Reborn to raise a baby, Princess Heng has become stronger

With the addition of Emperor Yuan Qing, the protagonists of the open and secret struggles became the Lu Chenxiao brothers.

Huai'an retired after accomplishing his mission, sat back in his seat and ate his meal seriously.

From beginning to end, the person who seemed least involved was the Queen Mother.

Even if Nanny Yu served the food for her, even if the imperial kitchen urgently sent her a few of her favorite dishes.

But the Queen Mother was still filled with anger.

Finally, she casually picked up a mouthful of food and swallowed it, saying "I'm full" and hurried back to her bedroom to rest.

Emperor Yuan Qing put down his chopsticks and reluctantly reminded Meng Yunshang, "Although you are right today, my mother is the biological mother of me and Ah Xiao after all. You must not act like this again in the future, otherwise I will not be able to indulge you anymore."

Meng Yunshang heard the warning in his words and said nothing.

She couldn't guarantee this.

Because she was very sure that if the Queen Mother embarrassed her again in this openly way, she would still fight back.

No matter if it was the fight in front of Kunning Palace before, or the verbal fight today, she had no intention of being a soft persimmon in the hands of the Queen Mother again.

But little Huaian, upon hearing this, immediately stood up to protect his mother, "Uncle Huang, my mother is not a bad person."

"Huaian, the Emperor's uncle didn't say your mother was a bad person, it's just that the Emperor's grandmother is our elder, we should respect and be filial to her, and shouldn't make her sad again."

"But it was the Empress Dowager who made my mother sad first," Huai'an argued.

"I know we should respect our grandmother, but my mother gave birth to me and raised me, so I have the responsibility to protect her."

Emperor Yuan Qing sighed silently.

People often say that the grace of giving birth is greater than the grace of raising a child.

But even though the Queen Mother had taken care of Huai'an for four years, it still couldn't compare to the kindness Meng Yunshang had shown him for just a few months.

I don’t know whether I should lament that blood ties are more important than anything else, or say that Meng Yunshang is good at winning people over.

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Because of this farce, the Empress Dowager stayed in Kunning Palace throughout the afternoon and had no plans to attend the palace banquet in the evening.

Emperor Yuan Qing gave a few symbolic words of advice and then led Lu Chenxiao back to Qianzheng Hall.

Concubine Xian invited Meng Yunshang to take a rest in Yufu Palace. Meng Yunshang thought that the Lu family would definitely come to the palace to pay a visit to Concubine Xian in a while.

It was somewhat inconvenient for her to go there.

So he asked someone to lead the way to the palace where Lu Chenxiao lived before he opened his mansion.

The mother and son had a good nap until Fuling and Lingyin came and said that they had found out the information she wanted.

Meng Yunshang summarized their messages and picked out the information she wanted.

In the afternoon, the Cheng family entered the palace, and Meng Yunshang brought Huai'an to meet them.

Just then, Cheng came with Wen Linglong.

Some pleasantries.

Knowing that Cheng wants to help Wen Linglong integrate into the upper class circle in Beijing, Cheng's aunt intends to find a marriage partner for Cheng Hui.

Meng Yunshang readily took the lead and brought the women from the two families to the warm room where the guests gathered.

As the Princess of Heng, with a husband and son who are very successful, and holding the golden whip bestowed by the emperor, as soon as Meng Yunshang took her seat, people kept coming up to her to greet her.

Meng Yunshang greeted people with a smile.

While building relationships with everyone with just a few words, he also did not forget to introduce the women of the Cheng family and the Cheng mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to everyone.

Cheng's aunt, who had not returned to Beijing for many years, couldn't help but sigh to Cheng.

"I was originally worried that Shang'er was obsessed with spearmanship and lived in the northwest, so he didn't understand the ways of the world. Now it seems that you are really amazing, little sister, you have taught Shang'er so well in such a short time."

Cheng sighed, "I don't have this ability, it's Shang'er who is smart. You know, when she first got married, she was still a child, but now she can stand on her own, and she has suffered a lot of grievances in the process."

