si-mexico Chapter 495: Is it mine?
Chapter 495: Is it mine?
"The child is... my king's?"
Chu Ning stared at the empress's round belly, swallowed, and asked tentatively.
Unexpectedly, the corner of the empress's mouth slightly raised, revealing a hint of playfulness: "What if I say no?"
"Hahahaha, I knew you were joking just now, Empress!"
Chu Ning breathed a sigh of relief: "How could this child be my child?"
What a joke, he and Shen Wanying have been married for so long and still haven’t gotten pregnant, it’s impossible for him to get pregnant after having sex with the empress twice.
Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!
But the empress chuckled, touched her belly and said with a smile: "The baby is about to be born."
Chu Ning was stunned.
Born soon?
That’s ten months of pregnancy!
According to the time calculation, the child was conceived during the two times he had sex with the empress.
Chu Ning immediately became nervous and stared at the empress: "You...you are not kidding me, are you?"
Seeing that Chu Ning was still unwilling to believe it, the empress snorted coldly: "Have you heard any rumors about my harem?"
Chu Ning thought about it and it seemed that there was indeed no rumor in his memory that the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty kept a man.
Moreover, as the empress of the Great Zhou, she could not do such a thing, otherwise she would not be able to control the ministers below.
In that case, the child must be his.
The time is right.
The empress has no other men.
This child can only be his.
No wonder the empress wrote a personal letter to him asking for help. This child probably played a big role in the reason.
Thinking that he actually had a child, Chu Ning was stunned for a moment.
He had thought of many possibilities of his meeting with the empress, but he had never thought of this one.
When a woman stood in front of him with a big belly, he was a little at a loss.
The empress was not surprised by this. She supported herself on the dragon couch and slowly sat up. She smiled and said, "Why, are you worried that I will let you take responsibility?"
Chu Ning came back to his senses and touched his nose, then said with a wry smile: "You are joking, Queen. You are the Queen, how can you let me be responsible?"
What a joke! If Shen Wanying knew about this, God knows what she would do.
Although Shen Wanying looks weak, she will never give in on such a matter.
But then again, it's his child after all!
You say you are irresponsible, but your body is honest.
Seeing that the empress seemed to want to get up, Chu Ning took the initiative to step forward and support her.
The empress rolled her eyes at him, stood up with his help, and said with a smile: "I don't know how long I can continue to be an empress.
There are more than 100,000 rebels and Yan troops outside the city. If they break in, I and this child will have no chance of survival."
Although it was said in a joking tone, Chu Ning understood that the empress could only speak to him in this tone.
"Do not worry!"
Chu Ning suddenly placed his hand on her lower abdomen and said sternly, “With this king here, I will never let anything happen to you.
Just now, I defeated the rebels and the Yan army with a little trick. Now wait and see how I deal with them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Ning suddenly felt something hitting the palm of his hand.
Then, the empress snorted.
"Hey, this little thing is kicking me?"
Chu Ning's eyes lit up when he felt this for the first time. He became interested and wanted to reach out and touch it.
But the empress pushed his hand away and glared at him: "It's only dawn now, and the child has just woken up. Don't tease the child, or he will keep kicking me."
Chu Ning laughed awkwardly, retracted his right hand, and said with a smile: "I just want to touch him."
The empress rolled her eyes: "Do you want to touch him or me? If you want to touch him, then wait until he is born."
Chu Ning reacted and according to the time calculation, the child would be born during this period.
Thinking of this, Chu Ning's face turned a little ugly: "Born in these few days? It seems that you can't command this battle personally.
The rebels must be getting suspicious since they haven't seen you for a long time, and they will definitely intensify their offensive in the next few days.
If I hadn't come here last night, the city walls would have been breached by now!"
The Empress's face was somewhat gloomy: "Yes, the next attack from the enemy will surely be far greater than before. I wonder how many soldiers you brought this time?"
Chu Ning held up two fingers.
The empress's eyes lit up: "Twenty thousand people?"
Chu Ning shook his head: "Two hundred people."
The corner of the empress's mouth twitched, and she quickly pulled Chu Ning: "Help me sit down."
How to save such a small number of people?
The empress could not hide the disappointment on her face.
"Two hundred people, you don't plan to use this number to repel hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, do you?" The empress couldn't help but ask.
Chu Ning helped her sit down and shrugged, "I can't help it. All my soldiers in Bingzhou are fighting with Zhao State and cannot be mobilized. I have no choice but to bring two hundred cavalrymen with me."
The empress was silent.
Although she did not attend court during this period, she still knew about the situation in the world.
She knew Chu Ning's situation in the Great Chu Dynasty very well, and she also understood that it was impossible for Chu Ning to mobilize troops from the Chu State at this moment.
This time, she was very satisfied that Chu Ning could come.
Thinking of this, the empress sighed and said, "Since you didn't bring any troops with you, I don't want to burden you. After a day's rest, you can leave with your men."
If he stayed, Chu Ning would also be in danger, so it would be better for him to leave.
She didn't want to drag Chu Ning down.
But Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and showed displeasure: "Why, Queen, do you think that I can't help you through this crisis?"
The empress shook her head: "Don't get me wrong, I just don't want to drag you down. Rather than all dying here, it's better for you to live.
At least, you have the ability to avenge me."
The firm attitude and resolute tone sounded as if he was making arrangements for his final affairs.
Chu Ning snorted coldly: "Since I am here, how can I live alone? If I don't solve the crisis for you this time, I will never leave!"
As he spoke, he touched her belly with his right hand and said in a deep voice: “Don’t worry, this king will definitely keep you safe.
However, the situation in the city is not very good now. If we want to stop the enemy, we must first stabilize the situation in the city."
Seeing Chu Ning's firm attitude, the empress hesitated for a moment and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Unexpectedly, Chu Ning did not intend to tell her his plan, but laid the empress on the bed:
"Just give me the power and don't worry about other things!"
The empress thought for a moment, then took out a tiger talisman from under the pillow and handed it over: "With this talisman, you can mobilize all the troops of my Great Zhou!
In addition, I have two more words to say to Prime Minister Di! "
Chu Ning nodded and shouted outside, "Master Di, come in, the empress has something to say to you."
Di Ying, who had been waiting outside for a long time, immediately came into the hall.
Seeing Chu Ning behind the bead curtain, he was slightly stunned and even forgot to salute.
The empress did not care about Di Ying's rudeness, and took the initiative to speak, saying slowly: "Lord Di, I will leave all matters in the city to the King of Chu!
Not only can he mobilize all the troops of our dynasty, he can also control all the officials!"
Di Ying's face changed slightly, and he was about to refuse, but Chu Ning said coldly: "Master Di, the only one who can save the Zhou Dynasty now is me!"
This made Di Ying, who was still hesitating, change his mind immediately: "Since it is your majesty's order, I will obey it!"
Chu Ning was satisfied after hearing this and said, "In this case, please ask Lord Di to summon all the ministers and the noble families in the city."
"Also, please ask General Xue to dispatch two thousand soldiers and horses to await your orders!"