Concubine Xu had already straightened up on the bed and was looking timidly at her father Xu Jin. She didn't even dare to look her father in the eye.
In the palace, she was always trembling with fear when it came to her relationship with the emperor. She had vaguely sensed the emperor's liking for Princess Jiaoyang, but she didn't dare to meet him because she had an inferiority complex and was afraid that she would lose everything.
Xu Jin didn't say anything, but just looked at his daughter gently, like a kind father.
"Father, it would be great if I could give birth to a princess. The emperor said that he almost forgot what Princess A'man looked like when she was a child."
Concubine Xu didn't dare to look at her father. She just spoke in a low voice, as if she was trying to persuade her father. However, it was obvious that she lacked confidence.
"Give birth to a princess? Then what? Still be a concubine who needs the support of our Xu family to pamper me? I'm old, I can't hold on for a few more years."
Xu Jin's words were more like soft sighs, filled with powerlessness and helplessness, like a blunt knife cutting Xu Fei's heart.
After her father entered the palace, she already understood that her position in the emperor's heart was determined by her father.
So, if my father is really old and no longer in the position of Prime Minister, what should I do
Do I really have to grow old lonely in this deep palace? And my own children, will they end up like Princess Jinxiu, who can't even get married...
"Father can only plan for you in the next few years. I can still do something for you now. If you are willing to help, the Xu family will help you. If you are not willing, then... forget it. As for how you will be in the palace in the future, that is up to you."
After finishing speaking, Xu Jin sighed and turned to leave. Concubine Xu looked at her father's back, and the panic in her heart grew infinitely. She hurriedly got out of bed, stood up, took two quick steps, and shouted to her father's back: "Father, I know you are doing this for my own good. I am willing to give it a try."
Xu Jin turned around after hearing this and looked at Concubine Xu with satisfaction. Concubine Xu looked at her father and said in a trembling voice, "Please tell me clearly, father."
"What are you afraid of? She is just a princess, but you are pregnant with a prince. The emperor and the queen are not on good terms, and the position of the prince is already in jeopardy. The child in your belly may be the future king."
Xu Jin's tone of voice was always unhurried and gentle, and it was like a warm current flowing into Concubine Xu's heart, dispelling her hesitation and fear.
"Besides, Princess A'man's supporter is still in prison. The queen is dead. If you fight her, she will be the loser."
"Father has been in the court for many years, and he sees some things more clearly than you do. I have enough confidence in letting you do it."
Because of her father's words, Concubine Xu's fear was no longer as intense as before. She sat back on the bed and listened to her father analyzing the pros and cons for her, and even told her the strategy to deal with Princess Jiaoyang.
Until her father left, Concubine Xu did not realize that she was actually going to confront Princess Jiaoyang.
It was not until Xu Jin had been gone for a long time that Concubine Xu realized that her father's plan was too thorough and definitely not something that was thought up on the spur of the moment. Perhaps he had already started planning everything when he knew she was pregnant.
Concubine Xu knew that her father was not an ordinary person, but when she really saw his extraordinary side, she was panicked in her heart.
Just as she didn't know how to face the emperor, she also didn't know how to face her father.
The father now is no longer the kind father who doted on his young daughter. He is the Prime Minister of Bei'an.
(End of this chapter)