It is said that no one knows a daughter better than her mother, but Cheng often lamented that she was not a qualified mother.

If she had half the intelligence of Shang'er, she wouldn't have been deceived for so many years.

The eldest aunt knew what was bothering her and patted her hand to comfort her, "Fortunately Shang'er has come through. Look, Shang'er is now more capable than any of us. Both the Cheng family and the Meng family are proud of her."

Cheng smiled proudly, "Yes, my Shang'er has always been excellent."

These words happened to be heard by Mrs. Cui who was standing next to them.

She smiled at Cheng and said, "Princess Heng is indeed excellent. Even the emperor personally praised Princess Heng as a role model for women today. Madam Meng is so lucky."

The other women who were chatting also echoed this.

"That's right. Madam Meng has a son and a daughter who are both outstanding. Such a blessing is unique in the whole capital."

Cheng usually loves to hear people praise her children, and today is no exception.

But she always knew how to interact with others, and would always praise the other person in moderation.

Just like now, after listening to Mrs. Cui's words, she immediately began to praise Cui Chen for his great achievements at a young age.

As Mrs. Cui listened, the smile on her face became more sincere.

But Cui Linlang, who was following Madam Cui, spoke in a sarcastic tone:

"Mrs. Meng, you must be secretly happy to hear everyone praising your son like this. Why do you have to be so hypocritical and force yourself to praise my eldest brother against your will?"

Cheng's face darkened slightly, "What do you mean by that, Miss Cui?"

"Isn't it clear what I said? You don't think my elder brother is better than Meng Jinyou. You just want to make my mother happy, so you deliberately deceive her like this."

Cheng was infuriated by her behavior of putting the blame on someone else. She covered her chest and wanted to argue with Cui Linlang, but was stopped by Wen Linglong.

Wen Linglong shook her head slightly at Cheng, then protected Cheng behind her.

She looked directly at Cui Linlang, "Mrs. Meng recognizes her son's talent and believes in his ability. What's wrong with that?"

"Don't the ladies present here think that the sons you have carefully raised are the best and most powerful?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Although they surrounded Cheng and praised Meng Jinyou, it did not mean that they looked down on their son.

All mothers in the world will assume that their sons are the best.

This is also the reason why they would be happy every time Cheng praised their children for their excellence.

"Ms. Cui, as Lord Cui's biological sister, destroyed her brother's prestige and boosted others' ambitions. Would Lord Cui really like such a sister?"

Cui Linlang paused.

She certainly would not destroy Cui Chen's prestige to boost Meng Jinyou's ambitions.

She was just angry that Cheng was being honored, and she didn't want the Meng family to be in the spotlight.

"Miss Cui, why are you silent? Do you really think that Lord Cui is inferior to the Prime Minister?"

If Cui Linlang agreed, it would mean she was publicly admitting that her brother was not as good as Meng Jinyou, and it would also reveal that she and Cui Chen were not on good terms.

"I didn't," Cui Linlang denied loudly.

Wen Linglong smiled lightly without caring, "That's good. Our Madam just said that the Prime Minister is young and energetic, and still has many shortcomings. He is not like Lord Cui who has been in the officialdom for a long time, has good relationships with everyone, and is deeply loved by the emperor."

Her words echoed Cheng's praise of Cui Cheng, making everyone believe that Cheng was not arrogant and intolerant just because her children were successful.

Compared with Cui Linlang who shouted at the top of her lungs, Wen Linglong spoke with reason and logic, and her neither humble nor arrogant attitude made people feel closer to her.

Adding her title as the future prime minister's wife, everyone's attention was immediately diverted.

Cui Linlang was dissatisfied and wanted to attack Wen Linglong, but was stopped by Mrs. Cui.

"That's enough. If you continue to do this, I will stop caring about you!"

"Mom!" Cui Linlang stomped her feet in annoyance.

Seeing that Mrs. Cui was unmoved, she gritted her teeth and rushed out of the warm room.