"Princess Minghua does have some misunderstandings about me. She is young, and I will not argue with her. The Queen Mother and Your Majesty do not need to stop the princess from entering the palace for my sake."
The Queen Mother shook her head. "She's not young anymore, but she's still naive. There's nothing we can do about it now. You don't have to take it to heart, let alone feel guilty. This was the idea of your Majesty and I. I'll also have someone keep an eye on Minghua to prevent her from doing anything wrong."
The Queen Mother was worried that although Princess Minghua could not enter the palace, she could still order the people in the palace around.
"I have already assigned the secret guards to watch over Minghua. On the one hand, it is to protect her safety, and on the other hand, it is to prevent her from doing anything wrong. If she has any intention of harming others, the secret guards will inform me immediately. My beloved concubine and mother, rest assured."
The emperor and the empress dowager are worthy of being mother and son, they have very similar ideas.
So it can be seen that it was not that he could not control Princess Minghua before, but that he just didn't want to or was reluctant to do so.
Now they hope that the baby in her belly is a prince and value her child the most.
She was willing to control Princess Minghua, fearing that she would harm her child.
Xu Lingyi didn't say anything else, and she felt a little relieved.
She had already anticipated that if Princess Minghua knew that the Queen Mother would not only no longer protect her, but would even do the same as the Emperor and not allow her to enter the palace again.
With her arrogant and contemptuous attitude, she must be furious.
But this was the beginning of revenge against Princess Minghua.
It is easy to deal with the imperial concubine, but Princess Minghua is the emperor's only daughter after all.
Xu Lingyi also knew in her heart that it was impossible to kill Princess Minghua easily.
But she could take her time, and she liked cutting meat with a blunt knife.
She enjoyed the pleasure of revenge.
Now the first step is just to prevent her from entering the palace.
What awaits Princess Minghua in the future is house arrest.
After that, she will never let Princess Minghua return to Kyoto.
Once she is driven out of the capital, it will be much easier to take action against her.
She would not let Princess Minghua die easily. It would be too easy for her to die like this. She would torture her slowly.
"The Emperor and I agree not to announce your pregnancy yet."
Xu Lingyi nodded: "I understand. This is better for the child."
The Queen Mother nodded, feeling even more that she understood the situation. "The Xu family has been loyal and righteous for generations, and they raised a daughter as well-educated and well-mannered as you. I want to thank your mother very much. Tomorrow, I will summon your mother and sister-in-law to the palace so that you and your family can be together. However, I am sorry that you have been inconvenienced for a while. I cannot properly reward you and the Xu family. Many people outside the palace are eyeing the position of emperor, and people's hearts are unpredictable. We can only wait until the baby is three months old."
Xu Lingyi nodded. She had heard before that a woman's pregnancy was usually not announced before three months.
"Thank you, Empress Dowager. After entering the palace, I no longer yearned to see my mother and sisters-in-law. I never expected you...you to be so kind to me..."
Xu Lingyi pretended to be extremely moved, her voice choked with sobs.
She originally thought that she would have to take the initiative to raise the issue with the emperor, but she didn't expect that the empress dowager had already considered it.
The golden finger that she gained after her rebirth was indeed very useful. Just a fertility pill was enough to change the empress dowager's attitude towards her drastically, and the empress dowager and the emperor no longer paid as much attention to Princess Minghua as before.
The Queen Mother was filled with affection for Xu Lingyi. "I am a woman just like you. When a woman is pregnant, it is best if her mother is by her side. The Emperor is a man and cannot consider such things. Your mother can stay in the palace for a long time to take care of your unborn child."
Xu Lingyi hesitated, "But wouldn't it be a bad idea for Mother to live in the palace... Outsiders would inevitably speculate and talk."
The Queen Mother smiled and shook her head. "What's wrong with that? As long as you're happy, that's all. You're pregnant now, so you need to be happy. I've said before, if you want anything, I'll help you as long as I can. Even if you want the stars and the moon in the sky, I'll do my best to help you get it. So don't worry and let your mother stay in the palace. Even if outsiders have any speculation, they'll only think you're the emperor's favorite. They won't think you're pregnant."
In the eyes of everyone in Kyoto, it was impossible for the emperor to have any more children.
Even if they had some guesses in their minds, they would not think of the concubine's pregnancy.
Xu Lingyi was happy, because what she missed most were her mother and father.
The emperor was reminded by the empress dowager at this time, and he also thought of General Xu on the border, so he said: "The border is relatively stable now. Your three brothers are young and promising. It is not a problem for them to be stationed on the border. Why not let General Xu return to Beijing to see you."
Xu Lingyi lowered her head and hesitated for a moment.
She missed her father very much. After being reborn, she had met and gotten along with her mother, but her father was two lifetimes away.
I have always been worried about that bitch Princess Minghua, but now that the emperor has hired secret guards to monitor her, nothing should happen again.
Moreover, after Princess Minghua experienced this incident, no matter how stupid she was, she should have known that the attitude of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor towards her had changed. She was in a state of panic at the moment and probably did not have the extra experience to deal with other things, nor did she dare to be as bold and presumptuous as before.
Besides, in her previous life, she was mainly attracted to her brothers, and her father was a little old.
"Don't worry, since the emperor has spoken, everything will be fine. Just let General Xu come back. Your father has been stationed at the border for many years and has been loyal to the country. Now that you are pregnant, he can certainly come back to see you. You don't have to worry." When the empress dowager saw Xu Lingyi's hesitation, she knew that she actually missed her father very much.
"Thank you, Queen Mother and Your Majesty." This thank you was Xu Lingyi's first sincere words today.
After she became pregnant, the empress dowager treated her better than the emperor. This change was really huge.
"I am willing to do anything for you, as long as you can give birth to my grandson safely. I know it's not easy for women to give birth, so don't be polite with me. If I really want to say it, I can't thank you enough. No one in the palace has been pregnant for many years, only you. I wish I could do more for you, so if you have anything you want, just tell me."
The Queen Mother's words were too sincere. Although Xu Lingyi declined on the surface, she was very touched in her heart.
To be fair, the Queen Mother is really sincere to the people she favors. In the past, she was good to Princess Minghua, and now she is good to her.
The imperial concubine did so many bad things, but she didn't care about it for the sake of Princess Minghua.
Even if she did something in the future, the Queen Mother would not do anything to her for the sake of her child.
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