Zi Shu knew she was carrying a son, and that was her biggest bargaining chip.
Firstly, a son is exactly what the empress needs. Secondly, a son is also what this man needs.
She originally only had one son, but now, by the grace of heaven, she has been given two sons, which is the best guarantee for her.
As long as she has these two sons, her life of wealth and luxury for the rest of her days is secure!
It has to be said that Zi Shu has really hit the nail on the head when it comes to men's weaknesses.
The man was already in his forties, but he only had two legitimate daughters and one illegitimate daughter, and no sons.
Therefore, the son in Zi Shu's belly was also what he looked forward to, especially since this son would become a member of the royal family in the future, and might even inherit the Eastern Chu kingdom. For him, this was like a meteoric rise to the top.
But ever since he found out that Zi Shu was pregnant with twins, he has been restless day and night.
Twins were not in their plans, and the Empress certainly didn't want twins either.
As Zi Shu said, in order to ensure their plan, the Empress would definitely kill their other child.
He couldn't bear the thought of only one of his two children surviving.
Zi Shu is right. One of his two sons can enter the palace to inherit the throne, while the other can stay by his side.
Even if this child may never see the light of day, he will still have something to look forward to. He is his true bloodline. He can raise the mother and child outside first, and then pass on all the family property to the child when he grows up.
"Then I won't say." The man seemed to have made a final decision, and touched Zishu's belly, saying, "You must take good care of yourself and make sure our son is healthy."
Let's keep this child. Of the three unfilial acts, the greatest is to have no offspring. Without children, he will have no face to meet his ancestors in the afterlife.
Seeing that the man finally gave in, Zi Shu silently breathed a sigh of relief.
He had found out she was carrying twins several months ago. Every time they discussed whether to tell her, she suggested not to and to keep the babies.
He remained silent, but thankfully he still considered that the child in her womb was his, and didn't directly tell the Empress.
He finally gave in this time. Now that he's agreed, he probably won't tell the Empress again!
As long as the empress doesn't know, the child will survive.
Zi Shu nestled into the man's arms and said coquettishly, "Can you not go back tonight?"
Looking at her large belly, the man was still somewhat worried: "I'll stay with you tonight."
Zi Shu was delighted and hugged the man's neck to kiss him.
The man seemed afraid of hurting the child and wasn't as enthusiastic as Zi Shu.
The scene inside the house became increasingly grating, and Ye Xue lost interest in watching. Feeling she had heard enough of the secret, Ye Xue gently covered the tile back up and then left quietly.
As soon as she stepped out of the house, Ye Xue saw the carriage at the corner of West Street and immediately went up to it, saying, "Your Highness."
Xuanyuan Zhan lifted the carriage curtain: "Let's talk after we get on."
"Yes," Ye Xue replied and boarded the carriage.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, Young Master." Ye Xue didn't forget to greet them after getting into the carriage.
Su Xuening peeked through the gap in the carriage curtain at the house Ye Xue had just come from: "She lives here?"
"Yes." Ye Xue nodded: "The woman is already six months pregnant."
Su Xuening was stunned upon hearing this: "You said she's pregnant, and quite a bit pregnant?"
"She is indeed pregnant. Her belly is very big, and from what they've said, it seems she's carrying twins," Ye Xue said with certainty.
Su Xuening frowned incredulously: "Are you talking about Zi Shu?"
Zi Shu was a palace maid; how could she possibly be pregnant?
Moreover, she has only been out of the palace for a little over three months. If she is really pregnant, whose child is she carrying?
Is it Xuanyuan Peng's?
Or is it Xuanyuan Yu's?
"..." Ye Xue really couldn't answer that.
She didn't know who the purple book the princess was referring to was.
“It’s her,” Su Yun’an replied. “It’s Zi Shu. I recognized her when we were eating wontons. She’s definitely pregnant, and her belly looks even bigger than my sister’s. When she turned around, I covered my face, so she didn’t see me, but I recognized her!”
Seeing Su Yun'an's confident expression, Su Xuening also confirmed Zi Shu's identity.
It really looks like a purple book.
She said the voice sounded a lot like Zi Shu's. She recognized her as soon as she heard her voice, but at the time she had her back to her and didn't turn around to look at her.
However, Zi Shu was six months pregnant and was expelled from the palace by Su Feiling three months ago.
Su Xuening's mind raced, and she widened her eyes as if she suddenly understood something: "So, Su Feiling wants to use Zishu's child to substitute for her own and cover up the fact that she is faking her pregnancy."
No wonder Su Feiling was so calm and even took the time to deal with her; it turns out she had already prepared an escape route.
"It should be just as the princess thought, but there was a slight mishap. The woman is pregnant with twins and doesn't intend to tell their master." Ye Xue recounted to Su Xuening everything she had overheard from the rooftop.
After listening, Su Xuening squinted and said, "Zi Shu is right. If Su Feiling finds out that she is pregnant with twins, the other child will definitely not survive."
If their plan succeeds, then the child Zi Shu keeps by her side will be a potential threat to Su Feiling at any moment. Given Su Feiling's personality, she will never allow this child to stay.
Zi Shu truly lives up to her reputation as someone who works closely with Su Feiling; she understands Su Feiling's personality perfectly.
Ye Xue: "They decided to keep it a secret, and the man agreed."
Su Xuening became curious: "So who exactly is that man?"
It is clearly neither Xuanyuan Peng nor Xuanyuan Yu.
But there aren't many men in the palace!
Could it be one of the guards or something?
"..." This question stumped Ye Xue again.
She had never paid attention to that man before, and she didn't know who he was.
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Zhan said, "That's easy. I'll just send someone to investigate."
As Xuanyuan Zhan spoke, he lifted the carriage curtain and said to Ye Yun outside, "Go and find out whose name this mansion is registered under."
"Yes," Ye Yun replied, and immediately went to check.
Ye Yun returned not long after he left: "Your Highness, I checked the property deed for this house, and the owner of this house is named Liu Songming."
"Liu Songming?" Xuan Yuanzhan felt that the name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was for a moment.
Seeing this, Ye Yun explained, "I've inquired and it seems that Liu Songming is a royal physician in the palace."
Ye Yun's words were like a wake-up call. Su Xuening suddenly realized, "I remember now, the imperial physician who examined Su Feiling's pulse before seemed to be surnamed Liu."
So this Liu Songming is the same Imperial Physician Liu who took Su Feiling's pulse!
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