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Chapter 143.3 – Pregnant

If any other concubine in the harem had gotten pregnant, there wouldn’t be such uproar in the harem. By now, several princes have grown up and their abilities were outstanding. Even if one of the concubines got pregnant, the child wouldn’t be able to grow up fast enough.

But Consort Yan was different. The emperor favored her very much, and it was hard to guarantee that he would not be muddleheaded and suddenly issue an edict to let her child succeed the throne.

Although it would not affect the results, things would become difficult. Not to mention there was that Wei Shun Qing, the state preceptor, helping Consort Yan. All the princes’ road to becoming the heir apparent would become even more difficult.

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It looked like they could not allow Consort Yan to give birth to this child.

On the contrary, all the palaces in the harem became quiet for a time.

An Zi Ran was surprised when he heard the news. Consort Yan was pregnant?

“Is this news accurate?”

Fu Wu Tian walked over to him and sat down. “The women in the harem are the most bored. News from them is usually not wrong. She should really be pregnant.”

An Zi Ran poured Fu Wu Tian a cup of tea. Indeed, the women in the palace were not only bored, but they also had scheming hearts. Since this news has spread, then nine times out of then it must be true. Since Emperor Chong Ming favored her so much, the probability of An Zi Ran being able to approach her in the future was unlikely.

Fu Wu Tian picked up the cup of tea An Zi Ran poured for him and took a sip.

“But even if she is pregnant with a royal heir, she might not be able to give birth to it. Those women won’t let her have an easy time. Coming up, there will be foul wind and bloody rain in the harem.”

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“Looks like I thought wrong.” An Zi Ran suddenly lowered his head and smiled softly. It didn’t matter whether Consort Yan was An Qiao E or not. It made no difference to him. Although she has a great influence on Emperor Chong Ming, she still could not reach Fu wangfu. Why should he be distressed over a woman?

“The empress and the other consorts are not easy people to deal with.”

An Zi Ran nodded. He could tell.

Although Consort Yan was favored by Emperor Chong Ming, it could only be regarded as an honorable favor. Compared with the empress, imperial noble consort, and others who had real family backing and actual power, it was not worth mentioning at all. Emperor Chong Ming would definitely not offend several families for her alone.

Thinking of it like this, An Zi Ran suddenly felt like he didn’t have to over think the matter with Consort Yan, even if she was An Qiao E.

But there was one thing that bothered him.

Up until now he still has not found the person who harmed the original host.

An Ke Xin and her mother could be ruled out.

Wang Qing Lan was already under his surveillance.

Only An Qiao E and her mother were left. Because the two of them suddenly ran away, he did not have a chance to investigate them.

“Wangye, where do you think Fang Jun Ping is?”

[T/N: Reminder, Fang Jun Ping is An Qiao E’s mother.]

Fu Wu Tian didn’t answer him immediately, but placed a cup of tea in front of him, “Drink tea to moisten throat.”

An Zi Ran had no doubts about him. Just as he was about to take a sip from the cup, he realized that the teacup in front of Fu Wu Tian was missing, but there were no teacups missing from the table…

He raised his eyes and looked at Fu Wu Tian, who was staring at him, and suddenly there was a hint of warmth in his heart. This man was so good to him, although occasionally he would think of ways to take advantage of him sexually, in actuality, this man was his biggest gain since coming to this world.

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A faint smile appeared on An Zi Ran lips. Then he drank the tea from the cup.

Fu Wu Tian saw An Zi Ran’s each and every reaction. This was wangfei without any hesitation or struggle. Although indirect kissing was a bit childish and boring because of their current relationship, it was also a sentiment, wasn’t it?

Fu Wu Tian much preferred seeing the vivid expressions of his wangfei.

“Those two don’t have anyone that they know in the capital, so they’re not afraid of people recognizing them. Therefore, Fan Jun Ping should still be in Jun Zi City.”

“Can you find her?”

“It’s a bit difficult, but not impossible.”

The capital was very big. Unless you dug really deep, it was impossible for Fu Wu Tian to find someone who was deliberately hiding.

An Zi Ran raised his eyebrows, “Do you have a way?”

Fu Wu Tian’s expression suddenly looked profoundly mysterious, “It’s not just us who want to find her.”

An Zi Ran immediately understood.

If one could borrow someone else’s knife to kill*, then they could also borrow someone else’s hand to search [for Fan Jun Ping].

[*T/N: borrow someone else’s knife to kill – incite someone else to kill the target you want to kill without dirtying your own hands]

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Chapter 143.2 – Pregnant

After returning to Zhaozi Palace, Consort Yan’s anger still lingered.

The palace maids and eunuchs did not dare to speak out, for fear of drawing her anger onto themselves.

In the past, the servants knew that Consort Yan had to lower her lofty head in front of the state preceptor, and because of that they did not really treat her as a master and serve her with all their hearts. But after what happened last night, they no longer dared to underestimate Consort Yan.

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This Consort Yan was able to make the state preceptor break his rule of never resolving his carnal desires within the palace, and she was also Emperor Chong Ming’s favorite concubine. This Consort Yan might have skills that they could never imagine.

Speak of the devil and the devil shall come.

The state preceptors arrived at Zhaozi Palace.

“All of you go outside and stand guard. If someone comes, report to me at once.” Wei Shun Qing instructed and then he walked into Zhaozi Palace.

The four servants looked at each other in dismay. This was the first time that the state preceptor had commanded them so seriously. Before, they tacitly understood such orders without being told. It seemed like Consort Yan’s status was beginning to change in the state preceptor’s heart. The four of them were now more determined that they could no longer treat Consort Yan with their previous attitude.

Consort Yan, who didn’t hear Wei Shun Qing’s footsteps, was tearing at a pillow to vent her anger. A pair of hands suddenly came from behind and covered her bosom. It gave her a great fright. She turned her head and saw that it was Wei Shun Qing. She couldn’t help but pound his chest once. Her punch did not hurt or itch.

“You scared me to death.”

Just now, she thought it was the emperor who had come.

Wei Shun Qing did not answer her words. He rubbed her breasts with both hands. His breathing began to quicken and his eyes filled with the color of lust.

Consort Yan’s body went soft. She leaned against his chest and moaned. The rising tide of passion almost wiped out her rationality, so she quickly pushed him away, “No, we can’t. It’s broad daylight right now. What if the emperor suddenly comes over?”

