The Enchanting Imperial Concubine (Book 2)

Chapter 252 - Early Arrival

Ye Yun was sitting right next to her.

From the very beginning, she noticed that Yao had hardly eaten or drunk anything, and now she was vomiting, which naturally led to some speculation.

"Yao Jieyu, did you eat something bad, or is it something else? I remember that when a woman is pregnant, she also exhibits similar symptoms."

With Ye Yun's remark, everyone turned their attention toward Yao Shi.

Yao Xiang frowned and forced a smile. "That can't be; what are the odds of that happening?"

"Ming Xiurong does have a point. Yao Jieyu, you should go rest in the side hall for a while. I'll send someone to fetch a physician to take a look at you."

With the Empress's words, there was no escaping it.

Yao Xiang had no choice but to get up and go to the side hall.

After the incense had burned for a while, news came that Yao Jieyu was indeed one and a half months pregnant.

As the person involved, Yao Xiang naturally knew she was pregnant.

However, she didn't want to reveal it so early. Today was an unexpected situation; the smell of the lamb was too strong, and she couldn't hold back the retching.

She was also annoyed at Ye Yun for speaking up, prompting the Empress to insist that she see a physician.

Otherwise, she would have concealed it for three months and only revealed it once she felt secure in her pregnancy.

Now, it was revealed ahead of time.

It was a great joy for a concubine to be pregnant.

Everyone immediately congratulated her, but Ning Chen didn't seem to smile much.

His gaze frequently shifted toward where Yao Xiang was, ultimately landing on Ye Yun.

Clearly, he had spent the most time with Ye Yun, yet there was no sign from her.

Regardless, the main focus of the banquet had now shifted to Yao Xiang.

This change resulted in a revision of the promotion list, adding Yao Xiang to it.

However, Ning Chen was still internally conflicted and did not restore her rank, only her title, leaving her as Fang Jieyu.

Qi Cairen and Wan Cairen were promoted to Wanrong, while Huo Baolin and Li Baolin were promoted to Cairen, and the Cainu was promoted to Baolin.

As Ye Yun had predicted, they were all indeed promoted.

Ning Chen was quite adept at balancing the situation, not favoring any one of the four well-born women.

The banquet continued late into the night, and by the time it was finally over, the Empress Dowager and the Empress had already left.

The Empress Dowager could no longer hold on, while the Empress thought Ning Chen would likely accompany Fang Jieyu that night, so she didn't want to leave the Emperor with a difficult situation.

But unexpectedly, Yuan Jiu came straight to Ye Yun's table.

"Ming Xiurong, the Emperor has summoned you to Jiuchen Palace for the night; you should go with him."

Ye Yun glanced toward the main seat, unsure of what had gotten into the Emperor, but she still nodded in response.

The concubines naturally did not have the qualification to sit in the Emperor's carriage, so they followed behind.

Upon arriving at Jiuchen Palace, Ning Chen pulled Ye Yun inside and shut all the servants out.

He was obviously a bit drunk, his face flushed, and his eyes seemed hazy with mist.