At two quarters past the hour of Si, Ran Qiyue was summoned to the Eastern Palace by Su Mutianjun.
After Ran Qiyue had seen Su Mulihan, Qin Shuyao couldn't wait to ask, "How is it? Master Ran, has the Crown Prince been possessed by an evil spirit? Or has he been cast under a spell?"
Ran Qiyue, whose plan had succeeded, suppressed her joy and feigned regret, "Reporting to Her Majesty, in my opinion, the Crown Prince is not possessed by evil spirits, nor has he been cursed. He is probably ill. I believe that the most urgent task is to find a skilled doctor for the Crown Prince as soon as possible."
When Qin Shuyao heard this, she felt a sense of sadness rising from the soles of her feet to her heart.
She had schemed for years with Su Mutianjun to kill the former Crown Prince Su Mutiansheng and the former Crown Princess Gongsun Muxue, finally ascending to the throne of Empress Zhaoyang. But now, her legitimate son, the Crown Prince, had become an idiot. What was the point of her claiming the supreme position?
After Su Mutianjun and Ran Qiyue left, Qin Shuyao ordered someone to summon the current uncle of the emperor, her brother Qin Zhenyi, into her bedroom.
After understanding the situation, Qin Zhenyi thought it over again and again, then said sternly, "Empress, in my opinion, the most urgent task is not to heal the Crown Prince, but to protect his only child."
Qin Shuyao was incredulous when she heard this, "Brother, that's the crown prince, and your nephew!"
"Empress..." Qin Zhenyi's face was solemn. "The Emperor has indulged in sensual pleasures for many years, and his body has long been hollowed out. Since the Emperor ascended the throne, has the Empress ever seen any of the concubines in the harem give birth to children? His own sons and daughters haven't even given birth to a single grandson or granddaughter..."
"Brother, what you mean is..."
"Protect the child in Chen Mengyao's belly, because...it will be the crown prince."
"But, brother, what if Chen Mengyao gave birth to a daughter..."
Before Qin Shuyao could finish, Qin Zhenyi interrupted her, "No buts. Queen, no matter whether Chen Mengyao is pregnant with a boy or a girl, the child she gives birth to will be the Crown Prince!"
Qin Zhenyi turned his head to look in the direction of the Golden Palace, and a gleam of determination flashed in his shrewd eyes.
His son's wives and concubines were also pregnant, about the same time as Chen Mengyao's. If Chen Mengyao gave birth to a daughter, he could easily switch the baby. No one could stop his ambition to dominate the court and control everything...
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