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It’s not that she has never done it in the daytime, but her partner was the emperor, so she felt at ease doing it. But now her partner was replaced with Wei Shun Qing. She was not brave enough to have sex with another person in broad daylight. Not to mention, they just did it last night. Even if that forbidden taste was so splendid that she could not forget it, she still did not dare.

Wei Shun Qing actually didn’t plan to do it. He came here just to tell her what happened last night, but as soon as he saw her delicate body, he remembered the scene of the two of them entangled together and rolling around last night. Then heat flowed to his lower abdomen and his junior stood straight up.

“He won’t come over today. What happened last night made him lose all face. He is in a rage now. If you go to him at this time, he will take his anger out on you. After two days, he will come to you in person.”

Wei Shun Qing pushed her down on the big bed. He covered her with his body and eagerly peeled off her clothes. Two white rabbits* jumped out immediately. He was so seduced that he immediately sucked on them with his mouth.

[*T/N: Her naked breasts.]

“Ah…”

Consort Yan could not hold back a moan. She was already in the throes of passion. She spread her legs and clamped them around Wei Shun Qing’s waist. She never imagined that she would be so bold, but it was so easy for people to succumb to their own desires.

Not only could they satisfy their desires, but they could also conceive a child as soon as possible. It was a matter of killing two birds with one stone. The sound of promiscuous mating sounded again in the palace hall.

After that, whenever they had the opportunity, the two would entangle together on the bed.

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The rights that Emperor Chong Ming bestowed upon Wei Shun Qing became the perfect justification for Wei Shun Qing to come and go from Zhaozi Palace as he pleased. A month later, Consort Yan finally became pregnant.

As soon as the news of the pregnancy came out, the harem was almost overturned, especially the empress and the other consorts. They didn’t expect that Consort Yan would actually become pregnant with a royal heir.

Although they were mentally prepared, it was still a surprise when they heard the news. With the emperor’s current body, Consort Yan was still capable of becoming pregnant?!

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Chapter 143.1 – Pregnant

“If someone wants to court death, then no one can stop them.”

Imperial Noble Consort Yu gently stroked her cardamom nails. She abruptly raised her head to look at Consort Yan, who was sitting quietly across from her, but with a charming face. A mocking smile appeared on her delicate face.

The harem was not a place where secrets could be kept. No matter how secretive something was other people would still be able to find out about it. Moreover, the matter with the laowangye blew up so much yesterday. No matter how the emperor tried to cover it up, the imperial concubines were still able to use mysterious means to find out what was said.

Therefore, the news that the laowangye reprimanded Consort Yan was also spread out. No matter how much the emperor investigated, he still could not find out who spread the news.

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The fact that Emperor Chong Ming did not like Fu wangfu was an unspoken secret in the harem and even in the imperial court. But everyone also knew that no matter how much Emperor Chong Ming hated Fu wangfu there was nothing he could do about it. Sometimes, even Emperor Chong Ming had to abide by the laowangye’s words, let alone a mere concubine of the imperial harem.

Consort Yan’s expression was somewhat unsightly.

The reason that she could stand out amongst so many beauties in the harem was all due to the state preceptor. With her level of skills, if it weren’t for Wei Shun Qing, she would have long been swallowed up by this vicious and greedy harem. There wouldn’t even be dregs of her left.

She had also heard about what happened last night. When the emperor did not come to her palace after the banquet, she had sent a eunuch out to check on the situation. Coincidentally, he saw the scene of the laowangye reprimanding Emperor Chong Ming, and even she was also implicated. When the eunuch returned, he reported everything back to her word for word.

Consort Yan knew about the laowangye from the state preceptor, but she never took it to heart, because the lethality of the laowangye has dropped by ninety percent after he fell ill, and he rarely entered the palace after his illness, so she has never had the chance to see him.

“Jiejie is correct. Some people really should grow a brain. They shouldn’t think that they are some big shot just because the emperor is favoring them. How can a mere consort be in charge of the harem?”

[*T/N: 姐姐 jie jie – older sister. The concubines of the harem are technically considered a family since they’re all the emperor’s women. They can refer to each other as ‘older sister’ or ‘younger sister’ to establish close relations or to put on a show for others. Since these terms denote seniority, some concubines who have been in the harem longer may call a newer concubine ‘younger sister’ to remind her of her place.]

Mei-zhaoyi* never liked Consort Yan’s arrogant posturing. Now that Consort Yan has courted disaster with the laowangye, it was the best time to hit her while she was down. Seeing the ugly expression on Consort Yan’s face, Mei-zhaoyi felt exceptionally invigorated. This woman dared to steal her position. This was retribution!

[*T/N: 昭仪 zhaoyi – I’m not sure which exact model of the imperial harem the author is going by, since the ranking system changes depending on the dynasty. Zhaoyi is either a level below an imperial concubine, or it falls within the imperial concubine category, which is just a level lower than that of a consort. The title zhaoyi translates to ‘Lady of Bright Deportment.’

Also a reminder, Mei-zhaoyi is a remarkable beauty in the harem, and was once able to easily calm the emperor from his hissy fit. She thinks that Consort Yan stole away her opportunity for a promotion.]

The empress did not stop them. Consort Yan really did need a verbal beating. After the emperor started favoring her, she kept gaining power and authority. Very few of the concubines in the harem could seize any information that could be used against Consort Yan. Now was indeed a good opportunity to put her in her place.

Moreover, she knew that Consort Yan did not respect her as the empress.

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Ever since Consort Yan was conferred a title by the emperor, this was the first time that she came to Fengming Palace to greet her. Usually, she would find some excuse to not come greet the empress, and later the emperor even permitted her to stop greeting the empress by saying that her health wasn’t great.

The concubines covertly ridiculed Consort Yan from beginning to end. However, amongst the six palaces*, only Imperial Noble Consort Yu said a sarcastic sentence at the beginning. The rest did not say a single word.

[*T/N: I believe the ‘six palaces’ refers to the highest ranked women in the imperial harem, so the empress and the consorts.]

Consort Shi had no backing, so she was afraid of causing trouble for her son, therefore she has always been a dutiful consort, and almost no one could find fault with her. As for Consort Yun, her son ran to support Consort Shi’s son. She despised her son’s lack of ambition and very rarely participated in any harem battles.

