Fengyi Palace was extremely quiet. The little prince had been tossing and turning for so long before he felt better. Concubine De had a miscarriage in Fengyi Palace and was about to give birth. No one dared to offend Empress Fang at this time. Empress Fang sat on the edge of the bed for a long time before she heard the sound of the door curtain outside. When she saw Xiao Gu coming in, she asked, "What happened?"
Aunt Xiao was holding a bowl of bird's nest in her hand, and she handed it to Queen Fang before shaking her head: "I heard that the pain was severe, but the midwife said that the baby can't be born that quickly, and there is still a long way to go."
Queen Fang remained silent.
Aunt Xiao knew what was on her mind, and she sighed heavily, and reminded her carefully: "Your Majesty, under the current circumstances, whether Your Majesty Defei gives birth to a little prince or a little princess, I'm afraid this matter will have to be left unresolved."
There is a severe shortage of children in the harem now. The previous princesses were treated like the apple of the eye by Emperor Longqing and were indulged in every way, let alone the children born at this time.
By then, Emperor Longqing would not really investigate the matter of De Shun instigating the palace maids to burn paper money.
If he had been able to bite Deshun to death before, saying that Deshun had bad intentions and deliberately used the excuse of burning paper money to curse the little prince, he would have been able to bite off a piece of Defei's flesh.
Who knew that Concubine De was so powerful that she was so scared that she said she was going to give birth.
After all this commotion, the matter is halfway done. We can't just chase her into the delivery room and say that she was the one who instructed De Shun to curse the little prince, right
Queen Fang lowered her eyes and nodded gently: "I know."
Aunt Xiao sighed. Seeing that she was just stirring the bird's nest in the glass cup with a silver spoon but not touching her lips, she couldn't help but feel worried: "Your Majesty should at least use some, so that you can have the energy to take care of the little prince... If this goes on, it will really make the other side unhappy!"
With the recent fall of the Fang family, the Empress became angry and started a quarrel and cold war with Emperor Longqing. It was no big deal for them to have a quarrel in the past, but it was different recently - there was a Concubine De who took advantage of the situation.
All the benefits were taken by Concubine De.
She gained so many benefits that she started to become arrogant and even dared to receive ladies of honor on behalf of the Empress. She didn't even think that there was a real Empress in the palace, so how could she have the right to give orders
Queen Fang finally took action, but who would have known that she was interrupted before she was halfway through.
The small silver spoon in Queen Fang's hand fell into the bowl with a snap. She placed the bird's nest cup on the small table beside her. When she heard the little prince cry out, she turned around quickly to look.
The little prince had woken up, staring at Queen Fang with his bright eyes. When he saw Queen Fang reaching out to hug him, he smiled at her with a tooth showing.
Queen Fang felt a lump in her throat and could not hold back her tears. She held him in her arms and patted him to comfort him.
Her mother's family is now weak, but the Peng family is thriving.
It seems that Concubine De is not an honest person...
If she really gave birth to a son at that time... she could not believe that Concubine De would not have other ideas.
As for Emperor Longqing, he is even less trustworthy - it was he who destroyed the Fang family!
She let her son bury his head in the crook of her neck, patted his back gently, and said to Aunt Xiao: "That little palace maid... ... let's deal with her."
Xiao Gu responded in a low voice.
That little palace maid was originally just a pawn of Fengyi Palace. Since she failed to bite De Shun now, she will be of no use by the time De Fei recovers.
It would be better for her to just die like this. Empress Fang could take this opportunity to curry favor with Emperor Longqing.
The person is dead and there is no evidence. Even if Deshun talks till his mouth is full of rumors, Emperor Longqing will still be suspicious of him.
He couldn't attack Concubine De, and he couldn't take his anger out on her, but Emperor Longqing could always kill a eunuch to give an explanation to Empress Fang.
Queen Fang nodded and sighed tiredly.
Once upon a time, she didn't have to use any tricks on Emperor Longqing. His heart was always on her, and no matter how she made trouble, Emperor Longqing would always come back.
But now it's different.
No matter what, it's always different.
She squinted her eyes slightly, and in just a moment, the little prince fell asleep again. She held him horizontally in her arms and coaxed him, then gently put him on the bed and tucked him in. Suddenly, she said something out of the blue: "If anything happens to A-man this time, I will die."
She set up the trap with her own body, but failed to achieve her wish and brought disaster to Concubine De. How could she bear it
Aunt Xiao was startled and waved her hands quickly: "Your Majesty, please don't say that. The little prince is blessed with great fortune, so it is natural that he will turn misfortune into good fortune. It was so dangerous, but you see, the little prince is fine, isn't he? You must not say such things again... Besides, the emperor still treats you differently..."
After such a commotion, the palace affairs will definitely be returned to Queen Fang's hands.
No matter what, in the eyes of outsiders, Concubine De's reputation has been ruined. Who wouldn't now regard her as a witch who is deliberately trying to replace the Empress Dowager
She always had to keep a low profile for a while, and taking this opportunity, Queen Fang softened her attitude and was able to coax Emperor Longqing back to his side.
Queen Fang did not comment, but just stared at her son.
Defei had a difficult birth. It was late at night but she still couldn't give birth. Her cervix seemed to be dilating, but there was no movement. The midwife reported to Fengyi Palace and asked Fengyi Palace to send a director who was good at gynecology and pediatrics. There was a sense of caution and disappointment in her words.
Empress Fang asked the director to leave without saying a word, but she herself felt a little restless.
After all, it was she who caused Concubine De's miscarriage. If two lives were to be lost, people outside might take advantage of the situation and say that she had forced Concubine De to death and prevented Emperor Longqing from having children.
She had a headache and pressed her head. After a while, she told Aunt Xiao, "We sent a few people to guard the place, but I don't think they are reliable. You go there in person, take the ginseng lozenges, and tell His Majesty that the little prince is not feeling well again. I really don't have time to go there, so I won't go there. If there is anything, please let His Majesty know."
Aunt Xiao was supposed to go out, but she didn't come back the whole night.
Empress Fang tossed and turned the whole night and couldn't sleep. When she opened her eyes the next day and asked someone about it, she found out that Concubine De had been in pain for a whole day and night but still hadn't given birth.
It's really difficult to this extent...
Queen Fang frowned, ordered her servants to prepare the way, and went to Lanyue Palace in person.
Concubine Lin Shufei and others were already guarding the Lanyue Palace. When they saw her, they all knelt down to greet her. She asked them one by one and found out that Emperor Longqing was waiting in a side hall, so she went there as well.