Shocking Harem Road: The Legend of Concubine Yi

Chapter 80 The Emperor Can't Give Birth? 2
So, is she acting like this on purpose?
There was silence in the room, both of them thinking about each other.

"Master Yang is interrogating me late at night, is it just such a question?" Xinyi asked.

Yang Yichen smiled slightly and said, "What do you think?"

"If it's just such a trivial matter, why would Master Yang interrogate me here in the middle of the night?" Xinyi sneered, judging from Yang Yichen's expression and language, he still wanted to know more secrets about the emperor, and those his spies couldn't Know the secret.

He didn't answer, just leaned against the long table and stared at her.

"What Mr. Yang wants to know, if I know, I can tell you everything, but," her tone was so calm that Yang Yichen had to believe her words, "My lord also knows that now I, Zhuang Xinyi, have offended the emperor and left the palace. If you say something ugly, you will become a bereaved dog!"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but smiled wryly, but didn't continue.

Of course Yang Yichen knew what she wanted, so he said, "That depends on what you know!" As he spoke, he picked up a jade pendant on the table behind him and played with it in his hands.Xinyi saw that it was a token given to her by Ming Xuanyu. Now that the object was in Yang Yichen's hands, her heart couldn't help tightening, but she showed an expression of indifference.

"Since I want to ask for the protection of the lord, I will naturally give the information that the lord wants!" A confident light flashed in her eyes, but he sneered: "Let's listen to it!"

"The current emperor cannot have offspring!" Xinyi's tone was so sure, Yang Yichen didn't think she was talking about this, so he couldn't help being startled.

"Xinyi knows very well that not only the prime minister, but many people are speculating about this matter. It has been four years since the emperor got married, why is there nothing left in the harem, so that the queen wants to adopt Prince Mu's son? The reason lies in the emperor himself. He suffers from a hidden disease, which led to today's situation!"

"My lord is wrong!" Yang Yichen played with the jade pendant, which reflected dazzling light under the candlelight.

"There is a maid next to the queen who was pregnant. It is said that she only got pregnant after she went to bed! Although the maid has disappeared, it is a fact that she is pregnant! How do you explain it?" Yang Yichen asked.

There was silence in the room, and the eyes of the two were always locked on each other's faces.

True or false, believe or doubt, all fight in this silence.

Xinyi smiled, and asked back: "How did Master Yang know that the palace maid was pregnant with a dragon fetus? Everyone can see why the queen can think about adopting Prince Mu's son. How can my lord ensure that the queen is not trying to get the crown prince?" , tampering with the pregnancy?"

What she suspected was not groundless, if the child conceived by the court lady was not the emperor's, it would verify Zhuang Xinyi's conclusion.It was just a guess that the emperor might be infertile. How could she, Zhuang Xinyi, be so sure?And, why did she say this?If she can be trusted by the emperor and become Lan Zhen's successor, she will naturally be superior.At this moment, she threw out this news, and said with great conviction, could it be true?
Yang Yichen didn't dare to jump to conclusions, after all, it was a big matter, he didn't dare to be negligent, so he walked out of the room.

Xinyi watched him leave, guessing that it was his idea to invite Yang Dezhang, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Once this news is confirmed, it will be of great significance to Yang Dezhang!
After Yang Dezhang listened to his son's report, he fell into deep thought. Seeing this, Qingtong added incense slices to the copper stove, and walked behind Yang Dezhang to rub his shoulders.

"Father, is she lying?" Yang Yichen asked.

Yang Dezhang stroked his beard and said: "That matter is related to the ancestral temple and society, how dare she talk nonsense? But the question is, why did she say that and not others?" He looked at his son and continued: "Since she dares to say that Things, other things, will you hide something? Early tomorrow morning, you will bring her here, and you will interrogate her in person for your father!"

Yang Yichen took the order, and heard his father say: "Keep her well first, and invite Prince Mu over tomorrow!"

After Yang Yichen came back again, he untied the rope on Xinyi's body, and said, "My father has always cherished talents. If you have the heart to turn to the light and work for me, my Yang family will not treat you badly!" Xinyi was about to answer, But he said with a sullen face: "However, if you dare to lie to us," he said while grabbing Xinyi's throat, she blushed and couldn't breathe, because she was stuck too tight, her eyes were tearing from the pain .

"Be careful that I'm going to kill you! You better remember!" He warned, and he only let go when he saw that she was almost suffocating.

Xinyi coughed several times, and then gradually returned to normal.

"Do you understand?" he asked at last.

"Yes, yes, Xinyi dare not lie to your lord!" She hurriedly replied.

Yang Yichen looked at her frightened eyes, sneered, and then left in peace.

Xinyi sat on the chair, rubbing her wrist lightly, blue marks had already been stretched out on her fair skin, and the bruises on it could be seen faintly.When she looked back, her luggage was taken out and placed on the table. The jade pendant he gave reflected bright light from time to time, and the corners of her eyes couldn't help getting wet.

In the Qianqing Palace, Ming Xuanyu was still carefully reading through the memorials of the ministers.Since the sudden change in the situation, he has seldom rested. On the one hand, he let those confidant ministers study the countermeasures, and at the same time, he is also taking the time to deploy every step.

Time, for him, is already numbered.

If he could not find an opportunity for himself to win as soon as possible in such a chaotic situation, then he would very likely be controlled by the powerful officials of this or that faction, and he might even die.

Zhang De cut the candles carefully, and put a cup of hot tea on the imperial case.

