Chapter 169 Uneasy
Chen Mianmian was living in dire straits outside the palace, but there was someone in the palace who was as worried as she was.
This person is naturally Lady Li.
After Concubine Li heard what Chen Mianmian said in the Imperial Garden that day, she became more and more anxious about the Queen's plan to kill the mother and keep the child. As her belly grew bigger, she was already six months pregnant, and a six-month belly was already very big.
After that day, even though she deliberately secretly poured out the tonic and did not increase her diet, her body remained the same and her belly grew bigger day by day.
Lady Li had something on her mind, but she was keeping it to herself.
She thought the Queen wanted to harm her, but firstly, she had no evidence, and secondly, she was surrounded by the Queen's people, so she had nowhere to turn to. Even if the Queen was not around, these people would use the Queen to pressure her, making it impossible for her to feel at ease.
Concubine Li calculated the time. They would be away for four months to escape the summer heat. It would be October when they returned, and her due date was in November. Was there any way to save her own life and protect the child from falling into the hands of the Queen?
Yes, ever since she knew about the Queen's idea of killing the mother and keeping the child, Concubine Li finally figured it out. Even if she survived the birth, it was only a matter of time before she would be killed after giving the child to the Queen.
But the Queen is the Empress. How can he save both his life and the child from the Queen's hands?
Concubine Li suddenly thought of someone. Who in the palace dared to challenge the queen? Who had a child to protect him and would not deliberately covet her child?
Concubine Yu!
Concubine Li's heart started beating faster when she thought of Concubine Yu. Yes, Concubine Yu had always been in opposition to the Queen. She was not afraid to go against the Queen, and she was out of favor now. Although she had the three princesses by her side, it was always good to have more children to consolidate the Queen's favor. What's more, Concubine Yu already had her own children, so she would not attack her just because she wanted her children.
At the end of this month, Concubine Yu will be released from house arrest. There is still a chance.
Lady Li told herself that there was still a chance.
Concubine Li was thinking about Concubine Yu, but Concubine Yu had been in a bad mood for a long time. After the third princess followed her to the palace, she had nightmares all the time, always wondering if the emperor would give the third princess to someone else. The more she thought about it, the more scared she became.
The third princess was her only child. She thought the emperor would not be so cruel, but she had seen him being cruel before.
Concubine Yu was in a state of confusion. After the Third Princess left, she became thinner day by day. That day, Wan Zhao brought the news he got from the palace to Concubine Yu. Concubine Yu felt relieved when she saw that the Third Princess had not been taken care of by any concubine until now.
For more than a month, she could only eat when she looked at the news. If she couldn't see it, she would continue to be anxious.
Wan Zhao really had no other choice but to ask people to spread the news more frequently. After more than a month, he finally thought that Concubine Yu's confinement had been lifted, and said happily: "It's not too sunny today, Concubine Yu, do you want to go out for a walk?"
After being locked up in Zhongyu Palace for these days, haven't you lost all your energy?
After all, Concubine Yu hadn't been out for a long time. Now that her house arrest was lifted, she still had to go out for a while.
Then, she met Concubine Li.
Since then, Concubine Li has been counting on her fingers every day to calculate when Concubine Yu would be released from house arrest. Finally, she waited for it. She had been in a bad mood for the past few days and didn't allow people to follow her. After those people found out that she really walked away and came back quickly, they didn't follow her everywhere. Now, she finally waited for Concubine Yu.
"Empress Yu." Concubine Li couldn't kneel now, so she shouted while standing.
Concubine Yu had not been out for a long time and was not familiar with Concubine Li. Now Concubine Li's figure was completely different from before, so she could not recognize her. She only saw a fat person with a big belly who suddenly came in front of her, and she was startled.
It was Wan Zhao who shouted, "What are you doing, Lady Li?"
Only then did Concubine Yu realize that this was Concubine Li, so the child in her belly was to be given to the Queen.
Just as she was thinking about it, Concubine Li suddenly knelt down in front of her reluctantly. Concubine Li had been afraid for a long time, and now tears came suddenly, crying and sobbing: "Empress Yu, the Queen wants to kill me, help me."
Concubine Yu had originally planned to leave. After all, she was still pregnant, and she couldn't make any mistakes at this moment. She was worried about the Third Princess, and was really afraid that if she caused any trouble again, the Third Princess would be sent away.
Concubine Li was pregnant, which was like a bomb. She knew she couldn't get close to her, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Concubine Yu paused: "What?"
Wan Zhao immediately asked the people accompanying him to look around. This must not be heard by others, and they also had to be on guard against the Queen's spies in the palace.
"Your Highness, please look at my body. It was the Queen who deliberately made me like this. The Queen wanted me to have a difficult birth so that she could leave the mother and the child."
Concubine Yu was shocked: "Are you telling the truth?"
Lady Li said, "The imperial physician dare not tell me the truth, but who in the palace is as pregnant as I am?"
Concubine Yu saw that Concubine Li's body shape was indeed abnormal. It was not like she had never seen pregnant women before, but none of them were like Concubine Li.
Concubine Yu was ready to make a move. She had wanted to overthrow the Queen for a long time. She was sure that her two children were killed by the Queen, but she had no evidence. Now that she had fallen out of favor, she had no right to compete with the Queen. Thinking about revenge for her two children, she didn't expect the opportunity to come to her.
Lady Li is living proof of this.
However, now that she has gained some weight and it is not time for her to give birth, how can she know that the Queen will definitely abort the mother and keep the baby?
Concubine Yu thought of something and reached out to help Lady Li. "You are still pregnant, why are you kneeling all the time? I don't think what you said is a lie. If it is true, then the Queen is really vicious. But this matter is not easy to handle. That's the Queen. What's the point of you telling me this? You should tell the Emperor."
So she doesn't want to help? Yes, there is no benefit for no reason, why should she help?
Lady Li hurriedly said, "If Concubine Yu can help me give birth to a child safely, whether it is a prince or a princess, I will expose the Queen's crime and ask the Emperor to raise the child under your name. I only ask you to save my life."
She had no choice. If she exposed the Queen, she would definitely be remembered by the Queen. If she didn't expose her, she would have nothing if she died. If she survived, the Queen would still remember her. Instead of that, it would be better to find a backer.
After hearing what she wanted to hear, Concubine Yu certainly did not refuse: "Since you are determined, I am willing to help you."
Concubine Li's heart, which had been hanging for a long time, finally settled down: "Then I will take my leave first."
After Lady Li left, Concubine Yu looked at Wan Zhao and asked, "What do you think of this?"
"I think if Concubine Li cooperates, this matter can really bring down the Empress, then it would be feasible." Wan Zhao is in the palace, and Xuanyuan Ling is particularly tolerant of children and particularly dislikes the methods of the backyard. He knows this. Previously, the Empress was more tactful and there was no handle or evidence. Now if the evidence is placed in front of him, then killing the mother and keeping the child is vicious, and the Emperor will not tolerate it.
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