Lin Yueying's heart ached. There was nothing sadder than the man she loved telling her that his other woman was pregnant. However, even so, she could only hold back her tears at this moment. Her lips trembled as she congratulated stiffly,"Is that so? Congratulations, Your Majesty. If Consort Lian could get a man in one fell swoop, the Emperor would have a successor.”
Chu Huaijin smiled coldly." That's right. This child is my first child. If it's a boy, he'll be the eldest son of the emperor. I'll naturally make him the crown prince."”
Crown Prince…
Hehe, in Chu Huaijin's eyes, she was someone who was not qualified to bear his child. He was talking about his child with another woman in front of a woman whom he had forced to drink the contraceptive soup…
His handsome face was full of tenderness. Lin Yueying secretly turned her back. The scorching summer wind blew, and her cheeks were hot, and tears fell.
When they arrived at the Perched Phoenix Palace, Chu Huaijin gave Lin Yueying another warning and was about to leave when he saw Nanny Li at the door.
"This old servant pays his respects to the Emperor." Looking at the direction she came from, it turned out that she had been following Chu Huaijin's dragon carriage from afar.
Chu Huaijin's smile slowly spread across his face as he held Lin Yueying's hand naturally.
"Empress, it's late at night, rest!”
Lin Yueying's hand trembled. She wanted to pull it back, but Chu Huaijin held it tightly.
"If you dare to not cooperate, are you eager for this old thing to see it so that you can tell your aunt?”Just like the last time, he reprimanded Pan 'er again.
Lin Yueying clutched her heart and lungs the entire night, numbly allowing him to do whatever he wanted to her.
Her body had been tormented by him many times, but because of his lack of pity, it hurt to the extreme every time.
When she woke up in the morning, her back was aching. She looked up and was suddenly woken up by a pair of sharp eyes.
" Ah…Your Majesty…" He didn't leave?
It was really rare. In the past, in order to act for the Empress Dowager's people, he would always mess around on her bed in the first half of the night and would definitely go to Jingning Palace to accompany Shen Pan 'er in the second half of the night.
Chu Huaijin had woken up long ago. Today was the day for the court officials to rest, so there was no need for morning court. The moment he woke up, he wanted to leave, but when he saw the red mark on her neck that he had violently bitten, his heart relaxed. When he stared at her, he unconsciously lost his focus. Even when the sky was bright, he did not notice.
"Hmph, I don't want to stay here for a moment longer.”He blamed all of this on Nanny Li. If she had not suddenly appeared last night, he would have stayed there reluctantly in order not to give the Empress Dowager a chance. As for forcing her, it was because Concubine Lian was pregnant and could not serve him.
The reason for staying here until dawn was even simpler. He snatched the black soup from Qing Li's hand.
"Zhen's Pan 'er is pregnant. To prevent you from playing tricks, Zhen wants to personally watch you drink it.”
Lin Yueying's eyes reddened. Her eyes were burning with pain, as if they were being roasted by charcoal.
Without saying a word, she took the bowl of soup and gulped it down. No matter how bitter the soup was, it was not as bitter as her heart.
As she watched the bright yellow hem of her clothes disappear through the palace gate, she sometimes couldn't help but wonder why she was hiding and enduring like this. Was it the Lin family or herself?
Neither, but it also seemed to be both.
Her aunt kept emphasizing that she had to secure her position as the empress and give birth to Chu Huaijin's child as soon as possible. Only then would the Lin family's position in West Chu be stable.
She only cared about her own thoughts and didn't know that Granny Li shook her head and left with a bitter face.
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. It was midsummer, and the summer heat was scorching. The entire West Chu Imperial Palace was under the scorching sun, so hot that everyone hid in the trees and kept shouting. Only Empress Dowager Lin's Cining Palace and Lin Yueying's Phoenix Perching Palace had their backs against the Green Cloud Mountain. With the shade of the big trees that covered the sky and the sun, it was a little cooler.
Perched in the Phoenix Palace, the lotus leaves in the lotus pond at the entrance have the potential of connecting the sky with infinite green, reflecting the sun lotus flowers are different red.
Shen Pan 'er was wearing a red robe with a wide belt. She was surrounded by many palace maids and servants as she came to the lotus pond.
"Oh, the empress is here too. ChenQie pays her respects to the empress.”Shen Pan 'er said gently.
Lin Yueying was not happy to see her. Moreover, she was pregnant at this time and was a high-risk group. She turned her back and did not intend to pay attention to her.
However, Shen Pan 'er came prepared today. How could she be defeated by her coldness?
Her face was full of smiles as she leaned over. The palace maids beside her immediately laid out cushions and poured water to prepare fruits. After a while, Lin Yueying was furious. What did she mean by that? Was she using her pregnancy to put on airs in front of her?
"Empress, why are you looking at ChenQie like that? Was it because he felt uncomfortable looking at ChenQie, or because he felt uncomfortable looking at ChenQie's child?”
Of course, it was because she felt uncomfortable. Lin Yueying turned her head and waved the purple jade fan in her hand, pretending not to see or hear. When she was bored, she naturally went down.
"Aiya, Empress niangniang, ChenQie heard that every time after serving you, you would drink the child-avoiding soup. ChenQie thought that you didn't like children anymore.”
In the end, kindness limited her imagination. Lin Yueying understood that Shen Pan 'er came here to show off the child in her belly. She would leave when she was done showing off and laughing.
However, she never expected that Shen Pan 'er was not satisfied with talking to herself. She wanted to perform and needed an audience. Seeing that Lin Yueying was ignoring her, Shen Pan 'er took a step forward.
The distance between the two of them was getting shorter and shorter, so short that the maid beside her began to get nervous. She gently tugged at her skirt and reminded her not to go forward.
Lin Yueying was taller than Shen Pan 'er. When she approached her, she only reached the tip of her nose. Looking down from above, she saw that because she was pregnant, there were a few dark pimples and acne on her face that were covered by thick makeup. Lin Yueying could not help but feel her heart churn and she vomited.
" Pfft…" Shen Pan 'er's red lips curled into a sarcastic smile.
"Could it be that the Empress drank a fake child-avoiding soup? Or was it that the Empress was extremely daring and actually secretly changed the medicinal soup? Who knew how the Emperor would deal with it if he knew?”
Lin Yueying was impressed by Shen Pan 'er's rich imagination. She straightened her back and glared at the woman who was stroking her belly."Shen Pan 'er, don't be too proud. So what if your child is born to be the eldest? He still lacks a legitimate son.”
Not only Shen Pan 'er, but even Lin Yueying herself was stunned. She loved Chu Huaijin and her house. She had never thought of making things difficult for his beloved Consort Lian. Usually, Shen Pan' er was very respectful in front of her, but today, she was acting strangely. She was also very angry with her.
"Yeah, it's missing the word Di. In that case, it's fine if you don't want it.”Shen Pan 'er muttered softly. It was so soft that there was no sound. If it wasn't for the close distance between the two of them, Lin Yueying would have thought that she was hallucinating.
After saying that, she reached out to pull Lin Yueying.
"Empress…"
She used a lot of strength. Lin Yueying's body was leaning and she couldn't stand steadily. When she was pulled, she reflexively reached out to block. Soon, Shen Pan 'er shouted," Ah, Your Majesty, please spare my life. I was wrong, please punish me. Ah…it hurts, my child…"
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