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My forehead was already drenched in cold sweat and I could only feel a hot and moist liquid gushing out from my stomach. I clenched my teeth and endured the waves of intense pain as I held onto my lower abdomen and squeezed out a few words.

"Child, my child …"

The pain almost tore me apart. I closed my eyes, wanting nothing more than to die, but the fetus in my womb seemed to move slightly. I opened my eyes in shock.

"Quick, go, transmit …" "Legend has it that a stable woman …"

I can't die, I definitely can't die. Even if I have to die, I have to give birth to my child alive.

I could no longer speak. Gritting my teeth, the midget seemed to have been pulled out of her sleep, and her clothes were still messy. She didn't even have time to tie the buckle before she pounced on me and forcefully parted my mouth.

"Empress, endure it. Don't bite your teeth."

Then, he heard her say to Yang Guang:

"Prince, esteemed wangfei's gotten pregnant. It looks like she's about to give birth to a baby. Could you please move outside?"

Yang Guang was extremely anxious as well. In his panic, he shouted to his midwife:

"I alone want them to be safe. If there's even the slightest bit of difference, you will be martyred as well!" Finishing his words, he flicked his sleeves and left.

The midwife was so frightened by Yang Guang's ruthless tone that her hands trembled, trembling a little. She hurriedly ordered the girls to prepare hot water and other items.

My whole body was trembling with pain. I clenched my teeth so hard that they were almost bloodshot. The midwife separated my legs, placed her hands on my stomach, and shouted:

"Use more strength!" The Empress exerted even more force! It's about to come out! "

My mind was in a state of chaos, and I had forgotten who I was. I could only feel something squirming in my stomach, a pain that couldn't be lessened by a scream or even by a flip of my body.

Under the urging of the midwives, I used the last bit of my strength to feel a current flowing out from under my stomach. With the sound of a baby's cry in my ears, I was no longer able to hold on and passed out.

No dreams, almost no memories. It was the first time in my life that I had slept without a dream, and it was also the first time I felt so tired.

When I woke up, the bed was completely new and the room was brimming with joy. The wet nurse was holding a baby wrapped in a silk sheet. She was mumbling softly. When she saw me wake up, she quickly carried the baby in her arms and said happily:

"Empress, quickly look. How pleasing is the little prince?"

"That's right. Even though he hasn't reached his full strength yet, the little prince is still fit and healthy. The empress had personally come to visit just now and praised the little prince's appearance." Worry smiling, happily teasing the baby child, said.

"After the princess has passed away, I've made some pigeon soup. I'll go and bring it over now." said Gladys, when she saw me wake up.

Although it was winter, the room was warm as spring. I caressed my child's small face, and the depression in my heart was swept away. He was so petite and cute, with his eyes closed tight.

"My beloved concubine is awake?" Yang Guang strode in, looked at his baby, with a tender look in his eyes, and said, "It's all my fault that I didn't protect my concubine well, and caused my baby to be born prematurely. Luckily you and your mother were lucky, otherwise Gu Xin would not have been at ease."

Seeing the apologetic look on Yang Guang's face, I felt uneasy, and said weakly:

"How can I blame Your Highness? "If it wasn't for you risking your life to block that sword strike, I'm afraid that this concubine and her son would have already …" I choked on my words. One of Yang Guang's arms was wrapped in a white veil, so it was obvious that his injuries were not light. I reached out my hand to stroke him, and asked with hatred in my eyes, "Did those assassins get caught? Has Your Highness ever found out who was the mastermind? "

Yang Guang's face slightly changed. He sighed and said:

"It was a group of deathsworn. Three of them were killed on the spot by the guards and one was captured alive, while the other two escaped. It's a pity that they died before they could even be interrogated."

My expression changed slightly as I said with hatred:

"As expected, it is vicious!"

"Imperial Father's fury has already caused everyone to thoroughly investigate this matter. He will definitely give the mother and son duo the same justice." Yang Guang said with a hint of anger.

Seeing that my child was unharmed, although I deeply hated those assassins, I didn't feel overly sad. I gently patted my baby and said,

"Look, our child is really good-looking."

Yang Guang's face eased up, and carefully looked at his son for a while, with a profound look in his eyes that I could not understand, he said:

"Our child has survived a great calamity, he will definitely be blessed."

Three days later, it was rumored in the entire capital that after the previous crown prince Yang Yong had been crippled, he had refused to change his mind. In order to obtain his throne, he had poisoned the Emperor's favorite Prince Jin, Yang Guang.

When I heard the news, I was even more astonished than the assassins in the manor. After being stunned for a moment, I said,

"How could it be him?" Although Yang Yong had always lived a life of debauchery, cowardice and incompetence in the affairs of state, he shouldn't have done such a vicious thing, right?

"Your servant has personally heard of this matter overnight. It is said that those assassins were deathsworn kept by the previous crown prince. After the lords of the Board of Justice obtained the evidence, they searched his residence overnight. I did not expect that the two assassins who escaped were actually hiding in his residence. " Doggie had just returned from scouting outside, and was glaring angrily at Zhang Tie as he said those words.

I know that Dogman cares about me the most. For the past three days, he didn't close his eyes even once. He had been standing guard outside the hall, afraid that an assassin would barge in and not be able to persuade him, even if he didn't know any martial arts.

"This servant also thinks that the former crown prince is suspicious. The murder of a wife as usual is a bit suspicious, so it's not surprising that he's behaving so viciously this time around." Chen Zhong analyzed.

