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

Queen Shen remained silent for a long time after her aunt's death. It was difficult for her to see the prince. The Shen family wanted her to be the second queen mother. At the beginning, she was full of confidence. As long as she could give birth to a prince and secure the position of queen, wouldn't she be the queen mother in the future?

She didn't care which concubine the emperor favored. Her aunt said that she was unlucky because she didn't become the queen and didn't give birth to a prince, so she lost to the Queen Mother.

Her aunt told her not to make the same mistake as those concubines, and that the most important thing was to give birth to a prince as soon as possible.

When Empress Shen first heard about the affair between the emperor and her own brother, she was so angry that she trembled.

If it was with someone else, she wouldn't be too angry, she would just feel disgusted.

He is her own brother, how can she face it?

At the same time, she got pregnant, and the thought of it made her want to vomit.

Queen Shen went to question her aunt, saying that the late emperor was the same, so why did you let me into the palace when you knew that?

Seeing that her aunt still mentioned it for the Shen family, Queen Shen left in anger.

No wonder her mother-in-law didn't let her raise the prince.

She had long known that she was inferior to her mother-in-law, and not only her, but also her aunt.

The mother-in-law had no support from her own family, and she sat alone in the harem, ruling the country from behind the curtain, facing ministers who were greedy for money.

My mother-in-law once said that she would rather step back if someone could support her.

My mother-in-law's look at that time was: Come if you can.

Queen Shen knew that she couldn't do it. She didn't have the ability. She was already overwhelmed when dealing with several concubines in the harem.

The mother-in-law should consider that the prince's maternal family is the Shen family. The prince has been criticized and the Shen family has been eliminated long ago, so she, the queen, can also be deposed.

Forget it, the emperor is like that again. I can’t defeat my mother-in-law, and my son is not with me. My mother-in-law’s half-sister’s daughter, Han Zhaoyi, has given birth to another prince. What if my mother-in-law supports the registration of a prince of her own bloodline? What should the prince do?

After my aunt passed away, my great-uncle of the Shen family passed away. Empress Shen asked her father to resign from his official position, and all the members of the Shen family withdrew from the court.

After the crown prince turned twelve, the emperor basically stopped attending court and did not visit the concubines. Anyway, the crown prince's position was stable, and he had princesses and illegitimate princes, so he no longer had any concerns.

The emperor neglected state affairs not only because of his personal hobbies, but also because he used to think that he was very capable and it was his mother who controlled the government. Later, he found out that he was not even half as capable as his mother.

He was ashamed, ashamed of how he had suppressed his mother and how complacent he had been when her stepped back.

He simply didn't care about anything anymore. He could still rule the country without his mother.

My father was probably the same way back then.

The next time Mo Chenxi saw Queen Mother Wang was after the Emperor passed away and the Crown Prince ascended the throne at the age of sixteen.

Queen Mother Wang, who would later become the Grand Queen Mother, went to Zhuangzi. When Mo Chenxi saw the Grand Queen Mother, she had gray hair on her temples and a gentle smile on her face.

"I heard that the chickens you raise are particularly delicious. I'm coming to eat chicken today."

Mo Chenxi was wearing coarse cloth clothes and had just come out of the chicken coop, with chicken feathers covering his body.

She smiled and said, "Your Highness, you've come just in time. We have some freshly laid eggs that we'll make into egg custard. Please sit down for a moment while I go catch the chickens."

The Empress Dowager said, "I'll go and see and pick out a pretty one."

The two went to the chicken coop, where the chickens were pecking at food.

The Empress Dowager pointed to the one in the middle and said, "How about the one with a darker back? Is it too fat?"

"That one is fine for braising, but it's too fatty for soup, and it needs a whole pot of oil."

Mo Chenxi pointed to the one on the outside, "The one with the red tail is the right size and not too old. It's perfect for making soup."

The two of them commented on the flock of chickens like good friends who met often.

After selecting the chicken, butchering it was the servants' job. Mo Chenxi was busy for a while, then handed the cooking over to the cook. She returned to the main courtyard and saw the Empress Dowager talking to Eunuch Liang, who was sitting in a wheelchair.

