Chapter 98: Mutual Calculation

Jingyang Palace.

A month ago, Concubine Ye had been promoted to the position of noble concubine, moved out of Concubine Shen's Zhongcui Palace, and was granted the Jingyang Palace, becoming the master of a palace.

"Master, I don't know how Concubine Lin knew that you gave her contraceptive drugs."

"This contraceptive drug was found by my master with great effort. It only takes one dose to prevent pregnancy for half a year. Even the imperial physician couldn't figure out the reason. How could Concubine Lin know about it?"

Xiang Ling stood beside Concubine Ye, her face full of confusion, and asked with a frown.

Concubine Ye was also full of confusion. It had been a long time since she had drugged Concubine Lin.

At that time, taking advantage of the fact that Concubine Lin was not very vigilant when entering and leaving the palace, he asked her to go out for a walk, and then invited her to taste delicious food, and secretly made her take pastries containing contraceptives.

Ever since returning from the last spring hunt, Concubine Lin had been targeting her one after another after she was released from house arrest.

At first, she thought it was just because Concubine Lin was jealous of her for enjoying the emperor's favor during her confinement.

However……

Time goes back to two months ago.

In the month after returning from the spring hunt, Concubine Ye was the apple of everyone's eye.

His Majesty not only summoned her many times at night, but sometimes even went to Chengxiang Hall in Zhongcui Palace during the day just to listen to the sound of her playing the guqin.

Because of His Majesty's great favor, even the mistress of Zhongcui Palace, Concubine Shen, changed her attitude and no longer ridiculed or deliberately made things difficult for Concubine Ye.

For a time, Concubine Ye was the most powerful and glorious lady in the harem.

It was early summer at this time, and the lotus flowers in the lotus pond of the East Six Palaces were in full bloom, a sight to behold.

Ye Jieyu and Xiang Ling sat leisurely in the pavilion beside the lotus pond, their faces full of satisfaction and leisure, their eyes slightly narrowed, as if they were immersed in the beautiful scenery.

She comes from a noble family and is now pampered. His Majesty even said that listening to her music is addictive.

All of this filled Ye Jieyu's heart with joy and excitement. As long as she could have another child...

Ye Jieyu lowered her head slightly, her eyes gleaming with anticipation, and her hands gently stroked her belly, as if she was talking to her future child.

Since Lin Guipin was released from house arrest, she has become more and more worried about the emperor's favor.

Although His Majesty did not punish her severely during this house arrest, His Majesty also never came to care about her.

He even doted on Concubine Ye during her confinement.

The emperor's favor is ultimately like an illusory bubble, and her children are her ultimate support.

Therefore, after Concubine Lin was released from confinement, she hurriedly sent someone to contact her father to find a doctor for her. She had been favored by the emperor quite a few times, but why could she never get pregnant?

Since she was a child, her mother had taken good care of her body. Before she entered the palace, her mother swore that she had a physique that would easily allow her to conceive. It didn't make sense that after such a long time, there was still no movement in her belly.

Concubine Lin's father was a noble from Jinzhou, which was one of the richest cities in the kingdom. The head of the Lin family was a high-ranking official in Jinzhou, and some members of the Lin family's branch were engaged in business.

The Lin family can be considered a wealthy and powerful family in Jinzhou.

After Concubine Lin was released from confinement, she wrote a letter to her father. Her father took great pains to find a miracle doctor for her. He also made arrangements with many people to disguise the miracle doctor as a eunuch and secretly sent him into the palace.

Everything went smoothly.

It was also thanks to the careful diagnosis of the miracle doctor that Concubine Lin realized that her originally good fertility constitution had been completely destroyed.

It is even impossible to get pregnant in the next few months. Only after careful care of the body after half a year, perhaps pregnancy is possible.

When Concubine Lin heard these words, she felt an uncontrollable anger suddenly surge in her heart. Her face instantly became extremely gloomy. She bit her lower lip tightly and her hands unconsciously clenched into fists.

Afterwards, the miracle doctor said that this kind of contraceptive drug is unique to Lizhou, because one of the medicinal ingredients is only available in Lizhou.

This medicinal ingredient can damage a woman's body without her noticing. It is a banned drug in the kingdom and is strictly prohibited from being sold outside.

After hearing this, how could Concubine Lin not understand that something was wrong?

The old house of the Ye family happens to be in Lizhou, and the Ye family has influence in various cities that cannot be underestimated.

Furthermore, recalling when she first entered the palace, Concubine Ye had enthusiastically invited her to go sightseeing and taste delicious food together.

At that time, she had just entered the palace and had a simple mind. Although she was on guard, she never thought that Concubine Ye would be so cruel.

At that time, she would watch Concubine Ye eat first before she ate anything else, but she never expected that she would fall into Concubine Ye's trap!

A sinister light suddenly flashed in Concubine Lin's eyes.

When Concubine Ye had just entered the palace, she was rendered infertile!

Now that so much time has passed, she has no evidence to report Concubine Ye.

Concubine Lin gritted her teeth so hard that her gums seemed to bleed. She and Concubine Ye were sworn enemies!

Afterwards, Concubine Lin successfully sent the miracle doctor out of the palace.

