Chapter 270 Take the initiative
Xie Lingxiao's cold voice sounded, causing everyone to look at the queen.
Opportunities are important to everyone, but as a queen, if you need such an opportunity, you have to think twice.
As the queen, in terms of status and position, she is second only to the emperor and above everyone else, so why would she need such an opportunity?
Now that Xie Lingxiao bluntly said that the Queen wanted to perform, everyone in the hall had different thoughts.
The Queen said, "Prince Regent, I am already the Queen. This opportunity is not suitable for me."
"Miss Shen is different. There are many young ladies from various families in the palace. If she doesn't seize the opportunity, she will be overshadowed by other women, which is not appropriate after all."
"Besides, you two haven't gotten married yet, have you?"
Shen Jingxuan knew what the Queen meant. She just wanted to say that the wedding had not yet taken place and there were many uncertainties.
She simply wanted to say that other women were better than her. If she caught Xie Lingxiao's eye, she would beg the emperor to make her a concubine, and perhaps she would be able to enter the palace first.
Seeing Shen Jingxuan's calm expression, Xie Lingxiao gradually calmed down.
They are just a bunch of mediocre women, how can they be compared with his princess?
Xie Lingxiao taunted, “I think that opportunities are still rare for the queen.”
"The queen usually lives deep in the inner palace, so it's hard for her to see anyone."
"Now a great opportunity is right in front of me. Not only can I meet him, but I can also perform my talent for him to appreciate. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"
As soon as the words fell, the entire court suddenly remembered Xie Lingxiao's words on the day of Xie Zihan's wedding: "Are you sure he is my nephew?"
Thinking of this, they looked at the Queen and Xie Zihan from time to time.
The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Xie Lingxiao. Seeing that he looked normal, he gradually became suspicious.
The Queen panicked and said, "Prince Regent, please don't humiliate me. Even if I perform my talent, I will only perform for the Emperor."
After saying this, she looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I definitely don't have such thoughts."
The emperor suddenly looked at the queen.
They have been together for many years. Although the emperor has three thousand beauties in his harem, he knows a lot about the queen.
With just one sentence that looked like an explanation, the emperor knew that the queen was nervous.
she is afraid?
The emperor said calmly, "I believe you."
Having said that, he just didn't want the Queen to notice his suspicion, and didn't want her to make preparations in advance, leaving him with nothing to investigate.
When the queen heard the emperor's words, her fear gradually subsided.
She glanced at Lu Zhong and saw him nod slightly, and a smile appeared on the queen's lips again.
Xie Lingxiao chuckled: "Queen, you are nervous."
He changed the subject: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has now married. Yesterday I heard that the Crown Princess is pregnant. Is this true or not?"
"Pregnant?" the emperor asked in shock.
He suddenly looked at the queen, and seeing that the smile on her face froze, he knew that what Xie Lingxiao said was true.
The emperor raised his eyes and glanced at Lu Zhong. Seeing that she had the same expression as the queen, the emperor became more furious.
The Prime Minister's Office was indeed very bold. Lu Zhong and the Queen actually hid such a big thing from him.
The emperor asked, "Does the queen also know about this?"
"Your Majesty, I, your concubine..."
"I just ask if you know."
The queen stood up and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I know what happened, but Xuan'er's pregnancy is not stable yet. I want to tell you after she is stable."
Lu Jinxuan's pregnancy was not unstable. She had discussed this matter with Lu Zhong, but she just didn't want the emperor to know it too early.
The Emperor asked, "What about Prime Minister Lu? Do you also think that I should not be informed as soon as possible?"
"Your Majesty, I think it would be safer to wait until this baby is safely born before informing you." Lu Zhong knelt on the ground with a plop.
He didn't expect that the Queen just wanted Shen Jingxuan to perform her talent, but it caused such a thing.
Now they don’t know whether Lu Jinxuan’s baby is a boy or a girl, so he and the queen can only continue to wait.
After Lu Jinxuan gives birth, they will make other plans.
The emperor laughed and said, "Well, Prince, do you also think you shouldn't tell me?"
"Father, I didn't know she was pregnant." Xie Zihan said with a frown.
Ever since he married Lu Jinxuan, he has never been to his yard.
Even on the day when Lu Zhong brought the doctor there, he didn't even show up.
Xie Lingxiao raised the corners of his lips: "Brother, if the child is born smoothly, it may be your eldest grandson."
"I didn't expect that you, as the royal grandfather, didn't know about this, and you don't even know the child's father."
All the civil and military officials in the court were smart people. Even from just a few short words, they could hear that this matter was unusual.
If in other mansions, when a lady is pregnant, the first person she would tell is her husband, followed by her parents.
Lu Jinxuan was pregnant, but her husband Xie Zihan was totally unaware of it.
If it were any other prince, even if the child was not yet firmly established, the emperor would be informed first, followed by the imperial concubine's mother's family.
Lu Zhong and the Queen both knew that Lu Jinxuan was pregnant, but the Emperor was kept in the dark.
Xie Lingxiao's words seemed to add fuel to the already ignited anger.
The emperor stared at Xie Zihan with red eyes: "Why don't you know?"
Even if the two people are not close, the woman will tell her husband if she is pregnant, but he said he didn't know?
After the emperor asked this question, he suddenly looked at Lu Zhong. He suddenly felt that Xie Zihan might not be to blame for this matter.
The only possibility he didn't know was that the doctor did not diagnose the pulse in the Prince's Mansion, and the Prime Minister's Mansion deliberately concealed it.
The emperor couldn't understand for a moment why Lu Zhong chose to hide the truth from Xie Zihan, but his queen knew about it.
Xie Zihan said blankly: "No one told me."
The Queen said, "Your Majesty, it was I who didn't let anyone tell Han'er. After all, he was thinking about breaking off the engagement a few days ago."
Lu Zhong looked up at the queen and continued to keep his head down in silence.
At this moment, Xie Lingxiao was surprised to find that Lu Zhong and Xie Zihan had the same look of lowering their heads and keeping silent.
"The queen is becoming more and more powerful now. She can even be the master of the royal heirs."
The queen trembled all over: "Your Majesty, I dare not, I am just worried about the safety of my offspring."
The most terrifying thing is the emperor when he is furious.
She was always careful and cautious in her actions, and had never been caught making mistakes. The emperor had never been angry with her.
Now seeing that the emperor was furious, and that it was not only herself but also the Prime Minister's Mansion that had angered him, the queen became more and more panicked and frightened.
After the queen finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent.
After a long silence, Xie Lingxiao said, "Brother, today is the annual banquet, please don't be angry."
"Sooner or later, you will be a royal heir. It's just a matter of knowing it sooner or later. When the child grows up, he will call you the royal grandfather."
After hearing what Xie Lingxiao said, the Queen and Lu Zhong were not relieved but became even more nervous.
The emperor said, "My brother is right. We can discuss this matter after the palace banquet."
Xie Lingxiao seemed to glance at the two people kneeling on the ground inadvertently, and he stood up suddenly.
His sudden movement caused the emperor and all the officials to look at him.