C95 Zheng's Beauty Is Pregnant
C95 Zheng's Beauty Is Pregnant
The emperor was already fifty years old this year, and it had been a few years since a prince and his daughter were born. When he first heard that the Beauty Yu was pregnant, he was very happy, which meant that he was growing stronger and stronger, and was still as imposing as before.
Hearing that the child in the Beauty Yu's stomach had already flowed away, the Emperor couldn't help but feel angry. The Empress calmly saluted and apologized, "Your Majesty, your humble concubine has failed to handle the matter properly. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."
It was naturally the Empress' fault that the imperial concubine had fallen into the water and slipped into a womb right under her nose.
Yan Hongfeng looked at the Queen, and did not blame her at all. He said, "This matter cannot be blamed on you, as you have always managed this harem well, this matter with the Beauty Yu was merely an accident."
It's hard to say if it was an accident or a conspiracy, but the Queen cannot be blamed for this. However, someone has to take responsibility for this, Yan Hongfeng's eyes flashed coldly and he shouted, "At that time, which palace's servant was it? How did the Beauty Yu fall into the lake? "
He couldn't even serve his own master, and this kind of servant deserved to die.
Beauty Yu's words had already scared the palace maid to death, not to mention the emperor's stern voice, causing her to immediately kneel down and kowtow non-stop, begging for mercy. She had served Beauty Yu closely, but watched as Beauty Yu fell into the water and became mischievous.
The emperor glanced at her and said coldly, "Tell me honestly, what was the situation at that time? How did Beauty Yu fall into the lake? "
Hearing the Emperor's question, the Empress stealthily glanced at Beauty Zheng, who stood at the side arrogantly with a body of proud bones, as if he didn't think that this matter had anything to do with her.
"Your Majesty, on the first day of the new year, I paid my respects to the Empress as usual. In the end, I met Beauty Zheng, who came to pay her respects at the lakeside, and instead, the beauty greeted the Beauty Zheng. Who knew that when the Beauty Zheng was angered, she would push the beauty into the lake."
"Nonsense." When the Beauty Zheng heard the servant's words, she retorted angrily, "When have I ever pushed her? Don't you try to slander me."
When the empress saw that Beauty Zheng, who had previously been haughty and proud, was now like a shrew and wanted to rush over to beat up the servant girl, she hastily ordered the mama beside her to pull her away. "In front of your majesty, how is it proper for you to make such a ruckus?"
How dare you make a scene in front of the emperor! The empress's face was sullen as she secretly warned the Beauty Zheng with her eyes.
Beauty Zheng was furious, she immediately kneeled in front of Yan Hongfeng and squeezed out two drops of tears, crying out, "Your majesty, chenqie is wronged, I beg your majesty to uphold justice for me."
Beauty Zheng kneeled down and begged for mercy. As her aunt, Noble Consort Zheng, of course, had to help out. "Your Majesty, as a straightforward person, Beauty Zheng would definitely not do anything to harm others.
Although the Beauty Zheng was young and flirtatious, her speech and actions were a little willful and headstrong, she was able to arouse the desire of men to protect her. The Emperor very much doted on her, but in the recent period of time, she was grounded by the empress dowager and was punished to copy the scriptures. The Emperor had no choice but to favor the Beauty Yu, which was promoted by the empress.
The Beauty Zheng was sobbing softly, her beautiful almond eyes were filled with tears, as though she was feeling sorry for herself. The emperor's heart ached unavoidably when she saw it, and her cold gaze swept over the trembling palace maid and said: "Are you sure you saw Beauty Zheng push Beauty Yu down the lake with your own eyes?"
Anyone who heard what she said would understand. The empress sneered in her heart. Beauty Zheng was such a good method, to make the emperor be so biased towards her.
The court lady was intimidated by the Emperor's imposing aura and quickly kowtowed in fright, but she still insisted that it was the Beauty Zheng who pushed the Beauty Yu into the lake.
"Your Majesty, this is not the case. Beauty is slandered by others. Please be clear-minded, Your Majesty." The palace maid who served Beauty Zheng knelt down and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, the truth is, Beauty Yu mocked the beauty and threw her a copy of the scripture. The beauty replied back with a few words, causing Beauty Yu to become extremely angry, and she tried to push the beauty away, but she lost her balance and fell into the lake."
The palace maid continuously kowtowed, speaking with deep feelings.
How could the Beauty Yu mock the Beauty Zheng? The corner of the empress's lips curled up into a cold smile. A Beauty Yu as soft as a lamb? Had she misjudged the Beauty Yu, or had she overestimated it? Her gaze lightly swept across Beauty Zheng's young and beautiful face, and then stealthily glanced at the Emperor's expression.
"Since that's the case, why didn't you say so in the beginning?" "Your Majesty, chenqie still needs to investigate this matter. Why don't we first imprison Beauty Zheng in the Hall of Healing, and when the matter is settled, we can make a decision so that we can give the Beauty Yu an explanation."
Yan Hongfeng thought for a moment and nodded, "Let's do it this way."
The Queen immediately ordered the people of the palace to bring Beauty Zheng down, but how could the Beauty Zheng be willing to do so?
