Chapter 600 Shield 10

Consort Zhao was pregnant, and as the Empress, she naturally couldn't just watch. She had the nanny give her a bunch of gifts, and Ning Yan happily thanked her. The Empress had something on her mind, and after saying only a few words, she dismissed everyone.

Ning Yan returned to Zhu Yan Palace, and less than half an hour later, the Emperor rushed over, followed by a large number of rewards. The first eunuch had already entered the side hall of Zhu Yan Palace, while the last one had not yet entered the main gate of Zhu Yan Palace.

This display of generosity made the other concubines extremely jealous, but they still quietly increased the value of their congratulatory gifts.

The Emperor values ​​Consort Zhao's pregnancy so much; if they neglect her, wouldn't that annoy him?

As a result, the small storeroom in the side hall was filled to the brim.

The Zhu Yan Palace was bustling with activity all day long. In the evening, the Emperor went directly to the main hall.

As soon as Ning Xuexian saw the Emperor arrive, she immediately stepped forward, hugged his waist, and nestled in his arms. She remained silent for a long time because she knew that real danger was about to strike, and her sister had taken all the blame for her.

"emperor……"

"Xian'er, don't be afraid. I will definitely protect your sister. After you give birth safely, I will make her a princess and choose the best husband in the world for her."

Ning Xuexian looked up at the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty must keep your word. I will remember it all."

The Emperor gently pinched her nose, then naturally placed his hand on her lower abdomen. "Would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, I'll write an imperial edict of investiture in front of you tomorrow. You can take it and announce it to the world after your sister leaves the palace."

Ning Xuexian was truly happy. She hooked her arms around the Emperor's neck and kissed him twice on the cheek. "Thank you, Your Majesty. You are so kind to me."

The Emperor said, "That's too perfunctory." After saying that, he grabbed the woman's chin and kissed her heavily.

If the child hadn't been less than three months old, the Emperor would never have let her go after just a kiss.

Even so, it took them more than half an hour to fall asleep. They couldn't actually do anything, and they couldn't skip the kissing, hugging, and lifting each other up every day.

...

The next day, Ning Yan rode in a sedan chair to the Empress's palace. As the only pregnant woman in the entire palace, the more shrewd concubines kept their distance. Just as she arrived at Kunning Palace, Consort Mu's sedan chair also arrived.

Ning Yan didn't get out of the sedan chair, but held her chin up and waited for Consort Mu to pay her respects.

There's a one-rank difference between a fourth-rank official and a third-rank official, so no matter how unwilling Consort Mu was, she had to obediently lower her head to her.

Otherwise, Ning Yan wouldn't mind beating her up again.

Consort Mu was clearly aware of this as well. She was unwilling, but she still bowed her head and said, "Greetings, Consort Zhao."

"Your Highness, there's no need for such formality. Please rise."

After Ning Yan finished speaking, she got out of the sedan chair and looked at Consort Mu, whom she hadn't seen for a long time and who looked much more haggard, with a smile in her eyes.

Consort Mu gritted her teeth: "Your Highness Consort Zhao is joking. Etiquette must not be disregarded."

No rush, no rush. Let this woman be arrogant for a couple of days. She'll have her day to cry.

Consort Xian snorted when she saw Consort Zhao, "Consort Zhao really needs to learn from Consort Mu. There are so many concubines standing here, didn't you see them?"

Ning Yan's eyes darted around, looking at Consort Xian and the two other consorts beside her. "I'm sorry, Consort Xian, I really didn't see you."

The younger sister greeted her older sisters.

As he spoke, he put his hands together, bent his body slightly (not even at a 15-degree angle), and then straightened up again.

"Oh dear, please don't criticize my gift. It's just that being pregnant is so inconvenient. I feel uncomfortable as soon as I bend my legs."

The concubines were furious, as if they had never been pregnant. Oh, they really had never been pregnant!

However, no pregnant woman was as precious as her, and they couldn't even perform a simple bow.

But they couldn't dwell on that. If the child in that bitch's womb really had a problem, they didn't want to take responsibility!

Fortunately, the Empress arrived.

The concubines greeted her and paid their respects, but Ning Yan still bent her knees perfunctorily before straightening up. The Empress pretended not to see anything and ordered them to rise and be offered a seat.

Then the palace maids served tea and snacks.

“Consort Zhao, you are pregnant now. If there are any vacancies or shortages in the palace, please feel free to mention them to me. I will not let anyone else suffer, but I will make sure that you suffer.”

Ning Yan: She's really good at pretending. She probably wants to kill me in her heart, but she still has to put on a saintly act. It must be so hard for her.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. His Majesty was worried that I was too young and inexperienced, so he specially bestowed three experienced nannies to take care of me. His Majesty has also made arrangements for everything else, so I will not be wronged."

That hurts, it really hurts!

The concubines present were all envious. Couldn't the Emperor share some of his favor with Consort Zhao with them?

The empress was so clenched that her fingernails almost broke.

But thinking of her own plans, she swallowed her anger. However, this time she didn't talk to Ning Yan, but instead pulled the other concubines aside and talked about the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival.

Ning Yan took a sip of tea, and a palace maid came over and refilled her tea.

Ning Yan took another sip.

After a short while, she suddenly clutched her stomach, screamed, and collapsed to the ground, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.

"Your Majesty! Quickly summon the imperial physician! This tea is poisoned!"

Gu Yu was truly panicked. She had no idea that someone would be so audacious as to poison someone right in the Empress's palace.

Of course, her first suspicion was that of the Empress, but then she thought that the Empress couldn't be so stupid as to do something in her own palace; she wasn't ready to die!

Therefore, someone must have deliberately tried to harm the Empress in the Empress's palace today. If anything really happens to the Empress, Consort Xue will be heartbroken!

The Empress panicked for a second, then calmly ordered someone to summon the imperial physician and the Emperor. She hadn't taken any action, so if anything happened, it had nothing to do with her.

Consort Zhao deserved it; who told her to be so arrogant?

The Emperor received the news faster than expected; he ran there without even riding in his palace carriage, leaving his little eunuch far behind.

"Where is Consort Zhao? How is Consort Zhao?"

Ning Yan had already been carried by Gu Yu to the couch that had been moved to the Kun Ning Palace.

Gu Yu looked at the Emperor through tears, "Your Majesty, please save our Empress! She has fainted from the pain, and the imperial physician has not yet been summoned!"

"Rongquan! Go quickly and bring Director Hu over!"

I knew something bad would happen, but I never expected it to be this serious. Who did this today, trying to kill my sister-in-law right off the bat?

To be honest, even the Emperor is scared. If Ning Yan really dies, he doesn't know how to explain it to Xian'er!

"They're here, Your Majesty! The Chief Physician is here, and Physician Wang is here too."

Upon hearing the news at Chaoyang Palace, Rongquan immediately arranged for someone to summon the imperial physician. After all, given the Empress's character, she might be hoping for Consort Zhao's death, and she might delay the process. If the imperial physician arrived even a little late, it could lead to the Consort's demise, so he had to be on guard.

He actually took the gamble.

The chief physician has arrived, but the imperial physician invited by the empress is still a step behind.