The naughty and cowardly little crybaby sold himself out

The emperor was stunned.

The eldest princess, who had been standing behind, stepped forward and patted the emperor's hand.

"Emperor, it seems that this is a misunderstanding. Just explain it clearly. Why get so angry and scare the children? Today is New Year's Eve, the day of reunion. The family must live in harmony, especially the royal family. Only when the royal family is stable can the world be stable!"

"My sister taught me that I was biased at the time." The emperor supported the eldest princess again, turned around and waved, "Get up, the ground is cold, Yiyi girl, you have been wronged. But I also taught you a lesson. In the future, you must think twice before doing anything, especially when it comes to first meeting. You must think carefully. She doesn't understand the rules, but you must understand them."

"Yes." Liu Yiyi stood up weakly and retreated to the queen's side.

The emperor looked at the row of princes and princesses and was furious. "You too! If I hear you ostracizing or bullying anyone again, I will show you how I will deal with you!"

"Listen carefully to father's teachings!" Everyone knelt down instantly.

The emperor had to vent his anger, and he pointed his finger at the third, fifth, and seventh princes, especially the seventh prince, who was usually almost invisible, but he actually got involved and even followed them. Was it the crown prince who ordered him to do so?

He glanced at the prince again. The prince lowered his head and looked like he was humbly listening to instructions. He was very pious. Compared with the three people who were obviously panicking, he was still very calm. It should not be his orders.

"Emperor." The princess pulled him, "Let's go, it's time to eat."

"Get up, today's matter ends here! Anyone who continues to discuss this will kneel in the ancestral hall!" The emperor helped the eldest princess to take a step forward.

"Yes!" They stood up only after the emperor walked a few steps away. Each of them seemed dissatisfied, but they could only suppress their emotions.

It was only when they first met that he stood up and made a face at the three princes. He hugged Jingxu and turned his head away, ignoring their existence.

This made the Fifth Prince very angry. It was the first time they met, and every time they met, it was the first time. Since she appeared, he had not had a few days of comfort.

*

After this incident, everyone at the reunion dinner was respectful and polite, and it seemed that everything was harmonious, but in fact there was no humanity at all.

On the contrary, Chu Jian was the one who held Jingxu the whole time, taking care of him, feeding him soup, rice and snacks, wiping his face, mouth and hands, playing with him and making him happy, as if what happened just now had never happened, so out of place.

The emperor was troubled by her but at the same time he couldn't help being attracted to her. Even when there was singing and dancing in the palace, he always wanted to take a look at her.

This happiness of first sight seems to be easily satisfied.

"Princess Zhan really loves children. Look how well she takes care of them." The queen noticed the emperor's frequent glances and said to the eldest princess with a smile.

"Well, Concubine Yun, Xiaojiu has been married for some time now." The eldest princess looked sideways and asked.

"Yes, it has been a few months." Concubine Yun replied with her head down.

"It's time to hurry up. As a mother, you should ask more questions to find out what the situation is."

"Yes." Concubine Yun did not dare to refute. Ever since she found out Chu Jian's background, she had no hope. How could she give birth to a child when she was weak and sickly since childhood?

Originally, she wanted to find Chu Jian's faults and send a few women into Prince Zhan's mansion, but Jing Muyang's reaction made her think that she should wait and see. If Chu Jian didn't get pregnant for a year or two, it would be easier to bring it up then, and Jing Muyang wouldn't be able to refute it.

"Ugh..." Just as Concubine Yun was still thinking about this and that, a retching sound was heard from His Highness, and everyone turned their eyes over.

It was early summer, and I was covering my mouth, feeling uncomfortable.

"Oh? This is..." The eldest princess looked over. This early summer left a deep impression on her. As someone who has experienced it, this reaction was probably pretty accurate.

The queen also looked nervous, "Hurry up and call the imperial physician to take a look."

The vocals stopped and retreated.

Chu Jian's eyes widened. This... No way, she had clearly told the Prime Minister's Mansion that Chu Xia was not suitable for pregnancy at the moment. Could it be...

Chu Jian looked at the opposite seat. The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were both taking care of Chu Xia personally, and they looked very nervous. Chu Xia looked up at the seat of the War King, and just met Chu Jian's eyes. Chu Jian caught a trace of resentment and more than a trace of hatred.

Chu Jian recalled the hatred she felt disappearing near the prince when she entertained ministers a few days ago. It turned out that it came from Chu Xia. It turned out that Chu Xia had always hated her.

The imperial physician came up quickly and came to the conclusion immediately, "Congratulations to the Crown Prince, congratulations to the Emperor, the Crown Prince's concubine is pregnant, it's been over a month!"

"More than a month?" The emperor looked at the prince a little unhappy, "Prince, it seems that you don't care enough about Chu Xia. You didn't even know she was pregnant for more than a month. It was so cold a few days ago, but I saw her tending to the plum blossoms in the imperial garden."

"Your Majesty has misunderstood. The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess have taken good care of Chuxia. Chuxia also loves to tend to flowers and plants, so she insisted on going. The capital city has been so busy recently, and Chuxia didn't want to cause trouble for the Crown Prince, so she concealed it from him." Chuxia spoke quickly.

"Kid, is this how you do things? If something goes wrong, won't it just cause more chaos?"

The emperor was a little irritable, and this irritability might not be entirely because of early summer, but because of the crown prince and the crown princess. They stayed in the palace and did not go out. Although they were busy, they would not have neglected to ask about this concubine for more than 20 days.

"Chu Xia knows she's wrong." Chu Xia knelt on the ground and bowed respectfully.

"Alright, alright. I don't blame you. Hurry up and sit up. I'll let Dean He take a good look at you later."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chu Xia returned to her seat. The prince was very excited and grabbed her hand with a loving look. Chu Xia kept her head down, seemingly reluctantly.

Many people in the hall were congratulating Dong Gong, including Jing Muyang, who raised his glass to congratulate from a distance. Logically, this matter should have just passed.

However, the emperor started the trouble himself.

"Xiaojiu, you and Chujian have been married for several months, and Chuxia is already pregnant, so why is there no movement from Chujian yet?"

"Father, I am not in a hurry."

"You are not anxious, but I am. It is you, the Zhan Palace, who have no children. I will let Dean He take a look at them for you later."

The emperor looked displeased. There is really no harm without comparison. Chu Jian had been weak and sickly since childhood, which probably damaged his foundation. It would be difficult for him to have children. Although the conversation of the eldest princess and others was in a low voice just now, he could hear it. It would be a good opportunity to send people to Prince Zhan's palace.

“Father, this child also depends on fate. Don’t be impatient. He will come naturally if he is destined.” Jing Muyang said this to the emperor, but his hand was holding Chu Jian’s hand and stroking it gently.

"Don't talk about those empty words, Eunuch Liu, have someone go to Lanruo Pavilion to pick out a few beauties for King Zhan to take back."

The emperor waved his hand and gave orders directly, sending a few beauties to him first to let him taste the different flavors of women. Maybe in the future, Xiaojiu will not be obsessed with meeting one for the first time, and he can then take a concubine for him.

"no!"

When Chu Jian heard this, he got so angry that he stood up and confronted the emperor.

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