With the arrival of summer, the temperature rose and the Empress' belly grew.

When it was near the Empress' due date, Qianlong pushed almost all the memorials to Yonglian for him to discuss with Yinlong.

Fortunately, there was still the Fourth Master to control. Qianlong spent most of his time peacefully by the Empress' side.

"Fortunately, this child is a quiet one. Chenqie doesn't feel much discomfort."

The Empress drank the watermelon juice that Qianlong had personally squeezed and cooled with well water. She leaned comfortably against Qianlong and read a story book.

Qianlong's large hand felt the fetal movement of the child in the Empress' belly. Seeing the Empress reach for the ice grapes on the fruit plate, he immediately moved the fruit plate away.

"Chenqie will eat two … just two … en … how about one?

This ice grape is sweet and sour. It's delicious. "

Sour things whet the appetite so the Empress could eat more when the time came.

Qianlong thought for a moment and had the Empress take one. Then he immediately had Yingluo give it to the Empress Dowager to try.

While the Empress Dowager could not move or speak, her condition was very stable and did not affect her eating and drinking.

After half a year, she was much fatter than at the beginning of the year.

"Yung Yin wants to eat something sour. Zhen will make double fried pork for you in a moment."

This was something that Qianlong, who only knew how to fry eggs in the past, had specially learned.

But as The Emperor, the meat was cut by someone else, the fire was lit by someone else, the oil was heated by someone else, and even the meat that was wrapped in batter was poured into the pot by someone else … …

Qianlong only mixed the sauce and used the wok to symbolically stir fry. Sometimes, he would sprinkle some coriander on top after it was taken out of the pot.

Even so, everyone was very touched that Qianlong personally cooked for the Empress … …

"If Yung Yin likes it, when zhen stops being The Emperor, I will make it for you every day.

Zhen will learn from the chefs in the imperial kitchen from the beginning. "

The Empress bit into the crispy and tender double fried pork, tears flashing in her eyes.

When Qianlong saw this, he thought that the Empress had been scalded. He hurriedly took out a handkerchief and held it to the Empress's mouth.

"Hurry up and spit it out. There's another plate here."

"It's so delicious that I can't bear to throw it up." After eating two pieces of meat, the Empress ate two mouthfuls of hot and sour shredded potatoes. She ate half a bowl of rice more than usual.

After eating, they had to take a stroll before they could lie down on the bed. The Empress suggested going to the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful to see the Empress Dowager.

Qianlong looked at the sun outside and felt that it was alright.

She had the palace maids and eunuchs prepare parasols, ice basins, and fans. After ensuring that the Empress would not get hot, she went to the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful.

Because Hong Ri had gone out to sea, Yu Taifei had nothing to do in Prince Heqing Fu, so she used the excuse of accompanying the Empress Dowager to go to Ci Ning Palace and openly freeload off the Empress Dowager's share.

From the box of grapes that Yingluo had sent over, the Empress Dowager had only eaten two. The rest had been eaten by Imperial Concubine Yu.

It was hot outside, and Imperial Concubine Yu had a great time eating. However, she felt that it was not good for her to eat so much cold food at her age, so she drank two bowls of hot tea.

Now, retribution had come.

Imperial Concubine Yu had diarrhea and lay on the bed, groaning.

The Empress Dowager who had her share stolen was also groaning on the bed, but it was a cold snort … …

The Empress Dowager groaned. Almost all the palace servants had gone to serve the Empress Dowager, and Imperial Concubine Yu was neglected.

The people serving Imperial Concubine Yu felt that Imperial Concubine Yu was just having diarrhea. When they heard that Imperial Concubine Yu was not groaning, they assumed that Imperial Concubine Yu's stomach did not hurt and did not take it seriously.

When the palace servants woke Imperial Concubine Yu up in the morning, Imperial Concubine Yu's body was cold.

When Qianlong woke up and heard the palace servants say that Imperial Concubine Yu had died, he had a confused expression. The Empress told Qianlong not to worry about her and to quickly go to Ci Ning Palace to take a look.

"Yung Yin, if you have something, send someone to call zhen!"

After being the Emperor for a few years, Qianlong was keenly aware that there was something fishy about this matter.

