"Your Majesty, why did you suddenly come to Chaofeng Palace?" After the queen reacted, she laughed dryly a few times, then walked to the emperor's side and asked softly.

"Queen, don't talk about him left and right, let's talk about what is going on with you and Concubine Chen first. The emperor frowned slightly, and asked the queen with some displeasure.

Hearing this, the queen looked embarrassed, and she didn't know what to say for a while, so she could only secretly glance at Zhao Qingzao, hoping that Zhao Qingzao could help her deal with the matter.

Since the emperor appeared, Zhao Qingzao has been hiding in the corner, but she was still found by the queen, and the queen has been squeezing her eyebrows, Zhao Qingzao knows what the queen wants her to do, so after sighing helplessly, Zhao Qingzao still walked out of the corner, bowed his head and saluted the emperor, and then said: "Your Majesty, the queen will definitely take care of the affairs of the harem, so the emperor doesn't have to worry, now that there are many state affairs, the emperor should go back to the imperial study to deal with state affairs first." ”

"Who are you?" the emperor asked while frowning and looking at Zhao Qingzao.

The emperor had never seen Zhao Qingzao, and he didn't know about Zhao Qingzao's entry into the palace, so Zhao Qingzao suddenly appeared and said these words to him, which made the emperor very curious and wanted to know what her identity was.

"Your Majesty, this is the eldest young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, because she is very compatible with the concubine, so the concubine let her live in the palace for a few days. The queen was worried that Zhao Qingzao would say the wrong thing, so she preemptively said.

"The young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion?" the emperor muttered, and after knowing Zhao Qingzao's identity, he felt even more interesting.

Seeing this, Zhao Qingzao felt a little strange, but in this situation, it was the best way for her to remain silent, anyway, she had already come out to speak, and the queen couldn't blame her for not finding a way to help at that time.

"Concubine Chen, why did you come to Chaofeng Hall to make trouble? Could it be that your life in the palace is too leisurely, so you think about these things?" The emperor suddenly looked at Concubine Chen and asked in a deep voice.

Concubine Chen is lowering her head at the moment, Fang Cai's arrogance has disappeared without a trace, if she knew that the emperor would suddenly appear, she would not come to trouble Zhao Qingzao if she was killed, let alone fight with the queen, but now it is too late to regret it, so Concubine Chen didn't speak, just stood aside with a weak heart, obviously doing something wrong.

How could the emperor not understand Concubine Chen? Just seeing her couldn't say a word, the emperor knew that it was her fault, but just like Zhao Qingzao guessed, the emperor did have affection for Concubine Chen, so even if Concubine Chen made such a big fuss today, the emperor would not do anything to her, at most he would just let her be grounded for a few days.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Chen just said that even if she was beaten into the cold palace, she didn't care. At this moment, Zhao Qingzao, who had been silent, suddenly said to the emperor.

Hearing this, the emperor was about to ask what was going on, but Concubine Chen scolded loudly like crazy: "When did this palace say such a thing? As the young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, you'd better keep your mouth shut!"

Even if she fell out of favor, Concubine Chen still couldn't change her arrogant temperament, in front of the emperor, she dared to shout at Zhao Qingzao, seeing this, the emperor frowned displeasedly, and felt more and more that Concubine Chen was useless.

A smart woman will know that silence is the best solution now, but Concubine Chen is not a smart woman, so she can't hold back her temper at all, and can't help but scold Zhao Qingzao.

"Concubine Chen, how can you talk like that? Is this what the harem concubines should say?" the emperor said impatiently.

Hearing this, Concubine Chen reacted and found that the emperor was looking at her with a displeased face, Concubine Chen chuckled in her heart, and became more and more panicked, so she didn't dare to react anymore, and hurriedly stood aside with her head down and didn't dare to speak.

"Your Majesty, the women are not talking nonsense, the palace maids and eunuchs here have heard what Concubine Chen said, if the emperor doesn't believe it, you can also ask these palace maids and eunuchs, I believe they dare not lie in front of the emperor. Zhao Qingzao pointed to Xiao Tianzi and a few palace maids and said to the emperor.

In fact, the emperor already knew that what Zhao Qingzao said was the truth, what kind of person Concubine Chen was, he knew better than anyone else, so he knew that Concubine Chen would definitely dare to say that in front of everyone, and now everyone was looking at him, if he let Concubine Chen go easily, he would be talked about at that time, and he felt that he, the emperor, favored Concubine Chen, so he refused to punish Concubine Chen severely.

"I know, Concubine Chen, what else do you have to say? As a harem concubine, you actually said such a thing, it really chills me to be heartbroken, since you like to stay in the cold palace so much, then you should move to the cold palace now, and never come out." The emperor turned his head away from Concubine Chen, and said ruthlessly.

As soon as the words fell, Concubine Chen knelt and crawled to the emperor's feet, crying and said: "Your Majesty, the concubine is wrong, you forgive the concubine, the concubine will never dare again." ”

It seems that Concubine Chen really knew that she was wrong, otherwise how could she, who has always been arrogant, cry pitifully and beg the emperor? Zhao Qingzao looked at Concubine Chen, and only felt that Concubine Chen knew that there would be today, why was she so arrogant?

