When Shen Huan heard the news, her heart felt as if she had been stabbed hard by some sharp blade. The pain was so painful that she almost forgot to breathe and her brain fell into a blank state. An unspeakable bitterness came over her. The bitterness weighed on her heart like a huge boulder, and she almost suffocated. She clenched her hands tightly, and she didn't even hear Cui Shanggong's inquiries.
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty? Your Majesty, please don't forget that you are the Queen!" Cui Shanggong raised his voice, and Shen Huan finally came to his senses.
The stinging pain had not subsided and was still torturing the softest part of her heart. She was a little confused and wondered why? Why was she heartbroken? He was her enemy. She could not forget the death of her entire family and became the queen. These days, she is very submissive to Chu Xichen's attitude, not because of anything else, but because she knows that no matter how powerful a woman is, no matter how high her status is, she must be attached to her.
She should have no feelings for him... Why should she feel heartache?
The teacher said that she is a queen, and as a queen, she must tolerate other women sharing her husband with her and giving birth to children for her husband... Since she knows that he will not be her only one, why should she be heartbroken?
"Empress, how are you going to handle this matter?" Cui Shanggong asked again.
Shen Huan tried his best to calm down and ordered: "Go and pass on the history of Tong Shunu"
"yes"
Tong Shu Nu Shi was invited, and Shen Huan browsed through it. Last month, she had not married Xichen, and she was practicing etiquette in the princess's mansion. Xia Guiren did sleep with her once, and this time, she was pregnant. It’s been more than a month! In other words, Xia Guiren happened to be pregnant with the child before Shen Huan got married!
This happened by such a coincidence that Shen Huan couldn't be more angry or resentful!
"Which imperial physician diagnosed Xia Guiren's pulse? Send it to him?" Shen Huan ordered again.
Cui Shanggong ordered someone to go to Tai Hospital to send a message. Not long after, the judge from the right wing of Tai Hospital came to reply.
Shen Huan asked doubtfully: "Xia Guiren is not a high-ranking person, so how can he be qualified to be invited to the King's Court for diagnosis and treatment?"
The court judge replied: "Back to the Empress, Sir Xia cannot allow Wei Chen to diagnose her pulse. However, Wei Chen sent pills to Queen Qing last night. It happened that Sir Xia was there and seemed to be uncomfortable, so Wei Chen dared to check Sir Xia's pulse. Only then did I learn that Xia Guiren was pregnant."
Shen Huan stared at him and asked, "How long has Xia Guiren been pregnant?"
Wang Yugan said fatly: "It's already been a month."
Shen Huan remained silent and checked with Tong in the book. It was indeed more than a month.
Since she is pregnant, he cannot take her life by taking his own initiative. He cannot beat her, and he cannot banish her to the cold palace! Because sending a concubine who is pregnant with a dragon heir into the cold palace will definitely arouse criticism from the courtiers! It is possible that I will be accused of jealousy!
Xueling is dead, Xia Guiren cannot move, and Concubine Qing cannot move for the time being. There is no way to catch Concubine Qing. In addition, her father is in a high position in the court and wants to overthrow Concubine Qing. It will not happen overnight!
"This child came at the wrong time!" Shen Huan sighed in a low voice after Wang Yuanjian and the female history officer left.
Chun'er heard this from the side and pouted: "In that case, Queen, why don't you get rid of that child! Didn't they also do the same thing to you back then? This is called tit for tat!"
Shen Wen glanced at her and said slowly: "In your opinion, I am someone who would attack innocent children? I will take back everything they did to me and Xianya! However, I don’t want to involve innocent children!”
After she finished speaking, she stopped talking and just sat quietly. She said she had a headache today, so she skipped the greetings in the morning and was too tired to go to Shou'an Palace to salute the Queen Mother.
Shen Huan sat on the chair, only feeling tired, but she didn't know what she was thinking in her mind. She gradually fell into a trance. She didn't know how long she had been sitting there. There was no movement at all. She didn't even know Xichen came in.
Seeing her sitting blankly, Xichen thought he was feeling sad about Xue Ling's death, so he sat next to her and said, "She brought the death of Yang Cairen upon herself. Since it has been found that it was a slave from Guiren Xia's palace who did it, Yes, do you have any decree to punish her?"
Shen Huan smiled faintly after hearing this and asked: "How does the emperor want my concubine to punish noble Xia?"
Xichen said: "If you want her confession, send her to the palace chief minister. If you don't need her, just demote her to a certain position and put her in the cold palace!"
"But Your Majesty," Shen Huan said. She could hear that her voice was calm, but her heart was extremely empty. "Xia Guiren is pregnant, and I can't do anything to her."
Xichen looked at her in shock: "What?"
Looking at his expression, Shen Huan not only didn't find it funny, but instead felt a surge of anger rushing from the soles of her feet to her brain. She stood up and raised her voice and said, "Concubine, I said, Lord Xia is pregnant! Can't the emperor hear you? Concubine, please be louder." "Child's voice, do you hear it now? The emperor is too happy, so he forgets his temper for a moment! Why not let me light firecrackers outside and let the whole harem share the emperor's joy!"
She was so angry that she didn't care what she said. It was inappropriate.
Cui Shanggong gasped after hearing this and winked at her to signal her, but she didn't look at her at all, she just stared at the emperor and got angry.
Xichen stared blankly at her furious look, and then noticed that the palace people had not left yet. He coughed lightly and said in a deep voice: "You all get out."
Cui Shanggong hurriedly led everyone to retreat. Xichen looked at Shen Huan and asked, "Has the imperial doctor confirmed it?"
Shen Huan snorted coldly: "Humph, of course the imperial doctor has confirmed it. I have also read the Tong book. It is that day in February! The concubine is diligently practicing etiquette in the princess's mansion, but the emperor is having a romantic affair in the palace! It's just two people. Months time, you can’t wait so much!”
Xichen looked at her awkwardly. He didn't expect Shen Huan to be so angry. He had favored other women in the past, but she never showed any dissatisfaction. But what happened today? Did she change after becoming the queen? But since she is a queen, she should be even more generous!
He didn't want to make her even more angry, so he had to suppress his unhappiness and explain: "The days when I summon my concubines are very few, only four or five times a month. For this reason, not only the Queen Mother, but also the court officials have also come to me and asked me to think about my children... I have been very careful, but I didn’t expect that Xia Guiren would get pregnant.”
Shen Huan sneered: "With great care, I got her pregnant just once. Your Majesty, you are really capable!"
Xichen was stunned at first, then became furious after understanding the sarcasm with double meaning. He pinched the back of her neck and pulled her in front of him, hugged her sideways and walked towards the inner room.
Shen Huan shouted: "What are you doing? Put me down!"
Xichen said coldly: "Didn't you say that I am very capable? I will let you know what true competence is right now!"
"It's broad daylight! You're crazy... ugh..." Shen Huan didn't have time to curse, her mouth was blocked, and the bright red flowing gold silk satin skirt on her body turned into pieces under his tearing, and a few strands The fragments were still covering her body, looming over her delicate figure. She was unable to resist and had to succumb to his powerful attack.
(ps: Your Majesty, you are really capable...I made myself laugh~~)