"Queen, what do you mean by this? It was wrong for Xiyue to imprison your brother, but as a child, there's nothing wrong with wanting to fight for what you like."
"It's just that her methods are a bit extreme. Why do you have to keep harping on her?"
"In my opinion, Xiyue is kind-hearted. She is a good match for your brother. What else do you have to complain about?"
Xu Jinyi showed a mocking expression: "Child? I remember Xiyue is a few months older than me, right?"
"I know that the emperor is subject to the same punishment as common people when he breaks the law. Does the Empress Dowager think that Xiyue's actions should make me thank her for imprisoning my brother and even releasing the news of his death?"
"It is already magnanimous of me not to bear a grudge about this matter. It is impossible for me to accept her as my sister-in-law."
The Queen Mother never expected Xu Jinyi to actually dare to disobey her. Her eyes almost popped out of her head: "You're rebelling?!"
"How dare you speak to me like this? It seems you are relying on the emperor's favor to be fearless."
Xu Jinyi knelt down, her tone neither humble nor arrogant, with a cold tone: "I dare not. Although I promised to put this matter behind us, it is impossible for me to accept Xiyue as a family member."
"Empress Dowager, put yourself in my shoes. If you were my concubine, what would you do?"
The Queen Mother choked!
Her tone softened, "Queen, I'm informing you, not asking for your opinion. Your brother has been with Xiyue for so many days, shouldn't he be responsible?"
Xu Jinyi remained unmoved: "That's because Xiyue is shameless and is trying to get close to me. Besides, nothing happened between her and my brother."
Qin Xiyue's eyes were red. It was the first time in her life that she was called shameless.
The aggrieved look made the empress dowager feel distressed.
"Queen, please don't be so aggressive. Xiyue is still your niece after all, and she calls you aunt."
"I don't deserve it. Xiyue's eyes look like she wants to eat me up." Xu Jinyi is not afraid of Qin Xiyue and says whatever she wants.
The Queen Mother looked over suspiciously, and Qin Xiyue quickly changed back to a pitiful expression.
"Empress, Xiyue really knows she was wrong. Please don't be angry."
Xu Jinyi didn't want to stay here. The longer he stayed, the angrier he became, so he asked to leave.
Qin Xiyue hurriedly pulled the empress dowager's sleeve.
The Queen Mother patted her hands and informed Xu Jinyi in an unyielding tone that she would grant them the marriage the next day.
"I hope the Queen Mother will reconsider, otherwise I will have no choice but to ask Your Majesty for help."
"Empress! Do you really think you can order the emperor around?" The empress dowager glared at Xu Jinyi, and for a moment the two of them were in a stalemate.
"You have disobeyed me. Kneel here today and reflect on yourself."
Then the Queen Mother took Qin Xiyue away.
Xu Jinyi pouted, looking aggrieved.
"Your Majesty, please wait a minute. I will go find the Emperor right away." Su Mian looked around and spoke.
Xu Jinyi shook his head: "You can't get out, don't bother."
Qin Xiyue was here, so she had to kneel as punishment today. She just hoped that His Majesty would finish his work soon and come to find her.
The departing Queen Mother sighed harshly, "Girl, don't be so stubborn. Like the Queen said, why would you marry into the family? Xu Haoran doesn't even like you. Do you really want to marry into the family and watch them lovingly couple?"
"I can't help you with this matter. You've seen the Queen's attitude. You'd better choose another husband."
Qin Xiyue was dissatisfied: "Grandma Huang, didn't you promise Xiyue?"
"I was just angry that the Queen was so stubborn and embarrassed me, so I punished her."
"And the Queen is right. If you put yourself in her shoes, it's good enough that she doesn't hold a grudge against you."
"Go back."
Although the Queen Mother likes Qin Xiyue, she also knows that Xu Jinyi is the emperor's favorite. Can she really be so anxious for her granddaughter and son?
Qin Xiyue was sent away, and the nanny was asked to let the queen go back in half an hour.
Xu Jinyi thought that she would have to kneel for several hours today before the emperor would notice that she was not in the Pepper Palace.
Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother asked her to go back after only half an hour.
It's quite unexpected.
After hearing what the Queen Mother said from the nanny, Xu Jinyi curled the corners of his mouth. It seemed that the Queen Mother was not so unreasonable.
As soon as he stood up, Xu Jinyi didn't know if it was because he stood up too fast, but his eyes went dark and he passed out.
The Queen Mother flew into a rage upon hearing this: "You've only been kneeling for half an hour, how could you faint? Aren't you deliberately trying to go against me? If the Emperor knew, he would surely eat me alive."
"Take me there quickly. Have you called the imperial physician?"
The Empress Dowager was so anxious. If something really happened to the Queen in her palace, the Emperor would probably be really angry.
"The imperial physician has just arrived and is already taking the Queen's pulse."
"Did he really faint or was he pretending?" The Queen Mother didn't believe it. He had only been kneeling for half an hour, how could he have fainted?
Besides, she was not asked to kneel outside. There was a heater and cushions in the hall. How could she faint?
"I think the Queen is really dizzy. If I hadn't been quick, she would have fallen face first into the stove."
"Then we can't go yet. I hope the Queen is alright. If anything goes wrong, I'll eat the little bastard."
The empress dowager was supported by a nanny and walked to the side hall. Before she entered, she heard the good news from the imperial physician.
"Congratulations, Queen! You are over a month pregnant."
The imperial physician knelt on the ground with excitement on his face. The emperor was going to have an heir, and this was diagnosed by him. How could he not be excited?
Doctor Gong looked very happy when he thought about how no one in the Imperial Hospital was willing to take on this tough job and pushed him out.
Yes, taking the Queen's pulse was a tough job. The more the Emperor favored her, the more likely she would lose her life if something went wrong while he was taking her pulse.
But now Doctor Gong just wants to thank those doctors who pushed him out.
Xu Jinyi woke up when the imperial physician came, and was extremely worried when he found out that he had fainted.
I was afraid that something might happen to the baby in my belly.
"Really? I'm really pregnant with a dragon heir? How's my health? Is the baby okay?"
Outside, the empress dowager had regained her consciousness and her hands and feet were nimble. She shook off the nanny's hand and strode in.
She looked very excited. In the early years, concubines in the harem could still get pregnant, but there has been no movement in recent years.
Now that she heard that the Queen was pregnant, how could the Queen Mother not be excited?
"Doctor Gong, is what you said true? Is the Queen really pregnant?"
"I guarantee with my life that this is absolutely true. The Empress is indeed pregnant with a dragon heir."
"Okay, okay, how is the Queen's health? Is the baby stable?" The Queen Mother asked another question that made her very nervous.
In the past, the pregnancies of concubines were extremely unstable, with occasional spotting and ultimately they could not keep the baby.
The Empress Dowager was really scared because she drank bowl after bowl of pregnancy-maintaining medicine but it didn't work.
"Don't worry, Empress Dowager. Although the Empress looks frail, she is in excellent health, and the pregnancy is stable and strong."
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In the new year of 2024, I hope everything goes well and you are in good health.
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