Chapter 308
Xue Liu knew that the Queen was talking about offspring.
In theory, the eldest son of the prince, the eldest grandson of the royal family, should come from the belly of the Crown Princess, but the current problem is that the Crown Princess chosen by the Queen is only thirteen years old.
Xue Liu kowtowed to the Queen, and did not say anything euphemistic, but said directly: "Don't worry, your Majesty, Xue Liu has taken the contraceptive soup early this morning, and your Highness will not know about this."
Seeing Xue Liu's words, the Queen smiled and said, "Get up."
Just as Xue Liu got up, the voice of the palace maid came from outside the door, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is here."
The Queen glanced at Xue Liu, and then looked outside the door, "Let him in."
Not long after, Chu Lingxiu came in, first bowed to the Queen, and then glanced at Xue Liu imperceptibly. Seeing that she looked normal, she breathed a sigh of relief.
The Queen joked, "Prince, you came in such a hurry, are you afraid that your mother will embarrass your concubine?"
Chu Lingxiu smiled, "What are you saying, mother? I just came to pay my respects to you after the morning court session. I didn't expect to come by chance and meet Xue Liu."
In front of the Queen, Chu Lingxiu called her "Xue Liu" instead of "Xue Er", fearing that the Queen would be suspicious.
As a son, Chu Lingxiu knew most of the Queen's temper.
"Okay, it's getting late, and we've paid our respects. You can leave the palace together."
After speaking, the Queen added, "Concubine Mu rarely enters the palace. Now most of the flowers in the Imperial Garden have bloomed. The Prince can take her there for a walk."
Chu Lingxiu smiled, "Your mother is right, your son will remember it."
Xue Liu also bowed to the Queen, and then followed Chu Lingxiu out of Kunyi Palace.
Out of the palace gate, Xue Liu felt that the air was much fresher.
Chu Lingxiu only glanced at Xue Liu with his peripheral vision, and then said calmly: "Since the queen mother asked me to take you to the Imperial Garden, then you can go with me to take a look."
Xue Liu respectfully replied: "Thank you, Your Highness."
There are many people in the palace, and they have to continue the show.
After a tour of the Imperial Garden, the two took two carriages back to the Prince's Mansion. During the whole process, the distance was kept very appropriate.
Until they entered the gate of the Prince's Mansion and returned to their own territory, Chu Lingxiu took Xue Liu's hand and apologized slightly: "I'm sorry for wronging you."
Xue Liu smiled and shook her head, "Your Highness, what are you talking about? Your Highness is so considerate of Xue'er, Xue'er is grateful in her heart."
Chu Lingxiu slightly tightened Xue Liu's hand and led her to the direction of Bilin Courtyard, "I knew that you are smart and will definitely understand my good intentions."
Chu Lingxiu only sat in Bilin Courtyard for a while, then got up and went to the study.
As the crown prince, Chu Lingxiu has a lot of things to deal with every day.
That night, Chu Lingxiu stayed at Bilin Courtyard again, and was favored for another night.
However, the next morning, Xue Liu asked Bihen to prepare the contraceptive soup again, and drank it without even looking at it.
Bihen's face was full of worry, "Master, the contraceptive soup is cold in nature. If you take it for a long time, I'm afraid it will be harmful to your body."
Xue Liu's eyes were deep, "It doesn't matter. I'm under someone's control now. When the time comes, you don't have to drink this soup."
After drinking, she put the porcelain bowl in Bihen's palm, "You will go out of the house to prepare some warm and nourishing herbs. It's best to use herbs that can relieve the coldness of the contraceptive soup. Remember, you have to make medicinal food."
If drinking soup frequently aroused Chu Lingxiu's suspicion, it would be troublesome. After all, it was not the time to let Chu Lingxiu know.
Chu Lingxiu doted on Xue Liu and stayed at her place for almost half a month a month. However, after half a year, Xue Liu's stomach was still not moving at all. Such a result made the queen very satisfied.
However, during this period of time, Xue Liu was not idle, but asked Bi Hen to send people to monitor outside the Yining Marquis's Mansion. When Yun Yuan went out, Xue Liu would meet her by chance, but not frequently, almost once every one or two months. Over time, the two gradually became familiar with each other.
Yun Yuan liked Xue Liu very much. After getting to know each other, Yun Yuan took the initiative to come to the Prince's Mansion to find her twice.
Chu Lingxiu was happy to see the relationship between the two. The Yining Marquis's Mansion was powerful and rich. If he could get Shen Yian's support, his position would be much more stable.
Although he now occupies the position of crown prince, Chu Lingxiu knows very well that as long as he does not really sit in that position, variables may appear in the middle of the process.
And what Chu Lingxiu has to do is to reduce the probability of those variables as much as possible, so constantly winning over court officials and strengthening his own power is the best way at the moment.
As for why he is not waiting for the emperor to pass the throne to him... Of course, it is because Chu Lingxiu has his own difficulties.
The queen thought Chu Lingxiu didn't know, but she didn't expect that Chu Lingxiu knew it early on. He was not of royal blood at all, but the product of the queen and Jing'an Prince Lu Tingyu after they got drunk. Even though the secret was kept very secret by the queen and Lu Tingyu, Chu Lingxiu still had to make more plans.
There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and secrets will not always be secrets.
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In mid-July, the lotus flowers in East Lake were in full bloom. Xue Liu wanted to invite Yun Yuan to go boating and enjoy the flowers, and bring Mu Ziqian into Yun Yuan's vision. Unexpectedly, Mu Ziqian actually gave her a surprise first-
Lin Xuefu was pregnant. And just when the two were secretly doing something ridiculous during their nap today, because the action was too intense, it directly led to Lin Xuefu's miscarriage.
