The Queen Mother said that she had not seen the Queen for a long time and wanted to see the grandson in the Queen's belly, so Qi Mu took the Queen Mother back to the bedroom to have dinner with Dan Ruo.
The Queen Mother noticed that Danruo had gained a lot of weight, but her face remained the same, still radiant and dazzling, radiating a gentle glow without the slightest hint of the haggardness of pregnancy that often befell women. Qi Mu would occasionally serve Danruo food, a gesture that made the ruler of a country willing to do the work of a servant. No wonder Rong Zhaoyuan had red eyes; any woman would be jealous if they saw this.
The Queen Mother calmed down and began to play the role of a good mother-in-law, explaining in detail the matters needing attention during childbirth, and the young couple listened attentively.
Suddenly, Danruo's face turned pale and he leaned to the side. Qi Mu hurriedly hugged him.
While Eunuch Deng arranged for the imperial physician to come, he also deployed manpower to ensure that all people and objects remained motionless.
The empress dowager was surprised. The amount was not enough to cause an immediate attack. Normally, the bleeding should only start at night after she left. But she had already taken a bath and gone to bed, so there was no way they would find anything wrong with her.
He immediately said, "This is a chaotic situation. I'm afraid my headache will come back soon. I won't add to the chaos. If you have any news, please tell me in time."
Qi Mu's eyes were red. He had learned a lot about the dangers of childbirth in the past few months. He knew that the longer the pregnancy lasted, the more dangerous it was.
Danruo didn't want the Queen Mother, the culprit, to leave now. If the Samsara Pearl hadn't just reminded her to stay away from the Queen Mother and that the child would be in danger, she would have known what the Queen Mother was thinking.
Dan Ruo quickly used his spiritual power to protect the child, then pulled Qi Mu's sleeve and said with difficulty:
"Don't panic, Your Majesty. The Queen Mother has given birth to three children and is very experienced. Everything will be fine with the Queen Mother here."
Qi Mu also thought it made sense, "Please ask the Queen Mother to stay and take charge."
The Queen Mother was too embarrassed to leave and was just about to pretend to have a headache and leave when Doctor Li was once again skillfully picked up and flown over. He was now landing more and more steadily.
After taking the Queen's pulse, they found that she had inhaled a small amount of musk and it was not serious, so they quickly ordered the Queen to be moved to another palace.
Then he began to check the house. He walked around and when he reached the Queen Mother, he was a little slower than other places.
He cursed inwardly as he encountered another royal secret, with the Emperor on one side and the Empress Dowager on the other.
Seeing the constipated look on Doctor Li's face, Qi Mu glared at him, "If you have something to say, just say it. I'll protect your life and give you a golden medal of immunity from death."
Doctor Li ignored the empress dowager's sharp gaze and pointed out that the powder applied on the empress dowager's face exuded a musky scent.
The Queen Mother had a look of having just learned something, "How is that possible? I didn't know."
After saying this, he looked at the palace maid beside him and asked, "What kind of powder did you apply to me today?"
The maid fell to her knees upon hearing this and said, "I accidentally knocked over the Majesty's whitening powder. Fearing punishment, I asked someone to buy some from outside the palace and secretly brought it back."
Qi Mu was half-believing and half-doubting. "Come here, take this palace maid to the Ministry of Punishment and torture her with all kinds of instruments to see if she is telling the truth or not."
Upon hearing this, the palace maid wanted to bite her tongue to commit suicide, but Eunuch Deng discovered her in time, removed her jaw, and took her to the Ministry of Punishment.
Qi Mu and the Queen Mother were left alone. Qi Mu had basically determined that it was the Queen Mother who did it. How could the Queen Mother not smell the musk? His father had many concubines in his courtyard back then.
He said with certainty, not speculation: "The Queen Mother wants my eldest brother's son to ascend the throne."
The Queen Mother shook her head guiltily: "You already have your own child, how could I still think that way?"
Qi Mu: "If you say that you want my eldest brother's son to ascend the throne, I will do it, so please tell me the truth, Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother said: "Prince Kang was raised by me. He is well-behaved and filial. It is best to make Prince Kang the successor."
Qi Mu's heart was broken: "Then as a mother, you just kill my child. Do you know how long I have been waiting for this child? Do you know how much I am looking forward to the birth of the child?" He was even more scared at the thought of harming Danruo's life.
At this point, the Queen Mother was also very upset, but she still felt that she was excusable: "But your elder brother lost his life for you. Three years ago, you couldn't live without your elder brother. The throne originally belonged to Prince Kang."
Qi Mu originally wanted to keep this matter secret, but now it seems that it is no longer possible, so he took the Queen Mother to a house in the capital.
King Kang, who was supposed to be dead, was now alive and well. Although he was guarded by someone, he was not deprived of food, clothing, and money. The concubines he had taken in from the south were also brought to him.
When the Queen Mother saw this, she understood clearly that it was probably her eldest son who directed and acted out the incident three years ago.
After being captured and brought back to the capital, Prince Kang anxiously awaited the emperor's arrival, living in fear every day. Now, upon seeing the queen mother, he burst into tears, "Mother, I know I was wrong. Second brother, I know I was wrong."
Qi Mu's face was as cold as ice. King Kang looked at the Queen Mother as if for help. The Queen Mother shook her head with a dejected look.
"In this way, I will hand over the power of the palace to the Queen and give your brother a chance to live."
Qi Mu said coldly: "If King Kang is alive, he will be guilty of treason, and his entire family can be exiled if he is alive."
The Queen Mother shed two lines of tears: "Then what do you want me to do?"
"My mother and my eldest brother were at the vigil for my father, and Prince Kang was demoted to earl."
The Queen Mother couldn't believe it. The imperial mausoleum was bitterly cold, and Prince Kang had become a poor earl. However, Prince Kang was afraid of being exiled, so he had already agreed on behalf of the Queen Mother.
After this incident, Qi Mu was afraid that something might happen to Danruo again, so he would never leave her except when he went to court. After repeated protection, it was finally time for Danruo to give birth.
Although Danruo was protected by spiritual energy, her cervix was dilated and she was still in pain. Qi Mu had been with her in the delivery room, wanting to suffer for her. Danruo wanted to hear his inner voice, but she could only hear it if he prayed strongly.
Qi Mu has such thoughts, and it is worth it that I gave birth to three children for him.
The two princesses are sisters and the younger brother is a little prince.
Qi Mu cried with joy as he looked at the three little buns. He kissed Danruo's sweaty face and smiled foolishly at Danruo and the children.
The next day, the emperor announced the good news in the court, named the little prince the crown prince, and conferred titles on the empress's mother's family. He also named Mr. Chu the Second Duke of Cheng'en, a title that could be inherited for five generations. Mrs. Chu the Second and Mrs. Chu the Old were given imperial decrees.
Several of Mr. Chu's sons were also assigned tasks, which made all the ministers envious.
The Chu Jinlin brothers had no interest in studying at the academy. When they learned that the queen had given birth to three children, they had always wanted to see the queen but had no way to do so. Their grandmother had separated from their father because she was dissatisfied with their mother, and now she ignored their two grandsons.
So they thought about hanging around the princess's mansion where Danruo used to live, building a good relationship with the embroiderers there, and seeing how they could pass the news to Danruo.
When Dan Ruo heard about this from his subordinates, he refused directly. In his previous life, these two younger brothers were Chu Xiangxiang's real lackeys.
Seeing that the queen was so heartless, the Chu Jinlin brothers looked for the reason on Yang. They blamed Yang for replacing their own sister, and they wanted their father to divorce her.
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