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

Madam Li didn't want to lose her temper early in the morning, and seeing that the palace maid was sensible, she didn't intend to make a fuss about it.

He just called out with a cold face, "Come up and help me change my clothes and get up."

"Yes." The palace maid came forward without complaint as soon as she was called.

Madam Li was very satisfied with her tact. Unlike other palace maids, she always had sad faces, which made her feel irritated.

This person looked pleasing to the eye, so she asked, "What's your name?"

"I am Ling'er, my servant. Is it easy for Madam to call me that?"

"Ling'er, you are very sensible. I like you very much. From now on, you will stay by my side and serve me."

Madam Li obviously regarded herself as the master, and had no idea that she was only in the palace to accompany the birth and would leave in a few days.

Ling'er didn't mind, and said with a smile, "It is my honor to be able to serve Madam, but I have an errand to do. If I leave suddenly, I'm afraid Sister Zhishu and Sister Mohua will not forgive me."

"It's not difficult. I'll just tell your mistress, and you'll stay by my side from now on. You'll serve me comfortably."

Ling'er smiled, brought the water, and said flatteringly, "Thank you for asking, Madam. I am willing to follow you. It is my honor to serve you."

This flattery made Mrs. Li smile from ear to ear.

Not long after, he had a very pleasant chat with Miss Ling'er.

But it was all thanks to Ling'er's flattery and humility that she served Madam Li as if she were serving a young lady.

While Mrs. Li was having dinner, she talked to Concubine Li about wanting Ling'er.

Soon, her daughter complained, "Mother, you have only been in the palace for ten days. If the Queen had asked you to return home with just one word, I would have let the people around me take care of you. Besides, Zhishu was brought into the palace by me, so I know your habits. Mohua is also very attentive. Can't she take good care of you?"

Mrs. Li waved her hands and her face suddenly turned bad.

I felt quite angry that you are my daughter, but you don't understand me and don't obey me.

"Everyone around you is very busy. I am old and dare not order them around. If anything happens to you, won't you say that I transferred the maid next to you?"

"Mother, you..." He didn't know what to say when he heard his mother say that, so he simply said, "Okay, mother, you can have her if you want. She's just a palace maid. It's up to you as long as you're happy."

In the afternoon, after Mrs. Li had her meal, she asked Ling'er to accompany her for a walk to help digest the food.

"Madam, you are funny and humorous. No wonder you were able to raise such a lovely lady like Li Guiren. She is loved by the emperor and is also blessed to give birth to a prince."

Ling'er's mouth was as sweet as honey, and she flattered Mrs. Li more and more.

Mrs. Li smiled from ear to ear and said while holding her hand.

"Of course. When I was pregnant with your young lady, a fortune teller said that my baby would be rich and powerful. Even her brother was said to be a blessed man by the fortune teller."

Ling Er chuckled, "Other servants don't understand, but I know that Madam is truly a wealthy and powerful person. What the fortune teller said is true."

Lady Li’s courtyard was small, so she had to turn back after walking for a while.

Ling Er complained a little, "It's really unfortunate. If Madam could go out for a walk, I would take Madam to see the flowers in full bloom in the Imperial Garden. Not to mention anything else, just going to the main hall of Yikun Palace and the Imperial Concubine's Palace would be a feast for the eyes."

Madam Li's eyes became red with envy when she heard this. She pulled her hand and said, "Really? I really want to go and see for myself."

"It's a pity that the Imperial Concubine has instructed Madam to go out less often, otherwise she should have taken you to see more places."

Ling'er said on the side.

When Mrs. Li heard that it was the imperial concubine's order, she immediately became angry.

With his daughter's explanation, he didn't dare say anything openly, but others couldn't control what he was thinking in his heart.

In her mind, this imperial concubine whom she had never met before was a vicious person with ulterior motives.

I don’t know what kind of magic potion he gave his daughter that made her trust her so much.

He treated her as his savior and even disliked his own mother.

She is a simple person, and her face shows whatever she thinks.

Ling'er only took a glance and understood what was going on.

He turned his head slightly and curled the corners of his mouth where Mrs. Li couldn't see.

Then the sound of a sedan chair falling to the ground was heard outside the door, and several eunuchs and palace maids were muttering about something. Then the sound of high-heeled shoes was heard.

Mrs. Li's thoughts were interrupted by the sudden voice. She pointed outside and said, "Oh, someone is here to visit our Ying'er?"

Ling'er didn't know either and didn't hear the sound of the message.

