Chapter 86 Chapter 86 [VIP]
Shen Huaian did not sleep for several days. When he arrived in the capital, he learned that the imperial concubine had given birth to the third prince for the current emperor. Emperor Yuan Shuo wanted to build momentum for this son. Although he had heard that he had brought the head of the Tibetan general to the capital early on, he deliberately delayed it for a few days and asked him to enter the capital one day before the third prince's full moon.
Rumors arose one after another, such as the imperial concubine was unlucky and the enchantress was a disaster for the country. However, with the birth of the prince and the victory at the border, these rumors were refuted. There were even rumors that the newborn baby had strange signs, and purple air surrounded the court after birth. There were also continuous happy events, indicating that he must be destined for the Eastern Palace.
Some in the court had understood the emperor's intentions and submitted petitions requesting titles for the Imperial Concubine and the Third Prince. However, Emperor Yuanshuo was not particularly anxious. He addressed several of his ministers with a serious expression, "Although I favor the Imperial Concubine, I have reigned for twenty-one years, have already had two empresses, and have now deposed the Crown Prince. I fear she will bring misfortune upon my wife and children. If harm comes to the young child, it will be my fault."
The emperor's fate is extremely noble, but his inner affairs are often not smooth. The concubines and children are not affectionate with each other, and the inner palace has been deposed and reinstated several times. Even if the imperial concubine is favored, the emperor is in his prime. Once this woman becomes the queen and there is a new favorite concubine and beloved son, it may not last long.
Now that Shen's family has become extremely wealthy, perhaps not making her the queen would cause less trouble for the emperor.
However, the emperor had only one son who was expected to inherit the throne, so Emperor Yuan Shuo specially found many sorcerers to read the fortunes of the imperial concubine and this late son.
Shen Youyi had known about his many plans for a long time. He even heard that he had found Xu Fu's descendant Guo and teased him, "My dear, don't you plan to check out the Feng Shui of the late emperor's mausoleum?"
The Queen Mother lamented that the late emperor did not have many strange hobbies except for being lustful, but he gave birth to such two evil children. The emperor deposed the eldest son, and the prince of Zhao was also taken away by Liu and died of depression not long ago.
But the emperor, with all the fanfare of the emperor, was telling everyone that his son was destined to rule the world, that they were meant to be a couple, that they were incompatible and would end up together forever. Although she felt no shame in this, she felt he was just letting the officials set fires. "Aren't you afraid that the sorcerer would know your thoughts and try to make you say good things, or even turn bad things into good things?"
He was deceived by her and was already furious. Now he wanted to build momentum for her and spread all those vain compliments in various ways.
Emperor Yuan Shuo, however, did not take it as an offense. He held the soft baby in his arms, adoring it immensely. He said calmly, "If I can tolerate Yi Niang's deception, why can't I tolerate others' deception?"
The little baby lost his red baby color and became white and tender. His wrinkled skin puffed up like air and he smiled at people every day. He was so cute and pitiful. When he was born, Emperor Yuan Shuo was always worried about the child, fearing that he would not be able to survive. He asked several wet nurses to live with him in the Zichen Palace. As they watched the child grow up day by day, they liked him more and more.
When he was in the inner hall, he often only wore soft and loose pajamas, fearing that the gold and silver threads would hurt the child's delicate cheeks. Even when bathing, he wanted to take the child with him to play in the water.
Although Shen Youyi also loved this cute child very much, she was not as cautious as he was. Whenever she poked the child's face out of curiosity, Mrs. Bai would accidentally know about it and then blame her for not knowing how to be a mother. What if the eldest son loved to drool in the future?
She didn't know if the child liked to drool, but she herself was drooling.
The child was born more than two months ago, and Emperor Yuan Shuo did not shy away from living apart from her during the confinement period. However, when the two of them slept, the old man was very strict. He would either put the baby in the inner hall to sleep with them, or chat with her. As long as he did not have to go out, he would stay with her in the inner hall.
