Within two years, Qianlong's early concubines, Concubine Jia and Concubine Chun, withdrew from the ranks of favored concubines, and of course they were not promoted again, after all, there were still two imperial concubines standing above them.

If they were promoted, Yu Suisui and Gao Qingning would be conferred the title of Imperial Noble Consorts. Not to mention whether the Empress was willing or not, it would definitely not be possible for Emperor Qianlong.

He now has a virtuous wife and beautiful concubines, and he is also blessed with a status that his father did not have. His two legitimate sons are both extremely intelligent, and he does not want his family to be in turmoil.

He could understand why Yu Sui didn't want to have children, after all, her personality was not suitable. But his childhood sweetheart and beloved concubine Gao Qingning also didn't have children, so he felt that something was not perfect.

He asked an imperial physician to see Gao Qingning and told her to take care of herself. When Yu Suisui found out, he really wanted to kill Qianlong.

Does he know how old Gao Qingning is? She is about the same age as Qianlong and is already in her forties, which is considered an advanced maternal age in the Qing Dynasty and in modern times. This is not the world of immortal cultivation, where giving birth at the age of eight hundred is considered early.

Giving birth here is not safe, and when she looked at the mission this time, she didn't have a child, so she didn't prepare anything that would be needed for giving birth.

Qianlong really had too many good days and was very idle.

She actually knew that Gao Qingning wanted a child, and she had hesitated, but she was really not sure whether Gao Qingning could give birth to a child in a completely healthy manner.

Her family background is so good, comparable to that of the Queen. But now the Queen can tolerate having a favorite concubine, can she really tolerate a favorite concubine with a child?

Even if the queen is tolerant and generous, when it comes to her own interests, how many people can guarantee it?

Of course, if Gao Qingning gave birth to a daughter, everyone would be happy.

Well, she is not Qianlong, so she can't decide the gender of the baby.

There was no such thing as a pill to conceive a boy or a girl. Everything depended on fate. She felt it was good enough that she could give Gao Qingning another health pill to ensure her health.

But when Gao Qingning drank the health-preserving medicine, she did not stop him, because this was not only Qianlong's wish, but also Gao Qingning's.

She thinks having children or not doesn't matter much, but that's just her.

Yu Suisui was actually quite worried that Gao Qingning would really get pregnant, but she couldn't say it. Even the best of friends have to have boundaries, and a sense of boundaries is actually very important.

She just suggested that Gao Qingning practice Ba Duan Jin to exercise her body. She now jumps 2,000 ropes every day and plays shuttlecock for half an hour.

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"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother invites you to have lunch." Aunt Ma smiled happily. After so many years, she was sometimes afraid that the Queen Mother would forget about you. Every year during the four seasons and festivals, the Queen Mother would definitely give you generous rewards.

Even though she was not the most important aunt in the Empress Dowager's palace, now the Empress Dowager still remembers her.

Yu Suisui showed an embarrassed expression, "Sister, then I will go to the Queen Mother first."

Gao Qingning waved her hand and said, "You go ahead, I'll just go back to my own courtyard." She had given up on this idea for all these years. As for the Queen Mother, she would never be able to please her in this life.

She just didn't like her. No matter what she did, the Queen Mother just didn't like it.

Yu Suisui nodded. She couldn't delay any longer. The empress dowager lived in Changchun Garden, which was quite some distance away from her.

When they arrived at the Empress Dowager's place, they found that she was playing Pai Gow with someone, and Yu Suisui was sitting obediently beside her.

"You're here. The feast will start soon." The empress dowager looked back at her. She was in for a treat today as the emperor sent a Fujian chef, and the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was excellent.

Then he introduced the people around him. They were all the empress dowager's family members, except that her biological mother was no longer around, so these were all younger generations from her brothers' families or the same clan.

Yu Suisui decided to be a mascot, responsible only for eating and drinking, and not participating in the Queen Mother's chatting.

A large round table was filled with a variety of dishes. Yu Sui wondered for a moment if this was a Manchu-Han banquet, but most of the dishes were Fujian and Shandong cuisine, and she enjoyed the meal very much.

After the empress dowager finished eating and washed her hands, she came to talk to Yu Susui with a cup of tea, "I heard that Gao Qingning took the pregnancy-maintaining medicine?" She took a closer look at Yu Susui's expression and saw that she was normal.

The Queen Mother couldn't help but sneered, "When Gao Qingning was young, she didn't think about this. Now she is so old, and she wants to have a child. I tell you, don't learn from Gao Qingning. You are not suitable for having children at your current age."

Yu Suisui very much agrees with the idea of ​​not having children. She doesn't want to torture herself at this age.

"You don't have to worry about the future. I'm still strong and healthy. I will protect you as long as I live. Don't gamble your life. It's not worth it. When you die, you have nothing. What's the use of having a child? You still can't see the child. How you will live in the future depends entirely on the charity of others." The empress dowager thought of the past and felt ironic in her heart. She was lucky in this life. The late emperor was a lovesick man. He was with Li in the first half of his life and with Nian in the second half.

Li gave birth to four children, but all of them died early.

Nian also gave birth to four children, and she risked her life to give birth to them, but in the end, she still failed to raise one of them.

Having a baby in this palace depends half on yourself, and the other half really depends on luck.

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother continued, "Don't worry about what people say, just live your life to your heart's content and don't worry about the affairs of the previous dynasty's family. You are a woman, and the family's future is up to them to earn. To put it bluntly, those nephews and nieces who you have barely met may not be as nice to you as the eunuchs in your palace."

She did not talk about Niuhuli's family affairs. The emperor was her biological son. Those nephews and descendants, who could be closer to her than her son, just wanted to get benefits from her, but in fact, they were not as filial as the emperor.

She was just trying to give him some face and have some fun.

"I know, the Queen Mother is doing this for my own good. I know, I will never drink that damn pregnancy-maintaining medicine." Yu Sui swore that if she drank it, she would be a dog.

Cherish life and stay away from trying to have children at an older age.

The Queen Mother tapped her with her hand and said, "It's good that you know. It's worth my planning for you. If you really want to have a child in the future, tell me and I will ask the Emperor to bring one to you."

She didn't think there was anything good in raising a child. At the beginning, she didn't have enough manpower, and taking care of the emperor alone was already exhausting for her. Now sometimes she still dreams about the emperor when he was a child and cries all night long.

She really suffered a lot at that time, so when Qianlong asked her to raise grandchildren, she refused to do it. Her life was good enough and she didn't want to suffer.

Yu Sui's hand was almost shaking out a residual shadow, "No, no, Your Majesty, you really don't want it. I really am not someone who likes to raise children." Spare her, she doesn't want to raise a baby.

The empress dowager laughed and said, "If you don't want it, then don't risk your life. Don't make such a big move, be careful not to twist yourself. Anyway, I still say the same thing, I will protect you as long as I live." The emperor had to give this face.

"Thank you, Queen Mother." Yu Suisui hugged the Queen Mother's arm to express her gratitude. The Queen Mother was so kind, so she hugged her thigh tighter.

Should we give the Empress Dowager another health-preserving pill in the hope that she can live longer than Emperor Qianlong?

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