He raised his head and stared at the three words Zhaoyang Palace and engraved it in his mind. He timidly grabbed his skirt and didn't dare to take a step forward.

She didn't know how to face the Empress Dowager alone. In the past, he had always been by her side, holding her hand tightly when she was uneasy.

Zi Ling, who was standing behind, saw the empress standing there, stepped forward to help her and whispered softly: "Empress, it's time for us to go in."

Ye Yilan nodded indicatively, breathed a long sigh of relief, and calmed down to concentrate.

Just as he was about to step forward and cross the threshold, he saw the three people walking towards him. He said calmly and calmly: "I, my concubine, see you, the empress, my concubine."

"Slave, please see the three empresses."

"Who do I think it is? It turns out to be Chen Zhaoyi." When Feng Tingyu saw her, she pretended to walk forward, raised a charming lip hook at the corner of her mouth, and asked comfortingly: "It's not that I'm not feeling well, so I shouldn't come to say hello.

How did it come so smoothly?"

He stood up straight, not afraid of her words at all, and looked at her with a slight smile on his lips: "I am indeed feeling unwell this morning, and it's past the time for greetings. Even so, we can't break the rules."

"Rules? Are there many rules you break?" As soon as he saw her lustful smile, he was extremely annoyed. He glanced at her disdainfully, turned around and asked his eldest grandson Wanji. "Empress, do you think so?"

?"

There was a hint of indifference in the eyes of the eldest grandson Guanji, and he raised the corners of his lips with a smile: "Just now, the Empress Dowager asked if Chen Zhaoyi was pregnant?"

Hearing this, Ye Yilan looked at her disapprovingly.

Pregnancy? They had sex, so how could there be talk of pregnancy? People in the palace were talkative, so it was inevitable that people would talk about it.

Last night, the two of them should have had sex long ago, but he controlled his emotions.

Murong Haochen, you are worried about the current situation. What if I am really pregnant?

The elder Sun Guanji slowly walked towards her, smiled maliciously, and pointed at her belly with her hand. At that moment, she suddenly panicked.

She must have thought that she was unwell, which made the Empress Dowager suspicious. After all, the two of them were inseparable and there had been no news of pregnancy yet. Naturally, everyone's eyes were focused on her.

At that moment, Ye Yilan felt that all this was suppressing her and she couldn't breathe.

Changsun Guanji's fingertips lightly slid over this belly. She couldn't imagine that if she got pregnant in the future, the Empress Dowager's prejudice against her would slowly fade away. When the Empress Dowager said that Ye Yilan was pregnant, those eyes

When I gained a little more hope, I realized that my eyes were filled with hatred.

He looked at her flat belly with a gloomy look, and said with a chuckle: "If you are pregnant, it will not be in vain for the emperor to favor you every night."

Rules? As far as Ye Yilan is concerned, she has always been in compliance with the rules, but she ruined the opportunity to serve in the harem.

If it hadn't been for her, how would the emperor have abolished all the days spent in bed?

If it weren't for her, how could the position of queen be threatened?

It's not that she didn't know about the rumors circulating in the palace a few days ago, but she just didn't know if it had anything to do with Ye Yilan.

In Murong Haochen's heart, he was afraid that he had already decided on Ye Yilan as the queen, but at this moment he was worried about the status of the Changsun family, otherwise he would definitely be destroyed as long as he operated in secret.

His lips passed by her arrogantly, and he glanced at her seductive eyes with jealous eyes. The eyes that made men feel pity, actually charmed many people's hearts.

Hearing this, Ye Yilan just smiled lightly.

"I respectfully send you to the Queen."

Feng Tingyu glanced disdainfully and followed behind her eldest grandson Guanji with an arrogant expression.

"Empress, there has been no movement from Chen Zhaoyi for half a year. If Chen Zhaoyi is really pregnant..." Seeing her stop, he quickly walked to her side and whispered sideways. "It's always been the mother who gives birth to her child.

expensive."

Secretly humming with disdain, he muttered to himself: "So what if the mother is more valuable than the son?"

This pregnancy is quite confusing, but the most curious thing is why she is not pregnant yet, but could she have done something about it herself?

With her frowning eyebrows, she still looked arrogantly, she was born to be a queen, this is a fact that cannot be changed.

Xia Muling, who was standing silently aside, had her eldest son Guanji point at her belly just now. In fact, she was also extremely curious. Those harmless eyes were extremely clear with a hint of envy: "Sister, could you be..."

She looked at Ye Yilan's belly and clenched the hands hidden in her sleeves slightly, for fear of learning something from Ye Yilan's mouth.

It is better to say envy than jealousy.

Ye Yilan looked at her but smiled and said nothing. She bowed slightly and said, "I should pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."

"Then, be careful." Seeing that she didn't want to say anything, Xia Muling noticed from her smile that she had become more calm and collected than before.

She can be coquettish in front of men, but also stable in front of others. She only admires Ye Yilan for such a woman. No wonder she can tie the emperor's heart tightly.

