In the evening, the emperor arrived as promised. At that time, Ning Yuxi was holding her son and telling him a bedtime story. Although he couldn't understand it yet, it didn't stop him from enjoying his mother's company.
“…Who knew that the grandmother turned out to be the Big Bad Wolf? She opened her bloody mouth and swallowed Little Red Riding Hood in one gulp.
Fortunately, a hunter happened to pass by at this time. He killed the wolf, cut open its stomach, and rescued the grandmother and Little Red Riding Hood.
Gu Qilan stood quietly outside the bedroom and listened to the woman telling a childish bedtime story.
Through the window paper, he could vaguely see a woman lying on the bed in the room, looking at the baby in her arms with tender eyes, patting him gently with one hand.
The room was filled with warmth, and Gu Qilan couldn't help but soften his face, feeling that all the fatigue he had accumulated in the past few days had been swept away.
Song Qu was almost going crazy in the back. It was the middle of the night and it was snowing. When the emperor came, Concubine Ning didn't go in, but just watched outside the door.
What if he gets frozen? Just as he was hesitating whether to remind the emperor to go into the house quickly, the emperor stepped into the house.
The sound of the door opening startled Ning Yuxi. She turned around and saw that it was the emperor. She thought to herself: This damn emperor is really here.
She was about to stand up and salute, but Gu Qilan signaled her not to.
Ning Yuxi actually didn't want to get up. Her son was almost asleep, and she didn't want to disturb his sleep because of a man.
The emperor quietly accompanied the mother and child. After a quarter of an hour, the little guy fell asleep. Ning Yuxi slowly got up and left.
She called the wet nurse to look after her, and then followed the emperor to her bedroom.
She looked ready to die.
"Your Majesty, how is Concubine Zhou's pregnancy?" Since she tricked the emperor away with the dragon heir yesterday, she still had to show her concern from time to time.
When Gu Qilan heard her ask about this, his expression suddenly darkened: "Nothing, it's just the servants making a fuss."
"That's good."
The emperor must have been holding back a lot, so he went straight to the point. Just as he was feeling emotional, Song Qu's voice rang out from outside the door: "Your Majesty, Zheng Yingying from Jingyang Palace sent someone to say that Zheng Yingying's pregnancy is a little unstable. Your Majesty, please go and take a look."
Gu Qilan's face darkened immediately. They were all talking about the child. He said in a cold tone:
"Her pregnancy is already five months old, how can it be unstable? Is the position of the head of Jingyang Palace just for show? Go tell Concubine Xin that if she can't take care of her own people, she doesn't deserve to be the head of this palace!"
Gu Qilan was very angry. Ning Yuxi saw this and comforted him gently: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. It's not worth getting yourself hurt by being angry."
Seeing that he still had a dark face and didn't speak, Ning Yuxi carefully asked, "Your Majesty, would you like to go and see Zheng Da Ying?"
“No need!”
With his beautiful lady by his side, Gu Qilan didn't want to let these troubles affect him anymore, and slowly immersed himself in the gentle land...
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In Jingyang Palace, when Concubine Xin learned that the emperor did not come, she flew into a rage and her face turned green with anger.
"This Zheng agrees, it's useless!"
Originally she thought that if Zheng promised that she was pregnant, the emperor would visit her often, and she could take the opportunity to bring the emperor to her palace. However, she didn't expect that the emperor only came to see her once at the beginning and never came again afterwards.
Yesterday, when she saw Concubine Zhou trick the emperor into coming over by claiming that the dragon fetus was unwell, she asked Zheng to do the same thing today. Unexpectedly, the emperor not only did not come, but was also very angry.
The senior palace maid Shaoyao beside her comforted her, "Master, don't be angry. Think about it, Concubine Zhou's mother's family holds a high position and has made great contributions a few days ago.
The Emperor naturally had to give Concubine Zhou some face. Zheng Da Ying came from a humble family and was not particularly favored by the Emperor, so the Emperor naturally didn't care that much.
