Jin Yuyan stroked her slightly bulging belly, thinking of it as a way to do good deeds for Yongsheng in her belly. The child in Bai Ruiji's belly was also Yongsheng's brother or sister.

"Mrs. Mei, this is my first time getting pregnant. I would like to invite you to come over and sit with me so we can talk about having a baby. Is that okay?"

Bai Ruiji looked at Concubine Jia in front of her. When she first saw her, she only thought that she was fiercely beautiful, but now she felt that there was a circle of soft light around Concubine Jia, which took away all the hostility.

Maybe it was because she was pregnant that she had developed a slight crush on Jiapin. There were too few people in the palace who were attracted to her, so she also wanted to find someone to talk to.

"Then I will respectfully obey your orders. I will follow you."

In Qixiang Palace, Jin Yuyan asked Zhenshu to prepare some chrysanthemum tea for Bai Ruiji to relieve internal heat and remove poison. Bai Ruiji asked in surprise: "Does Zhenshu know medicine?"

Jin Yuyan smiled and said, "Jeongsu is one of the best female doctors in our Yu clan. Many imperial doctors are not as good as her."

Bai Ruiji was moved, and she sincerely asked Jin Yuyan if she could let Zhenshu take a look at her. She had a weak foundation in the palace and could not go to the Queen Mother for everything, but she was really worried about the child in her belly.

Jin Yuyan naturally agreed. This was her purpose, to determine whether Bai Ruiji was poisoned by cinnabar.

When Zhenshu gave a positive answer, Bai Ruiji panicked. This was her first child and her hope of survival in the palace.

She held Jin Yuyan's hand and begged, "Empress Jiapin, I can't sleep every night, and I feel dizzy when I wake up. Please help me, please help me."

Jin Yuyan looked at Bai Ruiji's little face. She was the youngest among all the concubines. Maybe she was a little arrogant as Concubine Hui said, but her crime was not punishable by death. Jin Yuyan comforted her:

"Mei Changzai, don't be afraid. It's easy to dodge an open attack, but it's hard to guard against an arrow from the dark. You're about to give birth, so we can't alert the enemy at this time, lest the bad guys jump over the wall in desperation. It's better to know that you've been poisoned by cinnabar than to know nothing about it. Although I don't know where this cinnabar comes from, it should be the easiest to get it from food. The most urgent thing is to stop eating the food sent by the imperial kitchen. I will send you food from my small kitchen every day."

Bai Ruiji said in horror: "Who wants to harm me, Concubine Jia? I've been poisoned, what should I do? Will it hurt my child?"

Zhenshu bowed her head and said, "Mrs. Mei, it seems that you have been poisoned by cinnabar for quite some time. I will get you some Niuhuang Jiedu Pills. I will also go to Yonghe Palace every day to give you acupuncture to expel the poison. I will try my best to keep you safe and bring you food."

Bai Ruiji looked at Jin Yuyan with emotion. Although she was of humble status, she also understood the principle of repaying a drop of kindness with a spring. From now on, half of her life would belong to the child and the other half would belong to Concubine Jia.

"Empress Jiapin, as long as I can give birth to a child safely, I will repay you by working like a cow or a horse."

Jin Yuyan patted Mei Changzai's back again. In her life, she did not ask for Xiao Pipa's loyalty, but only wanted Xiao Pipa and her children to live happily together in this palace.

Zhenshu appeared to be sending food under the pretext that Mei Chang loved to eat Yu's kimchi, but in fact she went to Yonghe Palace every day to give acupuncture to Xiao Pipa. Only a few of them knew the inside story of this matter, and even Gao Xiyue thought that Jiapin was simply sending kimchi to Xiao Pipa.

Gao Xiyue said to Jin Yuyan angrily: "Yuyan! I'm angry! Why did you give it to that little witch instead of giving it to me? You clearly knew that she provoked me before!"

Jin Yuyan knew it was time to stroke Concubine Hui's hair again, so she said coquettishly:

"How can kimchi be worthy of our honorable Concubine Hui? I asked Yu to send some new old mountain ginseng over. Can you take half and the Queen take half?"

Gao Xiyue was coaxed into happiness. She was not a stingy person, so she asked Moxin to give the big coral that her father Gao Bin had sent to Jin Yuyan.

On a spring night, Bai Ruiji was finally about to give birth. A Ruo, who was in a side hall of the Yanx Palace, was secretly happy, because it was finally time for her to take revenge.

Originally, she had received the news that her father had been promoted for his meritorious service this month, but when she thought about her current condition, she realized that she would not be able to get married even if she went out. What's more, her master did not want to let her go at all. Instead, he said that there was no one to serve her, so he asked her to hold on for another two years.

She hated Ulanara Ruyi and Bai Ruiji so much that during this month, she still went to the imperial kitchen every day under the pretext of serving meals to her master, and put cinnabar into the fish and shrimp pond for Mei Chang.

