But with so many concubines in the harem, how easy is it to find the mastermind?
The queen was complaining in her heart, and she also felt guilty because of Xie Ziyue's incident. Facing Han Xianzong's scrutinizing eyes, she could only kneel down and admit her mistake:
"It was my concubine who neglected her duties and failed to manage the Sixth Palace well, which is why troubles occurred in the harem one after another. Please punish me."
"You should take care of the harem for the time being. You are the queen, don't let me down." Han Xianzong originally wanted to deprive the queen of the authority to manage the Sixth Palace, but now that Concubine De is in trouble, it is difficult for any concubine in the palace to take on the important role.
We can only wait until Xie Ziyue gives birth to the emperor's heir before talking about anything else. For now, we can only continue to leave the power of managing the Sixth Palace in the hands of the queen.
However, Han Xianzong's gaze meant nothing: "If you have nothing to do, you should go out of the palace less often. If nothing happens, just copy some Buddhist scriptures in the palace and meditate."
After Han Xianzong finished speaking meaningfully, he turned around and left without looking at the queen again.
Seeing his figure disappear, the Queen's upright back suddenly bent as if her energy had been drained away.
"Empress," Er Rong knelt down and supported her worriedly.
"Are you sure you've dealt with that matter cleanly?" The queen grabbed Er Rong's arm tightly, with great force.
Although Er Rong was in pain, he did not dare to cry out in pain. Seeing the queen looking at him anxiously, she nodded repeatedly and said:
"It's been taken care of, don't worry, Madam."
Hearing this, the queen grabbed her arm and suddenly let go: "That's good..."
She murmured: "Your Majesty must not discover this matter."
After all, Er Rong was her dowry maid, and she had a deep relationship with the queen. When she saw the queen's sad eyes, she quickly comforted her with gentle words:
"My empress, you are the queen after all, and the emperor's main palace. If you have a legitimate son in time, the children of other concubines will naturally not be comparable to the legitimate son. The emperor has not said anything about this matter, so it shows that he still has you in his heart!"
"Your Majesty, do you have me in your heart?" The queen looked at the door that Han Xianzong opened when he left just now, and said in a cold and weary tone:
"Everyone in the harem knows that the emperor only has Xie Ziyue in his heart... Now he has to go out so late, why not do it for Xie Ziyue?"
Er Rong sighed in his heart and talked about the queen's family again.
Thinking of her powerful natal family, the queen finally felt better.
Even if I don't have the favor of Han Xianzong, so what? She had a prosperous natal family, and even if Han Xianzong was dissatisfied with her, she would not dare to do anything to her.
Although I'm very unhappy because I didn't see him today, isn't my identity threatened?
Thinking of this, the queen wiped away her tears and continued to cheer up.
And just as she had guessed, Han Xianzong went straight to Yuxiu Palace after leaving Jinghe Palace.
Xie Ziyue couldn't move because of the fetal force and had already rested early.
When Han Xianzong arrived, Taoxiang stood guard at the door. When she saw him coming, she was about to salute, but he waved his hand to stop him:
"It doesn't matter. Is my beloved concubine already asleep?"
He lowered his voice very softly, as if he was afraid of disturbing Xie Ziyue in the room.
Tao Xiang was moved in her heart. When it comes to Han Xianzong's feelings for Xie Ziyue, there is nothing to say. It is rare for an ordinary man to be so considerate, let alone the Nine-Five Supreme?
She also lowered her voice: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty is feeling much better. She has already taken medicine. She says she is sleepy, so this servant came to guard her outside."
"Then I will quietly go in and take a look." Han Xianzong originally wanted to turn around and go back, but after thinking about it, he was really uneasy. He rubbed his hands and walked for a few steps before returning to the door.
Tao Xiang nodded naturally. She was naturally happy that her mother-in-law was treated so carefully by Emperor Xianzong of the Han Dynasty. She felt happy before it was too late.
So he gave way to the door. Han Xianzong opened the door carefully and entered quietly.
Tao Xiang also carefully closed the door very considerately.
After entering the door, Han Xianzong stood in the outer room and could vaguely see the Babu bed in the inner room. He didn't rush forward. He waited until the air-conditioning on his body was almost gone before he walked in.
Walking to the bed and lifting the bed curtain, Xie Ziyue turned her back to him and fell asleep.
He sat and watched in silence for a while, then got up to leave and made some noise unintentionally.
Xie Ziyue immediately rubbed her eyes and turned around.
She originally thought it was Tao Xiang, but when she turned around and saw it was Han Xianzong, she was a little surprised: "Your Majesty?"
"Did I wake you up?" Han Xianzong felt a little guilty. He originally thought that he would not wake her up if he was more careful, but he didn't expect that he woke her up in the end.
"No, I didn't sleep well at first." Xie Ziyue tried to sit up with her hands on her hands, but Han Xianzong hurriedly supported her:
"Be careful and don't move."
"My whole body hurts from sleeping." Xie Ziyue rubbed her lower back, looked out to see that it was getting dark outside, and advised:
"It's dark outside now. If you come here so late, why don't you go back and just rest here."
"That's fine." Han Xianzong smiled softly and said, "I haven't talked to the emperor for a long time."
After that, he took a closer look at Xie Ziyue's abdomen and sighed: "This child is growing up so fast. He seems to be bigger than a few days ago."
His tone was full of love, as if a loving father was looking at his beloved child.
Gu Xuan was already asleep, but when she woke up due to Xie Ziyue's actions, she saw her father talking next to her.
She was quite happy to hear this, wasn't she? She is almost seven months old and will be born soon.
Xie Ziyue hummed. She felt a lot of discomfort, but she never said anything.
Although these discomforts have worsened as her children have grown older, she has no complaints in her heart.
She wanted nothing more than to have a child of her own, whether it was a boy or a girl.
After all, it was his first child. Han Xianzong liked him very much. After going to bed, he was no different from an ordinary father. He even put his head on Xie Ziyue's abdomen and listened.
Gu Xuan gave him a very humiliating kick.
If anyone kicked the emperor, it would be a capital crime of beheading.
But her kick made Han Xianzong extremely happy, and he said with a smile: "The emperor's strength is not necessarily small, it can be seen that he is a healthy child."
Hearing the word "healthy", the smile on Xie Ziyue's face faded slightly.
She knew that Han Xianzong was comforting her. She had always been worried that the child would be born with congenital deficiencies, and even Dr. Kang, the sage in gynecology, said that there was a high chance of premature birth.
But I have to say that Han Xianzong's comfort was still very effective. Especially when the fetus in the belly is active.
Xie Ziyue shook her head and sighed: "Your Majesty, you are really like a loving father."
"Am I not a loving father?" Han Xianzong raised his eyebrows: "How do I look like a strict father?"
The relationship between father and son in the Tian family is very indifferent, but it all stems from the education that the emperor's children received since childhood.
They believed in the supremacy of imperial power, and any private feelings were considered a failure.
But Han Xianzong was different.
When he was young, he lived in a foreign country, and what he longed for most was the warmth of family.
