I didn’t hear what they said next. When I came back to my senses, the old woman had already left.

Aunt Qian held the bundle she gave her and stood there in a daze for a while, then slowly turned around and walked towards the other end. After thinking about it, I didn't follow her, but walked another way.

Walking towards the courtyard where she lives.

Aunt Qian was also in charge of things in the cold palace, and the place she lived in was not bad. The courtyard was simple and clean, and there was a pond in the middle, where a few small fish were fed, and they wormed their way through the water plants and ate sandworms.

, blowing bubbles, it was really comfortable. I stood next to the pond and watched the fish playing for fun. After a while, I heard her footsteps coming from outside.

Grandma Qian walked to the gate, looked up and saw me, and was surprised. I smiled and said, "Mother Qian."

"Oh, who do I think you are? Talented people have their feet on low ground."

She was still the same as before, always speaking with a tinge, and I had long been used to it. I followed her all the way to the house. She tidied up a little, then came over and looked at me and said, "Why, I can't bear to leave here."

, come back and have a look?"

I smiled: "Come back and see your old man."

"What is there to see, old man?"

"It's pretty."

Seeing me sitting at the table with a smile and telling her a joke, she couldn't hold back her long face. She laughed, picked up the teapot from the table and poured a cup of tea for me.

She took it with a smile, but when she lowered her head and saw that it was Phoenix Dancong, she put it down with some embarrassment. She snorted coldly: "Oh, I forgot. After Yue Cairen was granted the title, I'm afraid he has eaten a lot of delicious food.

Tea, how can you still value our kind of tea?"

"No," I said hurriedly: "The imperial doctor said that I can't drink such tea now."

"Imperial physician?"

She looked at me doubtfully, then followed my gaze to my belly, and suddenly opened her eyes wide: "You have already——"

"...Yeah." I nodded.

She stared at my belly for a while, then lowered her voice and said, "This - the emperor forced you to do this, right?"

I blushed and shook my head.

"That's good," she seemed to be relieved and looked at me and said, "When you were imprisoned here, every time after the emperor left, you either boiled the soup yourself or bathed in the water for several hours.

, I don’t know where you got the courage, and I don’t know how long it will take for you and the emperor to be like this.”

Thinking of those days, my face became a little gloomy, but I still allowed myself to put these memories behind me.

I said to Aunt Qian: "Thank you for taking care of me during those days." Otherwise, I would have either been driven crazy by Pei Yuanhao or trampled to death by Liu Ningyan.

Aunt Qian seemed to have remembered something. She turned to look at me and said, "I heard - the man named Liu was killed with a stick?"

"Yeah."

"..." She didn't answer, just looked at me, and I knew what she meant, so I said calmly: "She brought it upon herself."

Aunt Qian raised her eyebrows, as if she was surprised that I would talk about a person's life and death so calmly. She looked at me silently for a while, and then suddenly said: "Girl, you really look like a person..."

When I heard this, I turned to look at her, only to see that Grandma Qian seemed to be lost in memories and murmured: "She looks weak and can be bullied, but in this palace, no one can really ride on her."

On her head."

I frowned slightly and asked, "Mommy, who are you talking about?"

Her eyes were still on my face, but they seemed to have looked through my body to other places, other people. She didn’t answer until I called her again.

As if he suddenly woke up, he smiled and said: "Nothing."

We chatted for a while longer, and I wanted to tell her about Queen Zhaolie, but Grandma Qian was a very cautious person. Every time the topic came up, she quietly opened it up, and I gradually felt that,

I won’t say anything more. I’ll get up after sitting for a while.

She left me and packed the things on the cabinet with her back to me. I held the bag of silver in my sleeves and wanted to take it out, but I hesitated a little when I saw Mother Qian saying without looking back: "Put it on the table.

Well, I can hear the jingle."

I smiled and put the money on the table: "Mommy, I'll change the tea to something else next time."

She turned back and glared at me: "Oh, you think you are a royal concubine, so difficult to take care of."

I laughed, turned around and left.

After leaving the cold palace, Shui Xiu was already bored, so she hurriedly pulled me back. As soon as she returned to Fangcaotang, she saw Xiaoyu and Nanny Wu walking out. Nanny Wu said with a not-so-good look on her face: "Talent,

Why did it take so long to come back? The emperor just came."

I just came, which means I’m not here now.

I returned to the room, sat down, and asked, "Is the emperor not angry?"

"Not really. I sat there for a while and didn't say anything. Then Yuwen came over to give Cai Ren some snacks, and the Emperor told him to go and see Xu Cai Ren, who is over there now."

"Oh."

I nodded lightly and said nothing, but Shui Xiu rolled her eyes: "We have been here for so long and we haven't sent any snacks. As soon as the emperor came, they brought snacks. What a coincidence.

