every step of the way

Fengyi Palace.

"Xiaohan, let's drive to Tong'an Palace. I'm going to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager." Before arriving at Mao, Youti gave Xiaohan instructions.

"But, ma'am, we are all under confinement now. The emperor has not ordered us to go out." Xiaohan said anxiously, not daring to leave Fengyi Palace privately.

Youti sneered coldly, and said: "It is true that the emperor banned me, but there is a dragon species from the emperor in my stomach. I haven't been abolished yet! The child in my belly will be It is the only legitimate son of the Great Yan Kingdom. I want to see who dares to stop me and the first prince from paying his respects to his imperial grandmother. Hurry up and get ready!"

"Yes!" Xiaohan finally responded.

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Tong'an Palace.

"The concubine pays respects to the queen mother, who is a thousand years old." You Ti greeted the empress dowager respectfully.

"Get up quickly, once you have a body, you won't have to be polite to Ai's family in the future!" The queen mother said to Youti lovingly.

You Tiyou bowed and said: "The concubine thanked the queen mother."

Seeing Youti's tired and weak expression, the empress dowager felt distressed again.The empress dowager grew up with Youhui's late wife, Youti's mother, and they were handkerchief friends.Mrs. You died young, and Youti was sensible, and the Queen Mother loved Youti as her own daughter.Who would have thought that such a thing would happen.

"Ti'er, you are pregnant now, you must not think too much about things, but pay more attention to your body." The Empress Dowager instructed You Ti.

"The empress mother, the concubine's father, would never do such heinous things as plotting to usurp the throne." Youti knelt heavily on the ground again, "I beg the empress mother to take pity on her, and the emperor to investigate this matter thoroughly. "

The Empress Dowager supported You Ti, and said: "Ai Jia will persuade the Emperor to investigate this matter, but you have to take good care of yourself."

"The concubine thanked the queen mother for her kindness."

"You go back and rest well, take care of your body, and give birth to a big fat grandson to Ai's family, which is the happiest thing for Ai's family." The empress dowager said.

You Ti nodded and said, "Queen, Ti'er will definitely give birth to a child in her womb." Queen Mother, for the sake of father, this child will not survive, I'm sorry!In Youti's heart, it was such a thought.

However, what Youti was thinking at this time, the queen mother didn't know at all.Otherwise, the Empress Dowager would not dare to let You Ti leave the Tong'an Palace.

Chonghua Hall, in the Shang Dynasty.

The emperor said: "My dear friends, can you play something?"

Chen Yu, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, held the wat board in his hand, took a step forward, knelt down, and said: "Your Majesty, I have a book to play. You's family is deeply favored by the emperor, but they don't know how to be grateful. Instead, they are a nest of snakes and rats." , Civil servants and military generals colluded together to commit the treasonous thing, it is heinous, I hope His Majesty will deal with it strictly, and punish a group of people for their crimes."

The emperor looked at Xie Qingyun, Minister of Dali Temple, and said, "Xie Aiqing, have you found out about the rebellion of the You family?"

Xie Qingyun hurriedly knelt down and said: "This case involves a lot. The prime minister and the general and others claim to be wronged, but the evidence is insufficient. I... I really... I really... I can't... I can't find out the truth for a while!"

"Can't find out the truth? What use do I want you for?" The emperor was furious, "The You family has made great contributions and has worked hard in the court for many years. , is the head of my Yan Wenchen and military generals. Now, you can't find out the truth and let the two lovers suffer in prison. I limit you to investigate and understand the case within ten days. Otherwise, You Dali Temple Minister, you should give up as soon as possible! Retire!" The emperor shook his sleeves and left.

It's early morning.Several officials who were close friends with Dali Temple Minister Xie Qingyun patted him on the shoulder and sighed at him.

Xie Qingyun's hair turned white.This time, the emperor is clearly planning to attack the You family.But the Empress Dowager and Empress Empress in the palace, neither of them can be offended by a little Dali Temple official like him.

Ganquan Palace Study Room.

Little Fuzi came in and whispered a few words in Fu Lu's ear, and Fu Lu entered the inner room.

"Your majesty, the empress is asking to see you." Fu Lu said to the emperor.

"Empress? Didn't I restrain her feet? Why, the guards dare to release her privately?" the emperor asked.

Fu Lu hesitated and said, "It seems to be because... because..."

"Because of what? Tell me quickly, don't hesitate." The emperor said impatiently.

