But then the Emperor helped Han Luoxue up from her kneeling position and asked softly, "Little Xue, are you alright?"
Seeing that the Emperor did not answer her at all, but still helped Han Luoxue up, the Empress's pupils contracted sharply.
The Emperor's behavior is off. When has he ever been so enthusiastic?
"No, I'm just a little tired!"
Han Luoxue's face was pale; she had gotten up too suddenly, and her vision was a little blurry.
"Then let's go back first," the Emperor said with concern. "By the way, wait a moment, the imperial physician will be here soon, let him take a look at you."
When the Emperor heard the news, he was extremely anxious, fearing that something might happen to Han Luoxue, so he rushed over to save her.
Considering Han Luoxue's special circumstances, he even sent someone to fetch the imperial physician.
The imperial physician should be arriving soon.
The Empress, standing at the door, was stunned. Having served the Emperor for so many years, when had she ever seen him care about someone like this?
Is what Han Luoxue said true? She has no relationship with the Crown Prince? Is the person she's seducing the Emperor?
The thought of that possibility made the Empress's face turn black with anger.
The way she looked at Han Luoxue was like poison; if looks could kill, Han Luoxue would have been killed several times over.
The Empress's gaze was so obvious that Han Luoxue naturally sensed it. She looked at the Empress in confusion, completely baffled as to how she had offended her.
"Do you have any stomach discomfort?"
The Emperor was still worried. When Prince Zhen went to the border, news came that the son he had raised and had high hopes for had betrayed the country because of a little setback.
Even the Emperor suspected that the letter was fake, but unfortunately, he knew Prince Zhen's temperament. He wouldn't send someone over so quickly unless he was completely certain and the information had been verified.
The emperor wished he could go to the border himself and sacrifice his own family for the greater good.
"I feel okay, but my legs are a little numb!"
The Emperor hurriedly beckoned and had a stool brought over for Han Luoxue to sit down.
But at this moment, the Emperor and Empress are both standing. Is it appropriate for her to sit down alone?
Han Luoxue hesitated, but fortunately, the imperial physician finally rushed over.
"Your Majesty, the child is fine and healthy!"
After taking his pulse, the imperial physician spoke solemnly.
Although he did not know Han Luoxue, he dared not neglect her in the slightest, even though she was someone the Emperor valued.
It would be a lie to say he wasn't curious. He secretly glanced at Han Ruoxue a few times and was quite certain that he had never seen this woman in the palace before, and he didn't know when the Emperor had taken her in.
"emperor……"
At this moment, the Empress finally found her voice. She pointed at Han Luoxue and asked incredulously, "You know her?"
The Emperor nodded: "I've met you a few times!"
"She said her child wasn't Fu'er's!"
These words left the Emperor bewildered. He looked at the Empress suspiciously and asked, puzzled, "It can't be!"
"But what about the rumors outside?"
When she first heard the news, the Empress was stunned, and then excited.
The former crown prince's fate is unknown; there's been no news for so long. Although the empress won't admit it, she knows in her heart that he's probably in grave danger.
She thought that the only child the Crown Prince had left behind was Meng Qing.
Today I suddenly heard a rumor that another woman is also pregnant with the Crown Prince's child, and that the child is even bigger than the one in Mengqing's belly.
How could the Empress not be agitated? The Crown Prince has disappeared without a trace, and his offspring are the Empress's only hope.
Although Mengqing is also pregnant, she is still several months away from giving birth.
The Empress's feelings are complicated every day. She wants to see the Crown Prince's offspring as soon as possible, but she is more worried about the Crown Prince.
Upon hearing that a child was about to be born, she couldn't wait to bring the child to the palace and keep him by her side.
"You yourself said it was just a rumor, Your Majesty. Don't believe such unfounded things in the future!"
Seeing the Empress's dejected look, the Emperor found himself at a loss for words when he was about to question her.
"But there's also a saying that goes, 'Where there's smoke, there's fire!'"
The Empress remained stubborn, preferring to believe that the child in the woman's womb was the Crown Prince's.
"I know Xue'er's man, so don't overthink it."
The emperor sighed and turned to leave.
"Little Xue, I will have someone send you away right now!"
"emperor!"
Seeing that the Emperor was about to leave, the Empress hurriedly ran forward, grabbed his arm, and asked anxiously, "Have you heard any news about Fu'er recently?"
She also sent people out to search, including members of her family.
The longer time goes by and the person can't be found, the more uncertain they feel.
Her father said he wanted her to be prepared, because the Crown Prince might already be gone.
The empress, however, did not believe it; she did not believe that her son would die young.
The Emperor turned around and looked at the Empress with a deep gaze, which made the Empress's heart skip a beat: "Your Majesty, is there...is there news?"
Her face turned deathly pale; the Empress thought the Crown Prince was dead. Otherwise, the Emperor wouldn't be looking at her like that.
However, the emperor only sighed softly, waved his hand, and signaled everyone to leave.
Han Luoxue also left with the others, and Eunuch Wei personally sent someone to escort her home.
After everyone who was not involved had left, the Emperor sighed and said, "There is news, but I think you probably don't want to know it."
"Your Majesty, I would like to know: Is Fu'er still alive?"
The news the Empress feared most was that the Crown Prince was dead, her only son.
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