Chapter 52: Disfigured Palace Maid vs. Cold-blooded Emperor
"Thank you, Madam Concubine!"

Everyone sat down, their eyes fell on her belly intentionally or unintentionally, with jealousy that could not be concealed in their eyes.

Especially Wu Da Ying (formerly Concubine De), who kept staring at her belly with a cold and gloomy look in her eyes, which made people feel uneasy.

Yu Yao frowned and refused to indulge her. She said to Wu Ying coldly, "Wu Ying, why are you staring at my belly like that?"

Wu Da Ying had once openly harmed Concubine Yao's dragon fetus, and now she was personally named by Concubine Yao. Everyone's eyes inevitably fell on Wu Da Ying's face.

Wu Da Ying's expression froze for a moment, then returned to normal, and she smiled awkwardly, "Don't misunderstand, Madam. I didn't mean anything else. I just thought your belly was a little big, and I couldn't help but take a few more glances."

She had given birth to the eldest prince, so she naturally knew what a normal five-month pregnant woman looked like.

When she was five months pregnant, her belly was not as big as Concubine Yao's.

After Wu agreed to this, the concubines present also reacted.

In an instant, all eyes fell on Yu Yao's belly.

There hadn't been any concubines in the harem who had been pregnant for many years, and they themselves had never been pregnant, so they had no idea how big a five-month pregnant woman's belly should be.

This was reminded by Wu Da Ying, who also felt that Yu Yao's belly was a little big.

If it's this big at five months, won't it be even bigger when it's time to give birth?

Feeling everyone's gaze, Yu Yao covered her belly with clothes inconspicuously, but her belly was too big and it was futile to cover it, so she simply gave up.

"Pregnant women's bellies are all different sizes. My uterus took good care of the fetus, so my belly looks naturally big."

Yu Yao glanced at Wu Da Ying and said coldly.

Wu agreed and smiled, her smile was meaningful, "Your Majesty is right, it was I who spoke too much."

She did not suspect that Yu Yao was pregnant with twins. Instead, she thought that Yu Yao was being tricked by someone.

Someone deliberately raised Yu Yao's fetus to make it difficult for her to give birth, thus killing the mother and keeping the child.

Although Wu Da Ying thought so, he had no intention of reminding her at all. Instead, he sat back with a smile.

When Yu Yao saw Wu Da Ying's smiling face, she knew what the other person was thinking.

But he didn't care either.

She was very sure that she was not being tricked by anyone.

Not to mention that she knows pharmacology, there is a system that reminds her all the time, so it is impossible for her to be fooled by anyone.

Then, we went to see the scenery.

The Imperial Garden is full of flowers, which is magnificent.

To the south is the Taiye Lake, with an island in the middle of it and the Taiye Pavilion built on the island. There are also a large number of palaces, corridors, and waterside pavilions scattered along the banks of the lake, which is very magnificent.

Lotus flowers bloom on the water, reeds grow, and birds play.

Against the hazy night, it appears vast and misty, like a magnificent and beautiful fantasy.

Yu Yao did not have to go to Fengyi Palace to pay respects. She even less liked going out when she was pregnant and stayed in Yuexian Palace all day to take care of her baby.

This time, he took a rare second look.

Her position was also very well arranged. There was no risk of falling into the water, and at the same time she could have a panoramic view of the entire Imperial Garden and Taiye Lake.

I don’t know whether the queen is truly kind-hearted or just wants to take care of her as a pregnant woman in order to gain a reputation as a virtuous woman.

In short, it is true that Yu Yao benefited from it.

There were seasonal fruits and exquisite moon cakes on the table.

The mooncakes are small, but they are made into the shapes of various flowers, which are quite beautiful.

She picked one up to taste, found it tasted mediocre, and didn't eat it.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

The eunuch's sharp voice made everyone stand up immediately to welcome the emperor.

"Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor."

"The Queen is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."

The emperor and empress were both wearing bright yellow court robes and walked in together, looking very majestic.

Walking into the banquet room, Ye Beichen saw Yu Yao at first sight. He frowned when he saw her bowing with a big belly.

But he didn't say anything, instead he said calmly: "Stand up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The queen who was following Ye Beichen smiled brightly.

