When I opened my eyes, Zhen Huan knelt in front of me and had a miscarriage

"What can I do? If the emperor hadn't seen how hard you were pregnant, how would he know how hard it would be for his future child to come? Besides, there are so many concubines in the harem. I'm afraid that after ten months of pregnancy, the emperor would have completely forgotten about you."

Mrs. Li muttered, and there was truth in what she said.

But Li Guiren's heart was as clear as a mirror. She knew her situation clearly. "Mother, you know this is the palace. Some time ago, something happened to Concubine Wan. It was an outsider who caused trouble. She was almost poisoned and even lost her unborn child."

"Just be careful and cautious, and be careful when eating. If she gets frightened, the emperor will be distressed and go to see her more often. If you don't leave the house, will the emperor still remember you?"

After Mrs. Li finished speaking, she looked at her daughter. Her daughter frowned and looked in one direction, as if she was also thinking about something.

And she suddenly said.

"Think about it, could it be that the Imperial Concubine deliberately arranged this to prevent you from seeing the Emperor so that she could..."

Before Madam Li could finish her speculation, Concubine Li interrupted her mother.

"Well, the Imperial Concubine is definitely not such a person. The most taboo in this palace is gossip. Mother, please be careful with your words. The Imperial Concubine has a bad temper. If this matter gets to the Imperial Concubine's ears, I'm afraid both you and I will be in trouble."

Lady Li had seen the temper of Nian Shilan.

She had already given up and didn't dare to do anything weird.

I just want to give birth to the baby quickly and safely.

Mrs. Li rolled her eyes at her daughter and scolded her for not knowing how to argue.

But her daughter said she didn't want to discuss it, so there was nothing she could do.

I was just thinking about how to pave the way for my daughter.

At least my daughter should be able to meet the emperor first, and then give birth to a prince safely.

The next morning, it was just dawn.

Concubine Hua was ill and did not attend the morning meeting.

When Concubine Li found out, because it was inconvenient for her to go there, she sent Mo Hua to pay her respects to Concubine Hua and ask if she was okay.

Not long after Mo Hua left, Jian Qiu from Jingren Palace arrived.

It is said that the Queen Mother called on everyone in the harem to go to Baohua Hall to pray for the Queen Mother, and to pray to God to protect the Queen Mother's health.

"Oh, so that's how it is. I pray for the Queen Mother day and night, but Concubine Hua ordered me to stay in the palace to take care of the pregnancy, so I'm afraid it's inconvenient for me to go out."

Jianqiu seemed to have known that she would say this, so she said with a smile.

"Of course, the Empress knows what Noble Concubine Hua meant, but since Concubine Wan has gone today, the Empress won't say anything if the noble lady doesn't go. But I'm afraid the Empress Dowager will mind. After all, the Emperor cares most about filial piety."

These words suddenly made Concubine Li feel awkward and she couldn't refuse.

"That's right, but I still need to consult the Imperial Concubine before I can make a decision. Aunt Jianqiu, please wait for a moment. I will send someone to ask."

Fortunately, Concubine Li remained calm and came up with a solution.

However, since Jianqiu came today, he had already made all the plans.

With her limited strength, it is certainly not as good as the Queen's careful arrangements.

"Originally, the young lady should have asked the Imperial Concubine for permission, but the Imperial Concubine is ill now, and the Empress cannot bear to disturb her, so she asked me to come and ask you to pray for the Empress Dowager. Someone from the Yikun Palace must go there anyway, otherwise the Empress Dowager will blame the Imperial Concubine instead of you."

After she said that, she looked up at Concubine Li's expression, and seemed a little moved.

So he quickly added, "The Queen asked me to remind you that the Imperial Concubine is in the limelight right now, so you'd better go, lest people say that the Imperial Concubine doesn't know etiquette."

Having said this, Concubine Li was still hesitant. She really didn't dare to leave the palace without Concubine Hua's order.

After much deliberation, I decided to find a way to refuse.

But her mother came up to her and said, "Please go and tell the Queen that our noble lady will be here soon."

After saying that, she asked Zhishu to ask Jianqiu to leave before her.

Even if Lady Li wanted to stop it, she was too late.

After everyone left, she said with a rather impatient look, "Mother, what are you doing? Why did you reply so easily? I need to think about this matter."

"What are you thinking about? You've been thinking about the Imperial Concubine all day and have forgotten who is the most powerful person in the palace. The Empress and the Queen Mother are the masters you should flatter. Besides, if the Emperor doesn't like you, you'll have nothing."

