Chapter 343 Return to School
Madam Sun, who was in charge of serving at the side, asked in a low voice: "Empress Dowager, do you want me to wake Niuniu up?"
The Queen Mother quickly shook her head.
Even if it weren't for the child who hadn't appeared yet, she didn't want to disturb Niu Niu's sleep.
Niu Niu slept until she woke up naturally. When she opened her eyes blearily, she saw the empress dowager staring at her with sparkling eyes.
"My dear, did you have a dream? What did you dream about?" the Queen Mother asked expectantly.
Niu Niu tilted her head and acted as if she was reminiscing about something.
Nanny Sun and Qian Rongsheng on the side were very anxious, but they didn't dare to urge Niu Niu.
Niuniu said after a long while: "I dreamed of the Goddess of Childbirth..."
When the Queen Mother heard this, her breathing became lighter.
"What did you say to the Goddess of Childbirth?" asked the Queen Mother.
"The Goddess of Childbirth said she was not coming to the palace to deliver a child." Niu Niu said.
When the Queen Mother heard this, the light in her eyes suddenly went out.
Niuniu continued, "I grabbed the sleeve of the Goddess of Childbirth and I wouldn't let her go!"
The Queen Mother's eyes lit up again and she stared at the little girl's mouth.
"The Goddess of Childbirth had to leave, so I followed her and made her give me a child."
The Queen Mother immediately asked, "Did the Goddess of Childbirth agree?"
Niuniu nodded: "The Queen agreed, but she also said that she could only give one. She also said that if I hadn't been so naughty and wouldn't let her go, there wouldn't have been any."
When she heard that there was only one, the empress dowager's face suddenly burst into infinite joy.
Niuniu felt very guilty and said, "I'm sorry, Queen Mother, I'm so incompetent. I should have asked the Queen for more."
After nearly thirty years of waiting, the Queen Mother had already become extremely demanding. She thought it was good enough to have a child, and she dared not ask for more.
"It's okay, it's okay. Even if there is only one, grandma thanks you." The Queen Mother held Niu Niu in her arms and thought she was so cute no matter how she looked at her.
Although the empress dowager also thought that the only child might be a girl, it would be good to have a girl, which was better than the emperor having no child at all.
Although this was just a child's dream, the Queen Mother still gave a strict order to the servants in her palace, not forcing them to tell this matter to anyone.
"Have someone send the Tongshi to me for a look."
"Tongshi" is a booklet recording the emperor's sexual life. It has always been kept by the empress. Now that the Empress is vacant, this booklet is placed directly in the Jingshifang.
After the Empress Dowager passed it over, she opened it and immediately saw many names of Concubine Li on it. She didn't think it was a big deal in the past, but now after seeing it, she just felt it was an eyesore.
However, in recent days, the emperor seems to have favored the imperial concubine less. The emperor said that praying for children was not credible, but in fact, he has favored the concubines who adopted daughters recently.
Although Concubine Luo did not have any children, the emperor often saw her in Shoukang Palace because Niuniu liked her. There is no man who does not love beauty, and in the past three days, Concubine Luo was the one who was favored.
The empress dowager closed the booklet and thought she had already made a guess. When Concubine Luo came to pay her respects in the afternoon and wanted to accompany Niu Niu to do her homework, the empress dowager looked at her with some eagerness.
Luo Meiren didn't understand what was going on, but she didn't dare to ask more questions and still looked honest. Only when facing Niu Niu did Luo Meiren show some of her true nature.
"My dear, you seem to have more strength to write recently." Lady Luo looked at the big characters that Niu Niu had just written in surprise.
She didn't expect that Niu Niu would make such great progress in just a few days.
Niuniu raised her head and said, "Maybe it's because my sister taught me a good method. After holding the egg for two days, I feel that my hands are stronger! Also, I have gained weight recently! The Queen Mother hugged me and said that I am heavier than before and that I am a little fat girl now!"
Lady Luo reached out and pinched Niuniu's little face, chuckling softly: "The little fat girl is the most lovable!"
Niu Niu didn’t think that the fat girl’s words were insulting, and she smiled and kissed Lady Luo’s face.
Niu Niu likes the beautiful sister the most. She feels that when she leans on the beautiful Luo’s arms, her handwriting looks better than usual.
The Queen Mother watched this from afar and could not help but say to Nanny Sun beside her: "If this can really go as she wished, then Niuniu will be a great hero."
Nanny Sun naturally spoke kind words without hesitation. She whispered, "Empress Dowager, do you feel that sleeping with Niuniu is particularly comfortable?"
The Queen Mother was stunned when she heard this.
She had been thinking about Niu Niu's talking in her sleep and hadn't noticed that she slept particularly soundly today. Her whole body seemed to be lighter, as if she was a person who had just recovered from a serious illness.
After dinner, Niu Niu suddenly found that her bedding had been taken to the Empress Dowager.
"Grandma Queen, am I going to let someone else live in my room?" Niu Niu asked with her big innocent eyes.
The Queen Mother said, "Your room is still reserved for you alone, but I can't sleep alone at night, so I want Niuniu to coax me to sleep. Are you willing, Niuniu?"
The Queen Mother learned how to get along with children without any instruction. When Niu Niu heard this, she immediately patted her belly and said, "So it's the Queen Mother who needs my help. Don't worry, I'm the best at getting people to sleep!"
The Queen Mother had witnessed Niu Niu's magical powers many times, but when she woke up early the next day, she was still extremely surprised.
It had been a long time since she had slept so well till dawn like she did now. She did not have endless dreams, but only felt the solidity and comfort as if she was back in her mother's arms.
Her mother had passed away decades ago, and the good sleep she received all night long made the empress dowager think about it for a long time during the day.
It was not until after breakfast when Niu Niu excitedly rushed out of Shoukang Palace carrying her small schoolbag that the empress dowager came to her senses.
"At noon, tell the imperial kitchen to make more dishes that Niuniu likes..." The Queen Mother had just said this when she suddenly added, "Tell the imperial kitchen to make an extra portion of food and send it to the school on time. I'm afraid Mr. Gu won't have time to eat because he's running back and forth."
Qian Rongsheng naturally knew that the Queen Mother loved Gu Mingda because of her love for him. He was afraid that Gu Mingda would go hungry, so he smiled and said, "Queen Mother, I want to ask you for this job. I can go with Lady Luo to bring Niuniu back."
The empress dowager nodded casually. She didn't have many other ideas about learning to drive and deliver meals. Letting Qian Rongsheng go there in person could also intimidate those villains in the imperial kitchen who flattered outsiders and make them dare not be perfunctory about Gu Mingda's meals.
Niuniu almost pulled Luo Meiren and Shen Ling forward and said, "Sister Meiren, today is the first day that my father comes to the palace to take classes. I want to see if he has missed me in all these days!"
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