"Among the harems, there are only a few palaces with small kitchens." Zhai Hanjing said, "On the way to the dining room from Jianzhang Palace, you pass by Lingqi Palace. I think Hu Jieyu came here because of this convenience.

Stopped the people from Jianzhang Palace who were going to the dining room."

"Whether there is a fire in the kitchen of Lingqi Palace is not up to me alone. Your Majesty can check it out. After dinner last night, the stove was turned off in the kitchen and even the cook left. How could we make any more pearls?"

Where is Yuanzi!" Concubine Xian tried her best to clarify.

"If there is no evidence, I would not dare to disturb the Queen Mother." Zhai Hanjing turned around, bowed to the Queen Mother, and then said, "Bring her up."

Lin Qingluan, the palace maid who was dragged in by the two eunuchs, didn't know her, but she clearly saw that when the palace maid came in, both Concubine Xian and Hu Jieyu's eyes widened.

"Run Xin!" Hu Jieyu shouted in surprise, "You..."

"My maid Lingqi, Gong Runxin, pays homage to the Queen Mother, and pays homage to the Emperor, the Queen." The palace maid named Runxin knelt down and saluted, then raised her head and looked at Concubine Xian timidly, "Concubine Xian..."

"Run Xin... I treat you well." Concubine Xian couldn't believe it, "How can you talk nonsense and slander Lingqi Palace?"

"She didn't say anything, and Concubine Xian knew it was slander?" Zhai Hanjing snorted, "Are the remarks that are unfavorable to Lingqi Palace all slander?"

"Your Majesty, my concubine and Hu Jieyu have never done anything detrimental to the dragon heir. If anyone tries to argue against it, it will definitely be slander!" Concubine Xian also said confidently.

"Please ask the Queen Mother and the Emperor to listen first..."

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, I have something to report!" Concubine Xian directly snatched Zhai Hanjing's words, her voice was urgent and fast, so guilty that she even laughed, "This is really a great news, Hu Jieyu has almost two

Yue’s pregnancy!”

"Seriously!" Shangguan Lie, who had been silent until now, was startled, and the Queen Mother also asked: "Has it been checked by the imperial doctor?"

"Yes, Hu Jieyu felt unwell yesterday. She called the imperial doctor and found out that she had a happy pulse." Concubine Xian said happily, "I originally thought that I would like to say hello to the Queen Mother today."

The Queen Mother was indeed overjoyed, and even Shangguan Lie had a smile on her face: "After all, she was conceived while in the other palace?"

"Exactly, Hu Jieyu is so lucky." Lin Qingluan praised her. She still remembered the time when the emperor summoned Hu Jieyu to attend his bed. The little girl seemed to be a little disgusted, but the good luck finally came.

Hu Jieyu's face turned red: "I am so ignorant that I never knew I was pregnant..."

"This is what happens when you're pregnant for the first time. At first, I thought you were sick." Liang Fei said with a smile.

Hu Jieyu smiled shyly again, and occasionally raised her eyes to look at Shangguan Lie affectionately, then lowered her head shyly.

Lin Qingluan felt that Concubine Xian had taken the right step. If she waited for Zhai Hanjing and Runxin to come out with some so-called evidence, they would definitely leave some traces in the hearts of the Queen Mother and the Emperor. Then even if they talk about Hu Jieyu

I am afraid that the Queen Mother and the Emperor will not be too happy about the pregnancy.

Telling the good news first, maybe because Hu Jieyu is pregnant, the Pearl Yuanzi will be fine.

After all, nothing happened to Wei Meiren's stomach.

As expected, Zhai Hanjing's face was very ugly. She opened her mouth to speak, but Concubine Xian quickly interrupted: "Yesterday, Hu Jieyu was diagnosed with pregnancy, and her chest was very tight. At the end of Xu Shi, she drank anti-fetal medicine and fell asleep.

How is it possible to rub that pearly element?"

