Pregnant with the Prince Regent's cub after transmigrating into Ouchi

When night fell, Li Zhan came back.

When Ji Qingzhou heard the news of his return, he hurried to his bedroom.

Outside the hall, Dong Dong and Qin Zheng stood guard at the door, both of them looked very ugly.

"What happened?" Ji Qingzhou asked in a low voice.

Qin Zheng glanced at him with a serious expression.

"The old prince passed away at noon today." Dong Dong said.

Ji Qingzhou didn't make a sound when he heard the words, this matter was already in his expectation.If the matter were not so urgent, Li Zhan would not have gone to the suburbs of Beijing overnight.

"Before the old prince passed away, he met Zhang Shangshu again and asked him to read the late emperor's edict in front of civil and military officials tomorrow morning." Dong Dong said, "The content of the edict...is the marriage arrangement between the prince and King Hengjun .”

According to the intention of the old prince, this matter was originally scheduled to be announced at the end of June, but because Li Zhan made the first move and exposed the matter of Qiu Lanting, the matter was temporarily suppressed.Unexpectedly, before the old prince died, he still insisted on promoting this marriage, but he did not care about what Qiu Lanting committed.

"What about what Qiu Lanting committed?" Ji Qingzhou asked.

"The old prince can't control the affairs of the court, the matter is still up to the prince to decide." Qin Zheng said: "But what Qiu Lanting committed was not treasonous, even if the Ministry of punishment sentenced him to beheaded or exiled, Miss Qiu's family still belonged to the queen mother Sister, you have nothing to do with the prince's marriage."

In other words, how the Qiu family will deal with it all depends on how Li Zhan arranges the marriage.

If he and Qiu Lanxi were married, then Qiu Lanxi would naturally be exempted from punishment, so he wouldn't let the regent's concubine go into exile, right?

Ji Qingzhou frowned and said, "Is there no other way?"

"What Zhang Shangshu holds in his hand is the late emperor's edict..." Qin Zheng sighed.

Both Qin Zheng and Dong Dong seemed very upset, because they both knew that Li Zhan was against the marriage with the Qiu family.Li Zhan has not been married for so many years, it is nothing more than he does not want his marriage to be manipulated. In order to avoid such a political marriage, Li Zhan even prefers not to get married, but now it is still unavoidable.

"Where is the prince?" Ji Qingzhou asked.

"Inside... no one is served, and no one is allowed in." Dong Dong said.

Ji Qingzhou walked to the door and reached out to knock on the door lightly. Dong Dong reached out to stop him, but was grabbed by Qin Zheng.Qin Zheng gave him a look, signaling him not to interfere.

"My lord... I'm coming in." Ji Qingzhou said towards the door, and there was no movement for a while, so he pushed the door and went in.

It is now night, and there are no candles in the hall, so it is dark.

Ji Qingzhou closed the door casually and stood in the hall for a while. After his eyes got used to the darkness, he vaguely saw a person sitting on the edge of the low couch not far away.

Ji Qingzhou walked over slowly, took out the torch and lit the candle next to it, and the hall was suddenly bright.It's just that the light was very weak, and the dim candlelight flickered and fell on Li Zhan's body, outlining his tall and straight figure with a sense of melancholy.

Li Zhan was sitting on the edge of the low couch, with his elbows resting on his knees, his head bowed and his face buried in his palms. That posture looked very lonely.

"My lord..." Ji Qingzhou stood beside Li Zhan and called softly.

After a while, Li Zhan raised his head, and saw that his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was tired like never before.

Ji Qingzhou has known him for so long, and it's the first time he saw him like this, so he couldn't bear it.

Before that, Ji Qingzhou always felt that Li Zhan was invincible, but at this moment, he saw a trace of fragility in Li Zhan's eyes.He thought to himself, no matter how powerful a person is, there will be times when he is overwhelmed, right?

The more powerful a person is on weekdays, the greater the impact they will bring once they reveal this sense of vulnerability.

Ji Qingzhou looked at Li Zhan in front of him, almost didn't know how to face him, and always felt that it was inappropriate to say anything.

"If the lord wants to stay by himself for a while, I'll go out and watch. As long as the lord calls, I'll be there at any time." Ji Qingzhou turned to leave after saying that, but felt a heavy weight on his arm, and Li Zhan stretched out his hand to hold it.

"Don't go... Can you stay with me for a while?" The man's voice was a little hoarse, and Ji Qingzhou's heart softened immediately when he heard this.

