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Chu Lingyun smiled sweetly, "mother didn't think of me?"

"You …" The light in Empress Chen's eyes returned to normal. "That's right, although the crown prince has left, I still have a daughter like you. I must pull myself together and help the both of us earn the Heaven and Earth in the palace."

Chu Lingyun's throat tightened as she said hesitatingly: "mother, I mean …"

The Empress Chen suddenly interrupted her, "If the Consort Hua gives birth to a prince, we will bring the prince into the palace," she said as the corners of his mouth twitched, "No matter whose child is in the harem, they will all belong to me."

Chu Lingyun was silent for a moment, then said hoarsely, "mother, the other concubines' children are someone else's after all. Even if mother sees him as his own, it is not a guarantee that he will be able to see through it in the future and not forget his benefactor and attack us from the opposite direction."

The Empress Chen was puzzled as he said, "Since he is being raised as his own child, even if he finds out about some things in the future, we can easily hide it from him. Why are you worried about that?"

"What if we don't continue hiding it, then he will treat the mother as his enemy," Chu Lingyun swallowed her breath, and continued speaking without giving up, "mother, even if he doesn't know about this, aren't you afraid of she passing on some of the problems in the Consort Hua?"

Empress Chen thought for a moment, then laughed: "No, I will definitely teach him how to grow up."

Chu Lingyun looked at mother's gentle smile. She was obviously thinking of taking in another prince to replace the one who had passed away, "... If mother is determined to adopt Consort Hua's children, then we have to prepare for it now. "

"Go find the royal physician, and let him take a good look at my body. I need to recover before the Consort Hua comes to a close."

"The Emperor just accepted a new consort …" The palace maid tremblingly knelt on the ground and said with a trembling voice.

Xue Liuhua's eyes widened, and the teacup slammed onto the table heavily, "The crown prince just passed away, and I was still pregnant with a prince, why did he accept the new consort, which slut is so insensible?"

The palace maid was given a fright as she bit her lips and replied, "It's the princess' servant girl."

Xue Liuhua laughed with contempt, "A servant? What kind of Heavenly Immortal do I think I am? The Emperor's current taste is even more strange.

"That palace maid looks very similar to Empress Chen and the princess," the palace maid said in a low voice.

"A mere palace maid can even be called a genius," Xue Liuhua said as she pounded the table gloomily. "Where does she have such talent?

The palace maid hurriedly supported her hand. "Empress, don't be angry. She's just a small palace maid, how can she compare to the Empress? She still has the Emperor's emperor’s kid in her womb."

Xue Liuhua sighed dejectedly, "It has been many days since the emperor came to the Yongle Palace. I thought that he had come because of the crown prince's matter, but who would have thought that there would be someone who could seduce his soul and even the palace maids beside the princess. No wonder Ru Yan didn't know what was good for him."

The palace maid was afraid that her anger would shift to her head, so she consoled her with a soft voice: "Calm down, Empress. Ru Yan is just a servant girl, and does not have much looks, how can the Emperor put her in his eyes?

Xue Liuhua was flustered and exasperated, she could only hatefully ask: "Then what should I call him?"

"This servant doesn't know. I only know that she is called Liu Cai Ren."

Xue Liuhua narrowed her beautiful eyes and asked: "Whose palace does she live in now?"

"She still lives in the palace of the princess. The Emperor wants her to serve the princess the same as before."

"Oh," Xue Liuhua dragged out her words, "I even thought that from today onwards, she will be Master. It turns out that she is still a palace maid.

The palace maid immediately guessed where she was going and tried to console her. "Empress, Princess Poyang is the most beloved child of the Emperor. You can't go there."

Xue Liuhua rolled her eyes in disapproval, "No matter what, I am still the princess' concubine, and in my stomach, I am still the princess' royal brother.

The palace maid carefully replied, "Empress, I don't know what the emperor means, but I've never had a concubine be able to go to the princess's place."

"Princess has been away from the Great Qin Empire for three years, and if you want to go, you can't even go with your concubine," Xue Liuhua said in a furious manner, "I can't even meet the princess?"

"Empress Dowager isn't going to see the princess, she's going to cause trouble for Liu Zai, right?" The palace maid wailed as she kneeled down. "Empress Dowager, there's going to be another month's time. You can't let anything go wrong at this time."

Xue Liuhua smirked, "Why are you in such a hurry? Even teaching Liu Cai the principle of becoming his concubine is something I should do. Would she still cause any problems for me in front of the princess?"

The palace maid saw that Xue Liuhua was not listening to her advice, and added, "With the cold wind blowing these few days, the Empress will come out of the sun in a few days."

"I feel uncomfortable basking in the sunlight," Xue Liuhua said as she gave a sinister smile, "I'll go tomorrow."

Chu Lingyun lifted Xianghe's chin and looked left and right for a while, then said with a smile: "I heard from mother that you have become a married woman for the first time, your face will become a lot rounder, why have you become thinner instead?"

Xianghe's face flushed red, she lowered her head and laughed, "Your Majesty … I didn't do anything to this servant. "

"Huh?" Chu Lingyun's eyes widened, her fingers suddenly tightened, "Your Majesty, he … Then why did the emperor confer you on to be a genius? "

"This servant doesn't know," Xianghe shook her head in a daze. "Every time Your Majesty calls this servant to go to the Bedchamber, it's just to let me brew some tea."

