The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

The emperor became more and more certain that his and Xie Ruzhen's daughter was the reincarnation of the Queen Mother of the West. He laughed a few times, shortened the content of his dream, and recounted it to Xie Ruzhen.

——This man is really honest.

Xie Yuzhen, who carefully designed this dream for the emperor, had already imagined all the reactions he would have after waking up, and perfectly acted out his expression of confusion, shock, and then joy: "I really don't know what to say. She is willing to come into my womb, to be my daughter, and to let me be her mother. This is enough to make me grateful and happy for the rest of my life."

She felt the warm arc in her palm. The emperor only thought that his beloved concubine was as happy as he was that the immortal was reborn in his family. But only Xie Yu really knew that no matter the child in her belly was the fabricated Xuannv, the future emperor, or nothing but her little daughter, these words were indeed the truest voice from her heart.

This was the little life she was willing to nurture, and she often felt anxious about whether she should make the decision for her to be born into this world. The fetus cannot choose whether to be born or not. Only her/his parents can choose. Xie Yuzhen knew very well that nurturing and giving birth were choices she made for another little life with equal personality as herself.

The emperor was in a hurry to go to court, and he also woke up the sleepy-eyed Xie Yi, saying that he had found a teacher for him, and just happened to send the kid to the imperial study to introduce him to someone else.

Although it was a bit pitiful that the kid had to start learning to read at the age of four and lost his childhood, Xie Yizhen knew that his son was not of the emperor's blood, and it was a good thing that the emperor was willing to train him. Xie Yi did not cry or make a fuss, but looked very interested, so he just let them go.

Xie Yuzhen stared at them for most of the night, but did not get up to see them off. Instead, he turned around and went back to sleep for a nap.

When Xu Ronghua came over, he found that Xie Yuzhen had not woken up yet, so he said to Xia Zhi gently: "Since sister is not awake yet, I won't disturb you."

She has completed the new tasks given by the system. This time, the targets of the tasks are Wang Xuanshi, Shen Xiaoyi, and Chen Cainv, and she has to choose one from the three.

Xu Ronghua didn't want to continue pretending to have a deep sisterly relationship with Shen Xiaoyi, and Wang Xuanshi... had been often with Shen Xiaoyi recently, so Xu Ronghua excluded her as well. Only Chen Cainv was left, who didn't hold a high position or come from an obscure background, but had a straightforward personality. As the eldest sister in the family, she was used to taking care of her younger sisters. Xu Ronghua only had to hide her dark side and act weak and well-behaved, and she easily won Chen Cainv's favor.

Following the advice of the Miraculous Medicine System, she saved up the energy she gained from this mission, and flipped through the system's mall, where she found a very magical anti-poison pill on the last few pages. As long as she carried it with her, she would be immune to all poisons. The effect was amazing, and of course, the price was also amazing.

Xu Ronghua calculated that based on the energy points he currently obtained from each mission, it might take him thousands of years to save up enough energy points to redeem one.

However, the Qi Yao System also said that as long as you can continue to complete tasks and gain energy, its functions will continue to recover and upgrade, and the energy gained from a task will also increase.

This statement made Xu Ronghua a little worried about the system in Shen Xiaoyi's body. It was always receiving energy. What if it repaired itself in advance?

[Can the system be separated from the host? ] Xu Ronghua asked.

[Ding - theoretically it is possible, but our batch of systems were severely damaged when entering this world, and we are unable to contact the Lord God. Therefore, the system infers that if it is untied from the host, there is a 20% chance that the system will fall into a deep sleep, a 79% chance that it will directly dissipate, and a 1% chance that it can continue to exist and find the next host.]

[Then how can I unbind the system from her? ]

[Ding——The host needs to be willing to take the initiative to unbind. 】

A thought suddenly popped up in Xu Ronghua's mind: [What if its host dies? ]

[Ding——According to the system calculation, if the host dies without being untied, there is an 89% chance of directly dissipating and an 11% chance of falling into a deep sleep.]

【I see. 】

Xu Ronghua thought about the previous conversation with the miracle medicine system. She sat down in the flower hall outside Jinghua Building. She thanked Xia Zhi for the tea. She looked in the direction of Shen Xiaoyi's residence in Yanzhang Palace and squinted her eyes.

How can I kill her without arousing suspicion?

Xu Ronghua had a calm expression, her face was beautiful, innocent and somewhat cute. The high palace walls blocked her view, so she turned to look in the direction of the main hall of Jinghua Tower. On the other side of the main hall was Xie Ruzhen's bedroom.

I should ask my sister what she thinks first.

She thought so, and just hoped that her sister wouldn't think that I was too incompetent to bother her even with such a small matter.

Xu Ronghua took a sip of hot tea, and a sweet taste wafted across his tongue.

It was not until the sun was at its highest point that Xie Yuzhen slowly woke up.

She got up and washed herself. When she heard Xia Zhi say that Xu Ronghua had arrived, she was a little surprised and asked the palace servant to invite her in quickly.

"I was a little sleepy and made Yuan wait for a long time. You should have asked Xia Zhi to wake me up."

Xu Ronghua glanced at Xie Yuzhen, who had long hair and a lazy temperament, and smiled, "I came too early. My sister is pregnant, and she should put her health first. How can I disturb her sleep just for me?"

But she was just waiting for her sister to go to bed. She was willing to wait no matter how long it took. It was not... it was not like those people in the past who made her get up before dawn and kneel at the door of the main room, and be beaten on the back with a ruler by the nanny to "learn the rules."

Seeing her looking at him tenderly, Xie Yuzhen raised his eyebrows and said, "Tell A Yuan a good news. This morning, the baby started to move!"

"Oh! This is a great thing!" Xu Ronghua was so happy as if she was the child's other biological mother.

Xie Yuzhen asked the palace maid to tie her hair into a comfortable bun, and put on a coat, and said with her already visibly pregnant belly: "Yuan, you must touch her, this child is very lively."

"Concubine...can I, can I?" Xu Ronghua's fingers tugged at her clothes nervously, but she couldn't help feeling happy.

Xie Yuzhen walked up to her and said, "Why not? When she is born, she will call you Mother Consort Xu or Auntie!"

After getting permission, Xu Ronghua gently placed her palm on it. She didn't dare to use force, but just placed it lightly. However, as soon as she placed it on it, Xu Ronghua felt a vibration in the palm of her hand: "Sister! She, she, she moved!"

Good girl, you really give me face.

Xie Yuzhen smiled and said, "She is saying hello to A Yuan. It shows that this girl likes her aunt."

"Sister, do you think this is the little princess?" Xu Ronghua was a little surprised. Most parents in this world prefer sons, but...sister's daughter is not comparable to those filthy men!

"Then I have to prepare some nice clothes for her!" Xu Ronghua felt so happy that she wanted to jump up, but she was afraid that Xie Yu would think she was not steady, so she withdrew her hand and said, "I came here because I want to ask my sister about something."