After finalizing the "White Moonlight" plan, Shen Wei soon "fell ill."
The news soon reached the ears of King Yan. Since ancient times, when new and old emperors take over, there are always countless things waiting to be done. At this time, Prince Yan was still in the Qing Palace, discussing the enthronement arrangements with his trusted court officials.
"Are you sick?" Prince Yan's heart tightened.
There were a mountain of matters on his desk. After hesitating for a moment, Prince Yan decided to go back to the palace to take a look in person. Just as he stood up, a palace servant outside came to report that the Queen had arrived.
The Prince of Yan temporarily dismissed his trusted aides.
As the winter weather grew colder, the Queen began to dress simply. She walked into the hall and raised her hand, and the palace maids and eunuchs who were serving her walked out of the hall with their heads lowered.
"Mother." Prince Yan stepped forward, supported the Queen's arm, and helped her sit down. "It's cold in winter, and you have been in poor health. You should rest in the palace."
The Queen said, "Yanjing is cold in winter and windy in spring. I plan to go to the Donghua Mountain Villa in a few days to recuperate for two or three years."
King Yan was stunned.
The queen smiled and took a sip of hot tea to moisten her throat. "Mother knows that you will implement new policies after ascending the throne, which will surely be opposed by many old ministers. I will temporarily leave the palace, and those old ministers will have nowhere to complain, so they can only swallow their anger."
The queen left the palace, firstly to live a quiet life, and secondly for the sake of Prince Yan.
When the old regime changes to the new one, the new ministers under the King of Yan always squeeze the living space of the old ministers. The Queen comes from the famous Xie family. The Xie family represents the power of the old ministers and will definitely ask the Queen for help.
How can the mother’s family be as important as one’s own son? The queen chose to leave the palace and not get involved in state affairs.
"Mother, you have suffered." Prince Yan was grateful for the Queen's understanding.
The Queen put down her teacup and said, "It would be boring for me to go to Donghua Mountain alone, so I plan to take Shen and my three little grandchildren with me."
The King of Yan never thought that the Queen would say such a thing, and he refused subconsciously: "Mother, no!"
According to Prince Yan's plan, he intended to bring his wives and concubines into the palace after he ascended the throne. Conferred the title of consort to Chen Wei, who would accompany him at all times, just like when they were in the palace.
He can no longer leave Shen Wei.
The queen sighed and advised, "The imperial physician reported today that Shen has been suffering from palpitations, night sweats, abdominal pain and insomnia. Giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell. She risked her life to give birth to three children for you. Two months after giving birth to the twins, she almost died from an assassin's arrow. She has experienced many twists and turns and her body has been damaged. Donghua Mountain is like spring all year round and is suitable for recuperation."
King Yan was silent.
He didn't want to be separated from Shen Wei, and Prince Yan said, "Don't worry, mother, I will take good care of Shen."
The Queen shook her head. "You were so busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty, how could you take good care of her? Eighty years ago, Emperor Mingzu favored Concubine Zhen. Concubine Zhen got pregnant seven times in ten years, and died before she was thirty. Do you want Shen to follow Concubine Zhen's path?"
The King of Yan hesitated to speak. He thought of Shen Wei’s back pain. In the past, Shen Wei was bright and healthy, but after giving birth to twins, she developed back pain and could not sleep at night.
The damage left by the twins is difficult to erase.
The Queen said earnestly, "After you ascend the throne, you must accept new people into the palace for the sake of peace in the former dynasty. If you favor Shen, won't she become a thorn in the eyes of others? How can the new and old officials sit by and watch? What will the common people think?"
"If you want to favor Shen, you have to wait until the government is stable. If you can cover the sky with one hand, who dares to disobey you?"
Prince Yan lowered his cold eyes, what his mother said made sense.
He wanted to favor Shen Wei before he had even secured his position as emperor, which was pushing her into the fire pit. But when he thought about being separated from Shen Wei, Prince Yan's heart seemed to be cut by a knife.
I can't bear to let go, and I don't want to let go.
But in the end, Prince Yan nodded silently and agreed to the Queen's proposal.
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It snowed in Yanjing at night, and after dawn the entire palace was shrouded in a sea of white snow. Several carriages stopped at the back door of the palace, and the maids loaded the packed bags onto the carriages.
Shen Wei was afraid of the cold, so she wrapped herself in a thick fox cloak. The fox fur cloak was a gift from the King of Yan. It was made of snow-white fox fur satin with a circle of dyed red silk velvet wrapped around the outermost layer. It was very warm to wear.
"Can you not leave?" Li Yao clutched Shen Wei's cloak reluctantly, her face full of tears, "Yao'er go and beg father not to let you go."
Chen Wei is leaving, and Li Yao is the one who is most reluctant to let her go.
Shen Wei touched Li Yao's little face and smiled gently: "Don't cry, I will come back when I get well. In the future, when you enter the palace and become a princess, no one will bully you."
Li Yao lowered her head, her nose sour: "Yao'er doesn't want to be a princess... Yao'er wants to go with my aunt."
The walls of the palace are very high and it is far away from the Yanjing market. You can’t hear the hawkers outside the courtyard, nor can you see the spring scenery outside the city. Li Yao didn't like it there, it was big and cold.
"I'm not feeling well and need to go out to recuperate," Shen Wei soothed, "I'll write to you every month from now on."
Li Yao sniffed and nodded sullenly. Chen Wei was in poor health, afraid of the cold in winter, and had lost a lot of weight. She had to take a lot of medicine every day. Li Yao saw all of this.
Shen Wei half squatted down, held Li Yao in her arms, and patted her back gently: "Remember to take care of yourself. Wear more clothes when it's cold, and don't use too much ice when it's hot. Don't endure it if you are bullied, tell your father and Aunt Zhaoyang directly."
After repeated instructions, Shen Wei left with the maid.
Li Yao stood in the snow, watching Shen Wei's leaving back. It was cold and snowy, and Li Yao couldn't help crying.
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The palace's carriage drove to the royal official road at the east city gate and joined the queen's carriage team. It was cold in the morning, with heavy snow and strong wind, and there was no one at the East City Gate.
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