This is the case in the harem, so Zhao Qingzao will not sympathize with Concubine Chen, she just feels that she is just self-inflicted, and the emperor is not ruthless to Concubine Chen, if Concubine Chen is lucky, maybe she can come out of the cold palace, after all, this kind of thing has not happened.

"What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and escort Concubine Chen into the cold palace!" the emperor flicked his sleeves and said in a cold voice.

The emperor was so ruthless that Concubine Chen lost all her strength, and she could only sit slumped aside, seeing this, the queen suddenly said loudly: "Your Majesty, in fact, Concubine Chen is just unscrupulous, you also know her temper, and it was because she was angry that she said those words." ”

The emperor has already decided to send Concubine Chen into the cold palace, but the queen suddenly came out again, Zhao Qingzao looked at the queen with a puzzled face, I really couldn't figure out why the queen did this, could it be that the queen still wanted to win over Concubine Chen, so she would help her intercede?

Zhao Qingzao was still guessing what was going on, but the queen continued: "Besides, the concubine has good news to tell the emperor, please ask the emperor to see the face of the concubine, and spare Concubine Chen this time." ”

Hearing the queen say this, not only the emperor, but even Zhao Qingzao and Concubine Chen looked at her together, curious about what the good news from the queen's mouth was.

"Empress, why do you have to intercede for Concubine Chen, and what is the good news you said?" the emperor frowned suspiciously, and then asked.

Hearing this, the queen looked down at her lower abdomen, with a shallow smile on the corner of her mouth, she actually put her hand on her lower abdomen, and then stroked it gently.

"Your Majesty, the concubines are happy. The queen said with a light smile.

As soon as the words fell, everyone except Zhao Qingzao was stunned, it seems that the news that the queen is pregnant is indeed very sudden, otherwise everyone would not have reacted like this.

"Queen, are you really happy? Have you already let the imperial doctor see it?" After a while, after the emperor reacted, he hurriedly walked to the queen's side, carefully held her arm, and then asked.

"I have already let the imperial doctor see it, the concubine is indeed pregnant, originally the concubine wanted to surprise the emperor, but I didn't expect Concubine Chen to suddenly come to Chaofeng Hall to make noise, and saw that the emperor was going to put Concubine Chen into the cold palace, and the concubine couldn't bear it, so she told the news and wanted the emperor to stop worrying with Concubine Chen. The queen nodded, and then said.

The queen looked reasonable, plus she was happy again, no matter what she said now, the emperor would definitely agree, so as soon as the queen finished speaking, the emperor immediately let go of Concubine Chen and did not put her in the cold palace, but Concubine Chen made a mistake after all, so the emperor could not let her go easily, it was best to decide to let Concubine Chen grounded for a month, and then returned to the Chaofeng Palace with the queen.

Looking at the queen's back, Zhao Qingzao thought that the queen must have known that she was pregnant, but she deliberately concealed it, probably because she was worried that Zhao Qingzao would take the opportunity to leave the palace after she found out.

"Xiao Tianzi, tell me honestly, when did the queen learn that she was pregnant?" Zhao Qingzao turned his head and found that Xiao Tianzi was about to sneak back to Chaofeng Palace, so he grabbed Xiao Tianzi's collar and asked in a deep voice.

"Young Lady Shen, the slave is just a little eunuch, how can he know about the queen's mother?" Xiao Tianzi said helplessly with a bitter face.

"You must know when the queen mother has seen the imperial doctor, right? Do you want to hide this little thing from me?" Zhao Qingzao is not such a person who is easily fooled, so after listening to what Xiao Tianzi said, Zhao Qingzao immediately tightened Xiao Tianzi's collar and continued to ask.

Xiao Tianzi's throat was itchy, and after coughing a few times, he said: "The queen mother also only saw the imperial doctor two days ago, and the slave only knows this, Mrs. Shen, let the slave go." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Qingzao snorted coldly, and then let go of her hand, the queen learned that she was pregnant two days ago, and she could hide it until now, how long would she let herself stay in the palace? The more Zhao Qingzao thought about it, the more annoying she felt, she didn't want to continue to stay in the palace, if it weren't for the emperor still in the Chaofeng Palace, Zhao Qingzao would have gone to the queen to ask for clarification.

"Young Lady Shen, the slave has returned to Chaofeng Hall first. Xiao Tianzi touched his neck and asked cautiously.

Xiao Tianzi couldn't ask anything if he continued to stay here, so after Zhao Qingzao nodded, he asked Xiao Tianzi to go back to Chaofeng Hall first.

"What does the queen want to do? Could it be true that she wants me to stay in the palace for a year and a half?" Zhao Qingzao returned to his palace, sat on the chair and frowned, and couldn't help but complain.

Zhao Qingzao waited in the palace for an hour, and after the emperor left the Chaofeng Palace, he went to find the queen, planning to say goodbye to her, and left the palace today to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Young Lady Shen, why did the emperor just leave with his front foot, and you came with his back foot?" Xiao Tianzi was guarding outside the palace gate, and after seeing Zhao Qingzao, he couldn't help but ask with a smile.

Zhao Qingzao didn't have the heart to joke with Xiao Tianzi now, she just wanted to see the queen as soon as possible, but without the queen's consent, she couldn't just break into the Chaofeng Palace.