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Chapter 624 Something happened to Jiang Yuebai
When they heard that the emperor went to live with the banned Meng Jieyu, everyone in the harem sighed, it is better to have a powerful father. As long as the father exerts his strength in the front, the favor will be returned.

Xi concubine was particularly angry tonight.

According to her idea, today she is announced to act as agent for the affairs of the Sixth Palace. The Emperor should congratulate her and let her stay in his palace. Meng Jieyu committed such a big crime, how could she sleep with him during the period of confinement?

The palace maid Putao comforted her: "My queen, please calm down. It's probably because the prime minister begged Meng Jieyu for the relief work in Jiangnan, so the emperor had to go. The emperor still loves the queen the most, otherwise he wouldn't have entrusted the matter of acting for the palace affairs to her." Empress."

Concubine Xi was not comforted, but became even more angry: "That's what you said, but why didn't the emperor directly promote me to the rank of noble concubine? This was not the case when promoting Concubine Jianing."

Putao thought to himself, of course it's one moment and another, how can you compare with Concubine Jianing's life and death. People's status does not depend on favor, but on personal ability. According to the rumored achievements of Concubine Jianing, if she had been a man, she would have been heavily rewarded.

But such words can only be said in the heart, and they still have to be practical.

Putao: "Concubine Jianing has lost the support of her mother's family and will not be able to go far. Today there are rumors in the palace that they have such a deep love as sisters that Concubine Chun turned into a ghost and refused to leave. She still stayed in the imperial garden."

Xi Bin: "Yes. I also heard it in the Royal Garden a few days ago. My sister's scream was very clear. It was very similar to her voice when she was alive. You heard it too at that time."

After Xi Concubine finished speaking, she got goosebumps all over her body.

Putao noticed Xi Bin's panic and quickly knelt down and held Xi Bin's hands.

Concubine Xi always felt that this matter was not that simple: "It is always unlucky for a wandering soul to stay in the harem. There is too much resentment. I don't know how the emperor will deal with it."

Putao brought a bowl of bird's nest to Xi Bin: "Mother, this matter has nothing to do with us. The most important thing is to get pregnant as soon as possible."

This makes Xi concubine feel a little uncomfortable. The matter of conceiving a child is not something she can have the final say on.

Last month was gone. I don’t know if there will be any drama this month.

She touched her flat belly and said to her belly, "You can be more confident this time."

Putao: "Then Fan Cai is pregnant with a child, but after giving birth, he is not qualified to raise it. The queen is in charge of palace affairs. It is better to take more care of her. When the baby is born, he can be raised by the queen."

Xi concubine: "But after all, we are not biological. Looking back, we may not have wasted our efforts."

Putao: "The empress is definitely able to give birth on her own when she is young. But isn't it quite cost-effective to raise one first so that she can be promoted to a higher position? And people say that if you raise a child and take care of it, you can adopt one and then you can take care of yourself. Anyway, the empress is now in charge of the palace. It’s something that should be taken care of.”

Concubine Xi rubbed her eyebrows and said, "I will send some supplements to Fan Cairen tomorrow, and then ask the imperial kitchen to take care of Fan Cairen's diet and serve him well."

Regardless of whether he can give birth or not, there is no harm in taking one first.

But the concubine was not the only one to suffer, Xia Liangyuan was also the same. Now she sheds tears every day.

Now that the virtuous concubine is pregnant and has been granted a title by the Jin Dynasty, she becomes even more painful and sad when she thinks about the child she aborted.

Even if Mrs. Chen dies and takes revenge, so what? But the child would never come back, and the emperor abandoned her.

Jiang Yuebai was not surprised at all when he heard that the emperor went to Changchun Palace.

Meng Zhao was demoted and banned. Meng Xiangding would not sit idly by and ignore his beloved daughter. But if you want the emperor to be extra merciful, you must make achievements or give up benefits. Perhaps this is what the emperor wants.

Jiang Yuebai suddenly had a question, would the emperor contribute to Yang Guiren's death?

The emperor had always been indifferent to Yang Guiren before. On the surface, he loved Yang Guiren, but his status was always low. This shows that he did not rely heavily on Prime Minister Meng before this.

This time, knowing that it would hurt Meng Jieyu's face and feelings, he deliberately went to Yang Guiren first, as if he was deliberately trying to sow discord between the two cousins, preventing them from forming an alliance, and taking the opportunity to beat Prime Minister Meng.

This time, he made an exception and summoned Meng Jieyu, as if to appease Prime Minister Meng.

A typical slap in the face in the workplace.

Thinking that the emperor might be the driving force behind the scenes, Jiang Yuebai felt sad.

As a result, something happened the next day.

Suddenly there was a rumor in the palace that all of Concubine Jianing's family members had been killed. Concubine Chun and Concubine Jianing were deeply in love with each other and could not bear to have their sister alone in the harem, so she lingered in the world to protect her.

The rumors sound touching. But the blow to Concubine Jianing was undoubtedly fatal.

