By the end of the palace banquet, Emperor Ruan and Concubine Yan had left together, and General Li hadn't recovered from the shock while sitting in his seat.

Among the courtiers who sincerely congratulated the emperor on his success, he was definitely not included.

His mind is a little messed up now. Originally, when he entered the palace, he thought that there were palace servants who were already pregnant with dragon heirs, which made him depressed. He spent a lot of time inquiring, but he didn't find those two palace servants.

At first, I thought that Emperor Ruan protected her very well, but it turned out...it was conceived by Concubine Yan Gui?

General Li's dark face made the courtiers who originally wanted to come over to congratulate him look at each other, turned around silently, and felt uncomfortable not to look for it.

Thinking of Concubine Yu, I figured how uncomfortable General Li would be right now.

They thought it wrong, originally they thought that the emperor was General Li's nephew, so how could there be a part of the Li family's blood flowing with the Dragon Heir?

General Li couldn't sit still, he left the palace banquet and went directly to the Compassion Palace.

Empress Dowager Li of the Compassionate Ning Palace also just got the news. Although she heard the rumors some time ago, she didn't believe it.

After all, she knows the secret, and with the emperor's temperament, it is absolutely impossible for people to conceive dragon heirs.

She even comforted General Li when he came to inquire about the two palace members who still had dragon heirs.

But in the end, she was slapped in the face tonight.

Mrs. Li couldn't see any emotion behind her, and handed back the finished bird's nest cup to the nanny, took the brocade handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth, and said lightly, "Are you sure it's true?"

The nanny lowered her head and replied respectfully: "It's absolutely true. The entire Taiyuan Hospital has taken a pulse. Others may tell lies, but those two are the mother's people, and they will not lie. This news was also passed over by them just now." , It’s indeed a happy pulse.” After a moment of hesitation, the nanny continued: “I heard that everyone saw the two beams of light pouring into Concubine Yan Gui’s body and disappeared without a trace, and the whole court believed it. Tomorrow, the entire imperial city will also spread the word."

This matter is too mysterious, and it involves the ancestors of the royal family, even if some people feel shocked, they dare not say anything more.

After all, the reason given by the emperor was that he had no children in his life, which was bestowed by his ancestors.

They suspect or criticize, that is to curse the emperor to cut off his sons and grandchildren, and to disrespect the ancestors.

Who dares to talk nonsense?Isn't that waiting to destroy the Nine Clans?

Empress Dowager Li frowned and couldn't see her expression clearly. When she handed over the handkerchief again, she raised her eyes, her face still expressionless: "This is a good thing, go, pass on the will of Ai's family, and select the handkerchief from Ai's private treasury. Send some tonics and a few precious jade articles to Huayang Hall."

Mammy opened her mouth to say something, but she didn't say anything, so she went to reward her.

As soon as Mammy left, General Li came back.

Empress Dowager Li did not make a sound after hearing the report, and Nanny Liu did not dare to talk too much, she just bowed her body and waited quietly for orders.

Empress Dowager Li finally stood up, "Let the general go to the main hall, tell him that Ai's family is in the small Buddhist hall at the moment, let him wait for a while."

Before Mammy Liu left, she turned around and headed towards the apse.

Without orders, Nanny Liu did not dare to follow, and took General Li to the main hall.

Empress Dowager Li walked in one direction from the apse until she reached the end. The palace guards guarding there respectfully pushed open the palace door. She waved and the palace guards left, and she walked in.

The incense burner was always burning in the small Buddhist hall, and the fragrance was very strong. The whole Buddhist hall was very simple, only the tablet of the late emperor was enshrined on the top.

Empress Dowager Li just stood in front of the tablet, not knowing what she was thinking, and finally looked at the tablet, slowly closed her eyes, as if she had decided something, turned and left.

On the other side, General Li was taken to the main hall and waited for a stick of incense, but he didn't wait for anyone to come. He was so anxious, "What are you going to do in the small Buddhist hall now?"

Tianbai didn't see how kind the late emperor was to her back then. If it wasn't for the late emperor's harem, there would be no messy people, and even his sister gave birth to a dragon heir. He would have doubted how her sister became the queen in the first place.

I thought that the first emperor only had such a prince, and he was his own uncle, so the Li family would be rich and prosperous in the future.

But in the end, Emperor Ruan turned his elbows outward and was not close to him.

