The little fox is super pregnant, the heir-less boss is spoiling her like crazy

When Jiang Shiyun was mentioned, the emperor's face turned very ugly. He sneered and glanced at the night sky. A fierce look flashed across his eyes, and his eyes were murderous. The corners of his mouth turned down: "Then let's deal with it."

At the same time, a fierce quarrel broke out in another part of the palace.

Concubine Li was so angry that her face turned pale. She grabbed a teacup and smashed it directly at the feet of the Second Prince. The porcelain pieces shattered to the ground with a crisp sound.

For a moment, the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. The Second Prince, who was still a little dazed from the alcohol, was now fully awake. He lowered his head, knelt tremblingly, and stole glances at Concubine Li, waiting for her to speak.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Li did not say anything. She turned around, took out a whip, called the eunuch beside her, and asked him to attack the second prince.

Fear welled up in the Second Prince's eyes, and his knees trembled slightly. Concubine Li's face was cold and taut, and she ordered in a cold voice: "Beat him, wake him up, or he will go out and say nonsense again, and bring disaster to us all."

The second prince sucked in a breath of cold air and was about to beg for mercy, but was met with Concubine Li's cold gaze. He withdrew his gaze awkwardly, then knelt on the ground trembling, letting the whip fall on him.

This beating lasted for more than ten times. Seeing that the Second Prince's back was already covered in blood, Concubine Li still did not stop. She just asked someone to sprinkle some hemostatic medicine on the Second Prince, and then asked people to continue whipping. The Second Prince's face turned pale with pain. He could not help but look up at Concubine Li, tears in his eyes, silently calling for mother.

The eunuch next to Concubine Li also showed a worried expression on his face. Seeing that the Second Prince was about to collapse, he tried to persuade Concubine Li several times, but was blocked every time. He was only told to teach the Second Prince a lesson.

After a while, Concubine Li saw that the Second Prince had fainted, so she instructed the maid next to her, "Alright, help him to the back and treat his wound carefully."

By now, everyone around knew that Concubine Li was serious. She only had the Second Prince as her son, and she was beating him to death, which must have been utterly furious. The Second Prince had fallen into this state because he had demanded to marry the girl from the Jiang family. It was likely that Concubine Li truly disliked the girl, which was why she was so angry.

Not long after, the imperial physician came into the palace to examine the Second Prince. He was from Concubine Li's mother's family. After carefully examining the Second Prince, he sighed and advised, "Your Majesty, this is too harsh. If anything happens to the Second Prince, I'm afraid the Prime Minister will be distressed for a long time. A while ago, the Prime Minister mentioned that the Second Prince should return home when he has time. At this rate, I'm afraid it's not advisable for him to go out for the time being."

"He is not fit to go out recently. I will tell the emperor that he fell down while drunk and needs to recuperate for some time. Now your majesty has only my son, and he hasn't appointed an heir quickly. I don't know what he is waiting for. Ask his family to submit more petitions, in the name of the country's foundation, and ask them to persuade the emperor to appoint a prince. Now is the right time for him to avoid suspicion. It's better if his injury is serious. He can cultivate his body and mind during these days, so that his mind won't be filled with romantic thoughts all day long." Concubine Li's voice was deep, her eyes were calculating, and she was a little annoyed. With her temperament, how could she give birth to such a son?

Seeing that Concubine Li had made up her mind, the imperial physician nodded, a trace of imperceptible tenderness flashed across his eyes, and he stood respectfully beside her. "Since Your Majesty has made up her mind, I will certainly do everything for you. For Your Majesty, I will not hesitate to die."

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the Second Prince who had fallen asleep beside him. Heartache still welled up in his eyes. He pleaded, "I only ask Concubine Li to allow me to take care of the Second Prince for the next few days."

Concubine Li saw the pity in the imperial physician's eyes, frowned, and reminded him, "Be aware of your own status. Extraneous feelings will only harm the beloved children of parents. You should be cautious. You don't understand this principle, do you?"

The imperial physician immediately bowed and said, "I dare not. I understand. Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I know what to do."

Concubine Li patted the imperial physician's shoulder and said softly, "I know you are sensible. Don't worry, I will find someone to take good care of the Second Prince. Everything that happened today was for his own good. As the crown prince, you must know what is more important."

The imperial physician immediately bowed and nodded. After listening, he immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I know what to do."

The imperial physician was in a state of mixed emotions on the way back from the palace. When he arrived home, his wife came up to him anxiously and asked, "How is the second prince?"

"She was punished rather severely by Concubine Li." After changing his clothes, the imperial physician sat down and breathed a sigh of relief before speaking slowly, "She is not in danger of death."

The words were not right. The lady felt so distressed when she heard them that tears flashed in her eyes. As they had been married for more than ten years, she naturally knew what was contained in these two short sentences.

Her lips trembled, and she cried, wiping her tears as she spoke: "It was all your fault back then. I had just given birth to a healthy child, but you sent him to the palace without me even taking a look at him. Over the years, I haven't been able to take a look at him, and I haven't even heard him call you mother. I don't care about his wealth and glory. I just want my child to come back to me." As she spoke, the lady covered her chest and sat down crying.

The imperial physician grew angrier as he listened. When she finished crying, he slammed his palm on the table and shouted, "What can we give him? You know, his current status and position is something we can never give him in this lifetime. This is an honor, a blessing from our ancestors. You should be happy for him. There is nothing to cry about. If Concubine Li hadn't been unable to have children, such a blessing wouldn't have been ours."

The lady wasn't fazed by him. She had heard such words for decades. She stood up in frustration and said coldly, "Don't say these useless things. If she dares to treat my son badly again in the future, I will expose all this. At worst, we will all go to hell together."

The imperial physician nearly broke the table next to him, his voice growing louder as he pointed at his wife's back, "You short-sighted woman, are you going to drag your whole family down with you? If you dare go out and talk nonsense, don't blame me for divorcing you. If you dare say another word, don't blame me for not appreciating our years of marriage." The tiles on the roof seemed to tremble slightly with his roar. Fang Hao tutted his words and lowered his voice, "Look at him, he's so submissive on weekdays, but he puts on such a front at home. It's true you can only judge a person by his appearance, not his heart."

"It really is true." Lou Jingyuan's eyes changed strangely, his tightly-pressed mouth relaxed, and his voice was deliberately lowered, "Don't look at it anymore. Everything will proceed according to our plan."

A crow's shrill cry cut through the night sky, and in an instant, the air was filled with a tense atmosphere that was about to explode.