"Anyone who dares to murder the heir to the throne shall be executed!"
Outside the wing room, the Jinyiwei escorted the county magistrate, his wife, and Qingwu to kneel on the ground.
The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard unceremoniously placed his long sword across the general's neck.
"Commander Qiu, I advise you not to be so arrogant. I will defend myself before His Majesty."
The sharp blade flashed a cold light at noon, leaving no doubt that this knife could cut through iron like mud and could easily cut off a person's head.
The general's face turned pale.
Anyone who has a knife held to their neck like this will not have a good face.
"General, please take care of yourself. I am only following orders."
Commander Qiu was not moved at all.
Among the secret guards guarding Qingdai, some of them were former Jinyiwei.
Therefore, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard knew the whole story, and now he was even more ruthless towards the general, whom he had no good impression of.
"I am your equal, so why are you holding a knife to my neck?"
"I've already said that I'm just following orders."
No matter how the general struggled, Commander Qiu didn't even blink and insisted on the same words.
"I want to see His Majesty!"
Seeing that he was so confident, the general would have swung his sword at him according to his usual temper.
But today he had some concerns.
The emperor heard the rumor from somewhere, and it was even more strange that he came to the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion in person today.
What he couldn't understand the most was that His Majesty was so nervous about that woman.
His hands and feet were tied at this time, and he had to kneel on the ground, looking very embarrassed.
He recalled over and over again in his mind the expression on His Majesty's face when he entered the room holding the woman. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, and the more frightened he became.
...No, that's impossible.
How could the daughter of a country county magistrate be related to the current emperor?
It must not be what he thought!
Commander Qiu watched him struggle in vain with cold eyes.
That cold look made the general even more frightened.
At this moment, an angry roar from His Majesty was heard from the side room.
"Anyone who dares to murder the heir to the throne shall be executed!"
This sound was like thunder from the blue sky, resounding in the hearts of everyone present.
Imperial heir?
Where did the royal heir come from???
It is common knowledge in the Great Yan Dynasty that His Majesty has been childless for many years.
In his early years, the emperor was diligent in his work, loved his people, and governed the country well.
But there has been no child in the harem for many years.
There are more and more rumors among the people that the emperor has few heirs.
In the fifteen years since the emperor ascended the throne, not to mention having children, no concubine in the harem has ever been pregnant.
In comparison, the current emperor's younger brother, His Royal Highness Prince Lin of the Great Yan Dynasty, has five sons.
In recent years, more and more court officials have written to the emperor, requesting that His Majesty adopt Prince Lin's son and enthrone him as the Crown Prince so that the Great Yan Dynasty would have a successor.
However, without exception, all of them were rejected and have been delayed until now.
Because he had no children, the emperor's personality became more and more erratic.
Gong Liangxiu walked out of the side room and kicked Qingwu in the stomach.
He used all his strength in this kick, which was beyond the ability of a weak woman like Qingwu to withstand.
So she was kicked to the ground, her whole body in unbearable pain, and she couldn't even get up.
The county magistrate's wife was shocked and immediately struggled to go forward and help her daughter up, but was stopped by the Jinyiwei behind her and could not break free.
"As the eldest sister, she actually wanted to murder the child in my sister's belly. How could I let such a vicious woman stay?"
Gong Liangxiu's eyes were filled with rage.
He saw it clearly when he came. Before Qingdai fell, only this vicious woman had approached her.
In the past, she often bullied Qingdai at the county magistrate's mansion.
Even when the general stayed at the county magistrate's house, she deliberately led Qingdai there so that the general would notice her stunning beauty.
Now Qingdai has already become his woman. How can he tolerate someone who bullies his woman like this?
Gong Liangxiu had been holding his anger for a month, and all of it was concentrated on this one kick.
"His Majesty--"
When the county magistrate's wife saw her daughter's miserable appearance, she struggled and screamed.
Now she understands.
The handsome and majestic man in front of him is the current emperor.
If the emperor hated her daughter to the core, then their family would be finished!
"Your Majesty—Wu'er definitely didn't do it on purpose. My daughter has been wrongly accused. I beg Your Majesty to investigate!"
My hands and feet were tied and I couldn't move.
The county magistrate's wife had no idea what was going on and could only kowtow and cry out that she was innocent.
"Your Majesty, ahem... I, I... am innocent..."
Hearing the two men's desperate attempts to argue, Gong Liangxiu became even more impatient:
"Dai'er is pregnant with my child. I will not let you, your family, bully her like this!"
What?!
Everyone present was shocked.
The girl who just entered is actually pregnant with the emperor's heir?!
"How... is it possible?"
Qingwu was already seeing stars, but these words still rang clearly in her ears.
Her unfavored concubine sister is actually pregnant? !
And she is pregnant with the emperor's child!
How is this possible!
The county magistrate's wife's forehead was bleeding, but she was stunned when she heard this.
That little bitch is actually pregnant with the emperor's child?
How is that possible?
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