At night, after the two of them had dinner, they went to bed together. Now that Zhuang Yuyan was pregnant, Feng Jin had no intention of doing anything else. But in the cold night, having a woman lying beside him who made him sleep peacefully was a comfortable thing for him.

In the middle of the night, he was half asleep when he suddenly heard Zhuang Yuyan's low cry. He opened his eyes and heard Zhuang Yuyan's inhalation. "What's wrong?"

"I'm sorry for disturbing you," Zhuang Yuyan took a breath, "My leg is cramping, it will be fine in a while, Your Majesty, go to sleep."

Feng Zhen sat up after hearing that, and reached out to hold her calf. He noticed that there was an abnormal bulge and depression there, and kneaded it gently: "Bear with it, it will be fine after kneading it." The calf under his hand felt smooth and tender, but he had no romantic thoughts. Looking at the other party's expression of trying hard to suppress the pain, he said softly: "This child is too tormenting."

"This shows that our child is smart," Zhuang Yuyan quickly retorted, "What does a child like him know?" It was just calcium deficiency. Since the other party didn't know what calcium deficiency was, she was interested and didn't say anything.

Seeing that the other person perked up when talking about the child, Feng Jin smiled helplessly, put down her legs that had already calmed down, lay down and hugged her: "It seems that I can't say anything bad about him in the future, otherwise you will definitely find a bunch of reasons to refute it."

"That's not the case," Zhuang Yuyan stammered, "Are you the child's father? As the saying goes, a strict father and a kind mother, you are responsible for being strict with the child, and I am responsible for being gentle to the child."

"Will the child be afraid of me in the future?" Feng Jin suddenly thought of the Queen Mother. She was always strict with him. It seemed that being a good prince and then ascending the throne was the most important thing for her.

There was no longer much mother-son affection between them. The queen mother wanted to protect the Ye family, while he wanted to be an emperor who did not need anyone to command him, so this was an eternal contradiction.

With a mother like Zhuang Yuyan protecting her child, his child is luckier than him.

"No, if you really treat someone well, he will know it unless he is a fool," Zhuang Yuyan yawned, "I believe we can teach the child well."

"Go to sleep." Feng Jin patted her back, but his heart was comforted by the word "we".

The next morning, Feng Jin hurried to attend the morning court, but he never mentioned the Su family's affairs. The officials in the court were also smart not to talk about this topic. It had already become a foregone conclusion, and they would not be stupid enough to bring it up again, even if the news of Concubine Shugui's suicide spread from the palace.

The emperor's majesty has become more and more powerful over the years. They don't even dare to bear the emperor's wrath. The only thing they can do is to do their own work honestly and not anger the emperor.

After the court session, Feng Jian had just returned to the Qianzheng Palace when the empress arrived. He looked at the empress in a phoenix-patterned robe and asked, "What brings the empress here?"

The empress looked at the emperor, who had a calm expression, and suddenly remembered that the emperor had stopped calling her Caifu and called her the empress. She calmed her expression and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Shugui has woken up, but she doesn't look well."

"Let someone serve her well," Feng Jin said calmly, picking up a memorial and flipping it open, not even glancing at the empress, "She is a noble concubine, so she still has to act like one."

Perhaps it was because Feng Jin's expression was too calm, so calm that the queen was a little uneasy, so she couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, what about the Su family..."

"What is the relationship between the Su family and Concubine Shu Gui?" Feng Jin looked up at her. "You don't need to worry about other things. You just need to manage the harem well. By the way, have someone keep a close eye on Xihe Palace."

"Yes," the queen felt a little depressed and bowed, "Then I will take my leave."

"Um."

The empress looked up and saw that the emperor was already buried in the memorials, so she left the Qianzheng Palace silently.

"He Yu, tell the people in the Palace Department not to treat Anqing Palace with disrespect. If I find anyone failing to serve well, they will all be beaten to death." The Queen said this while looking at the Yu Garden in front of her.

After He Yu agreed, she asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, Concubine Shugui is now deposed, why do you still worry so much about her?"

"They are all women, why should I embarrass her here?" The queen looked at the flowers and plants that were sprouting spring buds, her face somewhat numb. Concubine Shugui had already fallen down, and she didn't know what her Zhao family would be like in the near future.

