Ning Yuxi looked carefully and it seemed to be Concubine Xin and... Concubine Xiao.
At this moment, Concubine Xin was saying something to Noble Lady Xiao in an arrogant manner, while Noble Lady Xiao in front of her lowered her head and said nothing. The contrast between the two revealed Noble Lady Xiao's weakness.
Seeing this scene, Ning Yuxi couldn't help but sigh.
The current Concubine Xiao, formerly known as Concubine Rong, was so high-spirited, graceful and elegant. Even when she pretended to be weak in front of the emperor, she was confident and calm. She was nowhere near like now, where she lowered her head and swallowed her anger.
Concubine Xin looked at Concubine Xiao in front of her with a smug look on her face, but her eyes were filled with resentment. If it weren't for this damn Concubine Xiao, she would have to be separated from her second prince and her son, and could only see him from afar at the New Year's Eve palace banquet. It was all her fault!
"Hey, isn't this Concubine Xiao? I haven't seen Concubine Xiao for a long time. How did you become like this? How is the child?"
As she spoke, Concubine Xin seemed to suddenly remember something and said with a hint of annoyance, "Oh, look at my poor memory. I forgot that Concubine Xiao had a miscarriage. I heard that she might not be able to get pregnant again. Tsk, tsk, how pitiful."
Although Concubine Xin said that the man was pitiful, her face showed no mercy at all and was full of gloating.
Youzhu, the palace maid beside Concubine Xiao, was filled with anger upon hearing this. She was about to step forward to speak for her master, but was stopped by Concubine Xiao. She also lowered her head and said nothing, obviously trying to endure it.
Seeing this, Concubine Xin not only did not restrain herself, but instead said with disdain: "Who are you pretending to be so pitiful for? It's all your fault that Chenghui and I were separated. I wish I could beat you to death to vent my anger!"
If Concubine Xiao had not relied on her favor and pregnancy to oppose her everywhere and even wanted to poison Chenghui and her, she would not have been unable to help but fight back, and she would not have been punished by the emperor and separated from Chenghui and his son.
Although the punishment was decided by the emperor, Concubine Xin could not blame the emperor, so the blame could only be placed on Concubine Xiao.
But it was only her fault, as it was indeed Concubine Xiao who first took action to harm Concubine Xin.
Thinking of this, Concubine Xin couldn't help but raise her hand and slapped Concubine Xiao fiercely: "You bitch, don't think that I don't know about the vicious things you did. You wanted to harm my Chenghui and even poisoned me. Do you think I'm a fool?"
"The Emperor doesn't know, he's been deceived by you, but I've investigated everything clearly. Bitch, just wait for me, sooner or later I'll pay you back!"
After saying this, Concubine Xin left in anger after being comforted by the palace maid Cai Yan.
No matter how hateful Concubine Xiao is, she is still the emperor's concubine. She has lost her child and injured her body. The emperor still has some pity for her.
Cai Yan was afraid that if Concubine Xin stayed any longer, she would really beat the man up, so she hurriedly persuaded Concubine Xin and helped her leave.
The only people left in Merlin were Concubine Xiao, who was knocked down by a slap and was kneeling on the ground, and Youzhu, who was looking at her with a worried look on her face.
Concubine Xiao felt a burning pain on her face and was filled with hatred in her heart, but this hatred was not directed at Concubine Xin, but at the person who caused her to lose her child.
Not only did she lose the baby in her belly, she also lost the qualification to be a mother. That person will definitely not let her have an easy time!
As for Concubine Xin, she is just a brainless person. Just look at what she did today. It is obvious that the emperor knew about Concubine Xin's plan to counterattack her that day, so he punished Concubine Xin.
But Concubine Xin blamed the crime on her, which was really stupid.
She has now been demoted to a noble lady, has lost the emperor's favor, and can no longer have children. She can only endure the beatings from Concubine Xin.
But Concubine Xin just said that she knew she had poisoned her? How did she know?
At that time, Concubine Xin was bitten by a poisonous snake while trying to save the second prince. The antidote she sent was mixed with poison, which could slowly make her body weaker and weaker without anyone noticing, and eventually she died.
This poison is very hidden and even the imperial physicians find it difficult to detect. How did Concubine Xin discover it?
No wonder Concubine Xin was so desperate and used such clumsy means to frame her. It turned out that she knew about this matter, but how did she know it?
But she probably has no evidence, otherwise she would have told the emperor long ago. Since she didn't tell the emperor, there is no evidence. Thinking of this, she felt relieved.
Looking at Concubine Xin's leaving back, Concubine Xiao narrowed her cold eyes slightly. Concubine Xin, and the person who caused her to lose her child!
Watching Concubine Xiao slowly disappear in the plum forest with the help of the palace maids, Ning Yuxi and Concubine Xian looked at each other silently. Not wanting to be affected by others, they tacitly did not mention what had just happened.
However, they were no longer in the mood to visit the garden, and time was almost up, so they both returned to the palace.
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A few days later, Ning Yuxi had just put the twins to bed that night when the eunuch's announcement rang out outside the house: "The Emperor has arrived!"
Ning Yuxi was anxiously waiting for the emperor in the room with Cheng Zhao. Upon hearing the words, she stood up and hurriedly went to greet him as if she had seen the dawn.
Gu Qilan walked into the room and saw the untouched food on the table. His brows furrowed slightly. "You haven't eaten yet? You don't have to wait for me at this time."
Ning Yuxi cursed him in her heart. You sent someone to tell her in the afternoon that you should come to her place for dinner in the evening. How could she dare to eat first?
Thinking this in her heart, she smiled and said, "It's useless for the emperor, isn't it? I'm waiting for the emperor to use it together. It's just a little late, it won't matter."
Little Cheng Zhao also nodded his head: "Cheng Zhao and mother and father will use it together."
Hearing this, Gu Qilan felt relieved, but said with a disapproving expression: "Next time, if I come late, you can eat first. It's so uncomfortable to be hungry. And Cheng Zhao is still young and can't go hungry."
Ning Yuxi rolled her eyes silently in her heart. She felt sorry for her son, but she would never treat her son badly. She had already fed little Chengzhao a bowl of soup.
Originally, she wanted Cheng Zhao to eat first, but Cheng Zhao insisted on waiting for the emperor to eat together, so she had to feed him a bowl of soup first.
Before Ning Yuxi could speak, little Chengzhao started to explain, "Father, Mother wanted me to eat first, but I wanted to wait for you. I've already had a bowl of soup."
Gu Qilan then smiled and asked Ning Yuxi, "Have Chengyao and Shuxuan eaten?" They are still young and cannot afford to be hungry.
"Your Majesty, we have eaten. I just put them to sleep."
"Yes." Gu Qilan nodded, raised his hand and touched Cheng Zhao's little head: "Come on, father will accompany you and mother to have dinner."
When the three of them were halfway through their meal, the wet nurse who was looking after the twins suddenly came over to report, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Fifth Princess has suddenly woken up and is clamoring to see Your Majesty."
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