The emperor and Jiang Yan were both stunned. Jiang Yan clearly remembered that he had never done this. Could it be that he was too excited and remembered it wrongly?

"Nonsense!" the emperor slammed the table, "Jiang Yan is standing right here!"

The young eunuch kowtowed profusely in fear: "It was... it was another Lord Jiang... Oh no, it was Lord Zhang from the Ministry of Revenue who misheard and thought it was Lord Jiang who was shouting, so he followed suit and even knocked Censor Li's tablet off his shoulders..."

Jiang Yan couldn't help laughing as he listened. The emperor also laughed: "Never mind, it seems that this good news has spread throughout the court. Jiang Yan, you should go back first and take good care of your wife."

When Jiang Yan returned to the Prime Minister's residence, Su Jinli was basking in the sun in the courtyard. She wore a loose, plain long dress, a storybook in her hand, and a faint smile on her face. Jiang Yan walked over and sat down beside her. "Madam, there was a joke in the court today."

He told her about Mr. Zhang from the Ministry of Revenue, and Su Jinli laughed so hard she couldn't straighten her back. "It seems this good news is spreading faster than it has wings."

As they were talking, the Empress Dowager's reward arrived again, this time ten carts of supplements, from bird's nests to snow frogs, piled like a small mountain outside Lanyue Pavilion. Su Jinli looked at the stuff, rubbing his forehead with a headache: "If he eats any more, the child will be called 'Fatty'."

Jiang Yan massaged her shoulders and said with a smile, "The Empress Dowager and the Emperor are also sincere."

Young Marquis Su ran in carrying a wooden horse, wood chips still clinging to his sleeves. "Sister! Look at the wooden horse I made!"

Su Jinli looked at the crooked wooden horse, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Brother, this wooden horse... can you sit on it?"

"Of course!" Young Marquis Su patted his chest, "I've specially reinforced it! When my nephew is born, I'll take him riding the wooden horse every day!"

Su Qingyao came in with a newly mixed rouge and pouted: "You always make useless things. Sister, look at my new 'pregnancy-protecting red'. It makes pregnant women look better when they put it on."

Su Jinli felt warm at the sight of her sister's proud and arrogant expression. In this life, she was no longer alone. She had a family, a lover, and a baby on the way. All the grievances she had suffered were gone.

Chapter 133: The remaining members of Concubine Shu are secretly obstructing

While Su Jinli was resting and nursing her pregnancy, a young eunuch was stealthily passing a message in a corner of the Yanxi Palace. He was the concubine of Concubine Shu, and while delivering food, he slipped a note into the crevice behind the rockery in the Imperial Garden.

All of this was witnessed by the young Marquis Su, who had been secretly following. He had just finished delivering snacks to his sister and was strolling around the palace, carrying a wooden sword, when he unexpectedly came across this scene. The young man's eyes lit up and he quietly followed.

The note was quickly taken away by an unfamiliar palace maid, who then turned and entered Changchun Palace. Young Marquis Su scratched his head. Changchun Palace was occupied by Consort Xian, who was usually close to Consort Shu. He thought for a moment, then turned and ran to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.

"Your Majesty!" Young Marquis Su rushed into the Palace of Heavenly Purity, nearly knocking over the Emperor's kite. "I saw the eunuchs from the Palace of Desolation delivering a note to the Palace of Eternal Spring!"

The emperor was playing chess with Jiang Yan. Upon hearing this, he slapped his chess pieces and said, "Oh? Wasn't Concubine Shu confined to her house? Are there any remnants?"

Jiang Yan put down the chess piece, a cold light flashing across his glasses: "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be underestimated. Concubine Shu is under house arrest, and there is no guarantee that someone will stand up for her."

As she was speaking, Su Jinli's personal maid Lingge also ran over breathlessly: "Madam asked me to report that someone had added something to Madam's pregnancy-preserving medicine, and Nanny Zhang from the kitchen discovered it!"

The emperor stood up suddenly, his robe sweeping over the chessboard. "Treachery! How dare you touch my 'Imperial Defender'!"

Jiang Yan immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I request a thorough investigation!"

Soon, Changchun Palace was searched, and the note was found in Concubine Xian's dressing box. It read "Get rid of the evil offspring and help me take the throne." Concubine Xian was so frightened that her face turned pale and she knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Xianfei, you are so bold!" The emperor was so angry that his beard stood up. "How dare you plot against Madam Jiang!"

Xian Fei cried, "Your Majesty, spare my life! It was Shu Fei who promised me that if I could get rid of that child, she would help me win the throne..."

Jiang Yan looked at the kneeling Concubine Xian, and recalled Su Jinli's distress last night. His eyes were as cold as ice: "Your Majesty, this trend cannot continue."

The emperor nodded and said in a deep voice, "The virtuous concubine is vicious and cruel. She will be demoted to a commoner and banished to the cold palace! All eunuchs and maids in the Yanxi Palace will be given thirty strokes of the cane and exiled to the frontier!"

When the news reached the Prime Minister's residence, Su Jinli had just finished a bowl of red date and lotus seed soup. After listening to Lingge's report, she simply smiled faintly: "As expected."

Jiang Yan held her hand, his tone filled with fear: "Madam, you must be careful next time."

Su Jinli looked at his nervous expression and felt warm in her heart: "Don't worry, I won't let anyone hurt our baby."

Young Marquis Su brandished his wooden sword and said, "Sister! From now on, I will guard your door every day to see who dares to come!"

Su Qingyao rolled her eyes: "With your limited skills, don't let others beat you down."

Su Jinli watched her brother and sister bickering, and suddenly felt that these little troubles were just a spice of life. As long as her family was around, she was not afraid of anything.

Chapter 134: The storybook is hot-selling, and the cute baby is named

After the controversy over the pregnancy-preserving drug, Su Jinli felt relieved. She knew that as long as the Emperor and the Empress Dowager were there to protect her, those clowns wouldn't be able to cause any major trouble. So she picked up her pen again and continued writing her storybook.

"Ma'am, the new issue of 'Flying Fox' is selling like hotcakes!" Bookseller Boss Wang came in person, his face full of wrinkles. "We printed an extra 5,000 copies, and they sold out in less than three days!"

Su Jinli was eating an orange that Jiang Yan had peeled. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "I see. Thank you for your hard work, Boss Wang."

Jiang Yan, who was grinding ink nearby, said, "Madam, please write less so as not to tire yourself out."

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