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

"Your Majesty, I have retrieved the vegetable seeds you requested." Li Quan said as he limped in, carrying a small, delicate bamboo basket. His forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, as if the journey had been arduous.

Seeing Li Quan's labored gait, Su Nuannuan's thoughts involuntarily drifted back to a gripping palace drama she had watched in her past life. In the drama, there was a eunuch named Zhou Ninghai, whose appearance bore a striking resemblance to Li Quan before her. Both were slightly disabled, yet utterly loyal and devoted to their masters.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Household Department has carefully selected one of every kind of seed available on the market and brought them back. They're all packed in this little basket!" After entering, Li Quan first bowed respectfully to Su Nuannuan, then carefully placed the little basket on the ground before speaking.

"Jinse, come quickly and collect these seeds. After my investiture ceremony is successfully completed, we can start planting vegetables ourselves," Su Nuannuan instructed with a smile.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Upon hearing this, Jinse quickly stepped forward, bent down, picked up the small basket from the ground, and then turned and walked towards the inner room, preparing to find a suitable place to store the vegetable seeds that Your Majesty had chosen.

At this moment, Li Quan stood still and looked up at Su Nuannuan with a hint of expectation in his eyes: "Your Majesty, we servants don't have any other important matters to attend to at the moment. Why don't we take this opportunity to tidy up the vegetable garden properly? This way, it will be much easier when we plant the seeds later."

Upon hearing Li Quan's suggestion, Su Nuannuan thought for a moment and quickly nodded in agreement: "Hmm, that's a good idea. But before that, I'd like to trouble you to carefully transplant all the flowers I planted into flowerpots and then send them to the greenhouse. Please inform them that I currently have no time to take care of these flowers and will no longer be able to maintain them."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will lead the men to get it right away." Li Quan hurriedly replied after receiving the order, and then limped towards the door.

However, before they even reached the door, they heard Su Nuannuan's voice behind them: "Wait, stop for now."

Upon hearing this, Li Quan immediately stopped and turned around, his face full of respect. He bowed slightly and asked, "Does Your Majesty have any further instructions?"

Su Nuannuan sat upright in the chair, gently raised her hand to gesture for Li Quan to come closer, and then said softly, "Go to the Imperial Household Department and do something important for me."

Li Quan nodded in understanding and replied, "Your Majesty, please speak. This servant will do his utmost to handle this matter well."

Su Nuannuan took a deep breath and slowly said, "Go and convey my message to the head steward of the Imperial Household Department. Tell him that I have been very weak since giving birth and need to recuperate for a while, so please remove my green plaque for now."

After hearing this, Li Quan hesitated for a moment, then bowed and carefully suggested, "Your Majesty, tomorrow is the investiture ceremony. At such an important moment, why don't we wait until after the ceremony to remove the green plaques? That might be more appropriate."

Su Nuannuan thought for a moment and felt that Li Quan's words made sense, so she nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll do as you say. However, you must remember this matter well and not be negligent in any way."

Li Quan quickly bowed again and solemnly assured her, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, this servant will certainly remember this and will never forget it."

Seeing Li Quan's sincere attitude, Su Nuannuan waved her hand with satisfaction and said, "Alright, if there's nothing else, you should hurry up and get busy! Don't delay important matters."

After Li Quan slowly withdrew, Su Nuannuan turned to look at Yaoqin, who was standing obediently to the side, and softly instructed, "Yaoqin, quickly go to the wet nurse and bring Cheng'er to me."

Yaoqin gave a slight curtsy in response and then walked briskly toward the wet nurse. Meanwhile, Su Nuannuan began to ponder other matters.

Now, his fifth prince has his own name—Canglan Jingcheng. This name was bestowed upon him by his father, the emperor, on the day the fifth prince turned one month old! Thinking of this, Su Nuannuan couldn't help but pout, because the emperor had deprived her of the joy of naming her son.

In addition, Ruan Sizhen sent over the headdress to match the auspicious dress yesterday. It was a pearl headdress, with each round and lustrous pearl emitting a soft luster, and it looked extremely exquisite and beautiful.

To be honest, Su Nuannuan wasn't particularly satisfied with it. The golden wedding dress and the white pearl crown just looked somewhat awkward together. However, if viewed alone, the pearl crown was undeniably beautiful.

Su Nuannuan couldn't help but mutter to herself, "I really don't know what kind of unique aesthetic sense those ancestors of Canglan Kingdom had? They actually came up with such a strange combination..." As she thought about it, she shook her head slightly, a helpless smile on her face.

Not long after, Yaoqin walked hurriedly ahead, followed closely by the wet nurse who carefully carried the Fifth Prince.

Upon entering the hall, the wet nurse, holding the fifth prince, bowed and said, "This servant greets Your Majesty."

Sitting on the soft couch, Su Nuannuan smiled slightly and said softly, "No need for formalities, please get up quickly." After the wet nurse straightened up, Su Nuannuan couldn't wait to stand up, took a few steps to the wet nurse, stretched out her hands and said gently, "Let me hold the child."

The wet nurse hesitated for a moment before gently placing the Fifth Prince into Su Nuannuan's arms. However, in that instant of transfer, Su Nuannuan's keen eyes caught a fleeting glimpse of resentment in the wet nurse's eyes. Though the resentment vanished in an instant, it did not escape Su Nuannuan's notice.

This sudden discovery made Su Nuannuan's heart tighten. She thought to herself, "This is definitely not a good omen! But before we know the truth, we must not act rashly, lest we alert the enemy. Let's wait for Li Quan to investigate first."

Thinking of this, Su Nuannuan maintained her gentle smile, looked down at her son in the swaddling clothes, and softly teased him, "My little Cheng'er, are you happy to see your mother?"

The fifth prince, still in his swaddling clothes, opened his big, round eyes and looked at his beautiful mother, making babbling sounds as if trying to respond to her questions. Seeing this, Su Nuannuan couldn't help but smile even more brightly.

At this moment, the wet nurse suddenly stepped forward, stretched out her hands, and said, "Your Highness, why don't I hold the Fifth Prince instead?"

Upon hearing this, Su Nuannuan raised her head, her sharp eyes fixed on the wet nurse's outstretched hands, and coldly retorted, "What? Do you think I can't even hold my own flesh and blood properly, and would accidentally drop him?"

Upon hearing this, the wet nurse's face turned deathly pale, her legs went weak, and she knelt down with a thud. She kowtowed frantically and explained in a panic, "Your Majesty, please calm down! It's all my fault! Please don't misunderstand. I was just worried that Your Majesty would be too tired from carrying the Fifth Prince all this time. I had no other intentions. Please forgive me!"

"Hmph." Su Nuannuan snorted lightly, saying without raising her head, "How could I possibly feel tired holding my own son? Get up quickly!"

Although Su Nuannuan didn't look up at the wet nurse, she kept an eye on the changes in the wet nurse's expression out of the corner of her eye.