Chapter 101 She Entrusts the Child to the Queen
To put it another way, even if we cannot form an alliance with the Queen, it would be good if we could avoid being enemies.
The Queen was pushed out by Xie Junlin to attract fire and protect her from disaster. She felt really wronged. If she didn't give him some benefits to appease him, the Queen might resent her out of sadness and pain.
Even giving Queen Wei a blank check at this moment is better than just standing by and watching.
Shen Yuanwei bent down.
Looking at this sad woman, she said softly, "Queen, I don't know if I can give birth to a little prince. If I am lucky enough to give birth to a little prince, I will entrust him to you. Do you think it's okay?"
Queen Wei, who was crying with sadness, was stunned when she heard this.
She looked up at Shen Yuanwei in disbelief.
Does Zhaopin know what she is saying?
If Concubine Zhao gave birth to the emperor's only child, this child would become the crown prince and the next emperor. Does Concubine Zhao know what the child in her belly means?
She doesn't even want to raise it herself and wants to give it to someone else?
After being stunned for three breaths, Queen Wei asked Shen Yuanwei uncertainly, "What did you say?"
Shen Yuanwei said again, "I said, I want to entrust the little prince to the queen——"
Queen Wei opened her eyes wide.
She suddenly clenched Shen Yuanwei's fingers, her voice trembling with excitement, "Really? Are you serious?"
Shen Yuanwei nodded, "Your Majesty, the Emperor told me before that if I want to find a mother for my child, then you, Your Majesty, are the best candidate, because you are kind, tolerant, well-educated and reasonable. You will definitely treat my child well—"
Queen Wei happily held Shen Yuanwei's hand against her chest, overjoyed, "Yes! Yes! I will definitely treat your and the emperor's child well! If you are really willing to give the child to me, I will definitely treat him as my own!"
Shen Yuanwei took out a handkerchief to wipe the queen's tears.
"Then we have a deal. If I can give birth to a little prince, I will solemnly entrust him to you, the Queen. But if I cannot give birth to a little prince for the Emperor, don't blame me for letting you down..."
Before Shen Yuanwei could finish her words, Xie Junlin interrupted her.
"Don't talk nonsense. You can definitely give birth. You are my only hope."
Shen Yuanwei raised her eyebrows and stopped talking, then smiled at Queen Wei.
Queen Wei was no longer depressed or sad. She was extremely happy.
She can actually raise a little prince.
No matter whether this little prince is the emperor's bloodline or Xiao Lingzhao's bloodline, as long as the emperor acknowledges that this little prince is the future crown prince, she will raise him.
Girls like them who were raised by other families, if they don't have children of their own, are really happy to help concubines raise their children.
Heart for heart, as long as she holds the child in her arms and raises him, as long as she treats the child sincerely, the child will definitely give her more in return in the future...
Queen Wei looked at Xie Junlin again.
The resentment in her eyes slowly dissipated.
It turns out that the emperor does care about her. He is persuading Concubine Zhao to give the child to her to raise.
Although the emperor is infertile and cannot let her give birth to a child and become a mother, the emperor is willing to give her someone else's child, which is the best arrangement for her.
Queen Wei figured it out herself, and the fake pregnancy went smoothly.
After a while, Shen Yuanwei suddenly opened the door and ran out in panic, shouting, "Oh no! Eunuch Chen, please call the imperial physician!"
The clan members sitting in the main hall were startled and stood up in unison.
Something bad?
What's wrong?
Could it be that the emperor can no longer hold on and is about to pass away?
The clan members looked at each other, pretending to be sad and trying hard to squeeze out tears. They were about to rush to the other side of the room when they heard Shen Yuanwei say -
"Quickly call the imperial physician! The queen has fainted!"
The clan members who were trying hard to hold back their tears all stopped walking.
Um?
It's the queen who fainted, not the emperor who died?
They silently glanced at Concubine Zhao who was breathing heavily while speaking, and turned to look outside the hall.