As for Consort Lan, her position was more susceptible. Her only son was not interested in the throne, so she never participated in the battle among the concubines. Everyone knew that she was not a threat, so they did not pay much mind to her.

Up until she finally left Fengming Palace, Consort Yan’s expression was darker than a thundercloud.

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After the laowangye reprimanded him, the emperor went back to his place that night and smashed a lot of precious things to vent his anger. Word has it that he was still angry during imperial court in the morning.

Consort Yan received Wei Shun Qing’s advice, and right now she did not dare to go to Emperor Chong Ming to complain about her grievances. She could only swallow the grievances in her stomach. This was the first time after becoming the master of Zhaozi Palace that she has been so humiliated but she could not fight back.

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Chapter 142.2 – Face Slapping

Zhaozi Palace

Consort Yan and Wei Shun Qing, who had accidentally fallen into an adulterous affair, calculated when the banquet would be over and concluded their affair thusly. Wei Shun Qing released his seed into Consort Yan’s body. In order to get her pregnant as soon as possible, he deliberately raised her waist so that his seed may stay in her body longer.

Although the two only did it once due to the lack of time, it was more enjoyable than when they did it with other people.

With contentment in their eyes, the two embraced each other until the eunuch hurried in and told them that Emperor Chong Ming was heading their way, and then the two quickly separated.

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After her desires have been drawn out, Consort Yan could not help but let out a moan, matched with her lascivious expression, it was almost enough to make Wei Shun Qing’s lower part stand up again. If the situation weren’t urgent, he definitely would have pressed her down to the bed and did it again.

Knowing that the two of them rolled around in bed together, the palace maids and eunuchs were already prepared, and even prepared water for them in advance.

Several palace maids walked in quickly. They stripped the bedding and clothes from the bed and temporarily hit them. Then they brought out fresh bedding that was exactly the same and put them on the bed. The results were clean and neat. It did not seem like their first time doing such a thing.

Consort Yan did not have time to take out the stuff inside her body. She could only take a bath in a hurry, and then put on some perfume to cover up the smell on her body. Then she walked to the entrance of Zhaozi Palace to prepare for the arrival of Emperor Chong Ming.

Talcum powder was sprinkled everywhere inside the palace hall. The smell of intercourse should not be apparent, but it was better to be safe than sorry.

Wei Shun Qing had already left Zhaozi Palace from the back exit.

Emperor Chong Ming never got a chance to arrive at Zhaozi Palace. No matter how fast he walked, the laowangye still caught him halfway there.

“Imperial Uncle?”

Emperor Chong Ming looked in surprise at the laowangye who wore a dark expression on his face. His voice carried a hint of tentativeness. He also saw that the laowangye was different from what he had seen a few times before, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.

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“So the emperor actually recognizes this imperial uncle of his, bravo!” The laowangye looked at the emperor with a shadowy expression on his face. No matter how one looked at the old man, it seemed like he was preparing to eat the emperor for a snack.

Emperor Chong Ming’s eyelid jumped*. His premonition could not be wrong. The imperial uncle before him must be clear of mind at the moment. Thinking of this, it was almost like an instinctive action for him to give Head Eunuch Wang Ping a meaningful look. The eunuch immediately understood. Fortunately there weren’t many people along the road to Zhaozi Palace.

[*T/N: There’s a superstition that if your eyelid jumps, it’s a portent of what’s to come.]

In fact, even without Wang Ping’s actions, those people have already left very consciously. No one wanted to be singled out by the emperor. In the next part, only one person had to die.

“Imperial Uncle, why are you here? Didn’t you go to Grandmother’s place?”

Emperor Chong Ming did not like this imperial uncle of his, but as long as the empress dowager still lived, then he did not dare to touch a single hair on his imperial uncle’s head.

What’s more, before his imperial father passed away, he had given his imperial uncle supreme power. No matter how incompetent he was he would not dare to do something like deceiving his masters and destroying his ancestors.

The laowangye smiled coldly, “If I hadn’t come from your grandmother’s place, I would not have know that you made your grandmother sick for the sake of a lowly concubine!”

Sure enough, it was about this matter!

Emperor Chong Ming explained with a dry smile: “Imperial Uncle, you must have heard some rumors and misunderstood, I didn’t…”

“You dare to make excuses.” The laowangye practically wanted to eat him alive. The anger in his eyes looked hot enough to burn. He glared at Emperor Chong Ming and said one word at a time: “If you were not the emperor, I would have strangled you long ago. Since you are incompetent, disloyal, and unfilial, are you still worthy of being the emperor?”

Emperor Chong Ming could not squeeze out another smile after that.

Fu Wu Tian put his arms around his wangfei, and relished the scene of the emperor getting scolded to the high heavens.

It was the first time that An Zi Ran was witnessing such a formidable laowangye. The old man even dared to point at the emperor’s face and said that he would strangle him. An Zi Ran finally understood why the emperor hated the Fu wangfu so much, to the point that he would disregard all blood relationships in order to drag them off their high horse.

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“Imperial Uncle, no matter what I am an emperor.” Emperor Chong Ming couldn’t help but grimaced.

The laowangye sneered, “You should be glad that you are the emperor.”

If Chong Ming were not the emperor, then he, the imperial uncle would have killed this unfilial son for the sake of the late emperor. How could he be allowed to live until now?

“I’m warning you one last time. I don’t care what kind of absurd things you do, but if you dare to anger your grandmother again, then I will be the first person to come for your hide. And also, that Consort Yan that you conferred a title on, have her restrain herself a little, otherwise I will behead this source of calamity.”

After flinging out these words, the laowangye left without bothering to look at Emperor Chong Ming’s ugly expression.

Being an emperor and doing what he did, being pressed on his head by his imperial uncle and stomped all over on his face was indeed a bit embarrassing, but if it wasn’t for the ridiculousness of Emperor Chong Ming’s actions, this kind of thing would not have happened. But unfortunately Emperor Chong Ming never thought he did anything wrong, so he just resented the entire Fu family.

The next day, the news that the laowangye reprimanded Emperor Chong Ming was spread out.

But no one dared to blatantly gossip about the emperor, not unless they thought they’ve been living for too long and wanted to see if it hurt to have their heads chopped off. So the gossip that spread more broadly was about Consort Yan.

