Soon, Ning'er, who was serving at Bitong Academy, was brought to Nian Shilan and Yu Ying'er, and was told about Zhen Huan's abnormal behavior in recent days.

After several comparisons, I feel more and more that this Zhen Huan is no longer the same Zhen Huan, she has really become An Lingrong.

"You must keep a close eye on Concubine Wan. If she makes any move, report to me immediately." Nian Shilan touched her six-month-old belly. Her eyes were full of maternal love and kindness, but her tone was very stern and frightening.

Ning'er answered "yes" honestly and respectfully, not daring to have any other thoughts.

Nian Shilan was very satisfied when he saw this. He gave him some rewards and sent him back to continue his work.

After the people left, Yu Ying'er suddenly said, "My lady, I suddenly feel that fate is unfair."

"What are you thinking about now?" Nian Shilan tapped Yu Ying'er's forehead unhappily and asked with a smile.

Yu Ying'er looked at Nian Shilan's pregnant belly and smiled slightly: "I just remembered that your last child was six or seven months old, so... I am worried now. There are too many people in the harem who would not allow your mother to give birth to an heir, such as the Queen, Concubine Duan, or others. Your Majesty, we have to take the initiative."

When Yu Ying'er said this, her face became even more gloomy. She was worried about Nian Shilan and the baby in her belly.

When Nian Shilan heard the word "Duan Fei", her face became extremely stiff. Her mind flashed back to her friendship, intimacy, betrayal, and life-and-death struggle with Qi Yuebin when she was still in the residence. She felt very sad. Now looking at Yu Ying'er again, she and Qi Yuebin were also like this before. The child... If the child was not brought by Yu Ying'er, perhaps Nian Shilan should have been wary of Yu Ying'er a long time ago.

"To strike first is to gain the advantage? How does it mean to strike first is to gain the advantage?" Nian Shilan was a little confused, confused about the future of her child.

"Your Highness, Concubine Duan killed your child and was made a concubine by the Emperor, on the same level as you. But Qi Yuebin is just the daughter of a defeated general, and she has no brothers to inherit the family business. Why should we be afraid of her? We should take revenge. Your Highness, you should know that Concubine Duan is weak. In the summer, she has been blown by the water fan too much and has been exposed to ice too much. Isn't it normal for her condition to get worse?" Yu Ying'er saw that Nian Shilan was gradually moved by her persuasion, and said, "As for the Queen, perhaps Your Highness can start the investigation from the death of Queen Chunyuan, and you can secretly investigate what the Queen has done over the years. There must be some surprises. I only know the result, and as for the evidence and process, you still need to investigate."

Nian Shilan seemed to be thinking about something. She was silent for a long time before she said, "You are right. I will do this. You should take good care of your baby and don't let anyone harm you."

After hearing what Yu Ying'er said, Nian Shilan suddenly realized that there were enemies everywhere in this deep palace.

Each of them is hiding in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to strike, which may then cost them and their children their lives.

Seeing this, Yu Ying'er didn't say much and just left everything to Nian Shilan.

The reason she mentioned Concubine Duan was because Qiqi reminded her that Concubine Duan wanted to harm Nian Shilan and the baby in her belly. She also said that Concubine Duan hated Nian Shilan and hated that she was pregnant, while she was injured because of the red flower.

But Nian Shilan had Qiqi to recuperate, and the body that was broken by Huan Yixiang had already recovered almost completely. Even without the help of elixirs, if she could find a young and healthy man to farm the land, she might get pregnant.

Not long after, news came that Concubine Duan's health was getting worse and worse, and she was even unable to get out of bed. Two days before the order to return to the palace, she finally couldn't bear it anymore and was about to pass away.

Before she died, she asked the emperor for mercy and wanted to see Nian Shilan, who was already seven months old and Yu Ying'er was six months old. The emperor did not want to cause trouble and was unwilling to agree. But in the end, no one knew what Concubine Duan said to the emperor. When the emperor returned to Jiuzhou Qingyan, his face was extremely bad. In the end, he agreed to Concubine Duan's dying request.

When Su Peisheng came to Qingliang Palace to invite Nian Shilan, Nian Shilan was taking turns playing mahjong with Yu Ying'er, Songzhi and Chunxi, with many cloth strips stuck on their faces.

Seeing Nian Shilan being so disrespectful, Su Peisheng was stunned for a few seconds, but he shouted politely: "Your servant greets the Imperial Concubine Hua and the Imperial Concubine Rou. Long live the two majesties."

