This was the first time Murong Che did not go to the Empress's Fengyi Palace as usual. Liu Weirong had a vague guess in her heart. It seemed that he had already found out that the Empress was the mastermind behind the matter of the Musk Powder.
Perhaps it was a warning to the Empress.
That was why he had embarrassed the empress and decided to stay with a pregnant woman like her.
Red. He had indeed drawn hatred for her, but she, a pregnant woman, was already a thorn in his side.
In fact, she had just asked casually. As for whether or not to go, it was the Emperor's business. She would not pretend to be virtuous and push people away. The Empress had almost killed her, and she still wanted to save her face and persuade the Emperor to go to her place. That was the head that was kicked by a donkey.
What made her feel conflicted was that the Empress actually used the fact that the Eldest Princess was not feeling well and wanted to see the Emperor to remind Murong Che that it was fifteen today and that it was time to go to Feng Yi Palace. This made her feel disgusted. On such a cold day, if the Eldest Princess was really not feeling well and did not call the Imperial Physician to look for the Emperor, wouldn't something happen?
Was the princess 'life that worthless?
She despised using the child as an excuse to gain favor.
After struggling for a while, she finally fell asleep.
Feng Yi Palace
When the Empress saw that the imperial physician on night duty that Eunuch Little Li brought over did not see the Emperor, the smile on her face suddenly froze.
"Where's the Emperor?"
"Replying to Niangniang, the emperor has already gone to bed.”Eunuch Little Li Zi replied respectfully, then pointed at the imperial physician on night duty," This is the imperial physician that the Emperor asked this servant to invite for the Eldest Princess.”
The Empress looked at the Imperial Physician respectfully bowing to her and her face turned green and white. What did the Emperor mean by this?
"There's no need. The Eldest Princess is fine. She's already asleep.”The Empress put on a forced smile and refused without thinking.
Eunuch Little Li Zi thought to himself. Indeed, it was like this. The Empress had also begun to use children to gain favor. Could it be that she didn't know that the Emperor hated using the excuse of a sick child to gain favor because he had very few children?
The imperial physician on duty was very innocent. The sky was dark and cold, and he had made a wasted trip. However, he did not dare to say anything. He secretly hoped that the Empress would not torture people like that in the future.
After the imperial physician on night duty and Eunuch Little Li left, the Empress's expression immediately darkened.
When the Scribe and Painter saw this, they were a little dejected. At the same time, they hated the vixen of Soft Fortune Palace for bewitching the Emperor and making the Empress sad.
The Empress returned to the inner hall with a sullen face. She sat beside the bronze mirror and stared at the person in the mirror under the bright candlelight. Was she old?
The woman in the mirror looked like she was in her early twenties. She had a beautiful face and exuded a dignified and elegant aura. On closer inspection, her eyebrows and eyes were still as smooth as before. There were no fine lines on them, but there was a faint sense of age and fatigue that could not be explained.
It made her look a little old.
"Painter, is bengong old?" The empress asked faintly as she gently stroked the corners of her eyes that were well-maintained and still had no wrinkles.
"The Empress is still young and beautiful, how can she be old?”The attendant replied sweetly.
The Empress stared at the woman in the bronze mirror in a daze and sighed.""Your face is not old, but your heart is old."
before my beauty has aged, my kindness is cut off.
She smiled sadly.
The painting attendant and the book attendant looked at each other, not knowing how to reply.
"Niangniang, it's getting late, rest early! I still have to get up early tomorrow!" The attendant said softly.
When the Empress thought about how she would face the ridicule of the concubines when she paid her respects tomorrow, she felt a pain in her liver. She was afraid that tonight would be a sleepless night.
Suddenly, her eyes widened as she thought of a possibility…Cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
No, impossible, how could the emperor find out? Didn't she cut off the clues long ago?
However, if it wasn't for this, with the Emperor's personality, it would be impossible for him to humiliate her so directly.
