Xuanyuan Zhan carried Su Xuening out of the pavilion. As they left the Imperial Garden, he glanced back at the place where Long Jiaojiao was hiding.
Long Jiaojiao stared at the backs of Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Xuening, her eyes filled with resentment and unwillingness.
Xuan Yuanzhan is increasingly disregarding her, but even though he is so ruthless towards her, it doesn't affect her determination to have him!
She absolutely must have Xuan Yuanzhan!
Even if it weren't for her personal feelings, but only for the sake of cultivating the Free and Unfettered Divine Art, she absolutely had to obtain such a fine cauldron!
But right now, his mind is completely focused on that woman, and it's almost impossible for him to take the initiative to touch her. However, if she were to force him, she might not be able to defeat him in a short time.
Xuan Yuanzhan's martial arts skills are unfathomable. Only when she cultivates her Xiaoyao Divine Skill to the ninth level or above will she have a chance to defeat him, but she is only at the seventh level now.
Therefore, we cannot use force to deal with Xuanyuan Zhan; we must use strategy!
Long Jiaojiao glanced at the pavilion subconsciously. Perhaps she could make good use of Xuan Yuan Yu, that infatuated lover.
The people in the Imperial Garden each had their own thoughts, while Xuan Yuanzhan had already carried Su Xuening onto the carriage.
"Were you scared just now?" Xuan Yuanzhan reached out and smoothed her stray hairs.
Su Xuening shook her head, somewhat worried, and said, "Do you think our plan will work?"
Although she was the one who proposed the plan, she wasn't entirely confident about it.
That holy maiden from the southern border seems crazy. We don't know if she will follow the plan they envisioned after being provoked like this. What if she does something even more insane?
Xuanyuan Zhan knew what she was worried about and reassured her, "It's alright. We'll remain steadfast and adaptable. As long as we work together, there's nothing to be afraid of."
"Mmm." Su Xuening responded softly and leaned against Xuan Yuanzhan's chest again.
As long as he was there, she seemed to be truly fearless.
Su Xuening suddenly remembered something and abruptly raised her head: "By the way, Su Feiling is not pregnant."
"Su Feiling?" Xuan Yuanzhan was stunned for a moment before realizing who she was talking about. He frowned and said, "You mean she faked her pregnancy?"
Su Xuening frowned slightly and pondered, "When Xuan Yuan Yu pushed her onto me just now, I subconsciously helped her up and happened to grab her wrist, which allowed me to check her pulse. She is not pregnant at all."
She had found it strange when she heard Su Huiyan mention Su Feiling's pregnancy, since Su Feiling hadn't been pregnant in her previous life, at least not before their deaths. How could she suddenly be pregnant in this life?
This commotion has led her to uncover a big secret.
Xuanyuan Zhan naturally believed in her medical skills, and squinted as he said, "This Su Feiling is quite audacious, daring to tell such a colossal lie!"
Su Xuening could understand Su Feiling quite well. She was never favored by Xuan Yuan Yu. Xuan Yuan Yu himself had just said that after their marriage, he had never favored her or Zhao Zhenzhen.
The one thing she had in common with Zhao Zhenzhen was that she and Xuanyuan Yu had consummated their marriage the night before their wedding, while Zhao Zhenzhen was probably still a virgin! However, Zhao Zhenzhen was, after all, the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister, with a powerful background, and was also the principal wife. Even without Xuanyuan Yu's favor, she could still gain a foothold in Jingfeng Palace.
But Su Feiling is different. Because she schemed against Xuan Yuan Yu before their marriage, Su Feiling was abandoned by Su Huiyan. In addition, Su Renyi and the Yong'an Marquis's mansion both ran into trouble, and she lost her backing. Moreover, Su Renyi assassinated the Emperor, a crime of such magnitude, and she is very likely to be implicated.
Perhaps without this "child" in her womb, she wouldn't be safely remaining as the Third Prince's concubine. This easily explains why she created this fictitious "child"—simply to secure her current position as a concubine and her temporary wealth and status!
“She’s not pregnant, and judging from Xuan Yuan Yu’s appearance, he might not favor her in the future. How will she cover up this huge lie?” Xuan Yuan Zhan wondered if this woman was brainless or too smart.
She dared to tell such a huge, outrageous lie after only a little over a month in the palace; she's truly fearless!
“So Su Feiling’s future path will be very difficult.” Su Xuening understood Su Feiling’s mental journey, but if she wanted to complete her plan, it would probably be very difficult.
The idea of faking a pregnancy must have come from Su Feiling in a moment of desperation. She was afraid of being implicated in Su Renyi's affair and had to resort to this desperate measure to protect her own position.
However, with the "child" in her belly, she really secured her position. Because she was pregnant with the imperial heir, the emperor never punished her again because of Su Renyi's matter.
However, she wasn't pregnant, and giving birth to a royal heir wasn't so simple. If she had been favored by the emperor and served Xuan Yuan Yu a few more times, she might have had a chance to conceive. Now that she was pregnant, it was definitely inconvenient for her to serve him, and Xuan Yuan Yu wasn't interested in her either.
It would be difficult enough to evade the imperial physicians' repeated examinations over the next few months, let alone have a child brought into the palace, making it even more difficult.
Xuan Yuanzhan understood the implication in her words: "You don't want to expose her?"
Su Xuening raised the corners of her lips slightly: "Don't you think what she's doing seems rather familiar?"
Reminded by him, Xuan Yuanzhan suddenly realized something: "You mean Su Huiyan and Xuan Yuanyu?"
Su Xuening sneered: "Although Su Huiyan may not have faked her pregnancy, the fact that she eventually brought Xuan Yuan Yu into the palace to become a prince is exactly the same thing that Su Feiling wanted to do."
She wondered if Su Huiyan knew about what Su Feiling had done, but she guessed she probably didn't.
At Xuan Yuanpeng's birthday banquet that day, Su Huiyan was so smug and complacent that she must have really believed that Su Feiling was pregnant with Xuan Yuanyu's child.
After Su Feiling schemed against Xuan Yuan Yu, Su Huiyan treated Su Feiling as a pawn and was not kind to her. Su Feiling probably didn't have the courage to discuss it with Su Huiyan, so she came up with this idea on her own.
It has to be said that they are truly of one mind as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, having come up with the same solution.
Su Xuening immediately thought of herself and her mother. Weren't they the same?
The two generations miraculously embarked on the same path, but she was ultimately much luckier than her mother.
Xuan Yuanzhan already understood what she wanted to do: "You want to use Su Feiling's matter to expose Su Huiyan and Xuan Yuanyu?"
Su Xuening raised her eyebrows noncommittally: "I don't know if it will work, but since her fake pregnancy won't harm us, let's just keep it for now."
Actually, Su Xuening had another, unknown reason for wanting to keep Su Feiling's secret.
In her past life, Xuan Yuanpeng would soon fall seriously ill. In that life, Xuan Yuanyu and Su Feiling dug out her child's heart to use as a medicinal ingredient for Xuan Yuanpeng. In this life, she and Su Feiling are pregnant at the same time. She wants to see how this drama of digging out a child's heart will play out this time.
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