Chapter 84 Chapter 84 [VIP]
Emperor Yuan Shuo laughed: "I don't want to either, but a dragon gives birth to nine sons, so there are bound to be some deviations."
Shen Youyi felt a little bit reluctant, but not too much, and whispered: "Sometimes I think about it, it would be better to let Your Majesty put Liu into the Taoist temple in the first place."
She never thought that the person Liu loved would actually be the son of Prince Zhao, and that the prince's selfish judgment was actually right.
Emperor Yuan Shuo leaned over and kissed her, his expression remaining calm. "These things are exhausting. Yi Niang was frightened today, so she should get some sleep. I will dine with you and Madam Bai later."
There will be others to verify the authenticity of these things, so she doesn't need to explain too much. What he asked for from her has been satisfied.
He originally didn't want to make too much noise, but he couldn't hide it from Yi Niang's mother. Liu's failed suicide attempt in Zhaoyang Palace had already alarmed her.
After entering the palace, Bai was often given meals by the emperor. When the two of them occasionally sat at the same table, she no longer had much fear of Emperor Yuan Shuo. But today, when the guards silently took Liu away, she watched coldly, shuddering with fear.
When I saw my sleepy daughter while having dinner, I felt a little relieved and got rid of those wild thoughts.
Yi Niang had been born for more than twenty years, but she had not had a peaceful life since she got married. Unbeknownst to her, this child was angry and upset with the emperor.
But in the blink of an eye, the two of them were still eating affectionately. Yiniang ate very little as usual. The emperor asked her in a low voice if she wanted to eat more, with a tender look in his eyes, making her seem a little redundant everywhere.
Shen Youyi also felt a little guilty, but there was always someone around her who was very concerned and even staring at her passionately. She felt a little uncomfortable and teased: "Aniang, do you have anything to say?"
In front of Emperor Yuan Shuo, Bai Shi couldn't speak directly, so she could only say, "I just remembered the fortune teller who told your majesty's fortune. I thought he was just a quack, but I didn't expect him to be so accurate."
The sorcerer who had asserted that she would have a hard time getting married had also asserted that Shen Huaian would have a hard time getting married. Shen Youyi happened to think of this and even suspected that this man was someone her brother had hired to deceive his parents. But when she glanced at the thoughtful old man beside her, she said vaguely, "There are many scammers who get away with it. This is nothing unusual."
But she really hadn't heard from her brother for quite some time. Although the mountains were high and the roads were long, Chief Steward Xue was also a veteran in the officialdom for a long time, and he should have secretly reported some private matters to Emperor Yuan Shuo.
So at night, when she handed the nightgown to Emperor Yuan Shuo like a treasure, she casually asked, "My brother may not be able to help much on the front line, but my father is too busy to spare any time. Would you like to wait until I give birth and then call him back to serve father?"
Emperor Yuanshuo was just putting on the robe she had made herself and showing it to her when he heard her say, "There's no need for me to issue an order. The Anxi issue will be resolved by summer this year at the latest. It would be appropriate for him to meet Yi Niang's child then."
Tubo originally seized land for plundering and to fill the void in the country. After more than half a year, the expenditure far exceeded the gains, so it must have wanted a quick victory. However, the border troops still had support, so although it was difficult, it would not be a problem if another one or two years were left.
But the emperor had other plans for l.
Emperor Yuanshuo said with a pleasant face, "I have heard that the Tibetan king is no longer able to rule. Although his great minister is a famous general and has defended the country, the relationship between the ruler and his subjects may not be able to withstand provocation."
The situation in Tubo was more complicated than that in the Central Plains. The great monk was a devout believer, and his family prospered because of religion. This was a thorn in the side for any monarch, and Yiniang's brother frequently went in and out of the enemy camp.
It's just that his wife still doesn't know, otherwise she would be terrified. Emperor Yuan Shuo put his hand on her abdomen and said with a smile, "Madam Bai said that the fortune teller for Yi Niang was very accurate. I just remembered that my mother often wanted to ask monks and Taoist priests to feel her fortune. I think we should have someone feel her bones when the child is born."
