The father and son looked at each other, smiled and nodded.
Wuhuan of their family didn't want them to stay with her nearby. It was obvious that she didn't want them to kneel outside and wait for several hours. She felt sorry for them.
Under the envious and jealous gazes of the ministers, the father and son walked up the stairs and entered the hall.
Su Qiu respectfully and happily asked the two to sit down, signaled the palace maid to serve tea and snacks, and then after paying her respects, she ran to the back to report the matter to Zhu Wuhuan.
"Dad and big brother are here?"
Zhu Wuhuan looked at Suqiu happily.
Then he turned and looked at Feng Changye.
She had just felt the first wave of pain and found that it was only mild and not too uncomfortable, so she felt relieved.
Then, she wouldn't need him to be here with her.
"Your Majesty, please go out and sit with my father and elder brother for a while. I can handle it alone."
She gently pushed Feng Changye's arm and drove him away.
Feng Changye listened to her inner thoughts and felt both amused and helpless.
If the labor pains aren't unbearable, does that mean she doesn't need him anymore?
What about when the baby is born later?
He clenched her fingers. "Father-in-law and eldest uncle can accompany you anytime, but the Queen is giving birth to a child. It's such an important moment. It only happens once in a lifetime. I can't be absent. I want to be here with you."
He wanted to stay, but Zhu Wuhuan was unwilling.
She was afraid before and had no choice, but now she is not afraid anymore and she starts to worry about her image.
I heard that the scene of childbirth is very bloody and scary, and the mother's expression will be very hideous when in pain. She doesn't want her tyrant to stay here and see her at her ugliest.
Giving birth would only take a few hours, and she could get through it if she just endured. She absolutely could not let these few hours ruin the beautiful image she would have in the tyrant's heart for the rest of her life.
It’s not worth it.
She had planned to love and care for him for the rest of her life.
So she pushed Feng Changye very firmly, "Your Majesty, please go out. I don't want you to see me look ugly. You will dislike me in the future..."
Feng Changye was extremely helpless. "I swear, I won't. You risked your life to give birth to a child for me, and I still think your expression of risking your life isn't perfect or pretty enough. Am I still a human being?"
Zhu Wuhuan smiled at him and said, "I believe that Your Majesty is not such a cruel and heartless person. However, I am nervous and afraid that you will dislike me in the future. I am also worried about it..."
She looked at him expectantly, "So Your Majesty, can you please leave?"
Feng Changye pinched her fingers, looked at her big belly, and didn't want to answer.
Anyway, I just don't want to leave.
He wants to accompany his wife and children.
Zhu Wuhuan smiled, raised his hand, and gently stroked his cheek.
"I beg you, Your Majesty, please leave. If you're here, I'll be distracted by trying to control my expression. I can't show a ferocious look and scare you. I have to observe your expression all the time, otherwise it will affect my ability to have children..."
She said, "Please go out first. If you hear me screaming loudly outside later, please come in and accompany me, okay? If I don't scream or cry, it means I'm fine. You can just wait outside happily to hold the little prince. Give me some dignity, okay?"
Feng Changye couldn't help but sigh as he saw her attitude that she must make him leave.
"I really can't do anything about you."
He leaned over and kissed her gently between her eyebrows, on her forehead, on her cheeks, and on her lips.
His eyes were filled with heartache. "Then Queen, you must be well. I will be waiting outside. If you feel any pain, call me in immediately. Understand?"
Zhu Wuhuan nodded.
He touched her face again, then left, looking back every few steps.
After closing the door, he went to the main hall to meet his father-in-law and elder brother-in-law.
He exempted the two from greeting each other and looked them up and down with a scrutinizing gaze.
How could it be more convenient to find an outsider to pledge allegiance to the queen than to find the queen's biological father and brother?
It’s just the two of them!
He immediately dismissed the palace servants, then walked up to the two of them and spoke in a low voice.
"Father-in-law, big brother, I have something I want you to swear to do immediately."
When Zhu Huaining and Zhu Xuanyuan heard this, their expressions suddenly became serious.
What's so important that you need to swear an oath?
They bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, please give your orders. We will obey your orders."
Feng Changye glanced towards the bedroom behind him and lowered his voice, each word ringing loudly.
"When the Queen gives birth to her eldest son, I will immediately make him the Crown Prince. I want you both to swear to me that you will be loyal to the Queen and the Crown Prince from now on. If I ever change my mind and want to depose the Queen and the Crown Prince, you can stand on the Queen's side and fight me with your swords."
Zhu Huaining and Zhu Xuanyuan suddenly raised their heads and looked at him!
Their eyes were full of shock!
What is the emperor saying?
Isn't this equivalent to issuing an order giving them a reason to rebel?
How could an emperor act like this? Instead of forcing his subjects to be loyal, he forced them to rebel. This...
Are you afraid you are sick?
Feng Changye felt like laughing when he heard what the two were thinking.
He knew the loyalty of the Zhu family and knew that they would never commit treason and regicide. That's why he dared to give this order to the father and son!
Similarly, he also believed that he would never betray the queen and would never come to blows with the queen, so he had the confidence to issue such an order!
He raised his hand to stop the two from asking questions and looked at Zhu Huaining, "Father-in-law, please come with me."
Zhu Huaining immediately followed his footsteps.
The two of them came to a corner of the hall, and Feng Changye came straight to the point, "Father-in-law, don't worry that I'm testing you. The reason I gave this order is because I'm just like you. I also know the Queen's true origins, and I also know the Queen's mission..."
Zhu Huaining looked up at him in shock!
His lips trembled, "Your Majesty, you..."
Feng Changye interrupted him and continued, "Father-in-law, let's not talk too much for now. The Queen is about to give birth and may be in danger. If there are a few people who are willing to be loyal to her, the treasures on her can be exchanged for a magic medicine for her to give birth to the child safely."
He stared into Zhu Huaining's eyes. "So, father-in-law, I hope that you and my elder brother will immediately and sincerely swear allegiance to her and the young prince and help her overcome this difficult time. As for other matters, I will find time to discuss them with you in detail after she safely gives birth to the child."
Zhu Huaining's eyes were filled with shock and emotion, and were extremely complicated for a moment.
He looked back at the back of the hall and nodded heavily when he thought of his daughter who was pregnant and about to go into labor at any moment.
He bowed deeply and said, "Okay, I promise you that. I hope the Emperor and Empress will live hand in hand for the rest of their lives, and never see the day when they turn sword against sword."
Feng Changye pointed at Zhu Xuanyuan and chuckled softly, "Then, I'll have to ask my father-in-law to find an excuse to convince my eldest brother. I still need to find two more people to pledge their loyalty to the Queen."
After saying that, he turned around and left briskly.
Zhu Huaining looked at his back, sighed deeply, and felt greatly relieved.
This emperor does a better job than the previous emperor.
I believe that the tragedy between Si Sangsang and the late emperor will never happen to the current emperor and Wuhuan.
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