Not long after, the sound of a baby crying was heard, and the palace maids all looked sideways.
Inside the hall, the midwife happily held the child and came to Miao Qinghua.
"Congratulations, Queen! Congratulations, Queen! Concubine De has given birth to a little princess for the Emperor! Queen, look how adorable she is!"
Miao Qinghua looked at the newborn baby in front of her, without a trace of joy on her face. Instead, her eyes gradually became fierce: "Don't tell anyone, Concubine De gave birth to a princess!"
The midwife stared at Miao Qinghua blankly, but was finally convinced by her threatening gaze.
Ni Yueshan and Jing Yuchen slept very soundly that night. When they woke up, it was already early the next morning.
Qingluan and Qingfeng came in to serve, and Jing Yuchen also stood up. The two of them reported from the side: "Prince, Concubine De gave birth to a little prince last night."
Jing Yuchen lowered his eyes and glanced at Qingfeng, "Got it!"
Ni Yueshan followed up, "Your belly is doing well. Jing Yuchen, congratulations! You have a new little brother?"
Jing Yuchen turned around and chuckled, "Then don't you have a new little brother?"
Qingluan looked at Ni Yueshan and Jing Yuchen who were still in the mood to joke around and shook her head helplessly: "Crown Prince, Crown Princess, the Emperor is unconscious now. Who wouldn't want to think that you are the next emperor?"
"But if Concubine De gave birth to a prince, and the Empress had no children, and she adopted him, you would have a younger brother. Then the Empress could win over the ministers and support her own prince to ascend the throne. Isn't that only natural?"
"I can see through it all. You must understand the tricks here. Crown Prince, Crown Princess, you two should be more careful!"
Qing Feng also frowned and helplessly joined in, "Yes, although the Queen is definitely the Queen Mother, the difference between a Queen Mother who rules behind the scenes and a Queen Mother without real power is huge! Even if the Queen doesn't want to, what if the people of the Miao family behind her have ambitions?"
Now Miao Yuan is dead, and although half of Ni Yueshan's blood is still a member of the Miao family, to the Miao family, Ni Yueshan may have long been an outsider!
This Miao family is not upright!
It would be better to support Miao Qinghua to become the queen mother who rules the country from behind the scenes, so that their Miao family can really act arrogantly at will!
Jing Yuchen listened to the two of them analyzing the pros and cons in front of him, but he smiled gently, as if he didn't care much.
"If the Queen wishes to take over the mess of tribute, I am willing to offer the throne with both hands!"
He really didn't want to take that position so soon, otherwise, wouldn't the ministers keep urging him to fill his harem?
Jing Yuchen turned to look at Ni Yueshan. It seemed impossible for him to be with Ni Yueshan forever in this life.
Noticing Jing Yuchen looking at her, Ni Yueshan vaguely guessed what Jing Yuchen was thinking. Ni Yueshan also smiled softly, then coughed: "Okay, okay, hurry up and wash your face and eat. Who knows if those old guys will come to discuss something with you again?"
Jing Yuchen stood aside, looking mischievous: "Old man? Your father is among them too!"
"He's right here, is he? Could it be that my father isn't an old man, but a handsome young man?"
The two chatted casually, not taking the current predicament seriously at all.
Qingfeng and Qingluan looked at each other and remained silent.
Jing Yuchen went to meet with the old men. Ni Yueshan stayed at home with Jing Xueer. "Xueer, be good and grow up quickly. I'll take you out to see the scenery. You can also bully Gou Qiong's children. Be filial to your grandparents, father and mother!"
In the palace, the ministers learned that Mei'e died that night from heavy bleeding after giving birth to a prince. The prince is now being cared for by the queen. They originally wanted Jing Yuchen to ascend the throne as emperor as soon as possible, but now, those voices have become much less frequent, and the eyes of the Miao family when looking at Jing Yuchen have changed.
Jing Yuchen pretended not to notice and harshly criticized those who urged him to ascend the throne.
"My father is still alive. If he ever wakes up, wouldn't he be heartbroken? He's only been in a coma for a short time, and you've already appointed a new emperor? Do you think it's me, the crown prince, who's planning to usurp the throne while he's seriously ill?"
Jing Yuchen's scolding made the ministers who supported him feel disheartened. Isn't this ungrateful?
After the ministers left the court, someone asked a palace servant to pass a note to Miao Qinghua. Miao Qinghua took a glance at it and found that it was an invitation for her to meet someone outside the palace.
Miao Qinghua looked solemnly at the palace attendant beside her and warned, "You must keep a close eye on the child. Don't let anyone else see him!"
The palace people naturally understood the importance of this.
"Yes, Queen, don't worry, I will never leave your side!"
Afterwards, Miao Qinghua disguised herself, ventured out of the palace, and made an appointment to meet at a teahouse. In the teahouse, several important people from the Miao family were all there.
When he saw Miao Qinghua, he was about to bow, but Miao Qinghua quickly reached out to stop him: "My elders, please don't bow. I'm here today because I have something important to tell you!"
Everyone present looked at each other in surprise. They were still happy that Mei'e's belly had actually given birth to a prince. Didn't this give Miao Qinghua an opportunity?
But Miao Qinghua's expression was extremely solemn: "The child was born last night, and I was waiting by her side. When the child landed, it was a girl, but I announced to everyone that it was a boy!"
The Miao family members present all looked at Miao Qinghua in surprise. Their expressions could be described as a palette of colors: sometimes white, sometimes green, sometimes black...
"You, you are so brave!" One of the elders of the Miao family started to scold, but because of Miao Qinghua's identity, he just sighed and didn't curse.
Miao Qinghua looked conflicted. "I know what you're all thinking. Even though the Emperor is unconscious, this is no different from the crime of deceiving the Emperor. I also want to leave myself an alternative path. I can become a powerless Empress Dowager in the future. While I might enjoy a life of luxury, it's not necessarily what the entire Miao family wants!"
Her expression became increasingly determined and serious: "All I need to do is find a newborn baby boy to bring into the palace. Then, I can steal the phoenix and turn it into a dragon..."
A group of people started discussing excitedly in the teahouse, and finally came to the conclusion that they should first kill all the people who knew that it was a baby girl that night, and then successfully transfer the child so that the secret would be kept secret forever.
After dusk, Miao Qinghua left the teahouse and quietly returned to the palace.
But halfway through the journey, the carriage was stopped by someone. The carriage jolted a bit, and Miao Qinghua frowned unhappily and asked, "What's going on?"
"Someone is blocking the way!"
"Get rid of them!" Miao Qinghua shouted angrily from inside the carriage, but the person outside the carriage spoke up, "My name is Wanbang, and I request to see you, my lord."
Miao Qinghua's eyes flickered. Ten thousand nations, ten thousand generals?
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