Since the news of Zhuang Luoyan's pregnancy came out, Xihe Palace has received a lot of rewards. Zhuang Luoyan looked at the various items presented by the Zhuang family and yawned. She was originally a little lazy, but recently she has become even lazier.

"Your Highness, it's starting to rain again. You should put on a coat." Yun Xi took a coat and put it on Zhuang Yuyan. Seeing that she looked listless, she said, "If your Highness feels bored, why not ask the palace to send some interesting gadgets."

The Palace Department is in charge of the supplies needed by the harem, and the emperor will not allow the women in the harem to have anything to do with these things. He has a tight control over the Palace Department, so if a concubine wants to frame someone through the Palace Department, she must first have absolute confidence.

Zhuang Yuyan understood what Yunxi meant, but she didn't want to raise animals now. Raising other creatures while pregnant would be irresponsible to the fetus in her belly. There was no quarantine station here. If she got infected with Toxoplasma, she would have no place to cry.

"Don't do that. Who knows if anyone else has come into contact with these cats and dogs?" Tingzhu brought in the soup, placed it on the round table, and glanced out the window. "Now that the queen is pregnant, we can't be careless at all."

Seeing Tingzhu's expression, Yunxi immediately smiled and said, "This is incredible. Now our Miss Tingzhu is going to the battlefield."

"Who says it's not true? Don't just blame me. Everyone in our palace is being very careful right now." Ting Zhu was a little worried when he heard this. "Even so, some strange things have been mixed into the kitchen recently."

Why are there new hawthorns and crabs today, and coix seeds and almonds tomorrow? If Yunxi didn’t understand these, who knows what would happen.

As they were talking, Fubao came in with a happy face, followed by two maids and palace maids dragging various toys and ornaments.

Fu Bao bowed and then explained the reason. These two were old maids who came specially to take care of Zhuang Yuyan during her pregnancy. The two old maids looked inconspicuous despite their illness, but they were well-dressed and behaved in a capable manner. They must have some capabilities.

Zhuang Weiyan asked Yun Xi to personally arrange accommodation for the two of them and also gave them some gifts. It was a little beyond her expectation that the emperor would put so much effort into it.

"My good son actually gave her two nurses," the Queen Mother laughed sarcastically after hearing that the Emperor gave a pregnant nurse to Zhuang Luyan. "When my niece was pregnant, I didn't see him being so attentive."

The nanny beside her advised, "I think it's because Concubine Zhao lost a child a few years ago, so the emperor is particularly worried. This woman lost her first child, so it won't be easy for her children to take charge. Now Concubine Zhao's baby is only two or three months old... We should be careful everywhere."

"She is quite courageous. She dares to stand out in such a storm," the Queen Mother snorted coldly. Although she was in a bad mood, she was unwilling to say more. Although she didn't like Zhuang Yuyan, she didn't have any unhappiness with the Emperor at this moment.

Half a month passed slowly, and Zhuang Yuyan's belly was not yet visible, but news spread from the palace that Concubine Qian had angered Concubine Rou and was punished by her to kneel for two hours.

The noble lady Qian was very beautiful and was favored by the emperor. However, she was still a noble lady after entering the palace. In the eyes of some servants, she was not as good as the maids in front of the noble concubines and concubines.

Lady Qian was a bit aloof and didn't interact much with the people in the palace. But it was precisely because of this aloof character that many people in the palace disliked her. All the masters in the palace were spoiled girls at home, but why did she have to be so aloof?

But they are all women serving the emperor. Who is more noble than who? In the harem, whoever has a high position is noble. Who would care to see them act like that?

"She's still kneeling now?" Concubine Shu Gui was playing with a jade hairpin in her hand. After hearing the news brought by Su Xiuyi, she became a little interested. "Concubine Rou punished her like this. I wonder what the emperor thinks."

"What can the emperor think? She is just a noblewoman. Moreover, the emperor is currently eyeing the one in Xihe Palace. How can he care about her?" Su Xiuyi curled her lips. "I think she looks even more disgusting than Zhuang Yuyan." As she was speaking, she noticed that her cousin's face was not very good, so she stopped talking awkwardly.

Concubine Shu Gui threw the jade hairpin into the box without much interest, and the smile in her eyes faded: "Zhuang Luoyan is pregnant with a dragon seed, who can be more noble than her? Not to mention Concubine Qian, even you and I have to stay far behind. If you didn't see how attentive the queen is, you would think Zhuang Luoyan is really her sister."

The Queen's attitude towards Zhuang Yuyan really surprised Concubine Shugui. She originally thought that the Queen was just putting on an act, deliberately pretending to be virtuous and generous. However, after observing day by day, she found that the Queen treated Zhuang Yuyan with no intention of putting on an act. All the food and daily necessities were kept close to Xihe Palace, and the things allocated to Xihe Palace were checked again and again, for fear that something that should not be there would be missed.

This attitude was a bit strange. It wasn't like there had been concubines who were pregnant in the palace before, but the empress had never been so eager to please her. In the past, she was even more favored than Zhuang Yuyan, and the empress had never been attentive to her. The empress was even more arrogant, but now she had become a good sister.

Unable to understand the Queen's intention, Concubine Shu Gui held Ling Sha's hand and said, "Since there is a lot of excitement in Yu Garden, why don't I go and take a look as well."

Su Xiuyi was a person who loved to join in the fun, so naturally she followed.

When the group arrived at the Yu Garden, they saw Concubine Rou sitting in the Yaoyue Pavilion. She was kneeling on the steps outside the pavilion with a pale face. Her beautiful face looked pitiful.

"Your Highness," seeing her, Concubine Rou stood up and bowed, "The weather is nice today, Your Highness, are you coming to visit the garden too?"

Concubine Shu Gui smiled as she walked past Concubine Qian Guiren and sat down to the left of Concubine Rou. "I just wanted to get some fresh air, but I didn't expect to run into Sister Rou Fei."

The maid quickly served tea and cakes to Concubine Shu Gui. Concubine Shu Gui and Concubine Rou said a lot of nonsense based on the weather before looking at Concubine Qian who was kneeling below with a look of surprise: "Hey, isn't this Concubine Qian? How did this beautiful girl offend my sister?"

Concubine Rou picked up the teacup, blew the hot steam off the tea, and without even looking at Concubine Qian, she slowly said, "Sister Lao still remembers such a little noble lady. I am always vulgar, how can I compare to the nobleness of the elegant and refined Concubine Qian, so when she said this, I couldn't help but get angry. Concubine Gui, are you here to plead for her?"

"Sister Roufei, you are joking. How can a little noble who doesn't know manners hurt our sisterly feelings?" Shuguifei took a sip of tea, which was the best Dahongpao. She used her hand silk to test the non-existent water stains at the corners of her mouth and sighed, "This ignorant person should be properly disciplined. The Empress has been busy with palace affairs recently, so we have to take care of her more."

After hearing this, Concubine Rou laughed inexplicably: "Your Highness, your words are too serious. I am a lowly person with little influence. I dare not help the Empress. I can only punish those who disrespect me. I don't have the ability to do anything else."

Concubine Shugui smiled and did not respond to Concubine Rou's veiled words.

Su Xiuyi curled her lips but didn't say anything.

"Wow, it's really lively here. The sisters are in a good mood today."

When this gentle voice came, Su Xiuyi frowned and turned around to see that it was indeed Zhuang Yuyan and a group of palace maids and eunuchs staggering towards them.

Su Xiuyi's mood suddenly became gloomy, as if she had never been in a good mood to deal with this woman.