An Zhongtao still looked at her with a stern face, and snorted coldly after a while.

He still didn't want to care about her. Her expression yesterday really chilled him. He was her father, and he looked at her attitude.

An Yanran knelt there and continued, "Father, please consider my dead mother's sake. Besides, there was no mark left on An Qingran's face at the last banquet. I think my mother's crime at that time is no longer valid. My mother lost her life in vain because of this matter. Don't you think of the love between you and my mother at all?"

She cried weakly.

An Zhongtao felt a little guilty about Lian Jinrong's matter. He had given her poison in a rage. Now he knew that An Qingran's face had recovered, so his momentum was a little weak.

An Yanran continued to cry and complain, "Father, please consider that your daughter is young and ignorant. Now your daughter only has you to rely on. If you really drive your daughter away, I'm afraid you will have no way to survive. Father..."

An Yanran is very good at pretending to be pitiful.

Seeing her crying like this, An Zhongtao felt a little softened.

But still no words were uttered.

This matter is not so easy to get through.

What can he do?

That's a royal family member.

If Dongfang Ye wanted to marry her, would she have to kneel here and beg him?

An Yanran lowered her head, feeling all kinds of hatred in her heart. When she mentioned her mother, she burst into tears. The more she thought about it, the sadder she became. If her tears were fake at first, then at this moment, she was really crying very sadly: "Father, please save your daughter. Your daughter wants this child. Children are the apple of their parents' eyes. Your father understands this best. If your brother Mingchen was really in danger at the beginning, would your father regret it now? It's the same for your daughter. The child is here, and your daughter doesn't want to give up on him..."

An Zhongtao finally sighed: "If you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? You have bad morals and you regret it now. If you had done something terribly wrong, would it be too late for you to regret it?"

"Father, I know I was wrong. I was extremely wrong. I can punish you in any way you want. I just ask you to consider that the child in my belly is your grandson and has your blood. Please grant my wish..."

"Get up." An Zhongtao's tone was still not much relaxed. "I'll try, but whether it will work or not, whether I can keep the baby for you, that all depends on God's will..."

An Yanran's face lit up with joy when she heard this: "Thank you, father. Thank you very much, father."

When An Yanran heard that he was willing to take care of her, she knew that this matter had a 70% chance of failure. No matter what, Concubine Shu would give face to her father. After all, he was a general guarding the country.

After An Yanran returned to her room, she began to make various preparations.

She thought that the emperor would issue an edict, and she would get married in grand style, and give birth to a child soon after entering the palace. That would be the proudest thing.

She was preparing her own clothes. These old clothes could no longer be worn. What made her most proud now was not whether the clothes were new or old, but that the baby in her belly came at the right time. She and An Ranyue were both concubines. If she gave birth to a boy, the mother would be honored by the son. Then, who would be the principal concubine in Prince Kang's Mansion if not her?

She had thought well about this herself.

Lian Jinyu was also worried about her situation. Finally, when she heard that An Zhongtao agreed to stand up for her, she didn't know what to say.

No matter what, this incident happened. As a mother, she certainly didn't want An Yanran to abort her child, but she couldn't agree with her inconsiderateness and misconduct.

Because An Qingzai's heart was on Dongfang Jin, she had no idea what happened in the general's mansion.

Dongfang Jin has been going out early and coming back late recently, and no one knows what he is doing. Fortunately, apart from being a little thinner, everything else is normal. The remaining toxins in his body have been almost eliminated. In a few months, it will probably be completely eliminated. By then, there will be nothing to worry about.

An Qingran was in the East Palace and felt that the palace was unusually quiet. Concubine Shu and her son were also very well-behaved. However, she heard that they had been rejected by the Emperor several times. Her admiration for Empress Yun deepened. If she had known that the Empress was like this in her previous life, she might not have really admired her and might have thought that she was a vicious and scheming woman. But now she knew that if it were her, she would be even more ruthless than she is now.

There are some people to whom you cannot be kind.

I have suffered enough in my previous life.

In this life, she couldn't bear to see those people causing trouble again.

What she was most worried about was the Queen Mother.

She vaguely felt that this Queen Mother was not someone to be trifled with.

And there was Murong Lanxin. Whenever she thought of her, she felt sour in her heart. Although the prince had told her that Murong Lanxin was just wishful thinking, she was still worried because her daughter was coveting her man right beside her.

Dongfang Jin just walked in, his face covered with dust. An Qingran wrung a handkerchief and handed it to him. Dongfang Jin took it and wiped his face. He sat down at the table and drank a cup of tea in one breath. Then he looked at An Qingran and smiled gently: "Qingqing, are you bored at home?"