Lan Shan, who was standing behind her, gradually straightened up and looked at Ye Yilan's leaving figure with arrogance. She couldn't help but wonder: "Logically speaking, Chen Zhaoyi should have passed away a long time ago. Does the empress think that Chen Zhaoyi

You can’t conceive a child at all?”

Child? She has never even seen the emperor's face a few times. This is simply a luxury.

The faint smile on the corner of his mouth turned out to be so sad.

If she really can't conceive a child, the Empress Dowager will definitely consider the country and the country and let the emperor favor the people in the harem.

Perhaps, that day will truly usher in the light.

Xia Muling stared at the figure walking into Zhaoyang Palace, her eyes gradually lowered, and her mouth filled with a self-deprecating smile.

It turns out that this is the bitter taste of women in the palace.

Lan Shan saw that she was always sad secretly, and sighed secretly. Such a woman is simply pitiful.

If my mother had not been a slave back then, perhaps she would not have spent the rest of her life peacefully.

Zi Ling looked at the empress in confusion, but she had doubts in her heart: "Why don't you explain it to Concubine Shu?"

Hearing this, he stopped resolutely, raised the corner of his mouth and smiled slightly: "So what if I explain it clearly, they will still be suspicious, it's better not to say it."

The more they want to know and the more they want to suspect, it has nothing to do with them.

She didn't want to explain to them, but she just didn't want to have too many conversations. Everything in the palace was far more sinister than she imagined.

In this palace, she only wanted to believe in Murong Haochen. Even if his favor would bring her the jealousy of the women in the palace, she had already let it go and no longer had to worry too much about everything.

Just because I believe in him.

"Your Majesty, you know that as long as you are in front of outsiders, every word you say and every look in your eyes will look exactly like the Emperor. She is not as delicate as when you were with the Emperor."

From the time the two of them met until now, she has already had the shadow of the emperor in her body. To outsiders, they seemed to be inseparable, but they would also quarrel. It was not like that at all. The women in the harem only knew how to flatter and compete for favor.

"In front of him, I will only choose to rely on him." His deep eyes gradually became sad, and he smiled helplessly. "Stop talking, go and say hello."

Zi Ling was relieved to see her empress not seeing her for a day. Every time she talked about the emperor, her eyes had never been so clear as at this moment.

Stepping into the palace, Ye Yilan did not receive any orders. She picked up her timid heart and stepped forward to say hello: "I, my concubine, would like to say hello to the Empress Dowager."

She was just about to get up when she saw Ye Yilan appearing here, and she was a little puzzled. She let go of An Yi's hand and walked slowly to her. She said before that she was not feeling well and it was not appropriate to ask for permission, but it made her suspicious.

Now, seeing her appear here again, I do feel a little more suspicious in my heart.

He looked her up and down, and if time had gone by, he would not have come to say hello.

Gradually, Su Luojin's attitude towards her improved slightly.

"The Ai family thinks that Chen Zhaoyi is so delicate. It seems that she is feeling better?"

Ye Yilan did not dare to raise her eyes, bowed slightly and said respectfully: "The Queen Mother is indeed feeling better."

"An Yi, please go down and ask the imperial physician to take Chen Zhaoyi's pulse."

"yes."

An Yi glanced at Chen Zhaoyi, then pulled Zi Ling out of the hall, and whispered: "You go to the Taiyuan Hospital, I will stay here, so don't worry."

Hearing her words, Zi Ling naturally felt at ease. After all, An Yi was one of her own.

Upon hearing this, he raised his eyes slightly and looked at the Empress Dowager in confusion.

"The Aijia have no other intentions. The emperor has been praying at Qing'en Temple in recent days. If something happens to you and it comes to the ears of the emperor, it will not be good for anyone. You have seen the emperor's temper that day."

Whenever she thinks about the scene that day, she is afraid all the time. "The Ai family sees that you are a smart woman, and the Ai family did this for the sake of the emperor."

"I understand the Empress Dowager's intentions, and I don't want the Emperor to get into too much trouble and delay state affairs."

For everything the Queen Mother did, they could understand better just because they were women. Ye Yilan gradually realized how much the Queen Mother cared about everything about Murong Haochen. It seemed that she wanted to keep this country and him firmly together.

Locked together.

But he didn't want anyone to influence his thoughts.

"If you can stay peacefully in Qinlan Palace in the past two months, the Ai family may forgive your mother's past." Listening to her words, she really understood her feelings for Chen'er better than anyone else.

When thinking about the past, he couldn't help but sigh. "The Ai family remembers that the emperor once said that you should not be involved in the grudges of the previous generation. Maybe the Ai family is too afraid."

An Yi saw that the Empress Dowager was a little trembling, so she stepped forward to help her and asked her to sit down. But she refused.

In this life, she has been arrogant, and she will not let herself become decadent because her body is gradually not as good as before.

At that moment, Ye Yilan wanted to help An Yi, but An Yi's movements were too fast, causing her to retract her hand in mid-air silently.

"My concubine, I wonder if I should say something or not?"

Hearing this, he looked at her intently, wanting to hear what she had to say?

"Just tell me."
To be continued...