This is the biggest gossip of the year! The crown prince is in trouble and has yet to leave behind an heir.
If this child is the former crown prince, wouldn't the Empress spoil him rotten?
"no!"
Zhou Jie has explained it countless times, but unfortunately, no one is willing to believe her.
"Miss Zhou, we promise we won't go around saying anything, just tell us the truth!"
"Sigh, I've said it before: if Madam Han didn't have some talent, how could she have researched so many good things?"
"Unfortunately, the former crown prince has now disappeared without a trace."
"Mrs. Han's life isn't very good!"
"Do you think it's because Madam Han's status is too low that the Crown Prince didn't bring her to his residence?"
Hearing the ladies start chatting amongst themselves, Zhou Jie was on the verge of a breakdown.
She was telling the truth, so why doesn't anyone believe her?
"Let me tell you again, Han Luoxue has absolutely no relationship with the Crown Prince! Her man is perfectly fine now, so you'd better not talk about her. If her man finds out, be careful..."
Prince Zhen is not a magnanimous person. If he finds out about what happened today, the entire capital will be shaken.
"Ah, Miss Zhou, do you mean to say that Mrs. Han's man is very capable?"
"How could that be? Wasn't it said that her husband was a peasant from the village?"
The ladies still didn't believe it, but Zhou Jie rolled her eyes at them: "You're overthinking it. How could he possibly be a peasant?"
All the ladies were the same; although they were itching to know who her man was, they obediently kept quiet when they saw that Zhou Jie was becoming somewhat impatient.
Furthermore, Han Luoxue was carried to the palace. It was her first time entering the palace, so she was quite curious.
This is where the most powerful people in the country live.
The sedan chair stopped, and her father-in-law, who had come to fetch her, said from the side, "Miss Han, we've arrived."
Han Luoxue came out and looked around the magnificent palace. Was this where the Empress lived?
I didn't see the name of the palace, so we must have already entered the Queen's Palace.
She hadn't expected her to have such a lot of influence. She remembered watching TV shows before, where sedan chairs and carriages could only stop at the palace gates, and people had to walk over step by step.
Some places are quite remote, and it's said that it takes a long time to get there.
"Come on, I'll take you inside!"
Han Luoxue composed herself and followed her father-in-law inside with her head bowed.
"You're Han Luoxue?"
A somewhat authoritative voice came from behind. Han Luoxue looked up and saw a dignified and elegant middle-aged woman.
"This humble woman, Han Luoxue, greets Your Majesty the Empress! Long live Your Majesty!"
Han Luoxue carefully knelt down. She didn't want to kneel, but this was the palace, and since she was here, she had to abide by some rules.
"Raise your head!" The Queen's voice was somewhat cold.
"She really is a beauty. I heard that the child in your womb is the crown prince?"
Han Luoxue knew she would ask this question, and she had already thought it through while she was in the sedan chair. She hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, those are all rumors. The child in my belly is my husband's, and has nothing to do with His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Besides, I am not familiar with His Highness the Crown Prince. I have only met him once before."
Han Luoxue directly severed ties with the Crown Prince; whether or not she believed it was not up to her.
When she was taken away, Zhou Yuan and the others were still there, and she believed that Zhou Yuan would help her call for help to rescue her.
"You're saying you're not close to the Crown Prince?"
The Empress had been somewhat curious about Han Luoxue before. She knew her son very well; when had he ever been so persistent about a woman?
Now, seeing Han Luoxue's beautiful face, she seemed to understand her son's thoughts a little better.
"Yes!"
"Then go outside and kneel down. I've heard you two are quite familiar with each other."
Han Luoxue was stunned. What kind of logic was it to punish someone by making them kneel down just because they disagreed?
Before she could even make a move, a nanny approached and said coldly, "Miss Han, are you going out on your own, or will this old servant send someone to drag you out?"
Han Luoxue slowly got up, turned around and walked outside.
Once inside the courtyard, she reluctantly knelt down. The old woman who had seen her come out earlier stood beside her, glaring at her menacingly.
Han Luoxue held her belly; this was the first time she had ever been punished like this in her life.
I felt a little wronged, and I hated the person who spread the rumor even more.
Although the sun isn't too strong now, she's an older pregnant woman, so she can't kneel outside for very long.
Han Luoxue was perfectly fine when she came. She can't possibly go to the palace and then lose her child when she comes out, can she?
Half an hour later, Han Luoxue's legs had already gone numb, and the person who was supposed to save her still hadn't arrived.
...
What's wrong with her?
Mengqing looked at the person kneeling in the courtyard through the window with a surprised expression.
The Fifth Madam also glanced at it, and her heart skipped a beat when she saw Han Luoxue's belly, which was even bigger than her own daughter's.
Could this woman also be pregnant with His Highness the Crown Prince's child? If so, that would be troublesome!
The reason her daughter was living a good life in the Empress's palace was because she was pregnant. And this child was the former Crown Prince's only child.
But now...
The Fifth Madam's gaze was deep as she looked at the woman's beautiful face and frail body in the courtyard, and a trace of pity flashed through her heart.
"Qing'er, don't worry about these things. What you need to do now is to take good care of your pregnancy and give birth to the baby."
Although the crown prince has changed, the emperor and empress are still here.
Especially the Empress, she will definitely take good care of her grandson.
"Mother, I know, I'm just curious about that woman's identity!"
The Empress hasn't been coming around much lately because there's still no news about the Crown Prince, and she hasn't been in the mood to come out.
"Don't meddle in things that aren't our concern! Qing'er, the palace is different from the outside world. You're pregnant now, and that child is your protective charm. Even if you say something wrong, the Empress will turn a blind eye. But what if in the future..."
The Fifth Madam took a deep breath; she knew her daughter's condition was not optimistic.
"From now on, without the protection of our children, if Her Majesty the Empress wants to pursue the matter, she can kill us on any pretext."
"You need to understand that in the Empress's eyes, the two of us are nothing. All she wants is a child, a child that belongs to the Crown Prince."
Meng Qing's face paled. She knew she was just a breeding machine, but would it really be appropriate for the child to be born without its own mother by its side?
As if sensing her daughter's thoughts, the Fifth Madam sighed: "Throughout history, there have been countless cases of mothers being abandoned and children left behind. We must be extremely careful and try our best to save our own lives."
While the two were talking, someone else came in from outside.
"Your Majesty? What brings you here?"
Upon hearing the news, the Empress hurriedly came out to greet them, her face beaming with joy.
The Empress was also surprised that the Emperor, who rarely visited her palace, would suddenly come. Before she could react, she was standing at the shop entrance looking at the Emperor outside.
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