Chapter 184 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Bai Ruiji 11

The Empress looked at Bai Ruiji and said, "Consort Mi, you must rest well and make sure nothing goes wrong."

"yes."

Yongshou Palace —

Looking at the fish and shrimp on the table that had been seasoned, Bai Ruiji smiled and ate a few.

As for the reason, it was naturally because her pregnancy was fake, but no matter how the imperial physicians examined her, they would all believe it was real.

After Consort Jia got rid of her 'child' and Consort Yi's child, she thought she was pregnant with a precious child, but the child miscarried for no reason. She must have been very disappointed.

In that case, Consort Jia would have to get pregnant sooner, preferably a month younger than Consort Yi, so that she could be able to frame Consort Xian.

She intends to take advantage of the time Consort Xian is in the Cold Palace to be promoted to Imperial Noble Consort.

What if the Emperor had a moment of madness, remembering their childhood friendship and the regret of not being able to make Qingying the consort of Prince Bao, and wanted to leave the position of Imperial Concubine Xian to her?

Regret can become an obsession. It is because of this obsession that he keeps thinking about Consort Xian. It's not that he loves Consort Xian that much, but that he wants to make up for the regrets of his youth.

As for this fake pregnancy, it served two purposes: first, to prevent Consort Jia from refraining from taking action because she had safely given birth to the child; and second, to clear herself of suspicion after giving birth to a son.

Those who have benefited will always be suspected of being the ones who did it.

However, if the beneficiaries are the first victims, they will not be suspected.

Mo Hua muttered, "Consort Chun said that eating more fish and shrimp will make the children more intelligent and healthy. I wonder if it's true."

"Since there is such a saying, it should make some sense, but don't eat it too often, otherwise if the Yongshou Palace is filled with the fishy smell of fish and shrimp, I won't be able to eat."

After finishing her fish porridge, Bai Ruiji wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and was helped to sit on the couch by Mo Hua.

Bai Ruiji lost her pregnancy before six months were up, and she pretended to be heartbroken.

After all, the pregnancy was fake, so she wasn't really heartbroken. She used this as an excuse to leave Xiaoyue and stayed in Yongshou Palace, always complaining of heartache.

It was winter, and charcoal fires burned in Yongshou Palace. Even though her green headband had been removed three months ago due to illness, the Imperial Household Department dared not neglect her.

After all, the Emperor visited her every few days, and no fool would dare to withhold her things.

Bai Ruiji sat by the window, watching the crystal snowflakes dance outside, turning the earth into a blanket of white.

Bai Ruiji looked at the snow scene outside the window, her eyes lowered, and she was surrounded by a sense of loneliness. She was much thinner than before, as if a gust of wind could blow her away.

Su Yun walked towards the palace from outside. Upon seeing Bai Ruiji by the window, he hurriedly entered the palace.

"My lord, stay away from the window, lest you catch a cold!"

Su Yun pulled Bai Ruiji to sit down beside him, and closed the window a little further in, leaving a crack.

"I heard that Consort Yi is now two months pregnant." Bai Ruiji's expression was somewhat downcast, making everyone's heart tighten.

Su Yun paused for a moment, then forced a smile, "Where did you get this information, Master? I haven't heard anything about it."

The common saying neither affirmed nor denied, but merely implied to Bai Ruiji that what she hadn't heard must be false.

"Alright, don't try to hide it from me. I've heard about it myself. If it weren't true, who would dare spread such news?" Bai Ruiji smiled faintly, seemingly unconcerned about Consort Yi's pregnancy.

“My lord, you should pull yourself together.” Su Yun thought of the Empress Dowager’s words and after a moment of thought, she spoke up. “The Empress Dowager sent word that there is something fishy about your miscarriage, and it seems to be man-made.”