This reminder wasn't just empty talk, because in He Qing's previous life, a female official close to the emperor was indeed pregnant, but it was still early in the pregnancy, so she didn't even know it. By the time He Yuan discovered it, he had already lived in the Qianguang Palace for over a month, so it was too late to say anything.
The child was born before He Qing got married. He was a big fat boy.
Although she hadn't seen it in person, she could imagine He Yuan's attitude towards such a thorn in her side. And in the history that the self-proclaimed time-traveling woman had learned, this unfortunate posthumous child died before the age of three.
I don’t know whether it was a blessing for him that he didn’t become a slave of a conquered country.
But now, this is undoubtedly a better choice for both He Qing and Empress Dowager Lin.
Having the bloodline of the late emperor is naturally better than selecting a suitable person from the royal family to take the throne. At least they can take the initiative to control the current situation instead of letting another person make the decision.
Although this suggestion was somewhat fanciful, Empress Dowager Lin, looking at He Qing's expression, took it to heart. The next day, when she summoned important officials to discuss matters, she did not first raise the issue of the new emperor's selection, but instead summoned the imperial physician.
Everyone thought she was unwell and started asking questions. Empress Dowager Lin only gave a vague response. After all the doctors from the Imperial Hospital had been summoned, she waved her hand and asked the women standing behind her to come forward. "Please ask the doctors to check their pulses."
Those who could stand here wished they had ten times more wisdom in their hearts. Seeing this scene, they already understood about 50% of it. They all remained silent, waiting for the results of the pulse diagnosis.
The Empress Dowager had mobilized so many troops that both the royal family officials and the imperial physicians had some idea of what was going on.
But even so, when they found out that one of the waiters, Zhang, was nearly two months pregnant, everyone was still shocked.
Especially the royal family and important officials who had been fighting over the selection of the new emperor.
If they had known this, why would they have bothered with this?
Now that their merits in following the emperor were gone, and they had also incurred the empress dowager's displeasure, it was clear that their future would be difficult. Perhaps the empress dowager wouldn't do anything for a while, but having nominated other members of the royal family, they would undoubtedly be feared by those in power.
Everyone's mood is quite complicated.
Of course, there's still a chance of a reversal. After all, the child is still in the womb, and it's still unclear whether it will be born, or whether it will be a boy or a girl.
If she fails to hold the throne or turns out to be a princess, it will be their chance again.
At that time, we will still come back to the current problem.
So everyone looked at each other and remained silent, listening to the imperial physician's long speech congratulating Minister Zhang and the Queen Mother.
Empress Dowager Lin, however, was beaming with joy. She gently comforted Attendant Zhang and told her to stay with her in Kunhua Palace for the time being, instructing Aunt Qiu to arrange for more servants to attend to her. After Aunt Qiu had escorted the people away and the imperial physicians had departed, she straightened her face and said to the assembled crowd, "Heaven has mercy on me, leaving me with an heir. There's no need to discuss the previous matters anymore; everything will be settled after the child is born."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
