The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

"Who let him in?"

Seeing the constipated expression on the maid's face, Liu Mengyin finally remembered that Zou Zhiyuan, with the title of Liu Hanlin's disciple, could always come in and out of the Liu Mansion at will.

Although the two of them secretly met outside for the sake of face and reputation, if something urgent happened, the back garden was also an important place for the two of them to meet privately.

But now she is the emperor's designated person. If it is really rumored that she had an affair with another man, wouldn't it be the crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan?

In her excitement, she forgot that there was still a pustule that had not been squeezed out. She had to deal with it properly, otherwise it would definitely explode at any time in the future.

Asking the maid to put away the mirror, she saw that her face in the mirror was dim and unclear, and finally turned into a look of determination and determination.

"I'll go see him. You go tell the housekeeper. When Mr. Zou comes into the house from now on, you can only report it to the master."

Zou Zhiyuan, who was anxious and excited in the back garden, saw Liu Mengyin walking towards her gracefully. If it wasn't in broad daylight, he would have jumped over and hugged her.

"Yin'er, today is a great day for you and me. I have good news to tell you."

Zou Zhiyuan was so excited that he tried to grab Liu Mengyin's hand, but Liu Mengyin cleverly avoided it. She said with an indifferent expression: "What's the good news? Miss Meng agrees to you taking me as your concubine?"

Liu Mengyin's indifferent expression did not extinguish Zou Zhiyuan's passionate mood at all. He was as happy as if he had won the top prize, and said incoherently: "It has nothing to do with Meng Wenyao, and it's not. If she hadn't wanted to do it, you and I wouldn't have been so quick. We stay together forever, listen to me, Yin'er..."

Before he could get to the point, he was coldly interrupted by Liu Mengyin.

"It just so happens that I also have good news to tell you."

"what?"

The joy on his face continued, and Zou Zhiyuan waited hopefully for Liu Mengyin to share the good news.

"Does the teacher also agree to the marriage between the two of us?"

Seeing Zou Zhiyuan's expectant expression, Liu Mengyin felt a little unbearable. She turned her head to look at the flowers and plants aside, and said in a deep voice: "Father has chosen a marriage for me. This marriage is decided by the emperor. Between us, That’s it.”

"Are you kidding me? You're angry because I can't marry you, right?"

Zou Zhiyuan never expected that Liu Mengyin, who had said she was willing to be his concubine in the morning, would be betrothed to someone else just an hour or two later.

He put his hands on Liu Mengyin's shoulders and forced Liu Mengyin to look at him.

"Yin'er, today Meng Wenyao came to me and said that we are not the same person after all, and she wants to break off our engagement with me. Yin'er, I want to marry you. We have agreed that we only have each other in this life, right?"

Liu Mengyin couldn't dodge, and was forced to look up. She saw persistence and madness flashing in Zou Zhiyuan's eyes. She knew that she must not provoke Zou Zhiyuan at this time, otherwise things would break out and her life would definitely be over.

"Brother Yuan, after all, we can't decide the matter of marriage privately. Do your parents agree? You are married by the emperor. Is it possible to break off the engagement? Moreover, my father has already arranged the marriage for me. It will be very difficult to break off the engagement."

"Brother Yuan, there are so many mistakes. It's because we are not destined. Let's meet again in the next life."

"No, no," Zou Zhiyuan did not listen to Liu Mengyin's words. He felt that God had just given him a chance and it was impossible for him to just make a joke.

"Don't worry, I will handle this matter. Just wait for me at home. I will make sure that my parents and your parents agree to our marriage. Just wait."

Without giving Liu Mengyin a chance to talk again, Zou Zhiyuan left the Liu Mansion as if he were running away. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would drag Liu Mengyin with him and rush to the front hall regardless of the past to ask you, Liu Hanlin, to agree to their marriage.

He was a man, and he felt that he had to take full responsibility for this matter and could not let Liu Mengyin worry about it.

Rushing to Marquis Wenxin's mansion, Zou Zhiyuan immediately asked, "Where have the Marquis and his wife gone?"

The butler smiled happily and said: "My dear Master, the wedding date for you and the Marquis of Guannei has finally been set this morning. The Marquis and his wife are very happy. I am very happy. I am afraid you don't know that the Marquis has been suffering from illness in recent years." Sheng Sheng is staying in the Marquis Mansion in the capital to support you because your marriage cannot be settled, the Crown Prince.

This morning you were worried that the Marquis was not in good health, so you decided to get married yourself without asking the Marquis to follow you to the Marquis Mansion in Guannei to propose marriage. The Marquis felt that you had finally grown up, how happy you are! "

"Tell me the important point!" Zou Zhiyuan has no patience at all now.

The housekeeper looked confused after being scolded, and forced a smile and said: "I went to a hot spring village outside the city to recuperate. I said I would come back when your wedding day comes."

Zou Zhiyuan looked up at the sky. He had gone out to propose marriage early in the morning. Now that the sun had already turned to the west, looking at the time, Marquis Wenxin must have arrived at Zhuangzi long ago.

For the sake of a lifetime of happiness, he did not dare to delay and hurried out of the city.

In Guannei Hou Mansion, ever since Meng Wenyao made it clear to Zou Zhiyuan about breaking off the engagement, she began to inquire about the regent's affairs.

According to the system prompts, the regent Xie Yunzhou was the eldest son of the late emperor, and his mother and concubine were not favored.

In his later years, the late emperor doted on his successor and the tenth prince Xie Yunni, so naturally he wanted to pass the throne to Xie Yunni.

However, the late emperor was old and the imperial concubine was still in her prime. The late emperor was worried that after the tenth prince ascended the throne, the imperial concubine would listen to the government behind the curtain, and the young mother and son would disturb the century-old foundation of the dynasty.

Within the royal family, the only person with the means and status to suppress his successors is Xie Yunzhou, the eldest son of the emperor, who has practiced at the border for many years.

If Xie Yunzhou was allowed to serve as regent, the late emperor was worried that the eldest son of a concubine with military exploits would directly seek power and usurp the throne.

When the late emperor was at his wits' end, Xie Yunzhou was suddenly poisoned, and by chance, he lost the ability to have children.

The late emperor was finally relieved. The probability of usurping the throne for a prince who could not have a son was greatly reduced, so he boldly left the throne to the tenth prince, and then made Xie Yunzhou regent to prevent his successor from becoming too powerful and leaving his relatives with exclusive power.

In order to prevent Xie Yunzhou from usurping the throne, he also left a posthumous edict. If Xie Yunzhou dared to usurp the throne in the future, he would not be buried in the imperial mausoleum for a hundred years, and his ashes would be thrown away.

In ancient times, when people were very concerned about their posthumous affairs, even if Xie Yunzhou was in power, he would not dare to usurp the throne, otherwise there would be no one to worship him in a hundred years.

"So now in the palace, who makes the decision, the emperor or the regent?" Meng Wenyao ate melon seeds and listened to Xiaozhi's gossip.

The system's sentence of thanking Yunzhou for his power in the government and the public cannot accurately describe the current complex situation. Meng Wenyao still needs to find out more clearly.

"Of course it is the regent who makes the decision. The emperor would not even dare to say anything about the important matters of the family and the country."

After saying that, Xiaozhi frowned again and added something in a low voice.