Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

He Shankun's wife, Xiao Li, was pregnant, and Cao Yue'e felt pressured.

Mo Chenxi didn't have the energy to comfort her again and again now. He only said it once: it doesn't matter whether it's a boy or a girl.

You are not a new daughter-in-law, so you know how your mother-in-law is. If you are worried about your sister-in-law being pregnant, then you should try to resolve the issue yourself.

Cao Yue'e's stepmother rarely came since her youngest daughter passed away. Mo Chenxi guessed that she was angry at her stepdaughter. After all, she was not her biological daughter. Her own negligence led to her daughter's death, so she had to take her anger out on others to feel that she was less at fault.

Old Madam Cao personally came to comfort her granddaughter, "It's useless for you to think about that. Maybe Shankun's daughter-in-law gave birth to a girl. Besides, your mother-in-law won't make things difficult for you because you gave birth to a girl. If it was a boy, you would be thinking about it all the time, and the child would be uncomfortable in his mother's womb."

Cao Yue'e said worriedly, "My mother-in-law told me not to think too much about it. It doesn't matter whether it's a boy or a girl."

"That's all right. Wouldn't your mother-in-law be uncomfortable if you frowned all day? Don't cause trouble for her."

Being pregnant makes one feel overwhelmed, and no one can comfort her. Mo Chenxi came up with an idea and gave Cao Yue'e a stone, saying that putting it under her pillow would guarantee the birth of a son.

Even if she wants to give birth to a daughter, you can't strangle her to death. Let her give birth to the baby safely first.

Cao Yue'e believed it. Her mother-in-law was not an ordinary person. If she believed her, she would give birth to a son.

When the child was born, it turned out to be a son. Cao Yue'e kept the stone as a treasure and planned to use it next time.

Soon after, Queen Shen became pregnant. Mo Chenxi entered the palace and saw the obvious smile on Queen Mother Wang's face.

"I've been waiting for you to come. I heard you have a fertility stone, and I wanted you to give one to the Queen."

Mo Chenxi was shocked. How could her casual action spread so quickly? Even the Queen Mother knew about it?

How dare she fool the Empress Dowager? She told the truth.

"I saw that my eldest daughter-in-law was worried. She had a difficult birth the previous time, and she was afraid that this time it would be difficult too, and she was also worried about giving birth to a daughter. If things continued like this, she still hadn't given birth yet, and she was frightened. I thought it would be better to reassure her that I wouldn't mind if she gave birth to a daughter.

"I got the stone from my parents' home. My older brother likes to collect stones, and we have a lot at home. I placed it in the Buddhist shrine for three days, praying to the Buddha to bless my daughter-in-law with a boy and not to worry her."

The Queen Mother said, "I think the same as you do. I won't be a wicked mother-in-law if I have a granddaughter first. I just want to reassure the Queen. Please give me a stone, and I will offer it to the Buddha for three days."

Mo Chenxi had no choice but to agree and went back to her parents' home to pick out a round stone shaped like a duck egg. The most important thing was that the pattern on the stone looked like a boy.

She didn't even spend so much effort choosing a daughter-in-law for herself. She thought to herself, Your Majesty, if you give birth to a son, I will share the credit.

By the way, choose a wife for Shan Kun, and don't let her have any objections. Everything has been reported to the palace, and she will hear about it. If you give it to Cao and not to her, isn't that the mother-in-law is partial?

When he got back, he gave it to Mrs. Li, who was so grateful that she almost cried.

The next day, Mo Chenxi entered the palace and handed over the wooden box containing the stone. The nanny took it and handed it to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother opened it and took out the stone. "Thank you very much. I have prepared a box of jewelry for you. Don't refuse. I will lend you my hand to the Bodhisattva. I will thank you properly when the Queen gives birth."

She felt guilty towards Mrs. Mo because of the emperor's affairs. Although the emperor was only "admiring" He Shankun and had not taken any real action towards him, she also knew about the rumors outside.

Not just knowing.

As a mother who knew the truth, she did not take any action. She felt uncomfortable every time she saw the unaware Mrs. Mo.

She hoped more than anyone else that Queen Shen could give birth to a boy.

Wait a little longer, as long as there is a chance.

