"Since then, you secretly went to the Prince of the end, to find a way to take the secret medicine, and what to do next does not need the palace said, huh."
The queen's gaze fell upon Ruonan, and she said with a deep meaning.
Ruonan smiled faintly and bent her waist, "Madam, please be assured, I understand!"
"Go ahead, have someone clean up the mess on the ground!"
The empress glanced at the scattered pieces of porcelain on the ground, waved her hand, and then turned and entered the inner chamber.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Ruonan ordered someone to clean up the mess on the ground, and then quietly left the palace, heading to the Prince of Duanfu's mansion.
...
Yongfu Palace!
Soft Concubine Yinghua sat on the chair, eating sour cucumber continuously, vomiting but still eating.
"Caiguang, you see, Your Royal Highness also likes sour things. Could it be that Your Royal Highness is pregnant as well? Go quickly and summon the royal physician to examine Your Royal Highness."
Soft Concubine Yinghua touched her own belly and excitedly said to the person next to her, "Caiyue, look, I am also pregnant. Am I not?"
Caiyue looked at her mistress's sad expression and rushed forward to take away the sour cucumber in front of her.
The voice was choked with emotion, "Your Majesty, please stop eating. The prince will come, there's no need to torture yourself like this…"
Since hearing that the pregnant concubine in Yuxian Palace had conceived, Your Majesty has been forcing herself to eat sour things, such as sour cucumbers and sour plums…
Only because Your Majesty has heard that pregnant women who are carrying a male fetus enjoy sour foods.
But Your Majesty is not actually pregnant; it's all about forcing yourself to eat.
Soft Concubine Yinghua didn't listen and pulled the sour cucumber that Caiguang had pushed away to her front, continuing to force herself to eat.
But after only two bites, she vomited…
"Hahaha, Caiguang, I've vomited. It must be that I'm pregnant. Hurry up and send for the royal physician!"
Soft Concubine Yinghua vomited all the food in her stomach, her complexion was extremely poor, but she was smiling and smiling very happily.
As Caiguang cleaned up for Soft Concubine Yinghua, she cried out, "Your Majesty, please, I beg you, don't torture yourself like this anymore?"
Soft Concubine Yinghua indeed paid no heed, and continued to eat. But as she ate, she began to cry with sadness.
"Why can that harlot get pregnant, while I cannot? If I were also pregnant, Chenlang would surely come to see me."
"Wuuwuuw... Why can't I get pregnant? Why not? Could it really be that my body is too weak, unsuitable for bearing children?"
"Madam, please don't be like this. The prince will come, it's just that the time has not come!"
...
Night Beichen also heard about the matter in Yongfu Palace, his expression complex.
But he didn't say anything.
He simply ordered the Imperial Kitchen to stop sending sour food to Yongfu Palace.
Even though his feelings for Soft Concubine Yinghua had faded, he still didn't want to see her torturing herself like this.
The news of Yao's pregnancy and her promotion to Concubine Guifei had stirred up many people in the harem.
The number of porcelain vases broken in various palaces is unimaginable, and every day, eunuchs and palace women go to the Department of the Interior to collect new ones.
At the same time, various concubines and princesses in the harem started taking pregnancy-promoting drugs.
Even the empress had to drink bowl after bowl of pregnancy-promoting drugs.
Though she was determined to have the child in Yu Yao's belly, she would prefer it if she could have one of her own.
Zhongcuì Palace!
Nobel Deagain recalled her eldest son who died at an early age, staying in her room every day, holding the small clothing of her eldest son and crying.
"Aah... My son, Mother really misses you. Will you come back to see Mother, please?"
Nobel Deagain crawled on the bed, crying her heart out, tears rolling down her cheeks.
The love of a mother is as clear as the sun and moon.
The heartbreak of Defei is unknown to all.
Soon, a heated rivalry for favor began to sweep through the harem.
The Imperial Garden and the path from the Taihe Hall to Yuxian Palace became places frequently visited by the palace consorts.