For a moment, the Empress's expression was uncertain.
In the end, she tried her best to comfort herself not to panic. Perhaps it was really Noble De who held the Emperor back.
Thus, Liu Weirong was shot again while lying down.
Consort Shu, who had not rested yet, could not help but gloat when she learned from the Feng Yi Palace spies that the Emperor did not go to Feng Yi Palace tonight.
However, when he heard that Eunuch Little Li had brought an imperial physician on night duty over.
Consort Shu rolled her eyes and sneered. It seemed that the Empress was really anxious. She actually used the Eldest Princess to gain favor.
Then, he would let his servants add fuel to the fire and spread the news.
Thinking of tomorrow's greeting, she was in a good mood.
Sure enough, the scene was very exciting when they paid their respects the next morning.
Everyone was standing up for the Empress, feeling wronged for her, and also criticizing Noble De for clinging onto the Emperor even though she was pregnant, saying that she was a vixen or something.
But to the Empress, it didn't sound right. Weren't these concubines just slapping her face? He mocked her for using the Eldest Princess, but the Emperor was unmoved.
The dignified smile on his face almost cracked.
When Consort Shu and Consort Hui saw the Empress 'aggrieved appearance, they felt a burst of joy in their hearts, especially Consort Hui. Her appearance was ruined, and it was almost impossible for her to serve in the bedroom. Now that the Empress was also treated the same as her, they were very happy.
The Empress suppressed the anger in her heart. After hearing these concubines 'so-called' injustice,'she saw that it was getting late and immediately brought them to Ci An Palace to pay their respects.
In her heart, she hated Noble De to death.
After thinking about it for the whole night, she pushed all the responsibility to Liu Weirong, thinking that she had done it flawlessly and that the Emperor would not find out.
The Empress hated Liu Weirong, but Liu Weirong didn't know. Even if she knew, she wouldn't care. Anyway, they had already become enemies. Could it be that if the Empress didn't hate her, she wouldn't attack her?
The Empress's methods were vicious.
It was impossible to guard against.
She would rather stick to the Emperor. Having the Emperor's protection was better than anything else.
She wasn't smart, and her IQ wasn't high, but she could still play tricks under the Emperor's nose, as long as she didn't cross the Emperor's bottom line.
Liu residence
Ever since Liu Zhihao found out that his eldest daughter had been demoted to Chang Zai for murdering his third daughter's heir, he was shocked. How could this be?
Wasn't the elder daughter very close to the third daughter?
Also, didn't Madam say that the elder daughter's fate was indescribably precious? Now that he had been demoted to Chang Zai, how could he still be noble?
It seemed that her third daughter's life was better than hers.
All of this had subverted his previous understanding.
It made him deeply doubt the authenticity of Zhang shi's words.
He wanted to verify it, but when he heard that Master Ming Yuan had traveled far away and that his return date was uncertain, he let go of this matter.
However, he no longer trusted his eldest daughter blindly.
The days passed, and soon it was December. Ever since the Empress's fixed date was stolen, she had always thought that it was Liu Weirong's fault. She hated Liu Weirong, but after the Emperor said something to her, she suddenly became quiet.
Liu Weirong's Rou Fu Palace had always been heavily protected. Those concubines who wanted to lay their hands on her had tried many times to no avail, so they gave up. In any case, they might be able to give birth to her, but they might not be able to grow up.
As a result, Liu Weirong's days were peaceful, and there were no other concubines who came to visit from time to time.
Then, she rested in peace.
The empress dowager was very satisfied with the vegetables, bean sprouts, and other vegetables she sent over. She rewarded her with some good things, and the empress also rewarded her with some.
The Emperor was very interested in her big shed and planned to look for the Minister of Agriculture to study it and see if it could be promoted.
This made Liu Weirong very happy. She told him everything she knew, but it was actually a simplified version.
