Some people are happy and some people worry (continued)

  Gaoyuwei didn't take the news of Emperor's arrangement for Hongli's marriage to heart. She knew her humble origin and that her looks were only passable, although she had learned some skills, as a servant girl, she had many rules and chores to learn, leaving little time for study, and not much precision. Her advantages lay in being gentle and eloquent, plus her cleverness and connections with the Imperial Household Department, if she worked hard, perhaps one day she could rely on her children to rise to the position of Consort, but that was already the highest point, anything higher was unlikely.

  She only needs to grasp and be mindful of the Fourth Prince. As long as he has feelings for her, she can stand unshaken. The Di Princess? That's too far-fetched. Even if it were possible, that would be a matter for the future.

  However, the heavenly omen still made her heart skip a beat, thinking that before Hongli's grand wedding, she had gained more of his favor. That day, she brought Qing'e and carried freshly stewed old duck soup out of the courtyard, planning to go to the study to solidify her position in Hongli's heart.

  "Master, look." Qing'e pulled her back from her wandering thoughts. Gao Lu slightly raised her eyes and took a glance. The palace maid Dongmei was walking back and forth behind the osmanthus tree not far from the courtyard, occasionally hesitating and looking towards their own courtyard.

  As for the palace maid Dongmei, Gaolüwei trusted her although not as much as Qing'e and Cuihua. After all, she was one of the first people to show kindness to her when she first entered Yuqing Palace. Although she suspected that Dongmei might have ulterior motives, Dongmei never inquired about her affairs or tried to curry favor with her like other palace maids did after she became the prince's consort... Her actions and words were consistent with her timid and weak personality.

  Why didn't she bring Dongmei to her side? After all, Dongmei was genuinely kind to her... Gao Luwei told herself that it was because of Dongmei's temperament, which wasn't suitable for being by her side. In the intense struggle for power in the imperial harem, someone with a gentle and weak personality would be unable to survive. And she knew that there would never be peace by her side, because she had higher ambitions, and she didn't want to ruin Dongmei.

  The beautiful and bright reason, in fact, she is vaguely clear in her heart.

  It's not just others, it might be because of Gao Lü Mi's own deep thoughts that she doesn't want to recall the fact that she used to be a palace maid in front of Dong Mei, an honest and kind-hearted person (it can only be said that Dong Mei's acting skills as a young palace maid were too good).

  Such an honest man, how could he suddenly be wandering around his own yard? "You stay here," she said to Qing'e, and walked towards Dongmei.

  "Plum Blossom in Winter."

  The plump little palace maid was startled, "Lu Wei... Ah, Gao Gege." She was about to pay her respects when Gao Luwei supported her and smiled, saying: "We are friends, no need for such courtesy."

  Dongmei was somewhat moved, "This... how can this be?"

  "How can it be that just because we're friends, I don't want you to be transferred next to me as a subordinate, but you won't even come visit me!" The tone was slightly dissatisfied.

  "Sorry, I just didn't want to disturb you, you know, we're different... " She looked like a good friend who had become a mistress, and she was at a loss for how to behave.

  Gao Lu smiled and asked: "What brings you here today? Come on in and have a cup of tea, I also have some sweet potato cake that you love."

  "No, no, I won't go in." Dongmei shook her head, looked around and pulled her into a more secluded tree shade. "I actually came to tell you something."

  "What's wrong?" Gaolü Weimí still looked innocent and unaware of what was going on.

  Dongmei suddenly looked suspicious again: "I was going to the kitchen to fetch water today, and I suddenly heard Wu Ayi say something like 'Even if you're favored, what's the use? You'll never be able to get pregnant'... I don't know..." She couldn't continue speaking, as she was shocked by Gao Lu's pale and terrified expression.

  It's not necessarily about myself, Gao Lu whispered softly, suddenly feeling that her whole body had lost half of its strength. She forced a smile at Dong Mei and said, "You go back first, thank you, Dong Mei."

