She sent two young eunuchs to the Cining Palace to inquire about the news. Not long after, the two young eunuchs came back in a hurry:
"Aunt Mu Ying, something bad has happened. I heard that the Empress Dowager has left our mother in the Cining Palace to copy scriptures. Aunt, why don't we go and report this to His Majesty?"
"Let me think about this. The Queen Mother only kept Her Majesty in the Cining Palace to copy scriptures. She didn't say she was going to punish Her Majesty. How should I report this to His Majesty?" Mu Ying paced back and forth.
"We can only wait until His Majesty arrives to explain the reason!"
But Sima Zhan went out of the palace today and personally went to the military camp to inspect the work.
Mu Ying and the others waited until very late before the emperor arrived. "Your Majesty, the Queen has not returned from paying respects to the Queen Mother today. I am extremely worried and don't know what to do."
Sima Zhan's face changed, and at this moment he was extremely gloomy.
He knew that the Queen Mother must be making things difficult for Yu'er, so Sima Zhan turned around and headed towards the Cining Palace without saying a word.
"The emperor has arrived!" Eunuch Dou shouted in a sharp voice.
Sima Zhan walked into the Cining Palace and asked, "Mother, I heard that you left Yu'er in the Cining Palace."
The Queen Mother saw that the Emperor came in without even greeting her, and she was furious:
"Yes, she doesn't know the rules. I asked her to copy some scriptures and learn some rules in the Cining Palace."
"No need. I will ask someone to teach her the rules. You don't need to worry about these things, mother." Sima Zhan did not give the queen mother any face at all.
"You...!" The Queen Mother was shaking with anger.
Sima Zhan came to the Buddhist temple and saw Jiang Meiyu still kneeling and copying scriptures. He felt extremely distressed!
He walked in and pulled Jiang Meiyu up, but Jiang Meiyu's feet were numb from kneeling all day and she couldn't walk at all.
Sima Zhan bent down, picked up Jiang Meiyu and walked out of the Buddhist hall. The empress dowager was standing at the door, and Jiang Meiyu had just given her a laxative.
"Emperor, do you still have me, your mother, in your eyes?" the Queen Mother roared angrily.
"If the Queen Mother thinks it is, then I have it. If the Queen Mother thinks it is not, then I don't have it!"
After Sima Zhan finished speaking, he walked out of the Cining Palace without looking back.
The Queen Mother was so angry that she beat her chest and stamped her feet, mumbling: "Oh, Aunt Kui, my stomach hurts so much, I need to go to the bathroom quickly!"
Before Nanny Kui helped the empress dowager to the toilet, she heard "Puff, puff, puff" and the empress dowager could no longer hold it in and peed in her pants.
Aunt Kui could only endure the sour smell and quickly helped the empress dowager run to the toilet.
The stench was so overwhelming along the way that all the palace maids and eunuchs couldn't help but want to vomit, and the empress dowager's face turned blue and red with anger.
Sima Zhan carried Jiang Meiyu back to Weiyang Palace, placed her on a chair, lifted up her trouser legs and saw that her entire knees were bruised and purple.
"Does it still hurt?" Sima Zhan blew gently.
"It doesn't hurt anymore, Your Majesty!" Jiang Meiyu smiled gently.
"It's all my fault that I went out of the palace to inspect the military camp today. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have let you kneel there and copy scriptures!" said the emperor angrily.
"Your Majesty, I always have to face it alone, and you can't be with me all the time. Don't worry, I'm fine!" Jiang Meiyu said casually.
The next day, the eldest princess heard that the empress dowager was unwell, so she went to the Cining Palace and asked, "Mother, how are you? What did the imperial physician say?"
"Princess, the imperial physician couldn't explain the situation and only prescribed some medicine. But the medicine was of no use to the Empress Dowager!" Nanny Kui said anxiously.
"Why did the Queen Mother suddenly have diarrhea?"
"In my opinion, the Empress Dowager must have been irritated by the Concubine Chen."
So Aunt Kui told her everything that happened the day before.
"Hmph, what a Concubine Chen! I want to see what kind of person she is. How dare she make my mother so angry!" After saying that, the princess went to Weiyang Palace.
The eldest princess arrived at the Weiyang Palace in a haughty manner and walked straight inside without waiting for any announcement. When Jiang Meiyu received the maid's report, the eldest princess had already entered the main hall. Jiang Meiyu walked forward and bowed slightly:
"The Princess is well!"
"Are you the Concubine Chen? I heard that you were a married woman before entering the palace?"
When the words reached Jiang Meiyu's lips, she smiled slightly and replied:
"Yes, my former husband was Prince Chu Xiao!"
"What did you say? You belong to Chu Xiao... How is this possible?"
The princess knew she had done something wrong, but she still said proudly:
"So what? Any man I want will never escape my grasp!"
"Thirteen, give me an infertility pill,"
"Alright, Yuyu, after deducting the points, there are only 4600 points left!"
Jiang Meiyu used an infertility pill on the eldest princess, and she would never be able to give birth to a child until her death, and her wish would not come true.
"Then I congratulate the princess on having found a handsome man."
"Hmph, you're smart." The eldest princess walked away.
A month passed quickly. Since everyone knew Jiang Meiyu's position in the emperor's heart, no one dared to act rashly, so Jiang Meiyu had some peace and quiet during this period.
At this moment she is practicing calligraphy: Reeds are lush, white dew turns to frost, the so-called beauty is on the other side of the water.
Sima Zhan came over and took a look. He couldn't help but admire the beautiful poem:
"My Yu'er not only has good handwriting, but is also a talented woman."
"Ugh, ugh..." Jiang Meiyu kept dry heaving.
"Eunuch Dou, go and call the imperial physician quickly," Sima Zhan ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Eunuch Dou trotted out.
Soon the imperial physician came to take the pulse and concluded: "Your Majesty, the Concubine Chen is pregnant!"
"What? What did you say? You're pregnant, really? That's great."
Sima Zhan was so excited that his hands were shaking slightly.
"Reward, everyone in Weiyang Palace will be rewarded!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The entire Weiyang Palace was filled with laughter and joy.
"Yu'er, lie down and don't move," Sima Zhan said cautiously.
"Your Majesty, I am not that squeamish!"
Sima Zhan gently scratched Jiang Meiyu's straight nose bridge, and even fed Jiang Meiyu dinner personally. Jiang Meiyu had no choice but to cooperate with the emperor.
The next day, the emperor did not attend the morning court for the first time. He stayed with Jiang Meiyu until she woke up naturally. After he got up, he asked Jiang Meiyu about her well-being, which made Jiang Meiyu extremely uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty, I will definitely take good care of the pregnancy and give birth to this child for you, so please don't be so nervous, okay?"
Sima Zhan felt at ease only after hugging Jiang Meiyu.
Early in the morning, the Queen heard that Concubine Chen was pregnant, and the Emperor exempted her from all visits.
"This bitch is actually pregnant. I can't just sit there and wait for death, otherwise my position as queen will be in jeopardy."
"Your Majesty, the eldest princess will be getting married in three days. When His Majesty leaves the palace, he will definitely take her with him. Why don't we take advantage of her and get rid of her, then His Majesty won't be able to trace it back to us," said Nanny Kui insidiously.
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