flstandardbreds Chapter 242 The Crown Princess Whose Husband Died (15)
Chapter 242 The Crown Princess Whose Husband Died (15)
Time passed by unknowingly, and in the blink of an eye, several months had passed...
Mingde Hall, the emperor's bedroom.
"Queen, don't worry, I'm fine!"
At that time, the emperor was lying in bed and comforted the queen who was worried about his illness.
"Ah...if only Ze'er were here at this time!"
Although the emperor just caught a cold this time, she was still worried that he would die.
After all, the current emperor is not young anymore. Moreover, for a younger person, a cold could kill him, not to mention...
The Queen saw that the Emperor had coughed several times in just a short while of speaking. It was impossible for her not to be worried with the symptoms that seemed like he was about to cough out his heart and lungs!
At this time, the old emperor knew a little about the queen's thoughts. After all, he had the same thoughts. He was also afraid that he would die because of this minor cold. What would happen to their Xiao family's kingdom then?
However, no matter how anxious the old emperor was in his heart, he still tried hard to maintain a calm expression on his face, after coughing again and calming down.
Looking at the queen, he comforted her, "Queen, don't worry. Even if we don't find Ze'er, don't we still have a grandson who will be born soon? Ahem... "
As the old emperor was speaking, he couldn't help coughing again!
The queen patted the old emperor on the back and echoed, "Yes, fortunately our Xiao family still has a grandson, but..."
As the Queen spoke, she suddenly thought of something and said worriedly, "I just don't know whether the Crown Princess is pregnant with a boy or a girl. If it's a girl, what should we do then?"
"Queen..."
After hearing what the Queen said, the old emperor closed his eyes somewhat helplessly, then opened them again and looked at the Queen seriously, "No matter whether the Crown Princess is pregnant with a boy or a girl, it must be a boy!"
"A boy?"
The queen did not understand what the old emperor meant for a moment and looked at him in confusion.
"That's right, it's a boy. Our Xiao family doesn't have a son who can inherit the throne. We must have a grandson who can inherit the throne!"
When the old emperor said this, his eyes revealed an unprecedented firmness and ruthlessness.
It is no exaggeration to say that he crawled out of a pile of dead bodies in order to gain the throne. His throne can be said to be built with mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Among them are the flesh and blood of his own brothers and sons.
Now that he is asked to hand over the throne to an outsider, how could he be willing to do so?
"Your Majesty, you mean..."
After hearing what the old emperor said, the queen immediately understood what he meant.
I immediately understood that even if the Crown Princess gave birth to a girl, he would treat it as a boy and push her onto the throne.
only......
Thinking that there had never been a female emperor before, the Queen's face became worried. "Your Majesty, this...if we really put a girl on the throne, what if her identity is exposed and the ministers rebel...what should we do?"
The old emperor sighed helplessly upon hearing this, "Alas... Pushing a girl to be emperor may face great resistance, but no matter what, she is still a member of our Xiao family. It is better than letting an outsider take over our Xiao family throne for free!"
How could the old emperor not have thought about the queen's concerns? Although there was no precedent for a girl becoming emperor, so what?
As long as he holds the real power, he can kill anyone who dares to oppose him. Then he will see how many people are not afraid of death!
at this time......
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Crown Princess... The Crown Princess is about to give birth!"
A palace maid ran in hurriedly from outside, slid down and knelt directly in front of the old emperor and the queen, and spoke breathlessly.
Although the old emperor was already ill at this time, he, as a servant, should not disturb the emperor with the affairs of the Crown Princess, but he thought of the emperor's extreme attention to the child in the Crown Princess's belly.
When he learned that the Crown Princess was about to give birth, he hesitated for only a moment and then quickly ran to report to the Emperor.
"Wh...cough cough cough...what? Cough cough cough..."
The old emperor was agitated when he heard the palace servant's report. He suspected he had misheard. After finally suppressing his cough, he repeated, "What did you just say?"
"Your Majesty, the Crown Princess is about to give birth!"
Faced with the old emperor's repeated questioning, the palace servant did not dare to complain. He lowered his head and knelt on the ground and repeated what he had just said.
"It's been ten months of pregnancy, and it's only been nine months. How come she's about to give birth?"
The Queen, who was standing by, became anxious after hearing what the palace maid said. "Did something happen to the Crown Princess?"
"An accident?"
When the old emperor heard the word "accident", he could no longer maintain his calm expression, and he did not care about the fact that he was feeling extremely heavy due to his illness.
He sat up with difficulty and ordered the palace servants who were waiting beside him: "Change my clothes, cough cough cough... I have to see with my own eyes that my grandson is okay before I can feel at ease! Cough cough cough..."
Seeing the old emperor like this, the palace servant kneeling on the ground spoke up to dissuade him at the right time: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I haven't heard that the Crown Princess has had any accidents. This should be a normal delivery."
As the palace servant spoke, he couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead. He didn't expect that the emperor would be so excited and anxious when he heard about what might happen to the baby in the Crown Princess's belly. He didn't have time to finish his words.
"Just because I haven't heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist! Ahem... Otherwise, why would the Crown Princess give birth prematurely? Ahem... There must be something wrong!"
The old emperor did not feel at ease after hearing what the palace maid said. He knew too well how many people around him wanted to take the throne of their Xiao family for free, and therefore wanted to harm the child in the Crown Princess's belly.
"Your Majesty, you..."
The Empress watched for only a moment as the old Emperor dressed himself with the help of the palace servants. After a pause, he spoke up and advised, "Your Majesty, your health is more important. Please let me go and see the Crown Princess!"