Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The emperor sat beside the bed, wiped the sweat from Xu Jinyi's forehead with his own hands, grabbed her hand and kissed it gently.

"Don't be afraid, Yi'er. The doctor will be here soon."

Staring at Xu Jinyi's face, the emperor's eyes were filled with heartache.

Xia Qing knelt on the ground crying and told what had just happened.

"Your Majesty, please help the Empress."

The emperor's eyes flashed with coldness, attracting Youfu. He said in a cold voice: "He promised to commit treason. He will be punished with 100 strokes of the cane. If he survives, he will be thrown into the cold palace to fend for himself. If he dies, he will be dragged away to feed the wolves."

"The queen is unfair and mismanages the harem. She is punished by kneeling for three hours every day and copying Buddhist scriptures three times."

This punishment is quite severe. Not only do you have to kneel for three hours every day, but you also have to copy Buddhist scriptures three times.

A woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent. Even ladies from wealthy families who can read rarely write.

After writing two pages, my wrist, which has been lifted up all the time, will start to ache.

If I do this three times a day, my hands will probably become useless.

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician is here."

"Quick, let's see what happened to the imperial concubine."

The imperial physician certainly knew how much the emperor valued the imperial concubine. Normally, the imperial concubine was in good health, but the emperor still asked him to come on the first and fifteenth day of every month to check her pulse.

From time to time, I prescribe some medicinal food to nourish the body and replenish the blood.

This time, when the imperial physician saw Concubine Xu lying there with a bad look on her face, he knew at a glance that she must have been punished by the Queen.

After all, apart from the queen, no one in the harem dared to treat the imperial concubine like this.

As soon as he put his hand on the pulse, the imperial physician's eyes lit up.

The imperial concubine's pulse is steady, like jade beads rolling in a basin, which is clearly a pulse of happiness.

After checking it carefully again and changing his hand to examine it again, the imperial physician's eyes became brighter and brighter.

Then he laughed heartily, stood up and knelt before the emperor: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is pregnant."

"The emperor has a successor. May God bless our Daqing. Long live the emperor."

The emperor was stunned, his face showing an expression of disbelief. He excitedly grasped the imperial physician's shoulders and asked, "Are you serious?"

"It is absolutely true. The Imperial Concubine is pregnant with a dragon fetus."

The emperor's breathing became rapid, he was so excited that his hands were shaking slightly.

"I have a child!?"

"I have a child!?"

The emperor had a dull expression on his face and kept repeating this sentence, as if he wanted to confirm it again and again.

The emperor then became nervous: "How is the imperial concubine now? How is the child? Why hasn't she woken up yet?"

"Your Highness, your body is rather delicate. She has some symptoms of heatstroke and is also experiencing a miscarriage. I will prescribe two doses of abortion-maintaining medicine for you later."

"The Empress will wake up soon, Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Fortunately, she only knelt for a short while, otherwise I'm afraid..." The words that followed were unlucky, so the imperial physician didn't say anything, but the emperor understood.

"It's best to stay in bed and rest for the next few days to take care of the baby first."

Knowing that the imperial concubine was fine and the baby in her belly was safe, the emperor finally let go of his heavy heart.

He was filled with fear. He had been looking forward to having a child for many years, but he almost lost it today.

Thinking of the queen, the emperor's eyes showed disgust.

"Youfu, I decree that the Empress has no intention of harming the heir to the throne. I deprive the Empress of her power and let Concubine Su take over."

"yes."

Knowing that the emperor has someone to succeed him, Youfu is happy for him.

Of course, the queen also felt that she was unlucky. There were so many good times to take action, but taking action now when the imperial concubine was pregnant was courting death.

If there is any problem with the imperial concubine's stomach this time, I'm afraid she will lose her position as queen.

However, Youfu understood what the emperor meant.

In order to keep his promise, the emperor could not depose the queen and save her face.

But we must take away her power and leave her without anyone to use.

In this way, it will be difficult for the queen to find anyone to help her do whatever she wants in the future.

Xia Qing was so happy that she cried. Her queen was indeed a blessed person.

So many people in the harem were unable to conceive the emperor's child, but her concubine became pregnant as soon as she entered the palace.

This is a great joy.

Even if she cannot ascend to the throne, no one in the harem will dare to bully her in the future.

Upon hearing that the Emperor had seized the Empress's power, Xia Qing was even happier for Xu Jinyi.

After sending Xia Qing to consult the imperial physician in detail about matters to be aware of during pregnancy, the emperor sat beside Xu Jinyi's bed, caressing her face gently.

I couldn't calm down for a long time.

There was once a concubine in the harem who had an affair with a guard and wanted to use someone else's blood to confuse him in order to confuse the royal bloodline.

There were also concubines who pretended to be pregnant to deceive him in order to obtain a higher position.

But he exposed all of them later.

From a heart full of joy to the anger of betrayal, the scars left behind made him feel suffocated.

Now he finally has his own child and no longer has to envy others for having children.

The Queen was already sad enough when she heard that the Emperor punished her for Xu Jinyi!

Unexpectedly, the decree that followed would drag her directly into the abyss of pain and despair.

Snatching the imperial edict, the queen went crazy: "No, no, how could that bitch be pregnant? The emperor is obviously infertile. It must be a bastard, it must be a bastard."

"I'm going to tell the emperor, I'm going to tell the emperor."

Looking at the mad queen, Youfu showed a look of pity: "Your Majesty, please return to the palace. You are not allowed to go out without the emperor's order."

Although the emperor did not ban the queen from going out, he also said that the queen was not allowed to go out before the empress dowager's birthday banquet.

I don't want to see her even more.

The queen sat on the ground, shaking her head constantly, grabbing Eunuch Youfu's eunuch robe as if she were grabbing a life-saving straw.

"Eunuch, tell me, Xu Jinyi is not pregnant, right? Is it fake?"

"After so many years, so many people in the harem have failed to conceive, how come Xu Jinyi is pregnant? Is this fake?"

Eunuch Youfu sighed and shook his head. "Ever since Concubine Xu entered the palace, the Emperor has been staying in Siyu Palace every night. Concubine Xu's pregnancy is a great joyous occasion. The Empress should not let others hear these words."

After all, feeling sorry for the queen, Eunuch Youfu wanted to give her some advice.

Eunuch Youfu left with the Cibaofeng Seal for a long time, and the Queen was still in a daze for a long time.

Soon after, creepy laughter was heard from Kunning Palace.

The queen laughed with tears in her eyes, and her messy hair made her look like a mad woman.

"Mammy, she's pregnant, she's pregnant!"

"Why is she so lucky?"

"Any woman in the harem could get pregnant, why her? If she has an heir, her status will even surpass mine."

"Who can shake her position? Her child will be the next emperor in the future."

"What about me? What am I?"

"Now, the Emperor has completely disliked me and has taken back my Phoenix Seal. What's the point of having the title of Empress?"

The queen's eyes became empty, and she looked eerie and scary!

Rong Mama didn't know how to comfort the Queen. As she said, the Imperial Concubine was really lucky.

Not only is she favored by the emperor, she is now pregnant.