Chapter 39: Beautiful Daughter vs. Heirless Emperor 39
Concubine Liu fell to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood.
She looked at the emperor in disbelief, "Your Majesty, I was appointed as your imperial concubine by you, and you did it for this bitch. Your Majesty, you have such a cruel heart!"
Concubine Liu began to sob, her heart breaking.
In the past, she had punished many concubines who did not know the rules, some of them were beaten to death or maimed, but His Majesty had never been so angry.
Shi Liu cried and crawled over to help Concubine Liu who had fallen to the ground. She kowtowed heavily to the emperor and said loudly:
"It's all my fault. I couldn't bear to see Concubine Shu's arrogant look. She was disrespectful to Concubine Gui because she was favored. I was so angry that I told the servants not to send her food."
"Your Majesty, please understand. It's just a matter of not eating. How could a person faint? When our queen copied scriptures for the Queen Mother, she didn't eat or drink anything. She wrote for the whole day. Your Majesty has served you for many years. Please show mercy!"
The emperor gently stroked Ji Yunhuan's face. Huan'er frowned and his face was full of pain.
Huan'er was pregnant, and as an emperor, he would rather humble himself and coax her than force her, let alone say a harsh word to her.
Now the person he had been protecting with such great care was tortured like this!
The emperor became even more furious. "Okay! You are such a loyal servant! I will grant your wish!"
"Someone, drag her out! Beat her! When Concubine Shu wakes up, stop beating her to death!"
Shi Liu's face was ashen as death, and she was dragged out by two eunuchs. Soon, the sound of flesh being beaten was heard at the door. Shi Liu's screams were blocked by her mouth, and only painful whimpers were left.
Concubine Liu collapsed on the ground, a chill running up her spine like a maggot in her tarsal bones, frightening her to the point of shivering all over.
This was the first time she felt fear after being in the palace for so long.
Doctor Li, under great pressure, finally finished taking the patient's pulse.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Concubine Shu is pregnant! Pregnant women are prone to fatigue. Your Majesty is indeed tired. She needs to take good care of herself and must not overwork herself in the future."
This was not the first time the emperor heard the news that Ji Yunhuan was pregnant, but he was still very excited. He did not need to pretend to be ecstatic.
"Good! Reward! Doctor Li has made great contributions. This baby is now in your hands. Come and check the pulse every day in the future. Don't make any mistakes!"
"The Concubine Shu is pregnant. This is a great joy. Once the pregnancy is stable, I will announce it to the world! The Concubine Shu is a blessed person. I will have more children in the future. There is no need to worry about the stability of the country and the prosperity of the country!"
Concubine Liu was struck by lightning and sat on the ground for a long time without being able to recover.
How is this possible? How can this bitch be pregnant with the emperor's child? She is the only one in the harem who can give birth!
This bitch must have seduced the emperor on her first night in the palace! She deserves to be damned for seducing the emperor!
Concubine Liu scratched the floor tiles with her fingers, regretting deeply why she couldn't just beat this bitch to death with a stick!
The Queen had expected this day to come, but she didn't expect Concubine Shu to get pregnant so soon.
"Your Majesty, I will send someone to invite the Queen Mother. She has been looking forward to having a grandson for so many years. Finally, she can hold him in her arms."
The empress dowager arrived very quickly. Without waiting for anyone to report her, she rushed in like a gust of wind, pushed the emperor aside, and sat down next to Ji Yunhuan.
"Huan'er, are you okay? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? Such a big thing happened, and no one informed me. Do you have to wait until my darling grandson dies before you tell me, an old lady?"
The emperor stood aside, feeling quite embarrassed. "My son was afraid that you would worry, so he asked them to keep it a secret."
Ji Yunhuan held the Queen Mother's hand and said with a smile: "I am fine, and the baby in my belly is fine. It is really my fault for disturbing the Queen Mother."
"What have you done wrong? You are pregnant with the heir to the throne, so you have done great things! But you, Imperial Concubine Liu, are vicious and have tortured the concubines. I don't know how many lives you have taken over the years. Imperial Concubine Liu, do you admit your guilt?"
