Chapter 50: Disfigured Palace Maid vs. Cold-blooded Emperor
In a hidden corner of the harem, several young eunuchs gathered together and talked quietly.

"Hey, have you heard? I heard that the emperor has suddenly become less effective in that area. I don't know if it's true or not."

"I've heard about this, too. I heard that the emperor flipped over the names of his concubines but never asked for water. This is the case in several palaces. That's a bit abnormal."

"Hehe, then doesn't that mean the emperor has become the same as us?"

"Hush, you are asking for your life, how dare you say such things? If someone hears you, you will..."

After the young eunuch finished speaking, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.

The young eunuch who had been speaking was so frightened that his face turned pale. He hurriedly covered his mouth and dared not continue talking.

Such rumors have not stopped yet.

There were palace maids and eunuchs talking about it in every corner of the harem. Although no one uploaded it openly, everyone who should know knew about it.

After hearing this, Yu Yao couldn't stop laughing for a long time.

"Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter. Who on earth spread this? This is so funny. Hahahaha."

She held her belly and laughed so hard that her body shook. It was extremely exaggerated. Even though the emperor was sitting in front of her, she couldn't help it.

It's really, really funny.

Ye Beichen squinted his eyes and watched her smile; his eyes were cold, chilly and creepy.

This hateful woman, who is he doing this for? How dare he laugh?

"very funny?"

He stared at her sinisterly and spoke coldly with gritted teeth.

It was like something popping out from between teeth, full of danger.

Yu Yao knew that he was angry, and her face froze. She didn't dare to laugh anymore, but she really couldn't help it.

Her shoulders were shaking, showing how hard she was enduring.

Maybe the excitement infected the two little ones in my belly.

Or maybe she was trying too hard to hold it in, and the two little guys in her belly were unhappy and protested.

She just felt as if her stomach was kicked twice.

"what"

Although the force was not strong, she could still feel it.

Yu Yao stopped smiling and looked down at her belly, her eyes full of surprise.

Her belly is already over five months pregnant, and because she is carrying twins, it looks like the others are six or seven months pregnant, big and round, like a ball.

Of course, you can also feel fetal movement.

Ye Beichen naturally noticed the change in her expression and thought something had happened.

He was frightened instantly, and immediately came over and asked worriedly, "What's wrong? What's wrong with the child?"

Since it concerns the child, he has no time to be angry.

"It's okay. Maybe I was too excited just now, and the little guy in my stomach sensed it and kicked me."

Yu Yao smiled at him and gently stroked her belly, her eyes full of tenderness and love.

She felt very regretful that the child in her previous life could not be born.

These two children make up for the shortcomings of her previous life, and she will definitely protect them and raise them well in the future.

"Really?"

When Ye Beichen heard this, the worry on his face disappeared and he started smiling. He gently stroked her belly with his big hand.

"You can kick people, so you must be strong. Let me feel it too!"

He chuckled softly.

But the two little guys in the belly seemed to sense the strange breath and stopped moving.

Yu Yao's face froze, fearing that Ye Beichen would not like the child before it was born, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, don't be angry. They are still young. This is the first time I feel them kicking me."

Ye Beichen withdrew his hand. Although he felt a little regretful, he was not going to argue with his own child.

"It seems that the prince is not familiar with me yet. This is not good. We must get closer in the future."

He stared at her belly and cursed with a smile.

Yuexian Palace is full of joy and warmth.

The Cining Palace was shrouded in dark clouds.

The empress dowager sat leaning against the head of the bed with her back propped up by a pillow. Although she looked much more energetic than before, she had noticeably more white hair on her temples.

It can be seen that the last incident caused her a lot of suffering. At this moment, she was extremely angry after hearing the rumors reported by the nanny about the palace.

If the emperor was incapable, why would he secretly commit the crime in Yuexian Palace with Concubine Yao?
It can be seen that the emperor is in good health and has no problems at all.

As for why the emperor flipped the card but did not visit the concubine.

Either he was tired, or the emperor just didn't like it and didn't want to sleep.

You are useless and yet you dare to blame the emperor. You are really asking for death.

The Queen Mother's face was extremely gloomy. She looked at Qiu Yun beside her and said coldly:

"Qiuyun, go check for me and find out who is so blind that dares to gossip about the emperor behind his back and spread such rumors."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

Qiuyun walked out from the corner, glanced at the empress dowager who had an extremely gloomy face, and said respectfully.

Although she was beaten half to death by the Queen Mother, she recovered after being nursed for such a long time and now returned to serve the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother looked at Qiu Yun and said, "Find a way to suppress the rumor. This concerns the Emperor's reputation. There must be no such rumors in the palace."

"If anyone dares to gossip again, I will rip out his tongue."

She said again with a fierce look on her face.

"Yes, Queen Mother."

Qiuyun looked at the Queen Mother and said respectfully.

"Okay, let's get down!"

The Queen Mother waved her hand and let Qiuyun go.

Not only did the Queen Mother take action, but Ye Beichen also quickly took action against the rumors after leaving Yuexian Palace.

Then we sent someone to investigate.

See which palace the rumor came from.

The two giants in the palace took action at the same time, and the rumors about the emperor's incompetence soon disappeared.

Afterwards, they followed the clues and soon found out that the rumor came from Yongfu Palace.

It turned out that Concubine Rou was complaining to her personal maid Caiyue.

She said that the emperor did nothing when he went to her palace and just slept under the quilt all night.

Concubine Rou suspected that the emperor was not in good condition, and discussed with Caiyue what kind of health-preserving soup to give to the emperor.

However, their conversation was overheard by the Queen's spy planted in Yongfu Palace.

The queen took advantage of the situation and spread the rumor.

On the one hand, it can take revenge on Ye Beichen, and on the other hand, it can also strike at Concubine Rou.

Anyway, these words came from Concubine Rou's mouth and had nothing to do with her. She was just a pusher.

But the queen didn't know that once something is done, there will always be traces left.

Royal study room!
Ye Beichen looked at the booklet handed over by Eunuch Fu, which recorded the results of the investigation.

Seeing that the rumor actually came from Yongfu Palace, Ye Beichen's expression was very complicated.

But thinking that the Queen had actually dared to take advantage of this matter and even spread it throughout the harem, his face turned cold again.

"Fu'an, pass on my decree. Imperial Concubine Rou has slandered others and has been disrespectful of her words, which has damaged the emperor's face. She will be stripped of her title, demoted to a concubine, and confined for three months to serve as a warning to others."

Ye Beichen said coldly.

At the same time, his inner favorability towards Concubine Rou decreased a lot.

It dropped directly from 60 to 45, and even her favorability was gone. I'm afraid she is not even as good as an ordinary concubine.

Naturally, there will be no tolerance for her anymore.

Ye Beichen thought of the queen again.

Although it was not the Queen who said this, she also played a role in pushing this matter forward.

Ye Beichen wanted to take back her palace power, but thinking that the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching and the banquet was still waiting for the Queen to prepare, he did not act for the time being.

Although there was no outbreak, the power of the palace was divided away from the queen.

Let Concubine Mei and Concubine Wan assist the Queen in handling palace affairs.

Originally, this matter should have fallen on Yu Yao's head.

But Ye Beichen took into consideration that she was pregnant and couldn't bear to see her work too hard, so he simply handed the matter over to Concubine Mei and Concubine Wan.

(End of this chapter)