Royal daughter-in-law makes money

Chapter 371

"What could be the matter?" Empress Xian frowned upon hearing this.

It can't be that my daughter-in-law and son are getting divorced, right?

Thinking of this, Concubine Xian pulled Duan Qingyao out again and scolded her for a long time.

"This, they talked about it in the imperial study, and I don't know either." Nanny Qiu said nervously.

"Then just wait. If anything happens, the emperor will definitely send someone to inform you. Go prepare some cakes that the Second Prince's wife likes. Maybe she will come over soon." Empress Xian looked at the entrance of Yuxiu Palace. She hadn't seen Qiao Anan for a long time.

"Yes, I will ask someone to prepare it right away." Although Aunt Qiu said she would prepare it with a smile, she was thinking in her heart that she didn't know whether the Second Prince's wife would come over soon or whether she should go directly to the East Palace to watch the Emperor's eldest grandson's third birthday.

However, she didn't dare say this in front of Empress Xian.

After a while, Qiao Anan arrived at Yuxiu Palace.

"Master, the Second Prince's wife is here." Eunuch Chang smiled and led Qiao Anan into Yuxiu Palace.

"Daughter-in-law pays her respects to mother!" Qiao Anan said with a smile as she saluted Empress Xian.

"Child, you don't need to show such great courtesy to your mother." At this moment, Empress Xian looked at Qiao Anan, and she no longer had the look of disdain she had shown towards her in the past.

"Mother, I haven't seen you for a long time. I think you look younger." Qiao Anan said pleasantly.

"You kid, after going out for a while, why do you speak so sweetly that you even make fun of your mother?" Concubine Xian actually wanted to ask Chu Haojue.

But I was also worried that if I asked, Qiao Anan would not like it.

"Mother, daughter-in-law, I have a gift for you." Qiao Anan said cunningly.

"What does it matter whether there is a gift or not, mother? As long as you and Jue'er are safe and sound and live in harmony, that's all that matters." Empress Xian said sincerely.

After all, now, in the palace, she neither has to compete for favor nor has she to lack food and clothing. Isn't she just hoping that her son and daughter-in-law can live in harmony and happiness?

"Hehe, my daughter-in-law can guarantee that you will like this gift." Qiao Anan said proudly.

"Oh? In that case, I'd like to take a good look today to see what kind of gift you have prepared for me. I'm sure I'll like it. Ma'am Qiu, you'd better watch carefully. No matter what the Second Prince's wife comes up with later, I won't like it." Concubine Xian said this deliberately.

"Oh, you heard it, your royal grandmother said that she doesn't like you." Qiao Anan pretended to be sad and said to her belly which had not yet bulged.

"This...is this happening?" Empress Xian was suddenly stunned.

When Qiao Anan mentioned the Imperial Grandmother just now, was that what she understood?

Am I going to be promoted to the Empress Dowager?

"Yes, mother, do you like this gift from your daughter-in-law?" Qiao Anan asked Empress Xian with amusement.

"Oh my, I like it! I like it! How could I not like it!" Empress Xian was instantly overjoyed. Grandson!

She has been looking forward to this for a long time!

Surprisingly, even though she is a granddaughter, she likes her.

"Oh, as long as mother likes it, I'm glad. I'm worried that mother really doesn't like it." Qiao Anan said proudly.

"Just a chatterbox!" Empress Xian suddenly thought that if she gave birth to a grandson as lively as Qiao Anan, her Yuxiu Palace would surely be more lively.

"Mother, what do you think if I give birth to two identical granddaughters for you?" Qiao Anan was afraid that Empress Xian would favor boys over girls, so she thought about instilling in Empress Xian the idea of wanting granddaughters from the beginning.

"Yes!" Empress Xian felt very strange when she thought of two identical granddaughters calling her "Imperial Grandmother" in front of her.

"Mother, we have already agreed that I will be responsible for giving birth to the baby and you will be responsible for raising it! Don't let the children quarrel with you later!" Qiao Anan thought that in the future, she would definitely have to go out of the capital to do business, and then she would send the baby to the palace.

"You said it, so when the time comes, don't be reluctant to send the baby to the palace for me." Empress Xian said this, fearing that Qiao Anan would regret it.

"How could that be? My daughter-in-law will definitely send the baby to the palace every now and then to accompany my mother." Qiao Anan promised.

After all, it is inevitable that Chu Haojue will send troops to fight.

After the incident in Rongcheng, Qiao Anan also felt that she couldn't be too lenient with the shopkeepers and should go out more often from time to time.

Although both the Qiao family and the Second Prince's Mansion have servants, there are no elders in the mansion. What if the servants mistreat the children?

But she was worried.

Besides, in the Qiao family, her mother had to take care of her younger brother, so she must have had a hard time.

Empress Xian is my grandmother after all. If I don’t bother her, who else should I bother?

It can be said that apart from the Qiao family, the person Qiao Anan trusts most is Empress Xian.

"When the time comes, you can go about your business without worry. I will take good care of the child for you." Empress Xian promised.

"Mother, your daughter-in-law has to go to the Eastern Palace to visit the emperor's eldest grandson today." Seeing that the time was almost up, Qiao Anan said to Empress Xian again.

"I haven't met the emperor's eldest grandson yet, so I'll go and see him too." Concubine Xian, who originally had no intention of going to the Eastern Palace, stood up and said.

Empress Xian felt that she was fine, but she should learn more from the Queen about how to raise a child. After all, next year, she would become the Empress Dowager, so she had to learn these things, right?

Now, the Crown Princess has just given birth to the Emperor's eldest grandson, and he has a ready-made opportunity to study, so he must seize it.

"Then mother, please go with your daughter-in-law." Qiao Anan took Empress Xian's hand and said affectionately.

"You child, you're almost going to be a mother." Empress Xian said this with some disdain, but in her heart, she really liked Qiao Anan being like her own child in front of her.

Moreover, although Qiao Anan did not bring anything for herself when she returned to Beijing this time, Empress Xian felt that Qiao Anan's pregnancy was the best thing.

"Mother, this time when I went to Jin County and Rongcheng, I also collected some local special snacks. I'll ask Chuntao to send them to you in the palace later." Qiao Anan said in a low voice.

When the two of them walked to the imperial garden, they heard a baby crying.

"Wow! Wow!"

"Mother, did you hear a child crying?" Qiao Anan stopped and asked with a puzzled look on her face.

Empress Xian and the palace maids and eunuchs beside her also pricked up their ears.

"Second Prince's wife, that sound seemed to come from over there?" A little palace maid beside Empress Xian quickly pointed to an inconspicuous corner of the Imperial Garden and said.

"Hurry over and take a look." Qiao Anan was very puzzled. How could there be a child crying in this palace?

Judging from the voice, the child must be very young or very weak.