Duanmu Shenghua then looked at Xiao Jincheng and instructed him, "Tomorrow, you should comfort Xin'er and tell her not to worry. I will definitely find a way to make her the Crown Princess of Xiliang."
Since she herself can no longer become empress, then her daughter must become crown princess, otherwise all her efforts over the past twenty years will have been in vain!
Xiao Jincheng nodded silently, then said with some concern, "You shouldn't make some things too obvious. She's naturally aloof, and if you anger her, she might not consider our sisterly bond!"
Having been married for several years, he believed he understood Duanmu Junyu well.
Aside from governing the country, leading troops, and fighting battles, she seemed uninterested in anything else. She was never seen to have a good relationship with her sister, and even when the late Emperor was still alive, she didn't seem to have a good relationship with her father, let alone with anyone else.
How can you expect such a cold-hearted person to care about sisterly affection?
Seeing Xiao Jincheng's concern for her, Duanmu Shenghua hugged him tightly, moved: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I won't actually rebel unless absolutely necessary!"
She did want to seize the throne, but that damned Vermilion Bird divine beast did not recognize her as empress.
Throughout the entire Western Liang Kingdom, from the royal family and officials to the common people, everyone worships the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast. As long as she doesn't gain the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast's approval, it's unlikely she can securely sit on the throne of the Western Liang Empress.
Therefore, she would not actually attempt to usurp the throne unless absolutely necessary, as the price would be far too high.
All she wants now is for Duanmu Junyu to acknowledge Xin'er's status as a princess and then make Xin'er the crown princess. As for her two illegitimate daughters and sons, if she is willing to make Xin'er the crown princess, she can grant them the status of a princess or prince. As for formally recognizing their ancestors, they can forget about it!
As Duanmu Shenghua held Xiao Jincheng close, he became somewhat distracted and began to grope him.
Xiao Jincheng quickly grabbed Duanmu Shenghua's hand: "What time is it? How can you still be in such a mood!"
It was one thing before, but now that His Majesty has returned to the palace, if he continues to act this way towards her, what will happen if His Majesty finds out?
“I haven’t touched you in the months since she returned to the palace. Tonight is a rare opportunity, and a moment of passion is worth a thousand pieces of gold.” Duanmu Shenghua was not about to let this chance slip by, and she pulled Xiao Jincheng and pounced on him onto the bed.
Xiao Jincheng actually missed that feeling a bit. When Mu Shenghua was empress, she stayed in his palace almost every night, while her husband and concubines in the Huiwang Mansion were left alone in their empty chambers every day.
But ever since His Majesty returned to the palace, he has been spending his days alone in his empty chambers. His Majesty himself no longer comes to his palace, and neither can Prince Hui.
Soon, Xiao Jincheng was completely captivated by Duanmu Shenghua and no longer had any interest in anything else.
Here, Jinhua Palace is bursting with spring. There, the shadow guards quietly entered the side hall of Fengming Palace.
"His Majesty."
Su Yun'an was awakened as soon as the shadow guards appeared.
Duanmu Junyu immediately gestured for the shadow guard to be quiet, then hugged Su Yun'an and patted him: "It's okay, keep sleeping."
The shadow guards didn't dare disturb Su Yun'an's sleep, so they obediently retreated outside the hall.
Su Yun'an had actually woken up, but seeing that it was a shadow guard, he knew that nothing serious had happened, so he fell asleep again under Duanmu Junyu's gentle coaxing.
After coaxing Su Yun'an back to sleep, Duanmu Junyu quietly got up and went outside the palace.
"Your Majesty, Prince Hui has entered Jinhua Palace and is with Feng Jun..." The shadow guard seemed to be thinking of something he shouldn't have, and was somewhat ashamed to speak.
Duanmu Junyu knew perfectly well what Duanmu Shenghua and Xiao Jincheng were doing, but she had never liked Xiao Jincheng, so she naturally didn't care who he was with.
As for Duanmu Shenghua...
Duanmu Junyu raised her hand with a cold smile: "Continue the surveillance!"
"Yes," the shadow guard replied, then vanished in a flash.
Duanmu Junyu's lips grew colder. Duanmu Shenghua was certainly not idle, coming to the palace to sleep with her Phoenix Lord in the middle of the night instead of sleeping. She really didn't take her, the Empress, seriously!
However, it's good that Duanmu Shenghua is so arrogant. She wants her to become more and more arrogant. The more arrogant she is, the more mistakes she will make!
Duanmu Junyu looked at the full moon in the sky and thought of what Su Yun'an had said.
Was that person really in Northern Wei?
Since he's not dead, why doesn't he try to go back to Dongchu? Even if he doesn't care about her, he should at least care about the two children!
Doesn't he know how much suffering the two children will have to endure without him?
Duanmu Junyu returned to the small couch, looked at the sleeping Su Yun'an, and lovingly stroked his little face.
"Mother~" As if sensing something, Su Yun'an hugged Duanmu Junyu in her half-awake state, snuggling against her gently and murmuring, "Yun'an missed you so much!"
Su Yun'an seemed to be having a dream; he dreamt that he finally saw his mother.
Duanmu Junyu hugged Su Yun'an tenderly and patted his shoulder gently to lull him to sleep.
That night, Su Yun'an slept very soundly; it was the most restful sleep she had had in the two years since her mother disappeared.
Duanmu Junyu, on the other hand, barely slept at all throughout the night.
She didn't go to court this morning, so she went to the main hall next door early in the morning to visit Su Xuening and Xiao Bao.
When she arrived, Xiao Bao was drinking milk.
The Bai family has also arrived.
"His Majesty."
Upon seeing Duanmu Junyu enter, Madam Bai quickly rose and bowed.
"Mother."
Su Xuening also quickly greeted them.
Duanmu Junyu nodded to Bai Shi and said with a smile, "The Dowager Consort has arrived very early."
She hadn't slept much last night and hadn't attended court, so she thought she had arrived early enough, but she hadn't expected that Lady Bai would arrive even earlier.
Madam Bai smiled and said, "I just moved to a new place and am not used to it yet. I also missed Ning'er and my grandson, so I came here early to take care of them."
Bai Shi had been lost in thought all night and hadn't slept much, so she came to visit Su Xuening and Xiao Bao early in the morning.
Duanmu Junyu knew that Bai needed time to adjust, so she didn't say anything. She walked to the bedside and looked at the baby drinking milk, and couldn't help but tease him: "Baby, you can eat quite a lot!"
Su Xuening laughed and said, "That's right, I'm almost out of milk."
Don't let Xiao Bao's small size fool you, he can really eat a lot.
In her previous life, she never fed Xiao Bao, who was killed by Xuan Yuan Yu and Su Fei Ling.
In this life, after personally feeding Xiao Bao, she truly understood the hardships of being a mother.
Upon hearing this, Duanmu Junyu quickly replied, "We'll have a midwife come to help you today. They'll prepare nutritious meals for you, and then you'll have milk."
Duanmu Junyu then looked at Jinzhu and said, "Go and call the midwife."
"yes."
Jinzhu responded and went outside to instruct a palace servant to fetch a midwife.
Su Xuening glanced at the hourglass, then looked curiously at Duanmu Junyu: "Doesn't Mother have to attend court?"
It's only Mao Shi (5-7 AM) now. My mother should be attending the morning court session at this time!
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