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On the same night, the lights in Qixue Pavilion were still on.
Liu Ruyan carried a lantern in her hand, walked through the lush flowers and plants, and went to a remote corner of the yard.
The maid Xuemei followed behind her with an expressionless face, she was already numb.
"Look, the flowers are blooming." Liu Ruyan looked at the two night-blooming cereus in the corner of the wall. As the moonlight fell, two night-blooming cereus flowers slowly opened, pure white.
Liu Ruyan stared at the Epiphyllum obsessively, and could not help but feel sad: "Life is just like this Epiphyllum, blooming for a moment, and mourning for half of life... Look at the dead Zhang Yue, wasn't her life just like an Epiphyllum?"
Today, Zhang Yue's frame-up of Shen Wei has reached Liu Ruyan's ears. Liu Ruyan sympathizes with Zhang Yue.
Xuemei said mechanically: "Yes, yes, yes."
Xuemei is so tired!
When the plum blossoms bloom in winter, Liu Ruyan will go to admire the flowers under the plum trees on snowy nights.
When the night-blooming cereus blooms in the summer, Liu Ruyan will go to the corner of the wall to admire the night-blooming cereus even when mosquitoes are flying around.
"I remember a long time ago, the prince also accompanied me to appreciate the night-blooming cereus." A trace of bitterness flashed across Liu Ruyan's lips.
Xuemei nodded numbly: "Yes."
When Prince Yan and Liu Ruyan were in a very good relationship, they once watched the Epiphyllum together at night.
Liu Ruyan admired the pure white appearance of the Epiphyllum, and the King of Yan casually said, "After the Epiphyllum fades, you can pick it and send it to the kitchen to make a bowl of Epiphyllum pork ribs soup."
Then Liu Ruyan was so angry that she cried and ignored King Yan for half a month.
After that, Prince Yan never admired Epiphyllum with Liu Ruyan again.
"Master, news came from the East Palace that Young Master Nanzhi misses you." Xuemei slapped the mosquito on the back of her hand to death and reported the matter to Liu Ruyan.
In the Prince of Yan's Mansion, the princess had two sons and one daughter, and Concubine Liu had a pair of twins, a boy and a girl. Liu Ruyan has a sickly daughter named Li Nanzhi, who is six years old this year.
Liu Ruyan raised Li Nanzhi for four years.
Liu Ruyan likes to take her daughter to appreciate the snow and plum blossoms. The heavy snow and cold weather cause her daughter to always fall ill and have a fever.
Prince Yan then raised Princess Li Nanzhi, but the princess neglected to take care of the child and the child's situation did not improve. Finally, Prince Yan sent Li Nanzhi to the Prince's Mansion to be raised by the Crown Princess, who loved children.
Although Li Nanzhi was young, he had not forgotten his biological mother and always wanted to come back to see Liu Ruyan.
Liu Ruyan looked at the two pure white Epiphyllums with a calm look in her eyes, "The Crown Princess has taken good care of Nanzhi. Sooner or later, she will forget about me, her biological mother."
Xuemei tried to explain: "...The young master has really never forgotten you."
Liu Ruyan shook her head calmly: "A six-year-old child doesn't understand what it means to miss someone."
Xuemei: Nothing to say!
Although Li Nanzhi was young, she had always been very dependent on Liu Ruyan. On the day she was sent out of the palace, the four-year-old girl cried heart-wrenchingly and grabbed the corner of Liu Ruyan's clothes and refused to let go.
But it just so happened that during that period, Liu Ruyan was in a cold war with King Yan. She just watched her daughter being sent away without any comment.
In the following two years, Liu Ruyan never visited the Eastern Palace once.
Liu Ruyan looked at the withered Epiphyllum with a look of melancholy in her eyes: "Flowers bloom and wither in due season, and this is especially true for mothers and daughters, and husbands and wives...Xuemei, the Epiphyllum has withered, let's go back."
Xuemei scratched her arm which was covered with mosquito bites: "...Yes."
It's another day when I want to change my master.
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On the second day, Prince Yan left Liuli Pavilion refreshed and went to court. Shen Wei supported her aching waist, slowly got up, and ran around the yard twice.
