After eating, Yunrong wanted to go for a run. Although Kunning Palace was the Empress's palace and was not small, she got tired of looking at it every day, so she asked someone to help her to take a walk in the Imperial Garden.
The Imperial Garden was exquisitely landscaped, with exotic flowers and rare plants, and artificial hills standing nearby. As Yunrong walked to a spot, she heard two eunuchs talking behind the artificial hills.
"Have you heard? Her Majesty the Empress's brother, Lord Ma Qi, has been stripped of his official position."
Yunrong immediately sensed something was wrong upon hearing this. Her brother, Ma Qi, hadn't been stripped of his official position yet; he was just resting at home—a genuine rest, as Yinzhen had told her. He was still waiting for her brother to shine on the battlefield!
Another voice said, "That's right! Speaking of which, the Empress is quite pitiful. Now that she's pregnant and has lost her figure, the Emperor has made a move on her brother. Otherwise, the harem would have become quite lively in no time."
"The emperor is the emperor after all. With so many beautiful women in the world, how could he possibly stay with one person for a lifetime?"
"Who can argue with that! I've heard that childbirth affects one's figure. Her Majesty's pregnancy has been difficult. I wonder if she'll be able to regain her beauty after giving birth..."
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Yunrong listened for a while, speechless. She glanced at Changchun, who immediately understood and went behind the artificial hill: "Who's there?"
Behind the artificial hill were two eunuchs. As soon as they heard someone coming, they immediately came out and knelt down on the ground with a look of fear on their faces when they saw Yunrong.
Then he said to Chang Chun, "Take the person back and interrogate him properly to find out who ordered it. Tell the outside world that... that it was an attack on the dragon's offspring."
Chang Chun: "Yes."
The two eunuchs were dumbfounded, looking like this was not what they expected. Yunrong found their stupidity amusing.
Yunrong had lost all interest in strolling through the garden. Although the two eunuchs were amusingly stupid, if a pregnant woman who had just given birth and was being pampered heard this, most people would probably be so angry that they would miscarry.
This series of events, one after another, was all designed to make her life miserable.
Yunrong thought for a moment and immediately ordered someone to block the news. She first sent someone to Yinzhen to let him know that she was alright, and then pretended to be weak and devastated, instructing Bai Xiang to go to the Imperial Hospital to fetch the imperial physician.
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