The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

This was indeed a huge misunderstanding, but Meng Wen Yao did not intend to explain.

She tried hard to force the disappearing tears back into her eyes, then she raised her head slightly and looked at the emperor blankly and heartbrokenly.

"Your Majesty, do you think there is anything in this world that will never change?"

For many years, the emperor had only the queen in his harem. Under the queen's tyranny, any palace maid who wanted to climb into bed would be sent to reincarnate early.

Therefore, it was the first time in many years that the emperor saw a woman with tears in her eyes looking at him weakly and helplessly.

He didn't know how to deal with it, and couldn't even tell whether he felt disgust or pity. He instinctively wanted to turn around and leave.

Fortunately, he had always been gentle and polite, and facing such a sweet and lovely girl, he sighed and decided to stay and ask the person in front of him what grievances she had.

He leaned back slightly, lowered his head, and looked at Eunuch An in a questioning manner.

Eunuch An immediately understood what he meant, took a small step forward, leaned close to the emperor's shoulder and whispered, "This is the legitimate daughter of Minister Meng. I heard that she and Chen Dingbei, the son of Zhenyuan Marquis, have been childhood sweethearts since they were young. It is said outside the palace that they are in love with each other. A few years ago, Chen Dingbei won a hairpin playing Cuju and gave it to her. I think the rumors are correct."

Glancing at Meng Wenyao, Eunuch An said, "Chen Shizi also won a hairpin today, and the Queen even teased him at that time."

After hearing this, the emperor had a vague impression. Looking at the beautiful woman in front of him with tearful eyes and heartbroken, he felt a sense of sympathy.

As for women, they are usually sad because of their lovers. Since they are in love with each other, there is only one possibility that can make women sad.

The emperor asked softly, "You are so sad, is it because your elders do not agree with your marriage?"

Theoretically, the emperor did not want to interfere too much in this kind of love affair, but this was just what he happened to encounter. He did not really want to go see the Prince of Jing, and he had nowhere else to go, so he just used this matter to pass the time.

"If so, I can grant you marriage."

The emperor thought this was a good idea. It was a good deed every day and did not require much effort. It was just a matter of writing an imperial decree to grant the marriage.

He looked at Meng Wen Yao gently, patiently waiting to see her shy, timid and ecstatic expression. However, when she heard the arranged marriage, her tearful face immediately burst into tears, and she was even sadder than before.

"emperor!"

Meng Wenyao bowed gracefully, wiped away her tears with her bare hands, and said firmly, "Don't believe the rumors. This minister and Master Chen are just old acquaintances. There is no such thing as mutual affection between us."

But Eunuch An was unhappy with this. He had just finished chatting with the emperor, and now the protagonist denied it, which made it seem like his intelligence ability was very poor.

He whispered, "Miss, you are just shy. It doesn't matter. Our emperor is the most tolerant. If you have any requests, just tell me. Otherwise, after today, you will never have this opportunity again."

Such a good opportunity for a marriage, but it will never come again.

After this round of threats and inducements, Eunuch An felt that no matter how shy Meng Wen Yao was, she should know how to choose in order to obtain the greatest benefit.

In the end, Meng Wenyao still shook her head and explained seriously: "This minister and Master Chen have only known each other since childhood, and we are not in love. Although the elders of the two families are willing to bring us together, they did not leave a token or talk about marriage, so we are not at the stage of discussing marriage."

She tried hard to hold back her tears and sobbed, "And today, the golden hairpin that Prince Chen won has been inserted into another girl's head. It's obvious that Prince Chen doesn't have me in his eyes or heart at all. I was just being sentimental before."

Now, not only Eunuch An, but even the Emperor understood that Prince Chen was most likely in love with someone else, which was why Meng Wen Yao was so heartbroken that she wanted to commit suicide by banging her head against a tree.

"Maybe it's a misunderstanding." Eunuch An muttered again.

"If it was someone else, it might be a misunderstanding, but the hairpin was inserted on the head of County Master Mingyuan, so how could it be a misunderstanding?" Meng Wen Yao explained.

The emperor didn't understand and asked in confusion: "Why is it Mingyuan? It can't be a misunderstanding?"

Meng Wenyao looked up at the emperor and said, "Because Princess Mingyuan is the sister of Prince Jing, everyone says that the emperor wants to adopt Prince Jing, and Prince Jing will be the king in the future. Since Prince Jing and Princess Mingyuan came to the capital, Prince Jing has been reading in the library all day long. No one can see him, and all the people in the capital are gathered around Mingyuan."

"For the past half month, Prince Chen has been by the side of the county lady all day long. He has the county lady in his heart and eyes. If he can please the county lady, let alone a hairpin, even his own head, Prince Chen will give it to her without hesitation.

Now that hairpin has finally caught the county lady's eye and won her favor, the prince is so happy that he can't wait to see if it's a misunderstanding. He must have held the hairpin in front of the county lady and personally given it to her."

Everyone knows that the emperor and the queen have a deep relationship. Meng Wenyao's suggestion that Chen Dingbei has fallen in love with someone else will inevitably arouse the emperor's disgust for the scumbag.

Moreover, with Chen Dingbei's infatuation with someone else, she would no longer be bound by moral constraints when she and the emperor get together or seduce him. After all, it was Chen Dingbei who betrayed this relationship, and the emperor would surely understand that she was not a fickle woman, but was heartbroken by love and fell in love with the emperor.

After she finished speaking, she carefully observed the emperor's expression. Sure enough, she saw that the emperor frowned. Meng Wen Yao was secretly delighted. Affectionate people hate others being indecisive the most. The emperor must not have a good impression of Chen Dingbei.

As an infatuated woman who was abandoned, Meng Wenyao embodied the grievances and heartaches of a victim. Her red and swollen eyes, lonely expression, and even her thin body in the wind, all made people feel pity and love.

When the emperor saw her like this, he would probably feel a little pity for her. Once a man begins to pity a woman, the spark of love will immediately begin to burn.

Meng Wen Yao thought so in her heart, unable to hide her pride. She was just waiting for the emperor to say something bad about Chen Dingbei. She would be so heartbroken that she would look for an opportunity to throw herself into the emperor's arms.

But after waiting for a long time, the emperor still didn't say anything. She raised her head slightly and saw that the emperor frowned and said in a calm tone: "You said that everyone in the capital is surrounding Mingyuan?"

He ascended the throne at an early age and the power was controlled by the empress dowager. He gradually gained power after the empress dowager's death.

Unfortunately, the problem of his successor began to emerge soon after. Having no children is always a hidden pain for an emperor.

The Queen, who lost the protection of the Queen Mother, has been trying to interfere in government affairs for many years. This time, she wants to adopt a son from the royal family. She also wants to see how many smart people there are among the civil and military officials in the court.

Therefore, he indulged the queen's idea of ​​adoption.

But this was just a means for him to stir up trouble in order to test the loyalty and faction of his subjects, not to let the queen adopt a son.

Even the adoption was chosen by him personally.

But if Prince Jing came to the capital, and everyone in the city went to curry favor with him, then this matter would be out of his control.

He doesn't like the feeling of losing control. He should have the final say on how things go instead of him passively accepting it.

"Which young masters are surrounding Mingyuan?"