"Huanhuan, there's something I haven't figured out, and I want to ask you for an answer."
Lin Chunhuan raised his eyebrows. When he pulled himself out of the prince's arms, his expression had regained its usual composure. "My Lord asks."
"The day we first met at Qianfeng Mountain, you said you were the Lin family's son. That day..."
"My Lord, I want to ask, no one from the Marquis's Mansion went to Qianfeng Mountain that day, so why did I appear there?" He asked the question that the prince hesitated and couldn't say.
Seeing the prince nod, Lin Chunhuan pulled the corners of her lips, with just the right amount of bitterness spilling out, "Master, you know, I am a concubine's daughter, and my aunt's surname is Gu."
"My aunt is the daughter of the former Grand Tutor Gu. She is the descendant of a criminal and died a violent death. Moreover, she did not give birth to a son for the Marquisate. According to the rules, she is not eligible to be buried in the Lin family's ancestral tomb."
"But she is my aunt."
Lin Chunhuan sniffed, her thick sobbing voice seemed to light a fire in the prince's heart, burning him with pain and numbness. "I have the audacity to offer a tablet for my aunt on Qianfeng Mountain."
"This matter has been kept secret from my family. Please have pity on me and keep this secret for me."
Now that Lin Chunhuan was registered under the name of the eldest lady, from now on, whether internally or externally, her mother would only be the eldest lady, and Aunt Gu would no longer be qualified to be mentioned.
He lost his mother at a young age and lived a miserable life.
Similar experiences brought back memories for the prince. The guilt and the pain he felt made him hug the person in his arms tightly again. "It's my fault. I shouldn't have brought up these sad things on such a beautiful day."
Considering the baby in Lin Chunhuan's belly, the prince insisted that she have breakfast before entering the palace. "You are pregnant now, we can't let our child starve with you."
"Be obedient, Father won't mind waiting a little longer."
No way.
Lin Chunhuan was too lazy to expose the truth and picked up the bowl of porridge reluctantly. There was no reason to make the emperor wait, but she really didn't want to starve.
No one in this world deserves her to starve except her grandmother.
The atmosphere in the palace was extremely depressing.
It was obvious that the Crown Prince got married yesterday, and today he should have brought the Crown Princess and the concubine to the palace for an audience. It should have been a happy day, but something like that happened yesterday.
Not only did the prince fail to enter the palace in time to give an explanation.
Now, as the sun rose higher and higher, no one had arrived at the palace. The emperor sat on the dragon throne with a gloomy face and said nothing, and everyone around him was silent.
He was afraid that if he made the slightest noise, he would become the unlucky person who would be the target of the emperor's wrath.
It was already past breakfast time when the prince finally arrived with Lin Chunhuan.
"Father."
The two of them knelt in front of the emperor, but were not called for a long time. There was only silence.
Seeing this, the queen raised her hand and covered her lips with a silk handkerchief. Her fear of the emperor's anger was real, and the gloating in her eyes was also real.
However, the prince and Lin Chunhuan had anticipated such a situation, so they were not in a hurry. If they were not allowed to stand up, they would just kneel. After all, everyone living in this imperial city had mastered the skill of kneeling early on.
Kneeling for an hour or two is not a big deal at all.
What's more, it is well known that the emperor values the prince, so it is impossible for him to let the two of them kneel for so long.
Sure enough, just after a cup of tea, the emperor said in a deep voice, "Do you still see me as your father?"
"I see you..."
"Father!" Before the emperor could finish his words, the prince straightened up and bowed deeply, "Concubine Lin is pregnant with my son's child."
"You are going to be the emperor's grandfather."
What a good way to interrupt the spell!
Lin Chunhuan pursed her lips and glanced at the prince silently. She had been thinking about it all the way, but she still had no idea how the prince was going to inform the emperor about this matter.
I didn't expect it to be so straightforward.
Seeing the anger that had not yet been suppressed and the uncontrollable surprise blooming on the emperor's face at the same time, that expression was simply wonderful!
"What did you say?"
The emperor opened his mouth for a long time before asking this question. The queen beside him was so surprised that she couldn't even hold the silk handkerchief in her hand. She sat there in a daze, her back numb unconsciously.
In comparison, the Crown Prince was obviously much calmer. After waving his hand to dismiss his attendants, he recounted the entire story, starting from when the second young lady in the Marquis's Mansion had poisoned him, and ending with the Crown Princess's action last night. He picked out the things he could say and recounted them in detail.
He kowtowed to the ground with a final bang, "Father, the Crown Princess is unworthy of her position. She was jealous of the concubine's pregnancy and started a fight. I cannot tolerate her, but..."
The prince didn't need to explain the rest of the words, the emperor understood.
This marriage was personally arranged by the emperor. If the Crown Princess was demoted now, it would inevitably lead to criticism. The emperor put his hands behind his back and for a moment he could not even sit still on the dragon throne. He stood up and paced back and forth.
He glanced at Lin Chunhuan from time to time, but did not respond to the prince's words immediately.
"Quick, find a seat for Concubine Lin." The emperor took two deep breaths. No matter what the cause and effect were, if the youngest daughter of Marquis Yuanning really had the prince's child.
Of course he would not watch his eldest grandson become a bastard, Lin's status must be raised!
But all of this had to be based on the authenticity of this matter. The emperor was silent for a long time before finally speaking, "Lin, could it be that I don't believe you?"
"But this matter concerns the heir to the throne, and the Crown Prince's first child, and even concerns the court. Are you willing to let the imperial physician examine it?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Chunhuan stood up and nodded slightly, his movements respectful but his expression neither humble nor arrogant. "This is a serious matter, so it's only right that your Majesty should be more careful."
"If you are upright, you have nothing to fear. I will leave it to the Emperor to make the final decision."
Lin Chunhuan's frankness has made the emperor believe this matter to about 60%. It's not that he doesn't trust Doctor Shen, but he is really scared by the conspiracies and tricks of the women in the harem.
I've experienced the art of fake pregnancy more than once or twice!
Lin Chunhuan lowered his eyes and stretched out his wrist, allowing the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital to examine him in turn. At this moment, a buzzing sound of electricity rang in his mind.
663's slightly surprised voice sounded a little abruptly.
"Ah, this... Sister Huan is indeed an ace traveler. She's actually pregnant!"
Lin Chunhuan lowered her eyebrows and looked submissive, so no one could see the expression on her face. "663? Why did you show up at this time?"
In previous quick-travel missions, if the system did not follow at the beginning, it would most likely appear only after the mission was completed and the mission rewards were settled.
But she has just become pregnant, not even three months yet, it is impossible that the mission has been completed, right?
"Sister Huan, this isn't a serious childbearing mission after all, so as long as you can give birth to this child, the mission will be completed. I'll then send you away."
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