"It's okay." Su Zhiruan relaxed, frowned, and counted the days.
A month ago, the emperor of the dynasty suddenly fell seriously ill. Even though Ji Xiaoyuan was reluctant to leave and looked back every few steps, this matter really required him to go back in person.
Su Zhiruan finally persuaded her to go back after much persuasion. Her body was white and slender, and the slightest force would leave marks. Therefore, the routine every night was fixed. He would talk about some trivial things at first, then slowly get started, and then there would be a night that made him embarrassed to recall, and after everything was over, he would apply medicine on her.
The court officials looked at each other and had a bold guess in their minds.
The ministers hesitated to speak. Although they were curious, no one dared to speak out.
"Your Highness..." A brave minister spoke first, "You are not..."
As soon as he said this, the eyes of many old ministers lit up and they all had some ideas.
If Su Zhiruan wanted her child to become emperor, maybe she would ascend the throne herself and support and train her own children. At that time, they could openly send their own good-looking sons to the harem to serve her and add glory to the family. This is better than the current situation where Su Zhiruan only has one prince consort, and they don't know where to start if they want to curry favor with him.
Su Zhiruan also had some guesses in his mind, but he was still in the court, "Continue talking about what happened just now."
The minister who had just reported continued to speak, while the other court officials became active in their thinking, and everyone began to recall which sons in their families had good looks.
Until the end of the court, Su Zhiruan breathed a sigh of relief and watched the court officials leave. In her heart, she awakened the system that she had not seen for a long time.
"Is the system here?"
After a burst of electric sound, the system made a sound -
【Host, I am here】
"Check my physical condition."
[Host, the current query shows that you are four weeks pregnant]
really!
Su Zhiruan stroked her flat belly, feeling deeply moved that she hadn't noticed anything at all.
In the past few days, she was busy with government affairs and was exhausted. Sometimes she even had her days and nights reversed. It was common for her menstrual period to be early or late. Some female officials had suspected this before, but the imperial doctors said it was because she was too tired.
But this time, there really is a child.
The imperial physician was waiting outside the main hall, and Su Zhiruan asked the imperial physician to see her again after she returned to her bedroom.
The reply I got was also a happy one.
Now, everyone inside and outside the palace knew the news.
The female officials in the palace knew that Su Zhiruan was pregnant, and they wished they could take care of her as if she were a baby. The imperial kitchen added a lot of nourishing food to the original tonic soup. In addition to preparing clothes for the little emperor, the embroiderers also prepared small clothes for Su Zhiruan's unborn child. Everyone worked more attentively.
News about the royal family has always attracted much attention, especially since Su Zhiruan is currently in power. After the ministers went back, the news spread like wildfire and became widely known.
* This matter also spread to the Marquis' Mansion and the General's Mansion.
The prince of the marquis's mansion was holding his beautiful concubine in his arms, glancing sideways at the pale-faced Second Princess. Opposite him sat the general's eldest son, and the two of them were talking to each other in a very ironic way.
"I still remember that the Second Princess was unwilling to marry into the royal family, and even more unwilling to marry a rough martial artist like me. She was so arrogant. I wonder how she feels now?" The general's eldest son looked at her coldly.
The prince of the Marquisate sneered, "If I had known this would happen, I would have broken off the engagement even if it meant disobeying the emperor's order. I would have messed around with my male favorite and made the world laugh at me."
"Where is the eldest princess?" The general's eldest son asked when he didn't see the eldest princess.
"She's having an affair with a servant. Lock her up in the firewood room and let her have her affair." The prince of the Marquisate ran out of patience. "How about I give you two beauties?"
"No need." The eldest son of the general's mansion waved his hand and looked at the second princess coldly, "As the young lady of the general's mansion, you are disrespectful to your elders and have no children. You have violated the seven grounds for divorce. Go back and leave on your own."
The prince of the marquis's mansion knew that he had an illegitimate child outside, but he just thought it was a good show and did not interfere at all.
"The marriage contract was granted by the late emperor himself, you can't divorce your wife!" The second princess didn't care about anything else, she hurried forward and grabbed the eldest son's robe, shouting.
"Then go find the late emperor, or the eldest princess, and see who will make the decision for you," the prince of the Marquis Mansion stood up and kicked her, "It was you two who were a bunch of snakes and rats who pushed the eldest princess out to marry. If I'm not mistaken, it was also your idea that the eldest princess got into trouble. You two are both women, but you two are princesses, but you have such vicious minds. If I married a fairy like the eldest princess, I would definitely take good care of her. What do you think you two are!"
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The eldest son of the general's mansion also spat, "If the princess is as fairy-like as she is, she can live a good life no matter who she marries or whoever she finds as her husband. But if it's you, you can only be a troublemaker!"
The eldest princess and the second princess relied on their favor in the past and kept many male favorites in private, and even had physical intimacy with many young masters. With so many people around, the rumors behind the scenes were ugly, but because of the late emperor's favor, most people did not dare to say anything openly. They even had several abortions, and they did it in secret, but some people still knew about it.
Later, they got married separately. Both of them were arrogant and didn't take their mother-in-law seriously at all. In addition, they had a very bad reputation among the ladies in the upper class, so they had a lot of trouble after marriage.
The prince of the marquis's mansion and the eldest son of the general's mansion also knew about this. They were unwilling to touch the eldest princess and the second princess. They even had many beautiful concubines and mistresses, as well as several illegitimate children. The eldest princess did not want to see provocations from her concubines, so she simply beat, killed and sold them all. Later, she was unwilling to be lonely and even had affairs with servants and grooms, hoping to get pregnant again. However, she had suffered several abortions in the past, which damaged her foundation, so she could only watch her mistresses and concubines give birth to children one by one.
The eldest princess was caught in bed with her husband and was sent directly to the woodshed to fend for herself. The second princess knew that she had lost her support and hoped that Su Zhiruan would save her. It was like a river flowing backwards and time passing by. Without her noble status, she would have nothing.
"I...I know my crime," the second princess finally lowered her head and said, "My husband, please don't drive me away. I can be your concubine or a servant, but I just want to stay by your side."
When she looked up at the sky, the second princess felt a deep regret in her heart.
If she had known this would happen, how could she have bullied Su Zhiruan in the cold palace, and ruined her reputation by having affairs with so many people? If time could go back and she followed Su Zhiruan closely, would everything be different...
If everything had been done in the opposite way, would she have found a suitable husband, had a lovely child nestled in her arms and called her mother tenderly, and then had a drink with Su Zhiruan, and everything would have been different? Unfortunately, there is no if in the world.
* Su Zhiruan didn't react much when she knew about their affairs, but she had plans in her mind for the Marquis' Mansion and the General's Mansion. A family that doesn't value friendship and loyalty will certainly not be loyal to their country. There is no point in keeping them, so it is better to eradicate them as soon as possible.
As for the eldest and second princesses, she was merciful enough not to add insult to injury. They had bullied the original owner for many years. She was not so kind-hearted. They had brought their current situation upon themselves. (End of this chapter)