Chapter 218 A Stroll on a Snowy Night

"Do you know how Doctor Chen passed away?" Xiao Mo asked after a while.

Shen Shuyao replied in a very soft voice: "You said he was sick, but I haven't seen him."

Xiao Mo took her hand again and said, "Your grandfather is an upright man. It's just that he didn't know that Zhu Jingrui was not his biological son. It was also due to the indulgence of the late emperor."

Seeing Chen Shuyao staring at him with wide eyes, he continued slowly, "It should be said that he knew it from the moment the Feng family girl entered the palace. Prince Liang thought he was sacrificing a woman of his own, but he didn't know that the late emperor also played along and was willing to wear a green hat on his head."

"So, the Emperor repeatedly brought the Second Prince out into the open, just to try to make this puppet play a greater role."

Chen Shuyao was secretly shocked.

She couldn't help but feel sorry for her grandfather. The old man probably never thought that the evidence he had kept until his death was worthless.

It is true that the emperor is ruthless and anything can be sacrificed.

After the late emperor passed away, Empress Wei followed shortly after.

People say that the late emperor only loved Queen Wei in his life, but Chen Shuyao thinks that such love is too heavy.

Empress Wei lived in the cold palace for most of her life, watching the man put the person who harmed her in the position of empress without any punishment.

Behind this seemingly deep affection lies the injustice of Queen Wei that has never been redressed, the endless nights in the cold palace, and the ever-increasing disappointment in that man.

Seeing her stunned, Xiao Mo pinched her fingers and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chen Shuyao honestly expressed her thoughts, but the other party's feelings were completely different from hers: "Men sometimes have to be too cautious."

Seeing the little girl next to him snort, he smiled and pulled her closer to him: "Let's go to that room and take a look."

Chen Shuyao looked up and saw that they had unknowingly walked to the edge of the plum forest. In front of them was a path leading directly to the house in the bamboo forest.

She was also stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile: "Is it the one where you pinched my neck?"

"It's the room where you surrendered to me." The man next to him corrected seriously. The two of them walked forward together and soon entered the house.

"How could I not surrender? You were about to strangle me to death, you were very cruel." Chen Shuyao couldn't help but bring up the past.

Xiao Mo thought about it and he did think that this young lady was too cunning. In addition to her extraordinary beauty, she was also sober and smooth, unlike ordinary women.

She planned for herself step by step, but although she had no relatives or friends with her, she couldn't help but consider the entire Chengguo Mansion and her grandmother whom she tried to please.

There was a smile in the man's eyes, "Where? Let me see!" Then his hand stroked his wife's velvety neck.

Seeing him caressing her, Chen Shuyao's eyes slowly changed. She reached out to push him away, but the man had already turned her around and she was pressed against the wall.

The man's Adam's apple rolled slightly, and he suddenly lowered his head.

Chen Shuyao felt the other person's stubble brushing against her neck, causing a sharp pain.

Then his lips kissed her, from the collarbone all the way down...

She unconsciously thrust out her chest to greet him...

An ambiguous sound suddenly rang out in the house, and even the lantern on the ground fluttered as if shy.

After a long while, the man finally raised his head, panting. He touched the young woman's belly helplessly and said, "You're still early."

A laugh escaped from Chen Shuyao's lips, and she whispered, "Be careful I will tell him what you are going to say now."

Xiao Mo also smiled, and the two hugged each other for a while before leaving the house.

After they left the bamboo forest, they crossed the walls on both sides and headed towards Yan Yutang.

The distance was not short, but Chen Shuyao did not feel tired. Although the plum blossoms had not yet bloomed, she really enjoyed taking such night walks.

But when the two of them reached the door of Yan Yutang, they saw Wang and her maid standing in the corridor.

Chen Shuyao hurried over to call her mother. Wang looked her up and down. Seeing that her daughter-in-law had a rosy complexion and a smile in her eyes and eyebrows, she opened her lips and finally said in a low voice: "I heard from the servants in my courtyard that you went to appreciate the plum blossoms. It's snowy and the roads are slippery and cold. Mother was a little worried for a while."

She had been waiting for a while, and when she saw Chen Shuyao was so happy, she swallowed the words of blame.

Why spoil their fun!

Wang's words did not contain any complaints, but only expressed her worries, which was very touching.

Chen Shuyao quickly said, "Mother, it must be very cold standing here. You can go and rest without worry! Yaoyao and the prince will take good care of themselves, and will also... take good care of the baby in your belly."

It was the first time she talked about her child in public, and she was a little shy for a moment.

But after saying it, I felt it was nothing.

At this moment, Xiao Mo also walked to her side. He first gently called her mother, and then said, "Please rest assured, mother, you have to take good care of yourself. This huge Chengguo Mansion still depends on you to support it."

Wang felt a pang in her heart. Up to now, this child had rarely spoken to her so seriously and gently.

Most of the time, he was awkward, even aloof.

The eldest son really grew up, had a wife and children, and indeed became very different from before.

Wang left in a hurry. Perhaps because she was too excited, she walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow in the snow.

Chen Shuyao asked the maid to help her mother-in-law with lighting from behind.

It was not until Wang had walked away that she could not help but pull the sleeve of the man next to her.

Xiao Mo pretended to be disgusted and pulled her claws off. Chen Shuyao laughed and said, "I was just about to praise you! Forget it if you won't let me."

When she turned around, she saw that the man had already entered the house.

Just as Chen Shuyao was about to go in, she saw Nanny Zheng standing guard at the door, and she couldn't help yawning.

She felt a little helpless for a moment. Old people are used to going to bed early, unlike the little maids like Huixiang, whose schedules were similar to hers.

"I've told you many times, Madam, that you don't have to follow us all day long. Just rest when you're tired. If you continue like this, Madam, I'll have no choice but to let you live in the farm." Chen Shuyao said angrily.

Upon hearing this, Madam Zheng lost all her sleepiness. She looked at the master she had raised from childhood and said after a long while, "I'm just worried. Let's not rush to take care of her for now. Wait until the young lady gives birth safely, then Madam will go."

But she thought that if the girl really gave birth to a child, she might want to watch for a while.

Seeing that she finally gave in, Chen Shuyao smiled and said, "That's good. Brother Changfu hasn't married yet. You must take good care of yourself. When his child is born, Nanny's wish will be truly fulfilled."

Not long after Chen Shuyao entered the bedroom, Xiao Mo came out of the bathroom.

The couple walked in the snow for a while, and when they both took a hot bath and lay down on the bed, it was already the middle of the night.

The man had been talking and laughing all night, as if he was not affected by what was happening in the palace at all. But now he became quiet, with a deep frown on his face, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Chen Shuyao shook him, and Xiao Mo wrapped his wife in his arms, then whispered: "I'm afraid the next few days will be uneasy."

His hand stroked the little woman's belly.

Chen Shuyao was still thinking about his words at first, but gradually, her eyes began to twitch.

After a while, Xiao Mo looked down again and saw that the person in his arms had fallen asleep. He couldn't help laughing.