QT: TPE Chapter 47.3

“Your Majesty, please have this palace maid properly buried.”

By the time they learned of this, the palace maid was already dead.

The Emperor nodded, inwardly moved by Xu Lingyi’s kindness: “Very well. I will have someone send some more silver to her family.”

Xu Lingyi nodded and stroked her belly.

The Emperor placed his hand on hers, saying, “My beloved consort, rest assured. I will not allow Minghua to have any chance to get close to you.”

Xu Lingyi nodded and said with a smile, “Of course, I believe in Your Majesty. Besides, Your Majesty, the Princess is not a bad person by nature. She may not necessarily do anything to me. Now that Sister is seriously ill, the Princess should only be concerned about her mother and not think of me.”

When Xu Lingyi said that Princess Minghua was not inherently bad, she felt like vomiting inside. (T/N: Hehehe… Me too!)

The Emperor nodded: “This pregnancy of yours is extremely important, and we can’t be too careful.”

“I’ve heard there are still many gambling dens in the countryside, where people guess whether my baby is a boy or a girl.”

The Emperor nodded and said helplessly, “Some ministers have also gone to gamble, but don’t feel pressured.”

Sometimes, looking at Xu Shi’s belly, which contrasted sharply with her frail body, he was afraid that something might go wrong during childbirth.

He even thought that whether it was a boy or a girl was up to fate, and that as long as Xu Shi gave birth to the child safely, that would be enough.

However, the Empress Dowager stubbornly believed that this child must be a boy, although she never said this to Xu Shi, for fear of putting pressure on her.

But in his presence, the Empress Dowager was certain that this was a prince.

“I think the dream I had before was a hint. I dreamed of my grandson. Although the selection of concubines ended without any result and no one got pregnant, if it weren’t for Zhang Cairen, who was selected, you and Xu Shi would not have met. If Xu Shi hadn’t entered the palace, she wouldn’t have gotten pregnant. So this time it must be a prince.”

For the sake of the prince, the Empress Dowager prayed before the Buddha every day.

The Emperor was aware of this as well. Although the Empress Dowager had found hope in spirit and her health had improved somewhat during this period, she was still weak, but she dared not stop kneeling before the Buddha every day.

Princess Minghua quickly entered the palace and went straight to her mother’s residence.

“Mother!!”

Upon seeing her emaciated mother, Princess Minghua broke down in tears.

The Emperor saw his daughter again after several months and was saddened to see her in such grief.

His doting on Princess Minghua had become a habit.

Ultimately, it was because he had too few children, so each one was extremely precious.

“Your Majesty, His Majesty has sent word that he will not be dining with you tonight. The Princess has fainted from crying.”

Xu Lingyi nodded, already expecting this.

After all, she is his own daughter, whom he has cherished for over a decade, and Princess Minghua’s knife has not yet fallen on the Emperor himself.

Once Princess Minghua deals with the child in her womb and with the offspring the Emperor currently cares about most, the Emperor will know the pain.

“Nanny, there’s no need to take further action against the deposed Gui Fei for the next two days. Just keep an eye on her and observe how things unfold.”

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