After taking the King of Zhao to the Dali Temple prison, Qin Chuan did not relax his guard over his residence. He left a large number of armored soldiers to guard it and then led several hundred armored soldiers toward the palace.
Armored soldiers accompanied the group and waited outside the palace gates.
Qin Chuan entered the palace alone, where a large number of eunuchs came to greet him so he could meet the Empress.
Just then, the Empress summoned Xiao Yun to the Hall of Mental Cultivation for questioning. Upon seeing Qin Chuan enter, she asked with concern, "Has something happened?"
Qin Chuan sat down on the right chair, glanced at Xiao Yun, and said calmly, "The Prince of Zhao led dozens of men to besiege my residence. I have already captured him and taken him to the Dali Temple Prison. We'll wait for Xiao Yue to return and interrogate him."
"Is Shan'er alright?" the Empress asked, concerned about the young princess.
Qin Chuan said that Shan'er was fine, and that she and her mother were probably asleep and didn't even know what had happened.
The Empress's brows finally relaxed completely, and the worry in her phoenix eyes gradually faded. She turned to look at Xiao Yun standing below and said, "Xiao Yun, according to seniority, I should call you 'sworn brother,' but this time, you have disappointed me somewhat. I ask you, how did the late Emperor treat you?"
Xiao Yun's face was conflicted. He lowered his head and said, "The late emperor treated me with kindness as heavy as a mountain, and I have no way to repay him. I am deeply grateful for Your Majesty's cultivation. I have made a grave mistake in what happened today. I am willing to resign from all military posts and accept Your Majesty's punishment."
Qin Chuan glanced at Xiao Yun while sitting down. He had indeed made a mistake today, which was that he had not detained the Prince of Zhao on the spot or reported the Prince of Zhao's arrival in the capital to the Empress in time.
At this moment, the Empress sighed and said to Xiao Yun:
"Back then, he was the first to save you, and I understand that you should repay his kindness. But today he is committing treason. You... hand over your Imperial Guard Commander's badge."
Xiao Yun silently handed over the waist token of the Imperial Guard Commander, and then remained standing with his head bowed.
Upon hearing that there was even a plot involving King Zhao rescuing Xiao Yun, Qin Chuan remained silent for a moment, simply looking at Xiao Yun without interrupting the Empress.
The Empress stared at Xiao Yun with a slightly cold gaze: "From now on, you will still be the commander of the Northern Camp. You may leave!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Xiao Yun finished speaking with his fists clasped, he respectfully bowed to Qin Chuan again before slowly retreating.
Qin Chuan simply responded with a slight smile and said nothing.
After Xiao Yun left, the Empress seemed deflated. She sat down next to Qin Chuan, took a sip of tea, and sighed softly, "Alas, none of them can be relied on..."
Qin Chuan also silently took a sip of tea, pondering what he needed to do next.
At this moment, the Empress walked over, sat directly on his lap, and smiled sweetly at him, saying, "My husband is still the most reliable..."
"Get to the point, why are you sitting on my lap?" Qin Chuan said with a smile, putting his arm around her slender waist.
The Empress swayed her hips slightly, immediately feeling Qin Chuan's enthusiasm, and laughed, "There's always more to say than done. Come to my palace tonight, and we'll talk slowly..."
Qin Chuan counted on his fingers and said, "I just slept with you the day before yesterday, and today isn't the day yet..."
The Empress's phoenix eyes narrowed, and she reached out her slender hand to lift his chin, suspicion welling up in her eyes: "What, have you grown tired of me so quickly? Have you secretly gone to find another woman?"
Qin Chuan reached out and took her soft hand, saying, "We need to finish dealing with the current issues. After I sleep with you, I won't have the energy to deal with these things. You see, the King of Zhao's rebellion must involve some people behind it. Maybe someone instigated him. We need to investigate these things."
The Empress nodded, her phoenix eyes darting around as she said, "Let Xiao Yue investigate these matters."
As she spoke, she swayed her lithe waist and whispered in Qin Chuan's ear, "No matter how important something is, it can't stop me from having your baby..."
Qin Chuan was aroused by her, but still said, "If Xiao Yue knew that we were pushing everything onto her, are you sure she wouldn't be angry? Also, if you remove Xiao Yun from his position as commander of the Imperial Guard, who will command the Imperial Guard?"
The Empress smiled and pulled out the Imperial Guard Commander's badge, stuffing it into Qin Chuan's chest through his collar. Qin Chuan immediately felt a chill...
At this moment, the Empress whispered seductively in Qin Chuan's ear: "The position of Commander of the Imperial Guards will naturally be given to my husband..."
"My lord, hurry, come back to my palace with me!"
The Empress got up from Qin Chuan's lap and tugged at his arm.
Qin Chuan had just had sex with Su Ru Shi two or three times yesterday, and his waist strength was a bit lacking, so he reluctantly followed her back to the palace.
Along the way, she kept saying that there was no such thing as a husband and wife living separately, and that Qin Chuan could no longer return to the Prince of Yan's mansion and could only live in the palace with her.
"Even ten kidneys wouldn't be enough..."
Qin Chuan complained bitterly, like a wronged little wife.
The Empress thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's true. There's a saying among the people, 'There's no such thing as a field that's been plowed to death, only an ox that's been worn out.' Once I'm pregnant, I'll take good care of you and make sure you get proper rest!"
"Oh? We have to wait until you get pregnant..."
"What? Judging from your tone, is it difficult for me to get pregnant?"
"No, no, I meant to ask, if you get pregnant, whose surname would be better for the child?"
The Empress was immediately stumped by Qin Chuan's question.
At this moment, the two arrived at the Weiyang Palace's sleeping quarters, followed by a large number of palace maids and eunuchs.
The Empress sat on her dragon throne, frowning in thought. "Yes, whose surname should the child take? He is to inherit the throne, so whose surname would be better..."
“Then I’ll take your surname,” Qin Chuan said.
The Empress lay back on the dragon bed, smiled brightly, and opened her arms. "Who cares? Get pregnant first. Come on, let's get down to business..."
Qin Chuan shook his head helplessly and walked over. At that moment, the lamp in the bedroom was also blown out.
"This time... will you be able to get me pregnant?"
"I'm not a god, how would I know!"
"Then you need to... wait, something's not right!"
"What's wrong?"
"I won't say it... but something's wrong with you. Why have you been so weak these past few days?"
"There's no falsehood here. Is this correct?"
"Uh...you're crazy!"
"You provoked me!"
"Okay, I like your craziness, you can be even crazier..."
The night passed, and Qin Chuan slept until the sun was high in the sky before getting up.
When he got up, he found that Xiao Li was still sleeping next to him.
He suddenly exhaled deeply and patted the Empress's beautiful face: "Hey, wake up, we're in court!"
The empress rolled over, her voice languid: "Go ahead, I don't want to go..."
Qin Chuan was speechless for a moment, then said, "Yesterday, such a big thing as the King of Zhao's rebellion happened, and neither of us spoke up. Isn't that inappropriate?"
"Oh dear, I don't want to attend court, I just want to get pregnant..."
Something's wrong with you!
Qin Chuan felt as if he could hear her calculating and feel the abacus beads about to hit his face.
He then said, "Are you thinking that you won't attend court now that you're pregnant?"
A mischievous laugh came from inside the silk quilt, "You guessed it..."
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