Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

In order to discipline Wanpin and Hui Guiren, Concubine Hua was willing to spend money and directly sacrificed an imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau. Hui Guiren was indeed eager to have a child recently, which gave Concubine Cao and Concubine Hua a handle on her.

Liu Bin from the Imperial Hospital just casually mentioned that he was also from Jinan when he was taking Concubine Hui's pulse. Concubine Hui even confirmed his identity again and spent a large sum of money to "bribe" him. She also asked Liu Bin to find a prescription for her to help her conceive. After getting the prescription, she didn't even ask anyone to look at it. It was obvious that there was already a Wen Shichu in the Imperial Hospital who was familiar with Concubine Wan.

Of course, before this matter was exposed, only Concubine Hua and Noble Lady Cao knew about it. Even Concubine Li was kept in the dark by Concubine Hua and Noble Lady Cao. No secret was leaked in front of Noble Lady Hui. Noble Lady Hui even proudly hid the recipe she got from Liu Bin under her dressing box.

Princess Wen Yi turned one year old in June. Even the Empress, Concubine Duan and Concubine Zhen who were far away in the palace sent gifts in advance. So even though Yi Xin was about to give birth in two months, they still had to give Princess Wen Yi this face. After all, Concubine Hua had invited the imperial physician to be waiting in advance for her.

Sang'er and Xizhu were as if they were facing a great enemy. Even Zhang Deshun rarely laughed. Yi Xin tried to comfort them with a smile, "It is true that Concubine Hua's behavior was inappropriate, but she even invited the imperial physician in advance. Obviously, she has other plans. Maybe I am just a by-product. So, as long as we are all careful, today's Princess Wen Yi's first birthday banquet may be able to stage a good show."

In the original owner's memory, at this time Concubine Hui had already announced her pregnancy, and today Concubine Wan even performed a stunning dance in public.

The original owner didn't know that Concubine Wan had been flirting with Prince Guo, but Yi Xin, who had Jiang Xinxin in her heart, knew it. The favorite concubine and the emperor's brother were flirting in public, but no one noticed. Yi Xin felt that just this little bit of fun was worth her trip today.

However, Wanpin had never experienced being avoided by the emperor, and her relationship with the emperor had never gone through a process of gradual development. So now Yi Xin didn't know whether the relationship between them could wait until Chunyuan's death, given Wanpin's arrogance and the emperor's coldness.

Yi Xin was pregnant and couldn't walk fast, so she was the last one to arrive. When Concubine Qi saw Yi Xin coming in, she said in a sarcastic tone, "Concubine Jin is so arrogant that she had to trouble Concubine Hua to invite the imperial physician before she dared to come out!"

Yi Xin was too lazy to pay attention to Concubine Qi at first, but she knew that if she didn't say something, Concubine Qi would not care about her mood, so she mocked directly: "I will give birth in two months, so it is not too careful now. But I think, whether it is a princess or a prince, I must give birth to a smart child. If he is like the third prince, who only grows taller every day and has other advantages, then I will be completely embarrassed."

As soon as these words were spoken, Concubine Qi slammed the table and prepared to explode, but Concubine Hua just cleared her throat, and Concubine Qi immediately stopped and shrank there like a frightened quail.

Seeing this, Wanpin and Hui Guiren couldn't help but despise Concubine Qi. At the same time, they wanted to give birth to a prince even more. After all, someone as ignorant as Concubine Qi could secure the position of concubine by relying on a not-so-smart Third Prince. If the two of them, who were young and favored by the emperor, gave birth to a prince, maybe...

So the two of them looked at Yi Xin with a little envy in their eyes.

The Queen was not here, so Princess Wen Yi's first birthday ceremony could only start when the Emperor arrived. However, the Emperor was busy with his affairs. Yi Xin didn't mind chatting with others to kill time, but Concubine Hua was too lazy to deal with the concubines in the harem, so she gave Concubine Cao a look after a while. Concubine Cao immediately stood up and said, "The sun is getting higher. I have prepared some sour plum soup. Would you like to try it, sisters?"