Concubine Xin thought about it and it made sense, but she was naturally unhappy about being scolded by the emperor. She said angrily:
"Tell her to copy ten volumes of Buddhist scriptures for me. There's a war going on in the north, and the Empress said the palace needs to be frugal, so cut her carbon allowance in half."
"Yes." Shaoyao agreed.
A few days later, Ning Yuxi heard that Concubine Liu had punished Concubine Zhou by confining her to her room.
Given Concubine Zhou's personality, it's not surprising that she was punished.
Luoying said, "I heard that she was originally going to be punished by kneeling, but considering she was pregnant, they only grounded her to the house."
"I also heard that the Imperial Concubine has been in a bad mood recently. Many of her servants have been punished for minor offenses, and a palace maid has even been crippled."
Ning Yuxi was slightly startled, but it was only for a moment. She had no right to interfere in the affairs of Concubine Liu's palace, and besides, she was now worried about Cheng Zhao.
Xiao Chengzhao caught a cold, and she was so worried that she had no mood to care about other people's affairs.
Little Chengzhao kicked off the quilt last night. The wet nurse who was on duty that night fell asleep and did not discover it in time, which led to him catching a cold and having a fever.
The wet nurse was prepared by the palace, and Ning Yuxi immediately returned her to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She could not tolerate someone who neglected his duties, not to mention that her Cheng Zhao caught a cold because of her.
Although it was just a common cold, Cheng Zhao was still too young, so Ning Yuxi couldn't help but worry.
After taking care of him for a whole day, in the evening, little Chengzhao's fever finally subsided and Ning Yuxi breathed a sigh of relief.
Only then did she have time to eat a bite of food, and at night she slept with the little one.
In less than an hour, Ning Yuxi was awakened by the crying of little Chengzhao. Seeing the little guy's face flushed red, Ning Yuxi touched his forehead and found that he had a fever again.
Although she was well versed in medical knowledge, she was not as experienced as the imperial physician. She hurriedly called Ruyi, who was waiting outside, and asked her to go and get the imperial physician.
At this time, most people in the palace were asleep, so the noise naturally alarmed many people.
When the imperial physician heard that it was the third prince, he naturally did not dare to delay and hurried over.
After nearly an hour, little Chengzhao's condition finally stabilized. Ning Yuxi sat beside the bed and gently patted the frowning little guy. She felt so distressed that tears rolled down her face unconsciously.
Suddenly, a big hand pulled her into a broad embrace: "Don't worry, Cheng Zhao will be fine, I am here to accompany you and your son."
Ning Yuxi was startled and looked up to see a gentle but resolute face.
She couldn't hold it back any longer, and her tears flowed even more violently.
Gu Qilan comforted her softly, and it took a long time for her to calm down.
She suddenly remembered that in the evening, Ruyi seemed to tell her that the emperor went to Concubine Liu's Changle Palace tonight!
Oh my god! Now that the emperor is here, isn’t Concubine Liu going to eat her?
She asked with some concern: "Your Majesty, why are you here? Concubine Liu..."
The woman finally thought of this. Looking at her slightly worried face, Gu Qilan said softly, "Cheng Zhao is ill, so of course I have to come and see him. You don't have to worry about the Imperial Concubine; she will understand."
How could Ning Yuxi not be worried? There was no way Concubine Liu would understand her. Forget it, she was in the wrong after all. From now on, she would just be more respectful and obedient to Concubine Liu when she saw her.
If she apologized directly, Concubine Liu would probably think she was showing off.
At the same time in Changle Palace.
Concubine Liu sat on the bed, looking at the empty bedroom with anger in her eyes.
"Bitch, bitch, you dare to snatch the emperor from me by relying on the Third Prince? Just wait for me!"
"You're relying on the Third Prince, huh? Well, I'll make sure you lose that support!"
Concubine Liu's eyes were cold and her face was ferocious.
The senior palace maid Yu Cong who was guarding her was startled. She glanced at her cautiously, then lowered her head in awe.
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