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Chapter 688

Concubine Yi looked around nervously, dismissed everyone, and asked in a low voice, "Sister, you don't have any ideas, do you?"

Jiang Yuebai said calmly, "I'm just asking out of curiosity."

Concubine Yi didn't believe it. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "I treat my sister as my confidant. I have something to tell you. If it is destined to happen, it will happen. If it is not destined to happen, don't force it. Who to appoint as the crown prince depends on the emperor's wishes. Sister, it is better not to put your mind on the child. Otherwise, if you go the wrong way, you can't turn back."

Jiang Yuebai smiled and asked, "Sister, do you think I am such a person?"

Concubine Yi sighed, "I just hope you're well. And safe. We can keep each other company when we grow old. If your sister's son becomes the emperor, we'll live in the palace. If someone else's son becomes the emperor, we'll follow him to his fiefdom."

Speaking of the latter, Concubine Yi looked away with a guilty conscience. If someone else's son became the emperor, it would be fine if it was a princess, but if it was a prince, I'm afraid it would not be tolerated.

Jiang Yuebai pretended to be clueless and said happily, "Okay. Then we can find a beautiful place to live in seclusion."

After thinking for a while, he said, "Oh, by the way, I can't cook, but can I, sister? Bring all the cooks in my palace with me. Bring the chef in your palace who can make desserts, too."

Concubine Yi burst out laughing and pinched Jiang Yuebai's arm affectionately, "Finally I know why your belly has grown so big and why you can eat so much."

Jiang Yuebai smiled and didn't respond, feeling very sad inside.

Concubine Yi looked down at her flat belly and said, "It's been more than two months, why is there no movement at all?"

Jiang Yuebai smiled and said, "Be patient and wait. You will see the result when it is three months on August 15th."

She pulled Concubine Yi's hand, held it, and stared at Concubine Yi in a daze.

Every day is a countdown. All expectations will be in vain.

I really hope a miracle will happen to Concubine Yi.

"What's wrong with you?" Concubine Yi asked in confusion.

Jiang Yuebai smiled and said, "Nothing. I just want to peel pine nuts and eat them. Do you have any pine nuts here? If not, I will go back to the palace."

Concubine Yi smiled and snorted, "Yes, yes, yes. I'll go back to the palace before the pine nuts are ready. Moyu, go get the pine nuts. Bring a bowl to Concubine Ning. You can't leave until you finish eating."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a loud male voice, "You are not allowed to leave until you finish eating something delicious?"

The two looked at each other. Emperor???
Concubine Yi quickly stood up and bowed slightly. Jiang Yuebai sat in the wheelchair without moving.

Li Beichen helped Concubine Yi up and asked with a smile, "What delicious food are you eating?"

Concubine Yi said coquettishly, "Concubine Ning said that there were no pine nuts in my palace, so she ignored me and went back to the palace."

"Is there such a thing?" Li Beichen looked at Jiang Yuebai and just felt amused. "Were you a squirrel in your previous life?"

"If the emperor said yes, then it must be." Jiang Yuebai made a gesture as a salute.

She originally wanted to peel pine nuts for Concubine Yi to eat. She liked peeling them, and Concubine Yi liked eating them. They always had a great time. Now that the emperor was here, she was redundant.

"Your Majesty, I have something to do, so I'll take my leave first." Jiang Yuebai said as she was about to turn the wheelchair.

Concubine Yi smiled and stopped him, "You are not allowed to leave. We have agreed today. You are not allowed to leave until you finish eating the pine nuts."

"Sister~~"

Jiang Yuebai winked at Concubine Yi coquettishly. What he meant was, isn't it good for me to leave you two alone together?

"You two are still not done with Songzi," Li Beichen laughed. "Empress Yi, didn't I say I would take you out of the palace last time? You are still young. Let's go today. Concubine Ning, do you want to come with us?"

He added, "If you're worried, take the pine nuts with you. If they're not enough, you can buy some freshly fried ones from the store later."

Jiang Yuebai waved her hand, "I won't go. My legs and feet are not convenient. I have to watch my sister and the emperor being so sweet, and I will feel jealous then."

Concubine Yi smiled, "It's hard to say. Maybe it's because I saw you and the emperor being so sweet together."

"Anyway, I'm not going. Sister, you should go quickly. The emperor is waiting anxiously." Jiang Yuebai said with a smile, "Remember to bring me some sugar-roasted chestnuts. Otherwise, I won't agree."

"Okay, okay, okay." Concubine Yi coaxed her like a child, "I will definitely bring it to you. Is there anything else you want to eat?"

Jiang Yuebai thought for a moment and said, "Let's have some donkey rolls, pea yellow, crab roe crisps, and osmanthus cakes."

"Okay." Concubine Yi's face was full of tenderness and doting.

