Chapter 128 I'm in love with you, Yuan Wei, don't leave
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly became afraid to hear Shen Yuanwei's answer.
He knew very well that Shen Yuanwei loved Xiao Lingzhao the most. Today, Xiao Lingzhao had already taken the risk of being beheaded to push things to this point. Shen Yuanwei would definitely kneel down and beg him to let go...
He didn't give Shen Yuanwei a chance to answer!
He held Shen Yuanwei's waist tightly with his fingers and pulled her into his arms. His other hand gently covered Shen Yuanwei's lower abdomen. He stared into Shen Yuanwei's eyes and said -
"Zhao Fei, although you and General Xiao love each other, you are not destined to be together. Now you are my concubine!"
"You and him have only been married for one day, and you have been with me for four months now. Can the love between husband and wife for four months not be as deep as that between husband and wife for one day?"
"Look down. You are carrying my little prince in your belly. He will be born soon. If you pinch his cheek, he will smile at you. If you hum a little song to coax him, he will fall asleep on your shoulder. He will only recognize you as his mother. He only wants you to accompany him to grow up. No one can replace you as his biological mother. Do you really want to abandon me? Do you really want to abandon your own flesh and blood and give the little child to others to raise?"
As Xie Junlin asked this question, everyone's eyes fell on Shen Yuanwei.
They also wanted to know whether Concubine Zhao was willing to stay with the Emperor and be the glorious Concubine Zhao, or return to General Xiao and be the general's wife?
More than half of them guessed that Concubine Zhao would choose to stay.
Because women have maternal instincts. How could a mother bear to abandon her own flesh and blood?
Not to mention that the emperor dotes on Concubine Zhao so much, even if the husbands of some women change their minds and hurt or torture them, they will compromise for the sake of their children...
Thinking of this, the ministers turned their heads and looked at Xiao Lingzhao with pity.
General Xiao, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed.
Concubine Zhao will not leave the palace and will not return to the Xiao family.
However, Xiao Lingzhao was not as nervous and at a loss as they thought.
Xiao Lingzhao looked up at Yuan Wei. He firmly believed that Yuan Wei would not give up on him.
Under the gazes of all kinds, Shen Yuanwei slowly placed her hand on Xie Junlin's hand.
Xie Junlin's face lit up with joy.
Yuan Wei chose him, right?
He was filled with joy and was about to hold Shen Yuanwei's fingers tightly with his backhand, but he saw Shen Yuanwei prying his fingers apart one by one.
His expression froze.
He watched Shen Yuanwei remove his hand from her abdomen. She watched Shen Yuanwei break free from his arms, step back to Xiao Lingzhao, and bow to him.
"It is my great honor to be favored by the Emperor, but I do not want to stay in the deep palace without freedom."
"I already have someone in my heart. The day I happily married Xiao Lingzhao, I promised him the rest of my life."
Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials were shocked.
This Concubine Zhao is really affectionate and contented!
She was not afraid of offending the emperor. She didn't even want to be a noble empress. She could even abandon her own children. She was determined to throw herself into the arms of General Xiao!
Xiao Lingzhao, who also heard these words, slowly turned his eyes to look at his wife who left the emperor and knelt beside him.
His eyes were sore and his heart was pounding.
He knew that Yuan Wei's love was worth his sacrifice.
He stretched out his hand and held Shen Yuanwei's fingers tightly, and their fingers were interlocked.
Shen Yuanwei also turned to look at him, smiled at him, and then looked at Xie Junlin again.
She didn't care how ugly Xie Junlin's face was, and she didn't care how strong the anger Xie Junlin was suppressing at the moment, she continued to speak.
"Your Majesty, you had an agreement with Xiao Lingzhao and me. You said that you were poisoned and dying, and you had no children. You hoped that I could come to the palace to give birth to this child and leave you an heir. You said that you would not separate Lingzhao and me. As long as the child was born, I could leave immediately. I was free."
"Not only did you give Xiao Lingzhao an imperial decree, you also promised to grant me the title of Queen. You said you would grant me a fiefdom so that I can live a happy life even if I leave you and your son."
"Originally, Xiao Lingzhao and I planned to talk about these things after the child was born so as not to upset the emperor. But who knew that Prince Yu would suddenly reveal the secret that I am a wife of the Xiao family. Now that things have come to this, let's ask the emperor——"
Shen Yuanwei asked Xie Junlin.
"Your Majesty, do you still keep your promise and imperial decree to Xiao Lingzhao?"
"Will I really be able to leave freely after I give birth to the little prince in five months?"
"And the fief you promised..."
"Does this still count?"
Xie Junlin's eyes were cold, and a bloody smell was rising in his heart.
He didn't expect things to turn out like this.
According to his idea, as long as Shen Yuanwei's identity was exposed, after the civil and military officials condemned him, they would still help him persuade Xiao Lingzhao to stop being obsessed and that as a minister, he should not covet the emperor's wife...
He thought that even if he would be criticized by thousands of people for being a king who took his subject's wife, at least Shen Yuanwei would stay by his side forever...
Who would have known that Xiao Lingzhao, a man who had always been not good at speaking and a general who was loyal to him, would suddenly become so good at speaking that he could fabricate and distort the facts in front of so many people!
They said he was immoral after drinking...
It is said that Yuan Wei entered the palace just to give birth to the baby in her belly...
It seemed as if the relationship between him and Yuan Wei was originally a transaction, and they could end it at any time after the child was born.
At this moment, Xiao Lingzhao and Shen Yuanwei held hands and said that they were deeply in love. In their hands, they also held the imperial edict written by the emperor himself to allow the couple to reunite. Under such circumstances, how could the civil and military officials persuade Xiao Lingzhao to give up, and how could they persuade Shen Yuanwei to be his concubine?
I'm afraid that all the civil and military officials will even persuade him, the emperor, to keep his promise and help the couple get married!
He hated it so much at this moment.
He wanted to kill someone!
He knew that he could now expose Xiao Lingzhao's fabrication, but was Xiao Lingzhao dumb? Xiao Lingzhao would not show him mercy and would expose that he, the emperor, and Shen Yuanwei had not known each other for a month in advance!
Xiao Lingzhao even said in public that he had consummated his marriage with Shen Yuanwei on the night of his wedding, and that the child in Shen Yuanwei's belly might indeed be from the Xiao family, but the child's bloodline was questionable!
If things get to this point, the royal family will definitely take the opportunity to stir up trouble.
They would jointly file a petition to force Shen Yuanwei to have an abortion and get rid of the child whose bloodline was questionable, and would not allow the child to be born and tarnish the royal reputation.
Xiao Lingzhao and Shen Yuanwei didn't care about this child, but he did...
This is his child!
That’s two kids!
How could he allow two unborn children to be forced by civil and military officials and royal relatives to be turned into a pool of blood just for the sake of jealousy with Xiao Lingzhao?
He cared too much about these two children. He couldn't bear to let them bear the stigma of being bastards with unknown fathers. He couldn't bear to let them be forced to death. So, he was destined to swallow his anger for the sake of the children...
Xie Junlin walked back to the altar step by step and sat on the dragon throne.
He stared at the two of them and said slowly, "Yes, I gave you, Xiao Lingzhao, an imperial decree at the beginning. I promised you that I would set you free after the child is born—"
He changed the subject, "But four months have passed, and I have become accustomed to Yuan Wei being by my side. I don't want my child to be born without a mother. I want to regret it now."
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