Chapter 75: Granting Marriage to the King of Qi
"What did you say, more than four months?" The queen's face turned pale and she looked at Zhang Nanyi in disbelief.
Even the Shangshu's wife beside her was a little bit unbelievable.
The Shangshu's wife asked, "Doctor Feng, are you mistaken? Nanyi isn't even married yet, how could she be pregnant? Aren't you clearly trying to ruin my daughter's reputation?"
Doctor Feng bowed and said, "If Madam and the Empress are unsure, please ask other doctors from the Imperial Hospital to diagnose me."
"Miss Zhang is indeed four months pregnant, but she took a medicine to preserve the pregnancy, which weakened her body and prevented her from receiving the supplements. This is why she is experiencing bleeding and general weakness."
For a moment, the King of Qi, who was kneeling in front of the hall, felt something was wrong.
The whispers of people in the hall reached everyone's eardrums.
The queen held her breath, her cold gaze swept over Zhang Nanyi, her whole body trembling slightly with anger.
She is Zhang Nanyi's aunt. A month ago, Zhang Nanyi went to Fengyi Palace to ask her to help her and Prince Li Huo Xingzhi get together.
At that time, she thought Huo Xing was a good person, had military power in his hands, and had no female relatives in his mansion, so she invited Prince Li to Fengyi Palace to try to bring them together.
Now, the imperial physician actually diagnosed that Zhang Nanyi was pregnant.
This is a huge joke.
"Nanyi, won't you give your aunt an explanation?"
"You're not even married yet, how can you be pregnant?"
Zhang Nanyi's face turned pale. He stood up from his chair and immediately knelt in front of the queen.
"Auntie...I..."
"Whose child is this in your belly? Tell me!" The queen's face suddenly changed, and she was extremely disappointed with her niece.
Zhang Nanyi bit her lips tightly and didn't dare to say a word.
Then he heard Emperor Showa, who was sitting on a high throne, say: "This unmarried woman has committed adultery and is pregnant. According to the laws of our Great Yan, she should be drowned in a pond."
"Miss Zhang, if you don't expose this adulterer today, don't blame me for making an example of you!"
The King of Qi knelt on the ground, his eyes fixed on the person in the high position, beads of sweat dripping down his forehead.
Su Yuheng knelt beside him, with the corners of her lips slightly raised, and whispered to King Qi in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"Your Highness, Prince Qi, why are you so nervous?"
"Could it be that the fetus in Miss Zhang's belly is related to His Highness?"
The King of Qi looked sideways at her, his eyes filled with anger, "You..."
Su Yuheng raised the corners of her lips slightly and said, "Your Highness, there's no need to be nervous. This servant is just guessing."
"Your Highness has repeatedly asked the Emperor to arrange a marriage between us. I guess he is deeply in love with me. He will not do anything to Miss Zhang, right?"
Su Yuheng's cold voice fell, and King Qi immediately realized that there was something else in her words.
"Do you know something?"
Su Yuheng: "How would I know?"
Over there, the queen's scolding voice came.
"Nanyi, if you don't tell me whose baby you're carrying, don't blame me for having you drowned in a pond today."
"Someone come!"
"That's what I said, Aunt." Zhang Nanyi knelt on the ground, trembling with fear.
She looked nervous, glanced into the hall, and then immediately lowered her head and walked away.
"Yes...it's His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi!"
"It was His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi who deceived this servant."
"King Qi?" Suddenly, there was an uproar in the hall.
Emperor Showa jumped up from his chair, looked at Zhang Nanyi in disbelief, and then looked at Prince Qi who was kneeling in the hall.
"You said the fetus in your belly is Jing Che's?" he asked.
Zhang Nanyi sobbed softly: "Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi said that he was attracted to me and wanted to have me..."
"I thought the King of Qi would be responsible for me, but I never expected that he...had fallen in love with the fourth daughter of the Su family."
As soon as Zhang Nanyi finished speaking, Emperor Showa's face turned ashen.
