An Shi, who was paying respects to Wen Gui and others, felt Lin Yuan's gaze. She turned her head around, looking at Lin Yuan with clear eyes: "Is this the wise concubine?" After speaking, she lowered her head to examine her surroundings: "I don't know what's on Concubine's body that made Your Lady keep staring."

  Lin Yan was taken aback, then burst out laughing: "Where, I think you're too beautiful. Are you a celestial being made from porcelain? Your skin is so white! How do you usually take care of it? Ah, it's really like porcelain..."

  An was taken aback by Lin's genuine praise, feeling a bit unaccustomed to it.

  "Empress Hui was wrong to praise me..." She felt embarrassed and squeezed out a reply with great shyness.

  Lin Wan was truly not jealous, because her heart was colder than other women. Her gaze repeatedly measured An Shi's body, as if admiring it wasn't enough, and she exclaimed: "Really white..."

  To be honest, Anshi is far inferior to Lin Yin in terms of appearance, except for her fair skin.

  Being praised by a stunning beauty for one's looks...

  An Shi could only secretly remember in her heart that Hui Bin was an unusual person.

  After the six new consorts had gone through the grand ceremony in Changxin Palace, the ritual of their first audience was considered complete. Afterwards, the palace staff of Changxin Palace led them to their respective palaces.

  The queen did things steadily, and before they entered the palace, she had already arranged for them to live in a side hall. It was just that the last one, Anshi, was unexpected. However, there were many houses in the harem of the Great Qin Dynasty, and Anshi's residence did not pose any problem at all. After thinking about it, the queen thought of an idle side hall in the Wan Chun Palace, one of the six western palaces, where the place was elegant, the palace was decorated with luxury, and the location was also good. So she let Anshi move to the Wan Chun Palace.

  In a few days, it will be the turn of the new consorts to serve in bed.

  Recently, Emperor Taizong of Northern Wei has been busy, and for twenty days each month, he stays alone in the Jianzhang Palace. The days left for the harem are few and far between. However, even with these limited days, he spent them all on the six new consorts, without summoning any of the old ones, to show his favor towards the newcomers. As a result, the other consorts in the palace have not seen the Emperor for a long time, and their jealousy towards the six new consorts grows stronger.

  Lin Wan, even the emperor can't come every day, but every day he will let the people in front of him come to ask about her well-being, or send some rewards.

  It's not worth arguing about this kind of thing, Lin Yu also knew that the emperor prioritized state affairs and couldn't afford to offend the new nobles.

  The spring atmosphere gradually thickened. On this day, the weather was fine, Lin Wan supported the initial snow, and a large group of palace guards followed behind her, going to Chang Le Palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager.

  Lin Yu's figure was slender, and her belly had already begun to show. The special maternity clothes made for her by the Shangfu Bureau had a loose waist and a lively style, which didn't accentuate her bloated appearance. On the way to Changle Palace, there were flowers everywhere, filling the air with sweet fragrance.

  Because she had deliberately come out for a walk, Lin Wan did not ride in a sedan chair. She just let Chunxue and Chuntiao hold her hands closely to prevent her from falling. The Changle Palace was very far from the concubines' residence. After walking for half an hour, they still hadn't arrived. Lin Wan got tired halfway and shouted: "My feet hurt, Xiaochengzi, go and call over a sedan chair."

  The people of Hongyan Building are thorough and stable in their work, having considered everything beforehand. Since the master likes to go out for walks, the sedan chair follows closely behind him at a distance of about 100 meters. As soon as the master gets tired, it will be quickly sent over.

  Lin Yan stood still waiting for Bu Yu, one hand stretched out and pressed on her head: "Why do I feel a bit dizzy, today is really exhausting."

  The maid beside her hastily stepped forward and said: "Let me massage your temples for you, Your Highness."

  As she watched the doctor approach, Lin Yan felt a little dizzy and couldn't see clearly. She stretched out her hand to point in the direction of the doctor and muttered: "Dr. Wu, I...I don't feel right..."

  The next moment, her legs had gone so soft that she could no longer support herself. Amidst the shrill cries of the palace maids around her, she collapsed.

  Lin Wan wanted to open her eyes, but her eyelids were getting heavier. She could only vaguely see the grand gate of Chang Le Palace in the distance, as well as the purple bamboo, golden locust tree, peony and peony that surrounded Chang Le Palace, all of which were bright and beautiful plants. Chu Xue was shouting loudly: "Come on! Hurry up and send the princess to Chang Le Palace, hurry up and report back to Empress Dowager..."

  In her last moment of consciousness, Lin Yan exerted all her strength to grab Chunxue's hand and gritted her teeth: "Back... back to Yansmoke Building."

  ***

  When Lin Yan fainted, she was already very close to the Chang Le Palace. Chu Xue naturally thought of moving her to the Chang Le Palace, where the Empress Dowager was in residence, which seemed like the most appropriate thing to do.

  But Lin Wan disagreed, firstly because Taizong sent loyal attendants and palace maids to guard her, making the Scarlet Smoke Building safer than the Chang Le Palace. Secondly, when Lin Wan fainted, she was still clear-headed. She thought that despite having taken every precaution with many palace maids by her side, she had still fallen victim to someone's scheme, which could only mean that what caused her to faint was a kind of odor.

  Only with breath can one penetrate everywhere without obstruction.

  She had an accident near the Changle Palace, so there might be some inauspicious aura lingering inside the palace. To be on the safe side, it's best to stay away from this place.

