Chapter 221 Suspicion

There are almost no secrets in the harem.

The news that Fang agreed to intercept the emperor in Yu Garden but was found by Xipin and brought the emperor back to Yanning Palace soon spread throughout the harem.

Naturally, she knew everything. After leaving Yu Garden, she immediately called Doctor Yu.

Naturally, this matter reached the ears of the Queen first.

In the Fengyi Palace, the Queen put down the book in her hand after hearing the news brought by Lanying.

"She thinks that the Emperor and the Queen Mother are making such a fuss that she is now sick and useless." The Queen picked up a silver needle and poked the wick of the lamp, snorting softly, "But she is too anxious and doesn't think about how the Queen Mother would feel."

Lan Ying also snorted, "She is so smart to think of intercepting Xipin's favor. Xipin is not someone she can mess with."

The Queen did not comment on this, but she knew it very well in her heart. Didn't she see that the Queen Mother didn't get any benefits from her, let alone a room agreement?

"Didn't she call for a doctor? Do you know why?"

Speaking of this, Lanying couldn't help laughing again, and she whispered to the Queen that Fang Danying had specially prepared "green plum wine".

After hearing this, the Queen looked at Lanying in shock, then sneered, "I never thought that my father would pick such a fool after all the hard work. Who gave her the courage to plot against the Emperor?"

"That means the emperor is not a cruel person, otherwise, it would not be as simple as just letting her drink a glass of wine."

Lan Ying also mocked, "This servant has also broadened her horizons."

"I must go see the Queen Mother tomorrow." The Queen said in a good mood, "I'm sure her expression will be very interesting."

Lan Ying did not dare to reply, and continued, "I see that Concubine Xi is becoming more and more reckless. She even went straight to him. I heard that she was jealous of the emperor."

The queen snorted and laughed, "Should I just swallow my anger?"

Lanying didn't expect that her own queen would speak for Concubine Xi. She looked at her, hesitated for a long time, and finally asked the doubts that had been weighing on her mind.

"Your Highness, what is your attitude towards Concubine Xi? Are you just going to let the Emperor spoil her to the point of lawlessness? Your Highness, aren't you afraid of repeating the mistakes of the previous dynasty?"

She asked nervously, but the queen didn't take it seriously. She put the lampshade back on, picked up the book in her hand, and slowly turned a page.

Just when Lan Ying thought she couldn't get an answer, the Queen suddenly spoke again:

"Lanying, don't you understand the situation in the palace?"

Lan Ying raised her eyes and met the Queen's eyes which were so calm and icy.

The Queen continued, "There are rumors in the palace about how cruel Zhao Zhaoyi was. Did you know that after her death, the late Emperor was so heartbroken that he never summoned Concubine Xin again until his death? Since the Queen Mother compared Concubine Xi to Zhao Zhaoyi, she should know the status of Concubine Xi in the Emperor's mind, right?"

"On the one hand, the late emperor had deep feelings for Zhao Zhaoyi, but on the other hand, it was because he was forced to execute her in the heat of the moment."

At this point, the queen looked a little dazed. "The living will always only remember the good things about the dead, and always wonder what it would be like if the dead were alive."

She was silent for a moment, and then seemed to come to her senses, and continued, "What I mean is that if the emperor always cares so much about Xipin, even if she is really eliminated, the people in the harem will not get any benefits. It is better to be on good terms with her, at least to flatter her and obey her, so that the emperor will be happy."

"Look, haven't I succeeded in raising the little princess by my side?" The queen lowered her eyes again and said, "The emperor has come more often."

It was rare for the Queen to say so much, so Lanying naturally understood and thought that this made sense.

However, although the emperor came more often, he only came to see the little princess and have a meal at most, and he never stayed overnight in Fengyi Palace.

This is really...

Seeing that the queen didn't care and her attention was focused on the pages of the book, she opened her mouth but ultimately didn't ask any more questions.

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The next day.

The two protagonists of last night's incident did not show up, which made it less fun for those who wanted to watch the excitement.

The one who loved to watch the excitement the most was naturally He Cainü.

She looked at the two empty seats in the Fengyi Hall and said with a smile, "How come Concubine Xi hasn't recovered from her illness yet? How come the concubine in this room is also sick? It feels like this hall has suddenly become much quieter."

This made Xu Danying sneer, and he brought up what happened last night again, but was finally stopped by the Queen.

Yun Qin had anticipated something like this, and that’s why she extended her “sick leave”. I guess it was because she saw others having fun, and she wouldn’t give these people the chance to see her having fun!

Moreover, her physical condition did not allow her to pay her respects to the Queen.

Yun Qin leaned on the low stool, yawned, and felt a little lazy.

Rong Xin was sitting opposite her doing needlework. She turned around and saw that she was dozing off again. She couldn't help but smile and said, "Why do I feel like you've been getting more and more sleepy lately?"

As soon as she said this, she realized something was wrong.

After so much time of recuperation, Yun Qin's body has been much better than last winter. Even after serving the emperor, she has never been so sleepy as she has been recently.

Yun Qin narrowed her eyes slightly and glanced at Rong Xin.

How could she know that there was such a thing as "May disease" in the world? As soon as May came, she felt sleepy every day and couldn't wake up.

Yun Qin was just about to close her eyes and continue sleeping when Rong Xin suddenly held her hand.

Her eyes were bright and startling, "Aqin, would you..."

"What?" Yun Qin asked in confusion, and couldn't help yawning after asking.

Seeing her confused look, Rong Xin said bluntly, "I mean, are you pregnant? Wasn't Su Yiyan like this when she was pregnant? She was sleepy, too lazy to move, and liked to eat sour food."

As she spoke, she looked at the preserves beside her. Recently, Yunqin's favorite food is sour plums.

"Didn't you miss your period this month?"

After hearing her say that, Yun Qin was a little dumbfounded. "No, that's impossible. My menstruation has never been regular. It's common for it to be delayed by ten days or half a month. Besides, didn't Doctor Zhang Yu say that I won't have a period in the next two years..."

But thinking about how often she had served him in the emperor's bedchamber during this period of time, Yun Qin was at a loss for words to say next.

She looked at Rong Xin, her eyes gradually widened, and she became completely sober.

"Aqin, I think we should ask Doctor Zhang Yu to come and take a look. Even if it's not the case, we can feel at ease." Rong Xin said worriedly.

Yun Qin was still unable to come back to her senses for a moment, she just nodded subconsciously, and then looked at her lower abdomen.

The Yanning Palace went to invite Doctor Zhang Yu, who did not dare to delay and came over quickly.

"Doctor Zhang Yu, don't be nervous." Rong Xin did not ask directly, but said: "It's just that I feel that my queen seems to be a little sleepy and lazy recently, and we are a little worried."

Doctor Zhang Yu had been in the palace for so many years that he understood what the words meant just by hearing them.

He looked at Yunqin with a complicated look before taking out the wrist pillow to check her pulse.