Chapter 179 Imperial Edict
In fact, this matter should have been decided long ago. When Concubine Li was pregnant, Xuanyuan Ling also asked about this matter, because the Queen obviously wanted Concubine Li's child, but Concubine Li's answer at the time obviously made Xuanyuan Ling unhappy. Therefore, when Concubine Zhao became pregnant later, Xuanyuan Ling was actually thinking in his heart that this matter needed to be arranged, and it would not be too late to wait until the child was born. Moreover, since it was not certain who the child belonged to, at least it would make the Queen more obedient.
Therefore, Xuanyuan Ling had not thought of this: "Why are you feeling uneasy?"
"I won't be able to raise the child in my belly by myself..."
Lady Zhao stopped talking here, but her meaning was clear enough. After she said that, Xuanyuan Ling really lost his appetite. His tone became heavy: "Do you have any plans?"
Lady Zhao was really scared, but thinking about what Shen Qing said, she really had no idea where the child would go in the future, so she could only give it a try.
"I dare to ask for mercy."
She said this with a nervous look on her face. Even though she was not afraid of Xuanyuan Ling, she was cautious. After all, this was the man who could control the rest of her life with just one word. She really couldn't simply treat this man as her husband, even if she was pregnant with his child now.
When Xuanyuan Ling heard Concubine Zhao's words, he thought she had already had someone in mind just like Concubine Li did at that time. He didn't know that she actually didn't want to be separated from her child.
He felt surprised and looked at Concubine Zhao carefully.
In terms of appearance in the harem, it is naturally Shen Qing. Those who can enter the palace are at least good-looking. Concubine Zhao is not bad, but she is not in the same category as Shen Qing. She looks very dignified and beautiful, not charming, and now she is obviously afraid, but Xuanyuan Ling was not angry because she said this even though she was afraid.
Even though Lady Zhao said it was the end of the world, she still felt unsure. She did not dare to look up to see Xuanyuan Ling's expression at the moment, so she kept her head down.
Xuanyuan Ling said: "If she is a princess, you can raise her yourself until she comes of age."
He had already thought this in his heart when Li Guiren was still Li Meiren.
However, Concubine Li did not cherish the child and directly asked the Queen to raise the child, so he did not raise it.
Lady Zhao had originally given up hope, but when she heard Xuanyuan Ling's words, she suddenly looked up with a look of surprise on her face.
Xuanyuan Ling looked at her and smiled.
When Concubine Zhao saw Xuanyuan Ling smiling, she was shocked. She didn't spend much time with Xuanyuan Ling, and rarely saw him smile so happily. At this moment, she couldn't help but think of Shen Qing's faint smile when she said that the emperor cared about the mother-son relationship.
I felt really emotional for a moment.
In fact, she was still hesitant, but now she was in a difficult situation. The worst that could happen was that she would be scolded by the emperor for not following the rules. She was still pregnant and didn't know the gender of the baby, she just wanted a child. Even if Kairi was a little presumptuous, at least, considering her pregnancy, the emperor should not scold her too much.
If the emperor is really angry, she will just apologize. After all, the emperor is not a tyrant.
This is why she is willing to listen to Shen Qing and give it a try.
If she believed in Chen Qing, it was because after the incident with Sun Liangren last time, she felt that Chen Qing was smart and could protect herself, so she must have no ill intentions in opening the day and gave it a try. After all, it was her own decision.
Everyone in the palace knew that the Queen Mother and the Emperor were not on good terms, but Shen Qing could see that the Emperor cared about the relationship between mother and son.
Really, with such a delicate mind, if she is not favored, who else can be favored?
The reason why Concubine Li was made an exception was because she was still being raised by the Queen. Concubine Zhao's situation was different. Xuanyuan Ling had already given in. If it were the princess, asking her to raise her herself would have been an exception.
But if he were a prince, given the current situation in the palace, no matter who raised him, he would not be well behaved.
Shen Qing cannot raise a child in her current situation, and Concubine Ru is restless. But if the child is really given to Concubine An, I'm afraid Concubine Ru will make a fuss. Concubine Ru has never been a person who is content with what she has. She is content now because she is not favored. If she has a child, she will definitely not be content. Concubine An can forget about raising this child well.
The situation can be controlled, but people's hearts cannot be controlled. This is the reason why the fighting in the harem is endless. Even if the reason is known, the situation will still not be much better. No matter how capable the emperor is in strategizing, it is impossible for him to make others have no thoughts in their minds. It can only be said that sometimes a more aggressive approach can suppress it for a while.
Something is bound to happen, so it’s better to take control of the situation in your own hands.
Xuanyuan Ling hated the fighting in the harem, but she also knew that if the concubines in the harem wanted favor and children, they were destined to continue fighting. It was good enough for her to be content with her lot.
Lady Zhao is a person who abides by her lot. Now that she is about to have a child, he is willing to give her this grace.
Concubine Zhao was really relieved to have this result. With the emperor's promise, she really hoped that the baby in her belly was a princess.
After all, the emperor only said that the princess would raise the child herself. Of course, this was already very good. At least there was hope. And now she had a premonition that even if she gave birth to a prince, the emperor might not be willing to give him to Concubine Ru or Concubine An.
As for what to do next, Concubine Zhao was suddenly not afraid anymore.
In the past, she thought that the emperor was too high and mighty and would never consider people of their status. Even when she was close to Xuanyuan Ling, she always felt that he was out of reach. But now, she discovered that the emperor was not that ruthless.
Concubine Zhao thought of Shen Qing again, and suddenly became curious about how she and the emperor got along.
Is it different from all of them?
However, she had never been jealous of Shen Qing's favor before, and she was even less jealous now.
Lady Zhao's smile was much more genuine at this moment. Something that she had been thinking about for a long time finally came to light today. It was really a good thing. Only now did she realize that she was really hungry and needed to eat.
Seeing Lady Zhao like this, Biling was happy for her master.
Xuanyuan Ling did have to put the issue of where to place the child and raise him on the agenda, not because of Concubine Zhao's request, but because it was something he had thought about since the Queen decided to leave the child behind.
The child's biological mother is still not close to the adoptive mother. It's fine if the adoptive mother still has a conscience. But if everyone is like the queen and kills the mother and keeps the child, is his harem still a harem? Isn't it a place of execution?
Therefore, Xuanyuan Ling thought about abolishing the rule of having the child raised by the mistress of a palace that day. As the beauty contest was just over a month away, he also wanted to stop those who wanted to take advantage of him.
But it doesn't mean that we will do this right away once it's put on the agenda. Xuanyuan Ling is busy with the next audition.
More than a month before the audition, Xuanyuan Ling issued an imperial edict, the meaning of which was clear and understandable.
From now on, no matter how many people enter the harem through selection, or what their status in giving birth to children, if they are princesses, as long as the concubines do not make any mistakes, they can be raised by their side. If they are princes, they will be sent to Xuanyuan Ling to be raised, and their biological mothers can also visit the children until the princes reach adulthood and leave the palace to set up their own residences. The intention is to let the princes hone themselves more and enhance brotherly feelings.
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