“But the Princess lacks the ability to govern. Even if I were to force her to the throne, she would be unable to control the court officials after I am gone. At that time, her fate would be to be reduced to ashes. Therefore, I restrained myself. Those who are not good enough to hold the throne will surely suffer a great calamity. If she could give birth to my grandson, then perhaps I could try to raise him…”
The Emperor didn’t finish his sentence, but Xu Lingyi was deeply shocked.
These were things she didn’t know in her past life. In her past life, she and the court officials never actually considered Princess Minghua, let alone her son.
In her past life, Princess Minghua did indeed become pregnant and give birth to a son.
The child’s father was merely a scholar of humble origins. A few years after Princess Minghua gave birth, the scholar’s family members seemed to die one after another, and the scholar himself didn’t live long either.
In the past life, they seemed to have never experienced the Emperor’s nurturing of his grandson; perhaps it was all done in secret.
When the Emperor died unexpectedly, the child was probably only nine years old. The Emperor probably thought that he was in good health and could live for many more years. Who would have thought that an accident would happen?
If the Emperor had lived a little longer, would Princess Minghua’s son have ascended the throne?
Xu Lingyi deduced all of this from the Emperor’s words, but she felt that it was pretty accurate.
Given the Emperor’s emphasis on bloodlines, these possibilities were quite plausible.
In the Emperor’s eyes, Princess Minghua is his only daughter, the only person in the world related to him by blood.
Li Xu, on the other hand, is just a stranger in His Majesty’s heart.
This stranger even wants to seize his inheritance after his death.
Xu Lingyi felt a slight urgency.
Li Xu and Princess Minghua were both her enemies; she wouldn’t let either of them go.
She would absolutely not let either of them get away with it.
Now, she should have a child.
Once she gives birth to the child, the situation will change, and the Emperor will no longer consider anyone other than her child.
She had been in the palace for two months, and during this time, the Emperor had almost exclusively visited her during his visits to the harem.
Now is the perfect time to take the fertility pill.
So that night, Xu Lingyi swallowed the fertility pill from the brocade pouch.
She knew that there were twin pills inside, but she was only fifteen years old, and her body wasn’t very strong.
She didn’t know how difficult it would be to carry twins.
Xu Lingyi decided to give up on that idea for now.
***
“You are De Fei?”
Princess Minghua had not entered the palace for some time.
Because every time she entered the palace, her mother would beg her to plead with her father on her behalf.
Princess Minghua was actually very annoyed by these things. She could sense that her mother was only using her as a tool to please her father.
Sometimes she even doubted whether her mother truly loved her.
On the day Princess Minghua entered the palace, her mother once again lamented the Emperor’s current indifference toward her and complained about De Fei’s favor with the Emperor.
“Now your father’s heart and eyes are completely consumed by this vile woman. For the past two months, whenever he comes to the inner palace, he always goes to her palace. She is so smug now. Last time, when Li Gui Pin offended her, she not only made Li Gui Pin kneel, but in front of everyone, Li Gui Pin’s legs were almost crippled. Afterward, she even went to your father to complain about her grievances, and Li Gui Pin was demoted two ranks. This time, it was Li Gui Pin. If I offend her in the future, I will be next.”
Princess Minghua knew all these things, but she never took her father’s concubines in the palace seriously.
In her view, no matter how favored these women were, once her father’s novelty wore off, they would still be discarded like trash.
These people were merely toys to the Emperor, just like the male concubines in the princess’s residence.
Once she was tired of them, she wouldn’t even glance at them again.
As for her mother, she used to think that her mother was steady and sensible and that she could seek advice from her mother when she encountered problems.
But now, after not seeing her for some time, her mother not only looked much more haggard, but her mindset had also undergone such a drastic change.
Princess Minghua finally gave Xu Lingyi a glance, deciding to meet her.
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