All the lances were pointed at Yang Yong. When Yang Guang came back, he also said angrily:

"Originally, I had only found the Eastern Palace's medallion from the assassin's body. I didn't quite believe it, thinking that someone was framing me. I never thought that those two assassins would actually be hiding in my brother's mansion."

A token from the Eastern Palace? Didn't Yang Yong already move out of the Eastern Palace? Moreover, if it was really him who did it, would he be stupid enough to leave behind such an important clue? In my heart, I kept feeling that something was amiss. In addition to my confusion about the death of the princess consort, I felt that things were definitely not as simple as they seemed.

But after the birth, I didn't have much energy to think about these things. Every day, apart from playing with my children, I was basically sleeping.

As expected, after the evidence was confirmed, the emperor issued an edict, and Yang Yong became a concubine. Such a crime should be beheaded. However, since the tiger did not want to devour its prey, it still allowed Yang Yong to live.

To this end, Yang Guang still harbored resentment in his heart, he directly said that he had wronged us, mother and son, but I did not agree, because I felt that something was amiss. Yang Yong did not personally admit that it was a crime, but because the evidence was conclusive, since ancient times, there have been many cases of wrongdoing, and even if Yang Yong was framed, it is still unknown. Second, I and my son and mother are safe and sound, although some suffering, but in the end nothing serious.

After things calm down a bit, my child will have a full moon. On this day, the empress arranged a banquet in the palace to celebrate my son's full moon.

During the banquet, the emperor doted on his son endlessly. He swept a glance at the incident with Yang Yong, and Long Yong was overjoyed as he said:

"Since our grandson was so young, he has the face of a full moon and the eyes of a star. For a moment, I can't remember what name I wanted to give him. My dear friends, why don't you give me some advice?"

Hearing this, the other officials started to discuss among themselves.

"Your Majesty, Prince Yan's eyes are like the stars in the sky. Why don't we call him 'Chen' instead?"

That person said:

"It's not right, it's not right. The word Chen is good, but it's against the word little prince. Why not call it Yang Kun?" "There is a day in the Kunlun Dynasty when Your Majesty has given the star and moon to the Emperor with his golden mouth. If you add another day, it will be the fortune of my Sui Family."

A few scholars were shaking their heads. They wanted to make use of this opportunity to show off and learn in front of the emperor. The hall was filled with sounds of flattery.

The emperor shook his head repeatedly. The names given to him by the various officials were all unsuitable. I turned my head to look at Yang Guang, who was also deep in thought. After a while, he chose one of the names I had prepared earlier, and said:

"Your son believes that it would be better to use a single name, 'Zhao'. Sun and Moon, you will be able to bless my Sui Sui."

Hearing that, the empress nodded her head in satisfaction. Seeing this, the other officials burst into an uproar, praising Yang Guang endlessly. Now that Yang Yong had been crippled and Yang Guang had become the Crown Prince's primary candidate, these ministers naturally fawned over him.

"Alright, the word 'Zhao' is in accordance with my wishes. Pass down the order and it'll be included in the royal family tree in the name of 'Yang Zhao'." The Emperor laughed.

Everyone came to congratulate me. I took Zhao'er from the hands of the wet nurse, Rui Cai.

"My son has become famous. Yang Zhao, do you like him?"

"Seeing how happy you are, Zhao'er, how can you understand your speech?" The empress smiled.

As the empress and I were teasing Zhao'er, we suddenly heard Prime Minister Yang Su's words to the Emperor.

Your Majesty, we cannot leave the country untouched, or else the country will be easily shaken. It would be better to take advantage of the little prince's full moon joy and choose the crown prince as our candidate.

Another old official had been silent ever since they had arrived. Even when the other officials were trying to raise Zhao'er's name, they did not see him change their expressions. This time, he suddenly stood up, walked quickly to the royal palace, and said:

"Your Majesty, the former Crown Prince Yang Yong is useless now. Rumors have it that he is a cripple, and it would be inappropriate if he were to be placed in storage now. Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"

"Lord Liu, what is the meaning of this?" Could it be that without the storage, there would be no rumors among the people? If we can make a prince of the people as our head, wouldn't that make the entire country happy? " Yang Su said in a tit for tat manner.

"Get the hearts of the people? The princes were still young, and the emperor was in his prime. This old official thinks that His Majesty should consider the various princes more carefully, in order to help choose the best candidate for the throne. " Lord Liu's words were firm and reasonable.

For a time, the officials were divided into two factions, neither side giving in to the other. The Full Moon Dinner had practically become a court meeting. I stood at the queen's side, silent, watching, supporting the majority of the depositaries.

The emperor's face gradually turned cold as he coughed heavily and shouted,

"Shut up!" Look at you, all of you!

Seeing that the emperor was displeased, all the officials immediately kept quiet. The empress stood up, glanced at the officials, and said smilingly:

"Your Majesty, today is the day of Zhao'er's full moon celebration, do not be angry. Your consort listens, Prime Minister Yang's words are reasonable. A country cannot be without a ruler, nor can it be without a ruler."

When the emperor heard the empress speak, his expression softened slightly as he said,

"The Empress's words make sense. It's just that Liu Qing said that the princes are still young and they're unable to see through their true nature. That's also the truth." After saying that, she looked at the Queen with a questioning gaze. The Queen's eyes swept across me and Yang Guang before looking at Zhao'er. She nodded slightly with a frown.