With the system traveling through time, the queen always becomes a mother painlessly

The Shang Dynasty was founded more than two hundred years ago. Although the competition among princes was fierce, the number of royal family members should not be underestimated.

Many of the earliest branches have now become commoners.

There were still more than twenty kings, marquises, and earls, but except for the King of Dongping and the King of Chen, none of them had real positions. The descendants of the family who were ambitious had a position in the court, while those who were not ambitious only had a reputation.

The ones who reacted the most to the Emperor's agreement to establish a queen were Prince Dongping and Prince Chen.

One is the younger brother of the late emperor, and the other is the younger brother of the current emperor, the son of Concubine Jing.

If Shang Yue never served as a concubine or established a queen, he would have to adopt a child. If nothing unexpected happened, he would adopt a child from these two families.

Now, if Shang Yue were to be enthroned and the queen gave birth to a son, it would mean that their descendants would have no chance of ascending the throne.

Shang Bai, who was drinking with friends outside, suddenly changed his face when he heard the news and hurried back home.

After returning home, he grabbed the butler and asked anxiously: "Butler, where is my father?"

"Sir, the prince is in his study."

When Shang Bai ran to the study, Prince Dongping was sitting alone in the study with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"Father."

Prince Dongping raised his head, his brows knitted into a frown, and his tone was emotionless, "Are you back?"

Shang Bai strode over and said, "Father, have you heard?"

King Dongping nodded.

Shang Bai instantly turned around like a headless fly, his brows furrowed and he was muttering to himself.

"Father, the Emperor is going to appoint a queen. What should we do?"

"If his child is born, then we..."

When the already upset Prince Dongping saw him like this, he suddenly became furious.

He said angrily: "As a prince, you are so anxious and impatient. I have told you many times that you should stay calm and use your brain when encountering things."

He didn't know what was wrong with his body. He had many concubines at home, but he only had a son and a daughter born to the princess.

Fortunately, Shang Bai’s two children are smarter than him. Although one is six years old and the other is only three years old, it can be seen now that they are better than Shang Bai.

Otherwise, the Dongping Palace will be destroyed sooner or later.

When Shang Bai saw that King Dongping was angry, he immediately stopped what he was doing and sat on the chair.

"Father, I was wrong." He looked cowardly.

Prince Dongping became even angrier, and the thought that had popped up in his mind countless times appeared again.

Why is Shang Yue not his son?

Prince Dongping took a deep breath and looked away to avoid getting even angrier.

"Your Majesty is just talking now. We don't know exactly when and who will be the queen! It won't be too late to talk about it once the time is confirmed."

"Yes, Father."

……

In the afternoon, Zhao Xuelian entered the palace.

She often went into the palace to accompany the Queen Mother and could enter directly without notifying anyone.

Seeing the Queen Mother, she immediately trotted over and hugged her arm, saying coquettishly:

"Aunt, I have been busy learning to manage the affairs of the palace with my mother recently, and I have no time to visit you in the palace. I am sorry, aunt."

The Queen Mother touched her head and said softly, "It's okay. You've grown up, and it's time for you to study. Isn't that little girl Xueying coming to the palace to accompany me?"

She chatted with the Queen Mother for a while, and when she saw that it was almost time for dinner, she tentatively opened her mouth.

"Aunt, mother said that I am old enough and she wants to arrange a marriage for me."

"Other women start discussing marriages after they turn fifteen. You are sixteen now, so it is time for you to discuss marriages. When your mother chooses someone, let her come to the palace and let me have a look."

The Queen Mother looked at Zhao Xuelian with a loving expression, "Our Xuelian is beautiful, talented, and has a good family background. The man she will marry should be an excellent man."

Hearing such praise, a hint of shyness flashed across Zhao Xuelian's face.

"Oh, our little girl is still shy?"

"Aunt~"

"Alright, alright. I know you're shy, so I won't tease you anymore."

Seeing that the Queen Mother had no intention of associating herself with her cousin, Zhao Xuelian became impatient.

Her eyes flickered, and she pretended to be curious and asked, "Aunt, I heard from my father that during the morning court session today, my cousin the Emperor agreed to establish a queen?"

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Yes, I heard about this matter as well.

"Aunt, what kind of daughter-in-law do you like?"

The Queen Mother seemed to understand what Zhao Xuelian meant. She looked through the door toward the courtyard and said, "I will listen to Yue'er. The queen Yue'er likes is the one I like."

When Zhao Xuelian saw that the Queen Mother didn't understand what she meant, her face froze.

Moreover, the Queen Mother's words were watertight and she could not read any of her thoughts.

After two quarters of an hour, the Queen Mother still hadn't said anything clearly, and Zhao Xuelian gained nothing.

It was time for dinner. The Queen Mother took Zhao Xuelian's hand and said, "Xuelian, you haven't had dinner with me for a long time. Come back after dinner or rest in the palace."

"Aunt, Lian'er won't stay overnight. She will accompany you to have dinner and then go back."

The Queen Mother did not force her to stay and just nodded.

As soon as they sat down, the eunuch beside Shang Yue came in and said, "Empress Dowager, the Emperor said he had something to do tonight and won't come."

Zhao Xuelian's face froze.

She stayed for dinner just to see her cousin, but her cousin didn't come.

When Shang Yue left, he told the Queen Mother that he would come to dinner in the evening, but now he didn't come. The Queen Mother glanced at Zhao Xuelian and knew what was going on.

She sighed in her heart and waved her hand to signal the eunuch to leave.

Because of this incident, Zhao Xuelian didn't eat much, and the empress dowager, who was influenced by it, didn't eat much either.

After Zhao Xuelian left, the Queen Mother sighed deeply.

She has been in the harem for many years, how could she not understand what her niece said!

However, Yue'er doesn't like Xuelian, and she won't force Xuelian on him and make him unhappy.

Her son has suffered enough and cannot suffer any more.

She reached out and pressed her forehead.

Seeing this, Nanny Wang came over and pressed her forehead skillfully, and asked worriedly, "Queen Mother, are you having a headache again?"

"Oh! These children are such a worry!"

"Queen Mother, you don't have to think too much. Young people have their own ideas. When the Emperor appoints a queen, Miss Xuelian will naturally give up the idea."

The Queen Mother murmured, "I hope so..."

She knew Xuelian. Although she appeared to be gentle and non-competitive, she was actually competitive and paranoid.

I hope she knows that Li Nanyan is the queen and won’t do anything stupid.

(づ ●─● )づ

In late August, the temperature in Ganzhou was not much lower than in the hot summer. The sun was still scorching, the sky was cloudless, and the earth was scorching.

The Prince Chen's Palace is located on the north street of Ganzhou city. The huge palace almost occupies the entire north side of Ganzhou city.

At this time, in the study room of Qingfeng Courtyard in Prince Chen's Mansion, a man about twenty years old was sitting at the desk.

The beautiful face blurred the distinction between male and female, with a pair of dark and deep eyes, and a bit of evil charm. Cold white skin, a face that was more charming and beautiful than a woman's.

Dressed in a purple gilded robe, he looked noble, charming and dangerous.