"In the harem, who is really naive?"
Nian Shilan then said: "Of course we don't have to worry about her grudges with the queen."
"Yes, but now that the queen has gone to the palace, Ye Guiren doesn't look like an honest person."
Liu Yinyin then said: "I'm afraid, the empress has already become her number one enemy."
"Why do you see it? Just because the empress doesn't get along with her?"
Shen Meizhuang didn't believe Liu Yinyin's words.
"I'm afraid that if I hate the Queen, I'll hate you too."
Zhen Huan told the truth: "Moreover, if she wants to take revenge on the queen, the best way is to become the queen herself."
Nian Shilan and Zhen Huan had the same idea, so they nodded in agreement after hearing Zhen Huan's words.
"Then, won't Mr. Ye be very busy in the coming days?"
Shen Meizhuang said nonchalantly: "On the one hand, I have to please the emperor to gain favor, and on the other hand, I have to find my mother. If no one is surprised, the queen will not be willing to stay in the palace for too long. She will come back sooner or later."
"But if she comes back, then Ye Guiren will not have the energy to trouble us."
Nian Shilan said: "Okay, anyway, the palace is pretty quiet now. As long as Wan Bin, your baby is born safely, it means that we have not been in vain for so long."
"It will be April soon, and I am almost 4 months pregnant with this child. If there are no accidents, he will be born in October."
Zhen Huan touched her belly and said, "It doesn't matter if he is an elder brother or a princess, as long as he is safe."
"Yes, he is the only person closest to you."
Nian Shilan sighed with emotion, but thought of Minghui.
"Okay, that's enough. I won't stay for dinner. I haven't spent time with Shu Yue and Minghui for a few days. I have a rare leisure these days. I will go back and see them."
Nian Shilan stood up as he said this: "Concubine Hui, when you have nothing to do, take Brother Six out with you. The Queen Mother will agree."
Shen Meizhuang understood what Nian Shilan meant, and she also had this idea.
"My concubine understands."
When Nian Shilan leaves, Shen Meizhuang and Liu Yinyin will also leave.
"I will go to the Queen Mother to see Hongruo, and I will not stay."
Shen Meizhuang also thought that the weather would get warm soon, so he took Hong Ruo out to play if he had nothing to do.
"I finally invited you all, why are you all leaving now?"
Zhen Huan saw that several people were about to leave, so she quickly stood up to stop them.
But Liu Yinyin smiled: "We have a lot of days to come. Your pregnancy now affects the entire harem, but everyone is staring at you, so you just have to take care of the pregnancy."
Zhen Huan heard what Liu Yinyin said, so she stopped insisting.
Liu Zhu asked Liu Zhu to get some snacks prepared in the small kitchen for each of them, and then let them leave.
When Liu Yinyin returned to Yonghe Palace, the emperor was having lunch with An Lingrong.
"I won't disturb the Emperor and An Guiren, and there is no need to communicate."
Liu Yinyin knew that Nian Shilan arranged for An Lingrong to live in her palace just to make her favored. The emperor rarely came here, so she didn't bother her.
But he didn't expect that the emperor already knew about Liu Yinyin's return to the palace, and asked Su Peisheng to come and tell her about it.
Liu Yinyin had no choice but to pass.
"My concubine pays your respects to the Emperor."
"Get up."
The emperor said: "I heard that Concubine Wan invited you to have lunch in her palace? Why are you back so soon?"
"The Imperial Concubine is thinking about the two little princesses, and Concubine Hui is also going to see Brother Six. Only Concubine Chen and Concubine Wan are left, so Concubine Chen came back first."
Liu Yinyin said with a smile: "But my concubine brought me some newly made snacks. Your Majesty, would you like to try them?"
Liu Yinyin asked the emperor, but as soon as she answered the question, she asked Lianyi to bring the food box over and put the snacks on the table.
"Liu Zhu's hands have always been skillful. It's obvious that she made this snack. Your Majesty, please try it."
An Lingrong also said with a smile.
The emperor smiled and took a piece, and then said: "You guys can eat too."
Liu Yinyin had no choice but to sit down.
"You have suffered a lot of grievances in the past few days. I think it's time for you to advance in your position."
The emperor was eating snacks and suddenly said: "There should have been three concubines in the west corner, but now there are only three."
"I fully understand the emperor's feelings for me. However, I have no merit in the country and no benefit to the dragon. I really don't dare to accept this honor."
Liu Yinyin knelt down quickly after listening to the emperor's words: "Your Majesty, I will not care about my position."
In fact, the emperor was somewhat hesitant about giving Liu Yinyin the title of concubine.
Even if Liu Yinyin said it herself, she had no heirs after all.
As for Concubine Duan and Concubine Jing, including Nian Shilan, they had been with him since he was in the palace, so they had been with him for a long time, and they naturally became worthy of this concubine position.
Needless to say, Shen Meizhuang has a son by his side.
As for the concubine position, the emperor still prefers Zhen Huan.
So after listening to Liu Yinyin's words, the emperor naturally nodded with satisfaction.
"Since you know etiquette so well, I can't treat you poorly."
The emperor thought for a while and said, "Then make your mother the third-grade imperial concubine, and then ask the imperial concubine to make arrangements so that your mother can enter the palace to meet you."
Liu Yinyin really didn't expect this and quickly thanked her.
"I thank you for your mother's kindness."
"Haha, get up quickly and have a meal together."
The emperor said and helped Liu Yinyin up.
An Lingrong was a little envious when he heard the emperor's reward for Liu Yinyin. If his mother also had a royal decree, no one would dare to look down on her.
Liu Yinyin left after lunch and no longer disturbed the emperor and An Lingrong.
When Liu Yinyin returned to her palace, she quickly asked someone to prepare things and send them back to her mother's house.
"The empress has been in the palace for so many years, but she has not seen her family at all. This time my wife has received the royal decree, the imperial concubine can tell her that she has entered the palace to get together."
Lianyi saw Liu Yinyin's happy look, and she also became happy.
"Yes, I haven't seen my mother for a long time. I don't know if everything is okay with her."
Liu Yinyin's eyes were red and she said: "This time my mother has received the imperial edict, my father and mother will feel more relieved."
When Nian Shilan heard that Liu Yinyin's mother had been sentenced to death, she felt a little disappointed for a while.
If his mother was still alive...
"My Lady, don't be sad. If Madam were still here, she wouldn't value these false claims. Nothing would make Madam happier than your good life."
After all, Songzhi had served Nian Shilan since she was a child, so when she saw Nian Shilan's bad expression, she could understand why.
