Chapter 209 My Child is Yours, Xiao Aiqing
Shen Yuanwei and Xiao Lingzhao looked at each other.
Impossible.
Why would the emperor return the second prince to them?
Or, the emperor would not want the second prince to die, so he would suppress the matter and continue to acknowledge that the second prince is his biological son, allowing the second prince to be an idle prince in the future...
Otherwise, the emperor will find an opportunity to make the second prince disappear silently...
The emperor is the Son of Heaven. It is absolutely impossible for him to return the child he has raised for four years to the minister's family and tell the world that he has been a coward and helped others raise their son for four years...
Thinking of this, Shen Yuanwei held Xiao Lingzhao's arm tightly.
"No matter what, we must protect Yuan'er and never let him die in the palace."
Xiao Lingzhao nodded.
"I will. He is our child. I will protect him even if it costs me my life. I will never let anything happen to him."
The Xiao family waited quietly for someone from the palace to summon them.
But after waiting for a long time, the palace maid did not come, but the emperor himself came.
Xiao Lingzhao and Shen Yuanwei smiled at each other.
It seems that the emperor was not furious.
The emperor chose to come to their house to discuss the matter in a low-key manner, probably hoping to resolve it peacefully.
That's good.
If we can sit down and talk calmly, there will be no danger.
The whole family rushed to the gate of the mansion and knelt to welcome the emperor.
Xie Junlin didn't show any expression. After getting off the carriage, he gestured to everyone to stand up as if nothing had happened.
He stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Shen Yuanwei, whom he hadn't seen for four years.
Four years have passed, leaving some frost on the emperor's temples, but Shen Yuanwei seems to have taken an elixir of immortality and is still as young and beautiful.
Even giving birth to four children did not ruin her body. She was still as beautiful as ever, without any wrinkles or spots on her face.
Xie Junlin discovered that even though he hadn't seen this woman for four years, he still had a desire for her deep in his heart.
This desire may come from the love between men and women, or it may be because of children.
Men always prefer a woman who can give him children and allow him to show his masculinity.
Xie Junlin's gaze made Shen Yuanwei feel uncomfortable.
She was afraid that if the emperor continued to look, Xiao Lingzhao would disregard his status and step in front of her.
The emperor had come today to call for punishment, so they couldn't provoke him any further.
Therefore, Shen Yuanwei quickly bowed and broke the silence.
"I wonder why the emperor is here today?"
Xie Junlin came back to his senses when he heard the long-lost beautiful voice.
He said, "After Yun'er and Yuan'er returned to the palace, they kept talking about how beautiful and adorable their two younger brothers and sisters are. I came to see how beautiful and adorable General Xiao's two children are."
Xiao Lingzhao immediately bowed and invited respectfully.
"Your Majesty's personal visit to the two children is a blessing for them, and also for the entire Xiao family. Your Majesty, please—"
Xie Junlin hummed.
He walked into the mansion with steady steps, accompanied by the Dragon Scale Guards.
The Xiao family followed respectfully.
Arriving at the reception room, Xie Junlin lifted his robe and sat down, and the old lady hurried to find the wet nurse to bring the child over.
Although everyone knew that Xie Junlin came to the Xiao family today because of the Second Prince's matter, they would pretend to be ignorant until Xie Junlin said it.
The old general, Xiao Lingzhao and Shen Yuanwei stayed in the hall and chatted with Xie Junlin for a few words, then the old lady came over with her wet nurse, smiling.
She led the nurse in paying her respects.
"Your Majesty, these are Ling Zhao's two children. Look, they both look like Ling Zhao. They are simply cast from the same mold!"
Xie Junlin smiled.
Is that so?
Really looks like Xiao Lingzhao?
Xie Congyuan, who grew up under his lap, just looks like Shen Yuanwei, and these two children look like Xiao Lingzhao?
Then, Shen Yuanwei’s child is really the president. He knows how to seek benefits and avoid harm as soon as he is born, right?
Xie Junlin motioned the wet nurse to come forward.
He leaned over and glanced at the two children.
The boy was sturdy and strong, and quite good-looking, but he didn't look like Xiao Lingzhao at all. He felt that he looked more like General Xiao.
As for the girls...
Xie Junlin looked at the child and then at Shen Yuanwei.
He felt that this little girl looked more like Shen Yuanwei.
He opened his arms and held the little girl in his arms, teased her with his fingers twice, and then signaled the nanny to leave.
When there were no outsiders in the hall, Xie Junlin stared at Shen Yuanwei and said with a smile, "Madam Xiao, your little daughter doesn't look like Xiao Lingzhao. She looks like you."
Xie Junlin changed the subject.
"Come to think of it, my second prince also looks a bit like you. At first glance, my second prince and his sister look like siblings from the same father and mother—"
When Xie Junlin said this, the four people in the Xiao family felt nervous.
Fortunately, they were already prepared. They all stayed calm and did not show any panic or fear on their faces.
Shen Yuanwei sneered and stepped forward to salute.
"Your Majesty, please don't harm me. In front of my husband and parents-in-law, you said that my little daughter and your biological son are like siblings with the same father and mother. Are you trying to make my parents-in-law and husband suspect that my daughter is not the blood of their Xiao family?"
She sneered, "It's a pity that your instigation will not work, Your Majesty. I have never seen you since we parted four years ago. You are in your capital, and I am at the border. We are thousands of miles apart. How could my little daughter have the same father and mother as the Second Prince? I will never get pregnant with your child again. These two children belong to the Xiao family and have nothing to do with you!"
Xie Junlin thought he would see the Xiao family panicking, but unexpectedly, the Xiao family seemed to be insensitive to the Second Prince's background...
Also, Shen Yuanwei's first reaction was not to stick her neck out and emphasize to him that the Second Prince was his own flesh and blood, and that the Second Prince could not be a member of the Xiao family's bloodline—
Shen Yuanwei emphasized that there was no problem with her little daughter's bloodline.
Could it be that Shen Yuanwei really didn’t know that the Second Prince’s background was questionable?
Because she had no idea that the Second Prince's background was in doubt, Shen Yuanwei had never considered that what he had just said might mean that the Second Prince might be a descendant of the Xiao family?
Xie Junlin held the baby and looked Shen Yuanwei up and down.
He got straight to the point.
"Yes, Madam Xiao's little daughter has no problem with her background, but can Madam Xiao guarantee that your son has no problem with his background?"
Shen Yuanwei raised her head and pretended to be confused.
She was a little confused, "What does the emperor mean by this?"
Xie Junlin said calmly, "Madam Xiao and General Xiao may not know yet, but today, the Second Prince got into trouble in the palace. He was a four-year-old kid who used his head to hit the Queen Mother, and actually knocked her away. The Queen Mother fell to the ground and vomited blood—"
He raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Lingzhao. "My dear Xiao, do you feel that this incident is familiar? Back then, you were just a child of a few years old, but you knocked out your brother's teeth with just a punch, leaving your brother with a mouth full of blood. Now, the Second Prince is just like you back then, and seems to be born with great strength."
He asked Xiao Lingzhao, "Everyone in the world knows that you, my dear Xiao, are born with great strength. Now my second prince seems to have inherited your ability, Xiao Lingzhao. Don't you think it's strange?"
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