's fate.
It’s strange that the emperor can tolerate her!
The next day, Chu Yunning got up early and had dinner with Beibei. After nothing happened in the morning, she went to visit Lady Li.
Her target is not Li Guiren, but Jingniang. Jingniang is Li Guiren's distant relative and stays in the palace to take care of Li Guiren.
It was Jingniang who poisoned Li Guiren's fetus and framed it for her. Fortunately, she saved Li Guiren's fetus in time and survived.
It's a pity that this time, Li Guiren committed suicide by herself, which made everyone hate her. No one will sympathize with her when she ends up today.
Yesterday, the palace was luxurious and grand, but today it has become much more depressed. The palace was looted and many things disappeared.
There were only a few palace maids and young eunuchs. Li Guiren lay on the couch, changed into a new set of clothes, and stared blankly at the sky above her head.
"Chu Yunning, what are you doing here!" Jing Niang walked out from behind the screen, looking alert.
Maybe it was the movement that woke up Li Guiren, who rushed over and knelt at Chu Yunning's knees. She lost her arrogance and domineering tone yesterday and said, "Princess Xiao, please save me. Nothing can happen to my little prince."
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Li Guiren held her belly, laughing and crying from time to time. Chu Yunning put her fingertips on Li Guiren's wrist, her brows were furrowed, and her pulse was very messy, which meant that Li Guiren was a little confused due to stimulation.
If I had known this, why would I have done it in the first place?
"If Lady Li can't keep this pregnancy, she has no support. Why should you continue to hide in the palace?"
Chu Yunning looked at Jing Niang and ignored Lady Li's gossip.
Jing Niang pursed her lips and said nothing.
The two people looked at each other, and Jing Niang sneered: "Chu Yunning, instead of worrying about me, it is better to worry about yourself. It is not certain whether you can leave the palace alive."