The next day, the news that Rong Xi was promoted to Rong Fei spread throughout the harem, and rewards flowed into the Yihe Palace like water.

All the concubines in the palace came to congratulate them, even the three new concubines came.

The palace is bustling with activity now. Not only have three new people arrived, but two of the concubines are also pregnant.

This news was also spread by the spies of various families in the palace.

The court no longer urged the emperor to adopt a child, but the news ultimately disrupted some people's plans.

So, those who had originally urged the emperor to adopt a son began to urge the emperor to establish a queen.

For a time, there was a lot of discussion in the court, and the ministers expressed their opinions.

Some people believed that the emperor should appoint a queen as soon as possible to stabilize the order of the harem, while others worried that appointing a queen would trigger more political struggles and court disputes.

The emperor had anticipated this and had memorized the people who shouted the loudest in the court today. He would keep them busy.

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Soon, Concubine Zhao's brother, General Zhenbei, also returned, and the emperor held a welcoming banquet to welcome him.

The people who came were naturally several important ministers in the court and Concubine Zhao.

After the banquet, General Zhenbei went to Concubine Zhao's palace. They had not seen each other for two years, and their previous meetings were only brief.

"Does the Imperial Concubine know whether this baby is a boy or a girl?"

"Brother, this baby is still very young, how can you tell?"

"No matter what the baby is, we must prepare early."

"What do you mean, brother?"

General Zhenbei looked around and spoke quietly after making sure he was the only one there.

"Have you forgotten, Your Majesty, who conquered this kingdom for your Majesty, for whom your father died, and for whom this general has been stationed at the border all these years?"

"It's our general's mansion."

"It's our General's Mansion. It can be said that half of His Majesty's kingdom belongs to our General's Mansion. So as long as you are willing to bear a prince, this general will make him the crown prince, the future emperor."

"elder brother……"

Concubine Zhao still felt that her brother was too bold. Although they all had the same idea in their hearts, she was afraid that someone would hear it if she said it so openly. If it got to the ears of the emperor, wouldn't he be even more disgusted with her?

"Don't be afraid. Your Majesty knows the status of our General's Mansion. Even if he heard it, it doesn't matter. He owes us this."

After hearing what he said, Concubine Zhao also felt the same way.

"But brother, what if the baby in my belly is not a boy?"

"No, it can only be a boy. Don't worry, brother will be prepared for you."

Concubine Zhao nodded. This was not just her business, it was a major matter concerning the entire general's mansion.

"I heard that there is a pregnant woman in this palace."

"Yes, that bitch's hand is broken. I tried many times to get rid of her child but failed."

"Your Highness, aren't you being too soft-hearted? I heard that Concubine Rong is just a concubine's daughter of a minor official. If she gets in your way, just kill her."

"Brother, this is different inside the palace than outside. His Majesty has assigned special people to protect that bitch. My people can't get in. I finally bribed a palace maid, but that bitch found out and beat her to death."

"Okay, don't worry about these things. Just focus on taking care of your baby. I'll take care of these things."

"Brother loves me. When he is not in the capital, I always feel helpless and alone in the palace."

"Don't worry, sister. I'll let your nephew and the others come back after you give birth to the baby."

"really."

"Um!"

General Zhenbei left the palace just before the palace gates were locked, and their conversation had already reached the emperor's ears before he left the palace.

"I never thought that this Zhenbei General was so ambitious that he actually dared to replace the royal bloodline with a cat. He is so audacious."

He still has some gratitude towards the General's Mansion in his heart.

For the sake of their father, he promoted them and gave them titles over the years, and also took good care of the imperial concubine in the palace. As long as she didn't do anything too excessive, he would turn a blind eye.

It seems that he has indulged them too much, allowing them to have such audacious thoughts. In this case, there is no need for him to be soft-hearted.

Rong Xi naturally knew about these conversations. She listened quietly without any expression changing. She gently stroked her slightly bulging belly, feeling the little life growing inside.

No matter in which world, no matter what identity or status she holds, she will never let anyone hurt her child.

If anyone dares to lay hands on her child, she will never let that person go easily.

The weather was getting warmer, and Rongxi's five-month-old belly was naturally much bigger than Concubine Zhao's two-month-old belly.

Concubine Zhao called everyone to Zhaoyang Palace in the name of reminiscing about the past, with a smug smile on her face.

"I called everyone here today because I got some good fabric. My belly is getting bigger, and it would be a waste to give me all the fabric. Why don't you take a look and see if there's anything you like so you can make some clothes out of it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Everyone stood up and watched from the table in the room, only Rong Xi sat quietly by the side without moving.

"Sister Rong Fei, why don't you try to pick one out?"

"Your Highness, you are joking. My belly is even bigger than yours, so how can I possibly wear something that you can't even wear? Besides, Your Majesty has already given me a lot of fabrics, so I'll leave them to my sisters."

Although Concubine Zhao had a smile on her face, the handkerchief tightly held in her hand betrayed her current mood.

Since she became pregnant, His Majesty has rarely visited her palace. She is also pregnant, so why does she get His Majesty's favor?

"My sister has a lot of good things, so it's understandable that she doesn't like mine."

Rong Xi didn't want to listen to her nonsense, it was annoying.

"System, do you have any pills that can make people speak incoherently?"

As soon as the system heard that Rong Xi wanted to buy pills, it became alert and opened the interface in front of Rong Xi. Rows of pills along with a price list appeared on the interface.

System [Rong Xi, these are all up to you.]

Rong Xi looked around and saw a lot of pills that could make people mute and damage the vocal cords.

These are all worth 200 points each, but Rong Xi just took a fancy to the hiccup pills that cost 50 points.

The system thought she was taking advantage of the situation, but it never imagined that Rong Xi simply wanted to embarrass her.

"Just throw it in."

"Okay Rong Xi."

The effect of the medicine took effect very quickly. Just one second later, Concubine Zhao appeared in the room with a "hiccup".

Fortunately, everyone was busy choosing materials and no one heard it, but Jiang Rongxi, the person she least wanted to hear, heard it.

"Did your Majesty eat too much?"