Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

Xu Hanyan looked at Zhou Chuxuan with a face full of grief and indignation, gnashing her teeth as she whispered, "Your Highness, this is the only choice we have now. If Yang Li finds out, all our efforts will be in vain!"

Zhou Chuxuan grabbed Xu Hanyan's hand with all his strength and pressed her down on the chair, staring at her with burning eyes: "Hanyan, remember, you are mine. As long as I am still here, you can't do such a thing!"

"Your Highness!"

Xu Hanyan frantically tried to break free from Zhou Chuxuan's hand but failed. "If we don't make a decision quickly, it will be too late! I ran away secretly on my own, and I will definitely be questioned by Yang Li when I return!"

Zhou Chuxuan still didn't let go, but stared intently into Xu Hanyan's eyes and said in a deep voice: "Hanyan, please let me think about it. There must be other solutions. Please let me think about it!"

Zhou Chuxuan, who was always calm and composed and good at planning, had a mess in his mind at this moment, and even had shortness of breath. He felt a little overwhelmed. Looking at Xu Hanyan's slightly bulging belly, he felt palpitations and panic for the first time.

Do not!

I can't panic at this time. Xu Hanyan needs me, I can't panic!

Zhou Chuxuan took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. After thinking for more than ten breaths, Zhou Chuxuan suddenly opened his eyes and put his arms around Xu Hanyan's body: "Hanyan, do you believe me?"

Looking at Zhou Chuxuan's deep dark eyes, Xu Hanyan felt inexplicably at ease and nodded slowly. Now she could no longer trust or rely on others.

Apart from Zhou Chuxuan, Xu Hanyan would not feel any warmth even if she returned to the Xu family. In the Xu family, she was just a pawn.

"Okay, listen to me!" Zhou Chuxuan leaned close to Xu Hanyan's ear and began to explain.

After a while, Xu Hanyan's face showed a look of astonishment, and she looked at Zhou Chuxuan in disbelief, but finally after Zhou Chuxuan's explanation, Xu Hanyan bit her lips silently. This decision was difficult for her to accept, but in the end she had to accept it!

......

"Snapped!"

When Xu Hanyan returned to the East Palace, she was slapped by Yang Li, and half of her cheek became red and swollen instantly.

Yang Li sneered, "What's the matter, Crown Princess? Can't you bear the loneliness? Have you gone to look for your old master?"

Xu Hanyan slowly stood up from the ground, lowered her head and walked in front of Yang Li: "I have something to tell you!"

"Haha, no need to be mysterious. Just say whatever you want to say here. There are no outsiders here!" Yang Li lazily lay on the recliner, pointing at the strong soldiers in the yard and laughed out loud.

When Xu Hanyan was by his side, he never regarded her as a real princess, but as a plaything!

In today's East Palace, even some maids have a much higher status than Xu Hanyan.

Xu Hanyan didn't explain too much. She slowly undressed, revealing her slightly bulging belly. Her eyes were filled with sadness.

"you!"

Yang Li looked at Xu Hanyan in shock, suddenly stood up from the recliner, and pulled Xu Hanyan into the bedroom.

This was the first time Xu Hanyan entered the bedroom since Yang Li moved into the East Palace. The layout inside had changed a lot, and the positions of the bed, table and chairs had all changed a lot.

Even the secret room on the wall was probably discovered. Fortunately, Zhou Chuxuan had already moved the things in the secret room away in advance and did not leave anything behind.

Yang Li let Xu Hanyan lie on the bed, and he reached out and touched Xu Hanyan's lower abdomen. A look of surprise flashed across his face: "Are you pregnant?"

At most, he had played with Xu Hanyan a few times. As for going to bed with her, in Yang Li's own impression, nothing seemed to have happened between him and Xu Hanyan. How could it suddenly happen?

Xu Hanyan said in a low voice: "What happened when you were drunk that time..."

Yang Li sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the ground for a long time. Then he said in a deep voice, "You should go out first and stay in the side hall! Ask two maids to light a fire for you tonight! Later, I will bring you food and supplements!"

Xu Hanyan didn't answer, but just stood up and walked out silently.

As soon as he left, Yang Li immediately stood up, walked to the front of the screen and knelt respectfully.

As expected, a dark figure appeared behind the screen again: "Haha, I didn't expect that you are quite capable. You can actually successfully make Xu Hanyan pregnant in such a short time?"

Yang Li smiled bitterly: "Sir, maybe I'm drunk, I really don't know what's going on!"

"Hmph, don't even think about it, that's not your child at all!" The dark figure behind the screen snorted coldly, his voice full of disdain.

"Ah? It's not mine? Could it be..."

Yang Li's voice seemed to be hesitant to speak. Apart from him, who else could Xu Hanyan be pregnant with? There was only one answer!

Zhou Chuxuan!

"Sir, that woman must have gone to Zhou Chuxuan to discuss this matter. However, with Zhou Chuxuan's intelligence, how could he possibly let Xu Hanyan come back?"

The black shadow smiled lightly: "Wouldn't it be great to have him come back? This way, you'll have another handle to threaten Zhou Chuxuan!"

"When the child is born, don't let him meet Xu Hanyan! Then, find a wet nurse to slowly feed the child and train him from a young age. Train him to be a real killing weapon! Train him to be Zhou Chuxuan's mortal enemy. Years later, Zhou Chuxuan will watch him being stabbed in the chest by his own child. Tsk tsk tsk! That feeling, I think it must be very satisfying!"

Yang Li listened, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth slightly: "Your Excellency, what you said makes sense. Then I will do this!"

"Well, go ahead and don't mess it up! I'm going to be away for a while soon. You should take charge of the court's movements and avoid touching things and people you shouldn't touch!"

"I'll make the final decision when I get back!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Yang Li watched the shadow behind the screen disappear. He walked to the window alone and looked at the side hall not far away. A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Zhou Chuxuan, let's see who can defeat whom!"

"Your Highness, the Emperor has ordered you to come over! To the Imperial Study!"

"Okay, got it!"

Not only Yang Li, but Zhou Chuxuan, Xu Qinglong and others also received the same news.

Not long after, more than a dozen people gathered outside the imperial study, looking at the closed door and whispering to each other.

"Why did His Majesty call us here at this time?"

"I don't know, Master Xu, do you know anything?"

Xu Qinglong closed his eyes slightly and shook his head: "I don't know. You will know everything when His Majesty summons you! There is no need for you to guess!"

Zhou Chuxuan also stood in the corner with his hands behind his back, and had some doubts in his mind about the Emperor Wu's summons.

About half an incense stick of time later, the door opened.

"My dear ministers, please come in!"