After Concubine Lin was released from confinement, she was already feeling extremely depressed because Concubine Ye was favored, and on top of that, His Majesty favored a few ignorant little bitches.

Now that she knows she won't be able to get pregnant in the short term, she's even more furious.

His eyes were full of hatred and his face was ashen.

She sent people to monitor Concubine Ye at all times. Just today, when she learned that Concubine Ye went out for a walk in the lotus pond, Concubine Lin immediately followed her.

As soon as I arrived at the lotus pond, I saw Concubine Ye sitting safely in the pavilion, her face full of anticipation and one hand gently stroking her belly.

At this moment, Concubine Lin's eyes seemed to be burning with raging, substantial flames, the flames were filled with anger and hatred that almost burst out.

Ye Jieyu is pregnant? !

Concubine Lin suppressed her anger, forced a stiff smile on her face, and walked towards Concubine Ye with seemingly elegant but actually somewhat anxious steps.

But there was a bone-chilling coldness in his eyes.

Concubine Lin was standing outside the pavilion. In the past, because of Concubine Ye's prominent family background, the two of them had always been treated as sisters on the surface.

Concubine Lin didn't even care about some of Concubine Ye's impoliteness.

Today she was standing outside the pavilion, and Ye Jieyu naturally saw her. She smiled at her and then nodded slightly.

Concubine Ye thought that Concubine Lin was going to walk into the pavilion, but she did not stand up to greet her.

However, Concubine Lin deliberately paused outside the pavilion for a long time, and then the smile on her face disappeared instantly.

Instead, she looked gloomy and said fiercely, "Yuqi, Concubine Ye is disrespectful to her position. Bring her out and make her kneel for half an hour."

"Yes, Master."

Concubine Lin was the head of a palace, followed by seven or eight eunuchs and palace maids. The scene was quite majestic.

After hearing the order, Yuqi immediately called two eunuchs to quickly enter the pavilion.

When Concubine Ye heard Concubine Lin's sudden attack, her gentle smile froze in an instant.

She said in disbelief, "What does Concubine Lin mean by this?"

Ye Jieyu tried her best to remain calm the whole time. She simply couldn't believe that Lin Guipin would be so presumptuous. Even though Lin Guipin was one level higher than her, she had the support of the Ye family behind her, not to mention that she was so favored now.

Concubine Lin dares!

Concubine Lin walked slowly into the pavilion and said in a cold tone: "Ye Jieyu, I am the head of the palace. You saw me standing outside the pavilion, but you sat there motionless. I am punishing you today to teach you the palace rules so that you will not offend His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine in the future."

After saying this, Concubine Lin signaled with her eyes, and seeing this, Yuqi immediately prepared to take action against Concubine Ye.

Ye Jieyu frowned tightly, her face looking a little gloomy.

She only brought a personal maid, Xiang Ling, with her today. Under the circumstances, she obviously couldn't escape today.

It was obvious that Concubine Lin came here today just for her, and her domineering aura was frightening.

"Let go, I will walk on my own."

As the eldest daughter of the Ye family, Concubine Ye still has her innate demeanor, and her voice is cold yet firm.

After saying this, she walked outside the pavilion and slowly knelt down.

However, even when kneeling, her back was still straight, as if she had an unbending pride, and her posture revealed a stubbornness.

The sun was shining brightly outside the pavilion, and the scorching sunlight was baking the earth.

Concubine Lin looked at the kneeling Concubine Ye and felt a little pleased, but her hatred did not diminish in the slightest. Even so, it could not dispel the hatred in her heart.

Ye Jieyu, who was kneeling outside the pavilion, had difficulty opening her eyes because of the sunlight.

She asked in a cold voice: "I wonder how I have offended Concubine Lin Guipin. Why doesn't Concubine Lin speak out?"

Concubine Lin walked step by step to Concubine Ye, looked down at her from above, then slowly bent down and put her lips close to Concubine Ye's ear.

She lowered her voice and said, "What have you done to me, Concubine Ye, you are as clear as a mirror. I will never stop fighting you to the death."

When Concubine Ye heard this, her pupils suddenly dilated and she looked at Concubine Lin in astonishment.

Did she really know?

Concubine Lin ignored Concubine Ye's shock and walked straight past her.

Then he said coldly: "Yuqi, send someone to guard here, and make Concubine Ye kneel for half an hour."

"Yes." Yuqi responded quickly.

Afterwards, Concubine Lin hurried to the Qianqing Palace and cried in front of His Majesty.

After kneeling for half an hour, Concubine Ye sent a palace maid to the Qianqing Palace, looking forward to the arrival of His Majesty.

But I only received the news that His Majesty had summoned Concubine Lin...

Since then, Concubine Ye and Concubine Lin have completely fallen out.

An open and secret struggle ensued between the two of them.

But His Majesty did not seem to favor either of them in particular, which led to the two of them not only scheming against each other, but also scheming for His Majesty's favor.

Concubine Ye gradually came to her senses. Now that her status was equal to Concubine Lin's, she was naturally no longer afraid of Concubine Lin.

But for all the hardships she had endured in the past two months, she was determined to make Concubine Lin pay back double!

There was a hint of smile on Concubine Ye's lips, but that smile was filled with a chilling chill.

What's more, she now has a child...