Chapter 23: The Angry Emperor with No Heir x The Cannon Fodder Female Match and the Concubine's Daughter 23
Li Huaijiang urgently needed to vent at this moment, but he had to restrain himself in front of Qiao Zhenzhen, which was really uncomfortable.
"Look at what you are saying, Madam. You are pregnant, so of course I have to spend more time with you."
"But I still have to tell my parents about this happy event so that they can be happy too."
Qiao Zhenzhen thought so too, so she nodded and said, "Okay, then my husband, go tell my father and mother that I am a little tired and want to rest for a while."
Li Huaijiang personally helped Qiao Zhenzhen lie down. When he walked out of the room, his face turned pale and he looked as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly.
He hurried over to the tutor's place and kicked the chair away as soon as he entered the room.
"What are you doing?" Master Li was writing when he was frightened by Li Huaijiang and started to scold him loudly.
Li Huaijiang's chest rose and fell violently, and he hit the table with his fist. "Father, that bitch is pregnant with a bastard."
"What?" Li Taifu was shocked, but after thinking about it, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Don't worry, my son. This is a good thing."
"Good thing?" Li Huaijiang said with disdain.
The Grand Tutor glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Didn't you decide to take Qiao Zhenzhen back to the Prime Minister's Mansion? Since Qiao Zhenzhen is pregnant at this time, it is actually a good thing. The Princess will only support you more if she knows about it."
"I heard that the princess went to the palace to see the queen mother a few days ago. This time you go to the prime minister's residence, you can just take a chance to find out what's going on."
Li Huaijiang narrowed his eyes when he heard that, and curled his lips, "Let that bastard take advantage of it first."
The master put down the brush in his hand, stood up and said, "The child in her belly is easy to solve, it can be handled as an accident, why are you so angry?"
Li Huaijiang calmed down completely at this moment and picked up the chair that was about to fall apart on the ground.
"Father said yes"
Qiao Zhenzhen rested at home for two days, and on the third day she couldn't wait to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Li Huaijiang laughed at her anxiety on the surface, but in his heart he was secretly scolding her for being stupid.
"Dad and Mom, Zhenzhen is back"
The eldest princess was pruning branches at the moment. When she heard Qiao Zhenzhen's voice, she quickly put down her scissors. Just as she took a step towards the door, Qiao Zhenzhen ran in.
"Madam, go slower, be careful of the baby in your belly"
Li Huaijiang's voice happened to be heard by the eldest princess.
"What? Zhenzhen is pregnant?"
The eldest princess's exclamation made Qiao Zhenzhen blush.
The eldest princess smiled and said, "Great, great, great, she's pregnant just one month after getting married. My son is really proud of himself."
When Li Huaijiang saw the eldest princess, he bowed politely and said, "Mother."
"Good kids, come on, both of you sit down"
"Xueying, go and call Master back."
The princess looked at the two people sitting on the stool and became more and more satisfied. "Not bad, not bad. Now you two have a child too."
It was half an hour later that Prime Minister Qiao arrived at the eldest princess's courtyard.
Seeing him walk in, the princess rolled her eyes at him and said, "Your daughter is pregnant, and you are still not in a hurry."
Prime Minister Qiao raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Oh? Zhenzhen is pregnant, that's really good news."
Then he walked over and patted Li Huaijiang on the shoulder and said, "Looks like we need to act quickly."
Li Huaijiang was very excited, but he looked calm and said, "It's all up to my father."
"It's just that in the palace..."
"Don't panic, Huaijiang. I have already inquired about the Queen Mother's opinion."
"The Emperor has no plans to appoint a queen at the moment. He must have given up. If the Emperor decides to appoint a crown prince in the future, your father and I will certainly fully support you."
"After all, the children of our clan are either too young or unable to handle the heavy responsibility."
Li Huaijiang nodded, looked at Qiao Zhenzhen lovingly and said, "As long as Zhenzhen can live a good life, Huaijiang will leave it to his parents to decide."
"Okay, in two days' time, the palace will hold a palace banquet. I will take you and Zhenzhen there to show my face." The eldest princess was extremely satisfied at this moment.
Prime Minister Qiao had a docile appearance, but he had other plans in mind.
Because there was no empress anymore, this palace banquet was fully managed by Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian.
The palace banquet was held in the main hall of Chengqian Palace, and the guests were clan relatives or ministers appointed by the emperor.
The Princess and Qiao Zhenzhen were in one carriage, while Prime Minister Qiao and Li Huaijiang were in another.
Although Prime Minister Qiao and Imperial Tutor Li were among the ministers appointed by the Emperor, Li Huaijiang could not attend the palace banquet because he did not hold any official position.
In other words, the eldest princess can bring him into the palace.
Mo Liyuan, who was already wearing a dragon robe, was now in Qiao Jinjin's Kunning Palace.
He held Aunt Qiao in his arms and let her sit on his lap, with an aggrieved look on his face, which made Aunt Qiao simply unable to bear the sight.
"Your Majesty, I really cannot go out to see people now. When our child is born, you want me to keep a low profile, but I am not happy about that."
Mo Liyuan knew this was the case. Prime Minister Qiao was in real danger now, not to mention there was also the eldest princess who regarded her aunt as a thorn in her side.
"It's the end of the year, and I can't bear to see you stay in Kunning Palace alone."
Qiao Jinjin pursed her lips and smiled, "I am not alone here. There are so many palace maids accompanying me. When the palace banquet is over, the emperor must come to accompany me."
"If my guess is correct, the princess will bring Li Huaijiang into the palace today."
After all, Qiao Zhenzhen should have been diagnosed with pregnancy.
Mo Liyuan raised his eyebrows but said nothing. He knew that his aunt was always smart and she must have figured it out from some of the details.
"The eldest princess is getting more and more confused as she gets older. If she behaves this way, the clan members will think she is arrogant and doesn't take my words to heart."
Aunt Qiao hugged Mo Liyuan's neck and said, "Isn't this exactly what the emperor wants?"
"Hahaha, Auntie, wait for me. I'll be there as soon as the palace banquet is over."
The eldest princess took Qiao Zhenzhen and Li Huaijiang to sit in her seats in such a high-profile manner.
This action caused great dissatisfaction among some clan members, but since the emperor had not said anything, they had to keep it to themselves.
"The Emperor has arrived, the Empress Dowager has arrived, and Consort Yu has arrived."
Mo Liyuan and Yu Guifei supported the empress dowager together. If Mo Liyuan had not known that Yu Guifei was waiting at the door, he would have thought that the emperor intended to make Yu Guifei the empress.
At this time, the eldest princess felt very contemptuous of Concubine Yu Gui.
Because Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian arrived early, they didn't know that Concubine Yugui was waiting at the door before coming with the Emperor and the Empress Dowager.
Both of them were filled with resentment in their hearts, but with so many people watching, they couldn't show it and could only force a smile.
"Long live the emperor!"
"Long live the Queen Mother!"
"May the Jade Concubine live for thousands of years."
Mo Liyuan helped the Queen Mother sit on the chair beside the dragon throne, and then said, "Today is a palace banquet, everyone, please don't be polite, please stand up."
After saying this, she glanced at Li Huaijiang, which made the princess stand up with a smile and say, "Your Majesty, this is Li Huaijiang, Zhenzhen's husband, and also the son of Li Taifu."
"Zhenzhen is pregnant, and I want to bring them to see the emperor."
Mo Liyuan sat on the dragon chair, tapped the handle beside the chair with his fingers, raised his eyebrows and said, "Master Li's son? I remember, but she got pregnant just one month after getting married..."