  "No need no need, I'm just worried about you, as long as you're fine."

  Dongmei left, Qing'e walked over with concern and supported Gao Luwei who was dispirited, "Master, how are you?"

  "I'm fine, just help me back." Gao Lu couldn't accept that such a thing had happened to her. Although she might not be able to compare with the other noble ladies of the Eight Banners in terms of talent, she had always been extremely confident in her own wit and abilities... how could it be possible for her to have been drugged without knowing?!

  Back in the house, Song Niang saw them return like this and was somewhat surprised. Just as she wanted to ask what happened, she caught Qing'e's eye signal, looked at Gao Luomi's obviously distracted expression, and suddenly felt a bad premonition. She hurriedly helped Gao Luomi onto the couch. Turning around with a serious face, she asked Qing'e: "What happened?"

  Qing'e was about to say something, but Gao Lü Wei said weakly: "Don't ask her anymore, I just got some unclear news and found a doctor to help me take my pulse, see if I've been poisoned or not..."

  Poison? What kind of poison can be given in this palace, it's either related to life or childbirth.

  The old lady took a deep breath, when did this happen? Could it be that there was someone planted by Fuca Gege beside the master? Who else would have the heart to harm the master?! She was about to beg for forgiveness with a terrified face, but Gao Luomi was good at reading facial expressions and knew what she was thinking. With a bitter smile, she said: "It has nothing to do with you, if this is true, it must be something that happened before I became Gege, I've been thinking and thinking, the only possibility is when I lived in the same room as other palace maids..."

  It's not because of one's own negligence. Matron Liu composed herself and thought for a moment, "Master, why don't you let someone report to the Fourth Prince that you're unwell and ask him to invite an imperial physician to take a look?"

  The status of a prince's consort was still not enough for Gao Lü to have the qualifications to summon the imperial physician from the Taiyi Hospital to come and take her pulse.

  "It's okay." Gaolouwei also knew that there was no other way, so she agreed. The green-robed Taoist said: "You go and take care of this matter, it would be best if you could invite Dr. Lu to come over... My mother helped him out a bit in the past..." With this connection, whatever she wanted to do, as long as it wasn't too excessive, he would help cover it up.

  "Yes." Cui hurriedly left.

  "Master, have some soup?" The old duck soup that had been stewed for a long time couldn't be wasted. Song Mama personally poured a bowl and handed it to Gao Lumei, whose face was pale and breathing unevenly.

  Gao Luwei really couldn't eat anymore, but she deeply understood that having a healthy body was essential to standing firm in the palace. As long as she still wanted to give birth to children one day, she had to take care of herself at all times. Silently taking it, she struggled to swallow the soup in the bowl...

  The young master is still so young, yet he has to suffer such injustice! Song and Qing'e stood by, both angry and worried, waiting for him to finish drinking before taking the empty bowl from him.

  Gao Luowei's eyes were hazy and she didn't know what she was thinking about.

  Is the news brought by Dongmei true or false? Or is someone else who has been sterilized? If it's really myself, can everything planned by myself and Gaojia still be achieved? My father loves me dearly, but will he continue to support me wholeheartedly in this deep palace struggle?

  She can only wait, waiting for a result, and only when the result comes out can she know what to do next.

  For women in the palace, having children is equivalent to having a reliance for the second half of their lives. Beauty fades with age and love becomes fleeting; why do they fight for favor? Apart from the emperor's affection, it must be because they want to give birth to a dragon son. An imperial son, even if he can't ascend to that highest position, being made a prince or duke is still not bad. A noble status, a flourishing family - all of this depends on children; without them, everything is empty.

  The abortion medicine is the end of humanity, this hatred is more detestable than murder. What have I done to incur such wrath from heaven and man? Gao Luomicro clenched her teeth, her long fingernails digging tightly into the crimson embroidered peony pattern on the quilt beneath her, her heart seething with rage, the old duck soup she had just drunk now churning into a sour liquid, making her feel so nauseous that she wanted to vomit.