General Li also hated Emperor Ruan for not being close to the Li family, and blamed his younger sister for not caring about his prince.

When Mrs. Li came back, General Li finally let out a sigh of relief and wanted to say something. He saw Nanny Liu and others beside him, and looked at Queen Mother Li.

Empress Dowager Li waved her hand, and Nanny Liu led the palace servants to retreat.

When there were only the two of them in the main hall, General Li couldn't sit still: "Didn't you say earlier that the emperor would have no heirs? What's going on? Then Concubine Yan Gui is a man, so how could he be happy? This..." It's simply too unbelievable.

Empress Dowager Li glanced at him indifferently: "Why are you panicking? After all, you have been a general for so many years, why are you not as good as a woman from the Ai family?"

"Can you not panic? The emperor is not close to the Li family. If he has an heir of his own in the future, he tricked me before and asked me to hand over so much military power. Once the dragon heir is born, I am afraid that these things will be in my hands." If you hand them over, what will happen in the future..." Can the Li family get it right?

Empress Dowager Li lowered her eyes: "The imperial concubine Yan is not pregnant."

What she said was so calm that the anxious General Li was stunned for a moment: "Huh? You said... what?"

Not pregnant, how is this possible?This was diagnosed by the entire Tai Hospital.

If there was only one person he still believed in, that was all.

There are not only their people, but also other people's in this Chaotang Shangtai Hospital, and it is impossible to tell all of them.

Empress Dowager Li asked another very strange question, "You should have asked your trusted imperial physician when you came, but he told me how long has Concubine Yan Gui been pregnant?"

General Li was stunned, but he still said, "More than two months, less than three months."

Empress Dowager Li hummed, "On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor disappeared when he returned to the palace outside the palace. Later, he found the Hall of Mental Cultivation and summoned Doctor Xu. More than a month, it should be conceived that day."

General Li was dumbfounded, "But didn't you just say you were not pregnant?"

Why is he so confused?

Empress Dowager Li ignored him, her expression still indifferent, "The first month of next month is Qingming, according to the custom of previous emperors, we will worship the ancestors, and we still need to prepare to go to the imperial tomb, and we will spend some time in the other palace next to the imperial tomb. You try to delay until April [-]th, and when you leave the imperial mausoleum on April [-]th, you find a way to get the imperial doctor to take the pulse of Concubine Yan Gui, and she will not be pregnant by then."

General Li:? ? ?

Why... didn't he understand?

Empress Dowager Li raised her eyes, and there was emotion in her eyes that General Li couldn't see, "There is only one chance, if you don't believe it, just forget it, and don't ask Aijia to find a way for you about these things in the future."

General Li shook his head quickly. Over the years, he would ask him most of his ideas, and he was used to letting him make up his mind. Now, although he thought it was impossible, his sister had a clear eye. After thinking about it, he decided to take a gamble.

Could it be that during this time in the imperial mausoleum, the empress will arrange for Concubine Yan to have a miscarriage?

If there is a miscarriage at that time, once it is diagnosed that there will be no dragon heirs...

General Li breathed a sigh of relief, and hurried away quickly.

On the other side, Xie Yan didn't eat well at the palace banquet, and Ruan Sheng accompanied him back to Huayang Hall, and was having dinner when the reward from the Palace of Compassion and Ning came.

The nanny saw that the emperor was here, she didn't dare to stay any longer, and left quickly.

Xie Yan doesn't like these jade wares, so it's better to give them gold or silver tickets. After eating and drinking enough, squinting at Ruan Sheng, why does he see that the emperor has no plans to leave?You don't want to stay here, do you?

He thought for a while, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager just found out about such a big event tonight, won't the Emperor explain it to the Empress Dowager?"

The rewards have all come down, the queen mother must know.

Ruan Sheng sat there without speaking, and quietly drank a cup of tea before getting up, "If my concubine is sleepy, go to bed first, and I will come back as soon as I go."

Xie Yan: Come back?

But thinking about it, it's not dangerous for me to have a cub now, Xie Yan smiled and waved as Ruan Sheng left.

Because of the palace banquet, he didn't sleep very well. Now that he was sleepy, he went to take a shower and rested.

On the other side, Ruan Sheng was sitting on Long Chuan, accompanied by Eunuch Xu, heading towards the Palace of Compassion and Ning in the harem.

From time to time, Eunuch Xu sneaked a glance at the emperor who was on the way, feeling a little uneasy. The emperor and the empress dowager had never been very close. He kept this incident from the empress dowager, and he didn't know if the empress dowager would get angry with the emperor.

