Qianlong was so focused on saving the Empress that he forgot that he still had people who were loyal to him.

It was a taboo for the ruler of a country to be flustered, but it had already happened. How should he deal with it … …

When Qianlong was carried out by the people who were glued to the poles, he shamelessly pretended to be unconscious to avoid this awkward situation.

The Emperor was definitely pretending to be unconscious when he rushed in!

But everyone tacitly played along with Qianlong to act out the scene of The Emperor sacrificing himself to save the Empress in the fire and unfortunately fainting.

The historian also cleverly put in a few good words for Qianlong in his daily notes … …

Qianlong didn't really faint. He stopped pretending after being brought to a safe place by the people who were glued to the poles.

The imperial physician poked Qianlong's philtrum with his finger, and Qianlong woke up.

He got into the role quickly and got out of it quickly.

"Investigate it for me!

How on earth did this fire start?!

Why didn't anyone find it?

Why did you leave the Empress inside and run away first?

Don't think that you can escape just because there are no casualties!

Isn't my temper usually too good? Why are all of you rebelling?! "

Yung Yin was inside at the time. If she didn't find it in time, Qianlong didn't dare to imagine what would have happened.

Fortunately, the people who were glued to the poles carried the Empress out in time. Qianlong couldn't help but shudder … …

The cause of the fire was quickly found out. It was because a few kittens were naughty and knocked over the candlesticks.

Because the Empress didn't let anyone stay inside, she slept a little soundly.

When the people who were glued to the poles first found it, the fire had already started.

"It's all my fault for sleeping too soundly … …"

"Yung Yin, you're too kind. You let those lazy servants treat this place as a nursing home?"

He Jing felt that her Empress Dowager had been sleeping a lot recently. It wasn't right to say that she was sleepy in spring and tired in autumn.

No matter what, let the imperial physician take a look first to be at ease.

When the Empress heard her daughter's thoughts, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She was already so old, and it was normal for her to have intermittent menstruation.

She hadn't had a child for so many years. It couldn't be such a coincidence, right?

When Qianlong heard this, he was stunned for a moment and did not react. When he came back to his senses, the imperial physician had already taken the Empress' pulse.

One of the imperial physicians didn't dare to confirm. After several imperial physicians took turns to take the pulse and discussed for a long time, they finally confirmed that the Empress was pregnant.

However, Qianlong was not happy when he heard this. He asked Li Yu to bring the dean of the Imperial Hospital over.

"Give me a definite answer. Will the Empress be in danger with this child?" After all, with the Empress's current age, she was considered a very old pregnant woman in modern times …

Although it was good to have a child at an old age, it couldn't be exchanged with the life of the child's mother.

The director of the Imperial Academy of Medicine also knew what The Emperor was worried about.

After all, The Emperor even had a grandson now. In The Emperor's eyes, this old son was far less important than the Empress.

"The Empress has already given birth to three children, and she has taken good care of herself over the years. The Emperor can rest assured."

Can he really rest assured?

Qianlong was still a little worried in his heart.

The Empress also wanted to keep this child.

After all, even Mianning had grown up. This child could be born as a rich and idle person and would not be a threat to anyone …

"The Emperor can rest assured. I am not made of paper. I have already given birth to three children. I have long remembered what to do and what not to do."

Qianlong was still not assured. He thought about quickly writing a letter and asking the people at the Sticking Rod Office to send it to Yonglian. He wanted the child to stop wandering around and come back quickly.

Yonglian received the letter and immediately rushed from Guangzhou to Jinling. From Jinling, he took the train back to the capital.

Even if he barely rested along the way, it would be two months before Yonglian came back.

When Yonglian saw his Empress Dowager's belly, he did not say any nonsense. He did whatever his Empress told him to do.

"Yonglian … Are you ready?"

Qianlong wrote an imperial edict and blew on it. He asked after the ink dried and rolled it up.

"Ready for what?" Yonglian did not understand what his Empress meant by ready.

Of course, it was to prepare for the succession.

If not, what else could he prepare? Hurry up and have a second child?

Qianlong did not say much and directly stuffed the imperial jade seal into Yonglian's arms.

If it was not for the symbolic succession ceremony, Qianlong would have already taken the prepared luggage and moved to the Old Summer Palace.

As for the Qiankun Palace, in order to let the Empress get used to living there, Qianlong had already moved to the Old Summer Palace before Yonglian came back.

The harem was clean. The people in Yonglian's harem could move in at any time.

The officials had long seen that The Emperor had no desire for the throne. Even The Emperor's cat was more important than the imperial jade seal in The Emperor's heart.

Rather than letting The Emperor's body be in the palace and his heart be in the Old Summer Palace, it was better to let the young and promising Crown Prince inherit the throne.

This way, they would not have to worry about The Emperor causing trouble. The Emperor could also be at ease with the Empress.

Qianlong's abdication ceremony was very simple.

After Li Yu finished reading the imperial edict, Qianlong handed the imperial jade seal to Yonglian and then took the train back to the Old Summer Palace.

"Yung Yin, Yung Yin, zhen is finally not the Emperor today. I am finally free.

When the child is born, where will we go to play? "

The Empress rubbed her belly and shook her head. She did not know if she could go.

Even if she could go, she would have to wait until the two children could walk and talk …

Qianlong nodded. Then he spread out the map and carried over the third candidate. He let the third candidate choose if there was a place she wanted to go.

However, the third candidate, who used to love taking the train out, was not in a hurry this time. She just curled up into a ball and lay on the table.

"Tanhua, you're not sick, are you …"

The vet was called over by Qianlong to examine the third candidate's body. The third candidate was old and had no illness.

But at night, when the Fourth Master appeared in the form of a returning soul, he told Qianlong a serious situation.

Because of the possession, the third candidate aged quickly. The Fourth Master did not plan to possess the cat again. He wanted to reincarnate nearby.

Reincarnate?

Reincarnate nearby …