Chapter 194 It only takes a small price to pay
The queen looked at Wen Chuyun's horrifying face and couldn't help but frown slightly, her stomach churning.
She had never seen Wen Chuyun's appearance after being injured, and the scene before her made her feel extremely disgusted.
With a face like this, it’s no wonder that the emperor didn’t even want to look at it for a second.
Even an ordinary man, faced with such a wife, would probably take a concubine without hesitation.
"Hmph, you are quite good at talking." The Queen sneered and threw away her handkerchief. "But why should I believe you? Don't you know about beating the drum to appeal for justice?"
Wen Chuyun's heart was filled with hatred.
She will never forget the pain of disfigurement.
But at this moment she could only endure the humiliation, because she knew that only by getting the magic medicine would she have a chance to turn things around.
"My queen, if I were in your position, I would make the same choice if I saw a concubine pregnant with a dragon seed. In the harem, the winner takes all. If I lose, I can only blame myself for not being as skilled as the other party. How can I blame you? My queen, what do you want me to do to believe in my loyalty?"
"Loyalty?" The queen murmured these two words softly, with a hint of sarcasm on the corner of her mouth.
This is such a huge joke!
In this bottomless harem, how can there be any true loyalty?
Everyone is driven by desire. As long as there is an opportunity, they will climb up desperately and use any means to win the emperor's favor.
Even sisters from the same mother can become enemies and frame each other.
In the face of the temptation of power, family affection is as fragile as thin paper and cannot withstand a single blow.
Not to mention that he was the culprit who caused Wen Chuyun to be disfigured.
With such a deep hatred, if Wen Chuyun were to stay by his side, it would be like sleeping in the same bed with a poisonous snake, as he might be bitten back at any time.
The queen looked down at Wen Chuyun, looking at the face that looked particularly ugly because of the scar, and said casually, "If you get pregnant again and give birth to a son, you must give him to me to raise. Are you willing?"
"I am willing!" Wen Chuyun blurted out and agreed without even thinking about it.
How can a child be compared with one's own appearance?
As long as she can restore her beauty and regain the emperor's favor, she will not hesitate to pay any price, let alone a child!
"I just said it casually, but I didn't expect you to agree so readily." At this time, the queen really had some ideas.
She didn't want Bai Wutong's child in the first place.
Now that the Duke of Zhenguo has fallen, she is not sure whether her plan can be carried out smoothly.
If the matter is exposed, and he loses more than he gains, the miserable fate of the Duke of Zhenguo now might be his future.
Wen Chuyun was the second concubine in the palace who had been pregnant. If she became pregnant again and took the initiative to send the child to the emperor, the emperor would probably find it difficult to refuse because he was still the queen.
The Duke of Zhenguo had previously sent a miraculous medicine and had specifically instructed that it be given to Wen Chuyun.
She didn't want to give it then, and now that Duke Zhenguo was in trouble, she didn't want to give it even more.
However, if the benefits are attractive enough, why not give them?
But this is far from enough. She needs more evidence to completely control Wen Chuyun.
And as it happens, there is a perfect opportunity at hand.
"Princess Wen, do you know who was behind the assassination of Concubine Zhao?"
Wen Chuyun blurted out, "It's the Duke of Zhenguo."
"No, it's not just the Duke of Zhenguo, but also your Wen family."
When Wen Chuyun heard this, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it, "This is impossible!"
"Can I still deceive you? This is absolutely true. The Duke of Zhenguo was the mastermind of the assassination, but the assassins were sent out by the Wen and Jin families, in addition to him. The emperor punished the Duke of Zhenguo but did not take action against the Wen family. Do you think he knew about it?"
Wen Chuyun felt a chill running up from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and he couldn't help but tremble, "The Emperor... must not know!"
She knew in her heart that even with the power of the Duke of Zhenguo, he ended up like this. If the emperor knew that the Wen family was involved, the Wen family would be doomed.
The queen glanced at her carefully trimmed hair and let out a meaningful chuckle. "The fire at the Zhenguo Mansion was not an accident, but the emperor's doing. He could hide it from the world, but he couldn't hide it from me. Jin Zhi of the Jin family is an indispensable general for the Darong Kingdom. In another month, when the weather is cold and the ground is frozen, the barbarians on the border will surely be ready to move, and he will lead the army to fight. Therefore, even if the emperor knows that the Jin family is involved in this matter, he will not easily touch him. He has irreplaceable value."
"But the Wen family is different. Your father's official position is not irreplaceable, nor is it as important as Jin Zhi's. Once the emperor learns the truth, your Wen family will be in great disaster." The queen said, and calmly winked at the nanny beside her.
The nanny understood what was meant and quickly walked into the inner room. Soon she took out a secret letter.
When he unfolded the letter, he saw the familiar handwriting that was from the Duke of Zhenguo.
"This is the correspondence between the Duke of Zhenguo and me. It does not mention anything related to me, but it records in detail the people who participated in the assassination. I can find a random opportunity to let someone outside the palace find this letter and present it to the emperor, and the Wen family will be completely finished."
Wen Chuyun suddenly woke up as if from a dream. It was obvious that the Queen had caught something on the Wen family and wanted to use it to control her to prevent her from not fulfilling her promise to hand over the prince.
The Queen continued, "To tell you the truth, I had no intention of giving you the magic medicine. If you hadn't come to show your loyalty and promised to give the prince to me to raise, this magic medicine would have been ruined in two days. However, I have to add one more condition. If your first child is a prince, it would be the best. If it is a princess, you have to give her to me."
The royal bloodline is now rare, so both princesses and princes are extremely important bargaining chips for the queen.
Although the princess' status is slightly lower, she can also be used for marriage alliances, or to recruit a prince consort to expand her own power.
Wen Chuyun's current situation was already in a dilemma. Even though he was completely unwilling, he had no choice but to agree.
From the moment the secret letter appeared, she was on board the Queen's ship.
However, she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart.
When she returns, she will use the Wen family's code to ask her father whether the matter is true or not.
If all this was just a lie by the Queen, then once she successfully became pregnant, she would no longer have to pay attention to this ridiculous promise.
But if it was true... then she would be completely in the Queen's hands.
Unless the Queen passed away, for the sake of her own safety and the survival of the entire Wen family, she could only swallow her anger, be subordinate to others, and be manipulated by others.
"I will definitely keep my word. No matter whether the first child is a boy or a girl, I will give it to you to raise. If the first child is a princess and the second child is a prince, then I will definitely give the second child to you with both hands."
The queen showed a satisfied smile on her face. She slowly stood up and personally went forward to help Wen Chuyun up. Her tone was gentle, as if the two of them were really like sisters. "Sister Wen, the ground is cold here, so don't kneel down. Be careful not to freeze yourself. I will ask someone to get the magic medicine. The Duke of Zhenguo once said that this magic medicine will not affect conception after use, but... it requires a small price to pay."
"What...what price?" Wen Chuyun's heart suddenly tightened.
"You need to cover your entire body with human blood every month, otherwise your skin will become extremely rough."
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