"The Crown Princess is pregnant." said the Queen in a calm voice.

The emperor is staring at her. What does the Crown Princess' pregnancy have to do with his regaining power?

The Queen explained, "The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess have a deep love for each other. The Crown Prince is very happy that the Crown Princess is pregnant. When the Crown Princess gives birth in the future, the Crown Prince will definitely be by her side. Even if he doesn't, he will be distracted by the Crown Princess's birth."

The emperor frowned slightly, still staring at the queen.

The Queen continued, "The day the Crown Princess gives birth is the day the Emperor will regain the throne. On that day, the Crown Prince and his wife must have neglected their precautions. This is the only chance, and if you miss it, you'll miss it forever."

The emperor sneered: "I can't even leave the Taiji Palace, how can I take any action on the day when the Crown Princess gives birth? The Queen must think that I am a ghost and can pass through the wall silently."

The Queen was not angry when she heard this, but said calmly: "I came here today to inform His Majesty that the Crown Princess is pregnant. The Crown Princess is pregnant with royal blood, and this matter has been announced to the world. The status of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess will be consolidated with the arrival of this child."

The emperor frowned even deeper.

The Queen said, "At this time, the Emperor should take the initiative to propose abdication to the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince ascending the throne is what the people and the court officials want."

The emperor's eyes lit up. He understood what the queen meant. If she abdicated, he could leave Taiji Hall.

In order to ascend the throne legitimately, if Xie Lin proposed to read the abdication edict in front of the court officials, Xie Lin would definitely agree.

Xie Lin is a prince who grew up outside the palace. He had seized power by extraordinary means in the past, so succeeding to the throne legitimately was exactly what Xie Lin needed.

But, what if he left the Tai Chi Hall?

What happens after meeting the court officials?

He had no power at all, and if he spoke nonsense, Xie Lin would find a reason to kill him on the spot.

If the rebellious son dared to rebel and seize power, what else would he not dare to do?

The Queen said, “The Emperor took the initiative to propose abdication, and said that he was thinking about the Crown Prince and wanted all the ministers to return to their hearts, and asked to go to the front court to read the imperial edict in person. I believe the Crown Prince could not refuse such a temptation.

“When the emperor arrives in front of the court officials, he will loudly tell everyone about the prince’s past evil deeds of rebellion and seizure of power, and also tell everyone that the prince forced you to write the edict of abdication.

"In order to gain the trust of the court officials and get them to stand on your side, you held the imperial edict and rammed it against the pillar! In this way, the prince will have no chance of becoming emperor, and the court officials will even attack him!"

The emperor was furious and sneered, "You want me to hit my head against the pillar? If I bleed on the spot, I can certainly stop the prince from ascending the throne, but I will also die. How can I take back the throne?"

The Queen said, "Hitting the pillar is just a superficial act. I will arrange for people to be in Chongde Hall in advance to prevent the Emperor from really hitting the pillar and dying."

After a pause, the Queen continued, "Moreover, I will arrange a team of guards near Chongde Hall. As soon as the Emperor finishes talking about the Crown Prince's crimes and throws him against the pillar, we will have them take him down on the spot. How can the Emperor still worry about not being able to take back the throne?"

This was a good idea, but the emperor still frowned and asked, "Now that the palace and the outside are all occupied by the prince's men, how does the queen arrange the guards near Chongde Hall?"

The Queen said, "Although the Yuan family is not given important positions, Yuan Yu is close to the Crown Prince. He was the first to propose the four-square grid method of transplanting rice. Daqi has a bumper harvest this year, and he has contributed to it. The Crown Prince trusts him very much. When the court officials of the previous dynasty were replaced, he was favored by the Crown Prince and was already a third-rank official of the previous dynasty. I can work hard on Yuan Yu and quietly place my own people in the guard team."

This was just a lie to the emperor. In fact, she had already placed people in the previous dynasty.

Although Yuan Yun is a loyal minister to Xie Lin, he is stubborn and Xie Lin will definitely notice if she starts from him, so she has never thought of relying on Yuan Yun.

But if the emperor knew that she had already planted people and infiltrated the guards through other means, he would not believe that she was sincerely trying to regain the throne for him.

Moreover, in addition to the previous dynasty, even Xie Lin has her people around him. No one can guess who that person is and what kind of harm it will cause to Xie Lin and Chu Heyi.

The emperor was indeed shaken, but he did not say anything immediately. He still had to weigh the feasibility and success of the matter.

"Your Majesty is right to weigh the pros and cons. After all, this matter is extremely dangerous. If you succeed, you will return to the throne. If you fail, we will die together." The queen said sympathetically.

"However, Your Majesty, would you like your child not to be born and grow up? You are the Son of Heaven!

"Are you willing to be defined as a coward in history books? Do you want to be ashamed to face your ancestors a hundred years from now? This is the first time the Crown Princess gives birth to a child, and there will only be one. Even if there is a second child in the future, they must have firmly established the throne of the Emperor and Empress, and it will be difficult to shake them. Your Majesty, please take your time to think about it. One month before the Crown Princess gives birth, I will come again to ask your opinion."

After the queen finished speaking, she bowed and withdrew. She was very quick and decisive, without any delay.

A gust of wind blew by, and Xue Jinfei quickly disappeared into the bushes. When the queen looked up, she only saw the leaves shaking, but no human figure. After she left, Xue Jinfei jumped down and went to look for Xie Lin.

That night, after everyone went to sleep, the entire palace was silent. Xie Lin walked into the Taiji Hall. No one knew that he had been talking with the emperor for half an hour.

He came quietly and left quietly, without disturbing anyone except his own people.

After Chu Heyi was three months pregnant, the imperial physician said that the fetus was stable and she could do basically anything except strenuous activities such as holding a knife, riding a horse, and shooting arrows.

Chu Heyi has always been concerned about the training of the guards. She has already asked Xue Jinfei to gather several thousand people and select the outstanding ones from them. She will train them for a month and then conduct a second wave of selection.

Chu Heyi personally participated in the second wave of selection and finally selected five hundred people.

These five hundred people are divided into three teams: the Tiger Roar Team, the Dragon Roar Team, and the Nighthawk Team.

The first two teams have 200 people each, and the Nighthawk team has 100 people, and they train separately.

She used the first two to protect herself and the prince, and directly obeyed their orders.

She used the Nighthawks to gather intelligence, both at home and abroad, and even from the homes of ministers.

These teams may not be needed, but they cannot be absent.

From the first day of training them, Chu Heyi felt much more at ease. After all, these were people trained by her and Xie Lin, and their loyalty was different from that of other guards.

This training lasted for more than half a year, regardless of wind, rain, thunder or hail. Chu Heyi's belly had already bulged high, and the imperial physician predicted that she would give birth in another half month.

The imperial physician said, "I think it is not appropriate for the Crown Princess to train guards. She should just move around more during the weekdays and prepare for the birth."

Xie Lin and Chu Heyi accepted the imperial physician's advice.

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