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Jiang Yuebai coaxed Lu Mingshi, and ordered Bai Lu to take Lu Mingshi back to the west hall, and then welcomed Concubine Xia in.

Xia Bin came over with her personal maid Zi Su carrying two gift boxes.

Concubine Xia was quite emotional after entering Taorui Palace.

The last time she came to Taorui Palace, she was a concubine, and Jiang Yuebai still agreed, being thousands of miles ahead of her. Now the other party is Concubine Jianing, who lives alone in the same palace as the queen mother. She is still a concubine, several levels lower than the other party.

That time when he came to ask for a collection of poems, he deliberately burned Jiang Yuebai's hand with tea, and was later slapped in the face by the Queen Mother.

If the other party wants to retaliate, wouldn't he be embarrassed?
Xia Bin blushed and slowed down her pace, feeling timid and uneasy, which was very unpleasant.

Facing Jiang Yuebai's smile and scrutinizing gaze, Xia Bin felt a little embarrassed. Her face instantly stiffened. She lowered her head, knelt down and saluted before adjusting her expression and mentality.

After getting up, she noticed that Jiang Yuebai, who was half lying on the wheel, naturally put his hand on his lower abdomen. Jealousy and pain filled Xia Bin's eyes.

If that bitch Chen hadn't harmed her, she would be two months pregnant now.

Jiang Yuebai took in all these changes in Xia Bin's expression, knowing that the woman's jealousy and revenge were terrible. There was a faint smile on her face, as if she was very happy that Xia Bin came to see her.

Concubine Xia was able to secure her position as concubine, naturally because of her family background. Her brother Xia Meiheng was the main force in the fight against Japanese pirates in the southeast, General Qi Fenglin. If the north is stable, the emperor will definitely deal with the Japanese pirates in the south, reuse his brother, and naturally show favor to Concubine Xia.

If you can win over, try to win over others. If you can't win over, try to turn conflicts into friendship and avoid having another enemy.

Jiang Yuebai took the initiative to hand the ladder to Xia Bin, and said with a smile, "There were magpies chirping outside the window early this morning. It turns out that a distinguished guest is coming. During the summer solstice, why don't you go and pour tea for Xia Bin at her seat to relieve the heat?" Here are some melon and fruit snacks to quench your thirst."

Turning to look at Concubine Xia, "Sister Xia, come and sit here, why don't you bring any gifts? Seeing that my sister looks good, I think she has almost recovered."

Concubine Xia hurriedly knelt down and saluted again, "I wanted to come over earlier to thank you for saving my life, but I was not in good health. I had a high fever in the middle of the night. If I hadn't come to visit you, I probably wouldn't have been able to survive that night. ."

Jiang Yuebai smiled lightly and said, "Sister Xia, what are you doing? Please get up quickly. My sister is a blessed person. Your Majesty has this in mind. I am just following orders."

This sentence made Xia Bin think that Jiang Yuebai was pregnant after just one day of sleeping together, and her heart suddenly felt sour, but she kept talking about the situation verbally.

"During the period when the emperor was not in the palace, thanks to the empress, I arranged for the imperial doctor to consult me, and also sent me centuries-old ginseng to nourish my body. How dare I forget to take care of me like this. In the past, I offended my empress by being stupid and arrogant. I hope your Majesty will forgive me in full."

Jiang Yuebai also replied politely, "That's too polite. We are all sisters, so we should help each other."

She turned around and told Li Chun, "Bring another pair of the old wild ginseng in the gift box in the warehouse to Concubine Xia, as well as angelica and donkey-hide gelatin to replenish qi and blood."

Xia Bin quickly declined, but Jiang Yuebai insisted that Xia Bin accept it.

The two chatted for a while and looked very harmonious.

Concubine Xia and Jiang Yuebai burst into tears and told how vicious Concubine Jing was in the past, how she was plotted against by Concubine Jing, and their pain and anger of miscarriage. They lamented that if they had not worried about gains and losses, Concubine Jing would not have been able to take advantage of her.

Very excited.

Jiang Yuebai then sighed, comforting Concubine Xia that Concubine Jing had already received her retribution, and that she would still have a chance to get pregnant again when she was still young, and advised her to take good care of her health and look forward to the future.

