The Queen sealed her heart and locked up her love, and the Emperor was trapped in the crematorium

When the Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup was delivered to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Xiao Chengxu was discussing state affairs with several ministers.

When the busy work was over, Feng'an immediately presented the carefully prepared Tremella and lotus seed soup to the emperor.

The small sky-blue porcelain bowl was filled with crystal-clear Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup. As soon as the lid was opened, a unique fresh and sweet fragrance of lotus seeds and Tremella came like a spring breeze, refreshing the heart. In the soup, a few bright red and orange wolfberries were embedded like gems, complementing each other and making people feel pleasing to the eye.

However, Xiao Chengxu only took a sip and frowned slightly. He felt that the taste was different and it did not taste the familiar taste as before.

Feng An, who was good at observing people's expressions, saw this and bowed and asked, "Does the emperor feel that there is something wrong?"

Normally, the emperor would always love all the delicacies from Kunning Palace, especially this Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup, which was deeply loved by him.

Xiao Chengxu shook his head slightly, and finished the whole bowl of Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup as if nothing had happened. After a short rest, he continued to deal with the pile of government affairs.

It was not until night fell and the lights came on that Xiao Chengxu put down his pen, left the Qianqing Palace, and took the imperial chariot to the Kunning Palace to fulfill his promise and have dinner with Xie Yaoqing.

At night, Xiao Chengxu naturally stayed in Kunning Palace. Although there were other concubines in the palace, Xiao Chengxu never went to their palaces to spend the night, nor would he use green cards to summon concubines to sleep with him.

Xiao Chengxu was not completely willing to take concubines. As an emperor, he had to take concubines one after another in order to check and balance the court and gain the support of some aristocratic families. However, for the ambitious Xiao Chengxu, this was not a favor from a beautiful woman that was difficult to bear, but made him feel extremely aggrieved. After all, the emperor's compromise often came at a price.

Therefore, Xiao Chengxu transferred all his dissatisfaction and anger to the concubines who entered the palace for the glory of the family. Although these women had been taken into the palace, he only treated them as decorations and symbolic existences, neither summoning them nor favoring them. Except for festivals or large and small banquets, many concubines even had difficulty seeing Xiao Chengxu.

On the one hand, he was venting his anger on others. In his heart, Xiao Chengxu cared about his first wife. He knew that he had broken his oath first and he already owed her. How could he owe her more? Maybe this guilt would not always be there, but at least it existed for now. So even if there were criticisms from the court and the harem, he would still only rest in the Kunning Palace, or he would stay in the Qianqing Palace alone.

It was precisely because she knew that Xiao Chengxu had never touched other women, and that at least his body was clean, regardless of his heart, that Xie Yaoqing could still greet him with a smile. Otherwise, when she thought of Xiao Chengxu using the body that had touched other women to be intimate with her, Xie Yaoqing would never be able to get over it. She would feel disgusted from the bottom of her heart and would not be able to sleep with him at all.

The silver moonlight shone obliquely on the window lattice like a veil, casting a hazy and faint light, as if covering the entire room with a mysterious and romantic veil. The candlelight in the room flickered, faintly illuminating two figures that were tightly attached to each other, almost merging into one, like a beautiful and moving painting.

After the clouds dispersed and the rain stopped, the two of them lay quietly facing each other on the soft bed. One of Xiao Chengxu's hands domineeringly and gently embraced Xie Yaoqing's delicate body, while the other hand gently rested on her slender waist.

His breathing was a little rapid, and his lips touched her gently from time to time, sometimes as gentle as the wind, sometimes as hot as fire, kissing her lightly or heavily.

"My dear, let's have a princess."

At this moment, a deep and slightly hoarse voice suddenly sounded in the silent air.

Xie Yaoqing, who was already feeling a little drowsy, suddenly shuddered, and the sleepiness in his mind disappeared without a trace.

She thought to herself: What is this guy planning? Did he find out that I secretly replaced the pregnancy medicine?

impossible.

In the past few days, Xiao Chengxu had never caught her taking pregnancy-maintaining medicine, and Xiao Chengxu knew nothing about medicine, so he should not have noticed anything unusual.