The old people in Ning'an Palace have been strictly screened, and Han Ziqian had given a death order before. But I couldn't stand the choice of six new people for the last palace move.

After hearing this, Concubine Xian immediately rushed to Ning'an Palace in a chariot.

After entering, I saw that the palace people looked solemn, especially Susu, the palace maid in charge, with red eyes, and she looked like she had cried.

The voice begged sadly: "Xianfei, please go in quickly and give me advice."

Concubine Xian was startled by this tone and asked nervously, "What's wrong with your empress?"

"Mother, she..." Su Su didn't know how to answer, "You'll know when you enter the room."

Concubine Xian became anxious upon hearing this and strode towards the main hall. Mo Yu, who was beside him, was so frightened that he shouted, "My dear, please slow down. You are pregnant."

I was afraid that the mother-in-law would accidentally fall down like before and lose the child.

Concubine Xian slowed down her steps, but she was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. She murmured, "Jianing, you must hold on."

Suddenly he stopped and turned to Mo Lan and said, "Mo Lan, go and report to the emperor. Hurry!"

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Ning'an Palace.

Li Chun waited beside Jiang Yuebai and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Concubine Xian is already on her way. She has sent someone to inform the Emperor."

"How?" Jiang Yuebai asked, holding up a small bronze mirror.

Li Chun nodded.

She didn't understand why the empress had to put on makeup when she was already sad enough and was crying with tears all over her face just now.

How did she understand that one of the secrets of being loved by Teacher Xi Shi was that to be a beauty, you should always look beautiful, and you should not cry ugly even when you cry.

Jiang Yuebai handed the branded cosmetic bag produced by the system to Lichun and said, "Hide it."

She was so sad that she was bleeding. But she knew that no matter how sad she was, she had to work hard for the living.

After carefully applying makeup, Jiang Yuebai's face became paler, filled with tears, and his eyes became clearer and innocent, with a sense of fragmented beauty. Even if she is not crying, she still looks so beautiful and fragile.

Anyone who sees it will feel heartbroken.

When Concubine Xian walked into the house, everything in the house was the same as before. But there was a huge surge of sadness, which was heartbreaking and suffocating.

"Jianing?" Concubine Xian shouted tremblingly.

Jiang Yuebai was seen lying on the couch, his eyes vacant and lifeless, staring straight ahead.

Concubine Xian became even more worried. Because she knows that there is no greater sorrow than death.

It's really heartbreaking, and you may not be able to cry. "Your Majesty, please have something to eat." Li Chun knelt in front of the couch, holding a porcelain bowl with a spoon in both hands, and earnestly advised Jiang Yuebai.

Concubine Xian held Mo Yu's hand, sat in front of Jiang Yuebai's couch, and took the porcelain bowl from Li Chun's hand.

Inside is Jiang Yuebai, who insists on eating a small bowl of sturgeon soup every day even if he is vomiting to death.

"Li Chun, you stay. Everyone else can go down." Concubine Xian returned the porcelain bowl to Li Chun.

She stared at Jiang Yuebai's pale and thin face, held her hand with both hands, but didn't know how to comfort her, and called out truly:
"Jianing."

Jiang Yuebai turned her head blankly and looked at Concubine Xian blankly. His eyes blinked slowly. Her lips were pale, and the sadness on her body spread quickly like a thick mass of ink, turning into black.

"Jianing." Concubine Xian called again, feeling sad for Jiang Yuebai and tears streaming down her face.

"Why are sisters here?" Jiang Yuebai smiled bleakly and wiped away the tears on Concubine Xian's face, "Why are sisters crying?"

"me……"

Concubine Xian was helpless and held Jiang Yuebai's hand tightly. Her mind was in a mess for a while, "Jianing, listen to me. I... you have to think about the child in your belly."

Jiang Yuebai lowered his head, his voice was hoarse, and he asked sadly, "What they said is true, right? In fact, you have been hiding it from me."

"I, I" Concubine Xian was at a loss for words. She wanted to explain, but she didn't know how to explain. She had indeed kept it secret from her in compliance with the decree. After a while, he lowered his eyes and said with a look of shame, "Jianing, I'm sorry."

Jiang Yuebai lowered his eyes and said nothing.

After a while, she raised her eyes again and stared blankly at the ceiling.

Concubine Xian wanted to cry but didn't dare, for fear of making Jiang Yuebai even more sad. She wanted to say something, but didn't know how to say it, so she could only hold Jiang Yuebai's hand silently, "Jianing, you still have something to say." child."

In her impression, Jiang Yuebai's hands were always warm, but today they were as cold as a ball of ice.

She looked out the door anxiously.

Your Majesty, why aren't you here yet?

Perhaps only the emperor can untie this knot.

On their way to Qinzheng Hall to invite the emperor, Mo Lan and Xia Zhi met Tian Fei and Yu Cai Ren who were walking towards Ning'an Palace with their little white dog.

The two of them saluted quickly.

