Outside the palace, the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Mrs. Gu was stunned when she heard the eunuch's order asking her to go to the palace to visit her daughter.

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict did not make things difficult for Madam Gu. After all, she was the prime minister's wife. Prime Minister Gu was so powerful, and he was just a small eunuch. How could he dare to make things difficult for the prime minister's wife?

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict did not stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion for long and left soon.

After the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict left, Mrs. Gu had not yet come to her senses.

"Madam?" Madam Gu's maid looked at her madam's appearance and couldn't help shaking her to make her come back to her senses quickly.

Madam Gu finally came back to her senses, but still a little incredulous, she asked, "Wushuang...Wushuang is pregnant?"

Isn’t it said that the emperor can’t have children?

How come her Wushuang got pregnant as soon as she entered the palace?

Is her Wushuang so powerful?

The maid smiled and said, "Yes, Madam, our girl... no, it's the Imperial Concubine, the Imperial Concubine is pregnant with a little prince."

The maids were very happy.

Their daughter has become a noble concubine and now has a child with His Majesty. Her status will definitely rise in the future, and the maids in the Prime Minister's Mansion will definitely have an easier time.

They also have a sense of pride in their achievements.

When Mrs. Gu heard the maid's affirmative answer, a smile gradually appeared on her face.

"My Wushuang is so amazing! She is worthy of being my daughter!" Mrs. Gu said proudly.

"I don't know how my Wushuang is doing in the palace. She has been spoiled since she was young. I don't know if she has suffered any hardship."

"No, I have to go prepare something she likes."

Mrs. Gu was very excited and started looking for things that Wushuang liked and the food she liked to eat.

Considering that her daughter had just become pregnant and she didn't know if she would have morning sickness, she also had to prepare some prescriptions.

Be prepared for any eventuality.

It would be best if her Wushuang didn't have any morning sickness reaction. If she did, the prescription she gave would make her feel better.

…

At the Prime Minister's Mansion, Mrs. Gu was busy preparing things for her daughter. She was going to take these things to the palace to visit her daughter. Other families in the capital also knew about Wushuang's pregnancy.

Taifu, Su Mansion.

"Is Concubine Gu pregnant?" Imperial Tutor Su was a little shocked when he heard the news.

How is that possible?

Didn’t they tacitly agree that the emperor could not have children?

Taifu Su's daughter has been in the palace for more than nine years, nearly ten years, and His Majesty's concubines before he ascended the throne have been with him for eleven or twelve years. None of the women in the harem have ever become pregnant.

In this situation, what else could it be but Your Majesty being unable to have children?

But now Concubine Gu, who just entered the palace, is pregnant?

What ability did Gu Qianlei's daughter have that she could get pregnant under such circumstances?

"Could it be that the child Concubine Gu is pregnant with is not His Majesty's child?" Madam Su couldn't help but say with a sour tone.

Her daughter should have been the queen, but ended up being a royal concubine. She had been diligently managing the harem for so many years, but she had no children and hadn't even gotten pregnant.

As a result, the Prime Minister's daughter, Gu, is now pregnant, and she is a noble concubine of the same rank as her daughter.

What if Concubine Gu gave birth to a prince, then wouldn’t the position of queen belong to the Gu family?

How can this be?

The position of queen should belong to her daughter!

"Master, do you think it's possible that Gu entered the palace pregnant with another bastard? Otherwise, how could she get pregnant so quickly?"

"Master..." Madam Su looked at Grand Tutor Su and said.

Imperial Tutor Su frowned and asked, "Do you think Gu Qianlei is such a fool? Would that old fox of his allow his daughter to marry His Majesty while pregnant?"

"This is a crime punishable by the death of nine generations of your clan. Do you think that old fox Gu Qianlei is tired of living?"

Although Taifu Su disliked Prime Minister Gu, he knew very well how cunning this man was and how smart he was.

How could he allow his unclean daughter to enter the palace?

If His Majesty finds out that I am not innocent after entering the palace, who can withstand His Majesty's wrath?

Although Gu's status did not require the maids to conduct extensive checks when she entered the palace, they would definitely ensure that she was innocent.

Therefore, it was impossible for Gu to secretly get pregnant with someone else before entering the palace.

But...it doesn't say that you can't do that after entering the palace.

Master Su narrowed his eyes and thought.

When he sent his daughter into the palace, he also thought that she could become the queen. When his daughter gave birth to a prince, he could be named the crown prince, and he would be the grandfather of the next emperor.

But who could have thought that Empress Dowager Yu would change her mind at the last minute, and His Majesty was determined not to establish a queen, so his daughter has only been a noble concubine until now.

The rank of imperial concubine is indeed very high, but can it be compared with that of the queen?

The father of the imperial concubine is different from the father of the queen.

…

The Mansion of the General of the Zhenjun Army.

"Gu is pregnant, and His Majesty has promised that if she gives birth to a prince, he will make her the queen?" Madam Qin was a little surprised to hear the news, but she also felt it was quite reasonable.

Your Majesty is nearly thirty years old and finally has a child. It is not impossible that he made such a promise on impulse.

And considering Gu Gu's family background, if she had a prince, there would be absolutely nothing wrong with her becoming the queen.

Mrs. Qin just felt a little regretful.

It is impossible to say that she had no idea of making her daughter the queen, but Mrs. Qin was also very rational and knew very well the situation of their family.

The daughter of a military general becomes the queen, and her husband is a second-rank general of the Zhenjun Army. If she has another daughter who becomes the queen and a grandson who becomes the crown prince, will her future be good?

From ancient times to the present, there are really few military generals who have a good ending.

Among the military generals, few had a good ending, except for Wang Jian in the Qin Dynasty, Wei Qing in the Han Dynasty, and the famous generals in the Zhenguan period.

Although Mrs. Qin was the wife of a military general, she was also well-versed in history books and was very clear about this.

Her daughter entering the palace as a concubine was also a form of being held hostage, wasn't it?

Even she had to stay in the capital and could not go to the border with her husband.

Mrs. Qin thought of her husband at the frontier and the corners of her mouth twitched.

Because she couldn't go with him, the general's mansion on the border was managed by the concubine.

Perhaps in the general's mansion on the frontier, the concubine is considered to be the real general's wife?

She, the legitimate wife, became an outsider.

Thinking of this, Madam Qin sighed heavily and said, "This matter has nothing to do with us. There is no need to say or do anything more."

"Tell the virtuous concubine in the palace that she should just live her life well and not do anything extra."

Madam Qin believed that the daughter she had taught was rational and calm enough, but she hoped that her daughter would not fall in love with His Majesty.

Falling in love with the emperor is not a good thing.

She didn't want her daughter to fall in love with the emperor and then do something irrational, which would harm herself and the general's mansion.

Now that Concubine Gu is pregnant, if she gives birth to a prince, it will actually provide a guarantee for her daughter.

After all, it is more secure for His Majesty's biological child to succeed to the throne than for an adopted son, and his daughter can also live a better life in the harem.