The emperor looked at the people below with cold eyes. He could probably guess how she treated Rong Xi at home.
But before he could open his mouth, Concubine Zhao came forward first.
"This girl is quite good-looking. She is a sister of Concubine Chun. I think she will be as easy to bear as Concubine Chun. Your Majesty, I think she is quite good."
The Queen Mother had originally had no interest in this woman, but after hearing what Concubine Zhao said, she took a serious look at the woman below. If she was really a woman who was easy to get pregnant as Concubine Zhao said, then wouldn't that mean...
"Aijia..."
"Jiang Heng's daughter, do you admit your guilt?"
The empress dowager was interrupted by the emperor before she could finish her words.
When Jiang Rongyuan heard the imperial concubine say this, she was chuckling in her heart about her own actions, and was secretly happy in her heart, but when His Majesty said this, she was so scared that she fell to her knees with a thud.
"Your Majesty, I acknowledge my guilt and beg for forgiveness."
"Forgive me, I think you knowingly committed this offense and dared to be so rude in front of me. I'd like to ask Minister Jiang how he taught you."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. This was my first time in the palace and I was overly excited. Please forgive me, Your Majesty. Rong Xi, please plead for me. I am your sister."
Everyone turned their attention to Rong Xi again as if to watch the fun, and Gardenia beside her also stood up at this time.
"How dare you address the Empress by her name?"
Rong Xi silently gave Zhizi a thumbs up, this girl is really good.
"Your Majesty, it's time for me to take my medicine. I'll take my leave now."
The emperor immediately stood up and came over to support her, but Jiang Rongyuan below also realized that she just didn't want to care about him, and shouted at Rong Xi angrily.
"Empress Chunpin, I am your biological sister, and you didn't save me. Aren't you afraid that I will tell father and let him punish you?"
Rong Xi didn't have the chance to speak back. The emperor had her dragged away, beaten with thirty sticks, and sent back home. She was also charged with disrespect. If Rong Xi hadn't pleaded for her, her head would have been chopped off long ago.
The reason why Rong Xi pleaded for mercy was not because he had any feelings for her. She was suffering the most right now.
Of course, these are all things that happened later. The emperor helped Rong Xi back to the palace, while the other concubines remained there.
After the empress dowager saw that everyone had left, she had no choice but to make the decision on her own and keep three women who looked good at bearing children and make them concubines.
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Along the way, the emperor was checking Rong Xi's expression, worried that she would be made uncomfortable by Jiang Rongyuan's anger.
Finally they arrived at the bedroom. The emperor was afraid that Rong Xi would not let him in, so he quickly took a box from Eunuch Jin Su and handed it to Rong Xi.
"Xi'er, I have a gift for you."
Rong Xi's words to ask them to leave were stuck on his lips.
"What?"
"Silver note."
Rong Xi immediately put on a smiling face, "Gardenia, serve tea to His Majesty."
Zhizi was also happy that the Queen finally paid attention to His Majesty. She had been keeping His Majesty out every day, fearing that He would punish her.
"Yes, my lady."
Eunuch Jinsu was very proud, as this was the idea he gave to His Majesty.
The emperor finally arrived at Rongxi Palace. He hadn't been here for several days and felt that the place was different.
"Xi'er, that day I was..."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to explain to me. The women in the harem are all yours. I won't think too much about it."
Rong Xi was still holding the banknotes in his hand, but these words made the emperor feel nervous.
Although he was unable to come in a few days ago, he thought Rong Xi was angry because she was jealous, which meant that she also had her own feelings.
But now, he didn't dare to have this idea. He even felt vaguely that Rong Xi wouldn't let him in because he was dirty.
This was soon verified because he wanted to get close to Rong Xi and listen to the movements of the baby in her belly like he did in the past.
But every time I got close to her, she pretended to avoid me unintentionally. Sometimes she wanted to put the box down, sometimes she wanted to get up to drink water, and sometimes she wanted to go out for a walk. I couldn't get close to her at all.
She really despised herself.
"Xi'er, I'll come see you another day."
"Your Majesty, I respectfully bid you farewell."
The emperor looked dejected. The system noticed Rong Xi's deliberate avoidance and asked, "Rong Xi, are you not planning on contacting the mission target later?"
"No."
System [What are you doing?]
"What's wrong with me?"
The system saw that Rong Xi was avoiding its questions and did not ask any further questions. After going through so many worlds, Rong Xi had his own sense of propriety.
But he didn't expect that the emperor would be the one who lost his sense of propriety.
When the emperor came to Rongxi Palace again and wanted to go in, Zhizi stopped him outside the door on the grounds that the empress had already gone to bed.
He did not make things difficult for Zhizi who obeyed his master's orders, but he really wanted to see Rong Xi today, so he climbed over the wall and went in.
He walked very carefully step by step and jumped in easily.
The door was gently opened, and the guard saw that it was His Majesty who had clearly discovered it, but at this moment he did not dare to open his eyes.
The emperor walked in quietly and looked at the sleeping Rong Xi. He still felt a little uncomfortable when he thought of the emotionless look in her eyes when she looked at him during the day.
He gently covered Rong Xi's outstretched legs with the quilt, and then sat quietly beside her couch.
He thought, maybe he was in trouble.
He sat there quietly all night long. Even though he was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes, he didn't leave. He only climbed over the wall to go back in when he was about to attend the morning court.
Rong Xi opened her eyes as soon as he left the room. In fact, she discovered it when he was about to climb over the wall. At first, she just wanted to know what he wanted to do, but she didn't expect that he would sit quietly by the couch and guard her all night.
She didn't think much about it, turned over and continued to sleep.
More than half a month passed, and none of the new concubines in the harem had yet entered the emperor's bedchamber.
Originally, the other concubines wanted to put the blame on Jiang Rongxi, but since His Majesty had not stayed at Jiang Rongxi's house for the past half month, they could not say anything.
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Early that morning, not long after Concubine Zhao got up, she vomited continuously while washing up. She thought she had just eaten something bad, but Lin Dong beside her immediately showed a happy expression on his face.
"My Lady, do you think it could be..."
"Go get the doctor quickly."
"yes!"
"Don't make any noise yet."
"yes!"
Lin Dong's voice was shaking with excitement. If only she was really pregnant, their queen's life would be better in the future.
The imperial physician was invited in quickly. Concubine Zhao was full of anticipation and kept looking at the imperial physician's expression seriously.
A look of joy appeared on the imperial physician's face, and his eyes brightened. He quickly knelt down, prostrated himself on the ground, and said excitedly, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"Imperial Physician, what do you mean, this palace..."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, for getting what you wished for. Your Majesty, this is your pregnancy pulse."
Concubine Zhao stood up in surprise, "Really?"
"It's absolutely true. Although the pregnancy is still young, the pulse is smooth and round, indicating a positive pregnancy."
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