When Consort De finished speaking, she wiped the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief, making it look as if she were crying.

Seeing Consort De's behavior, the other concubines immediately turned to Jiang Jingyue and began to criticize her.

"Consort Jing, are you taking advantage of your pregnancy to bully people at will?!"

"Exactly! They must be deliberately ostracizing us because we're not favored!"

Jiang Jingyue: ? ? ? .

She hadn't even said anything yet, and a whole bunch of people were already attacking her.

Sigh! It's all because she's too pampered; she really can't fathom the jealousy in a woman's heart.

Jiang Jingyue didn't bother to say anything more to them, so she just stood there watching them talk back and forth without saying a word.

If possible, Jiang Jingyue would like to ask Qiu Hua to bring some melon seeds; she wants to eat melon seeds while watching the show.

However, Jiang Jingyue felt that if she really did that, the woman in front of her might become even more crazy. In order to calm herself down, Jiang Jingyue ultimately did not do that.

How could Consort De possibly let Jiang Jingyue be so pleased? She watched as the other concubines discussed her matter from earlier, and when Jiang Jingyue ignored them, they stopped talking about it. How could Consort De accept this?

Her goal was to provoke Jiang Jingyue and the concubines into a fight, ideally.

Her greatest wish was that someone could abort Jiang Jingyue's child, so that she would still have a chance to become empress.

Seeing Jiang Jingyue standing to the side, seemingly indifferent to the matter, Consort De immediately steered the conversation towards Jiang Jingyue.

"Consort Jing, judging from your appearance, your belly doesn't look like it's only two months along."

Consort De's words instantly drew everyone's attention to Jiang Jingyue.

All eyes turned to Jiang Jingyue's belly. Looking at her slightly protruding stomach, they suddenly widened their eyes, as if they had caught her red-handed.

"Yes! Consort Jing, your belly seems a little different."

Seeing how excited they were, Jiang Jingyue slowly opened her mouth and asked.

"Your Majesties, none of you seem to have given birth yet! How could you tell that my belly is not normal? The Emperor hasn't said anything, so what do you mean by saying this?"

Consort De saw Jiang Jingyue's words as mere sophistry and immediately stepped forward to look at her.

“Consort Jing, if there is really a problem with the child in your womb, I will definitely not tolerate it. This matter must be reported to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager so that they can deal with it.”

Consort De was now extremely excited, as if Jiang Jingyue had already stepped down. Her eyes were full of mockery when she looked at Jiang Jingyue.

"Consort Jing, I don't want to say anything more to you now. I'll wait for His Majesty to return to the palace so I can ask him to make a decision."

After speaking, Consort De kept observing Jiang Jingyue's expression, hoping to see fear in Jiang Jingyue's eyes.

But after observing for a long time, Jiang Jingyue's expression didn't change at all. However, she seemed to see Jiang Jingyue mocking her in it.

Seeing Jiang Jingyue like this, Consort De almost couldn't hold back anymore. If it weren't for her desire to let the Emperor see with his own eyes what kind of woman he had always doted on, she might have lost control and started to take action right now.

Consort De gritted her teeth and said nothing more. In any case, Consort De felt that once the Emperor arrived, Jiang Jingyue should step down.

She doesn't need to rush things now; let Jiang Jingyue be smug for a while longer.

The large group waited for quite some time before they saw a large number of carriages and horses approaching from not far away.

Seeing such a grand procession, it must be the Emperor returning to the palace.

"Quickly, the Emperor has returned to the palace."

The Empress Dowager also arrived at this time, leading a group of concubines to stand at the palace gate, waiting for the Emperor's return.

Upon arriving, Mo Yuhan immediately jumped off his horse.

After bowing to the Empress Dowager, his gaze swept around eagerly.

When the other concubines met Mo Yuhan's aggressive gaze, they all lowered their heads shyly, not daring to look directly into his eyes.

Jiang Jingyue stretched out her hand and waved to Mo Yuhan, who was not far away.

"Your Majesty, I am here."

The moment he saw Jiang Jingyue, Mo Yuhan breathed a sigh of relief. He had just searched around but couldn't find her, and he wondered if something had happened to Jiang Jingyue since she hadn't come.

Mo Yuhan watched as the little woman kept waving at him, and he couldn't wait to run to her side.

He was about to walk over when Consort De stopped him.

"Your Majesty, I have something important to tell you. Please allow me to do so."

Mo Yuhan had no desire to listen to the concubines' nonsense; all he wanted to do was greet the child in Jiang Jingyue's belly.

But he thought that didn't mean Consort De was willing to let him go, so Consort De immediately knelt down.

Seeing her like this, Mo Yuhan had no choice but to listen, even if he wanted to. He could only glance helplessly at Jiang Jingyue and nod to her to let her not worry.

"Speak! I want to see what it is that you're in such a hurry, so much so that you can't even wait to return to the palace and insist on saying it here."

After Mo Yuhan finished speaking, he kept staring at Consort De, making Consort De tremble slightly.

The main problem is that the Emperor's gaze is truly frightening. Mo Yuhan only shows gentleness when facing Jiang Jingyue; no one else is worthy of his gentleness.

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask, but I believe that the child in Consort Jing's belly is not Your Majesty's. Doesn't Your Majesty also think that Consort Jing's belly is growing a little too fast?"

"When I was still at home, my sister-in-law, who was in her second month of pregnancy, didn't have a belly as big as Consort Jing's now. Consort Jing's belly looks like she's four months along."

Zhang Guiren, who was standing next to him, immediately chimed in. She nodded, took a few steps forward, looked up at Mo Yuhan, and then quickly lowered her head.

She couldn't help but think that the Emperor was so handsome, and she also wanted to win his favor. Judging from Consort De's confident demeanor, this matter was most likely true.

If she helps Consort De and gains favor with her, Consort De will definitely help her in return.

Upon thinking of this, Consort Zhang immediately spoke up.

"Your Majesty, I agree with Consort De. I also think that a two-month pregnant belly wouldn't be this big. I implore Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly and not let those with ulterior motives succeed!"