Chapter 109 Joining forces to set up a plan

Early the next morning.

When Pei Tingyue woke up, everything around him was cold. The emperor must have gone to court.

She asked what time it was, and Yunshu answered.

As the time for paying respects to Queen Cui approached, Pei Tingyue could no longer stay in bed, so he hurriedly got up and washed up.

After putting on her makeup, she led the group out of the back hall. When they reached the palace gate, they suddenly stopped.

Liang Yao was actually waiting here, and there was an exquisite mahogany sedan next to him.

Pei Tingyue had a vague suspicion in his mind and asked, "Liang, why didn't you go to court with the emperor?"

Liang Yao smiled and replied, "The Emperor has instructed me to wait for the Concubine here. He had me prepare this sedan chair a long time ago, but he never had the right reason to give it to the Concubine. Now that the news of her pregnancy has spread, it's only natural to give it to her. The Emperor was afraid that others wouldn't be able to hold the sedan chair steady, so he specially asked me to select four young eunuchs from Chengming Palace for the Concubine to use."

Pei Tingyue was still very happy after getting the sedan chair.

Ever since her belly started to take shape, she felt that walking was a bit tiring. It often took her a while to recover after arriving at Fenghe Palace.

Yun Shu and Yun Zheng helped her into the sedan chair, and they all rushed to Fenghe Palace.

Not only was the speed half as fast as usual, Pei Tingyue didn't feel tired at all. These people lifted it very steadily, and she could even take a short nap.

She became more and more satisfied with this reward and decided to meet the emperor today and give him a good face all day.

When paying respects today, Concubine Shen was not there, saying that her illness had worsened. The palace maids of Yaohua Palace asked Empress Cui for several days' leave at once.

Queen Cui naturally agreed.

Then they talked about Concubine Li, and Empress Cui told her that she was going to the temporary palace.

The concubines were silent for a while.

A concubine sighed, "It's better to go to the temporary palace. Maybe the child can be saved."

"Yes, it's not easy to give birth to a child in the palace."

“…”

Everyone in the hall started talking about the child.

After talking about Concubine Li, he talked about Pei Tingyue again.

Pei Tingyue accepted the "kindness" of the concubines in the harem with a faint smile.

As for the rest, there was nothing serious and the reception ended quickly.

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After Pei Tingyue finished his breakfast, the back hall suddenly became lively.

She was pregnant, so the concubines in the harem naturally had to send gifts to congratulate her.

Empress Cui and several other concubines sent their trusted maids to come, while the other concubines came in person.

Pei Tingyue cheered up and chatted lively for a while.

It took an hour before these people were sent away.

Looking at the gifts filling the hall, Pei Tingyue instructed, "Put them all in the warehouse. Yun Zheng will check them quietly. When Judge Ning arrives, have him examine them thoroughly."

Ning Yuanpan was the imperial physician appointed by Empress Cui to Pei Tingyue this morning to take care of her pregnancy. He was a student of Xia Yuanpan and now serves as the deputy yuanpan in the Imperial Medical Bureau.

But it didn't sound good to call him Vice Judge Ning, so he just called him Judge Ning.

Yun Shu and Yun Zheng naturally agreed.

After packing up, Yun Shu whispered in her ear, "The Queen sent someone to tell me that she has dealt with that damn girl."

The "dead girl" she was referring to was Chun Qi, who used to serve Pei Tingyue.

When she was still little Baolin, there were only three people serving her, apart from Yunshu, the other two were Chunqi and Xia Meng.

When Xia Meng betrayed her master, she didn't dare to use Chun Qi anymore and sent him away, which led to the emergence of Yun Zheng and Chun, Xia, Qiu and Dong.

As for "dealing with it", it refers to the transaction between her and Queen Cui.

When mentioning this, Pei Tingyue couldn't help but think of what happened three days ago.

Three days ago.

