Reborn to raise a baby, Princess Heng has become stronger

Huai'an said to his old acquaintance, Eunuch Feng, "My injury has not fully healed yet. I'm afraid it's not convenient for me to enter the palace to see the Empress Dowager now."

After saying that, he did not forget to lie back on the bed "weakly" and continue to curl up.

The corners of Eunuch Feng's mouth twitched slightly. If his eyes were not blurry, he would have clearly seen the young master jumping down from the tree.

But even if he saw it clearly, he didn't have the courage to ruin it in front of the young master.

But...the Queen Mother's orders cannot be ignored.

After much deliberation, Eunuch Feng decided to persuade Meng Yunshang.

The Crown Prince always listens to the Princess. As long as the Princess agrees, the Crown Prince will agree to meet the Queen Mother.

But what he didn't know was that all of Meng Yunshang's tolerance for the Queen Mother disappeared in that bowl of poisoned milk.

"Eunuch Feng, please go back. Huai'an is not feeling well and cannot pay respects to the Queen Mother."

"But, this..."

"Why, my words don't work, and Your Majesty needs to go to Kunning Palace and talk to the Queen Mother in person?"

Although she was not angry, Eunuch Feng felt the overwhelming pressure.

It is in no way inferior to that of His Royal Highness Prince Heng.

"I dare not," Eunuch Feng quickly changed his tone, "I will go back to the palace and report to the Queen Mother. The health of the young master is the most important thing."

"Butler, please send the guests away!"

Meng Yunshang didn't want to say more.

My dislike for Kunning Palace reached a new level.

Eunuch Feng returned in defeat.

After returning to Kunning Palace, he couldn't wait to repeat every word of Meng Yunshang and her son said.

The Queen Mother was so angry that her heart ached.

But she didn't dare to ask Meng Yunshang to come to the palace for training in an arrogant manner as she did before.

She could only wave her hand to the maid beside her, "Go and see what the emperor is doing. If he is not busy, ask him to come to Kunning Palace. I have something important to discuss with him."

Emperor Yuan Qing arrived very quickly.

Now that the harem is quiet, he doesn't need to deal with the linen issues between women. In addition to reviewing memorials every day, he can also spare a lot of time to relax.

Therefore, when he learned that the Queen Mother summoned him, he came without any delay.

When he entered the room and saw the empress dowager looking depressed, he immediately asked, "What's wrong with you, mother? Are these blind servants annoying you?"

He looked as if he could take care of all the servants in Kunning Palace as long as the empress dowager said yes.

The Queen Mother felt relieved.

But he sighed and said, "If they annoy me, I will just send them away."

Emperor Yuan Qing understood immediately, "Your Majesty, if you have anything to say, please speak directly. I will definitely make the decision for you."

The Queen Mother sighed again.

He glanced at Nanny Yu beside him, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Nanny Yu understood immediately and spoke for her, "Your Majesty, you don't know, the Queen Mother is thinking about His Royal Highness Prince Rui."

"Missing Huai'an?" Emperor Yuan Qing was stunned.

"Well, I thought it was a big deal. If the Queen Mother wants Huai'an, then summon him to the palace to keep her company."

Nanny Yu glanced at the Queen Mother quietly, took a few steps towards Emperor Yuan Qing, and whispered, "The Queen Mother specially sent Eunuch Feng out of the palace, but His Royal Highness Prince Rui refused."

As soon as Yu Ma Ma finished speaking, the Queen Mother snorted, "It wasn't Huai An who refused, it was clearly that Meng Shi who interfered."

"Oh? Then why did the Meng family interfere?"

"Why else could it be? She has never liked me, and she doesn't want Huai'an to get close to us."

"Mother!" Emperor Yuan Qing's expression changed slightly, and he reminded in a low voice, "Don't let Xiao hear this, otherwise he will be unhappy."

The Queen Mother was displeased, "I'm not wrong, why should he be unhappy?"

"Let's not talk about anything else, but as far as I know, Meng has never stopped Huai'an from getting close to us. Even if you clearly expressed that you don't like her, she has reminded Huai'an more than once to respect and be filial to you."

