Chapter 42: Fucha starts to act like a demon
The news of Noble Lady Fucha's pregnancy was like dropping a heavy bombshell on a seemingly calm lake.
There were many concubines in the palace, and they had been fighting for a long time, but because there had been no offspring, the royal family did not particularly care about favoring anyone.
Now that Noble Lady Fucha is pregnant, everyone would expect that the Emperor would pay special attention to this baby, especially if she is lucky enough to conceive a prince, then it is hard to say how the situation in the palace will change in the future.
Zhen Huan secretly glanced at Nian Shilan, who shook her head slightly at her. She knew that now was not the time for them to panic. Besides, there were probably people who were more anxious than them.
She raised her head slightly and looked in the direction of the queen, only to see that the queen always had a dignified and virtuous smile on her face, but the smile did not reach her eyes.
"Congratulations to the Empress Dowager, congratulations to the Emperor"
"Hahaha"
"Good! Good! Good!"
The emperor looked at the people standing in front of him with a smile on his face. After so many years, the lack of offspring has always been an indelible pain in his heart.
Everyone knows that the current emperor obtained the throne after experiencing the "Nine Sons' Struggle for the Throne", and the brothers who participated in that fight were all defeated miserably.
And those vague rumors began to appear from that time, suggesting that the current emperor had little luck in having children. Now, after so many years, he has children again. How can he not be excited?
"Your Majesty, Noble Lady Fucha is still pregnant and needs to rest well."
The imperial physician's advice made the emperor even more nervous.
"Come here, quickly take Noble Lady Fucha away and take good care of her. If anything happens to her, I will kill you."
Because of this sudden blessing from heaven, Noble Lady Fucha became more confident and she seemed to have seen a bright future for herself.
"Well, today's banquet is almost over. I have something to do and I'm leaving now."
The empress dowager knew the emperor's joy at having another child, so she naturally would not say anything to stop him.
"I'm tired too, please do as you please."
No one else had the heart to have fun anymore, and everyone left after the queen stood up and left.
"My Lady."
Zhen Huan deliberately lagged behind the crowd and waited for it to disperse before she took a few quick steps to catch up with Nian Shilan who was waiting for her in front.
"What did you see from today's events?"
"I know I've become the naive favorite concubine in the Empress Dowager's eyes, but look at me, is there any concubine as miserable as me? An promised to sing a little song, and you can see the emperor's thoughts are written on his face. Noble Lady Fucha is pregnant, and the emperor is so happy. If all the favorite concubines are like me, it would be too unfair."
Zhen Huan smiled and joked with Nian Shilan.
Seeing that she was really not affected by these things, Nian Shilan felt relieved.
"Fortunately, you didn't take these things to heart. I kept reminding you that the emperor's favor was fleeting because I was afraid something like today would happen. If you were to burst into tears, I would have to comfort you."
"You are teasing me again, my lady."
Zhen Huan looked at Nian Shilan helplessly. Ever since the two of them had completely opened up their hearts, Nian Shilan seemed to act less and less like the spoiled Concubine Hua in front of them, and she often made Zhen Huan speechless.
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore, but I still need to tell Sister Shen about what happened today. We all need to be more careful in the future. You have to know that offspring is a good thing for the royal family, but for the women in the harem, it is a sharp double-edged sword. Don't accidentally become the knife that is borrowed by others."
Nian Shilan put away her playful expression and gave Zhen Huan a serious warning.
She had been in the palace for so many years and had seen too many pregnant concubines, but very few of them were able to give birth safely.
Zhen Huan naturally understood the deep meaning behind Nian Shilan's words, and she would be extra careful during this period of time.
In the evening, when the Jingshifang came before the emperor again with the sign, the emperor looked at Zhen Huan's sign for a few seconds, but directly turned over another sign placed in the corner.
When An Lingrong learned that the emperor was about to come to the Yanx Palace, the smile on her face became even more intense than before.
"Baojuan, come on, help me with my makeup."
At night, according to the emperor's arrangement, An Lingrong was taken by her eunuch to the west warm room of the Yangxin Palace to wait.
After the emperor finished his government affairs, he came to the West Warm Pavilion. Seeing An Lingrong's well-behaved appearance, he felt more fond of her.
"Your voice is very pleasing to me. Please sing another song for me."
The emperor rubbed his brows tiredly. Many things in the court had not been going well recently. Fortunately, there was finally good news in the harem. Fu Cha's pregnancy brought some comfort to his restless heart.
That night, the palace maids living near the West Warm Pavilion could hear pleasant music coming from inside until very late, as well as the emperor's occasional laughter.
On the bed, An Lingrong changed from her previous timidity. She looked at the emperor with a charming face, her eyes filled with admiration for the emperor, which made the emperor's heart waver.
Seeing that the emperor did not look displeased, An Lingrong slowly leaned towards him, gradually hugged him tightly, and spoke softly. Her gentle look made the emperor like her even more.
It was not until the emperor rested that An Lingrong looked at the moonlight coming in from the window and a satisfied smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Doesn't everyone look down on her? Then she wants to let everyone know that she, An Lingrong, is not to be underestimated.
But this brief moment of peace was soon destroyed by the noise outside.
"Su Peisheng."
The emperor frowned unhappily after being woken up.
"What happened outside? Why is it so noisy?"
Su Peisheng heard the emperor's call and hurriedly walked in to reply, "Your Majesty, it was the maidservant beside Noble Lady Fucha. She said that Noble Lady Fucha's stomach was a little uncomfortable. I have already asked someone to call the imperial physician."
When the emperor heard that something had happened to Fucha, he quickly stood up and put on his clothes: "Your stomach is uncomfortable, why don't you go and ask the imperial physician to take a look? Isn't it a waste of time to come here?"
"Come on, let's go take a look together."
Seeing the emperor's worried figure quickly leave the room, An Lingrong's heart suddenly became very sad.
Is this the emperor's favor? He was still affectionate with me not long ago, but in an instant he threw everything behind his back. No matter what, it was not as important as having offspring.
Noble Lady Fucha?
After entering the palace, she was arranged to live in the same bedroom with Fucha. The only difference was that Fucha was given the title of noble lady as soon as she entered the palace and lived in the east wing hall, while she was just a small concubine and lived in the west wing hall.
In the past, Noble Lady Fucha always bullied An Lingrong by words and deeds, relying on her status. Now that she was pregnant, An Lingrong could already imagine how she would be tormented in the future.
Pregnant, right?
It's her ability to give birth to a child!
An Lingrong's eyes were filled with mockery.
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