Madam Li kept saying to her earnestly, "Quickly change your clothes and go to the so-called Hua Palace. Didn't you hear what the girl said just now? The emperor values ​​filial piety the most. Kneel before her for a few hours. I don't believe that the empress dowager will not be moved."

Concubine Li was annoyed, "You think this is your home. Baohua Palace is for praying, and the Queen Mother will definitely not go there in person. Besides, I'm pregnant, how can I kneel for so long?"

"Look at you, you're so delicate. When I gave birth to your brother, I helped your father carry things without feeling it was too heavy..."

Faced with her mother's constant scolding, Concubine Li covered her face and didn't want to say more.

But there is no choice. Now that the words have been spoken, I have to go.

She quickly asked Zhishu to help her dress and change her clothes. When she was about to go out, Madam Li came up to her and said something.

"Why don't you let me go with you so I can take care of you."

After her mother finished speaking, Concubine Li was obviously a little hesitant, feeling that it was not a good idea and wanted to refuse.

By then, Mo Hua, who had just returned from the main hall to pay his respects to the imperial concubine, had just returned.

Seeing that the nobleman had changed his clothes, he hurriedly asked Zhishu.

Zhishu briefly told her about Aunt Jianqiu's visit just now, and asked her to follow Concubine Li closely with him.

Mo Hua felt that it was not good, but since things had come to this point, he could only step forward to accompany him while making up his mind about what to do.

"It may not be appropriate for a foreign woman to meet imperial concubines. Mother, you should wait for me to come back in the palace." Concubine Li said, pulling her mother's hand and patting it.

Then he went out directly. Mrs. Li opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but was blocked and could not say anything else.

The group left the Yiku Palace and headed towards the Baohua Palace.

After walking cautiously for a while, I suddenly heard a sharp female voice from behind.

"Who do I think this is? Isn't this Concubine Li who is hiding in the palace like she is pregnant with a golden ingot?"

The voice, the vitriol, the tone.

It was obviously Concubine Qi.

Although Concubine Li didn't want to pay attention, she had to turn back out of courtesy.

"Lady Qi, long time no see." She turned around and just bowed.

Seeing her perform the flat salute, Concubine Qi sneered with a harsh smile, and replied impatiently, "Although Concubine Li is also a concubine, she has not gone through the canonization ceremony, so it is not legitimate. When you see me, you still have to perform the proper salute."

As for Concubine Li, there was no enthronement ceremony for herself, but she had made sufficient preparations and would not let others look down on her easily.

Ridiculing her, especially this ridiculous Concubine Qi.

"That's strange, Concubine Qi. I'm the concubine appointed by the Emperor, and I'm pregnant with the Emperor's child. How can I be said to be unjust and unlawful in your words? Could it be that Concubine Qi is not obeying the Emperor's will?"

Concubine Li deliberately stroked her belly. She was three months pregnant and her belly was slightly bulging, showing her belly.

In public, Concubine Qi would certainly not dare to do anything to her. If something happened to her, not only would the Imperial Concubine not forgive Concubine Qi, even the Emperor would probably be angry.

So she knew that Concubine Qi didn't dare to take action, so she couldn't suffer any loss with her words.

Hearing her words and her ostentatious actions, Concubine Qi glanced at her out of the corner of her eye.

Gritting her teeth, she said coldly, "Lady Li has been staying indoors for the past month, and she has become very stubborn. But the emperor only loves Concubine Wan in the Suiyu Pavilion. If Concubine Wan has a son, and you only give birth to a princess, it would not be very interesting."

Concubine Li pursed her lips and said, "Thank you for your concern, Concubine Qi. Even if she is just a princess, she is the flesh and blood of the emperor and me. And until the last moment, who knows whether it is a prince or a princess in my belly."

After saying that, he curled his eyes and looked at Concubine Qi, "I still have some chances. If I have nothing in my stomach, I'm afraid I won't even have a chance."

Seeing that Concubine Qi's face was getting worse and worse, she deliberately covered her mouth.

"Look at how confused I am, Concubine Qi, please don't mind it. I just said it unintentionally, you won't take it to heart, right? Oh, by the way, Concubine Qi, you must seize the opportunity, wait for the emperor to go to Suiyuxuan, Concubine Qi, you must ask for more favors, maybe the emperor will come to see you out of affection."

Her words hit the nail on the head.

The source of the news is that a few days ago, the emperor went to stay overnight in Concubine Wan's palace. Suddenly, at night, Concubine Qi invited the emperor over on the pretext of having a heartache.

Unexpectedly, the emperor ruthlessly rejected her request and summoned a royal physician to check on her.

This news spread the next day, and Concubine Qi became the laughing stock of the entire palace.

