For nearly a month, Arthur Mu did not step into Elizabeth’s palace. However, he never slept with any of the concubines. Every night, he simply went to bed alone. \"My Queen, please don\'t be angry with the Emperor. Even the slaves and maidservants can see how much the Emperor cares about you.\" As Ermengarde accompanied Elizabeth in the yard, the maidservant couldn\'t stop sighing. She really didn\'t understand. Before they came to the palace, Duchess would always scheme to grab the Lord’s favor. Now that they were together and Duchess was no more, everyone knew that the Emperor only loved the empress. The concubines who entered the palace have started to get lonely and doubt themselves. \"Ermengarde Qui, you don\'t understand.\" Elizabeth looked around the courtyard. The color of spring was everywhere except for her face. Though she sat out in the sun everyday, she was pale and looked sickly. \"Please tell your maidserva
In fact, Barbara Liu had noticed Arthur Mu outside long before Elizabeth asked her to send him back. But as a servant, Barbara Liu didn\'t dare talk to Arthur Mu without permission. This time, she had her orders. Confidently, she walked out of the bedroom and spoke to Arthur Mu. \"Emperor, it\'s getting late. Let me take you back to Longyin palace.\" Arthur Mu, who had nearly drunk himself to oblivion, looked at Barbara Liu and mistook her for Elizabeth. He doesn\'t understand what she said, he simply took her hand. Barbara Liu was flattered, but she said nothing, afraid that her voice will make Arthur Mu come to hs senses. \"You and I will go back to Longyin palace together,\" Arthur Mu said drunkenly. The royal butler and all the other servants looked on in surprise. Everyone looked up and saw Elizabeth standing by the window. The Royal Butler didn\'t know what to say. Elizabeth closed the window as she stared the Royal
\"Creak --!\"Elizabeth who had been waiting outside the door, gently pushed it open. \"Elizabeth, you...\" Arthur Mu never thought that Elizabeth would come at this time. He froze on the bed and didn\'t know what to say. \"My Emperor, I came to check on you.\" Elizabeth didn\'t acknowledge Barbara Liu lying on the ground at all. She took the initiative to go to Arthur Mu and helped him dress and bundle his hair. And the more she was like this, the more uncomfortable Arthur Mu was. He knew that she had seen it, and he knew that it could not be concealed. After she tied up her hair for him, he took her cold hand and asked softly, \"What brings you here today? Why are your hands still so cold? I\'ll send for the doctor to check on you.\" Elizabeth didn\'t take back her hand. \"Yesterday, I ordered my maid to send the Emperor back to his palace. The maid didn\'t come back all night so I went to come and have a look.\"
Arthur finally began to sleep with his harem. Soon, more and more concubines were called from the harem to serve the Emperor He stayed away from Elizabeth. Though she sat on the Queen\'s seat, everyone in knew that the Emperor had not stepped into her palace for three months. The concubines who were lucky enough to have caught his eye, had neither time nor the heart to ridicule Elizabeth. All were busy trying to conceive the Emperor\'s offspring. So far none had gotten pregnant. Everyone knew, whoever was the first to conceive would get an unspeakable honor. Elizabeth did not get any good news from the harem. However, Barbara had started vomiting and seemed unable to eat. Elizabeth sent for the imperial doctor, and was very happy to hear the good news that she had been pregnant for three months. All of a sudden, the palace exploded. Ermengarde looked at Elizabeth anxiously. Now the Emperor didn\'t want to deal with the empress. In additio
In the evening, Arthur Mu did as he had promised. Elizabeth, who seemed happy the whole time, sent all the maids and eunuchs away. Her smiling face gradually showed her signs of weakness. As she sat alone, she mused. In fact, she felt more pain than she had ever felt before, but part of it was because she had to do her best to hide it. And part of it was because she had nowhere to go, there was no turning back for her. It was better to let Arthur Mu hate her like he had always hated her. Hate is always more comfortable than regret. All night long, she stood in the open hall, looking at the closed door not far away, gazing at it quietly. Her tears flowed and dried, dried and flowed, repeatedly. Although Arthur Mu was lying in bed in the inner room, he couldn’t sleep for a long time. He looked at the door from time to time. For a moment, he even wanted to push the door and go out. But, what then, if he goes out? She won\'t be there waiting f
During Barbara Liu\'s pregnancy, Arthur Mu came to the Queen’s palace almost every night. Though he tried not to show it, Arthur just wanted to take the opportunity to check on Elizabeth. However, even if Arthur Mu prayed for time to pass more slowly, it was the ninth month of Barbara Liu\'s pregnancy. The prince was born in October. The night when Barbara gave birth to her baby, almost everyone in the palace was worried. But the moment the child was born, the tensions were even higher. The servants were constantly summoned by Arthur Mu, who had not come to the Queen’s palace. Barbara was resting when suddenly, a cold breeze blew in. The window creaked open from outside. A man in black is stood by her bed. Looking at the man, Barbara Liu was not surprised, but felt nervous. \"What are you doing here at this time? Aren\'t you afraid to be discovered?\" The man spoke in an urgent tone. \"When are you going to do it?\"
Half a month later, Barbara was promoted to Princess Barbara. Ermengarde Qui handed Elizabeth a cup of tea and sighed. \"Your highness, Barbara Liu doesn’t deserve this.\" Elizabeth smiled and shook her head. \"Ermengarde Qui, she was lucky that she bore the Emperor’s son. Heaven favored her with luck.\" Elizabeth drank the tea but her chest felt constricted. Then, a stream of dry heat rushed to her throat. She spat out a mass of blood so heavily coagulated that even hot tea couldn\'t melt it. “Your Highness!” Ermengarde was so scared that she turned pale. \"I\'m going to call the doctor!\" Elizabeth would cough at night. Sometimes, she would cough for hours. Even before this, Elizabeth had already begun to lose appetite. However, Ermengarde Qiu had always thought it was because the Queen was upset with the Emperor. \"There\'s no need to call the doctor, and you can\'t let anyone know.\" Her expression, as well a
As soon as she entered the main hall, Barbara greeted her with a smile and knelt. \"Your Highness.\" Elizabeth nodded. \"Get up.\" Barbara was like a warm and thoughtful sister. She took Elizabeth’s arm and led her into the dining room. When they reached the dining table, she suddenly turned around. \"I know that the Empress has always complained about me. In fact, I don\'t want to compete with the Empress. Now I have a son, and I\'m satisfied. I just want to be with the Empress and be a good sister.” Barbara’s eyes were red. \"May I hug the empress?\" For concubines in the harem, it\'s a normal thing to form groups among themselves. Elizabeth looked at Barbara Liu for a long time, then slowly spread out her arms. \"In fact, I should be the one to thank you.\" Just as she finished, Barbara Liu hugged Elizabeth. At the same time, she took out the dagger hidden in her sleeve and stabbed Elizabeth in the back. \"I wonder wh