One day, two years later, Qingdai suddenly handed me a note. I unfolded it suspiciously, and was surprised to find that the note had been written to me by Ling'er.

She wanted to see me, and asked me not to let Ah Ran know about it.

I disposed of the note, guessing what Suzu'er was looking for me for.

Ling'er is the chosen one in the eyes of the outside world, so the dormitory where she lives is very tightly guarded, and nothing can be hidden from Ah Ran.

But since she can go to great lengths to carry Ah Ran to send me a message behind her back, there must be something important.

But what could she do if she was looking for me?

Because of our special relationship, I only met her once, and she was not even an acquaintance.

But Ah Ran, in order not to make people suspicious, he would go to Ling'er every other day to sit there. In the eyes of outsiders, he was just visiting his brother, which is beyond reproach.

I also joked that he went to see Ling'er more times than he saw his harem concubines combined.

Since they often meet, what kind of trouble did Ling'er encounter that she couldn't ask Ah Ran for help, but instead found me who had only met once?

Could it be that the trouble she encountered had something to do with Ah Ran?

"Your Highness is going to go?"

Qing Dai's words were worried. “

Your Highness doesn't have much to do with that bell, so you need to be cautious. ”

Caution? Will the bell hurt me?

At the beginning, Ling'er herself said that she was willing to stay in the palace for Ah Ran's use, just because if she left the palace, she would really be alone.

It didn't look like she was lying, so she was really in trouble. Unless she has ill intentions and first-class acting skills.

I shook my head and swept away the two contradictory thoughts.

After all, Ah Ran and I still owe it to her, and it should be okay to go and see.

Even if something happens, as long as I bring someone over, I should be able to deal with it. So I decided to meet Ling'er.

When Ling'er saw me coming, she hurriedly withdrew her servants, leaving only me and Qingdai.

Ling'er looked haggard, as if she hadn't slept in days.

She invited me to sit down, but she took a few steps back.

I looked at her suspiciously, but she knelt down in front of me with her knees bent.

I was no longer accustomed to being bowed down to, and I hurried up to help her.

"Miss Ling'er, you are ......"

But she broke away from me, her eyes full of tears. "Your Highness, Ling'er has something to ask Your Highness."

"You get up first, and even if it's a big thing, you can get up first." I was inexplicably upset.

But she stubbornly refused to get up.

I sat back in my chair. "Then tell me, what is it?"

When she heard me say this, she leaned down and kowtowed to me, and when she looked up again, she was already in tears.

"Your Highness, please save Ling'er!"

I was sitting on pins and needles, and I could see that she was like this, and I could only suppress the urge in my heart to help her up.

"What the hell is going on, you say."

Her face turned pale, and she bit her lip before she trembled and said, "I...... It's been three months...... I haven't had a menstrual period before......"

She hung her head in embarrassment.

I frowned. "What do you mean......"

"I'm afraid I'm pregnant......" she said, tears streaming down her face.

I stepped forward and grabbed her wrist to check her pulse.

Really......

I sat back in my seat, feeling a little solemn. "Who is the father of the child?"

"Yes...... It's Your Majesty......"

Ah Ran's child?!

I was suddenly a little confused.

I thought the child's father was someone else, since the child was Ah Ran's, why was Ling'er afraid to be like this?

Ah Ran, although he is my brother, he is also a man.

Over the years, although it is to hide people's eyes, I often come to see Ling'er. But if during this period, if you are moved by Ling'er and pamper her, there is nothing to criticize, it is nothing more than adding one more person to the harem......

"Why didn't you inform Your Majesty of this, but came to me on the sly? Is this kid really His Majesty's? ”

I asked the question in my mind.

Ling'er trembled when she heard this, and hurriedly kowtowed again.

"This kid is indeed His Majesty's, and Ling'er doesn't dare to deceive no matter how bold she is."

I couldn't take it anymore and forcibly lifted her up and asked her to sit down.

"What the hell is going on, you know."

Ling'er sat in a chair, her face full of fear.

"His Majesty came to see me that night as usual.

Because His Majesty has always been busy with state affairs, he often comes at night. When I heard the report, I didn't think much about it.

But when I saw His Majesty, I found that he was drunk, and he was very drunk, and he seemed to be in a bad mood.

He was unsteady and almost fell, but I stepped forward to help, but His Majesty ...... But ......"

She didn't say any more, just hid her face and wept.

I was embarrassed to hear it.

I'm a younger sister, so it's really inappropriate to mix such things. But since she found me, I can't stay out of it.

"Did Your Majesty say anything later?"

"On the second day, His Majesty woke up and understood. Command me...... I was ordered not to spread the word about it, and even to replace all the palace people who knew that he was staying with me for one night, and never came again......"

I understand Ah Ran's approach very well. He was worried that if the matter spread, Ling'er's identity would be revealed.

He wanted to cover it up, but how could he forget that it was possible for Ling'er to become pregnant because of this?

I feel a bit of a headache.

"So how do you want me to help you?"

"Ling'er is pregnant now, and it won't be long before someone finds out, and Your Majesty will know sooner or later.

But that morning, when His Majesty said that he would not let me leak the news, his expression was terrible, and if he knew that I was pregnant......"

"So you want me to speak for you, and want Your Majesty to spare your life?"

I have a very hard time saying this.

If Ling'er didn't lie, then this matter is actually Ah Ran's fault.

But according to Ah Ran's usual way of acting, if I don't come forward, he will learn about it, and in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, he will not keep Ling'er alive.

But I didn't want Ling'er to shake her head.

"Your Majesty was drunk that day, but Ling'er was sober, and Ling'er shouldn't let Your Majesty ......

It's Ling'er's fault, even if Ling'er survives, she will never be able to accept His Majesty's care in the future.

Ling'er wants to ask His Highness to intercede with His Majesty and leave this child behind......"

What she said was completely beyond my expectations.

She begged me not to protect herself, but to protect her children?

I looked at the woman in front of me again, crying with pear blossoms and rain.

Although she described it as weak, her eyes revealed stubbornness and determination.

Looking at her like this, I somewhat understood:

She should have been moved by Ah Ran.

If a woman willingly gives birth to a man regardless of her own life, then she must have loved that person in her bones.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you sure you want to give birth to this baby?"

If she really wants to give birth to this child, then there will be a series of troubles later, at least she can't pretend to be me anymore.

It's nothing to me.

Because she has been bearing unknown dangers for me all these years, I have always been reluctant to go, and it would be good to change it back.

She also happens to be able to take on my current identity in the eyes of outsiders and rightfully enter the harem.

But the question is, is Ah Ran willing to do this?

If I make a fork in this matter, will it make it difficult for Ah Ran?

"Yes." Ling'er replied without hesitation.

I looked at her for a moment and said solemnly, "Okay, I'll help you with this favor." ”

I'm not for Ling'er, I'm not for Ah Ran, it's just for myself.

I've always felt sorry for Ling'er in my heart, and if I can really help her this time, I'll feel better.

On the way back to the palace, I thought about the whole thing and thought about how to mention it to Ah Ran.

But the more I thought about it, the more inexplicably awkward I felt.

Why is it so awkward? I tried to think about it but couldn't get an answer.

Is it because Ah Ran has a child? What's so awkward about that? Isn't that natural? What's the reason for that? ……

Suddenly, the face that looked like me came to mind.

I seem to know what I'm awkward about.

I feel strange because the woman who is pregnant with Ah Ran's child looks exactly like me.

Thinking of this, I quickly shook my head.

Yan Linxuan, what are you thinking?! It's better to think about how to talk to Ah Ran as a matter of course.