Nian Shilan didn't even raise her head, but waved her hand and said, "Eunuch, please get up. Yazhi, serve tea to him."

The tea was made from the finest tea leaves, and there was a bag of silver on the tray, obviously a reward.

"Please have some tea, father-in-law." Yazhi was well-behaved and spoke in a gentle voice. She held the tray very properly and did not dare to overstep her authority.

Su Peisheng looked at this scene, accepted the reward money naturally, picked up the tea, took a sip and put it down, as if he appreciated Nian Shilan's kindness.

"Empress Duan is seriously ill and has begged the Emperor to see Concubine Hua. The Emperor asked me to ask for your opinion." Su Peisheng said it euphemistically, saying that he was asking for instructions, but after all, the Emperor had already spoken, so how could it be just a request?

Hearing the words "Concubine Duan", Nian Shilan was so angry that she threw away the leaf card in her hand, reached out to remove the cloth hanging on her face, and restored her noble and natural appearance. She looked at Su Peisheng and said, "That vicious woman wants to see me?"

How could Su Peisheng dare to respond to this? Even if she was a vicious woman, she was still half a master.

"The Emperor sent me to ask Your Majesty to come for a visit, thinking of Concubine Duan...that's why..." Su Peisheng hesitated and stumbled, as if the words were difficult to say, so he left them unsaid.

Nian Shilan was unwilling to embarrass Su Peisheng, so she just said, "Eunuch, just go and reply. I will pack up in a moment and go to see her. After all, we were sisters in the past, so I should give her a ride."

Nian Shilan's tone was cold, and it was impossible to tell that she regarded Concubine Duan as a sister.

The message had been delivered, Nian Shilan had agreed, and Su Peisheng took his leave.

"Your Majesty, are you really going to see her?" Yu Ying'er pursed her lips slightly. She always felt that Concubine Duan had bad intentions and was afraid that she wanted to lure Nian Shilan to do something.

Nian Shilan didn't think that Concubine Duan could do anything to her, and said arrogantly: "She has become like that. Even if I put a knife in front of her, I'm afraid she can't kill me. So, what do I have to be afraid of?"

Even so, Yu Ying'er was still panicking, and said quickly, "Your Majesty, I will go with you."

"Why are you going? Just stay in Qingliang Palace. There's nothing to see in that vicious woman." Although Nian Shilan was confident, he was also afraid that the vicious woman Qi Yuebin would do something, so he didn't want Yu Ying'er to follow him.

Yu Ying'er was about to protest in a coquettish manner, but was stopped by Nian Shilan again.

"Okay, okay, I won't follow you. But you have to bring more people with you, don't let anyone take advantage of you." Yu Ying'er took out a pill from the space while speaking, "Your Majesty is pregnant now, your body is not as good as ordinary people, this is a detoxification pill, you keep it for emergency use."

Seeing Yu Ying'er's timid look, Nian Shilan smiled, accepted it, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

After packing up, Nian Shilan went to Concubine Duan's room under Yu Ying'er's gaze.

"Qiqi, I'm feeling nervous. I always feel like Qi Yuebin is holding back a big move." Yu Ying'er rubbed her numb and painful heart and began to seek comfort from Qiqi.

But Qiqi became increasingly weak, and even slept most of the time. This time, he still did not reply to Yu Ying'er.

Yu Ying'er was very nervous, so she simply stood up, called Chunxi together, and prepared to go up and down to check the skylight.

After hurrying for a long time, they finally caught up, but saw palace maids and eunuchs lying on the ground at the door, and Qi Yuebin's weak but heart-wrenching cry could be heard from inside the house.

"Nian Shilan! Why! Why can you get pregnant, but I...I have ruined my chance to have children. I am like a dying rat in the corner of the palace, and I have to look up to you and beg for your charity to survive!! Why?!"

Nian Shilan felt a strange surge in her body and even a dull pain in her stomach. She quickly stuffed the pill Yu Ying'er had given her into her mouth and shouted, "Songzhi! Zhou Ninghai! Get out now!"

"Hehehe...you are not allowed to run! Who allowed you to run? I will die with you!" Qi Yuebin didn't know if it was a last burst of energy or something else, but he suddenly stood up and grabbed Nian Shilan, not allowing him to move.

With the help of the elixir, Nian Shilan didn't feel so uncomfortable. Songzhi and Zhou Ninghai were going to pull Qi Yuebin, while Jixiang went to pull Songzhi and Zhou Ninghai. For a while, the whole room was in chaos.

Smoke filled the air, poisonous gas spread, and everyone's body slowly became limp...

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