The two exchanged glances in the hall. Sheng Nanzhi stood up and saluted. Sheng Yunrou immediately went forward with a soft and gentle manner, holding the emperor's arm. "Your Majesty, have you finished your government affairs? Do you miss me? I am so bored staying alone. Fortunately, Your Majesty came here as soon as he finished his government affairs."

Sheng Nanzhi was amazed by what she saw.

The emperor glanced at Sheng Nanzhi, who lowered her head. "Didn't I ask Princess Yi to come into the palace to accompany you? Are you still bored?"

"What are you two sisters talking about?"

Sheng Nanzhi's eyelashes trembled, and she saw Sheng Yunrou sitting down next to the emperor very naturally: "What else can we talk about? Girls' things."

"She's also boring."

"I said that although His Majesty had released me from the cold palace, I felt that His Majesty only valued my talent and did not truly forgive me. I asked her, how can I please His Majesty and make him truly forgive me?"

The emperor smiled and curled his lips: "Oh? What did Princess Yi say?"

Sheng Yunrou became increasingly dissatisfied: "She said she didn't know."

Sheng Nanzhi was very cooperative and only responded in a low voice: "Daughter-in-law, I really don't know."

The emperor laughed and said, "You're asking the wrong person. When Princess Yi married Prince Yi, he was already unconscious. I'm afraid she doesn't have such experience."

"Yes." Sheng Nanzhi nodded: "Your Majesty is right, my daughter-in-law does not have such experience."

"That's why you say she's boring." Sheng Yunrou curled her lips. "But I can't ask my mother. Besides, I don't know many people here. After thinking about it, she's the only one I can talk to."

"But she is very old-fashioned and boring. I won't invite her to the palace next time."

The emperor played with the jade pendant on his waist and said, "It was you who wanted her to enter the palace, and it was you who despised her for being old-fashioned and boring."

"Princess Yi, please go back."

Sheng Nanzhi quickly agreed and retreated.

Just as she left Sheng Yunrou's palace and before she even stepped out of the inner palace, she was stopped by someone: "Princess Yi, His Majesty asks you to wait here for a moment."

Sheng Nanzhi hurriedly stopped, but her heart was beating uncontrollably.

Why did the emperor pretend to let Sheng Yunrou leave the palace in front of her, but then had someone stop her?

The emperor didn't believe Sheng Yunrou's words?

Not right either.

The emperor had just been in Sheng Yunrou's palace and had not left. These people were obviously prepared long ago.

Did he send someone to keep an eye on Sheng Yunrou in the palace? Did he see her gossiping with Sheng Yunrou and guess that Sheng Yunrou wouldn't tell the truth, so he stopped her and questioned her privately?

Sheng Nanzhi waited there for half an hour before the emperor finally arrived.

Completely different from what Sheng Nanzhi had guessed, the emperor didn't even mention Sheng Yunrou. When he opened his mouth, he said something shocking: "The prince wants to divorce his wife and marry you. What do you think?"

Sheng Nanzhi took a moment to react before realizing that the prince the emperor was talking about was Wen Tingyun.

Her eyes widened, her lips slightly parted, her face filled with uncontrollable surprise: "Prince? You want to divorce me? And marry me?"

She raised her hand and pointed at herself. She heard and understood every word of the sentence, but when they were put together, she didn't understand anything at all.

"Did your Majesty make a mistake? I am the Princess of Yi, and my husband is the Prince of Yi."

"Besides, I am pregnant with Prince Yi's child."

The emperor nodded: "Of course I know."

"But you were there when the incident happened that day, and you must have heard the imperial physician's diagnosis that the prince's reproductive organs were damaged and that he could no longer sleep with anyone, let alone have children."

"I am not feeling well, so I was anxious to appoint a crown prince. However, a crown prince cannot be without an heir. I mentioned this to the crown prince that day, and he proposed this solution."

"Although there is a prostitute who is pregnant with the Crown Prince's child, it is still unclear whether the child is a boy or a girl. Moreover, the prostitute is of low birth and therefore cannot be the Crown Prince's consort."

"As for you, when you were still unmarried, you discussed marriage with the Crown Prince. However, due to the accident between you and Prince Yi, you did not marry him."

"You are now pregnant with Prince Yi's child, and you are also of royal blood."

"If you marry the Crown Prince, the child you give birth to can be directly registered under the Crown Prince's name and become his eldest son. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, you will be the Queen, and the whole world will belong to your child."

"This way, not only will the imperial power be prevented from falling into the hands of others, but you and your unborn child will also have someone to take care of you. Furthermore, since you've discussed marriage with him before, and now you're his sister-in-law, the court officials won't object to him marrying you. It's the best of both worlds."

"I just don't know, what do you think?"

Sheng Nanzhi just felt it was ridiculous.

Is Wen Tingyun crazy? How could he come up with such a method?

Is he sick?

"No, no." Sheng Nanzhi quickly refused.

"If Your Majesty doesn't want the imperial power to fall into someone else's hands, Your Majesty still has several sons who can all be appointed as crown princes."

"Even if the Emperor truly favors the Seventh Prince, he must be named the Crown Prince. He can still adopt a child from one of the other princes. Most of the other married princes already have sons, so they can be adopted directly."

"I don't know the gender of the baby in my belly yet. Maybe it's a girl. Let's just forget it."

The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at Sheng Nanzhi: "Are you really unwilling?"

"He's already the crown prince. If you marry him, you'll be the crown princess. If he ascends the throne in the future, you'll be the queen."

Sheng Nanzhi shook her head like a rattle. "My daughter-in-law was abandoned by the Sheng family when she was young and raised in the mountains. She doesn't know any rules and doesn't have any big ambitions. Now the life she lives in Prince Yi's mansion is what she has always dreamed of."

"A daughter-in-law without talent or virtue is not worthy of the position of Crown Princess or Queen."

"I just want a mansion, a child, no matter if it's a boy or a girl, and no worries. That would be the best situation."

"Besides, the prince is only unconscious, not...dead. Your daughter-in-law does not wish to remarry. I beg Your Majesty to grant your consent."

The emperor looked at Sheng Nanzhi and asked, "Are these your true feelings?"

Sheng Nanzhi raised her hand and said, "I swear that if I tell a lie, I will be struck by lightning."

The emperor pondered for a moment before nodding: "Alright, then I'll think about how to best handle this matter."

"Go back."

Sheng Nanzhi agreed, bowed, turned around and left, as if something dirty was chasing her.

Sheng Nanzhi didn't breathe a sigh of relief until she got on the carriage.

Crazy, crazy, really crazy.

Wen Tingyun actually set his sights on her again.

Sheng Nanzhi was thinking when the carriage suddenly stopped.

Wen Tingyun's voice came from outside the door: "Nanzhi, can you talk to me? You get off the carriage, or I get on?"

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