In the future?
Su Lijin pursed her lips slightly. This kind of opportunity to hurt Xiao Shengxing would never appear again in the future.
So he spoke directly and sighed in a pretended regretful manner.
"Mother, I can see that Concubine Shu really wants to take care of the Emperor. Perhaps she is being too cautious, so her hands are shaking. This is not Concubine Shu's fault."
"Really? If you don't blame her, then blame me. After all, it was me who asked Concubine Shu to serve the Emperor!"
The Queen Mother questioned coldly.
Su Lijin quickly explained, "Mother, this is not what I meant. I just didn't want to make you angry."
"If you could take good care of the emperor, I wouldn't be so angry!"
The Queen Mother sighed deeply, a look of dissatisfaction on her face.
On the surface, Su Lijin seemed to be scolded, but in fact, it left Concubine Shu with no reason to defend herself.
Because if I continue to talk about it, I can only say that it is the Queen Mother's fault.
This step is really great!
Xiao Shengxing, who was lying on the bed and pretending to be asleep, could imagine Concubine Shu's frustrated look even if he looked at Su Lijin and listened to what she said.
I couldn't help but laugh.
But in order to avoid being discovered, I finally held back.
The empress dowager failed to persuade Concubine Shu to stay and was in a bad mood. She ordered people to take good care of Xiao Shengxing and left without looking back.
It was not until after the Queen Mother had left that Su Lijin set her eyes on the sleeping Xiao Shengxing.
Slowly leaning over, she looked at Xiao Shengxing with some curiosity.
After what he did just now, I don’t know if Xiao Shengxing is really asleep now, or is he just pretending to be asleep?
While she was still thinking, the man in front of her suddenly reached out and grabbed Su Lijin's wrist, then before she could react, he pulled her into his arms and held her tightly.
Su Lijin was stunned. She didn't expect Xiao Shengxing to suddenly hug her.
She struggled to get up, but the strength of the man beside her did not decrease but increased.
"Hey! Let me go!" Su Lijin lowered her voice and reminded.
But the man next to him had his eyes closed, as if he was still sleeping.
If she wasn't being held tightly in her arms, Su Lijin would have really been deceived.
A helpless look appeared on her face, and after struggling in vain, Su Lijin gave up.
She sighed deeply, and resigned herself to her fate as she lay in Xiao Shengxing's arms. She closed her eyes and fell asleep in a daze without knowing when.
This time, Su Lijin slept more soundly than she had expected, so much so that she completely forgot what time it was.
"Empress, the imperial physician is coming to take the emperor's pulse."
It was not until the next day, after being awakened by the eunuch, that Su Lijin finally woke up.
She opened her eyes and listened to the eunuch's shouts outside the door. Su Lijin said, "I understand. Leave now."
This time, Su Lijin easily broke free from Xiao Shengxing's arms.
She frowned and glanced at Xiao Shengxing who had also woken up behind her. She subconsciously felt a little flustered and then stammered.
"I have something else to take care of, so I'll leave first."
After saying that, Su Lijin stood up, straightened her clothes a little, and left in a hurry.
Xiao Shengxing looked at the woman's back with a smile on his face, but he couldn't help teasing her.
"You usually look so tough, but I didn't expect you to be so shy."
Although Xiao Shengxing is not in good health "now", the country cannot be without a king for a day, so he still attends the morning court as usual.
Originally, it was just a formality. After all, everyone now knew that the emperor was poisoned. Unless it was an urgent matter, people generally did not speak up. Otherwise, if it delayed the emperor's recovery, he would probably be spit to death by the censors.
Who knows, there are still some people who just don’t know how to choose the right time to talk.
In the court, just when everyone thought they could leave without any incident, the prime minister suddenly spoke.
"Your Majesty, I believe that Your Majesty is not young anymore. If the concubines in the harem are unable to help Your Majesty have children, Your Majesty may want to turn his attention to others. After all, heirs to the royal family are extremely important."
After the Prime Minister finished speaking, he glanced at Lord Li beside him.
Several people seemed to have discussed it beforehand.
Lord Li also quickly spoke up: "Your Majesty, if the Empress is not feeling well, Your Majesty can go to the other concubines' palaces first. After all, the heir to the throne is the most important!"
Several people spoke righteously, but in fact they were secretly letting Xiao Shengxing know that the queen was under the influence of her father and was in poor health, so she was afraid that she would not be able to conceive a child now.
Then the topic changed, suggesting that one could focus on someone else, such as Concubine Shu.
"You are just talking nonsense. The Queen is a thousand times better than the Concubine Shu. You are doing very well in forming cliques in the court!" Zhao Heng finally couldn't help but speak up to defend Su Lijin.
The Prime Minister quickly retorted after hearing this, and the two groups started arguing fiercely.
Xiao Shengxing watched the farce below and thought to himself that when it comes to having offspring, no one can really force you to do so if you don't want to.
"I really like the Queen. She is so gentle, considerate, and understanding. Right now, I just want to go to the Queen's palace alone, so I'm not in a hurry to have children. What if the Queen has children later?"
He deliberately pretended to be nonchalant, which made the prime minister a little impatient. This dog emperor liked to do the opposite when he wanted him to be obedient.
"Your Majesty! The Empress is indeed gentle and considerate, but now you are the Son of Heaven. How can an Emperor be so obsessed with just one woman? You must naturally look further ahead. Now that the Empress has no children, Your Majesty should visit Kunning Palace less often."
When Lord Li spoke, his face was full of good advice to Xiao Shengxing.
It seems that as long as I don’t obey, I have done something wrong.
Xiao Shengxing said nothing, his eyes slowly falling on Lord Li, and then shifting to the Prime Minister.
These people are in collusion and are trying to force me to submit.
It’s a pity that Xiao Shengxing is not someone who can be manipulated by others.
His thin lips curled slightly, and a cold look appeared on his face. Then, under the gaze of everyone, Xiao Shengxing spoke coldly.
"Lord Li, are you asking me to abandon my wife just because the Queen doesn't have a child?"
That strong feeling of oppression hit me instantly.
Lord Li originally thought that he could successfully persuade the emperor, but he did not expect the emperor to question him like this.
He also realized that there was something wrong with what he had just said.
After realizing that something was wrong, Lord Li immediately knelt on the ground.
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