In Yonghe Palace, Fucha Langya and the emperor were waiting anxiously. After all, this was the first child after the emperor ascended the throne. No matter whether it was a boy or a girl, as long as the baby was born safely, it was a good omen. Yuyan also rushed over with Langya.

When Ruyi heard that Mei Changzai was giving birth, she remembered that Mei Changzai had conflicts with A Ruo and herself, but she was a kind person, so she wanted to go over and let others see her magnanimity, so she looked at A Ruo,

"A Ruo, change my clothes. Let's go and accompany Concubine Mei during her delivery."

Arruo was just waiting for this and was eager to see Bai Ruiji's miserable condition. She put away her smug smile and helped Ruyi dress up.

In Yonghe Palace, Bai Ruiji's cries of pain were particularly terrifying in the spring night. The sound was like a pair of hands, tightly gripping everyone's hearts.

Jin Yuyan knew how painful it was. The most painful time in her previous life was the difficult labor when she gave birth to the Ninth Prince. She couldn't help but worry about Bai Ruiji, and her throat was so tight that she couldn't speak.

Fu Cha Langya repeatedly instructed the maids who served her to ensure that both adults and children were safe, and that they would be greatly rewarded if they gave birth to an imperial heir.

The emperor couldn't help but ask: "Why does Mei Changzai's cry sound so shrill?"

Seeing that the emperor was anxious, Ruyi felt a secret jealousy in her heart. It wasn't her who gave birth to the child, so why did the emperor care so much?

She said impatiently: "Your Majesty is overly worried. Isn't this the case when women give birth?"

After hearing this, even Langya felt that Ruyi was heartless. She started to speak for Meichang:

"Empress Xian has never experienced childbirth. You don't know that giving birth is a life-threatening experience for women. It's like having one foot in the gates of hell. Mei Chang is in pain now. Not only do you not show sympathy, but you also make light of it. This is really wrong."

Jin Yuyan also secretly mocked Ruyi for being so heartless. When she gives birth to a child in the future, she hopes she will be in pain for three days and three nights!

The emperor felt relieved at first when he heard Ruyi's words, but after being persuaded by the empress, he felt that Ruyi was too cold.

The moonlight was bleak and when the east was about to brighten, the cry of a baby finally put everyone's minds at ease. Bai Ruiji gave birth safely to a little princess.

However, the princess was extremely thin when she was born, and her whole body was blue. After Qi Ru examined her pulse, he discovered that the princess had been infected with cinnabar heat poison since she was in the womb, and needed to be well taken care of to get her through these critical three days.

The emperor was furious. "Cinnabar, how could Concubine Mei be poisoned by Cinnabar? Investigate it for me. Investigate it thoroughly. We must catch the person behind it."

Arruo was shocked behind Ruyi. How could that be? According to the dosage of poison she had used, the little princess and Concubine Mei should have died.

She didn't know why, but she actually felt relieved. Maybe Mei Changzai was not destined to die. Then, let her give all her hatred to her master.

Fu Cha Langya volunteered to take care of the little princess with Mei Chang. Jin Yuyan also sent all of Yu's treasured medicinal herbs to accompany Fu Cha Langya.

Bai Ruiji was deeply moved. The three of them stayed up all night and took turns accompanying the imperial physician to look after the sick little princess. Finally, they saved the little princess' life.

On the second day after the little princess was born, Concubine Xian came to visit Bai Ruiji with a bowl of pheasant soup.

Ruyi asked Ah Ruo to bring the soup, "Mrs. Mei, don't be too sad. Let the little princess's illness take its course. Don't force it."

Bai Ruiji covered her chest, wishing she could get out of bed and beat her up, but she was weak and had no strength. Even so, Bai Ruiji forced her to move backwards. Ruyi retreated:

"Mei Changzai, please don't be ungrateful. I am concerned about you."

Bai Ruiji's eyes widened. "You care about me. You know that Jingyu is weak. The Queen, Sister Yuyan and I take care of her day and night, fearing that she might make mistakes. But you still want to send a pheasant to kill me. Are you saying that Jingyu is just like this pheasant, and cannot be kept, right?"

Fu Cha Langya and Jin Yuyan hurriedly persuaded Concubine Mei, telling her not to be so angry after giving birth, and to wait until the little princess recovered before dealing with anything.

The emperor sympathized with Concubine Mei's hard work and named the little princess Jingyu and promoted Concubine Mei to Concubine Mei.

Jin Yuyan breathed a long sigh of relief. This was the sin she had worked so hard to atone for in her previous life. Looking at the happy face of Concubine Mei holding the child, her eyes were filled with tears.

On the third day after Concubine Mei gave birth, A Ruo came to Changchun Palace and reported that Concubine Xian had instructed her to murder Concubine Mei...

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