No one knew what the princess and Prime Minister Liu had talked about in secret until the sky turned pale and the princess came out of the secret room.
Prime Minister Liu had already left, and then sent two handsome men to serve the princess.
Since he dared to keep the appointment, he must have ambitions. The emperor was so slow in cutting the flesh, and the Liu family would sooner or later fall. He had to make a decision early to preserve the Liu family's wealth.
This important event still depends on the power of the eldest princess, so he caters to her preferences and finds two male favorites to show his loyalty.
It was he who found Qing'er in the first place. He deliberately ordered someone to buy Qing'er and torture her, and let the eldest princess come forward to rescue Qing'er. Sure enough, Qing'er obeyed the eldest princess's words from then on.
Now that Qing'er is useless, it is natural to send some more people to please the eldest princess.
The two new young men are twins, and they bear some resemblance to Lord Xu in their features. What is even more rare is that they can compose poetry and have quite the literary elegance. The eldest princess dotes on them and always keeps them by her side to serve them.
Qing'er was covered in wounds, but he survived. However, the princess never summoned him to serve her again.
Yu'er watched Qing'er getting thinner day by day. She refused to eat or drink, and her wounds were not treated. Apart from the fact that she was still breathing, she was no different from being dead.
After serving the princess together for many years, they had developed feelings for each other even for the little cats and dogs. Yu Er really couldn't bear it, so she advised:
"Look at it more openly. The princess likes this one today and that one tomorrow. Those two young masters are not as considerate as you. The princess will always remember your kindness."
Tears streamed from Qing'er's hollow eyes, soaking the wound on her face, stinging and hurting. "No, this face is ruined. The princess won't want me anymore."
Yu'er got angry when she saw him like this. She had some martial arts skills, so she picked up Qing'er and smashed her against the cabinet next to her.
Medicine bottles of all colors rolled down with a crackling sound. Qing'er was hit so hard that it hurt, but she gritted her teeth and said nothing.
"Serving a man with your beauty won't last forever. These are the very foundation of your life! Your Highness needs these medicines to accomplish great things! If you can't even do this, you're truly useless. I'll kill you without your orders!"
A glimmer of light finally appeared in Qing'er's sunken eyes. He hurriedly got up, tugged at Yu'er's clothes, and asked anxiously:
"Your Highness really said that? Your Highness still needs me, right? Sister, please go back and tell Your Highness that no matter what Your Highness wants, Qing'er will definitely make it!"
"That's right. Take good care of your injuries first. You will be of use to me in the future."
After Yu'er comforted Qing'er, she went to see the eldest princess.
Qing'er was born in a brothel, where there were many shady drugs. He was very talented and gradually learned how to make drugs and even learned some disguise techniques.
All the medicines used by the princess in recent years were made by Qing'er. As long as she begged for mercy from the princess, the princess would naturally use Qing'er again.
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Ji Yunhuan's pregnancy was not made public. Although the harem was peaceful and the concubines were well-behaved, it was still better to be cautious.
Life went on as usual, and Ji Yunhuan didn't think there was anything wrong, since it was not her first child anyway.
Qin Yunhan is very interested in the little brother in his mother's belly. He often lies on his mother's belly and cries. He wants to get close to the little brother in advance so that they can deal with their father together in the future!
As soon as the emperor entered the room, he saw his son lying on Huan'er. He was so angry that he immediately picked up his son and threw him into the cradle.
"You're being too indulgent with him. What if he gets hurt? Do you have a good appetite today? Do you have morning sickness? Are you feeling well? If you're not feeling well, be sure to consult a doctor. Don't mind the trouble..."
Ji Yunhuan looked at the emperor helplessly. The emperor was even more talkative than the old nanny. He wanted to ask her a hundred times every day about her pregnancy. The emperor was so anxious that his hair was falling out.
"Your Majesty, I really have nothing to do. It's only been over a month, and there's still a lot of time to go. Don't you feel tired of doing this every day? Can you still get by?"
The emperor didn't feel tired at all. He was just afraid that he hadn't thought it through carefully enough and would put Huan'er in danger again.
"I still feel that the palace is too crowded and unsafe! Why not let the concubines leave the palace to tend to the Queen? That way, there will be peace and quiet!"
Ji Yunhuan chuckled, "Your Majesty, please stop. I just released the concubines who were not favored from the palace, and people accused me of being jealous and domineering. If you really clear out the harem, the spit will drown me."
"Who dares to speak out? Those imperial censors are not doing their jobs, but are always watching my harem, advising me to treat everyone equally. I used to treat everyone equally, but I didn't have many children. Now I am watching over you, and children are coming one after another."
Ji Yunhuan looked at the emperor's arrogant expression and smiled even more happily, "Your Majesty, I understand your majesty's intentions, but it's not appropriate to start a war right now. Let's talk about it later."
The emperor agreed verbally, but he still wanted to move the people out. He even tried every possible means to persuade the empress dowager.
Unfortunately, it was not implemented in the end because the queen passed away.
The Queen had a hard life as a child and was already in poor health. Later, she was secretly harmed by Concubine Liu. The poison entered her body and no medicine or treatment could help her, so she could only prolong her life.
The Queen passed away and the whole country was in mourning. The Queen Mother cried several times and her eyes were swollen. Fortunately, Han'er tried his best to cheer the Royal Grandmother up, which comforted the Queen Mother a little.
Ji Yunhuan was also feeling uncomfortable. She had been wearing plain clothes for the past few days. There was not a single trace of red in Shuhua Palace, and the entire harem was dressed in plain white.
The emperor suspended court for three days to show his grief.
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