Except for Zhaozi Palace, all the concubines of the Six Palaces heard about this incident. There was no sympathy to be had, instead it was all laughter of schadenfreude.

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Chapter 142.1 – Face Slapping

When the laowangye arrived at Taiqing Palace, the banquet was already winding down, and the ministers were just starting to leave. At the entrance, some people almost collided with the angry laowangye who was storming inside.

Just as they were about to berate this rude person for barging in, they saw that it was Fu laowangye and he looked absolutely malevolent. Their hearts almost dropped to the ground. Oh shoot! Which idiot provoked Fu laowangye so much that he would be this angry?

“Where is the emperor?”

The laowangye stood at the door, blocking the civil and military official that were about to go out. His eyes were sharp like knives, swishing past everyone. Some people immediately broke out into cold sweat when the laowangye looked at them.

When they heard that he was looking for the emperor, the smart people instantly guessed the reason. Unfortunately, the laowangye missed the emperor by a hair.

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The emperor had just left the venue, leaving the empress behind. He had left in a hurry. It was easy to guess where he had gone.

In the end, it was Fu Wu Tian, who came in after, that told the laowangye where the emperor might be.

The laowangye snorted coldly and instantly changed paths to Zhaozi Palace.

“His illness is better?”

Zhang Sun Cheng De, who was talking to the eldest prince, noticed the situation at the entrance. But when he looked over, he only saw Fu laowangye leaving Taiqing Palace with a gloomy countenance. But he could still tell with a single glance. The two elderly men were from the same generation and had crossed swords often when they were young.

[T/N: “crossing swords” could be literal or metaphorical, but in this case it is probably the latter]

As the saying goes, the one who knows you the best is your opponent. And the prime minister knew Fu laowangye very well. He immediately guessed that his illness might be better.

“Grandpa, who is this old man? He dared to make a fuss in Taiqing Palace. Is he not afraid that the emperor will punish him?”

Zhang Sun Shao Qi had never seen Fu laowangye before, so he was very curious about his actions. What surprised him even more was that everyone seemed to be afraid of him. He only knew that this old man could not be the previous emperor.

“Juniors like you should be more careful when you speak. The one that you called ‘this old man’ is the brother of the late emperor, and the imperial uncle of our current liege. If the laowangye hears your words, even your grandfather can’t save you.”

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The person who spoke was Yu Zheng, the Minister of War. He was the pillar of the Yu family. Although his position was not as high as that of Zhang Sun Cheng De, his influence and strength were equal. In order to help their own grandson advance, the two families have been in constant competition since a long time ago.

Seeing him, Zhang Sun Shao Qi made no secret of his hostility. As the only seedling of the Zhang Sun family, he certainly knew who Yu Zheng was.

Yu Zheng was not angry. Instead, he looked over the young man with amusement, and then he shook his head. As expected, this person was a hopeless case. With this level of scheming ability, once he was thrown into politics, he would be eaten whole, bones and all. He would not last long.

In the future, if the eldest prince managed to get on the throne, the Zhang Sun family’s glory would only be short-lived.

Every time he made comparisons with the Zhang Sun family, he would be reminded of his son and grandson, who have both achieved much success already. And then there would be an uncontrollable sense of superiority in his heart.

Zhang Sun Cheng De did not talk to Yu Zheng. Soon after, he left Taiqing Palace with Zhang Sun Shao Qi.

He could guess Yu Zheng’s thoughts to some extent, but what’s the use of hating iron that couldn’t become steel*? This was fate. He could only accept it.

[*T/N: hating iron that can’t become steel means to lament someone for not being able to live up to your standards]

The only thing that he could do now was to do his best to ensure that his grandson ascended the throne. Only in this way could the Zhang Sun family’s glory live on. Even if Zhang Sun Shao Qi had no talent or virtue, as long as he gave birth to a son in the future, the Zhang Sun family would still have hope.

In the corridor on the left side of Taiqing Paalce, as soon as Fu Yuan Fan saw his cousin’s group, he knew that there must be a good show to watch. He wanted to follow them, but… he furtively glanced at his mother.

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She gave birth to the sixth prince. As soon as he moved a finger, she would know what he was up to. Facing his expectant eyes, Consort Lan did not hesitate to put out the flame of hope in his eyes.

“It’s not that mother doesn’t want to let you go, but you saw what happened just now. Imperial Uncle is angry. He will definitely not give your imperial father any face. If you follow them and see your imperial father being reprimanded, and your imperial father finds out, how would he think of you? A son seeing his father lose face. In the future your imperial father will always be thinking of how you know about his humiliation. Do you think you can still live well then? Mother won’t ask for anything else. As long as you’re safe and well, then that is enough.”

Consort Lan persuaded him patiently. She only hoped that he could understand her intentions.

Fu Yuan Fan lowered his head in disappointment, “Erchen* understands. Erchen won’t go.”

[*T/N: 儿臣 erchen means “this subject, your son.” Used to address oneself.]

Consort Lan lovingly patted his head. She only had this one son. All she wanted was for him to live well. She didn’t care about competing for favor.

“Speaking of which, I, your mother, heard some rumors a few days ago. I’ve been hoping for Fan Er* to help me clear up some confusion. Now is a good time. Let us return to our place and have a good chat between mother and son.”

[*T/N: Fan Er is a nickname for Fu Yuan Fan. The Fan is the same character. Er is a diminutive to give the name a cute and childish feel.]

Consort Lan took Fu Yuan Fan by the hand and dragged him away without any delay.

Fu Yuan Fan didn’t react at first, but when he thought about what his mother might ask him, his expression changed immediately. This was the reason that he didn’t dare to see his mother for the past few days. Looked like he couldn’t avoid it any longer. In his heart, he howled with grief.

Behind him, the bodyguard Da Hei gave him a sympathetic look.

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Chapter 141.3 – To Incite Disharmony

An Zi Ran suddenly had the urge to laugh, but before he could laugh out loud, the laowangye seemed to have sense his mirth and turned his head to glare at him. He suddenly felt inexplicable.

The laowangye started raging out of humiliation, “What will it take for you to marry a woman and carry on the ancestral line?”

Fu Wu Tian answered him tit for tat, “What will it take for you to give up on the idea of making your grandson carry on the ancestral line?”

His answer infuriated the laowangye to the high heavens.

