Chapter 285 The Mystery of the Deposed Crown Prince

Mingchu looked down at her protruding belly and said softly, "Originally, I was really looking forward to this child. Even if I didn't want anything else, I would still want this child. But as the child grows in my belly day by day, I'm a little scared. Miss, is childbirth very painful?"

Seeing Mingchu's silly expression, Meng Yanzhi couldn't help but laugh out loud. She gently patted her head and said with a smile, "No matter how hard childbirth is, you won't be afraid when you see your little baby!"

"Miss, will you have children in the future?" Mingchu asked Meng Yanzhi curiously.

Meng Yanzhi thought for a moment and then shook her head: "This child is a gift from God. As for the rest, I don't know. Whether we have children or not is not up to us. It depends on whether God gives them to us or not."

"Miss, do you think His Majesty will depose the Crown Prince?"

"If this child is born as the deposed crown prince's child, how will he establish himself?"

Mingchu never cared about these things before, but now she really can't ignore them anymore. She has a child and wants to plan more for the child.

this……

Meng Yanzhi never expected that Ming Chu would ask her this question so bluntly.

For a moment, Meng Yanzhi was even unsure how to answer the question.

Seeing Meng Yanzhi's hesitant expression, Ming Chu belatedly realized she had said the wrong thing: "Miss, I... I didn't mean that, I..."

"Is that enough?"

Qingdao had simply reached his limit.

She already disliked Ming Chu, and now seeing Ming Chu pushing her luck like this, her expression immediately changed. She then said irritably, "Madam Ming, is this all you came to the palace to say? Do you like the Crown Prince himself or the position of Crown Prince? If the Crown Prince is no longer the Crown Prince, then you don't want this child?"

She was originally a suicide squad member, so she always said things that made people want to die.

Mingchu already regretted saying those words, and now hearing Qingdao say that made him even more embarrassed. He wished he could just kill himself.

She looked at Meng Yanzhi pitifully: "Miss, that's not what I meant, I just..."

"It's me asking you, not the Empress asking you, but you keep harping on the Empress, what are you doing?"

The light blade was surprisingly strong; it stepped forward and reached out to grab Mingchu.

Meng Yanzhi finally realized what was happening and hurriedly grabbed Qingdao's hand: "Alright, that's not what she meant. Don't be so angry. Go out and discuss with Xiaoyumi what to have for lunch. Go ahead."

Actually, Qingdao didn't want to go, but obeying orders was her instinct, so even though she was unwilling, she turned around and walked out, still cursing under her breath.

Watching Qingdao's retreating figure, Mingchu's eyes reddened, and she choked out, "Miss, was I really that bad? But I don't even know what's wrong with me. I know I should be content, but I just can't do it. What should I do? What should I do now?"

"It's alright, everything will be fine. It'll be better after your baby is born and after you finish your postpartum confinement. You always tend to overthink things when you're pregnant!" Meng Yanzhi smiled gently and then lightly patted Mingchu's head. "I'll just tell you one thing: the Emperor truly treats the Crown Prince as his own son. He's Aman's elder brother, do you understand?"

Some things don't need to be said too clearly, because saying them too clearly is actually not good.

That was the best course of action. Mingchu finally felt relieved. She hugged Meng Yanzhi and cried for a while before getting up and slowly walking outside.

Meng Yanzhi rubbed her temples wearily. Just then, Qingdao returned with some snacks. Upon entering and seeing that Mingchu had already left, she felt a little better and her expression softened. She gently put down the pastries and went to the back to massage Meng Yanzhi's temples.

"Talking to Madam Ming must be exhausting, right?"

"Your Majesty, you are too good to her. I'm afraid you might accidentally raise an ungrateful child."

Qingdao wasn't vying for Mingchu's favor; she genuinely felt that Mingchu was becoming increasingly outrageous, so she wanted to remind Meng Yanzhi.

Hearing Qingdao say this, Meng Yanzhi smiled faintly: "She's just a naive girl who hasn't seen much of the world, so she speaks her mind directly without any beating around the bush. Don't worry, she won't hurt me."

No matter how greedy Mingchu was, Meng Yanzhi was always willing to satisfy him. However, Meng Yanzhi was certain that Mingchu would never betray her, much less harm her.

Seeing how much Meng Yanzhi trusted Mingchu, Qingdao felt helpless, but he couldn't say anything more. He could only say, "Your Majesty, the coronation ceremony is about to begin. The inner palace wants Your Majesty to carefully review the procedures, since we will have to go out of the palace to offer sacrifices to Heaven, which will take a whole day!"

"Hmm." Meng Yanzhi felt her head hurt even more. She had originally planned to keep it simple, but Xiao Xingyuan was unwilling to do so.

Xiao Xingyuan said he wanted to give Meng Yanzhi the grandest ceremony, perhaps because this ceremony made those people even more uneasy, always feeling that the position of the crown prince was shaky and unstable?

Meng Yanzhi felt that this matter should be discussed properly with Xiao Xingyuan.

At noon, Xiao Xingyuan happily entered the door, first kissing Meng Yanzhi before going to see the child. This has been their daily routine lately. Whenever they have time, they are together and affectionate. When they don't have time, they are busy with their own things. They really do seem like a married couple!

Meng Yanzhi smiled slightly, then took Xiao Xingyuan's hand and sat down to eat together.

She was very attentive today, constantly serving food to Xiao Xingyuan, and she was all smiles the whole time.

However, once they were husband and wife, Xiao Xingyuan could tell at a glance that Meng Yanzhi was acting very strangely today.

He frowned and looked at Meng Yanzhi: "Is there something you want to tell me?"

"It's nothing, just about the coronation ceremony. I think we should keep everything simple."

“After we got Aman, there were more and more rumors about deposing the crown prince, so I was a little worried. If it caused a big fuss, it would shake the foundation of the country and would be bad for everyone.”

Meng Yanzhi now cares about his empire just as much as Xiao Xingyuan does.

It wasn't that Meng Yanzhi was ambitious, but rather that she wanted to use everything she had to defend what Xiao Xingyuan cared about.

Xiao Xingyuan chuckled softly, then said calmly, "If I give it to him, it's his; if I don't, it's not his. I'm the emperor now, so naturally I have the final say!"