"How could this be?" Chu Lingyun sighed dejectedly. "Since you look so much like Liu Chengyun, it's impossible for the Emperor to not have any interest in you."

Xianghe consoled her in a soft voice, "Princess, don't be disappointed. Perhaps the Emperor is tired after the past few days and will pamper this servant when the time comes."

"I hope so too," Chu Lingyun said as she came back to her senses. "The Emperor is still strong and robust, so he wouldn't lose interest in his concubine."

"Other than summoning servants, the Emperor has not seen anyone else these past few days," Xianghe said with a smile. "Not only has he not gone to Consort Fu, Consort Hua is the same."

"Consort Fu doesn't matter, since the climate won't change anyways," Chu Lingyun slightly relaxed, "It's best if Consort Hua doesn't go."

"Empress, you seem to mean to take Consort Hua's child over," Xianghe looked at her hesitantly. "What do you think, Princess?"

"I don't want Consort Hua's child at all. mother has truly been shocked by Royal Brother's death and would rather spend more than ten years to raise a child than lean on my side. It's just watching me as a woman."

"This servant also feels that it is inappropriate for the children of the Consort Hua. The princess has made the best plan for herself."

"It's not like you've ever tested the emperor. What does he think?"

"The Emperor has mentioned the matter of him choosing a prince as his prince's consort several times, but this servant has already pushed the matter aside," Xianghe revealed some joy, "But the Emperor also doesn't have any intentions of making the Prince Duan the crown prince."

Chu Lingyun didn't know if she should be happy or sad at this point. "If we were to establish the Prince Duan, we would have already done so, why wait till now? It's just that who does the Emperor think he should be? Could it be that he's still waiting for the new prince?"

"The emperor is in his prime, the former crown prince is trying to stabilize the Queen. Now that the former crown prince has left and the Queen doesn't have any other princes, he doesn't need to look at the empress anymore," Xianghe said seriously.

Chu Lingyun calmed down and did not speak anymore. A palace maid hurriedly came in and said, "Princess, Consort Hua is here."

A cold smile appeared on her lips, "If Consort Hua didn't take care of her at this time, why did she come here? Could it be that she came here to study how to give birth to a child with me?"

Xianghe hesitated for a moment, then said: "This servant thinks that Consort Hua is here to cause trouble."

"So that's how it is," Chu Lingyun suddenly realised, "In the past few days, the Emperor summoned you and the Consort Hua that was in her possession came to the palace to denounce her for her crimes."

"Princess, if you don't want to leave the palace temporarily, please have your servant send her away."

"Sigh, I'm not leaving," Chu Lingyun said as she sat down in an interesting manner. "Consort Hua came here with such a big belly, how could I not welcome you?"

When Xianghe saw the bitter smile on her lips, she knew that she was going to teach this Consort Hua who didn't know how to appreciate good intentions a lesson.

Although Xue Liuhua was about to be born, she was still dressed in a charming and charming manner, like a hibiscus flower that was slowly blooming in the autumn wind, bringing the beauty of a palace girl all the way to Chu Lingyun's eyes.

Xianghe bowed respectfully: "Your concubine greets Consort Hua."

Xue Liuhua had a slight smile on her face as she glanced at her, "So this is the new favorite, Liu Zhenren. I have never seen my sister before, I am truly lacking in manners."

Xianghe laughed, "I was disrespectful, I did not go to the Yongle Palace to pay my respects to the Empress."

Xue Liuhua pretended to be panicking and laughed, "Little sister is the emperor's favorite, how can I be disrespectful?"

Chu Lingyun watched Xue Liuhua's hypocritical act without batting an eyelid, she raised her chin and said, "Go make some tea."

Xue Liuhua looked at Xianghe who replied and entered the back hall, revealing a pleased smile, she said faintly: So Liu Cai Dian wants to do the same thing, I thought she was already half a master.

Chu Lingyun smiled slightly, "The emperor means that she is still waiting on me. Actually, I think that she already has a position and won't need to do this kind of work anymore."

Xue Liuhua touched her hand very affectionately, "Your Majesty is very considerate of the princess, even concubines have to come to your side to serve you. It seems like the princess is the pearl of the emperor's palm after all.

Chu Lingyun nodded her head and smiled: "I dare not say so, I am merely blessed by your majesty. The Consort Hua is about to be delivered up, maybe a new emperor will be even more favored than me."

Xue Liuhua laughed happily: "Using Princess's words, I thought that if it was her, I might still be able to show my face in front of the Emperor. If it was a prince, then the people of the world would know that the princess is much more pampered than a prince like the Prince Duan."

"That depends on what the Empress thinks," Chu Lingyun suppressed the unhappiness in her heart and squeezed out a bright and beautiful smile, "Does the Empress want to give birth to a favoured little princess, or a prince who can compete with the Prince Duan?"

Xue Liuhua stared blankly for a moment, then said with a smile: "The princess and prince are not people that can't be decided by this palace, they still depend on the will of heaven."

Chu Lingyun understood in her heart, and laughed leisurely: "Empress is right, I like even royal siblings, and the emperor is the same."

The two of them laughed half-heartedly as Xianghe came out with two cups of hot tea.