Chapter 100 The Queen cried, feeling wronged and sad
Xie Junlin was recalling the lovely son he had seen in his dream. When he thought that the cute little child might have been in Shen Yuanwei's belly now, he could not restrain his surging love.
But the Queen's gaze next to him was too strong, and he couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to.
He looked at the queen, frowning, "What's that look from the queen?"
Queen Wei looked at Xie Junlin, then at Shen Yuanwei's belly.
She fiddled with her sleeves and said slowly, "Your Majesty, are you really ready to do this?"
Xie Junlin was not a worm in her stomach, so when he first heard such a meaningless sentence, he naturally could not understand what she meant.
Xie Junlin gestured to her, "Explain it clearly."
The Queen looked up at Xie Junlin and asked in a dreadful and desperate manner, "You are handing over your kingdom to Xiao Lingzhao's son... Are you really determined to do this?"
Shen Yuanwei, who thought it had nothing to do with the matter, suddenly lowered her head and looked at the queen in surprise.
Wow!
She really admired the Queen's courage. The feelings of a first wife were indeed different. She dared to say anything.
Xie Junlin was also shocked.
He didn't expect that the queen would dare to offend him like this!
He rebuked Queen Wei with a cold face, "How presumptuous! Are you slandering me or Concubine Zhao? I tell you, although Concubine Zhao was once Xiao Lingzhao's wife, the child in her belly is definitely not Xiao Lingzhao's. It is my own flesh and blood, and I will not allow you to slander it!"
The queen immediately stood up and knelt down, asking the emperor to calm down.
But she didn't believe what Xie Junlin said in her heart.
No one can believe this. Women like them who have never slept with a second man cannot get pregnant with the emperor's child, but this Zhaopin next to them got pregnant after sleeping with Xiao Lingzhao...
Whether this child is the emperor's or Xiao Lingzhao's, even a fool can guess, right?
If Xie Junlin could really have children, why didn't he find a virgin girl? It's because he doesn't have the ability, so he can only borrow someone else's seed to save face...
But the Queen would never dare to say these words even if she was beaten to death.
She bowed her head and said softly:
"Your Majesty, I dare not slander the dragon fetus in Concubine Zhao's belly, but if I shut my mouth, will everyone in the world shut theirs?"
"You can imagine that in the eyes of the world, you have been married for eighteen years and still have no children, which means you are probably infertile. Now, a woman of unknown origin suddenly appears and becomes pregnant with your child. How can those royal relatives who want to adopt the child to you give up? They will definitely suspect that this child is not your own flesh and blood."
"They will definitely investigate Zhaopin's identity thoroughly."
"Once they find out that Concubine Zhao was once Xiao Lingzhao's wife, they will definitely insist that the baby in Concubine Zhao's belly is not your own flesh and blood. They will go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Imperial Mausoleum to make a scene. They will question you like I did just now. Are you worthy of the ancestors of the Xie family by giving the kingdom passed down by the Xie family to Xiao Lingzhao's son to inherit?"
The queen looked up at Xie Junlin, who had a furious look on his face.
She took a deep breath and continued.
"Some may even spread rumors, saying that you would rather hand over the Xie family's kingdom to Xiao Lingzhao's son than to let the Xie family's clan inherit it. Do you love General Xiao so much that you want to hand over the kingdom to him?"
"Look, considering your past of not caring about women, the fact that you let General Xiao stay in your room last night, and the fact that you insisted on snatching General Xiao's wife, if they insist on saying that you are jealous, those people who like to watch the fun will probably believe it and spread the news with great interest..."
"By then, Your Majesty, you and General Xiao will become the new darlings of unofficial history, and countless literati in the future will wantonly fabricate your romantic affair with General Xiao..."
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Xie Junlin looked at the queen in disbelief.
His face went from being full of anger at the beginning, to being stiff and finally to a collapsed expression, all because of a few short words from the Queen!
He never thought that what happened between him, Xiao Lingzhao and Shen Yuanwei could be interpreted in this way.
Shen Yuanwei was also shocked by the Queen's train of thought.
She is an open-minded woman who traveled from modern times, but she is not as open-minded as the queen, okay?
She didn't understand how the queen supported the emperor and the general as a couple. Where did it start?
Who would suspect that Xie Junlin and Xiao Lingzhao were having an affair? Was this queen a hidden rotten girl?
In the eerie silence, Xie Junlin rubbed his brows and spoke slowly.
"What the Queen said makes sense. Since Zhaopin is bound to become the target of public criticism, then the Queen should divert their attention for Zhaopin."
The queen was confused.
She looked up at Xie Junlin, "The emperor means..."
Xie Junlin said, "You will fake pregnancy in a moment. The mother of a country will be pregnant with my eldest son, and the attention of the clan members will be shifted to you."
He added, "And you are right. I have been childless for eighteen years, and only Concubine Zhao is pregnant. They do suspect that the child in Concubine Zhao's belly is not my blood. But if you, Queen, are also pregnant, then the rumors that I am infertile will be self-defeating, and Concubine Zhao will also have to face fewer rumors--"
The Queen looked at Xie Junlin in disbelief, "Your Majesty wants me to protect Concubine Zhao from disaster? Protecting the disaster is fine, but how can I conjure up a child when the time comes?"
Xie Junlin said calmly, "Your pregnancy is fake, and it will be a fake miscarriage in a few months. It's just an act, and it won't harm your body, right?"
Queen Wei looked at Xie Junlin again and again, and her eyes gradually turned red.
No matter how well-mannered she is, she can't hold it back anymore.
After three years of marriage, she had no children. At that time, everyone said that she could not have children. She was under tremendous pressure. She drank bowl after bowl of Chinese medicine, and even her breath smelled of medicine. She suffered a lot, but in the end, it was the emperor who could not have children. What did she say? She did not blame anyone!
The emperor wanted to find other concubines to give birth to children, and she endured the heartache and took concubines one after another. What did she say? She smiled and accepted it.
Now, the emperor wants her, the queen, to ward off disaster for a concubine!
She had never been pregnant before, and she had a false pregnancy and an abortion. She had been through everything, but in the end, she still couldn't become a mother!
She had to watch Zhaopin's child become the crown prince, and she had to watch Zhaopin and her son being doted on, while she had nothing but the title of queen...
The more Queen Wei thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt.
Fake pregnancy, fake miscarriage, this won’t hurt her body, but it will hurt her heart!
Seeing Queen Wei so sad, Shen Yuanwei became more determined to leave the palace. She would never stay in the palace to accompany the dog emperor.
If the emperor treats his first wife like this, she is nothing.
When the emperor has a child and no longer begs her for help, her bad luck will begin.
Thinking of this, Shen Yuanwei looked at Queen Wei, whose eyes were red with sadness, and seemed to be thinking about something.
Isn't she complaining that she has no one to back her up?
Wasn’t she afraid that Xie Junlin wouldn’t die and wouldn’t let her go after a year?
Xiao Lingzhao's power alone is not enough to compete with the emperor. Queen Wei is in charge of the six palaces, and Prime Minister Wei has the support of everyone in the court. If she can form an alliance with Queen Wei, it should be much easier for her to get away when the time comes, right?
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