“…”

When the Empress Dowager heard what Emperor Zhao said, she thought for a moment and said: It seems to make some sense.

However, after a moment, he lowered his voice and whispered to Emperor Zhao: "Emperor, Yue'er will give birth in more than five months. Can you hold it in?"

As she said this, the Queen Mother's eyes quickly swept over a certain part of Emperor Zhao.

Emperor Zhao was already worried that Liu Ruyue would be upset if she heard their conversation, and he was already feeling guilty. Seeing his mother's expression, he lowered his voice and said, "Mother, I know what's going on!"

"Alas, a grown-up son is no longer under the control of his mother..."

When the Queen Mother saw Emperor Zhao's expression, she knew that he knew what was going on. She pretended to sigh and walked to Liu Ruyue's side to have lunch together.

Seeing how the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were getting along so happily, Emperor Zhao felt relieved but also a little upset: Why did he feel like he was the outsider?

**

While everyone in the palace was filled with joy and happiness, everyone outside the palace was in turmoil.

Especially the two princes who had previously persuaded Emperor Zhao to adopt a clan heir and felt that they had great hope, so they secretly communicated with the Empress or Concubine Wan.

In Prince Wenxuan's palace, Chu Jinyu and his two sons, who had just finished their morning court session, sat on their chairs with pale faces, as if their father had died.

Chu Jinyu is the cousin of Emperor Zhao Chu Yinxiang. He is ten years older than Emperor Zhao Chu Yinxiang. He inherited his father's throne early and was named Prince Wenxuan.

His eldest son Chu Yunxuan was appointed as the crown prince at an early age.

Later, Emperor Zhao had been on the throne for ten years, but none of the concubines in the harem were pregnant. The ministers wrote to the emperor, requesting that he be adopted.

Prince Wenxuan had been thinking about adopting a child when Emperor Zhao had been childless for many years. When the ministers wrote letters to request an adopted son, his contribution was always included in the petitions.

Emperor Zhao's attitude was unclear and he was reluctant to adopt a son.

Prince Wenxuan took an unconventional approach and secretly established contact with the Queen.

One was eager to have a son to stabilize her position as queen, and then to sit securely on the throne of empress dowager in the future.

One who was eager to have his son become the crown prince of Da Zhao, and then ascend the throne and inherit Da Zhao.

The two hit it off immediately, colluded secretly, and united a group of ministers to put pressure on Emperor Zhao.

A big part of the reason why Emperor Zhao personally went to the southern border to fight was because he was eager to prove himself with a victory and block those memorials requesting the adoption of a son.

They never expected that Emperor Zhao only went to southern Xinjiang, and when he came back he actually brought back a pregnant concubine.

Originally, they thought they could use the name of the Demon Concubine to eliminate Liu Ruyue.

Little did they know that Emperor Zhao and a hundred thousand soldiers would guarantee Liu Ruyue's name and clear her name of the evil concubine.

During the day today, the news that Concubine Yue was as brave as any man and had helped Emperor Zhao and the army win the battle in southern Xinjiang had begun to spread in the streets and alleys of the capital.

When hearing these rumors, King Wenxuan was secretly shocked: Emperor Zhao was helping Concubine Yue to clear her name, establish her prestige among the people, and clear all obstacles for the child she was about to give birth to.

As long as Concubine Yue can give birth to a prince, the two sons he has prepared will probably have no chance of getting that position.

Even though there was a possibility that Concubine Yue would give birth to a daughter, King Wenxuan did not dare to take the gamble. He had to get rid of the fetus in Concubine Yue's womb before she gave birth.

It would be best to kill Yue Fei as well. After all, who knows if Yue Fei will be pregnant with a dragon heir again in the future?

If you want to sit in that position, you must be careful and not leave any harm.

At the court this morning, Emperor Zhao once again praised Concubine Yue in front of all the ministers. When many ministers heard that Concubine Yue was pregnant and had helped the State of Zhao win a war, they began to secretly support Concubine Yue.

Seeing this scene, King Wenxuan and his two sons were extremely anxious and returned to the palace with gloomy faces.

"Father, I think the Prime Minister has a point. We must act now. Otherwise, if we continue to lie low, I'm afraid that position will have nothing to do with our family."

King Wenxuan's second son Chu Yunting drank a sip of strong tea and said to King Wenxuan.

The third son, Chu Yunlei, also had a worried look on his face. "Father, no matter which of my second brother and I is adopted as the Crown Prince by His Majesty, it will be a good thing for our Wenxuan Palace. However, if Concubine Yue successfully gives birth to a prince, it will definitely be a disaster for our palace. The things we did before will not stand up to scrutiny!"

"I know!"

Upon hearing what his two sons said, the gloom and sadness on King Wenxuan's face almost solidified into substance, and his brows were furrowed into the shape of a "川" character.

Looking at his father who was silent and gloomy, Chu Yunlei couldn't help but say, "Father, I think the Prime Minister is right. We should use our connections."

\"hehe!"

Hearing his third son's words, King Wenxuan sneered: "The Prime Minister, that old fox, just lost more than a dozen of his trusted aides last night. He was too scared to take action, so he wants to use me!"

Feeling his father's resistance, Chu Yunting also became anxious: "Father, even if we know that we are being used, we must use our connections. No matter who is appointed as the crown prince, the queen is always the queen. However, we are different. If there is no queen's help, even if Concubine Yue does not give birth to a prince, it may not be me and my third brother who will be adopted as the crown prince.

After all, our family isn't the only one secretly eyeing the position of Crown Prince!"

"What an injustice!"

After hearing what his second son said, King Wenxuan pondered for a moment, sighed, and finally got up and left.

Seeing King Wenxuan get up and leave, the Chu Yunting brothers hurriedly followed him.

**

"Why is your Majesty frowning?"

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