Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Zhang Chengyan, fresh from his morning ablutions and looking radiant, strode over to Bai Wutong. He scooped up the two little ones, holding them high. "Father is here!"
Bai Wutong lowered her gaze, hiding a trace of imperceptible disgust beneath her lashes. Only yesterday, as the first-year birthday banquet concluded, she had announced her pregnancy. Yet, the Emperor had wasted no time in indulging in daylight carnal pleasures with Wen Chuyun. Such behavior was deeply repulsive to her.
However, she knew well that these thoughts had to remain buried. In the inner court, the desire to exclusively possess the Emperor was a grave taboo against palace regulations. By rule, the Emperor belonged to everyone, and that was to say nothing of the fact that Wen Chuyun had once carried a dragon heir.
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