Before Bai Cui could finish her words, she was slapped by Zhou Hui.
Zhou Hui looked at Bai Cui, her expression somewhat crazed. "If you don't help me, how many days do you think your mother in the capital can survive?"
A dog is always a dog!
Bai Cui shuddered all over. She looked at Zhou Hui in disbelief and trembled as she spoke, "My Lady, you actually used my mother to threaten me..."
Zhou Hui sneered, "What's the use of threats? Your indenture is still in my hands. If you don't help me, I will send you to be a concubine of the old eunuch and keep you from leaving the palace forever!"
Bai Cui was trembling with fear. She was shocked and scared, and finally had to agree to help Zhou Hui.
As a result, a crack appeared in the relationship between the master and servant.
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On Jiang Zhili's side.
After she left Chuxiu Palace, she took a sedan chair to Qinzheng Palace.
Inside the Qinzheng Hall.
Pei Lin was leaning over the desk reviewing memorials. Every now and then he would look up and glance at the door.
Zhizhi went with the eunuch to Chuxiu Palace to announce the imperial decree, and has not returned yet.
Concubine Zhou has been very domineering since she was a child. If it weren't for her mother's decision to marry her into the family, she would never have married her according to her own preferences.
After ascending the throne, he often favored her for the sake of his mother, the queen mother. The control of the harem was temporarily handed over to her, and Concubine Zhou's temperament became more and more outrageous.
This time, he had no intention of letting Zhizhi go, but Zhizhi stroked her belly and said that she wanted to see the baby inside, so he reluctantly agreed.
When Zhizhi went there, he asked many palace servants to follow him, so there shouldn't be any accidents...
Jiang Zhili got off the sedan chair and walked to the door of Qinzheng Hall. Xiao Quanzi, who was standing at the door, finally felt relieved.
Xiao Quanzi's face was as bright as a chrysanthemum. "Your Majesty, I have been waiting for you to come back. His Majesty is waiting anxiously inside. Please come in quickly!"
Jiang Zhili covered his mouth and smiled: "Thank you, eunuch."
Ever since Pei Lin knew she was pregnant, he was even more nervous than she was, and he wanted to protect her behind him all the time.
The Empress Dowager would send someone to inquire about her condition every two hours and also bring her some food, which made her extremely nervous.
As Jiang Zhili stepped into the Qinzheng Hall, a cool breeze hit her, making her feel refreshed.
Pei Lin had added seven ice basins to the Qinzheng Hall so that the pregnant woman Jiang Zhili could feel more refreshed.
Pei Lin was already absent-minded, and when he found that Jiang Zhili had returned, he immediately dropped the wolf-hair brush in his hand and walked quickly towards Jiang Zhili.
As soon as Jiang Zhili entered the hall, Pei Lin held him in his arms.
Pei Lin bent down and picked up Jiang Zhili horizontally.
He carefully placed the beautiful woman in his arms on the chaise longue, then looked her up and down to make sure there was nothing unusual.
He then asked, "Zhizhi, what would you like to eat tonight? I'll have someone prepare it."
He didn't care at all what Zhizhi did in Chuxiu Palace. Even if Zhizhi directly sentenced Zhou Hui to death, he wouldn't say a word.
There are so many concubines in the palace that it would make no difference to him whether there is one more or one less.
He just had to find a way to give an explanation to his mother, but since Zhizhi was holding the prince in her arms, his mother would probably not care about anything.
Jiang Zhili frowned, nudged Pei Lin, and said, "I'm not hungry. Your Majesty, there's no need to urge me to eat all the time."
There are still five embryos in her belly, so they don't need much nutrition.
Pei Lin was not angry either, his heart was already filled with joy.
He raised his big hand and stroked his daughter's belly. His heart beat faster. It was hard for him to imagine that he was going to be a father.
I don't know if the baby in her belly is a prince or a princess...
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Three months passed peacefully.
During this period, Jiang Zhili took care of her pregnancy while managing the harem. After becoming pregnant, she was full of energy and even stronger than before she became pregnant.
Her figure is still as slim as a girl, but because she is pregnant with quintuplets, her belly is slightly bulging.
Every morning and evening, the imperial physician would check her pulse.
During these three months, Zhou Hui was still under house arrest by her, but Zhou Hui seemed to have learned her lesson and did not make a fuss about coming out.
The concubines in the harem have become very obedient since they learned that Jiang Zhili was pregnant.
Everyone knows the importance of offspring to His Majesty. Only a fool would pick a fight with Jiang Zhili at this time. If there is a problem with the fetus, not only will his head be chopped off, but even his entire clan will be killed by the enraged His Majesty.
Inside the Qinzheng Hall.
Pei Lin sat at the desk, reviewing memorials, while Jiang Zhili sat on the chaise longue, carefully looking at the harem's account books.
She has discovered that managing the harem is quite interesting in the past few months.
At this time, the Empress Dowager walked in with a flushed face, followed by the noble nanny, who was holding a food box in her hand.
As Jiang Zhili's pregnancy progressed, the Empress Dowager's spirits grew better and better.
Every day, she was either thinking about making food for Jiang Zhili or making clothes for the unborn prince.
When you are in a good mood, you look younger and younger.
"Zhizhi, stop looking at the account book. You're pregnant, and you're still doing such brain-intensive work," the empress dowager walked to Jiang Zhili's side without even glancing at Pei Lin who was sitting beside the desk.
Pei Lin was used to it. Ever since Zhizhi became pregnant, his status was ranked behind Zhizhi.
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