Chapter 104 Agree to Marry a Concubine

As Concubine Li said this, she made a move to get out of bed.

Song Yanxi hurriedly stopped her and advised, "Your Majesty has just given birth to a prince and her high fever has just subsided. She is weak at this time. You must not walk around."

"If I don't go to see His Majesty, how can I help you?" Concubine Li looked distressed, but her body lay back down under her force.

It is true that she has a heart of gratitude, but that does not mean that she would rather risk disobeying Emperor Xuande and implicating her family to help Song Yanxi.

When the emperor was angry, his corpses were exposed for thousands of miles.

Concubine Li was born into a noble family and has been influenced by it since childhood. She understands the truth and will never be blinded by the temporary favor.

Not to mention, the favor she receives now is not even a fraction of what that person receives.

His Majesty loved her so much back then that he even went so far as to make enemies with all the noble families and abandon the six palaces to favor her alone. However, in the end, all he was left with was a ruthless emperor.

Song Yanxi did not miss the flash of regret in Concubine Li's eyes. She understood that she was powerless and said softly, "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about this matter. This is a matter of this servant alone. Whether it succeeds or not is fine. At least this servant has fought for it and will not regret it in the future.

What Her Majesty needs to do now is to follow the Imperial Physician's advice and take good care of yourself to avoid developing a chronic illness."

Concubine Li nodded and said somewhat embarrassedly, "The imperial physicians in the palace are all men, which may be inconvenient. I wonder if the princess could stay in the palace for a while, just to keep me company."

Without waiting for Song Yanxi to answer, she continued, "If it's inconvenient, that's fine, Princess, just speak frankly."

If Song Yanxi agrees to stay in Yunshu Palace, it will send a signal to the outside world that the Yongchuan Marquisate and the Yan family will support the Ninth Prince born to Concubine Li in the future.

Moreover, she is a doctor, so it is reasonable for her to stay in the harem to take care of the concubines, and it will not give people any reason to criticize her.

Song Yanxi looked at Concubine Li, who was only a few years older than her but was already making plans for her son, and her mind was filled with thoughts.

The nanny next to her wanted to speak, but was stopped by Concubine Li's eyes.

Seeing that she couldn't be persuaded, Concubine Li couldn't help but sigh, took Song Yanxi's hand and said, "I really like you, but I don't want to force you. Since your heart is not here, just let go and do what you want. If His Majesty blames me, I will bear the responsibility."

"Your Majesty, you can't do that!" The nanny fell to her knees with a thud.

She kowtowed quickly towards Song Yanxi and said, "My queen has been weak since childhood, and now she has just given birth to a prince. I hope the princess can persuade her to reconsider!"

This wasn't begging at all; it was clearly putting a knife on Song Yanxi's neck.

Regardless of whether she agreed or not, Concubine Li was willing to help her despite her postpartum weakness, and she had already owed her this favor.

Looking at the master and servant performing a duet, Song Yanxi pursed her lips and said nothing.

The nanny's heart was beating fast, and she stole a glance at her master, her eyes asking her if she wanted to continue.

Concubine Li seemed to understand something, her expression became subtle for a moment, and she ordered: "You go down first. No one is allowed to enter without my order."

After they left, she gave Song Yanxi a weak smile, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Princess."

"Your Majesty, there's no need to do this." Song Yanxi said bluntly, "Since I saved your Majesty today, if you ask for anything in the future, I won't hesitate."

Listening to her words, Concubine Li couldn't help but feel ashamed, "It is I who am narrow-minded."

"Parents who love their children will have long-term plans for them. Your Majesty is not wrong in what you have done."

"You don't blame me?"

"Why blame her? Your Majesty is just being a loving mother."

Concubine Li smiled bitterly, "It's a shame that I'm two years older than you, but I still don't see things as clearly as you do."

She fished out a jade pendant from under her pillow and handed it to Song Yanxi, lowering her voice and saying, "This is the gift my father gave me when I came of age. It also represents my status. If you encounter danger on your way, you can take this to find my father's disciples. They will definitely help you with all their might."

Song Yanxi declined politely, "This is too valuable. I cannot accept it."

Concubine Li suppressed her smile, her cold face showing an undeniable strength, "No matter what the princess thinks, in the eyes of all the ministers, you are not only the savior of this palace and the Ninth Prince, but also a member of this palace's side.

It wouldn't be nice to have you bear this title for nothing without getting any benefit at all."

"In that case, I would like to thank Her Majesty Li Fei."

*

Imperial study.

Emperor Xuande was in a bad mood and had no interest in playing chess. After three consecutive draws, he waved his hand and had the chessboard removed.

He looked at Mo Jinchuan, who was sitting opposite him with a blank expression, and said unhappily, "Xiao Wu, your concessions today were too obvious. It was really boring."

Mo Jinchuan smiled lightly, "It's Father who is upset."

"You, you really dare to say anything." Emperor Xuande smiled and shook his head, sighing: "Over the past year, the number of people who dare to tell me the truth has become fewer and fewer."

Thinking of what Song Yanxi said today, he said meaningfully: "The girl from the Song family is someone who dares to speak her mind."

"Which Song family is your Majesty talking about?" Mo Jinchuan said indifferently.

Emperor Xuande: "That's when I wanted to arrange a marriage for you two, but your grandfather refused, saying your generation wasn't right."

Hearing this, Mo Jinchuan's expression suddenly became subtle.

When he was a child, he often heard Emperor Xuande talk about this past event. If he remembered correctly, Mr. Yan followed this sentence with another sentence.

"Speaking of which, your child should call my Xier aunt."

If your son calls your future daughter-in-law "Auntie", doesn't that prove that he is of the same generation as your daughter-in-law?

Emperor Xuande gave up the idea at that time.

Thinking of his son's advanced age without even a woman by his side, he couldn't help but frown and said, "You're not young anymore. You can't put off getting married any longer. Take advantage of the Queen's birthday banquet next month to find two suitable ones and marry them together. This will save me from worrying about your marriage all day long."

Without waiting for Mo Jinchuan to refuse, he said angrily: "In the past few years, you were suppressing foreign invasions, and in the past two years, you used the excuse of recuperating from illness. I will not bother with you, but this year, I must get this done no matter what.

Your second and third brothers already have several children, and even that bastard Xiao Si has a son and a daughter by his side. Are you planning to piss me off to death?"

"I dare not."

"I think you are very brave. You have raised four children with unknown backgrounds. Which legitimate daughter of a family would be willing to become the mother of four children right after entering the family?"

Emperor Xuande said with a cold expression, "Before the Queen's birthday banquet, send the four children to be raised on the farm."

Mo Jinchuan's mind was full of the words he had just said, "Which legitimate daughter of a family is willing to do this?"

For some reason, the first person he thought of when he heard this was Song Yanxi.

Since she likes having children so much, she should be willing, right?

Dissatisfied with his absent-mindedness, Emperor Xuande knocked on the table and said, "I have made up my mind. You can't get away with it this time. When I was your age, your second brother was already in his teens."

Mo Jinchuan came back to his senses and nodded.

Emperor Xuande didn't expect him to agree this time, so he asked tentatively, "Xiaowu, did you really hear what I just said?"

In the past, asking him to get married was harder than asking him to die. So he agreed to it?

Before Emperor Xuande could express his satisfaction, Mo Jinchuan said, "After returning victorious from this expedition, I will begin preparing to marry the princess."