That evening, Xu Jinyi was sent back to the palace.

And Xiao Jing also came back with them.

Xu Jinyi looked helpless: "Do you really want to live here? What if the news leaks out?"

"Don't worry, everyone in your palace is yours."

After saying that, Xiao Jing personally helped her get off the carriage.

All of Xu Jinyi's maids who came with her as a dowry had come out to greet them the moment they saw the two of them.

The whole yard was silent, and Xier pinched her own face hard.

After finding out it was true, he ran over and protected Xu Jinyi behind him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for bringing my queen back. This is an important place in the harem. Please leave, Your Majesty."

When Qing'er said this, her entire back became wet. God knows this is the regent who kills without blinking an eye.

Xiao Jing frowned unhappily and looked at Qing'er.

Xu Jinyi walked over with a smile and took his hand: "Don't be so fierce, you scared her."

"He's loyal, but a little stupid."

He changed his grip from holding her hand to hugging her waist, and glanced at the maids and eunuchs kneeling down as if to declare his sovereignty.

Qing'er suddenly understood something and her face turned pale.

It was not until nightfall, when she saw the candles blown out from inside and heard her mistress's coquettish singing voice, that her suspicions were confirmed.

Qing'er was panicked, anxious and scared.

After a sleepless night, Qing'er finally had the chance to be alone with Xu Jinyi after the Regent went to court the next day.

Looking at the ambiguous traces on her mother's body, Qing'er was about to cry.

"My Lady, did the Regent force you? Does the Prime Minister know about this? Why don't we go back and find the Prime Minister?"

Xu Jinyi pushed her forehead and said, "You are indeed stupid."

"What do you think of the Regent's attitude towards me?"

Qing'er thought of last night when the Regent personally brought her mother water for washing her feet, washed her feet himself, and even knelt on one knee.

"Your Majesty, are you doing this voluntarily? Are you telling the Regent?" Qing'er widened her eyes, as if she had heard something big.

"Yes." Xu Jinyi did not deny it.

"But your majesty, you are the imperial concubine, right? Even though the emperor treats you badly and plots against you, you are still the imperial concubine now?"

"If word gets to His Majesty, he'll be beheaded."

Qing'er could already imagine how furious the emperor would be when he found out, and what would become of her queen.

I was anxious and didn't know how to persuade him, and tears were about to fall.

"His Majesty treats me badly, so how can I remain a virgin for him? He doesn't love me, so can't I find someone who loves me wholeheartedly?"

"So what if His Majesty knows? If you're scared, I can arrange for someone to take you back to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Qing'er shook her head violently: "How can this slave leave the Majesty at this time? My life belongs to the Majesty. I can do anything for the Majesty."

"Don't worry, madam. If you want to be with the Prince Regent, I will keep it a secret for you and I will also take good care of the people below."

Xu Jinyi smiled and pulled her up: "It's okay. If someone wants to report it, let them go. I can do it, so I'm not afraid of him knowing."

"And you, stop staring at Ajing secretly, I saw everything."

This girl thought her actions were very secretive. If it weren't for her loyalty, A Jing would have really thrown her out.

Qing'er pouted: "Isn't this servant afraid that he will threaten you?"

"Now you understand? Be more respectful when you see him in the future. You don't have to be so scared. He doesn't eat people."

"It doesn't eat people, but it can chop them up."

"Won't."

Then Xu Jinyi asked about what had happened in the palace recently. Upon learning that her Concubine An's chess piece had played a role, Xu Jinyi smiled with satisfaction.

"Let's go, it's time to go to the theater."

Now that Concubine An is gone, Jiang Yan has been promoted to Concubine Jiang, and she has become the highest-ranking person in the palace except for Xu Jinyi.

Many people in the harem began to flatter her, and Jiang Yan was very proud recently.

Xu Jinyi curled her lips and said, "Your Majesty has favored many of your sisters these days. I wonder if any of them are pregnant?"

"I heard that the Emperor stopped inviting my sisters to sleep with him during my confinement. But which sister made the Emperor angry?"

Concubine Xi stepped forward and knelt before Xu Jinyi, saying, "Your Majesty, my period is always on time, but this time it's three days late, and I have a good appetite, so I don't know if it's because of you."

Jiang Yan clutched her handkerchief, almost losing her composure, and looked fiercely at Concubine Xi's belly.

No, His Majesty clearly said that he gave contraceptive soup to every woman he slept with, so there was no chance of pregnancy.

Although she thought so, Jiang Yan's heart was still hanging in the air, and she felt uneasy.

Xu Jinyi immediately called in the imperial physician: "To prevent any problems with the heir, sisters, please take their pulses."

Taking a healthy pulse was a perfectly normal thing, but one of the concubines' face changed drastically and she became restless.

Xu Jinyi, who was sitting at the top, saw it at a glance, with some suspicion in his eyes.

Without thinking too much, the imperial physician congratulated her: "Congratulations, Lady Xi, congratulations, Lady Xi, you are over a month pregnant."

The suspicion was confirmed, and Concubine Xi's eyes were filled with joy.

"Congratulations, Lady Xi! Pregnant with a dragon heir is a great joy. Qing'er, arrange for someone to wait for His Majesty to leave the court and tell him the good news."

For such a big occasion, the scumbag must be present.

"Since my sister is pregnant, the daily greetings are unnecessary. The unborn child is the most important thing. I will have the Ministry of Internal Affairs send two experienced maids over later."

Concubine Xi was a little flattered as she looked at the extremely beautiful imperial concubine. She didn't expect that the jealous imperial concubine had really changed.

Not only was there no trace of displeasure or anger on his face, but he was so gentle that he even exempted himself from the daily greetings.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Jiang Yan looked at Concubine Xi's belly in shock. She swayed and screamed, "Impossible! How could you possibly be pregnant with His Majesty's child?"

"His Majesty clearly watched you drink the contraceptive soup after sleeping with him. How could you possibly be pregnant? You must be carrying a bastard!"

"Yes, you are right. You actually had an affair with an outsider, got pregnant, and even wanted to confuse the royal bloodline. This is a capital crime!"

Everyone looked at Jiang Yan, puzzled by her furious and extreme behavior.

The look of bloodshot eyes, as if heartbroken due to betrayal, was even more strange.

Concubine Xi was so angry at her words that she gasped, "What do you mean by that, Concubine Jiang? Anyone with a little common sense knows that contraceptive soup isn't really that reliable."

"And there were two times when Your Majesty came to my palace unexpectedly. I didn't drink the contraceptive soup on those two occasions."

"All of this is recorded in the Imperial Household Department. Furthermore, my pregnancy with the Dragon Heir is a great joyous occasion, yet the Imperial Concubine didn't say anything? How can you slander me like this?!"

Concubine Xi felt really wronged, and she knelt down with tears in her eyes and begged the Imperial Concubine to make the decision.