Ye Jinyun was not idle in the following days.

The Queen Mother fainted and fell into a coma that day, but she woke up in the middle of the night. However, due to the great shock, she fell ill and remained bedridden.

Ye Jinyun was a concubine who had already served the emperor in bed, so in this situation, it was natural for her to go and serve the emperor.

She went to the Empress Dowager's palace to attend to her illness every morning, and took naps in her own room in the afternoon and evening. She never saw the Emperor all day.

However, Ye Jinrong came to Yingquan Palace on the way and saw her once, and the two talked for a while.

Ye Jinyun only felt that her third sister seemed to be in poor health. She was thinner than before, her skin was dull, and there was black under her eyes and many bloodshot eyes.

She told her to take good care of herself and to ask the imperial physician to see her more often if she felt unwell. She then asked Qing'er to bring her some supplements. Only then did Ye Jinyun let Yin Zhu send her and her servant out.

…

Within two days, Ye Jinyun was finally going to move from Yingquan Palace to the neighboring Qingyue Palace.

In fact, Qingyue Palace had been renovated a long time ago, but the emperor said that the newly renovated house needed to be aired out for a while to get rid of the odor, so he didn't rush her to move in. Now that the airing time is almost up, there is no need to delay any longer.

It just so happened that the empress dowager's illness had improved, and Ye Jinyun no longer had to attend to her. So she picked a good day and asked the palace maids of Yingquan Palace to move all the things she needed to take from her room to the next door. Some things that were already there did not need to be moved.

It took most of the day to move into the palace. Ye Jinyun liked the Qingyue Palace very much, as the renovation style was very suitable for her temperament.

After looking around for a while, she felt a little tired and went into the house to rest.

As the days went by, her pregnancy symptoms became more and more intense.

Lin Qingtang and Yu Wan'er stayed with her every day and noticed her abnormal reaction. Finally one day they couldn't help but ask her if she was pregnant.

Seeing that both of them had guessed it, Ye Jinyun no longer hid it from them and admitted that it was true, but Yue was still young and was afraid that she might be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives, so he asked them not to tell anyone.

The two of them knew what was going on, so they naturally nodded in agreement.

…

That afternoon, Ye Jinyun had just slept for a while on the soft big bed when she felt someone touching her face. She immediately opened her eyes and woke up.

But she saw that it was the emperor sitting at the head of her bed, looking at her tenderly.

She wanted to stand up and salute him, but was held down by a pair of big hands.

"Yun'er, just lie down. No need to stand up and salute."

"Your Majesty, why didn't you let me know when you came? It makes me look so disrespectful sleeping like this."

Mo Qiyuan smiled and said, "It's okay, Yun'er, just rest if you're tired. I just haven't seen you for a long time and missed you very much. I didn't want them to wake you up when I saw you were asleep, so I quietly came in."

Ye Jinyun pulled the quilt and nodded, then looked at the emperor whom he hadn't seen for many days. He must have been very busy during this period. Looking at the dark circles under his eyes, it was clear that he hadn't had enough rest.

She also heard from Lin Qingtang that on the day the emperor banished the imperial concubine and her sisters to the cold palace, he ordered the Chu family's property to be raided and that they would be executed soon. However, the Chu family had extensive influence in the court, and he was afraid that it would take a lot of effort to uproot these people one by one.

Ye Jinyun stood up and gently stroked his chin, which had just grown some stubble, and acted as if he was distressed.

"Your Majesty must be very busy these days. I see you've lost weight and look much more haggard. I'm truly heartbroken."

Upon hearing this, Mo Qiyuan grabbed her hand, brought it to his lips and kissed it, then lifted her head up and rested it on his legs, then looked at her with eyes so tender that tears could be dripping from them.

"Don't worry, Yun'er. I know my limits and will take care of myself. I haven't seen you in a while, and I feel like you've lost some weight. Are you feeling unwell?

Today, the head steward of the Imperial Kitchen came to report to me, saying that the dishes you've been sending to Lingyue Pavilion lately have been small in quantity and mostly light vegetarian. I'm afraid you're unhappy somewhere, so you've reported this to me. So, Yun'er, are you feeling unwell? Do you want to ask the Imperial Physician to come and take a look?"

Ye Jinyun shook her head and said, "I am not feeling unwell anywhere. It's just that the weather has been getting hotter recently, so my appetite is not very good."

She didn't want to tell the emperor that she was pregnant yet. It was still a young age, so she decided to wait a few more days before telling him.

"I've been busy with state affairs these days, and I haven't been able to spend enough time with you. When I'm done with this, I'll take you out to relax.

The Empress Dowager told me yesterday that she wanted to go to the Big Buddha Temple to burn incense in a few days, and asked you concubines who entered the palace last year to go with her. She said that she wanted Master Yuanzhen of the Big Buddha Temple to look at your horoscopes.

Alas, the Queen Mother is old, and her wish now is that I can have a successor, so I would like to trouble Yun'er to accompany her for a walk. After we finish offering incense, I will take you for a walk down the mountain, how about that?

Ye Jinyun thought, no rush, your and the Queen Mother’s wish will be fulfilled soon, so he smiled and nodded in agreement.

Mo Qiyuan looked at her, bent down and kissed her forehead, let her continue sleeping for a while, then left Qingyue Palace and returned to the imperial study.

…

That night, somewhere in the palace

A skinny man was kneeling in front of a woman.

"Master, the man outside the palace has sent someone to ask again when the emperor will succeed. He wants you to give him an answer."

The woman glanced at him coldly.

"Why is he so anxious? The king is not in a hurry either. Who does he think he is? How can he be so qualified to criticize me? Is it his turn to point fingers at me when I do things?

Go and tell him that I have my own plans for this matter. Just tell him not to forget his agreement with the king."

"Yes, Master."

The man had no choice but to agree, slipped out of the temple door, and soon disappeared into the night.

The maid who was waiting on the woman beside her quickly brought a cup of tea to her and said after she took it:

“But my Lord, Ye Jinyun is now the most powerful person in the harem. You can’t even get close to the Emperor, so how can you complete the King’s mission?”

The woman had a sinister smile on her face. "So, Ye Jinyun naturally wants to get rid of her. I hope the herbs you added to Ye Jinrong's medicine haven't been discovered."

"Master, don't worry. Those herbs are mixed into the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician, and she drinks it every day. I heard that she has started to have nightmares recently. I believe that she will have hallucinations soon. When that happens, let her smell the incense that can induce her madness, and she will definitely do something unexpected."

"Well, that's good. I just heard today that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor will take the concubines who entered the palace last year to the Big Buddha Temple to pay homage in ten days. We can find an opportunity then and use her to get rid of Ye Jinyun."

The maid smiled and said, "Yes, my master is wise."