Hearing the emperor's annoyance, Fu Lu said in one breath: "At about [-] o'clock today, the guards guarding Fengyi Palace came to report, and the Empress insisted on going to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager. At first, the guards stopped me. But, The imperial doctor found out that the empress dowager was pregnant. The empress dowager said that it was the grandson of the empress dowager who was going to pay her respects to the empress dowager, so no one dared to stop her. When they arrived at Tong'an Palace, the empress dowager felt sorry for the empress dowager, so she directly avoided it. The empress's confinement. The empress came to see me now."

The emperor asked: "You mean, the queen is pregnant?"

Fu Lu replied: "Yes. The imperial doctor Qiao said that the empress is two months pregnant. However, the empress is weak, and the imperial doctor ordered to take good care of her."

The emperor sighed and said, "Forget it, let the queen come in."

Youti came here this time, in order to look more energetic, she specially dressed up.He wore a set of red court robes inlaid with peonies, a belt around his waist, and purple tassels on the belt, and a gold step rock inlaid with black gemstones on his head.Step by step, stepping on the ground, the lotus grows step by step, but it looks extremely dignified and elegant.Sometimes, Ye Mian would feel that Youti is the perfect candidate for the mother of a country, no matter in appearance or posture.It's just a pity, she is the daughter of the You family who has made great achievements.

"My concubine greets the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor." You Ti greeted the ceremony.

Ye Mian pulled Youti into his arms, let her sit on his lap, put his chin on her shoulder, and said: "You are really disobedient! Didn't I restrain your feet? ? Pregnant with my child, dare to run around?"

You Ti has always been dignified in front of people, but at this moment, she disliked this posture very much, cleared her throat, and said, "Your Majesty, let go of your concubines. This is a study, not a bedroom, so you can't mess around."

Ye Mian waved his hand to let Fulu back down, bit Youti's earlobe, and said, "Since you know this is a study, you still dress like this to seduce me?"

Yuti is very innocent.It is true that she has dressed up a lot today, but her clothes are also very decent, and there is no such thing as seduction. "Chen Qie, Chen Qie did not seduce you!"

"Didn't seduce me? Then what are you doing here this time? Are you dressed so nicely?" Ye Mian asked with a smile.

"Your majesty, why did this concubine come here? I think you know everything about it!" You Ti was in a hurry.

"Oh? I know? Then tell me, what do I know?" Ye Mian played with Youti's loose hair that was not tied tightly.

"The concubine knows that you want to deal with the You family. From the first generation, the You family has too much power. My father and uncle are the heads of civil servants and generals. Since you want to destroy the You family Then no matter what the truth is this time, you will let the You family be convicted of treason.

Also, the child conceived by Chenqie is an accident to you.Every time you go to Chenqie's place, you will let Chenqie drink a cup of medicinal food.And it happened that time two months ago, the concubine didn't drink.The concubine didn't think too much about it before, but the concubine is not stupid either.You don't want your concubine to have children. Firstly, you are afraid that you and Huang Zimu's child won't be able to be the crown prince; secondly, the You family is already powerful, and the concubine's children will become even greater help to the You family. "

Ye Mian looked at You Ti and said, "My queen, she is really smart! But, you don't know how to do it, just, come and tell me these things!"

You Ti and Ye Mian looked at each other, and said: "The concubine came here just to ask the emperor to change the You family's crimes again, confiscate the family and exile, demote officials, and even the You family's descendants will not be hired for life. I just want them Leave one life behind. And the concubine will also make the child in the stomach disappear. Let Huang Guifei's younger sister's child become His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and settle the emperor's concerns."

Ye Mian laughed heartily, and said: "Queen, your wishful thinking is really good. Use one life of the child in your belly to exchange hundreds of lives of your You family. But, why should I use my own child?" In exchange for the lives of the You family. Once the You family is convicted of treason, do you think you can still be the queen of my Dayan? At that time, your child will only be the son of a sinful concubine, and will not be a prince."

All the chips were taken away, the blood on Youti's face faded quickly, she almost fainted, almost crying, she asked: "Your Majesty, can it be true that my father and brother can't be spared?"

Ye Mian kissed the corner of You Ti's mouth, and said: "Of course, Ti'er. As long as you are obedient, I will let people secretly let go of the You family who must be executed. However, if you don't listen to me Then, even if they go to the ends of the earth, I will find them and kill them."

The queen became a monk