After Huanbi was reborn, she became the prince's favorite

Concubine Qi sat in Changchun Palace, looking at the purslane flowers in front of her. After hesitating for a long time, she called Cuiguo, "Cuiguo, are all the things I asked you to prepare ready?"

Cui Guo nodded, "The ingredients are all ready."

"Go and send them all away. No one is allowed to go to the kitchen. You stay at the door." Concubine Qi said this in a panic, but her movements were not affected at all.

After a while, Concubine Qi came out from the small kitchen.

She said to Cuiguo, "Go and deliver this chestnut cake to Suiyuxuan and tell them that Concubine An is pregnant and I made this myself to congratulate her.

By the way, you should stay there for a while and make sure to watch An Chang eat the chestnut cake."

Cuiguo pursed her lips, thinking that this was not an easy thing to do, and what the queen was doing was harming others. An Changzai had no grudges with Concubine Qi, so why would the queen do such a cruel thing?

But if she didn't do it, her life might be in danger, so she had no choice but to agree and came to Suiyuxuan.

Cuiguo presented the chestnut cake calmly and said a few words of blessing. Lingrong was a little surprised. She thanked Concubine Qi with a smile and said to Zhen Huan, "Sister, please try it together. I have never tasted the food in Concubine Qi's palace!"

As soon as Cuiguo came in just now, Huanbi felt something was strange. In the previous life, it was An Changzai who reminded Concubine Qi that oleander juice was poisonous, and Concubine Qi mixed it into chestnut cake to harm Zhen Huan, but this time An Changzai didn't say anything.

Concubine Qi... Could it be that she was worried that An Chang was carrying a prince in her belly, and that he would compete with the Third Prince for power in the future?

The more Huanbi thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. Seeing the young lady and An Chang putting the cakes into their mouths, she suppressed her anxiety and said calmly:

"The two young ladies just had candied fruit. The imperial physician said that we should not eat too much sweets. Why don't you drink some tea to help digestion first? When you are hungry later, you can enjoy the cakes sent by Concubine Qi."

Zhen Huan looked at Huanbi in confusion. This girl usually wished she could have more food, so why was she acting weird today?

She met Huanbi's eyes and saw worry and vigilance in them. She immediately realized that something was wrong with the chestnut cake, so she put it down and said to Lingrong with a smile:

"Lingrong, thanks to you, I can eat Concubine Qi's food today. Concubine Qi gave you a plate of homemade cakes. I remember that the emperor rewarded you with a piece of fine ink. The third prince is now studying hard. Are you...?"

Ling Rong also noticed something was wrong. She was stunned for a moment and put down the things in her hands. "Thanks to my sister for reminding me. Cuiguo, you go with Juqing to get it. Juqing, give the inkstone and inkstone awarded by the emperor to the third prince as a token of gratitude for Concubine Qi's kindness."

Juqing agreed and left with Cuiguo.

After confirming that the person had gone far away, Zhen Huan hurriedly asked: "Huanbi, why did you stop us just now? What did you find?"

Huanbi explained that she felt Concubine Qi was not such a kind person, and that she had always been the Queen's person, so she should be more on guard against her.

An Lingrong thought it made sense, so she picked up the cake and sniffed it carefully, and found that it indeed had a faint herbal scent. "Chestnuts are sweet, but there's something wrong with this smell."

As she spoke, she crushed the cake, and the herbal smell in the middle of the cake became stronger. "Sister, can you ask Doctor Wen to check it out? I always feel uneasy."

Zhen Huan nodded, "That's what I was thinking, Xiao Yunzi, go get Doctor Wen and quietly tell him that I'm not feeling well, so as not to arouse suspicion."

After a while, Wen Shichu came in. He crushed a chestnut cake, dipped his fingertips into the innermost powder and tasted it, "My lord, this chestnut cake has a sufficient amount of purslane added to it."

"Purslane? But what's the explanation?"

Wen Shichu replied: "Purslane is originally non-toxic and can be eaten normally. It can help pregnant women to have a birth before giving birth. However, if used by pregnant women in the early stages of pregnancy, it can cause the mother's body to shrink and in severe cases, the fetus may die in the womb.

If you eat all the cakes in front of you, even the healthiest fetus will not be able to survive."

An Lingrong was so frightened that she was shaking all over, and tears immediately fell, "Sister, why did Concubine Qi want to harm me? I have no grudge against her and I respect her very much, why did she want to do this to my unborn child?

If Huanbi hadn’t been more careful today, Lingrong might have lost her child by now…”

Zhen Huan held her shoulders and comforted her:

"Even I can't bear such a thing, not to mention that you are timid to begin with. No, although you haven't eaten this plate of chestnut cake, Concubine Qi's intention to harm others is real.

She is on good terms with the Queen right now. If I tell the Queen about this, I'm afraid she will cover it up. So, you can follow me to the Yangxin Palace and tell the Emperor about this. Please ask the Emperor to make the decision."

Zhen Huan's words made An Lingrong feel more at ease. After finishing their makeup, the two of them went to the Yangxin Palace.

Zhen Huan told the emperor what happened, and An Lingrong knelt beside him, crying and asking the emperor to make the decision.

"Your Majesty, I have always respected Concubine Qi, and we have never had any disagreements. I don't know why Concubine Qi treated my unborn child like this. I don't know how to deal with it in the future."

The Emperor put down the imperial edict in his hand and signaled Zhen Huan to help An Lingrong up with his eyes. "Rong'er is pregnant, it is not appropriate to worry about this matter. This matter is indeed in line with Concubine Qi's style. She is old and her heart is both vicious and stupid."

An Lingrong glanced at the emperor, waiting for him to deal with Concubine Qi, when Su Peisheng happened to come in and report that the Third Prince came to pay his respects.

The emperor paused for a moment, then said, "I know about this matter. There are witnesses and evidence. I have something else to do right now. When I have time, I will give Rong'er an explanation.

Huanhuan, Rong'er is timid, you must comfort her after you go back, and also, you must take care of your own health."

When the emperor heard about the third prince, his mind immediately moved, and he sent the two away with a few words.

An Lingrong and Zhen Huan supported each other as they walked out of the door. At the door, the Third Prince greeted them as honestly as usual.

After walking a little further, An Lingrong looked back at the Third Prince and asked worriedly, "Sister, I see that the Third Prince seems to be the same as usual, not nervous or showing any other signs. Do you think she hid it too well or didn't know about it at all?"

Zhen Huan thought for a moment and replied, "It is said that no one in the royal family is simple, especially men, but I think this Third Prince is so innocent. Concubine Qi did such a shameful thing, I'm afraid she doesn't dare to tell her son!"

An Lingrong nodded, and then she realized that if the Third Prince inherited the throne in the future, he would definitely remember her complaint today. She held Zhen Huan tightly and asked:

"Sister, do you think the Emperor will not hold Concubine Qi responsible for the sake of the Third Prince?"

What An Lingrong was thinking of, Zhen Huan had also thought of deep in her heart, but she couldn't say that to increase Lingrong's worries, so she gently patted her hand and comforted her, "The emperor is wise and makes his own decisions. The third prince is the emperor's eldest son, and the baby you are carrying is also the emperor's blood. I don't think the emperor will be partial to one and let Concubine Qi go, sister, don't think too much, let's go back quickly!"