Only at this moment did she feel that she was the emperor's wife, and only she was worthy of standing beside the emperor and accepting everyone's worship.

"Sister Yao is heavy, so sitting down must be uncomfortable. Ruonan, go get a pillow to support your waist."

The queen looked at Ruonan and gave her very considerate instructions.

"Yes, madam!"

Ruonan smiled and responded. "Thank you, Queen, for your consideration!"

Yu Yao knew that the Queen wanted to be a good person in front of Ye Beichen, so she said nothing, but stood up and thanked him.

The queen quickly waved her hands and said, "Sister Yao, don't be like this. Sit down quickly."

Yu Yao was disgusted by the Queen's words "Sister Yao", but her face remained humble and her eyes were full of gratitude.

"Your Majesty, I am deeply grateful for your kindness."

Maybe the queen had learned her lesson after being beaten up by Ye Beichen a few times.

Your Majesty likes Yu Yao. Okay, then I will be good to her.

It all depends on whether this bitch can afford it.

This is called killing with a stick.

Sure enough, Ye Beichen's complexion looked much better.

But he didn't praise the queen either. He still had everything the queen did behind her back written down in his little notebook.

When the queen saw that Ye Beichen looked much better, she felt more and more that what she did was right.

Ye Beichen sat on the dragon throne, and the queen sat next to him, the emperor and the queen sat side by side.

The Queen Mother didn't come.

The Queen Mother's leg injury hasn't healed yet, so she naturally can't come.

It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. Although several months have passed, the Empress Dowager is so old that she will probably need to recuperate for a while.

"Tonight is a family dinner. I will drink and admire the moon with my beloved concubines. May God bless my great cause to prosper forever and last for thousands of years."

Ye Beichen raised his glass, and everyone also raised their glasses and drank it all.

With the ceremonial music, the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet officially began.

The dishes on the table were very rich, including steamed lamb, steamed bear paw, steamed deer tail, smoked chicken belly, steamed pork with eight treasures, duck stuffed with glutinous rice, and pot-roasted sea cucumber.
All were excellent dishes, and all were served piping hot.

Unfortunately, the steamed bear paw was drugged.

If pregnant women eat it.

Haha, I’m afraid there will be two deaths.

Queen, oh Queen, you are so cruel.

You actually want to kill me.

Yu Yao secretly glanced at the queen who was smiling elegantly and gracefully, and hatred flashed in her eyes.

In fact, she misunderstood the Queen. The secret medicine was given to the Queen by Princess Duan.

The queen just thought that it was the mother's love that made the son strong and the mother weak.

She did want Yu Yao's life, but she also wanted the child in her belly.

But the queen didn't know that the secret medicine was not a poison that could kill the mother, but a deadly poison that would kill both the mother and the child.

Yu Yao withdrew her gaze from the Queen and turned her eyes to Concubine Mei beside her.

The dish was the same as mine, except that it didn't look very hot and was obviously much colder than the one on my table.

"Let me warm up my food. Have mine."

She brought her several plates of the hot dishes in front of her.

Of course, there was also a plate of steamed bear paws with secret medicine.

Recently, Concubine Mei took advantage of her position in charge of flowers and plants to secretly bury drugs that weaken pregnant women in the soil of the flowers and plants sent to her palace.

Concubine Mei wanted the baby in her belly and wanted her to die from weakness and difficult childbirth, so it was no wonder that Yu Yao fought back.

Concubine Mei didn't know that there was something wrong with the steamed bear paw, which was a delicious dish that she couldn't usually eat.

Even as a concubine, she couldn't eat bear paws whenever she wanted.

It was still fresh and hot, so how could she refuse? She smiled and said, "Thank you, Imperial Concubine Sister!"

"Eat, you're welcome."

"Sister, of course I won't be polite. I'm hungry right now, so I'll definitely finish it all."

The two of them spoke in low voices on purpose, so the people around them didn't hear them.

However, Ye Beichen, who was sitting on the dragon throne, noticed it.

The Queen also noticed this.

When the Queen saw the plate of steamed bear paws with secret medicine placed on it being served to Concubine Mei, she felt sick and her hands tightened unconsciously.

Even, I became nervous.

(End of this chapter)