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"Your Majesty, don't worry. If His Majesty could have children, he would have done so when he was young. Why doesn't he have a prince until now?"
Li Xu shook his head, still worried.
"But a few years ago, a beauty in the harem became pregnant. Plus, there's Princess Minghua. This also proves that Your Majesty is not infertile, but simply having an heir is extremely difficult."
Li Xu has been feeling uneasy since he heard about the selection of concubines. Although he knows in his heart that the probability of His Majesty having children is very small, what if?
There was already a fierce competition between him and several other clan members.
The court officials have been pressuring Your Majesty to adopt a son recently.
The emperor initially executed several people to intimidate everyone.
However, with the assassination attempt on His Majesty this year, the ministers could no longer sit still. His Majesty has no heirs. If an accident happens and there is no one to inherit the throne, the country will be in chaos, which will be detrimental to the country.
After this, some stubborn and loyal ministers who were originally loyal only to Your Majesty also began to ask Your Majesty to adopt children.
Even if it is Your Majesty, it is impossible for you to act on your own.
"Your Majesty, believe me. Your Majesty probably won't be able to have children. It's been so many years, and you only have one daughter. No matter how much Your Majesty tries, it's useless. In fact, this selection is a good thing. As the saying goes, you won't give up until you reach the Yellow River. Your Majesty has refused to give up power over the years, which is enough to show that he has a strong desire for control. The Xu family stationed at the border has also been Your Majesty's confidants since childhood. It is rumored that Your Majesty saved General Xu with his own life when he was young. They are friends of life and death, so the military power is actually firmly in Your Majesty's hands."
"After this selection, if there's still no good news from any of the women in the harem, I think His Majesty will give up. Without hope, he'll naturally give up his stubbornness and adopt a son. In fact, all the ministers should be thinking the same. What His Majesty needs to do now is to remain calm and wait and see what happens."
"I heard that General Xu has a youngest daughter who has just reached the age of marriage. She is very simple-minded. If Your Highness can marry a daughter of the Xu family, the possibility of ascending the throne will greatly increase."
Li Xu couldn't believe it. "Are you talking in your sleep?"
For the first time, he doubted the brain of his adviser. He had always been very reliable in giving him advice before, so why was he talking nonsense now?
"If I marry into the Xu family, His Majesty will be the first to take action against me. In His Majesty's eyes, this is forming a clique for personal gain. Will he let me live? Perhaps His Majesty will only warn the Xu family. After all, their relationship is special. People like us are younger than His Majesty, have normal fertility, and will have more children than His Majesty in the future. We are already a thorn in His Majesty's side, how dare I seduce a girl from the Xu family?"
Li Xu wanted to ascend to the throne and become emperor. He had great ambitions, but now he had nothing in his hands and no supporters behind him. In this situation, if he tried to seduce the daughter of the Xu family and wanted to marry into the Xu family, it would be a dead end.
The counselor felt sorry, "I know this is difficult, but it may not be impossible. If the Xu family girl falls in love with the prince and takes the initiative to marry him, or something else..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Xu interrupted him: "Let's wait and see. I don't have the courage to do it now, but if there is an opportunity in the future that can gain the support of the Xu family and not make His Majesty afraid, I will definitely seize it."
He knew that he was powerless and now he just hoped that he could be adopted smoothly.
After that, it’s just a matter of waiting for the emperor to die of old age or something else.
It would be even better if there were other opportunities.
In the past few months, the capital has been waiting for news from His Majesty's harem, and His Majesty has indeed been working diligently and staying in the harem during this period.
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"What's going on?" The Queen Mother looked nervous.
The imperial physicians were a little hesitant to answer. During this period, they often went to the harem to take the pulses of these concubines.
They knew what kind of answer the Queen Mother wanted, but every time their hopes were dashed.
However, the people in the Imperial Hospital were of low status and had little influence, so they would be extremely nervous every time this happened.
Sometimes, if the superiors are not happy, it is possible that these people will be beheaded.
"Reply... Reply to the Queen Mother, no."
The Queen Mother looked unhappy and sighed deeply.
After a long while, she finally said, "Step back."
Only then did the imperial doctors dare to stand up and walk out.
They also breathed a sigh of relief.
After everyone had left, the empress dowager collapsed in her chair as if all her strength had been lost.
The nanny who had been with the empress dowager for many years hurried forward to support her.
"Don't hurt yourself, Empress Dowager."
"Why is that?"
The Queen Mother asked with a sob.
Only to her trusted nanny did she reveal her clarity and vulnerability.
The last time she was sick, she lost her composure in front of the emperor and she regretted it afterwards.
Her own son knew that the emperor, as the supreme ruler, had no children. He would be even more upset than she was and would want an heir more urgently than she did.
She was selfish last time. When she proposed the beauty pageant, she was putting pressure on the emperor.
But this time, no one in the harem is pregnant. Although she has given up hope, the emperor is also uncomfortable at this moment.
"It seems that I really will never have the chance to hold my grandson." The Queen Mother said she was relieved, but she felt indescribable sadness and pain in her heart.
"Mother."
The emperor pushed the door open and the empress dowager hurriedly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes to hide her emotions.
Nanny Wang, who was beside the Queen Mother, also immediately retreated at this moment, leaving the room to the most noble mother and son in the world.
Seeing the empress dowager like this, the emperor felt guilty.
"It's because I couldn't make Mother..."
Before he could finish his words, the Queen Mother interrupted him.
"Your Majesty, you did nothing wrong. I'm just a little disappointed after hearing the news. Besides, those women have only been in the palace for a little over four months. How could it be so fast?"
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