Out of the blue, An Zi Ran opened his mouth and broke the tense atmosphere between the grandfather and grandson pair. “Grandfather, having Uncle carry on the ancestral line may not be out of the question.”

The laowangye could not help frowning when he heard these words, but this time he did not directly refute.

An Zi Ran knew that he had guessed right.

If possible, the laowangye would much prefer to have Uncle take a wife and give birth to progeny. Then he would pass on his title to Uncle’s future son. He probably felt that this was the only way to make up for all the things that he owed him through all these years.

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Fu Wu Tian taking An Zi Ran as his wangfei actually coincidentally fulfilled the laowangye’s most hidden wishes. But he also knew that it would be very difficult to get Fu Yi to marry and have children, since the man was already forty years old but still did not have any plans to start a family.

“What does wangfei mean?” Fu Wu Tian asked on his grandfather’s behalf.

An Zi Ran replied, “There is an idiom that says the matter depends on the individual.”

[T/N: “the matter depends on the individual” = with effort, one can achieve anything]

There was no need for him to explain further. Both the grandfather and grandson understood his meaning. The matter depends on the individual. That meant there was no harm in trying…

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A flash of unwillingness flickered across the laowangye’s eyes, but in the end he succumbed to his true desires. “Don’t think that you can escape the matter just like this. If your uncle still refuses, I will still force you two.”

With this challenge in mind, An Zi Ran and Fu Wu Tian would definitely make the situation with Fu Yi bear fruit.

At the same time, Fu Yi, who was pulling the horse carriage over, suddenly felt his nose itching. He wondered if someone was thinking about him.

Not long after, Fu Yi arrived in front of them with the carriage.

Fu Wu Tian glanced in the direction of Taiqing Palace. At this time, the banquet should be coming to an end. He suddenly stopped the laowangye who was about to get on the carriage.

“Grandfather, I forgot to tell you something.”

The laowangye paused and turned around: “What is it?”

An Zi Ran was also a little curious, not knowing what Fu Wu Tian wanted to say.

“I’m guessing Grandfather doesn’t know about Consort Yan, right?” Fu Wu Tian said casually.

A light bulb went off in An Zi Ran’s head, and he immediately knew what Fu Wu Tian was trying to do. He had to admit that this move of Fu Wu Tian’s was very nasty, but he liked it.

“What Consort Yan?” The laowangye really did not know.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

“Consort Yan is the imperial concubine that the emperor conferred with a rank a few months ago. She is living in Zhaozi Palace by special edict. A few days ago, the emperor angered Great Grandmother to the point of illness over her. It harmed her vital energies, and she had to stay in bed for quite a few days before she got better…”

“What did you say?”

The expression on the laowangye’s face became extremely terrifying, as if he was about to eat people. His eyes were extremely cruel, and the suffocating aura that had faded suddenly burst out.

“A lot of people know about this…”

Before Fu Wu Tian could finish speaking, the laowangye had already rushed towards Taiqing Palace with a suffocating aura and monstrous anger. No one dared to approach him, let alone stop him, with his violent aura and hideous expression. There were very few people in the palace that did not know him. Back in the day, when the laowangye caused a ruckus in the palace, no one dared to do anything about it.

Everyone knew that the emperor had an imperial uncle who never gave him face. The emperor hated it so much, but he also couldn’t do anything to his imperial uncle!

Fu Yi watched the laowangye leave in a fit of rage and shook his head helplessly. He turned around and said to Fu Wu Tian, “You would even manipulate your grandfather.” After saying this, he chased after the old man.

The corner of Fu Wu Tian’s mouth curved up in a slight arc. Then he took An Zi Ran by the hand.

“Wangfei, let’s go watch a good show.”

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Chapter 141.2 – To Put On Disharmony

An Zi did runneth did find the scene ere him a dram strange. The laowangye wast already so fusty, yet he still did address himself as erchen ere the empress dowager.

“Doth thee findeth ‘t amusing?”

Fu Wu Tian lowered his voice and did whisper in an zi did runneth’s ear. Thither wast a hint of contempt in his tone of voice.

An Zi did runneth hesitated for a moment and then did nod.

Fu Wu Tian did doth sayeth: “in this ordinary, thither art two people yond grandfather cannot wend ‘gainst. One of those folk is uncle, and the other one is the empress dowager. In front of most wondrous grandmother, coequal grandfather wilt beest moo ‘well-did behave’ and he did win’t did put up a hard front.”

The empress dowager wast already ov’r eighty years fusty. The lady wast the longest-did live empress dowager in da ya. Due to that lady health care routine, the lady wast not like most elderly people who is’t couldst only forswear in catch but a wink cubiculo and couldst not moveth. That lady mind wast clear, and that lady energy levels wast better than the average elderly person.

But the empress dowager wast forsooth quite fusty, so the laowangye did doth not dare to snuffs that lady coequal a dram did bite, and he would nev’r deliberately wend ‘gainst that lady. Coequal if ‘t be true he wast reprimanded, he would endure ‘t silently like a mute. ‘t wast rare for four generations of the family to gather in ciming palace. In the end, fu yi eke did sitteth down after the empress dowager did order him to. The cubiculo wast full of talk and laughter. Although ‘t wast not as lively as the state banquet, the atmosphere wast warmer than the state banquet.

An Zi did runneth eke did like the empress dowager very much. From time to time, he would sayeth something yond would cause that lady to chuckle heartily. ‘t wast somewhat different from his usual apathetic manner. After talking and laughing for nearly two quarters of an hour, the empress dowager reluctantly revealed a trace of exhaustion. Thus the three of those folk escorted that lady inside to rest ere taking their leaveth. After they did leave ciming palace, Fu Yi did wend to fetch the carriage, and the laowangye finally did allow his expression to wend bitter cold. He didn’t so much as glance at the pair.

“Wu Tian, back then, i did betoken thee marry the young mistress of the an family. I didn’t telleth thee to marry the eldest young master of the an family. Thee knoweth perfectly well yond thee’re the fu wangfu’s sole scion. Art thee deliberately trying to maketh thy grandfather did fall?”

Fu Wu Tian did take an zi did runneth by the handeth and did walk up to the laowangye. He did doth sayeth but soft: “grandfather, ye art wrong. Fu wangfu still hath uncle. He is eke surnamed fu.”