Give birth to a princess?

She wanted to too.

However, Xie Yaoqing just wanted to sigh.

Her body has been damaged a lot because of some messy medicines. If she wants to have a baby, she needs to plan carefully and recuperate slowly. She can't just have a baby whenever she wants.

Besides...

Xie Yaoqing narrowed her eyes slightly and asked casually, "Doesn't the emperor want a little prince more?"

Ordinary families still earnestly hope to have a son to inherit the family business and bring honor to the family, but when Xiao Chengxu said he wanted a little princess, Xie Yaoqing found it hard to believe that this was his true words.

How many emperors in all dynasties did not seriously consider the issue of succession? Has there ever been a case of a woman ascending the throne? Of course it has happened, but that is not a story of this dynasty, but of other countries. Daying has been established for two hundred years, and since ancient times, there has never been a princess, and naturally the name of any female emperor has never been recorded in history books.

I think it is because Xiao Chengxu is still young, only in his early thirties, and in good health. At present, it seems that he will live a long life, so it is not a big deal if he does not have a crown prince. Otherwise, if he is like the frail Emperor Wen, I am afraid that the ministers of the previous dynasty would have submitted countless memorials to implore the emperor to appoint a crown prince to stabilize the country. Rumors such as the East Palace is empty and people are in panic must be rampant.

However, the matter of appointing a crown prince is not limited to the biological children of the reigning emperor. If the emperor himself has no offspring, when the time comes to appoint a crown prince, he must still do so. The usual method is to select a person from the royal family who is outstanding in talent, appearance, good character, and royal blood, adopt him as an adopted son, and then appoint him as the crown prince.

Another situation is to establish a crown prince, that is, the younger brother succeeds the elder brother. Compared with adopting a son, this situation is rare. Most of the time, the throne is passed on to future generations, and few people are willing to hand over the throne to their brothers.

The late emperor had many children, more than ten princes and seven princesses, which could be said to be a large number of children. However, Xie Yaoqing knew in his heart that Xiao Chengxu did not have much brotherly love for his brothers.

Thinking back to that thrilling battle for the throne, countless people were involved, and various groups fought openly and secretly, and even tore each other apart in the end. As the saying goes, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, and most of the princes who coveted the throne but ultimately failed to get it had a miserable ending - some were imprisoned for life; some inexplicably "contracted a serious disease" and died young; others were forced to go to a cold and bitter place to guard the border... In short, few people could have a good ending.

In comparison, the fate of those princes who were sensible and knew how to restrain their edge was slightly better. After the dust settled, they were able to leave Beijing and live an ordinary life in their own fiefdoms.

The underage princes were spared because of their young age and were still able to study in the upper study, but when they grew up they had to go to their respective fiefdoms to live.

Xiao Chengxu said without hesitation: "The prince has his own advantages, but the princess is also very good."

Listening to his genuine tone, Xie Yaoqing thought it was interesting, and asked with interest: "Why? Is the princess so good? Won't the emperor think she is useless? When the prince grows up, he can go to court to manage affairs and help the emperor share his worries."

There was another sentence that Xie Yaoqing did not say, which is that when you, the current emperor, pass away, the prince or the crown prince can inherit your throne and become the new emperor, and you can share your worries directly.

Xiao Chengxu said as a matter of course: "How can my daughter be useless? Regardless of whether she is a boy or a girl, she must be the most outstanding person in the world, a bright pearl with restrained brilliance. Since she is a bright pearl, how can she be dull and lifeless?"

Xie Yaoqing choked up for a rare moment, opened her mouth, and wanted to say something but didn't.

He is quite confident. He has no offspring yet, but he already thinks he is a rare talent. Is this the confidence that comes from an emperor? Don't you know that there is a saying that goes, "Are kings, dukes, generals and ministers of different races born from different species?"

However, Xie Yaoqing did not pour cold water on Xiao Chengxu. After all, which parent in the world would not want their child to be smart, talented, and the best among people? Everyone has a similar wish.