"What did you say!" Prime Minister Liu suddenly stood up from the desk and slapped the table with both hands. The brushes fell down and rolled to the floor, rolling straight to the feet of the person who brought the news.
The servant who reported the news was so scared that he trembled and lowered his head even more. He had just received the news from the palace, and it had nothing to do with him at this moment! "Master, I heard it from Xiao Shuzi in the palace, and it should be correct." Xiao Shuzi was his playmate in the countryside before, and he usually told him about any disturbances in the palace.
"Alas!" Prime Minister Liu seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant, and his face looked much more tired. He sat down dejectedly. "Daughter! You are making things difficult for your father!" He slapped the table several times, and with a wave of his long arm, he threw all the cases on the table to the ground. "Forget it, you go down first!"
“Yes.”
How could it be like this? She finally climbed to the position of imperial concubine, but something like this happened. She attacked the concubines and harmed the emperor's descendants. How stupid is that!
But logically speaking, he still knew his daughter. Although she was a little arrogant, she shouldn't be so stupid as to push the concubine into the water in public. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was fishy.
His eyes narrowed, revealing a gleam of light. He might have to confront her face to face about this matter. "Someone, go and call my wife!" He calmed down and was no longer in a hurry. He would discuss everything with his wife first, and this matter would take a long time to think about.
"Master, the Madam is here." The servant stepped aside, leaving space for the two of them.
Mrs. Liu saw the scattered cases, bent down to pick them up, put them in order and placed them in front of Prime Minister Liu with a soothing smile on her face. "Master, what made you so angry?" She didn't know what happened yet, she just thought she had encountered some difficult case.
"Hmph! You're the good daughter that she is!" He rolled his eyes at Madam Liu and shook off her hand that was pulling his sleeve.
Madam Liu turned pale. Her daughter? What happened to Chu Rong? "Master..."
Rubbing his frown, Prime Minister Liu motioned her to sit down, and then he explained the cause and effect of the matter, and also told her his thoughts. Fortunately, Madam Liu was also a person who had experienced many ups and downs, so she did not make a scene on the spot.
"Then what the master means is..." Seeing his calm look, Madam Liu knew that he already had a plan in mind for this matter.
Prime Minister Liu did not keep the secret, tapping his fingers on the table regularly, and said, "Wait a few days until the palace is calmer, and then you can go to Chu Rong, or ask Chu Rong to send someone back to ask about the specific situation of that day."
The two discussed for a long time before the Liu Mansion calmed down. But they never expected that things would continue. Shen Qingwan wandered around in her yard anxiously. How could this happen? She didn't expect Li Ruotong to be pregnant, and she was afraid that the child was not the emperor's!
When she was sick that day, Li Ruotong sent Qiu Shui to deliver a note to her, which meant to tell her that she had had sex with Ye Feng! In the past few days, the emperor did not stay in her courtyard, so the child was most likely his. No wonder she looked so abnormal in the garden, obviously because she knew she was pregnant.
After thinking about it, Shen Qingwan also felt a little guilty. If she hadn't been dragged away to avoid gossip, this wouldn't have happened. It would be fine if the emperor didn't know. If he knew that the child was not his...
Finally, Shen Qingwan decided to wait for a few days for the storm to die down, then go to Li Ruotong to see what she thought, and then make a decision.
People in and outside the palace were all in panic because of this incident, especially Fu Yuheng. That was his child, how could he just let it go after losing him like that? But Fu Yuheng didn't seem to be heartbroken at all. After dealing with Liu Churong, he was even calmer, which made everyone even more panicked.
Fu Yuheng sat on the chair, holding his chin with his hand, his eyes were unpredictable. Liu Churong, Liu Churong, this time, you found a good opportunity for me. If it weren't for her, he really couldn't find her father's loophole.
"Let's go and see Concubine Qi." Lifting the dragon robe, Sun Ning beside him hurriedly followed.
He didn't dare to suspect the emperor's thoughts. He worked hard these days, fearing that something might go wrong. "My queen, why didn't you tell me that you were pregnant? Otherwise, I would have been the first to rush out to protect you!" Qiu Shui squatted beside the bed with tears in her eyes, holding Li Ruotong's hand, feeling very distressed. Her queen treated her the best, but now she failed to protect her. Li Ruotong felt a little helpless as she cried like a tearful person.
"Okay, silly girl! It's not your fault, why are you crying?" Li Ruotong burst out laughing. Fortunately, the child was only one month old, and even if she miscarried, she didn't suffer any serious illness. However, this incident also made her feel very disappointed. This was her and Ye Feng's flesh and blood. Even though she knew she might not be able to keep it, she couldn't stop hating Liu Churong out of worry.
"Your Majesty!" The voice outside the door attracted the attention of both of them.
Qiu Shui was anxious to stand up, but because he had been squatting for too long, his legs were numb and he almost fell down, but he managed to keep his body steady and stand properly. Li Ruotong on the bed bit her lower lip, a little flustered.
"Your Highness!"
"Get up!" Fu Yuheng glanced at her kneeling on the bed indifferently, without any sympathy. But seeing that there were other people around, he still pretended to say, "Qi Concubine is not feeling well, so you should lie down. No need to be polite." He stretched out his hand to help her lie down, and then sat on the edge of the bed, and then waved his hand to let everyone go.
Sun Ning was already an old man in the palace, so he naturally understood the emperor's intention and left first. The others followed suit.
"Princess Qi's belly is really promising!" Fu Yuheng stared at her fiercely, with anger clearly in his eyes. She felt so cold that it seemed as if even her blood was about to freeze.
"But I clearly remember that nothing happened between Concubine Qi and me. Where did this child come from?" He narrowed his eyes slightly and lightly lifted her chin with his finger.
Li Ruotong only felt a sense of suffocation, as if a pair of invisible hands were pinching her neck, making it difficult for her to breathe.
"Could it be that it jumped out of a stone?" Fu Yuheng put his head close to her ear, and his half-smiling words penetrated into her ears, like a sharp blade, going straight to her heart.