The next day, Gong Liangxiu announced it in front of all the ministers when he went to court.

"I brought back the imperial concubine yesterday. I think all of you know about this."

His Highness's ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.

They all knew that the emperor had brought a woman back from outside the palace and named her Imperial Noble Consort, and she suddenly became the most honorable person in the harem.

Before Qingdai entered the palace, the queen had died many years ago, and Concubine Zhuang had the highest rank in the harem.

Now a woman of unknown origin has come up and is suppressing Concubine Zhuang, so naturally many people are unhappy.

Concubine Zhuang's father, Duke Zhuang, gave a wink to the people below, and someone immediately stepped out.

"Your Majesty, may I ask what the status of the Imperial Concubine is? She was given such a high position upon entering the palace. Is this inappropriate?"

Many ministers echoed the discussion.

"This move... is indeed somewhat inappropriate."

"How can any woman be worthy of the position of Imperial Concubine?"

…

Gong Liangxiu looked at the minister who was speaking meaningfully, and glanced at Duke Zheng out of the corner of his eye.

Even though this old man is so protective of his daughter now, privately he is the one who is most in favor of adopting Prince Lin as his heir.

No matter which side bets correctly, Duke Zhuang will win in the end.

You want to have your cake and eat it, but how can there be such a good deal in the world?

Duke Zhuang also felt the emperor's subtle scrutiny, but he stood straight and tried hard to pretend that he didn't notice.

The ministers gradually discovered that something was wrong.

In the past, the emperor had no patience to listen to their whispers, so why was he so uncharacteristically silent today?

When they realized what was happening, they realized that His Majesty seemed to be in a good mood today.

He has been in court for such a long time, but I haven't seen him scold anyone.

Seeing that all the ministers had noticed something was wrong, Gong Liangxiu slowly spoke: "How can she not be worthy of the position of Imperial Noble Consort? She is pregnant with my child."

After this sudden bolt from the blue, the court instantly fell silent.

Even the ministers who had just been full of advice and suggestions swallowed their words in an instant.

They were still immersed in the long-term childless emperor, and now a concubine in the harem is pregnant?!

As for King Lin...

This one sentence left the ministers speechless, and Gong Liangxiu was in a very good mood.

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Changchun Palace.

"Bang—"

Concubine Zhuang threw the tea that the maid brought to her.

"What kind of aged tea can you offer me? It's simply unpalatable!"

Rong Fei was sitting next to her and was well aware of Zhuang Fei's abnormal behavior.

It's not that the tea is bad, it's that the person is in a bad mood.

Seeing the maid standing there trembling and at a loss, Concubine Rong lost interest in drinking tea.

"Alright, everyone, go down and let me have a private conversation with Concubine Zhuang."

After the maids had left, Concubine Zhuang poured out all her grievances.

"Your Majesty brought this vixen from who knows where, and as soon as she entered the palace, she took over my head. How can I accept this?"

Concubine Rong actually understood the pain that Concubine Zhuang felt.

Rong Fei was just a helpless daughter of a side branch of the family. She relied on her quiet life and time to reach her current position.

After so many years in the harem, she has long since let go of everything. She no longer asks for any true love from the emperor, but only wants to live the rest of her life in peace and stability.

But Concubine Zhuang is different. The Zhuang family behind her is the most prominent family in Jinling. After the death of the Queen, she is the most likely to take the throne of the Empress.

However, after waiting for so many years, no one in the harem was able to conceive, and Concubine Zhuang had to endure this position for so many years.

In her early years, Concubine Zhuang had helped her a lot, so she reciprocated the favor by only being friends with Concubine Zhuang and often coming to talk to her in confidence.

But no one expected that the emperor would be beaten to it by someone after he had just left the palace.

"Then what should the Queen do? What does she want?"

Concubine Zhuang has always been used to dominating the harem, so how could she allow a new girl to ride on her head?

"I hold the power of the Central Palace, how can I compare to her, a mere imperial concubine in name only? If that vixen hadn't been pregnant with the Emperor's child, how could the Emperor treat me this way?"

It was like rubbing her face on the ground!

Concubine Zhuang continued with a sneer, "The harem has been childless for many years. I don't believe her child can be born safely. If something unexpected happens... I will see how I will deal with her!"

After hearing this, Concubine Rong frowned.

"Your Majesty, there's no need to do this. The Emperor is only interested in the child in her belly. Once the child is born, won't these naive women still have to make a living under your care?"

Concubine Zhuang is used to being arrogant and domineering, how could she wait that long?

She immediately said, "You don't need to worry about this matter. I will definitely teach that vixen a lesson and let her know who the emperor values ​​most in this harem!"

You are pregnant with His Majesty's child, right?

Your Majesty's legitimate son can only come out of her belly!

Her father had been planning this with her for years, how could he let a foreign woman ruin everything!

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Your Majesty, one of the concubines in the harem is pregnant. This is great news.

The servants naturally did not dare to neglect Qingdai, who was named Imperial Noble Consort as soon as she entered the palace.

The imperial kitchen also put in its best efforts, and for dinner, according to the imperial physician's instructions, a table full of food for nourishing the fetus was set.

"Xiao Luzi, after you finish reviewing this memorial, we'll have dinner in Jingren Palace."

Once Gong Liangxiu was in a good mood, he could write like a god. He could review the endless memorials in the imperial study in just a few hours.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

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