Even with a thick layer of powder on, Su Ruian's face still couldn't hide the haggard look. It seemed that the recent rumors in Beijing were giving her a headache.
"Sister Rui'an, didn't you get enough rest?" Su Chenyu seemed concerned. "You are a little tired taking care of the child, but you also have to take care of your body."
Su Ruian's smile was a little forced: "Thank you for your concern, sister, but I know these things well, so please don't worry about it."
"That's good." Su Chenyu's smile was emotionless. "Father hasn't summoned any of us alone for a long time. I don't know what he did today."
Hearing this, Su Ruian became even more panicked, but he could only try to remain calm: "We'll know in a moment."
Su Chenyu and Su Ruian thought they would only meet Emperor Jing of Wei, but they never expected that Concubine Yuan was holding Su Yu and accompanying Emperor Jing of Wei. When he saw his two daughters coming, Emperor Jing of Wei did not let Concubine Yuan leave: "You came quite quickly."
"Father has summoned you urgently, so I dare not delay."
"You haven't taken a close look at Xiaoqi since he was born. It's almost a full month now, it's time to see him."
Emperor Jing of Wei affectionately called Su Yu "Little Seven" and acted like a loving father, but in Su Chenyu's eyes, it was a bit disgusting. Before she stepped forward, Su Ruian had already stepped forward and said, "Seventh Prince's nose and mouth look very similar to our father's."
Emperor Jing of Wei teased Su Yu without even looking at Su Ruian: "Ruian, the recent rumors in the capital have reached my ears. Xiao Cheng is getting older and older. He has royal blood in his body anyway. No matter what, his body must not be criticized."
Su Ruian panicked instantly and was speechless for a moment. Emperor Jing of Wei asked Concubine Yuan to carry Su Yu away and looked at Su Ruian with a frown: "Are you stupid?"
"Your Majesty, why should you be so anxious? I'm sure that Duke Rui'an didn't think that the baby's pregnancy would be suspected." Concubine Yuan said, "Besides, the consort Lian is already pregnant, so even the blood test can't be used. Maybe this rumor was spread by someone with ulterior motives to alienate the relationship between Duke Rui'an and the Lian family."
After Concubine Yuan finished speaking, Emperor Jing of Wei subconsciously looked at Su Chenyu. Su Chenyu slightly raised her eyebrows. This Yuanzhi really didn't learn her lesson. "Father, I think what Concubine Yuan said makes sense. Why don't we hand this over to Marquis Wuling to handle it? It's a good opportunity to find out who dared to spread these rumors in the capital."
Emperor Jing of Wei thought Su Chenyu's words were right. After all, Marquis Wuling was a relative of the Lian family, and he would definitely do his best to handle the matter. Just as he was about to agree, Concubine Yuan spoke first: "Your Majesty, if your brother were to handle this kind of inner house matter, wouldn't it be too much of an exaggeration? Why not let Duke Rui'an go back and check the people around him? Rumors are often spread by the people around you who are close to you."
Su Ruian was enlightened by Concubine Yuan's words and immediately realized something: "Father, I will thoroughly investigate this matter when I return home and will never let anyone tarnish the reputation of the royal family."
"Well, you should take care of this yourself."
Hearing Wei Jingdi's answer, Yuan Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. She was almost tricked by Su Chenyu. If Fan Heng investigated this matter, wouldn't he be implicated again?
Su Ruian tried to change the subject: "Father asked us to come and see our seventh brother, why didn't he let our crown prince come?"
Emperor Jing of Wei glanced at Su Ruian and said, "Do you really know what the prince is thinking?"
Su Ruian pursed his lips and dared not answer. Seeing this, Emperor Jing of Wei snorted: "He has become more and more impetuous these days. If you see him, you should also remind him and don't do anything that he will regret later."
Su Ruian always felt that there was something else behind Emperor Wei Jing's words, but she couldn't guess what he knew. Just as she was about to ask a few more questions, Emperor Wei Jing turned to Su Chenyu and said, "Feng Yi, you and Yan Qing have been married for more than a year, why are you not pregnant yet?"
Su Chenyu didn't believe that Emperor Jing of Wei would be so kind as to care about his family. What he was worried about was that he couldn't control himself. If he had a child, he would have a weak point.
I am afraid that when she gives birth to a child, Emperor Jing of Wei will immediately take the child away and raise him in the palace, which will also gain a good reputation for the outside world. After all, it is a great honor for the heirs of the royal family to grow up in the palace.
From then on, he would use the child to threaten me into obeying him.
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