Quick Wear Beauty

Chapter 303: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (52)

Chapter 303 The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (Fifty-Two)

The actors who were singing and dancing just now have stopped and stepped aside to await instructions.

The officials were covered by a veil and could not see the movements of the concubines clearly, but the female members of the family could see more clearly because of the seating arrangement. Although they could not hear the concubines' whispers clearly, at least they knew that Ji Zhaoyi was ill and the emperor had called in the imperial physician.

Madam Cui sipped her osmanthus wine, her face expressionless. Only her eyes, slightly drooping beneath her long eyelashes, revealed a hint of nervousness. Could this Concubine Ji be...

Ji Wei's face was pale at this moment. She leaned weakly on the palace maid and smiled and said that she was fine. She just had a bad spleen and stomach and couldn't stand the smell of meat. There was no need to trouble the imperial physician on such a good day.

Emperor Liang glanced at Ji Zhaoyi, and her expression was indeed not very good. However, considering that she had been knowledgeable, considerate and gentle in the past few months, he did not blame her for interrupting the palace banquet, nor did he care whether she had other intentions. He still summoned the imperial physician.

Empress Ji sat at the head of the table, her hands clenched tightly under the table, her long fingertips embedded in her palms. While waiting for the imperial physician, a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead. She had a premonition in her heart, but she really didn't want it to come true.

The other concubines had different expressions, but no one spoke for the time being.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Concubine Zhaoyi is pregnant and has been pregnant for over a month."

Queen Ji suddenly stared at Ji Wei's belly, and found that her eyes were too sharp. Then she reacted and softened her tense face.

Queen Ji: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! There is another happy event in the palace."

Queen Mother Cui smiled gently, said a few words of concern to Ji Wei, and gave her some rewards.

It was not until Queen Mother Cui called Liang Sheng twice that he came back to his senses from the news of Ji Wei's pregnancy. He frowned slightly, and soon laughed out loud.

Liang Sheng: "Ji Zhaoyi is pregnant. I am delighted and will give her a great reward. Come, send Ji Zhaoyi back to the palace to rest."

Ji Wei then received another reward from the emperor and the empress. She looked at Liang Sheng shyly, and left Longhe Hall with the help of several palace maids.

After the news of Ji Wei's pregnancy spread throughout the hall, the atmosphere at the palace banquet was indeed a bit strange.

All the ministers stood up to congratulate Emperor Liang. Those who had daughters entering the palace even wished that their daughters would become pregnant.

Empress Ji's mother, Madam Ji, looked at the Empress with some concern, but was relieved to see her daughter still smiling. Her daughter had always been strong-willed and unwilling to yield to anyone. She had been very unhappy when Concubine Xu became pregnant, and now that Concubine Ji was pregnant, she wondered how much more distressed she must be.

The envoy from the Ji State even toasted with three cups of wine, his face beaming with joy, which made Ji Mingyue grit her teeth secretly.

Not long after Ji Wei left, the Queen Mother also returned to the palace. As she was old, she no longer had the patience and energy for these palace banquets.

Xuan Yunian used the excuse of sobering up to leave the hall temporarily.

Just a few dozen meters out of the hall, I heard two guards talking about Ji Zhaoyi's pregnancy at the corner, and their words showed envy for the glory and wealth.

He didn't care and was about to go around them when he saw a figure flash by in the distance and then disappear immediately. The familiar face made him follow without thinking anything else.

In a short while, he had followed the people away from Longhe Temple. It was getting darker and darker, and the crying sounds reached his ears.

Xuan Yunian was an expert in martial arts and had excellent night vision, so he was not affected at all when walking in the dark. But when he saw the person in front of him stagger and about to fall to the ground, he quickly used his lightness skills to catch up with the woman, put his arm around her waist, and hugged her.

Xuan Yunian: "My Queen, be careful not to fall."

Cui Li, still in shock, lay in Xuan Yunian's arms, breathing softly. The warm and sweet breath brushed against Xuan Yunian's neck like a small feather. A surge of heat rose up, causing the hands that were holding her slender waist to slowly tighten.

There were still tears on her eyelashes, and tears were running down the corners of her red eyes. She frowned slightly, and slowly raised her head, revealing a face as bright as the autumn moon.

Cui Li: "Thank you for your help. Hey, why is it you, Yunian?"