Seeing that Lin Xuefu was bleeding profusely, Mu Ziqian didn't care that Mu Linyuan and Lin would find out about the matter, and quickly called in the doctor.
The matter was so big that it naturally could not escape the eyes and ears of Mu Linyuan and Lin, but one was his niece who was raised as carefully as his own daughter, and the other was his biological son, so it was Mu Linyuan and Lin who No matter how angry she was, she could only take care of Lin Xuefu's body first.
After some treatment by Dr. Zhang, Lin Xuefu's life was finally saved, but she needed to rest for a while before she could fully recover.
When Xue Liu returned to Yanglinghou Mansion, Mu Linyuan and Lin had just brought Mu Ziqian out of Fuyun Pavilion. When they saw Xue Liu, a look of guilt flashed across their faces. It was clear that Xue Liu had just told They wanted to restrain Mu Ziqian, but they never imagined that such a big thing would happen in just half a year.
The legitimate son of the Yangling Marquis Mansion had an affair with his fourteen-year-old cousin, causing her to become pregnant and have a miscarriage. If such a thing were to spread, let alone Mu Ziqian, even the face of the Yangling Marquis Mansion would not be needed. .
"Xue'er, we..." Mrs. Lin couldn't hold back and was the first to speak. But halfway through her words, she didn't know how to continue.
It's really too hard to talk about.
Xue Liu glanced at Mu Ziqian, who was crouching behind his parents like a quail, and then retracted, "It's not convenient to talk outside. Let's talk in Qifutang."
After saying that, Xue Liu turned around first, followed by Mu Linyuan and the other three, with the same nervous look on their faces.
Even though they were Xue Liu's parents, Mu Linyuan and Lin couldn't help but tremble a little when they saw Xue Liu angry. The reason was that Xue Liu's temperament was so similar to that of the late Yangling Marquis.
In Qifu Hall, Xue Liu sat in the middle. Mu Linyuan and Lin looked at each other for a long time, and finally walked to the top together and sat down.
Just as Mu Ziqian was about to sit down, he heard Xue Liu's slightly cold voice, "You don't have to sit down, you kneel down."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Ziqian knelt down very obediently, not to mention how obedient he was.
"When I discovered your affair with Lin Xuefu during the Chinese New Year, how did you promise me?"
Xue Liu spoke out, her cold eyes falling on Mu Ziqian. Mu Ziqian felt a chill running down his spine, "I..."
Mu Linyuan and Lin were surprised. Xue Liu actually knew about Mu Ziqian and Lin Xuefu a long time ago?
"Since you and Lin Xuefu failed to fulfill what you promised me, then don't blame me for being merciless. Zi Qian is confined to the house to reflect, and Lin Xuefu is sent to the countryside to recuperate. She is not allowed to return to Shengjing again in this life!"
"No! Sister, I know I was wrong. I was the one who seduced Fu'er. She is young and doesn't understand anything at all. I reflect on it, please don't send her to Zhuangzi, okay?" Mu Ziqian prayed with a face full of pleading, Xue Liu There was no sign of relaxation on his face, as if he had already made up his mind.
Mrs. Lin couldn't help but plead for Lin Xuefu, "Xue'er, Qian'er is right. Xuefu is young and doesn't know what love between a man and a woman is. And just now your father and I have sent orders to block the news. , it won’t have any big impact if it’s not spread, so let’s just let it go like this for the time being, okay?”
"Lin Xuefu started hugging and kissing Ziqian when she was thirteen. I saw this with my own eyes. Whether it happened earlier is unknown. Now at the age of fourteen, she and Ziqian had physical contact and became pregnant. My mother felt that this was Is it something that younger children can do?
Let alone thirteen or fourteen years old, even if you are younger, it is immoral! "
The sentence "immoral" made Lin's face turn completely pale.
Mu Linyuan hesitated for a long time, but still didn't want Lin Xuefu to suffer in the village in the countryside, "Xue'er, if this matter is wrong and neither Qian'er nor Xuefu can escape, then we might as well just lock them in the yard and reflect. "The life in Zhuangzi is hard, and Xuefu has been weak since she was a child. She can't bear it." He said with a sincere look on his face, as if Lin Xuefu was his biological daughter.
The expression on Xue Liu's face was even colder. In just a few years, had Lin Xuefu captured the hearts of the Mu family to this extent? Even if she did such shameless things, Mu Lin Yuandu, who had always been the most face-conscious, Are you reluctant to send Lin Xuefu out of the house?
Seeing Xue Liu's face getting worse and worse, Mu Linyuan quickly explained: "Xue'er, father has no other intentions. It's just that your mother and I watched Xue Fu grow up, and we really can't be cruel..."
"Father, do you think I am too mean to Lin Xuefu?" You are so reluctant to let go, after all, your mother and I regard Xue Fu as our biological daughter..."
The explanation became more and more confusing, so Mu Linyuan simply stopped talking and motioned with his eyes to Mrs. Lin to come out and say a few words.
However, before Lin could speak, Xue Liu said coldly: "In that case, I won't care about the affairs of the Yangling Marquis Mansion."
Hearing this, Mu Linyuan's face instantly darkened, and he quickly changed his words, "No! It's up to you. If you want to send Xuefu to Zhuangzi, then send it to Zhuangzi. Father won't stop me, I'll listen to you!" "
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