Good luck in pregnancy, the daughter of the prime minister's mansion has a soft waist

The thought pierced her heart like a sword.

This couldn't possibly be true, she couldn't accept it.

"Your Highness's words are puzzling. How could I not be a descendant of the Duke of Anguo?"

Despite her inner panic, she still tried to maintain a tough attitude, hoping to get some clear answers from King Xuan.

"Do you think I am as easily deceived as the Duke of Anguo?"

Prince Xuan's rage reached its peak, and he sneered, "You, with such evil intentions, dare to covet the position of the Princess in my palace. You deserve to die! Pack your things immediately and get out of here. In consideration of your giving birth to a daughter, I will temporarily spare your life, but this is your last chance."

After saying that, he turned around and strode away, not wanting to even look at this disgusting woman again.

After hearing this, Shen Luoxi was completely confused. She collapsed on the bed, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

She couldn't imagine returning to that place filled with despair and decadence, and she couldn't bear being forced to marry Liu Cheng, whom she hated so much.

Her heart was filled with endless desire for the future: to become an extremely noble princess, or even the future queen.

But now all these dreams seemed to vanish in an instant, leaving only the cold and cruel reality waiting for her to face.

That’s right, since Prince Xuan’s biggest dream is to be the emperor, then she might still be of some use at this moment.

"Your Highness, no matter what rumors are circulating, I can assure you that my identity is indeed correct. I am the daughter of the Duke of Anguo. Madam Kang's memory has deteriorated significantly since her illness, and she has even forgotten many people and events. However, she remembers me and treats me as her own daughter. If your path to the throne encounters further obstacles, especially if the Queen successfully gives birth to a son, your position may be even more precarious. As the only person Madam Kang knows and can identify, I may be able to provide you with unexpected assistance."

Although Shen Luoxi has not officially visited the Anguo Mansion in recent months, her old connections there have not been completely severed.

When Shen Luoxi learned that Mrs. Kang's condition was getting worse and she was unconscious and could hardly recognize others, she decided to disguise herself and secretly visit her.

To her surprise, Mrs. Kang recognized her immediately upon her appearance and treated her with motherly warmth.

From this we can see that at some critical moment in the future, Mrs. Kang may very likely become her life-saving straw or last trump card.

After hearing this, Prince Xuan snorted coldly. This marriage was the result of his personal political considerations from the beginning to the end. Initially, he hoped to consolidate his sphere of influence and gain more support by marrying Shen Luoxi. However, it eventually evolved into the current dilemma, which made him regretful.

He then set off directly to the palace to find the Queen Mother and the current Emperor to explain the situation in person, and planned to break with convention and divorce the current legitimate princess.

In the following days, this incident quickly caused great shock and discussion within the palace, and even the Emperor and the Empress Dowager knew about it.

The former, however, was tired of the court struggles and did not want to be drawn into them, so he refused to meet anyone, while the latter, on the pretext of poor health, avoided meeting anyone.

But at this moment, the unlucky one was Shen Muxue, because she happened to meet Prince Xuan while taking a walk in the Imperial Garden. The prince had just returned from outside the palace and looked very depressed because he had not achieved his goal.

Even though there were many guards around her to protect her safety, Shen Muxue still felt the tremendous pressure from King Xuan's chilling gaze.

She seemed to hear him say to her: "You are about to become my woman."

This sentence made her feel uneasy. She repeatedly thought about the meaning behind it and always felt that there was an unusual purpose behind it.

The more Shen Muxue thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong, so she immediately found the emperor and told him about it.

She came to the emperor eagerly and described Prince Xuan's words and deeds in detail, hoping to get a clear answer.

"Your Majesty, may I ask what the deeper meaning of Prince Xuan's actions is? Could it be that he intends to secretly abduct me from the palace, or is he plotting a rebellion, seizing your supreme throne and usurping your favored concubine?"

Shen Muxue's voice trembled a little, and she felt unprecedented panic and helplessness.

"How dare he do this!"

The emperor's anger completely erupted at this moment. All the eunuchs waiting outside the door knelt on the ground in anger, and a suffocating atmosphere filled the entire hall.

Although Prince Xuan has been highly appreciated by His Majesty in the past few years and has been able to move freely inside and outside the palace, it is inevitable that there are many spies among him.

Shen Muxue was still uneasy, as she knew that King Xuan's status and influence were already quite powerful.

His Majesty thought for a moment and replied, "I have only begun promoting him in recent years. The people serving the Queen Mother are all veterans who have served us for many years. Even if there were an insider, it would be difficult for them to get close to the core area."

There was a hint of helplessness in his voice, but also full of determination.

"Someone come! Peng Jianghai!"

The emperor shouted loudly, and his order resounded throughout the hall like thunder.

Hearing the call, Eunuch Peng immediately ran into the house from outside and responded, "I am here."

He bowed, his eyes filled with awe and vigilance.

"Investigate immediately. All those who have had contact with Prince Xuan recently, regardless of status, will be sent to the Imperial Mausoleum to serve."

At the mention of the Imperial Mausoleum, Shen Muxue couldn't help but feel a tinge of worry. "Your Majesty, could it be that Prince Xuan is planning to go to the Imperial Mausoleum and cause trouble? Using some so-called apparition of the ancestors to gather a private army loyal only to him, and then leveraging his established network of connections in the capital to cause chaos?"

After hearing this, the emperor gently stroked her back and said in a soft and soothing voice, "You are just worrying too much. Relax, I have everything under control."

Seeing His Majesty's expression so calm, Shen Muxue finally put down the heavy stone hanging in her heart and went to rest with peace of mind.

But not long after she turned around and left, His Majesty, who had originally seemed calm and composed, suddenly became solemn, and his whole body began to tense up involuntarily.

"Come! Immediately summon the commander of the Imperial Guard, the commander of the Five Cities Army, and the Duke of Anguo to the palace to see me."

These officials are the people that His Majesty relies on and trusts the most in the current court. There is almost no possibility that they can be bribed by the ambitious Prince Xuan.

However, considering that Prince Xuan might have secretly won over their subordinates, His Majesty naturally did not dare to be careless at this moment, but decided that he must go all out to deal with it.

The three senior officials who were in charge of controlling all kinds of military forces in the entire capital immediately began a large-scale, thorough and detailed self-cleansing operation as instructed after receiving the imperial order, hoping to find out those with different intentions hidden in their teams as soon as possible.