"So I cannot agree with your statement that Meng Shi prevented Huai'an from getting close to you because she didn't like you."

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Didn't you dislike that Meng Shi before? Why are you speaking up for her now?"

"I am speaking the truth. If you can put aside your prejudice and get along with her sincerely, you will find that Meng is not as incompetent as the rumors say. On the contrary, she is more suitable for Xiao than any other noble lady in the capital."

"Crazy, all of you are crazy!"

The Queen Mother muttered, "I don't know what kind of magic potion that Meng Ma has fed you."

Emperor Yuan Qing paused for a moment, then revealed the truth, "In my opinion, Huai'an's reluctance to enter the palace is not because Meng Shi does not allow it, but because she is worried that the milk poisoning incident will happen again."

"Also, the Queen Mother's attitude towards Huai'an has changed recently, making him feel that Kunning Palace is no longer a safe place for him to take shelter from the wind and rain."

The Queen Mother was startled and tried to explain, "But I didn't poison the milk. I was also used by someone. How could Huai'an blame me? I was so good to him in the past, how could he be so ungrateful?"

"Mother!" Emperor Yuan Qing frowned and reminded.

"Huai'an is young and doesn't know the truth behind the poisoning of the milk. In his opinion, the milk was personally given to him by the Empress Dowager, and the poison in the milk nearly cost him his life. Isn't it normal for him to be afraid of you?"

"But my dear, she is his great-grandmother! Even if we break our bones, we are still connected with tendons."

"No one denies your blood relationship, but the deep friendship between people is not enough based on blood relationship. Mother, you don't want Huai'an to only respect the royal grandmother when he mentions her in the future, right?"

"I..." The Queen Mother was speechless.

Of course she wanted Huai'an to be close to her, otherwise she wouldn't have resented Meng Yunshang for taking her place in Huai'an's heart.

But now that her son had said it so mercilessly, she felt a little embarrassed.

So he changed the subject abruptly, "Don't just talk about Huai'an, what about you? Now that the harem is empty, what are your plans?"

"I feel relaxed and comfortable now. Without women chattering in my ears, this cage-like palace has become comfortable."

Queen Mother: "..."

I almost couldn't catch my breath.

She gritted her teeth and looked at Emperor Yuan Qing, "Why do I feel like you, the emperor, have become a different person after returning from the winter hunt?"

Emperor Yuan Qing just smiled and said nothing.

The Queen Mother, like all the civil and military officials, believed that Lu Yuanjing had found an impostor to replace him on the day the hunting ended in order to facilitate the framing of Prince Heng for regicide.

But he didn't know that before this, Lu Yuanjing had already secretly taken him away from the palace and even poisoned him to make him mute.

These past events were too embarrassing for him to talk about.

But not talking about it doesn’t mean that these things don’t exist.

What Lu Yuanjing and his mother did was enough to deserve their death hundreds or thousands of times.

There will always be a day when their accounts will be completely settled.

At this time, the Queen Mother said, "How about I arrange some new wives for you? The harem is lonely and cold, which is not conducive to the continuation of your offspring."

Emperor Yuan Qing's face darkened. How could he not know this?

But when he thought of what Ah Xiao said to him in the imperial study that day, he felt extremely bitter.

Is he destined to be childless in this life?

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"

Seeing him in a trance, the Queen Mother couldn't help but frown, "Did you hear what I said?"

"Let's put the matter of taking a concubine aside for now. There's no rush."

"Why not? You have no children now, and many people are watching you."

Emperor Yuan Qing sighed softly, "Mother, do you know? I actually envy Xiao."

"You are the emperor and he is the prince, why should you envy him?"

"Because the woman who stays with him is the love of his life."

Unlike him, even if he married all the women in the harem, how many of them could love him, protect him and accompany him at the critical moment?

But Axiao is different.

Even though he was not the emperor, even though he had fallen to the bottom of his life, Meng Yunshang never left him.

The two can fight side by side at any time and can even give each other their backs without hesitation.

This kind of feeling is something he can only dream of.

……

The Queen Mother felt his different emotions for the first time and wanted to say something, but when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back.

Finally, he just sighed and said, "Forget it, let's wait a little longer."