Lianshan Xin and his two companions were all dumbfounded by the news.
Xia Xunyang blurted out, "This is bad. If the Heavenly Queen has a child, how could she still support me becoming crown prince?"
Qi Shiyun also blurted out, "This is bad. How can the Heavenly Queen have a child? The Nine Heavens is in trouble."
The Heavenly Queen was a woman, and women could have children. But the Heavenly Queen was no ordinary woman, so she could not have children.
If the Heavenly Queen had a child, it would be a disaster not just for her, but an enormous disaster for the Nine Heavens as well.
It would immediately put the Imperial Family and the outer court on their guard, leading them to join forces to completely isolate and suppress the Nine Heavens.
After all, the Nine Heavens already possessed such immense power and influence. If the one ascending the throne were also the Heavenly Queen's own son, what the hell would be left for anyone else?
The political balance would be shattered completely.
Successive generations of the Nine Heavens had also known that prosperity at its peak gave way to decline, so the Nine Heavens had chosen to impose limits on itself, seeking only the position of Heavenly Queen and never laying a finger on imperial power.
This had allowed the Nine Heavens and the Imperial Family to work together very well. With the outer court added to the mix, their three-legged balance of power had helped Great Yu stand for a thousand years without falling.
But now, the Heavenly Queen was pregnant.
This would leave the Imperial Family feeling thorns in its back, the outer court facing a formidable enemy, and the Nine Heavens divided within.
Qi Shiyun looked questioningly at Lianshan Xin, her delicate brows