Chapter 161 The Abnormality of Yongshou Palace
As the empress dowager expected, when Hongshi brought Lin Moran to Jingren Palace, the emperor was sitting in the room, and the other two sides were filled with concubines in the palace.
"Greetings to the Emperor, Father, and Empress."
"You're here."
The queen had a faint smile on her face, which was her signature expression. No matter when, as long as there were outsiders present, she could always maintain this dignity and propriety.
"Hongshi, you are married now. You should control your childish nature. Study hard and get along well with your wife."
Normally, the emperor seldom comes to Jingren Palace when the concubines come to the Queen's Palace to pay their respects. Today, the emperor makes a rare appearance here because Hongshi will bring his new bride to the palace to express his gratitude.
"Your son will remember the teachings of the Emperor."
"You two already have mutual affection for each other, and this will be beneficial to your future marriage. I hope you will respect and love each other, and share honor and disgrace."
This was the emperor's first marriage, so he naturally cared more about it. No matter how mediocre the third prince was before, as the emperor's father, he still hoped that his child could achieve something.
"Yes, please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will live up to your expectations, learn knowledge from my master, and get along well with my wife."
"You two must be of one mind and one purpose in the future. Most importantly, you must establish children for the royal palace as soon as possible."
The Queen's words began to fall right after the Emperor's.
If it were in earlier years, the Queen would certainly have given more instructions, just to make the Third Prince respect her more. But now that she has the Fourth Prince by her side, the Third Prince naturally becomes a threat to her.
What's more, now Concubine Qi seems to be consciously getting close to Nian Shilan and others, so she has to be on guard against some things.
"Yes, thank you for your care, Queen Mother. I will keep it in mind."
After chatting about family matters for a while, the emperor left Jingren Palace on the pretext of having official business to attend to. However, before leaving, he did not instruct the Third Prince to go to Concubine Qi's palace to accompany his biological mother.
After the emperor left, the queen lost interest and said, "If there's nothing else, let's go today."
Concubine Qi had long wanted to have a good talk with her son and daughter-in-law.
As soon as the queen finished speaking, she couldn't wait to get up and leave with her two children, and her appearance made the queen's face turn cold.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
"See? The expression on the Queen's face just now almost made me laugh to death. This Concubine Qi is quite good. She can actually make the Queen look like that."
Looking at Nian Shilan's charming smile, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang looked at each other helplessly.
"Okay, Sister Hua, we just left Jingren Palace, so it's better to be more restrained."
If the Queen heard of her current condition, I'm afraid her headache would flare up again.
The more time Zhen Huan spent with Nian Shilan, the more she realized that she was no longer the arrogant Concubine Hua she had heard of before entering the palace. She was definitely a naughty little girl.
If it weren't for the queen who was always looking for trouble, Shilan's life would have been much less fun.
"What are you afraid of? I can't wait to see her go crazy. Aren't you tired of pretending all day long?"
Nian Shilan didn't care about these things. She just liked to see the queen's pain of hating her but being unable to get rid of her.
Zhen Huan smiled and said nothing more. Fortunately, they were now getting farther and farther away.
"Huan'er, how are you now?"
Seeing that she is now five months pregnant, she always had no strength because of the hot weather. Now it is late autumn, but her complexion does not seem to have improved significantly.
"Don't worry, I just have a smaller appetite than before, but everything else is fine. Look, I can even go out for a walk today."
Zhen Huan knew that her sisters were worried about her pregnancy. It was strange to say, but she had always felt a little uncomfortable since she became pregnant. On the contrary, she felt more comfortable when she was pregnant with twins.
Although Wen Shichu had always said that he would do his best to protect her baby, she had a vague foreboding feeling that this child was not destined to be hers.
In order not to worry her sisters, she never showed anything in front of them.
Nian Shilan, who had some understanding of Zhen Huan's true situation, glanced at Zhen Huan, opened her mouth, sighed silently in her heart, but in the end she said nothing.
She hoped that she was just worrying too much, and Nian Shilan had to keep comforting herself in her heart.
Zhen Huan's uneasy premonition reached its peak at night. She placed her hands on her chest, pressing them tightly against it. For some reason, her heartbeat suddenly became very fast. However, the baby, who had become more active every day since the fetal movement, was unusually calm in her belly today.
“Liu Zhu! Liu Zhu!!”
Zhen Huan called out to Liu Zhu loudly.
"What's wrong? What's wrong, young master?"
Liu Zhu, who was in the outer room, was frightened by Zhen Huan's excited voice. She immediately ran in quickly, but found that Zhen Huan's face was extremely pale.
"Go and ask Doctor Wen to come over. Go in person, quickly, quickly!"
"Okay, I'll go right away. I'll go call Aunt Jinxi in to accompany the young lady."
Liu Zhu was really worried about leaving Zhen Huan alone in the room, so she thought of asking Jin Xi to come and keep her company.
Now, everyone in Yongshou Palace was replaced by Zhen Huan a few days ago, and they are all people they trust, but at this time Liu Zhu is still a little worried about others.
"Okay, call Jinxi in, you go quickly."
At this time, cold sweat kept coming out of Zhen Huan's forehead and her face became paler and paler.
When Liu Zhu ran outside, she calmed down temporarily. She encouraged herself in her heart that she should not panic at this time.
After calling Jinxi in, Liuzhu quietly found Xiao Yunzi and asked him to go to Yiku Palace immediately to invite Concubine Hua. For some reason, she always felt that something big would happen tonight. If the concubine was in charge at this time, many things would be better.
After Liu Zhu explained the matter to Xiao Yunzi, she left quickly without waiting for the other party to ask any more questions. She just hoped that it would be Doctor Wen who was on duty today. After all, over the years, Doctor Wen knew the young lady's health best.
"Sister Huan, what's wrong with you?"
After hearing what Xiao Yunzi said, Nian Shilan didn't even have time to ask any questions. She quickly followed Xiao Yunzi to Yongshou Palace. Her eyebrows kept twitching along the way.
It was already late autumn, and the night had already enveloped the entire palace early. Nian Shilan looked up at the dim sky and felt that tonight was unusual.
When she saw the expression on Zhen Huan's face, she felt panicked. Could it be that it still wouldn't work?
Doctor Wen had told her before that Zhen Huan might not be able to keep the baby in the end, but after a few months, she still held on to a glimmer of hope, always thinking that what if, maybe God would be merciful this time.
"Sister Hua, you're here."
Zhen Huan was not too surprised to see Nian Shilan appear here. She had told Liu Zhu before that if they really encountered any emergency, they must tell Nian Shilan as soon as possible. It was not that she did not trust Chen Meizhuang, but when it really came to a critical moment, Nian Shilan's identity as a noble concubine could still intimidate some people and things.
Nian Shilan didn't say anything else at this time. She walked silently to Zhen Huan, holding her hand and staying beside her.
However, the abnormality in Yongshou Palace was discovered by the Queen's people.
"Your Majesty, I just heard that someone from Yongshou Palace went to the Imperial Hospital to ask for the imperial physician, and also invited Concubine Hua. I'm afraid something has happened."
Jianqiu gently combed the queen's hair and reported the news she had just received to her.
"Oh? But what did you find out?"
"Your Majesty, the Yongshou Palace has always been very tight-lipped. Now that Concubine Hua has arrived, everyone is under strict surveillance. I am not currently in contact with that person."
The queen didn't seem surprised at all, she just smiled faintly.
"Nothing, it's good that I can't contact her. It's just a good thing that I can put her away from Jingren Palace. But it seems that Zhen Huan won't be so lucky this time."
The Queen's words were profound.
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