”

"Yes." Xiaoyu also said: "As soon as Yuwen entered the door, she said "Xu Cairen" on the left and "Xu Cairen on the right" without greeting our Cairen at all."

I frowned because of the noise from the two of them. Aunt Wu hurriedly said: "What's wrong with Cai Ren? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

I smiled bitterly and shook my head: "I'm a little hungry. Bring over the snacks they sent."

Shuixiu glanced at me and stood aside angrily. Xiaoyu could only bring the snacks over obediently. It was a plate of exquisite crystal horseshoe cake. I was a little hungry after staying in the cold palace for a long time, so I picked it up.

I want to eat one piece.

But as soon as the water chestnut cake was brought to my mouth, I suddenly frowned and looked down carefully.

Shuixiu and the others felt something and hurriedly said: "Cairen, what's wrong?"

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"..." I was silent for a moment, put the horseshoe cake back into the plate, and said to Xiaoyu: "Take it out and pour it out, don't let anyone see it."

The three of them were all taken aback. They didn't know what was going on. Aunt Wu was more experienced. She hurriedly came over and took a closer look. Her expression immediately changed: "There is Lycoris pollen on it!"

"What?!"

Xiaoyu and Shuixiu were both shocked and hurriedly came over to take a look. I was sitting at the table, my face was still calm, and I lowered my voice and said: "Don't make a fuss, take it out and dump it quickly!"

"Talent, it's okay, they clearly want to harm you!"

"That's right. Talent, you can't swallow your anger like this anymore. Let's take it over now and show it to the emperor for comment!"

Shuixiu was the most impulsive. She picked up the plate and started to walk out. I lowered my face and said, "Come back!"

Among the people who served me in Fangcaotang, Shuixiu has known me the longest. She has never seen me look so fierce and stern. She was so frightened that she didn’t dare to move. Upon seeing this, Aunt Wu hurriedly pulled her back. I saw her being

Shaking with fear, he calmed down and said softly: "Don't use your brain at all. The things were sent by Yuwen, and the emperor is here. If they really meant to cause harm, would they choose this time?

?"

Shui Xiu still didn't dare to speak, so Nanny Wu asked: "Then, Cai Ren, what do you mean-"

Before she finished speaking, footsteps suddenly came from far outside. Xiaoyu was standing facing the window, looked out, and said to me hurriedly: "Ah, the emperor came out from over there."

I sat motionless for a while, with my back to the window, listening to the familiar footsteps slowly getting closer.

"Talented person..."

Aunt Wu and the others all looked at me, but I still sat there without moving. The room became quiet for a while, and I could clearly hear the footsteps. When they walked outside, they stopped, and Eunuch Yu’s voice sounded:

"Your Majesty, Yue Cairen seems to be back."

No one outside said anything.

I also sat and said nothing, but my palms started to sweat a little.

After a while, the footsteps sounded again, but slowly became farther away. Xiaoyu looked out and said in despair: "The Emperor is gone again."

There was a look of regret on their faces. I sat there and lowered my head slowly. I didn't know whether I sighed or breathed a sigh of relief. But Grandma Wu was still thinking about it and asked: "Talent, this horse's hoof

What the hell happened?"

I said: "Since Xu Cairen allowed Yuwen to send something in front of the emperor, it must be something that she thinks has no problem or has no doubts about it. Otherwise, she would have set herself on fire and would never be so stupid. So this

The pastries may have been tampered with in secret, and they themselves don’t even know.”

"Then, who is it?"

"Tell me, who in this palace most hopes that something will happen to Xu Cairen's child?"

Xiaoyu and the others looked at each other, thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "I think it's Lu Shuyi, she is the one who despises kindness the most."

"Zhu Wanyi, too."

"Come on, there are a few people in this palace who want to see Xu Cairen's children."

I shook my head, and then Grandma Wu asked: "Who is this talented person?"

"It's me."

"What?"

All three of them stared at me with their eyes wide open, as if they couldn't believe it. I smiled faintly and said: "Now in this palace, Xu Cairen and I are the only ones who are pregnant. If anything happens to her child, I will

Only then can the child be the eldest son. Tell me, do you think it’s me who most hopes something happens to her?”

"But, you are the talented person——"

I smiled and then said: "Besides, Xu Cairen and I live very close to each other. It is most convenient for me to do things without anyone noticing, so the person who does the tricks wants to harm Xu Cairen.

The target is me."

Really, it's a good trick to kill two birds with one stone.

I have been so peaceful these days, and with Pei Yuanhao coming so often, I have almost forgotten what position I am actually in. This piece of horseshoe cake has reminded me that someone in the palace has already begun to attack me.

Take action.

Aunt Wu and the others' expressions changed: "Who is this talented person?"

I slowly stood up and walked to Shuixiu. I reached out and picked up a piece of crystal horseshoe cake. When I looked at the sun, it looked as bright as a piece of crystal.
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