She thought that perhaps the emperor thought she had not recovered yet, so she would always pretend to have uneasy dreams at night, loosely wrap her arms around him, gently rubbing his strong back, but she would get closer and closer, wanting her lover to hug her and comfort her before she could fall asleep.
After she had shown herself so weak and pitiful for two or three times, Emperor Yuan Shuo instructed his female doctor to prescribe her a decoction to calm her nerves and replenish her blood, as well as a lot of candied fruits.
It was like a bolt from the blue that a man who could make people happy suddenly lost interest in her. Although she was unwilling to become a nun, she had no choice but to take advantage of him.
She began to think that Emperor Yuan Shuo was telling her how many male favorites to keep in the future, and there was some sincerity in his words.
However, these half-joking, half-sincere words were not entirely heartbreaking. At least the emperor still loved her. He neither looked for new things in others nor allowed her to find new toys.
Her eyes darted around him, and Emperor Yuanshuo couldn't help but find it amusing. He calmly handed the young child in his arms to the beauty on the couch, and said with concern, "Yi Niang has been cooped up in Zichen Palace for a long time. She's eaten less these days. When you've recovered in a few days, I'll go boating with you, listen to music and drink wine, okay?"
This little bastard probably had long forgotten how many outrageous requests she had agreed to when she was pregnant. He easily forgot her perfunctory words, but maybe she thought he couldn't do such a shameless thing.
Shen Youyi picked up the soft baby and teased it, and the familiar stuffiness came over her body again. She had originally taken medicine to stop her from producing milk, but as long as she looked at the child, her heart softened and her body would react. However, she was reluctant to not see her own child for a month or two, so she gave up after taking the medicine twice. However, since she did not have any dietary restrictions, she was not confident in feeding the little baby, so she could only squeeze it out secretly.
It was only after raising this child that she realized how difficult it is to be a parent.
But when she heard that she could go out and have fun, even if it was just outside the Purple Palace, she was happy and immediately cheered up. She said innocently, "Of course that would be great. Mother doesn't allow me to go out and get some fresh air. It's so hot, I can't even take a bath more often. It's suffocating for Yi Niang!"
Not to mention singing and dancing as usual, even if it was Yuan Shuo Ball, she would still find it fresh.
Yuan Shuo was particularly indulgent and said with a smile: "Yiniang has taken a lot of medicine before. The doctor said that you are weak and need to sit for two months. Madam Bai is naturally worried about your health. After the Hundred Days Banquet, I will ask Madam to leave the palace."
Shen Youyi was reluctant to let her go, but she was a married woman and could not rely on her mother all the time. When she thought about being able to live as carefree and happy as before she got pregnant, she was not very sad. She nodded and said, "When I miss my mother in the future, I can summon her to the palace to accompany me."
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At the end of June, the Daye Pond was shrouded in mist and the rockery was hidden in the fog, appearing and disappearing, like a fairyland in Penglai.
The lotus flowers were in full bloom, and a colorful boat sailed into the depths of the lotus flowers, floating on the water, being pushed aside and gathered by the current.
The sound of stringed instruments and orchestras came from the waterside pavilion. Along with the sound, Shen Youyi rested her head on the emperor's lap, enjoying his gentle and tender touch, and said happily, "What?"
This year is not an integer, and the war costs are huge. Emperor Yuan Shuo naturally wants to set an example and does not want to celebrate his birthday too late. She took care of herself after giving birth, and Emperor Yuan Shuo treated her like a porcelain doll. Not to mention sewing, she was not even allowed to read more books. The birthday gifts for the emperor were all prepared by his subordinates.
But she gave him a cute and sensible little prince, so even if she gave him three more Buddhist scriptures, the emperor could not say anything bad.
As expected, Emperor Yuan Shuo did not make any harsh or strange requests. His eyes were bright and he said, "Hasn't Yi Niang already sent the best gift?"
