"Your Majesty, the Emperor has arrived!" Ming'er hurriedly came in to announce.
"What? So soon? It seems His Majesty has long desired to have a child with me!" Li Qingzhou hurriedly straightened her clothes and hair.
"Qingzhou, as soon as I heard the good news, I immediately put down what I was doing and came to see you. How are you?" Qi Jingxuan asked Li Qingzhou incessantly as soon as he arrived at Yonghua Palace.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects! Long live the Emperor!"
"Get up quickly! You're newly pregnant, so you need to be careful. Here's what we'll do: you don't need to help with the affairs of the six palaces for now. Just focus on giving birth to a son for me. Someone, prepare the decree!"
An eunuch immediately entered with the imperial edict, wondering what order the emperor was going to issue!
"Shurong Li Qingzhou is of noble character, gentle and virtuous, and is pregnant with the Emperor's child. From this day forward, she shall be conferred the title of Zhaoyi Consort, oh, Consort Qing! Conferring her the title of Consort! I am overjoyed, I shall confer her the title of Consort directly."
Ming'er stared wide-eyed; this was a unique occurrence in the palace! Even though Consort Yi had been very flamboyant when she entered the palace, the Emperor had never favored her. She had thought that her sister, Li Qingzhou, would live in Consort Yi's shadow, but unexpectedly, the Emperor had let her go home.
Good fortune will eventually fall upon my wife, and I will be overjoyed tomorrow.
However, Li Qingzhou showed no joy, because she knew that the Emperor was only treating her so well because she was pregnant and because of the child in her womb.
However, she still bowed to the Emperor with great joy, saying, "Your Majesty, I thank you!"
"Quickly, quickly, sit down. I have prepared many gifts for you. Xiao Shunzi will be here soon!"
Qi Jingxuan's excitement was palpable, and Li Qingzhou quickly reminded Ming'er, "Ming'er, make some tea! The Emperor is here, what are you standing there for?"
He also gave Ming'er a look!
Qi Jingxuan and Li Qingzhou talked for a while, and Ming'er, dressed in simple attire, finally brought the tea. "Oh, Qingzhou, look, even your palace maids are happy for you. They dressed up specially. I just love the simple and artistic feel of your Yonghua Palace. Ming'er looks very beautiful. Dress like this from now on."
Qi Jingxuan pointed to the fabrics on the table and said, "You've worked hard serving Qingzhou, so take some too. You're a young lady, how could you not like these things?"
Unlike other emperors, he himself had been a young girl, so how could he not understand a young woman's thoughts? After speaking, he looked tenderly at Li Qingzhou, and the next day he immediately lit an aphrodisiac incense and acted according to their plan.
Qi Jingxuan was very sensitive to this smell, but he didn't know what Li Qingzhou was up to. Even though he had just become pregnant, he immediately got up and prepared to leave.
"Your Majesty, please stay... I'm afraid..."
Qi Jingxuan felt his body starting to weaken, and his face flushed. Ming'er, being sensible, came over to support him. He looked at Li Qingzhou in confusion, wondering what was going on.
Li Qingzhou unexpectedly walked out of the room at the opportune moment.
"You dog slave, what are you doing?" Qi Jingxuan shouted as he saw Ming'er starting to take off his clothes.
"Your Majesty, please forgive my rudeness. Her Highness is currently pregnant and is probably unable to serve you. She has specially asked me to serve you personally. Please forgive me!"
Qi Jingxuan understood; so that's what it meant. With the last of his strength, he grasped Ming'er's hand. "Go tell your mistress that she doesn't need to use such dirty tricks. My feelings for her are different from others. During her pregnancy, I will not favor anyone else. Guards! Guards!"
Xiao Shunzi was waiting outside when he heard the shouts from inside and immediately came in.
Qi Jingxuan pointed to Ming'er kneeling on the ground, and Xiao Shunzi immediately understood, "Miss Ming, serve her well, and the Emperor will surely reward you handsomely!"
"You, you, you!! I ordered you to drag her out."
"Oh, yes, Your Majesty!" Xiao Shunzi didn't expect that he had misunderstood. He had clearly seen that Consort Qing had already left, and thought that the Emperor had something in mind!
Ming'er and Li Qingzhou's scheme ultimately failed, but the number of people coming to congratulate them at Yonghua Palace was overwhelming, and for a time, Consort Qing's status became the strongest in the palace.
"What's there to be proud of? So what if she has a foxy look? It's not like I can't have her!" Geng Yulin looked at the crowds coming and going in Yonghua Palace, feeling very angry.
She's been in charge of the harem for so long, she must have worked hard even if she hasn't done anything great, but the emperor just won't come to see her. It's so annoying. She's been in the palace for so long and she's still a virgin. Tell me, which of the concubines in the harem is as miserable as her?
"Your Majesty, don't be angry. In fact, this is a tremendous opportunity for you!" Hua Jian reminded her from the side.
"What opportunity? Oh? Yes, now that the Emperor has taken turns raping me, shouldn't it be my turn? Hahahaha! You're right, this is my opportunity. Huajian, you are truly a clever and quick-witted palace maid! It's no wonder I've been so good to you."
Geng Yulin was initially very unhappy, but after hearing Hua Jian's words of advice, he felt much better. It was true; in this harem, all those who were supposed to be pregnant were already pregnant, and all that remained were good women and beauties. What did they have to compete with Geng Yulin for?
"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. It's all thanks to Your Majesty's guidance!" Hua Jian kept praising Geng Yulin, and in an instant, Geng Yulin held his head even higher.
"Help me up, I'm going to see what's going on!"
Ruan Yumu had no intention of offering congratulations. She was still studying her military books and geographical information in Yujing Palace. She always felt that the risk of Qi attacking the northern border was very high.
"Your Highness, aren't you going? I heard that everyone in the palace is going to offer their congratulations."
"I'm not going." Ruan Yu Mu was already overwhelmed by the encirclement and had no interest in attending that group of women's boring gathering.
"Your Highness, if you don't go, wouldn't it be too obvious!" Zi Ling quickly reminded her from the side.
Ruan Yu Mu instantly realized that if she didn't go to offer her congratulations, wouldn't she become the prime suspect? She really should go and see.
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