But it shouldn't be possible, right?

Eunuch Xu sighed, he really couldn't understand why the empress didn't treat the emperor very much?

If the empress dowager didn't like the late emperor, she didn't care about the emperor. At that time, no one knew that the empress wanted to enter the palace wholeheartedly. Even if the late emperor didn't have such thoughts for her, she insisted on coming in.

But in the end, the prince was born, but the empress didn't even look at it, only the late emperor brought him back and kept him by her side.

Ruan Sheng didn't say much all the way to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and the aura around him was completely different from that around Xie Yan, which made Eunuch Xu terrified.

The queen mother seemed to know that Ruan Sheng was coming back, and she had been waiting there for a long time.

After Ruan Sheng was seated, the queen mother asked the others to step back before she raised her hand and pointed to the dessert beside Ruan Sheng, "Try it?"

Ruan Sheng glanced at her, "I have already used it with Concubine Yan."

The Empress Dowager sighed, "Your child, you have a crush on Concubine Yan Gui, but the Ai family did not expect that as a man, he has the physique to conceive."

Ruan Sheng hummed, but remained silent.

Queen Mother: "You said before that you don't want to have an heir, but now you are paving the way for Concubine Yan with great fanfare so that he will not be gossiped. Are you planning to stay?"

Ruan Sheng didn't intend to hide it either: "I do have this plan."

The queen mother looked at him and said nothing for a while, as if she sighed: "You can rest assured that you can figure out Aijia, but, just in case..."

Ruan Sheng's body froze, but he quickly withdrew all his expressions: "Just like what my mother said before, maybe I may not be like me. My father, uncle, king and uncle are also ordinary people. Maybe I'm just a special case. Yan The dragon heir that the imperial concubine conceives may also be a normal person."

The queen mother looked at him quietly, and said softly, "Really?"

Ruan Sheng was actually worried too, but after thinking about it for a long time, he still felt like taking a gamble: "He...is different. What's more, it's special for a man to have a pregnancy. I don't want to take risks. If something happens to him because of this, I don't want to lose him. .”

The queen mother looked at Ruan Sheng for a long time before rubbing the center of her brows, "Since this is the case, the emperor, you just need to think clearly, the Ai family also hopes to really give birth to a healthy dragon heir, so that you have a successor, and the Ai family can rest assured. I'm afraid your father's spirit in heaven can feel at ease."

Ruan Sheng accompanied the queen mother to talk again. He originally thought that the queen mother would say something, but he didn't expect it to go smoothly, but every time he saw the queen mother, the feeling of heaviness that made him feel like he was being crushed made him After all, the whole person is not in a good mood.

Ruan Sheng left after a short stay.

The queen mother asked the nanny to send him off. She sat there alone, slowly picked up a snack, tasted it, it was too sweet, she didn't like it very much, then slowly held it in the palm of her hand and crushed it bit by bit, and finally stretched out The debris fell on the ground, she took out a handkerchief and wiped it little by little, and finally looked at a curved lip and smiled, stood up and left the empty main hall.

……

Ruan Sheng went back to Huayang Hall, and when he got to the sleeping hall, his movements were very light.

He went to wash and take a bath first, and walked back and stood in front of the bed to thank the banquet and did not wake up. He probably ate well and slept a lot recently, but his face remained unchanged. With his eyes closed, he slept soundly and soundly.

Ruan Cheng looked at Xie Yan who was heartless and heartless, but the emotions he had been suppressing before dissipated in an instant. He looked at Xie Yan's sleeping face, and he didn't even notice that the corners of his mouth were raised.

Ruan Sheng lay down very lightly, without making any sound.

It's just that when he opened the brocade quilt and went in, Xie Yan probably felt a bit leaky, and unconsciously moved towards a warm place, and rolled into Ruan Sheng's arms consciously.

Ruan Sheng was startled when he saw him turn over, but when he held his breath, he found that the other party had just fallen asleep in his arms. Ruan Sheng let out a breath, looked at the person in his arms with lowered eyebrows, his heart softened. and down.

He couldn't help hugging him gently, looking at Xie Yan's eyebrows, the words he had with the Queen Mother before flashed through his mind.

They are different, at least Xie Yan will not show the horror and disgust towards her own child like she does.

This kind of confidence even he himself doesn't know why he is so sure...