"I don't know which lady is here."

Ling Er sighed and said, "The Imperial Concubine has instructed that ordinary people are not allowed to disturb the young lady's pregnancy, so she doesn't often allow the Empress and the young ladies to visit. I guess they are going to the main hall of Yikun Palace to pay their respects to the Imperial Concubine."

At this point, Madam Li frowned and said, "I see."

"But it's good too. This way, Lady Qi won't come to cause trouble. If she comes, I'm afraid the young lady won't be able to rest and take care of her baby."

When she heard someone mention Concubine Qi again, Mrs. Li asked in detail.

"Has this noble lady Qi always been unkind to our Ying'er? Why has no one ever taken care of her? Where is the queen?"

Ling'er shook her head and helped Madam Li analyze the situation. "This noble lady Qi is from the Bordered Yellow Banner of the Guarjia clan. She has always been close to the queen. Her mother's family is powerful, and ordinary concubines will not offend her easily. The noble concubine will just give her a minor punishment. After all, our young lady has little influence in the palace. She only hopes that she can give birth to a prince one day, so that she can be proud of herself."

"Yes, but it must be a prince."

Ling'er lowered her head and murmured, "If there is any way to make God bless our young master to have a prince, that would be great. Moreover, if Qi Guiren can be taken away by God and suffer from some disease, so that she can no longer bully our young master, it will also help our young master to vent her anger."

Her whispers naturally fell into the ears of Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li did not hear the guidance in the question, but asked instead.

"I also hope so. Do you know any solution?"

Ling'er blinked her eyes, looked around, and after making sure that there was no one around, she quietly leaned close to Mrs. Li and said something.

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"Empress Duan is here."

Concubine Duan walked slowly, wearing a dark green dress, with starry eyes. She was very dignified and exuded a hint of coldness from her body. She always made people feel that she seemed to be intimate and kind, but in fact, she kept people at a distance.

She walked into the main hall and saw Nian Shilan half leaning on the couch with a thin blanket covering her body.

Seeing that she was awake, he did not stand up, but straightened his back while leaning on the couch.

When he saw her come in, he quickly exempted her from the formalities of greeting and asked Jixiang to help her sit down in front of him.

"Thank goodness my sister came at the right time, otherwise I really don't know how to play this game of chess."

Although Nian Shilan was leaning lazily, her brows were slightly furrowed. Her bright eyes were fixed on the chessboard on the table. She was twisting a white chess piece in her hand, thinking deeply.

Seeing her coming, their expressions relaxed a little.

Concubine Duan sat down, a faint smile on her lips, her eyes fell on her, looking her over.

"It seems that this illness can't torment you at all. You look in good spirits and are in the mood to play chess."

After she finished speaking, her eyes turned to the chessboard.

In this palace, Concubine Duan and Concubine Jing are the best at chess.

I often played chess with the emperor, and sometimes I could beat him by half a move, which was quite fun.

However, Concubine Duan only found out about it after she played chess with Nian Shilan in Yikun Palace one time.

In fact, Nian Shilan’s chess skills are not bad, but she has never been exposed before.

Perhaps it was disdain, or perhaps he just shifted the focus of his mind, and then he remembered that he still had a skill in playing chess.

Therefore, the chess game between Concubine Duan and Nian Shilan is still quite interesting.

It is often so hard to part, and I don’t know who will be the final winner.

"It's the same whether you're in good spirits or not." Nian Shilan didn't say much. She just mentioned that she was sick and pushed the black box in front of Concubine Duan.

Concubine Duan picked up the black piece tacitly, thought for a while, and then started to work.

There was no excessive pleasantries between the two of them, nor was there any pretense of flattery like others.

All it takes is a simple movement from the other party to be able to take the next step tacitly.

Such affection is rare.

Nian Shilan looked at the chessboard, but talked about things that had nothing to do with the game.

"I still remember that winter day when I walked through the snow to visit my sick sister. Today, my sister braved the scorching sun to visit me who was sick. It formed a circle."

After she finished speaking, she laughed softly.

Concubine Duan also laughed and covered her eyes with silk. "I was talking about that. If it was someone else, I would be happy. But it's either me or you who's sick. It's really worrying."

"This disease is easy to get rid of. Look at you, sister, you will get better soon. Why are you worrying about me?" Nian Shilan disagreed and said calmly.

Concubine Duan remained silent. She knew that this was Nian Shilan comforting her and telling her not to worry.

