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Hearing this, Cui Yingying lowered her head and twisted the handkerchief in her hand.

Seeing the situation, Imperial Concubine Cui sighed lightly, "Since you've taken this road, there are some things that you have to put down. At this point, Jiang Yu is much stronger than you. "

Cui Yingying was about to argue, but Imperial Concubine Cui gave her a glare.

"Being a pervert is our biggest taboo! There was still one more month, and it would be the Feast of Consort Selection that was held every three years. Fresh and tender young ladies would appear one after another like those leeks. You can stop one today, but you can block another tomorrow. If I had been like you, I would've died a long time ago in this inner palace. "

Cui Yingying's expression immediately changed as she muttered, "But …"

"No buts!" Imperial Concubine Cui grabbed Cui Yingying's hand and said fiercely, "Don't underestimate this palace wall. The strong preys on the weak, which one of us isn't a fierce person in the end? Rather than spending all their energy on those little girls, it would be better to think of a way to better settle down! "

After saying that, she pointed at Cui Yingying's bulging stomach, "Currently, what she's taboo about is the one in your stomach!"

Cui Yingying touched her plump belly in surprise. How could she not know about this?

That's why she passed the message to her aunt overnight. She was afraid that Jiang Yu would take advantage of no one beside her and attack her.

Now that he had temporarily left the crown prince's mansion, wouldn't Jiang Yu be able to do whatever he wanted?

Thinking of this, Cui Yingying's heart was filled with unwillingness.

On the second day after Cui Yingying had entered the palace, Imperial Concubine Cui reported to Emperor Jianwu before bringing Cui Yingying to the palace in the western mountains.

Since the Wang mama that she had specially sent to look after Cui Yingying was gone, Imperial Concubine Cui had specially called over the two experienced old mama, Senior Servant Tian and Senior Servant Shi, to look after her.

"You can stay here peacefully." Imperial Concubine Cui brought Cui Yingying to the Li Jingxuan, then pointed to the eardrum and said to the servant beside her, "In the future, we'll set up a production room here for Imperial Concubine Cui."

Someone replied and left. Cui Yingying looked at Imperial Concubine Cui with a puzzled expression.

He was still two or three months away from production. Could it be that he had been living in this palace all this time?

Imperial Concubine Cui smiled at her. "When you're giving birth, it'll be at the hottest time of the year. I've especially asked the Emperor for your grace, but we'll be staying here until the Mid-Autumn Festival before we go back …"

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather really turned cold, and the hottest days of the year were over.

"That's why you don't need to care about anything else. The most important thing is to peacefully give birth to your child." Imperial Concubine Cui comforted Cui Yingying and accompanied her to live in the palace for two to three days. She then called for a female storyteller to explain the details for the two of them.

Even so, Cui Yingying still felt depressed. She always felt like there was a huge rock pressing down on her. He felt uncomfortable on his chest.

Jiang Yu, who was in the crown prince's residence, also felt uncomfortable.

The date of the palace elections, which were held every three years, was getting closer and closer. She had no choice but to worry about her own plans.

The main reason for the ceremony was for the Emperor to fill the harem. However, for the last two times, the main focus was on choosing an imperial concubine for the princes.

For example, she and Cui Yingying were the consorts of the crown prince who had been elected nine years ago. Lin Chenghui had stood out six years ago while Yang Zhao and Chen Baolin had attended the consort selection ceremony three years ago.

Other than herself, their fathers were all officials of at least the third rank of the imperial court, while she had been selected in the name of her second uncle, Jiang Chenxiao.

In terms of confidence, she was naturally a bit weaker. Fortunately, she had been chosen early, and her stomach was working hard, which was why she had her current status.

However, the constant sense of danger made Jiang Wei afraid to relax. She had to bring Jiang Wan into the mansion before the main ceremony.

Just as she was lost in thought, she heard a "kacha" sound. A pot of evergreen under the eaves of the veranda had actually been cut into a large hole.

Jiang Yu impatiently threw away the golden scissors in his hand and told Qiulan who was beside him: "Have the man in the flower room change the pot!"

Qiulan nodded in agreement.

A small palace maid hastily ran in and greeted Jiang Yu as soon as she saw him. She said crisply: "Empress, His Highness is coming this way. He has already passed the Three Purities Palace and will be arriving soon."

Jiang Yu started slightly, and quickly ordered some people to help her change and fix her makeup. When she was ready, Xiao Rui Zhao had already brought Chang De Hai with him to the You Lan Palace.

Upon seeing Jiang Yu, Chang De Hai went up to greet him with a smile, and said with a flattering tone: "Congratulations, congratulations!"

Jiang Yu was still wondering why Zhou Rui was so happy, but he heard Xiao Rui Zhao say with a faint smile: "I got a Red Coral today, it looks very festive, I got them to bring it over."

Just as he finished speaking, Chang De Hai waved his hand, and an attendant immediately brought over a foot tall and gorgeous red coral.

Not only was this red coral big, it was also rare for it to have a perfectly preserved body. If placed in front of it, it would look like a tree that was vigorously growing, causing people to feel very happy.

Jiang Yu happily accepted it.

Xiao Rui Zhao then asked Jiang Wan and Jiang Shu, "Are you feeling better these past few days?"

At this moment, a small palace maid was serving tea. Jiang Yu smiled as he took it and passed it to Xiao Rui Zhao, "Sister Shu'er has followed that Imperial Physician Cheng's instructions and taken a few days' worth of medicine. She seems to have improved a lot these two days, so she should be fine."

"Sister Wan'er has been fine ever since that day, but after the accident, she didn't like to go out. She confined herself to the east wing all day long and didn't go anywhere else." Jiang Yu sighed, "A living little girl, living like a little old lady."

Xiao Ruizhao took a sip of his tea before turning to look at Chang Dehai, "Go and get the box I got earlier."

Chang De Hai replied and left. In about the time it took to make a cup of tea, he returned with a copper box that was only slightly larger than his palm.

He saw that the copper box was embedded with various colored glass, and it was even brighter than a gemstone or two.

Jiang Yu looked and was surprised. "What is this?"

"It's just a small thing." Zhou Rui Zhao took the bronze box, twisted it around, and gently opened the lid, causing a unique music sound to ring out.

Jiang Yu looked at the small copper box in surprise, not knowing where the sound came from.

"Could it be that a villain is locked in here?" She covered her mouth and laughed.

As for Xiao Rui Zhao, he just smiled and shook his head, casually closing the lid of the copper box. The wonderful music ended abruptly.

He handed the case to Chang De Hai and said, "Go and give it to Fourth Young Miss Jiang to relieve your boredom."

Hearing this, Jiang Yu's eyes flashed with a strange light.