The emperor frowned and had a bad feeling, "Come in and tell me!"

"Yes!" Gu Lingran saluted, and then followed the emperor into the imperial study.

The emperor walked behind the imperial desk, sat on the dragon chair, and asked majestically: "What's the matter?"

Gu Lingran glanced around at the eunuchs and maids serving in the royal study, and motioned to the emperor to let them leave.

The emperor frowned even more tightly and gave Eunuch Zheng a look.

Eunuch Zheng shook off the Buddha dust and left with the eunuchs and maids.

When Gu Lingran saw that everyone was leaving, he took a step forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, the Jinyi Guards patrolled last night and found that Concubine Rou took the eunuch beside him into a cave in the Imperial Garden. There was the sound of a secret door opening and closing.

.The eunuch was keeping watch in the cave, and Concubine Rou entered the secret door and stayed there for an hour before she came out..."

The more the emperor listened, the more serious his expression became, and his hands were clenched tightly into fists.

Gu Lingran was frightened by the coercion emanating from the emperor and took a step back. He said hurriedly: "The Jin Yiwei didn't dare to scare the snake, so he didn't get close. I don't know what was in the secret door and what Concubine Rou did after staying in there for so long."

The emperor immediately thought of King Li, gritted his teeth and said coldly: "Okay, Concubine Rou, she fainted due to pregnancy during the day and was too weak to get out of bed, so she went out to do activities at night!"

Gu Lingran lowered his head and explained: "Concubine Rou has a noble status and is pregnant with the dragon species. The subordinates do not have the emperor's will and dare not make decisions without permission, for fear of offending the dragon heir and making a big mistake."

The implication is: we just saw Concubine Rou entering the cave, and we didn’t know anything else.

The emperor's forehead was twitching. He suddenly felt very tired. He leaned his elbows on the table and rubbed his sore temples.

He squinted his eyes, thought for a long time, and said, "Don't worry about this."

He will send gold medal security guards to keep an eye on him, so if there is another scandal, his face will not be needed.

Gu Lingran breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yes!"

He didn't want to wade into this muddy water. He was really afraid that if he knew too much, he would be silenced. In fact, his people had already discovered that Concubine Rou went to the rockery in the Royal Garden in the middle of the night, but they just didn't tell them. Since so many people found out,

, he had no choice but to report it to the emperor.

The palace is his territory, and if he hadn't discovered something as big as a secret door or a secret passage, and let others find out about it, it would have been a dereliction of duty on his part.

Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, it is difficult to save your life!

After reporting some more things, he exited the imperial study room.

He saw Concubine De at the door and saluted Concubine De: "Wei Chen has met Concubine De."

Concubine De nodded slightly expressionlessly, "Master Gu, no courtesy."

"Wei Chen, please retire!" Gu Lingran would not talk to the concubine, he bowed respectfully, and then went about his business.

Concubine De said to Eunuch Zheng at the door: "Eunuch, please go and inform me and see if the emperor can see me."

Eunuch Zheng bowed and said yes, then entered the royal study and reported: "Your Majesty, Concubine De is asking for an audience outside the palace."

The emperor already had a headache, and he guessed that Concubine De's purpose in coming was to settle the case of Duke Ding. His head hurt even more, and he rubbed his temples hard with his hands.

Eunuch Zheng saw that the emperor did not speak or urge him, but stood there silently.

The emperor sighed, "Let her come in."

After all, he didn't treat Concubine Rou, but he always treated Concubine De badly.

Eunuch Zheng flicked his fly whisk and sang: "Concubine Xuande has an audience~"

Concubine De held Xia Xue's hand, stepped over the high threshold and came in. She knelt down and saluted: "I, my concubine, bow to your Majesty. May your Majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity!"

"My beloved concubine is exempt from the gift!" The emperor sat on the dragon chair and gave him a hand, "Come to see me in the royal study. My beloved concubine has something important to do?"

The imperial concubines are not allowed to enter the imperial study without an imperial edict, unless the emperor gives permission.

Concubine De stood up straight and said: "Your Majesty, I know about Bai Qingqing and Bai Zimo. I want to recognize them as ancestors and add them to the family tree, but I have fulfilled my brother's last wish. So I came here to ask your Majesty for a decree.

They are ostracized by others in the province because they grew up outside, so some of the rules are a bit different."

It would be different if there was an imperial edict from the emperor. At least no one would dare to openly doubt their bloodline.

Upon hearing that Concubine De was not here to avenge Duke Ding, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Why don't you ask me to make the decision for Duke Ding and punish the Chen family and Concubine Rou as soon as possible?"

Concubine De smiled lightly and said: "You cannot interfere in politics in the harem. The emperor has his own balance. My brother has been away for many years and cannot affect the government for the sake of old cases. I am a woman in the harem and cannot share the emperor's worries, but I cannot do it for the sake of the emperor."

The emperor is troubled by his own selfish interests."

After the emperor heard this, Long Yan was delighted, "You are still sensible. I have wronged you all these years."

Concubine De lowered her eyes to hide the sarcasm in her eyes, bowed her knees and said, "I don't dare to be my concubine. Your Majesty treats my mother and daughter very well, and I feel very satisfied."

The emperor is in a much better mood. Concubine De has not fought or fought over these years and has been very law-abiding. Sometimes he even forgets that there is such a person in the harem.

He now feels that it would be nice if all the women in the harem were as worry-free as Concubine De, but...

The emperor sighed secretly, immediately picked up the pen, wrote the imperial edict himself, and stamped it with the jade seal.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Concubine De was grateful.

The emperor asked Eunuch Zheng to arrange for someone to deliver the order, and said to Concubine De: "The harem has no owner. Concubine Rou is pregnant and cannot take charge. I order you to hold the phoenix seal and manage the harem, and let Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian assist in the management."

Concubine De saluted calmly: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely live up to the Emperor's kindness."

It turned out that the Phoenix Seal was in the hands of Concubine Rou, and the other three concubines were in charge. This showed that the emperor no longer trusted Concubine Rou and deprived her of all rights.

Concubine De came out of the royal study, looked at the blue sky in early spring, and showed a faint smile.

Brother, how are you in heaven?

My sister finally fulfilled your last wish and allowed the two children to recognize their ancestors.

Yes, Concubine De knew about the existence of the Bai Qingqing siblings back then. However, due to the fierce competition for favor in the harem, the two brothers and sisters decided to postpone the return of the Bai Qingqing siblings to Beijing after discussion.

However, later Dingguo Gong and his son died in battle, and Bai Qingqing's family lost news. She sent people to search for him secretly, but could not find his whereabouts.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" A little eunuch from the Imperial Concubine's Palace trotted over.

Seeing his happy face, Concubine De knew it was not a bad thing, so she smiled and scolded him: "Why are you running so fast? Where are the rules?"

The little eunuch smiled and knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Congratulations, Princess Jinyang, for giving birth to Lin'er, who weighs eight pounds!"

Concubine De recited a Buddhist verse and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, you will be rewarded if you join the palace!"

The master and servant returned to the palace happily, picked out some good things, and sent them to Zheng Shuyue.

Shangguan Ruoli also received the news brought back by Bai Qingqing and was extremely happy. The baby weighed eight pounds and was her first child. Zheng Shuyue must have suffered a lot during the birth.

Rejoice was busy preparing supplements, silks, gold necklaces for children and other items to send to Zheng Shuyue, and brought back Zhuyue and Yinxue on the way.

As an aunt, she would wait until the third day of bathing before going.
Chapter completed!