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In fact, the alliance between Lu Changqing and Cao Ruqiong was not solid. So far, she still did not fully trust Lu Changqing.

After all, Lu Changqing wanted Prime Minister Cao to resign as well. If Cao Ruqiong lost the Cao family's help in the court, her path to becoming the empress dowager would be difficult.

The most important thing is that Yan Shan is a big worry in his heart. How can Cao Ruqiong allow others to sleep soundly under his bed? If he does not take back the military power from the other party, he will really be unable to sleep or eat.

As the days passed, Cao Ruqiong's belly began to grow bigger.

Qi Yu hated the child in Cao Ruqiong's belly to the core. No matter whether it was a girl or a son, he would never let the child be born.

In order to ensure the purity of the royal bloodline, Qi Yu did not hesitate to personally use the abortion methods used by Yan Weixiu in the plot.

The Queen was naturally on high alert, even forgoing the daily greetings. She would never go out unless there were special circumstances, would not touch anything randomly, and would not eat anything randomly. All her food, clothing, and other expenses during her pregnancy were handled by her confidants. Qi Yu's conspiracy and tricks did not cause any harm to Cao Ruqiong's belly.

Lu Changqing knew that Qi Yu would not let it go like this, and he would definitely have to prepare a big move later. It would be good if Cao Ruqiong's baby was a daughter, but if it was a son, Prime Minister Cao might really plan to kill Qi Yu.

After all, because of the Queen's pregnancy and Shuyi's miscarriage, Qi Yu has decided to join forces with the Yan family to eliminate the power of the Cao family in the court.

Qi Yu knew that cooperating with Yan Shan was like courting disaster, but the situation had changed. Compared with Yan's party, the Cao family was obviously a greater threat to him.

In order to place his own people in various departments in the court, Qi Yu deliberately allowed the Yan Party to take action against the Cao family. Wherever there were vacancies in the court, while promoting the Yan family, Qi Yu did not forget to place his own people in.

From the fact that the Prime Minister's wife frequently went in and out of the harem, Lu Changqing could probably guess that Prime Minister Cao must have a hard time in the court.

That day, Cao Ruqiong sent someone to invite Lu Changqing over. As soon as Lu Changqing sat down, Cao Ruqiong asked Lu Changqing to let her father go.

Lu Changqing spread his hands to show that he could do nothing to help, "It's not me who wants to deal with your father, but Yan Shan and the emperor."

"You are Yan Shan's daughter, you will definitely be able to persuade him."

Lu Changqing said regretfully: "You think too highly of me. You are the queen, and your father has not listened to you and restrained himself over the years. Why do you think Yan Shan will listen to me?"

Cao Ruqiong sat dejectedly on the chair. "Am I just going to watch my father die? What will I do if my mother's family collapses? What will happen to the baby in my belly?"

"Who says that without a queen from her mother's family, she can't be the queen mother? The child in your belly is Qi Yu's only child. As long as you give birth to the child, he will definitely be the crown prince."

Cao Ruqiong asked worriedly, "What if it's a princess?"

"You can announce to the public that she is a prince, and raise her as a prince, right?"

Cao Ruqiong's eyes widened as if they were about to fall out of their sockets. "Do you know what you are saying? Mixing up the royal bloodline is a crime of deceiving the emperor!"

Lu Changqing said nonchalantly: "The emperor is dead, and you will be the emperor then. Can lying to yourself be called lying?"

Cao Ruqiong thought that what Lu Changqing said was simply a fantasy, "Your method won't work."

"So what do you have to do? Take a baby boy just in case?"

When Lu Changqing saw that Cao Ruqiong didn't say anything, he knew that the other party really thought so.

She pinched her nose and said with a headache, "If you adopt someone else's child, isn't that confusing the royal bloodline? Have you ever thought about what would happen to your own daughter if the child you adopted became the crown prince? Should you call them twins or give the child away?"

"What I need to consider now is not this, but my father. Now is the most critical moment, and my father must not get into any trouble."

Lu Changqing frowned and looked at Cao Ruqiong and asked, "Are you afraid that if your mother's family is gone, you will have no one to lean on, and you and your child will become Yan Shan's second puppet?"

"Wouldn't it be possible?"

"I don't deny that my mother's family is very important to you and me, but have you ever thought about one thing? Your last name is also Cao." Lu Changqing pointed at Cao Ruqiong's belly and said, "If the one in your belly sat in that position, do you think the people left by your father would help you or Yan Shan?"

"Even if he helps me, so what? As long as the military power is not taken back, my son and I will always be his puppets." Cao Ruqiong looked at Lu Changqing with amusement, "And do you think Yan Shan will watch me, Cao, sit on the throne of the empress dowager?"

Lu Changqing asked back, "What else? I don't have a child, and the emperor is dead. Where else can he find a second emperor except to support the child in your belly? Qi Yu's brothers? A pair of orphans and a widowed mother and an ambitious adult man, anyone with a normal brain knows which one looks easier to bully."

"Of course we are easier to bully, but why do you think Yan Shan won't rebel?" Cao Ruqiong asked.

"He doesn't have the final say in the court. What benefit can he get from rebelling except bearing a bad name?" Lu Changqing continued, "I told you before that Yan Shan is not as greedy as your father. All he wants is to keep the Yan family rich and prosperous. As long as the person sitting on the throne is easy to talk to, he doesn't care whether the surname of the person sitting on the dragon throne is Cao or Qi."

Cao Ruqiong disagreed with Lu Changqing's words, "Human desires are endless. Who knows what Yan Shan will think in the future."

Lu Changqing crossed his arms and said, "You are afraid of this and that, so what do you think should be done? Do you think your father's current power can resist the joint attack of the Royalist Party and the Yan Party?"

"If I were you, I would take good care of my pregnancy and refuse to meet anyone from the Cao family under the pretext that the imperial palace is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. This way, when your father falls, at least you will still have a good reputation as a loyal and selfless person in the eyes of outsiders."

Cao Ruqiong's face was irritated. "That's easy to say. It's not Yan Shan who fell, so of course you think it's nothing."

"Then what do you say we should do? Threaten to die? Qi Yu is probably hoping that you and the baby in your belly will die. Others don't know why Qi Yu is so anxious to clean up your Cao family, but can't you see it?"

Cao Ruqiong tightened her hands on her stomach.

"The conflict between your mother's family and the emperor has reached an irreconcilable level. The same is true for the Yan family. Whether you are pregnant or not, they will have this day. It's just that because you have this child now, the time has been advanced." Seeing Cao Ruqiong so nervous, Lu Changqing finally comforted her, "But don't underestimate your father. He has been immersed in the officialdom for so many years, he won't fall so soon."