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

He just lowered his head and dared not utter a word.

Concubine Bao was extremely anxious, fearing that Prince Fenyang would hit Xie Jinbao, so she hurriedly said, "Your Highness, the maid is still under guard. Why don't you bring her here and ask who instructed her to seduce Jinbao?"

"No, you can't ask." Xie Jinbao hurriedly stopped him.

"It's already this time, and you're still siding with that bitch?" Concubine Bao cursed.

"Go and fetch someone."

At the command of Prince Fenyang, Xie Jinbao was so frightened that he collapsed all over.

He absolutely could not let Ping'er come. If Prince Fenyang really found out something from her, he would not only be guilty of widowhood but also of adultery.

He rushed over and hugged Prince Fenyang's legs, crying, "Don't bring her here, father. I like her and couldn't help flirting with her. She didn't seduce me. It's all my fault, father."

Concubine Bao was dumbfounded, she never thought that it was not a trap set by the princess, but her own stupid son was really horny.

She said angrily, "Jin Bao, what are you talking about? Are you out of your mind? How could you do such a thing? If this gets out, how can you find a lady of the same social status as you? If you accidentally give birth to a son out of wedlock, how can you marry and have children in the future?"

Seeing Ping'er about to be brought in for interrogation, Xie Jinbao said in a hurry: "Father, she is pregnant with my child. If you interrogate her, she will be frightened and miscarry, and the child will be lost."

"What the hell, a bastard's son. If I can't protect him, then I can't protect him." Concubine Bao didn't take it to heart at all.

"This child is different," Xie Jinbao explained quickly, "That was the night of my eldest brother's wedding. I got drunk and favored her. My eldest brother died that night, and I forgot about it. But today she found me and said that her period had lasted for almost ten days. It turns out that the child was conceived on the night of my eldest brother's death. It is very likely that this child is my eldest brother's reincarnation. Father, mother, this child must be kept!"

Xie Jinbao didn't know how he managed to smooth over the matter with his nonsense. Prince Fenyang and Concubine Bao looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Could it be that the fire was not caused by Nan'an seeing someone having an affair, but was Nan'an reminding us that he was reincarnated?"

Prince Fenyang felt that the matter was too inexplicable, but for this kind of thing, it is better to believe it than not.

Anyway, as long as it wasn't a trap set by the princess and Xie Jinbao was embarrassed in front of everyone, he didn't want to punish Xie Jinbao to death for this matter.

"It's just that outsiders don't know. If the child is born, people will think that Jin Bao didn't observe mourning for Nan An and let the maid get pregnant during the mourning period. It will be difficult to get married in the future."

Concubine Bao didn't want to abort the child that might be Xie Nanan's reincarnation, nor did she want to ruin Xie Jinbao's reputation. She didn't want him to have a hard time getting married in the future because he had a bastard child before marriage.

She thought for a moment and suggested, "Your Highness, there are not many male descendants in our family. After Nan'an passed away, only the Second Young Master and Jinbao are left. Why don't we tell the public that because Nan'an passed away, Your Highness was afraid that the Second Young Master and Jinbao would also have an accident, so you gave them both concubines so that they could have a successor sooner."

As a younger brother, it is important to observe mourning for your older brother, but if you obey your parents' orders and carry on the family line as soon as possible, then it is reasonable to have a son during the mourning period.

Especially if Xie Chenyi also has a illegitimate child, when it comes to marriage in the future, Xie Chenyi and Xie Jinbao will not be much different.

Seeing that Prince Fenyang was still hesitating, Concubine Bao continued to persuade him, "Your Highness, Jin Bao's matter has made our family very embarrassed. If you don't help this child, he will never be able to hold his head up. As long as you give the Second Young Master a few maids and let him have a concubine's son, no one will use this matter to criticize Jin Bao in the future. They will only think that our family does not have no rules, but that passing on the heir is more important."

Prince Fenyang could still tolerate other matters concerning face, but seeing the struggle between the princess and Concubine Bao becoming more and more intense, if Xie Chenyi and Xie Jinbao really had a life-and-death battle in the future, it might not be a bad thing to leave a bloodline as soon as possible.

"Okay, the maids in my study are about the same age, so let's give them all away as rewards."

In the main courtyard, the princess looked at the three beautiful maids brought over by the housekeeper with a frown on her face.

"Butler, what is this?"

The butler also found it difficult to speak. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Princess, the prince said that since the death of the eldest son, he suddenly felt that the world is unpredictable, and he was always worried that something unexpected would happen to the sons of the family. So he rewarded the second and third sons with several concubines, hoping that the bloodline of the prince's mansion could be continued as soon as possible, so that he could sleep peacefully in the future."

The princess and Xie Chenyi looked at each other and felt that this must be a big trap. Xie Jinbao had just caused a scandal during the day, and Prince Fenyang did this at night. If they said there was no plan, they would never believe it.

Xie Chenyi smiled and said, "Although the elders' gift cannot be refused, I am really grateful to my eldest brother. It is absolutely impossible for me to take in a concubine during his mourning period. Please ask the housekeeper to take these maids back and tell father that after my eldest brother's mourning period is over, I will follow his arrangement whether he marries a wife or a concubine."

The butler came here with orders, so there was no way he would return empty-handed, so he had no choice but to continue speaking.

"My lord, the prince said that your filial piety is important, but the succession of the prince's family is also important. Now that the prince has given the order, you can accept it without worry. If someone uses this to attack you in the future, the prince will definitely defend you."

Xie Chenyi wanted to refuse again, but the butler knelt down with a plop: "Master, I am only following orders. Please accept it. Otherwise, the prince will send it over personally, and then..."

At this point, Xie Chenyi accepted the three beautiful maids with a cold face. The princess pulled Xie Chenyi aside and whispered, "In my opinion, someone in Xie Jinbao's family might be pregnant, and they don't want to have an abortion, fearing that there will be a scandal that their eldest brother is pregnant during the mourning period, so they dragged you into it. You are their subordinate, and you must not be touched."

Xie Chenyi nodded, then went back with the three maids with a dark face.

He didn't want to touch those three maids, but those three maids would not let him go.

Some people directly put drugs in the tea, some people lit incense in Xie Chenyi's room, and some even worse, put aphrodisiac incense on themselves and kept getting closer to Xie Chenyi.

Unfortunately, no matter how many tricks they tried, Xie Chenyi remained unmoved and had no intention of taking them into his room.

One day, three maids returned to report: "My Lord, it's not that we are not dedicated, it's just that the Second Young Master is too strong. We used all our soul beast skills, but the Second Young Master didn't react at all."