After several critical attacks from Feng Xi, Emperor Sheng De was now able to naturally accept the fact that Feng Yunxuan was not his son but his daughter.
But more than this fact, what he wanted to know more was why Concubine Liu Xian was like this.
Although it was still mainstream for Elder Da Zhao to like boys, he was not a father who would treat his daughter harshly.
On the contrary, he was more tolerant towards his daughter. For example, he rarely scolded Feng Yuan, and he was not cruel to Feng Xi, who was a fool and selfish at first.
If Concubine Liu Xian had told him that Yun Xuan was a princess from the beginning, he would have chosen a consort for her and sent her off to marry in a glorious manner.
Facing Emperor Sheng De's calm question, Concubine Liu Xian still looked resolutely sad on the outside, but she couldn't help but become wary in her heart.
Because Emperor Sheng De was too calm, at least much calmer than she imagined.
But she was not afraid of this, and instead told the answer she had already refined in her heart thousands of times:
"Your Majesty, do you still remember when I became pregnant with Yunxuan?"
Emperor Shengde paused. He only remembered that at that time, he was competing with the former prince for the throne with the support of the late emperor.
Not to mention paying attention to Liu Xianfei every day, even if Yuanming wanted to see him, he had to inform her in advance.
"Then, Your Majesty, do you remember where you were when my concubine gave birth?"
Emperor Shengde was silent. At that time, he had just ascended the throne and everything was in ruins. He was so busy that he didn't even know his last name, and he also forgot where he was at that time.
All he knew was that he was not in the palace at that time, so the news that Concubine Liu Xian had given birth to a prince was also a piece of good news sent by someone from the palace.
It was already a few days later when he saw the infant child with his own eyes.
It was almost twenty-three years ago. Even if he remembered it clearly then, he might not be able to remember it clearly now.
Seeing that her words had obviously had an effect on Emperor Sheng De, Concubine Liu Xian said warmly:
"Your Majesty, you are busy with everything, and you don't remember that your concubine was pregnant when your army was annihilating the former prince's private camp, and that she gave birth when you went out for spring hunting to worship heaven after you ascended the throne. And you, who can't even remember these, don't know. , what did I go through when you were in the hunting ground?"
"Mother and concubine..."
Seeing Concubine Liu Xian lowering her head in self-mockery, her usually compassionate and kind face stained with pain, Feng Yunxuan finally reached out to support her in time.
"It's okay Yunxuan, my concubine is okay..."
Smiling hard at Feng Yunxuan, Liu Xianfei tried to take her hand out, but Feng Yunxuan held it.
At this moment, Feng Yunxuan raised his head and looked at Emperor Shengde. He abandoned his previous obedience, shrinking, and humility as the eldest son, and instead said angrily:
"Father, the mother and concubine have never had any intention of letting their son pretend to be a prince. They have never done so before and will never do so in the future. She was forced by Concubine Chu Shu and the Chu family."
At this moment, Feng Yunxuan no longer pretended to be a man, but for the first time spoke with a woman's voice in front of others.
Maybe he has been pretending to be a male voice for a long time, or maybe he is born like this. Feng Yunxuan's voice is not soft and waxy like most women, but is naturally cold.
Cold, rustic, noble, clear...
In response, Feng Xi, who was rubbing Qi Xiao's face with eggs, blinked at Qi Xiao and whispered:
"Did you hear that? This is the noble and cool voice of Yu Jie. If you miss this village, you won't have this store~"
Qi Xiao responded by blocking her mouth with the freshly peeled peach in her hand.
Feng Xi: "?"
Isn't she right?
Well, it is indeed the big peach in her space, it is so crisp and sweet.
Feng Xi started eating without thinking, but Emperor Sheng De on the soft couch was two heads tall.
Concubine Chu Shu, Concubine Chu Shu again, this matter is too much of a coincidence.
Seeing that Emperor Shengde was suspicious, Concubine Liu Xian immediately took out the piece of mutton-fat jade, handed it to Emperor Shengde with her own hands and said:
"It's not that I intend to bite Concubine Chu Shu, it's because she has forced us, mother and daughter, too many times over the years with this secret. Just this morning, she and the Chu family approached Concubine Chen and Yunxuan respectively, hoping My concubine can speak out to help her escape the crime."
Having said this, Concubine Liu Xian did not forget to add that if Emperor Shengde did not believe her, he could investigate the forbidden troops outside Changchun Palace.
And these are indeed consistent with the news they received.
"So Concubine Chu Shu and the Chu family knew that Yun Xuan was a woman a long time ago, and have kept this information firmly until now? Then how did she learn about this, and what does Yun Xuan's disguise as a girl as a man have to do with her? ?”
While questioning Concubine Liu Xian, Emperor Sheng De did not forget to wink at Zhao Xi beside him, indicating that he would send someone to bring Concubine Chu Shu.
Just like he wouldn't just listen to Feng Xi's side of the story, he wouldn't just listen to Liu Xianfei's side of the story either.
Seeing that her plan was progressing smoothly, Concubine Liu Xian seemed to be embarrassed but actually started chatting naturally:
"Back to the emperor, in the month when my concubine was about to give birth, Concubine Fang, who had just entered the palace, was also found to be pregnant..."
Emperor Shengde also remembered this.
Thinking back to the time when the new dynasty was first established, although he had lost his foundation in the battle with the former prince, he was still young and was not as often bedridden as he had been in the past ten years.
Therefore, in order to stabilize the court situation, he quickly admitted Concubine Fang Guifei, Concubine Chu Shu, and other women into the palace.
Because he had not yet established a queen at that time, and the Fang family was second only to Jingyuan Marquis Mansion and Guogong Mansion, he was inevitably better off towards Fang Guifei, and often stayed in her palace.
And any large family like this has more or less ways to protect the fetus. Of course, it may be due to Concubine Fang's physical condition or her good fortune...
In short, the other party soon got pregnant, and his behavior became more and more bold.
"The post in the harem is vacant. Concubine Fang has a distinguished family background. If she can give birth to the eldest son, she is the most likely person to ascend to the post. But my concubine is like a roadblock, standing in front of her."
As if she had fallen into some long memory, Liu Xianfei smiled to herself again:
"During the days when you were busy with government affairs, Concubine Fang would come to the concubine's palace from time to time, or she would try her best to send some right and wrong things. Everyone in the concubine's palace was in danger, but they couldn't find anything. help."
Emperor Shengde was silent.
Indeed, his mother-in-law died early, the late emperor’s queen also passed away long ago, and Zhaoyue had not yet entered the palace at that time...
Without the pressure of the Queen Mother and the Empress, Concubine Fang, who came from a distinguished family, could indeed leave Concubine Liu Xian without any means of help.
But this and Concubine Chu Shu...
"Your Majesty must be very curious about what this has to do with Concubine Chu Shu. If I say that Concubine Chu Shu helped me at that time, Yunxuan might have died long ago if it weren't for her?"
Emperor Sheng De didn't know what this development was, but fortunately Concubine Liu Xian had already made up her mind and said:
"It's just that after she helped the concubine to save the child and successfully gained the trust of the concubine, she did another thing in order to control the concubine and contain Concubine Fang. That was to bribe all the palace officials who delivered the baby to the concubine, and then she gave birth to the concubine. I lied about the good news of having a son to you outside the palace."
