"Your Majesty, you are finally back."
Inside the Cining Palace, the silver-haired Empress Dowager saw Chu Yinxiang returning victoriously and asked distressedly, "Was the battle against Southern Xinjiang very arduous? How did the Emperor become so thin?"
When Eunuch Hong and Liu Ruyue, who had been serving Chu Yinxiang, heard this, they were puzzled: Has His Majesty lost weight?
He is still so tall and strong, looking like a bull?
Whatever, parents always feel that their children are too thin.
Eunuch Hong, as usual, spoke up for Emperor Zhao: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is just a little..."
Before Eunuch Hong could tell Emperor Zhao about his morning sickness, Emperor Zhao glared at him, pulled Liu Ruyue out from beside him, and said with a look of flattery: "Mother, this is Yue'er. She is pregnant with my heir."
"oh?"
The Empress Dowager, who had been smiling and showing her deep affection for Chu Yinxiang, suddenly became gloomy when she heard what Emperor Zhao said.
He uttered a sarcastic "Oh" and, supported by the nanny, walked around Liu Ruyue several times as if inspecting goods. After a few breaths, he said with a sneer on his face, "This is our famous Concubine Yue."
“…”
As soon as Emperor Zhao heard the tone of his mother's voice, he realized something was wrong.
He hurriedly ordered Eunuch Ruyi Hong: "Take Concubine Yue to the next door for some snacks. I will come over later."
"yes!"
"yes!"
Eunuch Hong and Ruyi also felt something was wrong, so they supported Liu Ruyue and walked towards the next room.
“You, you…”
Seeing Emperor Zhao's actions, the Empress Dowager became even more angry. She pointed at Liu Ruyue's departing back and said bitterly, "Are you just protecting this vixen?"
Emperor Zhao was very upset when he heard his beloved woman being scolded by his mother.
However, he knew in his heart that Liu Ruyue had followed him all the way to the capital, and he was the only one she could rely on in this palace.
If I don't help her establish a good image in front of the Queen Mother, and can't let the Queen Mother love her as much as I do, and find a backer for Jiaojiao'er in the harem, then Jiaojiao'er will always be wronged in places where I can't see.
After all, being in the capital is different from being in southern Xinjiang, where he can be with Jiaojiaoer all the time.
Therefore, when the Queen Mother's accusation just came out, Emperor Zhao replied: "Mother, do you have any misunderstanding about Yue'er?"
"Huh, misunderstanding?"
The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "What misunderstanding could I have about a demon concubine?"
The usually prudent Empress Dowager rolled her eyes and said to Emperor Zhao earnestly, "Your Majesty, a demonic concubine sent from heaven is bound to bring disaster. Being with such a demonic woman will affect your dragon energy and, in turn, the destiny of our great Zhao State."
Furthermore, Your Majesty, I have heard that this enchanting concubine, Liu, has hooked up with the second daughter-in-law of Yu Xiangwen, the governor of Jingzhou, who was previously engaged to you. If you continue to favor her, people will inevitably mistakenly think you are seizing the wife of a minister, which will affect your reputation and hinder your ability to become a wise ruler!
Seeing the Queen Mother speaking angrily and quickly, it seemed that she had long been dissatisfied with Liu Ruyue. Emperor Zhao knew that there was a big misunderstanding and hurriedly explained: "Mother, this is all a misunderstanding!"
"Misunderstand?"
The Queen Mother firmly believed what she had heard and refuted Emperor Zhao's words: "How could it be a misunderstanding? Your Majesty, you are now thirty-five years old. It has been seventeen years since you married the Queen. In these seventeen years, from the Prince's Mansion to the current harem, you have had hundreds of women, but has any of them ever been pregnant?
Why is Concubine Liu pregnant now?
This is clearly someone else's child being conceived and you're being taken advantage of!"
The Empress Dowager spoke bitterly, and Emperor Zhao's face turned green. In the end, without waiting for the Empress Dowager to continue, he said in a deep voice: "Okay, mother, please stop talking. Listen to me..."
Emperor Zhao recounted everything that had happened since he first arrived in Jingzhou and the time when the Governor of Jingzhou presented Liu Ruyue to him. The Empress Dowager's expression changed again and again after hearing the last part:
"Oh my god, is this really the case?"
"May the late emperor bless us, and may our son return safely!"
…
After hearing all the details about Ke Youtian's collusion with Southern Xinjiang to rebel, the Empress Dowager was extremely worried. She grabbed Emperor Zhao's arm several times to confirm that he was fine before she felt relieved.
"So the rumor in the capital that Concubine Yue is a demon concubine was actually the work of Ke Youtian!"
"It turns out that I misunderstood Yue Fei!"
"It turns out that Concubine Yue helped the emperor a lot!"
…
After sighing several times, the Queen Mother suddenly thought of something. Her eyes suddenly lit up. She took Emperor Zhao's hand and asked, "Then, Your Majesty, is the child in Concubine Yue's belly really yours?"
Hearing his mother's question, Emperor Zhao was speechless, but he still replied patiently: "Of course, definitely.
When Yue'er was with me, she was still a virgin.
I had my period on the way to southern Xinjiang. Since she followed me, the girl Ruyi has been serving me, and my secret guards are following her. If she has any contact with other men, I will definitely know.
Therefore, the fetus in Yue'er's belly must be my child!"
“Ouch!!!”
Hearing Emperor Zhao's words, the Empress Dowager's face was full of smiles. She quickly stood up and ran out of the palace:
"May the late emperor bless you, may the Bodhisattva bless you, may our ancestors bless you, may the emperor have an heir, may I have a grandson, may the Great Zhao have an heir..."
In the next room, Liu Ruyue was somewhat curious about how Emperor Zhao would deal with the misunderstanding between her and the Queen Mother, so she spent ten points to exchange for monitoring rights from the system.
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