Without raising his head, Ming Xuanyu said, "It's too late, if you're sleepy, go back!"

"The master has worked so hard, how can the slave go down and rest?" Zhang De replied, but his voice was very heavy.

Ming Xuanyu's hand stopped suddenly, he sighed, with a bitter smile on the corner of his mouth, and asked: "Just let her go like this, Zhen, isn't it too hasty?"

From the reaction just now, Zhang De already knew that the emperor just regarded him as Zhuang Xinyi, and in the emperor's subconscious, the person beside him was Zhuang Xinyi.Hearing this, Zhang De felt sour in his heart.Over the years, people around the emperor have come and gone, and now only Zhang De himself and Fang Xin are left.

"Master's hard work, she will understand!" Zhang De replied, looking up at the young emperor.

Ming Xuanyu just sighed with a wry smile and remained silent.

Xinyi lay on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep.

She will face Yang Dezhang tomorrow, and she feels a little uneasy.

Being caught here, they will definitely not let themselves leave easily.What's more, according to their work habits, let alone leaving, it is very difficult for them to survive.

Seeing what Yang Yichen meant, he wanted me to tell Yang Dezhang more secrets tomorrow.However, what I want, I have to let them give me.

Xinyi tossed and turned, thinking about how to deal with Yang Dezhang's interrogation tomorrow.Yang Dezhang is old and cunning, and it is far more difficult to deal with him than Yang Yichen.

If there were no accidents, maybe King Mu and Princess Antai would be there too.If so, if so——

The night is long, how many people can sleep?

She held the jade pendant in her palm, tears streaming down her face.

Early the next morning, Xinyi was sitting in the room waiting for the transmission, still holding the jade pendant.

Before the hour came, two men came in to take her. She stuffed the jade pendant into her sleeve, got up and followed them.

Through layers of courtyards and long corridors, she was taken to the back garden, and through a climbing corridor, she arrived at a big house on the rockery.

When she went in, she found that King Mu and Princess Antai were there, but she didn't show any surprise and looked calm.

Yang Dezhang sat upright on the main seat, with King Mu and Yang Yichen on the left and Princess Antai on the right.

Xinyi stood in front of them with her head down. The only sounds in the room were Yang Dezhang playing with the iron ball, King Mu shaking his folding fan, and Princess Antai yawning.

After being silent for a while, Yang Dezhang asked: "You say that the emperor is infertile. How sure are you of this matter?"

"Returning to Master Xiang, this matter is absolutely true, and there is absolutely no falsehood!" Xinyi still lowered her head.

Next, King Mu closed his fan and asked, "Aren't you afraid that the emperor will kill you if you talk about this?"

"This servant serves the emperor wholeheartedly, and she dare not be negligent, but in the end she was kicked out of the court because of his bad luck." Xinyi said, although her tone was very calm, it made people hear dissatisfaction.

"You are a smart person, and you should know what the consequences will be if this matter is leaked. The emperor treats you kindly, but you have committed such an act of betrayal and ungratefulness because of a trivial matter." Princess Antai got up and walked slowly. Walking in front of Xinyi, he pinched her chin with his right hand and stared at her sharply. Everyone present was stunned by Antai's sudden move.

"Zhuang Xinyi, the emperor treats you with great kindness, but you treat him like this! We have never known you before, who knows that you will not deceive us?" An Tai continued.

Xinyi stared at her, smiled indifferently, and said: "Your Highness, this servant has little knowledge, but I have also heard the saying 'a good bird chooses a tree to live in'. The emperor is weak and unable to have children. In the future, the throne will definitely change hands. Man Up and down, who can't live by looking up to the master? Isn't it up to the master to change the dynasty and establish a new king?"

Xinyi responded unhurriedly. After hearing her words, Princess Antai let go of her hand, and the other three also showed surprise.

"Since the servant dared to tell the Xiangye such a big secret, she only wanted to ask the Xiangye to protect the servant. As for other things, the servant did not dare to ask extravagantly!" Xinyi continued, responding to Princess Antai's suspicion without fear.

Such composure and composure can't help but make the four people present fall into deep thought.

Princess Antai sat back in her seat, her eyes still fixed on Xinyi.

After a moment of silence, Yang Dezhang said to Xinyi: "You are still a sensible person, better than that Lan Zhen! If Lan Zhen had your insight, how could she end up like that?"

"Thank you, Mr. Xiang, for your compliment!" Xinyi saluted, and then said, "Lan Zhen came from a famous family, how could Xinyi be comparable?"

But Yang Dezhang said: "Since you want the old man to protect you, then give the old man a reason!"

Xinyi bowed and said, "Master, just ask, Xinyi will never lie!"

After Yang Dezhang met King Mu and others for a while, King Mu asked, "Who does the emperor trust more, King Yi or King Qian?"

"Reporting to the lord, the emperor said that the two young lords are too naughty, lord Yi often sings operas and writes, and lord Qian hangs out with monks and priests all day long, so it is difficult to entrust him with great responsibility!" Xinyi replied, "If you ask which lord is close to the emperor , According to the observation of the slaves, Prince Yi is even more favored by the emperor, because the number and degree of contact with the emperor are far greater than that of King Qian! The emperor also admired Prince Yi's literary accomplishments and praised him many times! If you establish a prince, Prince Yi has more chances—”

Before she finished speaking, she heard Yang Dezhang say: "The imperial court will have a fair opinion on the establishment of the reserve! You don't need to say too much!"

(End of this chapter)