"Your Majesty, chenqie was wrongly accused. Your Majesty, please uphold justice for chenqie. Your Majesty …" Beauty Zheng shouted to the Emperor with tears in her eyes.
An old and experienced mama saw that she was yelling so loudly, so she immediately covered her mouth with her hand. When the Noble Consort Zheng saw that her niece had been taken away, he hurriedly kneeled down to plead for mercy. "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be done by your Beauty Zheng. May Your Majesty be clear …"
On the other side, Beauty Zheng struggled for a while, before fainting all of a sudden, followed by a burst of chaos. The Queen told the imperial physician to check Beauty Zheng's pulse, to see what kind of demon Beauty Zheng was doing, but with this diagnosis, the Beauty Zheng was pregnant for the past two months.
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After exiting the palace, Shen Jingli and a group of court ladies walked towards the carriage, where Mu Chen was already waiting for him. The two of them entered the carriage, and when the door closed, Mu Chen reached out to hug him, and said: "Noble Consort Zheng is looking for trouble with you?"
A cold light flashed in his eyes as he remembered this matter hatefully.
Shen Jingli looked at him and suddenly understood. He had probably bribed the people in the palace long ago to pay attention to his safety, so as to not let his bones be ripped out by the berserk tigers and leopards in the palace. When he thought that he was always worried about himself, Shen Jingli was filled with joy.
"I only heard a few words from her." No matter how much the Noble Consort Zheng disliked him, she still had to worry about the face of the emperor. If she did not do it well, perhaps she would be killed, and with this kind of knowledge, she believed that the Noble Consort Zheng did have it.
Mu Chen looked at him intently. No one was allowed to bully the person that he had placed in his heart.
Seeing his cold gaze, Shen Jingli knew that he was angry. He reached out his hand to stroke his face, and nuzzled his forehead a little, trying to curry favor with him, "There's no need to be angry over this matter. Beauty Zheng pushing Beauty Yu into the lake, and caused Beauty Yu to fall flat on his face, the Zheng Family will probably have a headache."
The murder of an heir was a huge crime. If he was found out that it was done on purpose, then the Zheng Family would really lose a layer of skin.
"It's not that simple. Although the Noble Consort Zheng is not smart, the old foxes of the Zheng Family are not easy to deal with." Mu Chen's eyes flashed with a cold light, this event was too sudden, with a strange look, it was definitely not as simple as it looked on the surface.
Sure enough, not long after they returned to the Yang Mansion, the King Jing sent someone to deliver the news from the palace.
"Is Beauty Zheng pregnant?" What a coincidence! Coincidentally, it seemed like it had been planned for a long time.
Shen Jingli carried the hot tea and looked at Mu Chen in shock. Beauty Zheng was actually pregnant? Furthermore, it was such a coincidence that he was diagnosed to be a slippery one in the Beauty Yu. This time, there would be chaos in the palace.
Mu Chen's expression was very calm, and was not the least bit worried because of this matter. Feng Qingyun calmly said, "If you get pregnant, you still need to see if you can be born again."
There were many imperial concubines who were pregnant with dragons, but not many of them actually survived. Even if they were lucky enough to be born, many would die young, and that was a place that ate people without spitting out their bones. Did the Zheng Family really think they could hide everything from them?
Shen Jingli could not help but laugh, "Your highness, King Jing does not feel anxious at all. If Beauty Zheng really gives birth to a son, then the Zheng Family's position in the imperial court will be even more stable."
"If she really has a son, it might be even better for the prince." The corner of Mu Chen's mouth rose as he happily drank a cup of tea.
If the Beauty Zheng gave birth to a prince, it was very likely that she would want to send her own son to the throne. Furthermore, her father and brother might very well give up on the Third Prince and support her and her son.
"Third Prince, your wings are full. Hopefully, it won't be that much bigger, right?"
"That depends on what General Zheng wants." Mu Chen smiled meaningfully.
Shen Jingli looked at the smile on the corner of his mouth, and actually felt a burst of killing intent, causing his heart to thump. He felt that Mu Chen was still hiding something, so he opened his mouth and did not ask.
"In the afternoon, should we return to the Mu Mansion to pay our respects?"
"Not going." Before Mu Chen could say anything, Mu Jin, who had just entered the room, rejected him immediately, "Don't ruin my New Year's mood."
Mu Chen raised his brows, his gaze deep and profound, as if he was thinking about something. After a long while, he finally heard him say: "Go to Western Mu Mansion to see Third Grandfather."
The Old Master of the Western Mu Mansion was Grandfather Mu Chen's third brother. According to their seniority, Mu Chen and Mu Jin had to call him Third Grandpa.
Mu Jin, whose face was originally a little stinky, immediately revealed a cute smile and said happily: "Then wouldn't I be able to find Sixteenth Brother and play outside?"
I don't know why? Shen Jingli suddenly thought of < Dream of the Red Chamber > and < Rongguo Manor >, a family of two. He felt that this was yet another huge play.
"Then what kind of annual gift do you want to prepare?" He had no experience, so he was afraid that if he did not do it well, Mu Chen would lose face.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. My brother must have prepared it long ago." Mu Jin shouted, and went to tease Xun Er happily.