"Yes." Su Feiling nodded: "Liu Songming is my man."
Su Huiyan was a little curious: "How did you manage to bribe him to help you?"
Let alone Liu Songming, which imperial physician in this palace isn't shrewd and wouldn't easily take sides?
After all, the imperial physicians play a significant role in the palace. If they could be easily bribed, it would cause a major upheaval. Therefore, most of the imperial physicians are trusted confidants of Xuanyuan Peng.
Even after so many years of ruling the harem, she only managed to bribe two imperial physicians, and that was through coercion, bribery, and various other means.
Su Feiling has only been in the palace for a few months, yet she's already bribed Liu Songming? And she's only been in the palace for a month or two? How did she manage to do that?
Su Feiling glanced at Su Huiyan, leaned closer and whispered, "I drugged him, then pushed the purple book onto him, and deliberately caught him cheating. He was terrified..."
Before setting the trap, she had already done her research. Liu Songming was already in his forties, had no son, and only two daughters. Moreover, his wife was a shrew who wouldn't allow him to take a concubine or have children.
His lack of a son was his weakness, which is why she devised a plan to push Zi Shu to him.
At the time, she told him that she could let Zishu bear him a son, and that their son would have the opportunity to become the emperor of Eastern Chu in the future. At the same time, she threatened him that if he didn't help her, violating a palace maid was a capital offense.
In the end, it was only under her coercion and enticement that Liu Songming finally agreed.
After hearing the whole story, Su Huiyan's eyes widened in shock: "You want to bring Zi Shu and Liu Songming's child to be the prince?"
Su Feiling was a little scared and knelt down directly before Su Huiyan: "Please understand, Aunt. I really had no other choice. That's why I came up with this idea. Besides, Su Xuening is also pregnant. The Emperor has always favored the Holy Prince's Mansion. If we don't have a child, we definitely can't beat them."
It has to be said that Su Feiling is really smart. She knows that Bai Fuya is the person Su Huiyan wants to deal with most in her life, so mentioning the Holy King's Mansion at this time is sure to stir up hatred.
Sure enough, Su Huiyan actually found some truth in what she heard. She even felt that she should have such a child.
This is also why Su Huiyan was willing to help Su Feiling at Chengqian Palace.
Su Feiling is right. Bai Fuya, that vixen, and Xuan Yuanzhan, that bastard, were already favored. Now that Su Xuening is pregnant, she can be considered Xuan Yuanpeng's first legitimate grandson. Xuan Yuanpeng will probably favor the Holy King's Mansion even more.
Xuanyuan Peng already intended to restore Xuanyuan Zhan's identity and make him the crown prince. If they were to fall behind in terms of offspring, they would be even less competitive.
Therefore, this child must stay!
In a flash, Su Huiyan made her decision. Staring at Su Feiling's flat belly, she frowned with difficulty and said, "Since you've thought of faking a pregnancy and using Zishu's child to impersonate a prince, why don't you just go and have sex with Liu Songming yourself..."
That way, at least the child would have her own bloodline. If the child really became emperor in the future, she, the Empress Dowager, would be his biological son. Moreover, it wouldn't be easy for the pregnancy or childbirth to be exposed, since regardless of whether it was Xuanyuan Yu's child or not, the belly would be the real deal.
There was clearly a better solution, so why did she choose to use the Purple Book instead of doing it herself?
This question made Xuan Yuan Yu outside turn pale.
What did Mother mean by those words?
Are you suggesting that Su Feiling should have an affair, not only cuckold him but also have him father a child?
Su Feiling felt a pang of bitterness upon hearing this.
How could she not understand that it would be better to use her own child? She had even considered doing it herself. After all, if Liu Songming had slept with her, he would be even less likely to betray her. Sleeping with the Third Prince's concubine was a different crime than sleeping with a palace maid.
Even if it was just to protect himself, Liu Songming would agree to her request.
However, before plotting against Liu Songming, she had already asked him to check her pulse. Her body was cold and deficient, and she was not unable to conceive, but she needed to recuperate for a period of time if she wanted to get pregnant.
At that time, Su Renyi had already had an accident, and she couldn't wait for herself to recover. She had to get pregnant immediately, so she chose to use the Purple Book.
At the time, the only person she could rely on was Zi Shu, who was loyal to her. With the child as a bond of interest, she also believed that Zi Shu would not betray her.
However, she didn't want to say these things to Su Huiyan, so she pretended to be steadfast and said, "Aunt, what are you saying? Ling'er only loves her cousin. How could she do something disloyal to her cousin? Ling'er will only be loyal to her cousin in this life and will never betray him."
It has to be said that Su Feiling is really good at expressing loyalty; those two sentences made Xuan Yuan Yu feel completely at ease.
He used to find Su Feiling displeasing, but now he actually found her somewhat agreeable.
As Xuan Yuan Yu's mother, Su Hui Yan couldn't say anything when Su Fei Ling expressed her loyalty like this.
Although she felt that Su Feiling should have conceived the child herself, it was all in the past, and there was no point in saying more. So she could only ask, "Where is the Purple Book now?"
She remembered that the palace maid beside her had been released from the palace by her. Granny Jiang seemed to have mentioned it to her at the time, but she hadn't paid any attention to it.
"The Purple Book is currently in a residence on West Street in Kyoto." At this point, Su Feiling naturally dared not hide it from Su Huiyan any longer.
After all, Su Huiyan should have accepted her idea now, so they are essentially in the same boat.
To be honest, it's always good to have someone to help you in this palace.
She originally planned to tell Su Huiyan before giving birth, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to pull off this final switcheroo trick by herself.
She planned to tell Su Huiyan when the time was right, knowing that even if Su Huiyan was angry, she would definitely help her.
As it turned out, her idea was right; Su Huiyan really would help her.
"Is someone watching over us?" Su Huiyan asked anxiously.
Su Feiling shook her head: "I didn't send anyone to keep an eye on Zishu. Liu Songming is taking care of her now."
Su Huiyan was stunned upon hearing this: "Are you out of your mind? Zi Shu is so important right now, and you haven't even sent someone to keep an eye on her? What if she runs away or tells someone else? Wouldn't you be finished?"
Su Feiling said firmly, "No, Zishu would never betray me. Besides, her child has the chance to become a prince in the future. How could she possibly give up that opportunity!"
She was confident enough to control Zi Shu, which is why she left her alone.
Of course, there was another embarrassing situation: besides Zi Shu, she had no one else she could trust. Furthermore, since Zi Shu had left the palace, even though she was heavily pregnant, no one would tell her that she was connected to them, so she didn't specifically assign anyone to keep an eye on Zi Shu.
“No, no matter what, the Purple Book must be under our control. I will take over the Purple Book.” Su Huiyan took over the Purple Book matter on her own initiative, and Su Feiling had no objections.
Xuanyuan Yu didn't want to listen anymore after hearing this, so he turned around and left.
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