  Her face turned pale, cold sweat beading on her forehead, and she looked frail without even trying. When Hongli came in, he saw that her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, her eyes misty with worry, and the young girl who had seemed a bit awkward just moments before now exuded a hint of feminine charm. Feeling a twinge of guilt for suspecting her of faking illness, he stopped her from getting up to curtsy and helped her lie back down instead. "Where are you uncomfortable? Are you feeling better now?"

  Gaoliu's meticulous service to Hongli during this period exhausted her efforts, smiling and speaking warmly with concern, causing Hongli to gradually develop more affection for her. She herself also unknowingly invested emotions, after all, Hongli was tall and handsome, with a noble identity and elegant temperament, and was well-versed in both literature and martial arts, simply the most perfect male... (This is Gaoliu's appearance). Although she was usually calm and collected, she was only a teenager who had not experienced much, and now was the time when her heart was most vulnerable. Hearing him comfort her with such warm words, she couldn't help but be deeply moved to tears.

  "It's just that I felt a bit suffocated in my chest, but after seeing you, Grandpa, I feel much better now."

  "What's so good about seeing me? I'm not some kind of miracle cure..." A hint of ridicule flashed in the depths of Hongli's dark eyes, but his face wore a warm and playful expression. "Don't worry, I've already told Li Yu to invite the imperial physician over. Hmm, are you feeling a lot of pressure on your chest? Do you want to vomit?"

  Gao Luowei nodded silently.

  Hongli's son suddenly asked, "Could it be that she's pregnant?" Although he was a man, he had also heard his mother talk about the various symptoms she experienced when she was pregnant with him, such as nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, insomnia, leg cramps... and so on.

  So it can be said that Qianlong's filial piety is justified, Niohuru did a great job in this regard. What a great mother, she suffered so much to give birth to him.

  Is it? Suddenly reacting, Gao Lu's eyes turned cold, and she quickly lowered her head, her hand unconsciously touching her abdomen. Could she still have this hope?

  Hongli thought she was being shy, slightly hooked her lip, and looked at Gao Lu's eyes with some unpredictability. Could it be that she had already confirmed that she was pregnant and deliberately sent someone to say that she was unwell in order to curry favor? From the beginning, he accepted her approach and flattery, but only because of Gao Bin's sake, thinking that she was a person who could be used in front of the emperor, so he took her in. His harem had many women, one more or one less didn't make a difference... Did she think he was an idiot, unable to see through her little tricks? She actually got pregnant before the legitimate wife entered the palace, was she trying to show off to Yunzhu? Or did she think that giving birth to the eldest son would give her hope for the position of crown prince? But she was just a lowly slave, and her ambitions were too grand.

  Should a concubine give birth to his eldest son? Narrowing his eyes, even if it was Fulinga who gave birth, the Empress Dowager would not allow Consort Gao to... Otherwise, without mentioning how the Emperor would view him, those brothers of his who looked down on him would mock him endlessly behind his back, especially that Prince Li Guangxu who always opposed him and thought himself superior.

  "I still have something to attend to. When the imperial physician arrives later, no matter what happens, please let someone inform me at once. If any medicinal herbs or tonics are needed, I will send someone to fetch them."

  Gao Lü Wei also knew that he had been busy with the grand wedding recently, although the procedures and rituals of the imperial son's wedding were presided over by the Imperial Household Department and the Ministry of Rites, but some details still required his participation... Especially since this grand wedding was highly valued by the Emperor. Thinking of this, her heart felt a little sour, but she still nodded obediently, her shallow eyes flashing with a hint of sadness: "Thank you, master, I understand."

  It seemed to satisfy the joy in her eyes, and Hongli got up and walked out of the house. After a while, he said coldly and emotionlessly to Wu Shu, "Find someone to keep an eye on Gao Shi, if she becomes pregnant..." His voice gradually became inaudible.

  Wu Shulai lowered his head and responded softly.

  The author has something to say: A plump chapter, hehe...

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