"I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Empress."

The queen looked at the woman in front of her and was slightly stunned before she asked, "Why is Qian Wanyi here?"

"Your Highness, I was ill a few days ago and have been locked up in my room for quite some time. The weather has been good these past two days, so I wanted to go out for some fresh air," Qian Wanyi knelt down and said, "I never thought I would meet you, the Empress."

"Well, this person has been in the house for a long time. It's good for him to go out and get some fresh air, so that he won't get bored and don't know what to do or what not to do." The queen nodded slightly. "You can get up. No need to be so polite."

Qian Wanyi held the hand of the palace maid and stood up gracefully. When the empress looked at her, she seemed to remember how Shu Guifei looked when she had just been favored. Qian Wanyi was still far inferior to Shu Guifei.

"I will keep your words in mind, Her Majesty." Qian Wanyi knelt again, raised her head and smiled at the Queen, "I heard that Her Majesty Shugui was not feeling well, I wonder if she has recovered now?"

"Why don't you go to Anqing Palace and take a look?" the queen said indifferently, "I have something else to do, so please leave."

"Yes," Qian Wanyi's face changed slightly, but she had no choice but to retreat. Although she wanted to pass through here, the queen asked her to leave, so she had to leave.

"This Qian Wanyi is..." He Yu smiled disdainfully, but as a servant, she did not say anything she shouldn't have.

"She just thought she had a chance," the queen said coldly, "she's just a little idiot." Even if Consort Shugui is no longer favored, there are still Consort Zhao and Consort Rou in the palace. When will it be her turn? She used to be a smart woman, but now it seems that she is just so-so.

One day not long after Concubine Shugui woke up, her father and brother were taken out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded. From then on, Anqing Palace seemed to become dead silent, and even the palace maids and eunuchs inside rarely moved around.

The first month of the year passed like this, and the palace gradually adapted to the days when Concubine Shugui was no longer in glory. However, Su Xiuyi no longer dared to speak out, and even dared not appear in crowded places. Without Concubine Shugui's protection, she was just an unfavored Xiuyi.

At this time, something happened in Xihe Palace. The eunuch who was raising flowers found that the soil in the flower pots was not right. Zhuang Yuyan finally summoned the imperial physician to check and found that the soil had been soaked in medicine. It looked normal, but if it was left for a long time, it might make people weak and even cause nightmares.

The eunuch who grew flowers was an old gardener. When he noticed some small spots on the leaves of the flowers, he felt something was wrong. This time he was lucky, not only was Zhuang Luoyan rewarding him with his gifts, but he was also promoted to a higher eunuch.

Zhuang Yuyan would naturally not swallow her anger. Since this person had such means, she was not afraid of making a big deal out of it. She sent someone to tell the emperor and at the same time sent someone to inform the manager of the Palace Province.

The soil for growing flowers cannot be changed randomly, otherwise the flowers may die. However, if you plant new flowers, you must clean the soil and the flowerpot. There is nothing dirty on the flowerpot, but there is in the soil. This shows how careful this person is. Because everything in the flowerpot needs to be checked, but I don't know whether the soil was intentional or unintentional. He was so careless that he let others take advantage of the loophole.

Zhuang Luoyan sneered at the flowers in the yard. It didn't go to waste that she specially found an experienced eunuch to grow flowers. I wonder who got this rare opportunity to take action?

"What did you say? Something harmful was found in the flowerpot in Concubine Zhao's palace?" The queen's face changed. She turned her head and looked at the emperor sitting next to her. She asked in panic, "Your Majesty, how could someone use such a method?"

Feng Jin looked at her sullenly: "You don't know, so how would I know? I've come to Xihe Palace." Originally, the Empress came here to discuss the matter of Zhuang Yuyan, but she didn't expect that such a thing would happen before they even started talking.

The Queen's heart was pounding as she followed the Emperor's steps, secretly thankful that nothing happened to Zhuang Yuyan. If the eunuch hadn't discovered anything wrong, she would have been in a lot of trouble.

Looking at the emperor's back as he walked forward, the queen sighed. This was her luck, but also her misery.