"Your Majesty really doesn't care about my dignity at all. Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month. Even if I don't stay in Changchun Palace, I should stay in Yangxin Palace. What's the big deal about going to Chengqian Palace?
This palace knew that Concubine Xian had evil intentions. She dared to seduce the emperor on a day like today. She is so bold. Just wait for this palace. This palace will not let this matter go. "
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Even though Concubine Xian is favored, she is still a hen that can't lay eggs. You don't have to take it too seriously."
"Of course I know this, but I just feel uncomfortable. Well, considering she can't have children, I won't bother with her."
Having said that, the queen was really looking forward to the scene where she would be ridiculed for not getting pregnant in a month or two. It would be a pleasant surprise.
Ever since the concubines were sent to learn the etiquette with Concubine Jia, Mu Sili stopped paying respects to the Changchun Palace.
In her words, paying respects is a big deal, so there is no reason for the imperial concubine, her and Noble Lady Yu to pay respects alone.
If this gets out, people will say that the concubines don't know the rules, and the royal family will be looked down upon.
Although the queen was angry, she felt that what she said made sense. She couldn't let the three of them go to Changchun Palace to pay their respects every day.
She felt that if she really did that, she would be the first one to be unable to bear it. After all, Mu Sili had become a different person. When there was no one else to blame, the spearhead would inevitably be directed at her, and she didn't want to be the victim.
Naturally, the greeting was simply omitted.
Perhaps because all the concubines in the harem had to learn the rules, Emperor Qianlong would go to Chengqian Palace whenever he had free time and was unwilling to go to other palaces.
The Queen saw it and was anxious. Thinking that only the Queen Mother could suppress Mu Sili in the palace, the Queen hurried to Shoukang Palace.
"You are the queen. I'm not entrusting you with the affairs of the harem so that you can come to me whenever something happens. I hope you can handle it yourself."
The Queen was wronged. If she could handle it, why would she come to Shoukang Palace to ask the Queen Mother for help? Since she was unwilling to help, then forget it. Anyway, she would have to bear the consequences sooner or later.
"It's my fault. I'm sorry to have caused you so much worry. It's just that the Emperor dotes on Concubine Xian too much. Concubine Xian is a flamboyant person. If she is allowed to be the only one favored in the harem, it will be detrimental to the former dynasty.
I was lucky enough to become the emperor's wife. Empress Xian has always resented me. If I said those words to her, she might think that I was afraid of her.
After all, she is only a noble concubine. If she gets too much power, I am afraid she will not even care about you. I am not worried about deposing the queen, but I am worried about the harem being in chaos, which will then affect the former dynasty."
The Queen Mother had to say that she admired her. The Queen was forcing her to take action against Mu Sili. She didn't like Mu Sili, but now the Queen had something on her. How could she take action against her?
The Queen didn't touch her herself, but insisted on using her to kill someone else. She was not a fool, so how could she let her do that?
Qianlong's exclusive favor to her would indeed have some influence on the previous dynasty, but women were not allowed to interfere in politics. If she raised this
If she questioned him, Qianlong would suspect that she had ulterior motives.
Not only that, she is now tormented by the three words "Li Jingui". She is afraid that Qianlong will think of his background. How could he take the initiative to find out about Mu Sili?
If she accidentally offended her and she mentioned the matter to Qianlong, given Qianlong's temperament, he would definitely get to the bottom of it.
Although she had dealt with everyone in the other courtyard, there was no guarantee that someone would leave clues. If this were to be discovered...
The more the Queen Mother thought about it, the uglier her expression became. She really couldn't understand why Mu Sili knew about Li Jingui's existence. She had been investigating for such a long time, but still hadn't found any information.
Ever since she became a royal concubine, no one has dared to trip her up. Mu Sili is the first person in all these years who has made her want to kill him.
If Qianlong didn't like her, she would really want to kill her to avoid the annoyance of seeing her and the even greater annoyance of not seeing her.
Not only that, she now deeply regretted letting Qianlong choose Fucha as his principal wife. If she had not become his principal wife, these bad things would not have happened.
Thinking of this, she glanced at her speechlessly. She always wanted to rely on others for everything. She didn't know how she managed to hold on to the position of queen.
"Handle this matter on your own. If you can handle it, then handle it. If you can't, then just leave it alone. I can't help you. I'm tired. Go back."
Even though she was unwilling, the queen still left Shoukang Palace obediently. However, after leaving Shoukang Palace, she showed a look of disgust.
"If someone didn't know, they would think the Queen Mother wasn't the Emperor's biological mother. She was just reminding the Emperor to treat everyone equally. It's really puzzling that she can't even do that."
"Your Majesty, please do not speak nonsense. This place is not far from Shoukang Palace. If anyone hears this and spreads it to the Queen Mother, she will punish you."
"Punishment? You're too cautious. The Fucha family isn't something the Queen Mother can easily shake. Even if she wants to do something to me, she'll have to see if I can bear the consequences.
"Empress Xian has been a bit too flamboyant recently. Go to Yonghe Palace and see if the concubines have learned the rules well. If they have, lift their house arrest.
If Concubine Xian continues to be so favored, everyone else in the harem will become a decoration. Although I don't like these people in the harem, I can only feel at ease with them around.
It would be best to let them get pregnant one after another, so that it would show how useless Concubine Xian is, and then the emperor would definitely hate her.
I am uneasy now that I don't have a legitimate son. The Emperor is angry with me because of Concubine Xian's matter, so I won't be able to conceive a legitimate son for a while.
Go around and see if there are any palace maids who are easy to handle and have outstanding looks. Pick one out and keep her as a reserve. If she doesn't work out, I'll push her out to consolidate my favor."
"I understand, your majesty, don't worry, I will take care of this matter now."
The queen nodded. She just couldn't believe that a queen like her could allow a concubine to be under her all the time!
Three days later, good news suddenly came out of Chengqian Palace, which not only confused Emperor Qianlong, but also left the queen completely dumbfounded.
"What did you just say? What happened in Chengqian Palace? Did I hear it wrong? Why did I hear you say that Concubine Xian was pregnant?
Didn't Concubine Xian take the sterilization soup? She drank it right under my nose, so how could she still be pregnant? Did I hear it wrong?
The queen could not suppress the panic on her face. She felt like a joke. She tried every means to prevent Mu Sili from getting pregnant, but she didn't expect that she would still get pregnant in the end.
The key point is that the date of pregnancy is so coincidental, exactly one month ago. A month ago was when she started to change. Could it be that changing her gender can affect fertility?
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