The Queen Mother finally agreed. Although she felt that the Emperor's actions at this time would hurt Rong Xi's heart, it was normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines in this dynasty, not to mention that this was the harem.
When the Queen Mother came to Rong Xi, she was not blocked outside like the Emperor, but was respectfully invited in.
There was no sadness on Rong Xi's face, nor any complaints, which made the Queen Mother not know how to speak.
"Princess Chun, I heard that the emperor has been resting in his palace these days. Did you have any unpleasantness?"
Rong Xi smiled and shook her head, "To answer the Empress Dowager, there is no unpleasantness between me and Your Majesty. Your Majesty has been very busy with official duties these past few days, and I cannot keep pestering Your Majesty just because I am pregnant."
"You are a sensible person, but you are pregnant after all. It would be better for the emperor to come and see you more often and spend more time with the child."
"Your Majesty, are you referring to the fact that I did not allow Your Majesty to enter the palace?"
The empress dowager's face changed slightly. She had already expected that she would complain to her about the emperor staying in the imperial concubine's palace, but she didn't expect her to actually say it.
"Empress Dowager, the baby in my belly is still unstable! The imperial physician said that I must keep a certain distance from Your Majesty. But Your Majesty is always touching me like this, and I am really worried that the baby in my belly will be affected! What if something goes wrong? So I have no choice but to do this..."
When Rong Xi said this, the Empress Dowager knew it very well. She didn't expect the Emperor to be such a bad person. Concubine Chun was pregnant, but he actually... had the nerve to go to her and cry to her. What a fool.
"So that's how it is. Don't worry, I will tell the emperor about it."
The Queen Mother left, and Rong Xi found it funny to watch her angrily leave.
The emperor, who thought he had been persuaded, came to Rong Xi again, intending to explain to her personally what happened that day, but he didn't expect...
"Your queen has gone to bed. Your queen has gone to bed so early!"
Gardenia lowered her head and replied respectfully.
"Your Majesty, our queen has been very sleepy these past few days and has had severe morning sickness. She finally managed to fall asleep. She has instructed that no one should disturb her. Your Majesty, please wait until she wakes up before coming back."
Gardenia's voice was very soft, as if she was really afraid of waking up the person sleeping inside.
The emperor lowered his voice unconsciously, "Hey! Then you should take good care of your queen. If anything happens, please send someone to inform me immediately."
"yes!"
After the emperor left, the empress dowager knew that he had gone to see Chunpin again, so she gave him another lecture.
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The day of the audition has finally arrived. Although it seems like it has just begun, rounds of screening have already been carried out in various prefectures and states.
Today is a big event in the palace. There are not many concubines in the palace, and they are all here today.
Rong Xi's position was naturally not higher than that of Concubine Zhao, but the emperor wanted her to sit directly next to him, so he arranged a large dragon throne early in the morning.
As the eunuch sang loudly, all the concubines slowly entered the venue behind the emperor.
The emperor, who had originally planned to get along well with Rong Xi today, looked at Rong Xi and sat in her original seat without even looking at him.
The emperor looked a little lonely, and Rong Xi was still angry with himself.
"Xi'er, come and sit next to me."
The empress dowager didn't think there was anything wrong with it. It was safest to be with the emperor, and she felt more at ease knowing Rong Xi was with the emperor.
Rong Xi stood up and was about to bow but was stopped by the emperor, "Your Majesty, this is not right. I will sit here."
Although Rong Xi was talking to him, he didn't even look at him from beginning to end, which made the emperor feel like a needle prick in his heart.
Concubine Zhao was very happy to see how unfamiliar they were. She hoped that His Majesty would dislike this person from then on.
She carefully reached out her hand and gently stroked her belly which was hidden by the table.
She stroked slowly with her fingers, as if she could feel the little life that had not yet arrived.
If nothing had happened that night, if everything had gone as she wished, then the child would already be here.
Ever since what happened that night, she became cautious and would ask the imperial physician to come and check her pulse twice a day.
She did this not because there was anything wrong with her body, but because she was eager to know whether she was pregnant or not.
She was filled with anticipation and anxiety, which was why she sought help from the imperial physician so frequently.
But it hasn't been long after all, and the imperial physician still can't find anything out.
Therefore, the look in her eyes when she looked at Rong Xi's belly became more vicious, and a flash of jealousy, resentment and hatred passed through her.
And Concubine Ning beside Rong Xi had the same look in her eyes, but she was looking at Concubine Zhao.
The selection soon began, and one by one, the beautiful beauties walked before the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and all the concubines.
The Queen Mother thinks everyone is good, and she prefers those with plump figures who are good at bearing children.
The emperor's mind was on Rong Xi from beginning to end. He was concerned about what she had eaten, whether she felt unwell, and how she felt when she saw these beautiful girls.
Waves of beauties were taken away, but after an hour the emperor didn't like any of them, or rather, he didn't even look at them much.
The Queen Mother became more and more anxious. It was so hard to hold a beauty pageant, and she didn't want to end up with no one chosen.
So after this wave of beauties left, they reminded the emperor again, "Emperor, you don't like any of them. You must know the purpose of this selection."
The emperor wanted to be willful and pretend not to hear.
Another wave of beauties came up, and Rong Xi looked at the people below with a slight smile on his face.
After the Queen Mother raised her head, Jiang Rongyuan below saw Jiang Rongxi sitting above.
She didn't expect to see this bitch here, that someone so lowly could sit in that position.
When she heard that not only was she brought into the palace by His Majesty, but she was also named Concubine Chun and was pregnant with His Majesty's only child in his thirties, she became jealous to the point of madness.
It was when her father told her that he didn't want her to enter the palace that she had a big fight with her father for the first time.
She felt that as a daughter of the Jiang family, if Jiang Rongxi could have children with His Majesty, then naturally she could too.
It was this reason that convinced her father, and that's why she was able to appear in today's talent show.
But from the time she came on stage until now, His Majesty hadn't even glanced at her. She was unwilling to be eliminated like this, so she took a step forward at the risk of being punished and stood in front of the other concubines.
"I am Jiang Rongyuan, seventeen years old, the daughter of the Minister of Works and the elder sister of Concubine Chun."
When everyone heard this, they all turned their eyes to her. This woman was so bold. She did look somewhat similar to Chunpin, but her petty appearance was incomparable to Chunpin.
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