After the Great Qian Dynasty implemented the vegetable greenhouse, the vegetables in her backyard could be eaten by herself. She did not have to give them to the Empress, the woman who murdered her child. This made her feel very disgusted.
Although they didn't use the spring water to water them, they couldn't stand the lack of colorful vegetables in winter. They were rare.
However, he had no choice.
As the end of the year approached, everyone in the palace began to get busy, and it was filled with a strong 'New Year' flavor.
Liu Weirong stood by the window, looking at the dancing snowflakes outside. She was wrapped in a thick fox fur coat and had a seven-month-old belly.
Tomorrow would be the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. She had been in the Great Qian Dynasty for more than seven months. This was the first time she celebrated the New Year in ancient times. There was a hint of melancholy in her joy. She really could not go back.
In ancient times, the New Year was set on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. In the original novel, this day was also set as the Spring Festival.
Laba Congee was a must during the Laba Festival. This was the only time the Emperor ate with the Empress and concubines every year.
However, there were still levels.
If there were too many concubines in the harem, only concubines and above were qualified.
Don't think about anything below concubine.
Murong Che's harem only had around twenty women.
It was pitifully little.
Therefore, on the day of the Laba Festival, all the concubines had to eat together. They would eat together in the morning, noon, and evening. Of course, the most important thing was the banquet.
Liu Weirong looked at her seven-month-old belly, and her face was unconsciously stained with a trace of worry. Who knew if someone would do something to her after this round of torture?
Perhaps it was because she was too engrossed in her thoughts that a bone-piercing cold wind blew in. She was immersed in her thoughts and did not feel cold at all until she heard a cry of surprise.
"Master, you're up. It's so cold outside. Why did you open the window? Be careful not to catch a cold.”
The moment Bai Lian came in, she saw her Mistress standing by the window in a daze with her stomach sticking out. She hurriedly put down the snack box in her hand and quickly closed the window. She pulled her Mistress to sit on the bed at the side and quickly poured a cup of hot tea for her.
"I'm fine!" Liu Weirong smiled and took the hot tea to warm herself up.
"Master, the Empress has sent someone to inform Master to come to Baohe Palace early tomorrow morning for breakfast.”Bai Lian asked worriedly as she put a pillow on her master's head.
As soon as Bai Lian finished speaking, Xing 'er came in. Hearing her words, she smiled sweetly and said,"Sister White Lotus, your words are outdated. Eunuch Little Li just sent a message saying that the Emperor has decreed that for tomorrow's breakfast and lunch, Master does not need to go. Dinner is the most important, only Master has to attend.”
"Really?" White Lotus was very happy. This way, his master would not have to go back and forth. One had to know that Baohe Palace was quite far from Rou Fu Palace. The weather was cold and snowy. His master's body was heavy. How could he bear it? Fortunately, the emperor was considerate of his master.
Hearing this, Liu Weirong's eyes were also filled with a smile. She was slightly relieved. She was originally worried that she would have to run three times tomorrow. Even with the spiritual spring, she would probably be exhausted.
Not to mention being wary of others.
This way, she could focus on the banquet.
However, because the banquet was held at night, it was dark and slippery. It was easy for accidents to happen. She had to prepare early. She was pregnant and her stomach was so big that she could sit in a small sedan chair. Now, she could only get someone to carefully decorate the small sedan chair. She had to lay a thick blanket inside and spread it on all sides.
Don't blame her for being so cautious. It was really impossible to guard against those women's methods.
To be honest, if it was possible, she really didn't want to go to the banquet. She just wanted to stay in the palace and wait for the child to be born.
Generally, palace banquets were places where accidents were easy to happen.
However, she had already skipped the breakfast and luncheon. It would be unreasonable if she did not attend such an important dinner every year.
She didn't have to eat the food at the banquet, so she wasn't afraid of the food being spiked. However, what she was most afraid of was that someone would blatantly do something to her.
How could she avoid so many people?