"It wasn't Hu Jieyu who did it, it was your palace maid from Lingqi Palace!" Zhai Hanjing was a little anxious. She probably didn't expect that Hu Jieyu was pregnant, but she reacted quickly and immediately returned to her calm expression.

, "I'm afraid that Concubine Xian had some thoughts that she shouldn't have had when she found out that Hu Jieyu was pregnant..."

"What the Queen said is funny. There is already an eldest son in the palace, and Concubine Yun is also pregnant... Not to mention these, I am now the emperor's concubine. Naturally, I hope that the harem will have more and more children, so why bother to go there?

How about torturing a beauty?" Concubine Xian said with a smile.

Zhai Hanjing also knew that the situation was over, but she still wanted to try harder: "Forget it, Runxin, tell me what you saw so that everyone can understand clearly."

"Yes..." Runxin also didn't know that the mistress in her palace was actually pregnant. At this time, the expression on her face was no longer as complacent as before, but also showed some regret.

But now that it was over, she got on the Queen's ship and could only pray that the ship would not sink.

Runxin took a deep breath, kowtowed to the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and then said: "I am the second-class maid of Lingqi Palace. I am responsible for serving in the corridor. Last night, I was responsible for keeping vigil and watched the masters all turn off their lights.

I was just sitting on the porch when I turned on the lamp and heard someone talking..."

"The slave listened carefully and found out that it was Aunt Xiaoqin who was next to Hu Jieyu. The slave just wanted to say hello to her, but she heard her say something about 'Pearl Yuanzi' and went to the direction of the small kitchen..." Run Xin said

After that, tears fell down, "I didn't know what Aunt Xiaoqin meant at first, but Aunt Jinru who was next to the Queen came to inquire early in the morning, and I knew what was going on..."

"Nonsense! Xiao Qin has been serving Hu Jieyu in the back hall last night, and has never been to the kitchen!" Concubine Xian said angrily.

Hu Jieyu also said: "Last night was not Xiaoqin's original vigil, but I felt a severe tightness in my chest. Xiaoqin was worried that something would happen to me at night, so she changed shifts with someone else and stayed in front of my bed all night. Because of her.

Thank you for your hard work, I gave her permission to rest this morning, and not only did I bring Xiao Di here."

"Aunt Xiaoqin had a hard time last night. I'm afraid it wasn't because of the vigil, but because she did something she shouldn't have done!" Runxin was still arrogant.

Lin Qingluan smiled and said: "This matter is easy to distinguish. Lingqi Palace is such a big palace and there are many people. The emperor might as well ask a few more people to find out whether Xiaoqin was keeping vigil last night or in the small kitchen.

Busy with work."

"That's what I have in mind, Yu Bao, as the noble concubine said, go and check it out carefully." Shangguan Lie nodded in response.

The Queen Mother also spoke at this time: "There are not many children in the palace, and the Ai family has been looking forward to it. No matter who it is, if she dares to attack the emperor's heir, the Ai family will never be able to keep her!"

"What the Queen Mother said is absolutely true, and I think so too," Zhai Hanjing replied calmly.

Lin Qingluan then asked with concern: "How is Wei Meiren doing? In total, Wei Meiren has been pregnant for almost five months, which should be the most stable time."

"The imperial concubine has never been pregnant, so she understands these things very well." Qin Jieyu said mockingly.

Lin Qingluan then lowered her face and sneered: "Who do you think you are, how dare you ridicule me!"

"You..." Qin Jieyu was shocked. She didn't expect Lin Qingluan to refuse to accept the slightest grievance. She pursed her lower lip, but she knew the current situation well, "I said the wrong thing, but I didn't mean it.

, I hope that the imperial concubine will not argue with me because I am young and ignorant."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good, it's not good!" Suddenly a little eunuch with a panicked expression ran in from outside. He knelt on the ground with a thud as he entered, his face full of confusion, "Wei Meiren, Wei Meiren has a miscarriage."
Chapter completed!