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Chapter 536: Story of Yanxi Palace Er Qing 69

"Child, you are my child..." Concubine Chun's hand gently covered her lower abdomen, feeling the weak vitality coming from there. That was her hope and also her evidence of guilt.

She knew that keeping the child would mean the challenges she would face. There were many eyes and ears in the harem, and if she was not careful, she would be doomed.

"Empress, what's wrong with you?" The voice of the personal maid Yu Hu came from outside the door, with a hint of concern.

Concubine Chun took a deep breath and tried to calm her inner turmoil. "I'm fine. I'm just a little tired. Go and prepare some herbs to protect the pregnancy. Remember, this matter must not be made public!"

Although Yu Hu was confused, he did not dare to ask more questions and could only respond and leave.

Concubine Chun looked at Yu Hu's departing back, her eyes gradually becoming firm.

"Child, for your sake, I will also try my best to protect you!" She knew very well that if she wanted to survive in the harem, she had to be cautious and ruthless.

Concubine Chun's fingers gently stroked her still flat belly, but her eyes were as sharp as a poisoned blade.

"If I want to survive in this cruel harem and protect you, I must turn you into the emperor..." She murmured in a low voice, but her tone was filled with determination to burn her boats.

Since that night, a spark of hope started in Concubine Chun's heart, and a seed of restlessness was planted.

She was no longer satisfied with the peaceful life in the deep palace. Every time Qianlong appeared, she was like a magnet, attracting all her attention.

She began to intentionally or unintentionally create "chance encounters" in the imperial garden. Sometimes, she would order the palace maids to deliberately slow down their pace so that she could "just happen" to meet Qianlong; sometimes, she would pretend to appreciate the flowers, but her eyes would always follow Qianlong's figure; sometimes, she would even deliberately "slip" and fall, hoping that Qianlong would help her up like he did with other concubines.

However, Qianlong deliberately turned a blind eye to her.

He always walked past her without looking at her, as if she was just a lifeless sculpture. Occasionally, his eyes would lightly sweep over her, without any warmth, only the majesty and indifference of an emperor.

Qianlong was already in a bad mood, and in his eyes, Concubine Chun's deliberate approach was more like a poor performance. He was tired of this kind of hypocritical flattery, and even more tired of Concubine Chun's eyes that always followed him and were full of calculations.

How could he not know Concubine Chun's little thoughts? He just couldn't bear to expose her because of her gentle and virtuous past. But her current behavior was really annoying.

"Empress Chun, you seem to be very idle recently?" Qianlong stopped and asked with a hint of displeasure in his tone.

Concubine Chun was delighted, thinking that her chance had come, and quickly put on a pitiful look, "Your Majesty, I am your humble concubine..."

"As a concubine, your most important thing is to be dignified and self-possessed. Look at you now, what a disgrace! Since you have nothing to do, go back to the palace and copy the female rules carefully. Don't run around everywhere!" Qianlong interrupted her impatiently and turned away.

After saying that, he walked straight ahead without even looking at Concubine Chun. The eunuchs and palace maids behind him hurriedly followed, leaving Concubine Chun standing there alone, her face pale and her body trembling slightly.

"Your Majesty..." Yu Hu, who was standing by, saw this and hurried forward to support her, but was pushed away by Concubine Chun.

"Get lost!" Concubine Chun growled, her eyes full of humiliation and resentment. She had carefully planned all this, but in return she was treated so coldly by Emperor Qianlong, who didn't even give her a chance to explain!

She clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging deep into her flesh, but she felt no pain at all. She was unwilling to accept it. Why could the queen be loved by Emperor Qianlong, while she had to endure such indifference?

The news that Concubine Chun was under house arrest again spread quickly throughout the harem like the wind in spring. Some people gloated over the misfortune, some secretly rejoiced, and more people were just watching.

Concubine Chun returned to Zhongcui Palace, trying hard to suppress her anger all the way. As soon as she stepped into the palace gate, she kicked over a flower pot on the roadside. With a loud "bang", the surrounding palace maids and eunuchs knelt on the ground in fear, not daring to make a sound.

"All of you, get out of here!" Concubine Chun roared, her voice sharp and piercing, like a wounded beast, full of despair and madness.

Yu Hu looked at the hideous master in front of him with mixed feelings. In the past, Concubine Chun was so gentle and virtuous, but now, she has been tortured by the intrigues in the harem and has become neither human nor ghost.

When Concubine Gao heard the news, she laughed so hard that she almost spit out the tea she had just drunk.

"This idiot! Hahaha..." Concubine Gao laughed so hard that the pearls and jade on her chest began to shake violently.

"I thought she was capable, but it turns out she's just this good! After all the effort, in the end, isn't it all in vain?"

Seeing this, the maidservant beside her hurried forward to pat her back and said cautiously, "Your Majesty is right. Concubine Chun has shot herself in the foot this time. The emperor hates concubines who try to curry favor with him the most, but she has gone out of her way to offend the emperor. She deserves to be confined!"

"Serves you right? Humph, Concubine Chun's mind is not that simple!" Concubine Gao snorted coldly.

"I have already seen that she has been obedient for so many years, and who knows what bad things she might be harboring in her heart! This time, she might have done it on purpose, just to gain the attention of the emperor."

"Your Majesty, do you mean that Concubine Chun did this on purpose?"

Concubine Gao covered her mouth and laughed so hard that her body shook. There was an indescribable sense of pride in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, just like a cat that had stolen fish.

She was naturally bright and beautiful, and this smile made her even more charming, so much so that the palace maids beside her could not help but giggle.

"Your Majesty is truly a prophet. There is nothing in this harem that you cannot see through!" The palace maid flattered Concubine Gao while smoothing her over.

Concubine Gao raised her eyebrows proudly, stretched out her hand to adjust the pearls and jade on her temples, and said nonchalantly: "The women in the harem are like the flowers in the imperial garden. They look bright and beautiful, but in fact they all have their own calculations. I am just more cunning than them."

"Your Majesty is right. How can those idiots compare to you, Your Majesty?" The palace maid continued to flatter her. Concubine Gao felt comfortable listening to her and the smile on her face became even more intense.

"However, Concubine Chun is really impatient. What the emperor hates most is this kind of smart and attentive woman. But she just walks into the trap!" Concubine Gao said, and then she covered her mouth and chuckled, her tone full of sarcasm.

"Who said it wasn't true? The emperor is a very powerful person, how could Concubine Chun control him at will? Now, she has shot herself in the foot, she deserves it!" The palace maid also echoed.