"Yihuan, you must not be sad. I heard what Concubine Xian said. The Queen Mother is kind-hearted and will definitely not take your child away."

Ever since Yihuan became pregnant, Mu Ping has been coaxing and pampering Yihuan, fearing that her sentimentality would hurt her body and the baby in her belly.

She didn't expect that no matter how careful she was, she couldn't defend herself against Concubine Xian. She was angry with herself for not being able to use a few more spoons!

Yihuan touched Mu Ping's head and comforted her, "I know."

Mu Ping then asked the palace maid Yin'er beside her to wash the spoon and continued to stew the chicken and mushrooms.

She begged Yihuan to give the chicken stewed with mushrooms a name. Yihuan thought for a moment and said confidently:

“Let’s call it ‘Phoenix Parade on Phoenix Terrace’!”

Mu Ping liked the name of the dish very much, and happily took the iron spoon and went back to cook chicken stewed with mushrooms.

Only then did Yihuan notice the gift that Ruyi brought for her. She opened the box and found a copy of the "Infinite Life Sutra" that Ruyi had copied herself lying inside.

One day later, Yihuan and her sisters got together to talk about this matter. Hailan also said that when she was pregnant with Yongqi, Ruyi in the cold palace also had someone send her a copy of the "Infinite Life Sutra".

Yihuan then realized that the books copied for the empress dowager in the cold palace had not been distributed yet and were sent to her because they were unsold.

Everyone began to summarize the pattern of Ruyi's gift giving:

Armor is given to women when they get married.

A man gives flowers to his wife when he marries her.

When a concubine is pregnant, she will be given scriptures.

What a good Ruyi!

Outside Chengqian Palace, Ruyi, who was beaten by Lu Muping, was preparing to go to Qianqing Palace to file a complaint with the emperor. Presumably, the emperor must be worried about Shupin's pregnancy.

Ruyi came to the Qianqing Palace and looked for a long time, but did not see the familiar figure of Li Yu. Instead, Jinzhong and Jinbao were standing outside the palace on either side.

Ruyi supported Rong Pei to the palace gate and asked Jinzhong where Li Yu had gone.

Jinzhong answered respectfully, "Master, because you disclosed the fact that Prince Yu was reprimanded in Beijing, you have been punished with thirty strokes of the cane and sent to the Xinzheku."

Ruyi shook her body. How could Li Yu be so careless? From then on, she was left alone in front of the emperor. Ling Yunche was gone, and Li Yu was gone too.

Ruyi felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife, and the pain was worse than her back.

Jinzhong did not tell Concubine Xian that Li Yu listened to Ruyi's words that day and decided to regain the emperor's favor, so she brought a bowl of calming soup for the emperor to drink.

The emperor had just finished reviewing the memorials and had taken a nap when he was woken up by Li Yu, who impatiently urged the emperor:

"Drink quickly."

He was then kicked to the ground by the emperor, and because he had leaked the information, he was sent to the Ministry of Punishment for the second time to be punished.

Jinzhong didn't say anything about this because of this principle: keep your mouth shut.

Inside the Qianqing Palace, the emperor was writing a poem to record his mood today. He was particularly happy because Concubine Shu Yihuan was pregnant, and Qi Ru diagnosed that the baby was a prince, which meant that he was about to achieve the achievement of having ten princes.

Thinking that Yihuan was a descendant of Nalan Rongruo and had a great talent for poetry, and that he himself was a man of both literary and martial talents, he had already imagined what an outstanding prince the Tenth Prince would be.

Ruyi came in at this time and saw the emperor's bright smile. She thought he was smiling because he was looking at her.

Ruyi walked over in small steps, "Your Majesty~"

With just one sentence, the emperor was brought back to reality. He put away his smile and decided that in the future, he should let Jinzhong and Jinbao inform the emperor if his concubines wanted to enter his Qianqing Palace.

This problem of not being passed on seemed to have been started by Li Yu, and his two disciples also followed suit.

"Ruyi, please sit down and wait until I finish writing this poem before I talk to you."

Ruyi sat down on the chair. Her back was still hurting, so she couldn't wait any longer. She wanted to let Lu Muping know what was a reasonable limit.

