How did my host die?

He deserves it, dying alone.

Duoduo said angrily.

Meixiang, come in, I'm up.

Meixiang came in and helped Duoduo get dressed. After breakfast, Duoduo played with the children. Now the three children could walk and talk better, so it was a fun time. However, Duoduo always made the children cry while playing, and Meixiang scolded her every time.

Anyway, I always say that I am not feeling well. Now I stay in Chengqian Palace and never go out. Only Jingpin and Shunpin come to visit me often.

"Your Majesty, it's quiet here, but it's lively outside," said Shunpin.

What's wrong, Duoduo asked,

What else can she do? It's still Concubine Wan who is competing for favor with other concubines.

Ever since Concubine Hui was made a concubine, Concubine Wan has been feeling unhappy.

She always felt that she should be the concubine first, and gradually her relationship with Concubine Hui became distant. Now Concubine Hui is raising Princess Jinghe in Chuxiu Palace and rarely comes out. Like the Empress, although she has palace power, Concubine Hua only gives her trivial matters.

Jingpin said that she was almost the same, and the main power in the palace was already in the hands of Huafei.

Duoduo didn't say anything. Isn't this what the emperor wants to see? Concubine Hua has power, but what's the use if she has no children?

Okay, now that you're at my place, let's not talk about what's happening outside. Look, our three children can walk and talk, but you haven't been here for a long time. Look, they've grown a lot.

Respect the Queen, Obey the Queen, the three children shouted in unison.

The delighted Concubine Jing held the child in her arms and kissed him.

The queen has raised her children so well. I will bring Shujia here to spend more time with her younger brothers and sisters.

Why didn’t you bring it here today? Oh, this is not the time for me to come. The child just fell asleep. She doesn’t sleep at night and sleeps quietly during the day.

That’s not good. We need to adjust her quickly, otherwise she won’t grow up, Duoduo said.

Really, my lady, please don't scare me.

You go ask the imperial physician. It’s definitely not good for the child to always sleep during the day. After saying this, Shunpin went back first.

Shunpin is still like this. It's good this way, we are here, and it's good for her to be like this.

Yes, Your Majesty, do you want to stay like this forever, asked Jingpin.

What else can I do? The child is so young and the emperor has started to suspect me. I'd better just do it this way. Anyway, you and Shunpin always come to accompany me. I'm here to look after my Chengqian Palace. It's so nice to have vegetables planted everywhere. I can save a lot of trouble by not going out. What can I do outside?

The Queen is also safe here.

Ten years passed like this, and the three children had grown up and were now twelve years old.

Over the years, Duoduo has rarely left Chengqian Palace. Although the emperor has come many times, Duoduo always pushed him out due to poor health.

Mother, the three children are here. They are now living in the prince's residence. The princess also has a place and no longer lives in Chengqian Palace. They just come to Chengqian Palace to eat every day. Eunuch Zhuo's cooking skills are getting better and better.

I'm back. How was your day? Shujia is here.

Good, Madam Xian.

Shujia is still so quiet. I don’t know what’s going on. Shunpin is such an impulsive person, but her daughter is so quiet. However, she is still very good at riding and archery.

Over the years, Duoduo has never slacked off in her children's education. The master taught them literacy and other things. Duoduo taught them practical things, such as farming and some common sense in life in Chengqian Palace, so that they would not be newbies in life.

Now they can also leave the palace.

In recent years, Shunpin has also left her daughter to Duoduo. After all, she has three children, so she is not afraid of having one more.

Meixiang set the table and called people over to eat.

Mother, we rode horses with the emperor today, and the emperor praised us, Pingping said.

Then study hard. How is your royal father's health?

It’s okay. I think the emperor is very good at riding a horse and is in good health.

Pingping, you just need to be a good son to your father, and don't do anything else. Sometimes it's better not to earn anything.

Pingping nodded. The children have grown a lot over the years, especially Pingping. He thinks quickly and takes good care of his younger brothers and sisters. Anan likes riding horses and shooting arrows and wants to be a general.

Yuanyuan is a girl, and now she behaves like a boy, not like a girl at all.

After dinner, the children went to class.

Concubine Jing and Concubine Heshun are here.

Your Majesty, you have been in Chengqian Palace all these years. Aren’t you feeling suffocated?

Shunpin asked.

No, it's not Chengqian Palace. It's still in the palace. What's the difference? What's the point of going out?

Yes, over the years in the palace, the Empress has been in constant trouble and has not been in charge of affairs. It is still Concubine Hua who is in charge, and nothing has changed.

Even we old people stay in our own palaces and never come out.

Except for Concubine An, fortunately, the newcomers are also trying to win favor, said Concubine Jing.

What else can she do if she doesn't try to win favor? Even without a child, her life will be better with the emperor's favor. Didn't you see that Concubine Hui and Concubine Wan are not as close as before? Concubine Hui is wholeheartedly taking care of her own Princess Jinghe.

Wanpin is still a concubine all these years, and Anpin is also a concubine, but her position has not changed all these years.

I heard that the Emperor has been doting on some new concubines who have entered the palace recently. Ever since the Empress Dowager passed away, the Emperor has always favored newcomers, but there have been no more cries of children in the palace.

Your Majesty, you don't come out, always staying in Chengqian Palace. In fact, you can go out for a walk when you have nothing to do, so that your body will get better faster. You have been recovering from your illness for ten years, said the Majesty Jingfei.

Duoduo didn't want to say anything. She was in good health, but she didn't want to go out so that the children could be closer to the emperor. As their mother was in poor health, naturally their father had to pay more attention to her. Over the years, since the three children could walk, they almost spent the day in the Palace of Tranquil Longevity and came back at night until they moved to the prince's residence. Even now, the children often go to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.

The emperor does not have many children, but the best ones are his three children.

This is the condition of my body. I've seen the problem and gotten used to it. I feel it's fine. My children come to accompany me every day, and the emperor comes occasionally too. Life is pretty good.

Only Your Majesty has been able to hide away in peace for so many years, but my respected concubine doesn't have that.

What? Don’t you come to my place every day to eat and drink? The Queen is worried because it’s been a long time since you paid your respects to Jingren Palace. You’re not having a good life.

We still have palace affairs to deal with, said Shunpin.

Empress Hua has taken care of all the palace affairs, and will leave some trivial matters to you. You have the nanny to help you.

Shunpin was so angry that she sat there without saying anything.

Your Majesty, she was just complaining and wanted you to go out for a walk.

I know, but after all these years, I don’t want to go out.

Your Majesty, don't go out. All the new people know that there is a virtuous concubine, but no one knows you, said Shunpin.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t know him. What’s the use of knowing him? As long as the emperor recognizes him, that’s enough.

Seeing that they couldn't persuade Duoduo, the two of them gave up trying to persuade her. It didn't matter anyway.