Shen Youyi covered her face and glanced at him with her eyes: "With a father like Langjun and a mother like me, no matter whether it is a boy or a girl, how bad can this child's life be?"
Emperor Yuan Shuo disagreed. He felt the new sprouts of energy and said softly, "Yi Niang, before I was made Crown Prince, the late Emperor had people serve as my physiognomists for over a hundred times."
Regardless of whether they were princes or princesses, these prophecies were only icing on the cake for their bright future. However, he wanted to depose the queen and his son, and to establish a new queen in the East Palace. Although his ministers knew the reason, he still wanted to do all these things.
But from what Shen Youyi heard, Emperor Yuan Shuo was simply forcing people to say auspicious words, but since it was for the good of the child, she didn't say much and agreed to all of them.
But she felt that it was unnecessary to do so early, and teased: "My dear, don't you think you are too impatient?"
Emperor Yuan Shuo shook his head and said softly, "Yi Niang, the Crown Prince said he wanted to go to the temple to be ordained as a monk, and I have already approved it."
She was surprised that the emperor would agree to the prince's retreat into Buddhism. Shen Youyi was a little surprised: "Didn't His Majesty say that he wanted to wait until the prince understood?"
Emperor Yuan Shuo hesitated a little, and finally said, "He is already a father, I should not treat him as a child anymore. Since he insists,
Moreover, Emperor Yuanshuo also had his own selfish motives. Yi Niang would eventually give birth to a prince for him, and Zihui would become a vassal king and would eventually have to leave the capital.
Being the emperor for a day would naturally be stable for him, but he was the eldest son and had served as the Crown Prince, so it was not good for Zihui.
With this excuse, he would be strictly guarded by monks and could be supported for life. As for Zihui's son, he would become a distant branch of the royal family in the future, and even if the new emperor was young, he would not be able to be with him.
What's more, Zihui truly believed in cause and effect and was devoted to Buddhism. Living in a Buddhist temple was also a kind of liberation.
But as a father, I originally wanted to leave this huge empire to him alone, but in the end I only left him a Zen house, which made me feel guilty.
Emperor Yuan Shuo sighed softly. It was always difficult to have both in life. He whispered, "Yi Niang, please don't go out too often."
Shen Youyi nestled in his warm embrace, feeling a little melancholy. Stories of people laying down their butcher knives and becoming Buddhas on the spot rarely happened in the royal family. However, she still reluctantly persuaded him, "Shakyamuni was also a prince before he became a monk. Perhaps Your Highness can really attain enlightenment, and there's nothing wrong with that."
The tonsure ceremony took place two days after the crown prince was deposed from his position. The court and the public were shocked, so apart from Prince Zhao, no one noticed that Liu was missing from the Jiade Hall.
The Queen Mother was extremely sad, but because of Liu's involvement, Prince Zhao was forced to leave the capital and live in the palace to meditate. He was unable and had no intention of accompanying his mother to make jokes and cheer her up.
However, after some time, some rumors began to spread in the palace about the fate of this beautiful woman who suddenly appeared and disappeared in the palace. Bai picked out some of the rumors and told them to her pregnant daughter. Some said that she was found out to be a traitor, some said that she was forced to become a nun, and some said that she took advantage of the concubine's pregnancy to seduce the emperor, and the concubine ordered her to be executed in anger.
However, few people could piece together the truth of the matter. Shen Youyi was curious and went to ask Emperor Yuan Shuo.
Emperor Yuan Shuo glanced at her and said, "Prince Zhao knows that I am cruel. If she dares to tamper with your affairs, it is not too much to exterminate her entire clan."
The emperor said this, he must be keeping it a secret. Shen Youyi pushed him down, pounced on him and kissed him again and again, and said coquettishly: "That may not be the case. My husband is still very soft-hearted towards me."