But if we could just stop worrying, wouldn't that be like a switch in people's hearts?

It was because she couldn't comfort herself in this way that she came to visit out of concern.

"Yesterday, the Fourth Prince told me that the incense sticks and ashes were made by your sister. The child was surprised for a long time. It's amazing that you and she thought the same thing." Nian Shilan described the funny scene of the Fourth Prince yesterday.

This made Concubine Duan laugh again, "I can tell. Yesterday I saw panic in his eyes, and his back was stiff. I was afraid that he would be exposed and unable to deal with the Queen. I didn't expect that this child was smart and could deal with it naturally."

"Sister, do you also doubt that fragrance?"

Nian Shilan asked the question, and hit the point.

Concubine Duan lowered her eyes and dropped the piece in her hand. "The Queen went to such great lengths to invite Concubine Li. She must have planned something. We should be more cautious. Concubine Li and Concubine Wan are both feeling unwell. Concubine Li often covers her nose. I wonder if it's because of the incense."

Nian Shilan shook her head. "I am sorry to disappoint my sister and me. There is nothing wrong with that incense."

Concubine Duan's brows were slightly frowned, and she seemed a little surprised, or even incredulous.

But soon, she calmed down and looked at Nian Shilan again.

"Could it be this incense and the others?"

"My sister and I think the same thing. I have been thinking about it for a long time. Why does the Queen insist on letting Concubine Li go? It depends on what Concubine Li can achieve after she goes." Nian Shilan put down his hand heavily.

Taking her hands away from the chessboard, Concubine Duan raised her eyes and spoke.

"what?"

"It was only after Concubine Li left that the Queen knew her reaction to 'that thing'."

Concubine Duan raised her eyes slightly, "That thing? What is it?"

"The Queen used 'poison'. Although we don't know what the poison is, my sister and Concubine Li said that she and Concubine Wan both have incurable diseases, but Concubine Wan is much better than her. She just vomits slightly, but Concubine Li is extremely uncomfortable. Therefore, if Concubine Li really has a miscarriage one day, it will arouse suspicion if they want to find the Queen. Obviously, all the concubines in the palace used the same poison to protect Concubine Wan who was also pregnant, but Concubine Li had a miscarriage.

Concubine Duan frowned, thought for a while and shook her head.

"But everyone's physique is different..."

Before she finished, Nian Shilan smiled and nodded, "Yes, it is because of different physical conditions. What can she do as the queen? If she had a miscarriage, and we were to force someone to blame, we could only say that she was not thoughtful enough. In the end, it was just the imperial physician's misfortune."

"You mean, the queen must have poisoned someone, even though we couldn't find the poison, and she was able to hide herself perfectly in the end?"

Concubine Duan sorted out her thoughts and repeated what she had just said.

"That's right, and the Queen is really vicious in this regard. If we can't find it, we will definitely lose this game. There is no chance of winning."

"But, where to start?" Concubine Duan said, falling into deep thought, as if thinking about something.

Then she suddenly said, "The queen rewarded each concubine with a treasure and incense blessed by a master. Could it be among them?"

How could Nian Shilan not have thought of this?

She waved her hand and said, "I asked Doctor Xie to check the treasure yesterday, but unfortunately he didn't find anything."

This has created a difficult problem.

At this time, Fudong came up and served tea.

"Empress Duan, this is the pre-rain Longjing tea that our queen specially ordered. It is newly acquired by the imperial concubine. Please try it."

Fu Dong said this as he carefully served the tea and removed the cold cups.

Nian Shilan felt a headache while thinking about it, so she simply stopped thinking about it. She watched Concubine Duan drinking tea and waited for her feedback.

"Hmm?" Concubine Duan was pleasantly surprised. "This tea is quite special. It seems to be more mellow than the ordinary Longjing tea before the rain. It tastes good. It seems that the imperial concubine has indeed got something good."

Listening to Concubine Duan's praise, Nian Shilan smiled but didn't quite believe it, "Look at what you said, it's not that exaggerated, it's not like I haven't tasted it before."

"Sister, what you said is true. It's rare that I'm interested in the aroma of tea. If this tea is not really good, I won't say it."

Concubine Duan picked up the teacup and took another sip, her mouth filled with the aroma of tea.

So he motioned to Nian Shilan to try it as well.

Nian Shilan didn't quite believe it and thought Concubine Duan was just saying nice things to make her happy.

But unexpectedly, when I took a sip of the tea, I found that the taste was indeed different.