“But…” Hailanzhu stammered.
"Unwilling?" Huang Taiji asked, disappointed.
"No." Now that things had come to this, Hailanzhu had no choice but to use her trump card, "I... am pregnant."
Only in this way would Huang Taiji refrain from engaging in intimate acts with her. She understood that he had been holding back for over a month and was likely unable to endure it today.
Upon hearing this, Huang Taiji was first taken aback, then cheered and paced around the room like a child, even patting himself on the shoulder as if afraid it was all a dream.
"It's true." The pain in his arm made Huang Taiji instantly realize that it was real.
"Does Your Majesty think that I am deceiving you?" Hailanzhu asked deliberately.
Huang Taiji shook his head, desperately trying to explain, "That's not what I meant, I meant..."
Before he could finish speaking, Hailanzhu chuckled, "Your Majesty is just like a child."
Huang Taiji made a face: "A child in his forties with a face full of wrinkles?"
After saying that, he gently stroked her face, "Lan'er, do you know how important this news is to me?"
“It’s all the same, anyway, it’s not like the Emperor is a father for the first time,” Hailanzhu said.
“No…” Huang Taiji looked at Hailanzhu seriously: “It’s different. Only your children are my children. The others are just people with the surname Aisin Gioro.”
Fortunately, there were no other princes present, otherwise they would have been heartbroken to hear this.
"His Majesty is truly biased," Hailanzhu couldn't help but say.
"I am willing," Huang Taiji said affectionately.
He was overjoyed and immediately wanted to announce it to the world, but Hailanzhu stopped him.
"Lan'er, why not allow such a joyous occasion?" Huang Taiji couldn't help but wonder.
Hailanzhu blinked her big eyes and said, "The Emperor is happy, but do you think the concubines in the six palaces will be happy with you when they hear this?"
Huang Taiji didn't care. "So what if they're unhappy? Do I have to put up with their attitude?"
Hailanzhu retorted, "Does Your Majesty not want Lan'er to be born safely?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly think that?" Huang Taiji said anxiously, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.
Hailanzhu remained calm, pouting as she said, "The Emperor wants to do this because he doesn't want Lan'er to give birth to this child."
Huang Taiji was a rational man, but his IQ would drop rapidly whenever Hailanzhu was mentioned.
It truly proves the saying: "The onlooker sees more of the game than the player."
"Lan'er..."
Huang Taiji wanted to explain, but Hailanzhu interrupted him, saying, "Your Majesty, I understand your meaning, but raising children is difficult, especially those in the harem. Aren't you afraid that there might be someone with ulterior motives who wants to harm me?"
Upon hearing this, he finally understood what Hailanzhu meant.
Indeed, too many of his children died in the womb. Even though Da Yu'er gave birth to three daughters, one of them also died in the womb.
Moreover, Hailanzhu has a very difficult time getting pregnant, and now that she has finally conceived, he doesn't want to lose the child.
Thinking of this, he immediately withdrew the decree and asked, "Lan'er, what do you want?"
Hailanzhu pondered for a moment, "Keep it hidden, until it can no longer be hidden."
"Very well, I will grant your request." Huang Taiji agreed.
The longer you keep it a secret, the greater the child's chances of survival.
"Also, you must not show me too much affection during this time. If someone with ulterior motives notices, it will be a big problem," Hailanzhu continued to instruct.
Huang Taiji sighed, but finally nodded. He felt very aggrieved, but he had no choice but to do it.
Having said all that, Hailanzhu was about to dismiss them when she heard a report from the eunuch.
It turned out that Namuzhong's lower abdomen was hurting again.
Huang Taiji stared wide-eyed upon hearing this; he knew all too well that this was Namuzhong's little trick.
The baby was lost, but the postpartum period was short, so it didn't damage the baby's health.
But this news was undoubtedly the icing on the cake for Hailanzhu, and couldn't be better.
"Your Majesty, why don't you go see your Consort?" he said, winking as he finished speaking.
Huang Taiji had no choice but to leave Guanju Palace in the end.
After he walked away, Qingluan returned to the main hall.
She placed the medicine on the table with dissatisfaction, complaining, "The Imperial Concubine is truly unrepentant. She has already lost a child because of this, yet she still dares to steal the Emperor from other people's rooms."
"Let him be. Anyway, she's the one who's become a thorn in my side, not me," Hailanzhu said with a faint smile.
Qingluan stared directly at Hailanzhu, "Your Majesty, this time she tried to take the Emperor away from you in your room, and you're not angry?"
"What's there to be angry about?" Hailanzhu pouted.
"You may not be angry, but I am very angry. You've been slapped in the face." Qingluan deflated like a punctured balloon.
Hailanzhu smiled and asked, "What are you angry about?"
Qingluan pointed to the medicine in front of her, "Brother Zhen brought it."
That's right, this medicine is exactly the same as the one Hailanzhu drank a month ago.
Shortly after Qingluan left the main hall, Zhen Ge arrived on Zhe Zhe's orders.
In retaliation for Zhe Zhe's refusal to see Hai Lan Zhu in the afternoon, Qing Luan followed the law and prevented Zhen Ge from entering, even threatening that Huang Taiji would stay overnight at Guan Ju Palace.
I thought that Sister Zhen would leave in a huff, but to my surprise, she brought over a bowl of medicine.
Despite Qingluan's repeated refusals, she couldn't suppress Zhe Zhe's lingering influence as the Empress and had no choice but to accept it passively.
Just as she finished speaking, she saw Huang Taiji's departing figure. Although Zhen Ge remained expressionless, she had a feeling that Zhen Ge would tell Zhe Zhe about it right there and then.
"Let them laugh if they want, I don't care," Hailanzhu said, shrugging.
I had originally planned to have Dayuer go to Zhe Zhe's palace to beg for this bowl of medicine, but now that someone has delivered it to our door, there's no need for such trouble.
Hailanzhu thought to herself: This is truly heaven's help! Even when I'm sleepy, someone brings me a pillow.
But Qingluan didn't understand Hailanzhu's thoughts and actually wanted to throw the medicine away.
Fortunately, Hailanzhu was quick-witted and stopped it in time.
"Your Majesty is already pregnant, this medicine is useless, why keep it?" Qingluan asked in confusion.
"I have free rein to use it, so you don't need to worry about it."
Upon hearing this, Qingluan quickly lowered her hand and did not ask any further questions.
"Go down! I need to rest for a while," Hailanzhu said lazily, waving her hand.
Qingluan didn't think much of it, assuming that Hailanzhu was tired due to her pregnancy, so she didn't disturb her and bowed as she withdrew.
As soon as she left, Hailanzhu immediately perked up. She didn't intentionally hide many things from Qingluan, but Qingluan was too naive and she was afraid that someone with ulterior motives would deceive her. So, she wanted to spare Qingluan one thing at a time.
After seeing her walk away, Hailanzhu first blew out the candle, and then looked around to make sure there was no other movement. Seeing that she could leave, she once again asked the system for help and went to the Cold Palace.
However, the money that should be deducted still had to be deducted. Hailanzhu was numb and no longer felt the pain. She even thought that it would be nice to be able to keep 100 million to return to the modern world.
She quickly brought the medicine to the Cold Palace, but she didn't expect Hauge to come again that night.
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