But that's what I thought it would be.

Xie Yan fell asleep until the next day. When he woke up, there was no one around him, and he didn't even know if Emperor Ruan had come back. Because he went to bed early last night, it was rare that he didn't wake up early in the morning.

When he was eating breakfast, he almost received the enthusiastic attention from the entire hall.

All the palace people in Huayang Palace became excited. They thought that the empress would fall out of favor, and that others would overwhelm the empress because of their children, but they didn't expect that the empress was pregnant with a dragon heir!Oh my god, I heard that it was bestowed by the ancestors themselves. They couldn't even imagine such a blessing!

Not only the entire Huayang Palace, but also the entire palace, although they dare not discuss it openly, but the palace people winked and smiled at each other when they met, without saying a word.

It’s all like this in the palace, let alone in the public, it was almost all spread last night, and it reached its peak the next day. Some people feel suspicious, but the servants of the civil and military officials have personally confirmed that the first thing their adults do after returning to the mansion is to go to the ancestral hall. Write a family tree!

I saw with my own eyes two beams of light descending the heirs bestowed by the ancestors. This kind of scene may not happen once in hundreds of years, but their lords have seen it!

so envious……

He anxiously went to inquire in person, and was affirmed. He even admired the luck of Concubine Yan and the great master of the state of Chu.

The national teacher gained another wave of presence, and his prestige in the Ruan Kingdom's imperial city gradually increased.

The fact that Xie Yan is pregnant with a dragon heir has not diminished for a few days, and soon because he will go to worship the ancestors again, this time he will go to the imperial tomb for a few days, and the emperor will go to the imperial tomb in person, so he needs to be cautious and proper, so that Start preparing ahead of time.

Xie Yan had also heard about it, and this time he reckoned that he would also go, after all, he was the dragon descendant "descended" by the ancestors, so he probably would also go to the imperial mausoleum.

but……

Xie Yan thought of one thing, and couldn't help sneaking glances at Emperor Ruan frequently when he came to Huayang Palace to accompany him for lunch.

Ruan Sheng pretended not to see it, until the meal was removed, Ruan Sheng looked over while drinking tea, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Xie Yan coughed softly, "Your Majesty, I heard that you are leaving for the Imperial Mausoleum in a few days? How many more days do you have to stay?"

Ruan Sheng corrected him: "It's us."

Xie Yan: "All right, we, but..." He moved the stool towards Emperor Ruan and blinked, "Have you ever been to the imperial mausoleum before, Your Majesty?"

Ruan Sheng fell silent.

He was enthroned to worship his ancestors, but he was imprisoned before he could go to the imperial mausoleum. He also missed going to the imperial mausoleum to worship when he came back last year. Speaking of this year, it was really the first time.

Ruan Sheng guessed what Xie Yan was going to say, raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "I've never been there, it's the first time."

Xie Yan: "Then think about it, your majesty, you go out of the palace like this, go to the imperial mausoleum and stay for a few days, you..." Could it be a bit miserable?

"So I'll do my best for Concubine Ai." Ruan Sheng had thought about this a long time ago, but after thinking about it, he felt that his bad luck seemed to be inferior to Xie Yan's luck every time.

Ruan Sheng stared at Xie Yan, unable to tell what it was like.

Xie Yan grinned, "Then you see, we are so familiar with the emperor, we even have a child, this time I will try my best to protect the emperor from leaving the emperor..."

Ruan Sheng: "The point."

Xie Yan: "So, can we go with the beast master?" After finally being able to leave the palace, it is better to go out of the imperial city. It is a rare opportunity, of course we have to go with Brainless.

If you think about it, you have no brains, and you have never seen the world, which is pitiful.

At least he has traveled abroad, to the state of Chu.

Ruan Sheng looked at him with a complicated expression, "No need, it's inconvenient, there are too many people, I'm afraid it's easy to be exposed." When there are beasts without him, how will he explain it?

Xie Yan lowered his head, thinking about it, "Forget it, let's wait for the minister to bring something to the beast master."

Ruan Sheng hummed, "After the ancestor worship is over, if you want to play for two days, you can."

Xie Yan's eyes lit up instantly, "Is it okay?"

Ruan Cheng looked at the light in his eyes, it was naturally his jaw, ancestor worship was his business, although Xie Yan was his imperial concubine, the two of them just bumped into each other by mistake, and he didn't want to hold him back, at least in some cases. In matters, willing to satisfy him.

