“Even without makeup, Your Majesty is stunningly beautiful.” Chun Hua exclaimed as she combed Xu Lingyi’s hair.
Even though her master was pregnant, it did not diminish her stunning beauty at all; in fact, it added a touch of unique charm to her.
Xu Lingyi had been feeling unwell for some time and hadn’t gone out much. Moreover, she lived in the Emperor’s palace, not in the inner palace.
Not only were the ministers unaware of her pregnancy, but the women in the harem had also not seen her during this period and were equally unaware.
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Li Xu has been quite pleased with himself lately, ever since he was adopted.
The ministers tacitly agreed that once the Emperor passed away, he would most likely be the next successor.
As a result, he became very popular in the capital. Moreover, recently, he contacted court officials, but the Emperor did not intervene or even punish him.
In the eyes of the ministers, this meant that the Emperor was relinquishing power and tacitly agreeing to it.
For a time, almost all the ministers with ulterior motives began to contact Li Xu openly or secretly.
How could Li Xu not be pleased?
“My Lord, you must be extremely careful at the banquet later. Many ministers have already petitioned His Majesty to make you the crown prince. This is a crucial moment. Even if that Xu Shi is beautiful, you must…”
Li Xu waved his hand to interrupt the advisor: “No need to remind me. I know what to do. Xu Shi will be my woman sooner or later. There’s no need to rush, as there will be plenty of opportunities in the future…”
He had fantasized about Xu Lingyi more than once, and whenever he thought of her stunningly beautiful face, he longed for the throne even more.
Once he obtains the throne, Xu Lingyi will be at his mercy, and he can do whatever he wants with her.
The flattery from the court officials during this period made Li Xu somewhat complacent.
He was young and impetuous, and he already felt that the throne would be his sooner or later. The Emperor had no princes, only him as an adopted son. Who else was more rightful to the throne than him?
When he arrived at the banquet, many ministers were already there. The Emperor and Empress Dowager, of course, would arrive last, so he was relatively late.
This led to a large crowd gathering around Li Xu in no time, and the families of the ministers also secretly glanced at him.
Miss Wang, from the family of the Minister of Rites, was also secretly glancing at Li Xu at that moment.
She and Xu Lingyi had not seen each other since they parted ways at the temple.
Miss Wang was heartbroken for a long time after learning that Xu Lingyi had entered the palace. She felt sorry for Xu Lingyi, and her father also said that the Xu family was too obsequious and would even abandon their daughter for power.
In Miss Wang’s eyes, Xu Lingyi was as beautiful as a fairy descended from heaven, while the Emperor was now nearly forty years old and had been unable to conceive for many years.
Even if such a person has a noble status, if she marries into a family without having children, she will be destitute and alone in her old age, no matter how prestigious and glamorous she may be now.
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