Chapter 504: Changing the heir

"Qingchen, stay behind to guard Princess Lan. Everyone else, leave. Hualin, stand outside the door and do not allow anyone to approach or enter."
Wang An looked at Di Jingzhe, and Di Jingzhe nodded at him, then he exited the room.
Hua Lin said to Li Tao, "Let's go, let Wang Gonggong arrange a place for you to stay, and tomorrow morning, you will be sent back."
The three of them left, and Hua Lin closed the door as he waited outside the conference room door.
Emperor Jingzhe turned to Li Mama: "Please stand up and have a seat!" She was so thin and old, he was really worried that if she didn't finish speaking, she would faint from kneeling for too long.
After kowtowing in gratitude, Li Madam then sat down on the brocade stool brought over by Song Qingchen.
"Your Majesty, this servant is well aware of my deep guilt, and I do not seek forgiveness. Although it is not a regrettable thing to die, I also hope that Your Majesty can grant me a complete end."
Di Jing nodded.
Li Mammy took a deep breath, immersing herself in a certain day many years ago.
"A few days before the Empress gave birth, the Empress ordered me and Zhang Mammy to assist Consort Lan in the delivery. Just two days before Consort Lan was due to give birth, the two of us were secretly called into a chamber at night. Translation:
When the two servants entered, Consort Lan and her personal palace maid Huan'er were present, not only them, but also the two midwives who delivered the empress were there."
The empress looked at Consort Lan, who had a gloomy look in her eyes, and then turned to Aunt Li: "The midwife who delivered me is also here?" She had no idea at all.
兰贵妃急得恨不得撕了李嬷嬷的嘴，可宋卿尘挡在她身前，强大的气场镇慑着她，似乎她敢动，冷漠的他就会把她掐死。
I don't even know where Xiao Wang found this person. They are not afraid of the emperor's presence at all, and they took the liberty to silence her. Now she doesn't even have a chance to retort, and can only let Li Mamu continue talking.
Lady Li lowered her gaze and said, "@@ It is. Consort Lan has summoned a few of us servants together to plan a major event, an event that could have a significant impact on the future of the Southern Yues Dynasty!"
The Empress inquired sternly, "What is it?"
“换子！”
皇后重复道：“换子？”言简意赅的两个字，意思浅显易懂，但是……，有个想法冒了个头，还没等她多想，便被自己否定。不，不可能！这两个字一定还有别的意思。
Li Madam said, "Yes, switch the infants!"
Imperial Consort Lan said, several imperial physicians in the palace have already confirmed several times that both consort's unborn children are princes. Moreover, her due date is almost the same as the empress's, estimated to differ only by a few hours.
She gave the two palace maidservants a packet of medicine, instructing them to wait for the queen to give birth to the prince and then use the medicine to make her go into a deep sleep. Anyway, there were plenty of people around to take care of the weak and unconscious mother right after giving birth to the prince.
The Empress's face turned pale and her hands clenched tightly as she struggled to contain her anger.
Li Mamas continued, "Imperial Concubine Lan says that during the Empress's unconsciousness, the two princes should be switched!"
调包两字在皇后脑中炸响，她整张脸失了颜色，身体晃了晃，跌坐在宽大的椅子上。头僵硬而缓慢地转向帝千鄞，眼中尽是惊愕与不可置信。
The emperor didn't look much better either, his complexion was a mix of surprise, anger, and complexity that was hard to decipher. After staring deeply at Consort Lan, he turned his gaze towards Emperor Qianyin who remained calm and poised by his side. He opened his mouth, but couldn't find the words to say, ultimately failing to produce any sound.
Dì qiān yín seemed indifferent, as if he was listening to someone else's story. "Go on," he said.
"Empress Lan also said that the medicine can make the empress sleep for five or six hours. If…"