The Emperor Dies Protecting the Empress

When Seraphina’s “pregnancy” reached two months, Gideon finally moved.

He summoned several ministers he believed loyal to discuss how to remove the child.

Among them were men planted by my father and the prime minister.

Soon, the news reached House Liu and House Chen.

When Gideon’s assassins struck at the empress, my father led troops into the harem and saved her.

Gideon arrived with his face blue with rage.

“Liu Zhengshan, bringing soldiers into the inner palace is treason!”

My father did not even glance at him.

He lifted his head and shouted,

“Disaster! His Majesty has been attacked!”

The prime minister walked in slowly.

Gideon’s eyes lit like he had found salvation.

“Prime Minister, save me!”

Prime Minister Chen ignored him too.

Then shouted,

“His Majesty has died!”

At this point, Gideon had no reason to live.

Lin Chao slit his throat.

As for the loyal ministers he brought, my father seized them one by one.

Who were the traitors?

Naturally, they were.

They entered the palace armed to assassinate the empress.

Evidence was clear.

Fortunately, General Liu arrived in time and protected Her Majesty.

Unfortunately, the emperor was gravely wounded while protecting the empress.

Medicine could not save him.

The empress, injured by the assassins, miscarried.

And at that time, I was discovered to be three months pregnant.

Everything became logical.

Court affairs temporarily fell under my father and Prime Minister Chen.

No one dared object.

Gideon had left several pregnant consorts behind.

Seraphina said that if I gave birth to a princess, we would take another consort’s prince and raise him to the throne.

If I gave birth to a son, we would crown mine.

Fortunately, six months later, I bore a son.

Seraphina named him Gong Xu.

She said that one day, she would help him change his surname.

Then this world would belong to House Liu.

I asked why not change it to Chen, so it would belong to House Chen.

She said,

“Because before your second brother left for war, I had already promised.”

“This life, I am a woman of House Liu.”

I could not speak for a long time.

Then, as she smiled and sewed clothes for my son, I called softly,

“Sister-in-law.”