Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

Lu Anyuan moved closer, and Xu Yixing could feel the heat coming from his body through the clothes.

"Of course I can't tell others, but I must tell you this wish, otherwise I'm afraid it won't come true."

"Then come and listen."

"Do you remember what Mr. Yao said before? He said that we can't have children within three years. Now that time has passed, do you think you should ask him to check your pulse again and see when we can have a little prince?"

The following words were spoken in a low voice, almost close to Xu Yixing's ear. It was not his fault. They had been married for more than three years, and there were many rumors in the palace. Even if he could ignore them, the Queen Mother, his father, his aunt, and even the Queen would ask a few questions intentionally or unintentionally. If he had no more children, they would probably plan to force someone into his house.

"Well... let him come and have a look." Xu Yixing had lived a relatively happy life in the past three years. Although he had experienced many twists and turns along the way, fortunately, he had survived without any danger. The most important thing was that Lu Anyuan had always been firmly in his position, while the other princes had not achieved anything at all. So, if nothing unexpected happened, he would most likely become the crown prince.

Our "Crown Prince" is already 23 years old and has no children. Not to mention the Emperor, even the Empress Dowager cannot allow the Emperor to appoint someone who may not have an heir as the Crown Prince.

The question of whether the royal bloodline will be cut off is one thing, but if the lack of an heir causes the younger generations to fight for the throne and shake the country, the person would be a great sinner.

Xu Yixing watched as Lu Anyuan took on most of the pressure for him and refused to accept the women sent by various forces. It would be a lie to say he was not moved.

Loving him and having a child is nothing.

"Really?" Lu Anyuan smiled so deeply that his eyes almost reached the bottom of his eyes. He hugged Xu Yixing and gave him a big kiss. It was great. He had finally waited for this day! "If the aunt and the queen mother knew about this, she would definitely be very happy."

"Speaking of which, the Queen Mother has gotten better in recent years. I went to the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival and saw that she was not confused at all. She is getting younger and younger."

"The Imperial Grandmother was originally in good health. She probably avoided the Imperial Father in the early years. There has been no rift in the past few years, so she is naturally getting better."

"Oh..." Xu Yixing did not forget that the Queen Mother might have been pretending to be crazy at that time. Now, has she really reconciled with the Emperor?

"Did Yiwen take the exam this time?"

"I did, but he wrote to me saying not to have too high hopes. Haha, he's been taking the exam for three years and still hasn't passed. He's really very patient." It's not uncommon for Xu Yiwen to fail the exams many times. It's not easy to become a juren. Some people never pass the exam in their entire lives, and that's the end of it.

Lu Anyuan stroked Yixing's hair and said half-jokingly, "Why should he study so hard? It's just a matter of one sentence, but you just won't say it."

"Yi Wen himself doesn't want to, otherwise he could have gotten a job with the help of my father, so let him be. But I really admire him for actually living in the academy, and of course I admire my father even more for holding back and not rushing over to beat him to death."

"Hahahahahaha!" Lu Anyuan had long been accustomed to his father-in-law's family, which were all strange people.

Lu Anyuan never thought that the past three years had been unusually uneventful. He even gradually established the image of a benevolent minister under Yixing's advice - this was not the image of an emperor, even if he wanted to lie to himself that Yixing did it to give him a good reputation.

But shouldn't a good reputation be built by offering suggestions and giving advice when the emperor is dizzy? Why should we give away real money?

Lu Anyuan was not a fool. He could sense that Yixing did something that seemed to indicate that he probably didn't want to be the crown prince. But as for the reason, he had tried to find out many times, but to no avail.

So Lu Anyuan spread out his forces far away, at least not letting them appear blatantly in the palace, and tried hard to create a feeling that he really wanted to hide but had to be entangled in official business. Perhaps if she could stay away from the atmosphere of the court, she would be able to live more comfortably?

After returning to the mansion, Lu Anyuan was summoned away by the strong men from the palace before he had time to get off the car. Xu Yixing smiled at him and said "I'll wait for you", then went back to his room.

"Ying Wu, is there any movement from my father?" Xu Yixing summoned the shadow guards skillfully. She had been more relaxed in the past few years, so she took turns giving vacations to the shadow guards around her. Ying Wu had just returned from vacation two or three months ago.

"Yes, from the messenger we tracked, General Xu's contact with the northern border troops has only increased in recent years. He even sent his confidant Xu Qian to visit the military camp three months ago."

"I already knew this before. I'm asking about any new developments. Wait, weren't you on vacation three months ago? How did you know that Xu Qian went to the Northern Territory?" Xu Yixing turned around domineeringly and sat down on the chair, questioning Ying Wu.

"It was my vacation, so I followed him on a long trip."

"Uh," Xu Yixing pressed his hands to his forehead. The purpose of this vacation is to prevent you from worrying about these things. Now it's a waste of time. "Don't tell me you all do this when you're on vacation, do you?"

“Some people are and some people aren’t.”

"I really don't understand you guys..."

"Master, you don't have to 'understand' us. The Shadow Guards naturally have their own way of doing things. What I want to say is that after Xu Qian came back from the Northern Territory, the Tianyuan Bank branch in the Northern Territory received a large sum of money. It was remitted through many channels and people, but without exception, it all flowed into the military camp in the end."

"You're not going to tell me that it was my father who bribed the army, are you?" Xu Yixing didn't doubt her father's ambition, but she was very suspicious of where the money came from. She had figured out her father's money sources over the years, and it was more than enough to maintain the Xu family's expenses, but it was unlikely that it could be turned into a "large sum of money".

After all, he is not Lu Anyuan. Qibei does have silver mines and iron mines, so it is more accurate to say that he is buying soldiers.

"But we haven't found the specific source. It's just that the northern border is so remote that not many people come here in a year. This happened just after Xu Qian left. I just think it's a coincidence."

"Dad is getting more and more outrageous!"

Xu Yixing had no taboos in front of Ying Wu, and said whatever he wanted to say. Dad has been the father-in-law of the prince for the past few years. Not only did he not avoid suspicion and cut off contact with the army, but the contact became closer. She also heard that some people in some remote states were using Dad's name to make friends with local officials and even wealthy businessmen. She didn't know if Dad knew about it.

However, the emperor did not seem to hear much of the news. It was not known whether the ministers did not report it in order to please their families and Lu Anyuan, or whether the emperor knew about it but did not care.