After reading the letter, she suddenly opened her mouth wide in shock, "What? You want me to give birth to the child? Let this bastard become the crown prince?"
She stepped back repeatedly and almost fell to the ground.
Xiao Zhaolin actually asked her to do this kind of "substituting a cat for a prince" thing!
Concubine Shu's hands were shaking so badly that she could hardly hold the letter.
"No, the Emperor will kill me..."
She was scared to death. This kind of thing would result in beheading and even the extermination of all nine generations of her clan!
Her gaze fell on the letter and she paused.
Xiao Zhaolin seemed to have anticipated her thoughts and wrote a few words on it.
"Since you've already gotten pregnant with a guard's bastard, even if you abort the child this time, the Emperor will never allow you to sleep with him again."
"You will never have the chance to bear a dragon seed again in your life."
"Why not take advantage of the situation and give birth to this child? The Emperor will suffer a loss and probably won't say anything. Raise this child and he will be a prince. One day, he will be the crown prince, and you will be the queen who rules the country and the future empress dowager!"
Her gaze lingered on the last word. Concubine Shu took a deep breath for a long time, and finally, she gritted her teeth and said, "I'm going to die anyway, so I might as well give it a try!"
At the same time, the news of Concubine Shu's pregnancy reached Xiao Shengxing's ears.
He carefully examined the memorial, his expression normal, without a trace of sadness or anger.
Looking closely, one could see a hint of mockery curling up the corners of his mouth. "Pass on my decree to reward Concubine Shu with a coral, a pair of gold and jade ruyi, and some nourishing herbs."
"I obey your order."
The eunuch took the order and left.
At this moment, the scene on Su Lijin's side was completely different.
Su Lijin excitedly held the human skin mask she had just made on the table in her hands, her face full of excitement: "I finally made it. The first human skin mask is successfully completed!"
The mask was very realistic. Even without the face on, the texture similar to human skin made it look creepy.
But in Su Lijin's eyes, it was even more amazing. This was exactly the realistic effect she wanted!
After changing into Shiqi's clothes, she rushed to Xiao Shengxing's place immediately.
Without waiting for him to come to her side, she held up the mask like a treasure and said happily, "Look, what is this?"
Xiao Shengxing already knew she was coming. He turned around to look at the human skin mask, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
"You already know how to make human skin masks?"
"Not only can I do it, I have also done it!" Su Lijin smiled and said with a boastful tone.
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