As soon as Emperor Chongde finished speaking, he heard a "thump" sound, as if something heavy had fallen to the ground?
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Si Jinyue, who had been sitting in the chair just now, lying on the ground.
Looks like he fainted?
The sleeping baby in her arms was not dropped and was still sleeping soundly.
Seeing this, Qi Nanyue couldn't help but have a hint of worry in his eyes.
Of course, what he was worried about was not whether Si Jinyue fell and was hurt.
Maybe she was too weak after giving birth, or something else...
He didn't even think about taking the swaddled baby from Si Jinyue's arms.
He was only worried about:
Si Jinyue's repeated disrespect in front of Emperor Chongde, will it bring trouble to himself?
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he had no choice but to squat down and try to help Si Jinyue up.
But unfortunately, Si Jinyue has gained a lot of weight recently because of her pregnancy and has taken too many supplements. She feels very heavy.
Qi Nanyue pulled hard but couldn't get it out.
Just then, he suddenly heard a chuckle from the opposite side!
Qi Nancheng didn't need to look up to know that it was that damn Si Jinxing!
He just couldn't understand how the timid and shy girl could become so rude and impolite?
He collected his thoughts, but saw Si Jinyue's eyelids move slightly!
Qi Nanyue couldn't help but feel angry. At an angle where no one else could see, he reached out and twisted Si Jinyue's waist hard.
Si Jinyue naturally didn't faint, she was just pretending.
She felt a pain in her waist and almost couldn't help screaming.
She gritted her teeth, endured the severe pain in her waist, slowly opened her eyes, and said weakly:
"My daughter-in-law just gave birth and is a little weak. I'm sorry for being disrespectful in front of my father, mother, and grandmother."
As she spoke, she stood up with some difficulty, holding on to the chair, and continued:
"My daughter-in-law should go back home first. I dare not disturb you here any longer. I will take my leave."
After Si Jinyue finished speaking, she was about to turn around and leave, but she heard the Queen Mother say:
"Wait a minute, what are you in such a hurry to go back for?
Did the emperor tell you to leave? You're leaving right now? You have no manners at all!
Which woman doesn’t have children? Why are you being so pretentious?
I'll call the imperial physician later to check your pulse. You really don't know the rules!"
The Empress Dowager's words made Si Jinyue freeze in place, unable to walk or sit, just standing there motionless.
Seeing this, Qi Nanyue glared at Si Jinyue.
This stupid woman really doesn't give him face!
He quickly turned to the Empress Dowager and said with a flattering smile:
"Grandmother, she has been staying at home to recuperate lately and has become quite a bit dumber.
Calm down and don't argue with her."
As Qi Nanyue finished speaking, he heard footsteps coming from afar.
He turned his head to look, but was immediately stunned.
The smile on Qi Nanyue's face suddenly faded.
The person who came was Yuan Qing, the guard who had worked in Ju Ran Tang.
His face turned pale, he looked at Si Jinyue beside him and said:
"Yue'er, look, who's here?"
Upon hearing this, Si Jinyue casually glanced up and stammered:
"This person looks familiar, have you seen him before?"
Qi Nanyue snorted coldly and said nothing more, but frowned and stared at Yuan Qing who was kneeling on the ground.
Yuan Qing entered the palace, thumped, knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said:
"I, Yuan Qing, pay my respects to His Majesty!"
Emperor Chongde's face showed a hint of coldness, and he said:
"So you want to come to the palace to recognize your son?"
As he spoke, he pointed outside the hall and said:
"The twenty-eight concubines and wives in my harem are all outside.
If you don't tell the truth, you are talking nonsense and slandering the royal reputation!
Can you bear the sin?"
The concubines outside were all frightened out of their wits by the palace coup today, and were called to Wanfu Palace by the eunuch beside Emperor Chongde.
But suddenly I heard that they were called here because...
Catching an adulterer?
All the concubines knelt outside the palace and cried out:
"Your Majesty, this person is humiliating me!"
"I beg Your Majesty to examine this matter carefully and clear my name!"
"Your Majesty, I have never left the palace since I entered it. How could I have had an affair with someone and have a child?
This is ridiculous!"
.......
Listening to the noisy chatter of the concubines outside the palace, Emperor Chongde felt it was too noisy.
He doesn't want to be the emperor for even a day longer!
Whoever wants to be the boss can be the boss!
When Emperor Chongde thought of this, he couldn't help but look at Qi Nanyue with a gloomy face!
He thought to himself, I can issue an edict to make you emperor, but you can't accept it!
He coughed lightly, and the voices of the concubines outside the palace gradually became lower.
Yuan Qing, who was kneeling, said neither servile nor arrogant:
“Your Majesty, there is no need to trouble all the ladies to come here.
What happened today has nothing to do with them.
My son is the little baby in the arms of Princess Rui!"
When these words were spoken, everyone inside and outside the hall was stunned.
When Qi Nanyue reacted, he felt the anger burning in his chest and wanted to burn the man in front of him to death!
A hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, he looked at Yuan Qing and said:
"Yuan Qing, you will stay in this palace for five years.
I believe I have never treated you unfairly, yet you slander the princess like this?
If you slander and frame her, you are slandering me. Tell me, what do you want to do?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Qing kowtowed in the direction of Qi Nanyan and said:
"I have no choice but to do this, please forgive me, Your Highness!
I have the audacity to come here not only to take back my son, but also to sue Princess Rui!"
The concubines outside the palace who have lived in the harem for a long time cannot stand hearing anything unusual all year round.
Today they caught up with me!
What kind of shocking and interesting story is this? It's simply too explosive!
They stopped crying and wiped the tears from their eyes. They gathered together and whispered:
"Oh my god! Princess Rui is so bold! Isn't this... confusing the royal bloodline?"
"Is she going to die?"
"Those kneeling ones, although their faces cannot be clearly seen, are certainly not as handsome as Prince Rui, and their status is certainly inferior!
She has no money, no looks, what is she after?"
"Guess what she wants? A woman living in a large house, what could she possibly want?"
"Prince Rui has never had any children. Maybe it's because his wife is not doing well. This is what Princess Rui wants..."
"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect that Princess Rui would be this kind of person!"
Princess Rui gave birth to a child with...someone else?
Isn't that King Rui...
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