Forcing me to raise a concubine? The mistress of the Marquisate has gone mad

"The flowers in the princess's mansion are in full bloom. Peach blossoms elsewhere are not as beautiful as this one!"

Drinking and appreciating flowers is the theme of this banquet.

After having a few drinks, everyone followed the princess to stroll in the peach forest.

The peach trees are lush and flourishing, and Song Siyuan stands under the tree, just like the blossoming peach trees, completing their final splendor and prosperity.

She raised her head, her eyes were desolate, and her look of despair shocked Shen Ruoyan - why did she feel that Yuan'er was determined to die? !

"This is the peach tree that my mother personally had selected from Jiangnan. It is certainly different from those found elsewhere." Song Siyuan gently placed his hand on the peach tree, feeling the roughness of the bark, his heart filled with long-lost warmth.

In order to keep the princess's mansion green all year round, the queen mother put a lot of effort into these flowers and trees.

All these peach trees were selected from Jiangnan and transported by water with great effort. Because these peach trees are of different varieties and have a long flowering period and many flowers, even with such a setback, the Queen Mother still had them delivered.

Even the emperor's brother laughed and joked, "The queen mother has been frugal all her life, but she broke the rules for you."

At that time, she was actually very uneasy.

He was afraid that his peach trees would ruin his mother's reputation abroad.

As she grew up, she understood more things and realized how much pressure her mother had to bear and how much grievance she had suffered in raising her.

So she suppressed her nature and tried to be a well-behaved princess as her brother had said, so as not to let her mother be criticized by others because of her.

I even started to back out, wondering if it would be better if I rejected these peach blossoms...

But the queen mother just smiled and didn't care at all, "I only have Yuan'er as my daughter, who else should I support if not her?"

She is the queen mother and also a mother.

There is no mother who doesn't want the best for her children.

Song Siyuan looked at the blooming peach tree in front of him, as if he could feel his mother's deep love for him. But it was too late.

When she learned the news of her mother's death, she ignored the rules and didn't care about so many prohibitions. She took out the whip given by the emperor and beat her way into the palace. Only then did she see her mother before she was taken away by her brother.

However, her mother, who was usually kind and amiable to her, would never smile again.

The emperor's brother said that the queen mother passed away peacefully without saying anything.

She also told herself not to be sad. Although her mother didn't mention her, it didn't mean that she didn't miss her.

But time is limited and it's too late.

So after returning home, she cried bitterly, thinking that her mother had been holding a grudge against her until her death, and wished she could die to atone for her sins!

But her royal brother stopped her, saying that the queen mother hoped that she could live well, and if she left without caring about anything, it would definitely make the queen mother sad.

Because her life was saved by her mother.

No matter what, you have to survive!

"You can see such beautiful scenery now, all thanks to my mother, the Queen Mother..." Song Siyuan murmured, his expression full of nostalgia.

Everyone's expression froze, and those who were quick to react quickly agreed, "Princess, you are absolutely right. All of this is thanks to the kindness of the Empress Dowager."

Shen Ruoyan followed behind everyone, thanking the air, her heart felt like a bottle of mixed feelings.

Her intuition told her that Song Siyuan was not in right condition!

Very wrong!

"I don't know where the person has gone, but the peach blossoms are still smiling in the spring breeze." Shen Ruoyan spoke softly, and the people around her looked over. She was neither hurried nor slow, and when she saw Song Siyuan's eyes also fell on her, she slowly said:

"Life is impermanent, but spring is eternal. I guess the Queen Mother planted this peach forest for the princess in the hope that she could let go of the past and enjoy the spring breeze forever, right?"

Shen Ruoyan spoke without permission, which made others unhappy, especially the Earl's wife, who felt that she was deliberately trying to attract the princess's attention.

The handkerchief in her hand was almost tangled into a ball. Isn't it because Shen Ruoyan was born in the Shen family that he read more books than others?

What kind of person is this Feng? He only knows how to show off his literary talent here. How hateful!

The Earl's wife was unhappy, but not everyone was like that. Most people just watched silently, wanting to see the princess's attitude, so they just stood quietly by and pretended to appreciate the flowers without saying a word.

"How did you find out?"

Song Siyuan's tone was neither sad nor happy, and it was hard to tell whether she was angry or not. Her eyes were scrutinizing as she looked straight at Shen Ruoyan.

She remembered that this seemed to be the lady of the Marquis of Changning's Mansion?

Shen Ruoyan was looked at like this, but she did not show any panic on her face. She just replied respectfully: "Princess, as a mother, I am just speculating from a mother's perspective. If I have offended the Queen Mother, I hope the Princess will forgive me."

Mother?

Song Siyuan was a little stunned. So, did his mother treat him as her own child?

She knew that everyone here had different thoughts. Some people tried to curry favor with her, but it was all for the benefit of their own family.

What they say is just for show and should not be taken seriously.

But at this moment, she really wanted to believe what Shen Ruoyan said.

She wanted to believe that her mother planted this peach forest because she loved her so much!

Song Siyuan looked at Shen Ruoyan quietly, but it was only a few seconds, but it made people around them feel that the day was as long as a year.

But Shen Ruoyan remained calm and composed, and did not look guilty at all, as if those were her real thoughts, her true ideas, without any timidity or retreat.

I don't know how long it took, so long that everyone subconsciously wanted to hold their breath and dared not speak, Song Siyuan finally spoke:

"well said."

She looked at Shen Ruoyan for a long time, as if she was sizing her up. "Madam of the Marquis of Changning, right? The Shen family really has a good way of educating their daughters."

Even though Song Siyuan didn't pay much attention to what was happening outside, he knew that a mute prince had appeared in the Changning Marquis' Mansion.

The fact that this mute prince was not hidden away but was sent to the Imperial Academy to study together with other disciples from prominent families was enough to show the magnanimity of the Changning Marquisate.

But, she is a princess after all, so she naturally knows more than others.

This kind of magnanimity is not something that the irresponsible Marquis can have, but it was achieved by the mistress of the Marquis of Changning, Shen Ruoyan!

Being able to do so much for her mute son, it is obvious that the Lady of Changning is at least a good mother.

So what she said is credible.

As a mother...

Yes, as a mother herself, she was blinded at first and thought that the queen mother didn’t like her, so she tried her best to restrain herself and tried hard to be the good daughter in her mind.

But later she realized that she seemed to have been wrong from the beginning.

Perhaps because of what Shen Ruoyan said just now, or perhaps because she looked kind, Song Siyuan, who had originally had no intention of appreciating the flowers, became interested: "Madam Changning Marquis, later, you will accompany me to appreciate the flowers."