"Your Majesty, tomorrow morning, I will go to Shou'an Palace to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."
After she entered the palace, the Queen Mother had been keeping her palace closed, but now she is out and Concubine Liu has fallen down again. I wonder if the Queen Mother will resume paying her respects.
"She won't. She has been hiding in Shou'an Palace all these years, not confronting me head-on, fearing that I would butcher her and her son, waiting for my death."
The gratitude and admiration that Emperor Shengwu once had for the Empress Dowager had long been worn away by her.
"The Emperor is benevolent and filial, and loves his people like his own children. Those bad rumors outside are simply because the people don't understand the Emperor and have been deceived by people with ulterior motives."
After Emperor Shengwu came to power, he used ruthless means to deal with the aristocratic families and the civil service group, and offended too many people.
They had no way to deal with Emperor Shengwu, so they could only spread rumors among the people to slander Emperor Shengwu and tarnish his reputation.
"I know."
"In the past, I only wanted to break the shackles of the aristocratic families and benefit the people, leaving my merits and demerits to future generations to judge. Now that we have a child, I can no longer ignore these rebellious people in the dark. They hide in the background and refuse to come out. I will force them to come out and clear all obstacles for our child."
Emperor Shengwu held Bei Lingyao's hand with a firm gaze.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will protect our child."
Although she came with the mission of giving birth, the body is not hers, but the child is hers and she will protect it.
When the child is born, she will educate him well and fulfill her responsibilities as a parent.
In modern times, Bei Lingyao suffered from congenital heart disease and was a regular customer of the hospital. Her relatives jokingly called her the little dean.
If her late grandfather had not left her medical and education funds in a trust, she would have never received treatment and would have died long ago.
Ever since she was diagnosed with congenital heart disease when she was young, her parents were unwilling to show any affection to her and even wanted to abandon her in an orphanage. It was her grandparents who brought her home to raise her.
Later, she gave birth to younger brothers and sisters. After her grandparents passed away, the ten-year-old Bei Lingyao had been going back and forth between the hospital and the special school. She lived in the hospital until she fell ill at the age of twenty-three and failed to be rescued.
After her parents took over her grandfather's company, it plummeted and the assets shrank significantly. Her only conscience was to prevent her over-indulged and prodigal brothers and sisters from getting their hands on her trust fund.
Before her death, she signed an agreement that if she died from a failed operation, all her property would be donated to the country in the name of her grandparents.
Traveling across to a cultivation family, where parents are kind, elders are tolerant, and brothers and sisters in the family work together to strengthen the family.
Bei Lingyao has never thought about getting married and having children. She is devoted to Taoism and the pursuit of immortality.
However, she did not expect that the cousin with five spiritual roots brought back by her aunt had a ring grandfather, who was a demon cultivator. After she had perfectly established her foundation, he took away her spiritual roots in the secret realm and destroyed her dantian.
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She had undergone many surgeries, big and small, in the operating room before, but none of them were as bloody and painful as this one.
Tendons and veins were broken, bones were shattered, blood vessels burst, and flesh and blood were blurred...
But her mind was clear, and the pain and despair that spread throughout her body was unforgettable.
It's so cruel.
It was extremely tragic.
Bei Lingyao couldn't help but hate him.
Even now, I could still hear Bei Bilian's crazy laughter in my ears. "Do you know how long I've been waiting for this day? Why should you be a genius with the Thunder Spiritual Root while I am a waste? I won't accept this."
Bei Lingyao was so angry that she almost died. If you are not willing to accept this, blame your mother for your love-brained behavior.
Bei Lingyao became worried when she thought that Bei Bilin and the old demon cultivator would not let the entire Bei family go.
But she couldn't take care of herself and couldn't think so far.
We'll see what happens when she returns to the world of cultivation.
I just hope that Bei Bilian won’t be so cruel.
"Xing Yi, go get the imperial physician."
Emperor Shengwu felt worried when he saw Bei Lingyao's sentimental look.
"Your Majesty, I am fine. There is no need to call the imperial physician."
Bei Lingyao came back to her senses and tried to persuade Emperor Shengwu.
After this, Emperor Shengwu became busy.
Bei Lingyao was also resting and taking care of her pregnancy in Yufu Palace. She would read medical books, practice Tao Te Ching, and keep an eye on the movements of the front court and the harem.
Outside the palace, the Bei family was not at peace. Bei Hongjiao broke her leg in Prince Fu's mansion. The third wife went to the old lady, and the old lady went to make trouble with Censor Bei and his wife.
He forced Censor Bei to find a miracle doctor to treat Bei Hongjiao's legs, and wanted to go to Prince Fu's Mansion to see Bei Hongjiao, and asked Ling to go with her.
Naturally, he was rejected by Censor Bei and his wife.
The old lady was so angry that she fell ill and insisted on moving to the third room.
Censor Bei had no choice but to write letters to the elders of his hometown, inviting them to come to Beijing.
In the court, Censor Bei was constantly impeached for being unfilial, unfraternal, unkind and unjust, and every little thing that happened in the Bei family was magnified and criticized infinitely.
If the emperor changes, Censor Bei will be finished.
Before New Year's Day, several elders from the Bei family and the second branch also came to Beijing.
The patriarch is the second master Bei from the second house.
As the second son, Mr. Bei was the most easily neglected. In addition, Mrs. Bei almost died of dystocia when giving birth to Mr. Bei, which made her even more disliked this son.
Mr. Bei Erye knew that he was not liked by his mother, so when his mother went to Beijing, he chose to stay in his hometown. After Mr. Bei passed away, he took over as the patriarch of the clan.
But as a son after all, Mr. Bei had no way to deal with his mother's throwing tantrums.
Censor Bei then invited the clan elders to come to Beijing.
But Old Lady Bei was not afraid at all. Filial piety was the most important thing. Her son became a high-ranking official, and her granddaughter became an imperial concubine. Even the elders of the clan could not do anything to her.
She felt that no matter what she did, Censor Bei would not lose his job. It could be said that Bei Lingyao's favor in the harem gave Old Lady Bei great confidence.
She wanted her sons and daughters-in-law to listen to her, and she wanted to be the old lady who had the final say in the Bei family and even the entire clan.
Everyone has to follow her wishes.
If she were a wise old lady, it would be fine, but for a confused old lady, when Old Master Bei was around, Old Lady Bei was an obedient young wife.
He also knew that the whole family was counting on Bei Yushi, the son of Wenquxing, so he was particularly good to Bei Yushi.
Now, Old Lady Bei is acting like a tyrant and is trying to force Censor Bei to contribute money and effort to the Third House.
In the Yufu Palace, Bei Lingyao's consciousness broke through the palace, spread outward, and projected onto the residence of Censor Bei.
This place used to be the residence of a high-ranking official. When Emperor Shengwu first ascended the throne, Censor Bei was rewarded to the Bei family for his contributions in disaster relief and river control.
At this time, there were many spies watching outside the Bei family mansion, and Old Mrs. Bei was making a scene inside.
"This is outrageous! What's my son and I doing? What's your business? Why do you have to tell me what to do? When my son was studying, your families gave him some money. If it weren't for my son, would you have been able to live the good life you have today?"
"Mancang family, Xiufu is not only your son, but also the pillar of the Bei family. What happened to you before was a private matter behind closed doors. But now that you have affected Xiufu's future and reputation, as the elders of the Bei family, we will never sit idly by."
"What can you do to me? Do you dare to divorce me?" Old Mrs. Bei raised her chin arrogantly.
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