noffsinger Chapter 408 The Tragic Queen 6
Chapter 408 The Tragic Queen 6
"What?" Concubine Yi exclaimed, "She's pregnant."
"This is really great news," Jiang Chunxi said, looking happy for Concubine Li. "Have you sent someone to inform the Emperor?"
"Not yet?" Imperial Concubine Li smiled gently and said, "I thought I should inform the Empress first, and then the Empress would send someone to inform the Emperor, so I didn't send anyone to inform the Emperor."
"You!" Jiang Chunxi smiled helplessly, "You are always so cautious. Even if you didn't tell me about this big happy event first and sent someone to tell the emperor, I wouldn't mind it. After all, I'm so happy that you can get pregnant."
Jiang Chunxi was seen caressing her belly and said, "I was worried that after the baby in my belly is born, there will be no brothers or sisters to grow up with him and play with him."
"It's good now. Imperial Concubine Li is finally pregnant. When my child is born, I won't have to worry about not having a younger brother to play with."
"Noble Concubine Li is really lucky," Supin said sourly, "But it's true, Noble Concubine Li has slept with the emperor the most in the past month, so it's no wonder she's pregnant. If the emperor divided the number of times he favors Noble Concubine Li, maybe more of us sisters present here will get pregnant with the emperor's heir."
Supin's words made everyone present look at Li Guifei differently.
"That's right," Concubine Yi said sarcastically, "I've never seen Concubine Li deliberately compete for favor before, but half of the times the emperor has visited the harem in the past month have been for Concubine Li. It's clear that Concubine Li is not incapable of competing for favor, but she was just too lazy to do so before."
"If I were to say, Imperial Concubine Li is too secretive. You clearly have the ability to win favor, so why didn't you use it earlier? If you had allowed the Emperor to visit your palace more often earlier, you might have been pregnant with the heir, and the Empress wouldn't have gotten pregnant first."
It's true that the barking dog bites. In the past, I only thought that Concubine Li was able to take charge of the palace power and become a concubine only because the emperor was interested in her family background, and he didn't show much favor to Concubine Li.
But now it seems that is not the case at all. It would be fine if Concubine Li did not compete for favor, but if she really wanted to, I am afraid that only the Queen Mother could compete with her.
Naturally, Concubine Li's favor over the past month has aroused the jealousy of the concubines in the harem. Now that Concubine Li is pregnant, Concubine Yi and other concubines are even more jealous.
However, despite their jealousy, no one was willing to take the risk of attacking Concubine Li, otherwise they would be making wedding clothes for the Queen in vain. Their top priority was to strive for favor and try to get pregnant as soon as possible.
As Concubine Li became pregnant, everyone now believed Jiang Chunxi's previous statement.
"It's better for Concubine Yi not to talk nonsense," said Concubine Li, looking at Concubine Yi with a half-smile, "otherwise I will think you are trying to sow discord. Besides, if it weren't for the Queen's good fortune to get pregnant with the heir first, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get pregnant as I wish. So the person I should thank the most for getting pregnant is the Queen."
"It's Concubine Li's own blessing to be pregnant with an heir. How can you blame me for this?" Jiang Chunxi said with a smile, then looked at everyone and said, "Now that Concubine Li is pregnant, you sisters have to work harder. I will also persuade the emperor to be fair and come to the harem more often. Don't cause trouble because of competing for favor, understand?"
"Yes." Naturally, no one would refute the queen's criticism.
"Okay, let's all go!" Jiang Chunxi continued, "I want to personally tell the Emperor that Concubine Li is pregnant, which is such a great event."
Imperial Concubine Li's expression froze for a moment, then she smiled and looked at Jiang Chunxi and said, "Then I'll trouble the Queen."
"No trouble," Jiang Chunxi also smiled and said, "Noble Concubine Li, please go back quickly! From tomorrow on, you don't have to come to pay your respects to me. You can come and pay your respects after you are pregnant."
"I thank the Queen." Concubine Li stood up, bowed to the Queen, and then left.
As Concubine Li left, everyone stood up and took their leave.
Concubine Yi and Concubine Su walked out of Kunluan Palace and watched Concubine Li get on the sedan chair and leave. Concubine Su said with envy and jealousy: "Concubine Li is so lucky. It's okay that she didn't compete for favor, but once she did, she got pregnant immediately. It's a good thing that Concubine Li didn't compete for favor before, otherwise, we might not even get a sip of soup."
"Noble Concubine Li has really made a big splash!" Concubine Yi sneered, "It seems that we have underestimated Noble Concubine Li before. Noble Concubine Li still has a certain position in the emperor's heart. Although she is not as good as the queen, she is more than enough compared to the rest of us."
"Sister, what you mean is that the emperor has Imperial Concubine Li in his heart," Supin's face was very ugly, "No wonder, no wonder Imperial Concubine Li doesn't compete for favor, but once she competes for favor, none of us can compare to her. I was wondering what means Imperial Concubine Li used to compete for favor, but now it seems that Imperial Concubine Li doesn't need any means at all. As long as the emperor has her in his heart, why would Imperial Concubine Li need to use any means to gain the emperor's favor?"
The voices of Concubine Yi and Concubine Su were not controlled, so the other concubines naturally heard them, which made everyone more vigilant against Concubine Li.
When Jiang Chunxi arrived at the Yangxin Palace to see the emperor, the emperor had just finished his court session.
"Why is the Queen here?" The Emperor stood up and walked in front of Jiang Chunxi, helping her up after she bowed, and then helped the Queen sit down on the couch, "Is there something wrong? Or is there something wrong with the baby in your belly?"
As soon as he said this, the emperor's expression became nervous.
"Your Majesty, the baby in my belly is fine, you don't have to worry," Jiang Chunxi smiled so gently, "I came here to tell Your Majesty a happy news."
After a pause, Jiang Chunxi continued to speak at the emperor's puzzled look, "Imperial Concubine Li is pregnant. Isn't this a great joyous event? I would like to congratulate the emperor on having another prince."
The emperor was stunned by this happy event, and then he became ecstatic: "Haha! This is really a great happy event. Concubine Li is really something. Why didn't you send someone to tell me about such a big happy event as soon as possible?"
Then, the emperor restrained his ecstatic expression, took Jiang Chunxi's hand and said, "Don't worry, Queen. Although Concubine Li is also pregnant, the child in the Queen's belly is the most important to me. No matter how many offspring I have in the future, they will not be better than our eldest son."
"Your Majesty," Jiang Chunxi glared at the emperor, "Am I the kind of person who can't tolerate other people's children? Imperial Concubine Li is pregnant, and I am only happy. I said that Your Majesty would definitely have many children. Now it seems that what I said was not wrong. With Imperial Concubine Li taking the lead, I believe that there will be continuous happy events in the harem in the future."