"Yes, Your Majesty."
After the old emperor left, Shen Wangshu immediately changed his expression, "Lianzhi, bring me a basin of water and a clean handkerchief."
"Yes, my lady."
Lianzhi responded and turned to leave.
Shen Wangshu lay on the bed, his eyes fixed on his bulging belly, a little dazed.
Lianzhi quickly came in with a basin of water.
"Miss."
Shen Wangshu took the basin, washed his hands, and then wiped his hands carefully several times.
Then he folded the wet handkerchief and put it aside, and waved to Lianzhi again.
Lianzhi understood and moved closer.
Shen Wangshu whispered in her ear for a while, and then saw Lian Zhi nod quickly, "I understand."
"Okay, you go down first."
"Yes, my lady."
After Lianzhi left, Shen Wangshu closed his eyes and began to rest.
......
The next day, there were rumors that if Concubine Shu was pregnant with a boy this time, the emperor would intend to depose the crown prince and make the child in Concubine Shu's belly the future heir.
Once this news spread, the entire palace was in an uproar.
Now, many people can no longer sit still.
First of all, there is Li Yuanche, the crown prince. His father has not yet responded or expressed his opinion on what happened last night, but such rumors have emerged today.
Could it be that my father really has such thoughts?
What should I do?
Li Yuanche was extremely anxious. He had not slept well last night, and now he was even more upset after hearing the news.
"Your Highness, don't worry too much. If the prince has no major faults, how can he be deposed just like that?" The young eunuch at the side couldn't help but comfort his master when he saw that he was anxious.
Li Yuanche gave a bitter laugh, "What do you know! If such a rumor can be spread, then it must be groundless."
Li Yuanche was furious and spoke hatefully.
At this time, a palace maid ran in hurriedly.
"Your Highness, the Emperor wants you to come over."
"..."
Now, Li Yuanche was really anxious.
Is this old guy really going to destroy him?
However, he didn't have time to think so much.
So Li Yuanche immediately stood up and ran towards the emperor's bedroom.
When he reached the door, Li Yuanche stopped, took a deep breath, adjusted his breathing, then pushed open the door and walked in.
The old emperor was reclining on the couch with his eyes closed, and Li Yuanche, seeing this, knelt down respectfully and kowtowed, "Your son pays respects to the emperor, father."
"No need to be polite."
Just when Li Yuanche's legs were about to become numb from kneeling, the old emperor finally opened his eyes and motioned him to stand up.
…
This conversation lasted for more than half an hour.
When he came out again, Li Yuanche pursed his lips and said nothing. The gloom on his face was felt by the guards standing outside the door.
When he returned to his bedroom, his handsome face turned as black as charcoal. He suddenly swept everything on the table to the ground and smashed them to pieces.
The palace maids on the side knelt on the ground in silence, looking as frightened as a cicada.
"Get out!!"
Li Yuanche roared angrily.
"Yes...yes."
Those people quickly left the dormitory.
They don't have the courage to stay here any longer.
The prince's temper changes at any time. Who knows what kind of trouble he has suffered from the emperor.
With a "bang", he smashed the inkstone, blue and white porcelain vase, jade pillow and jade pen on the table, making the mess on the floor even more messy.
Then, Li Yuanche sat on the chair with a dejected look on his face.
He is unwilling...
He tried so hard and even gave away his own princess consort, wasn't it just for this position?
And now, what I had worked so hard to plan for so long was ruined by that old man's casual words...
They said they wanted him to reflect here for a while and stripped him of all his power. To put it bluntly, they just wanted to wait for that bitch Shen Wangshu's child to be born and then find a suitable opportunity to replace him.
How could he swallow this?
…
When Shen Wangshu heard the result of the prince's handling, she was not surprised.
This result was already within her expectations.
The position of crown prince is indeed not so easy to be abolished. We have to wait for an opportunity, an opportunity for Li Yuanche to take the initiative to fall into the trap.
However, she was a little worried about Mo Sichen...
Shen Wangshu's brows were furrowed, and she reached out to touch her abdomen, with a bit of confusion in her eyes.
Since the night he came back, he hadn't let anyone contact her in the past few days, so she didn't know how to explain.
A few days passed in a flash. Except for the first few days when the old emperor came to accompany her every night, he rarely came afterwards.
First, there was nothing he could do, second, Shen Wangshu couldn't serve him now, and third, newcomers were always more refreshing than old ones.
That night, Shen Wangshu was half asleep when she suddenly felt someone touching her face.
She thought it was Mo Sichen, but when she opened her eyes, she found that the room was empty.
Come to think of it, the number of guards in Furong Pavilion where she lived had more than doubled, so it wouldn't be easy for him to come even if he wanted to.
Besides, I'm afraid he won't be coming soon...
Shen Wangshu turned over out of boredom. After an unknown amount of time, he felt sleepy again.
Just as she was about to fall asleep again, she suddenly heard a slight noise outside.
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