Princess Lu was surprised: "So fast?"
Among the sisters-in-law, she was the first to get pregnant after marriage, which was half a year after the marriage. The prince was very proud of this, but he did not expect that the Princess of Yan would be even faster.
"We only have one son now, so we have to hold on tight and not let the seventh son take over."
Among the princes, the eldest prince, Prince Qin, had the most heirs, with three daughters and one son. The crown prince and Prince Jin both had two daughters and one son, and Prince Qi had only one daughter.
Except for the Prince of Qi, the three older princes had both sons and daughters, but they had all been married for many years and had many concubines, so they only had one son, which was considered a small family.
As for the King of Qi, not having a son was already a major flaw for him.
No matter what, the more offspring the royal family has, the better.
"It's broad daylight, your Highness, please don't make a fuss..." Princess Lu struggled for a few times and then let Prince Lu go.
The prince is right. The Princess of Yan has the good news so soon. They should really seize the opportunity.
As several princes returned home, it caused a lot of concerns, some people were jealous and some were worried.
The Crown Prince lived in the East Palace. Unlike his brothers who had their own palaces outside, he was well-informed. He was happily waiting for the news of Yu Jin's downfall when he was called over by Emperor Jingming.
As soon as he stepped into Yu's study, the prince felt a little scared.
Over the years, no matter how he performed, it seemed that he could not satisfy his father. Now, when the prince saw Emperor Jingming, he was like a mouse seeing a cat, and he had the urge to run away at any time.
"Are they here?" Emperor Jingming asked solemnly.
The prince lowered his head and asked hesitantly, "I wonder why my father asked me to come here?"
"It's about Old Seven."
The prince looked up blankly and met Emperor Jingming's eyes.
The emperor's eyes were deep, and his emotions were unpredictable.
The crown prince pondered the Emperor Jingming's thoughts and advised: "Father, please don't be angry with my seventh brother. He is young and full of vigor—"
Emperor Jingming slammed the dragon table hard, stopping the prince from saying anything else.
"Father?"
"Why should I be angry with Old Seven?"
The prince became more and more confused, and under pressure, he blurted out: "The seventh son is being unruly with his wife——"
"The seventh prince's wife is pregnant." Emperor Jingming simply interrupted the prince.
The prince was stunned and his expression suddenly changed.
The seventh son's wife is pregnant? Then his instigation of the censors was in vain...
After the prince expressed his regret, he was puzzled: Even if the seventh prince's wife was pregnant and escaped punishment, why did his father look for him?
Hiss - could it be that his father has discovered that he was instigating the censors?
Emperor Jingming called the Crown Prince over for a routine lecture, but he could see something strange in the Crown Prince's expression.
This guy always looks like he deserves a beating every time he does something shameful...
Emperor Jingming frowned and looked at the prince with a serious face: "Do you know you are wrong?"
The prince lowered his head unconsciously.
A guilty conscience!
Emperor Jingming, who had a lot of experience, summed it up in his mind and knocked on the dragon table with a white jade paper: "You don't want to tell me? Do you want me to point it out to you?"
The prince immediately became obedient and said in frustration: "My son shouldn't have instigated the censors to impeach the Seventh Prince——"
Emperor Jingming was stunned.
What? There is such a thing?
"You fool! I asked you to come here just to ask how did the Seventh Brother offend you to make you, as a brother, do such a thing? Where is your brotherly love?" Emperor Jingming went from being shocked to questioning, all in one go without revealing any flaws, but he was furious in his heart.
He is still fine, but they are scheming against each other like this. Won't they be killing each other a hundred years from now?
The prince knelt down and apologized: "I was confused for a moment, please forgive me, father."
Emperor Jingming closed his eyes and said angrily: "You disappoint me so much!"
He was angry that the prince was plotting against his brothers, and even more angry that he was confessing without being asked.
The prince was shocked and looked extremely ugly.
My father really dislikes him. He might have wanted to get rid of him a long time ago...
Yes, if the emperor had no such intention, why did he send people to monitor his every move?
In the prince's mind, Emperor Jingming must have sent people to keep an eye on him so that he could discover the plot against the seventh brother. He never thought that it was because of his stupidity that Emperor Jingming figured it out.
"Go back and reflect on your actions!"
The prince quickly glanced at Emperor Jingming, then got up and ran away.
Staring at the prince running away, Emperor Jingming roared, "Wait!"
The prince suddenly stopped and turned around stiffly.
"Even the Seventh Brother knows how to protect his wife. You should learn from him in the future. If I hear that you and the Crown Princess are not on good terms again, you should stay in the East Palace and don't come out!"
This is what Emperor Jingming said when he summoned the Crown Prince to give him a lecture. He never expected that the Crown Prince would give him such a big "surprise".
The prince quickly agreed, and Langxi returned to the East Palace.
After entering the inner room, the prince fell onto the bed, gasping for breath.
Why hasn’t the old thing gone back to the west yet? Life is simply unbearable!
The news that the Princess of Yan was pregnant spread quickly throughout the palace. For a time, many people went to Yuquan Palace to congratulate the Princess.
Concubine Xian forced herself to smile as she sent them away one by one, and her face suddenly turned gloomy.
These people clearly knew that she had a weak relationship with the seventh son and his mother, but they still came over anyway. They were not here to congratulate her, but simply to laugh at her.
Concubine Xian held her anger and summoned Princess Qi into the palace, where she gave her a severe beating.
Princess Qi endured the humiliation in silence, feeling extremely aggrieved and depressed. When she was about to leave the palace, she bumped into Princess Shu.
"Sixth brother's wife has also entered the palace." When Princess Qi saw the Princess of Shu, she felt like she had met a companion.
Needless to say, the Princess of Shu must have been beaten by Concubine Zhuang.
Speaking of which, the Princess of Shu was also unlucky as she got married right after the Princess of Yan.
Princess Shu nodded slightly and said calmly, "I am here to pay my respects to my mother."
Princess Qi felt that this was a rare opportunity to improve their relationship, so she whispered, "Sixth brother's wife, don't take it to heart. You just got married, there's no rush..."
Princess Shu looked at Princess Qi in surprise and said calmly, "Thank you for your comfort, Sister-in-law. I was not in a hurry anyway."
Women are envied based on whether they can give birth to children. It’s really boring to think about it.
The Princess of Shu thought of the Princess Zhuang's subtle reminder, and then thought of the King of Shu's hesitation to speak, and she felt it was all boring.
"I'm leaving first, please do as you please, Sister-in-law."
Princess Qi stared at Princess Shu as she bent over and got into the carriage, her face turning pale and blue.
The princesses before her, including the Crown Princess, were obviously normal people. Why did they change starting with Princess Lu?
Princess Lu is coquettish and hot-tempered, Princess Shu is falsely noble, Princess Yan has a weird temper, and Princess Xiang——
Princess Qi shook her head.
The fact that the Princess of Xiang did not marry the Prince of Xiang in the end was too scary. I dare not even think about it...
In Prince Yan's mansion, the old chief secretary almost cried when he saw the car full of rewards.
"Your Majesty, if something like this happens again in the future, can you please give me a heads-up first..."
Yu Jin glanced at the Chief Secretary and said calmly, "Does it need to be announced with drums and gongs if the princess is pregnant? The Chief Secretary doesn't need to worry about it anymore. I am such a stable person and I know my limits in everything."
Resisting the urge to refute, the chief historian curled his lips and said, "Your Highness is right."