Li Zhan's generous palm tightly held Ji Qingzhou's arm, and the strength was a little heavy, as if he was afraid that the person in front of him would run away.Ji Qingzhou let him hold it without breaking away, and quietly stayed by the side to accompany him.

"They are forcing me..." Li Zhan said, "The first emperor... the emperor... the civil and military officials in the court..."

After he finished speaking, he smiled wryly, but his expression was not angry at all, but more of disappointment and helplessness.

"No matter what I do, they won't feel at ease." Li Zhan said, looking up at Ji Qingzhou, and asked, "Ji Qingzhou, what about you? In your heart... Am I also as they speculated, Ambitious..."

Ji Qingzhou looked at Li Zhan, and said: "Many people think that position is the most desirable place in the world, so they always judge others by themselves, and feel that everyone is rare. But I dare to guess, in the heart of the prince... …There are many things that are more important than that position."

In the emperor's house, if someone is not interested in the throne, it seems abnormal.

But Ji Qingzhou has always believed that not everyone in this world wants to be an emperor, at least he believes that Li Zhan does not.

Li Zhan's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard the words, and asked, "You really think so?"

Ji Qingzhou nodded and said: "There is a way to be strong without desire. The prince is open-minded, so why should he be afraid this time?"

Li Zhan looked at Ji Qingzhou, with a look in his eyes that Ji Qingzhou couldn't see through.Ji Qingzhou hesitated for a moment, then raised her hand and patted the back of Li Zhan's hand that was holding her arm, as a comfort.

There was a hint of warmth in the boy's palm, which came through the skin on the back of Li Zhan's hand.Li Zhan's heart moved, and he could barely resist the urge to hug the man in front of him. Finally, he leaned over slightly and put his forehead on the back of the boy's hand. His behavior seemed to be absorbing some kind of energy...

Ji Qingzhou subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand, Li Zhan's move was a bit too intimate for him.

But Ji Qingzhou thought about it again, Li Zhan was probably hurt by the arrangement of the old prince and the first emperor.Li Zhan, who valued family affection so much, was persecuted by his closest relatives, so he must be very sad.Thinking of this, Ji Qingzhou resisted the urge to withdraw his hand.

"Tomorrow morning, you go with me." Li Zhan said hoarsely.

"Yes." Ji Qingzhou replied.

Ji Qingzhou stayed with Li Zhan for a while, and felt a sudden lightness in his arm. Li Zhan fell asleep leaning on the back of his hand, and was almost on the ground. Fortunately, Ji Qingzhou helped him in time.Ji Qingzhou didn't dare to wake up the other party, carefully helped him to put him on the low couch, found a thin blanket to cover the other party's body, and then quietly backed out.

Dong Dong outside was relieved when he heard that Li Zhan had fallen asleep.

He was really worried that his prince would be angry because of this matter...

The next morning, Ji Qingzhou changed into the python robe and went to Li Zhan's bedroom.

Li Zhan has finished washing and put on his court clothes.

Ji Qingzhou took the jade belt handed over by the servant and helped Li Zhan tie it on.

Li Zhan has returned to his usual appearance, and his fragile appearance last night seems to be Ji Qingzhou's illusion.

"Is there anything you want to say to this king?" Li Zhan looked down at the young man who was close at hand, with an imperceptible temperature in his eyes.

Ji Qingzhou's movements froze, and the arm around Li Zhan's waist paused, and then said in a low voice: "Let's talk about it after the prince goes down."

With the timing like last night, Ji Qingzhou really couldn't speak to him.

It's not known what will happen this morning, so it's naturally impossible for Ji Qingzhou to say something that disturbs his mind at this juncture.

Li Zhan went to court this morning and was fully armed, as if he was a soldier going to war.He thought that Ji Qingzhou would say something encouraging to him, so he asked this question, but he didn't expect to get such an answer.

Li Zhan didn't have time to think about it. After Ji Qingzhou helped him put on the hair crown, he left the Yinghui Pavilion and walked towards the Jinluan Hall.

This morning, all civil and military officials arrived early, probably because they had a premonition that something big was about to happen.

The news of the old prince's death spread early in the morning, and they all knew that the edict in Zhang Shangshu's hand would be read out today.

In the court hall, Ji Qingzhou stood aside, his eyes fell on Li Zhan's face inadvertently, seeing Li Zhan's expression was calm, showing no emotion at all.Ji Qingzhou's heart moved slightly, and he couldn't help being a little curious about how Li Zhan would resolve today's incident.

