Hearing this, Jin Beichen turned his gaze away and said to Chang'an, "What else can we do now? Let's go back!"
I'm home.
Jin Beichen immediately told her about the Emperor's bestowal of the title of Consort Rou upon Shangguan Rou.
"What! She actually succeeded!"
Song Xia frowned.
Jin Beicheng said to Song Xia, "Don't worry too much. The fact that Shangguan Rou was able to become Consort Rou so easily shows that someone is strategizing for her. If she makes a mistake, the Emperor and the women in the harem will deal with her without us having to do it."
I wish that were true.
Suddenly, Song Xia thought of something and said, "Jin Beicheng, do you think this matter might be related to the Sixth Prince? After all, he is the most angry and resentful that Tuoba Zhen became the Crown Prince."
"Possibly."
Jin Beicheng said to Song Xia, "I will arrange for someone to keep an eye on the Shangguan family."
night.
Shangguan Rou washed herself clean and dressed herself up sweetly, waiting for the Emperor to arrive.
But unexpectedly.
The emperor did come, but he didn't do anything. Instead, he asked her several questions in a row.
Ask her how old she is this year.
Ask her if she has someone she likes.
Ask her what talents she has.
Upon learning that Shangguan Rou could also play chess, the Emperor had a chess set brought over and invited her to sit down and play chess with him.
Although Shangguan Rou was a little uneasy, she still smiled and sat down to play chess with him.
Her chess skills are average.
It rained for a while.
The Emperor's expression turned sour. He said, "If it were Jin Xin, she certainly wouldn't play like you. Your chess skills are far inferior to hers."
Jin Xin, Jin Xin, she's not herself!
Shangguan Rou slowly raised her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, it is my fault for not letting you enjoy yourself to the fullest, but rest assured I will definitely study hard and strive to improve my chess skills."
Her chess skills weren't great, but her attitude was alright.
therefore.
The emperor was fairly satisfied with her.
only.
He's getting on in years and has lost much of his interest in that kind of thing, only doing it about twice a month.
He stayed with her for about an hour before telling her to turn off the lights and go to sleep.
Shangguan Rou failed in her attempt and couldn't help but curse her family members in her heart. She had already suggested buying that kind of medicine, but they refused to let her do so after they found out.
Although the emperor was not with her, he still bestowed many rewards upon her.
About half a month later.
The emperor favored her.
After serving him, she soon got together with the sixth prince.
Song Xia and the others were unaware of this matter.
More than a month later.
Shangguan Rou became pregnant, but she herself did not know whether the child was the Emperor's or the Sixth Prince's.
but.
She was still very happy.
It doesn't matter whose it is.
In her eyes, they were all of royal blood.
For the past month or so, the Emperor has spent half his time visiting her, and the women in the harem have long been restless with her.
But the Emperor and the Sixth Prince were secretly protecting them.
She wasn't afraid at all.
On the contrary, he was somewhat smug.
The Emperor was naturally overjoyed to have a son in his old age, and given his previous regrets, he was determined to protect the child in Shangguan Rou's womb.
Tuoba Zhen told Jin Beicheng as soon as he learned about it.
Jin Beichen asked him to meet at the space that evening.
It was evening.
Song Xia and Jin Beichen waited for Tuoba Zhen in the space for a short while before he arrived.
Tuoba Zhen opened his mouth and complained, "Isn't it infuriating? Not only does Father Emperor dote on Shangguan Rou so much, but he also got her pregnant. Both are pregnant, but she's the one who's more precious..."
Thinking about how his mother used to be treated, he felt terrible.
He had barely finished speaking.
Song Xia opened her mouth and said, "Tuoba Zhen, besides young women like Shangguan Rou, are there any other young women in your father's harem? Have any of them become pregnant recently?"
Tuoba Zhen shook his head and said, "The youngest woman in my father's harem is in her early twenties, and very few of them are pregnant. Now, almost none of them are pregnant..."
Song Xia raised an eyebrow slightly.
Jin Beichen, understanding the implication, said from the side, "Wife, you wouldn't be suggesting that the child in Shangguan Rou's belly might not be the Emperor's, would you?"
"ah…"
Tuoba Zhen looked completely bewildered.
Song Xia smiled and said, "Husband, you're so clever! But it was just a guess."
Tuoba Zhen began to mutter to himself.
"If the child in her belly isn't my father's, whose is it? Which palace guard's? Does any of them have that kind of audacity..."
Song Xia whispered, "Could it be the Sixth Prince?"
Tuoba Zhen's eyes widened instantly.
Song Xia continued, "To find out if that's the case, we'll have to see if you can send someone to keep an eye on them. Someone with strong martial arts skills..."
If we catch them in the act, wouldn't that solve the problem for us?
“I do, I have such people now! My father was worried that I would be harmed, so he gave me ten secret guards, and their martial arts skills are better than those of my men.”
Tuoba Zhen spoke very quickly.
Song Xia stared at him and said, "Can you be sure that you are the one they are loyal to?"
Tuoba Zhen nodded.
Song Xia immediately said, "If you're sure, send a few people to keep an eye on them. But make sure they're careful and don't get caught."
"Um!"
Tuoba Zhen went back and made the arrangements.
Perhaps fearing something might go wrong, the Sixth Prince didn't visit Shangguan Rou alone in the days that followed.
Although he didn't actually contact her, he still secretly sent her many gifts.
It was as if he was already certain that the child in her belly was his.
I've been thinking about it for a few days.
Song Xia and his team unanimously decided to take the initiative.
Tuoba Zhen arranged for some of the people around the Sixth Prince to leave, while Song Xia and Jin Beichen dealt with the rest, knocked out the Sixth Prince, and threw him into Shangguan Rou's palace.
Before it was lost.
Chang'an and Changfeng each fed them a drug that they couldn't resist.
Of course, that's not all.
Song Xia secretly instructed Tuoba Zhen to send an anonymous letter to one of the concubines in the harem, instructing her to lead a group to catch her in adultery.
She was the granddaughter of a general, and among all the concubines, she was the most brainless and impulsive.
If it weren't for giving birth to a daughter for the emperor...
In addition, her family is doing well.
Otherwise, how could she have become a concubine?
I'm still alive.
Her outburst soon brought the matter to the emperor's attention.
When the Emperor arrived, the Sixth Prince and Shangguan Rou had already regained consciousness. Although they were dressed, they looked disheveled.
"You two have some nerve!"
Shangguan Rou crawled forward on her knees and grabbed the emperor's trouser leg, saying, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation. It's not what you think. I was murdered. I don't know what that person gave me to eat, but then I... I lost consciousness..."
"Yes, Father, I feel the same way."
The sixth prince hurriedly said.
The emperor sent people to invite all the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital to take their pulses, but none of them could find anything wrong.
The Sixth Prince shouted emotionally, "Impossible! Impossible! Were you bribed by someone? Who ordered you to do this? Was it Tuoba Zhen? Did he tell you to do it?"
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