Steward Zhang sent someone to explain the situation on Princess Minghua's side. The princess refused to accept the imperial edict and demanded to see His Majesty.
But the emperor ultimately did not meet Princess Minghua because he was afraid that he would become soft-hearted if he saw her.
Having loved Princess Minghua for more than ten years, he was not indifferent when she abandoned him.
"Let her rest and recuperate in the Princess's residence. As long as she doesn't reflect on her mistakes, I will never see her again."
The emperor opened his mouth and wanted to say something soothing, but in the end he hardened his heart and gave up.
What she did this time was truly daring.
It took him decades to have such a prince, but he was almost stillborn because of her.
If he still handles such a mistake lightly, she will become bolder in the future.
Princess Minghua said this when she learned that the emperor would not come to see her.
She stood there in a daze, unable to come back to her senses for a long time, crying and laughing at the same time.
"Father, Grandmother, you are so cruel. Is this the love you always claimed for me? Is this the unconditional support you offer me? All the love and care you showed me in the past turned out to be nothing more than this. That bitch just gave birth to a child, and I'm already in this state. Haha, it's really ridiculous."
She and her mother both thought that her father would not punish her severely. At most, she would be locked up for a period of time and not allowed to enter the palace. However, her father and the Empress Dowager directly demoted her to a commoner.
She and her mother underestimated her father's cruelty.
It was at this moment that Princess Minghua truly realized that her father was the emperor.
When the emperor is angry, millions of people will die.
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While she was distracted, Manager Zhang quickly ordered the imperial guards to seal the gate of the princess's mansion.
The princess being deposed was a huge event in the capital, as they had all witnessed how favored Princess Minghua was.
Now he has become a commoner, and there is a lot of discussion in the capital.
"The fire in Concubine De's palace caused her premature birth. Princess Minghua was probably responsible."
"Your Majesty is actually willing to give up this time."
Everyone was still surprised.
The emperor and the empress dowager doted on Princess Minghua for more than ten years, not overnight.
"Once Consort De is crowned as the Queen, the Xu family will reach a new level of prosperity."
"It's hard to say for sure. The Xu family may seem prosperous now, but the prince was born prematurely and there's no guarantee he'll grow up. It's too early to say that now."
After the man finished speaking, he quickly turned around and looked around to make sure that no one was worried. The prince was now the emperor and the empress dowager's darling. If these words were to be spread by others, they might mistakenly think that he was cursing the prince.
But this is actually the fact, the child mortality rate is not low.
Many people still believe that the emperor will have no descendants.
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After Xu Lingyi finished her confinement, she was canonized as queen.
On the day of the enthronement, she stood beside the emperor and looked down at everyone. Even the powerful ministers knelt at her feet.
For the first time, Xu Lingyi experienced the benefits of being a queen.
In the past, she was the emperor's concubine, and still a concubine.
Now that she has become the empress, she has truly become the emperor's wife, second only to the emperor and above everyone else.
Those ministers no longer dared to look down on her. Xu Lingyi knew that they still looked down on her in their hearts before, thinking that she was just using her beauty to please men and that her relationship would not last long.
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There has never been a queen in the palace. During all the years the emperor has been on the throne, the highest-ranking person is the imperial concubine.
The Fengyi Palace where the Queen lives has been in disrepair for many years. Even if it is repaired, it will not be repaired in a month.
And her own palace was burned down in the fire a month ago.
During this period, she still lived in the emperor's bedroom, while the child and a dozen wet nurses lived in the side hall.
"I spent a whole month choosing a name for my son, and finally I've chosen the character 'Xi'. 'Xi' means 'brightness'."
The prince was born in the morning. It was just dawn when the cry came from the delivery room. Moreover, his birth also brought hope to him and the empress dowager.
Xu Lingyi nodded and pondered, this name is not bad.
"Xi'er." She held the child in her arms: "From now on, your name will be Xi'er."
Xu Lingyi's heart is full of love for the child she gave birth to.
A few days after the child was born, she gave him health-enhancing pills and intelligence-enhancing pills.
When the child was born, he was very thin. Even when she saw him for the first time, she was worried that he would not grow up.
She quickly and secretly dissolved the pill into the water and took the opportunity to let the child take it. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
After a month, the child was obviously fatter, and the emperor dared to hold him in his arms.
When the child was just born, Xu Lingyi fed him personally for a few days, as breast milk can increase the child's resistance.
Her recovery ability is much better than others. In fact, after about ten days, she felt no different from before pregnancy, and she didn't feel uncomfortable at all, but she still stayed in bed for more than a month.
There is a difference between living in the emperor's bedroom when you were pregnant and living in the emperor's bedroom now.
Because she was pregnant at the time, there was no news from the emperor's harem for many years. The entire court and the harem actually had some opinions but kept them to themselves.
Now that the child is born, although she is the queen, she is still a concubine and should live in the harem.
But the emperor still kept her.
"Your Majesty, but the ministers..." Xu Lingyi hesitated to speak.
The emperor said firmly, "Queen, don't worry about them. You are my wife now. What's the problem with you living with me?"
"What about the Queen Mother?" Xu Lingyi pretended to be embarrassed.
In fact, she really wants to live here.
Although she knew that she had already finished her confinement and was so close to the emperor, she had to serve him again.
But to be fair, the emperor was a very good emperor, decisive in killing people. Otherwise, he would not have been able to ascend to the throne among so many princes of the previous emperor.
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