“That’s fine, Consort Qiao. I have another matter to discuss. Your Chuxiu Palace’s candidates have been here for quite some time now, haven’t they? His Majesty is busy day and night and hasn’t had time to select any. Tomorrow, I will personally go to your palace to choose some. There are really too few of us sisters in the palace.”
The Empress claims to be very magnanimous, but who knows what kind of ugly and deformed fruits she might choose if she goes to select them herself?
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Qiao Siyu obediently listened to the instructions.
The group moved to another location, and the Empress, seeing Chu Yue's large pregnant belly, specially brought a stool from the Imperial Garden for her to sit on and enjoy the view.
Consort Liu is now the most favored concubine in the palace, and her temper has begun to become irritable.
In contrast, Chu Yue appeared much quieter. Although she was pregnant with the dragon's offspring, she had a gentle personality and always smiled at everyone.
"Qiao Siyu, what are you wearing? Showing your chest in the middle of autumn, you look like a vixen! No wonder the Emperor brought you back from dealing with the floods on the Yellow River! Why didn't my father stop him?"
Upon hearing Liu Ruhua's name, Qiao Siyu glanced at the other ladies beside her, quickly adjusted her clothes, and smiled awkwardly.
With her foxy looks, she was born to seduce men.
"Oh my, pregnant women are really different! Look, look! They're treated differently from us. Consort Li, aren't you from the Empress's palace? Why aren't you getting this kind of treatment!"
Consort Liu is now extremely arrogant in the palace. Not only has her father expanded his business throughout the capital, but she herself has also become quite conceited.
"I am a servant of the Empress, so I am not entitled to any special treatment."
"Tch!" Liu Ruhua looked at her useless appearance and really wanted to slap her twice to wake her up.
"She's just a bed warmer, isn't she? She's just lucky to be pregnant. What's she so smug about?" Even the Empress shook her head at the sarcastic tone.
Strangely enough, the Emperor has been staying with Liu Ruhua for a long time recently, but Liu Ruhua did not get pregnant on the first try as usual. The imperial physician said there was no problem and he didn't know what was wrong.
"Yes, Consort Liu is right!" Liu Ruhua looked at the submissive woman in front of her and felt that she had made a fool of herself.
Just as she was about to walk forward, she was suddenly pushed and bumped into Li Meiren's stomach.
Liu Ruhua stumbled, then steadied herself, but still couldn't maintain her balance and fell straight into Li Meiren's arms.
Qiao'er, acting as if nothing had happened, quickly retreated far away.
Li Meiren immediately lay on the ground, blood flowing from between her legs.
Upon seeing this, the Empress immediately stepped in to stabilize the situation.
"Consort Liu! How dare you! You dare touch my people!" The Empress was clearly angry.
"Imperial Physician, quickly send Consort Li to the palace! Summon the Imperial Physician! What are you standing there for!" Natsume led Consort Li back to the palace.
Liu Ruhua quickly knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, it wasn't me, I wouldn't dare to have any complaints against you. Someone just tripped me, it was... " Liu Ruhua turned around and looked, and behind her was only Chu Yue sitting there quietly. She couldn't very well say that it was Chu Yue who tripped her.
The hand is raised in the air, pointing at who knows!
"Hmph! Still trying to argue? If Consort Li's unborn child is not safe, I will drag you down with me!" Although the Empress made a harsh statement, the position of the Empress could not be decided by her alone.
Those present were too afraid to move at the sight. After all, the Empress was not pregnant, and Consort Li's child would undoubtedly be raised by her. If something went wrong...
Liu Ruhua knelt helplessly on the ground, her eyes fixed fiercely on Chu Yue.
"Your Highness Consort Liu, why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I'm the one who will trip you up while I'm sitting here?" Chu Yue said, actually sneering.
Jingren Palace was in chaos. Consort Li's child could not be saved in the end. Seeing that the pawn was no longer useful, the Empress simply ordered Consort Li to work in the servants' quarters after she recovered.
Chengen Palace
"Oh my, my little prince is so adorable! He's only been a few days and he's already smiling. What a clever child!" Qi Jingxuan came here to play with his child as soon as he finished court, showing that he was very satisfied with the prince's background.
Ruan and Mu also feigned flattery.
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! A message has come from Jingren Palace that Consort Li has miscarried."
Upon receiving the news, Eunuch Wu hurriedly came in to report.
"Shh! Keep your voice down, don't disturb the young master. Oh? Is that so? What's going on?"
Qi Jingxuan's eyes were expressionless, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.
"Your Majesty, this morning the concubines were admiring the chrysanthemums in the Imperial Garden when Consort Liu reportedly tackled Lady Li, causing her to fall to the ground and bleed on the spot," Eunuch Wu reported truthfully.
"Since that's the case, Consort Liu's conduct is perverse. She shall be confined to her quarters for one month and have her salary deducted for three months." Deduct her salary? It sounds like this is nothing to Liu Ruhua.
Qi Jingxuan knew this was the case, but there was nothing he could do. He could only watch them make a scene. He had just ascended the throne; he would deal with the rest later.
The next day after court, the Empress came to invite the Emperor to go to the Chuxiu Palace to select young ladies for the imperial concubine selection.
When Qiao Siyu saw the Emperor arrive, she naturally rushed to show off the song and dance she had rehearsed. After all, she came from the palace and could help him out in the future.
After the dance ended, the young women came over and lined up.
Qi Jingxuan's mind went blank instantly. "Damn, so ugly? Couldn't you have sent some better-looking ones?"
However, he had to keep his expression hidden and listened attentively as the young women introduced themselves. He was relieved to hear that none of them were daughters of high-ranking officials.
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