Based on his understanding of Li Zhan, the other party should not accept this arrangement so calmly.

But if he refused, how should he explain to the officials?

Is it really necessary to openly disobey the late emperor's edict?

If that's the case... the courtiers' suspicions and comments towards him will only increase.

And this move, I'm afraid it will also put a label on Li Zhan that will never be removed.

Even if a hundred years later it is proved that Li Zhan has no intention of disobedience, most of the history books will say that he once thought of disobedience.

Sure enough, after the beginning of the early dynasty, Zhang Shangshu first announced the news of the old prince's death, and then read the will in public.When all the ministers heard the words, Qiqi first mourned the death of the old prince, and then they all shouted long live... Finally, the will was delivered to Li Zhan.

According to the rules, Li Zhan should kneel down with all the ministers, and then receive the order.

But at this moment, all the ministers and even the other protagonist in the edict, King Hengjun, had already knelt on the ground, but Li Zhan had no intention of reaching out to accept the edict.

Everyone looked at each other with complicated expressions.

"My lord... please accept the order." Zhang Shangshu reminded.

Li Zhan took a deep breath, and instead of accepting the will, he turned around and knelt down in front of the little emperor.

Everyone was shocked, they didn't expect that Li Zhan really refused to accept the order!

The little emperor was also a little panicked, staring at Li Zhan in a daze.

"Thanks to the wrong love of the late emperor, I entrusted your majesty to this king. After the late emperor passed away, I was ordered by the late emperor to assist your majesty. I ask myself that I have never done anything wrong to the late emperor and your majesty, and I have never been ashamed to Da Yu and his majesty." An act of the common people." Although Li Zhan was half kneeling on the ground, his back was straight and his voice was sonorous and powerful, but his majesty did not diminish in the slightest.

"The first emperor had a heart and was thinking about this king's marriage, but now your majesty is still young, and my heart is limited. I dare not indulge in family affairs and miss your majesty's state affairs." Li Zhan said: "So this king is in front of your majesty and all officials today. I swear in front of you that before His Majesty takes power, this king will neither marry nor have any children of his own, until His Majesty takes power, and after this king returns to power, he will not dare to plan his own family affairs."

As soon as Li Zhan said this, the whole court was in an uproar!

No matter what, everyone never thought that Li Zhan would resist the order in such a way.

If it is just resistance and non-compliance, this matter will definitely not be justified.

But Li Zhan made such an oath while resisting the decree, and the meaning of this move is completely different.

Everyone knew that the purpose of the first emperor's edict was to restrain Li Zhan, fearing that he would be unfaithful to the little emperor after he got married and wanted to replace him.But when Li Zhan made such an oath, the effect was much more direct than being ordered to get married.

Being ordered to get married is only restricting him through the relationship between the Qiu family and the queen mother, but it's hard to say whether he can control it.

But as long as Li Zhan is not married and has no children, this worry is unnecessary...

In this way, the purpose of the first emperor was also achieved.

On the surface, Li Zhan's move was to resist the decree, but in fact it was a show of loyalty. Suddenly, no one in the court could say anything against it.Many people even breathed a sigh of relief, and praised the regent king for his loyalty, bravery and sincerity, which is really rare!

In just this moment, those people who were suspicious of Li Zhan in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty immediately changed their faces...

"Uncle Emperor..." Although the little emperor was ignorant, he could vaguely hear some clues. He had a sad face, and he stepped down from the dragon chair and helped Li Zhan up.Li Zhan looked at him, and smiled at him as a comfort.

The courtiers were deeply moved by this picture of "uncle, loving, nephew and filial piety".

All of a sudden, all the officials knelt down on the ground, shouting "Long live Your Majesty, a thousand years for the prince..."

Ji Qingzhou stood there looking at Li Zhan's tall and straight back, with mixed feelings in his heart.

At that moment, he seemed to really know the man in front of him...

In this life, it is inevitable to be let down, to be jealous, to suffer injustice, or to suffer unwarranted slander.Faced with such a situation, some people will sink, some will fight back, and some will suffer...

But the choice Li Zhan made exceeded Ji Qingzhou's expectations.

He couldn't even find a word to describe Li Zhan's behavior...

Lonely?Decisive?

Or what he said last night: "If you don't have desires, you can be strong..."

Since he couldn't stop everyone's suspicion no matter what, he simply pulled out the bottom line!

At least since today, the courtiers no longer have the position to suspect Li Zhan.

No matter what Li Zhan wants to do, as long as it is not too outrageous, he can almost do whatever he wants in the court...

