The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

A few more peaceful days passed. One day, Shen Jiarou accompanied the Queen Mother for dinner, but she saw that she was staring at her stomach. She felt a little uneasy.

"Mother, why are you looking at me like this?"

"You have been married to the emperor for almost two months, and he has been resting in your palace for at least a month. How come your stomach is still not feeling any symptoms?" Is the emperor really dying?

Shen Jiarou was a little embarrassed when she heard this. Could she tell her mother that they had not yet consummated their marriage? Would her mother be so angry that she died?

"Mother, my children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, don't worry too much, just let everything take its course."

Nan Qi looked down at her: How could there be good news when the marriage has not been consummated yet? However, since the Queen Mother said so, they, as servants, did not dare to say anything. After all, this was the masters' business.

Seeing that the Queen Mother finally couldn't bear it anymore and started to induce labor, Ruan Qingling became a little worried about her master.

The elders attach the most importance to offspring, especially the big families and the royal family, where offspring are of paramount importance.

Before Shen Jiarou left, the empress dowager held her hand and tried to persuade her.

"We must find a way to have a child with the emperor, preferably a prince, so that our throne will not fall into the hands of outsiders."

Listening to her mother's words, Shen Jiarou felt a lot of pressure. Even though she and her royal brother had performed the rites of marriage, she might not be able to get pregnant and give birth to a child, let alone a prince.

Seeing his master frowning, Nan Qi couldn't help but speak out.

"Your Highness, what the Queen Mother said actually makes sense. Rather than letting someone else control the situation, it would be better for you to bear a prince yourself."

Shen Jiarou sighed and wanted to speak, but thinking about the situation around her, she decided to wait until she returned to the palace to discuss this issue, lest she be caught by someone else.

"Let's talk about it when we get back to the palace."

They both bowed together, "Yes, Madam."

When she met Concubine Xian by chance on the road, the moment their eyes met, Concubine Xian hurriedly bowed respectfully and greeted him.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Queen."

"No need to be polite, Concubine Xian. I am in a good mood today, admiring chrysanthemums in the Imperial Garden."

"I felt a little bored staying in my own palace, so I came to the Imperial Garden. The Queen must have come from Fanghua Palace. Princess Chenyang must have grown taller and more beautiful." This queen is blessed with many children. Her children are also blessed. It is true that the son is honored by the mother.

When she mentioned her daughter, Shen Jiarou smiled faintly.

"Children always look the same for a while."

After the two chatted for a while, Shen Jiarou said goodbye to Concubine Xian and returned to the palace.

Thinking of what her mother had said to her, she propped up her head with her hands and closed her eyes to pretend to sleep.

She knew that what her mother said was the truth, but she still felt a little awkward about performing the rites of husband and wife with her royal brother. She originally thought that she was a vase queen, mainly to consolidate the imperial power and manage the harem, and had never thought about giving her royal brother an offspring.

But the biggest problem of the emperor's brother is that he has no children. Everything they do is to prevent the imperial power from falling into the hands of others. If he had a few children, all these problems would be solved directly.

Nan Qi looked at her constantly changing expression and couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that the Queen had not yet thought about becoming a real couple with the Emperor.

Who would have thought that the couple who slept in the same bed had not yet performed the rituals of husband and wife? The emperor was truly a gentleman as he did not even ask the empress to perform the duties of a wife.

Not only Shen Jiarou was urged to give birth, but Ji Chenyu, who rarely found time to visit the old empress dowager, was also urged to give birth by the empress dowager.

"Emperor, you have been staying in the Queen's palace for a month. Why hasn't the Queen brought any good news yet? She has a physique that is easy to conceive." Could it be that her son's health is not good?

But the former queen had been pregnant before, and the prince's biological mother gave birth to him safely, so logically speaking, there should be no problem with her son's health.

Ji Chenyu, who was drinking tea, suddenly coughed: Why did my mother suddenly mention this? Could it be that the queen had also been induced to give birth in this way?

Although he slept in the same bed with the queen, the relationship between them was still innocent. It was not that he did not want the queen, but he was afraid that the queen would mind. He thought that by boiling the frog in warm water, he would be able to move her one day and make her voluntarily marry him and have children.

"Emperor, your mother is talking to you, why are you distracted?"

When telling this to his mother, Ji Chenyu looked unusually embarrassed.

"Mother, this is a matter of fate. It cannot be forced."

The Queen Mother frowned and said, "What do you mean by forcing? I'm afraid you two are not sincere to each other, otherwise why haven't my grandchildren come yet?"

Ji Chenyu suddenly fell silent: Oh, forget it, I won’t argue with my mother. The more I talk, the more mistakes I make.

The empress dowager became increasingly negative and even resorted to crooked means.

Nanny Gui, who was by the Empress Dowager's side, was old and in increasingly poor health. She had been bedridden for more than half a month and had shown no improvement at all.

Aunt Zhen took advantage of the Empress Dowager's lunch break to visit her in her room.

"Madame Gui, how are you?"

"Is it Aunt Zhen?"

"it's me."

Aunt Gui tried to stand up, but Aunt Zhen stopped her.

"Don't get up, just lie down and relax."

"Where is the Empress Dowager?"

"I'm fine. I just went to bed. I took the opportunity to come and see you while the Empress Dowager was asleep."

Aunt Gui forced herself to smile and said, "Thank you, but I may not be able to hold on any longer. I have to go first with you. From now on, the Empress Dowager will depend on you to take care of her."

Aunt Zhen couldn't help feeling sad when she saw how exhausted she was.

"I'll wait for you to get better. Don't you like Princess Chenyang the most? When you get better, go to Fanghua Palace to see her. Princess Chenyang has grown taller and her face has become more mature. She is more well-behaved and beautiful than before."

Nanny Gui imagined what Aunt Zhen said and finally smiled with relief.

"Both princesses look like queens."

After talking to her for a long time, Aunt Zhen covered her with the quilt for fear that the Empress Dowager would suddenly wake up.

"I'm going to go see the Empress Dowager first. You should have a good rest."

Nanny Gui smiled and nodded, watching her leave. The moment the door closed, she closed her eyes completely.

Aunt Zhen came to the bedroom and saw the Empress Dowager was suffering from a nightmare. Aunt Zhen took a look and tried to wake her up.

"Grand Empress Dowager, please wake up."

"Grand Empress Dowager..."

The Empress Dowager suddenly woke up. At this time, a palace maid came in and looked at Aunt Zhen. The Empress Dowager was confused.

"What's the matter?"

Seeing her hesitating, the Empress Dowager frowned.

"Is there anything I cannot hear?"

Aunt Zhen had a bad premonition. The palace maid in front of her was the one she had specially arranged to take care of Aunt Gui. Now that she came in like this, could it be that something had happened to Aunt Gui?

The palace maid was frightened by the Empress Dowager's sharp eyes and fell to her knees with a thud.

"It's Aunt Gui who passed away."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhen was stunned for a moment, then quickly looked up at the Empress Dowager, only to see that she had suddenly fainted.