Li Beichen stood aside and watched the two bickering, smiling, "Are you really not going?"

Jiang Yuebai shook his head, winked at Li Beichen, turned to Concubine Yi and said, "Sister Concubine Yi, don't feel bad about the money later. If you want to eat something or something, just let the emperor buy it for you. He has money."

Concubine Yi burst out laughing, "You are the only one who talks too much."

Jiang Yuebai didn't know why her left eyelid twitched. She felt a little panicked, thinking that something might happen when she went out this time. "Sister Yi Fei, you are pregnant. Be careful when you leave the palace."

"I understand." Concubine Yi smiled.

Jiang Yuebai couldn't help but remind Li Beichen, "The emperor has left the palace, so be careful. It's still not so peaceful."

Li Beichen nodded, "I understand. Don't worry."

Concubine Yi smiled and pulled Jiang Yuebai's hand, "Okay, okay. I'll bring you something delicious later."

Jiang Yuebai felt a little sore in his eyes for some reason.

Concubine Yi went into the house, changed into ordinary clothes, and happily followed the emperor out in the carriage.

The emperor wore a light blue robe today, looking dignified, and particularly fresh and energetic.

When he got out of the carriage, it was no exaggeration to say that he amazed the passers-by on the street.

The description of "handsome and elegant" is not enough, because the feeling of holding the fan brings with it a sense of nobility and elegance.

When Mo Yu and Mo Lan helped Concubine Yi out of the car, everyone was amazed.

She has an oval face, clear skin, whiter than snow, willow-shaped eyebrows, and pearl earrings on her ears.

She wore an off-white top with dark patterns, and a lilac-colored skirt with lotus embroidery. Her embroidered shoes were topped with a round pearl. She had a gentle temperament and looked like a good wife and mother of a wealthy family.

It turned out that the rich young man was out shopping with his pregnant wife.

When the two men went upstairs, a woman happened to pass by him.

A trumpet creeper pinned on her hair floated to Li Beichen's feet. Li Beichen bent over, picked up the flower, and returned it to the woman.

The woman pursed her lips, raised her eyes slowly, and said shyly, "Thank you, sir."

Not to mention the men, even Concubine Yi was amazed by her.

Li Beichen just nodded politely and helped Concubine Yi upstairs.

The woman was left looking at Li Beichen's back in surprise, unable to believe that her appearance was not attractive to him at all.

After going upstairs in the private room, Concubine Yi laughed and joked, "The woman just now was interested in the emperor."

"What does it have to do with me?" Li Beichen drank his tea indifferently.

Concubine Yi held her chin with her hand and smiled foolishly, her eyebrows curved, and her heart was sweet.

Li Beichen took Concubine Yi to eat, drink, walk and play all the way, and then returned to the palace in a bored mood. Mo Yu brought a lot of delicious food for Jiang Yuebai. Just sugar-roasted chestnuts alone brought five catties, half a catty per bag, ten large bags. Freshly roasted pine nuts were also five catties.

Jiang Yuebai's eyelids twitched the whole afternoon, and he pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "Are the emperor and the queen all right?"

"Your Majesty, the Emperor and Your Majesty are both fine." Mo Yu said happily, "Your Majesty had a lot of fun today."

In Mo Yu's heart, Jiang Yuebai was his mother's savior, and he respected, loved, and was close to her, so he didn't hide anything from her.

"That's good. Thank your mother for me."

Jiang Yuebai felt much more relieved, thinking that he must have been too worried and too nervous.

Who would have thought that before Mo Yu even left the house, a palace maid would come to report in a panic, "Sister Mo Yu, please go back quickly. The queen, the queen is in trouble."

Jiang Yuebai was still holding the warm chestnut bag in his arms. His heart skipped a beat. Something must have happened. He hurriedly asked, "What happened to Concubine Yi?"

The little palace maid held her stomach and said, "The queen, she suddenly has a stomachache, a stomachache, sister Moyu, please go back quickly."

Jiang Yuebai asked hurriedly, "Have you called the imperial physician?"

"She's screaming." The little palace maid was out of breath, obviously she had been running all the way.

"Your Majesty, I'll go back first." Mo Yu looked flustered. She threw away the things in her hands and ran away wildly, her tears splashing on the ground.

Jiang Yuebai looked at Mo Yu's departing back, tears streaming down her face, choking as she uttered, "Sister."

Unexpectedly, her premonition came true.

Is it because she was too tired from running around today, or is it because someone poisoned the food outside?

She thought quickly in her mind, but had no answer, so she stuffed the chestnuts in her hand to Xia Zhi, "Come on, Xiao Luozi, let's go to Jingren Palace."

"Your Majesty!" The palace maids all knelt on the ground, "You are pregnant too, you must take care of yourself first."

