Consort Zhuang doesn't want palace intrigue; she just wants to raise her child and live a caref

Time flies like an arrow, and in the blink of an eye, Su Nuannuan finally ended her long postpartum period.

That morning, sunlight streamed through the window and fell upon Su Nuannuan's bed. She slowly opened her eyes, feeling the warm light caressing her cheeks. After carefully dressing and grooming herself, Su Nuannuan couldn't wait to go to Anning Palace to pay her respects to the Empress.

Stepping through the gates of Anning Palace, Su Nuannuan felt a surge of nervousness and awe. The Empress sat regally on the main seat, exuding an air of noble elegance. Su Nuannuan quickly stepped forward, respectfully bowed, and softly said, "Your Majesty, I greet you. May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace."

The Empress smiled slightly and looked at Su Nuannuan kindly, saying, "Little sister, please get up! You haven't fully recovered yet, why did you come over in such a hurry?"

After Su Nuannuan got up, she carefully walked to a seat and sat down. Then she bowed again and replied, "Your Majesty the Empress is very kind to me, but I haven't been to Anning Palace to pay my respects to Your Majesty for more than a month. I really dare not continue to be lazy. So as soon as my confinement period ended, I rushed here to pay my respects."

The Empress nodded, her eyes revealing admiration: "Sister Su is truly a thoughtful person. By the way, now that you have a son, you must make sure to hold a grand celebration for his one-month birthday. I wonder if you have any thoughts or plans regarding this?"

"Your Majesty, I really don't plan to hold this full moon celebration. I think it would be better to wait until the child turns one year old and then hold a grand first birthday celebration for him," Su Nuannuan replied respectfully, bowing slightly.

Upon hearing this, the Empress frowned slightly, a look of doubt on her face, and pressed on, "How can there be a royal prince or princess who is born without a full-moon celebration? Sister, is there something on your mind? Why don't you tell me?"

Su Nuannuan shook her head gently, a slightly embarrassed smile on her face, and said frankly, "Your Majesty, please don't worry, I really have no concerns. It's just that I'm a lazy person by nature, and the thought of having to manage such a complicated banquet gives me a headache, so I simply don't want to bother with it."

When Consort Zhuang uttered such straightforward words, the Empress was stunned. She wondered to herself: When did Consort Zhuang become so outspoken and blunt? In the past, she had always been cautious and tactful in her words. Why would she say such a thing today? Could there be some deeper meaning behind it? For a moment, the Empress was also puzzled.

Su Nuannuan: Your Majesty, you're overthinking it. I'm just really too lazy to hold this full moon banquet.

"Since my sister doesn't want to hold this full moon banquet, I naturally won't force you. However, I'm afraid my sister will still have to go to the Emperor herself to explain the reasons. After all, this matter concerns the dignity of the royal family and cannot be handled lightly." The Empress nodded slightly, looking at Su Nuannuan with gentle eyes.

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty. I will explain the situation to His Majesty." Su Nuannuan quickly stood up and respectfully bowed to the Empress.

The Empress waved her hand gently and continued, "Furthermore, considering that you sisters are all busy with your daily affairs, I have ordered that you be exempted from the daily greeting ceremony. From now on, except for the first and fifteenth of each month, you sisters can arrange your own activities on other days and do not need to be formal."

Hearing this, Su Nuannuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and thanked the Empress again: "Your Majesty, I thank you for your compassion."

The Empress smiled slightly and said, "Alright, I need to go and see if Jingyun has woken up yet, so I won't keep you any longer, sister."

"Yes, then I will take my leave." Su Nuannuan replied, bowed again, and slowly withdrew from Anning Palace.

As she walked out of the palace gate and sat in the sedan chair, the eunuch Li Quan hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, your investiture ceremony will be in two days. The Imperial Wardrobe has already sent the carefully made auspicious clothes to our Cuiwei Palace, and they are waiting for Your Majesty to go back and try them on!"

"Mm." Su Nuannuan nodded and responded calmly.

Suddenly, as if she had remembered something, she turned to Li Quan and instructed him, "Li Quan, find a way to get me some rapeseed. I have a great need for it."

"Yes, Your Majesty. But I wonder what kind of rapeseed Your Majesty would like?" Li Quan nodded and asked.

Without hesitation, Su Nuannuan replied, "Any kind of vegetable seed will do, as long as it can grow vegetables. After we return to the palace, you can have someone convert the small garden in Cuiwei Palace into a vegetable garden, so we can grow our own vegetables and eat them ourselves. This way, they will not only be fresh and delicious, but we can also save money."

Upon hearing this, Li Quan couldn't help but show a hint of surprise, but he quickly regained his composure and bowed, replying, "I will obey Your Majesty's decree and will certainly handle this matter as soon as possible."

"Your Highness, those are all your favorite flowers!" Jinse said anxiously, standing to the side. Her beautiful face was filled with confusion and regret.

“Now I no longer like them. I can only look at them from afar and cannot taste them. It’s really boring.” Su Nuannuan frowned slightly, gently resting her forehead with one hand, and said slowly. Her voice was soft and melodious, but it revealed a faint trace of weariness.

Before long, the group of people appeared in front of Cuiwei Palace.

Currently, Su Nuannuan is the only mistress residing in the entire Cuiwei Palace. This privilege, granted by the Emperor, allows her to live alone in a palace, demonstrating the Emperor's great favor towards her.

As soon as they stepped into the gates of Cuiwei Palace, they immediately saw several palace maids from the Shangyi Bureau holding trays of clothes and waiting respectfully in the courtyard.

Upon seeing Su Nuannuan return, the palace maids of the Imperial Wardrobe immediately curtsied and said in unison, "This servant greets Consort Zhuang." Their movements were perfectly synchronized, and their attitude was extremely respectful.

"Get up, everyone," Su Nuannuan said calmly and gently.

"Thank you, Your Highness. Your Highness, your auspicious robes are now complete. Please try them on first. If there are any discrepancies, I can take them back to the Imperial Wardrobe and have them altered as soon as possible," the head maid said cautiously.

"Yaoqin." Su Nuannuan gently parted her lips and called out the name of the maid who served her closely.