"Wow!"
The bowl in Concubine De's hand fell to the ground and broke into several pieces. The third prince's thigh was burned by the still hot bird's nest and he burst into tears.
"Don't cry, don't cry... Xuan'er doesn't cry... Cuiyin, hurry up and get some clean clothes."
She hugged the third prince and touched his face fearfully. The fear in her eyes had not yet dissipated: "Blessed by Bodhisattva, it's a good thing it was discovered early, otherwise vicious people like the Su family would be allowed to live in Yanqing Palace again. I don’t know if my Xuan’er will be poisoned by her, but thank God... for the blessing of Bodhisattva..."
Cui Yin quickly asked the people below to find scalding medicine. Fortunately, the third prince only became slightly red and stopped crying after being coaxed.
He pursed his lips and said, "Concubine, Empress Zhen has raised another puppy in the palace. The name is called here. Can I raise one too? It's so cute."
"No!"
Concubine De pinched his little nose: "Look at Zhen's mother-in-law's puppies, they are always killed by bad guys. If your puppy dies, won't you be very sad?"
The third prince frowned and thought for a while, if it was his pet and was killed by Empress Su, he would also be very sad.
He sighed: "Okay! Then from now on, when I am sleeping, can I go to Empress Zhen's palace with the eldest and second emperor sisters to play with me for half an hour?"
"If they all go, you can go too."
The child's emotions came and went even faster. With the permission of his mother and concubine, he was so happy that he jumped up.
Kunning Palace——
Under Queen Mother Wu's seat, in addition to Concubine Shu and Concubine Rong who had recovered, there was also Queen Zhu kneeling on the ground.
A huge cauldron in the shape of a luan bird is placed behind the screen, and the burning agarwood spits out puffs of green smoke from the bird's mouth. A solemn and calm fragrance wafts through the entire hall of Kunning Palace.
Queen Zhu's face turned pale, and her body, which was already too thin from overwork, was crumbling.
"Snapped!"
A booklet fell on Queen Zhu's forehead, causing small light spots to appear in her eyes.
"Queen, the Ai family gave you the gold seal of the treasure book of the central palace to manage the harem. They want you to share the emperor's worries and not let him be hindered by the women in the harem. But look at it...for a beast, the emperor You actually listened to Zhen Zhaoyi and used such vicious methods to deal with a concubine in the harem who has no power to restrain a chicken. Isn't this a slap in your queen's face? Can you still tolerate her? "
Empress Zhu was thinking of a way to deal with it, but she heard Empress Dowager Wu say in a slightly coercive tone: "I heard that you were in poor health a few years ago. If you feel that you are unable to handle the palace's materials, the Ai family will ask Concubine Shu and Concubine Rong to help you share some of the burden. . The most important thing for you now is to take good care of your health and give birth to a legitimate son for the emperor as soon as possible. Otherwise, if this continues for a long time, the mother of the country will not be able to have children. Do you think you can still sit firmly in the post?"
Her fingers dug hard into the tender flesh of her palm, causing Queen Zhu's cheeks to become sickly flushed.
Has she never given birth?
In the first year after marrying Prince Shang, Emperor Xuanwu, she gave birth to the prince's first child, and two years later she gave birth to his second son. However, she was not lucky enough to keep him.
The eldest prince contracted smallpox when he was ten years old, and his condition worsened and he was forced to live outside the palace. The second prince finally reached the age of nine, but was found drowned in a lake.
The Zhu family used their connections to investigate, but the result was always that they fell into the water.
From then on, it was difficult for her heart to warm up again. When she heard that she was asked to have a child, she felt very resistant.
But as the queen of the middle palace, she would never be able to succeed without the prince by her side.
Empress Dowager Wu didn't know that she planned to have a child through insemination. If she had known, she would have made Emperor Xuanwu depose the queen directly.
"The queen has taken good care of my harem, so I don't have to worry about it anymore."
They followed Emperor Xuanwu one after another, walked towards Empress Zhu without leaving any trace, and together with Wang Dequan, helped Empress Zhu up.
Emperor Xuanwu didn't even want to show off, and took Queen Zhu's hand to leave.
"Bang!"
"Stop for the Yi family!"
The tabletop made a sound due to the huge slap. Empress Dowager Wu stood up with the help of Concubine Shu and stopped Emperor Xuanwu: "The emperor is now very powerful and has no respect for his biological mother. But you want the world to point your nose at you and scold him for being unfilial." ?”
"No one dares to scold me."
Emperor Xuanwu looked back firmly at the tough Empress Dowager: "It has been twelve years since I ascended the throne at the age of sixteen. I know how to make good use of people, select talents and talents, uphold trust and cultivate harmony, so that the strong people can be useful and the young people can be useful. Sir, the world is peaceful, who dares to scold me, the emperor, for not doing well?"
Who dares to scold?
All Emperor Xuanwu had written on his face was: No one dares to scold you, only the Queen Mother, you rely on your status to show off your power in the harem, pretending to be powerful and stirring up trouble.
Empress Dowager Wu fell back in anger, her chest heaved violently, and her voice trembled: "The Ai family... all the things the Ai family did in the past were just to make the dragon chair under your butt sit more stable, so you must hold on to it. Will the Ai family not let go of this? What’s wrong with the Wu family becoming stronger? Will your uncle still harm you? Will the Ai family harm you? "
In response to her excitement and anger, Emperor Xuanwu's eyes were indifferent, without any waves, and his tone was as calm as ever: "Mother, please don't forget that the surname in this world is Shen, not Wu. I am also a descendant of the Shen family, and I am not a useless pawn for you to control the government."
What's for his own good?
But because he was his biological son, he was easier to control, so he was allowed to ascend the throne as emperor.
It is simply unreasonable to package one's ambition into maternal love and find some high-sounding reasons to continue hurting one's own son with peace of mind.
After leaving the gate of Kunning Palace, Emperor Xuanwu let go of Empress Zhu's hand, turned around and told her: "If you are sent to Cining Palace again in the future, you will ask the people in your palace to go back. If I hadn't been able to do so today, When the time comes, you will have good fruits to eat.”
There was still some concern in his tone.
After all, the young couple had feelings for each other. No matter how violent the disputes were, the emperor would never let Empress Zhu face them alone when it was time to talk to the outside world.
It was always Emperor Xuanwu who saved Empress Zhu from fire and water.
How could this make her not have undue expectations and feelings for her husband?
"My concubine knows."
Empress Zhu nodded with soft eyes: "How is Zhen Zhaoyi?"
Emperor Xuanwu shook his head: "The imperial doctor said that she has cold energy in her body. She has been recovering for more than half a year and is almost recovered. It is a good thing that the bleeding has not stopped this time. I will take some medicine next so that the heirs will be fine."
When Su was driven out of the palace, she rushed towards Zhen Zhaoyi like crazy. If Emperor Xuanwu hadn't reacted quickly, she would have injured her.
But Zhen Zhaoyi seemed to be frightened at that time, and she was bleeding a lot from her lower body. The emperor thought that she had a child without knowing it, so he quickly called the imperial doctor.
Fortunately, it was just a false alarm and not a miscarriage as everyone thought.
