"Huige and Jier have betrayed their master and sought personal gain. Drag them away immediately and beat them to death!" Huang Taiji said coldly, giving them no chance to live.
The two women, terrified by the sound, turned deathly pale and immediately kowtowed, crying, "No! Your Majesty! We're innocent! We're innocent!"
Huang Taiji waved his hand, "Take him away."
The two were dragged out with long faces.
He looked down at Namuzhong: "As my concubine, you have committed murder. You are not worthy of the position of Imperial Concubine." He paused, then said: "Guards, strip Namuzhong of her title of Imperial Concubine and demote her to commoner status, banishing her to the Cold Palace."
Namuzhong was horrified. In just half an hour, she had been demoted from a first-rank imperial concubine to a commoner. How could she accept this?
"No... Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of chilling the hearts of the Abaga tribe by doing this?" Namuzhong tugged at Huang Taiji's sleeve.
Huang Taiji coldly pushed her hand away, "If I don't do this, it will chill the hearts of the Khorchin."
Namuzhong was speechless for a moment.
"What are you standing there for? Drag him away now!" Huang Taiji shouted sternly.
When the guards heard the noise and rushed over, they tried to drag her away, but Namuzhong suddenly went black and fainted to the ground. It didn't seem like she was faking it.
Namuzhong made a big mistake, but she has Abaga behind her. If she were to die, Huang Taiji would have a hard time explaining himself.
Therefore, he had no choice but to summon the imperial physician for treatment.
It must be said that Namuzhong was incredibly lucky; this diagnosis revealed she was pregnant.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations! The Imperial Concubine is two months pregnant!" the imperial physician said, stroking his white beard.
When Huang Taiji heard the news, he was stunned. He couldn't believe that she had conceived after just one time. He couldn't help but look at Hailanzhu; at that moment, he wished more that Hailanzhu was the one who was pregnant.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty," Hailanzhu said with a smile.
Her calmness made Huang Taiji feel somewhat uneasy; in the past, she would have thrown a tantrum long ago.
"Lan'er, I..."
Just as he was about to explain, Namuzhong had already woken up.
The imperial physician, unaware of what had happened in the palace, continued to offer his congratulations to Namuzhong.
"Really?" Namuzhong stroked her flat stomach, her mood as bright as if a ray of sunshine had appeared after a long period of darkness.
"Although my medical skills are not particularly outstanding, I am still confident in this matter," the imperial physician said, bowing with his hands clasped.
"That's wonderful!" A radiant smile spread across her face as she turned to Huang Taiji and said, "Your Majesty, I am carrying your child." She knew that she had escaped this ordeal and would once again be a high-ranking imperial concubine, not a commoner in the cold palace.
Huang Taiji nodded slightly, then told the others to take their leave.
Only Hailanzhu and three others remained in the vast palace.
"Namuzhong!" Huang Taiji called out.
Namuzhong looked up and met those deep black eyes.
Huang Taiji said, "I will let you off this time because you are pregnant. But if you dare to do it again, I will not be lenient."
Upon hearing this, Namuzhong quickly agreed.
"Go back to your Linzhi Palace. You are not to step out of the palace gates unless summoned by me."
Namuzhong was dissatisfied, but there was nothing she could do. She could only slowly get up and leave Guanju Palace.
After she left, Huang Taiji hurriedly tried to explain to Hailanzhu, but at that moment, a eunuch reported an emergency, so he had no choice but to leave Guanju Palace in a huff.
Watching Huang Taiji's departing figure, Dayuer slowly spoke, "Namuzhong is really lucky to be pregnant at this critical juncture."
Hailanzhu glanced at her and said, "No, there's plenty of time in the future."
Da Yu'er smiled and said, "That's right. There's plenty of time. As long as we have Auntie on the same side, these demons and monsters will definitely not be able to cause any trouble."
Hailanzhu nodded, agreeing with Dayuer's words.
By this time, it was getting dark. Dayuer was worried about the little princess, and even though she still had many questions for Hailanzhu, she could only put them aside for the time being.
He then hurriedly left Guanju Palace with Su Mo'er.
After everyone left, Hailanzhu hurriedly went to her bedroom, took off her shoes, and collapsed onto the bed.
"I'm so tired. So many things happened on the first day. What will it be like in the future?" she complained incessantly, like a wronged woman.
Before she knew it, she had fallen into a deep sleep.
......
The next day, sunlight streamed through the window and fell on her.
She opened her sleepy eyes, rubbing them, and exclaimed, "Oh dear, it's already dawn."
She muttered to herself as she sat up and stretched, but as soon as she sat up, she felt her legs being pinned down and she couldn't move.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that Huang Taiji was kneeling at his feet.
"Your Majesty," she called softly.
Upon hearing this, Huang Taiji slowly regained consciousness.
"Lan'er, you're awake." His voice was languid, sending shivers down one's spine.
Hailanzhu looked at him, unsure of what to say for a moment.
Seeing that she remained silent, Huang Taiji explained, "Last night at midnight, I came to see you after I finished my work, but you had already fallen asleep. I wanted to wake you, but seeing that you were sleeping more soundly than ever before, I really couldn't bear to disturb you."
"So...you've been sitting at my feet the whole time?" she asked softly.
"Mm!" He nodded, but his gaze remained fixed on her face, unwilling to look away for even a moment.
Hailanzhu felt very embarrassed being stared at. Fortunately, a young eunuch came in to urge Huang Taiji to attend court, otherwise she didn't know how long she would have been embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, please wait!" she said respectfully.
Before leaving, Huang Taiji added, "I will come here for lunch at noon."
"Yes!" Hailanzhu curtsied.
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