"Mother, how can this be done? I..."
"Why not? Hurry up and write the imperial edict. I will personally help Concubine Zhuang with her pregnancy."
boom!
It really is the imperial concubine, Imperial Concubine Zhuang.
Just by being pregnant, she was promoted six levels from a fourth-rank noble concubine to a first-rank noble concubine.
The concubines all looked terrible, their faces were stiff and distorted, and they couldn't even force a smile.
The Empress Dowager was crazy because she made Bei a noble concubine without even knowing whether the baby was a boy or a girl.
Why should a merchant's daughter, a second-married abandoned woman, step on their heads?
Just as I was thinking about it, everyone paused.
Wasn’t Mrs. Bei divorced after being childless for seven years? How could she get pregnant?
"Is it a false pregnancy?"
Concubine Jing couldn't remain calm at this moment. It had only been a month and Bei had become her equal.
No, Mrs. Bei was stepping on her head.
They both held the position of Imperial Concubine and had the same title, but she entered the palace first.
But Bei's title "Zhuang" is stronger than her title "Jing".
Adding the fat on her belly, Mrs. Bei has surpassed her.
Concubine Jing's eyes turned red. After all, she was the mother of the second princess. Just because the second princess died young, the empress dowager and the emperor let Bei step on her head.
The queen used great willpower to keep herself from losing her composure.
If she were to promote Lady Bei to the rank of Imperial Concubine now, and give birth to an heir to the throne, would she, the Empress, be deposed?
The three concubines Hui, De and Xian were unwilling to accept this at first, but when they thought about the Queen and Noble Concubine Jing, they became much calmer.
The harem is so realistic.
The Emperor has been childless for many years, and this has become a source of worry for both the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.
Now that Mrs. Bei has a child, the mother and son hold her in high esteem, treating her like a treasure.
No matter how jealous, resentful, or jealous others are, there is nothing we can do.
"I beg the Emperor to thoroughly investigate the culprit behind this and make the final decision for me and the others."
Concubine Jing stepped over the Queen and knelt on the ground to beg. The other concubines also knelt down, feeling extremely resentful.
The queen's face darkened. What did Concubine Jing and these concubines mean? They actually ignored her, the queen.
However, the Queen also knelt down and said with a sad face, "I beg the Emperor and the Queen Mother to investigate and find out who is behind this. I also want to know who murdered the concubines and cut off the royal family's lineage."
"Zhang De, you should look into this matter carefully."
Emperor Jiahe also had a serious expression. Not only his concubines, but his body was also affected.
Otherwise, why would you get a cold for no reason?
There was also Imperial Physician Fan returning to his hometown to attend a funeral, Imperial Physician Li hanging himself, and Imperial Physician Gong died when his carriage lost control and overturned.
How could it be such a coincidence?
Thinking of this, Emperor Jiahe became ruthless.
The first reaction was that the brothers and stepmother did it.
The Queen Mother thought so too.
There is no one else but these people who can make such a big move in the harem without being noticed.
I don't know who did it or if everyone was involved.
Bei Lingyao was still unable to rest in the Cining Palace to take care of her pregnancy. Emperor Jiahe took advantage of the fact that the Empress Dowager's attention was on other concubines and immediately took Bei Lingyao away.
When the empress dowager realized what was happening, the person had already left the Cining Palace and she was so angry that she almost jumped up and down.
The concubines felt very sad when watching this.
"Everyone, go back. This matter needs to be thoroughly investigated, and you should all behave yourself. You all know how important the child in Concubine Zhuang's belly is. I don't want anyone to have any ideas about it, do you understand?"
After the Queen Mother gave a warning, she left the Queen behind.
The queen was nervous, not knowing what the queen mother was going to say to her.
In the past, the Queen was very much valued and loved by the Empress Dowager, especially her pair of legitimate children. If the Queen had not been reluctant, the Empress Dowager would have wanted to raise them in the Cining Palace.
But since the princes and princesses in the harem died one after another, the empress dowager became cold towards the queen.
It was only because of the Queen's two living children that the Queen did not do anything to her and still gave her face.
However, the two princes and princesses who were the queen's protectors also died one after another, and the queen mother's love and coldness towards the queen turned into disgust.
"When the late emperor arranged for you to be engaged to the emperor, I wasn't entirely happy, but I also approved of you.
Before the wedding, I asked you if a queen should be magnanimous and tolerant, and you said you could do it.
After the wedding, I asked you again, and you still told me that you would do your best to manage the concubines in the harem for the emperor, give birth to children for the emperor, teach and raise the princes and princesses, and do your job as the queen.
This is what you said yourself, but you haven't done a thing, disappointing the Emperor and me."
The Queen Mother's words brought tears to her eyes. She had regretted it countless times over the years. Whenever she woke up in the middle of the night, thinking of her two children, her pillow would be wet with tears.
But what the queen hated even more was that she was too soft-hearted and did not eradicate the problem completely, which led to the harm of her two children.
"How has the Emperor treated you badly? How have I wronged you? Yet, you have wiped out the Emperor's offspring."
The empress dowager glared at the queen hatefully. The marriage was granted by the late emperor and she could not disobey his order, but what she regretted most was giving the queen power and fueling her ambition.
The queen burst into tears. The emperor and the queen mother had never treated her badly. After marrying into the palace, she was truly happy.
But the better the emperor treated her, the more she wanted to possess him, and the more she disliked the concubines.
At first, she didn't want to attack the concubines, and she didn't dare to deal with the illegitimate princes and princesses.
She just secretly fanned the flames, provoking conflicts and fights among the concubines. Every success made her happy, and she liked doing it more and more.
The fights among the concubines naturally affected the princes and princesses, as well as the pregnant concubines.
The queen sat on the Diaoyutai, watching the concubines suffer the pain of losing their sons and daughters. She appeared compassionate on the surface, but was secretly happy in her heart.
When the sons of the concubines died, her son had no competitors, and these concubines could never threaten her position.
But when she was happy, another concubine became pregnant and was targeted by Concubine Jing and the other four concubines.
Especially Concubine Jing and Concubine Shu were the ones that the Queen feared the most.
So the queen took action against the two pregnant concubines.
But she never expected that she would be retaliated against and lose her two children because of this.
The queen was filled with resentment, wondering why the revenge was not directed at her but at her children instead.
She hated the two concubines, hated Concubine Jing, and hated the four concubines.
They were the ones who killed her two children.
"It's not me, mother, I am wronged."
The queen did not admit it, nor did she dare to admit it.
"Whether you have been wronged or not, I know, the Emperor knows, and you know it too. Today, I am putting this on notice: if the child in Concubine Zhuang's belly is fine, then you will be fine too. If not, then you don't have to be the Queen anymore."
After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she asked the Queen to leave.
The queen left the Cining Palace in a daze. As soon as she returned to the Kunning Palace, she immediately sent someone to tell her parents' home to find the medicine for her as soon as possible.
Bei Lingyao is pregnant, which makes the queen very worried.
The emperor and the empress dowager were already dissatisfied with her. Once Bei Lingyao gave birth to a child safely, it would threaten her position as queen.
She must not sit still and wait for death!
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