I insist

Chapter 465: Attention

"Actually, my reaction was the same as that of Consort Jieyu before. We were also afraid that someone would hurt the child. But now that everything is fine, my heart is at ease."

The enchantress smiled slightly, but in her heart she didn't believe a word Liuli said. She thought it was just a tactic to regain favor.

The Emperor stroked the concubine's hair and said softly, "My beloved concubine, you've worked hard."

Inside, there's tenderness and affection, but outside, it's not so warm and cozy.

"His Majesty and His Majesty have already rested. Young lady, you should go back first. If you disturb His Majesty, we might lose our lives here."

The concubine's maid frowned as she looked at the maid standing below her. This maid was from Liuli's side, and she knew her.

"Sister, please inform the Emperor that Consort Jieyu is truly unwell. She has just started talking nonsense again, and I have no other choice but to come to see him."

Please help me out, otherwise I don't know how to explain it when I get back.

The palace maid looked at her pitifully. She didn't want to come either, but she was just a palace maid, so naturally she could only obey her master.

The concubine's maidservant immediately stepped aside and said softly, "Since you're in such a hurry, then please go in by yourself, young lady. I dare not."

The Emperor has been busy with state affairs and finally had a chance to rest for a while, but you're disturbing him now. You only have one life; you'd better think it over."

Upon hearing this, the palace maid trembled. In the end, she had no choice but to glance at the palace with resentment before turning and leaving.

The concubine's maidservant sneered upon seeing this scene.

However, Liuli heard that the Emperor was here, so she sent people to try to snatch him away from the vixen, but unfortunately they failed.

Liuli waited anxiously in the palace for the Emperor to appear, knowing that if she felt unwell, the Emperor would definitely return.

But when the palace maid returned, she did not see the emperor.

Liuli frowned slightly and asked loudly, "Where is the Emperor? Why hasn't the Emperor come?"

"Your Majesty, I just went to see the Emperor, but he and the Consort Yao are resting now. I dare not disturb them, so I have to return. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

After the palace maid finished speaking, she knelt on the ground, trembling all over, fearing that Liuli would punish her.

Liuli slammed her hand on the table, furious: "What a concubine! She did it on purpose! I didn't see her go to the Emperor before!"

"How come the Emperor was with me yesterday, and she left today? She's deliberately making things difficult for me; I'll never let her get away with this!"

The palace maid listened to Liuli's words with her head down, as if she were deaf and could not hear anything.

The next day, Liuli went to see the Demon Consort in a huff. The two immediately became tense upon meeting, though it was just Liuli alone.

The enchantress remained as gentle and kind as ever.

Upon seeing Liuli, he said softly, "Sister, I haven't congratulated you yet on finally escaping the Cold Palace. Please be careful in the future to avoid a repeat of what happened last time."

After all, we were able to use the pregnancy to our advantage this time, but we might not be able to next time, don't you think?

"Don't pretend, you're really hypocritical. You're just deliberately going against me, aren't you?" Liuli had no intention of playing the sisterly role with her.

The enchanting concubine smiled slightly: "Yes, I did it on purpose, didn't you know that? Why ask such a question?"

"Don't you think you're being incredibly immoral?" Liuli couldn't say anything else at this point.

"No, isn't that how it is in this palace? What? My sister has been in the palace for so long and doesn't know? Actually, there's something I've always been curious about."

I hope my sister can answer this. Tell me, how was it that you were able to escape the palace so quickly after being imprisoned? The timing of this child's arrival is just too perfect."

The enchantress slowly approached Liuli, whispered in her ear, and asked softly.

A flicker of panic crossed Liuli's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure. She reached out and clutched her stomach, looking at her warily: "This means he will protect Mother."

"Don't even think about hurting him. He's the Emperor's child; you can't touch him."

"Don't worry, I'm not so heartless as to harm a child who hasn't even been born yet. I'm just curious. You don't need to be afraid."

The demon concubine looked at Liuli with amusement; Liuli's reaction just now had been quite intriguing.

At this moment, Liuli could not afford to cause trouble for the Demon Consort. Fearing that the Demon Consort would find out about her affairs, she quickly said, "I am not feeling well, so I will go back first."

"Sister, you should focus on your pregnancy. After all, people in the palace are talking about you all the time; you can't ignore it even if you don't care.

But think of your child. They say a child reflects their mother's character; you wouldn't want your child to be talked about like that, would you?

"Thank you, sister. I'll remember that."

After saying that, Liuli grabbed the palace maid's hand and walked back very quickly and in a great panic.

Watching her retreating figure, the palace maid beside the concubine whispered, "Your Highness, I feel that something is amiss with Consort Jieyu."

"You noticed that too?" The demon concubine looked at her.

The palace maid replied, "This servant just felt something was amiss. Before, she was clearly quite aggressive and fearless, but as soon as Your Highness mentioned the child..."

Her reaction was off. Although she still had some presence, she seemed much weaker, and at the end, she even appeared frightened. I don't quite understand.

"There's something wrong with her pregnancy," the wicked concubine said incisively.

The palace maid exclaimed in surprise, "Could this pregnancy be...?"

"Why don't you consider the possibility that this pregnancy might not have happened?" The concubine, supporting herself with the maid's hand, walked back, saying as she went, "Do you even remember when she was born?"

"Your Majesty, it was only a few days after Your Majesty introduced that young master to her that she left, and she was pregnant," the palace maid replied.

The enchanting concubine continued, "I was just wondering why her pregnancy happened at such a perfect time; it was just curiosity. I never expected her reaction to be such a pleasant surprise."

It seems there were indeed problems with her pregnancy; it's very likely a false pregnancy.

"Fake? Pregnancy can be fake?" The palace maid was surprised, but she quickly realized that anything can be faked, let alone pregnancy.

The enchanting concubine smiled slightly: "Anything can be faked in the palace. After being in the palace for so long, haven't you figured it out yet?"

"This servant understands."

"However, this is just my suspicion, there is no evidence at all. Since she was able to deceive the imperial physician and the emperor, it shows that she is quite capable. Don't let this matter be leaked."

The demoness gave a final reminder.

The palace maid nodded slightly: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, I know what I should say and what I shouldn't say."

After being reminded by the wicked concubine, the emperor decided to abandon the fourth prince and raise the seventh prince instead.