The Queen smiled and spoke, her words were gentle but extremely hurtful.
The imperial concubine's eyes instantly turned sinister, and no matter how well she controlled herself, her eyes were red at this moment.
Even though Xu Lingyi had only been in the palace for a short time, she knew that the death of the second princess was the imperial concubine's deepest pain.
Xu Lingyi watched the confrontation between the Queen and the Imperial Concubine, and couldn't help but curl her lips in her heart.
That's why she didn't see any hostility in the concubine's eyes.
————
"The Emperor should be more careful in the future." Today is the Empress Dowager's birthday, and I didn't want to say this.
"Xu is already so favored, and you are so unscrupulous. Are you honoring her or harming her?"
The emperor's original intention was of course to promote Xu Lingyi.
"How could I bear to harm her?" the emperor said.
"But in my opinion, if you keep acting like this, sooner or later something bad will happen to the Xu family."
The Queen Mother has spent her entire life in the harem and has seen so much.
"I am the Son of Heaven. The harem and the court are all under my control. Are you still afraid that I can't protect her?"
The emperor's confidence came from the supreme power in his hands and his contempt for women.
The Empress Dowager knew that the Emperor always felt that the women in the harem could only do so much. After all, they were unarmed and had limited power.
The Empress Dowager twirled her Buddhist beads. "Even a perfect plan can be erroneous. Emperor, you are only human, and there are always things you cannot see. Moreover, what if someone hates her to the point of not caring about their own life, or someone behind the scenes hates her so much that they would rather die with her than let the Imperial Concubine die? These people could be ordinary palace servants she meets on the road, or concubines in the harem, or even the palace servants who serve her. Can the Emperor allow her to never come into contact with them?"
The Queen Mother asked, then she sighed heavily.
Fortunately, the emperor is her son, and fortunately, she met the previous emperor. If she were a concubine and met someone like the emperor, she would never become the empress dowager.
"I'm not forbidding you from pampering Xu. It's rare for you to like someone and be willing to pamper her. I have no objection, but you can't be too exaggerated. At least in an occasion like today where all the concubines are present, the emperor should be more careful."
"The others are also elders who have served you for many years. Even if they have not made any contributions, they have worked hard for you over the years."
The emperor pondered and felt that what the empress dowager said made sense. After returning today, he would strengthen the protection of Xu Lingyi.
"I understand, Mother. I will pay more attention in the future."
The Queen Mother raised her teacup and said, "I hope you really understand."
When the Empress Dowager and the Emperor came out, the family banquet was about to begin and the servants were ready to serve the dishes.
The Empress Dowager sat at the top, followed by the Emperor, with the Empress to the left and Xu Lingyi to the right.
"Eat it, mother."
The emperor picked up some food for the empress dowager and was about to pick up some for Xu Lingyi, but thinking of the empress dowager's words, he held back.
Forget it, I'll compensate Yier when I get back.
"The Queen, have some too." The emperor picked up a piece of fish in front of him and gave it to the Queen.
In fact, the queen didn't like eating fish at all, but this was the first time the emperor had been so kind to her in some time.
The queen was flattered, and felt touched and sad.
In fact, the emperor had been kind to her in the past. When she was pregnant with Princess Zhaoyang, the emperor fed her personally and said that he would treat her well in the future.
When did the change happen? It was when she was still Concubine Xu, she fell.
The emperor was suspicious of her but could not find any evidence, so he treated her less well than before.
This is indeed what she did, but she does not regret it.
Although the bastard in the imperial concubine's belly was not removed that year, it laid the foundation for the death of the second princess later.
"My beloved concubine, have some too." The emperor offered Xu Lingyi another piece. "You like this."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Looking at Xu Lingyi's hypocritical voice, the queen's joy just now disappeared.
Xu Lingyi couldn't help vomiting after taking a bite.
Although fake pregnancy powder is fake, everything about it looks real.
It has been almost a month since Xu Lingyi took the medicine. Recently, she has indeed felt sleepy from time to time, and sometimes she also feels nauseous and has chest tightness, and can't eat much.
"Yier." The emperor quickly put down his chopsticks and asked nervously, "What's wrong with you?"
Xu Lingyi covered her chest and said, "I feel like vomiting."
"But you have a stomachache?" asked the Queen.
But as someone who had been involved in palace fighting for decades, the empress dowager was inevitably suspicious, and her first reaction was that someone might have poisoned Xu.
After all, Xu Lingyi is the person the emperor likes. In order not to make the emperor feel uncomfortable, the empress dowager will also protect Xu Lingyi, even if she does not like Xu Lingyi, no matter her character or virtue.
As a married woman, she had an affair with the emperor before the divorce.
The Queen Mother looked down on him somewhat.
She didn't know why the emperor had a special liking for her. Perhaps all men in the world only care about appearance.
"Let's ask the imperial physician to come and take a look." said the Queen Mother.
The emperor nodded and looked at Wang Bao: "Go and call the imperial physicians, bring more of them, and hurry up!"
"I'll go right away."
Wang Bao is no longer young, and his speed is not as fast as the young eunuchs. He mainly relies on these young people to run and shout, but he has to go too.
His Majesty is so anxious. If he doesn't rush and run away, how can he serve His Majesty?
The emperor fed Xu Lingyi some water, but she couldn't help vomiting twice afterwards.
"What did Your Majesty eat yesterday? That's why you acted like this at the Empress Dowager's banquet..." Lady Lin couldn't help but speak.
Before she could finish her words, the emperor's eyes swept over, as sharp as two swords, staring at Concubine Lin.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