Shen Youyi raised her head and chuckled, but heard him say softly: "There is music but no wine, won't Yi Niang feed it to me personally?"
The emperor rarely drank alcohol with meals except for banquets in the palace. However, Shen Youyi didn't think so much at the moment. She glanced at the king who was hugging her, her eyes charming and frivolous. She sat up sideways like a boneless person, picked up a wine glass, and slowly filled it.
Her hands were slender, their snow-white color surpassing the jade-like porcelain cups. The clear wine accidentally splashed onto the folded robes of the emperor and his concubine. She lowered her eyes and smiled. When she looked up at him, her eyes were full of smiles. She whispered, "Henglang and I will have a drink together, okay?"
The wine glass was passed straight to his thin lips. The majestic imperial robes were filled with the aroma of wine and powder. The favorite concubine in his arms was dressed as a girl, her dress disheveled. She was obviously a beauty who relied on her favor, but she looked at him pitifully and moved her slender waist. "Don't you like me feeding you like this?"
Emperor Yuan Shuo's Adam's apple moved up and down, and his grip on her arm became stronger. He really wanted to open this gift in advance today.
Shen Youyi suspected that he really wanted the beauty to feed the wine with her lips, but Emperor Yuan Shuo just held her wrist and lifted it up, swallowed half of the wine, and transferred the other half to her lips.
She had always had no resistance to serious but handsome men, especially Emperor Yuan Shuo, who had a tall and majestic figure and a cold expression. When he leaned over to look at her, he was like a bottomless abyss, as if he wanted to swallow her in.
The weak and powerless prey had its flesh and blood cut by his gaze, and had lost the ability to resist. Sooner or later, it would become his meal.
Shen Youyi stood up, half-opened her lips, and swallowed gently. The fine wines made in the palace were all similar, soft and mellow, but wine was a medium of color, and wherever it passed, it would burn like thousands of ants gnawing. She felt a little regretful that the cold-hearted emperor was unwilling to do anything for her at this time.
Emperor Yuan Shuo looked at her confused and pitiful eyes, gently stroking her cheek with his calloused fingertips, and said softly, "Yi Niang, how does this wine taste?"
Shen Youyi uttered a confused "ah". She only knew that after drinking, her body would become very heavy and she missed him very much. She said slowly, "Yi Niang doesn't know, it just tastes very good."
Emperor Yuan Shuo caressed her tenderly and said gently but cruelly, "When Yi Niang gave me the drug, didn't you taste it first?"
Shen Youyi took a while to recall the medicine she had given to Emperor Yuan Shuo, and then she couldn't help but recall the man's merciless rudeness when the medicine took effect... She shuddered, looked back over Emperor Yuan Shuo's shoulder, and the boatman who was rowing the boat had disappeared without a trace!
She felt uneasy and stammered, "I haven't done anything bad!"
Emperor Yuan Shuo uttered an "Oh" and his breathing became slightly rapid. He kissed her earlobe and sighed firmly, "It seems Yi Niang has lost her memory again. She needs to be treated properly."
Without waiting for Shen Youyi's reaction, he took the wine jug and drank directly from it.
A few streaks of wine soaked through her skirt. Shen Youyi panicked and raised her hand to stop him, but he held her down firmly. She remembered that he had only drunk one glass and almost killed her. If he drank a whole pot... then she would really drink a whole pot today!
"The doctor said that if a patient has lost his memory, he should revisit his old place. Perhaps he will remember something."
Emperor Yuan Shuo's expression was stern, but he said the most obscene words to her: "I am old, and it is inevitable that I am unable to do things. Fortunately, Yi Niang is willing to bear with me and find me some medicine to help me. I hope Yi Niang will think more about it."
Shen Youyi was dumbfounded. She was pressed onto the table, and the wine cup rolled over and spilled all over the floor. She had a bad premonition and almost cried out loud.