His cold eyes fell on the King of Qi, as if he wanted to eat him.
"Jing Che!"
"Father!" The King of Qi lay on the ground, his whole body tense.
"Father, it's not what Miss Zhang said. Miss Zhang has been trying to seduce me. I was drugged by her, so..."
"Your Majesty!" Mrs. Zhang stood up upon hearing this, walked to the center of the hall, and knelt down.
"Your Majesty, please help Nan Yi. Nan Yi has always been well-behaved and sensible. How could she do such a thing as drugging the King of Qi?"
"Now that Nanyi is pregnant with royal blood, Your Majesty, please show Nanyi a clear path forward."
"I will make my own judgment," Emperor Showa said.
He set his eyes on King Qi and almost suffocated with anger.
He smashed the glass cup in his hand in front of King Qi.
"Jing Che, I trusted you so much, yet you actually did something so cruel and insane!"
"You keep saying you're attracted to the Su family's fourth daughter, Su Yuheng, and that your royal grandfather arranged a marriage for you, yet you've been secretly involved with the Zhang family's daughter, and now you've made her pregnant while still unmarried?"
"You...you really disappoint me!"
"With your character, how can I let you manage the Ministry of War?"
"Father!" The King of Qi supported himself on the ground with his hands, shaking uncontrollably.
"Father, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me!"
"Royal brother." Just at this moment, Princess Yan Ning, who was in a high position, spoke.
"Royal brother, Jing Che has not yet taken a concubine in the Guan Mansion, not even a concubine. How could he do such a thing to Miss Zhang?"
Princess Yan Ning's gaze fell on Zhang Nanyi, and she said sarcastically, "I've heard that Miss Zhang is no ordinary woman. She's dealing with several princes all by herself. Who knows whose child she's carrying?"
"Yan Ning, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want." The Queen was dissatisfied. After all, Zhang Nanyi was her niece.
"You mean, everything is Nan Yi's fault?"
Princess Yan Ning smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, that's not what my sister meant."
"But now that things have come to this, it's not right to blame anyone for what happened between Jing Che and Miss Zhang."
She frowned and continued, "If that doesn't work out, let Miss Zhang marry into Prince Qi's mansion. After all, she's pregnant with the future grandson of the Emperor."
"My Royal Highness, what do you think of Yan Ning?"
Emperor Showa gripped the armchair tightly, and his gaze towards Prince Qi turned cold.
The King of Qi really disappointed him.
Now it is the emperor's birthday, and he doesn't want to spoil the fun.
"Just follow Yan Ning's wishes and let Miss Zhang enter Prince Qi's mansion."
"Your Majesty, I don't want to!" King Qi bowed.
"It's not up to you."
"You ruined your royal grandfather's birthday for no reason. If you do it again, I will definitely remove you from your position as Minister of War."
"Get out of here!"
Emperor Showa's chilling voice fell, and the King of Qi knocked his head heavily to the ground, then stood up trembling.
He knew that this matter was not that simple.
Afterwards, Emperor Showa would certainly have him demoted.
After Su Yuheng returned to his chair, he heard Liu Jinshu complaining beside him.
"Mother, Miss Zhang entered the Qi Palace as the Princess of Qi, and my daughter..."
Liu frowned and whispered, "You are naturally a concubine."
Liu Jinshu curled his lips.
In fact, she didn't want to enter Prince Qi's Mansion at all, she just wanted to be with Yun Yi.
She sat on the chair, looked sideways at Su Yuheng, then looked at Zhang Nanyi in front of her, and reached out to grab the hem of her skirt.
The hall suddenly fell silent, and soon there was movement in the men's seats again.
Su Yuheng looked up and saw Prince Ming raising the wine glass in his hand and looking at Emperor Showa who was sitting on the high seat.
"Today is our father's birthday. My brother said the other day that he planned to grant me a marriage today. I wonder if this is still in effect?"
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