Xie Yan didn't expect that he could stay for two more days. He was in a good mood, but he just thought that he would not see Wuzhi for several days. Xie Yan went to the beast hall the night before leaving the palace, and said goodbye to Wuzhi.

"I won't be able to visit you for a few days, but Emperor Ruan said that he has made arrangements and will let people take good care of you. When I come back, I will bring you a lot of fun." Xie Yan babbled with his arms around the beast's neck. , if he could hold her directly before, but in recent months he has grown too fast.

He could only hug his neck, and when he finished giving instructions, he thought of something, rubbed his belly, looked at his brainlessness, and shook his head regretfully, "Grandpa Xu said you were going to turn blue, but why haven't I noticed it for so long? It seems that this year If you think you have no brains, you have no chance, and Eunuch Xu is probably wrong, you should not turn blue this year."

Hearing his regretful voice, Ruan Sheng couldn't help shaking the scales on his body: You are wrong, not only did you post it, but you have already posted it many times, and even... you even posted it.

Just in his belly.

In fact, Ruan Sheng couldn't tell whether Xie Yan was pregnant with a beast or a child.

Father said that he is a special one, and his ancestors also had it, but not in recent years, so the chances should be very small. What's more, he took a peek at Xie Yan's love for him, and thought about it if he really It is a beast, Xie Yan probably will not be displeased.

It's just... how will he explain it then?

Thinking of Xie Yan's anger that might erupt at that time, Ruan Sheng lowered his eyes guiltily, and silently covered his eyes with his paws. Forget it, maybe he will be born a child by then?At that time, it will be hidden.

Xie Yan didn't know what Ruan Sheng was thinking, the more he looked at his brainless mind, the more he couldn't bear it, but he also knew that he couldn't take him there, so after saying goodbye, he went back to the bedroom and had an early rest. Hundreds of civil and military officials and others headed towards the imperial mausoleum.

They didn't arrive at the imperial mausoleum until noon. After walking for two hours, Xie Yan was already very sleepy.

He usually sleeps until the sun rises, but this time he got up just before dawn, so he was very sleepy at the moment.

When he reached the other palace, Ruan Sheng knew that he was too sleepy, so he sent him back to the main hall first, and ordered someone to guard him, then Ruan Sheng left to give instructions.

It was only half an hour before he came back, so I went to see Xie Yan first to see that he was still sleeping, thinking about it, he used a lot of snacks on the way here, and he didn't bother him because he had a small lunch.

Although there were a lot of ancestor worship matters, there were special courtiers to arrange them. Ruan Sheng knew his situation, so he didn't go outside, and spent most of the afternoon reading on a soft couch not far away.

Eunuch Xu didn't dare to come in rashly, he just stayed outside the hall.

When Xie Yan woke up, he was still a little confused. He opened his eyes and thought he was in the palace. He rubbed his eyes before sitting up, but just when he sat up, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach. He took it away, looked down, his stomach was still flat and there was nothing wrong with it, and when he felt it again, it seemed nothing was wrong.

When Xie Yan sat up, Ruan Sheng looked over. He got up and walked around the screen to look at Xie Yan, who was looking down at his belly. Fortunately, Xie Yan was wearing clothes this time, so he walked over, "What's wrong? But uncomfortable?" There was a tension in his voice that even he didn't realize.

Xie Yan said, looked up and saw Ruan Sheng, then remembered where this place was, and shook his head, "Nothing, just hungry. What time is it?"

"It's still an hour before dinner. If you're hungry, I'll send someone to pass on the meal. It's just that I'm going to have a vegetarian meal for the next few days. I'll let them choose what you like." Ruan Sheng was afraid that he would be gluttonous, and his voice was very soft. With gentle coaxing.

Xie Yan shook his head, but it didn't matter, after all, he was offering sacrifices to ancestors, so he still understood: "It's okay, I used to eat pancakes every day for more than half a year and I survived." It's just a vegetarian meal, which is much better than before.

The past events flashed through Ruan Sheng's mind, pity flashed in his eyes, he couldn't help holding Xie Yan's hand, and patiently comforted him: "In a few days, when the ancestor worship is over, let the imperial chef cook for you what you want to eat."

Xie Yan accepted and was in a good mood, but when he came back to his senses, he looked down at his hand that was being held tightly: Although your majesty is very considerate, can we not move?

How could he not remember when he held it?

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