Some danced under the moon, some gathered dew in the morning, and some wrote poetry under the trees…
All are the most beautiful.
Wherever Night Beichen goes, he encounters beautiful women, which drives him to distraction.
He raised his hand and pointed to a distance, "Who is dancing under the peach blossom tree?"
Landings, who danced in January, was delighted to see that the emperor finally noticed her.
However, she did not rush out; instead, she danced with even more enthusiasm. Her dance was so captivating and soul-stirring that it tugged at the heartstrings.
With the moonlight being dim and obscure, it would be mistaken for a demon from nowhere.
Night Beichen sneered coldly and ordered the people behind him, "Bring out the person dancing under the tree and chop their head off. Why do they dance in the middle of the night? Are they trying to scare someone?"
"Puchi!"
Fu Gongfu couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Then, he ordered the small eunuch behind him to drag out Landings.
Landings was so frightened that she fell to the ground. Now, she dared not continue dancing; her face pale, she hurriedly came out from under the tree.
Before the small eunuchs could even reach her, she ran directly to Night Beichen and knelt down, tears streaming down her face, "Your Majesty, please be merciful, Your Majesty, please be merciful. I will never do it again as a servant."
Night Beichen lowered his eyes and stared at her coldly, "This is the famous Luo Meiren, but what are you doing dancing here in the middle of the night?"
Luo Meiren blushed, "Your servant couldn't sleep at night, so I came here for a stroll. I got carried away and couldn't help but start dancing."
Night Beichen curved his lips, and the corners of his eyes were filled with sarcasm, "Since Luo Meiren likes dancing so much, continue to dance. You are not allowed to stop until dawn!"
After speaking, without even looking at Luo Meiren, he quickly left.
Fu Gongfu casually pointed at a young eunuch to watch over Luo Meiren as she danced and then hurriedly followed.
Luo Meiren had no choice but to dance unwillingly under the tree all night.
She danced so much that her legs were swollen and she couldn't walk, and she heard that it was the maidservant beside her who found someone to carry her back.
There have never been any secrets in the harem, and this news spread to all the palaces quickly.
Everyone was privately making fun of Luo Meiren.
Of course, no more concubines dared to seduce Night Beichen on the way for fear of ending up like Luo Meiren.
Yu Yao naturally heard about it as well. She looked at the man in front of her who was feeding her grapes with a half-smile, half-frown.
"The emperor really doesn't understand the art of romance. Luo Meiren is a beautiful woman, if you don't like her, just ignore her. Why must you punish her by making her dance all night long?"
She laughed again, "I heard that Luo Meiren's legs were so swollen she couldn't even walk when she went back, and in the end, she had to be carried back by the maidservants."
Night Beichen glanced at her, shoved a grape into her mouth, and disdainfully said, "What's wrong with punishing her by making her dance all night? You think the emperor can be seduced just by showing up?"
Seeing Yu Yao watching him, he smiled again, "Of course, I'd be delighted to be seduced by you, little demon."
Don't think he doesn't notice, when this woman served him for the first time, her hand wasn't decent.
But he was in a good mood at that time, and he found her pleasing, so he didn't bother to mind.
Yu Yao also remembered that when she was still a palace maid, she had perhaps deliberately or inadvertently tried to seduce Night Beichen.
The attempts were not as obvious as those of Meiren Zhou.
Thoughts like this made her look at Night Beichen with a bit of guilt in her eyes.
"What would you like to eat for lunch? Have the Imperial Kitchen prepare it. I've had lychees sent to you by express courier over eight hundred miles. If there's anything else you want, just tell me and I'll have someone prepare it for you."
Night Beichen didn't seem to notice the guilt in her eyes, and asked with a smile, "What would you like to eat for lunch?"
Yu Yao laughed happily, "Everything is available in the palace. My belly is just this big. I can't even finish all the dishes that are served with different flavors every day. Moreover, Zhou Taoyi advised me not to eat too much because if I over-nourish the baby, I might have a difficult delivery."
She is carrying twins, so she can't eat too much either.