Hearing him mention fu yi, the fusty prince frowned, “thy uncle is forty years fusty, and he hath nay plans to marry and hath’t children. Doth thee bethink thee can count on him? Don’t bethink i don’t knoweth what thou art planning. I don’t care what thee bethink. In short, thee wilt giveth me the next generation of the fu wangfu. Afterwards, thee can marry whomever thee wanteth and i did win’t interfere.”

If ‘t be true fu yi wast willing to marry a jointress and hath’t children, of course the laowangye would beest very joyous, but because he did feel guilty towards fu yi, he didn’t dare to force fu yi, so… he couldst only force his grandson…

“Then i’m mine most humble apology, i’m afraid i’ll hath’t to disappoint grandfather.” fu wu tian did doth sayeth calmly, not taking the fusty sir’s words to heart at all.

The laowangye’s expression did turn gloomy in a did split second. He did knoweth yond this grandson’s occasional obedience wast actually an illusion. In essence, nay one couldst force him. Unless he wast in a valorous humor at the time, he would beest moo stubborn than his father. The fusty sir very much didn’t knoweth whom fu wu tian did inherit this personality from.

Unable to deal with his grandson, the fusty sir simply focused on an zi did runneth, “if ‘t be true thee still agnize me as thy grandfather, then humour wu tian to marry a concubine, otherwise i wilt not approve of thee.”

An Zi did runneth did look at the fusty sir. Then he did look at fu wu tian, who is’t did wear a halcyon expression on his visage. He did drop his gaze and did doth sayeth serenely, “then, i can only refuse to agnize thee as mine grandfather.”

Fu Wu Tian sneered unceremoniously.

The laowangye’s expression did turn dark again. He did hath’t nay memory of the time at which hour his brain wast addled, so this couldst beest did doth consider his first headeth-to-headeth confrontation with an zi did runneth. The young sir’s character wast unexpectedly sore, but he did hath’t a few points of his esteemed father’s character. Bethinking of this, the laowangye immediately did feel very did upset.

“Grandfather, during mine father’s generation, the fu wangfu and the emperor wast already did divide at heart, although they did doth appear to beest united on the outside. Isn’t mine not having any heirs what they [the emperor’s side] wanteth? Like this, they did win’t hath’t reason to bother fu wangfu in the future. And we did win’t hath’t to completely falleth out with those folk.”

Fu Wu Tian did tryeth to moveth the laowangye with his fallacious reasoning.

“Tush tush!”

The laowangye wast not so easily did move. This sentence wast fallacious nay matter how thee did hark to ‘t. Did doth fu wu tian bethink everyone else wast idiots? According to his meaning, thither would beest nay fu wangfu in the future, so of course thither wouldn’t beest any falling out.

April Fools! ^-^

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Chapter 141.1 – To Incite Disharmony

Ciming Palace

The Empress Dowager lovingly looked at the handsome young man sitting in front of her. He was like a white jade carving, with a peaceful face, and the more she looked at him, the more she liked him.

The young man could not bear children for the Fu wangfu, but at her age, she only hoped for her children and grandchildren’s happiness. She was flexible about the rest and ready to accept circumstances with good will. So from the bottom of her heart, she liked junwangfei, especially when she saw how Xiao Tian* cherished him.

[*T/N: Xiao Tian 小天 is a nickname and refers to Fu Wu Tian 傅无天. Xiao means “small / little” and it’s a form of endearment here.]

Although the time the empress dowager had spent with Fu Wu Tian was not long, she understood his character very well, and there were very few people that he was willing to accept into his circle. If he has given someone his trust, then it meant that person must be a good person.

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At first, she also thought that Xiao Tian’s interest [for An Zi Ran] was only temporary, and that it was not sincerely from his heart. But after so long, she found that the God of War, who was very cruel and ruthless in the eyes of outsiders, would always gain a softness in his eyes whenever he spoke of his wangfei. And that was when she knew that he was serious about him.

“Good child, it has been hard on you*.”

[*T/N: 辛苦你了 – literally “it has been hard on you” or “you’ve worked hard” and has the connotation of “thank you for your hard work.”]

The empress dowager held An Zi Ran’s hand and said this with a smile. Her eyes conveyed the most sincere joy. Right now, she was very similar to an ordinary grandmother, and you couldn’t feel the majesty and aloofness of her high status.

An Zi Ran didn’t know if he was imagining things or not, but he felt that the empress dowager’s words were alluding to something, and he suddenly didn’t know how to respond to her.

“Wangfei is indeed working hard.”

Fu Wu Tian suddenly picked up the thread of conversation, looked at An Zi Ran, and even nodded seriously.

The empress dowager laughed out loud, “Xiao Tian, go back and give your wangfei more supplements. Look at how thin he is. It looks like he doesn’t eat much at all. This isn’t good. Young people are still growing. You must eat more.”

Xiao Tian?

[T/N: Because of the characters of FWT’s name, his nickname directly translates to “Little Sky.”]

An Zi Ran looked at Fu Wu Tian doubtfully. This nickname was too incompatible with the tall and heroic Fu Wu Tian.

Fu Wu Tian knew what he was thinking with one look. “Great-grandmother can rest assured that this prince will supervise wangfei well and prevent him from going on a diet in order to lose weight.”

“Dieting?”

The empress dowager’s face was full of surprise. She looked An Zi Ran up and down. “With such a thin body, wouldn’t you turn into a bamboo pole if you go on a diet? No, child, listen to your great-grandmother, you can’t keep dieting. It’s not good for your body…”

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The honorable empress dowager immediately turned into a nagging elder, chattering on and on in An Zi Ran’s ear with words of concern and consideration.

An Zi Ran glared at Fu Wu Tian when the empress dowager was not paying attention. He knew that Fu Wu Tian must have said it on purpose. An Zi Ran had obviously not lost weight.

Fu Wu Tian has long been unhappy with An Zi Ran dieting to lose weight.

An Zi Ran listened patiently. After a while, he realized that the empress dowager had no intention of stopping. He waited for her to pause to catch her breath, and then pretended to be ignorant about it to interrupt her, “Great-grandmother’s reprimands are valid. I will not do so in the future.”

The empress dowager nodded with satisfaction, “That’s good.”

