The Demon Lords

The Yan Emperor did not concern himself with the Sixth Prince’s lack of etiquette and directly asked:

"Who did it?"

Three simple words,

directly uttered,

carried with an imperial authority!

An emperor is inherently suspicious, and the first reaction to any situation is always: who’s plotting against me? Who’s acting treacherously?

This is what it means to be solitary in one’s power.

Most importantly, the Yan Emperor did not believe that his son would not know how to properly care for a pregnant wife,

unless someone with ulterior motives took the opportunity to strike,

it couldn’t possibly be purely a stroke of bad luck, could it?

After asking these three words,

the Yan Emperor’s gaze swept towards the Fourth and Fifth Princes standing on the side.

"..." Fourth Prince.

"..." Fifth Prince.

These two princes lived together in the royal residence, making it undoubtedly most convenient if they intended to do harm.

But upon seeing their father’s gaze, the two princes nearly knelt down to proclaim their innocence.

Oh heavens,

Father,

do you know how many experts the Sixth Brother has stationed in the royal residence over these past six months?

Openly, there are three fourth-ranked experts!

Three, father!

Do you understand how anxious my brother and I are living in the royal residence now!

If the Sixth Brother suddenly loses his mind and decides to cleanse the side of the emperor, we, living with him, would certainly be the first and second to be "silenced"!

Ji Chengjue shook his head and said:

"It’s my fate, not good."

Ji Chengjue responded this way.

Besides being threatened by the Seventh Uncle and Li Liangshen sent by the madwoman of a county princess on his wedding night, afterwards, Ji Chengjue unreservedly mobilized his forces, each major security bureau holding true experts, the kind who are hidden and serve as privileged protectors, and these protectors are not hired by money, but secured through favors to get them to help you.

One can say, every use diminishes those favors.

Yet despite this, Ji Chengjue still borrowed, with three fourth-ranked experts!

And several others, not highly ranked, but with skilled techniques and rich experience, were also covertly guarding the place, protecting his wife and the unborn child inside her.

One can say, unless the Imperial Guards in the capital are mobilized to attack the royal residence, even if the county princess wants to go mad again, Ji Chengjue is not afraid.

Aside from that, in terms of food and clothing, Ji Chengjue also ensured everything was done extremely meticulously.

Therefore, he can rule out human intervention as a possibility.

It can only be said,

this incident,

is fate,

it’s his destined misfortune, a calamity written into his fate!

And this,

is what makes it most stifling,

because if the worst happens, your anger and frustration have no venting outlet!

The sky,

at this moment turned sullen again, clear and rainy, delicate drizzle, not only failed to extinguish the fury hovering in the courtyard, but made people feel even more agitated.

The Yan Emperor stood with hands behind his back,

his posture now

was exactly the same as Ji Chengjue standing here alone earlier.

As an emperor, he has countless matters to consider, but there’s one hurdle he cannot avoid, and that’s succession.

He, Ji Runhao has seven sons.

When choosing a successor, the range of choices is undoubtedly much larger.

Though there’s the issue of an eldest legitimate son, the influential clans in Yan have already been swept away by him, how could a rule about an eldest legitimate son bind this emperor?

It’s merely a matter of whether he wishes it or not.

Moreover, besides the leverage in choosing a successor, there’s another concern, if the lineage is thin and any accident occurs, it could either lead to political chaos or the throne being transferred from his line to another lineage.

Seemingly all named Ji, yet even brothers handle their accounts clearly, legitimate bloodline ensures future generations, and further generations, remain in one’s lineage.

Once a collateral line gains power, in the future, your lineage will have no more connection with the power center, and may even be subjected to harsher suppression, severing even the basic inheritance.

This is not fearmongering, the Emperor Taizong of Qian State was the younger brother of Emperor Mao Tzedong, and ascended as Crown Prince with the promise in his edict to pass the throne back to Emperor Mao Tzedong’s young son later.

Then, both the legitimate and two illegitimate sons of Emperor Mao Tzedong "died of illness," and even the grandsons either died young or were imbecile, eventually, the Qian State throne continued through Emperor Taizong’s line.

As for Emperor Mao Tzedong’s line, now they can only rely on adopted offspring for maintaining appearances, merely for ancestral worship.

For the Yan Emperor,

the children born to Oldest’s women from the wild, firstly had appearances greatly different from Yan people, and secondly, who knows if the bloodline is truly pure.

Emperors are heartless, he will not waste what little affection he has on children who may not even be his grandchildren.

So,

in the Yan Emperor’s view, and as seen by all officials now,

the child in He Sisi’s womb,

if it’s a boy,

that would be the Imperial Grandson!

This would be the first of his grandchildren, the Yan Emperor does not want anything to happen.

Entering with the Yan Emperor were also a group of imperial doctors.

But in fact, the famous doctors in the delivery room were already prepared.

The best doctors, the best midwives, the best medicinal ingredients, even instruments for prayers and blessings, were all ready.

Ji Chengjue had arranged everything in advance.