"The Prince of Zhenhai and the Princess have taken care of everything. The army has withdrawn from the capital, and there is nothing happening outside the palace at present."
An Youping cupped his hands and reported all the follow-up events to Chi Yuan.
"In addition, during our search of the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence, we discovered a woman being imprisoned in the inner courtyard."
"She should be Empress Dowager Gu's mother, but when we found her, she had already committed suicide by poison."
Chi Yuan closed the folded book and looked towards the horizon.
The sky was beginning to lighten, and the darkness was gradually fading.
"Let's secretly arrange for her body to be placed in the imperial mausoleum and buried next to my mother's tomb."
The grudges have been resolved, and the obsession has begun to dissipate.
May the innocent and pitiful souls who died find solace in the afterlife.
The matter has come to an end.
The people of the capital stayed up all night listening to the sounds of fighting.
I carefully opened the door in the morning. The streets were no different from usual, and even cleaner.
The majestic sound of bells echoed from the Buddhist hall of the palace, their lingering resonance bringing a sense of peace.
The morning court session is about to begin, and it seems there will be no changes.
A new day is about to begin.
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Early in the morning, Prime Minister Shen hurriedly boarded a carriage and headed towards the palace.
"Hey, are you guys alright?"
The Prime Minister's wife arrived at Shen Yulou's palace and carefully examined her eldest son.
"It's nothing... I'm perfectly fine." Shen Yulou obediently circled in front of the Prime Minister's wife to indicate that he was alright.
Then the palace servants began serving tea.
"Brother, brother, this doll is so pretty! I want to hug it too!"
Shen Yuchen was still dazed when she was pulled out of bed early in the morning. She unconsciously picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.
Her little face scrunched up, and she woke up instantly.
Why do adults like to drink tea, even though it's so bitter?
As he savored the bitterness in his mouth, Shen Yuchen felt a gaze fixed on him.
Following the line of sight, she saw the baby in her brother's arms.
So beautiful! Like a traditional Chinese New Year painting doll.
I want a hug!
After Shen Yuchen's reminder, Madam Shen also saw the little jade-faced girl in Shen Yulou's arms.
Madam Shen's eyes lit up, and she took a long stride and arrived in front of Shen Yulou.
"Ah..." The little guy patted Shen Yulou's hands up and down, staring at Madam Shen with curious eyes.
Madam Shen touched his chubby face.
"It looks just like you when you were little." A hint of nostalgia appeared in Madam Shen's eyes.
"But you were in poor health when you were a child, and you were much thinner than him."
She felt a little sad.
Shen Yuchen also ran over at this moment and reached out to hug Chi Yu'an.
However, after being slapped on the hand by Madam Shen, he withdrew his hand.
“You’re still so young, you’re practically half-weight and half-weight. What if you drop the little prince?” Madam Shen thought her youngest son was unreliable.
Shen Yuchen pouted in dissatisfaction, but she could only listen to her mother and obediently make faces at Chi Yu'an to make him happy.
"Tell me honestly, how did this child come about?"
Madam Shen frowned immediately. Could it really be a gift from our ancestors?
But why is it so mysterious?
"Given birth," Shen Yulou answered honestly.
"How did you give birth? I didn't see your belly was that big!" Madam Shen was even more confused.
Shen Yulou used to live in the Prime Minister's residence every day, so how could she not know what was going on?
"Born by His Majesty," Shen Yulou blurted out without thinking.
"???" Madam Shen was greatly shocked.
"When did this happen? His Majesty attends the morning court every day, how come none of the officials know?"
Given how quickly gossip spreads in the Qi Dynasty, wouldn't such a shocking event have already spread far and wide?
It's impossible that there wasn't a single word of it.
"Men get pregnant differently; they can give birth within a month. His Majesty gave birth during the two-month New Year's holiday when he left the palace."
Shen Yulou was making things up; he didn't even know what he was saying.
But he was full of energy and made a firm promise.
Madam Shen was taken aback.
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