Chapter 378: All the concubines in the harem can hear it???
Inside the palace, the banquet was proceeding in an orderly manner.
Putting aside the previous thunderbolt, the banquet went very smoothly.
Just as the banquet was about to end, a maid accidentally knocked over a wine glass, and all the wine spilled onto Kong Fuling.
"ah."
She screamed and stood up.
Everyone looked at her.
She tensed up, her stomach lurched, and she began to vomit.
"Princess Ling, are you okay?" Xia Shuyi looked at her.
"Your Majesty..." She hadn't finished her words when she couldn't stop sobbing.
Looking at this familiar scene, Xia Shuyi had some guesses in his mind.
"Summon the Imperial Physician, please take a look at Concubine Ling Gui."
[Oh, Concubine Ling is pregnant with a baby too. ]
【I want more brothers. 】
Lu Li, who was beside the queen, was the first to eat the melon.
All the concubines present showed surprised expressions and looked at Kong Fuling.
Song Yulan was so angry that she poked the food in her bowl several times.
The emperor obviously favored her, so why didn't she have a child? Kong Fuling favored him for just one night and she got pregnant.
Concubine Xian also looked a little lonely.
She also thought that after the Ninth Princess, no more children would be born in the palace.
Kong Fuling couldn't hear Lu Li's inner voice and didn't know why everyone was looking at her.
She felt a little uneasy.
After a while, the imperial physician arrived.
"Congratulations, Concubine Ling, you are pregnant."
Kong Fuling cried with joy when she heard this.
"Really? Are you really pregnant?" She was so excited that she was incoherent.
Xia Shuyi was very calm in her seat and told the palace maid, "Go and tell the emperor the good news."
"I'll go, I'll go!" Lu Li was very positive.
She was bored of playing here and wanted to go see her father.
I wonder if my father has more delicious food.
"Okay, then Xiaojiu goes." Xia Shuyi touched her head with a smile, and let Luwu lead her to the hall on the other side.
"Father, Concubine Ling is pregnant. I'm going to have a younger brother!" Lu Li threw herself into Lu Yanshi's arms and congratulated him loudly.
Lvwu behind him wanted to stop him but it was too late.
The imperial physician only said that the baby was pregnant but didn't mention that it was a prince. The little princess shouldn't have told this.
"Are you serious?" Lu Yanshi was surprised.
His "hard work" during this period was worth it, and he finally reaped the rewards.
"Really, really." Lu Li nodded.
Lu Yanshi glanced at Long Wudi.
He has a son too, what is there to show off?
When the ministers below heard Lu Li say that she had a younger brother, they became worried.
It is certain that Concubine Ling is carrying a prince, but it is not known whether Concubine Rou is carrying a princess or a prince.
However, even if Rou Meiren is pregnant with a prince, she is from Beiyong, and the child in her belly will never be able to ascend to the throne.
So some ministers started to make their own plans in their minds.
The three known princes now have no chance of taking the throne, so it would be better to place the pressure on Concubine Ling Gui.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty." The people below raised their glasses to congratulate Lu Yanshi.
Lu Yanshi was in a very good mood. He waved his hand and gave rewards to everyone.
Lu Li's words were also transmitted back to the women's seats.
Everyone realized that this Concubine Ling was going to become successful.
Only Zhuang Yuming clenched the chopsticks in his hand.
It's over. Kong Fuling is pregnant with the prince, which will be even more disadvantageous to the queen.
"From now on, Concubine Ling will be treated the same as Lady Rou. She no longer needs to come to the Weiyang Palace to pay respects. Just take a good rest and take good care of the dragon seed in your belly." In order not to arouse suspicion, Xia Shuyi gave Kong Fuling the same treatment.
Kong Fuling shook her head hastily: "I dare not. The Queen is worried about me, but I am not the kind of person who is ungrateful. As long as my body allows, I will certainly go to pay my respects to you every day like my other sisters."
Hearing her words, Zhuang Yuming's brows wrinkled.
It's clear that Concubine Ling Gui has something else to say.
Doesn't this just mean that Qi Xingrou is ungrateful?
It turns out that he is a difficult person to get along with.
Zhuang Yuming immediately made up his mind not to let this parasite ruin the atmosphere of the harem.
This must be told to the Queen.
To prevent Kong Fuling from doing anything naughty by relying on the prince in her belly.
"If you are willing to come, I will naturally not stop you." Xia Shuyi smiled faintly.
Kong Fuling clenched her handkerchief tightly and dared not say anything more.
…
Soon, the banquet began.
Zhuang Yuming went to Weiyang Palace.
"Your Majesty, the Empress, is here to see you."
"Please sit down, sister." Xia Shuyi smiled and asked someone to pour her tea.
It was Zhuang Yuming who gave her a helping hand and enabled her to turn the tables on Concubine De.
Therefore, her attitude towards Zhuang Yuming was very friendly.
Zhuang Yuming took a deep breath, looked at the people around him, and said in a low voice: "This matter is of great importance and involves the Ninth Princess. Your Majesty, can you ask those who are not involved to leave?"
When Xia Shuyi heard that Lu Li was involved, he immediately put away the smile on his face and drove out most of the palace maids, leaving only his confidant Lu Wei.
"Go ahead." Xia Shuyi stared at her closely.
Zhuang Yuming swallowed and raised his hand to swear: "Your Majesty, I swear that everything I say is true and there is absolutely no lie."
"Yeah." Xia Shuyi nodded.
Zhuang Yuming glanced at Lu Wei and still felt uneasy, so he simply whispered into the Queen's ear and lowered his voice.
"Your Majesty, we can all hear what the Ninth Princess is thinking."
"What?" When Xia Shuyi heard this, he felt as if he had been hit on the head with a stick, and his head was buzzing.
"I know this sounds unreasonable, but we all heard it. I asked other sisters and everyone heard it. Moreover, we found a pattern. Those concubines who had bad intentions towards the Ninth Princess could not hear it. For example, the previous Concubine Xie Gui and Concubine De." Zhuang Yuming told everything he knew in one breath.
"Now, I find that Concubine Ling Gui seems to be unable to hear either. I wonder if she has bad intentions towards the Ninth Princess?"
After hearing this, Xia Shuyi gradually came back to his senses.
"Can all of you hear it?" She looked at Zhuang Yuming in disbelief.
Scenes from the past appeared before her eyes.
When Concubine Xian suddenly fainted, it must have been because she heard Xiaojiu saying in her heart that Qu Fufeng was rebelling.
And on the day of the full-moon banquet, not only her, but all the concubines whose names were mentioned by Xiaojiu, found out the spies planted by Concubine De in the palace.
So, there were signs of this already, but she had never thought of it this way.
"Yeah." Zhuang Yuming nodded.
"We all found it incredible and agreed that the Ninth Princess must be a fairy from heaven, which is why she has such miraculous abilities."
"You're right." Xia Shuyi took a deep breath, nodded and instructed, "Don't spread this matter. I will pay attention to Concubine Ling Gui."
"I won't reveal a single word to anyone." Zhuang Yuming nodded seriously.
"Luwu, take out my set of glazed green cloud headdress." Xia Shuyi praised Zhuang Yuming for the exquisite headdress and then let her leave.
After she left, Xia Shuyi fell into a dilemma.
Should we tell the Emperor about this?