Zhao Ruolan was a little panicked. She had no problem. The third prince had no heirs. Doesn't this mean that there was something wrong with the third prince? After all, someone has to have a problem, right? If the third prince is in trouble in terms of heirs, then the throne will never be passed to the third prince in the future.
So before the imperial doctor could speak, she stood up and knelt in front of the queen: "Mother, the matter of this heir depends on fate, or maybe it is not fate? Our Highness is strong and has been raised by you since childhood. You He has always been kind and must have taken great care of our Highness..."
She raised her head to look at the Empress, and hesitated to speak. The Empress sneered in her heart. If the Third Prince had health problems, would it be because she, the adoptive mother, did not take good care of him?
The queen sighed: "Everyone knows that it is difficult to be a stepmother. Although I am not a stepmother, in your heart, I am no different from a stepmother."
Zhao Ruolan felt a rush of blood and her head was in a daze. The third prince, whether publicly or privately, said that it was hard to repay the empress for her kindness in raising him. As a result, she came to Fengyi. After a visit to the palace, the queen became a stepmother, and she was also a stepmother who treated the children very badly. When word spread, others would not say anything about the queen, but they would only say that the third prince married a wife unvirtuously and was disrespectful to his mother-in-law.
"The Queen Mother misunderstood..." She quickly made the distinction. She was always very articulate, but now she couldn't find anything to say. She paused mid-sentence, and the Queen just smiled, somewhat frustrated, and waved her hand. : "Forget it, since you don't like me worrying, I won't bother you in the future. I'm a little tired, so you can leave first."
Zhao Ruolan knew that she couldn't leave at this moment, so she quickly kowtowed: "Mother, please forgive me this time. I said something wrong without restraint. I will apologize to you. I know I was wrong. You can save our lives." Well, after years of hard work in raising you, how could I...how could I think the worst of you? I mean, our Highness is in strong health, thanks to your care and support. Since I am in good health, so is Your Highness. "I'm strong. If I don't have a child now, it must be because I'm not pious enough. Later I invited the Empress to give birth to a child. I prayed day and night and recited the Sutra for Seeking a Child for seven or forty-nine days."
Zhao Ruolan was so anxious that she was sweating on her forehead: "I only said that I spoke slowly and didn't have time to finish. Mother, please don't misunderstand me."
This is considered to be her own request for punishment. If she speaks herself, she can still leave herself some room, but if the queen speaks, it will not be a matter of forty-nine days. It may mean three months, half a year, or one year. Even if the queen didn't speak, as long as she walked out of the gate of Fengyi Palace today, the topic of the stepmother would spread throughout the palace. By then, the reputation of the third prince would be damaged, and Zhao Ruolan would still be in trouble.
The queen just watched Zhao Ruolan kowtow calmly, and after a while she said: "Well, I am also a little impatient. Since you sincerely want a child, then go back and recite sutras."
The queen waved her hands and said a little tiredly: "There is no need to enter the palace to say hello. Come back when you finish reading this book."
After saying that, he asked Mammy to send Zhao Ruolan out of the palace.
The third prince originally didn't know what happened in Fengyi Palace, but news in the palace always spread quickly. The second prince called him over and reprimanded him, and then the third prince knew what happened. He returned to the Prince's Mansion and was about to go to Zhao Ruolan to explain things clearly when he saw Shi Yun coming over.
Shi Yun came specially to wait for the third prince after being ordered by Zhao Ruolan.
When you see someone, you quickly salute: "Greetings to Your Highness."
The third prince was not a person who easily angered his servants. Of course, this was also related to his previous experiences in the palace. If he was unhappy and punished his servants, the Queen on the back could scold him for his bad thoughts.
And there is still a saying to the outside world - children's temperament must be dealt with. Even the prince, dragon and grandson cannot develop a domineering temperament to bully the weak.
As time went by, the third prince would keep it to himself if something happened.
So now, even if he wanted to beat Zhao Ruolan, facing Zhao Ruolan's personal maid, the third prince just asked expressionlessly: "What's the matter?"
"The princess said she felt a little heartbroken after she came back from the palace..." Shi Yun looked at the third prince's expression and hesitated a little when he said this. The third prince sneered: "Her heart hurts? I think it's my heart that hurts."
After saying that, without even giving Shi Yun a look, she strode towards the inner courtyard.
Zhao Ruolan was leaning on the couch, her face turned pale. She did have some heartache. She was really nervous in the palace today. In addition, she also knew that she had done something wrong again, so she felt a little heartache when she came back. .
She invited the third prince back, originally intending to show weakness first, and then tell what happened today, and the couple would work out a solution together.
