Dugu Liancheng lay down next to Mu Ci. After hesitating for a moment, he took her into his arms.
"I've been thinking about the day you married into the palace lately." He murmured softly.
It has obviously been more than a year, but the scene of that day is still as fresh as ever.
She was supposed to be his royal concubine. If he ascended the throne, she would naturally become the queen, but she married the emperor's brother instead.
If he had allowed her to remarry that day and not pursued her, wouldn't he and her have had too many entanglements later?
It turned out that he had developed a rebellious mentality towards her, and she did not please him like other women, so he gradually paid more and more attention to her.
So much so that after the emperor's brother left, he ignored ethics and took her as his own.
"Thank you for remembering, I forgot about it." Mu Ci yawned slightly.
There was really no need to remember those unpleasant things. She could forget them as much as possible, because that was the stupidest move she had ever made.
"It would be great if you didn't remarry that day, then you would be my queen, and it would be normal for you to have children for me..."
At the end of the sentence, Dugu Liancheng's voice gradually faded away.
Mu Ci did not hear what he said clearly.
She quickly fell asleep, unaware that Dugu Liancheng looked at her with strange eyes for a long, long time...
Another two days passed uneventfully.
Mu Ci was in a good mood that day and deliberately gathered the palace servants, nuns and eunuchs from Yong'an Palace together.
As the Queen Mother, there are many servants in Yong'an Palace, including more than a dozen maids. As for the nuns, Mu Ci has no use for them, but there are still a few left to do the work of second-class maids.
There were several eunuchs, but they were usually out of reach of Mu Ci. The only eunuch who was reused was Feng Jiu.
At present, people numbering twenty to thirty are gathered together. Because Mu Ci gave the order, everyone can eat and drink freely. In addition, Mu Ci does not restrain them on weekdays. Apart from the initial contempt, everyone later still treats this master.
Very respectful.
As long as they have done nothing wrong, Mu Ci will not punish them without reason.
This time I had the opportunity to relax and the atmosphere was pretty good.
First-class palace maid Fu Rong is usually very popular. With her lively atmosphere, everyone is chatting and laughing.
The atmosphere was originally very good, but whether it was because Feng Jiu drank too much or because Feng Jiu had something on his mind, he felt it was noisy, so he shouted in a low voice: "It's so noisy."
Mu Ci just walked over. When she heard Feng Jiu's words and the sudden silence of everyone, her face darkened.
"Feng Jiu, don't wait in front of the Ai family for the next half month." Mu Ci ordered coldly.
Feng Jiu drank a little too much. When he heard Mu Ci's order, a look of unwillingness and resentment flashed in his eyes. However, due to Mu Ci's authority, he did not dare to object and bowed his head.
"When you can calm down and serve, the Ai family will transfer you back to their side." Mu Ci glanced around and looked at Zheng De: "Recently, you have taken Feng Jiu's position."
Zheng De was happy when he heard this: "Yes, empress."
Ever since Feng Jiu came to Yong'an Palace, he had no chance to show off in front of the Queen Mother. Now that the Queen Mother had finally kicked Feng Jiu away, he would naturally seize this opportunity.
Feng Jiu looked at Zheng De coldly. After Mu Ci left, he said coldly: "Do you think you can steal our position?"
Zheng De replied with a smile: "General Manager Feng's words are serious, Xiao Dezi dare not."
Feng Jiu snorted coldly, tossed his sleeves and walked away.
Everyone saw Feng Jiu leaving and heaved a sigh of relief. Perhaps because of the empress dowager's concern, Feng Jiu's temper has become increasingly fierce recently, and he often behaves like a general manager, and even punishes everyone if nothing happens.
Today, the Queen Mother finally caught up with her and punished Feng Jiu. Naturally, everyone was happy.
Furong looked at Feng Jiu's retreating back, thought for a while, and chased after him, giving Feng Jiu some food: "Mr. Feng, please calm down. The Queen Mother is just angry for a moment. In my opinion, no one can replace her in Yong'an Palace."
In your position, Zheng De is even more impossible."
"Does a person named Zheng deserve to be compared with our family?!" Feng Jiu exhaled, his face filled with anger.
Furong smiled and said, "Manager Feng is right, how can Zheng De compare with you."
Perhaps it was because Furong gave Feng Jiu a little warmth when he was feeling depressed. Over time, Feng Jiu and Furong had more interactions.
But it was still Zheng De who was waiting in front of Mu Ci.
Seeing that half a month had passed, Mu Ci still had no intention of bringing Feng Jiu back to her side. Even Furong was anxious: "The Queen Mother has forgotten you, has she?"
Feng Jiu's eyes were sinister: "The Queen Mother, noble people often forget things. I think they have forgotten that I have contributed a lot in the past and no one can take my place."
Fu Rong responded in a compromise way: "How can Zheng De compare with you? Don't be too presumptuous. The empress will probably think of you soon and will bring you back to serve you."
Feng Jiu didn't speak, but his face became more gloomy.
Furong saw that he was in a bad mood, so she stayed with him whenever she had time to cheer him up. Gradually, Feng Jiu also fell in love with Furong, and their friendship became more and more good.
After nightfall that day, Furong left Yong'an Palace and went to the vicinity of Yuanhe Pavilion.
Firstly, Yuanhe Pavilion is close to Beigong and is in a remote location, so few people come and go. Secondly, it is because Yuanhe Pavilion has been said to be haunted since Lvmei was disposed of.
In this way, no one will come to Yuanhe Pavilion, not to mention it is still at night?
Furong arrived outside the garden and pavilion, blew a whistle, and soon someone appeared.
The visitor was wearing a snow hat, covering half of her face, but under the light, her face was still clearly visible, but it was the usually very low-key Concubine Hua Shang.
"My slave has already hooked up with Manager Feng, and everything is going very smoothly. Madam, please rest assured that I will fulfill my mission and kill the evil in the Queen Mother's belly!" Furong lowered her voice as she spoke.
Although Concubine Xian had placed a secret sentinel nearby so that no one could hear their conversation, she still had to be careful.
"We don't have much time. Mu Ci's belly is getting bigger day by day. No matter what, we cannot allow her to successfully give birth to the emperor's heir, otherwise I will never be able to get ahead in the harem." Hua Shang opened her lips coldly.
If it hadn't been for Mu Ci's pregnancy, she wouldn't have easily used the hidden stakes placed around Mu Ci.
Because the matter was urgent, she could only act as a hidden stake and let Furong take action as soon as possible.
"Yesterday, I heard from Manager Feng that there are many concubines in the harem who are staring at the Queen Mother's belly. Why don't we just take action and wait to reap the benefits?" Furong said the news she had heard.
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"I had the same plan at the beginning, but I didn't take action against anyone. Seeing Mu Ci's belly getting bigger day by day, I was afraid that time would wait for no one. It would be safer to take action myself if I expected those losers."
