Chapter 123: Revealed in public! Concubine Zhao is actually a woman from the Xiao family
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Shen Yuanwei looked down at Xie Junlin and sighed silently.
He was really out of luck.
He actually got such a good deal, and he actually had a child!
Is this the power of the Son of Heaven?
He is the son of God, and God will obey his will...
Before long, the good news that Concubine Zhao was pregnant with twins spread throughout the harem.
Queen Mother Jiang and Queen Wei came in happily hand in hand. Before they entered the door, Queen Mother Jiang's voice was heard.
"My dear Concubine Zhao, I heard that you are pregnant with two children. Is that true? You gave me two grandchildren all at once?"
Xie Junlin turned his head to look at the door and couldn't help laughing out loud.
He was so happy about suddenly having twins that he didn't want to deal with government affairs at all. At this moment, he was hugging Shen Yuanwei and letting Shen Yuanwei read a storybook in his arms.
When Shen Yuanwei heard the empress dowager's voice, she immediately stood up from Xie Junlin's arms, watched the empress dowager push aside the pearl curtain and walk in hurriedly, and grabbed her hand.
"Quick! Tell me, are you really pregnant with twins?"
Shen Yuanwei looked up at the ecstatic old man and smiled slightly.
"That's what Divine Doctor Song said. I don't know if it's true or not."
Queen Mother Jiang was extremely happy.
"Then it must be true! I trust Dr. Song's medical skills. If she said it's twins, then it must be true!"
Queen Mother Jiang looked at her belly and smiled from ear to ear, "Oh, oh, Concubine Zhao, why are you so proud? You are pregnant with twins. How can you be so capable? I must reward you well!"
Before Shen Yuanwei could say anything, the Queen came over and held her hand, saying eagerly, "Sister, you only had one child before, and you said you would give me one. Now you have two children, so do you want me to raise both of them?"
Shen Yuanwei laughed.
She asked the Queen, "Sister, don't you find it annoying to raise so many children?"
The queen thought, as long as they were all given to her to raise, she wouldn't be bothered no matter how many there were. Raising one child might not turn out well, but if there were two, there would surely be one that could turn out well, right?
The queen gently stroked Shen Yuanwei's hair and said with a smile, "Don't mind. Even if you give birth to eight babies, I am willing to help you raise them. Not only am I willing, I am happy to do it."
Shen Yuanwei knew what the queen was thinking.
She smiled innocently at the queen, "As long as sister is willing to raise it, it's all yours."
So, the queen was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling because she had one more queen.
Shen Yuanwei looked at the three people, lowered her head and stroked her belly and said, "I hope they are twins, a boy and a girl..."
She hoped that Xie Junlin's child would be a daughter...
Xiao Lingzhao's child is a son...
She had already planned to let Xiao Lingzhao's son seize the Xie family's kingdom. It couldn't be that her plan would be in vain in the end, right?
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At the door of the bedroom.
Xiao Lingzhao gripped his sword tightly and looked at the vast mountains on the horizon.
They all knew the good news in the bedroom.
Chen Hai was so happy as if he had found a successor. Everyone else was also happy, but he was the only one who couldn't be happy.
Yuan Wei is pregnant with twins...
But he clearly only has one child.
Therefore, the other child must be the emperor's.
Thinking that Yuan Wei was pregnant with two children, he frowned and felt a little strange.
He didn't know how to describe this feeling. He thought it was a bit ridiculous. How could a woman be pregnant with two men's children at the same time?
Since ancient times, I have never heard of such a thing...
Thinking of this, he curled his lips sarcastically again.
Haha, the reason why such a ridiculous thing has never happened in history is because there has never been such a ridiculous emperor before!
The emperor forced others to divorce and forcibly favored others' wives just after they got married. Ha, under such circumstances, such absurd things were bound to happen...
Xiao Lingzhao stroked the hilt of the sword, his heart filled with emotions.
After a long time, he looked at the blue sky and sighed softly.
Maybe this is God's will.
God favors Xie Junlin as the emperor, and God insists that Xie Junlin give birth to his own flesh and blood. Even God does not allow their Xiao family to covet this kingdom.
That's all...
Their Xiao family has been loyal for generations. Perhaps God was warning him that he should always abide by his duties as a subject and should not have any second thoughts.
He looked back at the bedroom.
He hoped that Yuan Wei was pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl.
He hoped that the emperor's child would be a son and his child would be a daughter.
Girls have no chance of becoming emperor, so his daughter can live a peaceful life without being involved in the struggle for imperial power and still be loved by everyone.
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The front hall was filled with joy, but the concubines in the harem were in a different mood.
When they found out that Shen Yuanwei was pregnant a few days ago, they were already very jealous. Now that they knew that Shen Yuanwei was pregnant with twins, they felt even more unbalanced.
Shen Yuanwei was pregnant with a child, and they could comfort themselves that the child might be a princess, and would not become anything great, so there was no need to be too jealous.
But with two children, the chances of having a son are greater.
Who would be willing to let such a fallen woman climb up to the position of imperial concubine step by step and suppress them forever?
Who would be willing to see this woman without moral integrity and talent become the queen mother and make them bow down to her for the rest of their lives?
The Empress Dowager is a virtuous person, and they are happy for her to become the Queen Mother, but this woman who marries two husbands cannot accept it.
This vixen, whose family background and experience are not as good as theirs, can never be the empress dowager.
Some people, out of jealousy, start to have dark thoughts.
Humph, the emperor forbade them to reveal Shen Yuanwei's identity, but they had endured it for so long, they really couldn't bear it anymore...
If the secret that Shen Yuanwei is the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family is revealed, Shen Yuanwei's position will be in jeopardy, and the child in Shen Yuanwei's belly will be questioned for its illegitimate bloodline, and they will have the opportunity to bring Shen Yuanwei down...
So, the days passed seemingly peacefully one after another. When Shen Yuanwei was four months pregnant, someone leaked the news that she was Xiao Lingzhao's wife, and the news was finally brought to the court.
On this day, Xie Junlin sat on the dragon chair and listened to the ministers' reports on important matters. Seeing that the ministers had nothing to report, he asked Chen Hai to announce the resignation of the court.
At this time, the elderly Prince Yu suddenly stepped out.
He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, wait a minute. I have a private matter that I want to confirm with Your Majesty."
Xie Junlin narrowed his eyes and looked at Prince Yu.
This old uncle is a prince in name only, with no real power, and has never been involved in anything. But today he stepped out, and it was for a personal matter...
In just a moment, Xie Junlin guessed what Prince Yu wanted to verify.
He was not panicked.
He has been waiting for this day for a long time.
He glanced at Xiao Lingzhao below him and said to Prince Yu as if nothing had happened, "Uncle, what is it that you want to verify with me?"
Prince Yu looked at the emperor, then at Xiao Lingzhao. In front of all the civil and military officials, he raised his voice and said:
"Your Majesty, I overheard something. The beloved Concubine Zhao in your harem is not the niece of the Empress Dowager. Her name is not Jiang Wei at all. Jiang Wei is just a fake identity created by the Emperor and the Empress Dowager to conceal her identity!"
"That Concubine Zhao, her surname is Shen, and her given name is Shen Yuanwei!"
"She didn't come to the emperor as a virgin. She was already married before entering the palace!"
"Her husband is not some unknown person—"
"Her husband is now among us!"
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