As soon as the third prince came in, she smiled softly and tried to sit up with her arms propped up. But before he opened his mouth, the third prince asked: "Did I tell you that you should respect the queen? No matter what the queen has done, for the sake of raising me, I must be grateful. Again "Mom, my mother is not the kind of unreasonable person. If you have anything to say, just say it well. Why can't you listen?"
Zhao Ruolan looked a little embarrassed, pursed her lips, and reached out to pull the third prince's sleeve. The third prince suddenly took a step back, allowing Zhao Ruolan to take advantage of it.
The third prince turned his head and looked outside the door. When he saw Shi Yun standing outside, he knew that he could speak boldly now, so he said again: "What good does it do you to offend the queen like this? I have never liked it. I heard what you said about the previous life, but now I ask you, if there really was a previous life, as you said, could the Queen Mother be deposed? No matter what, she will be the Queen Mother, right? "
"Your Highness, please listen to me first. What happened today is really a misunderstanding... I'm afraid that she will say that such a thing is your problem... If it is spread, you can't be angry..." Zhao Ruolan hurriedly differentiated. , the third prince frowned: "So what if it spreads?"
"Besides, are you stupid or am I stupid? What good will it do to the queen to spread such a rumor?" The third prince looked at Zhao Ruolan with anger and confusion: "You saw the imperial doctor in Fengyi Palace, and you saw the imperial doctor in Fengyi Palace. If there is a rumor that I can't give birth, how do you think the outside world will comment on my mother?"
The outside world must have guessed about the queen, thinking that she is deliberately making things difficult for the third prince, and will say that she is not his mother after all.
"Think about it with your pig brain." The third prince hated iron but not steel. Now he knew why he didn't like such a woman in his previous life, and he absolutely did not want such a woman. Looks smart, but is so stupid.
Ninety percent of the reason why she has been able to scheme against her own sister in this life is because she has the right timing, fortune telling, and experience.
If she was really smart, then why could Zhao Zhilan expose her conspiracy? Why can Zhao Zhilan explain her plan clearly?
Of the two sisters, only one is truly smart, and that is Zhao Zhilan.
Zhao Ruolan is a stupid and vain person who loves wealth and glory. If Zhao Ruolan had not lied, it is conceivable that in his previous life, he would never have liked a stupid person who thought he was smart.
You can use your toes to figure out that the queen and the second prince still need help now. If there is anything that these two cannot do, they can only be entrusted to the third prince, just like the matter of the eldest prince's participation in the concert before. Son, wasn't it the third prince who took the lead?
How could the queen and the second prince be willing to cut off their own arms, ruin the reputation of the third prince, alienate the third prince, and part ways with them in the future?
The Queen talked about the heir today and asked Zhao Ruolan to see the imperial doctor. If Zhao Ruolan did not refute and said nothing, then there are at most two possibilities - one is that the Queen will give another aunt and place someone next to the third prince. hand. One of them was to have a childbirth party or something, and quietly damaged Zhao Ruolan's body.
As for the former, the third prince's mansion is not short of a yard anyway.
If the latter is the case, they don't live in the palace. Is it possible that the Queen can still come every day to supervise Zhao Ruolan's taking medicine?
There is always a way to avoid it.
But Zhao Ruolan was consciously smart, and based on the experience of her previous life, she felt that the current queen and the third prince must be on opposite sides, and the queen wanted to find a way to ruin the third prince's reputation. If you have to speak in a hurry, talk about it, now you can give yourself a good ending.
The third prince stretched out his hand to wipe his face: "Since you want to recite sutras, then don't do it for seven or forty-nine days. If you are more pious, just three months."
He stared at Zhao Ruolan with a bit of impatience and gloominess in his eyes: "If you do something behind my back again, don't blame me for being ruthless. In the next three months, if you just act honestly, you will You are still the third prince's concubine, if you are... there are many ways to make a person disappear in this world."
Zhao Ruolan couldn't help but take a step back. After getting married, she had never seen the third prince like this before.
The third prince rolled up his sleeves and left, but Zhao Ruolan did not dare to shout.
Then she knew that the third prince had gone to the palace to plead guilty. It was said that the Queen was unwell and was not seen. Then the Third Prince knelt at the entrance of Fengyi Palace, under the bright sun at noon, and continued to kneel until almost dusk in the afternoon.
Almost fainting, the second prince hurried into the palace to plead for mercy. Only then did the empress let the two brothers go in to talk.
No one knew what he said, but after leaving the palace, the second prince took the third prince directly to his house, and the two brothers talked all night long. When the third prince came out of the second prince's residence, he was unshaven.
Of course, this is not important. What is important is that the queen immediately issued a decree and pointed out a concubine to the third prince. The side concubine is a serious and dignified person, not the aunt Zhao Ruolan got before.
When the concubine enters the house, she needs etiquette. She also has to hold a banquet and bring her own dowry. In short, it is not something Zhao Ruolan can deal with casually.
