The Emperor's words, "How can you talk about forgiveness?" immediately made the Empress Dowager realize that something was wrong.

Then, the Emperor took the Empress's hands and announced some good news to everyone with a happy expression.

The Empress is pregnant and is three months along; the pregnancy is now stable.

Empress Dowager: ...?!

The Empress Dowager was completely stunned by the move that the Emperor and Empress had made.

Huh? Who's pregnant? How many months along? Dare to say it again?

It felt like a bomb had suddenly exploded right in front of you.

Not only did the Empress Dowager's mind go blank, but her ears also rang with a sharp, ringing sound.

Seeing the Emperor and Empress's hands clasped tightly together, and the Empress's annoyingly shy expression, the Empress Dowager had never been so angry.

Damn it! These two actually dared to play her tricks!

Sure enough, once a wife is married, the son forgets his mother, and he can't be relied on.

The Empress Dowager felt immense sorrow. Compared to being tricked by the Empress, she was even more heartbroken by the betrayal of her own son, Hongli.

All these years of hard work and toil, for whom have I done it all? The Emperor is so heartless. If I had known this would happen, I certainly wouldn't have chosen Fucha Jinyi as my daughter-in-law back then.

The Empress Dowager cursed under her breath and immediately lost her composure, while the Empress, who had announced the good news and received a chorus of congratulations, breathed a sigh of relief.

With the carrot of a legitimate son dangling in front of her, although she herself was in danger, her position as empress and the Fucha clan outside the palace were temporarily secured.

Not bad, not bad. At least for now, it's a good result. She'll be more careful when she returns to the palace.

The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet held at the Old Summer Palace ended amidst a chorus of compliments.

For Yonghu, who was the highlight at the beginning but was then ignored by everyone, this was a rather novel experience, even more exciting and thrilling than riding a roller coaster.

Yonghu was carefree; after returning home, he took a nap and realized there was nothing there, without bothering to think about it.

Chen Yuwei was quite happy to see this, and her anxiety was relieved.

After being used by the emperor and empress as a tool to explore the path, Yonghu later received many rewards from Hongli.

Just as Chen Yuwei said, although she felt wronged, there would be compensation.

"However, this kind of thing can only be done once, not twice," because if it's used too often, it'll eventually become a thing of the past.

Chen Yuwei waved her folding fan as she strolled through the courtyard, chatting with Xia He.

The master and servant avoided the palace servants who were packing their things and circled around in the shade.