Because the emperor was ill, there were naturally imperial physicians waiting outside the palace at any time. In the blink of an eye, Chen Hai led Imperial Physician Ge into the hall and into Xie Junlin's room.
The clan members watched the door close and waited anxiously. Unexpectedly, a moment later they heard the loud and surprised voice of Doctor Ge coming from the room -
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! The Queen is pregnant!"
“…”
All the clan members were dumbfounded.
They looked at the closed door in shock and disbelief.
Is Concubine Zhao pregnant?
Is the Queen pregnant too?
Isn’t it said that the emperor is infertile? How come he suddenly has two children?
The oldest Prince Yu couldn't hold it in any longer. He stepped forward, pushed the door open, and looked into the room in surprise and suspicion.
"Your Majesty, I heard the imperial physician say that the Empress is pregnant? Is the Empress really pregnant? How come you haven't had a child in the past eighteen years, and now Concubine Zhao is pregnant, and the Empress is also pregnant..."
He stared at Xie Junlin, "Your Majesty, are you feeling better? Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
Xie Junlin held the unconscious queen's hand in one hand and Shen Yuanwei's hand in the other.
He looked at the old prince and chuckled, "Uncle, what you said is interesting. How do you want me to tell you about this kind of thing in advance? Do you want me to beat the gongs and drums and shout to the world that I can finally have a child, I am not a waste, I have finally made up my mind, do you want me to shout like this?"
The old prince quickly bowed his hands, "That's not what I meant..."
Xie Junlin sneered, "That's it, there's no need for me to make a fuss about this kind of thing. The Queen and Concubine Zhao are pregnant, so you all naturally know that I can give birth."
The old prince looked at Xie Junlin and the two ladies. He had a lot of questions in his mind, but he didn't know what to say.
Xie Junlin smiled and deliberately asked him, "Why does your uncle look so strange? My queen and concubine Zhao are pregnant, aren't you happy?"
Without waiting for his answer, Xie Junlin sneered, "It's normal for you to be unhappy. I have my own children, so I won't adopt your children. Your children can't become princes or emperors, so naturally you can't be happy—"
Before Xie Junlin could finish his words, the old prince fell to his knees with a thud.
The clan members who were looking around from behind all knelt down in fear.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
"Your subjects would never dare to covet the throne!"
"We only brought the children to you for selection because we saw that the emperor had no children and did not want the throne to be without a successor. Now that the emperor already has children, we will take them back immediately and will never dare to mention adoption again!"
Xie Junlin felt so happy when he saw his clan members kneeling down.
Eighteen years. He has been waiting for this day for eighteen years!
He had dreamed countless times that he had a child. He dreamed that he was proud in front of those who laughed at him. But after waking up from the dream, facing the fact that he could not have children, he was filled with even greater despair...
Now, he can finally stand up straight and feel proud!
The excitement in his heart made him unable to help but hold Shen Yuanwei's fingers tightly.
He looked at Shen Yuanwei lovingly and said to the clan members, "The two madams are pregnant. Don't you pray that the two madams will give birth to a prince for me? Are you all hoping that the two madams are pregnant with princesses? You all hope that I can't give birth to a son, right?"
How dare the clan members admit it?
They kowtowed in fear and said, "We dare not!"
They glanced at the unconscious queen, then at the conscious Concubine Zhao, forced a smile, and said loudly, "We congratulate the two ladies for having a son, and we congratulate the emperor for having two princes. The two princes must be smart and capable of fighting, and will expand the territory of Yong!"
Xie Junlin was beaming with joy.
He waved his hand and asked everyone to kneel down.
After the people left, he whispered in Shen Yuanwei's ear, "They wish me double happiness, giving birth to two princes... Tell me, are you pregnant with twins? Will it really make me have two sons at once, huh?"
“…”
Shen Yuanwei raised her eyes and looked at Xie Junlin.
Want twins so badly?
But if one of the twins is really Xiao Lingzhao's, will the emperor still be happy?
If things were even worse, and both the twins she was pregnant with were Xiao Lingzhao's, and the emperor didn't have either, would he be even more mentally devastated?
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