Chapter 124 - 119: The Ruthless Emperor
Emperor scolded Prime Minister Xiao harshly for the rumors about Consort Rong, who along with her family, became the new favorite concubines and favored ministers in the capital.
However, the popularly favored Consort Rong felt somewhat uneasy now. Her strategy system dictated that only through causing the destruction of a country on her account would it count as a success. Although Prime Minister Xiao lost some credibility in front of the courtiers, it wasn’t enough and did not damage his foundation. Furthermore, her original goal had been to instigate a conflict between the Empress’s Li family and the Xiao family, but she had found no weaknesses in the Empress to exploit.
Moreover, due to her weak health recently, the Emperor also visited Weiyang Palace a few times. After 13 years, unexpectedly, there were news that the Empress was pregnant again.
Ye Qiu was also somewhat surprised by this. Although he didn’t spend much time in the harem in the five years before Consort Rong’s arrival, there wasn’t any news, but this time it surprisingly hit the mark!
Considering that the Empress was thirty this year, she was considered an older mother in this era. Ye Qiu was somewhat worried, but seeing the joyous expressions of the Empress and the Crown Prince, he also began to look forward to it. However, the harem was currently unstable, so he needed to devote more care.
Consort Rong felt uneasy, especially since she had just lost a child, and now there was news of the Empress’s pregnancy. Although she did not particularly like the idea of having children herself, seeing Ye Qiu’s expectant look made her feel as uncomfortable as if she had swallowed a fly. She couldn’t help but start to question whether it was right or wrong to give up that baby.
However, regardless of anything, Li Wan definitely did not want to see the Empress give birth to this child. Her eyes shifty, she quickly thought of a good plan.
According to her understanding, the Hong Dynasty was currently quite stable and peaceful, only two enemy nations were not much of a threat, she would need to stir trouble internally if she wanted to bring down the Hong Dynasty.