After a while, the Queen Mother's trusted nanny came in and whispered a few words in her ear.

The Queen Mother moved her lips, and the nanny nodded and left.

"Mrs. Mo's son is a smart one."

The Queen Mother smiled slightly.

He Shankun and other new imperial guards first followed their predecessors to work. The guards were divided into two groups, day and night. The newcomers only worked during the day and would not be allowed to serve at night. Only after getting familiar with the work for a few months could they cycle day and night, with a cycle lasting ten days.

He Shankun and Shen Xiuwei were a team, and their scope of work was the emperor's bedroom and study. These young imperial guards smiled at each other, knowing what was going on.

He Shankun remained calm, only clenching his hands tightly.

After all, the emperor was not a lowly person, and such "refined affairs" always required mutual consent. He had always been concerned and considerate of He Shankun, hoping that the other party would be moved.

There are many women, but it is rare to find a man who loves you.

The emperor was relieved when Queen Shen became pregnant and hoped that she would give birth to a prince.

He was very happy to drink the wine, but he felt a little heartburned, and his heart felt like a feather was gently scratching it.

It happened that He Shankun was on duty at night, and he was not alone. There were more than a dozen people on duty, including Shen Xiuwei.

The emperor thought it would be better to just invite his brother-in-law and He Shankun in to talk.

So, two men in guard uniforms accompanied the emperor to watch the moon and eat, while the eunuch at the door lowered his head.

It is true that they were discussing beautiful poetry, and the emperor is not that vulgar.

After that, there were several times when they admired the moon and recited poems. It was not just He Shankun and Shen Xiuwei who were there, but there was also one time when Ji Lifu and another guard were there. Anyway, there were two of them, both of whom were the emperor's close reading companions in the past.

Everyone gradually got used to the emperor's habit, but they all knew why.

One night, He Shankun and Shen Xiuwei were together. He Shankun suddenly had diarrhea, and the eunuchs helped him down. The emperor felt disappointed and ordered wine to be served. Shen Xiuwei poured the wine attentively and pretended to be worried, saying, "He was fine just now, but now he has diarrhea. Could it be that he ate something bad?"

After saying that, he knelt down and slapped his mouth, pretending that he had said the wrong thing unintentionally. The imperial kitchen couldn't tell what food in the palace could make one's stomach upset.

The emperor knew that his brother-in-law deliberately put pressure on He Shankun from time to time, but because he was his brother-in-law and he needed him, he didn't care.

He waved his hand and said, "Get up. It's inevitable that people will get sick if they eat all kinds of grains. Go and ask Shan Kun to go back and take a few days off tomorrow."

Shen Xiuwei was jealous because the emperor treated He Shankun differently.

He went out and told He Shankun about it. He saw him holding his stomach and walking with his legs clamped together. It was funny. If you didn't know, you would think the emperor had done something to him.

Shen Xiuwei returned and prepared to tell the emperor about He Shankun's ugly appearance.

After drinking the wine, the emperor felt as if his heart was being pricked by feathers again. He looked at a man in a guard's uniform who came in and waved.

The man walked closer and called out "Your Majesty."

It is a new moon tonight, and the lights in the house are emitting a dim light.

The eunuch at the door had his ears perked up, and his eyes were dim and gloomy.

Shen Xiuwei wanted to cry but had no tears. He just wanted to curry favor with the emperor's brother-in-law, not to sacrifice himself. Knowing that the emperor mistook him for He Shankun, he hated He Shankun with a vengeance.

But he didn't dare to shout it out, and wanted to respond. The emperor kept asking: Tell me, am I good to you?

He replied painfully: "Well, only the emperor is good to me."

When the emperor woke up, he thought about it and asked the eunuch, "When did He Aiqing leave the palace?"

The eunuch bowed his head and replied, "Master He had a stomachache last night, and Master Shen asked him to go home early and take a three-day leave."

The emperor sat up suddenly and remembered, could it be?

Could it be Shen Xiuwei's doing? Was he the one who gave the drug?

He had been saying bad things about He Shankun from time to time, and I thought he was just jealous, but it turned out that he was...

The emperor was angry, but he couldn't say anything or punish his brother-in-law. He waited for He Shankun to come back and explain.