Not long after, news of General Fulu's triumphant return reached the palace.
After court, Qi Jingxuan chatted with General Fulu in the Imperial Study until the afternoon. After dinner, General Fulu finally left.
It's obvious that the Emperor will be visiting Consort Shurong, the younger sister of General Fulu, tonight.
General Fu Lu now holds an important position on the border and has just pacified the southern frontier. His family, which already held military power, is now at the height of its power.
The imperial harem is now dwindling in number of offspring, and General Fulu's visit today was a subtle hint to the emperor.
That makes sense. The two emperors of the previous dynasty chose to abdicate because they had no children. After all, the Jiang family had been in power for hundreds of years, so it couldn't really be considered an abdication system. It was because of their bad genes that the entire family had been declining and eventually fell into ruin.
If Qi Jingxuan doesn't work harder, the second and third wives will probably jump out again and start loudly proclaiming that they want to inherit the Qi family business. Wouldn't all his hard work then fall into the hands of others?
He does have the idea of having more children, but this child absolutely cannot come from the Fu Lu Private Key!
After all, it is the most difficult thing to prevent from the imperial relatives seizing power!
There are indeed two princes in the harem, but they are too young. If they were rashly made princes, they would surely be criticized by the people. However, it is best to take precautions before such a thing happens.
Ruan and Mu have recently been secretly cultivating their relationships, including with General Fu Lu and General Xu in the court, as well as Xu Yunchuan, the commander of the Imperial Guard who has always been in love with Zi Ling!
She planned to force Qi Jingxuan to abdicate after the children grew up in a few years, so that the world would eventually belong to her.
The position of Empress was originally hers, and only now could she understand why she didn't like the weak-willed Ruan Yu Mu.
Perhaps I was wrong, or perhaps I wasn't! Now she has used vicious sorcery to possess my body and persecute my mother; this revenge must be taken!
"Your Highness, the Emperor has arrived!" Upon hearing this unfamiliar news, Qiao Siyu gave a cold laugh. Shouldn't he be with Fu Lu Si Yue at this time?
Although the two now live in the same palace, General Fu Lu has just returned in triumph...
"Let's go and greet them." Qiao Siyu didn't dare to think about anything else; since she was already there, she might as well make the best of it.
After a tender moment, Qiao Siyu hugged Qi Jingxuan as usual, looking at him with fierce eyes. She was no longer the same as before. Back in Hexi, General Qi Jingxuan was practically the dream of every unmarried girl there. But after she lost her sister in this deep palace, everything changed.
She traced circles around Qi Jingxuan's heart with her hand, wishing she could kill this man, but for the sake of her family, she could not, and dared not, do so.
The Emperor grabbed her hand, opened his eyes, and looked at her with obvious affection. "What? Don't you want to sleep? Aren't you tired?"
Qiao Siyu began to speak sarcastically, "How can anyone be more tired than the Emperor? He has to attend court in the morning, discuss matters with officials in the afternoon, and spend his evenings with several concubines."
Qi Jingxuan pondered for a long time after hearing this, "I have favored you the longest, how could you not have any children?"
Qiao Siyu was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the bed and told them that she couldn't get pregnant. After all, the Empress had been imprisoned in Jingren Palace because of this, so it was better for her to be honest.
"I see. No wonder you let your sister enter the palace. Then you can raise the second young master!"
Qiao Siyu never expected that instead of punishment, she would gain a young master, since all she wanted was a princess by her side.
"Your Majesty, thank you so much!"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, Chengfu Palace requests your presence. They say..." The eunuch hurriedly reported that the Second Young Master had never been valued by Qi Jingxuan. Since birth, he had been weak and feeble, and the imperial physician had long said he wouldn't live more than six months. Now, he was already on his deathbed!
"What's wrong in the middle of the night? Can't you just say it directly? It's so noisy!"
Upon hearing this, the eunuch immediately knelt even more respectfully on the ground, for if the emperor were to take his anger out on him, it would mean the extermination of his entire family!
"Your Majesty, the Second Young Master is dying!"
"What?"
Qi Jingxuan immediately poked his head out from behind the curtain, looking utterly incredulous.
The second young master eventually left, and Qi Jingxuan shed tears of regret, wondering if it was because he had never cared about him and felt guilty.
For the next three months, the Emperor did not set foot in the inner palace again, only occasionally visiting the eldest son or the eldest princess.
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