Everyone said they wanted to try it, but Yi Xin smiled and said, "There are always many taboos about what pregnant women eat. I only need a cup of honey water. I don't have the pleasure of trying Concubine Cao's sour plum soup."

After hearing this, Concubine Hua couldn't help but roll her eyes, and looked at Yi Xin with a bit of unkindness, but she still ordered someone to bring a pot of warm honey water to Yi Xin's table.

When the sour plum soup came, some people were not in a hurry to drink it. Wanpin and Hui Guiren were among them. Cao Guiren waited for a while, and seemed to accidentally find that Hui Guiren and Wanpin had not touched the sour plum soup. She smiled and advised: "It is sunny in June, and the summer heat is gradually rising. This sour plum soup is still made with the recipe of my hometown, and I added a roselle, so it has a bit of purple-red color and a more obvious sour taste."

Concubine Hui originally felt that the sour plum soup in front of her was indeed a little different from the ones she had drunk at home before, with a darker brown color. After listening to Concubine Cao's explanation, she immediately became interested. However, after taking a sip of the sour plum soup, Concubine Wan felt particularly thirst-quenching, but Concubine Hui couldn't help retching.

Upon seeing this, Concubine Hua immediately taunted her, "Lady Hui is so squeamish. Everyone thinks this sour plum soup tastes good, but why did you do such a disgusting thing when it came to you?!"

But Concubine Hui just stroked her chest and couldn't say a word. Seeing Concubine Hui's behavior, Wanpin suddenly had a guess in her heart, but she was worried that things were not as she thought because Concubine Hua was present, so she explained: "I guess Sister Mei caught a cold today because she was greedy for coolness. It's our fault that she disrupted the princess's first birthday banquet..."

Although Concubine Hua had personally planned the fake pregnancy of Concubine Hui, seeing Concubine Hui's demeanor and looking at Yi Xin sitting opposite Concubine Qi, Concubine Hua felt so sour that she couldn't get rid of her anger. So even if she should have said to call the imperial physician to see Concubine Hui, her words changed as soon as they came out of her mouth: "Concubine Wan is really smart and clever. No wonder Concubine Hui, who has a higher rank than you, was recruited as soon as she entered the palace. She didn't even care about Concubine Jing, the main position, and rushed to your Suiyuxuan to show her courtesy."

"I guess that Concubine Hui knew at that time that with your beauty, Wanpin, you would be the most favored concubine in the harem, and she would be able to pick up a lot of goodies by following you."

Hua Fei's words were like pointing directly at Hui Guiren's nose and calling her Wanpin's dog. Hui Guiren was so angry that she vomited. The pungent smell also made Yi Xin's stomach very uncomfortable.

Yi Xin was not a good person, she stood up and said to Concubine Hua, "I have already delivered the gift for Princess Wen Yi, but I am really not feeling well right now, so I will leave first. I will send someone to speak to the Emperor."

Yi Xin left right after she finished speaking, and she had already walked a long way before Concubine Hua could stop her. Concubine Hua slammed the table in anger, and Concubine Cao felt her heart pounding. She directed her anger at Concubine Hua and Yi Xin, but she dared not show anything on her face. She could only quickly call for the imperial physician who was prepared for Yi Xin to come over and check Concubine Hui's pulse.

Yi Xin had not walked far when she met the emperor and several close royal family members. Yi Xin's name was known to everyone in the previous dynasty, and she greeted the emperor and the princes openly. The emperor could not help but say a few words of concern for Yi Xin in front of outsiders.

However, Yi Xin was too lazy to talk to the emperor, and said bluntly: "Empress Hui drank the sour plum soup made by Concubine Cao using the method of her hometown and vomited a little. Based on my knowledge, it is possible that the emperor will hear good news about Concubine Hui when he goes in now."

"It's just that I felt a little uncomfortable after seeing Concubine Hui vomiting, so I hurried out. I disturbed the princess's first birthday banquet. I hope Your Majesty will consider that I told you the good news about Concubine Hui and make up for it a little."

When the emperor heard this, although he had already determined that Concubine Hui was also pregnant, he was still afraid of the possibility of something happening because of the presence of the royal family. However, he could not help but look happy, "If it is really as Concubine Jin said, I will definitely help you in front of the princess!"