Concubine Tian asked curiously: "Are you going to the Qinzheng Hall to invite the emperor?"

Mo Lan replied with fear: "Back to your Majesty. Yes."

Concubine Tian smiled and waved her hands, "Don't be stunned, go quickly! I also happen to be going to visit your empress."

Unexpectedly, the marriage team sent by the Tatars happened to arrive today, and the emperor was taking the left and right prime ministers to meet with the special envoys sent by Yesizha to discuss in detail the situation of Yesizha's appointment as the Great Khan.

After seeing off the special envoy, people sent back by Li Beihong reported on the preparations for the Anbei Protectorate.

Accompanied by Han Ziqian, the Dharma King preached scriptures in various places in Tatar. Han Ziqian also happened to follow him to various parts of Mongolia to familiarize himself with the people's conditions and establish contact with the nobles of various tribes. More than a dozen Mongolian nobles have registered to wish to intermarry with the Ming Dynasty.

By the time all receptions were completed, it was already close to noon and we were ready to have lunch.

The emperor originally went to Concubine Tian's palace to have lunch as usual, and heard Liang Xiaobao briefly explain the ins and outs of the matter. The two pregnant women actually got together, their expressions immediately dropped, they put down their chopsticks and hurried over.

He originally wanted to hide it from Jiang Yuebai for a few more days, at least until Jiang Yuebai was three months old and the fetal condition was stable. The parrot was also caught, and he was about to send it there today, but he didn't expect that the plan was ruined because of the two parrots.

Gritting her teeth, she thought that if she found the person behind the scenes who spread the news, she would be cut into pieces.

When he saw Jiang Yuebai, Jiang Yu had already prescribed some soothing medicine for her, and she took it and fell asleep.

Concubine Xian sat beside the couch with tears streaming down her face.

When he saw the emperor, he held Li Beichen's hand and burst into tears. He couldn't speak. He pointed at the person on the couch and said: "She, she"

It seems that he is heartbroken and a little bit dazed.

Li Beichen was surprised that Concubine Yu Xian had such deep feelings for Jiang Yuebai.

In his impression, there was no real affection between the women in the harem, and they would turn against each other at any time.

She couldn't bear to see Concubine Xian in such a state of despair, so she quickly ordered Mo Yu: "Hurry and help your queen return to the palace to rest."

Concubine Xian seemed to suddenly come to her senses, and slowly knelt on the ground, "I beg the emperor to save Jianing and severely punish those who want to harm her. She, she, she is too bitter, and her heart is too kind."

After saying that, the crystal tears fell again.

Li Beichen was startled, hurriedly knelt down, helped Xian Fei up, and coaxed in a gentle voice:
"You are pregnant, so you can't be overjoyed or sad. Obedient, you go back and rest first. I promise you that I will definitely make the decision for Jianing."

"Okay." Concubine Xian was a little distracted and murmured, "But we can't let those who want the life of Jianing's child get their wish."

Li Beichen ordered in a cold voice, "Send Concubine Xian back to the palace. Jiang Yu, follow Concubine Xian back to Jingren Palace and take care of her at all times. Jiang Xian, stay and take care of Jianing. Call Xi Bin and Li Jieyu to come over. Then take care of her. Call the maidservant who sent a message to Concubine Jianing today, and then explain clearly to the superiors who she heard the news from.

Whoever conceals it will be the source; whoever bites him will be sent to the palace to be severely punished. I want to see who is so bold as to murder my imperial heir! "

There was no trace of anger in his words.

It is not easy to find out the source of rumors. But regardless of whether the real culprit can be found in the end, at least it must be investigated.

After hearing this, Concubine Xian said softly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Beichen said like coaxing a child, "Be obedient and go back."

Mo Yu had never seen the emperor be so gentle and patient with his wife, and she felt very happy.

Li Beichen sat in front of the collapse, looking at Jiang Yuebai's haggard face, his breathing was weak, his eyes were sad, as if a plant had withered, and his heart was tightly pulled.

He held Jiang Yuebai's cold hand and called out "玚皎皓" several times with a dry throat.

Jiang Yuebai didn't respond. Her heart really hurt, it hurt terribly.

Tears rolled down from his eyes, making his face look particularly pale.

Li Beichen held Jiang Yuebai's hand, feeling very distressed. Thinking of the initiator, he became furious, but he was afraid of scaring Jiang Yuebai, so he suppressed his anger and said coldly, "Bring that bitch here yet."

Ziyuan was brought up, and she was indeed a newcomer.

She confessed immediately that she heard the news when she went to the Clothing Bureau today to deliver fabrics for the empress to make clothes.

Li Beichen ordered Xu Fang to take Ziyuan to the Shangfu Bureau to identify her, and then send her to Gong Zhengsi. All new maids in Ning'an Palace were thrown into the palace for strict investigation.

Jiang Xian kept waiting aside with his eyes lowered. Seeing that there were not many people around, he immediately reported to the emperor that he had something important to report.