Shocking! The Empress Is Pregnant, but the Child's Father Is Unknown

[Brainless power fantasy + fictional ancient setting + 1v1 + sweet romance + no System and no golden finger]

Jun Yueqing ascends the throne as emperor at a young age, fortunate to have the Grand Tutor and Empress Dowager to guide her.

In court, she is calm and perceptive, handling state affairs with meticulous care.

After court, she is playful to a fault, ordering her imperial guards to find handsome men from among the common folk.

Rumors spread that the empress is a womanizer who takes no responsibility for her actions.

The former emperor’s court and the imperial harem alike urge Jun Yueqing to choose several husbands from among the noble families and select a Prince Consort, all in the name of producing an heir.

The Empress Dowager and Grand Tutor also privately seek suitable young men for her and arrange a lakeside flower-viewing party.

Fed up with their pestering, Jun Yueqing does the opposite and sneaks out of the palace to meet someone in secret.

Two months later, an imperial physician checks her pulse and discovers she is pregnant.

The entire court is stunned. No one knows who fathered the imperial child, yet they all suspect it might be one of their own sons and rush to protect her.

Empress Dowager: “So be it. The child is my grandchild, after all. Rest easy and take care of yourself.”

Grand Tutor: “This old servant will do everything in his power to assist Your Majesty and clear every obstacle from your path.”

In Qianyuan Palace, on the empress’s dragon bed, the heir of the Duke of Zhenbei, Chen Huannan, grabs Jun Yueqing by the neck with one big hand.

“Tell me, is this child mine?”

Jun Yueqing lets out a soft laugh.

“The child is mine, and so are you.”

Chen Huannan gently strokes her face.

“In that case, I must stay by Your Majesty’s side and make sure every child you bear from now on is mine.”

From then on, the heir of the mighty Duke of Zhenbei guards the empress’s side, helping her thwart all kinds of plots and schemes, while the two of them welcome one child after another.