My Lady is well

Chapter 182 Disagreement

Hearing the Queen Mother's surprised tone, Shen Yueyao felt something was not right, but she still kept a polite smile on her face and explained.

"This is Zhengyao's nickname, what's the matter?"

The Queen Mother frowned slightly, then nodded.

"The emperor even gave him a nickname? It seems like he really loves Zhengyao."

Did the emperor take it?

Before she could speak, the Queen Mother spoke again.

"He still doesn't recognize anyone. Besides, he has a wet nurse with him, so it's okay. The most important thing for you now is to take good care of yourself and give the emperor a few more princes."

Shen Yueyao was stunned and stared at the Queen Mother blankly.

So she only cares about giving birth but not raising the baby?

What is she? A pig?

She tried her best to calm herself down and spoke patiently.

"The Queen Mother, this child? It's about quality, not quantity."

The Queen Mother frowned and waved her hand in disapproval.

"That's wrong. The more heirs the better. I have advised the emperor to treat everyone equally, but he only cares about you. Therefore, the responsibility of producing heirs for the royal family falls on you."

Shen Yueyao was lost in thought for a while before she realized that the women here subconsciously believed that the prince's name should naturally be given by the emperor.

She only needs to be a tool for reproduction and then she can enjoy a prosperous life in the second half of her life.

Perhaps in the palace, this is what all the women in the harem dream of.

It's a pity that the education she received gave her an inexplicable aversion to this system.

child.

If she wants to have a baby, she can have it. If she doesn't want to have it, no one can force her!

Shi Mian was an accident. How could she allow such an accident to happen a second time?

She almost died when she was alive and asleep, but she still wanted to do it again.

She doesn't want to be a tool for giving birth to children.

Shen Yueyao curled up the corner of her mouth into a faint smile. Now that the Queen Mother had spoken, it would be unwise to refuse directly. Apart from disobeying the Queen Mother, it would not change anything.

It seems that this old lady lives too leisurely, we need to find her something to do.

Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "The Queen Mother is right. The child is young and I am afraid he will bother the Queen Mother. Since the Queen Mother likes Shi Mian so much, I will trouble the Queen Mother to help take care of him."

When the empress dowager heard this, she was naturally happy and secretly praised Concubine Chen for being sensible, saying that it was worth it for her and the emperor to love her so much.

"That's good, my dear. Just take a rest and get well. I won't disturb you."

After saying that, he stood up holding Shi Mian.

Shen Yueyao nodded slightly.

"Farewell to the Queen Mother."

After sending the Queen Mother out of the hall, Jin'er couldn't hold it in any longer and said anxiously.

"Master, are you really going to let the Queen Mother take the Second Prince away? It seems that the Queen Mother has her eyes fixed on the Second Prince, and she has no intention of sending him back."

Shen Yueyao raised the corners of her mouth and said in a calm voice.

"Don't worry, the Queen Mother will personally send him back soon."

Jin'er didn't quite understand, but she probably figured out that the Queen Mother came to Zelu Palace every day these days with the intention of holding the baby.

Shen Yueyao lowered her eyelashes, fixed her gaze on the cuffs of her plain clothes, and instructed Jin'er.

"Go and ask Lady Meng and Lady Shu to come over. Tell them that I miss them very much and want to talk to them."

Jin'er looked a little embarrassed.

"Master, the Emperor told you to rest well and not to allow concubines to visit you."

"It's okay, just say it's my treat."

Jin'er nodded and said "yeah".

Shen Yueyao stood up and changed into a Suzhou embroidered Yuehua brocade shirt and a winding misty blue skirt with hundreds of flowers. Her long hair was half tied up and half hung down, and she did not wear any pearl hairpins.

Her beautiful face was unadorned, clear and flawless. She sat on the couch, looked out the window, and enjoyed the scenery for a while.

In the distance, the pavilions with flying eaves and pointed corners are hidden among the dead branches swaying in the wind. Occasionally, the sound of rustling leaves can be heard, mixed with the faint fragrance of osmanthus.

The palace maid came up to her and saluted: "Empress Chen, Concubine Meng and Concubine Shu are here."

Shen Yueyao came back to her senses and said, "Please come in."

Concubine Meng and Concubine Shu came in hand in hand, and bowed to her.

"This concubine greets the Empress Chen."

"Two sisters, please get up quickly. We are not strangers. Please sit down."

Lady Meng sat down opposite her without hesitation and said with a smile.

"Sister Shen, you're back. You didn't know that, but I was so worried."

Shu Meiren echoed, "Isn't it? Madam Chen Fei, the scene that day was so scary. I and Meiren Meng hid under the table to escape. I should have dragged you along earlier. It was so dangerous, why didn't you find a safe place to hide, but rushed up?"

"Well, this is a long story."

Lady Meng also frowned and said worriedly.

"Yes, you were pregnant at that time, but fortunately you returned safely. We wanted to come and see you a long time ago, but the emperor ordered us not to come, saying that we couldn't disturb your recovery."

Shen Yueyao joked: "You listen to him. He told you not to play mahjong before, why didn't you listen?"

"It's different. You don't know. Ever since you were kidnapped by the assassin, the emperor has become a completely different person. It's very scary. In the past, there were always people in the palace flattering him and vying for his favor. Now, it's too late to avoid him."

Shen Yueyao found this matter quite new, and asked with a frown.

"What do you mean by this?"

"Hey, one time, we were paying respects to the Queen in Yong'an Palace, and the Emperor suddenly came in for some reason, had Concubine Jiang taken away, and even banished her to the cold palace."

Shen Yueyao was stunned for a moment, and her long eyelashes flickered a few times.

"Princess Jiang was banished to the cold palace? What was her crime?"

Lady Shu said, "According to my gossip and inference, it should be during the Spring Festival that Concubine Jiang used some means to win the emperor's favor and angered him. The crime the emperor announced was that Concubine Jiang was immoral."

After Shen Yueyao heard her say this, she had some guesses in her mind, but she didn't expect that he would punish her.

It's just a fight for favor. If you say it's a sin, it's not that big. There should be... other reasons, right?

Lady Shu continued, "Also, I heard that Concubine Jiang was sent to the cold palace, and the emperor ordered people to torture her every day."

"Torture her? How?" Shen Yueyao asked.

Lady Shu glanced towards the palace door and said in a low voice.

"I heard that the emperor had people feed her poison every day, but he refused to let her die, and has been keeping her alive until now."

Shen Yueyao looked at her with eyes wide open in disbelief and asked.

"Ms. Shu, where did you hear this information?"

Lady Shu smiled and said, "I have nothing to do and I like to make friends. The maids in my palace have a good relationship with the maids in the cold palace. I heard what they said."

Shen Yueyao exclaimed: "You have spread your information widely. You even know people in the cold palace."

She knew in her heart that she could only trust Shu Meiren's words to a certain extent, as she was a person who only made groundless accusations.

However, she asked them to come here today for another matter.

Shen Yueyao picked up the teacup, slowly blew away the tea foam, took a small sip, and put it down.

He chuckled and said, "How's your luck, Sister Meng?"