Pei Lin paused, looking at the setting sun...
Lord Liu must have something important to tell you since he has come here at this time.
He withdrew his footsteps towards Qingshu Palace and headed towards Qinzheng Palace instead.
On Jiang Zhili's side.
She returned to Qingshu Palace, and Xiaotao quickly poured her a cup of tea.
"My queen, don't be angry. It's not good for the child," Xiao Tao comforted her.
Jiang Zhili raised an eyebrow: "Why am I angry?"
Although she was indeed a little unhappy, she was not angry.
What made her unhappy was that Pei Lin would rekindle his relationship with Concubine Zhou. Once Concubine Zhou regained Pei Lin's favor, Pei Lin would naturally no longer side with her.
By then, it might be difficult for her to kill Concubine Zhou by taking advantage of her pregnancy.
Maybe she could banish him to the cold palace first?
Xiao Tao carefully observed Jiang Zhili's expression and found that he was indeed not angry, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
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Inside the Qinzheng Hall.
After Pei Lin entered the hall, Lord Liu, with an anxious look on his face, quickly knelt down.
"Your Majesty, I am back!"
Pei Lin walked up to Lord Liu and asked, "How is it?"
Three months ago, Lord Liu went on a tour to the south of the Yangtze River. Today, he returned to Beijing and hurried into the palace. I guess something important happened.
Lord Liu's face was serious and nervous: "During my inspection tour of Jiangnan this time, I found that there was something strange about the tax revenue in Jiangnan in the past two years.
This is supposed to be a land rich in rice and grain, but its people are all pale and thin, and they can’t get enough to eat…”
Pei Lin's face was gloomy: "Do you have any clues?"
Jiangnan is a place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery. Recently, there have been rebels emerging. Even the bandits in the suburbs of Beijing are mostly from Jiangnan.
He speculated that there was a problem in Jiangnan, which was why he sent Lord Liu on a private tour.
Lord Liu said solemnly, "I have been in Jiangnan for over a month. After much investigation, I finally found some clues. These clues are all related to Lord Zhou of the Zhou Mansion..."
A corrupt official appeared in Jiangnan, and all the clues pointed to Lord Zhou Kun, the mother's family of the Empress Dowager and the father of Zhou Hui!
Pei Lin's dark eyes were grim as he looked at Lord Liu: "Please tell me more, Lord Liu."
This matter involves the Empress Dowager's maternal family and must be handled with caution!
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As for Jiang Zhili, dinner was served not long after she returned.
She stroked her belly gently. In ten days or so, the imperial physician would be able to diagnose her fertility, and then she could start to deal with Concubine Zhou.
"Empress!" Xiao Tao walked in quickly from outside the hall with a happy face.
Jiang Zhili took a sip of chicken soup and asked, "Any good news?"
Xiao Tao laughed heartily: "My Lady, it's Consort Zhou, oh no, now Consort Zhou. She offended His Majesty in the evening and was directly demoted to Consort!
Your Majesty also moved her to the most remote Xunyu Palace. This is truly retribution!"
Jiang Zhili paused with his chopsticks, his expression filled with surprise.
She had thought that Pei Lin and Zhou Da Ying had rekindled their relationship in the Imperial Garden in the evening, but now it seemed that it was just Zhou Da Ying's wishful thinking.
This was quite beneficial to her plan.
"Your Majesty, please eat more," Xiaotao used the serving chopsticks to pick up some food for Jiang Zhili, with a smile on her face.
Jiang Zhili lowered his head and began to eat.
After dinner, she sat in a chair and read some miscellaneous books. She felt a little sleepy, so she simply got up to wash up, and then lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
With the system, her pregnancy was easy and she didn't suffer from morning sickness, but she also had some of the habits of pregnant women, such as drowsiness.
By midnight, Jiang Zhili was already fast asleep, and Xiaotao had turned down all the palace lanterns in the hall to just one, leaving the lights dim.
At this moment, the window in the hall was gently opened a crack...
A dark shadow flashed in. The shadow was tall and it was Pei Lin who had just finished discussing state affairs with Lord Liu.
Pei Lin looked at the beautiful woman lying on the bed. He slowed down his breathing and walked to the bed quietly.
The sleeping girl has a rosy face, like a blooming flower.
Pei Lin looked at her greedily, depicting the girl's appearance inch by inch with his eyes, and his heart beat faster and faster uncontrollably.
After a cup of tea, Pei Lin finally couldn't hold back any longer, took off his shoes and quietly got on the bed...
He gently held the girl in his arms, and the sweet fragrance from her body reached his nose. At this moment, he felt extremely safe.
During the days when the two of them were quarreling, he had never had a good night's sleep. Now, holding his beloved in his arms, he soon fell drowsy...
The next day, when Jiang Zhili woke up, she didn't find anything wrong. She stretched in bed.
Duoduo's mechanical voice suddenly rang in her mind: "Host, the emperor came last night."
Jiang Zhili was a little confused: "He's been here?"
Why didn't she see it?
{After you fell asleep, Pei Lin climbed in through the window, then slept with you all night in his arms. Just as the morning came, he climbed out the window and left again...}
It was also very shocked. It was the first time it saw the emperor climbing through the window!
Jiang Zhili: “???”
What's wrong with Pei Lin?
Duoduo's mechanical voice sounded again: {According to this system's observation, the emperor's eyes are full of attachment when he looks at you. It seems that he has truly fallen in love with you, the host.}
The Love Brain Emperor is rare, and he thinks his host should take advantage of him.
Jiang Zhili pursed her lips and didn't reply to Duoduo. Instead, she called Xiaotao in and helped her wash up.
In the next few days, when Jiang Zhili woke up early in the morning, Duoduo told her that Pei Lin had come. He climbed in through the window again, held her in his arms and slept all night, and then climbed out the window and left again at about 1 a.m.
Jiang Zhili didn't think it was a big deal. Pei Lin was the emperor, and her children would depend on Pei Lin in the future. It wasn't impossible to give him some benefits without affecting her rest.
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