Concubine Xia was caught up in her emotions and seemed unable to listen at all, accusing "Concubine Jing" one after another. Seeing how excited she was, Jiang Yuebai did not remind or correct her intentionally, but chose to listen quietly, not daring to irritate her.

While wiping away her tears, Xia Bin told Jiang Yuebai with concern to take care of her body, pay attention to the safety of her diet and the medicine she took, and beware of bad people doing evil in secret.

Jiang Yuebai nodded frequently, saying that he would definitely listen to her suggestions.

By the way, he changed the topic and ordered Lichun to serve two bowls of red bean paste sprinkled with osmanthus molasses at room temperature.

Xia Bin choked and wiped away her tears. After hesitating for a moment, she finished eating the red bean paste. With Li Chun's help, she tidied up her food before leaving.

Jiang Yuebai recalled how Concubine Xia had naturally gnashed her teeth at Chen Xuanshi just now, and how these days the insider said that Concubine Xia was depressed every day, shed tears, often talked to herself, and was hysterical to the palace people.

She had a very bad feeling. On the night when she visited Xia Bin, Jiang Yuebai suspected that Xia Bin had postpartum depression, but she didn't expect it to be so serious. Thinking back to Xia Bin's previous words and deeds, she may have been depressed for a long time, but her pregnancy only aggravated her depression.

Jiang Yuebai originally wanted to send someone to follow Xia Bin, but he was worried that she would do something outrageous on impulse. After thinking about it, he chose to give up.

She guessed what Xia Bin would do.

In order to find the whereabouts of her brother and prevent Chen Xiang from jumping over the wall and ruthlessly attacking her brother, she wanted to stop Xia Bin.

But after this conversation with Xia Bin, Jiang Yuebai already understood that some things could no longer be stopped. She could not stop a painful and desperate mother who had lost her child from taking revenge on the murderer.

Jiang Yuebai has also figured out that this matter may have been tacitly approved by the emperor, and it was a borrowed knife that the emperor wanted to kill.

Perhaps even visiting him first and then killing Chen Xuanshi was not an accident, but a plan.

And if he sends people to follow him, he will only confirm the rumors of instigating Xia Concubine to attack the pregnant concubine.

Of course I was already involved. Even if nothing is done, there will definitely be such speculation later.

Jiang Yuebai wasn't too worried about these gossips, they were just minor disturbances.

She was only worried about how to find her brother.

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Jiang Yuebai had dinner with her sister as usual.

Li Beichen sent Jiang Yuebai an exquisite two-layer food box.

"Wow, what is it delicious? It smells so good." Lu Mingshi asked with a smile.

Jiang Yuebai told Xia Zhi, "Open it quickly and take a look."

Xia Zhi opened the food box carefully.

Open the first layer and put two small bowls of desserts. It's a cheese newly made by the Royal Kitchen, with candied five-color beans and osmanthus sauce. It's really nice.

Opening the second floor is a plate of lotus chicken, full of aroma.

I have been fasting before, and today is the first day I can eat meat.

Xia Zhi couldn't help but admired, "Your Majesty, you don't need to say anything. Your Majesty has your Majesty in mind."

Jiang Yuebai smiled and said nothing.

Only when the leader has you in his heart can you be qualified to say nothing.

If the leader doesn't care about you and just treats you like everyone else, if you don't say anything. He will only become a tool person or a transparent person.

For other newcomers in the palace, if there was someone in the family who the emperor could use immediately, and if he didn't strive for a chance to show off, the emperor would not even be able to remember this person.

Jiang Yuebai smiled and picked up some chopsticks of chicken with lotus sauce for his sister, while he ate vegetarian dishes.

"Sister, why don't you eat?" Lu Mingshi asked curiously, and then served Jiang Yuebai some vegetables.

Jiang Yuebai shook his head, "Sister has no appetite and can't eat. Eat more."

Lu Mingshi nodded in understanding.

Xia Zhi and Li Chun around her thought she had a bad appetite because of Youxi. In fact, she simply couldn't eat because she felt uncomfortable and worried about her brother. If it weren't for the babies, she wouldn't even want to eat vegetables and tofu.