"I am happy too, my beloved." The emperor said this sincerely, and everyone present could see how happy his majesty was at the moment.
The emperor looked at the kneeling crowd and said, "The fact that Concubine De is pregnant must not be disclosed. If anyone spreads this, they will be killed."
Everyone in the hall knelt down and said they didn't dare.
Manager Zhang understood and took the initiative to take all the people who knew about this matter with him. He then gave them instructions one by one, including asking them not to show it on their faces so as not to be noticed by those with ulterior motives.
"Your Majesty certainly believes in your loyalty, but you all have families, and it's normal to talk about things with your family, but this matter..."
Everyone nodded quickly.
At this moment, only Xu Lingyi and the emperor were left in the hall.
The emperor looked at her affectionately and couldn't help but pick her up and spin her around a few times.
"I have another child!!"
"My dear, this time it must be a prince."
"Your Majesty!" Xu Lingyi was picked up and suddenly became taller than the emperor. She was afraid that the emperor would accidentally drop her.
Fortunately, the emperor was not too happy to lose his mind. He held her firmly and put her down quickly. "My beloved concubine, you are not scared, are you? I am really very happy today."
Although he was the emperor, he had no prince. Because of this, even though he was the emperor who had the final say and all the power in the world was concentrated in his hands, he still felt uncomfortable.
If he didn't get what he wanted so much, even an ordinary person would feel uncomfortable and unwilling, let alone the emperor.
Now the depression and unhappiness that he had accumulated over the years were finally released.
"My beloved, our child is still young. I'm afraid that someone in the court or the harem might harbor ill intentions and want to harm our child. I want to wait until three months later, when the pregnancy is completely stable, before announcing this news. Before that, let's keep it a secret for now."
The emperor attached great importance to the unborn child. Even as an emperor, he was afraid that there would be a time when he would not be able to take care of the child.
"I will obey your majesty. I believe your majesty will protect me and the baby in my belly." Xu Lingyi looked at his majesty gently.
"When my beloved concubine gives birth to a prince, I will enthrone her as empress. Your father, brothers, and relatives, I..."
Xu Lingyi covered his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, it is my great blessing to bear your child. I dare not ask for too much."
The emperor held her hand and said, "I know my beloved concubine never cares about these things, but I will give her everything she deserves."
Xu Lingyi has lived a life of luxury since childhood, and the Xu family has always been his close ministers, loyal and without ambition.
The Xu family and Xu Lingyi are not people who value power, but this is what the emperor likes most.
"My beloved concubine, the Imperial Physician Li at the Imperial Hospital is the most skilled physician in the Imperial Hospital. He is also the one I trust the most. I intend to transfer him to your place to take care of my beloved concubine and our child every day."
The other doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau were actually all the emperor's men and did not dare to act rashly, but Doctor Li was a recognized genius doctor, otherwise he would not have been able to sit in the position of the head of the hospital.
Compared with Doctor Li, the others are still a little inferior.
Even if the emperor didn't mention it, Xu Lingyi would bring up the matter of the imperial physician and would snatch the imperial physician from the imperial concubine.
But now that the emperor said it himself, Xu Lingyi nodded in her heart.
But she was still humble: "Doctor Li is naturally excellent, but as for the Imperial Concubine, the Imperial Concubine has always misunderstood me and is jealous of Your Majesty's constant favor towards me. This time she wants to take action against me, but she herself..."
Xu Lingyi paused for a few seconds, her voice trembling with fear. "If they knew that the imperial physician who treated her was also here with me, I'm sure the imperial concubine and the princess would misunderstand me even more... When I think of this, I feel a little scared. It doesn't matter what happens to me, but now there is the emperor..."
The emperor nodded. The imperial concubine was indeed a time bomb, but it was easy to deal with.
The tricky part is Princess Minghua... The emperor hesitated for a while, but finally made up his mind.
Although he loved his daughter, he had too few children. If Xu Lingyi gave birth to a prince this time, he would not have to adopt a son.
The child in Xu Lingyi's belly carries the hopes of him and the empress dowager.
Therefore, during the period before Xu Lingyi gave birth, he did not plan to let Princess Minghua enter the palace.
My daughter is now too arrogant and domineering. This is a good opportunity to change her temperament.
As for the imperial concubine, he doesn't need to worry about anything.
He gently soothed her, "Don't be afraid, my beloved concubine. I will deal with the Imperial Concubine. She has done too many things that I should have punished long ago. Now is the perfect time to punish her for multiple crimes. I will immediately order her to be imprisoned in the cold palace and her power will be taken away. I will also deal with the maids around her. I will also find someone to watch over her at all times to ensure that she does not continue to do evil and endanger our child."
Xu Lingyi leaned in the emperor's arms, and now she was truly happy.
It was nothing for the imperial concubine to have her face ruined. What was truly despair for her was being banished to the cold palace, falling from the clouds, and being completely despised and forgotten by the emperor.
Princess Minghua couldn't feel at ease when something happened to the imperial concubine.
Princess Minghua is happy even when her life is not going well.
"Your Majesty..." Xu Lingyi feigned shock and shook her head. Then, she was filled with emotion. "Your Majesty, there's no need to go to such lengths for me. After all, the Imperial Concubine is the Princess's mother. If the Princess knew about this, she would surely be upset... I'm also afraid that this matter will affect the Princess's feelings for you."
Xu Lingyi specifically mentioned Princess Minghua. She wanted to see how the emperor would guard against this precious daughter. After all, his daughter was about to hate her to death.
"It was because I repeatedly took the princess into consideration that I allowed the Imperial Concubine to become what she is now. If the princess is sensible, she will know that this is what the Imperial Concubine deserves. If she resents me, then let her be. During this period of time, I will not allow Minghua to enter the palace. I will let her stay in the princess's residence and cultivate her mind. If she does not enter the palace, she cannot do anything to my beloved concubine."
Xu Lingyi smiled in her heart, thinking that Princess Minghua would probably find it hard to accept.
This is just the beginning. The more uncomfortable this bitch feels, the happier she will be.
In the future, she will kill Princess Minghua to avenge her mother's murder in her previous life.
Xu Lingyi didn't say anything, but just leaned in the emperor's arms, hugged him with her hands, full of dependence.
The emperor placed his hand on Xu Lingyi's belly and spoke lovingly, "Not just the Imperial Concubine and the Princess, I'll also be on guard against the other women in the palace. My beloved, just rest assured and take care of your pregnancy. Don't worry about anything."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
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The emperor acted quickly.
"Zhang Dehua, draft the decree."
As Zhang Zongshou wrote, he was filled with surprise. His Majesty actually wanted to depose the imperial concubine and imprison her in the cold palace.
The imperial concubine is the princess's mother. If Your Majesty does this, when he goes to deliver the imperial decree, Princess Minghua will skin him alive. Will he be beaten to death by the princess?
Manager Zhang was worried.
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