"Do you want to take me out for a walk?" An Qingran asked casually.

Dongfang Jin was stunned for a moment: "Not for the time being, you are in mourning for your mother and cannot leave the palace..."

When he mentioned his mother, his eyes darkened for a moment, but then they cleared up: "I'll accompany you after some time."

"Well, I was just saying it casually. The medicine has been heated up several times. Drink it while it's hot." An Qingran said as he brought the bowl of medicine over.

Dongfang Jin took the bowl of medicine and drank it all in one gulp.

An Qingran looked at him and smiled: "You didn't even ask what the medicine was, you just drank it."

"Even if you give me poison, I will drink it." Dongfang Jin's eyes were full of affection.

An Qingran's face turned red: "You're talking nonsense."

Dongfang Jinyi stretched out his hand and held her in his arms: "I'll only tell you these stupid things, okay?"

Seeing that the room was full of palace maids, An Qingran was too embarrassed to say whether it was okay or not. She just had a fever. Dongfang Jin was happy to see her in such an embarrassing state, but he couldn't bear it. He reached out and let her go. In order to change the subject, An Qingran said, "What have you been busy with these days? You go out early and come back late."

Unexpectedly, Dongfang Jin was stunned for a moment, and then said, "There are some things that need to be dealt with. Do you miss me a lot at home?"

When the topic was brought up again, An Qingran turned her head and saw the precious medicinal materials piled on the table. She couldn't help but sighed, "Father cares about you very much now and has given us so many privileges. I'm afraid it will arouse envy."

"Let him be jealous." Dongfang Jin's eyes showed a hint of anger, "What should be paid back must be paid back."

An Qingran was shocked when she saw this. Would Dongfang Jin become violent because of Queen Yun's matter? Looking at the man she was familiar with, she felt a little relieved. She believed that he was not that kind of person.

As for An Zhongtao, although he was relieved, he still had no idea how to solve the problem for An Yanran. In the end, he decided to save his face and go see Concubine Shu. However, he had been a soldier all his life and had never bowed his head to anyone. Even the emperor had never made things too difficult for him.

When he thought about how An Yanran had caused him so much trouble and lost such a big person, he became angry again.

Lian Jinyu knew that he was upset, so she came to see him and naturally spoke kindly to comfort him. An Zhongtao also knew that these were just words to comfort him, so he gritted his teeth and rushed to Prince Kang's mansion.

There is no wall that is impenetrable. Besides, An Yanran herself did not want to let this matter go unnoticed. She felt that it was a great thing for her to be pregnant. At least it proved that she could give birth. Moreover, this child was not ownerless but of royal blood.

So, when An Ranyue heard the news, she sat in her room and became confused. When did An Yanran have an affair with Dongfang Ye? How come they even had a child?

Another person was also furious. She was Shen Zhiyun. She wondered why Dongfang Ye would look for An Yanran. Such a good man had his value lowered by this woman. She felt that An Yanran must have used some tricks to get Dongfang Ye. Wasn't it because of this that she got the position of concubine?

Shen Zhiyun no longer had any good feelings towards An Yanran, and instead felt a lot of disdain for her...

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The Imperial Palace.

When Concubine Shu heard that An Zhongtao wanted to see her, she was very surprised. What could he want from her?

Dongfang Ye was not in the palace, so Concubine Shu did not know what had happened. Dongfang Ye was really embarrassed that he was constantly framed by this woman An Yanran. He used to think that it was An Yanran who played tricks to harm them, but now he felt that An Yanran was quite scary. Most women would want to interrupt the child immediately when encountering such a thing, but she was so proud and had her own ideas. Now he was in a dilemma. The affairs in the palace were not handled well, and she came to make trouble again. Therefore, he got himself drunk these two days and stayed in Prince Kang's mansion. He was too embarrassed to go into the palace and numbed himself temporarily.

When Concubine Shu saw An Zhongtao, she smiled naturally. Although there was a beaded curtain between the inner and outer halls, her voice was still welcoming: "Come here, serve tea to the general. I wonder what the general wants from me?"

An Zhongtao saw that there were people everywhere in the room and didn't know how to start the conversation for a moment.

Concubine Shu was smart and asked people to leave immediately.

But the door was still open.

An Zhongtao finally spoke: "Your Majesty, I have the audacity to ask for an audience today, but it is because of the matter of my unfilial daughter Yanran..."

"What happened to Yanran?"

An Zhongtao heard this and didn't know whether Concubine Shu knew the truth or not, but he didn't want to analyze it. Since he was already here, he just said directly: "Yanran is pregnant with Prince Kang's child. I came to see you for this matter. I want to hear what you mean."

"What?"