The concubine is extremely cautious

In Qianxin Palace.

Helian Qi had just left the court, and Wang Degui nervously reported what had happened in Changchun Palace.

"Empress Zhuang is really becoming more and more domineering." Helian Qi rubbed his brows, "I will go to Linlang Palace tonight and have a good talk with her. Where is Madam Ping? Didn't she stop her?"

Nanny Ping is Helian Qi's foster nanny.

When Concubine Zhuang was still in the palace, Helian Qi gave his trusted nanny to Concubine Zhuang to restrain her words and actions to prevent her from getting into trouble.

With Nanny Ping in charge, although Concubine Zhuang was domineering and arrogant, she did not cause any unmanageable mess.

"Madam Ping has caught a cold these days and has been bedridden. You sent the imperial physician to give her medicine yesterday." Wang Degui reminded.

Helian Qi thought of this.

He felt even more headache.

With Concubine Zhuang's temper, if she wasn't tied up by a rope, she would cause eight hundred troubles in a day.

Fortunately, Ning Wanyin stopped her today...

"Empress Zhuang didn't come in, so did she encounter anything?" Helian Qi asked.

He was on guard against someone framing Concubine Zhuang.

Never let Concubine Zhuang touch anything in Changchun Palace.

Wang Degui thought for a moment and said, "The queen kicked over a flower pot, and Concubine Ning has had it replaced."

"She has always been considerate." Helian Qi's frown relaxed a little. "It's a lot of trouble to let her take care of the Changchun Palace. Send her some of my ginseng tea. And also send her the pair of white jade bracelets that Lingnan presented as tribute two days ago. She has always liked gold and jade things, and they look good on her."

Wang Degui was secretly shocked.

It was obviously Shunpin who was frightened and wronged, but why did you reward Ning Jieyu instead?

"Yes, I will do it right away." Wang Degui accepted the order and reminded:

"The imperial physician said that Concubine Shun had a miscarriage..."

Helian Qi said coldly, "If she really had something wrong, the imperial physician would have come here to apologize. Who doesn't feel some discomfort when they are pregnant?"

He didn't think of intercepting the pet last night...

The fuss made by Concubine Zhuang today reminded him that this was indeed a possibility.

He cared about the dragon fetus, so he was even more annoyed by Shunpin's little thoughts.

The most important thing is to take good care of the fetus and give birth to the baby. Why are you taking advantage of your pregnancy to stir up trouble? Are you dissatisfied with the peace in Changchun Palace?

Is she really afraid that others won't have the chance to do something to her, yet she actually takes the initiative to cause trouble?

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In Changchun Palace.

"Master, His Majesty has rewarded Concubine Ning and turned over Concubine Zhuang's name tonight..." Chunque reported carefully.

Shunpin asked expectantly, "When will Your Majesty come to see me? The imperial physician said I'm having a miscarriage. Have you told Your Majesty yet?"

"I've already reported it... His Majesty knows everything..." Chunque hesitated: "His Majesty didn't say when he would come to Changchun Palace..."

Shunpin's tears of grievance fell in a flash, "Why did Concubine Zhuang come to my palace to show off her power? Your Majesty wants to see her tonight, but he didn't come to comfort me. I'm still pregnant! I'm frightened!"

"Don't cry, your queen. You are pregnant. You should stay in a good mood..." Chunque hurried to comfort her.

Chun Liu, who was standing by, took over the conversation and said, "Your Majesty has always loved Concubine Zhuang. In the past, when other concubines had conflicts with Concubine Zhuang, Your Majesty always protected Concubine Zhuang."

"But I'm pregnant now!" Shunpin was not convinced. The emperor attached great importance to the heir, and she had the ability to compete with Concubine Zhuang.

Why did she lose!

"Concubine Zhuang has a legitimate princess born to the Empress. If you, my master, give birth to a princess, a concubine's princess cannot compare with the legitimate princess..." Chun Liu said.

Chunque said angrily, "How can you talk like that? Bah, bah, bah, our master will definitely give birth to a prince."

"Your Majesty, please calm down. This is what I am saying from the bottom of my heart." Chun Liu knelt down and said, "If Your Majesty can give birth to a prince, His Majesty will be happy and may allow you to be one of the four concubines. I also hope that Your Majesty can soon surpass Concubine Zhuang and no longer have to endure Concubine Zhuang's bullying."

Shunpin lowered her eyes and stroked her belly, "You are right. Only if I give birth to a prince can I stop suffering this kind of grievance."

Only then can we trample the bitch Concubine Zhuang under our feet!

"It's just... I have no say on whether to have a boy or a girl..." Shunpin sighed softly, feeling depressed.

She really hopes to have a son.

"My queen, don't you have any secret recipe for giving birth to a boy?" Chun Liu asked tentatively.

Shunpin was puzzled, "What secret recipe?"

"There are many secret recipes for giving birth to a boy among the people, but they are never passed on to others, and I don't know whether they are really effective. I dare not talk nonsense. But there is a secret recipe for giving birth to a boy that my mother used in the past... My mother gave birth to three daughters, but her husband's family disliked her. It was then that she found an old Taoist priest and got this secret recipe, and gave birth to a boy in one fell swoop!" Chun Liu said.

Shunpin's eyes lit up instantly, "Did she really give birth to a son?"

"I don't know how this recipe works for other people, but this is how my mother gave birth to a son..." Chun Liu didn't finish her words.

But the more she said this, the more Shunpin found it believable.

Besides, whether it works or not, why not just give it a try?

"Tell me quickly, what is this secret recipe?" Shunpin asked.

Chunliu hesitated, "I...I dare not speak nonsense, what if it doesn't work..."

Shunpin took off a jade bracelet from her wrist, handed it to Chunliu, and said in a friendly manner:

"Don't worry, if it doesn't work, I won't blame you. If it does work, I'll reward you."

Chun Liu happily took the jade bracelet and immediately said:

"I wonder if you have ever heard that old trees are spiritual. The secret recipe for having a boy is to find a pomegranate tree that is over a hundred years old, the older the better. Then pick a pomegranate flower with your own hands, hold the pomegranate flower in your hands and pray for an hour."

"Pomegranates bear many seeds, and the flowers fall to bear fruit. When the queen plucked the pomegranate flowers, she borrowed the blessing of its many seeds and put them in her hands."

Shunpin couldn't help but believe what she said, as it made sense and well-founded.

Pomegranates have many seeds and old trees become spirits. This sounds quite reasonable and not like nonsense.

"There are quite a few pomegranate trees in the Imperial Garden, but they are relatively young... Oh, there are pomegranate trees in Linlang Palace." Shunpin had an idea in her mind.

Concubine Zhuang likes pomegranates.

The emperor planted pomegranates all over Linlang Palace for her, including some rare and ancient trees. The rarest and oldest one was right in the middle of her courtyard...

"There are so many pomegranate trees in Linlang Palace, but Concubine Zhuang hasn't given birth to a child?" Chunque asked in confusion, "Is this really effective?"

Chunliu explained, "Zhuang Fei's health is bad. It's like a good cook without rice. Even if the pomegranate tree god blesses her, it's useless. It's like, how can a man give birth to a child?"

"That's true. There are so many pomegranate trees in her yard. It's such a waste of such good things..." Chunque nodded in agreement.

Shunpin frowned. No matter whether it worked or not, as long as it could increase the hope of giving birth to a son, she would of course give it a try.

But the key point is that Concubine Zhuang definitely doesn't want to give the pomegranate branch to herself.

Ning Wanyin...would not want her to give birth to a prince.

They won't help you, they will only hinder you.

This matter can only depend on her.