After being confronted by Ye Chen, Mr. Zhang wanted to argue with Ye Chen again, but Ye Chen returned to Chen Qiu and continued to feed Chen Qiu.
Chen Qiu was still pregnant, so she didn't tell anyone about her pregnancy.
When the song and dance ended, the emperor said, "Come, let's have another drink. After this, we will go to the Imperial Garden, where there will be puzzles and rewards!"
"However, my lords, please do not interfere. Let the ladies have fun. The prizes are all prepared by the Queen. They are all things that women love. Let's see what you ladies can do."
"Come on, raise your glass!"
After drinking, they went to the Imperial Garden together. After leaving the banquet palace, the ladies of each family left their masters and went to find the ladies and sisters they were familiar with.
Ye Chen had been supporting Chen Qiu by himself. In fact, Chen Qiu felt that Ye Chen was a little too cautious. After all, she was a martial artist and didn't need to be so careful.
Chen Qiu saw that all the ladies were looking for their own sisters, but she was protected by Ye Chen and no one dared to look for her.
She whispered to Ye Chen: "Husband, go chat with those adults. You don't have to stay with me all the time. Xing'er is with me. It's okay!"
Ye Chen said: "No, you will be fine if you fight openly, but this is in the palace, I am worried."
"Oh, the young master is so good to his wife? I would feel relieved if my daughter could have a husband like the young master!" Chen Qiu and Ye Chen were talking when suddenly this voice came from behind them.
Chen Qiu paused, Ye Chen gently held Chen Qiu's hand and smiled at her.
Then the two of them turned around, and it turned out to be the Imperial Concubine.
The imperial concubine's surname is Lu. She has only one brother in her family. This brother is the Prince of Zhennan in the Great Yin Kingdom. He is the only prince of the opposite sex and controls the military power of the entire southern part of the Great Yin Kingdom.
So even though Concubine Lu's appearance was not satisfactory, she was looked down upon by even the empress in the palace. Fortunately, the emperor and the empress had a good relationship, otherwise even the empress would not have had an easy time in the palace.
Ye Chen bowed to Concubine Lu and said, "Your Majesty."
When Chen Qiu heard it was the Imperial Concubine, he immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Imperial Concubine!"
Concubine Lu smiled and said, "No need to be polite, no need to be polite. I haven't seen the young master since he got married. Are you very busy?"
Ye Chen said: "I am an outsider. I usually only go to the upper study to discuss matters with the emperor. I am not allowed to enter the harem without being summoned. That's why the queen rarely sees me!"
The imperial concubine looked at Shen Qiu and said, "Madam, is the daughter of the Shen family?"
Chen Qiu lowered his head and replied, "Your Majesty, yes."
Concubine Lu walked over to Chen Qiu, glanced at her and said, "I heard you're pregnant? You've only been married for three months, right? I have to say, your belly is really impressive!"
When Ye Chen and Shen Qiu heard the imperial concubine say that Shen Qiu was pregnant, they looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.
It seems that there is someone with Concubine Lu in the Ye Mansion, otherwise no one in the Great Yin Kingdom would know that Chen Qiu is pregnant. How did she know about it?
It is not known whether Concubine Lu is really stupid or thinks she has her brother's support, so she acts recklessly.
Ye Chen clenched his fists tightly, narrowed his eyes, and asked coldly: "How did the imperial concubine know that my wife was pregnant? Even the emperor didn't know that my wife was pregnant!"
This was the consensus reached between Ye Chen and the Emperor and Empress during the family dinner yesterday. They would keep it a secret from everyone and wait until Chen Qiu's pregnancy was stable before going to the Shen family to announce the good news.
But now the Imperial Concubine knows about it, which means that either there is a Imperial Concubine in the Ye Mansion or there is a Imperial Concubine in the Queen's Palace.
The place that everyone can think of that would make the imperial concubine go to great lengths to place people is Yikun Palace. After all, who in this palace doesn't have one or two spies in other people's palaces?
Since it is the most obvious, it is also the easiest to guard against. Compared with the Yikun Palace, the Ye Mansion is not in the eyes of the imperial concubine, but now it seems that she has to go back and check it out.
The imperial concubine knew that she had let the cat out of the bag in a hurry, and she was embarrassed for a moment, but soon smiled and said: "I also heard it from others, this..."
Ye Chen asked again: "I wonder who told you this?" It was obvious that Ye Chen was not going to listen to her nonsense.
The imperial concubine saw Ye Chen's eyes turn scarlet, and she felt guilty and a little scared. However, she was used to being arrogant. She took a deep breath and said to Shen Qiu: "It's just a pregnancy. The Duke's wife is too cautious. Is she afraid that she can't serve the Duke and let others take advantage of her?"
Ye Chen's hands clenched so tightly that they made a creaking sound. He gritted his teeth and asked again, "Let me ask you, how did you know that my wife was pregnant?"
Seeing Ye Chen's expression, Chen Qiu hurriedly grabbed Ye Chen's hand, rubbed Ye Chen's knuckles, and pried Ye Chen's fingers apart, saying, "My husband, it's just a small matter. Don't be angry. At most, we can just replace all the maids in the mansion."
Ye Chen listened to Shen Qiu's words and slowly calmed down, then said to Shen Qiu: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
The imperial concubine suddenly snorted coldly and said, "Madam Guogong, you are so arrogant. What's the matter? Do you suspect that I have someone involved in the Duke's Mansion?"
Chen Qiu smiled and said, "Since the Imperial Concubine said so, then it must be her. It's just that we don't know who it is, otherwise we can find a good place for her when we sell her tomorrow."
Chen Qiu turned around and said to Ye Chen coquettishly: "Husband, I just heard over there that there is a purple jade hairpin today. This purple jade is a good thing. I want it. Can you win it back for me, husband?"
Ye Chen rubbed his hands for Chen Qiu and said, "It's getting cold. Let's go back after we win the Purple Jade Hairpin, okay?"
Chen Qiu smiled and almost climbed into Ye Chen's arms, raised her head and said with a smile: "Okay! Listen to my husband!"
The two of them pretended not to have seen the imperial concubine and walked hand in hand towards the lantern riddles.
As soon as Ye Chen and Shen Qiu left, the imperial concubine gritted her teeth and said, "I told you, I will find you a perfect husband. Why do you insist on having this ungrateful thing?"
Then a girl wearing the same palace maid's clothes came out from behind the palace maids.
This girl is very beautiful, with fair skin and tall stature. She is a rare beauty.
The girl said: "Mother, I want Ye Chen, I don't want anyone else except him!"
The imperial concubine said earnestly, "An Ning, you are a princess, your father is the emperor, and your uncle is the Prince of Zhennan. You can have any man you want. Why do you have to like Ye Chen, who has a cold heart and an even colder temperament?"
Princess An Ning looked at the direction where Ye Chen left and murmured: "No one can replace him!"
Six years ago, when the remains of the eldest princess and her husband were sent back, the emperor asked everyone to wear mourning clothes to welcome them at the city gate. Ye Chen stood in the middle. From the moment he saw the coffin covered with the military flag to the moment he returned to the Ye Mansion, Ye Chen did not shed a single tear.
At that time, Princess An Ning was only eleven years old. She looked at the stubborn older brother and felt a little distressed. When the emperor was holding a forty-nine-day Taoist ceremony for the eldest princess and her husband, she went to the Duke's Mansion whenever she had the chance, and every time she would secretly hide in the corner and watch Ye Chen.
This went on day by day, from her initial sympathy to her deep love, but she was unaware of it. It was not until she heard the news of his marriage that she understood her feelings.
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