Chapter 181 Shocking Secret
Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao looked away and continued to stare at the two people in the study.
Then Lu Zhong put one hand around the queen's waist and patted her back with the other hand: "Xi'er, don't worry, I'll find a way."
"Brother, you must find a way to stop it. They are brother and sister, they must not get married." The queen cried.
Shen Jingxuan was shocked.
She never expected that when she came to the Prime Minister's Mansion tonight with the intention of watching a show, she would hear such a shocking secret.
In the room, Lu Zhong coaxed softly: "Xi'er, don't worry, Han'er is our child, I will definitely take care of this matter."
The queen looked up at Lu Zhong and said, "Brother, I am so scared. I worry every day that Han'er's identity will be discovered."
"Sometimes I even wonder if I did something wrong back then. I shouldn't have thought of using the method of borrowing a child to keep my position as queen."
If she had not been pregnant for a long time and had not been worried that other concubines would give birth to illegitimate sons before giving birth to legitimate sons, she would not have returned home to cry.
If she had someone available, she would not ask Lu Zhong to help her find a trustworthy person to borrow a child.
If she had not brought up this matter, how could she know Lu Zhong's thoughts and how could she agree to his proposal.
The more the queen thought about it, the sadder she became, and her tears couldn't stop falling.
When Lu Zhong heard her words, he tightened his hands slightly: "Qian'er, you and I have Han'er, do you regret it?"
He stared straight at the queen, afraid that the word "regret" would come out of her mouth.
The queen shook her head gently: "Brother, I don't regret it."
Even if it wasn't her brother, it would be someone else, right?
Compared with the premature birth of a bastard son, she would rather use any means to conceive a legitimate son first.
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhong's face was filled with smiles and he looked at the queen tenderly.
When he learned of the Queen's thoughts, he could not suppress his joy, simply because he had liked the Queen since childhood.
But at that time, he was deeply bound by etiquette and rules, and he suppressed his unwillingness and personally carried the queen out of the prince's mansion and into the imperial palace.
If it weren't for this incident, Lu Zhong would have buried this matter deep in his heart and no one would ever find out.
But the queen gave him hope, allowing him to turn the secret that had been hidden in his heart for many years into a secret between two people.
If the person he likes wants to borrow a child from someone else, Lu Zhong will never agree.
However, he didn't expect that the queen would readily agree after learning the truth, and the result was just as he wished.
For a period of time thereafter, the queen often returned home. After returning home, the two of them stayed in the study all day long. It was not until the queen became pregnant that the number of times they met gradually decreased.
Thinking of this, Lu Zhong lowered his head and kissed the queen's lips, while his hands kept wandering behind the queen.
With their breaths entangled and breathing heavily, the two gradually moved inside and disappeared from the sight of Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao.
Shen Jingxuan looked at the empty room, but in her heart she wanted to remove all the tiles nearby.
It is true that this Prime Minister's Mansion is rotten from the root.
The father and son actually have the same hobby. They both like their sister and are entangled with her.
Shen Jingxuan even suspected that the Prime Minister's Mansion was hereditary, and that it was against moral ethics to specifically inherit it.
Xie Lingxiao helped Shen Jingxuan up: "Xuan'er, let's leave first."
Now you don't have to guess what Lu Zhong and the Queen are doing.
But Xie Lingxiao raised the corners of his lips.
If the Emperor knew that after Concubine Wan, the Empress had prepared such a grand gift for him, I wonder if he could afford it.
Xie Lingxiao picked up Shen Jingxuan and returned to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
In Yuxuan Courtyard, Shen Jingxuan had not yet recovered from her shock.
She knew very well that the queen was vicious, but she never thought she could be so bold.
If the emperor knew about the confusion of the royal bloodline, not only would the queen's position be in jeopardy, but the prime minister's family would also be implicated.
The queen was so crazy in order to keep her position.
So what's behind it?
Xie Zihan is the legitimate son. Before Xie Zihan, there was no other prince older than him, not even a princess.
Shen Jingxuan couldn't believe that among the three thousand beauties in the emperor's harem, none of them got pregnant before the queen.
But if pregnancy comes first, then where do the children of those pregnant women go?
Could it be that they were all conspired by the Queen using various means?
The more Shen Jingxuan thought about it, the more frightened she became: "Ah Xiao? In order to keep her position, the Queen must have done a lot of evil things, right?"
Xie Lingxiao wanted to persuade her not to think too much, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to start.
After hesitating for a long time, Xie Lingxiao said, "Don't think too much. All the previous emperors and queens climbed to the position by stepping on countless blood and corpses. This is common in the royal family."
"Things like borrowing children have happened from time to time in the palace in the past."
"If we are not discovered, it will be fine. If we are discovered, there will be no good results."
Only those who hold important positions and are greedy would commit such a crime as confusing the royal bloodline.
Shen Jingxuan was puzzled: "Is that position so desirable? Would people want to get it at all costs?"
She didn't believe that the queen had lived in peace all these years. When she woke up in the middle of the night, she would surely be awakened by the souls of those who had been killed.
But is it really worth it for her to live in fear all her life just for a position like that?
"Blinded by greed, some people will do anything to get what they want," said Xie Lingxiao.
He looked at the sky outside, which had already turned pale, so he went forward and picked up Shen Jingxuan helplessly.
Xie Lingxiao put Shen Jingxuan on the bed: "Don't think too much, evil will be punished by evil, we just need to watch."
"Go to sleep quickly, it will be dawn soon."
"Okay." Shen Jingxuan responded and stopped thinking about the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After all, some things are what they asked for, and they have to bear the consequences even if there are any.
Putting aside what she was thinking about, Shen Jingxuan fell asleep after a short while.
Seeing that Shen Jingxuan was already asleep, Xie Lingxiao tucked in the quilt for her, then got up and returned to the Regent's Palace.
The early morning sun shines through the window into the room.
When Shen Jingxuan was sleeping soundly, Chuntao hurried into the room and pulled her out of the quilt.
Shen Jingxuan was helpless: "Chun Tao, if you disturb my sleep again next time, I will send you away."
Chun Tao didn't care: "Miss, don't sleep anymore, get up and go to the street."
The nanny who was in charge of shopping in the morning returned home and told people what happened on the street. When asked in detail, she stammered and could not explain clearly.
After hearing this, Chuntao felt as if many bugs were crawling around in her heart, making her feel itchy and unbearable.
This made her, who had been waiting for Shen Jingxuan all morning, unable to bear it any longer, so she had to disturb Shen Jingxuan's sleep again.
Shen Jingxuan was dissatisfied: "Can't you go to the street by yourself? You have to disturb your young lady's sleep."
She even doubted who was the master and who was the servant, and she had never seen a master accompany a maid on the street.
"Good lady, let's go. Something big is happening on the street today and we can't miss it."
Shen Jingxuan glared at Chuntao: "What's the big deal?"
Chuntao told Shen Jingxuan what happened in the morning.