So now Ye Jinyun doesn't have to go to Yingquan Palace every day. She just calls Lin Qingtang and the others over and asks them to talk to her or play cards to relieve her boredom when the emperor is not around.
The hot summer days were spent in these leisurely and comfortable days.
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As autumn came, Ye Jinyun was already more than five months pregnant, and her belly began to show.
When the emperor first announced the good news of her pregnancy, the women in the harem said a lot of sour words, all of which were based on the example of Chu Mingrou's fake pregnancy.
However, after the empress dowager called the concubines to Shoukang Palace to listen to the rules for a few days, the gossip in the harem gradually decreased. However, there were still many people who were waiting to see Ye Jinyun make a fool of herself.
But what they didn't expect was that not only did Ye Jinyun remain normal, but her belly was getting bigger and bigger. This made the concubines even more angry.
Why is she so lucky? Not only is she favored by the emperor, but she can also actually conceive an heir to the throne. This makes the hopes of some women who long for the opportunity to climb to the throne of queen even smaller.
And Empress Xian is the most unbalanced among this group of women.
She was one of the earliest concubines to enter the palace. She was not as pretty as the Concubine Shu, and her family background was not as prominent as the previous Concubine Gui, so even after so many years in the palace, she was still not favored.
Although she was equally unfavored as Concubine Jing and Concubine Qi.
However, Concubine Jing has always been law-abiding and only wants to protect herself in the palace, so she does not force herself to be favored.
Concubine Qi was even luckier. She gave birth to a princess for the emperor, which ensured that she would have enough food and clothing for the rest of her life. Moreover, she devoted herself to her only daughter, so the emperor took good care of her. Therefore, she did not care much about favor and status.
But Empress Xian was different. She thought she was a smart woman and it was impossible for her to be inferior to others. What she wanted was to be the master of the six palaces and the queen.
She originally thought that as long as she defeated the Imperial Concubine and then overthrew the Concubine Shu, she would be able to ascend the throne of Queen.
Who knew that Ye Jinyun would suddenly appear in the middle of the game.
Although she had completely overthrown the Imperial Concubine as she wished, she had unexpectedly been so lucky that she became pregnant with the Emperor's child, which immediately put her on an equal footing with the others. Moreover, if she gave birth to a prince, she might even be able to secure the position of Empress in the future.
Empress Xian would not allow such a situation to happen.
She must not let anyone else take her place as queen, so in her heart, Ye Jinyun is her number one enemy and must be eliminated.
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