"Cailian, tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs to change to a sturdy bed." After running, Chen Wei instructed Cailian while having breakfast.
There was too much noise last night.
The bed was broken and the bed curtains were torn by King Yan.
Cai Lian pursed her lips and chuckled: "I will do it right away. This time I will definitely change to the strongest bed."
Cai Lian went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Chen Wei ate her breakfast slowly.
She is now preparing for pregnancy, so there are more spinach, shrimp, beef, kelp and other foods on her breakfast table to supplement her body with folic acid, calcium and iron.
Shen Wei eats food to prepare for pregnancy, so naturally she also has to secretly make arrangements for King Yan.
Chen Wei instructed Cai Ping: "The prince will come to Liuli Pavilion for dinner tonight. Go to the kitchen and ask them to make some delicious dishes with oysters, yellow croaker, wolfberry, shrimp, pumpkin, mutton and leeks."
These foods can enhance the physique of King Yan. Especially oysters, which are rich in elements and can enhance the quality and vitality of Xiaoyanwang.
Give it to King Yan secretly to strengthen his body, so that the children Shen Wei will give birth to in the future will be healthier.
"Okay, I'll do it right away." Cai Ping didn't understand the uses of these ingredients, but she would remember every order from Chen Wei and execute them perfectly.
After breakfast, Shen Wei took a walk in the yard to digest the food.
At the entrance of Liuli Pavilion, there were two cold-faced guards in black. Those were the tiger guards raised by Prince Yan. From now on, they were the security guards guarding the gate of Liuli Pavilion.
A smile appeared on Shen Wei’s lips.
Although she suffered a minor crime this time after being falsely accused of adultery by Zhang Yue, she gained a lot.
Zhang Yue died, and the princess dared not attack Shen Wei again; Shen Xiuming was inspired to fight again and worked hard; Prince Yan had stronger feelings for her; Shen Wei did not need to report to the princess when leaving the palace, so it was more convenient for her to go out and do business; Liuli Pavilion also had two more security guards with high martial arts skills.
A lot of harvest!
Lay a solid foundation for her safe pregnancy.
"Did the princess go to the palace today?" Shen Wei asked Rong Mama while sitting by the waterside pavilion.
Rong Ma nodded and said, "The prince punished the princess to copy three volumes of Buddhist scriptures and sent them to the queen's palace today. Judging from the time, the princess should have arrived at the palace."
Shen Wei was thoughtful. The Queen—the biological mother of Prince Yan and the Crown Prince, the most honorable woman in Daqing, and her nominal mother-in-law.
If Shen Wei wants to gain a firm foothold in the palace, in addition to the favor of King Yan, the guarantee of her children, the support of her family, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is also an important part.
Getting along well with the mother-in-law is also a must for the King of Juan to pamper his concubine. If Prince Yan finds a new love one day, she will still be able to stand firm in the palace with the support of a powerful mother-in-law.
Shen Wei said, "Madam Rong, tell me about the Queen. Do the Queen and the Princess have a good relationship?"
Madam Rong is an elder in the palace, so naturally she has rich experience. Rong Ma said calmly: "The queen comes from the famous Xie family, and she and your majesty love each other. The queen is very strict and manages the harem in an orderly manner.
In the past few years, the queen was quite tolerant towards the princess. It's just that in recent years, the princess has often been reprimanded by the queen. ”
Shen Wei asked, "Why would the Queen reprimand the Princess?"
Rong Ma thought for a moment and said, "Although the princess is the prince's legal wife, she has neglected the management of the household in the past two years and has not fulfilled her duties as a mistress."
Shen Wei fell into deep thought, her intuition told her that perhaps there was something else going on.
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Daqing Imperial Palace, Kunning Palace.
The princess respectfully presented three volumes of Buddhist scriptures and placed them in front of the queen's desk. The queen is nearly fifty years old, with white hair on her temples. Her once stunning face has been eroded by time, and there are fine lines at the corners of her eyes that cannot be concealed.
The queen rubbed her temples, her face showing fatigue.
The queen did not look at the Buddhist scriptures. She took a sip of tea and slashed the princess with a sharp gaze: "Kneel down."
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