After the late emperor passed away, his younger brother Dazhi brought Eunuch Liang out and sent him here. The Empress Dowager must have come to see Eunuch Liang this time.

During the years that Eunuch Liang was guarding the imperial mausoleum, my father bribed the supervisors there, not only giving them money but also sending gifts every once in a while. Therefore, Eunuch Liang did not suffer and was essentially being raised there.

After bringing him back, Dazhi found an orphan from the Mo family, recognized Eunuch Liang as his adoptive father, and bought land to provide Eunuch Liang with support and care in his old age.

The Empress Dowager did come to see Eunuch Liang. She knew that the Mo family had placed Eunuch Liang there.

Because Eunuch Liang had disabled legs, he could only sit in a wheelchair and kowtow.

"Your Majesty, you still remember me, my old slave..."

The Grand Empress Dowager said gently, "That's not necessary. I've said before that you're not a slave to me. The Mo family is also a family that values ​​affection. I'm relieved to have the Mo family take care of me."

Eunuch Liang couldn't say that he had any connection with Lord Mo before, because his original surname was Mo. Although he and Lord Mo were not from the same clan, they were a family five hundred years ago, which was why he helped Lord Mo everywhere.

If he hadn't wanted to hide it at this point, and it wasn't a bad thing, there was no need to tell her, and make the Empress think that he was hiding something and be disappointed.

The Empress Dowager said, "Although you are not by my side, you have helped me a lot. Whatever you plan to do in the future, I will make it happen."

"I have lived in Beijing all my life, and there is no one at home who cares about me, so I am here to retire. Master Mo has taken care of it a lot in the past few years, so I can come here safely."

He heard footsteps and knew it was Madam Mo. He kowtowed to the Empress Dowager again and said, "This old servant is leaving. May the Empress live forever!"

Mo Chenxi waited for Eunuch Liang to leave before going in. After she sat down, the Empress Dowager asked, "Did Xiangxiang's mother write to you? She left that year and never came back. I don't even know if Xiangxiang is married yet."

Mo Chenxi pursed her lips and smiled. After returning to Guanzhong, Mrs. Wang wrote to her several letters every year.

"Xiangxiang married into the Xiao family. Sister Wang said Xiangxiang refused to marry anyone who wasn't handsome. She waited until she was 20 before she chose a handsome man from the Xiao family."

Ji Chengping's father-in-law is Xiao Daru, who is considered to be a good match for the Wang family. The Xiao family is famous for its beauties. Back then, Ji Chengping's brother-in-law Xiao Xiangming made women jealous. Why would a man be so handsome?

Ji Chengping's son Ji Lifu was also a handsome man. He was first a companion, then a guard, and then resigned and followed his father back to Guanzhong. After returning to Beijing, he stayed at home to study.

Now he is the new emperor's husband.

Mo Chenxi told the Empress Dowager about the Wang family in Guanzhong. Mrs. Wang was the Empress Dowager's cousin, so it was not convenient for her to write letters. The Empress Dowager did not know some trivial matters at home.

"Lichuan's eldest son was most afraid of Xiangxiang, but also loved to follow her. Later, he met a young lady from the Xiao family and said that since he was ugly with pockmarks all over his face, he should marry a beautiful one, otherwise his daughter would be unable to marry in the future if she looked like him. Brother Wang went to propose marriage and told his grandson that he could not take concubines in the future. If he did so, he would break his grandson's legs.

"Lichuan's son said that his grandfather didn't need to do anything, because his father would have taken him away to become a Taoist priest, and he didn't want to be a Taoist priest. Mrs. Wang said that one's son resembles another, and Lichuan's son is just like Lichuan. He has been a bad boy since he was a child. He would cry when he made a mistake and laugh when he was beaten, but he would make the same mistake again and never remember the beating.

"He was the most troublesome of the children in the family. One time, he took his cousins ​​to the river and was almost washed away. Brother Wang beat his buttocks so hard that it almost broke. But he was so good that he was able to get out of bed and ran to the ancestral hall to complain to the ancestors, asking if he was his real grandfather and that he would never beat his grandson like that."

The Empress Dowager listened with a smile. Her husband once said that he was born into the royal family by mistake and could not live a free life.