When Yan Mingting heard what Zhao Xuanyi said, he looked at Concubine Zhao and asked, "Concubine Zhao, do you think so too?"

Xian'er is Concubine Zhao's biological child. Does she really want to give the child to the queen to raise?

Of course, Yan Mingting was not looking forward to Concubine Zhao's answer. How could a Concubine Zhao's children be as noble as the Queen's children?

Perhaps Concubine Zhao also hoped that one day the child adopted by the queen would inherit the throne, and then she would be named queen mother?

When Concubine Zhao heard Yan Mingting asking her, she looked up at him in surprise, then quickly lowered her head after touching Zhao Xuanyi. "Your Majesty, please make the decision."

She was not originally such a timid person, but after entering the palace, she was controlled everywhere by people sent by Zhao Xuanyi, and gradually she became timid.

Concubine Zhao was really afraid of her aunt, the Queen, Zhao Xuanyi.

She wasn't so timid and quiet when she was still at her parents' home, but she wasn't an overly lively child, nor was she a very opinionated person.

If she had been more opinionated, her family would not have sent her to the palace to give birth to Zhao Xuanyi's child.

Yan Mingting clearly knew Zhao Jieyu's answer a long time ago, but he was still a little disappointed when he heard it.

Zhao Xuanyi beside him continued, "Your Majesty, will you please agree to my request?"

"I have worked hard for so many years, even though I haven't made any contributions. My only wish is to have a child of my own..."

"Your Majesty..." Zhao Xuanyi pinched Yan Mingting's sleeve and begged.

Although she is in her early forties, she has maintained herself well, so showing weakness like this does not seem out of place.

But who is Yan Mingting?

He is the emperor who has countless young beauties. He doesn't fall for Zhao Xuanyi's coquettish behavior at such an old age.

But Zhao Xuanyi is the queen, his original wife who has been with him through so many ups and downs since he was young, so he can only fulfill her wish.

Yan Mingting looked at her and asked, "Have you really decided to register Xian'er under your name?"

Zhao Xuanyi nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty, I like Xian'er very much. The first time I saw Xian'er, I knew that he was destined to be my child."

"Your Majesty, will you please help me and Xian'er become mother and son?"

Yan Mingting nodded, "In that case, I will issue an order to register Xian'er under your name. From now on, he will be the Queen's legitimate son."

Zhao Xuanyi happily said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you very much, Your Majesty..."

Concubine Zhao also thanked Yan Mingting. It was a good thing that her child could become a legitimate son.

Yan Mingting stood up and said, "Now that we have finished talking, I have things to attend to, so I will be leaving first."

He didn't want to stay any longer.

The queen was old and not pretty enough, so he really didn't feel like staying with her any longer.

On the first and fifteenth day of every month, he stayed in the Queen's palace according to the rules. In fact, he just covered himself with a quilt and chatted, and there was no excitement at all.

Zhao Xuanyi was the type who could not tolerate the maids in her palace climbing onto her bed, so Yan Mingting almost abstained from sex on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month.

Today is not the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month. Yan Mingting doesn't want to abstain from sex anymore. Why should I suffer when he has a beautiful woman by his side?

Looking at Yan Mingting's decisive back as he left, Zhao Xuanyi's joy at his words that he would issue an edict to adopt the child faded a lot.

"Going to see that bitch He Wushuang again!" Zhao Xuanyi angrily said. She looked at Concubine Zhao angrily and said, "Why are you so disappointing? Why are you still just a mere Concubine?"

"You haven't even become one of the nine concubines, let alone a royal consort. After all, you gave birth to a prince. Why are you so useless?" Zhao Xuanyi scolded.

Concubine Zhao listened to her complaints quietly. She had heard such words a lot in recent times.

Concubine Zhao lowered her head and smiled bitterly.

Doesn’t she want to be a concubine or a queen?

But she knew very well that His Majesty would never allow her to hold the same high position as her aunt.

Their Zhao family already had a queen, so there was no possibility for her to be promoted any higher. Perhaps she would only be able to be a concubine in this life.

But it doesn't matter, she still has hope.

As long as her Xian'er is named the crown prince and inherits the throne after His Majesty's death, she can become the empress dowager by virtue of her son's status.

She glanced at Zhao Xuanyi secretly, silently estimated the age difference between them, and secretly persuaded herself that her aunt was more than 20 years older than her, and after becoming the empress dowager, she would definitely outlive her aunt.

As long as her aunt and His Majesty are gone, and her Xian'er becomes the new emperor, does she still need to be afraid of others?

So now she just needs to endure it.

…

After Yan Mingting returned, he drafted an edict to adopt the prince born to Concubine Zhao under the name of Queen Zhao Xuanyi. From then on, he would be the legitimate son.

Upon hearing the news, the other concubines who had originally not taken it seriously all felt a sense of relief that the dust had settled.

When Concubine Zhao entered the palace, they knew what the Queen was planning.

Afterwards, Concubine Zhao gave birth to a boy and was named Concubine by His Majesty. Looking at the way the Queen went to see the little prince every day, it was known that she was planning to adopt the child.

But they didn't expect that His Majesty would directly register the child under the Queen's name, making him a legitimate son for sure.

Qixiang Palace.

"So what if he's a legitimate son? He hasn't been named the crown prince yet." Concubine Shu smiled while covering her mouth, but her smile looked forced.

"Even if it's the crown prince, there are only a few who can ascend the throne smoothly..." Although Concubine Shu seemed to be smiling, her eyes were very cold.

"Zhao Xuanyi, that bitch, thinks that by letting the Zhao family's daughters give birth to her, she can help the Zhao family rise to a higher level?"

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