The emperor shook his head and interrupted the empress dowager: "Mother, Yi'er's mother is only a stepmother, and her father has no love for her. When I took her into the palace, Yi'er explicitly requested that she not be rewarded with a title for the Xu family."
"She has relatives who treat her well."
The Queen Mother asked, "I always want to make her happy. After all, Xu gave me such a generous gift. I want to treat her well now. Treating her well will also be good for my future grandson."
The emperor nodded: "She also has an older sister, with whom she has a very close relationship."
"Then you should show some respect to her elder sister. By the way, Xu must also miss her family. Let her elder sister come to the palace tomorrow and spend more time with her. I will also personally meet her elder sister tomorrow."
When the emperor and Xu Lingyi left the empress dowager's palace, the empress dowager came to see them off in person.
"Starting tomorrow, I will come to see you every day and give instructions to the servants. The emperor is careless and does not know the vicious minds of the women in the harem. I am not confident in letting him take care of you. From now on, I will come myself."
Xu Lingyi lowered her head and said, "Will this be too tiring for you? Your Majesty and I are also worried about your health."
Xu Lingyi didn't want to ask the Queen Mother to look after her.
The Queen Mother is indeed an experienced person, and the Queen may not be able to defeat her.
If the Queen Mother watches too closely, the Queen and others may not be able to find the right opportunity.
"My body can hold on. Knowing you're pregnant, I feel a hundred times more energetic and all my pains are gone. You and your darling grandson are my lucky stars."
Xu Lingyi didn't say anything else.
Only after the Queen brought Princess Zhaoyang back to her Fengyi Palace did the two dare to reveal their true emotions.
Princess Zhaoyang slammed down several teacups. "What should Queen Mother do now? Xu is actually pregnant. How is this possible? No one in the palace has been pregnant for so many years. Could she be pregnant with a bastard? She is already a second-time bride, and now she might be pregnant with that Shen Qinghuai's child."
Princess Zhaoyang made malicious speculations.
She didn't want to have a so-called biological brother to support her in the future.
Her father's health looked good and he could live for many years, so she hoped to be the one and only princess in the world and the emperor's only child.
Before, the emperor's father adopted the prince, and the prince treated her well in every way. He had no way of competing with her for the emperor's favor, and he could not threaten her position.
She felt that adoption was a good idea. Her cousin married the former crown prince and became the crown princess, and gave birth to the crown prince's eldest son, which meant that she was tied to them.
It’s a pity that the prince was deposed and given poisoned wine.
And my cousin and all the other female relatives are now...
"No." The Queen shook her head. "She has been in the palace for two months, and the baby is only one month old. The doctors in the Imperial Hospital are top-notch, and they wouldn't make a mistake in their diagnosis. Xu must be the type of woman that the Imperial Master once said was extremely easy to get pregnant."
The queen thought of what the national teacher had said. She didn't believe it before. After all, no one in the harem had been pregnant for so many years.
It was not until Xu Lingyi entered the palace two months later that she became pregnant.
The Queen had to believe it even if she didn't want to.
"But you can incite others to spread these rumors. There will always be people who believe them. If more people believe them, the falsehood will become true."
Princess Zhaoyang clapped her hands and finally a smile appeared on her face.
"It's good that your majesty is doing this. If Madam Xu knew about this, she would probably be unable to sleep at night. After all, she is only a second-time bride, unlike other women who are innocent. I'm sure many people would believe such rumors."
Rumors can kill people, especially a woman.
Princess Zhaoyang was very clear about this.
"Who does your Majesty Queen intend to let spread the news?" Princess Zhaoyang asked.
"No rush. Many people in the palace can't hold back. Perhaps we don't need to add fuel to the fire. Mother will also have to prepare other plans."
The rumor quickly spread throughout the capital.
Even if you are the emperor and the empress dowager, it is impossible to silence everyone and prevent court officials and people from speaking.
That day, the emperor held a morning court session and ordered the execution of many people.
When he arrived at Xu Lingyi's residence, even though he tried his best to hide it, he still couldn't conceal the hostility in his body.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Xu Lingyi asked tentatively in a low voice.
"I'm fine. I just dealt with some clueless bastards in the court. It's nothing serious."
Xu Lingyi pretended to believe it and said, "Don't bother with these people. Don't get angry and make yourself sick."
Since she found out she was pregnant, Xu Lingyi was extremely surprised and was full of love and anticipation for the baby in her belly.
His attitude towards the emperor was much closer than before.
Huangdilou hugged Xu Lingyi and bent down to kiss her forehead.
"Only my beloved concubine cares about me."
The emperor now understood why some women in the harem would use children to win favor and tie men down.
After Xu Lingyi became pregnant, she was very much looking forward to having a child, and she seemed to be tied to his child.
"When my elder sister and I were living together in the Xu family, I thought that if we had a child in the future, I would be very kind to the child and be a good mother."
In her previous life, she was in the prince's backyard and also wanted a child. In that hellish place, she was particularly depressed for a while. The unexpected arrival of the child at that time was hope, comfort, and light for her.
She still wants a child in this life. Perhaps only with a child can she get over the pain of losing her child in her previous life.
But she will also do her best to be good to her children.
"I will definitely be the best father in the world and personally teach our child. I will give our child all the best things I have. When he can stand on his own, I will abdicate the throne to him and let him sit on the supreme position in the world."
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