Princess De also told Prince Consort Lin to come back more often to accompany the princess, and not to spoil her concubine and destroy her wife.
Princess De was easy to take care of, but she didn't agree with Princess Qing in her heart. She was never of royal blood, and even if she was granted the title of princess, it would still be unfair, so she was happy to cause trouble for her.
Consort Lin moved out with Lu Zhilan. Aunt Tao did not follow her because she belonged to Princess Qing.
After Princess Qing lost her temper, she focused on how to deal with them and forgot about Leng Xiao.
She couldn't accept being betrayed, let alone that things were out of her control. People like Lin Zimo and Lu Zhilan also wanted to abandon her? Don't even think about it.
Leng Xiao became even more contented because of this. She was free and easy in the days when no one cared about her. She took care of the children every day, did some handicrafts, and took care of the affairs of the East Palace. The most worrying thing was just what to eat tonight.
She also heard about Lin Zimo and Lu Zhilan, and was really happy for Lu Zhilan. Only by getting rid of this crazy woman like Princess Qing could she live a normal life.
Day by day, the peach blossoms faded, and it was already the end of March.
Concubine Hui was about to give birth, and the emperor was very nervous and gradually became restless.
He saw the condition of Concubine Hui. Her belly was not big, but it was very swollen. Such a beautiful woman was now so ugly that he couldn't bear to see her. He even didn't want to see her.
However, having a child at this time was a great joy for the middle-aged and elderly emperor. He tried hard to brush away Leng Xiao's words, but the closer he got to giving birth, Leng Xiao's words kept lingering in his ears.
He personally went to the Queen's Palace and asked the Queen to go to Concubine Hui's Palace more often during these days, so as not to cause any trouble to her during the birth.
The queen had already listened to Leng Xiao's instructions and pretended to be sick, so after the emperor's instructions, she lifted up her pale and thin face, her eyes full of exhaustion and illness, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'll take the medicine later." Just go."
If the queen refused to go due to illness, the emperor might be angry and insist that she go, but now he saw that she was in low spirits and her eyes were full of tiredness, but she was willing to do her best. After all, they had been married for many years, and he felt sorry for the queen. He sighed. With a voice, he took her hand and said, "Well, you're not in good health either. Just have a good rest. I'll ask Qinglan to come in and stay with her. The imperial doctor will be on call at all times."
The queen's eyes turned red. She looked at the hand held by the emperor and said softly: "The emperor hasn't held my concubine's hand like this for a long time."
The topic was smoothly changed.
The emperor felt somewhat guilty towards the empress. During the days when she was ill, he had not been with her even a few times. When he had time, he would go to Concubine Hui, guarding the joy of having a child, and forgetting about his married wife. .
"What did the imperial doctor say? You've been sick for a while, and it's always ups and downs. It makes me worried."
The queen also sighed deeply, "I am getting older. When I gave birth to Ayi, I got the root of the disease. I encountered a cold a few years ago, which hurt my foundation. It is said that illness comes like a mountain falling, and illness goes away like a thread. Alas, my concubine. I feel anxious and irritable, and I drink this medicine all day long, and now my mouth is bitter."
The emperor likes women to show their weak side in front of him. In the past, in order to maintain the majesty of the mother of the country, the queen hid all the pain in her heart and tried her best to show her energetic side. Now this really made the emperor feel a lot of pain.
"I will serve you with medicine and feed you candied fruits today." The emperor said comfortingly.
He immediately asked someone to bring the soup. The black soup gave off a bitter smell. The emperor felt that drinking this thing all day long was really irritating.
