Those adults present who heard the whispers were also in a state of near death. Although they had expected it, it was still hard to come out unscathed to hear that the royal family or their emperor had been cuckolded and had someone else raise a son for them!
The Zhou father and son were even worse off; if someone hadn't caught them in time, they would have collapsed and wouldn't be able to get up.
Both of them had a faint deathly aura on their faces. If they were to confuse the royal bloodline, the entire Zhou family wouldn't have enough heads to go around!
Regardless of how unpleasant the expressions on the faces of those below and Emperor Mingxi were, the conversation on Yue Fuguang's side continued.
As for stabbing someone in the back, this is nothing!
"Didn't you say that the Twelfth Princess was born out of wedlock? And the Ninth Prince too? Then why did Emperor Mingxi later want to pass the throne to him?"
Emperor Mingxi: Who am I? Where am I? Why am I so stupid in the future?
Crown Prince Xie Zhiyan glanced discreetly at his shocked father, wondering whether his father had conceived this idea while he was still alive or after his death.
The twelfth princess became pregnant during the Emperor's birthday celebration when Consort Xian had a one-night stand with that wild man. In order to cover up this,
That very night, she seduced the drunken Emperor Mingxi into her bed, so the birth of the twelfth princess aroused no suspicion from anyone, including the Emperor himself.
"Is it possible that the child is Mingxi's biological child?"
Emperor Mingxi: Yes, if we slept in the same bed on the same day, can't the child be his?
Emperor Mingxi drank too much on his birthday. He was too old to do much, so the two of them actually slept soundly that night.
However, the drunken Emperor Mingxi was unaware that Consort Xian had drugged him, giving him a vivid erotic dream. When he woke up and saw himself and his beloved consort completely naked, he assumed they had slept together, when in fact it was all a dream!
"I'm getting old! Actually, that was all just a dream..." These words kept echoing in Emperor Mingxi's ears.
He recalled that sometimes when he visited Consort Xian, he would feel particularly sleepy at night, and he would fall asleep while the two of them were being intimate.
When he woke up the next day, he found that the two of them looked like they had slept together, so... he always thought he was pretty good!
This is also why he dotes on Consort Xian so much, because she makes him...very capable!
Emperor Mingxi gritted his teeth in anger.
After today, it seems I can no longer hide whether I'm capable or not!
"This...Isn't Consort Xian the most favored concubine in the harem? Why would she do such a thing? The Emperor doesn't seem incapable!"
Emperor Mingxi: Listen to me, thank you!
His hands were practically rubbing holes in the dragon robe. If it weren't for wanting to know who the adulterer was, he wouldn't have endured the embarrassment of being ridiculed by his subjects, a situation akin to a public execution.
The eerie atmosphere in the main hall also affected those who couldn't hear. Although they didn't know why their colleagues were having these daily episodes, the wise knew that it was best not to talk too much at this time.
They didn't say much, but they couldn't let the hall fall silent, otherwise the Junior Tutor would definitely notice something was wrong.
In order to hear their thoughts clearly, the high-ranking officials exchanged glances, and it was Minister You Mingmin of the Court of State Ceremonial who reported on the arrangements for the envoys from various countries for the Emperor's birthday celebration.
Some adults who were unaware of the facts: Lord You, is he getting senile? Wasn't this matter just settled a couple of days ago? Why are you bringing it up again?
If there's nothing wrong, the court can adjourn; there's really no need to bring up the same issue repeatedly.
When Consort Xian was still young, she liked gentle and weak scholars, commonly known as pretty boys. She had read too many stories about scholar ladies and liked that type of man.
Emperor Mingxi had been to the battlefield in his youth and was of the heroic type, which did not fit Consort Xian's aesthetic.
Moreover, she already had a lover before entering the palace as a concubine, and she hated Emperor Mingxi and the Zhou family who broke them up to the core.
She knew that if her secret were exposed, not only she and her child, but the entire Zhou family would be implicated, but she was determined to do it anyway.
"Her lover is from the Northern Li region, and he's in the envoy's group?"
[Yes, the master would never guess who that person is; his identity is quite interesting!]
The system seemed to be keeping Yue Fuguang in suspense, but it was actually just teasing everyone present.
Among them, You Mingmin, the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies, went through the hundreds of people from Beili in his mind again and again, and intuitively felt that the third prince of Beili was the most suspicious.
After all, this third prince is twenty-seven years old this year, about the same age as Consort Xian, and his status is more suitable. It is easier for a powerful man to seduce the girl he likes.
"Couldn't he be the third prince of Beili? He's highly suspicious in every way."
Not only the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial, but also Emperor Mingxi and a group of officials immediately thought of the Third Prince.
When Yue Fuguang voiced their suspicions, they all nodded frantically in their hearts; he was the most suspicious one.
That person is indeed connected to the Third Prince, but his lover is definitely not him.
"It wasn't him, was it some high-ranking official who came with him?"
[Haha, it's an adult, one of his 'wives'!]
My dear wife?
Everyone was completely confused. They knew what "wife" meant. They knew what "lord" meant, but they had never heard of the word "wife" before!
In Da Yan, elderly women are referred to as "old woman" or "old lady." Could it be that the Third Prince has a fondness for old women?
Even an old woman cannot allow Consort Xian to become pregnant secretly, twice!
Seven years ago, the Third Prince Bei Yue brought a group of envoys from Bei Li to the capital. Among them was a new favorite named Chong Hua, whom he had recently acquired and doted on, taking him everywhere he went.
Everyone in the envoy's group knew that the person who served their third prince closely was his lover, and no one thought it was inappropriate to have such a person in the group. Their prince's hobby was nothing new.
Others may not know, but they themselves know very well.
At least with this person around, their Third Prince won't go begging for food and then go and wreak havoc on the guards.
Seven years ago, Chonghua accidentally saved Zhou Xianfei, who was being harassed in a dark alley, while he was out alone. The two hit it off immediately.
In particular, Chonghua always appeared as a well-read and frail scholar, and his every move perfectly matched Consort Zhou's aesthetic.
After meeting secretly a few times, their feelings for each other deepened.
"Isn't this Chonghua Beiyue's lover? How come he also likes women? Is he bisexual, or does he have ulterior motives because of Consort Zhou's status as an official's daughter?"
Chonghua initially disliked men. He was indeed a scholar in the Northern Li Kingdom, but because of his good looks, he caught the eye of the Third Prince, who forcibly took him into his household.
He usually doesn't dare to do anything to protect his life. Didn't they go abroad that time? And then there was that new young lady from the Dayan official family who had won his heart.
He was just having fun anyway. This opportunity would allow him to feel like a man again, so why would he let it slip by?
"Didn't Consort Zhou know his identity as a Northern Li person?"
Zhou Yan and his son Zhou Qingyu clenched their fists. They were also eager to know whether their daughter/sister knew the true identity of her lover. If she did know and still acted this way, then...
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