Ying Xixi rubbed Lu Ting's ears and whispered for a while, and the smile in Lu Ting's eyes deepened.
"No wonder Lu Xinli is so smart, it turns out he takes after his wife."
Ying Xixi glared at him and said, "You really know how to praise people, but let me ask you, do you know how your father's other sons are doing now?
Apart from your brother who can't have children, what about the other princes? Do they have children?"
Hearing this, Lu Ting looked a little strange.
“It’s strange that other princes were injured or disabled, but I haven’t heard that they were injured in that area.
But over the years, none of their female relatives have given birth to children. So, I am the only prince in the royal family who has children."
Ying Xixi blinked her eyes. "No wonder the Imperial Concubine has her eyes on you. Since the Imperial Concubine's youngest son can become the Crown Prince if he has a child, if the Emperor knew you had a son, would he make you the Crown Prince?"
This question stumped Lu Ting.
He frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head, "I really don't know, but I really have no interest in the throne, otherwise I wouldn't have left the palace alone back then."
"Lu Ting, if the emperor really wants you to be the next emperor after we follow my plan, would you be willing?"
Ying Xixi felt that the throne would most likely belong to Lu Ting.
"Wife, do you want me to be the emperor?" Lu Ting asked Ying Xixi.
Ying Xixi nodded and then shook her head, "I both hope and don't hope. I hope you become the emperor because only if you sit on that throne will the imperial concubine and your brother be unable to do anything to you.
The reason I don't want you to be the emperor is that you don't seem to want to be the emperor now, and I don't want to force you to do something you don't want to do.
I don’t want you to do something you don’t want to do because of my wishes.
Besides, if I become the emperor, I will definitely have three thousand beauties in my harem. I don’t want to share a cucumber with other women.”
When she said the last sentence, Ying Xixi curled her lips, her expression quite disgusted, "If you touch other women, I will immediately run away with the baby and don't want you, hmm."
Before Ying Xixi could finish her words, Lu Ting silenced her with a kiss.
"Don't say that. I won't touch other women. Even if I really become the emperor, you will be the only queen in my harem. There will definitely be no other women!"
Lu Ting spoke in a hoarse voice, staring into Ying Xixi's eyes as he made his promise.
"That's good."
Ying Xixi raised her eyebrows, looking very charming.
Because the villagers helped to find Lu Xinli, Ying Xixi invited the chef from Wanfu Restaurant in town to prepare a delicious meal at home to treat everyone.
When the villagers saw that the food was prepared by the chef of Wanfu Restaurant again, they were very happy and all came running over.
There was no room for everyone to sit in the Lu family's yard, so the villagers spontaneously brought their own tables and chairs and set them up outside the Lu family's house waiting for dinner.
Ying Xixi called Aunt Li over and told her that their family would be leaving temporarily and asked Aunt Li to help look after their yard.
Aunt Li agreed immediately without asking any further questions.
In the middle of the night, a horse-drawn carriage quietly drove into Taohua Village and arrived at the door of the Lu family.
After everything was packed, Ying Xixi took the child and got on the carriage first. Lu Ting followed with eunuch Hailin, the guards, and their family's luggage.
The purpose of this trip: Beijing.
However, Ying Xixi was not in a hurry to travel. The family of three walked and stopped along the way as if they were on a trip. It took them almost two months to reach the capital.
What they didn't know was that for more than two months, the imperial concubine had been waiting for Eunuch Hailin to return with the child, and had already sent two groups of people to Taohua Village to check on the situation.
Aunt Li remembered Ying Xixi's entrustment and went to the Lu family yard to clean from time to time.
So even though the two groups of people didn't see Lu Ting's family of three, they thought they were still at home.
The imperial concubine also missed the news that Lu Ting's family was heading towards the capital.
Naturally, there was no defense.
So when Lu Ting and his family of three met the emperor, the imperial concubine's plan to have Lu Ting's child impersonate her youngest son's child failed.
The emperor was over fifty years old, but he looked very old and did not seem to be in good health.
When he saw Lu Xinli's little cheek, who had similar eyebrows and eyes to Lu Ting, a loving smile appeared on his face.
"Third brother, this is your son. He looks just like you! Child, I am your royal grandfather. Come here and let the royal grandfather see him."
The emperor waved to Milk Ball.
The little boy did not agree immediately. Instead, he raised his chubby little face to look at his mother and father. After they agreed, he ran towards the emperor happily.
It can be seen that the emperor likes the milk dumplings very much, and the smile on his face never stops.
After all, Lu Xinli is currently the only grandchild in the royal family.
He can also be said to be the emperor's eldest grandson.
The elegantly dressed imperial concubine sitting beside them had a calm expression on her face, but her hands hidden in her sleeves were clenched so tightly that her nails were almost piercing her palms.
She didn't expect that Lu Ting's family would come to the capital, nor did she expect that her plan would fail before it even started!
Damn Lu Ting, how could the vulgar peasant girl he married give birth to a son!
Why is it that her Zi'er married a noblewoman from the capital but couldn't give birth to a son?!
Not to mention a son, I can’t even give birth to a daughter!
Now, Lu Ting is the only one in the entire royal family who has a son!
The imperial concubine was extremely angry. She held her forehead and her eyes passed over Lu Ting and fell on Ying Xixi's face, who was dressed simply but still beautiful.
A bold idea suddenly came to my mind.
She had consulted a doctor, who had clearly stated that Zi'er was in good health and had no problems.
The problem lies with the women in Zi'er's room.
Those women can't have children.
What if a woman who has already given birth to a son were to perform the Zhougong ritual with Zier?
Will I be able to successfully give birth to another son?!
Thinking of this, the imperial concubine's gaze on Ying Xixi's face became more and more fiery, and she wished she could take her to Lu Zi's room immediately and watch them perform the Zhougong ceremony!
Ying Xixi felt the unusual gaze of the imperial concubine and became eager to try.
The look in the Imperial Concubine's eyes when she looked at her didn't have any good intentions. Could it be that the Imperial Concubine was planning some scheme against her?!
Is the legendary palace fight about to begin? !
She didn't know what preparations she should make.
Because the emperor liked milk dumplings very much, he let Lu Ting and his family live in the palace.
When Lu Ting left the capital, he was still quite young. He did not leave the palace to build a mansion, nor was he crowned a king.
This means that he now has no place to stay in the capital except the inn.
Lu Ting didn't want to let his wife and children suffer, so he stayed in the palace.
In order to introduce the eldest grandson of the royal family, Lu Xinli, to everyone, the emperor planned to hold a palace banquet.
Upon hearing this, Ying Xixi guessed that if the imperial concubine wanted to plot against her, she would most likely do it at the palace banquet!
Ying Xixi's guess was correct; the Imperial Concubine had indeed planned this...
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