"Are you sure you really want to deal with me?"
A jolt went through Shi Muyuan's heart. She always felt that this remark seemed rather unusual. Could it be that the woman on the ground still had some bargaining chips?
No, apart from Ji Junlin, she had no other bargaining chips.
However, after what had happened, having been caught wearing the cuckold twice by the same person, even though there was Ji Junlin between them, she believed that Ji Huang wouldn't keep her.
After careful thought for a moment, the young girl stood by and watched.
Ji Huang also asked the question that everyone wanted to know.
"Do you think I won't punish you just because you said that? Do you overestimate yourself too much? Or do you overestimate the affection between us? Even if there was a lot of affection, it has disappeared completely because of your repeated infidelity."
"No, Your Highness. Now I'm pregnant with your child again. Do you really want to watch me and the unborn child die here? Anyway, the child is innocent."
This time, everyone was in an uproar.
Shi Muyuan didn't expect that the woman had hidden such a big card.
Then she thought it was unlikely. Since Ji Junlin wasn't his own child, was this one the same?
This time, she didn't hide her thoughts.
"You've been having an affair for a long time. It's not the first time we've known about it. Now you say the child is the prince's. Should we just believe it? Who knows if it will turn out to be someone else's in the end, and then make the prince the big fool."
Actually, she wasn't the first one to think so. The servants had different thoughts but just didn't dare to say it out.
Reminded by this, Ji Huang obviously thought of the scene when he caught the woman having an affair. His face darkened instantly.
"Mother is right. How can you be sure the child in your womb is mine? What if it's someone else's? Wouldn't I be the fool?"
He Hui gritted her teeth and finally said, "Your Highness, you can call the doctor. The doctor can tell how long the child has been in the womb just by feeling the pulse. Then you can figure it out by counting back."
Now it seemed this was the only way. Soon the doctor was brought by the guards.
The doctor always followed Ji Huang around and was an absolutely trustworthy person.
"Check how long Her Lady Hui has been pregnant."
The doctor wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. The news of Her Lady Hui's infidelity not long ago was well - known to everyone. Now he was a bit stunned when he heard that she was pregnant.
He was in a daze for a while until Ji Huang got a bit impatient.
"Hurry up and check if it's true."
The imperial doctor came to his senses, quickly responded, and then bent down to feel the pulse carefully.
After a long time, the doctor had a look of helplessness on his face.
"Her Lady Hui is indeed pregnant. It seems that she's been pregnant for about two months."
As soon as these words were said, everyone was shocked.
Not long ago, they had just found out about Her Lady Hui's infidelity, and now they were told that she was pregnant. Counting the days, when she was pregnant, the two were still doing that dirty thing.
The looks of everyone in the yard towards her changed.
Ji Huang even found it ridiculous. He carefully calculated. If what the doctor said was true, the child was really his.
However, she had an affair with someone else while being pregnant with his child. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should be angry or sarcastic.
"Are you really so unable to bear the loneliness? Or do you not care about this child at all?"
The man's words were heart - piercing, making He Hui's face turn a bit paler.
"I know no matter what I say, I can't calm your anger. Now you can confirm that the child is yours. Do you still plan to kill me?"
Shi Muyuan went from watching the show at first to being shocked in the end. She never expected that He Hui was always so lucky.
She stepped forward and said actively, "Huang'er, Miss He is at least a life. Anyway, an eye for an eye is the rule in this world. We can't just spare her punishment because she's pregnant. If so, how can we let the dead rest in peace?"
"Yes, Your Highness. Miss He was nice to us before. We servants can't stand her dying in such an unclear way."
Once one person started, others naturally echoed.
Everyone was dissatisfied with He Hui easily escaping punishment.
Under the pressure from behind, Ji Huang stared intently at the woman lying on the ground. When he met her pleading eyes, something in his heart started to soften.
Finally, he sighed.
"Lock her up first. Wait for the head of the He family to come in a few days and then make other decisions."
"Yes."
He Hui was taken away like this. Soon the room was cleaned up by the servants.
When only the mother and son were left in the room, they sat facing each other.
Ji Huang felt a bit sorry when he thought of his initial suspicion of his mother.
"Mother, I'm sorry. I even suspected you because of her words at first. I won't do it again."
"Some things have already happened. What's the use of saying sorry so many times? Forget it. I'm tired. You can leave. Anyway, they are all the people in your backyard. It's up to you how to deal with them."
Ji Huang was a bit stunned and couldn't tell for a moment whether she was blaming him or not.
After Ji Huang left, the Thirteen Guards returned to the room.
"Your Majesty, the head of the He family is definitely not a simple person. Why don't we just leave? Anyway, the national teacher has arranged people outside. We can leave at any time."
It turned out that the man had already arranged an escape route for her. Thinking that she hadn't seen him for a long time, Shi Muyuan pursed her lips.
"I wonder how he is recently. Has he sent any letters?"
The answer she received was negative and disappointing.
"The master seems to be busy with something very important recently and can't take care of this side for a while. But Your Majesty, don't worry. We sisters will surely protect your safety."
"Of course I believe in your abilities. Forget it. As long as he's safe."
The Thirteen Guards looked at each other. They always felt that the Empress Dowager was a bit too strange today.
As night fell, just when Shi Muyuan thought she wouldn't see that man for many days, a familiar sound came from a familiar direction.
She looked over in surprise and saw the man they had mentioned today standing in front of her.
"You. Weren't you on a mission? Why did you suddenly come to me?"
The man smiled and casually closed the window.
"I heard that the person who misses me day and night was talking about me. No matter how important the things in my hand are, shouldn't I put them aside first?"