Emperor Yuan Shuo couldn't stand her affection. After only a few kisses, he sensed a sign of losing control and said with a sullen face, "But think about it. Yi Niang is weak. We should do good deeds for you and save her from bloodshed. Let her leave the palace and go find the man she loves."
Shen Youyi was stunned. The emperor was naturally not as soft-hearted and polite to Liu as he was to her. Even if they were separated, he was willing to support her for life. The Prince of Zhao was used to a good life. It was not surprising for a young and energetic nobleman to be furious for a beautiful woman. But to really ask him to leave the Prince of Zhao's mansion and live a poor life with a woman was a lifelong thing. No one knew whether he could agree to it.
After agreeing, the two still have decades of time to spend together. Poor couples have many sorrows, but who knows how long the days of being content with love can last.
As for Prince Zhao himself, the emperor only punished him by fining his salary for two years and forbidding him to marry Liu as his concubine. This was indeed a special leniency given to him because they were born of the same mother.
She only occasionally felt a little curious and emotional about these outsiders' affairs. Her eyes darted around Emperor Yuan Shuo and said, "If Your Majesty were to become a farmer, he would surely live well with me."
Emperor Yuanshuo smiled. Only Yi Niang would dare to say such disrespectful words. "Don't think so, Yi Niang. A beauty like Yi Niang would not let herself be wronged. Lord Shen and Madam would not agree to let a delicate little girl like you spend the rest of your life with an illiterate farmer. At most, one day I will be displaced and come to Madam's house to work as a horse slave."
Shen Youyi knew that he had no such fantasy of seclusion, but she did not let go. She blew a breath gently in his ear and said maliciously: "The lady wants the farmer to serve me well tonight. Good brother, how much is your monthly salary? Accompany me for one night and I will give you two months, okay?"
It is one thing for Emperor Yuan Shuo to be distracted, but if this vixen really takes the initiative, he will have to retreat.
"Yi Niang, the imperial physician said it's not easy to have sex in the late stages..." Emperor Yuan Shuo held her waist firmly, but there was a suspicious redness around her ears. He negotiated, "We have to wait at least two months, six months would be best."
Shen Youyi didn't want to have sex again for half a year after giving birth. She had been pregnant for a long time and was really too tired to bear it, so she secretly went to Sui Chao to ask if there were any methods for women in the folk to induce labor. She also asked a female doctor to massage her private parts, and then she heard this... method that the imperial physician should not dare to tell Emperor Yuan Shuo.
She blushed and whispered to Emperor Yuan Shuo for a while. The usually calm man's expression changed dramatically: "Who is talking nonsense to Yi Niang?"
Shen Youyi couldn't give anyone away, so she whispered in defense, "Many men can't take concubines, and can't control their bodies... There are so many examples, so some people try to induce labor like this. My husband can't bear to see me suffer all the time, right?"
When she thought of Sui Chao's words that they could give birth to a child the next day after having sex, she was extremely excited. However, the heartless man rejected her ruthlessly without even consulting the imperial physician, and even slept in a separate bed at night, as if he dared to force himself on a woman with limited mobility.
However, this child did not make the mother wait too long. There was still half a month to the date estimated by the imperial physician. She had been eating sugar apples shipped from the sea for a few days, and her fetus moved constantly at night, with contractions getting more and more intense.
The pain was ten times more unbearable than what she had mistakenly thought was the pain of childbirth, but when the day finally came, she was not so afraid. She took a few deep breaths before reaching out to hold Emperor Yuan Shuo's hand and gently shaking it a few times.
As the birth was approaching, Emperor Yuan Shuo was also nervous. However, Yi Niang had been easily awakened during the night by the female doctor's massage in recent days. He opened his eyes in a dream and habitually held her soft hand and asked, "Yi Niang, do you want to get up and have some midnight snack before going to sleep?"
Shen Youyi nodded. She had to eat supper, but she probably couldn't sleep. "Henglang, ask the Shangshi Bureau to make some meat soup and milk cakes... I might be about to give birth."
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