However, she did not expect that this bitch, who had been locked up in the palace for a long time, actually knew this.

So after Concubine Li said that, her expression changed quickly.

She pouted and snorted, then took a step and quickly passed in front of Concubine Li.

Concubine Li had a triumphant smile on her face, then turned and left.

At this moment, neither of them noticed that Concubine Duan was standing quietly not far behind them.

Jixiang supported Concubine Duan, looked ahead, lowered his head and spoke softly.

"This noble lady Qi has a tough temper. Now it seems that noble lady Li is not someone to be trifled with either. I didn't see that before."

Concubine Duan lowered her eyes, seemed to think for a moment, and muttered, "Why would Concubine Li come out? Didn't Concubine order that no one should be disturbed unless it was important?"

"I also find it strange that Consort Li didn't even skip the canonization ceremony, but came to Baohua Palace to pray for the Queen Mother?"

Jixiang continued her words.

But Concubine Duan’s thoughts were different from Jixiang’s.

The matter all depended on the Queen's will. If the Queen had not informed Concubine Li, it would be understandable that Concubine Li did not go.

If she had been told, Concubine Yu Xiaodao Li should have gone.

Concubine Duan slowly raised her eyes, as if she had thought of something, "It seems that there are important arrangements today. Keep a close eye on it."

Jixiang nodded, "I will keep a close eye on the Queen."

"No, today, she will definitely not do it herself and keep a close eye on Concubine Qi."

"……Yes."

Baohua Hall.

Kneeling in the front was the Queen, followed by Concubine Duan, then Concubine Jing and Concubine Wan.

They knelt down in order of their rank and followed the master to recite scriptures silently.

About half an hour later, Concubine Li suddenly felt dizzy.

At first, he suspected that he was not feeling well, but he did not dare to say it. After a long time, he found that Concubine Wan also seemed to be unwell and her body was shaky.

He had already been helped out by Liu Zhu beside him to rest.

Only then did she dare to pull Zhishu up and leave the Buddhist hall.

When I came out of the hall, I heard that Concubine Wan had gone to the side to vomit.

There wasn't much movement during Concubine Li's pregnancy, just a little. I heard that Concubine Wan seemed to have a lot of movement during her pregnancy, and she would vomit at the slightest provocation.

After coming out, Concubine Li used the excuse of going to the toilet and never went back in.

Sitting in an empty pavilion, someone was rubbing his head. "I don't know what kind of incense is burning in that palace, it smells terrible and gives me a headache."

Zhishu stood at one side and replied curiously, "Is that so? But when I smell it, it just feels like ordinary sandalwood."

Concubine Li frowned and covered her nose with a piece of silk. Then she felt that the silk was stained with the smell, so she moved it away a little.

She thought that maybe it was because she was pregnant that she reacted so strongly to the smell.

After the blessing ceremony was over, she hurried over and went to the front hall with the concubines.

The queen asked everyone to sit down and seemed to be giving them a lecture.

"Today, all the concubines have worked hard. I just asked for your advice on an important matter. I said that the Queen Mother is seriously ill and needs the sincere prayers of all the concubines. However, it would be too much trouble to come to Baohua Palace every day. Besides, Concubine Wan and Concubine Li are pregnant, so it is not convenient for them to come out every day."

The queen raised her hand and waved it, her face showing fatigue.

After that, she announced again, "In that case, I will ask the monks of Baohua Palace to prepare blessing items for the concubines. The concubines should take them back and burn incense and kneel for half an hour every day in front of Buddha Nature to pray for the Queen Mother."

After hearing this, Concubine Li finally felt relieved.

If you have to come here every day, you never know when something might go wrong.

So he spoke quickly.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I am deeply grateful." She stood up.

Suddenly I caught a glimpse of Mo Hua beside me and he seemed to be in a bad mood.

Only then did he realize that he had taken the lead over Concubine Wan.

So she hurriedly looked at Concubine Wan with an apologetic look, but fortunately, Concubine Wan was not the kind of person who cared about things. She smiled at her faintly, then bowed to thank the Queen.

It was only Noble Lady Qi who spoke in a low voice.

"Could it be that Concubine Li is relying on her pregnancy to disregard etiquette? Your Majesty, when I was praying just now, I saw Concubine Li relaxing in the pavilion enjoying the cool air."

Concubine Li clenched the handle at her side and was about to retort, but couldn't say anything.

Because I actually did that.

Concubine Qi did not give her a chance and said, "Concubine Li, this is a big taboo. If you pray for the Queen Mother with an insincere heart and if it affects the Queen Mother's health, Concubine Li, you can't bear the consequences."