After my soul traveled to ancient times, I don't want to be cannon fodder

"Fortunately, I bribed the imperial physician and learned in advance that Concubine Wu is pregnant with a girl, so there is nothing to be afraid of. But at the same time, I am also pregnant with a girl!"

"Since it's a girl, how can she be the bearer of a noble son?"

"So..." the Queen paused for a moment before continuing, "So, on the eve of my delivery, my brother secretly placed three pregnant women who were confirmed to be carrying boys in the mansion, just in case."

"Besides that, my eldest sister-in-law is already full-term and about to give birth."

"Whether I give birth early or late, your son is already prepared!"

"Luckily, my eldest sister-in-law gave birth to a baby boy just before I gave birth."

"Three days later, I gave birth to a daughter. My brother arranged for the midwife and the palace maid to be exchanged at the moment of birth."

"Of course, if Your Majesty had stood guard outside the door the entire time, perhaps this matter would not have been accomplished. Therefore, I arranged for someone to cause Concubine Wu to fall and nearly suffer a difficult labor, thus successfully tripping Your Majesty up."

"So, everything is going very smoothly here!"

With a loud crash, Emperor Yong was so angry that he swept all the tea bowls on the imperial table to the ground, and the porcelain pieces shattered all over the floor.

Under the effect of the force, it even splashed onto the Queen, leaving a bloody mark on the back of her hands that were folded in front of her knees and clenched tightly.

The queen did not move, as if nothing had happened.

Her eyes remained calm as she continued, "Therefore, my blood cannot save him. If Your Majesty wishes to save him, please invite Brother Xuan into the palace!"

what! ! !

This sentence completely angered Emperor Yong. He didn't care about maintaining his usual gentle and kind demeanor and stood up angrily.

A slap hit the queen's face hard, and her extremely plain face instantly became red and swollen.

The queen covered her right cheek which had been hit, and felt a burning pain. Her messy hair hid her expression, and one could only see her shoulders shaking slightly.

Zhong Ning felt an inexplicable tightness in his heart.

Then the queen covered her right cheek and laughed softly, and then the sound became louder and louder!

The laughter was filled with infinite irony and despair.

Everyone was stunned.

Including Emperor Yong, who regretted his move as soon as he made it. But before he could retract his regret, he was stimulated by the Queen's sudden smile and went crazy again.

"How outrageous! How outrageous! The Duke of Yingguo's Mansion is simply going too far!" Emperor Yong's face was flushed with anger, veins popping out.

Still not satisfied, he rushed directly to the sword hanging on the side wall, drew out the sword, and a cold light burst out, and rushed towards the queen.

Zhong Ning widened his eyes. When he saw the sword was about to pierce the queen, he instinctively used his internal force to directly knock the sword aside.

The sharp blade penetrated straight into the pillar, at least half an inch.

Emperor Yong became even angrier and pulled out his sword to stab again. Zhong Ning stepped forward to grab the sword and pinned Emperor Yong down on the chair.

Emperor Yong:........

"Ahhh...you bastard, do you want to piss me off to death?" Emperor Yong glared at him and roared loudly.

Zhong Ning touched his nose and explained in a low voice: "Your Majesty, that is the Queen. Even if she has committed a grave offense, you cannot just kill her..."

"Okay, I won't kill her, I will kill all nine generations of her clan! Come here, come here..." Emperor Yong was so angry that his voice was like thunder, and a team of armored Jinwu guards rushed in.

"Tell Xi Lin to lead the troops to surround the Duke of Ying's mansion. Don't let a single fly escape. Also, bring the Duke of Ying's family of four here..."

Xi Lin was one of the deputy commanders of the imperial guards.

Xi Lin hurried away with the emperor's order.

Although he did not understand what was happening in the palace, he wondered why the emperor, who had always been kind and gentle, was so furious, even to the point of being as angry as a bull.

However, it was none of his business; he just had to obey orders.

After hearing the truth, Murong Fu collapsed on the bed and screamed desperately, forcing himself to spit out the white brocade handkerchief that was stuffed in his mouth.

The body that was forced to stand up fell down again along with the ropes that bound it. Two eyes were already red from crying, and he kept muttering: "No, it's not true, this is not true..."

Faced with such a tragic truth, Zhong Ning couldn't help but feel some sympathy for the prince.

But then she remembered the baby girl who was swapped, and Zhong Ning immediately spat. She must be mentally ill to sympathize with someone who had been pampered for more than ten years.

Looking at the Queen, there seemed to be no reaction at all.

Zhong Ning couldn't help but feel puzzled. Even if the prince was not her child, logically speaking, he should be her nephew. Why was she so indifferent?

Zhong Ning stared at her for a moment. She seemed to sense something, and a hint of anticipation appeared on her calm, slightly guilty face. She looked at Zhong Ning with extremely gentle eyes: "Good girl, where are you from?"

After saying this, she remembered that Su Qi seemed to have introduced Zhong Ning's identity as Princess Zhaohua. Combined with the information she had received before, this girl was the emperor's illegitimate daughter.

Thinking of this, my eager heart suddenly turned cold again.

She even thought that perhaps it was because she had the emperor's blood that she looked particularly friendly.

Zhong Ning was shocked by her series of changes in expression and was at a loss for words. He looked in the direction of Emperor Yong, but didn't know what to say.

After all, it would be difficult for her to change the subject at this moment when the emperor was furious!

Emperor Yong had calmed down his rage by this point, but his gaze on the Empress was still sinister and gloomy. He closed his eyes and then asked, "As you said, where is my daughter?"

Zhong Ning was silent for a moment. If she remembered correctly, the Duke of Yingguo's mansion did have a legitimate daughter who was the same age as the Crown Prince...

If the two really exchanged children, then the real princess would be the eldest daughter of the Duke of England, Fu Ying, right?

Emperor Yong seemed to have thought of this as well. He had met the woman at a palace banquet and had personally arranged a marriage for the prince.

But that woman looks...

She has thin eyebrows, willow-shaped eyes, and a delicate temperament like a willow.

It looks like a peerless little white flower.

It doesn't look like his child at all.

When the Queen heard Emperor Yong's question, her body stiffened slightly. She had finally knelt straight, but in an instant it collapsed again, like a rag doll that had lost its spirit. She lowered her head and said nothing.

Emperor Yong was once again angered by her continued silence.

He ignored all etiquette and directly grabbed the queen's collar with both hands, dragged her close to him, and asked through gritted teeth, "Tell me! Where is my child?"

Is Fu Ying his daughter?

He needs a formal reply from the Queen!

The queen raised her eyes and looked at the man so close to her. Her fingers couldn't help but touch him, and she murmured as if reminiscing: "It's been many years since we last met, and you've grown old..."

Then, her eyes reddened again, filled with tears, aggrieved and painful, "I am...guilty! This is...retribution!"