She didn't leave immediately. Instead, she rummaged around in a serious manner and took out a scroll.

When it was opened, it was Ulanara inside.

Gao Xiyue raised her eyebrows. It was obvious that the emperor still had Ulanara in his heart, otherwise why would he keep this painting?

"Your Majesty, that Ulanara is now in the cold palace, why do you still keep her paintings? I am jealous!"

Gao Xiyue pinched her throat and acted coquettishly while observing the changes in the emperor's expression.

The emperor did not reveal any flaws. "If you hadn't rummaged around here, I wouldn't have even remembered that there was such a painting here. If you don't like it, have someone take it out and burn it."

Gao Xiyue did not miss the change in expression on Li Yu's face as he was standing beside her. He was obviously stunned for a moment. This proved that when the emperor talked about the Ulanara family with Li Yu in private, it was definitely not that simple.

Li Yu reached out his hand carefully and took the painting from her.

Gao Xiyue's attitude was pretty good and she thanked Li Yu.

The moment Li Yu took over the conversation, he looked up at the emperor. At this time, Gao Xiyue was completely certain of his guess. If he was not mistaken, the emperor wanted him to keep the painting secretly.

Ulanara was sent to the cold palace simply because the emperor wanted to protect her.

But Gao Xiyue didn’t quite understand why a king of a country wanted to keep a painting of a concubine and had to hide it at this time.

She was also a person who knew when to quit. If she continued to stay, it would probably make the emperor unhappy. She smiled and said a few coquettish words, then left on the pretext of going back to recuperate.

As soon as she stepped out of the palace, the innocent look on Gao Xiyue's face disappeared instantly, and she returned to her bedroom with a frown.

Sure enough, Li Yu hid the painting with Lang Shining.

As for Hai Lan, she had just recovered from her illness for a few days when the emperor called her over to keep him company.

There was no way. The emperor was always thinking about Ruyi in his heart, so he naturally didn't want to get close to the queen. Gao Xiyue was a spoiled girl and dared to say anything in front of him. Moreover, she was pregnant recently, and the emperor didn't want her to go back and forth.

Among all the concubines in the harem, Hai Lan was the only one who was thoughtful and missed Ruyi like him. Feeling depressed, he naturally wanted Hai Lan to come and talk to him.

Hai Lan thought that the time had come, so she planned to take this opportunity to tell the emperor about her pregnancy.

When the emperor saw Hai Lan sitting next to him, he couldn't help but feel moved. He grabbed her hand, put his arm around her shoulders, and was about to hold her in his arms.

Hailan took this opportunity to move closer and whispered in the emperor's ear that she was pregnant.

The emperor was instantly delighted. "You should have told me about this important matter earlier. I would have sent more people to take care of you."

"My pregnancy is still young, and it is said that it is not advisable to make it public in the first three months. I will only tell Your Majesty after things have stabilized."

Hai Lan deliberately acted shy, spoke calmly and appropriately, and considered everything from the emperor's perspective.

This made the emperor even happier, so he rewarded her with some gold, silver and jewelry and let her go back to have a good rest.

After getting the all-clear from the Emperor, the concubine's pregnancy naturally had to be notified to the Empress. When the news reached the Empress, Gao Xiyue was in Changchun Palace eating the dried fruits and candied fruits made by Wei Yanwan.

After hearing the news, she immediately burst into laughter, "My queen, Hailan also has her own child."

Rong Yin was not surprised. Hailan's fifth prince would be a talented man in the future. Besides, Hailan obviously had no major interactions with the Ulanara family in this life, and she probably would not eat cinnabar...

When she thought of this, Rong Yin's heart sank. Hai Lan had always been very concerned about whether Ulanara would shake her position as queen, and she was also a thoughtful girl. She turned to look at Wei Yanwan.

"Yan Wan, go and see how Hai Lan is doing. Send a box of donkey-hide gelatin to help replenish her blood. Tell her that I will visit her later. Everyone in the palace should be careful. The fetus is unstable in the first three months. Give those people in her palace a warning."

Wei Yanwan was also very happy, "Yes, Your Majesty." She turned around and went out.

Judging from the timing, the Empress Dowager should be getting impatient too. Taking advantage of the Double Ninth Festival banquet in the palace, Yehenara Yihuan should be sent in.

At the banquet, Rongyin followed the emperor at a distance, occasionally saying a few words. Her every move was in line with the requirements of the empress.

After a round of singing and dancing, Yihuan came out to perform with a round fan in her hand.

The smile on Rong Yin's face did not diminish, and she exchanged glances with the Queen Mother. When she was "communicating" with the Queen Mother, she had already pointed out that she knew that the Pipa girl from the Nan Mansion and Yehenara were the Queen Mother's trump cards.

I thought the Queen Mother would take me into consideration and would not send them into the palace after knowing these things, but now it seems that the Queen Mother is still reluctant to send these two people who she has cultivated for a long time.

All of the concubines were good at observing people's words and expressions, so how could they not know what the empress dowager arranged this person to do? However, some concubines followed the emperor's wishes and praised Yihuan's performance.

Jin Yuyan was the first to speak sarcastically, "The music and tune are a mess."

Gao Xiyue only spoke back to the Queen when she was sure that her expression remained unchanged, "You were born into the Yu family, so it's not your fault that you haven't read Li Qingzhao's poems."

After saying that, Gao Xiyue suddenly thought of something. She turned around and saw the Queen looking at her with a smile. Gao Xiyue nodded reluctantly and did not continue to argue with Jin Yuyan.

Jin Yuyan turned to watch the singing and dancing, not taking her words to heart, and turned to look at the emperor. The emperor looked at Yihuan with interest. Her heart tightened, it seemed that someone else was going to come into the harem.

The Empress Dowager was very satisfied. She didn't want to use Ruyi's move. She still wanted to try her own subordinate Yihuan first.

The emperor first praised Yihuan's name, and then asked for her last name. It was obvious that he was moved by such a beautiful and talented woman.

"Yehena clan."

After this answer came out, everyone present was stunned and the atmosphere became even weirder.

As the queen, Rong Yin did not say anything at this time. No matter what she said now, the queen mother had made up her mind to send her to the harem, so she might as well say nothing.

Gao Xiyue and Hai Lan were only focused on the food in front of them, picking up some sweet and sour appetizers and taking a few bites.

It was Jin Yuyan who took the initiative to speak.

"I heard that the Yehenara clan was exterminated by Nurhaci, the founder of the Qing Dynasty. The leader of the Yehenara clan left a will before that. It is said that even if there is only one Yehenara clan left, he will fight against the Aisin-Gioro clan to the end."

She had just gained the emperor's favor after giving birth to a child a few days ago, so naturally she didn't want to see a new person enter the harem and share the favor with her.

It’s a pity that Gao Xiyue and the Queen are useless and have no intention of stopping the Emperor. At this time, only she can stand up.

This person was wanted by the Queen Mother, so she naturally couldn't let Jin Yuyan stop him with just a few words.

The Queen Mother spoke slowly, but her tone was unquestionable.

"This is just a rumor. Yehenala has long since surrendered to the Aixinjueluo clan. Yihuan's father is now also a subject of the emperor and has always been loyal. I don't think a girl can stir up any trouble."

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