Perhaps Qiu Xue'er was driven to desperation, which led her to kill the eldest daughter of the Qiu family and falsely accuse General Qiu of embezzlement.
Yang Hua nodded in confusion, wondering why Hong Yu had mentioned Qiu Xue'er.
Aunt Liao, however, immediately understood and chimed in, "Even a rabbit will bite when cornered. Qiu Xue'er was forced to fight back because she had no other choice."
Hongyu nodded, inwardly praising Aunt Liao for understanding so quickly.
The reason she subtly advised Aunt Liao was solely for her own protection.
As the Empress, how could she possibly participate in the power struggles within the harem?
Therefore, she also had to subtly reveal to Yang Hua that Gulnaffee was pregnant.
So she choked back tears, feigning sadness, and said, “There are always things in this world that don’t go as planned. Although I am the Empress, I cannot… give birth. In the future, the Emperor’s eldest son will surely succeed to the throne, and I also look forward to the birth of my eldest son.”
Yang Hua nodded and quickly moved closer to Hong Yu, whispering, "Your Majesty, please don't be sad. My aunt told me that Your Majesty is kind and benevolent, so she suggested that Xiu Hua have more children to keep Your Majesty company. I hope Your Majesty will protect Xiu Hua."
"It's too late!"
"Why does the Empress say this?"
Hongyu turned her head to look out the window, avoiding Yanghua's gaze, and said nothing more.
Yang Hua pondered for a moment, then murmured, "Could it be that the foreign woman is pregnant with the dragon's child?"
Hongyu remained silent, her solemn expression already giving Yanghua the answer.
Yang Hua was anxious, as was Aunt Liao; the two exchanged glances, conveying their thoughts.
At this moment, Mu Beiyan reported from outside the door, "Princess Yanghua, all the silk quilts and cotton quilts in our Mu family have been sold out, and there is no cotton left in the warehouse. The merchants who used to supply us have also run out of stock."
I sent people out to investigate, and they found out that a cotton shop had bought up large quantities of cotton before autumn, which caused our shortage.
"This winter is so cold, yet someone has monopolized cotton? I'd like to see who's so audacious!"
Yang Hua was furious. He helped Hong Yu up and said angrily, "How dare he cut off the Mu family's source of income? I'm going to meet him right now."
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