“Ke ke…”

[T/N: 咳 ke – the sound of coughing]

At this time, Fu-laowangye, who has been forgotten by everyone, finally couldn’t help running out to show people that he still existed. The old man’s expression was dark and gloomy. He did not look like the usual cheerful and friendly laowangye that An Zi Ran was familiar with. As he sat there, his whole person faintly exuded an aura that was no weaker than Fu Wu Tian’s.

Behind him was Head Steward Fu, who determinedly stood there with a smile on his face. The empress dowager was aware of his background and also cared greatly about him. It was just that they [An Zi Ran and Fu Wu Tian] came late and did not see such a scene.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

An Zi Ran knew that the laowangye before him had recovered his memories. The contrast was indeed huge. Several times, he felt the laowangye look at him with a vaguely displeased gaze. Just as he thought, the laowangye was probably still hoping for Fu Wu Tian to marry a woman who could carry on the family line.

The empress dowager asked with concern, “Does your throat feel uncomfortable?”

Laowangye coughed again, although this time it wasn’t intentional. He seemed to be stifling a breath*. After a while, he said, “Imperial Mother, erchen** is fine.”

[*T/N: In Chinese, “breath” can also be a metaphor for anger or annoyance.]

[**T/N: 儿臣 er chen – “this subject, your son”]

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Chapter 140.2 – Adultery

Consort Yan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered something.

“By the way, bengong remembered something.”

Wei Shun Qing immediately asked, “Remember what?”

“Your hypothesis should be correct. I remember that the emperor once said in front of me that he hoped that I would be able to conceive an imperial heir as soon as possible. At that time, Imperial Physician Wu was also present. The emperor even asked Imperial Physician Wu if there was any major issue with his body. Bengong clearly remembers that Imperial Physician Wu said that there was no serious problem [with the emperor’s body]. Based on his expression, he did not seem to be lying.”

Consort Yan thought about it carefully, making sure that she remembered correctly.

Wei Shun Qing nodded, “Then there shouldn’t be anything wrong. Imperial Physician Wu is not in league with anyone, and he doesn’t have any information that can be used against him. He would not lie about this kind of stuff.”

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In the history of Da Ya’s emperors, Emperor Chong Ming did not have the most children, but it also could not be considered as too little. Asides from a few princes and princesses who died early, there were still five sons and four daughters left. No one would have thought that Emperor Chong Ming’s fertility would have problems. If someone really gave Emperor Chong Ming sterilization medicine, they would have done it many years ago, and would not have waited until now to make their move.

The question now was if Emperor Chong Ming lost his fertility, then how was Consort Yan going to get pregnant?

Thinking of this problem, Consort Yan’s expression became even more ugly. She paced back and forth. Her enchanting figure has been trained to be able to sashay unconsciously while walking.

On the contrary, Wei Shun Qing did not have a gloomy expression. His dark eyes fell on Consort Yan’s faintly discernable naked body beneath the white gauzy fabric. His gaze moved inch by inch from Consort Yan’s slender and supple waist to her erect and ample chest.

Although he went around as a Taoist priest, he was not an actual Taoist priest, so he would occasionally go out of the palace to find someone to relieve his carnal desires.

He has not been out of the palace for more than half a month. At this moment, while looking at Consort Yan’s body and thinking of the matter of imperial heirs, his carnal desires suddenly flocked to his groin.

Perhaps his gaze was too blatant, Consort Yan could feel someone’s eyes looking at her, but there was only she and the state preceptor in this place. All the palace maids and eunuchs were keeping watch in the main hall. It was impossible for someone to be peeping at them.

She looked over at the state preceptor and she saw the undisguised desire on his face. His eyes were staring straight at her chest. His explicit and scorching gaze made her feel as if she was being caressed by a pair of hands, and her delicate body trembled slightly.

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Wei Shun Qing threw his horsetail whisk to the ground. The sound of the whisk hitting the ground was amplified several times in the suddenly silent Zhaozi Palace. His heartbeat accelerated. He then walked over and stopped in front of her.

Consort Yan trembled even more, but it was not out of fear. Rather, her blood was boiling from the taboo feeling. She has never felt this way in front of Emperor Chong Ming.

Now, beneath the gaze of the state preceptor, she could already feel herself getting wet down below. She never knew that she was so lewd. Consort Yan hurriedly lowered her head, and did not dare to look directly at the state preceptor.

Wei Shun Qing grabbed her shoulders, “Consort Yan, I have thought of a wonderful method…”

His voice was trembling with excitement and bewitchment. Every word pounded against her heart. Her legs almost went soft.

Consort Yan opened her mouth, but couldn’t make a sound.

Wei Shun Qing continued to lead her astray by saying enticing words into her ear: “In any case, no one knows that Emperor Chong Ming has already lost his fertility, and Imperial Physician Wu can’t detect it. Others will only think that the emperor is old. In this case, we will create our own [child]. As long as we are careful, no one will ever know.”

“But, but… what if they find out in the future?” Consort Yan’s voice was trembling, but she still didn’t dare to raise her head.

Wei Shun Qing stared at her thin white neck, and the desire in his eyes became stronger, as if it would overflow at any time.

He said, “So what if it’s found out? Who knows when Emperor Chong Ming lost his fertility? Even if some people have doubts in the future, it’s impossible to detect whether the child is biological or not with the so-called blood-dripping recognition test.”

There was a look of struggle on Consort Yan’s pretty face. She was very aroused, but she was afraid of being discovered. After all, no matter how the appearance changed, the essence could not be completely changed.

Wei Shun Qing had already made up his mind to do this. Whether Consort Yan wanted to or not, she had no choice. If that incident had not happened, then he would not have looked for her.

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Wei Shun Qing pulled away the hand that she was using to block in front of her chest. His grubby hands reached for the gauzy clothes on her body. With a shredding sound, the clothes became tattered fabric, thrown on the floor of Zhaozi Palace. What followed was her long skirt. The next thing to go was her phoenix-embroidered white undergarment. Finally, a beautiful body without an inch of thread was completely displayed in front of him.

With reddened eyes, Wei Shun Qing suddenly picked up Consort Yan and strode towards the big bed in the palace. Then he threw her on it forcefully.

Consort Yan rolled around in embarrassment. Her legs spread out in front of him. Her private parts were completely exposed in front of him, and the fragrance continued to tempt him.

Wei Shun Qing suddenly let out a low roar, and he couldn’t help but pounce on her.