Sweeping his eyes over the people present, he saw Wei Yingluo's evasive gaze. After Qianlong left Kun Ning Palace, he immediately had the Sticking Office investigate Wei Yingluo.

Wei Yingluo did not do anything out of line. She was just afraid that The Emperor would blame Imperial Concubine Yu's death on her head.

Qianlong did not randomly accuse her, which made Wei Yingluo breathe a big sigh of relief.

Imperial Concubine Yu had eaten all the ice grapes for the Empress Dowager and had fallen ill after drinking two bowls of hot tea.

But the palace servants serving Imperial Concubine Yu had to be severely punished. Knowing that Imperial Concubine Yu was still ill, they dared to neglect her!

In his rage, Qianlong immediately beat the people who served him to death and threw the rest of the palace servants into the Xinzheku.

"Fourteenth Uncle, zhen doesn't know how to face Hong Ri … …"

She was fine before going out to sea, but she was gone when they returned.

And she was in the palace, because the palace servants neglected her and missed the opportunity to treat her.

Yinlong sighed. This matter was really not easy to handle.

But The Emperor had always been a person who could pull down his face, so this matter was much easier to handle.

First, he would confer the title of Imperial Concubine Yu, then admit his mistake, sincerely admit his mistake.

Let Hong Ri make any request, and agree to any request.

Throw the initiative into Hong Ri's hands. Even if Hong Ri's face was thick, it would not be good to make too many requests.

Qianlong glanced at the Tanhua who was dozing off on the imperial table. Seeing that the Tanhua did not open his eyes, he took it that the Fourth Master approved of Yinlong's proposal.

"Then do as Fourteenth Uncle said … …"

Hong Ri was not here, so Hong Ri's first wife, Fujin Wuzaku, brought Hong Ri's eldest son, Yongying, and second son, Yongbi, to Ci Ning Palace to keep watch for the Imperial Concubine.

These people did not have deep feelings for the Imperial Concubine. Although they were a bit sad, they did not feel so much pain that they wished they were dead.

When the Empress Dowager learned that Qianlong had come, she made noises and had the palace servants invite Qianlong over.

Qianlong sat next to the Empress Dowager. He picked up an orange and said while peeling it, "You really don't forget to scheme even when you are paralyzed in bed.

Didn't the Imperial Concubine just eat something? Did you have to pretend to be sick and call the imperial physicians over to let the Imperial Concubine die of pain? "

The Empress Dowager wanted to pretend that she did not understand, but Qianlong, who had already seen through it, whispered in the Empress Dowager's ear, "Tonight, Emperor Ama will come. You should think about how to explain to him.

With Emperor Ama's personality, I'm afraid that after you die, you can only be buried in Feiling … … "

After saying this, Qianlong left without any hesitation.

The Fourth Master went over to take a look that night. When he came back, he had Qianlong give all of the Empress Dowager's ice to the Imperial Concubine Yu.

Preserving the Imperial Concubine Yu's corpse in the summer required a large amount of ice to wait for Hong Ri's return. Also, the Fourth Master felt that the Empress Dowager had become so vicious and should be tortured.

In the end, Qianlong did not go too far. He only cut off half of the ice.

And he rested at the Empress's place. The Empress was pregnant and could not use too much ice.

Qianlong gave almost all of his ice to the Imperial Concubine Yu to ensure that the Imperial Concubine Yu's corpse would not be damaged by the hot weather.

The Fourth Master saw that Qianlong had done this and told Qianlong to let him talk to Hong Ri.

"Fourth Master, we don't even know where Hong Ri is right now. Where are you going to find him … …"

"Are you stupid?!

I'm a ghost now. Do you think it's hard to find someone? "

The Fourth Master floated around the Palace of Heavenly Purity once. Qianlong shut up.

Hong Ri had returned. In addition to bringing back a ship of gold and silver, he also brought back two blonde beauties.

When the Fourth Master came to find him, Hong Ri was having a good time.

Suddenly, he saw a white fog in the air that looked like his Emperor Ama. Hong Ri was so scared that he instantly ran away … …

"You know how to have fun. One is not enough. You want two."

Unknowingly, the two blonde beauties had fainted.

How could Hong Zhou not understand that he had angered his Emperor Ama into showing her spirit?