Chapter 276 She just gave birth, and the emperor was with someone else... This is too explosive!

Now that she knows she's been tricked, it's no use; Meng Yanzhi seems to have already accepted that.

Xiao Xingyuan grabbed Ling Xiao's hand in return: "You must prove my innocence!"

"How can you prove something like this?"

"Besides, the child was just born and Meng Yanzhi is still unconscious. Just wait a bit until she calms down and recovers before we talk about it."

Ling Xiao was also having a headache. What kind of situation was this?

The two of them were getting along perfectly well. Who is this person who is so shameless as to do such a thing? Their methods are truly despicable!

When Meng Yanzhi slowly woke up, Qingdao was the only person beside her.

She struggled to sit up, gripping the light knife tightly in her hand: "Where's my child? Where's my child?!"

"Your Majesty, you suffered severe postpartum hemorrhage and are very weak. Please do not get so agitated."

"The little princess is doing well. I'll bring the child over for you to see."

Qingdao quickly instructed the wet nurse to bring the child over.

"It's a girl, a little princess?"

"Let me see it quickly."

Meng Yanzhi took the swaddling clothes and looked at the sleeping, fair-skinned baby. Tears streamed down her face.

She looked up and smiled foolishly at Qingdao: "Child, this is my child, my daughter."

When Xiao Xingyuan heard that Meng Yanzhi had woken up, he rushed over. The moment he entered the room, Meng Yanzhi immediately remembered everything. The image of the two of them lying naked on the bed appeared in her mind once again.

She took a deep breath, held the child, turned around, and didn't even glance at Xiao Xingyuan.

Seeing Meng Yanzhi's expression, Xiao Xingyuan knew that she was truly angry.

He strode over, looking at Meng Yanzhi with some anxiety: "Yanzhi, I..."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, I am unable to bow to Your Majesty at this moment."

Meng Yanzhi turned around, her whole demeanor icy, and looked at Xiao Xingyuan in a detached manner, clearly intending to conduct herself in a businesslike manner.

Seeing Meng Yanzhi like this, Xiao Xingyuan's heart finally died. He looked at Meng Yanzhi with a helpless expression, standing there, as helpless as a child.

"Rouge, things aren't what you think, we..."

"Your Majesty, have you seen the child?"

Meng Yanzhi has no desire to face this matter, to hear about it, or to pursue it further.

She just wanted to live a good life with her child, even without Xiao Xingyuan's favor. She wanted to live a good life in the palace with her child.

Meng Yanzhi didn't want to offend Xiao Xingyuan, and even less did she want to implicate her child, so she wanted to swallow this fly whole, not caring whether it lived or died, since it was disgusting anyway.

"rouge……"

Seeing Meng Yanzhi like this, Xiao Xingyuan didn't know whether to advance or retreat.

With no other choice, he sighed, walked over, gently picked up the child, and said softly, "Rouge, let's name our daughter."

Meng Yanzhi's gaze fell on her daughter. She was so young, she had just come into this world. She couldn't live without her father's love. She still had to live a good life in this palace.

"Let her be called Aman. I hope that the princess will have a happy life in the future."

"As for the name, let the Imperial Advisor calculate it carefully before deciding."

Meng Yanzhi reached out, hugged the child, and gently kissed him, her eyes slightly reddening.

She clearly didn't want to talk to Xiao Xingyuan any longer, and Xiao Xingyuan didn't want to upset Meng Yanzhi either, so he just patted her shoulder gently: "You've just given birth, you must be exhausted. Get some rest, I'll come see you again tonight."

"Your Majesty, I respectfully see you off."

Meng Yanzhi remained professional, making the atmosphere somewhat suffocating.

Xiao Xingyuan paused for a moment, but then strode outside.

As Xiao Xingyuan's figure receded into the distance, Meng Yanzhi's vision blurred, and tears involuntarily streamed down her face.

"Your Majesty, you mustn't cry. The imperial physician said that if you cry too much during your postpartum period, you'll develop a condition where your eyes water in the wind."

“Your Majesty, during the days you have been unconscious, His Majesty has come to see you every day, and there has been no one extra in the harem.”

Qingdao stepped forward, hurriedly wiped away Meng Yanzhi's tears, and looked at her with a face full of heartache.

Why?

Meng Yanzhi grabbed Qingdao's wrist and frowned as she looked at her.

Since the emperor has already favored her, why hasn't she been made a concubine?

"That person is one of the Jade King's men. He was sent by the Jade King in alliance with the Canglan Kingdom to bewitch His Majesty."

"His Majesty was poisoned by the aphrodisiac, which is why he was with her... His Majesty was also tricked."

"Your Majesty, if you are angry, please don't pay any attention to His Majesty. Please don't harm your health, as you are still in your postpartum period."

Qingdao didn't care about Xiao Xingyuan's life or death; he just wanted Meng Yanzhi to get through her pregnancy safely.

After hearing this, Meng Yanzhi roughly understood what was going on. She stared at Aman in her arms and said, "They're not just after His Majesty and me, they're after our child. They'd love for us to die together!"

"Your Majesty, don't think about anything else now. Just focus on taking good care of yourself. His Majesty will take care of everything outside."

Qingdao didn't understand the messy things outside, but she knew that women were weak after childbirth, so she had to protect and take good care of Meng Yanzhi!

Seeing that Qingdao genuinely cared about her, Meng Yanzhi smiled and said, "Qingdao, don't worry, even for Aman's sake, I'll be fine!"

Meng Yanzhi knew better than anyone how pitiful a child without a mother could be, so she would never let her child suffer like she did.

The next morning, the imperial edict announcing her investiture as empress was proclaimed to the world. Meng Yanzhi would be officially appointed empress after completing her postpartum confinement. She was now the rightful and certain empress.

The news caused the court, which had just calmed down, to boil over once again.

During the morning court session, three officials from the Censorate were killed by running over. All the civil and military officials knelt on the ground, resolutely opposing the matter.

Just then, the Canglan Kingdom sent a message saying that they had sent their crown prince to visit, wanting to strengthen ties and promote relations.

Xiao Xingyuan knew that there must be someone working in the inside to make the Canglan Kingdom choose to come at this time.

However, he showed no intention of changing his mind and simply left the court in a cold manner.

He left, but the civil and military officials did not. They all knelt in the main hall, as if they would not get up until the imperial decree was withdrawn!

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Ling Xiao looked at Xiao Xingyuan with some helplessness, and even Xiao Ce was somewhat troubled.

"Father, given the attitude of the civil and military officials, what... what should we do?"