Two naked bodies intertwined, and the lewd smell soon filled the inner hall. The woman’s enticing moans echoed all the way to the outside, and from time to time came the low roar of a man’s voice.

The palace maids and eunuchs looked at each other, as if they did not expect things to develop like this. Soon, they turned their faces away, pretending as if they did not hear anything. At the same time, they looked around to prevent someone from breaking in suddenly.

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Chapter 140.1 – Adultery

State Preceptor Hao Ran and Consort Yan went directly to Zhaozi Palace together.

Zhaozi Palace was a unique and unmatched palace bestowed to Consort Yan by Emperor Chong Ming. Asides from Emperor Chong Ming who could enter and exit at will, State Preceptor Hao Ran was also someone who could come and go freely.

Although Emperor Chong Ming trusted them very much, there were many pairs of eyes watching them in the palace. So just for in case, the two of them didn’t meet up that often in private. Instead, they mostly passed messages to each other through the palace maids and eunuchs.

The palace maids and eunuchs serving Consort Yan were all Wei Shun Qing’s people. He has been cultivating his own people since ten years ago. These people have been with him for a long time, so they were all trustworthy people.

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Although it looked like she was being watched by Wei Shun Qing’s people, Consort Yan didn’t mind. Her current status and position were given to her by Wei Shun Qing, and she had no special ambitions. As long as she could enjoy a lifetime of prosperity and wealth, then it was enough for her. As for the position of empress, she didn’t dare to think about it when she wasn’t even pregnant yet.

Wei Shun Qing’s obscure gaze fell on Consort Yan’s flat and fair belly, “Consort Yan, when will your belly work hard for a baby?”

[T/N: Side note, I hate that question in media and in real life. Does people think a woman can control when she gets pregnant? It’s more than just wanting a baby. There are so many other factors involved: health, ovulation, infertility, low sperm count, etc.]

“Does the state preceptor think that bengong doesn’t want to have a baby? Bengong’s belly is already working hard. The problem lies with the emperor, so what can bengong do?” Consort Yan’s coquettish face showed a hint of helplessness. She also wanted to hurry up and get pregnant.

[*T/N: She’s using 本宫 bengong to refer to herself. It translates to “this palace.” Only high-ranking concubines in the imperial harem may use bengong to refer to themselves. The empress also uses bengong.]

For fifteen days out of every month, the emperor would spend the night at her place. Emperor Chong Ming was very promiscuous. Who knew where that old pervert’s physical strength came from, but every night he would always tossed her to the point where she couldn’t get out of bed the next day. With such frequent sex, it stood to reason that she should have been pregnant long ago, but after a few months, her stomach still did not show any changes.

Consort Yan was horrified and thought that something was wrong with her body. Later, she asked the state preceptor to send an imperial physician to give her a check up, but the imperial physician said that her body was fine and very healthy, so it should not be a problem for her to get pregnant with the emperor’s child.

She immediately guessed that there might be something wrong with Emperor Chong Ming’s body.

Consort Yan wanted to ask Imperial Physician Wu, who usually attended to the emperor, to inquire about the situation, but Wei Shun Qing stopped her. Imperial Physician Wu was not one of their people. If she went to ask him without careful consideration, then the entire palace would find out not long after.

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Since they couldn’t ask the imperial physician directly, Wei Shun Qing later used his spy in the imperial hospital to get the medical records of Emperor Chong Ming. From the medical records, it could be seen that Emperor Chong Ming was very concerned about whether there was anything wrong with his body.

Contrary to their expectations, although Emperor Chong Ming had a lot of physical problems, none of the medical records were related to fertility, so the matter was even more confusing. In the end, the two decided to wait for a while to see. Perhaps it was not time yet.

This one wait lasted a month and a half.

In order to get pregnant with the emperor’s child smoothly, Consort Yan specially asked Wei Shun Qing to find some remedies for her, such as what kind of sex position was easier to get pregnant, or drinking medicine and so on.

For this reason, Consort Yan asked the imperial physician to take her pulse every few days to see if she was pregnant, but she was disappointed again and again.

Presently, it has been five days since the last time the imperial physician checked her pulse. During this period, Emperor Chong Ming only spent one night at her Zhaozi Palace.

Consort Yan has always felt that the problem could not be with her. Perhaps the medical records have been tampered with long ago. She told Wei Shun Qing what she thought.

“Your guess is not unreasonable.”

Wei Shun Qing pondered for a while before nodding. This was the first time he agreed with Consort Yan’s conjecture. But he didn’t know that Consort Yan just wanted to put the responsibility on Emperor Chong Ming, because in her cooperation with the state preceptor, she was the passive one. If he knew that she had no value, then everything she has now would be lost.

After rejoicing due to the state preceptor’s agreement, Consort Yan became worry again.

“If the problem lies with the emperor, then bengong will not be able to conceive an imperial heir in this lifetime. Then what will become of our plan?”

Wei Shun Qing’s expression was a little gloomy. The first step in their plan was to get Consort Yan pregnant with the emperor’s seed. If this step could not be completed, the subsequent plans would not be realized.

“If there is really something wrong with Emperor Chong Ming’s body, it’s impossible for me not to know.”

Wei Shun Qing got his current status entirely by bewitching Emperor Chong Ming. If the emperor died, it would not be good for him, so he had arranged people around Emperor Chong Ming very early on, and kept people closely monitoring Emperor Chong Ming’s health in secret. Thinking of this, he once again rejected Consort Yan’s conjecture.

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Modifying the emperor’s medical records was a major crime worthy of beheading. Imperial Physician Wu had no reason to do so, and none of the concubines in the harem had the courage to slip a drug to Emperor Chong Ming, especially the empress, noble consorts, and four consorts.

They have all given birth to a prince for the imperial family. Once the matter [of messing with his medical records] was exposed, not only would their son lose the qualification to inherit the throne, but their family would also be implicated, which was of no benefit to them; moreover, Emperor Chong Ming’s diet was strictly controlled. It would be difficult to slip a drug to the emperor without anyone knowing.

After much deliberation, Wei Shun Qing still thought that the most likely reason was that Imperial Physician Wu did not find out that there was a problem with Emperor Chong Ming’s fertility.

If you wanted to know if there was any problem with fertility, you would need to obtain the semen of the emperor for easy examination. Moreover, the time that it took to examine was not short, so it was impossible for there to be no signs of activity, so he thought that this probability was very high.

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