"I really can't do anything about this matter, but I have another way. Are you willing to listen?" As soon as Ling Ruo finished speaking, Fu Ying nodded eagerly and said, "I am willing to listen. Please tell me."
"Mr. Meng gave birth to a daughter, that is, a concubine. If this child can be raised under your name, she will be a legitimate daughter. Although there is only one word difference, the status is completely different."
Compared to Ling Ruo's understatement, Fu Ying's expression changed drastically, and she murmured: "This... I'm afraid Meng will not agree. Besides, taking away her child like this seems... not good."
"As long as the Seventeenth Master agrees, Meng can only agree even if he refuses. As for whether it is good or bad, it depends on how you think about it. Let me say that it would be better for the child to follow you, at least you won't
He led her down the wrong path." When she said this, Ling Ruo was thinking of Hongzhan. Although Liu was Hongzhan's biological mother, she used Hongzhan more. The family relationship between mother and child was really pitiful. In this way,
It would be better not to have a biological mother.
Fuying felt very conflicted. On the one hand, she really wanted a child, but on the other hand, she felt that doing so was too much and she didn't know what choice to make.
Ling Ruo didn't push her, and let her think slowly. From the first time she met Fu Ying, she knew that Fu Ying was a kind woman, and it was really difficult for her to make such a choice.
After a long time, Fu Ying shook her head dejectedly and said, "I know that your Majesty only wants to do my best, but this matter is just a matter of course. I am still young, so I believe there will be a child for the prince."
Ling Ruo didn't expect that Fuying would make such a decision in the end, and said in surprise: "Have you really thought about it, don't you regret it?"
Just as Fu Ying was about to speak, Shui Xiu said eagerly: "Guo Fujin, you have to think clearly. If you miss this time, you may not have another chance in the future. Doctor Xu said..."
"Shut up!" Ling Ruo glared at Shuixiu displeasedly and shouted, "Who allowed you to talk too much?!"
Shui Xiu quickly shut up, but Fu Ying heard a question from it, "Your Majesty, what did Dr. Xu say? Why did Shui Xiu say that I may not have a chance in the future? The doctor said that I am just a little weak and not
It’s nothing serious, and it won’t hinder pregnancy, why did Shui Xiu say that?”
"Shui Xiu is just talking casually. Don't take it seriously. It's okay. Doctor Xu didn't say anything." Although Ling Ruo tried to deny it, Fu Ying shook her head and said, "No, Shui Xiu is not talking nonsense. Madam, you
Tell me, what did Dr. Xu say?"
For the first time, Ling Ruo's eyes were evasive, and she forced a smile and said: "It's nothing, let me tell you what you want."
The more she denied it, the more Fuying became suspicious. She shook her head and said, "There must be something wrong. If you are unwilling to tell me, I will have no choice but to ask Dr. Xu."
"You...sigh!" Faced with such a persistent Fu Ying, Ling Ruo sighed helplessly and said, "That's all, I'll just tell you." After that, she glared at Shui Xiu and said, "It's your fault.
When you come out, explain it to Guo Fujin yourself."
Shui Xiu grunted in response and met Fu Ying's gaze and said: "Actually... the sequelae of Prince Guo's poisoning last time were not only the paralysis of his legs, but also other things. Although most of the poison in Prince Guo's body has been eliminated,
But there are still residues, and these remaining poisons will affect the prince's ability to continue his incense."
Fu Ying guessed many possibilities, but she didn't expect it to be like this. She wrung her hands vigorously and said with difficulty: "In other words, the prince... will not be able to have his own heirs in the future, right?"
"It's not absolute, but this chance is one in a million." After answering Fu Ying's question, Ling Ruo said again: "Doctor Xu only told the emperor and me about this matter, not Prince Guo, who is also me.
I share the same intention with the emperor, I don’t want to make Prince Guo’s pain worse.”
Fu Ying said numbly: "It's because the empress knew that I can no longer have children of her own, so she advised me to raise Meng's child under her knees, right?"
"Yes, if there is no accident, this child will be Prince Guo's only heir. Meng's scheming is much deeper than yours, and the noble concubine likes her. If she has a daughter, but you have nothing to do, do you think you can still sit here?
Can she secure her position as the direct descendant of Fujin? Can the imperial concubine survive?"
Fu Ying said with a trembling voice: "I have done nothing wrong, and the emperor decreed the marriage. Even E Niang can't dethrone my position as the direct descendant of Fujin."
"Did you do nothing wrong?" Ling Ruo shook his head and said: "Among the seven rules, the first one is to have nothing to do. Unless you tell everyone about Prince Guo's infertility, something will happen sooner or later. Then I will forget you.
Even if I want to help you, it’s hard for me to ask.”
"That is to say... seizing the daughter of the Meng family is the only way for me to keep my position, right?" Facing Fuying's question, Ling Ruo nodded and said, "You can say that, but it is better for my child to follow you than to follow Meng.
You are a good person. Regardless of your status, your kindness is far beyond the reach of Meng."
"I understand." After weighing the pros and cons, Fu Ying said word by word: "After I returned home, I told the prince that the pain of losing her son was difficult to calm down, and I hoped that the prince could hand over the daughter of the Meng family.
I will raise you as a concubine."
"Okay." Ling Ruo nodded and said, "I will always stand by your side and your concubine's side. If she really refuses to agree, you tell me and I will find an opportunity to talk to her."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Fuying is not a sloppy person. Now that she has made a decision, she will not hesitate again. After returning to the palace, she told Yunli about this idea, and vaguely revealed that she fell down and gave birth prematurely, which may have something to do with Meng.
related to the family.
Although Fuying had no evidence, Yunli had been married to her for several years and knew that she was not a person who liked to gossip, especially about such a serious matter. Although there was no evidence, she still had some doubts about Meng.
Such suspicion, combined with Fuying's depression and gloomy expression due to the loss of her child, finally made him make a decision and ordered the Meng family's daughter to be raised by Fuying after the full moon.
When this word reached Meng's ears, it was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue. She couldn't understand why her daughter had to be raised by Fuying. If this was the case, then who was her biological mother? She had worked hard to conceive for ten months.
And for what?
Thinking of this, Meng couldn't even sit still for the rest of her confinement. She ran to Yunli and cried, but Yunli only said that Fuying had lost her child and asked her to be more considerate. Besides, even if the child was given to Fuying to raise,
She could also often see that mother and daughter were not separated from each other. In addition, she would not let go, no matter how much she begged, she would not take her life back.
How could Meng give up? She immediately ran to Chen's courtyard and started crying before she could say anything. Chen didn't know about this yet. When she saw Meng crying non-stop, she said displeasedly: "I haven't finished confinement yet."