Although she has a biological daughter, Shen Wei cannot ignore Li Yao's existence.
Shen Wei's concern for Li Yao may be more of a calculation, as she wants to use Li Yao to consolidate her position in the harem. But no matter what, Shen Wei at least gave Li Yao the maternal love she lacked.
The Peony Courtyard where Li Yao lives.
Li Yao was absent-minded the whole afternoon. When she was learning tea art from the old lady, she was often distracted.
Li Yao kept thinking about what Nanny Liu said: [Shen already has her own biological daughter, how can she care about you?]
Li Yao was very distressed.
Li Yao vaguely remembered that the princess was quite nice to her when she was a child. Later, the princess gave birth to a son, and she had even less energy to focus on Li Yao.
Now that Aunt Shen has her own biological daughter, she will definitely love her sister more in the future. She is not my aunt's child, so my aunt may not play with her anymore...
She was going to become that child who was not loved by anyone again. Li Yao lay on the table sullenly, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes.
"Young Master Yao." Cai Ping's voice came from outside the house. Cai Ping walked in with a smile, "Young Master, this is the summer dress that my master specially asked someone to make for you, and there are also two handkerchiefs."
Li Yao stood up with a somersault.
She ran over happily: "Let me see the skirt that Auntie made for Yaoer!"
On the tray, there was a beautiful light red gilded skirt. The pattern and color were Li Yao's favorite, and there were small golden carps embroidered on the sleeves.
Li Yao's eyes were shining.
Since the beginning of spring, the princess has made a lot of clothes for her two sons, but she has not made any new clothes for Li Yao.
Cai Ping continued, "The master asked the kitchen to make fresh flower cakes tonight. Master Yao, do you want to have dinner?"
Li Yao nodded excitedly: "Okay! I will definitely go there tonight."
All worries disappear in an instant.
In the evening, Li Yao put on a new dress and ran happily to the Liuli Pavilion. Chen Wei waved at her with a friendly expression as usual: "Yao'er, come and see your sister."
Li Yao leaned over the cradle and looked around.
My sister is still sleeping. Her little face is white, tender, chubby, and her eyelashes are like black brushes. She looks so cute when she is sleeping. Li Yao looked at him curiously for a while, then raised her head and asked, "Aunt, how long will my sister sleep?"
Shen Wei smiled faintly and rubbed her temples tiredly: “I’ll wake up when I’m hungry.”
Li Yao tilted her head to look at Chen Wei. After not seeing her for several days, Chen Wei looked a little pale, with faint dark circles under her eyes and a white bandage wrapped around her wrist. Li Yao heard from the old nanny that the newborn baby was very noisy and would always cry in the middle of the night.
I guess Aunt Shen must be tired from taking care of the children.
Li Yao felt a little guilty. Aunt Shen was already very tired from taking care of the children, but she was still jealous of her sister in her heart.
"You are at the age of growing up, and you are getting taller and taller. Your skirt should be made bigger every year." Shen Wei took Li Yao's hand and looked at the dress on Li Yao. "Does it fit? If it is too small, I will ask Cai Ping to send it to the embroidery room for modification."
Li Yao nodded with emotion and said obediently: "The skirt fits me very well, thank you, auntie."
Prince Yan was busy with official business tonight and did not return to the palace. Li Yao and Shen Wei had dinner together. Li Yao ate delicious pastries and accompanied Shen Wei to look after her sister in the cradle.
It was not until dark that Li Yao reluctantly left, her heart filled with happiness.
Back at the Peony Courtyard, Li Yao was about to lie back on the bed to rest. There was a noise outside the house, and Nanny Liu, who was beside the princess, came in. Nanny Liu pushed the door open and walked into Li Yao's bedroom.
"Young Master Yao, the princess asked me to bring you something." Nanny Liu said, holding a tray.
Li Yao was wearing pajamas and rubbing her sleepy eyes: "Mother, did you send me something?"
Madam Liu smiled and said, "It's getting warmer in the spring, so the princess specially asked the embroidery room to make a spring dress for the young master."
Li Yao stopped rubbing her eyes.
Madam Liu put the tray on the table and said meaningfully, "My young master, you are the princess's biological daughter, so the princess naturally has you in her heart. You go to Liuli Pavilion every day, and Shen has her own child, so how can she be sincere to you? Hey, my young master, think carefully about what I said, I will not harm you."
As the night deepened, Nanny Liu chattered on for a long time before slowly leaving.
Li Yao took out the clothes that the princess made for her and tried them on herself a few times.
Li Yao lowered her eyes and said sullenly, "I can't even wear it..."
She has grown taller and fatter this year. The princess still made her clothes according to the measurements from two years ago, and the clothes didn't fit her well.
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The next day, Shen Wei woke up early in the morning. As usual, I jogged around the yard and exercised before having breakfast.
The kitchen has already started to get busy.
There was a full-moon banquet for the child at noon, and the venue was set in the front yard of Shen Wei's Liuli Pavilion. The only guests invited were the princess, Prince of Yan, Zhang Miaoyu, Liu Ruyan, Liu Qiaoer and a few concubines.
It can be considered a small family dinner.
Before noon, Zhang Miaoyu was the first to run to the Liuli Pavilion following the smell.
Zhang Miaoyu ran into the room holding a pink dress, and seeing the faint dark circles under Shen Wei's eyes and the white ointment wrapped around Shen Wei's wrist, Zhang Miaoyu gently comforted Shen Wei: "Sister Shen Wei, don't be sad. The prince dotes on you, and if you want to see the child in the future, it will definitely be easy."
The full-moon banquet is also a ceremony for handing over the child.
Separation of mother and daughter is the greatest suffering in the world.
Zhang Miaoyu wanted to help Chen Wei, but she was powerless. Zhang Miaoyu rolled her eyes and held Shen Wei's hand: "I don't have a child, how about I beg the prince to let me raise your child? Then I will secretly send the child back to you."
Chen Wei smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Miaoyu. But you don't have to worry about it. There will always be a way out when the car is in front of the mountain."
Zhang Miaoyu sighed, and her eyes fell on Shen Wei's wrist again: "Huh? Sister Shen Wei, is your wrist injured?"
Shen Wei's old face flushed, thinking of some unpleasant memories: "My wrist is sprained, apply ointment."
Since she became pregnant, she had not had sex with Prince Yan very often, and most of the time they solved the problem in other ways.
After giving birth, Shen Wei focused on taking good care of herself. Her face became round and fair, and her figure became more graceful, which made King Yan jealous.
But Shen Wei politely rejected King Yan's request for sex, saying that her body was her own and she must not cross the line during the confinement period. Otherwise, serious consequences may occur.
Why.
Shen Wei felt sorry for her hands.
Time passed and it was almost time for the banquet. Guests coming to the banquet arrived one after another. Prince Yan came back first, still wearing his gorgeous court robes, and strode into the room. Shen Wei was bending over to wipe the child's face, her movements were slow and careful.
Seeing Prince Yan, Shen Wei said, "Prince, you are back."
King Yan saw the dark circles under Shen Wei's eyes and knew that she didn't sleep well last night. King Yan stepped forward and put his arm around Shen Wei's waist, and asked gently, "What are you doing, Weiwei?"
Shen Wei forced a smile and said, "Wipe the child's face and change him into new clothes later. The child has gone to the princess' place, so I'm afraid I can't take care of him every day."
Shen Wei pretended not to know that her brother had passed the imperial examination.
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