"What nonsense are you talking about," Jiang Yuebai swore, "Even if it rains knives from the sky, I will go to see Sister Yifei today. Xiao Luozi, prepare two daggers for me, and you take two for yourself. In case anything goes wrong tonight."

Although everyone didn't understand why any traitor would dare to break into the palace at night when the world was at peace, they all obediently followed Jiang Yuebai's instructions.

Such an arrangement was extremely risky because non-guards were not allowed to carry controlled knives. Jiang Yuebai was an exception granted by the emperor's special pardon, but Xiao Luozi was not granted special approval.

I don’t care about that much anymore.

When Jiang Yuebai arrived at Jingren Palace in a wheelchair, Li Beichen was already there, sitting there without saying a word, with a sullen expression.

Liang Xiaobao waited in fear and trepidation. It was obvious that the emperor was in a very bad mood.

There were miserable cries coming from the inner room, obviously very painful.

The moment Li Beichen saw Jiang Yuebai, his eyes lit up, then quickly dimmed.

He failed to live up to Jiang Yuebai's instructions and did not take good care of Concubine Yi.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Jiang Yuebai bowed to Li Beichen.

The concubines' eyes fell on the ring on the emperor's left hand, and then on the ring on Jiang Yuebai's left hand.

During the morning meeting, they had already noticed the diamond ring and gold ring on Jiang Yuebai's hand. They were just accessories, but they were expensive and rare. They envied and liked them, but they didn't think of the extra meaning.

When they saw the emperor just now, some people carefully noticed that the emperor was wearing the same gold ring on his hand, and they were secretly surprised at the coincidence.

Then his eyes fell on the round fan in Jiang Yuebai's hand. The white jade fan bone was matched with a thin gauze as thin as a cicada's wing, and there was a faint landscape on it, covered with a red seal.

You can tell at first glance that he is not a vulgar person.

This is really enviable.

Li Beichen controlled his emotions and waved his hands at the other concubines who were in doubt, "All of you leave."

He waved to Jiang Yuebai and said tiredly, "Concubine Ning, come here."

The concubines bowed and retreated in confusion.

This time they were sure that the emperor really treated Concubine Ning differently. Some people also comforted themselves, saying that Jiang Yuebai might have left Concubine Yi alone because of their deep feelings for her, not because he valued her particularly.

After the concubines left, Liang Xiaobao also quietly left and stood guard at the gate with Xiao Luozi.

When Jiang Yuebai stopped beside Li Beichen, he held her hand tightly and didn't speak for a long time.

The only sounds in the room were Concubine Yi's cries of pain.

Li Beichen lowered his head and looked at the ground, dejected, "Why don't you ask me what happened?"

It would be more painful if something happened to Concubine Yi than if something happened to him.

"You are already very sad and blame yourself. Why should I ask?" Jiang Yuebai lowered his eyes, "Besides, we know that it is only a matter of time before Concubine Yi will be like this. You took Concubine Yi out of the palace so that she would not have any regrets."

"Jiaojiao." Li Beichen tried to restrain himself, "Maybe I won't take her out today, maybe it won't be today, maybe there will be more days"

"This is not your fault." Jiang Yuebai comforted, "The fault is the one who poisoned you."

"But I..." Li Beichen didn't know what to say for a moment.

He has too many ifs in his mind, but the reality is that there are no ifs.

Jiang Yuebai stroked Li Beichen's arm, "Don't blame yourself. I'll go in and see her."

"It's no use for you to go in. It's gone."

Jiang Yuebai shook his head and whispered, "I can accompany her."

In order to avoid being overheard, the two kept their voices down, talking at a volume that only the two of them could hear, sometimes even in a whisper.

Jiang Yuebai suddenly changed her voice to a normal level, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will go in and take a look first."

Li Beichen shook his head and said in a serious tone, "No. You are pregnant, and you cannot go in no matter how worried you are."

Jiang Yuebai lowered his voice and said, "Didn't you say that I'm the heroine? Then I have the aura of a heroine, right?"

Li Beichen still shook his head and pulled her hand, refusing to let her go.

Jiang Yuebai was helpless, "Then it's ok to let Lichun in, right?"

"Lichun is too young." Li Beichen refused instinctively.

"Then I'll go in."

Li Beichen could only agree helplessly: "Okay, let her go."

After Lichun came in, Li Beichen specifically reminded her, "Go in and take a look for your queen. Don't touch anything after you go in. Don't wipe your sweat or tears. Come out after you understand the situation. Do you understand? Otherwise, you will harm your queen."

"The slaves obey the order."

After Lichun entered the inner room, she learned that the imperial doctors were performing a manual uterine cleaning operation on Concubine Yi.

As if seeing Lichun's doubt, Doctor Sun said without thinking, "If not, Concubine Yi will not be able to get through tonight."