After the heroine was robbed, save the paranoid villain

Zheng knew that even if she told the Queen Mother that Yan Yu was pregnant, it would be difficult for her to take action against Yan Yu.

People like Yan Yu are born to live in the deep palace.

She was too cautious and careful. She never said anything carelessly or did anything arrogant or domineering.

In fact, Yan Yu was famous for her beauty at the beginning. No matter whether it was a man or a woman, as long as her appearance was too captivating, it would easily breed rumors. But later, when most of the concubines and wives mentioned Yan Yu, most of them said that she was gentle and dignified.

Like a dummy who never makes mistakes, without any emotions.

How can the Queen Mother take action against such a person?

Yan Yu does not eat casually, nor does she use things given by others casually. When she travels, she is surrounded by more than ten maids and old women, so it is really not easy for outsiders to harm her children.

Could the Queen Mother let the palace maids beat her until she had a miscarriage?

The Queen Mother had already angered the royal family over the matter of Cang State. She was so harsh on the princess who had done nothing wrong. Not to mention the ministers and the people, even the royal family could not tolerate it.

Zheng held her chin up and looked out the window, feeling very curious - was the Princess of Qin really just a fake person without any emotions?

This year, the south sent a lot of coconut palms as tribute. The flesh and juice are very fragrant, but they are very difficult to open.

It was too round and hard. Without tools, it could not be pried open by hands or bitten open by teeth. If you used too much strength, it would slip out of your hands and roll away.

Zheng felt that the Princess of Qin was like this kind of fruit.

Zheng was curious, is such a life interesting? How different is it from her own? Is it not as exciting and dramatic as Wei's? Although Wei was stupid, she could cry or laugh when she wanted, grab whatever she wanted, and hurt others when she didn't like them. She lived her life as she pleased.

Zheng did not go to the Prince of Qin's Mansion to see Yan Yu. To her, it didn't matter whether Yan Yu was pregnant or not.

Even if she was pregnant, Zheng would not go to the Queen Mother to complain.

Zheng often envied Yan Yu, but besides envy, she also had a lot of speculations.

The next day she told Xiao Qiru that she had told the empress dowager about Yan Yu's pregnancy, but the empress dowager was not as powerful as before, and her courage was not as strong as before, so she had not yet said how to get rid of the child.

Xiao Qirui breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s good that the Queen Mother knows about this.

As an old lady who has been in the palace for decades, she must have her own ways.

Maybe even two lives could be saved with one corpse, causing the King of Qin to lose his beloved forever.

These days, Concubine Jin's pillow talk was still effective. The emperor removed Ma Xiao from his post in Beijing and sent him to patrol the south.

On the surface, Ma Xiao was promoted, but in reality his power was less than before.

Since the unrest on the border and the friction between Cang State and Wei State, Ma Xiao's father, General Weiyuan, was sent to quell the rebellion.

Concubine Jin would mention it from time to time.

"Your Majesty, is the Ma family really loyal to you?"

"One of them is guarding the capital, and the other is at the border. If they both have the intention of rebellion, what will happen to the capital?"

"..."

Logically speaking, the emperor hates concubines asking about government affairs the most.

The Empress Dowager has had a huge influence on the court situation in recent years. Once the harem interferes in politics, the entire dynasty will be in crisis.

If anyone dared to discuss military affairs so openly, the emperor would have rewarded them with three feet of white silk.

But Concubine Jin's words hit the emperor's heart exactly.

The emperor also wanted to take action against Ma Xiao, and he couldn't let the father and son of the Ma family become too powerful.

The problem is that this father and son are loyal and have made great contributions over the years. Although their achievements are not as great as those of the Wen father and son, they are also well-known military generals.

Apart from Concubine Jin, no one else mentioned the possibility that the Ma father and son might rebel.

The emperor was getting older and more suspicious, so he used the opportunity of promotion to send Ma Xiao away and replaced him with a prince from the royal family.

Prince Han is the emperor's nephew. He lost his father at a young age. The emperor helped him a lot and he was loyal to the emperor.

Xiao Qirui tried to show his goodwill to Prince Han again and again, but Prince Han ignored him.

But it doesn't matter, at least it's much better than before.

Xiao Qirui had no grudge against Prince Han, but he had a real grudge against Ma Xiao for murdering his sister.

Moreover, Ma Xiao was like a dog in front of the King of Qin, who could summon him at will and send him away at will.

Prince Han was cold towards Xiao Qirui and also towards Xiao Chengji.

This man has such an arrogant and upright temper, otherwise the emperor would not have used him.

Before leaving the capital, Ma Xiao paid a visit to the Prince of Qin's mansion.

Xiao Chengji would come back to accompany Yan Yu whenever he was free during this period.

He heard that pregnant women tend to have bad tempers and need someone to accompany them.

Xiao Chengji had never seen anyone pregnant, so he didn't know whether this was true or false.

But in his eyes, Yan Yu has always had a good temper and was well behaved even when she was pregnant.

Anyway, being pregnant is hard work, and Xiao Chengji cannot bear it on behalf of Yan Yu, so he can only come to accompany her in person.

Yan Yu's temper did not change, but his appetite improved a little.

Xiao Chengji had someone stew fish maw and cordyceps soup. Yan Yu was prone to vomiting during pregnancy, so the chef at home had carefully prepared the soup, and it not only did not taste fishy at all, but also had a light sweetness in the mouth.

Yan Yu leaned on the pillow and picked up a book to read, while Xiao Chengji fed her mouthful by mouthful.

As she was eating, Xiao Chengji said, "Your uncle and his family will arrive in the capital tomorrow."

Yan Yu was a little surprised: "What is uncle doing here?"

"He was transferred to the capital, and your aunt is here too." Xiao Chengji said, "I heard you say before that you missed them, isn't it good for them to come?"

Yan Yu did miss his maternal relatives a little.

At first, she was living under someone else's roof, and her food, clothing, shelter and transportation were all taken care of by that person, which was a great trouble to the Shao family.

But the relatives of the Shao family did not show any emotion at all and served Yan Yu very wholeheartedly. If there were people gossiping below and the news reached the ears of those above, they would be dealt with.

Yan Yu said: "Your Highness specially asked them to come to the capital? Personal feelings are personal feelings, and official business is official business. Your Highness should take care of other aspects. There is no need to be partial to me, so as not to delay the promotion of those who should have been promoted."

Xiao Chengji pinched her face: "How shameless? When did you do it for you? Don't you trust your uncle's ability?"

Yan Yu pulled his hand down: "Humph."

The two were fighting when a maid brought a message saying that General Ma had arrived.

Both of them knew that Ma Xiao had been sent out of Beijing.

The emperor had some reservations in his heart, so Xiao Chengji couldn't interfere with the capital's defenses on this matter.

Xiao Chengji has seen the character of the Ma family father and son over the years. Now that he is about to leave Beijing, Xiao Chengji really wants to meet him.

He straightened Yan Yu's somewhat wrinkled clothes and tucked her hair behind her ear: "I will be out for a while. You drink this bowl of soup obediently. If you haven't finished it when I come back, you will be punished."

After saying this, Xiao Chengji left.

Yan Yu looked at his back and had to pick up the cup himself and drink it slowly in small sips.