Therefore, she was still very worried.
It was supposed to be a festival tomorrow, and the Emperor had been very busy these days. He rested in the Purple Mansion Hall every night, and it was rare for him to find time to come to the Soft Fortune Palace tonight.
White Lotus, Xing 'er, and the other palace maids all paid their respects to the Emperor, then tactfully left.
"Emperor, you're here. This servant greets the emperor!”
A trace of joy flashed across Liu Weirong's face. She was about to get up from the bed, but she was wearing too many clothes. Her whole body was wrapped into a ball. As she moved, her heavy body accidentally rolled over. She struggled on the bed and rolled around, but she could not get up.
She looked at him with grievance and shame.
Murong Che's mouth twitched when he saw this. He quickly sat down beside her and held back his laughter as he carried her up. He looked at her round appearance and teased her.
"You're really like a ball. You know how to roll!"
Liu Weirong blushed, ashamed and angry. Didn't she just wear too much because she was afraid of the cold and couldn't get up and roll around? Why did it look like a ball? Don't think that she didn't see that he was laughing at her. Hmph.
" I have a ball in my belly, but he doesn't know how to roll…" She pointed at her bulging belly and glared at him.
"..." Murong Che choked on her words.
Seeing that the Emperor was choked by her words, Liu Weirong felt a burst of joy in her heart.
Murong Che's lips curled up as he looked at her smug expression. A smile flashed across his eyes. This Noble De was really interesting. He gently stroked her belly and said,""Not now. When he comes out, he will roll around.”
Liu Weirong was defeated by him.
Murong Che saw that she was depressed and felt happy in his heart.
"Did the little prince cause any trouble today?" He asked in a low voice, his large hand caressing her stomach through her thick clothes.
"At noon, he made a ruckus, and it was when White Lotus was studying. I thought that he definitely wouldn't like to hear this, so I protested.”Liu Weirong blinked her eyes and smiled slyly.
Look, even the little prince is protesting.
Murong Che raised his eyebrows. How could he not know what she was thinking?
"You're wrong. He's making a fuss because he likes to listen to it. Zhen asked White Lotus to read more. The little prince likes to listen.”
What was that? Read more?
Liu Weirong's eyes widened.
Murong Che could not help but kiss the corner of her mouth when he saw this. He laughed softly and carried her to the bed.
"It's getting late. Go to bed."
After he finished speaking, Murong Che took off two to three layers of thick coats and hugged her to sleep.
Before she fell asleep, she thought that Noble De's body was soft and warm, like a human-shaped heater. It was very comfortable to hug and sleep.
The next day was the Laba Festival. Emperor Murong Che woke up early in the morning. After washing up, he brought Little Li to Baohe Palace. Inside Baohe Palace, all the concubines were present, except for Liu Weirong, who was the exception.
Everyone had a strange feeling that Liu Weirong wasn't here.
Today, the entire palace was very lively and festive. Liu Weirong listened to the lively laughter outside and was also infected with some joy.
At noon, Noble Liu and Luo Pin both came over and asked her why she didn't go to the reunion dinner. After learning that it was the emperor's special permission, their eyes flashed with envy.
In the evening, Liu Weirong brought White Lotus to sit in a small sedan chair. She had even specially prepared a small pot of spiritual spring water. When she saw that it was covered with a thick blanket, she was satisfied and relaxed.
It was better to be safe than sorry.
It was better to prepare more.
The palanquin steadily walked on the road to Baohe Palace. They had already passed half the road. Seeing that they were about to reach Baohe Palace and nothing had happened, Liu Weirong was finally relieved.
However, she had been relieved too early.
Soon, the palanquin suddenly shook violently, and one of the eunuchs carrying the palanquin outside seemed to have fallen. Bai Lian was shocked and cried out in alarm. Just as he was about to help his master up, he fell down first. Liu Weirong rolled into the inner wall of the palanquin with a 'ah' sound…
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