"How can you walk so carelessly? Be more careful next time."
Jiang Fulai was stunned when he heard Xiao Lanchuan's gentle voice.
What's wrong?
Did Nam Chi's personality change just because she got pregnant?
However, he quickly got used to it.
While reviewing memorials, the palace maid grinding ink felt a little dizzy and accidentally knocked over the inkstone, splashing some ink onto Xiao Lanchuan's face.
The palace maid knelt on the ground, too frightened to speak.
Xiao Lanchuan simply wiped his face with a handkerchief: "If you're too tired, don't come to serve the Emperor. Go and rest."
Palace maid: ? ?
The world has truly changed.
That's not the most important thing.
Jiang Fulai noticed that Xiao Lanchuan was reviewing memorials, and would occasionally chuckle.
Even though it was broad daylight, it was still strangely creepy.
The news that Xiao Lanchuan personally escorted Nanzhi back to Yilan Palace spread quickly throughout the inner palace.
Seeing that Nan Zhi was so favored, many concubines wanted to curry favor with her, so they gathered at the entrance of Yilan Palace.
There were Jiang Cainu, Chu Cainu, Zhou Jieyu, and Qin Jingyi, who held a higher rank.
However, none of them were able to get in.
The guards at the entrance stopped them immediately.
"No one is allowed to enter without His Majesty's permission."
They were driven away with just one sentence.
On the way, Jiang Cainu said indignantly, "She's just pregnant, yet they're protecting her like this. Who knows if it will be a princess or a prince?"
Qin Jingyi listened to what she said and pretended to reprimand her, but she was actually quite dissatisfied inside.
Although the abbot said that the emperor would have difficulty having an heir, and even if he did, the heir would likely die young.
But who would dare to gamble?
What if Nam Gyi is the exception?
What if she gives birth to a prince?
The Emperor is already protecting her like this even before she gives birth; what will happen after she does?
Meanwhile, Jiang Cainu was whispering to Chu Cainu, "I heard that the Emperor wanted to bestow a title upon her, but she refused, only wanting to be a maidservant by his side. It turns out she wanted to take the opportunity to pester the Emperor every day. What a vixen!"
Jiang Cainu had become a little smarter; she didn't enter the palace to become a concubine, but to take the throne of empress.
Although she was very dissatisfied with Nanzhi, she was still unwilling to be a pawn.
She said these things to encourage Chu Cai Nu to find a way to get rid of Nan Zhi's unborn child.
What if Chu Cai Nu dared not do anything?
There were also Consort Zhou and Consort Qin.
Both of them come from influential families. If either of them makes a move, even if Nan Zhi dies, Xiao Lan Chuan will likely only be furious and won't actually do anything to them.
Even if she did it, what business is it of hers?
She was just reaping the benefits.
However, she underestimated Zhou Jieyu, who had been in the palace for a long time, and overestimated Qin Jingyi's courage.
After hearing this, Zhou Jieyu just smiled and didn't take it seriously.
It's not a good thing that the new concubine is so scheming.
Everyone knows that Xiao Lanchuan has had a difficult time conceiving, and now that he is finally pregnant again, if something goes wrong, the emperor will be furious and corpses will be piled up for miles.
Although Qin Jingyi was stupid, she was so frightened by Xiao Lanchuan last time that she dared not easily make a move against Nanzhi.
And she's not that bad.
After all, she had been pregnant herself and experienced that kind of pain, so how could she bear to kill a life?
However, when she thought of the Empress position that Xiao Lanchuan had promised her, she felt a little greedy.
Jiang Cainu had just reminded her.
Nan Zhi got pregnant because she was constantly clinging to Xiao Lan Chuan.
Now that Nan Zhi is pregnant, it's not appropriate for her to serve Xiao Lan Chuan anymore, which presents her with an opportunity.
The news that the group had gone to Yilan Palace quickly reached the Empress Dowager's ears.
At that time, the Empress Dowager was holding Chen Huaizhi accountable.
"Didn't you say that the Emperor has difficulty conceiving?"
"Your Majesty, I have said that, but I cannot guarantee it."
"Can't you guarantee you won't do anything underhanded?"
In a fit of anger, the Empress Dowager slammed her hand on the table. "Since you diagnosed Nanzhi as pregnant, you should have kept it a secret and quietly killed the child in her womb. Why did you have to tell everyone?"
Chen Huaizhi knelt on the ground, wiping away cold sweat, and said, "I did not know that she was carrying the Emperor's child, otherwise I would not have said it."
Seeing his sincere words, the Empress Dowager assumed he was truly unaware of the situation and softened her tone: "The Emperor trusts you now. You can go to Nan Baolin's clinic every day to take pulses; you'll have plenty of opportunities."
Chen Huaizhi was so frightened that he lowered his head even further.
"Your Majesty, please spare me! For safety reasons, His Majesty has already forbidden me from taking Nan Baolin's pulse alone. If I dare to do anything, it will certainly not be hidden from them."
The Empress Dowager's expression hardened: "When did this happen?"
"His Majesty just issued the order this morning."
The Empress Dowager had not expected Xiao Lanchuan to be so cautious.
She rubbed her temples, looking very tired. After thinking for a while, she asked again, "What did you think of Nan Baolin's fetal appearance when you looked at it before?"
"At first there were signs of miscarriage, but now the pregnancy is very stable and there shouldn't be any major problems with giving birth."
After hearing this, the Empress Dowager's expression became even more solemn: "I understand. You may leave."
After Chen Huaizhi left, Zhang Mama told the Empress Dowager about how Jiang Cainu and the others were refused entry to Yilan Palace.
She massaged the Empress Dowager's shoulders. "Your Majesty, don't worry. You deliberately elevated that lowly maid to the rank of Baolin, which has already aroused jealousy. I'm sure you won't need to lift a finger; that child won't live long anyway."
"But I'm still worried."
How could she possibly feel at ease?
This time was different from when Qin Jingyi was pregnant. Back then, Xiao Lanchuan clearly didn't care this much, and he didn't set up many protective measures.
She succeeded with ease.
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