The imperial concubine hesitated for a moment. She stood up and paced back and forth in the inner room with a frown on her face.

The entire inner room was so quiet that the only sounds could be heard were the imperial concubine's footsteps and the rustling of fallen leaves in the wind outside the palace.

It was a bright autumn day, with sunlight shining in obliquely through the window lattice. The imperial concubine was unsure and wandered between the light and shadow, her cheeks bright and dark.

After a while, she finally made up her mind, clapped her hands and said:

"Okay, let's use this method! You go and make the arrangements. I want to know the results within three days."

After hearing what the imperial concubine said, Chi Liangdi was slightly stunned.

However, she had other plans in mind, so she said straightforwardly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will verify the authenticity within three days."

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After Chi Liangdi left, the imperial concubine sat alone in front of the bronze mirror to remove her makeup.

The personal maid who served her was brought from her home. She had grown up with her since she was a child and was the one she trusted the most.

After Chi Liangdi left, the imperial concubine told the senior palace maid what the two of them had just said.

The senior palace maid was thinking about this matter while taking off the concubine's jewelry and removing her hair bun.

"Your Highness, this Chi Liang Di always comes here to please you. I think her motives are not pure."

"Noble Concubine Su entered the palace with her, and now she is the most favored and pregnant with the dragon fetus. It is inevitable that Concubine Chi Liangdi will feel resentful."

"What she said to Your Majesty today was truly absurd. I think she wants to use Your Majesty to get rid of Concubine Su."

There was a small incense burner in front of the imperial concubine. There was hot water in the burner and charcoal fire underneath. The water was boiling hot, and clouds of steam rose continuously from the hollow patterns on the lid of the incense burner and fell on her delicate cheeks.

She lowered her eyes, enjoying it very much.

The skin on her cheeks was white with a rosy glow, and there was a thin layer of water droplets.

The imperial concubine took a silk handkerchief and gently covered her face, wiping away the water droplets on her face before she spoke slowly.

"You're just a little concubine, yet you have such a wild idea that you want to use me as a knife. Humph."

She snorted coldly and added, "I knew from the last incident at the Imperial Lake that this Concubine Su is not someone to be trifled with."

"In a few days, we'll see what Chi Liangdi is going to do, and then we'll just act accordingly."

The senior palace maid heaved a sigh of relief after hearing what the imperial concubine said.

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Rong Zhou takes great care of Su Wanti.

Ever since Su Wanti became pregnant, he often came to Yufu Palace to see her.

He didn't do anything, just accompanied her to talk, eat and take walks.

Fearing that she would be bored, he found a lot of leisure books from outside the palace and sent them to Yufu Palace for Su Wanti to read so that she could pass the time in her free time.

Rong Zhou heard from the imperial physician that women should be in a good mood during pregnancy so that the fetus in the womb will be healthier.

He often sent actors and acrobats from the palace to perform in Yufu Palace to keep Su Wanti in a good mood.

The emperor often went to Yufu Palace to accompany Su Wanti, which made all the concubines jealous.

At first, when the concubines heard the news that the emperor was going to Yufu Palace, they hurriedly dressed up and took a gift to Yufu Palace. On the surface, they were going to visit Su Wanti, but in fact they were going to see the emperor.

After a while, Rong Zhou saw through the clues. He was unhappy, but it was not easy to scold the concubine in person, so he had to tell the queen about it.

The queen understood the emperor's thoughts. He had always doted on Su Wanti, and now that Su Wanti was pregnant, she had become his most beloved daughter.

Now, he just wanted to be with Su Wanti quietly and didn't want to be disturbed by others.

The queen then issued an oral order, saying that Concubine Su needed to rest and the other concubines should not disturb her.

With the Queen's presence, Yufu Palace finally became quiet.

That day, Concubine Wen was waiting under the pine tree outside the Yufu Palace. After the emperor left, she walked to the door of the Yufu Palace and asked the eunuch guarding the door to go inside and report that she had something to say to Concubine Su and wanted to meet her.

After a while, a palace maid from the inner hall came to take her in.

It is now late autumn and Su Wanti is four months pregnant. However, she has a slender figure and her clothes are soft and loose, so her abdomen is still flat.

There were no yellowish-brown spots on her fair little face, and she looked as cool and indifferent as before she was pregnant, as bright as the moon in cold autumn, and as pure as a snow lotus on an iceberg.

On weekdays, Wen Guiren never came over for fear of disturbing Su Wanti's rest, or running into Rong Zhou and making him unhappy. She only came over when Su Wanti called her.

Today, Miss Wen came uninvited, and Su Wanti knew that she must have something important to tell her.

Su Wanti raised her hand to dismiss everyone, called Wen Guiren to her side, and asked her:

"Is there something important that brought you here today?"

Wen Guiren nodded and said:

"Sister Su, I know you need to focus on your pregnancy and not be distracted, but there are some things I cannot help but tell you."

Concubine Wen was a meticulous person, and since she relied on Su Wanti in the palace, she paid close attention to the movements inside and outside the palace.

Su Wanti frowned, "You must have discovered something unusual, right?"

"That's right." Wen Guiren blinked and said softly:

"Sister Su's brother, Young Master Su, has been acting quite high-profile in the capital recently. He's been acting arrogantly because of his sister's favor and the fact that she's pregnant. I heard he even had a conflict with Young Master Fu from the Prime Minister's residence."

Su Wanti knew about this matter, so she asked Ye Zi to monitor the movements outside the palace. She was the first to hear about anything that happened in the Su Mansion and what the Su family members did outside.

She had known for a long time that when the news of her favor reached the Su Mansion, the Su father and son became restless.

A month ago, after the news that she was pregnant with the dragon heir was announced, the Su family father and son immediately became very excited.

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