  After Lin Wan fell unconscious, she was like falling into a boundless nightmare. The servants who were serving her were frightened and panicked, hastily carrying her back to the Hongyan Building in a sedan chair, and then sending all the imperial physicians to the Hongyan Building for treatment. Tuoba Hong also rushed over after receiving the news half an hour later.

  Lin Wan didn't suffer much after fainting. She fainted too deeply, and the imperial physicians were sweating bullets as they looked at her slightly bulging belly, frantically thinking of a solution. Several imperial physicians first took turns checking her pulse, and indeed found that Lin Wan had mistakenly eaten or inhaled something inappropriate, but couldn't come up with a solution in a short period of time.

  Later, Imperial Physician Liang prescribed a medicine and said it was to temporarily preserve the fetus's life. After administering it, Lin Wan's pulse did stabilize somewhat. However, Lin Wan still slept extremely soundly, and Imperial Physician Liang shook his head, saying that if she continued sleeping like this, something would go wrong sooner or later. The imperial physicians didn't dare to be careless, so Physicians Wei and Zhang used acupuncture on her, and Imperial Physician Qian forcibly fed Lin Wan ginseng soup, but she still couldn't wake up. Everyone was flustered, pacing back and forth in the room while also having to endure the emperor's wrath.

  It wasn't until midnight that Lin Wan woke up by herself.

  After waking up, I was a bit dazed. Looking at several palace maids and Wu Yuemei surrounding me, I suddenly reacted and hurriedly stretched out my hand to touch my belly: "The child, how is my child..."

  Dr. Wu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty's fetal image was unstable just now, but after taking the medicine, it has been stabilized." He let out a long sigh of relief, thinking that if Her Majesty didn't wake up soon, he would be the one to faint. He hastily wanted to rush out to inform the Emperor and his colleagues.

  "Wu Yu Yi! You stay." Lin Wan called out to him, slowly sitting up and stretching her limbs: "Is the Emperor and the Imperial Physicians waiting outside?"

  "The imperial physicians couldn't come up with a solution and were afraid of disturbing the empress, so they all knelt outside. Only I, your humble servant, came in to take care of the empress." Wu, the imperial physician, explained: "The emperor had court affairs to attend to and left two hours ago." As he spoke, Chusui brought the medicine bowl over again and said: "I've already sent someone to invite the emperor."

  "Don't worry for now." Lin Wan said softly: "Wu Yuanyi, you come and tell me, how am I doing now?"

  Her belly is still bulging out, at least the child is still there. But it's also unknown if any trouble has been left behind.

  Wu Yu Yi concentrated his mind and thought for a moment before slowly saying: "Lieng Yu Yi has prescribed medicine to the empress to ensure a safe pregnancy, and the dragon child is now unharmed. Lieng Yu Yi is a master of his craft, and I have seen that his prescription is very clever. As long as the empress takes her medicine on time, she will be able to clear the poison within half a month."

  He paused and said, "It's just that the princess has been unconscious for a while, scaring everyone. Speaking in a softer tone: "From what I've seen, the princess must have eaten something wrong, but fortunately it was a small amount. If it were a large amount, even if Imperial Physician Liang managed to temporarily save the fetus, he wouldn't be able to wake up the princess. After two or three days of unconsciousness, the fetus would also be lost."

  Lin Yujing listened quietly, and after a while, she finally spat out two words: "Indeed." Chu Tao had already burst into tears, crying with joy: "Heaven blesses us, fortunately the empress didn't go to Chang Le Palace back then. If she had stayed there for too long, wouldn't it be true that she couldn't wake up now?"

  "What? Are you saying that the Empress thinks there's something improper near Changle Palace, causing her to faint?" Wu Yuanyi asked in surprise: "The Empress inhaled it, rather than ingesting it?"

  Lin Yan Zheng was about to explain when they heard loud footsteps outside.

  Everyone rushed to kneel down and welcome the holy carriage. Tuoba Hong hurried over, lifted the curtain and rushed to Lin Yuan's bedside, embracing her in his arms: "Yuan'er! You really scared me to death." Behind him were several imperial physicians who had been waiting outside the palace, but they all stood there trembling.

  Lin Wan was still trembling with fear, being held tightly by Tuoba Hong, and couldn't help but be moved to tears. She buried her head deep in his chest and sobbed: "I'm really scared, Your Majesty, I was so frightened."

  For more than a year, Lin Wan had been entangled in a complicated relationship with Tuoba Hong, but she hadn't made up her mind. However, it was undeniable that Tuoba Hong was the father of the child in her womb. At this critical moment, he rushed over with such concern and care, which still made her feel a sense of dependence.

  She felt that this man in front of her could protect her.

  Tuoba Hong asked the palace staff who came to report the news as soon as he arrived, and learned that Lin Yu was fine now. A big stone in his heart fell to the ground. He was really afraid, Lin Yu's experience this time was not comparable to Ye Liangyu's at the beginning. She had truly passed through the gates of hell, and the dragon fetus almost had an accident.

  "How is Concubine Hui doing now? Although the dragon fetus has been preserved, will it fall ill in the future?" He asked the imperial physicians with a worried expression.

  The imperial physicians looked at me, I looked at them, and finally Imperial Physician Liang stepped forward with a stiff upper lip and replied: "Your Majesty has been invaded by poison, although the amount is small, but this remaining poison will take more than ten days to clear. As for the future... Now Your Majesty's pregnancy is less than four months, and the fetus is just barely stable, because of this episode of fainting, it will inevitably be even weaker in the future." As he spoke, he saw the emperor's face getting worse and hurriedly added another sentence: "As long as you take good care of yourself, you will still have a smooth delivery."