After all, a man in a high position can even give up his family and heirs for the sake of "loyalty", who has the face to tell him what to do?

But after achieving this step, what Li Zhan lost was unimaginable.

Ji Qingzhou remembered that in the original book, Li Zhan had never been married. He never thought that he would choose to live again...

At that moment, Ji Qingzhou's eyes fell on Li Zhan's straight back, and his heart was inexplicably sour.

At the same time, he was a little worried... Li Zhan said in front of civil and military officials that he would not marry or have children, so what should he do with this in his stomach?Could it be that just after Li Zhan made his oath, is he going to force Li Zhan to break his promise?

Li Zhan refused to get married, and then the Ministry of Criminal Justice announced the conclusion of the treatment of the Qiu family: According to the laws of the Yu Dynasty, the property of the Qiu family was confiscated, and Qiu Lanting embezzled a huge amount of money and was punished by beheading.Although the rest of the Qiu family were not punished for their crimes, they could not escape the responsibility. Qiu Lanhui was sentenced to exile. The female members of the Qiu family were supposed to serve as official prostitutes, but thinking of the Queen Mother, they also changed the punishment of exile.

Because Li Zhan refused to marry first, the courtiers had already expected that Li Zhan would not be merciful to the Qiu family, so they were not surprised by this result.Whether the Qiu family is dead or alive has nothing to do with them. The empress dowager does not speak, so naturally they will not stand up for the Qiu family.

At the end of the early court, due to the death of the old prince, Li Zhan announced that he would stop court for three days.

None of the civil and military officials said anything more, and they retreated from the court one after another.

After the court was over, Li Zhan took the people from the Ministry of Rites to discuss the funeral ceremony of the old prince.

Ji Qingzhou sent the little emperor to Fu'an Palace, and the little emperor didn't have to go to the palace school these days.

"Eunuch Ji, why didn't the emperor get married?" The little emperor seemed to be worried about this matter, and said to Ji Qingzhou on the way: "I also want a younger brother or younger sister so that they can study with me. "

Ji Qingzhou sighed and said: "Because the prince is too busy, if he wants to take care of his majesty, he can't take care of other things."

"Is it because of me?" The little emperor said a little disappointed when he heard the words: "But I don't want to be like this..."

Ji Qingzhou stretched out his hand to hold the little emperor's hand, and comforted him: "Then your majesty will grow up quickly, and when you can take care of the world, the prince can live the life he wants to live."

"At that time, will Uncle Huang get married?" the little emperor asked.

Ji Qingzhou thought for a while, and said, "Maybe."

Only then did the little emperor feel relieved, and asked Ji Qingzhou again: "What about you?"

"I..." Ji Qingzhou smiled bitterly, and said, "It will be difficult for me..."

He glanced down at his flat stomach, feeling that he was about to be cornered.

Everything that happened today was like a joke played by God on him...

But after going through all this, Ji Qingzhou's former uneasiness is much less.I don't know why, when Li Zhan was dozing off on his arm last night, he suddenly felt a little relieved. He felt that if Li Zhan knew the truth, it shouldn't be difficult for him.

only……

How would Li Zhan choose?

Is it to abide by his oath in the court and not to have any heirs?

Or try to keep this... perhaps the only blood in his life?

Ji Qingzhou smiled wryly, secretly thinking that everyone had finished persecuting Li Zhan.

Is it finally going to be replaced by him now?To force Li Zhan to make this choice...

In the front hall of Yinghui Pavilion, Li Zhan was discussing with the people from the Ministry of Rites when a guard suddenly came outside.

The guard said something in a low voice to Dong Dong, Dong Dong changed his face when he heard the words, and hurried to the front hall.

"My lord..." Dong Dong stood at the door and looked at Li Zhan with a serious expression on his face.

Li Zhan asked the people from the Ministry of Rites to discuss first, while he got up and left the front hall.

"My lord, there is a message from the sky prison that the lady of the Qiu family wants to see you." Dong Dong said.

"The matter has been settled, and the Ministry of Punishment has also imposed a sentence. Talking about it is useless." Li Zhan said.

Dong Dong lowered his voice, and said in Li Zhan's ear: "The guard who sent the message said, Miss Qiu asked her to tell you a word, saying that the moonlight on the night of the palace banquet was very good, do you still remember?"

The night of the palace banquet?Li Zhan and Dong Dong naturally knew which palace banquet Miss Qiu was talking about.

And what is Miss Qiu's intention when she brings up this matter at this time?

