Chapter 164: Concubine Hua is Pregnant

Concubine Hua hooked her arms around the emperor's neck and smiled.

"But Shilan will always be the emperor's woman."

The emperor's dim eyes gradually brightened.

He looked at his arms, his eyes filled with his own Concubine Hua, and a warm feeling surged in his heart.

"Yes, you are my woman."

Concubine Hua knew that although the emperor was smiling now, he was actually worried about something.

Even she, who was in the harem, had heard about her brother Nian Gengyao's rampant behavior, not to mention the emperor.

The emperor was already disappointed with Nian Gengyao, but he was still waiting for the best opportunity.

A good hunter always waits patiently for the prey to fall into the trap and then kills it with one blow.

The current emperor is also waiting for Nian Gengyao to fall into the trap he designed.

"Your Majesty, let me rub your shoulders."

"Very good."

Concubine Hua got up from the emperor's arms, walked behind him, and began to massage his head.

The emperor felt the day's fatigue slowly fading away.

During the more than one month that Concubine Hua was ill, no one gave her a head massage anymore.

Although Zhen Huan would also help him press, her technique was not as skilled as Concubine Hua's.

"Shilan." For some unknown reason, the Emperor recently began to call Concubine Hua by her maiden name.

When Hua Fei first entered the palace, he, who was still Prince Yong, often called her Hua Fei.

"Your Majesty?" Concubine Hua also responded softly.

The cry was so gentle that it softened the emperor's heart.

"Your brother has done a lot for me, and I am very grateful to him. What reward do you want me to give him?"

The emperor thought that since he had to punish Nian Gengyao anyway, he might as well confer a high title on him before that.

By then, people will no longer say that he is a traitor or a murderer of a meritorious official.

"What my brother has now is more than what he has done for His Majesty. If the emperor wants to reward him, it would be better for my brother to step down early and live a leisurely and wealthy life."

This is what Concubine Hua really said.

In a peaceful and prosperous era, being a wealthy and idle person with no worries about food and clothing, isn’t this the life that ordinary people want most?

The emperor smiled with relief.

"I don't know when Concubine Hua has developed such elegance. I am impressed by her."

Hua Fei said: "Ordinary people have to work hard to make a living all year round. I have someone to serve me three meals a day, and I feel that I am already satisfied."

The emperor pulled Concubine Hua back into his arms and completely let go of his grudge against her.

"Don't worry, as long as I am here, I will ensure that you will enjoy wealth, honor and glory throughout your life!"

Hua Fei thought this was ridiculous.

In the previous life, didn’t the Emperor strip Zhen Huan of her title and demote her to a concubine just for her?

Hua Fei said jokingly: "Your Majesty, I have little education, please don't deceive me."

The emperor laughed.

"a man of his words!"

When she returned to Yiku Palace, Concubine Hua's back was already soaked with cold sweat.

Songzhi hurriedly supported her.

"My lady, has the emperor punished you?"

Hua Fei shook her head, "The Emperor promised to give me a lifetime of glory and honor, and also asked me what reward I wanted to give to my brother."

Song Zhi said happily: "Isn't this great? The emperor still remembers the great contributions made by the general for him!"

Concubine Hua smiled bitterly, looking worried.

"No, the Emperor is not going to let my brother go! My brother is so arrogant now, but he still wants to reward him, just to be ruthless and unrighteous when the time comes!"

Songzhi covered her mouth in surprise.

"My queen, does the emperor really want to kill the general?"

Hua Fei's eyes misted up, "That's right."

Songzhi panicked, "My Lady, what should I do?"

Hua Fei looked at the dark sky outside. There was no moon, only a few stars. She gritted her teeth and said, "Bring me a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. I want to write a letter to my brother."

Nian Mansion.

Nian Gengyao, who was drunk, sat on the bed and opened the letter from Concubine Hua.

After reading it, he crumpled up into a ball and threw it to the ground.

"This Nian Shilan is getting more and more ignorant! He actually asked me to strip off my upper body and apologize to the emperor like Lian Po! Ridiculous!"

He opened the door and told the housekeeper, "From now on, don't send me any letters from Concubine Hua. Burn them directly!"

The housekeeper looked embarrassed, "Sir, that's Concubine Hua!"

Nian Gengyao gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, I forgot. Now she is the Imperial Consort! Even if I, a first-class noble, see her, I will kneel down to her!"

From then on, once Hua Fei's letter was delivered to the Nian Mansion, Nian Gengyao would not even look at it but would directly lock it in the box.

Concubine Hua looked at the letters that had been sent out one after another, but received no response, and her heart sank completely.

She knew that her brother Nian Gengyao was seeking his own death, so she had to find another way out.

A few days later, the emperor came to Yiku Palace for dinner.

Seeing that Concubine Hua had prepared a table of sumptuous food, the Emperor smiled and asked, "Is there anything good going on today?"

Hua Fei first served the emperor a bowl of mushroom and bone soup to relieve the heat, and said, "Your Majesty has been tired all day, drink the soup first."

The weather has been hot these days and the emperor is indeed a little thirsty.

The soup cooked by Concubine Hua has a refreshing aroma. It contains pork bones, shiitake mushrooms, white jade mushrooms, coriander, corn, carrots... It looks very appetizing.

He couldn't help it and drank a bowl.

"Your Majesty, please have some corn; it is in season at this time of year."

Concubine Hua washed her hands, picked up the corn, and fed it to the emperor's mouth.

The emperor took a bite, and the sweet and crispy corn went into his throat, making him feel refreshed.

After one dinner, the emperor's fatigue of the day was almost gone.

As Concubine Hua smelled the meat, her expression became more and more uncomfortable.

Her morning sickness was about to start.

The emperor's face darkened when he saw that she was in pain.

"Physical discomfort?"

Hua Fei forced a smile and shook her head, but her pale lips still betrayed her.

Songzhi was watching from the side and her heart was pounding with nervousness.

"Uh!"

Hua Fei couldn't help it after all. She took a handkerchief, covered her mouth, and turned her head to the side.

The smile on the emperor's face suddenly disappeared.

Songzhi went to support Concubine Hua, and then explained to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the weather has been hot recently, and your appetite has become very poor. You feel like vomiting when you smell meat. I heard that you were coming tonight, so I forced myself to cook for you despite feeling uncomfortable."

Hua Fei recovered and said to the emperor with a smile: "I am fine. I will be fine in a few days."

But as soon as she finished speaking, she began to feel nauseous again.

The emperor looked at Concubine Hua's increasingly pale and uncomfortable face. He clenched his hands on his knees little by little, and cold sweat began to form on his palms.

"Su Peisheng, call the imperial physician over!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Just as Su Peisheng was about to leave, Concubine Hua said weakly, "Your Majesty, I just have an upset stomach. It will get better in a few days."

The emperor looked gloomy and said, "You've vomited so much, how can you not see the doctor?"

He looked at Su Peisheng and said, "What are you still standing there for? Go!"

Su Peisheng didn't dare to delay and hurried out of Yikun Palace.

With the emperor's oral order, the imperial physician quickly came to Yikun Palace to take Concubine Hua's pulse.

The imperial physician carefully felt the patient's pulse, then opened his eyes, turned around, knelt on the ground, and said with his hands clasped, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Concubine Hua is pregnant!"

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