Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 37 Frightened
  As a woman, she also wants to have children with her beloved. But she is not the emperor's favorite, and the emperor is not hers.

So why give birth to a child, let him repeat her mistakes, her tragic fate? Rather than this, it would be better not to be born.

"You think clearly."

Bai Xinrui straightened her dress, and a gentle breeze blew by, blowing her hair up and itching her face.

"Meow meow~" Suddenly I heard a cat meowing, as if it was right next to my ears.

Yang Yunxi looked up and saw a black cat on the roof, hunched over and following them forward. The hair on its body was not shiny and frizzy, and it stared at her fiercely with a pair of green round eyes and growled. Showing off its sharp teeth.

When Yang Yunxi heard the cat meow, the hairs all over her body stood up. She was most afraid of cats. She was scratched by a wild cat when she was a child. The scene was still unforgettable to her.

"Where did the wild cat come from? Come on!" Yang Yunxi urged, before she finished speaking.

She only heard shrill meows that seemed to be very close at hand, and out of the corner of her eye she seemed to see a strong black shadow rushing towards her, followed by a heavy blow on her body.

"Ah!" Yang Yunxi screamed and waved her hands. The palace attendants who were carrying the sedan were shocked when they saw this, and quickly stopped the sedan to drive away the wild cats for Yang Yunxi.

Seeing that the cat couldn't take advantage, the cat jumped off Yang Yunxi's body with a vigorous posture and jumped towards Bai Xinrui.

Because the incident happened so suddenly, Bai Xinrui froze on the spot, just protecting her stomach. Fortunately, Liu Yan reacted quickly and turned around to block Bai Xinrui.

"What are you doing for food? Why don't you protect your wife and leave first?!"

The palace servants, who were also frightened, quickly carried the sedan chair to protect Bai Xinrui and left first. Liu Yan was caught badly. She endured the pain and pulled the wild cat off her body. She ignored Yang Yunxi and ran away quickly.

When Bai Xinrui returned to the palace, she was still undecided. She saw that Liu Yan had blood marks on her neck and hands to protect her, and there were two marks on her side face, some deep and some shallow. She felt moved, distressed and frightened at the same time. Fortunately, she had a child in her belly. fine.

He quickly called the imperial doctor to check Liu Yan's wound. Fortunately, nothing happened, and he prescribed a bunch of medicine.

"Liu Yan, I'm sorry to have you today." Bai Xinrui held Liu Yan's hand. Her hand was thin, long and cold, with a thin layer of calluses on her fingertips.

"Otherwise, if I get frightened, I don't know what will happen to me and the emperor in my belly."

"This is what a slave should do. Even if I risk my life, I will protect my queen."

The wound ached when Liu Yan moved it, and she took a breath of air.

"This cat appeared so suddenly. Except for the cats kept by the Lucai people in the palace, I have never heard of any wild cats. How could a wild cat appear near Zhaoyang Palace and pounce on Concubine De and you? ."

"Hmph, it goes without saying. My belly is getting bigger day by day, and those who want to harm me may no longer be able to hold it in any longer."

Bai Xinrui's gorgeous face was shrouded in a layer of coldness, and her eyes were as dark as black pebbles under clear ice, filled with fire-like hatred. "No wonder Concubine De always has a cold look on her face and always ignores me when talking to her. How come she takes the initiative to talk to me now?"

Liu Yan put on his clothes, slowly stood up and arranged the bottles and jars on the table.

"Your Majesty, you mean that this matter was Concubine De's idea? But although you had a quarrel with her, if you really talk about it, there is no deep hatred. Why would she do this to you? Once the murder of the emperor's heir is confirmed, Yes, but it is a serious crime to kill the nine tribes, why would Concubine De take this risk?"

Bai Xinrui couldn't understand this either. Even if she was not pregnant, the emperor would not be able to make Concubine De's child a prince. It is impossible for the emperor to hand over the country of Dayan to a Song person.

Moreover, it has been five years since Concubine De entered the palace, and she has never been happy. If nothing happens, she will probably never have a child of her own in this life. So what else did she think she was doing to harm herself?
  "Whether Concubine De is the mastermind or not, I can't be sure yet. But I can confirm one thing. If she hadn't talked to me on the way to delay, how could I have met the cat and how could I have been frightened? , you won’t be hurt either.”

"If it is true as the empress said, Concubine De is too insidious. To treat her so cruelly, cats are beasts after all, and they cannot be controlled by others. It is not impossible for them to be disfigured if they make a slight mistake."

The more Liu Yan thought about it, the more frightened she became. If she hadn't reacted quickly to block the wild cat for the empress, she might have been in danger as well as the emperor's heir in her belly.

The ultimate goal of the person who secretly manipulated all this was to kill the emperor's heir in the mother's womb, and then blame the incident on the beast as an accident.

"This is the cleverness of Concubine De. If I was the only one who was scratched by a wild cat, Concubine De who was traveling with me would be the most suspect. On the contrary, she was also scratched by a wild cat, but she cleared her name. Suspicion."

Bai Xinrui was just guessing. Looking around the palace, there were too many people who wanted to harm the child in her belly since she became pregnant.

It might be Concubine De, or Concubine Shu. Maybe there is a queen behind her who is secretly assisting her. Even……

Bai Xinrui didn't dare to think about it any further, feeling chills all over her body.

"Perhaps Concubine Shu and Concubine De have joined forces, or it could be someone else. It's also possible that I have wronged Concubine De, but the person behind it will definitely plot again if he doesn't succeed in harming me. It's hard to guard against it. Liu Yan."

Bai Xinrui stretched out her hand, and Liu Yan responded softly, holding her hands. Her hands were also cold, as if she were holding a piece of ice, with a thin layer of cold sweat.

"Do you think my child can be born safely? I'm worried that I can't protect him. Even if he can be born safely, I'm afraid I won't be able to raise him."

"Bah, bah, bah, don't say unlucky words, my queen. This is your and the emperor's child. With the protection of the emperor's dragon energy, the queen and the little prince will definitely be fine."

Liu Yan took a handkerchief to wipe Bai Xinrui's sweat, "It's not easy to survive in the palace. Everyone is disgusted. No matter if she is a virtuous concubine or a concubine, since she has the intention to harm others, she cannot Stay for a long time, otherwise something will happen sooner or later. Once the empress shows her timidity, she will give those jackals, tigers and leopards an opportunity to take advantage of her."

She said slowly, her voice as soft and soft as the breeze blowing through the window, falling on Bai Xinrui's heart. The timidity originally caused by fright quietly dissipated.

Yes, she is already in the game. Either she harms others, or others harm her, so there is nothing to worry about.

"As long as I do my best to protect this child and do everything I can for this child, the rest is God's business. If fate makes your Majesty like this, it is fate, and it cannot be stopped by human power. Why bother, Your Majesty? There are so many things to think about.”

(End of this chapter)