After exchanging marriage with my elder sister, I won with a bad hand.

Zhao Yong was stunned and asked in confusion: "Then why did she lie to me and say that the baby in her belly was yours?"

Shen Guihong sighed and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, perhaps the Imperial Concubine really doesn't want this child, so she said that."

These words were a little suggestive, and Zhao Yong couldn't help but think of some things that happened in the past. He was always suspicious, and even though Ye Zhiqiu seemed to be much more obedient in the past few years, it remained to be verified whether he was truly attached to him.

After Shen Guihong said this today, his doubts became even more serious. Could it be that Qiu'er still didn't accept him, so she didn't hesitate to lie to him and didn't want to give birth to his child?

Thinking of this, his face became solemn. If this was true, Qiu'er was really too cruel and had wasted all his love for her over the years.

What a foolish idea!

"Your Majesty, you should find someone to look after the imperial concubine, to prevent her from doing something stupid, which would make you regret it for the rest of your life."

"But what if what she said is true?"

"I have already said that, not to mention the recent period, even in the past three years, he has not entered the harem. How could he have had an affair with the Imperial Concubine?" Shen Guihong was a little helpless when he saw that he was so suspicious. "If Your Majesty doesn't believe this, you can send someone to investigate."

When Shen Guihong said this, his face looked frank, but Zhao Yong, who was suspicious by nature, still didn't believe it. He would definitely investigate. As for the child in Qiu'er's belly, whether it was his or not, she could not keep it anymore.

After this incident, he deeply realized the threat posed by Shen Guihong. It was time to plan how to get rid of this thorn in his side.

Zhao Yong stared at Shen Guihong with a cold face, and then he suddenly smiled and said in a fake tone: "My dear minister, how can I not believe what you said? You are right. The child in Qiu'er's belly is definitely mine."

When Shen Guihong saw his sudden change of attitude, he felt that there was something fishy about this matter. The Dog Emperor might not really believe it and was just saying it.

He didn't say anything else. Shen Guihong and Zhao Yong understood each other tacitly.

After Shen Guihong left, Zhao Yong immediately sent people to investigate whether Concubine Ye had met with Shen Guihong in recent months.

The direction of his investigation was wrong from the beginning, so the result of the investigation was naturally that there was nothing innocent between the imperial concubine and Prime Minister Shen, which meant that the child in Ye Zhiqiu's belly was really his.

When he realized this, he was shocked, happy, and angry. He was shocked because he almost poisoned his child, happy because his beloved woman was pregnant with his child, and angry because this damn woman actually wanted to trick him into killing his child with her own hands.

What a cruel and ruthless woman she was, but even so, he couldn't let go of her in his heart.

He had thought that no matter whether the baby in the imperial concubine's belly was his or not, he would have to abort it. But when the truth was revealed to him, he decided to keep the baby without any hesitation.

So Zhao Yong gave orders and sent out several of his most capable men to guard Ye Zhiqiu day and night.

In order to avoid irritating Ye Zhiqiu again and making her do something impulsive, he decided not to look for her during her pregnancy.

At the same time, he instructed the people who went there not only to serve well, but also those who were good at speaking to help ease the imperial concubine's worries.

Only after making such arrangements did he feel relieved.

As for Ye Zhiqiu, when the emperor's men came to her palace and explained the emperor's will, she was a little confused. She thought that Shen Guihong might have done something, but she herself did not dare to be careless.

I am very careful about what I do and what I eat on a daily basis.

It was not until Shen Guihong asked someone to tell her the whole story that Ye Zhiqiu found out what was going on.

She smiled bitterly in her heart. She had told the truth impulsively in order to get revenge on the dog emperor. When she didn't know how to show her kindness, she had no choice but to seek help from Shen Guihong.

But he didn't expect that Shen Guihong's mouth was so powerful. He fooled the dog emperor with just a few words.

In this way, she can rest assured and take care of her pregnancy.

During the period when she was pregnant, Zhao Yong had been paying close attention to her behavior. He was actually very worried, fearing that this woman would abort his child in a fit of rage.

Fortunately, several months passed in peace. Every day, I heard the servants coming to report how big the imperial concubine's belly was. She had changed a lot. She was no longer arrogant and domineering, but was full of feminine radiance.

Hearing this, he felt very comforted, thinking that having a child might really change the imperial concubine and eliminate the hatred in her heart.

In this way, a few months passed, and just when Ye Zhiqiu was about to give birth, it just so happened that the emperor had to go out for a few days to offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple and pray for the country.

At this time of year, emperors of every dynasty would go out to fast and bathe for a few days, followed by a grand ceremony to worship the ancestral temple.

According to the imperial physician, Ye Zhiqiu will give birth in these few days.

He was really reluctant to leave, so before leaving, he couldn't help but go and take a look at the pregnant Ye Zhiqiu.

After not seeing each other for a few months, Ye Zhiqiu had become a lot plumper due to her pregnancy.

Other people would gain weight and become ugly after getting pregnant, but when Zhao Yong saw her like this, he not only didn't think she was ugly, but he even thought she looked pretty in an indescribable way.

He hadn't seen her for many days and had been missing her very much. Now that they met, he had thrown all their previous conflicts out of the window and approached her with a warm look on his face.

"My dear, I'm here to see you."

Ye Zhiqiu heard the voice and raised her head slightly to look at the person who came. Seeing that it was the dog emperor, a sneer appeared on her face: "I thought that Your Majesty would not want to come to Hehuan Palace again in the future."

"How could that be? You know clearly that you are the one that I can't let go of the most in my heart, so why do you say these things to hurt my heart?"

Zhao Yong walked forward slowly and cautiously, which left the palace servants nearby stunned.

He was an emperor, and he could do so much for a woman. This woman must be so lucky.

Zhao Yong sat down next to Ye Zhiqiu and gently took her hand. Seeing that she did not resist, he was happy and saw hope again.

"I know that what I did in the past was wrong and I shouldn't have forced you, but this is also because I really like you so much that I can't help myself."

"Now that we have a child, can you please forgive me for the sake of the child?"

Ye Zhiqiu felt sick after hearing what Zhao Yong said. What do you mean by "I like you too much and I can't help myself"? To put it bluntly, it's just selfishness.

She was unhappy, so naturally she wouldn't let the person in front of her be happy.

"Your Majesty, how can you be sure that this child is yours? I have said before that this child belongs to Prime Minister Shen."

Zhao Yong covered her mouth with his hand and said, "My beloved, please don't say such angry words again. I know everything."

Ye Zhiqiu glanced at him and sneered in his heart. What did he know?