"The chance for our Zhen Clan to prosper has finally come!"
"We must send word back to Ye City as soon as possible and report it to the Son of Heaven. Let the court and the realm know this joyous news!"
Zhen Yi spoke after letting out a long breath, unable to conceal the excitement in his eyes. Even his hands trembled faintly with agitation.
The significance of a dragon heir was extraordinary.
No matter how favored Zhen Mi was, without a dragon heir, she lacked sufficient backing to compete for the empress's position. But with a dragon heir, everything was entirely different.
From now on, their Zhen Clan's standing in the Imperial Court would undergo an earth-shaking change. The Great Aristocratic Families would have to take them seriously, and might even court their favor and flock to their side!
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"Our Zhen Clan is going to soar into the heavens this time!"
"Duke Wen's daughter is carrying a dragon heir, and a daughter of our Zhen Clan is carrying one too. Now there's no telling whose hands the empress's position will fall into!"
"Let's hope it's a prince."
"Didn't you hear the conversation between the physician and Noble Lady Zhen just now? She's been fond of sour foods lately. As the saying goes, sour for boys, spicy for girls. It must be a prince!"
The clan elders discussed it among themselves, all beaming with delight.
Just then, the Fourth Branch's elder asked, "Clan Head, now that Noble Lady Zhen is pregnant, how is she to return to Ye City?"
Zhen Mi had come home this time to pay respects to her late mother. She could not stay long and would have to return after a while.
But now