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

"Your Majesty, Cheng'er is still fast asleep on the bed, and Jingyao just woke up not long ago," Su Nuannuan reported to the Emperor with a smile and a sweet voice.

She moved gracefully to the Emperor, her beautiful eyes gazing at him with tender affection, and then asked softly, "Your Majesty, why have you come to me at this hour?"

At this moment, the Emperor was happily teasing the adorable Jingyao. Hearing Su Nuannuan's question, he didn't even raise his head, but simply replied with a smile, "My dear consort, you may not know, but today I summoned your father to the palace."

Upon hearing this, Su Nuannuan was speechless.

But she knew that as a concubine, she could not easily show her emotions, so she still responded in a gentle and melodious tone: "My father is the emperor's subject. It is an honor for my father to be summoned by the emperor. This is the duty of a subject."

The Emperor nodded in satisfaction upon hearing Su Nuannuan's sensible and well-mannered words. Then, he gently handed Jing Yao, whom he was holding, to Li Desheng, who was standing to the side.

Upon seeing this, Li Desheng hurriedly stepped forward with trepidation, stretched out his hands, and carefully took the soft little baby from the Emperor's hands.

However, even though he had tried to be as gentle as possible, his heart still skipped a few beats when Jingyao actually fell into his arms, fearing that he might accidentally hurt this precious little princess.

At that moment, Li Desheng felt as if the little one in his arms weighed a ton, so heavy that he dared not even breathe. Just as he was secretly lamenting his predicament, a figure flashed before him like a gust of wind.

It turned out that Honglian's heart jumped into her throat when she saw the Emperor hand the little princess over to the Grand Eunuch Li Desheng. Honglian was extremely worried; she was afraid that Li Desheng had never held a child before, and if he accidentally dropped or hurt the little princess, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Without thinking twice, Honglian hurriedly stepped forward, bowed gracefully to Li Desheng, and said softly, "Steward Li, let me hold the little princess!" As she spoke, she reached out to take Jingyao from Li Desheng's arms.

When Li Desheng heard Honglian's voice, he felt that Honglian was simply a fairy sent by heaven to save him.

Then, Li Desheng, still extremely cautious and careful, gently and slowly handed the little princess in his arms to Honglian.

His movements were gentle and slow. Only after he was sure that Honglian had a firm hold on the little princess did he slowly withdraw his hands with a sigh of relief.

However, at this moment, Li Desheng's heart was already in turmoil.

While relieved that the little princess was safe and sound, he couldn't help but mentally rant: "The Emperor's actions were truly terrifying! Next time the Emperor wants to hold any of the little princesses, I must make sure the wet nurse stays by her side at all times, and we absolutely cannot allow such a dangerous situation to happen again!"

Honglian smoothly received the adorable little princess from Li Desheng. She first respectfully bowed to the Emperor and Su Nuannuan, and then carried the little princess towards the room.

Seeing this, Jinse, who was standing nearby, immediately realized that the Emperor seemed to have something important to discuss with the Empress.

So, she quickly and efficiently began clearing the area. Fortunately, Yaoqin had just finished peeling the gourd strips and was in the final stages of finishing. Jinse tidied everything up quickly, ensuring the surrounding environment was quiet and undisturbed.

The Emperor leisurely picked up the exquisite teacup on the table, took a sip of fragrant tea, and then looked at Su Nuannuan with gentle eyes, asking, "My beloved consort, don't you want to know why your father came to the palace this time?"

Faced with the Emperor's question, Su Nuannuan smiled calmly, stood up and walked gracefully to the carved armchair that Li Quan had just moved over, and sat down elegantly.

Then, she parted her lips slightly and said slowly, "Your Majesty is wise. The empress must not interfere in politics. I have never forgotten this ancestral precept for a single day."

The Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, gazing at the palace servants who were gradually leaving and disappearing around the corner of the palace wall. After a moment of silence, he spoke slowly again: "The Su family now intends to send another woman into the palace. Are you aware of this matter?"

Upon hearing this, Su Nuannuan was taken aback at first, then gently shook her head, a faint smile still on her lips, and softly replied, "Absolutely impossible! Father would never allow such a thing to happen." Her tone was firm and confident, as if she had already made up her mind about the matter.

Seeing this, the Emperor's eyes flashed with curiosity, and he asked, "Oh? Why are you so certain, my beloved consort?"

Although he already knew the reason from the Duke of Zhenguo, he still wanted to hear Su Nuannuan's explanation. In the end, he just wanted to verify it himself.

Su Nuannuan explained calmly, "The Su family has a family rule that only one daughter of the Su family is allowed to enter the palace. Since I am a daughter of the Su family, my father will certainly not violate this family rule and agree to let the Su family send another daughter to the palace."

Upon hearing this, the Emperor couldn't help but sigh inwardly, never expecting that the father and daughter would say the exact same thing. It turned out that during a casual conversation with the Duke of Zhenguo earlier, the Duke had revealed the reason.

At this moment, Su Nuannuan paused briefly, then added, "Unless the family that sent their daughter to the palace is willing to request to leave the family, given Father's temperament, this hurdle will definitely be difficult to overcome."

After speaking, she gracefully extended her jade-like hand, poured herself a cup of fragrant tea, and then gently parted her lips to take a small sip.

The Emperor silently observed Su Nuannuan, nodded thoughtfully, then put down his teacup and looked directly at her beautiful face, saying slowly, "This is indeed a solution. However... it was your father who voluntarily requested to leave the clan."

"That's good, so as to prevent that Su family woman from doing anything too outrageous and implicating Father and Brother." Su Nuannuan gently put down the exquisite teacup in her hand, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, revealing a gentle and relieved smile.

"My beloved concubine, do you know that those who have lost their family support are like rootless duckweed, drifting aimlessly?" The emperor sighed softly, his gaze fixed on Su Nuannuan.