Emperor Yuan Shuo had always been very considerate to her, but in fact, Shen Youyi knew that he liked her most when she was choked and filled up with almost no preparation, and her squeamish look was unbearable. However, because they were used to it, she got the hang of it after a while and let the man crush her.
"When Yi Niang was a girl, didn't she often meet with Zi Hui here secretly?"
Emperor Yuan Shuo leaned against her knees and slowly thrust forward, as if striking a blow to her heart. His voice was soft, as if he had caught a cheating couple: "I remember Yi Niang said that if she met me here, she would definitely seduce me to have sex with you."
She had nothing to leverage on, and she thought she was showing off her power, but in fact, she only pulled a few soft lotus petals into the boat.
The boat was covered with fallen petals, and the thin shawl could not hide the beauty's radiant spring color. Shen Youyi could not stand the sudden storm. Her neck was fragile and slender, tilted back high. She said intermittently: "My dear, I really don't remember this place!"
However, Emperor Yuan Shuo picked a complete red petal and placed it diagonally on her temple, smiling and saying, "It's okay, I'll just remember it."
People's memories are not very good. He remembered every place she, the eldest son and the Marquis of Lingyang had been to. There was nothing wrong with what Zihui said. He was obsessed with appearances and needed a compassionate donor to save him at the cost of his own life.
Shen Youyi looked at him in disbelief. When she was pregnant, she couldn't eat, so she joked with him shamelessly for a while, but how could her words come true? But Emperor Yuan Shuo was obviously not joking with her.
"You quietly changed into the clothes of a palace maid, but Zihui broke his promise and treated you with disrespect. You met me here, Yi Niang, how are you going to take revenge on him?"
Shen Youyi seemed to have been lured into this boundless dream by him, just like now, he was playing with the thin-skinned and juicy peach, showing no mercy to the woman's soft twist, like a foolish boy, rushing around without any rules, without even changing the tricks, and she was trembling and screaming.
Her snow-like skin was tinged with a pale pink luster, and the perfumed powder on her body was soaked with sweat. However, the girl would not be as impatient and infatuated as she was, and she did not have peach juice for him to drink. What she had was something that could quench his greedy and heavy thirst.
Shen Youyi sobbed and complained: "The child hasn't even had a bite, how come my husband drank it all!"
She didn't know him when she gave him the medicine. Judging from his temper towards his harem, she suspected that he was middle-aged and had few desires. Isn't it hard to forgive him for using extreme means?
How can a dignified emperor be so petty and hold a grudge like this!
Emperor Yuan Shuo was not right, but he was still angry. He wiped the white spot between his lips and said gently: "Yi Niang doesn't remember where the child came from. This is the first time we have seen each other."
He looked at the young lady who had accidentally entered the lotus pond. She was plump, very charming, and had a beautiful face. Even if she really met him by chance, he thought he would not necessarily let go of such a beauty.
After drinking the wine, Shen Youyi felt unsatisfied. Suddenly, she had an idea that she had to go along with the man in front of her. She climbed up his shoulders gently, but she gritted her teeth and thought that one day she would have to pretend and scare this shameless old man to feel relieved.
"Your Majesty, please love me more. This is Yi Niang's virginity. If the eldest prince doesn't want me anymore, I don't care about him either."
She was a natural-born fairy. As long as she didn't spare any effort and cooperated attentively, even a god would be unable to resist with just a slight movement of her watery waist. "Yi Niang doesn't want to be the eldest prince's consort anymore. Yi Niang wants to ascend to heaven in one step. She wants to become your majesty's empress and surpass all the other concubines. Do you agree?"
The boat, without an oar, continued to roll through the lotus fields, the lotuses moving as the boat moved. Emperor Yuan Shuo pressed down on the charming and delicate girl, pressing against her again and again, his voice low and hoarse: "Yi Niang, did I tell you to be happy?"
Today, tomorrow... and even every day thereafter, he had the patience to try everything with her, making her so happy in this place that she would never think of anyone else!
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