Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

Chapter 688 The Wind Rises 4
When they saw Zhou Ehuang's flat belly after the cloth bag was taken out, Liu Shu and Liu Yuyan were stunned.

Was Zhou Ehuang actually pretending to be pregnant?
What is she doing?
Pretend to be pregnant and use the child to consolidate your position?
But why would she do this?
She was clearly already the queen, and no one in the harem could threaten her position.

Liu Yuyan said weakly, "Ah Shu, has Sister Ehuang changed? I don't dare to go in and see her."

Liu Shu: "Then let's go."

"Yeah." Liu Yuyan replied.

She came with great enthusiasm and left with her head down.

"Can the palace really change people so much?" Liu Yuyan couldn't understand.

Liu Shu reached out and patted Liu Yuyan's arm soothingly.

The palace is a den of wolves and tigers, and anyone who enters it can become unrecognizable.

Look at the past and present, how many innocent and beautiful women have become cruel and vicious people with blood on their hands after entering the palace.

However, Zhou Ehuang of Liulingguan did not seem to have become an unscrupulous person. Perhaps she had some reason for pretending to be pregnant.

Although Liu Shu was taken care of by Zhou Ehuang when he was a child, his relationship with Zhou Ehuang was not as deep as that of Liu Yuyan.

Therefore, she will not be affected by emotions and can look at problems more objectively.

Liu Shu decided to investigate it himself to see if there was really any hidden secret.

If there is any hidden secret, tell Liu Yuyan so that she will not misunderstand Zhou Ehuang and not feel sad for her.

Liu Yuyan returned to her room in disappointment to rest, while Liu Shu left the Liu Mansion again and headed for the palace.

It was already late, and most people in the palace had fallen asleep.

Liu Shu came to the Queen's bedroom and did not disturb Zhou Ehuang who had fallen asleep. Instead, he came to the side room and poked Chunxue, Zhou Ehuang's most trusted maid.

Chunxue has been with Zhou Ehuang since she was a child, and she and Zhou Ehuang had taken care of Liu Shu together before.

Zhou Ehuang entered the palace and brought several maids with her, but now the only one who is still with her is Chunxue.

Another senior palace maid of Zhou Ehuang, Xia He, was accepted by her after she entered the palace.

Among the maids who followed Zhou Ehuang into the palace, several have already left the palace, and two have climbed onto Li Yu's dragon bed and become concubines in the harem.

Chunxue has always been by Zhou Ehuang's side, so she must know her affairs best.

Haruyuki was woken up by Yanagi from his sleep.

Liu Shu's movements were not severe, but they, the servants who served their masters, were awakened even from their sleep and would immediately wake up at the slightest movement.

Only this time, she couldn't wake up.

When she opened her eyes, she was captivated by a pair of deep eyes.

Among the three siblings, Liu Shu was the best at learning the soul-stealing technique in the Nine Yin Scriptures.

Yanagi spoke up and asked, "Haruyuki, is the Queen pretending to be pregnant?"

Haruyuki's brows were furrowed, his expression struggling.

She was extremely loyal to Zhou Ehuang, and when it came to matters that endangered Zhou Ehuang's life, Chunxue would rather die than reveal a single detail.

Seeing that Haruyuki was about to break free from the soul-stealing, Liu Shu praised him in his heart and added a little more internal energy into it.

Haruyuki was completely controlled, and his expression returned to normal.

Liu Shu opened his mouth again and asked the same question again.

This time, Haruyuki gave a positive answer.

Liu Shu: "Why would she do that?"

Chunxue: "Because the queen has never consummated her marriage with the emperor." Liu Shu was shocked: "Huh? They didn't consummate their marriage?"

Chunxue: "Yes, the queen only has Young Master Liu in her heart, and she doesn't like the emperor. The queen wants to remain pure for Young Master Liu."

Liu Shu was confused.

Does Zhou Ehuang have such deep affection for her eldest brother?
For the sake of her elder brother, she didn't even perform the Zhougong ritual with her nominal husband? !

Liu Shu: "Then, who was the one who slept with the emperor?"

The emperor wouldn't be unable to recognize what his wife looks like, right?

Chunxue: "It's Yinshuang. She looks about 60% like the Empress, and 70% to 80% after putting on makeup. It's night time, so it's normal that the Emperor can't recognize her."

Liu Shu: "Yin Shuang? Where is she?"

How could others not notice that a palace maid who looked very similar to the queen was following the queen?

Chunxue: "Yinshuang usually paints her face black and draws thick eyebrows to disguise herself as an older nanny. Others don't think she looks like the queen. After she became pregnant, the queen arranged for Yinshuang to live in her small Buddhist temple, and I personally fed her. Others were not allowed to enter the queen's small Buddhist temple, so they couldn't find Yinshuang who was pregnant."

Liu Shu: "It seems that you all have experience. Is the eldest prince Yin Shuang's child?"

Chunxue: "Yes. Your Majesty is still a virgin, how can she get pregnant?"

Liu Shu took a deep breath and gave a thumbs up to his future sister-in-law.

Yes, he now recognizes Zhou Ehuang as his sister-in-law.

After doing so much for her brother, if Zhou Ehuang didn't become her sister-in-law, her family would be sorry for her.

Liu Shu was worried about his sister-in-law: "Can Yin Shuang be trusted? As the mother of two princes, is she willing to be controlled by Emperor Zhou E? Wouldn't she want to recognize her son and gain a legitimate identity?"

Chunxue: "She doesn't dare. Yinshuang's family is in the hands of the queen."

"The queen accidentally saved Yinshuang's family. After she found out that Yinshuang looked a lot like herself, she loved her and let them live in her farm. Yinshuang voluntarily followed the queen into the palace so that she could take care of her family."

"The queen treated their family very well. She sent Yinshuang's brother to study in academy and found a good family for Yinshuang's sister."

"The Queen once said that I would let Yinshuang leave the palace and marry, but Yinshuang disagreed. She wanted to stay in the palace so that she could see her child at all times."

Liu Shu: "It is a big hidden danger for this person to stay in the palace."

Liu Shu certainly didn't want to get rid of Yin Shuang, but wanted to take Zhou Ehuang out of the palace so that she could reunite with her brother.

Although my brother never said it over the years, he still missed Zhou Ehuang in his heart.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be unmarried until he was in his twenties.

Keeping Yinshuang would allow her to directly replace Zhou Ehuang.

Yanagi gave Haruyuki an order to go back to bed and rest. When she woke up, she would definitely not think about what happened in the middle of the night.

Liu Shu left the palace and returned home.

He immediately took out pen and ink and wrote a letter to his elder brother.

The letter did not mention anything about Zhou Ehuang, but only asked Liu Ke to return as soon as possible.

It’s better to talk about this kind of thing face to face.

The next day, after Liu Shu woke up, he handed the letter to the housekeeper, who immediately arranged for the letter to be delivered.

Hearing that it was an urgent letter, the housekeeper used a carrier pigeon to send the letter.

Liu Ke was still on the road. When he received the letter, he thought something big had happened at home and was very worried about his younger brothers and sisters.

He entrusted the food and grass to his confidant, asking him to continue heading north with the food and grass, while he himself rode back to Jiangning at full speed.