Ning Yuxi remained calm and asked, "Why did Concubine Qin think of coming to see me?"
"Well, although we don't have much friendship on a daily basis, but your family has such a big thing, and I feel sorry for you, sister."
She frowned slightly, her eyes full of worry, and it really seemed to be the case.
"Don't think about anything else now. The most important thing is to raise your child well."
Ning Yuxi suddenly understood something. When Concubine Qin came to see her, she kept talking about the child and kept telling her to raise the child well.
Yes, Concubine Qin herself has never had a child. Before, when Feng Changzai in her palace was pregnant, she had always hoped that Feng Changzai would give birth to a son so that she could adopt him and raise him.
But Feng Changzai only gave birth to a daughter, and her hopes were shattered. Now it seems that hope is placed on her again.
If something happens to her and the child is born, she will be moved to the cold palace, and there will be no one to raise the child. Naturally, she will have the opportunity to raise her child.
What a good plan.
There are two other pregnant women in the palace now. Zheng Da Ying is from Concubine Xin's palace, so it is not her turn to give birth to a child. Concubine Zhou's mother's family is valued by the emperor, and she will definitely be promoted to a concubine after giving birth to a child, so she cannot raise the child.
Naturally, his eyes were fixed on her belly.
After figuring out the whole story, Ning Yuxi was too lazy to play along with her, so she let her go, using the excuse that she was tired.
She can have dreams, but she won't let them come true. She has to raise her own children by herself.
Life went on as usual, and on April 13, Zheng agreed to give birth.
When Ruyi came to report, she had already given birth: "Master, I heard that Zheng promised to give birth to a princess."
"Princess?"
Ruyi: "Yes, it's a princess, the fourth princess. The emperor has ordered Jin Zheng to be a concubine."
Zheng Da Ying was promoted. It must be said that the emperor was very stingy with the status of his women. Pregnancy would not promote you, only giving birth would promote you.
The main reason why Concubine Zhou was promoted due to her pregnancy was because of her father's meritorious service.
In fact, it would be better if Zheng promised to give birth to a daughter this time, so that no one would take her away to raise her. The main concubine in her palace, Concubine Xin, already had the second prince, so naturally she would look down on her child.
As May arrived, the weather got hotter especially quickly this year. People had to wear thin clothes at the beginning of May. The emperor was afraid of heat, so he decided to move to Qinghe Garden in late May to escape the summer heat.
Ning Yuxi is three and a half months pregnant, so she is not unable to move like last year, but she is not allowed to go to Qinghe Garden because she is under house arrest.
Apart from her, Concubine Xie asked to stay because she wanted to accompany her, and Concubine Feng also did not go because he became weaker after recovering from his illness.
In this way, three of the five new people went. Zheng agreed. Oh no, now it was Zheng Changzai who just came out of confinement and couldn't sleep with the emperor. Although she went, she was not considered as one of them.
Concubine Zhou was pregnant, so none of the newlyweds could serve the emperor in bed. Concubine Liu's scars had not yet fully healed, so this was a good opportunity for Concubine Xin and Concubine Qin.
Oh, and there are also Concubine Chen and Concubine Li.
Ning Yuxi didn't care. She continued to concentrate on taking care of her pregnancy in Shuqing Palace, and only thanked the noble lady for coming to visit occasionally.
Until the beginning of June, there was no news from Western Chu. Ning Yuxi couldn't help but worry, as Ning Chen had been on the expedition for two months.
She was worried about Ning Chen, but she didn't expect that Ning's father, who had been missing for half a year, suddenly came back.
That afternoon, she was drinking tea with Concubine Xie who came to visit, when she suddenly saw Luoying coming in from outside in a hurry.
Ning Yuxi couldn't help but perk up. It was rare for Luoying to show such an expression.
When Concubine Xie saw this, she knew that the master and servant had something to say, so she left tactfully.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Luoying: "Master, it's Lord Ning, Lord Ning is back."
What?!
Ning Yuxi stood up suddenly in surprise: "Father is back? How is he? When did he come back?"
Luoying comforted him, "Master, don't worry. You are still healthy. Please sit down and I will talk to you slowly."
She and Ruyi helped Ning Yuxi sit down again.
Luoying said, "A fellow villager of mine was transferred to the Imperial Kitchen a few days ago. Her brother is a eunuch who sweeps the palace. When I went to get some snacks for my master just now, she told me that Lord Ning went to Qinghe Garden to pay his respects to the Emperor yesterday."
"It is said that Lord Ning was seriously injured and unable to move, which is why he disappeared for so long. Lord Ning was injured and unconscious and was rescued by a farmer. He only returned recently after recovering from his injuries."
Ning Yuxi asked anxiously, "How is father now? Has his injury healed?"
Luoying was speechless for a moment: "This..."
Seeing that she suddenly stopped talking, Ruyi also asked anxiously: "Tell me, Luoying, how is Lord Ning?"
Luoying said reluctantly, "Master Ning seems to have broken his leg. Although he has recovered now, he is still disabled and walks with a slight limp."
Ning Yuxi felt a pain in her heart and tears flowed down her face involuntarily.
Seeing this, the two of them hurried to comfort her.
Luoying: "Master, don't be sad. Fortunately, the emperor has absolved Lord Ning of the charge of treason."
"What?"
Luoying explained, "Lord Ning has proven his innocence. The traitor is someone else. The Emperor has reinstated Lord Ning and released him from his imprisonment."
Ning Yuxi burst into laughter and said, "That's good, that's good."
Since my father has proven his innocence, the person who lost the defense map must be someone else. Ning Yuxi asked, "Do you know who really lost the defense map?"
Luoying replied, "I've asked, but it seems they haven't found out yet. The Emperor has already ordered General Liu to conduct a thorough investigation and make sure this person is found."
Ha, such an important thing as the defense map was lost so casually. She doesn't believe that General Liu didn't do it. Now that he has failed to put the blame on her father, she is afraid that he will drag someone out to take the blame.
Ning Yuxi's guess turned out to be correct. After a few days, General Liu found out that this was done by one of his generals. He colluded with the Wuhuan, stole the defense map, and framed Ning Yi.
The emperor was naturally furious and ordered him to be beheaded and his entire clan to be executed.
When Ning Yuxi heard the news, she couldn't help but sigh at General Liu's ruthlessness. He was so cruel even to his own people. No wonder he could achieve such success today. After all, a person cannot stand firm without being ruthless.
But sometimes being too cruel will eventually backfire.
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In mid-June, news finally came from the western border. Duke Yu and General Ning defeated Western Chu. Western Chu surrendered and was willing to cede land in exchange for peace.
The envoys from Western Chu will come to Beijing with the army in ten days to discuss peace.
Ning Yuxi finally put her mind at ease. Now she was four and a half months pregnant. She always felt that this pregnancy was different from when she was pregnant with Cheng Zhao. She felt more tired, more sleepy, and ate more.
Although I ate a lot, I didn’t gain much weight. It seems that all the food was absorbed by the little guy in my stomach.
That day she took her own pulse as usual, and when she felt the pulse, she couldn't help but be slightly surprised.
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