Xu Lingyi took fake pregnancy powder one month after entering the palace.
During the month since she entered the palace, the harem was relatively peaceful.
On the one hand, Xu Lingyi was deeply favored by the emperor, and on the other hand, she rarely went out.
It’s not her fault. The emperor went straight to her residence after the morning court session and even reviewed memorials in her palace.
Since the emperor was with her, Xu Lingyi couldn't leave. Needless to say, at night, the emperor was always pestering her, and she had no free time.
So even if she was jealous of someone as beautiful as Lin, she was just jealous.
Enemies like the Queen who were observing secretly did not act rashly during this month.
People say that if you know yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without defeat. For the women in the harem, the strategies in their minds may not be worse than those in the court.
These people would not act rashly unless they thought they understood Xu Lingyi's character.
But Xu Lingyi knew that if the news of her pregnancy got out, the Queen and others in the dark might not be able to hold it in any longer.
After all, she was pregnant with the royal heir.
Especially for the queen, she was able to sit on the throne of queen because she gave birth to the healthy Princess Zhaoyang.
Xu Lingyi was already the Imperial Noble Consort when she entered the palace even before she became pregnant. If Xu Lingyi had given birth to a prince safely, her position as the queen might not have been secure.
For someone who values power so much as the Queen, she would never allow that.
"Tomorrow is mother's birthday." The emperor embraced Xu Lingyi and held her in his arms.
"My Queen Mother practices frugality, so we won't hold her birthday banquet this year. We'll hold it for her sixtieth birthday next year. Tomorrow we can have a family dinner in her palace."
Xu Lingyi nodded: "The Empress Dowager is kind and virtuous."
"You will go with me tomorrow."
"Okay, I have also prepared a gift for the Queen Mother."
The emperor was surprised: "What did my beloved concubine prepare?"
He is with Xu Lingyi every day, so she probably has no time to prepare.
"This is an embroidery I embroidered myself."
In fact, the real gift was the news that she was pregnant.
Although this is a false pregnancy, the Queen Mother will eventually be disappointed.
But at least the Queen Mother will have a glimmer of hope in her heart. She will know that she can get pregnant and have something to look forward to in the future.
It's not like before, completely hopeless.
In addition, the reason why Xu Lingyi planned to announce the news of her pregnancy at this family dinner was also to let the concubines in the harem know.
If only she and the Empress Dowager knew about it, they would definitely block the news.
If it were to be revealed at a family dinner, the news would be impossible to cover up.
Fake pregnancy powder has a time limit and will cause miscarriage after four months.
She couldn't hide the news of her pregnancy. After all, it would take time to prepare to murder her.
In fact, if she was really pregnant, even if there were props in the treasure bag, she could protect the child.
But she would not easily let the people in the harem know before the child was three months old.
In her previous life, she miscarried one child after another, which still pains her heart and casts a shadow on her.
If she decides to have children in this life, she will definitely protect them.
This false pregnancy is also to prepare for real pregnancy in the future.
On the Empress Dowager's birthday, Xu Lingyi deliberately dressed simply.
"Your Majesty, please put on your makeup." Yingchun is very skilled.
Xu Lingyi shook her head. She yawned delicately, seeming particularly exhausted. "Just apply a light layer."
"Okay." Yingchun nodded, but after finishing it, she felt it was particularly plain.
"Your Majesty, you don't look very well, as if you are extremely tired." Yingchun puffed up her face.
This is actually the effect she wanted.
Xu Lingyi smiled, a strand of her black hair moving in the wind, and raised her hand lightly, "I've been feeling a bit tired lately."
Yingchun nodded and grumbled softly, "It's all because of His Majesty. His Majesty pesters you every day, and now you go to bed very late every day."
Yingchun was too embarrassed to talk about these things at first. After all, she was not married yet and did not understand these things at all.
But now when talking about it, Yingchun can actually look normal again.
The emperor was really too dissolute.
They don't know how to show sympathy to these young ladies, so every evening there is an extremely loud noise in the hall... and it lasts for a long time.
When Yingchun thought of Xu Lingyi's delicate and frail body, she felt that the emperor was really going too far.
Xu Lingyi gently stroked Yingchun's head and coaxed her softly, "Good Yingchun, don't be angry. I'll ask the imperial kitchen to make you some snacks."
Yingchun: “…”
The young lady always treats me like a child and coaxes me.
Xu Lingyi had just finished packing when the emperor arrived.
"I'll come and pick you up."
Xu Lingyi could imagine the pale-colored faces of the concubines in the harem when they arrived.
She was the favorite since she entered the palace. It happened that she went to pay her respects to the Queen on the first and fifteenth day of every month. Occasionally, jealousy could be seen on the faces of some young and energetic concubines. Perhaps they really couldn't help it.
Sure enough, when the emperor came holding Xu Lingyi's hand, the atmosphere in the hall was stagnant for a few seconds.
The Queen Mother also frowned. She herself had experienced fighting in the harem, so she naturally knew how strong the jealousy of the concubines was.
After all, they have been trapped in this square and narrow world all their lives. All they can see are the twists and turns of the harem, and what they fight for are offspring and the pity and love of their husbands.
Not to mention having offspring in the emperor's harem, all we can hope for is the emperor's favor.
Everyone was the same before, but after Xu entered the palace, it was like dropping a drop of water into a frying pan.
In this case, it would be fine for the emperor to favor Xu on a daily basis.
But it would be inappropriate to show such blatant favoritism towards Xu at a family dinner where all the concubines were present.
The Queen Mother sighed.
Before the banquet, the concubines gathered together to chat.
The empress dowager took the opportunity to talk to the emperor, leaving Xu Lingyi alone among the concubines in the harem.
No one spoke to her, and all the concubines except the empress and the royal concubine treated her as if she were air.
But Xu Lingyi didn't care.
"Why is Your Majesty so elegant today? It's quite unique, but Your Majesty doesn't look well." The imperial concubine said.
Xu Lingyi smiled, her bright eyes moved slightly, and her red lips parted slightly: "I have been feeling down lately."
"Sister, please take care of yourself." The Queen said at the right time: "If you fall ill, who will serve His Majesty?"
The imperial concubine couldn't help but sneer. The queen, this bitch, was always so hypocritical.
"What are you laughing at, Your Majesty?" The Queen remained motionless, her face still dignified and gentle, as if asking casually.
"I am touched. I am touched by your love for His Majesty. Your Majesty is truly virtuous and a role model for all the women in the harem." The imperial concubine said sarcastically.
"Who calls me the Queen? I'm in a high position, so I have to worry about more things. I'm not as relaxed as my sister, the Imperial Concubine. I don't have to worry about the many trivial matters in the harem, nor do I have to worry about my children."
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