Although Guangxiu Garden was well-dressed and well-fed, it was like a prison to her. Her life here was never truly happy, and she never thought about having children for Hongli or serving him. She just didn't want him.
She was angry with her family because of herself, but now, a young life is growing up in her belly. After it is born, it will smile at her, cry at her, and even call her Niang...
It was at this time that the steward of the Wei Mansion came to deliver a message, saying that all the Wei family members had been taken to Shuntian Mansion, the Wei Mansion had also been sealed, and all the servants had been driven away; she guessed that something bad might happen.
Things happened, but I didn't expect such a big change happened overnight.
She was so lost in thought that she didn't even notice when Hongli came in. It wasn't until a servant reminded her that she came back to her senses and hurriedly tried to get up. Hongli stepped forward, held her shoulders and said, "You are pregnant."
You're here, just sit still." After a pause, he said again: "How is it? Is everything okay?"
Wei Xiuyan forced a smile and said: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am in good health with...the dragon fetus."
Hongli nodded and said: "If there is anything missing in Guangxiu Garden, just tell the steward here or He Kun, and they will try their best to buy it for you; besides, I have said before that even though you can't go out,
But if you feel bored, you can also invite the opera troupe to come and sing in the garden to relieve your boredom. You don’t have to restrain yourself too much.”
"I know." Wei Xiuyan bit her lip and said softly: "Your Majesty, I heard someone say this morning that the Wei family was sealed off, and my father and others were arrested and taken to Shuntian Mansion. What happened...
thing?"
Hongli did not answer her words, but only said: "There is only one thing you have to do next, which is to have a good pregnancy and raise the baby. Don't worry about anything else."
"Your Majesty!" Wei Xiuyan pulled his sleeve and said urgently: "Those are my family members. I can't ignore them. I beg your Majesty to tell me."
Hongli lowered his head and stared at her for a moment, then said, "Do you really want to know?"
Wei Xiuyan nodded nervously, and the next moment, Hongli said words that made her whole body shiver, "Wei Jingxuan had an affair with the guards, and successively murdered the late empress, Chang Le, Yong Cong and Imperial Concubine Yi Min. Her crime was extremely heinous; she was not the only one to be punished.
Even the Wei family will not be spared the punishment!"
"No, sister... won't kill so many people, it's impossible..." Wei Xiuyan murmured, and said nervously: "The emperor... wants to kill them?" Seeing Hongli's silence, she said eagerly
: "There should be some inside story about this matter. My sister will not do this. Your Majesty will send someone to investigate."
"I checked very clearly." After a moment of pause, Hongli's eyes flashed slightly and said: "Xiuyan, when was the last time you saw your master?"
"Master?" Wei Xiuyan lowered her head and thought for a while and said, "The most recent time should have been two years ago. Why did the emperor ask about this?"
When she spoke, Hongli's eyes never left her side, and he found no trace of lying. Either Wei Xiuyan was telling the truth, or her acting skills were high enough to deceive him. Recalling the situation when Wei Xiuyan refused his will
, Wei Xiuyan probably really didn’t know the reason why she suddenly took her concubine.
"It's nothing, I'm just asking." After saying this, Hongli was about to leave, but Wei Xiuyan was unwilling to let him go. She grabbed his sleeve and said: "Even if my sister really makes a big mistake, it has nothing to do with my father and the others. Please, Your Majesty...
…For the sake of my concubine’s identity, I will forgive them the death penalty.”
"I have forgiven them once for your sake before. This time..." Facing Wei Xiuyan's gaze, Hongli slowly shook his head and said, "I can't think of any other reason to forgive them." No wait.
Afterwards, Hongli said again: "Don't worry, this matter won't implicate you. You can just have a baby and raise your child."
His words reminded Wei Xiuyan, and she immediately said: "Your Majesty, even if it is not for the sake of my concubine, but also for the sake of my unborn child, please accumulate some virtue for him, and..." She raised her hand to touch her body.
With a flat belly, he whispered: "What will he think if he knows that his emperor Ama personally ordered the death of his grandfather's family in the future? How will you explain to him?"
Hongli looked at Wei Xiuyan with a complicated expression. She had no idea that from the very beginning, his goal was this child. From the very beginning, he had no intention of letting this child live. Her flesh and blood... was just another person's.
It is impossible for a scapegoat to grow up!
Seeing that Hongli didn't speak for a long time, Wei Xiuyan thought he was hesitating, so she knelt down and cried: "Your Majesty, as long as you are willing to let father and the others go, you can do anything you want me to do..." Halfway through, she suddenly showed pain.
With a look on her face, her hand was stroking her abdomen tightly. Seeing this, Hongli quickly supported her and said, "What's wrong with you?"
Wei Xiuyan looked pale and said: "I don't know, it's just... I suddenly felt some pain in my lower abdomen!"
The servant said from the side: "My wife must have had fetal gas. The doctor has said that she is only more than one month pregnant and her fetal gas is not very stable yet. You need to be more careful."
"Go and get the doctor!" With that said, Hongli carried Wei Xiuyan into the back room. After waiting for a while, the servant brought in a doctor who was quite famous in Beijing. After checking Wei Xiuyan's pulse, he said
: "It was fetal movement, but luckily it didn't
It's not serious. Just drink a few patches of medicine and rest in bed. However, the lady is very weak and it will not be easy to get pregnant with this child. So you must be careful in the future and don't have too much mood swings, otherwise once you see redness
, the situation is getting worse.”
After the servant went out with the doctor to get medicine, Wei Xiuyan endured the pain and begged again: "Your Majesty, can you spare the lives of my sister and father? I beg you!"
Hongli was silent for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "That's all, I promise you that they will be spared the death penalty. Except for Wei Jingxuan who is imprisoned in the Shenxing Division, the rest will be exiled in the northwest. Although it is a bitter and cold place, at least they can save their lives."
Wei Xiuyan was overjoyed and thanked her repeatedly. After comforting her for a few more words, Hongli walked out with Xiao Wu. The housekeeper was waiting outside. When he saw him coming out, he quickly knelt down to say hello.
Hongli glanced at him and said coldly: "From now on, the lady is not allowed to have contact with people outside the garden. Also, let the people under you keep their mouths shut. If anyone dares to tell the lady what happened in the capital,
, they will be killed immediately, including their families... and you!"
The housekeeper broke out in a cold sweat and said hurriedly: "I obey the order, even if the capital is turned upside down, my wife will not hear a trace of it!"
"Okay!" After saying this, Hongli waved his sleeves and left. When he reached the door, Xiaowu quickly untied the horse rope tied to the side, and then handed it to Hongli respectfully, "Your Majesty, please mount the horse!"
Hongli took the horse's rope and said in a deep voice: "Go to Shuntian Mansion and tell Li Wenzhong that the Wei family has committed a heinous crime and should be executed immediately without any mistake!"