Yun Shu hurried into the palace: "Chun Qi is here again, Concubine, what should we do?"

During this period of time, Chun Qi always used the excuse that he had served Pei Tingyue before to deliberately get close to the people in the back hall.

Pei Tingyue wanted to see what she was going to do, so he simply let her in.

Chun Qi was so pleased with the situation that she wished she could serve in the back hall every day, but she hadn't made any move in these days.

Pei Tingyue thought for a while and said, "Let's do it as usual. If she intends to do something bad, she will always be exposed. I want to see who is setting the stage for me this time."

Yun Shu received an order and asked the people in the back hall to deal with Chun Qi as usual. After she left, they made a discovery.

Half-burned sachets and spices were found in the stove in the tea room.

Pei Tingyue called Yun Zheng over: "Look at what this is."

Yun Zheng was horrified after smelling it, and quickly asked someone to let it go. Then she said to Pei Tingyue, "This is musk."

Pei Tingyue's eyes flashed.

Apart from her people, only the emperor and Liang Yao knew that she was pregnant, and there was no way these two people would leak the news.

That means that the musk was not meant to harm her, but to frame her.

The person behind the scenes wanted to harm Concubine Li's pregnancy and throw dirty water on her.

Pei Tingyue sneered in his heart and ordered Liang An and Liang Fu to lure Chunqi over.

Chunqi felt guilty for having done something bad and didn't dare to come at first. Liang An and Liang Fu said it was a reward from the master, so she couldn't resist the temptation and came.

As soon as he arrived at the back hall, he was tied up.

Several people forced her to kneel in front of Pei Tingyue, but she refused to acknowledge them at first.

It was not until Pei Tingyue had someone take out the dirty things that she admitted it with tears in her eyes.

Pei Tingyue looked at her like this and sneered in his heart, "Don't tell me yet, let me guess who ordered you to do this?"

She pretended to think and slowly uttered a name: "Concubine Shen Liang, right?"

Chunqi looked up in surprise.

Pei Tingyue smiled and said, "Your master behind you asked you to say that, right?"

Chun Qi's breathing quickened, and she lowered her eyebrows and said, "What do you mean by 'master behind the scenes'? I don't understand."

Pei Tingyue smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Let's talk about something you can understand. The moon is dark and the wind is strong. The Imperial Garden is so big, there are times when palace maids can slip and drown, right?"

Chun Qi was a little panicked: "Pei Jieyu, you were the one who sent me away. If anything happens to me, you won't be able to escape."

Pei Tingyue smiled leisurely: "Can't escape? Chunqi, you know, the emperor dotes on me so much, as long as I act coquettishly, anything can be overcome."

Just before Liang An was about to knock her out, Chun Qi still cherished her life and cried out to tell him who ordered her to do so.

Lin Zhaorong.

Pei Tingyue smiled. She was actually not that surprised.

Concubine Li is pregnant, and they both have princes, so they both pose a threat. However, Concubine Lin is far less patient and insightful than Concubine Xie.

What’s the big deal about getting pregnant?

Being able to give birth is a skill, being able to raise a prince is a skill, and raising a child to adulthood is a skill.

She was too anxious.

After Pei Tingyue had the witnesses and evidence, he was not in a hurry to hand the person over to Queen Cui.

If Chunqi went before Queen Cui and insisted that all this was instigated by her and that she was the one who wanted to frame Lin Zhaorong, then it would be a loss.

After all, this person had served her before, and they had some inextricable relationship. By then, not only would he have gotten himself into trouble for nothing, but he would also have missed a good opportunity.

Pei Tingyue had a vague idea in his mind.

Why do you want to expose this matter?

Empress Cui really disdained to fight with the concubines, but under certain conditions, she could actually form a united front with Empress Cui.

After careful consideration, Pei Tingyue went to Fenghe Palace. She wanted to use these things and Chunqi to "surrender" to Queen Cui, so as to achieve the goal of joining forces.