"Your Majesty, I just went to Chengqian Palace and was hit on the back by Concubine Qing with a spoon. I am still in pain."

The emperor was writing a poem and was so absorbed in it that he only heard Ruyi's backache, so he casually replied:

"You have a sore back, why are you looking for me? Go find the imperial physician."

Ruyi felt very disappointed when she heard the emperor's words. The emperor actually protected Concubine Qing. She said unwillingly:

"Your Majesty, I am saying that Concubine Qing beat me with an iron spoon!"

The emperor finally looked up and asked in confusion, "Did you steal her food?"

Ruyi frowned and denied, "How could I do such a lowly thing as snatching food from Concubine Qing? Concubine Qing was rude first and disrespected me."

After being interrupted by Ruyi, the emperor had already forgotten what he was going to write next. He put down his pen angrily and began to answer Ruyi's question seriously:

"Ruyi, you and Concubine Qing have the same status, so why should we respect each other? Tell me, what are you doing in Chengqian Palace when you have nothing to do?"

For the sake of the Emperor, Ruyi did not tell Yihuan the truth about the pregnancy medicine, but only said that she was concerned about the fetus in Yihuan's belly. Unexpectedly, Concubine Qing did not appreciate her kindness and beat her.

If it were in the past, the emperor would have believed Ruyi's words to some extent.

However, after experiencing the luxurious bird's nest, Jingse's marriage, the seven-treasure bracelet, and Jiafei's twins, the emperor vaguely felt that Ruyi was very jealous of his favorite concubines in the harem.

Moreover, Ruyi had no sympathy or compassion for young children and pregnant women.

"Ruyi, you have never been a biological mother, so you don't understand pregnant women. Yihuan is sentimental, so don't go over and provoke her. There is nothing wrong with what Concubine Qing did today. She is protecting my heir!"

The emperor was not joking. Ever since Lu Muping entered the palace, the emperor discovered that she was more interested in food than in vying for favor.

He was indignant at first, but later he gradually felt that in the treacherous harem, it was a good thing that Concubine Qing had a simple mind.

Now she actually picked up the iron spoon to fight in order to protect Yihuan. The emperor was very pleased!

He decided to go see Concubine Qing tonight!

Ruyi was stunned by the emperor's words. Not only did he not punish Lu Muping, he also praised her for her bravery. Then what did her injuries matter?

Ruyi felt sad, pouted and turned her head away. She wanted to reach out to wipe away her tears, but found that there were none at all.

After the emperor made up his mind, he began to think about how to make Ruyi have a conscience. The best way is for her to empathize. Maybe if Ruyi had a child, she would be able to understand the difficulties of others.

"Ruyi, I know you haven't conceived for many years. I'll ask Qi Ru to prepare a pregnancy-maintaining medicine for you. Remember to drink it on time."

Ruyi's cold heart was ignited with fire again, feeling warm.

The emperor gave her a pregnancy-preserving medicine. What does this mean? It means that he is looking forward to having a child with her. It turns out that the emperor has such good intentions.

Ruyi was so moved that she wanted to lean on the emperor to say a few words. She had just said the four words "on the wall immediately" and before her head could lean on the emperor's shoulder, she suddenly fell into empty air.

"Ruyi, please go back to Yikun Palace and wait for the pregnancy medicine. I have something to take care of."

The emperor said this and went out, of course, to Chengqian Palace.

Although Ruyi was disappointed, she thought that getting the pregnancy-maintaining medicine was worth the trip. In an instant, her back didn't hurt so much anymore.

Ruyi didn't know that Jiang Yebi, who was preparing medicine in the Imperial Hospital, saw Ruyi's prescription and thought of惢心's intention to get Ruyi into the Ministry of Punishment, so he added twice the amount of Coptis chinensis to the medicine.

Jiang Yubin thought about it and still felt it was not enough, so he added another bowl of cuttlefish ink.

Mu Ping in Chengqian Palace was also confused. She and Yihuan were eating "Phoenix Tour on Phoenix Terrace", why did the emperor come here with a smile...

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