Peiyue knew Suzhen well. Although Suzhen was also thoughtful, she was not as intelligent as Sujin.

I've been angry quite a bit these past few years because of the Empress's favoritism.

She wished she could outshine Su Jin.

Sure enough, Su-jin couldn't fall asleep for a while after she went back to sleep.

She thought silently that if Consort Jiang had a child, the Empress Dowager might one day suppress the Empress Dowager.

Besides, although the Jiang family is not as powerful as it used to be, it is still a prestigious family.

After Consort Ye gives birth, she will definitely become even more assertive, and even if it is a daughter, she will absolutely suppress the Empress.

The Empress would certainly not want her to have children.

Su-zhen thought, "If only I could get rid of both of their children."

The next day, when she was alone while being served, she brought it up tactfully.

The Empress frowned: "I don't have any good ideas."

The Empress certainly wanted to do the same, but she didn't dare.

Doing this wasn't difficult; the real challenge was finishing it up. After all, this wasn't the manor anymore.

“Your Majesty, if Consort Ye gives birth to a child…then I’m afraid the Empress Dowager will make you suffer even more. His Majesty still supports you, but in the long run…the Ye family may have power, but they are, after all, His Majesty’s maternal clan. No matter what, His Majesty will care.”

The empress remained silent.

Suzhen added, "Although there was the matter of Consort Ye before, didn't His Majesty ultimately do nothing about it?"

The Empress frowned: "How could I not know? It's just that these things are not easy to do."

“Your Majesty, if we let this go unchecked, once Consort Ye gives birth to a prince, with the Empress Dowager protecting her, I’m afraid she won’t be able to be touched. At that time, the Ye family will definitely support the child with Ye family blood,” Suzhen said.

This was exactly what the Queen was most worried about.

She has no children after all; what if His Majesty wavers?

"Think about it, His Majesty lost face for the Empress Dowager because of Consort Qu's miscarriage. He can't do anything to the Empress Dowager, after all, she is His Majesty's birth mother, but he can only take his anger out on Consort Ye. He directly deposed her. What if Consort Ye is suspected of harming someone else's child? I'm afraid His Majesty will not let her off. Even if she is pregnant, I'm afraid His Majesty will still be disgusted with her. That will be your opportunity."

The Empress frowned deeply: "You mean, this person..."

"Although the Empress Dowager is keeping a low profile now, how could she be truly close to the Empress Dowager? If the Empress Dowager's niece were to harm Consort Jiang, I'm afraid the Empress Dowager would not let it go."

By using their strength against them, the Ye family will likely not fare well either.

The Empress's brows slowly relaxed.

That makes things much easier.

Taking direct action against Consort Ye would be too risky and could easily expose the problem.

However, dealing with little Jiang Guiyi would be much easier.

However, we still need to come up with a foolproof plan.

"Let me think about it carefully."

“Your Highness, Liuying, who serves Consort Ye, has long since lost interest in serving you. If you were willing to arrange a marriage for her, perhaps she would be willing to work for you?” Suzhen said.

The Empress glanced at her a few times, then smiled and took her hand: "Suzhen, you are truly my good maid."

Suzhen blushed with excitement: "Serving Your Majesty is all I ask for in this life."

Soon, everyone in the palace suspected that Consort Ye was pregnant.

However, the imperial physicians have not yet reached a definitive conclusion.

Consort Ye refused to say.

People suspected that she was being extra careful this time because she had miscarried once before.

He doesn't even go to the morning greetings anymore.

As a result, several fewer people came to pay their respects at the main courtyard.

Neither Consort Ye nor Consort Xiangxian came.

Luo Wanyi isn't coming, Jiang Guiyi isn't coming. Qu Jieyu isn't coming either, she's still in her postpartum confinement period.

When there are fewer people, the atmosphere becomes awkward.

Those who don't come can't serve the emperor, so those with ambitions are hoping to get ahead during this time.

For example, there was Wang Xiaoyi, who lived in Wanchun Palace.

Because Consort Xiang was unable to serve the emperor, he actually did serve her once.

Although His Majesty didn't do anything, he just slept in her room, but how would anyone outside know?

Her treatment has improved during this period.

The Empress looked quite well today and spoke with everyone.

"It's a good thing that these few are gone all at once. You, Consort Cheng, are favored now, so serve His Majesty well. If you are also fortunate enough to conceive, that would be an even better joy," the Empress said.

Cheng Xiaoyi rose and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will certainly serve you well. As for pregnancy, that depends on fate. I will not forget my duty."

"It's good that you're sensible," the Empress said with a smile.

"Hmph, she looks aloof, but she's quite seductive." Xiao Liangren and Cheng Xiaoyi have been getting along rather strangely these past few days.

However, Cheng Xiaoyi ignored her.

In the end, Xiao Liangren and Ding Liangren exchanged a few words and then parted ways.

That afternoon, something happened at Jiang Guiyi's Zhenxia Pavilion.

She discovered something in her afternoon snacks.

Naturally, the Empress was informed immediately, but coincidentally, it happened that Luo Wanyi, who was sitting with the Empress, was there.

Although Luo Wanyi did not come in the morning, she still had to pay her respects to the Empress every few days.

The Empress was furious and immediately ordered an investigation, as well as summoning the Emperor and the women of the harem.

Yan Nangui had just woken up from her afternoon nap and sighed, "I have a feeling, who's courting death again?"

Upon arriving at Fengxiang Palace, we saw the emperor sitting there with an imposing air.

Although the geese weren't the last to return south, they were among the last few.

After greeting me, I sat down.

Seeing that everyone except Qu Jieyu had come, I knew something big must have happened.

Consort Jiang knelt down and said, “I am always hungry in the afternoon and eat some snacks. Today’s snacks tasted obviously wrong. I smelled them carefully and they smelled like medicine. I took some to the imperial physician and he said that there was a kind of ointment mixed with red bean paste filling inside. If I eat these, I will miscarry immediately, as I am less than three months pregnant.”

"Your Majesty, I dared not delay, so I came to see Her Majesty the Empress. I beg Your Majesty and Her Majesty to grant me this favor."

Yan Nangui raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that this Consort Jiang didn't seem like much, but she was sensible.

If she goes to the Empress Dowager when something happens to her, she'll probably just fend for herself.

However, if you manage to get help from His Majesty and the Empress, that's a different story.

"How dare they be so bold?" The Empress felt a little uneasy.

But he continued speaking as expected.

Soon, Physician Huang arrived.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, the filling in this dish is indeed extremely cold in nature. Women who consume it will experience abdominal pain. If consumed during menstruation, they will suffer greatly. If pregnant women consume it, they may experience bleeding at best, and miscarriage at worst."

"Very well, how did this end up in Consort Jiang's diet? Your Majesty, what's your opinion?" Shu Chengfeng was clearly angry.

"Your Majesty, I failed to investigate properly. I will certainly investigate this thoroughly and give Sister Jiang justice."

Shu Chengfeng didn't say anything to the Empress at this moment. He got up and helped her up, and then helped Consort Jiang up as well: "Since there is a problem, investigate it thoroughly. Yunji, go to Consort Jiang's place and see if there is anything else unclean."

Yun agreed and led his men away.

Consort Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. Now she was no longer worried. As long as His Majesty was willing to intervene, her child would surely be saved.