Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 13 Greetings
  After arriving at Yongfu Palace in silence, Bai Xinrui got up and was preparing to have breakfast.

Seeing Zhu Ci coming, she curved her lips and said, "Why are you here so early? Have you had breakfast?"

"I've already used it in the palace." Zhu Ci saw Liu Yan preparing dishes for Bai Xinrui. She walked over and said, "I'll do it," and reached out to take it.

"I was thinking about going to pay my respects to the Queen today, and I kept thinking about it, so I woke up early."

Bai Xinrui took the porridge bowl from Zhu Ci and took a sip. The taste was barely good.

"Sit down. I have Liu Yan and the others around me. How can you do these jobs? After all, you are a serious master, so how can you serve me."

As she said that, she licked Liu Yan hard with her eyes and said, "Liu Yan, what are you still doing stupidly? You don't understand any rules. Why don't you please sit down, Queen Zhu?"

Liu Yan's face felt hot, and he immediately moved the embroidered pillar for Zhu Ci to sit on.

Zhu Ci thanked her, but did not sit down. Instead, she said obediently.

"Your Majesty, don't blame Miss Liuyan, just let me serve you. Your Majesty has given me a favor, and I have nothing to repay. I can only do more small things like this to repay your kindness."

Seeing Zhu Ci being so obedient, Bai Xinrui was quite satisfied. What she was most worried about was that she couldn't control Zhu Ci, fearing that her wings would get out of her control in the future.

At present, it seems that her worries are premature.

Bai Xinrui glanced sideways at Zhu Ci, seeing a faint green tint in her eyes, and raised her eyebrows.

"Why do you look so bad? Did you not sleep well last night?"

Zhu Ci's eyes flashed, and she didn't dare to look into Bai Xinrui's eyes.

"Maybe it's because I suddenly changed my residence, and I'm not very used to it."

Before she came, she deliberately put a thick layer of makeup on her face, making her look particularly haggard and tired. After all, she just cried last night because of Lu Cairen's incident, so she definitely doesn't look much better today.

"Hmph, I think it's Lu Cai who made you angry, right?" Bai Xinrui wiped the corners of her lips with a handkerchief.

Zhu Ci was startled, her eyes a little dodgey, "Who did your Majesty listen to? It doesn't happen at all. Lu Cairen is just a talker and a heartless person. She also invited my concubine to drink some purple bamboo shoot tea. I have never drank it before. Such good tea."

"In the palace, whenever there is any disturbance, the whole palace will be in trouble. Why do I need to inquire specifically? She, Lu Cai, is proud of being pregnant with a dragon heir."

Bai Xinrui sneered: "Her father is just a fourth-grade official, and he is not worthy of carrying shoes for my father. It's just you. I'll send you away with a cup of good tea. You really haven't seen the world at all."

Zhu Ci was not upset after being told this, and said with a concerned look on her face: "My dear, don't be angry, be careful of fetal contractions."

Her expression dimmed for a moment, and her voice gradually became lower, "It doesn't matter if I get ridiculed a few times. It's a well-known fact that I have a bad background, so Lu Cai only dares to treat concubine like this. Concubine will avoid Dianlu from now on." That’s the talent.”

"Why are you hiding from her? What kind of jackal and tiger is she, Lu Cai, that makes you so afraid?"

Bai Xinrui frowned, "Everyone else knows that you are from me. You represent my face. You are so timid and give in to Lu Cairen at every turn. She thought that I was afraid of her and could not do anything to her. !”

"But Lu Cairen is pregnant with the emperor's heir after all, so I'm worried..." Zhu Ci hesitated.

Bai Xinrui raised her red lips, narrowed her phoenix eyes, and chuckled. "There are so many women in the palace who are pregnant, and I haven't seen all of them give birth. She doesn't know if she is lucky enough. If she is unlucky and eats something unclean, who knows what her child will be? Can you keep it?"

It would be okay if Lu Cairen was pregnant with a princess, but it would have been a prince. Then Concubine Shu's party has hope. It will be difficult for her to overthrow Concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu wanted to use Qian Shuang's hand to harm her and the child in her belly last time. Since she ignored the sisterly bond that they had been with each other day and night in the past, she had nothing to be soft-hearted about.

Zhu Ci seemed to be frightened. She covered her lips with a handkerchief and opened her eyes slightly, showing a little fear.

"Your Majesty, please don't say this nonsense. Be careful that walls have ears. If Lu Cairen really doesn't have a mother-daughter bond with the child in her belly, and she blames you for this, she will definitely hurt you and the emperor. emotion."

"What are you afraid of? The people in this palace have always been reliable and never have second thoughts. As you said, if the fate between mother and son is deep, no one else can take it away even if they want to."

Bai Xinrui calmed down her expression and smiled gently, "I treat you as one of my own, that's why I'm telling you this. Do you really think that I will come up with such a vicious trick? Even if Lu Cairen is disrespectful to me, that's all. The emperor’s flesh and blood.”

Zhu Ci sneered inwardly. If Bai Xinrui was a kind-hearted person, she would have died long ago. How could she have been a concubine for more than ten years?

Since she said that, I'm afraid she already had this plan in mind. Lu Cairen and Shu Fei are cousins, and Shu Fei has always had a fierce fight with Bai Xinrui. She would definitely not let Lu Cairen give birth to the child safely.

After waiting quietly for Bai Xinrui to finish her breakfast, Zhu Ci followed her to Zhaoyang Palace.

The current queen and the emperor are childhood sweethearts. They grew up together since childhood, and their friendship is incomparable. She has always been kind, gentle and tolerant towards others, and the emperor respected her very much.

Maybe it was because of her love for Wujiwu, but even though Bai Xinrui was the most favored queen in the harem and was known for being arrogant and domineering, she didn't dare to neglect the queen easily. I must go every time to greet you, and I have never been late.

All the concubines have almost arrived and are chatting and joking with Queen Hua Jingyun.

Seeing Zhu Ci and Bai Xinrui arrive, they all fell silent and looked at them, exchanging glances with each other's thoughts.

Zhu Ci only glanced briefly, then withdrew her gaze, followed Bai Xinrui and saluted Hua Jingyun.

"Everyone, get up." Hua Jingyun smiled slightly. She wore a silver pearl-colored fairy dress with wide sleeves, dotted with flowers and embroidered with peonies.

It is covered with red gauze and depicts nine golden phoenixes that are about to fly. There is a phoenix hairpin inserted diagonally on Yunhuan. The exposed skin is like the finest mutton-fat white jade, and there is a sense of charm in every gesture.

Zhu Ci couldn't help but look at her a few more times. It was true that the current queen was a beauty, and her beauty was no longer inferior to that of Bai Xinrui.

"You are pregnant now, and the first few months are the time when you need to rest well. Didn't I exempt you from paying my respects? Why did you come here again?"

While talking, a slightly older palace maid next to Hua Jingyun quickly stepped forward to help Bai Xinrui up.

"The Queen is considerate of me. I am not a pretentious person. Apart from being a little uncomfortable at the beginning, I am now very lively. The imperial doctor said that walking around more is good for the fetus in the belly."

　I unexpectedly learned that it was recommended again, so I added a chapter.

(End of this chapter)