Chapter 491 Palace Banquet
"If you don't agree, you're going too far!"
Marquis Rong'an walked away with a gloomy face, but his wife was not so lucky. She could not avoid it at all. She was so angry with Aunt Bai that she fell ill, but Aunt Bai still cried and accused her of faking illness.
The wife of Marquis Rong'an became even angrier!
Aunt Bai simply acted first and reported later. She used some tricks to secretly obtain Xue Han's engagement letter, asked a matchmaker and the engagement letter to be filed with the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen. The Rong'an Marquisate could no longer deny this marriage.
This matter was discovered by Ji Yingxuan and Liang Minglang, who were secretly watching the Rong'an Marquis Mansion. They secretly spread the news on their behalf, and the reputation of the Rong'an Marquis Mansion was ruined.
Marquis Rong'an was so angry that he had a big quarrel with his wife and even threatened to divorce her.
The Rong'an Marquisate had no choice but to accept the marriage and hastily held the wedding half a month later.
Concubine Xue in the palace specially sent people to deliver gifts, but even so, it was unable to restore the reputation of the Rong'an Marquis Mansion.
Compared to the chaos in the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion, Xu Zhichun and Liang Minglang lived a much more stable life.
Looking at the joke of Rong'an Marquis Mansion with cold eyes, they may not know what this is now. It's just the beginning.
In mid-June, the palace held a flower-viewing banquet, and at the banquet it was announced that the Queen was more than two months pregnant.
Everyone was surprised, and then they knelt down and kowtowed to congratulate him.
"Congratulations, Queen! Congratulations, Queen!"
"Congratulations, Queen!"
Xu Zhichun's face was full of smiles. She was really happy for the Queen. After paying her respects for the first time, the Queen summoned her to the palace to talk twice, and her relationship with the Queen became closer and closer.
The emperor and the empress have a harmonious relationship. If the empress gives birth to a prince, he will be the eldest son, and there is almost no surprise that he will become the crown prince in the future.
Everyone thought of this, and congratulations came one after another like a stream.
If we can make the Queen happy now, there will be many benefits in the future.
Xu Zhichun couldn't help but glance at the wife of Marquis Rong'an in the crowd.
The wife of the Marquis of Rong'an happened to look at her as well. When their eyes met, the look in her eyes immediately became fierce and unwilling.
Xu Zhichun curled his lips in sarcasm.
Concubine Xue wants to go one step further, and the Rong'an Marquis's Mansion is still dreaming unrealistic dreams. What a dream!
At this moment, Concubine Xue had a humble smile on her face, and was gentle and docile to the point of being impeccable, but in fact, she was already furious in her heart.
Hasn't the Queen been quiet for so many years? How come she's suddenly pregnant?
Everything that seemed to be within reach flew away all of a sudden!
Although she originally had nothing, she had hope. Because she was young, beautiful, and had the support of the Queen Mother, she thought that as long as she waited patiently, good things would soon happen.
Unexpectedly, good things did happen, but it didn't happen to her.
All the things that the Empress Dowager had promised her and encouraged her intentionally or unintentionally in the past, now she felt that there was no hope at all!
Concubine Xue was furious and helpless in her heart, but she had to keep a gentle and senior smile on her face, otherwise if someone found out her mistakes and the Empress was unhappy, she would be in trouble.
When Concubine Xue found a pearl bracelet that someone had dropped, she didn't know why she was possessed by it. Once the evil thought started, she couldn't get rid of it. Taking advantage of a large crowd, she quietly broke the pearl bracelet and quietly stepped on the skirt of a female member of the imperial family. The woman stumbled and fell forward with a scream. The road to the imperial garden was crowded at that time, and the woman fell and was hurt. More people panicked and pushed and stepped on the round beads, causing a chaotic screaming and shoving.
If Xu Zhichun had not protected her desperately, and had not been the one who took the fall with the Empress, and had not dodged the attack but instead reached out to support the Empress, who knows what would have happened to the Empress after her heavy fall.
"The Queen! The Queen!"
"Call the doctor! Call the doctor!"
The scene was in chaos.
In the chaos, Xu Zhichun accidentally caught a glimpse of Concubine Xue's expression, and felt vaguely strange in his heart.
The Queen was quickly helped by everyone to the nearest palace to rest, and Xu Zhichun was also helped there.
The Queen Mother had a close call but was safe after taking pregnancy-stabilizing medicine for two days. Fortunately, the fetus was stable and it was not her first child, so she did not panic. Even if she was frightened, it was not a serious problem.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
“Thank goodness, thank goodness!”
"God bless you, God bless you!"
"The Empress is blessed with great fortune and blessings, so she will be fine."
Everyone survived the disaster and praised the couple endlessly.
If something really happened to the Queen today, I'm afraid everyone present would be in trouble.
Xu Zhichun was more relieved than anyone else.
She always stays with the Queen Mother. If anything happens to the Queen Mother, whether she did it or not, she will probably be involved.
When the emperor was furious, he always found someone to vent his anger on.
She is so close, who else should I look for if not her?
The Queen was fine, but Xu Zhichun injured his waist and wrist. He was lying on the couch and couldn't even sit up.
The emperor and empress were extremely grateful and ordered the imperial physician to prescribe the best medicine for treatment.
The Queen was unable to move around, so she sent her closest and most trusted maid, Matron Lu, to express her gratitude.
Nanny Lu came on behalf of the Empress. Xu Zhichun didn't dare to act rashly and made a move to stand up. Nanny Lu hurried forward to hold her down, "Madam Liang, please don't move. You're still injured."
"Thank you, Madam. Is the Queen okay?"
"Okay," Nanny Lu was still terrified and didn't know how to express her gratitude. "If it weren't for Madam Liang risking her life to save her, the Empress wouldn't have—" Her Majesty asked this old servant to tell Madam Liang that she owed her a favor. "From now on, if Madam Liang has anything to ask, Her Majesty will do her any favors."
Xu Zhichun reluctantly bowed, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace. It was my duty to save you. Your Majesty is safe and sound, thanks to your great blessings and the protection of Heaven. I dare not take credit for it."
Madam Lu smiled a little. "Madam Liang, please stop being so modest. It's your nature to seek profit and avoid harm. If you didn't truly care about Your Majesty and care about Her Majesty, how could you do this? Your Majesty knows it all! I was a little confused when Your Majesty valued Madam Liang so much and was so close to her before, but now I know Your Majesty has good judgment."
Xu Zhichun humbly exchanged a few polite words, but then she suddenly thought of Concubine Xue's expression, and she felt uneasy. However, she had no evidence, and she didn't dare to speak carelessly, so she hesitated.
Madam Lu was very discerning and immediately saw that Xu Zhichun had something else to say, so she smiled and said, "Mrs. Liang, please don't be so formal, but do you have something to say?"
Xu Zhichun's heart skipped a beat.
If her guess was true, they would not need to do anything else, and the Rong'an Marquis Mansion would be doomed.
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