Li Zhan's complexion changed when he heard the words, and his expression suddenly became a little cold.

Dong Dong said again: "She should be referring to... the matter of Fengxian Pavilion?"

More than three months have passed since the matter of Fengxian Pavilion, and since the servant in the lotus pond died, the matter has gradually been forgotten.Dong Dong once thought that the servant that night was the one who died in the lotus pond, but Li Zhan had an autopsy that day and knew that there was something wrong with the corpse.

He didn't continue to investigate afterwards, just because he already knew the person behind the scenes.

Moreover, if he continued to investigate the situation at that time, it would attract attention and cause trouble.

I just didn't expect that Qiu Lanxi would mention this matter today.

"My lord, are you going to see her?" Dong Dong asked.

Li Zhan pondered for a moment, seemed to be very hesitant, and finally said: "Keep an eye on the things in the front hall, I'll just go and see her."

Dong Dong nodded when he heard the words, turned around and went to the front hall, while Li Zhan followed the messenger from the Ministry of Punishment to the prison.

All the criminals in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment are felons, and their identities are unusual, so the environment here is much better than the prison of the Department of Punishment.

Li Zhan was alone without any guards. When he reached the door of the cell where Qiu Lanxi was being held, he sent all the guards away.

In the cell, Qiu Lanxi was wearing a prison uniform, which looked clean and tidy.

Li Zhan looked at the other party coldly, without saying a word, as if waiting for the other party to speak first.

After experiencing this change, Qiu Lanxi has matured a lot, and she doesn't look as innocent as before.

When she saw Li Zhan appearing, she was overjoyed and knew that she had guessed right.

The only thing she can exchange with Li Zhan now is that one thing. She was a little worried that that person who was so close to Li Zhan would have confessed to Li Zhan?However, when Li Zhan appeared today, she knew she had made the right bet.

Li Zhan didn't know the truth, so he came to see her.

"My lord." Qiu Lanxi knelt down on his knees and bowed to Li Zhan.

Li Zhan looked at her and asked, "Speak directly if you have something to say, and don't need to go around the bush."

Qiu Lanxi was still kneeling on the ground, her expression was very respectful, and she didn't show any resentment or dissatisfaction towards Li Zhan.

"After the palace banquet in April, I have been waiting for the prince to ask me, but I didn't expect that the prince has not asked me until today. After the palace banquet, I was very scared. I said I was sick for a long time at home, until I entered the palace... I thought The prince will catch me and ask what happened, but I didn't expect the prince to be so calm." Qiu Lanxi said.

Li Zhan said indifferently: "Qiu Lanting designed that matter, right? He didn't hesitate to sacrifice your reputation in order to facilitate your marriage with this king...You brother, you are very generous."

"My brother is obsessed with ghosts, and the empress dowager has been persuading him to abide by his duty, but he doesn't listen and insists on going his own way." Qiu Lanxi said.

"You didn't come to me to talk about these things, did you?" Li Zhan asked.

Qiu Lanxi kowtowed to Li Zhan again and said, "My lord... I came to you today, and I have betrayed that person. But I am a girl, and there is really no one to rely on..."

Li Zhan keenly grasped a word from her words.

"That person"...

"On the night of the palace banquet, I didn't know what happened in Fengxian Pavilion... Later, rumors spread in the palace, and I heard some clues from what my brother said, so I knew that night..." She blushed as she spoke. , obviously also a little embarrassed to mention what happened that night.

Li Zhan looked at her sharply, waiting for her next words.

"Later I heard that a servant drowned in the lotus pond in the palace, it was with the prince that night..." Qiu Lanxi paused, and then said: "I think the prince probably believed the rumor too? Otherwise, he wouldn't Give up the pursuit..."

Li Zhan stared, realized something, and asked, "Is he still alive?"

"My lord..." Qiu Lanxi said and kowtowed again.

But Li Zhan said coldly: "This king will not bully you, a weak woman. I will try my best to help you do what you ask. Tell me, is that person still alive?"

"Yes." Qiu Lanxi took a deep breath, and said guiltily: "And...he is the closest person to the prince."

Li Zhan's eyes flickered slightly, and his expression seemed a little dazed.

Then his pupils shrank slightly, and he suddenly realized something...

"It's him?" Li Zhan murmured.

"It's him." Qiu Lanxi said, "The servant in Fengxian Pavilion that night was the young master of Taifu Ji's family, and also Ji Qingzhou, the chief servant who was personally promoted by the prince."

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