The Xian concubine sighed, "I don't want to. After all, my mother's clan is weak and even self-protection is a problem. How can I let Shen'er gain a foothold in the court?"
After she finished speaking, she looked at Lu Qingtang and continued: "It's all useless to me."
Lu Qingtang shook his head, stood up and sat next to the concubine, and gently held her hand, "Mother-in-law, your safety is the greatest hope of Mo Zeshen and I. We must not belittle ourselves. All imperial power and glory are just clouds. The most important thing is family.”
The wise concubine nodded and showed a loving smile.
Concubine Shu, who was sitting opposite, was confused. "Wait a minute, I still don't understand. What's the connection between establishing the crown prince and letting Concubine Shu leave Qingquan Palace?"
Lu Qingtang smiled, "Because Concubine Ning is Mo Zeshen's mother-in-law, it is really degrading for a future prince's mother to be grounded."
"This..." Concubine Shu suddenly realized, "Then what do you mean..."
Lu Qingtang nodded and told Concubine Shu the answer with a solemn expression.
Concubine Shu also nodded, and she began to look at Lu Qingtang with admiration, "That's great, Lu Xiaotang, you will be the one in the future!"
Lu Qingtang waved his hand at her and made a gesture of silence, "Don't talk nonsense, these are just speculations, and Mo Zeshen doesn't want to."
"I don't believe it, how can anyone not want to do that!" Concubine Shu curled her lips, "I'm telling you, I wish I was from your family, so that my son can grow up safely, at least you look after me. God can be kind to me."
As Concubine Shu spoke, she began to think about a better life in her mind.
Lu Qingtang shook his head, "It's a pity to disappoint you."
She said and sighed.
Concubine Shu stood up and went to the other side of Xian Concubine, and asked her in a low voice: "Sister Xian Concubine, is there something wrong? Don't you want your son to get ahead?"
The corners of Xian Concubine's lips were raised slightly, revealing a beautiful smile, "Sister Shu Fei, you should understand that Shen'er can't go far without the support of his relatives. Besides, I respect his choice. Let's fight with the queen. , what’s the point of fighting to the death, it’s better to be an idle prince.”
"That's right. The queen usually looks sickly, but she has never been disgusted by your majesty. Is it because your majesty is afraid of her mother's family?" Concubine Shu said, rolling her eyes at the air.
Concubine Xian sighed after hearing Concubine Shu's words, "If I had a strong mother clan, I could let Shen'er try my best, but it's all just talk. Without support from the background, I'm afraid both of them will be tired. Not to mention Shen'er. He and Tangtang are not willing to wade into this muddy water, but they are happy to be at ease."
Lu Qingtang didn't speak after hearing this. She lowered her head and began to feel worried.
She knew that Mo Zeshen did not want to be the crown prince, but as for Mo Zeyuan, he might not think so, and maybe he thought that Mo Zeshen would compete with him for that position. Since ancient times, battles for heirs have involved bloodshed, so Lu Qingtang naturally did not want to see Mo Zeshen harmed.
"Don't worry, Shen'er has been sensible since he was a child. He knows how to advance and retreat, and he will never get himself involved." Xianbi comforted her in a low voice.
Lu Qingtang forced a smile, nodded and said, "I hope so."
…
After a heavy rain, the weather suddenly turned cold, and the Queen Mother suddenly fell ill.
It started with a fever, which persisted and kept recurring. This was probably caused by the cold.
The Queen Mother suffered from Alzheimer's disease, and her body's immunity began to gradually decline. Now she is in her final years and cannot withstand any pain.
After using several medicines, the fever finally subsided. Lu Qingtang, who had not slept much for several days, began to rest aside. After sleeping for two hours, she felt much better and got up to take a look at Mo Yue.
She was still asleep, with long eyelashes hanging on her eyelids, and she looked like a beauty.
The little guy has been eating a lot lately, sleeping a lot, and is growing very fast. She always sleeps quietly in her swaddling clothes. When she wakes up, she blinks her big eyes and looks left and right, very well-behaved.
Lu Qingtang teased Mo Yue for a while, then went to look at Mo Mo and Mo Bao. These two little guys are very naughty. Whenever Mo Yue wakes up, she has to yell at her sister to stand up. Every time, the wet nurse has to explain to them that her sister is too young.
But they could listen, especially Mo Bao, a naughty guy who even pulled Mo Yue up from her infancy, making people dumbfounded every time.
The wet nurses were feeding the two babies, and both babies had almost eaten. When Mo Bao saw Lu Qingtang coming, he immediately picked up his own steamed bun and stuffed it into Lu Qingtang. Mo Mo also immediately wanted to feed Lu Qingtang meat porridge.
"Look at our little prince and princess. They know how to respect the princess at such a young age. They are so sensible." A nanny smiled and flattered Lu Qingtang.
Lu Qingtang smiled, and then said to Mo Mo: "Mom, you're not hungry. You can eat. You have to finish this bowl of porridge without leaving anything behind."
Xiao Momo raised her fleshy face and smiled sweetly at her, "Bee... Bean Chicken Xinhu!"
She used unpronounceable baby language to talk to Lu Qingtang in verses that she could recite.
Lu Qingtang immediately kissed her on the face and said, "Mo Mo is so awesome. Eat it quickly. It won't taste good when it gets cold."
Then she looked at Mo Bao and smiled at him: "Mom, you're not hungry. You can eat it. You usually like to eat this cheese bun."
"Mom, eat..." Mo Bao raised the steamed bun and stuffed it into Lu Qingtang's mouth.
A smile appeared on Lu Qingtang's face. She took the steamed bun from Mo Bao's hand, then took a small piece of it and stuffed it into her mouth, pretending that it was delicious, "It's delicious, Mo Bao's steamed bun is so delicious! Wow! Wow, mother is full, it’s time for Mo Bao to eat.”
Upon seeing this, Mo Bao immediately stuffed all the steamed buns into his mouth and swallowed them in a few gulps.
This steamed bun was made so small that Mo Bao could grab it with his little fleshy hands. In addition, Lu Qingtang tore off some of it, so there wasn't much stuffed into Mo Bao's mouth, so he didn't have to worry about him choking.
After coaxing the two of them to finish their meal, Lu Qingtang looked hungry.
Su Mu prepared the meal, and Lu Qingtang ate some at will.
The Queen Mother had a fever recently, and Lu Qingtang was busy taking care of her, and her diet was relatively light and refreshing. After eating, she was about to rest for a while, when she saw the nuns serving the Queen Mother running into the side hall to ask for help.
"Sorry, Princess, the Queen Mother, she...she..." Grandma's face turned pale with anxiety, "Go and have a look!"
Lu Qingtang immediately got up from the dining table and went to the front hall. As soon as he entered the Queen Mother's bedroom, he saw a crowd of palace maids and eunuchs surrounding the bed. After pushing aside the crowd, what came into view was the Queen Mother, whose mouth was foaming and her whole body was twitching.
Lu Qingtang's heart skipped a beat, and then he shouted: "Go get hand towels and chopsticks!"
The palace maids and eunuchs reacted and offered handkerchiefs and chopsticks in an instant.