Faced with the empress dowager's questioning, Concubine Liu refused to admit it.
"I am wronged. I didn't know that Concubine Shu was pregnant. I was just being kind and wanted to teach Concubine Shu how to handle palace affairs."
The sound of the board at the door had stopped. Liu Dewang walked in quickly and whispered, "The palace maid Shi Liu couldn't stand the torture. She's dead."
"Pomegranate!" Concubine Liu wailed, stood up and stumbled out, but was stopped by the eunuch at the door.
The emperor's face was as cold as iron. The death of a palace maid was also a warning to Concubine Liu.
"Liu Yan, from today on, you will be confined to Changchun Palace and recite scriptures and pray for Concubine Shu and the child in her belly every day."
"You have cruelly harmed the concubines and are vicious and cruel. You are no longer fit to be in charge of the affairs of the six palaces. From today on, you will hand over the seal of the imperial concubine. The queen will be in charge of the palace affairs, and the concubine will assist you."
"Don't you always feel that Concubine Shu is lower in rank than you? I will issue an order to demote you..."
Ji Yunhuan struggled to get up from the bed and interrupted the emperor in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I dare to ask Your Majesty for mercy. Concubine Liu only made an unintentional mistake. Your Majesty can punish her lightly, but you must not damage the harmony of the harem for my sake."
The emperor's eyes were red with anger and heartache. In the end, he just sighed and said:
"Forget it. Since Concubine Shu is begging for you, then you should be demoted to a concubine. Come, drag Concubine Liu away and guard Changchun Palace. Without my order, Concubine Liu is not allowed to step out of Changchun Palace!"
Ji Yunhuan lowered her head, she knew this would be the result.
Such a small matter could not bring down Concubine Liu. Prime Minister Liu of the previous dynasty was very powerful and the emperor had to be cautious. Now that she was ahead, she could win the emperor's sympathy.
The Queen Mother was also very distressed. "Shufei is sensible and considerate of the general situation. She always thinks of the Emperor. She is wronged."
"Since she is pregnant, she will naturally be promoted to a higher rank. First, she will be promoted to Imperial Concubine, and then she will be canonized after she gives birth."
The emperor continued, "I will give you another title. I have been thinking about it for a long time and I think the word 'Chun' is a great choice. What do you think, Huan'er?"
Ji Yunhuan blinked her big watery eyes, feeling very touched. "Your Majesty's choice is naturally excellent."
Overnight, the wind direction in the harem changed.
Concubine Liu was confined to Changchun Palace, and the palace maids and eunuchs around her were replaced, and she fell completely silent.
Although Concubine Chun is pregnant, the emperor still favors her alone every night and won't let her go. The concubines in the harem are jealous but helpless.
Rewards and supplements were sent to Shuhua Palace in droves. Even the Queen protected Concubine Chun. There was no longer the situation of two tigers fighting each other. Everyone in the harem could only calm down.
In the blink of an eye, it was the hottest summer, and Ji Yunhuan's belly was getting bigger and bigger. At first, she could cover it with loose dresses, but now it can't be covered anymore.
As the fetus grew bigger, it squeezed the internal organs. Ji Yunhuan began to feel nauseous and couldn't eat for several days.
The entire Shuhua Palace was almost in a state of anxiety. The emperor had lost his temper several times and blamed the palace maids for not serving him carefully.
"Your Majesty, please don't scare Taohong. She is timid and doesn't like to be frightened. Besides, if you deduct her monthly allowance, you will have to make up for it from me."
"Doctor Li also said that this is normal for pregnant women. Plus, it's hot, so it's normal to have a poor appetite."
Taohong knelt on the ground and said pitifully, "It's too hot in the capital. Our queen has been afraid of heat since she was a child. She always gets sick in the summer. Madam took her to the mountain villa to escape the heat, and she really got much better."
The emperor's eyes lit up, and he suddenly had an idea, "Then let's go out to escape the summer heat. Huan'er, do you still remember the palace outside the capital? There are mountains and water there, which is much cooler than the capital."
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