Chapter 108 Asking to Leave the Palace

As soon as Queen Cui said this, the atmosphere in the palace suddenly became cold.

"I dare not."

Concubine Xie choked and then stopped talking in anger.

After receiving the order, the palace servants came to support Shen...Shen Jieyu.

This time, Concubine Shen didn't move at all and let the palace servants help her out. However, her eyes, as silent as death, revealed a hint of madness.

After dealing with Concubine Shen, it was already dark, so Empress Cui asked all the concubines to leave and stayed alone in the Bixiao Palace.

After forcing Concubine Li to drink the medicine, Empress Cui asked Court Judge Xia to take her pulse.

"How is Concubine Li?"

Judge Xia's expression was very serious. He sighed and said, "Concubine Li's pregnancy was barely saved, but the root was damaged. She needs to be more careful in the future. If she is not careful, she will miscarry again."

Empress Cui nodded gently and said, "I will send two more imperial physicians over later and have them take good care of him."

Since Concubine Li had not woken up yet, Empress Cui had been waiting in the Bixiao Palace.

She had just recovered from a serious illness and had been exhausted throughout the night, so the fatigue between her brows and eyes could not be concealed.

Zhiwu and the palace maids from Bixiao Palace came to persuade her several times to go back to Fenghe Palace first, but Queen Cui did not agree and continued to stay by the bed.

She leaned her head on her hand and gradually fell asleep.

Not long after, Li Jieyu slowly opened her eyes. As soon as her thoughts came back to her, she remembered the excruciating pain in her lower abdomen before she fell into a coma.

She immediately broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly touched her lower abdomen. She felt relieved only when she felt her belly was visible.

Fortunately, the child is still alive.

Li Jieyu gritted her teeth.

There must be something strange about the previous abdominal pain. She was obviously very careful, but she still fell into someone else's trap!

The methods used by these women in the harem are simply impossible to guard against!

What should I do?

If I don't leave the palace, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep the child.

A child who left the palace and was not born by the emperor's side probably would not have any affection for him, and when she came back, the emperor might not even remember her.

Li Jieyu was struggling internally.

She stared at the azure tent for a moment and made a decision.

Even if she has to give up her love, she still wants this child.

If the bet is right and it turns out to be a prince, he will be her support for the rest of her life, which is better than any favor.

After thinking it all through, Li Jieyu coughed lightly twice and pretended to have just woken up.

As expected, Empress Cui was awakened. When she opened her eyes, she saw Concubine Li slowly regaining consciousness. She hurried forward and asked with concern, "Concubine Li, how are you feeling?"

"Empress, why are you here..." Li Jieyu was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly woke up, "Child, my child!"

She half sat up, clutching her belly in fear.

Empress Cui sat beside the couch and comforted her, "It's okay, the child is okay."

Li Jieyu's eyes finally focused and she gently stroked her lower abdomen.

"Empress, there's suddenly blood on my skirt. What's going on?"

Naturally, Empress Cui could not be bothered to tell these things, so Concubine Li's maid Sang Zhu stepped forward and recounted in detail what had happened.

After hearing this, Concubine Li covered her mouth and cried, "Concubine Liang... Concubine Shen, why did you treat me like this?"

Is Shen the murderer behind this?

She was a little skeptical in her heart.

During this period of time, Shen was seriously ill because of the matter of Prime Minister Shen. How could she have time to harm her baby?

But Shen had already admitted it, so she couldn't say anything. The best option was to just let it go.

Li Jieyu cried softly.

Queen Cui comforted her.

Finally, Concubine Li stopped crying and sat on the couch in a daze.

After a long time, as if he had made up his mind, he lifted the quilt, got off the bed, and knelt in front of Queen Cui.

"Please help me, Queen."

The kowtow was made with sincerity and the sound was quite loud.

Empress Cui was startled and hurriedly helped her up. "Li Jieyu, what are you doing? If you have something to say, please talk to her nicely. Don't do this."

Concubine Li's voice was thick with tears: "Since entering the palace, I have been very careful. After learning that I was pregnant, I was even more cautious. However, I didn't expect that I would still be plotted against, and I am now at the point where I could have a miscarriage at any time. I am really scared and don't want to stay in the palace anymore."

Empress Cui wiped her tears with a handkerchief and asked, "If you don't stay in the palace, where else can you go?"

Li Jieyu cried, "I want to stay in the temporary palace."

Queen Cui hesitated.

Li Jieyu pretended to kneel again, but she was supported in time.

Empress Cui said, "It's not that I don't want you to go, but since the Emperor ascended the throne, he hasn't been to the temporary palace. Everything is deserted and the supplies are incomplete. If you want to go, it will be a great injustice."

Concubine Li shook her head: "I am not afraid of being wronged, I am only afraid that something might happen to the child."

Seeing her persistence, Empress Cui did not try to stop her. She sighed and said, "If you want to go, then bring more palace maids and imperial physicians with you."

Li Jieyu nodded with tears in her eyes: "I thank the Queen for saving my life."

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Meanwhile, on the other side.

Pei Tingyue took Yun Shu and Yun Zheng to the palace. Her waist was already a little sore, and the previous walk made it even more uncomfortable.

She quickened her pace, wanting to return to the palace to rest.

When he turned a corner into a palace, he suddenly stopped.

Xie Chen heard footsteps and lifted the bright yellow gauze curtain: "Come up."

Pei Tingyue obediently got on the dragon chariot.

It’s so comfortable to be carried by someone!

She leaned in the man's arms, rubbed him gently, and let the hand rub her waist.

The emperor had finally served her, so she wanted to enjoy it.

Xie Chen kissed her hair and asked softly, "How's the strength?"

Pei Tingyue felt it for a while and said, "Be gentler."

Xie Chen responded, loosened his grip a bit, and rubbed her slowly.

When they arrived at Changle Palace, Xie Chen found that the person in his arms had fallen asleep due to sleepiness. He sighed helplessly and carried the person to the back hall.

Pei Tingyue was a light sleeper. She woke up when she reached the back hall. She yawned and said, "I need to come down."

Xie Chen put her down.

Pei Tingyue sat in front of the dressing table and started asking people to remove their makeup and hair. She only climbed onto the couch after washing up.

Xie Chen had been on the couch for a while. As soon as someone came up, he lay down with the person in his arms.

Pei Tingyue blinked, trying to offset the sleepiness, but the fight between her eyelids became more and more frequent.

Xie Chen chuckled softly, "What are you doing? It's almost time to go to bed."

Pei Tingyue half closed her eyes: "I still have a lot to say to the emperor, I don't want to fall asleep like this."

Xie Chen's heart softened, and he hugged her tighter. "I'll come tomorrow too, it won't be too late to talk then."

Pei Tingyue forced herself to hold on to her last bit of energy and asked, "Will the Emperor come tomorrow?"

Xie Chen responded: "Come."

After receiving a positive answer, Pei Tingyue could no longer hold on and fell into a deep sleep.

Xie Chen stroked her eyebrows, whispered "sweet dreams", and closed his eyes.