Xie Ziyue also noticed Gu Xuan's pattern. When she knew that she was feeling unwell, she rarely moved and stayed there obediently, preventing herself from feeling the slightest discomfort.
But once she is free, she is like a little princess who wants to be loved by her mother. From time to time she likes to move in her belly and play with herself.
Xie Ziyue likes her very much. This is her child. He is not born yet, but he is so caring and loving to her.
"If it is a little princess, the princess must be as beautiful as the empress." Taoxiang smiled.
Gu Xuan heard it and felt extremely stinky.
Yes, how about your own welfare?
Her mother is a top beauty, even if she inherits a little bit of it, she will definitely look good in the future!
"How much honey did you eat this morning?" Xie Ziyue was helpless.
"My slave didn't eat honey." Taoxiang pretended to be angry: "What I told you is the truth. If your Majesty doesn't believe me, it will really hurt my heart."
Xie Ziyue was about to say something when her eyes were suddenly attracted by a line of hurried figures.
I saw several eunuchs lined up in a row, each holding something in their hands and hurriedly walking forward.
Xie Ziyue frowned subconsciously and shouted to stop.
The eunuchs obviously did not expect that there were people in this place. They were frightened by the sound and stopped in their tracks, then turned around.
Only then did Xie Ziyue see clearly that the leader was actually the empress's father-in-law, Kang Delu.
Kang Delu is mellow and usually smiles very kindly. However, this man was cunning and cunning, and had done many dirty things for the queen in private. He was a typical smiling tiger.
He obviously didn't expect that the person calling him would be the imperial concubine, but he was tactful enough. There was only a little bit of surprise on his face, and he laughed again:
"Hey, look at how sharp my eyes are. I didn't even see the Imperial Concubine here. I almost didn't see her. Please forgive me for my stupid eyes -"
Act as soon as you open your mouth.
Xie Ziyue stood up with the support of Taoxiang. Seeing his exaggerated expression, Taoxiang said impatiently:
"Eunuch Kang, our queen didn't say anything. Besides, who knows whether you are deliberately pretending not to see our queen, or whether you really haven't seen our queen?"
The relationship between the queen and the imperial concubine was not good, and everyone in the two palaces was at war with each other. Taoxiang had long disliked Kang Delu, but she had never found a chance before.
Now is the time to find a good time, so naturally you won't let go of this opportunity to stab him.
Kang Delu secretly hated it, but his master was not around, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it, and then said a lot of good things.
"Okay." Xie Ziyue didn't want to hear these hypocritical words. She just looked at the things they were carrying and said, "What are you holding?"
Kang Delu chuckled and raised the whisk in his hand:
"Your Majesty, you don't know something. In order to celebrate the birthday of the Queen Mother, the Empress specially built a star-catching tower in the Imperial Garden. However, the Star-catching Tower was built not long ago. The empress asked the master to come and see it. The master said that the Queen Mother is blessed. Deep, I am afraid that the Star-Zhaing Tower will not be able to withstand the Queen Mother’s blessing. In order not to offend the nobles, the master is going to hold a ritual ceremony in the Star-Zhai Tower."
As he spoke, he opened the basket in his hand and handed it to Xie Ziyue, as if he wanted Xie Ziyue to see clearly:
"These are all the items that the master ordered to be sent to the Star-Zhailing Tower for the practice."
The basket was opened, facing Xie Ziyue's direction, and there was a bloody heart inside.
Faced with such blood, Xie Ziyue was so frightened that she took two steps back while protecting her stomach. If Tao Xiang hadn't been there to support her, she would have fallen to the ground.
Even so, her chest kept rising and falling: "You are so brave! You actually dared to bring such a thing in front of me, hit me, and hurt the emperor's heir. What crime should you deserve?"
Her voice was extremely cold and filled with anger.
Xie Ziyue was filled with deep fear at this moment. If Taoxiang hadn't supported her just now, if she had fallen to the ground, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
Tao Xiang was also trembling with anger: "Kang Delu, you are so brave! If you hurt the empress and the heir in your belly, ten of your heads are not enough to chop off!"
"Your Majesty, this slave has been wronged!" Kang Delu's eyes flashed with joy, but on the outside he knelt down with a look of fear on his face:
"Your Majesty, you just asked me what's in the basket. I don't dare to hide it from you. This is the beef heart that the master wants. He says it's needed for cooking! I want your Majesty to see it, but I want to obey my order. I also hope that I'll be respectful to you. For my sake, please spare this slave’s life!”
The young eunuchs behind him also followed the same example, kneeling and begging Xie Ziyue for mercy.
Xie Ziyue was frightened just now, which really affected Gu Xuan. Gu Xuan was making trouble with her uneasily. She was really angry and glared at Kang Delu.
Seeing this, Kang Delu rolled his eyes and slapped himself in public.
While fanning himself, he begged for mercy.
The other little eunuchs also followed suit, and for a while they were all slapped one after another.
Xie Ziyue was upset when she heard the sound of strings and bamboos indicating the beginning of the banquet. She didn't want to waste time here anymore, so she sneered and left with a cold face.
Kang Delu looked at Xie Ziyue's back and said "poof".
The little eunuch behind him rubbed his red face with an angry expression:
"What bad luck."
"Okay." Kang Delu told them to shut up with his eyes: "If you want to survive, you must keep your mouths tight today."
Seeing that he was angry, the young eunuchs could only nod and bow to please him: "My father-in-law, you are right. The young eunuchs will definitely keep their mouths shut. Don't worry."
"Yes." Kang Delu was then satisfied. Seeing that everyone else was heading towards the banquet, he took a few young eunuchs and walked in the original direction.
Due to fright, Xie Ziyue was still pale and feeling unwell when she returned to her seat.
But the only good thing was that the strange smell seemed to be gone, which made her feel a little relieved.
Concubine De was still talking happily and said to Xie Ziyue with a smile:
"Sister, you haven't been there. It's really interesting. I don't know where those novelty things came from. I've never seen them before. There are actually wooden birds that can fly by themselves. It's really strange and weird. Very."
"Really?" Although Xie Ziyue was talking to Concubine De, her eyes were looking at the queen on the high platform.
The other person's eyes actually happened to be looking this way, and after meeting her eyes, she quickly looked away.
Xie Ziyue had a sneer on her lips.
No one noticed the turbulent relationship between them. The Supreme Being and the Queen Mother on the high platform were speaking righteously and smiling, appearing peaceful on the surface.
As the eunuch sang the promise, everyone began to offer gifts to the Queen Mother.
