As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Ying had already seen the so-called Queen Mother and Concubine Zhao and her son.

The empress dowager had a shiny black bun, her hair was combed meticulously, she wore expensive and gorgeous hairpins and rings, and she was dressed solemnly. She seemed to be a stern and difficult person to get along with.

In contrast, Concubine Zhao was elegant and simple, wearing a white dress and holding a pink baby, about five or six months old.

Before the Queen Mother could speak, Concubine Zhao said in a cheerful voice, "Oh, there are so many people here. It's really lively here, Sister Noble Concubine."

Jiang Ying subconsciously looked around. Are there a lot of people?

It was obviously just her, Yan Zhuo, a few palace maids and children.

Although he was wondering about the purpose of Concubine Zhao's visit, he behaved properly and greeted Yan Zhuo with impeccable manners.

Concubine Zhao was of low rank and did not dare to accept Yan Zhuo's greeting, so she leaned to the other side.

The Queen Mother said calmly, "No need to be so polite, Prince. I just wonder who the person next to you is...?"

Jiang Ying didn't believe that the Queen Mother had never heard of her, so she asked even though she knew the answer, which gave people a very subtle feeling.

Yan Zhuo said succinctly, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, she is the legitimate daughter of Duke Jiang, and my wife-to-be."

"Duke Jiang's Mansion?" The Queen Mother seemed to recollect something before nodding. "I remember now, but I seem to remember that the maid brought into the palace during the Luo family's banquet wasn't this one."

Jiang Ying felt more and more that the Queen Mother had bad intentions.

Yan Zhuo had no choice but to go over the reasons for the true and false legitimate daughters again.

Looking at Jiang Ying, the Queen Mother smiled, but she didn't smile, and said meaningfully, "So that's how it is. She's a poor child with a tragic fate. No wonder His Royal Highness the Prince is so compassionate to her and escorts her along. He's truly a flower protector."

Doesn't this imply that although they are engaged, it is inappropriate for them to be together all day long?

Jiang Ying lowered his head and pretended not to understand, his eyes wandering to his son.

I already have a child, so what’s the point of being reserved?

As long as she is thick-skinned, the Queen Mother can't do anything to her.

Sure enough, the Queen Mother's expression became increasingly unhappy as she didn't receive any response from Jiang Ying and Yan Zhuozhi for a long time. Fortunately, the Emperor came out at this time.

"Mother, why are you here?" The emperor was surprised and glanced behind him. "The imperial concubine is not feeling well and cannot pay her respects to you. I hope your forgiveness will be given."

Jiang Ying ordered that he could not get out of bed or move at all for twelve hours. The emperor did not dare to take any risks for the sake of his child.

The Queen Mother frowned and her face fell again.

But these words were spoken by the emperor himself, not by the imperial concubine, so she couldn't teach him a lesson. She only said sarcastically, "The imperial heir is important. The imperial concubine has worked hard to bear a child for our royal family. How can I be so polite? When she successfully gives birth to a prince or princess for the emperor, I will reward her greatly."

The reward is only given after the birth of the child, which means it is not given now.

The emperor knew very well that he was not the queen mother's favorite son, so naturally he did not like anything about him.

"Shuheng, Bailing, why don't you quickly pay your respects to your Imperial Grandmother?"

If you can't find anything to say, just use your child as a shield.

Therefore, the two brothers, who had been having a great time teasing little Yanzhi, turned around and saluted like two little cabbages at the emperor's command, "Grandmother, be well."

The Queen Mother was not so stiff in the face of the two little people, and a smile appeared on her cheeks. "Heng'er, why did Ling'er come to Yuntai Palace together? It's afternoon now, and the sun is so strong. The Imperial Concubine has never raised a child before, so she doesn't know that she should be shaded from the sun."

The fact was, everyone was in the hall just now and came outside to welcome her.

Instead, it became an excuse for her to be hermaphroditic!

After all, Concubine Chen was still pregnant, so she couldn't be considered to have raised a child. But Jiang Ying, who was holding her fat son, must have known about it, right?

Jiang Ying lowered his head and kept licking his back teeth.

This queen mother is poisonous, no identification required.

Yan Zhuo glanced at her and gave the two princes a symbolic kick. "Why don't you tell the Empress Dowager that you wanted to bask in the sun?"

The eldest prince staggered slightly after being kicked, but he was not angry with the Sixth Uncle. He said crisply, "Yes, yes, grandson is not afraid of the sun. It is good for your health to get more sun exposure. Besides, Empress Chen is too ill to get out of bed. Grandson cannot cause trouble for Empress Chen."

The second prince tugged at Cui Mo's clothes and glanced cautiously at the sun in the sky. His big obsidian eyes were immediately squinted by the sunlight, and he looked unhealthily pale, but his mental state was better than ever.

"Royal Pig Mother, the sun is warm and comfortable."

Hearing his babyish voice, calling the good "Imperial Grandmother" as "Imperial Pig Mother", the empress dowager's face suddenly turned dark and the corners of her mouth twitched.

Everyone present wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and it was very difficult for them to hold back their laughter.

Jiang Ying clearly saw the emperor's mouth tremble, and he turned sideways to cover it up. "Please go into the room, Queen Mother. It's really hot out here. Don't get a heat stroke."

The Queen Mother was holding her breath, but she had no other choice but to stride with Concubine Zhao into the inner hall.

He sneered, "It's a good thing that the Emperor and the Duke are as close as brothers. This is the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects and cannot be abolished!"

This was because he was unhappy that Yan Zhuo had just kicked the prince.

The emperor glanced at Yan Zhuo, who remained silent and plucked at his son's chubby little hands with his fingers. The little fellow was quite considerate and tried to grab his index finger. His five fingers were short and chubby, and it looked like he was playing with some toy.

The people behind entered the hall together.

Looking at the empress dowager sitting upright with a serious face in the backlight, Xiao Yanzhi yawned lazily and his thoughts emerged.

[Pretending! This old woman is really annoying even after living a new life.]

[Is it because she's too idle in the harem? She's always looking for trouble. The short-lived emperor's personality is nothing like hers!]

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